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 |
| 7360640 | Locking mechanism for securing a member to a conveyor A locking mechanism is provided for releasably securing a grouper lug to a conveyor plate in a packaging machine conveyor belt assembly. The locking mechanism includes a cantilever arm that is disposed in a base wall of the grouper lug which defines a locking surfac... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347331 | Fines removal apparatus and methods/systems regarding same Apparatus, methods and systems are used to separate fines from objects of a feed mixture being processed (e.g., iron bearing pellets, chips and dust). For example, at least a portion of an endless belt defining a channel is movable up an incline relative to horizont... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7162836 | Temporary structure A kit for building a structure which includes a plurality of panels (28, 30), each panel having at least one respective peripheral formation (34) and a plurality of fasteners (10); each fastener having at least two clip formations (12, 14... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7032737 | Conveying apparatus for open containers A conveying apparatus for transporting open containers is provided with at least two conveying elements located opposite to each other that are adapted frictionally or positively engage the containers. Each conveying element comprises a plurality of gripping element... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6997308 | Welded conveyor belt modules, belts made of welded modules, and method of making welded modules Welded belt modules, belts made of such modules, and a method for making such modules. Wide belt modules are made by welding together side to side narrow belt modules to a selected width. Modular conveyor belts are constructed of rows of welded modules connected ser... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6926134 | Plastic conveyor belt module with embedded fasteners A plastic conveyor belt module having an embedded high-strength fastener for securely fastening an assortment of attachment elements. A fastener, such as a nut, or threaded insert, is press-fit into a countersunk hole that extends through the thickness of the module... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6142290 | Conveyor for handling refuse in a street sweeper machine The invention is directed to a conveyor operated by idler members driven in rotation by a motor (16) which includes a pair of spaced apart flexible elements connected to the idler member and having an endless extension. Refuse transporting blades (8) are ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6039171 | Conveyor system for transporting goods The conveyor system for transporting goods has an endless conveyor belt which is guided about deflection drums in the two end stations. The conveyor belt assembly is provided with support beams oriented transversely to the conveying direction and the supp... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5984077 | Non-conductive overhead conveyor This invention relates particularly to overhead conveyors as are used to deliver, or in some cases to remove, materials from high places such as roof tops. In particular, the invention applies to such conveyors which are mobile, i.e. vehicle mounted, and ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5967221 | Detachable wear plate suitable for foundry equipment and for conveying green sand moulds In a conveyor or other foundry equipment having surfaces protected by a wear plate secured to a structural part of the equipment, the wear plate is detachably secured by means of studs permanently secured to a structural part of the equipment. Heads of th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5791454 | Conveyor system for transporting goods A conveyor system for transporting goods has an endless conveyor belt and o support tracks, disposed one above the other, for supporting the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is formed with a plurality of transverse beams which are spaced apart from one an... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5511652 | Construction conveyor belt An improved conveyor belt construction includes lateral edges which fold upwardly and inwardly upon the application of longitudinal directed tension. The tendency of the lateral edges of the belt to curve upwardly and inwardly, coupled with the presence o... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5462154 | Slat for transporting device for extruded articles of aluminum or aluminum alloy A slat for a transporting device for an extruded article of aluminum or an aluminum alloy in which only a worn-out portion of a heat-resistant member may be exchanged easily. The slat includes an elongated base member secured to the transporting device fo... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5404994 | Agricultural conveyor belt A conveyor belt for agricultural use, and method of manufacturing same, having a conveyor belt fabric material of preferably synthetic fibers with rubber coating and having wooden slats arranged spaced apart along its length, oriented transverse of the be... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5199771 | Not retaining cleat for vehicle endless track A cleat assembly for an endless track vehicle, wherein the mounting nuts are retained and carried by an elongate member spaced apart to receive the mounting bolts, so that a single workman may install or remove the cleat assembly from the endless belt, an... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5186227 | Driving device A driving device comprises at least one chain (16) in the form of a closed loop. The chain is connected to at least one driving member arranged to cause the chain to orbit. Furthermore, the chain is laid over diverting members which in combination with th... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5135644 | Belt for magnetic separator A belt assembly for an overhead magnetic separator has a belt having an inner face and an opposite outer face and a pair of opposite ends one of which is cut away on the inner face and the other which is cut away on the outer face so that the cut-away por... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5039412 | Wire with guide belts for a pulp thickener A high speed stock thickener has a foraminous endless wire. The stock thickener is of the type in which an open mesh endless wire is trained over a pair of rolls and paper stock to be thickened is applied between the wire and the rolls and is carried on a... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4865182 | Entraining cleat for a conveyor belt assembly An entraining cleat of rubber or like material for attachment to a flat conveyor belt of an assembly for steep or vertical conveying of loose material is provided. The entraining cleat includes an entraining bar having a lower straight branch and latteral... