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 |
| 8161682 | Shutter with side pull bar A shutter having a rectangular frame, and louvres, and with a side pull bar located along one edge of the frame and connected to the adjacent ends of the louvres, the louvres being pivotally mounted in the frame in parallel relation to one another, and being rotatab... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7607261 | Toggle bar and shutter A shutter having a frame, hollow louvres rotatably supported in the frame, and a control bar for controlling the louvres and one-piece connector members connecting the louvres to the control bar in which the connector member has a T-member with integral rigid arms e... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603810 | Plug in pull bar hinge A shutter having a frame, and having louvres rotatably supported in the frame, and a control bar, for controlling the louvres, and having two-component connectors connecting respective louvres to the control bar, consisting of a louvre hinge member for attachment to... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7578093 | Shutter with multi-part tilt control bar connector A shutter assembly having a rectangular frame and at least two separate sections of louvres rotatably supported in the frame; at least two separate tilt control bars, for controlling at least two separate groups of louvres; links connecting respective louvres to the... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7500329 | Operating system for a shutter type covering for architectural openings A shutter includes top and bottom frames as well as interconnecting perpendicular styles between which a plurality of louvers are pivotally mounted. Each louver has a first tap in its opposite ends for receipt of a pivot pin and a second tap in at least one end for ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7412799 | Releasable security shutter system A security shutter system for providing security against forced entry through a window. The security shutter system includes a securing frame being coupled to a wall of the structure around the window. A shutter frame is pivotally coupled to the securing frame and i... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7389609 | Louver rotation apparatus and method An louver rotation mechanism for use in rotating a louvered shutter having louvers rotationally engaged with a frame. The device features one or a plurality of gear modules which are positionable to a fixed location on one or a plurality of rack bars. The gear modul... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377074 | Pull bar connector for shutters A shutter having a frame and rotatable louvres of the type having a control rod connected to the louvres for moving said louvres, and having a control rod extending normal to the louvres, spaced apart from the louvres connector members on the louvres, having hinge f... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363748 | Flush mounted louver end cap with tolerance flashing A plastic louver which is to be swingably mounted in a shutter frame has a generally hollow louver body with a mouth at each end of the louver body. An end cap is fitted to each end of the louver body. Each end cap has an insert part which slides into the mouth and ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335096 | Adjustable pergola A louver type roof structure includes a plurality of elongated parallel slats mounted on slat hinges pivotally supported on carrier beams transverse to the slats. The slats are pivotable between a closed position in which their longitudinal adjacent edges overlap ea... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7310882 | Measuring device Measuring device for measuring the path and/or speed of a moving object in relation to a structural component, with a measuring wheel (20) and with a rotary encoder (10), such that the measuring wheel (20) is coupled to the encoder shaft (16 | 12/25/2007 |
| 7174942 | Blind slats for door/window venetian blind Blind slats for door/window Venetian blinds include a door/window frame made up of a plurality of side brackets wherein the left and right side brackets are provided with a plurality of retaining holes disposed at the corresponding inner sides thereon respectively f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7124804 | Blind slat assembly for door/window venetian blind A blind slat assembly for door/window Venetian blinds includes a door/window frame made up of a plurality of side brackets wherein the left and right side brackets are provided with a plurality of retaining holes disposed at the corresponding inner sides thereon res... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104010 | Hermetic jalousie window hardware A glass holder for a jalousie window, including a body having two parallel side walls which define a slot, and two webs which extend substantially perpendicularly in opposite directions from a base of the slot walls. The body has a length and the webs each extend fr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082719 | Shutter blind A louver assembly includes a frame that forms a frame opening. The frame has a front face and a hollow recess in the front face. A series of parallel slats are mounted in the frame opening. The slats are pivotally displaceable between an open position and a closed p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066233 | Sliding operator for between the glass window coverings A screen assembly for installation in a fenestration product of the type having a window covering with a sliding operator. The screen assembly includes a screen frame having a screen material and is adapted to releasably attach to an interior side of the fenestratio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055231 | Method of manufacturing a prefinished fiberboard shutter A shutter manufacturing method provides a coated manufactured wood substrate sheet. A plurality of attached shutter components are identified. The attached shutter components are configured edge-to-edge and end-to-end so as to comprise the substrate sheet. The attac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6854211 | Removable louver and tilt control A tilt control is adapted to rotate a louver between at least a partially open position and a partially closed position within a shutter frame. The tilt control comprises a stile adapted as a portion of the shutter frame and a gear rotatably retained within the stil... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6817141 | Shutter assembly for being easily assembled A shutter device includes a frame having two stiles and two beams secured together, the stiles each has a groove to receive a rail, the rails each includes a number of orifices, and a number of blades having end projections engaged into the orifices of the rails, to... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6758256 | Louvered arch mechanism A louver assembly for semi-circular, non-perfect or imperfect arch frame assemblies with louvers rotably mounted therein. A tensioning mechanism keeps the louvers taut between an arched frame member and a smaller anchorage frame member. An actuating mechanism is use... