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 |
| 7510057 | Parking brake A parking brake for a commercial vehicle equipped with an air-operated service brake is configured in such a way that the actuating energy for the brake is reduced in comparison to a configuration with a spring brake cylinder, while the installation space in the whe... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7428951 | Brake device for elevator In a braking device for an elevator, a sheave around which main ropes for suspending a car and a counterweight are looped is provided with a pressing device. A braking disc provided with a plurality of engaging portions is pressed against the sheave by the pressing ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7395902 | Hand deactivated shopping cart automatic braking system A braking system designed to be an integral part of a shopping cart. The braking system consists of a hand-operated brake that is gravity actuated and normally engaged. The user disengages the braking system to move the shopping cart, preferably by pushing a primary... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7353671 | Adjustable width coupler latch lock An adjustable coupler lock for locking a trailer hitch such that a trailer cannot be removed from a vehicle. The coupler lock comprises a lock body with a locking mechanism and a locking plate, and also comprises a shaft having a narrow and a flange end, and also ha... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331428 | Wheel assembly of luggage A wheel assembly for a luggage includes switch member provided on a base of the wheel assembly at a fixed location. The switch member is connected to a driven shaft, and the driven shaft is connected to a brake member. The brake member has a stop portion associated ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7270027 | Detent lever assembly for an internal electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system A detent lever assembly for implementation with an electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system that shifts a transmission range between a park position and an out-of-park position. The detent lever assembly includes a shaft rotatably supported by a housing... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7228945 | Techniques for employing electric brakes to control movement of rotatable components A brake assembly includes a mounting plate, pressure members disposed in a substantially coplanar manner relative to the mounting plate, and electric actuators mounted to the mounting plate. The electric actuators are configured to selectively move the pressure memb... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204508 | Trailer lock A trailer lock and particularly a trailer lock for locking a trailer ball cap includes a lock housing, a lock, a latch bolt, a holding seat and a detent member. The lock housing has an opening to hold the lock, a U-shaped trough to hold the latch bolt, a through tro... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192100 | Power machine having traction lock with speed-range selector A self propelled power machine is provided with a drive system and a traction lock mechanism. The drive system includes a speed range selector and associated mechanism that can operate the power machine in high and low speed ranges. The traction lock mechanism, when... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179156 | Grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect. The grinder includes a main body in which a rotary shaft is disposed for a grinding disc mounted under a bottom end of the rotary shaft. A controlling button is switchable for powering ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178619 | Electrically powered vehicle drive control device and electrically powered vehicle drive control method A vehicle including an electrically powered machine, a parking gear mechanically connected to the electrically powered machine, a parking lock mechanism that locks the parking gear, a sensor that detects a rotor position of the electrically powered machine, and a co... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175002 | Luggage A luggage has a case with a plurality of wheels on a bottom side thereof. A brake apparatus is provided in the case to brake the wheels. A switch is provided on the case for manipulation. A linkage device is provided in the case to connect the switch and the brake a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156590 | Quill lock assembly A quill lock assembly for locking a quill of a device such as a drill press is described. The quill lock assembly includes a cam assembly and a handle connected to the cam assembly. The cam assembly is connected to the device, such as with a mounting bracket or the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155328 | Device and method for determining gearbox positions in an automatic gearbox A device and a method for determining positions of an automatic gearbox comprises a notched disk (1), an adjustment device for rotating the notched disk (1), a first sensor (14) for measuring the applicable torque, a second sensor (16) fo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140477 | Automatic parking brake for a rail vehicle A parking brake for a rail vehicle can automatically lock the rail vehicle brakes in an applied position, such as by clamping the brake cylinder push rod to prevent retraction from an applied position to a release position. An actuator can operate the parking brake,... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134509 | Portable power tool with rotating output shaft and overload protection A portable power tool is provided which includes a rotation motor (11), an output shaft (14), a gearing (13) and a drive spindle (12; 112) connecting the gearing (13) to the motor (11). A drive line arresting lock device ( | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108108 | Rod clamping device A device for clamping a rod to stop axial and/or rotative movement between the rod and the device. The device includes pressure and clamp units, the clamp unit having a bushing fixed therein and provided with a radially resilient center section normally sized to per... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097017 | Travel suitcase with seat A suitcase including a main body having a front surface, rear surface, first and second side surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, a bottom rear edge at the meeting point of the bottom surface and the rear surface as well as a top rear edge adjacent to the m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073606 | Manual machine tool The invention is based on a power tool comprising toolholder (12, 102) driveable in at least rotary fashion via a drive motor and via a driven shaft (10, 98, 100), which comprises a workholding fixture (14) for attaching tools (16, 104) a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052384 | Manual machine tool with spindle stop A hand power tool (10) with a housing (12) that accommodates a turnably driveable driven shaft (20) on which a machining, in particular disk-shaped, replaceably clampable tool is mounted, whereby the driven shaft (20) is capable of being ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048439 | Adjustable linkage mounting assembly for dental x-ray assembly These and other objects of the present invention achieved by adjustable linkage mounting member for shaft members associated with articulating positioning arm members of a dental x-ray assembly wherein each adjustable linkage mounting member is comprised of a housin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032909 | Mechanic's creeper The present invention is a wheeled creeper having a braking device that releasably engages the support surface in order to deter the creeper from rolling freely on the surface. The braking device includes brake shoes and a handle that is readily accessible for engag... