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 |
| 7200001 | Data storage cartridge with hard drive and alignment feature A data storage cartridge includes a housing and a hard drive. The housing defines an access window and at least one alignment feature. The hard drive is maintained within the housing. The hard drive has at least one electrical connection point, and the at least one ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7090318 | System for a sliding door with a camber A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071647 | Method and apparatus for detecting a hazard in a moveable electronic member A navigation apparatus has a movable face that is allowed to move bidirectionally between a retracted state and an extended state. A range of movement of the movable face is divided at a predetermined position, so that the movement of the movable face has an initial... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6935597 | Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus includes a case having an opening on the front surface thereof, a face that moves from an ordinary orientation which is vertical or oblique in front of the case to an accommodated orientation in which the face is accommodated w... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6820741 | Disc media and storage and retrieval system The present invention is a disc media storage and retrieval system for safely and efficiently storing and conveniently retrieving specific disc media from a plurality of disc media stacked on a central column or spindle. Modified disc media are rotationally aligned ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6357841 | Ejectable compact disc container An ejectable compact disc container comprises a housing, an ejector arm, and an ejector link. The housing is solid on five of its six sides, the sixth side of the housing is articulated on one of its ends to a lateral side of the housing and constitutes a... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5730283 | Package and storage unit for digital information storage media A package and storage unit includes a tray slidable within an endoskeleton/exoskeleton frame. The edge of each surface of the endoskeleton/exoskeleton frame includes a cavity/recess and protrusions to hold a wrapped paperboard with graphics to be wrapped ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5503470 | Automatic disc delivering container for digital signal recording discs The present invention relates to an automatic disc delivering container for digital signal recording discs in which a thumb tab is shifted to cause a gear to move at the same time and finally engage with another gear provided on a selected disc retaining ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5366073 | Storage container for media records A media storage container, particularly suitable for storing CD's and the like, comprises a generally flat, rectangular outer casing having an open front and enclosed top, bottom, sides and rear. The sides of the front casing are provided with mating dove... | 11/22/1994 |
| 4896925 | Storage container for information carrier A storage container for an information carrier, particularly for magnetic tape cassettes comprises a hollow housing, a slider arranged to support an information carrier, the slider being movable in the housing to a withdrawing position in which it partial... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4842348 | Container for the storage of magnetic-tape cassettes of other recording media A container for video magnetic-tape cassettes, compact phonographic disks or similar recording media, with a housing and a slide which is displaceable into an opening position by a prestressing spring after a lock has been released. The slide carries a fr... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4793480 | Storage container for a recording medium with a pivotally mounted tongue A storage container for a recording medium and related methods of manufacturing and assembling same are described. The storage container includes: a base; a recording medium holder having a compact disc clamp and being pivotally attached at a first end th... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4778228 | Container for the storage of magnetic tape cassettes or other recording media A container for video magnetic-tape cassettes, compact phonographic disks or similar recording media, with a housing and a slide which is displaceable into an opening position by a prestressing spring after a lock has been released. The slide carries a fr... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4611864 | Receptacle for memory cassette A receptacle for detachably receiving a memory cassette is disclosed. A holder member reciprocates in unison with the movement of an openable cover member to hold the memory cassette thereon. Drive means is provided for driving the holder member in a reci... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4592600 | Magnetic tape cassette box A magnetic tape cassette box with an indicator device which shows whether or not the box contains a cassette. The indication is provided visibly and/or palpably in that region of the box which is always accessible for the insertion or removal of a cassett... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4519655 | Storage container A container having a shell with an open front forming a storage compartment and a door pivotally connected to the shell to close the front of the storage compartment. A slide having a contact leg at its rear edge is located at the bottom of the storage co... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4401220 | Cassette tape case A cassette tape, preferably formed of plastic, comprising a body portion, an open end therein for insertion of a cassette tape, a hinged cover mounted adjacent the open end of such body portion, and having a closed end and side portions, said cover arrang... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4330161 | Storage unit for tape cassettes A storage unit for a plurality of items such as tape cassettes, and video tape recorder (VTR) cassettes, including a container which has a number of pivotal elements, each of said elements holding a cassette box which permits the box to be pivoted outward... | 05/18/1982 |
