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...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 |
| 8185988 | Grid spring mattress Various embodiments of this invention disclose a mattress with two cover layers that enclose a spring grid array core wherein the springs are mounted back to back on a single grid support. The spring array is surrounded by a frame layer and is divisible into separat... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8099812 | Spring element unit for a padding element, particularly a matress A spring element unit for a padding element, especially a mattress, comprises a plurality of spring elements. The spring element consists of an open-cell polyurethane flexible foam material and comprises at least one recess. Such a spring element unit is used in a p... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8028363 | Foam spring mattress using a foam containment facility An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7954189 | Reconfigurable foam mattress An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7854031 | Foam spring mattress An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7849546 | Membrane spring array for a mattress and a method of assembly of a membrane spring array Various embodiments of this invention disclose an internal spring array of a mattress wherein the springs are mounted back to back on a membrane, and a simplified method for making an internal spring array of a mattress. The springs of the array have support plates ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841031 | Foam spring mattress using a foam containment facility An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7685663 | Using a software application to configure a foam spring mattress An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7360263 | Bedding foundation support module A support module for use in a bedding foundation to support a support surface above a bedding foundation base, the support module being of an independent wire form configured to define a top portion, a bottom portion, and four predominantly straight support legs, wh... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356859 | Bedding foundation support module A support module for use in a bedding foundation to support a support surface above a bedding foundation base, the support module being of an independent wire form configured to define a top portion, a bottom portion, and four predominantly straight support legs, wh... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7210181 | Spring construction An improved spring construction for mattresses, box springs, furniture and other applications is provided. The application of such springs in mattresses, box springs, furniture and other applications is also provided. In one aspect of the invention, the spring const... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7120956 | Combination mattress A combination mattress includes a plurality of independent barrels each having two resting faces and an outer peripheral face extending between the two resting faces. Each independent barrel has a recess extended through the two resting faces. The independent barrel... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7069610 | Therapeutic mattress A therapeutic mattress, inside which are arranged with plurality of sensors which are disposed on the lifting-and-supporting assemblies, and a control system is used to control the lifting-and-supporting assemblies and the sensors, through rise and fall of the lifti... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000277 | Spring mattress based on foam material A spring mattress that uses a multiplicity of elastic springs, spatially distributed according to a predetermined pattern, with highly variable configurations, obtained by shaping through cutting and pouring operations on a starting slab of foam material of a proper... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996865 | Mattress structure A mattress comprises a support plate having a plurality of mounting holes, a plurality of independent spring assemblies individually mounted to the support plate, and a cover enclosing the support plate and the plurality of spring assemblies. Each of the spring asse... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994333 | Suspension device for a bed or seat base of the multielement type The invention provides an individual suspension device for a bed or seat base of the multi-element type, the device being for interposing between a platform determining a support surface and a padding element such as a mattress, and comprising a foot for fixing to a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986182 | Pocketed bedding or seating product having inflatable members A bedding or seating product comprises a pocketed spring assembly having a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of said strings of springs comprises a row of interconnected pockets, each of the pockets containing at least one spring en... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6948205 | Mattress, provided with spring elements, such as coil springs The present invention relates to a mattress (10), for use as a bed, which mattress comprises substantially resilient material such as a foam rubber, spring devices (4) such as coil springs being provided in the mattress, in order to distribute the pres... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6866340 | Spinal glide ergonomic chair seat and pelvic stabilizer A chair and standing device includes a mechanism for allowing movement in an individual's hips and lower back while seated in a chair or standing in one's workstation, by letting the pelvis glide unabated through an apparatus made up of a series of balls, round spri... