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 |
| 7322735 | Telescoping power medium A telescoping power medium which can be telescopically positioned at any one of several distances and has an outer collapsible conductor surrounding an inner collapsible conductor. For example, a telescoping light fixture arm, the arm being adapted to electrically c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7274555 | Stand for supporting a monitor main body A monitor having: a monitor main body displaying a picture; a base member; a stand member standing on the base member; a moving member combined to the stand member to move up and down, that supports the monitor main body with a force counterbalancing a weight of the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273198 | Support stand assembly and method One or more support stand assemblies are utilized for mounting functional equipment or creating a barrier on variable surfaces or a surface which may be sloped. Each support stand preferably includes a support post configured to be releaseably secured to a stabilize... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7237449 | Drive mechanism and movable table unit provided with the same A drive mechanism is interposed between two members to make the members move relatively with respect to each other. At least one of the two members is guided to move linearly. The drive mechanism comprises: cam followers that are rotatably supported on one of the tw... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220194 | Pitching practice target Pitching practice targets teach a pitcher to deliver accurate pitches. A tripod assembly is attached to one end of a body. The height of the pitching practice target can be adjusted by telescoping first and second body extensions inserted into the body's opposing en... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207532 | Boom stand A boom stand is constructed from a base, extensible stand, pivotal boom support, and boom. The base has arcuately segmented massive anchors that form a perimeter. The arcuately segmented massive anchors are shaped and sized to fit within the perimeter of like bases,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172163 | Mailbox holder A mailbox holder (10) includes an upper mailbox support (14), a lower ground support (16) that is securely fastened to the upper support, and an attachment bracket (36) to which a mailbox (12) is secured. The upper mailbox support ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7104203 | Height adjustable device for a retractable tube assembly A height adjustable device is received in the inner tube which is retractably inserted in an outer tube, and includes a base which is fixed in the inner tube and two stop plates are pivotably connected of the base. Two respective first ends of the two stop plates ex... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7048238 | Telescope support stand system A telescope support stand system for side cutaway view of the present invention in the contracted position. The telescope support stand system includes a base that is permanently secured to a floor, a lower tube attached to the base, an upper tube slidably positione... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036160 | Footboard desk A footboard desk designed to extend over the foot of a bed to provide for an efficient use of space while maintaining the aesthetically pleasing aspects of a room's décor. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6719257 | Adjustable stop for telescoping tubes An adjustable stop attached to the smaller of two nested telescoping tubes. The stop is in the form of a sleeve that is axially and rotationally adjustable on the smaller tube. The sleeve is smaller in diameter than the inner diameter of the larger tube, and it has ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6527492 | Apparatus for handling, lifting and supporting construction panels An apparatus for handling, lifting and supporting construction panels such as sheet rock or the like includes a pole unit that has telescoping poles supported on a scaffolding unit by supports that are quickly and easily attached and detached from the sca... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520192 | Extensible positioning device of the shank of an umbrella An extensible positioning device of the shank of an umbrella includes an outer tube, an inner tube, an adjusting cylinder and a fixing cylinder. The inner tube may telescope in the outer tube. The outer tube has holes spaced apart horizontally in a lower ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6409412 | Adjustable locking/unlocking structure for telescopic tube Adjustable locking and unlocking structure for a telescopic tube, including two locating members mated with each other, an actuating push plate, a restoring spring, a main restricting plate, a subsidiary restricting plate, several restricting rings, a com... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6345794 | Adjustable pole holder adapted for form support A pole holder is provided which has an outer annular ring, an inner C-shaped partial ring having a circular cross-section with an opening therein, and a screw for exerting pressure on the outer surface of the C-shaped partial ring whereby the size of the ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6104443 | Suspended television and video monitor The present invention combines a small, compact, light-in-weight television receiver with a positioning mechanism that allows the television viewer to orient the television screen to suit her own comfort. The small size of the television receiver is inten... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6027086 | Foot of a piece of furniture or support An adjustable foot of a piece of furniture or support, having an adjusting arrangement formed from an internal adjusting part and a sleeve element displaceably mounted on the internal adjusting part. With a simple structure, a multiple variability of the ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5971341 | Adjustable leg system An adjustable leg system incorporating an inner tube assembly which readily and easily positions vertically in a surrounding and coaxially aligned outer tube assembly. The inner tube assembly is suspended concentrically to and on a counterbalance assembly... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5944272 | Bobbin core holder for a bobbin creel A bobbin core holder for a bobbin creel. The bobbin core holder includes a sleeve body securable on a creel rod, on which sleeve body a ring socket is fitted so as to be rotatable into at least one predeterminable rotary position by a releasable spring de... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5882076 | Lock for rotatable boat seat A boat seat is rotatably supported on a tubular deck-mounted support post or column by a yoke having an annular extension engaging said tubular support. A locking plate having ridges or teeth for engaging slots on the exterior of the tubular support is mo... