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 |
| 7703180 | Pressure botton A pressure button, of the type comprising a male portion and a female portion, to be applied on flaps to be connected, the female portion comprising a fixing element for fixing an active female element, the latter including a plurality of resilient tabs which are mu... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7565721 | Non-rotating sandwich button The present invention provides a sandwich button including: (1) a collet having a generally cylindrically shaped stem having at a first end a first annular flange extending about a peripheral portion of the first end and extending axially away therefrom; (2) a back ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7118318 | Wire protector and retainer An apparatus for protecting and retaining a wire includes a molded body forming a passage adapted to receive and retain the wire between the molded body and a mounting structure. The apparatus also includes at least three apertures through the molded body where at l... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7008435 | Surgical stapling device and method A surgical stapling device is provided having an elongate housing and a surgical staple slidable longitudinally within the housing towards a free forward end thereof, the staple having a back and two forwardly pointing legs. The housing contains a staple-firing mech... | 03/07/2006 |
| RE38731 | Ring binder A ring binder adapted to be secured to an article by at least one integral rivet, the ring binder comprising a substantially rigid integral upper plate supporting a pair of pivotable lower plates to which a plurality of ring members are mounted, the rivet comprising... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6618909 | Child-proof button A child-proof button includes a base formed with a tubular portion at one end thereof, and a disc portion at another end thereof, the tubular portion being used for riveting, the disc portion having a plurality of notches, a metal body portion made of zin... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6588067 | Cuff links with interchangeable insert members and components thereof The present invention is directed to a cuff link for attaching to a shirtsleeve. The cuff link includes a holder and at least one insert member. The insert member is relesably retained in the holder by a pivotal latch member of the holder. The insert memb... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6457213 | Tack for button The present invention provides a tack which prevents puckering phenomenon from being generated when the tack is pierced into cloth and enables a firm engagement between the tack and a boss portion of a button. In the tack for button, a cylindrical post st... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6247209 | Capped rivet A capped rivet has a cap 10 with an exposed topside 14 and an inside 18 and further has a rivet part 20 with a rivet shank 22 and a rivet flange 24. The rivet shank 22 extends away from the inside 18 of the cap 10 and the rivet flange 24 extends transvers... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6047449 | Capped rivet In a capped rivet comprising a cap having an exposed upper surface and a lower surface, and a rivet having a rivet shaft extending in a direction away from the lower surface of the cap, a rivet flange extending in a horizontal direction away from an axis ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5685049 | Alloy button for jeans An alloy button including a socket member, and a stud for fastening to the socket member to secure it to the cotton fabric of a piece of garment, the socket member having a cylindrical socket body, an axial mounting hole defined within the socket body, a ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5575043 | Button for clothing A button for clothing, comprising a metallic dome associated with an equally metallic bell-shaped part, which contains a core and is associable with the fabric of the item of clothing by means of a nail. The core is provided with a disk-shaped portion wit... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5375302 | Snap button assembly A snap button assembly attaches onto a garment fabric. The snap button assembly has a cap member, a socket member, a tack member releasably engageable with the socket member, and a sealing member adapted to house the socket member. The sealing member has ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5134756 | Capped shank A method and apparatus for molding a plastic cap on a preformed metallic shank includes inserting the shank on a strip material by a shank insertion device such that a head of the shank is elevated above the strip material. A molding device, having an ope... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4967452 | Attaching device for garment fastener element An attaching device for attaching a fastener element to a garment fabric includes a stud body having an enlarged head and including a clinching member and a relatively thick reinforcing member joined with the clinching member and forming at least a part o... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4928362 | Button, particularly for articles of clothing A button having a button shank adapted to be fastened to an article of clothing and a section forming a single piece with it which connects via a flexible bridge of material to a button plate. A bridge of material (B) which bears the section (A) and recei... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4826378 | Sealing cap tubular rivet head and assembly A fastener assembly with a break mandrel blind rivet and a mating female component having head and tubular shank portions. The tubular shank includes major and minor bore sections and an intermediate internal shoulder. The blind rivet telescopes into the ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4706344 | Button assembly A button assembly includes a hollow button body having a garment-engaging base portion through which a shank of an eyelet is inserted into the botton body for being staked on the base portion to join the button body with the eyelet. The base portion inclu... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4700435 | Tack button A tack button utilizes a pivot tack that has a long taper on its shank which prevents buckling and a subsequent loose connection of the assembled button parts, particularly the assembly of the back member of the button with the fabric to which the button ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4697313 | Tack button A button body of a tack button comprises a back member, a front member, and a backing core fitted securely in a space formed between the two members, the back member has a plurality of projections formed on the side in contact with the core. The projectio... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4686749 | Capped eyelet for attaching snap fastener A capped eyelet, for attachment of a snap fastener member to a garment fabric, comprises an eyelet body including a shank with a flange, a cap covering over the flange and secured to a periphery thereof, and at least one punched buffer wing projecting fro... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4662034 | Snap-on button A button device including a standard button having the usual holes, a pair of pin members snapingly received in two of the holes in the button and projecting downwardly from the underside of the button, a housing adapted to be positioned against the under... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4647264 | Sealing cap tubular rivet head and assembly A fastener assembly with a break mandrel blind rivet and a mating female component having head and tubular shank portions. The tubular shank includes major and minor bore sections and an intermediate internal shoulder. The blind rivet telescopes into the ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4607415 | Button for garment A button for attachment to a garment fabric comprises a capped button body and a tack member adapted to be joined with the button body, wherein a shank of said tack member includes a free end portion being deformable into a radially uniformly and axially ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4571780 | Button having attachment tack deformed by anvil A tack member, which is adapted to be joined with a button body for attachment of a button to a garment fabric, has a shank composed of a tapering end portion and a stem portion. The shank has a cold-pressed recess near the tapering end portion. The taper... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4570307 | Button having plate for deflecting an attaching tack A button for being attached to a garment fabric has a button body composed of a double-walled tubular stem with an annular flange extending radially outwardly therefrom, a cap having an internal back place mounted on the annular flange, and a tack member ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4512063 | Button A tack member, which is adapted to be joined with a button body for attachment of a button to a garment fabric, has a shank of a hollow and solid combined structure. The shank is composed of a tapering hollow end portion and a solid base portion. The holl... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4180899 | Method of assembling a fastener A round disk having a central aperture therein, such as the base of a shotgun shell or a facsimile thereof is utilized in the fabrication of a fastener, and a tubular member such as the sleeve of a primer is positioned through the aperture and formed into... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4097969 | Button having a stitchless fastener The present invention provides a button designed to be fastened to a carrier material without the use of stitches. The button includes a button body having two parts, one part being a lower part with a top and bottom surface, the later adapted to lie upon... | 07/04/1978 |
| 3942225 | Supporting button for articles of luggage, etc. A supporting button for attachment to the bottom of an article of luggage, a hand-carried case, a golf bag, etc., and which functions to support said article etc. bottom slightly raised from a surface on which it is rested comprising a generally semi-sphe... | 03/09/1976 |
