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 |
| 6113277 | Actuator pivot bearing with reduced hysteresis An improved pivot mechanism for an actuator assembly of a disc drive having an E-block that supports plurality of read/write heads in data reading and writing relationship to an array of spinning data discs. The pivot mechanism has a bearing cartridge tha... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6003907 | Rotatable ball-bearing joint for pressure hose A rotating joint for pressure hoses has a plug-in part (1) with a hollow pin (4) that projects into and is sealed against a receiving part (2). The rotating joint also has a rolling bearing, in particular a ball bearing, that has an outer race joined to t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5800071 | Journal for a head tube of a bicycle A journal for a head tube of a bicycle includes a lower race fitted on an upper end of the head tube through which a steerer tube extends, the lower race having a first annular recess defined therein for receiving a plurality of balls. An upper race is se... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5048982 | Rotary structure This invention relates to a rotary structure adapted to be used as a spindle unit for a miniature motor or miniature rotor or as a tape guide roller for a VTR. In the structure of the rotary mechanism, instead of a conventional expensive radial ball beari... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5027023 | Electric motor including reduction-gear and circuit The reduction gear (6) is fastened to the body (1) of an electric motor including a gear, and the motor stator is fastened to the removable electronics part (13) of the body. The motor rotor (7) is connected to the gear with an input shaft (15), the outpu... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4993851 | Rotary structure A rotary structure adapted to be used as a spindle unit for a miniature motor or miniature rotor or as a tape guide roller for a VTR. In the structure of the rotary mechanism, instead of a conventional expensive radial ball bearings, a substantially V-sha... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4958945 | Spindle unit A spindle unit adapted to be used for miniature motors and miniature rotors.... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958943 | Ball bearing This invention is to provide a ball bearing which has a performance close to that of the conventional radial ball bearing, is simple in the formation and is low in the cost for such bearing as for fitting the disc of a disc recording and reproducing devic... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4934843 | Rotary structure This invention relates to a rotary structure adapted to be used for a spindle unit of a miniature motor or miniature rotor or for a tape guide roller of a VTR or the like. In the structure of the rotary mechanism, instead of the conventional expensive rad... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4909640 | Ball bearing This invention is to provide a ball bearing which has a performance close to that of the conventional radial ball bearing, is simple in the formation and is low in the cost for such bearing as for fitting the disc of a disc recording and reproducing devic... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4042188 | Yarn package support bearing A yarn package support bearing member for rotatably and releaseably retaining a yarn carrier that is cradled between supporting pivotable arms having a shaft with centering means and a bearing for rotatably and releaseably supporting a flange which cooper... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3948577 | Spindle assemblies for machine tools A rotary spindle assembly for a machine tool including a spindle supported at opposite ends by oppositely directed roller bearings. The bearing at that end of the spindle opposite to the nose end is an outer race which is axially slidable in a housing, an... | 04/06/1976 |
