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 |
| 6712231 | Coupling arrangement for rail vehicles A coupling arrangement for coupling together rail vehicles such as railway carriages and locomotives consisting of a coupling head comprising a coupling housing (1) joined to the rail vehicle and having an active coupling device in the form of a plunger (2... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6135665 | Clamp for railroad coupler head A clamp for securing apparatus such as end-of-train equipment to a railroad coupler head includes a first finger member that is mounted to pivot about a pivot pin in scissors-like manner between a fixed second and third finger member affixed to a housing,... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5509548 | Coupling head housing of a central buffer coupling A coupling head housing of a central buffer coupling for rail vehicles, especially low-platform vehicles, with a lock with rotatable disk-type hook and articulated coupling ring, which is located retracted inside the centering projection when the coupling... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509547 | Coupling device The invention pertains to a coupling device for a conveyor device which in particular is used for the suspended transport of clothing in the garment industry, whereby the conveyor device comprises a support rail which is suspended on a runner or a similar... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5503280 | Timed thrust uncoupling mechanism for passenger transit type railway cars An improved coupler control circuit board which can be positioned in an environmentally protected location for controlling an uncoupling operation of a mechanical type coupler mechanism utilized to connect adjacently disposed ends of a pair of passenger t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5209363 | Mechanical coupling for overhead trolleys with cooperatively mating prizmatic projections A mechanical coupling for coupling together two spaced conveyor rods adapted to be moved on rollers on a suspension conveyor system, the rods extending in their direction of transport and being aligned with respect to each other, the coupling comprising t... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4927035 | Automatic coupling for rail borne vehicles Each coupling head of a vehicle coupling comprises a spring accumulator 50 consisting of compression springs 27, 30 which are energized by a pressure bar 20 when a tension bolt 3 of the head is moved inward. The coupling of the tension bolt 3 in a tension... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4703862 | Automatic railroad car coupler An automatic air couplter for railroad cars includes a bracket (26) which supports a cylinder housing (72) underneath the coupler mechanism of a railroad car. A face plate (60) is disposed on a piston (70) which reciprocates within the cylinder housing (7... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4375857 | Automatic railway controlled buffer coupling An improved automatic central buffer coupling for rail vehicles includes a cone formed with a tip portion on the end of the cone having a convex surface and a funnel-shaped member for receiving the cone member of an opposite coupling which is formed with ... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4366911 | Uncoupling central buffer couplings on rail vehicles A device for uncoupling central buffer couplings on rail vehicles having a rotatable disk hook includes a cam operatively connected to a worm wheel for rotation therewith which, in turn, is connected to an electric motor. The cam is rotatably operative to... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4248354 | Rotary locksetting mechanism for a rigid jaw coupler A Willison rigid jaw coupler with a locksetting pawl for interlockingly engaging the locklifting lever, when the lock is in lockset, is described. A special fulcrumming of the pawl is provided to cause disengagement of the pawl from the lever to allow the... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4203523 | Locksetting mechanism for a rigid jaw coupler A rigid jaw-type coupler having a locksetting mechanism which can be easily tripped to restore the lock from a lockset position back to a locked position. The mechanism comprises a lock operating lever which is provided with a projecting lug that is desig... | 05/20/1980 |