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014548 | Pneumatic grinder with easily replacing grinding disc A pneumatic grinder with easily replacing grinding disc, including: a main body in which a rotary shaft is eccentrically pivotally connected with and is driven by a drive shaft of the pneumatic grinder, a bottom end of the rotary shaft being for mounting a grinding ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6938740 | Suitcase with stair roller and brake A suitcase includes a housing defining an interior chamber. The housing has a panel, which has a first end and a second end. The panel also has at least one wheel rotatably connected to the housing adjacent to the first end of the panel for enabling rolling movement... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923294 | Lockable wheel A lockable shopping cart wheel (10) comprises a plastics hollow casing (12), an axle (22) on which the casing is rotatably mounted and a resetable locking mechanism that is mounted on the axle in the casing. The casing has an end wall (14... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918314 | Shift-by-wire transmission actuator assembly An actuator for a vehicle transmission having both a shift-by-wire mode and a manual override mode includes a motor and a gear assembly driven by the motor when the vehicle transmission is in a shift-by-wire mode. An output member of the gear assembly is configured ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915883 | Electric braking apparatus An electric braking apparatus is disclosed in which a rotational movement from a motor is converted into linear movement that moves a brake piston to generate braking force. The electric brake apparatus can perform full parking brake function without sacrificing its... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905004 | Parking gear for a motor vehicle An engagement wheel is mounted so that it can rotate relative to the drive shaft of a drive train in a motor vehicle. To allow rotational driving, the engagement wheel is operatively connected with an element that cannot be rotated relative to the drive shaft by at ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6851522 | Wheelchair brake attachment apparatus A brake attachment apparatus is provided for a wheelchair and includes a wheelchair connector assembly for connecting to the wheelchair, a brake operator arm which extends horizontally along a portion of the wheelchair, a brake operator arm hinge connected to the wh... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6811509 | Hydraulic motor apparatus including brake mechanism A hydraulic motor assembly having a motor and gear reduction set mounted in a housing. A brake assembly may be mounted in the port block to provide braking for the output axle or it may be located externally to the axle housing portion of the assembly. The housing m... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6688437 | Wheelchair brake system with anti-rollback and anti-tip capabilities A brake and anti-tipping system for a conventional wheelchair is disclosed. The system engages the ground to prevent rearward movement of a wheelchair and is disengaged when the wheelchair is occupied. The braking and anti-tipping system comprises a pivot... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6655505 | Parking brake actuating device for a parking brake arrangement in a motor vehicle A parking brake actuating device includes a rotary lever arrangement in operative connection with a compensation device providing an idle path and a restoring element for controlling the rotary lever arrangement. The rotary lever arrangement controls the ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6644443 | Transportation device, especially a wheelchair, with a braking system The invention relates to a device for transporting human beings, comprising a frame, at least one tire extending in a peripheral direction around a wheel with a certain amount of elasticity, and a braking system. The braking power of the braking system is... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6619460 | Braking arrangement and braking maneuver means A brake arrangement for a machine that includes a locking element adapted to engage with an output shaft from a gearbox. The gearbox comprising at least two gearwheels utilized to obtain different gears. A gear clutch is provided for each gearwheel and is... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619438 | Caster braking and locking structure A caster braking and locking structure comprises a caster holder having disposed at its bottom a rough; one end of the trough connecting through a shaft mouth inserted with a shaft being provided upwardly a recess; a slot formed in the shaft mouth in rela... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6484851 | Parking brake for automobiles A parking brake for automobiles is disclosed including a brake disk having ratchets to secure interruption of the wheels in parking the automobiles, a caliper arranged on the brake disk forming an inserting groove, an intermittent member engaged into the ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6470519 | Medical table brake A brake for a medical table (20) includes a speed detector (40) for determining when the table speed is greater than a threshold value. If the table is moving at greater than the threshold value, the brake is prevented from engaging to prevent the patient... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6431328 | Parking lock device for three-wheeled vehicle A parking lever for drawing a cable for locking rear wheels of a three-wheeled vehicle is provided on the front body. A rear wheel lock mechanism for locking the rear wheels is provided on the rear body. A roll lock mechanism for locking the relative rota... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6415675 | Slide-out drive gear box lock A gear driven slide-out system has a radially fixed gear rack which can be slid axially into or out of engagement with a gear in a manual gearbox which is in driving engagement with the drive shaft. The fixed gear rack is biased into engagement so as to l... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6408990 | Settling device for stopping movement of baby car by inhibiting rotation of wheels A settling device of a baby car for stopping the movement of the baby car by inhibiting the rotation of the car wheels is disclosed. The settling device of a baby car includes a button portion for providing therethrough a user's operation, and a pivot por... | 06/25/2002 |