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4860881 | Apparatus for conveying assembly parts An apparatus for conveying assembly parts from a storage bin to a singling and/or orienting station has a conveyor which includes an endless carrier extending from an inlet in the bin to a discharge end whence the conveyed assembly parts are thrown from t... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4832183 | Conveyor belt having insertable & selectable conveying member A module for forming a conveyor belt (22) having a variable and selectable conveying surface and which is comprised of a plurality of identical modules (36, 38, 40, 42 and 44) preferably formed by injection molding is disclosed. Each module (36) has a top... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4698504 | Inserts attachable to a wire mesh belt for supporting sheets in a thermography apparatus A thermography apparatus includes a wire mesh conveyor belt for conveying sheets through a heating zone in which a resin is heated and melted. A plurality of inserts is mounted on the belt for supporting the sheets. Each of the inserts comprises an elonga... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697693 | Conveying systems A conveying system useful for synchronous conveying of articles along a straight line path between a driving and driven pulley. Selected teeth of a synchronous belt are modified to provide passages between a backing and a top land. Each modified tooth is ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4656762 | Ice preparation machine for ice tracks An ice preparation machine has a snow container, and a conveyor for transporting of snow removed from an ice surface into the snow container and formed as an inclined container including a belt drive provided with driving posts which are arranged centrall... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4625857 | Endless belt conveyor system having patterned belt transport surface An endless belt conveyor system has patterned belt transport surface for engaging loads having spaced protrusions on their bottom surfaces, such as, for example, multi-wheeled carts. The endless belt is trained over a pair of rollers, and has a plurality ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4589543 | Drive shaft for slat conveyor A slat conveyor having a drive shaft with grooves running axially to the shaft and driving a plurality of endless conveyor belts connected to each other on the cargo carrying side with slats positioned transverse to the direction of travel and having on t... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4562918 | En-mass conveyor for verticle or steep delivery of bulk material An en-mass conveyor for vertically or steeply lifting bulk material has two, primary, flat, endless belt conveyors which are vertical or steeply-inclined throughout facing, correspondingly-progressing, material-conveying runs thus forming a belt shaft. On... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4480670 | Track belt assembly An improved track belt assembly wherein the anchor plates have fastening means which are disposed axially inward of the reinforcing belt structure.... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4428475 | Heavy material conveyor belt wear protection A wear protected belt comprising an elongated, generally flexible belt having a plurality of plates attached to the face of the belt. The plates extend across the belt at an angle to its longitudinal axis, and substantially cover a longitudinal portion of... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4351380 | Track belt assembly The track belt assembly of the present invention comprises a plurality of shoes spaced about the periphery of a load-supporting structure. A reinforcing belt structure is disposed on the side of the shoe opposite the ground-engaging side thereof. Each sho... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4325478 | Transport belt intended for transporting products at a high temperature, and a transport means equipped with this belt A transport belt for a conveyor or bucket conveyor especially for transporting products whose temperature exceeds 200° C. is provided wherein a flexible belt carries on its outer face a metal carrier means adapted to receive or pick up the hot products w... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4316536 | Conveyor belt This invention relates to an improved conveyor belt which has application in the area of agricultural machinery and a variety of industrial fields. More particularly, there is described a conveyor belt comprising a web woven from an extruded nylon cord an... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4280617 | Conveyor belt Conveyor belt of rubber or rubber-like elastomeric synthetic materials with strength members embedded in the belt and arranged in mutually spaced apart relationship while extending parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction of the belt, whereby ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4235187 | Can handling equipment In can manufacturing apparatus there is provided an overhead magnetic conveyor for transferring cans from a conveyor upon which they are coated to a conveyor upon which the cans are dried. To remove excess coating material which tends to form a bead aroun... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4176260 | Inventory control system Method and apparatus for central inventory control as particularly adapted for retail vending wherein all merchandise is made to carry a coded identifier ticket characteristic of the product. Upon sale of the product the identifier ticket may be removed a... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4143759 | Positionable cleats and associated conveyors Cleats which may be positioned as desired on a conveyor belt. Each cleat has ears which permit its temporary and alterable attachment to a belt with alternating ridges and channels that are transverse to the direction of movement of the belt.... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4023671 | Connection for the ends of supporting straps of an endless bar belt conveyor A connection for the ends of the supporting straps of an endless bar belt conveyor, especially for agricultural machines, the bars of which are connected to the supporting straps by connecting members such as rivets and screws. Within the region of the tw... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3981390 | Conveying belt A belt with at least one groove in its top and an attached working element with a foot portion having at least one rib that is disposed at least partially in the groove. A single fastener attaches the foot portion to the belt.... | 09/21/1976 |
