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 |
| 7398896 | Vehicle body sheet metal clinch nut feeder A vehicle body clinch nut feeder (22) includes a dispensing head (54) having an inlet passage (60) through which oriented clinch nuts (26) are fed single file. The leading clinch nut is moved laterally to between clamping portions (64 | 07/15/2008 |
| 7299943 | Automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus An automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus includes a tip storing box whose bottom has a tapered surface having a tip collecting position in a lowermost part thereof to collect a plurality of inserted dispensing tips in one spot, a tip individually-sending mechani... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7269893 | Tool for piercing nut A tool for piercing nuts that includes a die part, a punch part and a piercing nut feeder incorporated into the punch part. The piercing nut feeder is adapted to feed piercing nuts into a piercing nut holder in the punch part so that these nuts, when the punch part ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7124912 | Feeder tube for filling containers with pills A pill delivery and packing apparatus having a feeder tube for delivering pills is provided. The feeder tube has a helical delivery chute that extends between an inlet side and an exit side of the tube. The delivery chute has a helical inner contour and a rectangula... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7090109 | Staple gun apparatus for attaching tab The invention comprises a staple gun with highly compact accessory apparatus for attaching a planar tab or label to a fixing surface. The accessory has a housing and a positioning and indexing assembly associated with the housing which is operable to feed and hold a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089654 | Ball given quantity supply apparatus and method and apparatus for assembling ball screw apparatus There are provided with a ball given quantity supply apparatus for supplying a given quantity of balls to an apparatus using a given quantity of balls such as a bearing, a ball screw and a linear guide, and a method and apparatus for assembling a ball screw apparatu... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7036682 | Destacking device for ice-cream cones A destacking device for rolled cone-like structures with or without sleeves, and in particular for ice-cream wafer cones, has at least one gripper for the cones, with the jaws of the gripper that come into contact with the cones being made of an elastic material tha... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6993831 | Fastener installation apparatus The disclosed fastener installation apparatus includes a plurality of spaced parallel feed passages each communicating with a plunger passage in a moveable member and the fixed member includes a plunger assembly having a plurality of spaced parallel legs which recip... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957483 | Self-diagnosing pierce nut installation apparatus A self-diagnosing pierce nut installation apparatus including an installation head attached to an upper die member of a die press having a reciprocating plunger driving a pierce nut against a panel, piercing a slug from the panel upon closing of the press and a rod ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6925698 | Method of feeding and installing self-attaching nuts A self-attaching fastener installation head and feed mechanism including a spring-biased L-shaped feed pawl which feeds a first nut in the feed passage adjacent the plunger passage on the upstroke of the die press. The feed pawl is pivotally supported on a slide bra... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912776 | Pierce nut installation apparatus A pierce nut installation apparatus having a feed passage, a plunger passage and a plunger which reciprocates through the plunger passage to engage and install a pierce nut in a panel opposite the plunger passage, wherein the end of the plunger passage includes a nu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6834731 | Staple gun apparatus for attaching tab The invention comprises a staple gun with highly compact accessory apparatus for attaching a planar tab or label to a fixing surface. The accessory has a housing and a positioning and indexing assembly associated with the housing which is operable to feed and hold a... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6764273 | Device for unstacking containers An arrangement (1, 1′) for automatically unstacking containers (6, 6′) nested in each other in lying posture, by depositing them on a support, e.g. a conveyor (3a), with the container opening (6a) facing upwards, the arr... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6725535 | Clip applicator tool A tool for applying clip fasteners which are bent around thin objects to tie them together. The tool has a housing that presents a load opening through which the clip fasteners are loaded. A retractable clip follower is urged by spring action against the fasteners t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6688491 | Object dispensing apparatus An apparatus for controlled dispensing of a plurality of objects, the apparatus comprising a housing and frame assembly, a track assembly comprising a pair of parallel spaced apart tracks shaped in a convoluted closed loop shape to optimize space and volu... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6631827 | Fastener feed and installation head A self-attaching fastener installation head and feed mechanism including a spring-biased L-shaped feed pawl which feeds a first nut in the feed passage adjacent the plunger passage on the upstroke of the die press. The feed pawl is pivotally supported on ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6394306 | Medication dispenser for dispensing flat dosage forms A dispenser for storing/dispensing pharmaceutical dosages that are provided in a stamp-like (flat) dosage form. In some embodiments, the present dispenser includes a housing for retaining a plurality of stacked, individual "stamp-like" pharmaceutical dosa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6364158 | Anesthetic dispensing station and method of using same A dispensing station for individually dispensing tubular members is disclosed herein. The dispensing station includes a housing having an aperture therein. Tubular members are stored within the housing and an actuator protrudes from the housing. When a fo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6290115 | Quick-release device for a pneumatic nail gun magazine A quick-release device for a pneumatic nail gun with a magazine has a base, a pusher plate, a spring and a button. The base has a through hole defined in the top of the base. The pusher plate has a first end that normally extends into the channel of the m... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5934504 | Device for dispensing preformed tabs from a roll to an automatic nail gun A device utilized in conjunction with an automatic nail gun for dispensing preformed tabs from a roll to a location adjacent where nailing is to take place, this device comprising a housing having an upper portion, front and back portions, and a lower mem... