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 |
| 7143995 | Motorized cam actuator A motorized cam actuator for linear actuation of an apparatus. An actuating motor shaft is fitted with a bushing having first and second opposed flats and a threaded portion at an outer end thereof. With the motor mounted to a pedestal, the bushing is rotated on the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6348072 | Heat setting chamber arrangement and use of same to make textured yarn An arrangement for transporting yarn through a heat setting chamber has a rotatably driven central mast which is equipped with transport belts arranged around the mast in the form of a polygon in cross section. At least one yarn is wound around the transp... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6079655 | Inlet element arrangement for a spin draw winder The invention concerns an arrangement of inlet elements in a spin draw winding machine in which filament bundles (5, 6) guided parallel are deflected by a roll each and are taken off therefrom in which arrangement further rolls can be provided upstream fr... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6029923 | Magnetic noncontacting tension device for winding yarn A tension device for winding yarn includes a bracket with an inclined face and a braking member accommodated in the bracket. A rotary shaft protrudes from the center of the bracket. A tubular member has a through-hole for the rotary shaft. A forward guide... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5890670 | Device for spacing turns of thread for weft feeders A device for spacing the turns of thread for weft feeders, which comprises a set of turn movement rods which are connected to a hub by respective spokes, wherein the hub is mounted so that it can rotate freely on a bush which is fitted on an eccentric por... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5588604 | Device for transporting yarn with a central mast A device for transporting yarn comprises a central mast which is equipped with a plurality of circulating transport belts which are arranged when viewed in cross section in polygonal form. At least one yarn is wound around the transport belts and the cent... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5520226 | Device for separating reserve turns of thread on a weft feeder drum A device for separating reserve turns of thread on a weft feeder drum comprising a swift that is formed by a set of axial rods that partially and variably protrude from respective slots formed on the drum of the feeder by virtue of the compound motion app... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5474246 | Apparatus for continuously treating a tape-like article In an apparatus for continuously treating a tape-like article with various treatments while the tape-like article is introduced to one turning portion side of two or more endless belts, which are arranged along the circumference of revolution of a rotary ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5294067 | Method of preventing rotational vibrations in a thread storage and feed device and a thread storage and feed device In the case of a method of holding in position a rotatably supported thread storage surface in a thread storage and feed device, in which a group of components defining the storage surface is rotatably supported on a shaft adapted to be rotated in a housi... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5211207 | Weft feeder for weaving machine with angularly adjustable carrier A feeder for supplying a warp to a weaving machine is described. The feeder includes a drum non-rotatably supported by a drum shaft, a driving section connected to the drum shaft, a flyer wrapping warp around the drum, the flyer being supported by and rot... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5186283 | Triple-wrap traction arrangement An elevator roped in a triple-wrap configuration has a deflector located near a "pay-on" position to urge the rope to move from one side of a sheave groove to the other side of the groove to minimize the probability that adjacent wraps of the rope contact... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4865085 | Weft feeding device for weaving looms A weft feeding device for weaving looms regulates the motor speed, according to the amount of yarn wound on the drum at least two photoelectric cells (11, 12) are provided one of which (11) checks the amount of yarn (3) wound on the drum (1), while the ot... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4819912 | Ramped guide for capstan A guide for prevention of fouling of rope or cable wound on a capstan is a short helical ramp at the driven end of the capstan, which ramp guides the rope onto the cylindrical capstan body. The capstan rotates conventionally; the ramp is fixed concentrica... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4747549 | Accumulating device for weft yarn feeders to textile machines The invention relates to an accumulating device for weft yarn feeders to textile machines, capable of positioning windings of weft yarns onto a fixed winding drum and of advancing them by keeping the same spaced between each other. It essentially comprise... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4689972 | Yarn drying and dye setting apparatus Yarn drying and dye setting apparatus comprising an enclosure having an inlet for receiving a dyed yarn strand and an outlet for discharging the strand, a fan and heater for circulating heated air within the enclosure, a reel comprising a pair of spaced s... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4676483 | Self-fleeting cable winch A winch drum (1) is designed to operate without fleeting knives. The winching surface of the drum (1) is made up of fingers (6) which reciprocate axially along the drum (1) during use. The design is such that, in use, a major proportion of the fingers (6) are ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4638840 | Weft feeder for weaving looms Weft feeder for weaving looms, of the type wherein the drum (1) around which the weft yarn winds to form the reserve is held stationary, while the turns (3) of the reserve are laid thereon by a rotating reel (2) and are moved forward, mutually spaced, by ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4632154 | Weft feeder for weaving looms In a weft feeder for weaving looms, a rotating arm winds a reserve of weft yarn turns around a drum held stationary and structure is provided to move forward the turns on the drum, keeping them mutually spaced. The structure comprises a set of columns, pr... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4545543 | Yarn feed device A capstan wheel yarn feed device for textile machinery. A yarn tension detector (26) is provided in the yarn path downstream of a yarn outfeed eye (24), and is effective to move a yarn infeed guide (20) axially of the capstan wheel (10) in response to the... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4463910 | Device for forming a storage coil from a thread supplied from a yarn supply The device has a winding drum with thread guide and a rotatable disc having pins for successively moving yarn coils from the drum. The pins are driven by cranks, the crank shafts of which are driven by a second disc provided in eccentric relation to the f... