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 |
| 5697411 | Workpiece support apparatus A workpiece support apparatus, which may be adjustable, for mounting on a base to facilitate the handling of long or unwiedly stock or other workpieces advancing from a processing station. The support apparatus includes a workpiece engaging member having ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5657956 | Thrust bearing and use of same with apparatus for reducing repetitive stress injury A thrust bearing for bearing a load along a force vector includes at least two roller elements in rolling contact with one another and arranged along the force vector such that the load is borne through the roller elements. The roller elements are retaine... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5618016 | Swing linkage A linkage assembly includes a first link connected at a first point to a translation mechanism attached to a support structure. The translation mechanism is arranged to allow the first point of the first link to translate along a substantially straight ax... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5520361 | Monitor tilting device A monitor tilting device capable of tilting the monitor using one hand. In an embodiment, the device comprises a cabinet bottom having a tilting opening at its rear lower surface, a monitor tilting member rotatably downwardly received in the tilting openi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5289957 | Container fixing support The present invention is related to a container fixing support and particularly to a deliberately designed container fixing support which is specially applied to be quickly and conveniently installed between the two front seats of a car (such as sedan and... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5209446 | Rotary stand A rotary stand having a base and a turntable connected in a slidable manner at their respective circular faces by a connecting member inserted into an axis and a spacer which has a projection fitted to the outer periphery of the axis inserted into an elon... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5137235 | Inverted angle drill A portable stand supports and positions an inverted power drill relative to an overlying workpiece. The power drill is adjustably positionable both vertically and angularly with respect to the workpiece.... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5094415 | Container support apparatus An apparatus is provided for mounting a container, and particularly a container of baby food for convenience of dispensing contents of the container. The organization includes a suction cup support base, with a support leg directed upwardly therefrom, wit... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5042716 | Pivotable mailbox and post assembly A rural mailbox and post assembly enabling the front end of the mailbox to be pulled forward and up to or inside a window of a motor vehicle for retrieval of the mail. The post is made up of upper and lower portions, pivotally joined so that the upper por... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4799636 | Automatically positioned holder for baby bottles A baby bottle holder having an enclosure into which the bottle is inserted. A curved surface of the holder permits rocking of the holder upon the bottle being emptied. A weight in the holder imparts rocking movement to the holder upon termination of nursi... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4795117 | Bottle steadying platform A steadying platform for bottles, small bottles with liquid content and an applicator cap, and comprised of a base member with an upwardly open chamber closed by a platform member having an opening to pass the bottom end portion of the bottle with substan... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4747489 | Device for setting down beverage containers, preferably in vehicles The invention is concerned with a device for setting down beverage containers, especially open beverage containers, preferably in vehicles. The purpose of the invention is to create a device of the type described above, which prevents the splashing of a liquid... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4659053 | Tiltable mount A tiltable mount comprises a stationary base member or base and a support member or support for supporting equipment thereon. The support is movably mounted to the base to enable the support to tilt omnidirectionally relative to the base while remaining r... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4471931 | CRT Monitor tilt mechanism A mechanism for tilting a display screen of a CRT includes a detent gear rack molded in the side of an arch supporting therein a pivotably mounted cabinet housing the CRT. A molded detent lever is slidably attached to a side of the cabinet and is arranged... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4405046 | Tray attachment for a chair An improved tray attachment for a chair wherein a mounting mechanism for the tray is attached to the underside thereof, and is provided with a pin extending in parallel with one side of the tray, such pins having a free end for being slidably received in ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4377933 | Reservoir with an antivibration suspension The reservoir has three fastening elements, on the upper part of the reservoir and the two others on the lower part of opposed end faces. The fastening elements are provided at the ends of an axle mounted in elastic support means and in a tubular passage paral... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4300696 | Litter bin A litter bin comprising a heavy base member adapted to rest on the ground, a litter container mounted on said base member through an annular rubber bush and a central bolt connecting the container to the base member and passing through the bush, an upward... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4253561 | Display unit for confectioneries A display unit for confectioneries includes two symmetrical elements defining planes connected to each other by means of cross-members, each formed by pairs of pins or shanks coupled together coaxially. The planes are larger on the upper part of the displ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4217013 | Container support A support for a bulk liquid container includes a universal U-bracket mountable on a wall, floor or ceiling within a safety storage cabinet. Drawer type telescoping slides support a container basket structure pivotally suspended on the extensible and retra... | 08/12/1980 |
| 3964709 | Nail polish bottle retainer A support means for retaining and adjustably positioning a cosmetic bottle eceptacle in a predetermined disposition along and about an arc extending from a generally upright disposition to a tilted disposition generally 45° from said upright disposition. ... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3942851 | Indicating storage bin A storage bin is pivotly mounted relative to a housing so as to remain in a neutral position when empty and to be positioned at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane when either in a working position or in a storage position. When in the working pos... | 03/09/1976 |
