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 |
| 4464797 | Surgical headgear Surgical headgear, cap or other head covering having a strip of shape-retaining pliable material attached thereto and re-positionable for use to retain a pair of eyeglasses in position on the face of a wearer; and a perspiration absorptive element carried... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4451935 | Head covering equipped with double pocket A first wall and a second wall coact with a portion of a head covering section of a head covering to define an inner pocket and an outer pocket. The first wall is taller than the second wall to define a flap-forming portion; and a fold in that first wall ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4406296 | Jewelry system A system of jewelry intended primarily though not exclusively for children incorporating an improved interconnectable bead. The improved interconnectable bead consists of a bead body having a male and a female connector and an opening through the bead bod... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4406040 | Illumination devices This invention is related to illumination devices and more particularly to flashlights and flashlight holding implements. A flashlight holding implement and flashlight is attached to a hat brim and enables the user to direct and adjust the angular positio... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4386437 | Headwear having interior pocket Crowned headwear having an interior pocket attached to the inside of the front of the crown which extends upward within a space in the crown between the head of the wearer and the inside of the crown. The pocket is of flexible material for expanding into ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4312076 | Cap with integral pocket In a pocket for a cap and designed to hold smaller sized personal items, the cap is formed having a head covering portion and a bill arranged forwardly thereof, the pocket is formed of a pair of liners, the inner liner comprising a segment of the head cov... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4307885 | Golfer's sighting aid for putting A putting aid to increase a golfer's accuracy on the green is disclosed, comprising a short leg and a long leg hingedly secured to the short leg. The long leg is provided with a plane mirror and the short leg is rigidly secured to the under-surface of the... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4304005 | Device for attaching an eye shield to a cap A device for attaching a variety of various eye shields or spectacles, safety shields or the like to a cap which allows for variable adjustment in the location of the spectacles with respect to the cap, removeable attachment, and two position up-down posi... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4179753 | Headgear with eyeglass support An eyeglass support and a hat to be sold separately from but to be used in combination with a pair of glasses; the hat includes a forwardly projecting bill portion and a head encircling band having a front zone and a pair of side band zones; on the outsid... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4165542 | Head covering A head covering made of a flexible material and comprising a crown, brim and pocket. The pocket is attached inside-out to the interior of the crown and is dimensioned so that the crown and brim can be stored within the pocket by turning the pocket inside-... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4100557 | Visor optical camera system A visor optical camera viewing system for sighting a camera for taking candid photographs includes a visor mounted mirror utilized in combination with a vertically oriented viewing screen on a camera for permitting a photographer to hold the camera at wai... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4079940 | Golf shot alignment device In order to insure uniform address of the ball for the golfer, a golf shot aligner with clips which fasten the aligner to the golfer's cap and comprised of a small adjustable length telescopic strut with a target on the outer end of the strut is provided ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4063740 | Cap attachment device for golf training A flat piece of material such as of plastic or cardboard has bent-over tabs along the top edge thereof. An aperture is formed in the material directly below each tab, a clip member being fitted through each of these apertures being used to removably attac... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3997156 | Magic hat A magic hat for aiding a magician in performing magic tricks or illusions. The magic hat includes a generally cylindrical portion with a rim secured to one end and a closure plate covering the other end. A plurality of internal cavities are provided to fa... | 12/14/1976 |
