Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4586524 | Clothes hanger handle for umbrellas The present invention provides a handle assembly for umbrellas, or the like, which comprises: a head member adapted to attach to one end of a central rod of an umbrella; at least two arms pivotally mounted on said head member to swing in their respective ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4562849 | Umbrella unit, and car and the like provided therewith An umbrella unit has a housing, an umbrella with a protecting elements, a drive for opening and closing of the protecting element of the umbrella, and another drive for turning the umbrella into the housing and out of the housing. It can be mounted on a c... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4543971 | Umbrella holder An umbrella holder stores the umbrella in a closed position and ejects the umbrella into an opened position. Thus, if mounted in an automobile it can be operated from within to prepare an open umbrella for a passenger so that it can be used immediately wi... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4542757 | Umbrella with advertising flag An umbrella having a flexible cover that is usable in either a rib supported cover open position or a rib collapsed cover folded position. An advertising flag is attached to the umbrella cover, the advertising flag extending upwardly beyond the exterior s... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4527721 | Combination carrying sled and beach umbrella A carrying sled capable of conversion into a beach umbrella. The carrying sled includes a rigid dish-shaped member with wheels or rails on the dish convex surface. An annular flexible material is secured to and along the outer edge of the dish and include... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4522300 | Club protective devices for golf bags A golf club protective device for use with golf bags or other devices for holding golf clubs preferably comprises a small umbrella which normally is supported in a lowered position above the club heads in the golf bag so as to protect the heads and the op... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4505285 | Adjustably vented umbrella An umbrella suitable for mounting over a surface which allows selective venting of air trapped within the covered area is disclosed. The umbrella includes a vertical support structure (12) which comprises a rod (16) having a first end (20) and a further e... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4458707 | Sportsman's portable roof A sportsman's portable roof designed to be fastened to an extraneous support such as a tree trunk is disclosed. A fabric covered rib structure with a semi-eliptical opening in its cover is fastened to a support as by ties joined to the edges of the semi-e... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4455030 | Golf cart A two-wheeled golf cart provided with a container intended for receiving the wheel undercarriage, the legs of which can be moved apart to operative position, and on which the container is arranged in weightless outbalanced condition, whereby the wheel und... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4449542 | Portable hunting blind A portable hunting blind assembly having a collapsible umbrella roof structure supported from a central hollow cylinder and extending outwardly for terminating in a polygonal body having sides defined by the ribs of the roof structure, a handle supporting... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4445720 | Umbrella storage tube in automobile dashboard An elongated tube with one closed end and one open end is provided in an automobile dashboard for holding a collapsible umbrella and for passing water on the umbrella safely to a drain. The tube is preferably located within the glove compartment of an aut... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4342327 | Tape strut and tape strut tent A tape strut comprising at least a tape and at least a zipper, means of combination of the tape and the zipper, means of attaching the tape on the zipper while in use and means of storage of the tape and the zipper while not in use. The zipper forms a clo... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4336817 | Umbrella having a pocket compartment An umbrella having a pocket or purse compartment as a part thereof. The pocket consists of first and second lengths of fabric of substantially the same width and length, secured in overlapping relationship and attached at one end thereof to the fabric cov... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4334692 | Detachable umbrella support assembly for a golf cart An umbrella support assembly designed to be clamped to the seat-back brace members of a pair of side-by-side seats in a conventional golf cart. The assembly includes a forwarding extending member whose free end is located between the two seats of the golf... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4326301 | Collapsible sunshade A sunshade has ribs which emanate from a hub and are connected intermediate their ends to struts which are in turn connected to a center sleeve. When the sleeve is remote from the hub, the ribs and struts lie alongside each other in a collapsed position i... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4318567 | Observation device An observation device that includes a ground post, a seat at an upper end of the ground post and a support at a lower end of the ground post. Cantilever frames are mounted on the ground post and support a main post. A binocular support is mounted on the m... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4279265 | Umbrella An umbrella comprises a flexible water collecting device and a self-supporting device both provided generally within the upper portion of a stick member and controlled by a controlling device. When one releases the controlling device, the water collecting... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4244550 | Umbrella supporting device for bicycle An umbrella supporting device for detachably supporting an umbrella substantially in an upright position at the center of the handlebar of a bicycle. A supporting post is removably attached substantially in an upright position to the stem of the handlebar... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4214770 | Ski pole with wind and sun shield The disclosure is of a ski pole having a hollow handle with a wind and sun shield therein. A guideway is disposed in the handle coaxially therewith and a rod is slidable in the guideway. There are a number of radial ribs pivoted at the end of the rod with... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4193623 | Concealed device for removing animal droppings A device for removing animal litter which is structured to normally present the appearance of an ordinary umbrella. The device includes an elongated handle and a shroud encircling the handle which can be opened to reveal a bag-carrying arm which can be sw... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4188965 | Body mounted umbrella A collapsible umbrella shade is mounted to the body of the user by means of a belt to which a vertical post is pivoted. A shaft carrying the shade is pivoted to the top end of the post and may be folded downwardly to a compact storage position. During use... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4154255 | Article retaining web for use with beach umbrellas A novel article retaining web for use with beach umbrellas is disclosed. The web is designed for use with an umbrella having a central supporting pole, a plurality of spokes pivotally attached thereto and a plurality of struts extending from a position al... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4132236 | Tiltable collapsible umbrella and table combination In combination a tiltable collapsible umbrella and a table, the umbrella collapsible into a storage member underneath the center of the table.... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4131954 | Collapsible headgear A collapsible headgear includes rib members having somewhat spherical inner ends that fit into radial sockets in a hub, thus enabling the rib members to fold from a collapsed condition, in which they lie along the hub axis, to an erected condition in whic... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4109322 | Sun shield A sun shield comprising a flat heat insulating element mountable above and spaced from the head of a wearer by an arm member pivotally supported on a flexible head band. The arm member is also pivotally attached to the insulating element so that the insul... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4000750 | Large shelter umbrella This disclosure relates to a large shelter umbrella including a base having a supporting post the top of which is an umbrella, means mounting the supporting post at an end portion thereof for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal axis, the end por... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3935874 | Umbrella assembly An umbrella assembly comprising a generally cylindrical housing, open at its top and closed at its bottom, a removable cover for closing the top of said housing, and a collapsible umbrella within said housing, said umbrella comprising a handle having exte... | 02/03/1976 |
