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 |
| 6971942 | Rotary feedback mechanism for a toy A rotary feedback mechanism includes a first set of electrically conductive pads mounted to a first member and a wiper mounted to a second member. As the first and second members rotate relative to one another, the wiper sequentially contacts one or more pads of the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6726523 | Remote-controlled toy skateboard device A remote-controlled toy skateboard device comprises a skateboard with a deck and front and rear truck assemblies pivotally connected to the deck. A toy figure has a lower body portion that is fixedly connected to the deck and an upper body portion that is connected ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 5501628 | Cam-operated, synchronized marching soldier trackway A unique, visually enhancing and exciting entertainment system is obtained by providing an elongated path or track, along which a plurality of objects automatically advance, with the objects constructed to perform independent animated movements in direct ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 4878874 | Selectively rocking or walking doll A character includes legs that pivot as well as move up and down relative to the torso either in an alternating, out of phase, walking simulating motion or simultaneously, in phase, to simulate rocking, as selected by the user. Movement of the legs is eff... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4824415 | Doll with remote controlled supporting accessory A doll with articulated legs and an articulated neck is releasably connected to a motor driven, steerable, remote controlled shopping cart. Movement of the cart causes a cam driven set of handles, to which the doll is attached, to pivot from side-to-side ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4613315 | Doll toy A doll toy comprising hollow upper and lower body portions. The lower body portions are adapted to wag relative to the upper body portion by a swinging mechanism provided within the upper and lower body portions. The doll toy has a switch provided within ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4561514 | Amusement vehicle An amusement vehicle has a hollow body shell which is shaped like, for example, a four-footed animal. Front and rear frames are provided inside the body shell, and are coupled to each other by a hollow shaft. The front and rear frames can correlatively ro... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4467555 | Animated doll A doll that may be actuated to simulate a swimming, walking or kicking action includes a torso with a pair of arms rotatably mounted thereto. A head mounting member is pivotally mounted to the upper portion of the torso and a leg mounting structure is sec... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4386479 | Walking doll A walking doll is described having a pair of side by side legs which automatically pivot forwardly when lifted off the ground. The legs include movable, side by side buttocks. The doll may be connected to a stroller through a handle that oscillates from s... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4090713 | Harness horse racing electric system In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a symbolic plurality of parallel racing lanes and racing horse-drawn sulkies, which sulkies have respective electric motor-driven wheels by drive shafts thereof having electrical commutators mounted operatively... | 05/23/1978 |
| 3940879 | WALKING DOLL A walking mechanism for a toy having two legs. Each leg is provided with a vertically elongated slot intermediate its ends which receives a pin connected to a frame mounting a drive motor. The drive motor operates a shaft bearing two eccentrics with the e... | 03/02/1976 |
