...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 |
| 8069997 | Portable tool rack A tool rack includes a frame having two sidewalls and two slots are defined through the two sidewalls. A plurality of recesses are defined in the frame and a rod having second recesses is connected between the two sidewalls. A restriction member is connected to the ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069996 | Gardening tool suspension device A gardening tool suspension device includes a suspension rack (20) having a through hole (22), a gardening tool (10) mounted on the suspension rack and a fastening mechanism (30) mounted on the suspension rack and locked onto the gardenin... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069995 | Adjustable tool holder The present invention includes an apparatus and method for holding a tool that includes one or more substantially cylindrical members, wherein each member has a longitudinal channel and a base having one or more planarly spaced substantially cylindrical openings and... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061537 | Tool holder A tool holder is adapted for attachment to a C-shaped suspension bar. In at least one embodiment, the tool holder includes a hook device for suspending an object and a fastening device which enables the hook device to be releasably attached to the suspension bar. Th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061536 | Tool box fastening device for fastening a tool box set to a vertical wall Disclosed is a tool box set fastener, which include a first fastening structure, which has mounting base fixedly fastened to a vertical wall or upright support and a coupling unit formed integral with the mounting base, and a second fastening structure, which is con... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056737 | Screwdriver holder A screwdriver holder has a base and a holding bar. The base has a protrusion, a bottom board, a hanging seat and at least one hanging hole and may have multiple insert holes. The protrusion protrudes from the bottom board. The hanging seat is formed on or protruded ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047386 | Tool rack with multi-function A tool rack comprises a main body; a tool holding section including a plurality of longitudinal tool holding elements defining a plurality of tool holding supports for retaining tools; and a flexible member adapted for slide along an upper side of the tool holding s... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038020 | Support for a set of tools A support for a series of tools, each tool including at least one head and one handle, includes a base; a plurality of housings, each housing being intended to receive and retain the handle; a plurality of means for receiving and retaining a head, each receiving and... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016130 | Tool rack This invention discloses a set of tool rack which can particularly place multiple wrenches. It is mainly comprised of a main frame, a front cover panel and two locking members. The main frame includes an axial rod, a connecting plate and two side plates. The axial r... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002124 | Tool rack set fastener Disclosed is a tool rack set fastener, which includes a first fastening structure, which has mounting base fixedly fastened to a vertical wall or upright support and a coupling unit formed integral with the mounting base, and a second fastening structure, which is c... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7980400 | Suspension display rack A suspension display rack for hand tools has a rail and multiple sliding blocks. The rail has a back-strip and two hooks. The hooks are formed on the back strip and each hook has a longitudinal groove. Each sliding block has a base, two cylindrical slides and a seat... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975856 | Accessory tray for a pressure washer An accessory tray for a pressure washer. The accessory tray of some embodiments has an accessory supporting portion for supporting and/or storing accessories of the pressure washer. The accessory supporting portion has a concave surface, which allows the accessories... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975855 | Upright shaft post capable of accommodating various containers A tool storage device includes comprises a hollow upright pivot shaft end capped at the top and bottom ends. Fastening and coupling structures are attached to the end caps. These have apertures, which are used to fasten the tool storage device to an upright surface,... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959016 | Suspension display rack A suspension display rack for hand tools has a rail and multiple sliding blocks. The rail has a back-strip and two hooks. The hooks are formed on the back strip and each hook has a longitudinal groove. Each sliding block has a base, two cylindrical slides and a seat... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954650 | Wrench and socket organizing apparatus A wrench and socket organizing apparatus includes a base that has a top side and a bottom side. A post has a bottom end coupled to the top side. A plate has an upper surface and a lower surface. The plate is mounted on the post and the upper surface has a plurality ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954652 | Tool rack A tool rack has a slide rack and multiple hangers. The slide rack has a baseboard and an elongated rail protruding from the baseboard. The multiple hangers are slidably mounted on the rail of the slide rack, and each has a hanging body and a hanging shaft. The hangi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954651 | Tool rack A tool rack has a slide rack and multiple hangers. The slide rack has a baseboard and an elongated rail protruding from the baseboard. The multiple hangers are slidably mounted on the rail of the slide rack, and each has a hanging body and a hanging shaft. The hangi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950534 | Hand tool rack A hand tool rack has an elongated base bracket and multiple clamping elements. The base bracket has a baseboard and a rail bracket. The rail bracket is formed on and protrudes from the baseboard. The clamping elements are movably mounted on the rail bracket and each... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7931159 | Suspension display rack A suspension display rack has a board, a rail, and multiple brackets. The board has a back-strip. The back strip has two first positioning holes. The rail is mounted on a front surface of the board and has an upper lug and a lower lug formed respectively on a top an... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931158 | Tool suspension rack that can bind and fasten a tool easily and quickly A tool suspension rack includes a support board provided with two through holes, and an elongate flexible clamping strap extending through the two through holes of the support board and provided with a plurality of barb-shaped locking pieces extending through at lea... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922013 | Tool storage device A tool device is disclosed to include a hollow upright pivot shaft, coupling rings rotatably mounted on the hollow upright pivot shaft at different elevations, and support arms respectively coupled to the coupling rings and turnable with the respective coupling ring... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896174 | Hose hook for a pressure washer An accessory tray for a pressure washer. The accessory tray of some embodiments has an accessory supporting portion for supporting and/or storing accessories of the pressure washer. The accessory supporting portion has a concave surface, which allows the accessories... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882965 | Hand tool holder A hand tool holder has a base and multiple holding elements. The base has a hanging seat and a track. The track protruding from the hanging seat. Each holding element has a sliding block, a protrusion, an extending board, a mounting stub, a shaft mount and a hanging... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7866490 | Method for storing garden trimmers A method for storing and protecting a garden trimmer includes mounting the trimmer horizontally on a rack and enclosing the power head of the trimmer in a rigid box enclosure at the forward end of the rack with the shaft and trimmer head projecting rearwardly outsid... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861871 | Hand tool rack A hand tool rack has an elongated base bracket, multiple clamping elements, two hangers and a lock. The base bracket has a baseboard and a rail bracket. The rail bracket is detachably mounted on the baseboard. The clamping elements are movably mounted on the rail br... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841480 | Socket holding device A socket holding device includes a peg component, a holding component, a positioning component, and a spring component. The peg component has a pin portion formed with a recess. The holding component has an insert portion that is movable between first and second pos... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7815058 | Portable tool rack A tool rack includes a frame having two sidewalls and two slots are defined through the two sidewalls. A plurality of first recesses are defined in the frame and a rod having second recesses is connected between the two sidewalls. A restriction member is connected t... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7798336 | Magnetic tool storage rack A magnetic tool storage rack includes a main rack body having a positioning wall, and a magnetic assembly. The magnetic assembly includes a fixing unit and a magnet unit. The fixing unit is installed on the positioning wall and is made from a non-magnetic material. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7780017 | Vertical tool rack storage device Disclosed is a vertical tool rack storage device which includes a hollow upright pivot shaft, a plurality of flat tool racks for holding tool bits and parts, and a plurality of connectors for pivotally coupling the flat tool racks to the hollow upright pivot shaft f... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7757867 | Tool Storage Rack A tool storage rack is adapted for retaining a plurality of tool heads therein, and includes a positioning seat and a base seat coupled to the positioning seat. The positioning seat has a top wall, a surrounding wall extending downwardly from the top wall, and a plu... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753216 | Tool suspension device A tool suspension device has a base bracket and multiple clamps. The base bracket has a baseboard and a rail bracket. The rail bracket is formed securely on the baseboard and has a rail and two longitudinal grooves. The rail has multiple detents formed in a front su... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7748544 | Rack system for home and garden A wall organization rack with detachable, convertible hooks that may be used in garages, utility rooms, shops, retail establishments, residential basements, sheds, etc. The system comprises a horizontal crossbar support rack member and a plurality of different suppo... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717277 | Rotatable tool organizer A tool organizer is disclosed for supporting and organizing a variety of tools. The tool caddy includes a circular base that rests upon a lazy susan bearing, allowing 360 degree rotation of the tool caddy. The tool caddy includes shaped openings in the circular base... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717278 | Tool suspension device A tool suspension device has a base bracket, multiple clamping elements and multiple sliding elements. The base bracket has a baseboard and a rail bracket. The rail bracket is formed on the baseboard and has an inner rail and an outer rail. The clamping elements are... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7694832 | Suspension display rack A suspension display rack for hand tools has a rail and multiple sliding blocks. The rail has a back-strip and two hooks. The hooks are formed on the back strip and each hook has a longitudinal groove. Each sliding block has a base, two cylindrical slides and a seat... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7669723 | Tool suspension device A tool suspension device has a base bracket having a front surface, a rail bracket and multiple clamps. The rail bracket is attached securely to the front surface of the base bracket has a mounting panel, two opposite rails and two opposite channels. The channels ar... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7654400 | Tool holder A tool holder. The tool holder includes a back plate and a tubular tool support assembly. The tubular tool support assembly has opposite first and second ends. The first end is attached to the back plate such that when the back plate is held in a vertical plane the ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7562780 | Accessory tray for a pressure washer An accessory tray for a pressure washer. The accessory tray of some embodiments has an accessory supporting portion for supporting and/or storing accessories of the pressure washer. The accessory supporting portion has a concave surface, which allows the accessories... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7537125 | Rotary supply organizer for art, craft and sundry tools A two-sided, rotary organizer to allow quick access to an artist's or craft person's paints, tools and supplies, while providing storage in a minimum space. The device is supplied with two vertical angled surfaces and six shelves so all items are separate and organi... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537124 | Tool rack with locking device A tool rack includes two fixed members and two movable members movably received in the fixed members. The two movable members are connected to and controlled by a locking device. Each fixed member has a plurality of a first protrusions and each first protrusion has ... | 05/26/2009 |