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 |
| 7435047 | Fork-lift loading system with roller driven loading and support surface The invention relates to a loading platform (2,3) for displacing goods, comprising a support frame for goods (8) and at least one double roller device (7,9) arranged in longitudinal direction, wherein the double roller device comprises a number ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7341294 | Tennis ball retrieval cart and practice hopper A ball pickup hopper on supporting wheels has a bottom panel contoured with channels extending from a front of the hopper to the supporting wheels. Extending forward of the hopper are opposing left and a right herding rails directing balls in front of the apparatus ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7284945 | Transporting apparatus The invention discloses a transporting apparatus provided with a air-supplying-type support device for supplying purified air toward a lower surface of a transported object to contactlessly support the transported object in a horizontal orientation or a substantiall... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7108474 | Apparatus for transporting plate-shaped work piece It is an object to provide a plate-shaped work piece transporting apparatus provided with a blowing mechanism for contactlessly supporting a plate-shaped work piece that is transported, where the blowing mechanism is provided with a dust-removal filter and a blowing... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7007790 | Loading platform with twin roller conveyors A load transfer platform adapted for attachment to a lift has a pair of laterally extending roller conveyor which are space in a front to rear direction thereby providing a pathway there between for a workman loading and unloading merchandise. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6220808 | Ergonomic, variable size, bottom opening system compatible with a vertical interface A system is described herein including a load port which allows various pod sizes, including 200 mm and 300 mm, add various configurations, including front opening and bottom opening, to operate with a BOLTS interface, or simply with a vertical port on th... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5476353 | Trailer apparatus with rotating platform Trailer-mounted apparatus of the type with a platform that can rotate on a central fifth wheel-like support with a vertical axis, particularly for the loading and handling of coop frames for poultry and the like, which includes: a substantially rectangula... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5417538 | Apparatus for scooping an article from the ground An apparatus is provided for scooping up articles typically golf balls, from the ground comprising a rotary scoop 16 which can rotate about an axis 18 extending parallel to the ground 14. The scoop 16 is provided with three elongate elements uniformly spa... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5213464 | Method and apparatus for dispensing and retrieving highway warning markers A highway marker manipulating apparatus comprising a pair of gripper wheels spaced apart to engage and apply pressure onto the side edges of the base flange of a highway marker. The wheels are spaced apart by a loading magazine between the wheels and dire... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5135345 | Golf ball retrieving apparatus An apparatus for retrieving golf balls comprises a structure which may be dragged behind or pushed by a tractor. The structure comprises a plurality of golf ball containers which are individually and flexibly connected to the dragging structure. Rearwardl... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5108250 | Material mover bed floor drive synchronization system and method A system and method for controlling an automatic loading/unloading material mover. The mover includes a wheeled vehicle having a tiltable bed with a live floor and a non-driven wheel and is used to load and unload heavy objects, such as cotton modules. Pu... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5054987 | Load transfer device A load transfer device for loading or unloading an entire storage compartment, such as the interior of a freight hauling trailer, in one cycle includes a long vertically flexible load support and transfer member that is as long and as wide as the storage ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5054648 | Highway cone dispenser and collector A highway marker cone dispenser and collector is provided. A rotatable cone conveyor moves the cones between upper and lower locations, the lower location being near the ground, and has a cone stripper for removing cones from the conveyor at either the up... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5039271 | Apparatus for handling trash Trash handling apparatus that includes a hopper mounted to tilt to a dump position off a trailer, a friction wheel to engage a wheel of the trailer and to be turned by forward movement of the trailer, reeling in a cable of a drum system so as to tilt the ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4721428 | Tennis ball retriever A tennis ball retrieving apparatus comprises a wheeled vehicle having a front end and a rear end. The vehicle has a ball storage container disposed at a level enabling ready removal of balls therefrom by a person next to the vehicle while the person is in... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4632619 | Apparatus for unrolling baled hay An apparatus designed to facilitate the unrolling of baled hay has a main frame mounted onto a tractor or other vehicle. An upstanding arm attached to the frame carries a hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly, which assembly supports and selectively posi... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4550465 | Apparatus for collecting litter and objects from a ground surface An apparatus for picking up surface litter on the ground includes a movable main frame towed by a lightweight vehicle. A roller carriage pivotally attached to the main frame supports identical front and rear oppositely rotating tandem rollers each having ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4449648 | Mobile spreader unit A mobile spreader unit comprises a tractor and a detachable hopper. The latter is defined by tapering front and rear walls and has a breadth permitting it to fit in between the rear wheels of the tractor. There is an elongate spreader opening in the botto... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4441848 | Self-loading material transporter A self-loading material transporter utilizes a conveyor system having a continuous, flexible conveyor belt. A plurality of rollers is positioned below the upper surface of the conveyor system to support the load bearing portion of the conveyor belt as it ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4408666 | Sod handling apparatus An apparatus for handling sod includes a wheeled frame for moving along the ground and a forward frame section which is adapted to receive pallets of sod adjacent thereto. A conveyor is coupled to the frame for transporting pieces of sod between the palle... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4382742 | Athletic discus retriever Athletic discus retriever for lifting a discus from the ground surface and projecting it toward a retrieval area including a vehicle or cart having a set of inclined support members extending between a novel work surface and handles. The work surface incl... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4370088 | Portable fencing loading means A trailer for loading and unloading fences and includes two rollers at the rear of the trailer for assisting passage of fence sections onto the trailer. The rollers are drawn via a pulley which is movable into and out of contact with a wheel of the traile... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4355940 | Automatic loading platform and method of using same An automatic loading platform for facilitating the loading and unloading of palletized loads is provided. The platform comprises an upper surface and an inclined ramp. A plurality of rotatable drive rollers extend above the upper surface to support a load... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4243353 | Cotton module transport apparatus A tiltable bed is provided with a set of toothed chains and a control system therefor so that the chains are moved along the length of the bed at a linear speed which corresponds to the linear speed of movement of the bed relative to the ground and indepe... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4241653 | Bank out module builder with unloading mechanism Bank out module builder with unloading mechanism having a generally rectangular framework formed by spaced apart sidewalls and spaced apart front and rear walls with the top and bottom being open, the rear wall being formed by a door being movable between... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4221524 | Apparatus for retrieving balls A handcart for retrieving tennis balls lying on a ground or floor surface and comprising a wheeled support structure adapted to be wheeled along said surface, a ball collection receptacle supported on said structure at approximately waist level about said... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4081094 | Conveyor-trailer for transporting an agricultural commodity A conveyor-trailer for transporting cotton, which is mounted on a long-bed truck trailer. The conveyor-trailer is pivotally mounted on the bed of the truck trailer and hydraulic means moves the conveyor-trailer between a horizontal position and a position... | 03/28/1978 |
