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 |
| 7319199 | Fusible electric slide switch A fusible electric slide switch. A fuse carrier is slidably mounted to a base, and has a pair of recesses holding fuses. A cover captures the fuse carrier between itself and the base, and has a pair of through slots aligning with the pair of recesses when the fuse c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 6998954 | Fused electrical disconnect device A fused electrical disconnect device comprises a housing and line and load connectors extending from one side of the housing. A line buss is disposed within the housing and is electrically connected to the line connector. A load buss is also disposed within the hous... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6580040 | Breaker device In this breaker device, a pair of stationary electrodes (35, 35) are arranged while the protruding wall (32) is interposed between them and the U-shaped movable electrode (60) is engaged with them so as to close an electric circuit. The protective protrud... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6459353 | Housing for fused switch The present invention relates to a fused switch housing (1) suited to accommodate at least one fuse adapter (2) having a first and a second contact surface (10). The fused switch housing (1) comprises a first and a second set of terminals (15) for respect... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6459354 | Breaker apparatus The breaker apparatus is disclosed which comprises a projecting wall standing upright from the base of a breaker body; a pair of plate-shaped fixed electrodes laid on the front and back surfaces of the projecting wall; a recessed plug to be fitted on the ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 4766269 | Fused trolley switch A fused trolley line insulation switch for use in underground mine haulage systems. When opened, the switch allows isolation of down stream feeder cables and trolley line wire. When closed, the switch provides short circuit protection to the system by a f... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4514606 | Disconnect switch assembly A disconnect switch is disclosed having a puffer interrupter electrically connected with and operated by a knife switch or fused disconnect switch. A puffer interrupter includes a divided pressure chamber having at least one exterior wall which is flexibl... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4302643 | Fusible switch The following specification describes a fusible switch assembly having a thermoplastic base supporting a plurality of pivotal knife blades. A one piece thermoplastic arc suppressor housing common to a plurality of phases is also described together with ar... | 11/24/1981 |
