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 |
| 7425143 | Rotary connector device A rotary connector device includes one cover having an outer peripheral wall, the other cover having an inner peripheral wall, and a plurality of flat harnesses which are received in a generally annular shape within a space formed by the two covers, and are rotated ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7314572 | Methods of and apparatus for low-angle-tray settling with multi-zone configuration Settleable-particles are separated from a dirty flow of settleable-particles and fluid by trays having a planar section configured with opposed ends and opposed sides, and an entrance edge and an exit edge on opposed ends. The section has opposed side edges, and an ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7219431 | Trimmer with replaceable line cartridge An improved line trimmer (10) for weed or grass cutting is provided which includes a operating head (16) having a rotatable housing (44) with cutting line outlet openings (68). A replaceable line cartridge (18) having a supply (... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204704 | Wire harness including hook and loop shaped attaching members and a method of attaching a wire harness using the same A wire harness includes an insulating member that contains a conductor therein, the conductor extending along one direction, and the insulating member having a front face and a back face that is opposed to the front face and a plurality of hook-shaped members and a ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7159635 | Lift cord spool for coverings for architectural openings A spool forming part of a lift cord drum for a covering for an architectural opening has a generally cylindrical body about which the lift cord is adapted to be wrapped and a frustoconical end encouraging the wrapped cord to shift in a predetermined direction. A lon... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108247 | Method and apparatus for lifting and/or conveying The invention relates to a method of operation of and apparatus for a lifting and/or conveying device (1), such as a crane, that comprises at least one cable (2) capable of being rolled (wound) onto or off a dispenser roll (3). To lengthen the s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097531 | Self powered fire alarm An improvement to a self powered fire alarm consisting of an improved housing sealing method that improves the reliability of the alarm by preventing insect infiltration. Additional improvements consist of an improved alarm activated notification, along with the inc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098406 | Cord, cable and tubing organizer A versatile modular device for organizing, shortening, and securing a plurality of cords such as cables, ropes, strings, lines, tubes and wires, having a simple design which permits easy removal or addition of cords and a straightforward method for wrapping and secu... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7036601 | Apparatus and method for transporting, deploying, and retrieving arrays having nodes interconnected by sections of cable An apparatus and method for transporting, deploring, and retrieving an array is disclosed. The array has a plurality of nodes interconnected by sections of cable and can be transported, deployed, and retrieved with the apparatus and method of the present invention. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013236 | Methods and apparatus for calculating routing arrangements for control cables The present invention provides a method for predicting a routing arrangement for control cable without preparing experimental control cables. In the method according to the present invention, characteristics of a control cable to be laid are obtained (S1, S | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996322 | Dispersion compensation module The invention is directed to a dispersion compensation module of extremely simple design that does not rely on a spool-and-hub or similar device for holding the optical fiber used in the module, such module being here termed a “Free-Fiber dispersion compensation m... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979221 | Retainer for securing two connected electrical cords A retainer receives and secures together the male and female terminal blocks of a pair of electrical cords where each cord includes an end segment that extends immediately from the male or female terminal blocks. The retainer includes a generally flat and rigid memb... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966520 | Line tensioning and coupling apparatus A rope or line tensioning and/or coupling apparatus for tensioning a rope or coupling two ropes that is formed from a planar member having judiciously located slots and a drilled hole that allows the rope to be inserted into the drilled hole, looped with a knot for ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6921040 | Windup type storage container A wind-up type storage container is provided that can easily wind up and store a small or large item, such as a bag, a flag, a sheet, rainwear, etc. and from which such items can be easily pulled out. In order to pull in an item to be stored, a button is pressed to ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919511 | Power supply apparatus with vibration absorbing member for sliding structure A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure includes a wire harness 10 which is extended from a body 5 to a sliding structure, an elastic member 40 for urging the wire harness 10 in a warp absorbing direction, a harness supporting me... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915831 | Drum for wrapping a cord A cord-wrapping device has a cord attached to a drum and includes a steeply inclined inlet portion and a second less inclined portion adjacent to said steeply inclined inlet. A cord feed guide directs the cord to begin wrapping onto the steeply inclined portion of t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6761204 | Winding wheel An improved winding wheel includes an anchor dock housing a pulley and a movable base located on a lower side of the anchor dock having two biased holes. The pulley has a slant slot matching the biased holes to allow two ends of a cord to pass through in a separated... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6715707 | Cable reel In a cable reel, a stationary body and a movable body are combined together to define an annular hollow section. A guide member is disposed in the annular hollow section, the guide member including a C-shaped ring and a plural rollers. A flat cable is wound round an... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6494396 | Cable reel structure A cable guide is mounted into a cable reel structure, so as to form an inner enclosure and an outer enclosure. The cable guide is divided into at least two guide portions, so that, when the guides are assembled, the guides form at least two reverse path c... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488225 | Temporary rotation clamping mechanism for a cable reel A mechanism is provided for removing rotation clamping members in which a rotor of a cable reel is temporarily clamped to a stator. Rotation clamping members which are temporarily positioned over the stator and the rotor of the cable reel are connected wi... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6443383 | Method and apparatus for umbilical floatation storage In a system for recovery of marine ROVs, an umbilical is wound around a winch drum. A portion of the umbilical has foam floatation segments that may be damaged by wrapping about the drum. A flexible belt is inserted between the wrapped portion of the umbi... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439495 | Loop back clockspring having adhesive layer A clockspring having adhesive so as to resist vibratory motion of the flat ribbon cable and to reduce rubbing of the flat ribbon cable against itself. The clockspring includes a housing, a hub, and a flat ribbon cable connecting the hub to the housing. Th... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6437250 | Cable reel structure A flat cable containing several conductor elements and corresponding bus bars are provided. An end portion of each conductor element is welded to a first end portion of each bus bars. A second end portion of each of the bus bars is formed into a terminal.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6367730 | Device for storing optical fibers A device for separating a first fiber portion from a second fiber portion of a fiber can include a separator that defines at least one inner bearing surface adapted to restrain the first fiber portion from straightening when coiled within the separator. T... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6347760 | Device for storing optical fibers A device for storing at least one fiber can include at least two of the following components: a separator, a plurality of lifters, and a secluder. The separator can separate a first fiber portion from a second fiber portion of a fiber. The separator can d... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6343761 | Device for separating portions of spooled optical fibers A device for separating a first fiber portion from a second fiber portion of a fiber. The device includes a separator that can define at least one inner bearing surface adapted to restrain the first fiber portion from straightening when coiled within the ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6322019 | Device for covering a jacketed fiber storage space A system for storing a fiber within a storage space defined by a restrainer. The fiber can have a first fiber portion and a second fiber portion. The system can include a separator that divides the storage space into a first fiber portion storage space an... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6228425 | Cable reel including a sound-absorbing material and method for producing the sound-absorbing material for the cable reel A cable reel includes a sound-absorbing material which can effectively attenuate both sliding noise and vibration noise and can be produced inexpensively. The cable reel comprises a stationary member assembly and a movable member assembly rotatably mounte... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6199784 | Automatically rewindable wire device An automatically rewindable wire device includes a stationary member having a stationary shaft, and a rotary member mounted rotatably on the stationary member and having a windup portion around the shaft. The windup portion and the shaft confine a space. ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196488 | Sound-absorbing material and a cable reel including the same A sound-absorbing material and a cable reel including the same are produced inexpensively and are able to attenuate sliding noise and vibration noise. A sound-absorbing material 20 is made of a polyethylene film 20a and is formed into a thin waved sheet h... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6152394 | Sound-absorbing material and a cable reel including the same A sound-absorbing material and a cable reel including the same are produced inexpensively and attenuates sliding noise and vibration noise. A sound-absorbing material 20 comprises a foam rubber 20a and a thin synthetic paper 20b having a smooth surface an... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6065707 | Cable reel including a sound-absorbing material and method for producing the sound-absorbing material for the cable reel A cable reel includes a sound-absorbing material which can effectively attenuate both sliding noise and vibration noise and can be produced inexpensively. The cable reel comprises a stationary member assembly and a movable member assembly rotatably mounte... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6026661 | Restraining device and method of using A pair of restraints, preferably in the form of handcuffs, are separately connected to a housing assembly by way of elongated cables. The cables are attached at their other ends to a rotatable spool sturdily housed within a box ratchet assembly. Each rest... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6003803 | Extension cord holder An extension cord holder includes a handle; a main post having top and bottom ends, the main post being connected to the handle at the top end; and, front and rear cord retention arms extending upwardly from the bottom end of the main post to define front... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5975453 | Sound-absorbing material and a cable reel including the same A sound-absorbing material and a cable reel including the same is produced inexpensively and attenuates sliding noise and vibration noise. A sound-absorbing material 20 has a dual layer structure comprising an upper rubber sheet 20b and a lower rubber she... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5913488 | Spiral cable reel In a spiral cable reel including a stator member, a rotor member rotatable with respect to the stator member, and a stopper, the stopper body has protrusions at its one end which are engageable with and disengageable from engaging holes which are formed i... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5873540 | Adjustable christmas light spool An adjustable Christmas light spool including a pair of covers each including a torus portion. The torrid portion is defined by a full torus sliced by a plane which resides perpendicular with respect to a center axis of the full torus thereby defining an ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5863010 | Apparatus for routing resilient cable across rotary joint Apparatus for routing a resilient cable of specified length, such as an electric power transmission cable, across a rotary joint between first and second members, wherein the first member is supported for rotation with respect to the second member. The ap... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5841069 | C-shaped relay apparatus between relative rotary materials A relay apparatus between relative rotary members has a first rotator (a rotator) having an inner cylindrical portion, a second rotator (a fixed body) having an outer cylindrical portion for surrounding the inner cylindrical portion at a predetermined int... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5772146 | Reel device for cable A reel device for a flat cable through which electrical component parts mounted on a steering wheel are electrically connected with electrical component parts on a vehicle body side. The reel device is disposed between the steering wheel and a combination... | 06/30/1998 |
