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 |
| 6194671 | Electronic scale An electronic scale integrally formed within the housing of computer keyboard. The scale includes an item holder which may be removably attached to a weighing unit mounted in a clearance region located at a rear portion of the keyboard housing. In operati... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5369223 | Apparatus for weighing and processing materials Apparatus for processing materials including a receptacle for containing and processing fluid materials such as animal feed. A frame supports the receptacle on a base surface. A weighing mechanism supports the frame and includes at least one member yielda... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5230395 | Torque bar suspension scale with strap assemblies A torque bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed and a pair of torque bars with each torque bar being disposed at an opposite end of the platform. Strap assemblies are connected to the platform, the torque bars and a fr... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4643266 | Scales Scales of the type comprised of a base carrying a weighing platform, a lever system with a weighing spring being interposed between said base and said platform, wherein the lower end of said spring is flattened and urges against said base, and the upper e... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4088198 | Load lever The invention concerns a balance provided with a load support, load compensating means and a lever system mounted between the load support and the load compensating means. The lever system comprises four equally long and identically designed three-knife l... | 05/09/1978 |
