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 |
| 8177183 | Portable multipurpose platform A multipurpose platform suitable for use as a desk and an easel is disclosed. The multipurpose platform includes a tablet with a flat front surface and items attached to the tablet, including at least one retractable hook, a retractable primary shaft, and a retracta... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8123188 | Apparatus for concealing multimedia devices An apparatus for concealing a multimedia device. The apparatus may include a horizontal base with two vertical members, each vertical member being affixed to the horizontal base, with each vertical member having a metal plate affixed to the inner side of each vertic... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104733 | Book rest A collapsible book rest is formed of panels that are variously interconnected by means chosen from hinges, tracks, slots, ledges, and the like that allow the panels to be deployed to form a first, supporting structure. The panels include a rear panel, front panel, t... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087633 | Canvas carrier and holder The present invention is a novel canvas carrier and holder formed of a single handle apparatus to which is anchored one or more flat J-Hooks and a method of using the canvas carrier holder. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083200 | Book rest with page holder A book rest is provided including a bag filled with a particle matter and having inserts for supporting a book in a reading position. The book rest includes an insert on which a bottom of the book can rest and other inserts on which the front and back of the book ma... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7946552 | Notary privacy guard A notary privacy guard includes a first face substantially opaque having at least four sides, a second face having at least four sides, and a sleeve formed by joining two adjoining sides of the first face with corresponding two adjoining sides of the second face suc... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7793909 | Canvas bridge The canvas bridge is an easel accessory made of any material which is sturdy, durable and still retains some flexibility. It can be made of materials with a wide variety of properties. The design fits all easels. It is a long rectangular piece of material with a var... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7694931 | Artist assistive device An improved artist assistive device provides easy adjustment and support of a mahl. The mahl can be repositioned with one hand, eliminating the need for the artist to lay down a work tool to reposition the mahl as required by the prior art. Embodiments include a sec... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7681855 | Wearable music holder Wearable music holders provide a portable lyre. A collar having a curved portion and two collar side supports is joined to a brace having a brace crossmember and two brace side supports by threaded extensions inserted through collar adjustment holes and brace adjust... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7559522 | Hospital bed book holder A multilayer tray system especially for a hospital bed having side rails includes a first rectangular structure having hooks along each lateral edge for being supported on the top edge of the side rails, the first rectangular structure has cavities formed in the upp... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7530543 | Support stand for window blinds and screens An apparatus includes a central support shaft that has an elongated shape provided with axially opposed ends. Rectilinear legs have opposed ends conjoined to the bottom support shaft end and extending outwardly therefrom at an oblique angle. The legs are pivotal bet... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7516933 | Portable folding type cradle A portable folding type cradle is provided. The portable folding type cradle includes a first cradling body; a second cradling body folded or unfolded from the first cradling body; a hinge unit for connecting the second cradling body to the first cradling body; a ho... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7481409 | Laboratory easel An easel for laboratory work having a transparent top and a furrowed bottom for support and better observation of laboratory equipment positioned on a counter or other horizontal surface. A cylindrical spacer is placed within one of the bottom furrows to bias the to... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469871 | Universal clipboard A portable, collapsible clipboard which may be mounted to a vehicle steering wheel by an elastic strap or removed and carried by a provided shoulder strap. The clipboard includes two writing portions that are hingedly connected so that the clipboard can be folded in... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7455275 | Portable collapsible artists easel apparatus A portable, collapsible artist's easel apparatus (10) including a framework member (20) that pivotally supports a compartmented receptacle member (40) equipped with at least one easel tray (45) that may be disposed in a cantilevered fashi... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7380764 | Prayer rug/QURAN stand A prayer rug stand having a base, a centrally located vertical post rising from the base, a horizontal cross bar supported at is central portion by the vertical post. The cross bar serves as a rug suspension bar. Another embodiment has arched brackets extending outw... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374144 | Folding portable easel The purpose of this invention is to provide an easel assembly reversibly transformable between a deployed position suitable for supporting at least one planar item thereon and a collapsed position suitable for transport and storage. The easel assembly includes a pai... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370853 | Vibration isolating bushing with embedded angular position sensor A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an outer, generally cylindrical bushing member, an inner generally cylindrical bushing member arranged concentrically within the outer member. The two bushing members are interconnecte... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360756 | Vibration isolating bushing with embedded speed/position sensor A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an embedded position sensor and an embedded speed sensor. