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 |
| 4168092 | Multiple paper stack unloader The device shown is a dual purpose unloader for the sheet holder bins of a paper distribution system, such as a collator. The bins of a collator are sometimes sloped to allow gravitational settling of the sheets as they are fed into the pockets. The illus... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4162804 | Lifting clamp A lifting clamp for articles such as steel plates has a movable arcuate gripping jaw, a pivotally mounted arcuate cam jaw, an enlarged recessed opening to receive the article to be lifted, a shackle, a linkage connecting the shackle to the gripping jaw an... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4160563 | Pick-up tool A pick-up tool comprising an elongated hollow shank having a fixed jaw at one end, a pivoting jaw opposite the fixed jaw, a handle transverse to the shank, a trigger adjacent the handle and moveably mounted thereon, a connection member attached to the mov... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4149623 | Overhead conveyor system An overhead conveyor system comprising a conveyor, a track and a plurality of carriers movable along the track by the conveyor wherein each carrier is adapted to grip an article elevated into the path of the conveyor and to release the article. The convey... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4131210 | Backhoe jaw attachment A jaw attachment for a backhoe has a first jaw affixed to the dipper stick of the backhoe and a second jaw pivotally mounted on the dipper stick such that a gripping portion of the second jaw is movable toward and away from a mating gripping portion of th... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4128986 | Apparatus particularly for the automatic harvesting of fruit Apparatus for automatic harvesting of fruit such as olives, nuts, almonds and/or the like, including a vibrating device provided with a pair of driven wheels with eccentric masses and driving pulleys adapted to rotate independently the wheels. The pulleys... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4126233 | Tool transfer mechanism for machine tools A tool transfer arm is pivotally mounted on a tool transfer housing which is movable between a tool storage magazine and the spindle of a machine tool to transfer tools between the tool storage magazine and the spindle. The tool transfer arm has two pair ... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4113298 | Lifting clamp and spring therefor A locking type of lifting clamp for lifting steel plates is disclosed in which there is provided the usual clamp body with a pivoted gripping cam pivotally mounted to extend across a slot into and out of engagement with a steel plate to be lifted. This ca... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4104792 | Wheel and tire cutter A grapple for a backhoe and having a cutter secured to the back side of the lower jaw of the backhoe, the cutter having stationary cutting anvils on the grapple jaw and a swingable cutter jaw to punch through the automobile wheel and shear through the rim... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4105238 | Article handling implement Implement for manipulating and carrying fire logs or the like and comprising inner jaws pivotally interconnected to a long handle near its load end, an actuating lever connected to the handle's other end, and a wire or cable connecting the actuating lever... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4097084 | Lifting grab for cylindrical objects A lifting grab is designed to enter restricted areas close to the circumferential diameter of a cylindrical object resting on its bottom such as a pipe or torpedo and to engage a position grasping the object on its circumferential outer surface below its ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4078839 | Carrying handle and lifting device for flower pots A lifting and carrying device for flower pots is formed by a generally vertical main support post or bar with a pot supporting member at its lower end and a pair of gripping jaws actuated by a lifting and carrying handle pivotally secured to the upper end... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4066178 | Container-dumping apparatus A pick-up assembly is provided for attachment to a hydraulically operated lift device for picking up and dumping containers. The pick-up assembly includes three arms which are provided with container-engaging hooks for engaging the container at three posi... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4037869 | Clamping device for use in lifting ship's hull blocks or the like A support is forced to be extended between a longitudinal member of a hull block clamped between a movable jaw and a fixed jaw on the one hand and another longitudinal member located adjacent to the first mentioned longitudinal member so that the load exe... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4037868 | Pick up apparatus A manually operated hand held pick up apparatus includes an elongated tubular shank having a handle at one end and a flattened fixed jaw member at the opposite end. A movable jaw member, having a width significantly wider than that of the fixed jaw member... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4033618 | Terrarium planting implement A planting implement for a terrarium having a narrow access to the planting area. The implement has an elongated body member. The upper portion of the body member is rigid and forms the handle of the device. The lower portion is flexible and positioned no... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4029229 | Lift blade apparatus A lift blade assembly for engaging a stack of cartons to be lifted by a lift truck. The lift blade assembly comprises a supporting framework, a transmission mechanism and first and second lift blades. The first lift blade has a front portion and a bottom ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3995904 | Clamp A lift clamp for handling of objects such as I beams has an elongated lift arm with a fixed jaw projecting therefrom. A compression lever is pivotally mounted on the lift arm and has a jaw which is movable to a clamping position against the fixed jaw. A w... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3976204 | Mechanical handling apparatus A mechanical handling device comprises a carriage reciprocable between a loading station and an unloading station, stationary and movable grip members on the carriage, each including two independent grip faces so arranged that there are two pairs of grip ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3960264 | Item transport apparatus An item carrier for an item transport system wherein the carrier member is provided with means automatically adjustably movable as a result of the pendulum effect or tilt of the item effective to prevent accidental dislodgement or disengagement of the ite... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3957298 | Toast tongs Tongs particularly adapted for removal of toasts, English muffins, and the like from electric toasters and having a pair of fingers made of flexible insulating material, such as thin laminar wood similar to a conventional tongue depressor, each secured ad... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3955810 | Clamping apparatus Apparatus for clamping a workpiece, such as the end portion of a conveyor belt, includes a link member having an upper end portion and a lower end portion with a receiving member secured intermediate the end portions for horizontally supporting the workpi... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955667 | Endless conveyor with gripping elements A transport apparatus for printed products arriving in an imbricated formation, said transport apparatus comprising grippers or gripper elements anchored in spaced relationship from one another at a revolving traction element for engaging the leading edge... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3948551 | Clamp and product handling equipment provided therewith A clamp for seizing and holding and/or manipulating articles or products by means of clamp jaws forming a clamp gap when the clamp is closed. The clamp jaws move away from one another in their open position and towards one another in their closed position... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3937515 | Head for pipe rackers A head for use in a well pipe racking system has a support plate for drill collars and a slide shiftable to and from positions for supporting drill pipe. A retaining lever is pivoted for movement between a position for retaining the drill collars and dril... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3937512 | Grab-stick for litter A lightweight grab stick incorporates a hand grip with trigger pull action. The support column and swing leg are of channel form and the trigger rod is connected to a control link member. The tips of the support column and swing leg are flattened to provi... | 02/10/1976 |