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4442573 | Device for intermediate storage of thread A device for intermediate storage of thread having the following: a belt conveyor, a drive mechanism, a winding head, having a thread guide arranged along a circular path, through which thread, in the form of loops, is placed upon the front portion of the... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4440353 | Textile machine arrangement The invention comprises a textile machine arrangement comprising a multiplicity of yarn sources adapted to supply yarn for each feed station on said machine, said yarn sources being located adjacent to the machine, and a yarn feed mechanism adapted to dra... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4414756 | Method and apparatus for treating strand-like material An improved method and apparatus for treating strand-like material is described. The method comprises conveying loops of such strand-like material supported by conveyor means through a heating zone wherein provision is made for causing certain portions of... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4399952 | Thread delivery apparatus A thread delivery apparatus for textile machines comprises a pair of nested wheels inclined one relative to the other for accepting multiple turns of yarn. Instead of the axes of the wheels passing each other with a finite minimum spacing as with nested g... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4394988 | Arrangement for constant feeding of yarn Arrangement for the constant feeding of yarn to textile machines. The arrangement has a cage drum the circumference of which is composed of stable bolts; between the stable bolts there are disposed elements adapted to be shifted in the direction of the ax... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4372349 | Method for weaving with a shuttleless weaving machine, and weft preparation device to be used therein Each of a plurality of winding drums has a thread guide which is rotatable at a constant speed relative thereto and is arranged to continuously wind a thread around one end of the drum. Each drum has means for releasing successive groups of the resulting ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4316370 | Yarn conditioning plant A yarn conditioning plant for processing of yarn at high temperature is improved by provision of arrangements for enabling a plurality of yarn threads that have simultaneously been processed upon a single yarn transport to be wound individually upon separ... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4280668 | Thread-storage and delivery device for textile machines A thread-storage and delivery device having a rotation shaft and a drum coaxial with and rotatably supported thereon. A feed mechanism rotates with the shaft for tangentially winding a thread onto the periphery of the drum. An advancing member is positive... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4271686 | Thread or yarn supply apparatus with movable thread supply guide means, particularly for circular knitting machines The supply portion to a thread supply drum is pivotally located on the holder for the drum, to pivot about an axis transverse to the axis of rotation of the drum; this supply portion carries a thread brake 24, an inlet eye 27, and a further inlet guide el... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4238080 | Apparatus for forming a supply coil from a thread supplied from a yarn stock Apparatus for forming a supply coil from a thread supplied from a yarn stock, said apparatus comprising a stationary winding drum and a thread guide which is rotatable with respect to the drum, said drum having an adjustable circumference and being provid... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4218025 | Conveying apparatus having load-bearing connecting links A conveying apparatus (100) includes a frame (102) and a conveyor (104). The conveyor (104) includes a plurality of spaced article-support members (132) having planar undersurfaces (138). The article-support members (132) are supported on the frame (102) ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4138866 | Yarn delivery apparatus, especially for knitting machines To permit, selectively, positive feed or demand feed of yarn or thread to a utilization position of a textile machine, a rotating drum has a storage winding place thereon. A thread guide element is located laterally next to but below lower edge structure ... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4136837 | Positive tape feed with multiple yarn windings A freely rotatable yarn feeding drum has a plurality of yarn loops wound thereon to form a storage winding. To both drive the drum and axially sheave the yarn forming the storage windings along the length of the drum, a drive wheel, or drive belt is engag... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4132370 | Device for forming a supply bobbin from a thread advanced from a yarn supply A device for forming a supply bobbin from a thread advanced from a yarn supply includes a stationary winding drum having a winding space around the drum and defining an internal chamber and a slit connecting the winding space and the chamber. A rotatably ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4102509 | Filament feeding apparatus and method A main array of main rods parallel to and centered on a fixed main axis is supported for rotation about this main axis. Similarly a skew array of skew rods substantially parallel to and centered on a skew axis extending at an acute angle to the main axis ... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4090675 | Adhering device for general rope winding up An adhering device for winding up any kind of ropes, comprising a loop forming track, means for supporting said track so that one section or length of the track is helically wrapped or wound about a first ideal cylindrical surface forming a number of turn... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4047398 | Yarn guide finger for positive yarn supply apparatus A rotatable storage drum is connected for rotation to have yarn wound thereon. The pull-off position of the yarn is controlled by a yarn guide element which is a pin extending into the path of the yarn and forming an acute angle with a plane parallel to t... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4044962 | Apparatus for yarn storing and feeding to yarn using machines Apparatus for storing yarn drawn off from a spool or cop and feeding such yarn with a controlled tension to a textile machine. The apparatus comprises a drum on which a rotating arm distributes yarn windings that are displaced from one to the other end of... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4037802 | Apparatus for storing and feeding yarn to yarn using machines Apparatus for storing yarn drawn off from a spool and feeding it with a controlled tension to a yarn using machine. The apparatus comprises a drum having an axial central hole and a rotating arm drawing the yarn off from the spool and winding it up as win... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4028911 | Inclined pin wheel for yarn storage drum To maintain the windings or wraps of yarn on a supply drum formed of spaced rods, corrugations or the like, in a predetermined axial region thereof and to move the yarn axially along the drum, a pin-wheel gear or stub-tooth gear is arranged laterally of t... | 06/14/1977 |
