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 |
| 7380656 | Optical disc can structure for deterring theft An optical disc can structure for deterring theft includes a lower cover and an upper cover. The center of the lower cover has a positioning column. The edge of the lower cover extends outward to form a circular protruding edge. On the protruding edge there are wedg... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377387 | Stored information disc retrieval In a CD storage device, the combination comprising an upstanding post to receive CD's in a stack, and via openings therethrough, a carrier for each CD having circularly spaced retainers to retain the periphery of each CD at spaced locations, an identification zone a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370762 | Tray for batching, storing and transporting small parts, especially tools and method for using it A tray to place small parts (8,9) the parts each having a through hole (15) which makes the parts adapted to be spiked on a rod (7) for further processing or transportation. The tray (10) includes a top side; a bottom side; and support me... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7328791 | Container lid with disc shaped media A lid for a container that includes a first element adapted to releasably engage the container and has first and second raised seals extending from a surface of the first element. The first raised seal has a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the second rais... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303115 | Cupcake crate A cupcake carrier for organizing and protecting cupcakes during storage and transit includes a container formed of a singled sheet of planar material and having flaps folded in assembly to form an upwardly opening cavity carrying an insert tray formed of a single sh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290659 | Pad package structure for nailer A pad package structure for a nailer includes at least one package box having a top formed with a plurality of removable catch plates, a plurality of pads mounted in the package box, and a pull bar mounted on the package box and extended through each of the pads to ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278433 | Washing a cored lettuce head A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275657 | Bag dispenser A container for individually dispensing plastic bags provided in a stack. The container is formed from a blank that is cut and formed with appropriate fold lines, such that when assembled, the container includes a bottom wall, spaced, opposing sidewalls, and spaced,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7246702 | Disk holder Apparatus for holding a disk-shape data carrier (6), e.g. a DC or a DVD, having a central aperture, the apparatus comprising a base portion (5), disk engaging means (1, 2, 4) for releaseably engaging the central aperture of the data carrier (... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226290 | Portable aesthetic component comparison system, decorator design tool, retaining stud, and method A portable aesthetic component comparison system is provided with a support base, a work surface, a post, and a plurality of carriers. The work surface is provided on the support base. The post is supported by the support base centrally of the work surface. The plur... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222735 | Rail packaging A packaging (10) for a component (12) can be attached by means of at least one attachment element (14) to a mounting surface of a superordinate component, whereby the component (12) has an upper surface (12a), a bottom surfa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7178668 | Bundt cake container A container (10) for holding a bundt cake (12), which avoids an unsightly accumulation of sugar frosting around the central hole in the cake, and which provides strength for stacking containers with cakes therein on top of one another. The container in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165671 | Hub for storage package A hub for a storage package for storing a recording medium includes a base member, an uninterrupted deformable, generally domed portion, and at least one gripping formation extending from the generally domed portion. The gripping formation is positioned to extend th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7131536 | Overcap packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such discs and material A packaging device is provided for packaging at least one disc-shaped item such as a CD-ROM or a DVD. The packaging device includes a first member for the storage of disc-shaped media in a chamber or cavity, which container may be attached to storage devices of vari... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124885 | Hub posts for mounting information-bearing disks A hub post for mounting an information-bearing disk to a substrate for presentation, storage or transportation of the disk includes a base and a post projecting from the base for engaging a mounting hole in the disk, the base carrying a layer of adhesive for affixin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124892 | Safety cone holder device The present invention provides a holder device for securing one or more non-rigid safety cones, each of which having a flexible conical part that can be reduced to a small volume substantially linearly. The holder device has an open frame construction and is lightwe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124708 | Support for formed bird treat and method therefor A support structure for a pet, wild bird or small animal treat which includes a stem having a first end and a second end. At the first end there is a disk and hanger that fit into a mold. At the second end is a branch member perpendicular to the stem. Food is packed... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121031 | Hangtag with tool securing mechanism A hangtag is provided that is capable of hanging and securing a tool, such as socket. The invention pertains to a hangtag mechanism that includes a locking mechanism for securing a socket style tool. The hangtag has a body portion having a front surface and a back s... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121405 | Disc package The present invention relates to a disc package having a structure in which a cover can be fixed on a base by simply pressurizing the cover with respect to the base in a base shaft axial direction and, at the same time, the cover can be prevented from being accident... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093714 | Removable holding member for stacked roofing washers A roofing washers assembly includes a plurality of stacked roofing washers and a positioning roofing washer is located at an end of the stacked roofing washers. An elongate holding member has a removable end piece connected to a first end thereof and the end piece e... