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 |
| 6669392 | Device for binding sheets and bound sheets A device for binding sheets in a pack, the device having a flat rectangular sheet element (3) in turn having, along one major side (3a), a number of flexible tongues (7) arranged combfashion; and a closing strip (10) extending along the major side (3a). T... | 12/30/2003 |
| 4966485 | Sliding clamp for a binder having flexible binding prongs A sliding clamp for fastening the binding prongs of a binder having flexible binding prongs, which is adapted to slide in a rail-shaped member of substantially U-shaped cross-section, which is fitted with openings for the passage of the binding prongs, wh... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4786200 | Binder strip for binding loose perforated leaves A binder strip for binding loose leaves having perforations therein through which flexible wires can be inserted. The binder strip comprises a substantially U-shaped rail having holes in its bottom surface for the passage of said wires, and the rail is pr... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4625996 | Bookbinding strips and method of binding books employing serrated studs A first plastic strip has longitudinally spaced studs each of which can be bent over at a 90° angle, the studs being serrated. A second strip has holes through which the studs fit and grooves which receive and secure the bent over studs, the grooves bein... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4486111 | Data binder slide A data binder having compression bars forming longitudinal rails and a center channel, flexible posts securing data sheets between compression bars and a retaining slide member embracing the rails to hold the bent over posts in place. Each end of said ret... | 12/04/1984 |
