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 |
| 7424860 | Rollover boat A boat compensates for roll over conditions by maintaining a user in an upright position at all times. The boat contains an external frame, an internal frame disposed for moving within the external frame, and a seat assembly attached to the internal frame and mainta... | 09/16/2008 |
| 6968799 | Safety device A safety device to prevent a passenger from becoming injured during a crash, severe weather conditions, or other event that could cause bodily harm. The safety device comprises a substantially fracture resistant spherical shell and at least one harnessed passenger s... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6394019 | Anti-capsize watercraft An anti-capsizing watercraft for propulsion over rough water includes three flotation members radially and circumferentially spaced connected with a hub member and an occupant platform rotatably connected with said hub member whereby at least two floatati... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5713710 | Transfer system A transfer apparatus for transferring objects from a first location to a second location includes a transfer device adapted to be coupled to a lifting device. The transfer device comprises an outer structure which defines an inner space in which an object... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5623975 | Gas capsule filling and sealing process A cylindrical plug made of elastomeric material is introduced into a cylindrical cartridge. The rim of the cartridge is swagged-in to reduce the diameter of its opening to one-third of the cartridge internal diameter and of the closely matching plug exter... | 04/29/1997 |
| 4713030 | Marine craft A marine craft comprises an outer hull of completely spherical shape, an inner hull of hemispherical shape, universal bearings between the inner hull and outer hull supporting the inner structure in the outer hull and permitting universal movement, and a ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4413583 | Plastic lifeboats Sea-going lifeboats made of thin-walled, fiberglass-reinforced plastic (F-R P), with an oversupply of poured-in-place urethane foam in functionally advantageous spaces; having totally watertight or weathertight covers; with bow-pull hand-propeller replaci... | 11/08/1983 |