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080756 | Bag dispensing assembly A bag dispensing assembly for holding a plurality of bags while having the ability to dispense a single bag. The bag dispensing assembly comprises a plurality of bags, a bag holding cartridge, a plurality of buttons and a bag dispenser. The bags contain holes which ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077796 | Bag with elastic strip and method of making the same Provided is a plastic bag including a live elastic strip that, in the elastic strip's normal condition, contracts thereby constricting an opening of the bag to assist in retaining the bag to an object. The elastic strip includes a first region that is continuously a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070049 | Offset product package for suspension-type display A suspension-type packaging arrangement for a product includes an upper engagement section having an opening to receive a hook or the like, a lower product support section, and an intermediate display section located between the upper engagement section and the lowe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066327 | Saw blade packaging A display package for presenting saw blades includes a first blister portion having a first extension portion. A second blister portion is coupled to the first blister portion and defines an inner space therebetween. The second blister portion includes a second exte... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6986538 | Device for storing and carrying hole saws A device for storing and carrying hole saws comprises a stack pin and a retaining handle removably attachable to the stack pin. The stack pin has a widened “bun” or head at one end and a lateral keyhole slot near its other end. One end of the handle has a key-li... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6976581 | Tool box having a ratchet tool test base A tool box includes a plurality of hooks and a plurality of clamping members extending from a surface of the tool box. The hooks and the clamping members are located in alignment with each other so that shanks of the tool is clamped by the clamping members and the f... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957914 | Pouch multipackage A package for unitizing at least two pouches includes a flexible multipack header positioned between the pouches and adhered along a top portion of the pouches. Each pouch is removable along a tear line to expose a slider, a zipper and/or a secondary tear line to ac... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951278 | Disc holding apparatus Apparatus used for holding a disc (12) including a lower surface and an upper surface with an opening extending between the surfaces, comprises a base (1) and a hub (2) extending upwards from the base. The hub includes a center portion (6... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938760 | Disk positioning structure for a disk case A disk positioning structure disposed inside a disk case for holding a disk is constructed to include a flat base, two finger strips upwardly extended from the flat base, each finger strip having an outwardly extended retaining block for holding down the loaded disk... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921202 | Elastic trash bag A trash bag incorporating a mouth securing system for securing the bag to a receptacle. The invention utilizes elastic strands, or alternatively elastic bands, adhesively attached to a trash bag and extending along the mouth of the bag. The elastic strands are attac... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913148 | Sealable cover device A cover device or the storing of an object, comprising a cover moulding/housing/case and a drawer movable in the cover moulding, in which, with the drawer in its closed/pushed-in position, a sealing hook connected to the drawer bears lockingly against a breakable se... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907986 | Recording medium disc storage case and a recording medium disc A recording medium disc storage case includes a holding plate for covering a recording side of a recording medium disc having a central hole, the holding plate having a holding portion to be removably fitted into the central hole of the disc, the holding portion hav... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905017 | Muffin pan and muffin liner holder A tray and method for packaging muffin pans and liners. The tray surrounds the outer bottom and side surfaces of the packaged muffin pans and muffin liners, protecting the same from damage. The tray includes an engagement portion with a lower surface and a lip, wher... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902058 | Product packaging and displaying device The product packaging and displaying device includes a main holding member and a covering member, hanging elements disposed at two opposite sides of the holding member, and a connecting part for connecting the covering member to the holding member, a number of sleev... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883664 | Tool display member A tool display member includes a board and two side pieces are connected to a first side of the board. A gap is defined between the two side pieces and each side piece has an opening defined in an inside thereof. A protrusion extends from an inside of each of the op... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880697 | Buckling structure of CD box A CD box comprises a seat and a cover. A center of the seat has an insertion hole for receiving the combining post. A periphery of the seat has an annular inner wall. A plurality of protruding strips are disposed around the annular inner wall. An upper surface of ea... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6868966 | Self-standing saw blade package A self-standing saw blade package includes a first and second panel. The first panel includes at least two circular portions for receiving saw blades. The circular portions overlap one another such that the length of the at least two circular portions is less than t... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6820741 | Disc media and storage and retrieval system The present invention is a disc media storage and retrieval system for safely and efficiently storing and conveniently retrieving specific disc media from a plurality of disc media stacked on a central column or spindle. Modified disc media are rotationally aligned ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6805238 | Apparatus for holding a media storage disk An apparatus for releasably holding a media storage disk that may include a front and base cover connected in a hinged relationship. A base panel of the base cover may include a centrally located hub disposed on a pair of support arms that may be moved between a rel... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6766904 | CD box with retaining structure A central retaining structure for a CD box includes a base located at the center of the CD box, and having a hexagonal bearing platform protruding from the center of the base; two spaced squeezing blocks integrally formed with the hexagonal bearing platform, wherein... | 07/27/2004 |
