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 |
| 6829832 | Single-handle can opener A can opener has a shaft for effecting rotation of a traction wheel for moving a can relative to a cutting wheel to sever an upper annular lateral side of the can, and is equipped with an adjustment element, which is screwed onto a threaded outward end portion of th... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6189221 | Can opener appliance having a side-cutting mechanism This invention is directed to a can opener appliance with a side cutting mechanism. The can opener appliance includes housing portions, which include a cutter support mounted therein. A cutter wheel is mounted at least partially within the cutter support ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5802725 | Portable metal drum opening apparatus Portable metal drum openers allow the use of a cutting head with a relatively small diameter so that most metal drum covers can be removed without having to beat down or remove bungs in the cover. The cutting head is spring mounted so that the small diame... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5651183 | Portable fiber drum chime remover A portable fiber drum chime remover allows the disassembly of fiber or paperboard drums on location. The height of the cutting head is adjustable so that the portable chime remover can remove both the upper metal chime and the lower metal chime during the... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5313708 | Can opener A can opener of the type having a housing, a motor, a feed wheel for rotating a can about its axis, a gear assembly connecting the motor and the feed wheel, and a cutter for severing a can lid from a can includes a cutter control associatively connected t... | 05/24/1994 |
| 4995164 | Motor-driven can opener The invention is directed to a can opener (1) having in its casing (2) a drive unit which is comprised of an electric motor (32) secured to a mounting plate (41), a gear train (33) and an output shaft (42) driving the drive wheel (17). The longitudinal ax... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4860455 | Single hand operation can opener An automatic can opener is described which is operable using a single hand to complete the opening of a can merely by positioning the can in an opening position. Particularly, the can opener senses when a can has been placed in a position to be opened, an... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4831735 | Adjustment height can opener An electrically operated portable can opener being adjustable in height to enable opening various size cans, the can opener having a primary housing which is partially received within a secondary base housing with a rotary cam serving to control the raisi... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4782594 | Can openers In a can opener having a traction wheel (18) for driving the end seam (26) of a can past the opener, and a cutter wheel (16) for severing the outer seaming wall of the seam, the axes (36,38) of the wheels being mutually perpendicular, the working parts ar... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4520567 | Power pierce can opener An electric powered can opener has a housing, a feed gear that is motor connected and rotatably mounted to drive and rotate a can by holding it by its rim. An operating lever is pivoted above the gear on the housing and carries a cutter mechanism to remov... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4207676 | Can opener The present invention relates to a can opener comprising a cutter moved in the vertical direction by an operation lever and a feed gear mechanism disposed below the cutter, in which by the co-operative action of the cutter and the feed gear mechanism, a l... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4053981 | Power operated can opener having automatic shutoff means, a removable hand lever assembly, and a manual crank A motor driven can opener includes a pivotal hand lever assembly which may be removed from the can opener frame. A latch on the frame engages an edge portion of the hand lever to retain the lever on the frame throughout its normal operating range. A plate... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3949468 | Compact power operated can opener with compound piercing lever, power pierce, and removable cutter mounting plate A compact, electrically powered can opener with power pierce has a compound piercing lever comprised of a pivotally mounted hand lever and an interconnected, removable cutter mounting plate. The cutter mounting plate is removably and pivotally connected t... | 04/13/1976 |
