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 |
| 4213205 | Ski mitten A ski mitten is disclosed comprising a cuff of flexible material for encircling the wrist with a thumbless enclosure of flexible hand-protecting material extending forwardly from this cuff and having a rounded configuration of sufficient size to enclose t... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4196742 | Ski-pole or crutch A ski-pole or crutch is provided with a forearm yoke at its upper end and a pistol grip spaced below it. Both the yoke and pistol grip face rearward so that when the pistol grip is held in one hand the yoke can be swung into and out of locking engagement ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4172601 | Slide arrester for ski pole A slide arrester mounted on a ski pole near the handle grip, comprising an arcuately-shaped blade pivotable between stowed and projected positions. A spring arm yieldably holds the blade in either position with an overcenter snap action, while a cutting t... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4145063 | Ski boot scraper A ski boot scraper which is light in weight and is removably attachable to a ski pole and will not interfere with the normal use of the ski pole. The boot scraper is a little more semi-cylindrical shaped in cross section and will yieldingly contact with t... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4082302 | Ski pole A ski pole having a handle on which a chronometer is detachably mounted. The chronometer is mounted by means of a bayonet fitting so arranged that the pushbutton is located so as to be actuatable by the thumb of the skier.... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4068610 | Ski propulsion poles Manually operable ski propulsion poles or paddles, for use in water skiing or snow skiing or the like, are provided with a lower medium-engaging portion, an upwardly extending shaft, a handle at the upper portion of the shaft, and arm supporting means piv... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4062554 | Ski stick A ski stick comprising a tubular shank having a handle near one end is provided with an impact surface formed by an extension of said stick extending at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of said shank and intersecting same.... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4061347 | Shock-absorbing ski pole grip A shock-absorbing ski pole grip is provided that includes a return spring, a retaining element or screw for holding a piston, cylinder and shaft to a grip, and a piston that is movably mounted in a cylinder on the upper end of the ski pole shaft.... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4057261 | Ski pole An improved toy ski pole is disclosed. The improvement includes a grip assembly permitting replacement of the restraining strap, if torn or damaged, and basket assembly for securing a pair of ski poles together. The grip assembly locks the restraining str... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4037850 | Ski pole handle or the like A handle or handgrip for a pole, especially a ski pole, comprising a guide surface for the thumb, the metacarpus (usually referred to as the palm of the hand) and the fingers. The guide surface embodies an upright wall extending approximately in the lengt... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4031775 | Hand grip A hand grip for use on handle bars of a motor vehicle which has a hand-gripping section having finger-gripping means defining intersecting planar surfaces and palm-gripping means defining a semi-circular area having spaced ribs therealong, a torus-shaped ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4023817 | Ski pole with warning device There is disclosed herein a ski pole having a tubular handle end portion containing a warning signal device actuatable by a button or the like disposed at the end of the ski pole grip. The warning signal comprises either an audible signal or a visual sign... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4004818 | Handle for ski pole A ski-pole handle has an elastomeric body adapted to be gripped by the hand of a skier and a guard member secured to the pole immediately below the grip body and extending upwardly along-side the body spaced therefrom to overlie the back of the hand gripp... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3992021 | Ski pole grip A strapless ski pole grip includes an elongated body having an axial bore for receiving the shaft of a ski pole. The elongated body includes a radially extending, palm engaging stop which terminates in a wide base to support the entire palm of the skier's... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3963037 | Demountable stick A lecturer's pointer, or a blind man's stick, is demountable into sections for easy stowing, but the sections cannot be separated since they are permanently connected by an axial cord. Pulling the cord without further guidance, causes the sections to join... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3941397 | Ski device An apparatus which can be attached to a ski to fulfill three basic functions, namely: 1) as an tote for carrying the skis, 2) as a safety strap to prevent ski runaway, and 3) as a self contained lock. In addition the specification discloses a number of un... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3933364 | Ski pole In a ski pole having a tubular rod it is proposed to make up the rod of a central metal tube and end portions of plastic having lower module of elasticity, heat conductivity and density. The metal rod terminates short of the disc and of the handle. The up... | 01/20/1976 |
