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 |
| 7318299 | Accelerated log building method, log building kits, and methods of producing log building kits Kits for building log structures, and methods for producing such kits. A kit for building a structure having a plurality of log walls each including multiple layers. The kit comprises a combination of logs which when assembled form the structure. Logs of multiple la... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7241198 | Dollhouse kit A kit for a doll house which enables a ready and facile assembly requiring no sanding, gluing, nailing, screwing, painting or other handicraft skills. The kit includes a floor foundation board, configured sidewalls, front walls and interior walls, including windows ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229334 | Toy house assembly A house-building toy comprises element blocks that include floor foundation blocks (2) functioning as the foundation of a house model and structuring a floor portion of the house model, wall blocks (3) structuring a wall portion of the house model, roo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204471 | Method and arrangement for forming construction panels and structures A form-work support arrangement for building form-work for moulding a concrete construction panel on top of a previously poured concrete panel (58). Generally the upper panel to be moulded has the same horizontal dimensions as the previously poured panel (... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201374 | Method and article of manufacture for collectible game A game, toy or article of manufacture includes a set of rules and at least one model. The model has multiple movable parts, where under the rules of play, the model begins in an assembled configuration. As the model loses points under the rules of play, at least som... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7186161 | Real construction game (RCG) The present invention concerns a construction game to make buildings at a reduced scale providing the user with all the necessary elements in order to obtain a sample at real scale. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7155865 | Prefabricated housing structure A housing structure includes a first plurality of wall panels which form a lower course and a second plurality of wall panels which form an upper course. Each of the wall portions is generally rectangular and includes integrally formed interlocking portions which fa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156663 | Home exterior selection kit A home exterior selection kit includes a tower body having lateral sides, each having at least first and second areas configured to detachably engage a panel representing an exterior material. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7117644 | Modular sentry station A modular sentry station uses stackable interlocking panels that when assembled provide a ballistic shield. The sentry station can optionally include interlocking ceiling and floor panels that provide a partially enclosed, bunker-type ballistic shield. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086923 | Transformable toy furniture and room system A system and method for simulating a wide variety of different toy furniture items including a plurality of three-dimensional predetermined shaped members wherein at least some of the predetermined shaped members are adaptable to be positioned and repositioned adjac... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7021938 | Educational kit for teaching construction framing An instructional kit suited for teaching the necessary materials, methods and techniques for conventional stick built wood structures is provided. In accordance with the present invention, a kit for stick framing a true representation of a scale house model includes... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6923705 | Play structure and structural building elements for building a play structure Building elements for constructing a play structure comprise polyethylene members. In one embodiment, the members are extruded cylinders and include notches or other interlocking features. In another embodiment, the members are flat panels and include notches, teeth... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905338 | Three dimensional model and kit for assembly of same A three dimensional model comprising a substantially planar base mounting member having opposite top and bottom surfaces; a first building structure adapted to be mounted on a portion of said top surface of said base mounting member, said at least one building struc... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6758167 | Modular pet house A modular pet house includes a housing including a peripheral wall comprising a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The peripheral wall has an upper edge and a bottom edge. The front wall has an opening positioned therein extending upw... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6527609 | Doll house A doll house includes a modular, box-like structure having a floor, a top surface, a rear wall, two side walls and an open front. Wall panels are provided with two surfaces with different designs thereon and each wall panel can be installed to fully cover... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6419610 | Climbing wall A truncated triangular inclined climbing wall is attached to a wooden play structure, and is tilted at about a forty-eight degree angle against the play structure, and is fastened by a flange to an elevated deck which is accessible through a wood framed i... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6312305 | Structure-forming construction element for toy log building set A structure-forming construction element for a toy log building set, such as those sold under the well known "Lincoln Logs". The construction element, typically a molding of plastic material, is formed with a plurality of adjacent sockets for the receptio... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6073404 | Model building A modular building model is provided. The modular building model includes a base and a lower level module disposed on and engaged with the base. An upper level module is disposed on and engaged with the lower level module. The base includes a releasable s... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5961364 | Building set for a toy building A building set for a toy building comprising a number of building module frames (1,1a,1b,2) and a plurality of fittings (10,17,18), and wherein each of the building module frames (1,1a,1b,2) comprises a bottom plate (3,4,19) with a superstructure that def... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5951356 | Modular lattice substructure for a toy building set having columns and foundations The modular lattice substructure for a playing structure, such as a toy building set, includes a planar frame having a plurality of exterior corners and a column having a height greater than the height of the frame. The column includes a lower portion and... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5910037 | Toy building system A toy building system for the construction of e.g. in-door settings and furniture element groupings, comprising a number of substantially box-shaped fittings (1,2,3) with a top surface, a bottom surface and a number of lateral walls, comprising a front wi... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5876261 | Building set for a toy building A building set for a toy building comprising a number of building modules (1) which each defines a space, said building modules (1) being so designed that they may be stacked or arranged next to each other as desired for the construction of single- or mul... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5865660 | Building element According to the present invention a building element comprises a generally planar panel defining at least one substantially straight side end and a first connecting lug extending co-planarly to the panel from the substantially straight side end. The firs... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5830031 | Doll house swivel basement add-on system A new Doll House Swivel Basement Add-On System for providing a basement in combination with a swivel base for an existing doll house thereby allowing a user to conveniently access all sides of the existing doll house. The inventive device includes a basem... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5803783 | Toy building set with wall elements A toy building set containing wall elements for the construction of facade structures. The building set includes at least one of each of two types of wall elements: a first type of wall element formed with one opening having hinge parts for suspension of ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797219 | Children's play garage with articulating door A children's play garage having a plurality of detachably connected walls, a roof, a toy compartment, and an articulating vehicle door is disclosed. The play garage further includes an opening for accessing the toy compartment from the exterior of the pla... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5779517 | Construction kit A construction kit comprises a base panel having a peripheral frame, a rear wall for locating on the base panel against a rear portion of the peripheral frame, and side walls. The side walls have rear edges for engagement in grooves provided at opposite e... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775969 | Toy element comprising a holder and a thin flexible material A toy element having a thin, flexible material as well as a holder for it is provided. The toy element may be used in the construction of a doll house for which it constitutes a curtain and the suspension, in the form of a rod, for the curtain. An elongat... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5718089 | Elongated dowel hinge for dutch door miniature stable facade A framed modular miniature front for a shelter, which front has a header, threshold and side rails together with an inner wall portion mounted on the surrounding frame. A full length door opening is formed in that wall adjacent a side rail of the modular ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5706613 | Playhouse with pivotally attached seats A walk-in child playhouse having pivotally attached seating surfaces. In one embodiment, the walk-in child playhouse comprises an enclosed rotomolded plastic structure having walls, a roof, and at least one chair or seat member pivotally attached to the p... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5580294 | Toy castle A toy castle formed from a plurality of assembly pieces includes a front wall, two side walls and a rear wall. Four corner towers connecting the castle walls. A gate tower is connected to the front wall and extends away from the interior of the castle. A ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5533468 | Hollow, plastic horse stall gate A horse stall gate manufactured from a lightweight polymer. The gate includes a plurality of ventilation slots designed to provide optimum airflow to the horse stall while only nominally reducing the strength of the gate, the slots being sized smaller tha... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5492495 | Customized building set A construction kit for toy building structures includes a plurality of basic planar logs having a slightly rounded edge on the lower face and male couplings on the lateral ends thereof. A plurality of alternative planar logs with a brick like patterned su... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5423709 | Collapsible doll house with foldable sections This invention pertains to a foldable, collapsible doll house having a first foldable frame section, a second foldable section forming a partitioned attic, and a third foldable roof section. The three foldable sections are fastened together in such a mann... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5360365 | Sports stadium model An architectural model simulating a large sports stadium. Major architectural and structural elements are reflected as single or plural part scaled components, such as base, playing field, seats, general structure defining the overall shape, and, where ap... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5354224 | Block toy including a plurality of blocks that can be variously assembled to create different graphical images and including apertured blocks having engagement surfaces which extend from edges of the apertures into the blocks A block toy has a plurality of regular hexahedral blocks each having a relief side having a relief surface, a printed side having a printed surface, and an apertured side having an aperture defined therein. A plurality of smaller blocks, which have sizes ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5351453 | Rapidly erectable housing units The invention of rapidly erectable housing units providing a number of properly shaped and interfitting wall sections. Beside the wall sections the units include interlocking or laid-uproofing applied to truss rafters. interlock to the erected walls. The ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5222902 | Interlocking blocks A toy connector in accordance with the present invention joins first and second structural elements which are aligned adjacent one another and engaged to form a flush, secure connection having a female connector assembly joined to the first structural ele... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5174078 | Roof construction for playhouse A playhouse constructed of interlocking logs has a water-tight sloped roof formed by overlapping roof sheets. The sheets are secured to the playhouse by means of roof peak pieces notched at their bottom to interlock with respective notches in a tie beam l... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5154656 | Multi-connecting building blocks Children's building blocks that can be attached to each other in numerous combinations by integrally molded connectors located on the faces of the blocks. Some of the faces have apertures and these faces may be joined together to create tunnels between th... | 10/13/1992 |
