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 |
| 6976433 | Slidable cover assembly for merchandise carrying vehicle platforms A slidable cover assembly for merchandise carrying vehicle platforms is described. The cover assembly comprises a pair of opposed end support frames and a plurality of intermediate frames, each having a top carriage for displacement on a central horizontal top cente... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6250233 | Slidable cover assembly for gondola railroad car An extendable and retractable cover for use on gondola railroad cars, preferably provided as a kit for retrofitting existing cars, including elongated runners for attaching to the top of longitudinal walls of the gondola railroad cars, the runners includi... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5076174 | Flexible cover for multiple compartment vehicle having a rigid movable frame and lift assisting resilient straps A vehicle cover system includes a cover member which covers the open top of the vehicle body. The cover member is mounted on a frame extending longitudinally down each side of the body. The central portion of the cover member is mounted to the body. Each ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4627658 | Power-assisted semi-trailer truck body top cover An open-top trailer body hinged top cover comprising two longitudinal half-frame sections is disclosed in which powered rotating arms having rollers set in tracks which form the cabside ends of half-frames each covering half of the trailer body opening su... | 12/09/1986 |
| 3984289 | Coke quencher car apparatus A coke quencher car apparatus comprises a receptacle that is similar to a standard quencher car, but having one internal baffle forming coke compartments, and a frame at each end thereof on which is supported metal curtain material. Each curtain is stretc... | 10/05/1976 |
