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 |
| 7121424 | Closed wall structure mounted on a grooved base The present invention is a simulated stone structure having a base with an upfacing planar surface and a continuous groove formed in the surface. A plurality of mutually interlocking wall sections are engaged with the groove to form a continuous wall extending upwar... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6951292 | Container with a hinged lid A container (10) with a hinged lid comprises a container body (11), a hinged lid (23) hinged on the container body (11), and a bottom wall (12) tightly covering the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate | 10/04/2005 |
| 6332659 | Modular cabinet for housing electronics A modular cabinet includes a plurality of modular wall panels that interlock with one another via tubular connector assemblies. Each tubular connector assembly has a female tubular member attached to a modular panel and a male tubular member attached to a... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6227706 | Two piece, compressible storage satchel for compressible articles A tubular first member receives a compressible article and, a flat circular member is zip-locked to the first member to create a waterproof, gas-impermeable protective satchel for the article. A one-way valve secured to one of the first and second members... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223980 | Packaging box comprising a cardboard bottom and a transparent lid A packaging box comprising a cardboard bottom and a transparent lid removably mounted on the opening of the bottom. The lid comprises a convex portion facing inside the box and cooperating with the opening of the bottom and at least two flaps articulating... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6138851 | Container A container 10 has a base 12 over which walls 14,16 can fold. Engaging castellations 20,24 are formed along the edges of the walls 14,16 to attach the walls together when the container is in the erect condition. The hinges 36 are arranged to accommodate t... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6109515 | Sealable container assembly The present invention relates to a disposable lid sealed to a disposable container using an adhesive. The present invention also relates to an improved disposable assembly. The assembly has a container and a lid. The container includes a rim and a tongue ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6041958 | Insulating foldable box for transportation and packaging purposes The technical field of the invention is that of manufacturing boxes or cases or other packaging volumes which are foldable so as to be transportable in a minimum amount of space when empty: the present invention relates to such rectangular boxes comprisin... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5996835 | Barrel with flanged body A barrel comprises a tubular body (1) and two end faces at opposite ends of the body, which body and end faces are made of a plastic material and are fixed to each other by welding or gluing. In order to obtain a strong fixing which can withstand lifting ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5975412 | Food packaging carton A packaging carton comprising a bottom wall (3) surrounded by a side wall and an openable and closable cover (4) hinged to the side wall (2). The side wall consists of an insert (2), and the cover (4) and the bottom wall (3) includes two surfaces, each of... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5950858 | Container end closure An end closure for a container has a central panel, a circumferential countersink (18) formed around the center panel and adjacent the periphery of the end closure, and a fold (22) formed at the junction between the countersink and the center panel, the f... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5816437 | Connecting mechanism for barrel An improved connecting mechanism for barrel is provided. The barrel comprises a tubular body which defines a chime and an inner wall. The inner wall of the tubular body is provided with a plurality of fastening device adjacent to the chime of the tubular ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5743421 | Instant crate Instant crate is generally related to shipping and storage crate containers. More specifically, it is concerned with a new improved knock-down and easy to assemble type of container. The container is comprised of six interlocking panels. The side and end ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5505323 | Container capable of being assembled by interlocking connections An interlocking male member is provided in a lower end portion of each side member. The interlocking male member has a projection extending beyond an outer surface of said side member and a bulge on its vertical wall which projects inwardly away from the ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5493787 | Chalkline tool A casing for a chalk line dispenser comprises a pair of casing elements which interfit and define a chamber for storing chalk. The casing elements have end walls and sidewalls extending about the periphery thereof with interfitting surface portions along ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5427268 | Ceramic pressure housing with metal endcaps A housing for the containment of instrumentation in a high pressure fluid environment that consists of a metallic endcap and ceramic cylinder bonded together. The improvement comprises a structure which results in the improved sealing of said housing as t... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5377858 | Space-saving rectangular container having child resistant lid assembly A space saving rectangular container having a child resistant lid assembly wherein the rectangular container has a rectangular closure provided with a central opening. The child resistant lid assembly is removably mounted on the closure to close the openi... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5301842 | Multicomponent cartridge for plastic materials An apparatus proportions and dispenses at least two different plastic materials such as, two component adhesives or sealants in which the components are stored separately from one another before use and are mixed with one another only for use. The apparat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5271518 | Sump cover A cover for a sump assembly including a riser section of generally tubular configuration comprising a top section and a skirt section depending from the outer periphery of the top section. The skirt section being of a configuration defining a pair of side... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5263606 | Squeeze container with sonically welded flexible tubular body and bottom cover A squeeze container has a flexible tubular body and a separately molded bottom cover. The bottom cover has an axially facing continuous groove in which the open end of the tubular body seats with the end surface of the tube abutting the bottom surface of ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4982870 | Composite pressure vessel A pressure vessel is disclosed comprising a first cylindrical wall for bearing circumferential loads, a second cylindrical wall for bearing axial loads, the walls being concentrically arranged, and two end caps arranged at opposite ends of the walls, whic... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4886181 | Plastics container assembly A plastics container assembly has a tubular wall 1 and a bottom end cap 2 fitted thereto to form a base. The wall 1 has an internal flexible and integral peripheral sealing flange 7 which is displaced by abutment with a closure wall 2a during fitting of t... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4878593 | Pack for flowable material A pack for flowable material, includes a tube (1) having at least one longitudinal seam, with a base and a lid (2) mounted at its ends. The lid (2) is made of thermoplastics material without any base material, is welded to the tube (1) and has a pouring d... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4483456 | Salvageable industrial container A right circular cylindrical end of an industrial container or drum shell is embraced by a peripheral channel on an end closure which channel is, in turn, embraced by a channel shaped chime ring, and the assembly thus produced is compressed in the radial ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4402397 | Display case with castellated tongue and groove joints A plastic display case which may be assembled from essentially flat components is provided with a castellated tongue and groove construction. This particular construction allows extremely high stacking strength to be provided from a relatively thin gauge ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4021342 | Liquid filter A filter for liquid fuels wherein a flanged end portion of the metallic case for filter elements is embedded in or bonded to the reinforced open end of a transparent injection-molded plastic cup. The connection includes an elastic plastic liner which may ... | 05/03/1977 |