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328589 | Cover for a through-wall air-conditioner unit A cover (30) for covering the exterior of a through-wall air-conditioner installation in a building. A sheet of material has a shape that provides a rectangular outer wall (32) for covering a rectangular outer face of the through-wall air-conditioner i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328878 | Book holder having a central gap in a transparent front panel for turning pages which are magnetically secured to the front panel A book holder includes a generally rigid rear panel, generally rigid, spaced-apart front panels that are at least partially transparent, generally parallel to and rigidly coupled to the rear panel, a ferromagnetic strip attached to a lower exterior portion of each f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325340 | Calendar holder A calendar holder includes a support bracket, and a calendar mounted on the support bracket. The support bracket has a first portion formed with a first plate for supporting the calendar, a second portion formed with a second plate parallel with the first plate and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322139 | Picture frame holder The present invention is directed to a picture frame holder which can accommodate a picture frame in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. The picture frame holder of the present invention includes a base with a slot and a vertical support having outwardly ex... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303173 | Shelf adjustment mechanism The present invention concerns a mechanism for adjusting the angle of an auxiliary support mounted on an auxiliary support mechanism. The mechanism may have a first member having a plurality of surfaces mounted on the end of an auxiliary support mechanism. The mecha... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278621 | Adaptive easel An adaptive easel accommodating multiple orientations, the easel comprising a plurality of legs, at least two of the legs connected to define a first side upon which the easel sits, and at least two of the legs connected to define a second side upon which the easel ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264216 | Tilt-back triangular supports for speaker and amplifier cabinets The present invention is a rigid or collapsible folding stand for a high fidelity amplifier or speaker. In general, the amplifier or speaker has a rear base edge placed on a two or more flexible straps. The amplifier or speaker is then tilted backward until it touch... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243893 | Dialysis solution bag stand A stand for a medical fluid treatment, a system for supporting multi-chamber medical fluid bags and a method for testing whether the multi-chamber bags have been preset properly for therapy are provided. In one embodiment a multi-section stand is provided that is fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240887 | Book holder A book holder for supporting and protecting an article of reading material is provided. The book holder includes a spine, a pair of cover panels, each of the cover panels is hingidly to the spine permitting the pair of cover panels to be rotated into an open positio... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237756 | Manual support for folder or binder and contents thereof A removably attachable manual support for a binder, folder or book and adaptable for outwardly extending, one-hand support of a binder and its contents when in use by soloists, choir members or lecturers. The manual support further includes an articulated rest struc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237757 | Article support An article support comprises a supporting plate provided with a resinous slide stopper on a face for supporting an article, and a holding plate, a hinge, a hook bar and an engagement groove as a holding means for maintaining the supporting plates in a predetermined ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234601 | Display organizer The invention addresses the needs of a professional service provider to organize and display items at or on his or her work stations that are of both a personal and professional nature, in a manner that is compact, efficient, and tidy. The apparatus includes a subst... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228654 | Display frame with side edge engagement members A frame assembly for pictures or other objects to be displayed includes a frame having front and rear panels defining a space therebetween for receiving objects to be displayed. A support mechanism optionally provided for supporting the frame in a substantially upri... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226031 | Collapsible bookstand A portable, collapsible, stable bookstand (10) to retain reading or study materials in a reclined position is described. The bookstand (10) is formed from a rotational hollow cylindrical shape (11) adjoining two book supporting arms (12) ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225567 | Display apparatus for visually communicating information pertaining to a worker's whereabouts A display apparatus for use by a worker in a workplace environment to visually communicate to coworkers, among other things, the current location or whereabouts of the worker and the worker's expected time of return to an office or other workspace. Cards carried by ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223041 | Camming coupler A camming coupler for removably attaching a music desk or other object to an upright support leg. The camming coupler includes an inner sleeve for receiving the upright support leg. The inner sleeve has at least one longitudinal slit formed therein, and preferably h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219871 | Pyramid easel A Pyramid Easel display holder for primarily flat objects includes ten main contiguous, triangular and polygonal (modified triangular) planes with additional contiguous triangular and trapezoid planes as part of optional base(s). On each of two display sides, object... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216445 | Method and apparatus for displaying a sign A multi-positionable display apparatus includes a mounting plate, a sign holder, a latching mechanism, and a flexible hinge coupling the mounting plate to the sign holder. The sign may be displayed on a flat surface, such as a box, or may be displayed freely hanging... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216789 | Steering wheel workstation support for a laptop computer A steering wheel workstation support is provided for mounting a laptop computer. The steering wheel workstation support contains a support portion with a lip, a hook arrangement, and a standoff member integrally formed from a single piece of material. The support po... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213361 | Fishing pole stand, and methods The present invention is directed to a support stand for a fishing pole holder, and is particularly adapted for ice fishing. In use, the stand holds the fishing pole in a generally upward angled position. The fishing pole is held in a pivotal position, so that upon ... | 05/08/2007 |
