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...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 |
| 4566741 | Supervisory desk A supervisory desk comprises a top section with a desk surface, or the like, a stand section with at least one leg of adjustable length which supports the top section so that the height of the top section above the stand section can be adjusted. The leg(s... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4562988 | Video display mounting mechanism providing pivoting and tilting of the display A mechanism for mounting a video display unit (or the like) to a base unit is disclosed. The mechanism includes a ball-shaped (or partial sphere-shaped) portion which mounts to the bottom of the display unit. The base carries a circular bevelled rim-shape... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4561620 | Tiltable cathode ray tube display device structure In a CRT display device system, an upper assembly, including the display device, is tiltable on a supporting base assembly. A gear segment at each end of the upper assembly rests on a pair of pinions on the base assembly. The radius of curvature of each g... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4556189 | CRT Monitor tilt mechanism A mechanism for tilting a display screen of a CRT housed in a cabinet includes a projection extending from the bottom surface of the cabinet for supporting one end of the cabinet and providing a pivot point for tilting the cabinet. A foot slidably mounted... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4555085 | Lockable tilting apparatus for chair seats A lockable tilting apparatus for the seats of chairs and which can be used selectively either for chairs which tilt backward or for chairs which tilt forward, comprising a base plate securable to chair seat and a stationary body member adapted to be suppo... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4546942 | Portable platform for slide projection This platform provides a portable and convenient support for a slide projector. Primarily, it consists of a plate, which is received on the bolt of the head of a tripod. It further includes a knurled nut, for tightening the plate secure to the tripod, whi... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4542872 | Terminal with tilt-swivel display A display terminal device including a tilt and swivel coupling mechanism coupling the display portion to the base portion. The coupling mechanism includes a swivel plate rotatable about a vertical neck extending from the base portion. The swivel plate inc... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4534532 | Section-member for a slideway for correcting the orientation of a seat, its method of manufacture and the slideway comprising said section-member A lower section-member of the orientation correcting slideway is produced by folding a blank in the shape of a diabolo into a U-section. The blank has end flanges and curved lateral guiding grooves formed therein by a press operation and openings for rece... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4533105 | Tiltable display monitor assembly A support base for a display monitor provides for the stable orientation of the monitor over a range of tilt angles. An upper portion of the base includes a concave surface adapted to receive a complementary convex lower portion of the display monitor's c... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4527766 | Video display tilt apparatus Apparatus for selectively controlling the viewing angle of a video display unit by adjusting the tilt of the unit by means of a single, readily accessible manual control is disclosed. A viewer-operated control knob is used to rotate a shaft located within... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4524940 | Monitor foot Disclosed is a monitor foot for supporting a video monitor which allows adjustment of the extension of the foot. By adjusting the monitor foot, the angle of presentation of the screen of the video monitor is adjusted. The monitor foot of the present inven... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4515337 | Self-leveling vehicle seat mount An improved self-leveling vehicle seat mount including a horizontal seat platform for mounting a seat. The mount includes flange members to guide angular rotation and prevent lateral rotation of the seat platform, arcuate channels receive supporting rolle... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4500062 | Adjustable seat leveling mechanism An adjustable seat leveling mechanism includes a pair of elongated, arcuate and T-shaped rails mounted on a platform which is fixed to a vehicle. A pair of guides have elongated arcuate slots which receive the rails so that the guides, which support a veh... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4498703 | Seat for airplanes and buses The present invention relates to a seat for airplanes, buses and like vehicles. The seat comprises a frame, an upholstery support, and a three-piece device for locking both sides of the upholstery support in a selectable pivot position. The locking device... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4494720 | Tilt swivel base A tilt swivel base for a video terminal includes a lower section which is supported by way of a swivel so that the lower section can be swiveled relative to a supporting surface. An upper section is supported on the lower section, the two sections mating ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4473206 | Articulated structure for supporting loads A base for supporting a load defines a first articular concave spherical surface segment forming a first socket about an axis extending through the center of curvature of the surface segment. The socket is nested with a first mating articular convex spher... | 09/25/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4469301 | Device for regulating the height of an element and the application thereof in a vehicle seat base The device comprises an effort-reducing gear means interposed between a fixed rack and a toothed sector for locking and unlocking the element. In this way, it is possible to achieve a fine adjustment while employing easily-produced large gear teeth.... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4460144 | Vertically adjustable seat for vehicles A vertically adjustable seat for vehicles which includes a shaft member, an axle connected to said shaft, a lever member operatively connected to a rear end portion of the seat at a first end thereof and to the axle and connected with a shaft member at a ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4448454 | Adjustable automobile seat bracket An adjustable seat bracket particularly useful in connection with vehicular seats, and a set assembly including a seat affixed to the adjustable seat bracket are disclosed. The bracket has first and second support means joined by a hinge at their respecti... