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 |
| 5541858 | Trip log odometer A system for storing beginning and ending odometer readings of a plurality of individual trips made by a vehicle. The odometer readings for each trip are stored individually for future retrieval and use. The system can be directly connected to an odometer... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5464970 | Multiple counter assembly A vehicle trip odometer has a central shaft with both ends protruding for coupling of either end or both ends with other odometers. A total distance odometer likewise has both ends available for coupling to a trip odometer. Thus several arrangements of co... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5304785 | Combination instrument for vehicle A combination meter for vehicle comprises counter device, for displaying a distance traveled by the vehicle, having a plurality of numeral wheels rotatably juxtaposed to a flame provided with the counter device; drive device for driving a pointer provided... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5131343 | Integrating meter An integrating meter comprising a rotatable masking ring integrally containing elastic members for applying a predetermined thrust pressure to a plurality of less to more significant digit number rings rotatably aligned on a support shaft, the masking rin... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4755832 | Device for recording distances traveled on personal and business use A device for installation in a motor vehicle for recording distances traveled on business or non-business journeys comprises an input from the vehicle indicative of the distance traveled by the vehicle and manually operable keys for inputting into the dev... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4697278 | Electronic hub odometer An electronic hub odometer employs a permanent magnet and a magnetic reed switch for recording the number of revolutions of a vehicle wheel to which the odometer is mounted. A programmable integrated circuit electrically communicates with a clock crystal ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4642787 | Field presettable electronic odometer A microprocessor is utilized to store a total accumulated driven mileage (odometer) signal in a non-volatile random access memory (RAM). Trip mileage manual pushbuttons are coupled to the microprocessor and enable the calculation and display of elapsed dr... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4593263 | Mileage recording and service reminding accessory for a shared-use vehicle A mileage recording and service reminding accessory for a shared-use vehicle is provided as a self-contained unit which may be installed as original equipment at the time of manufacture or added as a modification accessory to an existing vehicle. The cons... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4547781 | Device for recording distances traveled on personal and business use A device for installation in a motor vehicle for recording distances traveled on business or non-business journeys comprises an input from the vehicle indicative of the distance traveled by the vehicle and manually operable keys for inputting into the dev... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4354097 | Odometers An odometer for displaying the speed of a vehicle and the distance travelled, comprising an input shaft driven at a speed proportional to that of the vehicle, a speedometer unit connected to the input shaft, a mileage recording unit comprising a plurality... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4319129 | Automatic fuel monitoring system A system for budgeting fuel allotments includes a short-term odometer and a long term odometer, apparatus for entering allocated amounts of fuel on the odometers in terms of budget period and mileage, mechanism for connecting with a vehicle odometer cable... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4300117 | Alarm device for an odometer To an odometer which has two parallel shafts, one being fitted with a plurality of distance-indicating wheels, while the other is fitted with a plurality of carry pinions which actuate said distance-indicating wheels, is fitted an alarm device, which comp... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4284972 | Vehicle mileage interval detector An apparatus for providing a service reminder when a vehicle has accumulated a predetermined mileage comprises a potentiometer operated by the highest order number wheel of the vehicle odometer to provide an output voltage which changes incrementally with... | 08/18/1981 |