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6675534 | Shutter with push/pull control for shutter blades A shutter having a rectangular frame and shutter blades mounted parallel to one another across said frame, the blades being rotatable between open and closed positions, and having a control recess formed in one of the side frames, control bodies within th... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6655091 | Shutter assembly A shutter assembly replaces one or more of the conventional fixed rails with one or more attaching louvers that fixedly attach the attaching louver to the left and right stiles, completing the framing function of the replaced rail(s). A hanger bolt is att... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6516857 | Interchangeable window covering system An interchangeable window covering system for providing a plurality of interchangeable widow coverings for a window. The interchangeable window covering system includes a frame member that is designed to be attached to a window, and a plurality of interch... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6510655 | Device to move blinds or jalousies Movement device (10) to selectively close blinds or jalousies oscillating in a wing (25) for doors or windows, comprising at least a movement rod (14) able to be constrained to the blinds or jalousies (12) and a plurality of connection elements (15) each ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6418665 | Louver control bar with bendable louver attachment members A shutter louver control bar which is made from a resilient plastic material includes an elongated bar member with a plurality of louver attachment members spaced from one another lengthwise along the bar member. Each attachment member, which normally ass... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6401391 | Louver control in a movable louver assembly A louver assembly comprises a plurality of parallel horizontally extending louvers pivotally secured at their opposite ends to a supporting frame and a control bar which determines angled positioning of the louvers. The control bar has a modular construct... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6266923 | Shutter system and pivoting connectors Several embodiments of the shutters employ a variety of synergistic features which may be used individually or in combination to produce a shutter capable of more completely shutting out light. One aspect is the use of a two-step overlapping end to provid... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6250012 | Louver assembly with multi-position louver adjusting control rod having clamping connecting arms A louver assembly is comprised of two or more louvers, each of the louvers having pivot connections at opposed ends thereof, with the pivot connections pivotally securing the louvers between opposed stiles of a shutter frame for pivoting motion of the lou... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6145251 | Adjustable shutter assembly and slat control mechanism using a control gear and gear engaging positioner A shutter assembly which is comprised of a support frame formed by opposed parallel hollow side frame members and a bottom and top block member interconnected between the ends of the side frame members. A plurality of equidistantly spaced slats are pivota... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6131335 | Device for operating blinds with assisted force A device for operating blinds includes a centralized control device 92) for the blinds and an actuator (3) for actuating the control device that are in a casing (4) fixed in or on an upright (5) of the window. The actuator (3) for the blinds includes a ro... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6094865 | Shutter handle latch A shutter, as used on fire engines, consists of a number of laths (13), which are hingedly connected together and can be drawn across an opening by handle and can be latched in the closed condition by a latch. The handle, which extends across the shutter,... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6041547 | Shutter with side pull control bar A shutter having a generally rectangular frame with side frame members and top and bottom members, of hollow thermo-plastic construction, and having a plurality of hollow thermo-plastic blades extending horizontally from one side frame to the other, and h... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5778598 | Shutter door assembly A shutter door assembly assembled primarily from extruded plastic components is provided. The shutter door assembly includes an outer rectangular frame surrounding a pivotally attached vaned panel door. Various side, top, and bottom legs of the frame and ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5669179 | Louvered apparatus for the regulation of solar light and heat radiation through windows and the like An improved louvered apparatus for the regulation of solar light and heat radiation through windows and the like, is disclosed. The unique configuration of the present invention is innovative, simple, and a considerable improvement over the conventional l... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5238042 | Window blind system A window has a rectangular frame with pivotable sections movable between an opened and closed position. A level connected to a movement transmission bar is provided to pivot the sections about pegs mounted to a support in the frame. The level is of a defo... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5187896 | Pivot rod connector for moveable shutters A louvre control for operating moveable louvres of a window or door structure is connectable to a louvre having an undercut recess for receiving a connector on the control. The connector is normally set in a louvre connecting position, is moveable to a lo... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5020276 | Wooden movable louver shutters A shutter assembly comprising a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending louvers rotating between a pair of opposed vertical side rails causing them to control the light and air passing through the shutter from a maximum, when in the open po... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4926599 | Adjustable louvered awning An adjustable, louvered awning incorporating a combination angle adjustment and locking mechanism. The mechanism enables the awning's movable vanes to be securely locked in a plurality of positions selected by the operator.... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4889040 | Insulated and non-metallic transparent and fully sealed louver system A new non-metallic louver system made of substantially transparent polycarbon resin material by extrusion processing, which allows light through the closed louver blades when in the closed position, while producing an airtight and watertight system. The p... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4709506 | Swivel shutter assembly A swivel shutter assembly providing a plurality of louvers rotationally held within a framework which presents, by ship-lap type of construction between adjacent louvers, a flat wall type appearance when the louvers are fully closed. In addition, the swiv... | 12/01/1987 |