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4445663 | Rotating device for drill mast A rotating device for a drill mast of a roof bolting mining machine has a pair of hydraulic cylinders respectively connected to appropriate ends of a lever arm. The hydraulic cylinders are connected at their respective other ends to the mast and to the mi... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4441758 | Adjustable foot support An adjustable foot rest is disclosed which comprises a floor stand, a foot plate which is pivotally mounted to the floor stand for height and inclination adjustment and an apparatus interengaged between the floor stand and the foot plate for adjusting the... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4415149 | Portable workbench A portable workbench including a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, with a support extending between the legs. A pair of beams extends laterally across the support and provides a work surface. The pair of beams and the support are adjustable to p... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4395010 | Device for the setting up of a data display device on a work surface A system for setting up a data display device on a work surface, functions for elevation adjusting, for rotating, and for swivelling the data display device. The system, which is particularly economical, has a stand with a telescope member adjustable in h... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4387874 | Adjustable vehicle seats and their adjustment mechanisms A vehicle seat equipped with at least one mechanism for adjusting the height of the front or of the rear of the sitting portion or the tilt of the seat back. The control lever of this mechanism is brought forward to the front of the seat and its rotations... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4379539 | Power seat adjuster A motor-vehicle seat adjuster has a sun gear with which at least one planet gear is in continuous mesh. A link has an outer end carrying this planet gear and an inner end pivoted at the axis of the sun gear to allow pivoting of the planet gear between two... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4375301 | Chair seat adjustment assembly The specification discloses a seat pitch adjustment assembly which a user can adjust upwardly or downwardly with basically the same applied force. A seat support is pivotally mounted with respect to a supporting assembly at one point and is joined thereto... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4372515 | CRT Housing support and rocking tilt apparatus For use with a display unit for a word processing system, apparatus is provided for support of the display unit to allow the operator to easily and quickly change the tilt angle of the display unit and retain the tilt angle after a change thereof. The sup... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4365779 | Tilt and rotate apparatus for a display monitor An apparatus for permitting, and limiting the extent of, tilting and rotating of a display monitor. The apparatus is made up of a top portion and a bottom portion. The top and bottom portions are connectable though a key and lock arrangement and have sphe... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4360182 | High-agility reflector support and drive system An apparatus for mounting a device defining a mounting plane so as to be ectively rotatable about mutually perpendicular axis with respect to a base member defining a base plane. The first axis is defined by a transverse pin fitted to the gimbal and rota... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4354654 | Swivel mounting unit A mount for a projector or the like has a base with a convex spherical bearing element rotatably mounted therein and having a guide slot on the convex surface and a concave support rests thereon with a depending pivot pin disposed in a tapered aperture in... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4145021 | Altazimuth orientation support An altazimuth orientation support for a panel for adjusting the panel in elevation and in azimuth including a vertical pivot and support therefore enabling rotation of the panel around a vertical axis, a mounting integral with the pivot for carrying the p... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4130263 | Chairs A pedestal stool is disclosed having a base carrying a stem on which a seat portion is supported. The base includes a sand-filled, bulbous, ground-engaging bag or sack to enable the stool to be tilted at any angle and held at that angle by virtue of the c... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4095770 | Tiltable seat for tractor and the like The present invention embodies a seat cushion and base which are made of metal and have oppositely disposed triangular plates attached thereto and connected by pivot pins which are axially aligned on the center of the cushion and base forming a hinge arra... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4044979 | Hedge trimmer Hedge trimming apparatus including a substantially horizontal platform pivotable along one edge of a base to level the apparatus relative to a hedge to be trimmed. Wheels and a handle are connected to the base to form a movable carriage for the apparatus.... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4040585 | Adjustable projector table A table for supporting a slide projector, motion picture projector or the like that can be quickly, easily, and accurately adjusted to place the height of the projected image at a desired height on the viewing screen. The table comprises a top, a rear leg... | 08/09/1977 |
| 3995797 | Tilt mounting heads The invention comprises a light weight tiltable mounting head for an article such as a television camera wherein the C. of G. of the article, when the article is tilted either fore or aft, moves in a straight line parallel to a guide which may be a level ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3975050 | Tilting swivel chair support A unit of hardware for reclinably adjustable seating of vehicle driver and/or passenger and adapted to be swiveled into selected position, and comprising a pedestal rotatably receiving a socket positionably locked thereto, and a stop plate positionably lo... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3970274 | Tilt mounting A tilt mounting for supporting equipment such as photographic or television cameras, radar antennas, laser beam devices, spot lights, or the like equipment which must be supported in a position to permit selective tilting in a vertical plane. The mounting... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3967387 | Motion simulator This invention relates to motion simulators that are used to impart controlled movement to a rigid platform which may support the student station of a vehicle simulator, or the like. In particular, my invention relates to an improvement in the geometric a... | 07/06/1976 |
