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 |
| 7168196 | External rotary device for mounting on a vehicle The present disclosure relates to a rotary device for external attachment to a vehicle, thereafter being operable for visually attracting attention to all or part of the vehicle, particularly when the vehicle is moving. In the most preferred embodiment, the rotary d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156044 | Antenna-mounted sign for vehicles An apparatus conjoinable to a vehicle antenna includes an anchor section formed from STYROFOAM (polystyrene) and provided with a vertically registered sleeve extending along a longitudinal axis. The sleeve extends upwardly from a bottom surface of the anchor and ter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7086302 | Apparatus for reducing gear train backlash Apparatus for reducing backlash in a gear wheel that includes at least two interacting gear rims that rotate in relation to one another. An adjusting mechanism is located between the gear rims for adjusting the relative angle of rotation of the gear rims about a com... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6921561 | Decorative ornament hanger An ornament hanger has a main piece in the form of a star or other decorative shape to which a pair of oppositely directed hooks are rotatably mounted so as to be detachable. An upper hook supports the hanger and a bottom hook supports another ornament. A series of ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6678979 | Wind indicator A wind indicator is described that includes a body with a frame including a spindle axis and a web. A pivot is connected to the frame to permit the body to rotate about a pivot axis. A spindle is disposed on the spindle axis and is rotatable about the spi... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6398615 | Pinwheel assembly A pinwheel assembly has a main shaft, a plurality of curved rods, a first rotating wheel, a second rotating wheel, a third rotating wheel, a fourth rotating wheel, and a plurality of fabric vanes. The main shaft passes through the first rotating wheel, th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398614 | Pinwheel assembly A pinwheel assembly has a polygonal main body, and a rotating device disposed in a center of the polygonal main body. The rotating device has a bearing and a hollow shaft. A plurality of support rods are connected to the bearing. The hollow shaft is inser... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386939 | Pinwheel device A pinwheel device has a main shaft, a rotating wheel connected to the main shaft, and a first support rod, a second support rod, and a third support rod connected to the rotating wheel. A first decoration wheel is disposed on the rotating wheel. A second ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6363637 | Spinning mobile A spinning mobile includes a central shaft having first and second ends, a top mounting cap located at the first end of the shaft and a bottom mounting cap located at the second end of the shaft. A plurality of design plates are mounted to the top mountin... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6178673 | Wind responsive display device A wind responsive sign or placard for displaying advertising or other visual indicia includes a rotatable member that is attached to a stationary mounting member by a rod extending between the two members. Both the rotatable or spinning member and the sta... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6074268 | Space accessories There is disclosed a space accessory for forming a three-dimensional ornamental pattern. The space accessory includes a rotating center, necessary disk supports disposed along the rotating center and a predetermined number of vanes each having a design sh... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5659988 | Dual directional rotating device A dual directional rotating device (10) comprising an elongated slender flexible line (12). A wind wheel (14) is provided. A double bearing unit (16) is between the line (12) and the wind wheel (14), to cause the wind wheel (14) to rotate clockwise and co... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5065621 | Visually enhanced weather vane apparatus A visually enhanced weather vane apparatus (10) for producing a pair of different and sequential pictorial representations (26) on opposite sides of the apparatus (10) by virtue of a plurality of interconnected visual segment units (12) being rotatably su... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4708592 | Helicoidal structures, useful as wind turbines A collapsible structure comprising a non-rigid helicoidal sheet braced by light-weight members according to one of several methods. The structure is used in the construction of a wind turbine, wherein a flexible fabric sheet (21) is reinforced by wires (4... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4490931 | Display device and method Biological material, such as a natural plant, is displayed within a transparent casing containing a preserving liquid which may consist at least partially of isopropyl alcohol. The material is attached either to a float or to a swivel anchor or to both so... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4269878 | Stand structure A stand structure, preferably for candle chimes comprises a base member, a pillar member which is detachably connected to said base member, a bracket member, preferably in the shape of a star and serving to hold the bells of the chime and a vertical shaft... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4017991 | Display clip for point of purchase displays This invention relates to a display which is used to convey information or attract attention at a point of purchase of products. The display includes means for receiving and holding two or more display sheets in a balanced relationship. It includes essent... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3973771 | Illusion amusement device A passageway forming a nozzle supplies a positive pressure impulse, derived from an oscillatory pressure source, to blades of a turbine mounted in a chamber. The passageway conducts fluid in a direction from the source toward blades of the turbine during ... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3963307 | Safety reflector device A safety signal device for bicycles and the like includes a shield member which is mounted on an elongate support member and provides a flag type safety warning, visible over hills or the like, of an approaching vehicle. A rotatable reflector, visible fro... | 06/15/1976 |
