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 |
| 8087361 | Device, particularly for safety braking of vehicles on rails The invention relates to a device, particularly for safety braking of vehicles on rails having at least one flap unit (1) connected in a rotatable fashion to a rail, wherein the flap unit (1) may be moved into a locking position and a release position ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079309 | Devices and systems for controlling travel of a railcar A device and system for controlling travel of a railcar along a set of rails is provided. In one example, a railcar stop is coupled to the set of rails and is selectively movable between a first position wherein the railcar is free to travel along the set of rails a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7430966 | Brake, vehicle and roller coaster circuit A roller coaster installation comprising a stretch of water, along which runs a train of vehicles (104) provided laterally with hydrodynamic brakes comprising a fin (102) or a nozzle, becoming immersed in the mass of water (A) and discharging this in t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7337726 | Wind farm An offshore wind farm comprises a plurality of wind turbines. In order to provide such a wind farm with transport between separate wind turbines that can be effected more safely and with less dependence on weather, cable connection is provided between the wind turbi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7124861 | Motion control apparatus A brake (10) having application for a linear or rotational motion device includes a housing (120) in which a first piston (140), a wedge (142) and a second piston (144) cooperate to engage a friction facing (136) through a p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7040238 | Overhead material handling system and track block The present invention is directed to a material handling system (100) and method (200) for isolating a carrier mechanism (110) from the system. The system (100) comprises a track (103) having a channel (105), a turntable ( | 05/09/2006 |
| 6796620 | Rail car supplementary brake and energy reclamation and power generating system A rail car supplementary brake and energy reclamation and power generating system is disclosed to include a motion unit, the motion unit having a pulley block connectable to the rail car and movable along a track in the rail of the rail car, an energy accumulator un... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6679184 | Suspended coach transportation system A method and apparatus for clearing an immobilized and or derailed suspended coach is described. The suspended coach forms part of a suspended coach transportation system in which suspended coaches suspended from a suspender beam fitted to a conventional ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6561103 | Pallet conveyor system A pallet conveyor system includes a rail assembly and a pallet assembly. The rail assembly including parallel and spaced-apart rail supports that each has a cylindrical rail disposed thereon. An intermediate support is positioned between the rails and inc... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550392 | Installation for the downhill transportation of passengers from a higher station to a lower station The installation enables the downhill transportation of passengers from a higher station to a lower station along a rail. Cars that are guided along the rail are equipped with the first of two interacting elements of an electromagnetic braking device, in ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6508180 | Method and device for positioning a train A method for positioning railroad freight cars at specified positions while using robust positioning devices. One end of a train is prepositioned inside a comparatively wide area and a buffer device is activated. The locomotive pulls the train in a direct... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6484643 | Fixed bumping post A railroad bumping post with coupling mechanisms which form a box about each rail and permit wedging of the rail within the box to secure the bumping post to the rails.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6305295 | Stopping device for a transport trolley Stopping device for a transport trolley which can be moved along guidances or rails (2-3), whereby the transport trolley (4) is provided with driving wheels (7) which cooperate with a driving axle (6) and which, by means of a lever (14) with a contact whe... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6240852 | Highway-vehicle system with improved braking, enhanced stability and provisions for electric power take-off A highway-vehicle system for high speed travel which comprises a below-ground structure defining a cavity and a narrow slot extending upwardly therefrom to the roadway surface. Each vehicle in the system is equipped with a projecting member which, in its ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6216601 | Apparatus for limiting a travel path of a running gear, in particular of a hoist Apparatus for limiting a travel path of running gears, in particular hoists, traveling along a running rail of a type having at least one flange and a web, includes a pair of side elements which are securable to opposite sides of the flange and provided w... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6192803 | Travel control system for transport movers A proximity sensor (22), which generates an alternating current magnetic field in the direction of a guide rail (B) and detects a detection object by a loss of energy caused by a current which this alternating current magnetic field generates to flow to t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6152042 | Railcar retarder assembly A railcar retarder assembly for use in a railroad trackwork such as a railcar classification yard is provided with a fixed base plate, a vertically-oriented pivot shaft secured to the base plate, an elongated and curved cam member mounted on the pivot sha... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5947030 | Amusement device in the form of a roller coaster, a monorail or the like A recoil blocking device for vehicles (1) for roller-coasters, monorails or the like. To avoid the ratchet noises occurring in the case of prior-art ratchet-type blocking mechanisms of such recoil blocking devices, the present invention provides a catch d... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5904099 | Cushioned braking system for a monorail trolley A cushioned braking system for cushioning the impact of a moving vehicle for amusement for children. The braking system comprises a double ended air cylinder having a first cylinder end and a second cylinder end. A first head member and a second head memb... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5893329 | System for the transportation of persons and/or of goods Persons and/or goods are transported in vehicles which are each equipped with running wheels. The vehicles are connectable to a continuously driven traction cable by which they are driven along a track, such as on rails. A plurality of deceleration wheels... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5823116 | Shock-absorbing tow bar coupler A shock-absorbing tow bar coupler is disclosed. The tow bar coupler includes a housing dimensioned and configured at forward end to engage a trolley of a power and free conveyor. At its rearward end, a clevis is disposed within and rotatably attached to t... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5740741 | Method and apparatus for conveying an article on a vehicle The present invention is a method and apparatus for conveying an article on a loading platform of a vehicle by installing sensor switches on the top surface of the loading platform so that the proper loading of an article on the vehicle can be monitored a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5738017 | Rail vehicle reverse movement prevention assembly A rail vehicle has a pivotal latch pivotally mounted to its frame so that gravity urges one end of the locking latch toward a rack extending along the railway on which the rail vehicle is positioned for movement. A smooth slideway extends parallel to and ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5715756 | Ride attraction anti-roll back system An amusement ride attraction has an anti-roll back track with stops or cross bolts covered by a continuous brush material. A vehicle such as a roller coaster car or water flume boat has an anti-roll back pawl which rides above the fiber material on skis, ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5676337 | Railway car retarder system A railway car retarder mechanism that employs linear electromagnetic induction to precisely accelerate or decelerate a railcar. The retarder mechanism includes a plurality of linear induction stators having a spaced plurality of primary inductors, a contr... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5636575 | Conveyor speed retarder A retarder apparatus controls the speed of a free, load-carrying conveyor as it moves in a predetermined direction along a path of travel defined by the track in which the conveyor runs. Paddle members are spaced at regular intervals along an endless mova... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5601027 | Positioning system with damped magnetic attraction stopping assembly A positioning system stops a transport car traveling along a transport path at a predetermined stop position. The system includes a pair of members coupled together by a magnetic attraction force. One of the members is disposed at the stop position, while... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584249 | Shackle snubber for carcass carriers A control device for trolley shackles used to carry animal carcasses or parts thereof on a track for weighing and disposal. The control comprises a snubber device including extending teeth adapted so that each tooth can catch a shackle. Speed control of t... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5575218 | Track brake apparatus with sliding shoes and wear plates for preventing excessive movement of the shoes in the direction of vehicle movement A brake apparatus that is designed to brake a drag race vehicle that is movable within a track of an amusement ride. The braking apparatus includes a pair of braking units that each include movable portions that are movable toward each other so as to clam... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5570639 | Anti-runaway apparatus and method for a power-and-free conveyor system Apparatus for preventing runaway of trolleys in a power-and-free conveyor system that includes a friction bar that extends lengthwise of the free conveyor track on a side of the track remote from the power conveyor for motion lengthwise of the track at an... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5524548 | Festoon brake system A trolley system is provided which includes a powered tow trolley that travels along a rail, an end trolley that is fixed to an end of the rail, and several intermediate trolleys that travel along the rail between the tow and end trolleys. All trolleys ar... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5511487 | Transport system with electric movers A transport system having (i) electrical movers for moving in a travel direction along a guide rail, each having (a) a drive wheel, (b) a brakeless electric motor for rotating the drive wheel, (c) a photoelectric switch adapted to sense the proximity of a... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5450796 | Transport system with electric rail cars A transport system having a first electric rail car adapted to be propelled over a guide rail, a rail car stopping device being disposed separately from the first rail car along the guide rail, the first rail car having a brakeless motor, an electric powe... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5448952 | Door driving mechanism A driving mechanism is disposed in the bottom of a door for driving the door and includes a reduction gearing and a motor fixed to the door, and a gear coupled to the reduction gearing and engaged with two shafts for rotatably supporting the wheels of the... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5443012 | Playground carriage In accordance with the present invention, a playground carriage (10) is provided for moving people (100) from one play area to another. The playground carriage comprises a rotatable support pipe (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16). The supp... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5325790 | Rollback-preventing apparatus for a rail vehicle Rollback-preventing apparatus for a rail vehicle for engaging a toothed rack securely joined to the rail track includes a detent pawl attached to the wheel of the rail vehicle. The detent pawl has a ratchet which is shaped for engagement in the toothed ra... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5211115 | Transporting device A transporting device has at least one autonomous workpiece carrier provided with an electric device and a drive control, and a path system provided with a plurality of stations. The workpiece carrier is provided with a unit for determining the operationa... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5083656 | Conveyor anti-runaway apparatus A conveyor anti-runaway apparatus is provided for a conveyor of the type driven by an electric motor connected to a source of electrical power. The anti-runaway apparatus includes a switch tripping device having a tripping arm structure which is periodica... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5060789 | Conveyor anti-runaway apparatus A conveyor anti-runaway apparatus is provided for a conveyor of the type driven by an electric motor connected to a source of electrical power. The anti-runaway apparatus includes a switch tripping device having a tripping arm structure which is periodica... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5029675 | Method and device for speed control of railway transport facilities A method for speed control of railway transport facilities and a device to accomplish the method are used for deceleration and acceleration of transport vehicles in shunting yards. In the process of speed control a pressure element is introduced into an a... | 07/09/1991 |