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5619838 | Method anf apparatus for applying edge protectors A strapping system in which edge protectors are disposed between a load and tensioned strapping applied about the load in a strapping station. Edge protector applicator assemblies located on opposite sides of the load position edge protectors adjacent top... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5547335 | Handle orienter for buckets An apparatus and method for denesting and orienting a stack of handled receptacles. Each receptacle comprises a substantially open container having a base, an upper portion through which access to the open container is provided, and a pivotable handle con... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5360137 | Row feeder for distributing nuts A row feeder for distribution of nuts has: a guide passage (14) formed on a main unit (11) so as to receive a number of successively delivered nuts "N" in a series; a plurality of distribution passages (15) formed on the main unit and each extending from ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5339983 | Dual pawl spool feeder A dual pawl, feed mechanism for feeding a strip of fasteners into an installation apparatus. The mechanism includes first and second pawls which are connected together and reciprocate in horizontal synchronism. The dual pawls enable a second strip of fast... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339984 | Fastener attaching apparatus having multiple sources of fastener hardware First and second complementary articles of hardware are fed to a single attaching station by first and second reciprocating feed-in fingers, respectively. Different types of first articles are selected during initial retraction of the first feed-in finger... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5322189 | Fastener feeding mechanism in fastener driving device A fastener feeding mechanism in a fastener driving device is provided for feeding fasteners from a fastener support rail formed in a magazine to a fastener drive track formed in a driver guide for reciprocal movement of a driver and connected to a forward... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5285929 | Parts feeding and receiving mechanism It is an object to provide an arrangement wherein a parts feeding member and a parts receiving member are provided each with a magnet, characterized in that the front end of a part is prevented from being magnetized to preclude magnetic repulsion problems... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5248058 | Parts feeder In order to feed parts at high reliability without malfunction, by accurately positioning the parts on the axial line of a feed rod, when feeding parts by means of a retractable feed rod, a feed member making retractable, circular and parallel motions is ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5205437 | Single article newspaper dispensing apparatus A single article dispensing apparatus adapted for newspaper vending captures a bundle of newspapers between opposing support plates with one movable plate being spring biased toward the stationary plate. Newspaper engaging pins extend beyond the stationar... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5184752 | Method and apparatus for feeding tabs or discs to an automatic staple or nail gun The method of feeding the discs to the automatic staple or nail gun includes the steps of providing a plurality of discs stacked atop one another, shuttling a first disc from the stack to a position normal to the staple or nail expulsion path, and retaini... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5082268 | Credit card dispensing and positioning apparatus Apparatus for accurately dispensing and positioning a credit card onto a predetermined area of a surface, includes a support tray which supports a stack of cards; a pusher assembly including a pusher plate which pushes out a leading edge of a lowermost on... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5044875 | Method and apparatus for positioning components A method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously positioning electronic components, such as surface-mounted chips on a circuit board. A removable load plate carries a plurality of chip placement assemblies, each having a support disposing a pluralit... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4991741 | Pail separating mechanism for an automatic filling machine A pail filling mechanism comprising a housing having an open top and pail supports to retain a vertical column of nested pails, and a pull-down carriage positioned within the housing and moved vertically by a power cylinder between a raised and lowered po... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4958746 | Tooth-pick dispenser A tooth-pick dispenser includes a housing a perforated top and a vertical side wall having an opening, a tooth-pick pickup device simulating a seagull and for oscillating movement supported on a top of the housing for supplying a tooth-pick, a drawer reci... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4948011 | Method and apparatus for destacking containers An apparatus and method for destacking and dispensing cup-like containers, such as for use in association with an automated product packaging machine, are disclosed. The apparatus includes pairs of upper and lower jaws associated with each stack of contai... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4907942 | Arrangement for separating paper sheet pads from a stack A method and an arrangement of the present invention are intended for individualizing non-glued paper pads having cardboard backs from a stack which includes a plurality of cut paper layers and intermediate cardboard sheet layers. One end of the stack whi... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4897019 | Device for taking containers out of a pile and processing machine equipped with this device The present invention concerns a device for taking containers out of a pile, comprising a magazine formed of a row of articulated parallelograms and, under this magazine, two superimposed rows of deformable parallelograms which are actuatable independentl... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4809882 | Drill dispensing and transporting apparatus Apparatus for feeding drills, one at a time, from a hopper containing a supply of drills and for feeding them to a final predetermined position. The apparatus includes a hopper assembly having a hopper for supporting the drills, a blade for lifting the dr... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4784291 | Dispenser for small uniformly shaped articles A dispenser for articles such as pills or capsules is operative with a reciprocating motion for dispensing individual articles. The dispenser includes a base portion and a slide member on the base portion which is reciprocally movable with respect to the ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4763812 | Hopper structure Herein disclosed is a hopper structure which is in a hopper structure for separating chip parts, a swing roll is hopper body which has its lower spout merging into a lining-up cylindrical hole formed in a lining-up block. The swing roll is formed at its o... | 08/16/1988 |
