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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 |
| 7752762 | Door strike and latch template A lock template includes an elongated body member that defines a substantially rectangular first opening having a first length and a first width and an elongated first member. The elongated first member is configured to be removably-inserted into first end recesses ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7730623 | Frame jamb marker A frame jamb marker includes a sliding panel for sliding on the side surface of the frame and a guiding panel perpendicularly extended from the sliding panel for sliding on the marking surface of the frame, wherein the guiding panel has a top stepping edge and a bot... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7421791 | Apparatus and method for hanging a door An apparatus and/or method for hanging a door in an associated frame are provided, through the use of one or more templates and/or guide devices including elements and features which facilitate proper positioning of mortises and/or holes in the door and door frame, ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367131 | System for locating a junction box A system for locating a junction box installed within the framework of a structure and behind a wall includes a first magnet mounted on a plate with the plate being removably mounted to a junction box, a spring actively biasing the magnet outwardly from the plate, a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353617 | Surface template A surface template is disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, the surface template includes at least two template panels of similar size and shape and disposed in spaced-apart relationship to each other. Each of the at least two template panels has a pair of side... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7299554 | Hinge base plate mounting tool for face frame hinges A jig for face frame hinges may include a base and gripping members, wherein the jig may be secured to a frame member or a wall adapted to receive a hinge base plate and the hinge base plate may be abutted with a first hinge abutting edge of the jig. The gripping me... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7257903 | Leveling rod with stencil A leveling rod and a method of surveying utilizing the disclosed leveling rod are disclosed. The leveling rod comprises an elongated shaft and at least one tape with measurement graduations affixed longitudinally to the elongated shaft. The leveling rod also compris... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252463 | Double-sided ultra-thin door marking template A square channel shaped template of ultra-thin rigid plastic, metal or other material has one or more mating configurations of pencil-point-size marking holes in the two opposing faces of the channel. Each configuration of marking holes matches a configuration of sc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246449 | Installation template for lock and alarm assemblies A template comprises a central member that has a recess adapted to receive and position the first portion of an alarm relative to the template. The central member has a first end and a second end. A longitudinal member extends perpendicular to, and coplanar with, th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240436 | Door frame alignment device An alignment and positioning guide tool for use in mounting metal door frames in metal wall stud construction. The device is a one-piece integral unit having a pair of spaced parallel engagement legs extending from an integral body member. The free ends of the legs ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241091 | Decoration-used mold unit A decoration-used mold unit for defining a border on a work piece to facilitate cutting or milling. The mold unit includes an elongated rectangular main body formed with a first window for processing a first sink and a second window for processing a second sink. A f... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7189035 | Cabinet door knob pull measuring jig A cabinet door knob pull measuring jig (1) comprising a frame having a baseboard (2) and a backboard (3) which are connected together to form an L-shape, a drilling plate (4) adjustably attached within a vertical slot (12) located ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7129452 | Wall-mounted microwave oven A wall-mounted microwave oven including a fixing member having an improved structure for fixing an oven body to a vertical wall. The wall-mounted microwave oven achieves a reduction in manufacturing costs and convenient and simple manufacturing, transporting and ins... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7003889 | Template for fitting exit hardware on a door A template for cutting a door has a first sidewall having a plurality of through holes through the first sidewall indicating centers of proposed mounting holes, and a plurality of through slots, each having first and second edges separated by a width. Both the first... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994498 | Lockset drilling guide A lockset drilling guide and a method of forming holes in a door are provided. The drilling guide includes a frame and at least a first opening and a second opening defined in the frame. The first opening is positioned at approximately 90 degrees to the second openi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966119 | Three sided adjustable level and assembly Disclosed herein is a level comprising a horizontal component comprising a first terminal end and a second terminal end; a first vertical component comprising an end joined to the first terminal end of the horizontal component, wherein the first vertical component i... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959498 | Hinge base plate mounting tool A hinge base plate mounting tool includes a substrate having an inner wall forming an opening through the substrate for receiving and holding a hinge base plate. The inner walls are configured to frictionally engage and hold the base plate against inadvertent slippi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6954989 | Door operating hardware installation guide A door operating hardware installation guide for preparing a door for the mounting of operating hardware. The guide includes a front template and a side template. The front template includes a first side and a second side and the side template includes a first side ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6910837 | Lockset drilling guide A lockset drilling guide and a method of forming holes in a door are provided. The drilling guide includes a frame and at least a first opening and a second opening defined in the frame. The first opening is positioned at approximately 90 degrees to the second openi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6530186 | Door framing apparatus and method of use A method and apparatus 10 for installing and trimming a plurality of wooden mounting blocks 110 within a roughed out door frame 100 to prepare the roughed out door frame to 100 to receive a finished door frame: wherein, the apparatus 10 includes a pair of... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6491073 | Multi-position biscuit cutting guide An adjustable multi-position biscuit cutting guide according to present invention is embodied in an elongated rectangular member, or body, having a plurality of slidably adjustable guide members disposed along its length. A graduated scale is disposed alo... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6343632 | Jig for fitting locks to doors A jig (11) for removable fitment along the edge of a door (19) which provides a suitable combination of guides and stops to allow the location and operation of suitable cutting tools such as drills or routers. The jig comprises a pair of parallel guide pl... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6282852 | Apparatus for installing a door frame An apparatus for installing door frames which comprises at least two template members and at least three apertures on each template member. To provide horizontal adjustment means between said at least two template members, at least one elongated member ma... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6267162 | Mortising tool A mortising tool designed to remove a specific quantity of material from a wooden object, such as a door or door jamb, to allow flush mounting of door hinge plates. The tool is comprised of a mortise forming member, a cutting device attached to the lower ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6206060 | Jig system for positioning the placement of multiple cuts in a workpiece The present invention is a jig system for precisely positioning the placement of multiple cuts such as in the placement of dovetail or box joints cut in a wood panel. A row of multi-use adjustable spacers controls the indexing of a workpiece and can be us... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182371 | Router guide apparatus with securing means The present invention provides a router guide apparatus having a securing means for securing the apparatus to the sides or edges of boards and panels, and particularly the sides or edges of doors and windows. The apparatus comprises a working platform; se... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6116303 | Apparatus and method for making woodworking joints A dovetail joint jig for guiding a power tool for creating a dovetail slot in a first workpiece and a dovetail pin in a second workpiece includes a substantially flat main body portion having a slot portion on one side and a pin portion on an opposite sid... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6065913 | Plunge router guide The present invention concerns an apparatus for allowing the operator of a plunge router to make accurate mortising or doweling cuts in a workpiece and more particularly to allow dowel holes or mortises to be executed in pieces of wood which are to be sec... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5931208 | Jig for cutting dovetail joints A jig for cutting dovetail joints includes a rigid template (1) attached to a block (4). A T-slot (6) along the top of the block locates a stop (8) which is used to align the edges of boards into which dovetail joints are to be cut. The rigid templates (1... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5890524 | Router table sled A router table sled for use with a router table and a router table fence includes an arm assembly that rides along the fence and a strut assembly that supports the workpiece. The arm assembly includes a slider that slides along an upper edge of the fence ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5875827 | Router table push shoe The router table push shoe 10 of the present invention has an upwardly extending handle 11 which is angled slightly towards the operator and away from the router table fence 55. The push shoe of the present invention comes with an adjustable bottom guard ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5853035 | Slotted dovetail holding fixture A slotted dovetail holding fixture is provided including a horizontally oriented base for being clamped to a recipient surface. A vertically oriented central support is coupled adjacent a bottom edge thereof along a side edge of the base. Next provided is... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5832977 | Apparatus and method for making woodworking joints A dovetail joint jig for guiding a power tool for creating a dovetail slot in a first workpiece and a dovetail pin in a second workpiece includes a substantially flat main body portion having a slot portion on one side and a pin portion on an opposite sid... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5813807 | Plunge router guide The present invention concerns an apparatus for allowing the operator of a plunge router to make accurate mortising or doweling cuts in a workpiece and more particularly to allow dowel holes or mortises to be executed in pieces of wood which are to be sec... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5762115 | Door template for use with a drill and a router A door template provides a "T-shaped" plate arrangement for use in conjunction with a router and a drill to form mounting recesses for hardware, and more particularly for cutting a mortise for a hinge and a strike plate in a door and/or door jam. The door... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5672034 | Security lock and deadbolt locator A carpenter's locator for use with a door boring jig, each of which have a straight side that can fit together, the locator thereby locating the boring jig the proper distance from the doorknob hole for boring a security lock or deadbolt lock hole is disc... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5513437 | Dovetail tenon offset caliper and dovetail tenon construction method A dovetail tenon offset caliper includes a shoulder engagement member, a interior intersection point engagement member and a translation assembly for displacing the interior intersection point engagement member with respect to the shoulder engagement memb... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5511312 | Hinge mortise cutter tool A hinge mortise cutter apparatus is adapted for cutting a hinge mortise into an edge of a door and includes a mortise outline cutter assembly which is placed on the edge of the door for cutting the mortise outline in the edge of the door. After the mortis... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5482096 | Transposing inclined mortise template assembly A mortise template assembly including a first angularly inclined work holding surface and a second work holding surface disposed by an acute angle to the first surface and containing a template centered upon the bisecting line of the acute angle. The firs... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5433009 | Router template The present invention is an adjustable router template suitable for use in forming a stepped recess in a door with the cutting tool of a router. The adjustable template includes a first or lower plate having a lower template opening providing the cutting ... | 07/18/1995 |
