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 |
| 6766573 | Electric motor bonding apparatus An electric motor having an integrally formed bonding apparatus that allows an installer to quickly and efficiently bond the electric motor to a bonding grid of a bonding area. A fastener having a head is inserted into an aperture of the housing of the electric moto... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6398596 | Ground clamp A universal ground clamp for connecting a ground wire to a grounding electrode of various diameters having a thin insulating layer without damaging the grounding electrode. The universal ground clamp having an elongated strap that wraps and is secured aro... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5911604 | Insulation piercing wedge connector with seal An electrical wedge connector having a shell, a wedge assembly, seals and cushions. The wedge assembly has a dielectric frame and electrically conductive bars. The seals are mounted around the outer ends of the bars. The cushions are positioned between th... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5888104 | Paint penetrating ground clamp for painted raised floor pedestals An electrical grounding connector comprising a U-bolt, an upper clamp part and a lower clamp part. The upper clamp part is connected to the U-bolt to clamp a floor pedestal therebetween. The lower clamp part is connected to the U-bolt to clamp a conductor... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5157814 | Adjustable clamp for conductors An improved conductor clamp adapted to securely clamp conductors having various sized diameters. The clamp includes a first pair of generally rectangular bar clamping members movable in a first direction toward each other and in an opposite direction away... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5122068 | Cable grounding device A grounding block is provided for engaging at least one continuous coaxial cable. The grounding block includes an electrically conductive base member having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface and a rear surface. The upper surface of the ba... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4740174 | Dead end tension clamp for optical ground wire A tension clamp adapted for mounting electrical and communications cables is provided. A flexible elongated C-shaped bail member is connected to a first clamp body portion on one end and a second clamp body portion on the other end. The clamp portions are... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4708418 | Electrical connection This invention comprises a connection between a plurality of electrical conductors such as a mainline conductor and a tap or branch line conductor. The connection utilizes a connector comprising a pair of members which clampingly engage one conductor. One... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4458976 | Terminal and connector assembly for electrical cables A terminal and connector assembly for effecting end-to-end electrical and chanical coupling of the ends of large diameter cables without need of rotative alignment. End terminals fixed to the cables have axially projecting stems with knobs at the ends tha... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4169652 | Method and apparatus for connecting electrical conductors This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for clamping electrical conductors, such as cables. The conductors are placed in clamping channels formed in a clamp body having at least two separate body parts. The channels have a cross-sectional shape ... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4129354 | Bus bar clamp A cast bus bar clamp with perimetric ribs and a connecting web is provided. The design eliminates abrupt changes in cross-sectional area. This, in turn, provides a less abrupt temperature gradient on cooling which, in turn, minimizes nonuniform solidifica... | 12/12/1978 |
