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 |
| 6488290 | Adjustable binding strap for securing a snowboarding boot to a baseplate A binding strap for use in a soft boot snowboard binding is provided, the binding strap including a flexible, unitary binding member having an ankle section connected to a toe section by a midsection. The binding strap may be configured and dimensioned to... | 12/03/2002 |
| 5463798 | Self-locking carabiner A carabiner includes a C-shaped, load-bearing hook member and a closing member mounted at an end of the hook member. The closing member can be pivoted in the plane of the hook member and is held in a closing position by the force of a spring. In the closi... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5423146 | Seine ring device A seine ring which is equipped with a replaceable wearing piece, where the wearing piece is affixable to the mount part of the seine ring adapted for this function by means of a nut and bolt connection which is fed through a hole in the mount part. The ho... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5357657 | Karabiner for climbing and potholing A karabiner comprises a C-shaped body having a male part composed of a central tab and of a terminal protuberance in the form of a cap, and a pivoting finger equipped with a female part having a first orifice for access to an internal recess for accommoda... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5329675 | Carabiner with thumb grip A carabiner includes an elongate extension formed generally into a prolate loop having a curved spine with an upper end and a lower end, an upper finger extending forwardly and downwardly from the upper end of the spine to terminate in a free end, a lower... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5208952 | Closure device for rib lock A closure mechanism for use in securing the ends as well as other portions of a pair of interlocking straps, laces, filaments and the like is disclosed. In one embodiment, the closure mechanism is in the form of a generally cylindrical enclosure having a ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4787266 | Adjustable toe clip for bicycle pedals A toe clip for bicycle pedals, comprising a plate of flexible material adapted to be fixed to one side of a bicycle pedal body and extending forward and then being bent rearward to enclose the toe of a shoe. A strap is surrounded by an eyelet secured to t... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4020769 | Cargo tie-down gripping anchor assembly A self-energizing cargo tie-down gripping anchor assembly is disclosed for anchoring a tie-down guy to a conventional track having a plurality of spaced apart openings in the rail portion thereof. The anchor assembly includes center body apparatus having ... | 05/03/1977 |
