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 |
| 6325301 | Track support system In a device for supporting a rail fastened to a sole-plate resting on an anti-vibration pad, the sole-plate is urged towards the supporting structure by at least one adjustable prestressing resilient device acting on the sole-plate so as to apply a define... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325300 | Rail retaining device A rail retaining device has a shoulder that has a body portion, a hook-in leg portion and a bearing portion, and adapted to be pivoted from an installation position. To install the device, the body portion is inclined relative to a plate form tie, and the... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5735458 | Fastening railway rails A railway rail anchoring device, for use with a railway rail-fastening clip which is approximately M-shaped in plan and has first and second leg portions and a rail-bearing portion, comprises a base member and first and second clip-retaining members conne... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5170937 | Concrete railroad stringer or tie Concrete railroad stringer assembly for securing a railroad track comprising supports imbedded in the stringer and having a bow-shaped part extending above the stringer. The supports either are equipped with an abutment made of synthetic material or are m... | 12/15/1992 |
