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 |
| 7303239 | Connection device for connecting a rim to a wheel hub Connection device (10) for connecting a rim (20) to a wheel hub (30) presenting a peripheral connecting outline (11), which is integral with a support body (31) of the wheel hub (30), and a complementary connecting outline (... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7231949 | Wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles A wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles, such as mountainboards, motorized carts and pedaled carts is provided. The tire comprises a tire made of substantially inelastic material that will not stretch under a load. Thus, the tire will flatten under a loa... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7014274 | Sheet-steel wheel rim with optimized profile A motor vehicle sheet-steel wheel rim (30, 50), including axially, from the inner side to the outer side, an inner hook (4), an inner seat (5), a connecting zone (7), a mounting groove (9), a hump (11), an outer seat (5 | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991296 | Skate wheel A skate wheel for skates or skateboards is provided which includes decorative spacers therein. The skate wheel includes a cylindrical outer hub bonded to an outer layer, a cylindrical inner hub, and first and second decorative spacers positioned between the inner su... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6068350 | Universal vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel assembly having a stylized outer wheel disc permanently attached to a universal base wheel. The universal base wheel can be utilized on a plurality of vehicle platforms. The structure of the base wheel is designed for optimal strength and ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5863103 | Light-metal strip wheel A light-metal strip wheel, in particular for motor vehicles, which includes a wheel disk and a rim. The wheel disk comprises two wheel-disk parts each having a ventilation hole. The ventilation holes have necks that when pressed into one another, secure t... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5188429 | Fabricated wheel having a radially inwardly extending disc face A fabricated vehicle wheel wherein a separately formed mounting cup is secured to a back surface of a disc face, and wherein the disc face extends radially inwardly to substantially cover a lug mounting area formed in the mounting cup. The inwardly extend... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4818034 | Shock absorbing wheel The present invention discloses a high strength, shock absorbing wheel generally comprising a two piece hub, preferably of molded construction, a unitary solid wheel molded onto the hub of the wheel, and axle shaft bearings pressed into a central aperture... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4295686 | Disk wheel with resilient bearing support and rigid annular tread mounting surface A wheel construction including a rigid circular disk having a hole therethrough in the approximate center thereof. A bearing structure housed in a flexible sleeve is resiliently supported in the hole to facilitate a rotation of the disk about a defined ax... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4294491 | Metal disk wheel with resilient tread and bearing support A wheel construction having bearing means therein defining an axis of rotation. The bearing means is housed in an elastomeric sleeve having an elastic compressibility characteristic. A pair of identically shaped metallic stampings, each having a central c... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4223952 | Automotive wheel construction A drawn automotive vehicle wheel comprising first and second wheel halves contiguous about a disc plate positioned in between. The wheel halves are generally cup-shaped, each having a center section and an integral rim section and the disc plate is of sim... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4088372 | Unitary wheel for industrial use A wheel for industrial use is constructed of five parts welded together to form a unitary piece. Specifically, the wheel includes a rim defined by a central cylindrical part having flanges welded to its opposite ends and cooperating therewith to define a ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4056285 | Collapsible tire wheel A collapsible wheel rim structure adapted to support an inflated tire including a rim formed from pivotally mounted rim sections, and an internal plate support for the rim which fits into an internal track on the rim. The disc is formed from sections slid... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3968996 | Vehicle wheel Polyurethane foam is used in a three-piece vehicle wheel as a load bearing and load transmitting structural element. The rim of the wheel, an inner wheel disc, and an outer decorative wheel disc are bonded together by the polyurethane foam. The rim includ... | 07/13/1976 |