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5876011 | Utility stand having threaded adjusting apparatus A telescoping assembly is attached to a base for supporting the assembly above a floor. The assembly includes nestable elongated members having threaded sleeves configured to tighten the members in place in a nested position and in an extended position. A... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5772162 | Drop-bottle stand A drop-bottle stand includes a base, a lower connecter, an outer tube, an inner movable tube extending and movable in the outer tube, an adjusting sleeve, a lower connecter, a cylindrical member, an upper connecter, a top hanging bar, an eccentric arm, an... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5622344 | Collapsible tripod stand A collapsible tripod stand for supporting an instrument in a spaced position above a supporting surface. The collapsible tripod stand will normally have a slanted main supporting member which has an upper end upon which is to be mounted the instrument and... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5593239 | Extendable support pole A telescoping support pole suitable for supporting tarpaulins or camouflage netting is described. The pole is made up of a plurality of tubes that nest within one another for storage. To deploy the pole, the tubes are extended in a telescoping fashion. Ba... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5522300 | Drumstick station A drumstick station for holding drumsticks to be readily accessible to a drummer during a performance. The drumstick station has a stick holder which is adjustably mounted to a plurality of telescoping rods which may be mounted on a tripod base or on a dr... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5207405 | Television stand A TV stand is provided for supporting various sized TV sets at the optimal angle for viewing while lying in a bed, for supporting the TV at the optimal the height, for concealing the wiring of the set, and for minimizing the floor space occupied by the st... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5039043 | Post holder A post holder is provided with a breaking arrangement to hold a post without application or external force even under the influence of gravity. In the preferred embodiment, a post holder is provided with a shoe which contacts the post. The shoe is urged t... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4932622 | Locking device for tripod leg sections A leg locking device for a telescopically extensible leg of a tripod support which prevents deformation of an inner leg section so as to provide secure, long-lasting engagement of the locking device. Each telescopically extensible leg of the tripod suppor... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4892279 | Fully portable medical I.V. equipment stand/pole Disclosed is a fully portable medical I.V. equipment stand/pole (12). This invention is a triple sectioned telescoping mast assembly (13),(14),(15), with each section able to be locked into the other by means of an internal rotary cam-clutch (16),(17),(18... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4865380 | Universal portable seat cushion w/retractable sunshade device for seated-person A speciality convenience device comprising a U-shaped framework of rigid-tubing, serving to both house and support an extensible flexible-gooseneck member capable of being manually omni-adjusted into any desired positional attitude; the device being subst... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4856929 | Interior clamping device for tubular poles An interior clamping device for tubular poles which includes a driver disposed in one tubular member with a tapered end portion projecting outwardly from the tubular member. An expandable sleeve is disposed in a second tubular member. Locking means remova... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4744690 | Stabilizer for telescopic stands A stabilizer including a female ring installed on a female tube of the telescopic stand and a male ring installed on a male tube of a telescopic stand. The male ring is put in the female ring and a hole is set on each of two outwardly projecting parallel ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4728072 | Height adjustment apparatus A mechanical height adjustment apparatus having a tubular telescopic body portion powered by a spring-loaded nut on a tubular threaded shaft and in which the same spring means acts to close a friction clutch that is selectively releasable by lever means r... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4725160 | Mounting for a wheelchair service tray An upright, detachably attachable to the frame of a wheelchair, supports a vertically adjustable mounting for a service tray. The mounting includes a quick release cam for precisely locating and pivoting the service tray into and out of a position of use.... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4687167 | Multi-position computer support A computer support includes a base member to which an inner swing arm is pivotally mounted with an outer swing arm being pivotally mounted on the outer end of the inner swing arm and supporting a platform support by a lazy-susan bearing on its outer end. ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4657425 | Device for locking rod against movement in extending and contracting directions A device for locking a rod against movement in an extending or contracting direction is disclosed. In the device, a torsion spring is provided between a cylindrical receptacle and an operating member rotatably mounted thereon. The rod member, which is ins... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657218 | Adjustable chair pedestal An improved easily-adjustable chair pedestal having two principal tubular members, including a base member and a pedestal tube therein, which are axially adjustable to an infinite number of positions and are clamped together at the desired relative positi... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4627591 | Adjustable legs for furniture and locking means for securing such adjustment In furniture having vertically adjustable legs, the legs comprise inner and outer telescoping leg segments which are relatively vertically movable. The inner leg segment carries brake shoes which are movable transversely relative to the longitudinal axis ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4596484 | Lock for telescoping tubular support A lock for a tubular telescoping support such as tripod leg includes a clamping lever for locking inner and outer members against telescoping displacement and load bearing portions interposed between the two members such that the locking force applied by ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4557450 | Drawing board locking device A device for locking a drawing board of a drawing table in a selected position; the drawing board consisting essentially of a working board secured to a movable cylindrical column adapted to slide vertically in a frame structure bearing on the floor, the ... | 12/10/1985 |
