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 |
| 7308742 | Hardware for mounting a casket handle A handle hardware assembly for attaching a handle to the sidewall of a casket. The hardware assembly comprises a lifting arm and clevis each having a pair of pivot arms or flanges. Each clevis pivot flange has a protrusion which is engageable with three radially spa... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7216403 | Ergonomic appliance handle The ergonomic appliance handle is an extension handle that is attachable to a carrying or transport handle on a canister style vacuum cleaner or similar floor appliance. The ergonomic appliance handle provides an elongated handle shaft that is attached to the canist... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6978107 | Developer supply container A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving device, includes a main body for accommodating a developer; a grip member for gripping the developer supply container; an engaging member for engagement with the grip member with said grip me... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6754940 | Custom casket having removable keepsakes A combination of a casket and reattachably removable hardware for lifting the casket, including an aperture formed through a casket sidewall, a generally circular plate defined between a first radius and a second radius, an elongated lifting member having a first en... | 06/29/2004 |
| 5933917 | Case with adjustable and positionable handle device A handle device adapted to be mounted on a base such as a power supply casing, allowing the orientation thereof to be adjusted arbitrarily within a certain range, and able to be positioned at a desired orientation is disclosed. The handle device includes ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5604965 | Decorative hardware for casket A casket includes a plurality of walls. An attaching device is connected to at least one of the walls for non-removably attaching decorative hardware to the exterior of the casket without accessing the interior of said casket. The decorative hardware incl... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5561892 | Hardware for burial casket A combination burial casket and hardware comprises a casket shell having a wall, a plate secured to the wall and having a rear edge and a forward surface, an arm, adapted to receive and support a handle bar, pivoted to the plate, and including at least on... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5555612 | Externally removable twist locking casket hardware Hardware for a casket which may be quickly and easily twisted into fixed engagement with the casket at a predetermined orientation. The hardware may be easily removed from the casket without leaving metal hardware components in or on the casket. Specifica... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5309614 | Swing bar hardware for caskets Swing bar hardware for caskets comprises an arm having a top and bottom for receiving a bar at its bottom. A clevis pivotally connected to the arm at its top with a bolt extending laterally from the clevis. A decorative lug having an opening which receive... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5144727 | Non-invasive hardware for metal casket Non-invasive hardware for a metal casket. A casket wall is deformed to form a recess. A slotted plate is welded to the recess. A hardware assembly includes a rivet head that is slid into the slot and under the plate. A plastic strip mates with the slot to... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5008990 | Hardware for mounting a casket handle bar A casket has a metal shell. A plurality of blocks project from the surface of the shell and are integral with the shell. Mounts are secured over the blocks and have laterally-projecting trunnions. Arms are mounted on the trunnions at one end and receive a... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4615085 | Burial casket hardware alignment device The present invention is directed to a dual-functioning alignment and trim device for a burial casket. An alignment and trim strip is attached to the back side of a series of decorative plates which are in turn attached to handle arms and casket handles. ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4077096 | Casket handle structure This is concerned with a casket structure and more specifically relates to a handle mounting arrangement which will be structurally strong and will be constructed to take the loads involved but at the same time will present a pleasing exterior appearance ... | 03/07/1978 |
