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 |
| 8109401 | Frame for a wall cut-out For a wall cut-out (100) defining a void (101) within a wall (102) for receiving a utility receptacle (104) wherein the cut-out has a perimeter edge (103) surrounding the void (101), the frame (10) includes an insert-... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8052001 | Case assembly structure of electronic device The present invention relates to a case assembly structure. The case assembly structure includes a first case and a second case. The first case has a first connection portion including a first protrusion, a first trench and a second protrusion from an external side ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7850031 | Housing The invention relates to a housing for receiving electric lines and/or connections, comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, said housing parts being connected to one another by means of at least one hinge. Said hinge defines a rotational axis abou... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7815065 | Telecommunications enclosure system Telecommunications enclosure system comprising a first enclosure and second enclosure with each halving a pair of vertical mounting flanges. Bach mounting flange comprises a row of identical round apertures with a slotted aperture disposed at the end of each row of ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7762415 | Waterproof box for a wiring harness connector For providing a waterproof box, which can prevent penetration of liquid like water through a gap between a box main body and a cover member mounted on the box main body, the waterproof box includes the box main body having an opening formed by surrounding with a plu... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757875 | Pull out extension contained in electrical box An electrical outlet box extension comprising a perimetrical side wall with an inner surface and an outer surface having an open front face and an open rear face and defining an interior space, and having at least one outwardly protruding resilient tab located on th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7527163 | Top cover fixing structure A top cover fixing structure for fixing opposing sidewalls of a top cover to respective opposing sidewalls of a bottom chassis with a single screw for each sidewall, thus reducing the number of parts and thereby reducing the man-hours for assembling, while maintaini... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7442873 | Environmentally protected enclosure for electrical power distributor and the like An improved enclosure for electrical components is provided. The enclosure protects components from the environment. The enclosure may rest on a surface and to move it from one location to another the enclosure may be rotated 90° and can travel on top and bottom si... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432440 | Electrical box support An electrical box having spring legs for supporting the box within a space between a pair of spaced-apart parallel concrete forms. The legs engage the inside surface of one form and bias the open end of the box against the inside surface of the other form. The legs ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7414190 | Environmental seal for network interface device A NID includes a base defining an interior cavity and a protective outer cover attached to the base for movement between an opened position and a closed position. At least one of the base and the outer cover has one or more channels formed therein and the other of t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7388150 | Self-supporting electrical fixture support An electrical outlet box and/or assembly is attachable to a wall or ceiling stud. The assembly in one embodiment includes an outlet box having a perimetrical side wall, a back wall and open front face defining a box interior. The assembly may also include a communic... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381907 | Electrical panel box An electrical panel box which includes a cavity defined by a back face, two opposing side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall and a front face extending beyond the periphery of the side walls and top and bottom walls for securing the electrical panel box in a wall, ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381890 | Recessed electrical outlet cover and box An electrical box assembly that includes a box body having a screw mount aperture and a base insert slidably coupled into the box body. The base insert may include a back wall, and the back wall may have an electrical device aperture therethrough, a box mounting scr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374057 | Electrical junction assemblies for coupling electrical fixtures to suspended ceiling grids A T-bar clip assembly that securely couples to T-bar structures that are used to construct suspended ceiling is disclosed. The T-bar assembly is configured to support one or more electrical fixtures and provide power feeds to the one or more electrical fixtures. The... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360323 | Top firewall cover assembly for laundry dryer Top cover assembly including a top cover mounted on a side plate of a cabinet, a fire plate between the side plate and the top cover, for preventing spreading of fire taking place in the cabinet to an exterior, and a cabinet holder for fastening the fire plate to th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357009 | Pedastal closure assembly having snag-free lock A quarter turn slide lock assembly having a base, a cover, a slider, a rotator, springs and washers. The base includes a channel for the slider to move between extended and retracted positions. The slider includes internal and exterior cam follower surfaces. The rot... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359206 | Radio frequency isolation system and cover assembly for vacuum electron device A self-guiding cover assembly for a vacuum electron device (VED) enclosure (704, 1316) has a cover (1002, 1302), a pair of guide plates, and a pair of guide elements (1304, 1306). The cover has at least one electrical connector (1314) dis... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7323637 | Electrical box roller to facilitate wire pulling A roller is provided in combination with an electrical junction box to facilitate pulling of wires through the box. The roller has a spring mounted plunger on one end adapted to be received within a pre-existing hole in a side wall of the box, and a press-fit stud o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322469 | Container for recording media A container for recording media, such as disk(s) includes first and second essentially identical trays. Each tray is adapted to releasably receive a disk for protective storage. The trays are oriented in overlying and registered relationship to one another and affix... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319192 | Frame member and box combination for recessing an electrical box and cover assembly An electrical box assembly including a frame member and an outlet box assembly with an outlet box and a hinged cover. The frame member includes a peripheral flange and inward sloping sidewalls that extend to a rear panel having a central opening therein. The outlet ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316749 | Spray booth structures A panel for connection with other panels, comprising a rectilinear base member having outer edges, a first rectilinear side member extending from one edge of the base member, the first side member having a first lip extending from an outward edge of the first side m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7290376 | Wall device for fittings A wall device for supporting fittings includes a plurality of horizontal and vertical uprights (2), which can be assembled together to form the wall device. The horizontal and vertical uprights are mutually coupled together by at least one first adjustable fi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287659 | Water endpoint enclosure A waterproof enclosure primarily for radio frequency transmitters used in an automatic meter reading (fixed or mobile) system is described. In one example embodiment, the enclosure includes a base unit, cover that is press-fit into the base unit and a collar that ha... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289318 | Auxiliary fixing mechanism for an interface card An auxiliary fixing mechanism is used for fixing an interface card to the housing of a computer. The auxiliary fixing mechanism includes an I/O window and an auxiliary fastener. The I/O window has a fixing slot and a first screw hole. The auxiliary fastener includes... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275642 | Cosmetic case A cosmetic case including a case body and an associated lid opening and closing the same, is adapted to have an ornamental exchangeable cover replaceably attached to at least either of the lid and the case body to cover them, and hence, the cosmetic case satisfies u... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275797 | Lateral file A lateral file having a cabinet structure which provides improved rigidity against racking, including an improved upright boxlike housing having an improved base associated therewith. The housing has opposed sidewall structures which are defined by identical one-pie... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267229 | Foldable container device A container device includes a skeleton having four vertical posts and four lower and four upper beams to be secured between end portions of the posts. Each of the posts includes a slot formed in one side and a groove in the other side of each of the end portions. A ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267260 | Apparatus for holding a fiber array Optical fibers are inserted and bonded in a two dimensional array of feedthroughs provided by an insert having a top plate, a bottom plate and a sandwiched spacer plate. Top and bottom plate feature funnel shaped hole sections that capture the approaching fiber end ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255837 | Electronic device and thermal type flow meter on vehicle An airtight configuration for keeping down the permeation of corrosive gas from silicone adhesive, and for preventing corrosive gas from entering the case. An electronic device mounted on vehicle. The electronic device has at least one of a portion connecting... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252569 | Secure life vest container A life vest container includes a hollow housing defining a storage volume adapted to receive a flotation device, the housing having an opening communicating with the storage volume. A cover is attached to the container and is moveable between a closed position in wh... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242135 | High voltage connection for vacuum electron device A high voltage direct current contact for a vacuum electron device (VED), including (a) an outer cathode line having a first hollow cylinder having a first VED connection end, (b) a contact block removably positioned within the outer cathode line, having a heater co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235739 | Box extender A junction box extension method and apparatus for creating additional space proximate an existing junction box without having to remove the existing junction box. The junction box extension has an open box with a lip on one side and a rim on the other, a flange for ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232951 | Reinforced junction box Disclosed herein is a junction box having a housing and a plurality of straps. The housing includes a plurality of ribs with posts extending therefrom. Each one of the straps has a plurality of receiving areas defined by a contiguous radial surface, such as a counte... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224580 | Exterior enclosure for portable information processor, method of manufacturing the same, and portable information processor using the enclosure An exterior enclosure has an elevated portion forming a top plane. The elevated portion is surrounded by two pairs of mutually opposed ridge lines. The top plane is formed to have a concavely curved surface with respect to one of the two pairs of ridge lines. The ex... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214876 | Quick grip electrical box The present invention is directed to an integrally molded wall box unit that includes an electrical box configured to receive at least one electrical device. The electrical box includes a front face portion configured to accommodate the at least one electrical devic... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211725 | Waterproof electrical connection apparatus The apparatus for conductively connecting a plurality of wires together in a waterproof manner includes a non-conductive connector housing having opposing ends. Wire guides are included at each end of the connector housing. A conductive pin is disposed within the ho... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205476 | Self-supporting electrical fixture support An electrical outlet box and/or assembly is attachable to the wall stud. The assembly in one embodiment includes an outlet box having a perimetrical side wall, a back wall and open front face defining a box interior. The assembly may also include a communications fr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194871 | Electrical and electronic component cabinet for a refrigeration compressor Cabinet for a refrigeration compressor delimiting an inner space designed to receive electrical and electronic components, characterized by having at least one support for the electrical and electronic components and a protective cap having an open side face delimit... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193160 | Floor box cover assembly A floor box cover assembly includes a cover and a ring assembly. The cover is pivotally connected to the ring assembly. The ring assembly rotates to allow the wires to extend through an access opening in the cover into the interior of a housing during use or to bloc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189928 | Electrical box extender A drywall extension sleeve for an electrical box includes a rectangular sleeve with upper and lower flanges. The extension box preferably has an outer dimension that mates with a drywall ring or box. The sleeve is preferably attached to a pre-wired assembly which in... | 03/13/2007 |
