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 |
| 6409570 | Tethered top A tethered top is provided with a construction by which it can be accelerated, controlled and/or manipulated using a tether that remains attached to one end of the top, top body, or spindle. The tether can optionally be used as a pull string to be wrapped... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6322419 | Combination spinning top and yo-yo A combination spinning top and yo-yo for providing a new type of spinning top and yo-yo. The combination spinning top and yo-yo includes a conoidal-shaped member having a top end, a tapered lower portion, and a tip disposed at a bottom end thereof; and al... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6254450 | Doll with integrated book feature in doll cavity A doll having a fabric book as an integral part thereof. The doll has the shape of a real or fictitious human or animal character, and a fabric book with a fabric cover is secured to the doll and arranged so that the cover blends physically into the overa... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5593338 | Spinner and adapter for toy tops and combination of spinner and toy top Toy top spinner which uses a toy top body as a spinning wheel to accelerate the spinning speed of the spinning wheel easily, and an adapter used with the spinner to spin toy tops having slightly different diameters. The spinner has its body equipped with ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5032101 | Spinning toy An improved spinning toy comprised of a primary flywheel affixed near one end of a shaft penetrating the central axis, a symmetrical handle having a specific size, shape, and relational location rotatably connected about the shaft penetrating it; a smalle... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4891031 | Spinning top and driving device for actuating the same A driving device for initiating and maintaining a spinning top in a continuous movement of rotation and precession. The driving device is made of a shaft adapted to axially rotate in a tube on which is concentrically fixed a rim. A top is hingely connecte... | 01/02/1990 |
| 3936974 | Combined top and yo-yo A combined top and yo-yo is disclosed as having a pair of discs and opposed hubs mounted on a shaft and a string connected to the shaft effects rotation of the combined top and yo-yo in various combinations.... | 02/10/1976 |
