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 |
| 6155388 | Brake beam A brake beam assembly comprised of a compression member with a first end and a second end, a tension member with a third end and a fourth end, a strut connected to the tension member and the compression member, a first brake head, and a second brake head.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5810124 | Brake beam A brake beam assembly containing a compression member, a tension member, a strut connected to the tension member and the compression member, and two brake heads with recesses. The ends of the compression member and the tension member are disposed within t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 4830148 | Truss-type brake beam for railway vehicle truck-mounted brake assembly A truss-type brake beam having a bent configuration in which the compression and tension members are bent on opposite sides of a strut member, so that the compression and tension member segments lie in separate planes that intersect to form an angle there... | 05/16/1989 |
| 3998299 | Brake beam structure A truss-type brake beam has end members with pockets for receiving the abutting end portions of the compression channel and tension bar members with the pocket rear wall abutting the rear surface of the compression member web and the front wall abutting t... | 12/21/1976 |
