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 |
| 7300201 | Wristwatch and coupling assembly for releasably joining a wristwatch case to a wristband The new wristwatch includes a wristwatch case including top and bottom parts and a watch movement within the case, a wristband including top and bottom band segments, each band segment having a first end part for engagement to the case and an opposite end part for e... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7204002 | Buckle and baby carrier using the same A buckle including a pair of members (4, 5) coupled to or separated from each other. The buckle includes a socket (10) and a plug (30) capable of being inserted into the socket and hooked in the socket in the state where the plug is inserted int... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7114225 | Connector A preferred embodiment connector includes a catch, a housing, and a locking member. The catch has an end with an engaging member, and the housing has a cavity and a supporting member. The locking member is positioned within the cavity and has a first position and a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6935687 | Mounting anchor for a motor vehicle A mounting anchor for a motor vehicle includes a locking bar, a first switch, a first movable plate, a second switch and a second movable plate. The first switch is positioned adjacent a first side of the locking bar and the first movable plate is positioned to slid... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6843072 | Earring assembly An earring assembly including two movably connected earring segments and a clasp assembly structured to removably attach the earring assembly to a wearer's ear when in a closed, locked position. The clasp assembly includes a post secured to and extending outwardly f... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6397440 | Assembly of a buckle mechanism and a blade and a method of securing and releasing the blade to the buckle mechanism An assembly of a buckle mechanism and blade. The buckle mechanism includes a housing surrounding a guide supported by a base. The guide engages a fastening surface of the blade with the lock surface of a projection of the base and has at least one wall de... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6357092 | Double acting adjustable buckle A buckle which is used to removably fasten two pieces of webbing, strap or the like together requires two distinct actions for its opening and thus is "double locking." A latch member is pivotally supported on a frame by means of a support shaft. A first ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5784766 | Buckle mechanism A buckle mechanism for use in vehicle safety restraint systems which is substantially shock proof against forces in many directions in a crash situation and also against forces generated by buckle pretensioners used to take up the slack in the belt webbin... | 07/28/1998 |
| 4901900 | Connector for string instrument and harness A connector for a string instrument and a harness having a fixing member fixed to the body of the string instrument and an engaging member fastened to an end of the harness which can be removably connected to the fixing member. The engaging member is prov... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4885825 | Buckle apparatus A buckle apparatus for use in a plurality of seatbelt assemblies each having a tongue plate and a buckle and disposed adjacent to each other is arranged such that widths of an opening of a tongue plate-inserting passage of each buckle as well as a portion... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4648161 | Jewelry clasp A two-part clasp has female and male members with the female member being provided with a bore and a slot and into which a prong on the male member interfits for lateral engagement. The female member is provided with a latch which moves beneath the member... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4645373 | Quick release connectors A two-part coupling has a first cylindrical member provided with an axially directed and radially open female socket, and a second cylindrical member provided with an axially extending male terminus conforming in shape to and being receivable in the socke... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4587955 | Latch for securing an artificial sphincter A latch for securing the ends of a belt together so as to encircle an inflatable cuff of an artificial sphincter. The latch includes two rotatable components with cavities which receive the belt ends when the components are suitably rotated and capture th... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4587920 | Quick wire coupling and release A quick wire coupling and release primarily adapted to provide a quick, safe and economical coupling of river barges into a tow by use of wire rope with the coupling and release also being capable of use in other applications. The quick wire coupling and ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4567629 | Buckle device In a buckle device in which a tongue plate is inserted into a buckle body secured to a vehicle body and is latched to a lock lever disposed in the buckle body, an opening portion of the tongue plate and a pawl of the lock lever are caused to contact with ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4563797 | Safety belt buckle A safety belt buckle comprises a tang, a base having an engaging portion in the form of a cut-away in the wall portion thereof and meshing with the tang by the engaging portion, a lever member pivotably provided on the base and capable of assuming a latch... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4539736 | Buckle for a watch band A buckle for a watch band comprising a stopper fixture slidably mounted on one end of a band and a linking member fixed to the other end of the band to join to said stopper fixture. The stopper fixture includes a pair of side plates, a bottom plate and a ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4374594 | Emergency buckle device An emergency buckle device used in a seatbelt system wherein the outer end of an occupant restraining webbing is engaged with a door, whereby the intermediate portion of the webbing is adapted to approach or recede from the seated occupant in accordance w... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4062091 | Buckle of vehicle safety belts, particularly vehicle safety belts for children In a seat belt buckle a latch member biased to a position of engagement by a pressure spring is operated for disengagement against the combined spring force provided by the pressure spring and a spring member accessible for finger pressure.... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3942227 | Parachute riser buckle A parachute riser buckle is provided on the parachute harness for a quick release of the parachute risers from the harness. Blocking means on the buckle body has a latch position in which it blocks removal of the riser connecting portion and an unlatched ... | 03/09/1976 |
