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 |
| 7334357 | Snowplow impact reduction system An improved front hitch assembly is provided for mounting a snowplow to the front of a vehicle. The hitch assembly includes a pair of mounting brackets secured to the vehicle frame, and a pair of receivers releasably connected to the mounting brackets. The plow incl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7195269 | Hitch A hitch includes a hitch engagement, a hitch tongue and a connecting bridge portion which are forged or otherwise formed as a single, integral, monolithic metal structure. The hitch engagement includes a recess exposed on its bottom side which significantly reduces ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7143874 | Surge brake actuator A surge brake actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes an actuator housing and a coupler housing movably engaged within the actuator housing. Upper and lower coupler slide channels formed from a plastic material are releasably connected to the coupler housing an... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6474674 | Hitch A hitch apparatus for removably coupling a trailer to a tow vehicle provides fore and aft cushioning, vertical cushioning and roll accommodation. When it is mounted on the tow vehicle, a mounting assembly is situate in the truck bed of the tow vehicle and... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6360166 | Apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site An apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site. The apparatus and method includes a primary mobile machine having means attached to a rearward portion thereof for holding a first end of a first log cluster. The apparatus and method also in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6286853 | Vehicle hitch A vehicle hitch for interconnecting a pair of all terrain vehicles includes a pair of bars with socket couplers at one end of each bar for connecting the bars to the balls of conventional trailer hitches; and a damping mechanism releasably interconnecting... | 09/11/2001 |
| 4817978 | Trailer hitch assemblies An improved trailer hitch assembly of the draw bar type consisting of a receiver tube mounted on the tow vehicle to receive a draw bar tube in vibration damped retention while extending a hitch ball. The draw bar tube retains a resilient spring block asse... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4773668 | Towing hitch A towing hitch is disclosed which has a housing for receiving a tow bar such that said housing can be pivotally connected to said tow bar. A tongue is coupled to the housing for receiving a towing element. The housing has a pin which project into said tow... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4746138 | Trailer hitch assemblies An improved trailer hitch assembly of the draw bar type consisting of a receiver tube mounted on the tow vehicle to receive a draw bar tube in vibration damped retention while extending a hitch ball. The draw bar tube retains a resilient spring block asse... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4741273 | Rail semi-trailer and releasable coupler A semi-trailer and its releasable coupler for use in rail transportation of intermodal containers and other adaptable cargo. That capability is met by structuring a centered longitudinal beam to the cargo deck and fitting it with the releasable coupler of... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4362312 | Reach compensator for logging truck and trailer Improved coupling means for connecting a logging truck and a trailer to provide the relative longitudinal movement therebetween to negotiate turns wherein the reachpole of the trailer has a cylindrical sleeve at the forward end thereof and a spring loaded... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4265465 | Trailer bumper hitch A spring assembly is carried by a mounting casting. The mounting casting includes a receptacle which is adapted to mount to a horizontal frame member by means of a vertical bolt which, when tightened, adjusts the elevation of the spring assembly by rotati... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4258930 | Hitching device with safety lock An automatic hitch with safety lock may be mounted on a tractor or the like and has two laterally opposed jaws and a hook member pivotally connected therebetween and provides completely automatic latching and unlatching to an upstanding pin provided on a ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4249324 | Steerable ocean floor dredge vehicle A steerable ocean floor dredge vehicle is provided which is of the towed variety, or partially self-propelled. The vehicle is towed from a surface ship via a rigid length of pipe or tubing, connected to the dredge vehicle via a pivoting joint permitting p... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4159833 | Wide range bumper mounted hitch with shock absorber attachment for tow vehicle An elongated horizontal channel member is mounted by means of a dual spring shock absorber in transverse position on one end of a towing vehicle. A pair of horizontal support arms have a first pair of corresponding ends pivotally mounted on the channel me... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4114921 | Vehicle hitch A hitch for use with the rear bumper of a truck or the like. The hitch includes a hollow diamond-shaped housing having a forward end, an open rearward end, top and bottom portions. A horizontally disposed tongue member has its forward end selectively mova... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4073507 | Car coupling A mine car coupling device is described which comprises a coupling pin assembly pivotally mounted so that a pin is automatically engaged into the aperture of an elongated ring shaped receiving member or tongue. The housing has sloped front guide surfaces ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4029307 | Cushioning device The invention comprises a two directional cushioning device for towing trailers and the like behind a towing vehicle. The device has a first pair and second pair of parallel rods. The first pair of rods are joined at the outer forward ends for attachment ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4027893 | Force absorbing hitch for a vehicle A force absorbing hitch for a vehicle is disclosed. The hitch is capable of at least partially absorbing external forces exerted on the hitch as would be common with the hitch attached to a vehicle for towing of a trailer or the like, particularly those e... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4007945 | Swing-out shock absorbing hitch A hitch for coupling a towing and a towed vehicle is disclosed having a swing-out and pivot feature which allows the vehicle to be approximately positioned for coupling whereupon a gravity operated latch may be raised, a slide portion of the hitch extende... | 02/15/1977 |
