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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| 7182449 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus has an ink discharge head that discharges droplets of ink supplied from an ink tank via an ink supply channel. The apparatus includes a filter unit including a filter which removes foreign matters, the filter unit being arranged in the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165355 | Device for catching insects A device for catching insects is provided which includes an elongated member with first and second distal portions, an insect trapping head mounted on the first distal portion, and an actuating mechanism. The insect trapping head includes a first member and a second... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7065919 | Insect captivation An insect captivating device comprising in combination, two flaps, and a first frame pivotally supporting the flaps, a sticky surface associated with one or both flaps, and a second frame operatively connected to the flaps to displace them for pivoting toward one an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6851218 | Insect swatter An insect swatter includes an elongate rod with an elastic lash fixedly joined to a distal end thereof. The lash is sized for being stretched from the rod distal end to adjacent a proximal end of the rod so that release of the lash results in spontaneous contraction... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6279262 | Hand-held device for catching and trapping insects A light-weight, easily manipulatable, hand-held sanitary device for snappily catching and/or trapping both airborne insects or bugs as well as crawling or stationary ones, comprising, in combination, in at least one preferred embodiment of the present inv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6067746 | Insect trapping device An adhesive insect trapping device having an elongated handle being fixedly attached to a flat plate member whereon a sheet of adhesive material is attached is disclosed. The plate member includes a foldable cover member being hingeably attached thereto s... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5081789 | Fly catcher device and method A fly catcher device, which includes tong means which has two rigid arm segments pivotally joined on one end so as to normally be in an open position. The tong means is capable of being manually closed so that the two rigid arm segments are moved into con... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4974360 | Continuous torque fly swatter Spring-powered device for swatting flies and other insects has a swatting element pivotably connected to an elongated handle through two axially-aligned helical springs interposing the swatting element and handle. The springs, provided with protruding end... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4774786 | Pistol-grip, elastic-operated insect swatter A pistol-grip, elastic-operated insect swatter is disclosed which comprises a supporting hand gun member with a pistol hand grip and an elongated barrel extending outwardly therefrom. The outermost end of the barrel is downturned or, if straight, has a do... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4450649 | Fly trap gun A fly trap gun is provided with a fly trap carried on the end of a firing rod mounted for longitudinal movement within a barrel. The fly trap defines a trap chamber provided with a sticky area throughout a substantial portion thereof for catching flies or... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4386478 | Cone-shaped retrievable and self-contained power projectile for an insect killing gun A retrievable and self-contained power projectile including a flexible and shallow, cone-shaped disc at its front end to kill flies, insects or the like, and a tubular member which carries a spring that powers the projectile. The disc is formed by a serie... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4195615 | Retrievable projectile gun A gun that shoots a projectile including a flexible screen-like disc to kill flies, insects or the like, the projectile carrying its own spring which powers the projectile. The gun is formed of plastic and has an integral trigger including a catch that ho... | 04/01/1980 |