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6826791 | Spring element for beds or chairs A spring element for supporting a seat cushion or mattress includes a base body adapted to be attached to a foundation member. The base body includes a plurality of spring arms. Attached to the base body is a support body which includes at least two support arms. Th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6813791 | Posturized pocketed bedding or seating product having pockets of differing heights A bedding or seating product comprising a pocketed spring assembly made up of a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of the strings of springs comprises a plurality of interconnected pocketed coil springs. The product has multiple sect... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6742202 | Support system having telescoping columns A support system has an array of telescoping columns that are each extended by a means such as a spring. The ends of the extended columns define a plane of support for a body resting on the array of columns. The columns move perpendicular to the plane of support, an... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6721981 | Body support apparatus A body support apparatus, for example, a bed, includes a support surface defined by support members. Each support member is mounted for movement in a direction substantially normal to the support surface. Support members are so arranged that movement of any one of t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6704960 | Support device A support device (10) includes a plurality of interconnected support units (12) arranged in a matrix. Each support unit (12) includes a plurality of support elements (16) configured to deform laterally outwardly when the support unit (... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6647574 | Coupled waveband suspension for bedding and seating units A coupled waveband (14, 21) suspension for bed underframes, seating, upholstery, and mattresses consists of several sinusoidal wavebands (14, 21) which run parallel and/or transversely to the longitudinal axis. Support elements (12, 35) are rigidly or mov... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6578213 | Stackable bedding foundation A nestably stackable assembly for use in a bedding foundation. The assembly has a rectangular border wire with parallel sides and ends. Transversely spaced, parallel and longitudinally extending support wires are connected at their ends to the border wire... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6508200 | Pet bed with helical springs A pet bed that includes an enclosure having a perimeter wall and a floor, and a cushion. The cushion includes a pliable external shell that holds several helical springs, each helical spring being individually covered in a flexible bag. The shell and spri... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6487738 | Constant restoring force support surface An all mechanical support surface that tracks the flotation properties of a true fluid and utilizes a series of constant restoring force springs connecting reciprocating pistons which have supporting surfaces with multiple degrees of freedom to define a u... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6477727 | Bearing element for upholstery support for a seat or bed system The invention relates to a bearing element having a base plate fitted on a support, for a seat or bed system, with a bearing plate to hold upholstery. The invention seeks to produce a bearing element whose range of spring is approximately equal to the tot... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6353953 | Resin cushioning element A resin-made cushioning element 1 which is of one-piece construction includes upstanding and downstanding portions 2a and 2b alternately arranged in regular manner to form a matrix having four peripheries.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347423 | Jacketed cushioning elements and assemblies thereof in mattresses and upholstery The subject matter is a cushion core construction in which individual elements of cushion material in plug-like form are connected together in a string by capturing them between two strips of flexible sheet material which are joined together between adjac... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6343394 | Mattress with interactive elastic elements A mattress (10) with interactive elastic elements, comprising a number of hollow polyhedrons (11) with an octagonal base, made of an elastic and/or yielding material, arranged in longitudinal rows (12), interconnected and held in position within each row ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6170808 | Spring core for mattress or cushion The invention relates to a spring core for mattresses and seat cushions with leaf springs. The spring core consists of a plurality of spring elements bent up out of passages punched in a plate, with each spring element having an upper and a lower spring c... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6134729 | High and low profile mattress foundation frames High and low profile mattress foundation frames have perimeter and transverse members, and upper members to which spring modules are attached to support a grid over the frame, to form a flexible support surface for a mattress. In a high profile version of... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6113082 | Spring Disclosed is a spring formed from a synthetic resin into one body, including: a plurality of annular members arranged in such a manner as to be coaxial with each other and spaced in parallel to each other; and elastic linkage members for linking the annul... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6101651 | Pillow core A novel pillow core is made of plastic springs. A plurality of springs are connected together by a plastic link frame to form an actual pillow shape. The pillow core made of the plastic springs has strong supporting capacity, good elasticity and ventilati... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5853844 | Rubber pad construction with resilient protrusions A rubber pad construction is adapted for use in making a shoe sole, a shoe pad, a face layer of a table-tennis paddle, a shell of a ball, etc. The rubber pad construction includes a substrate, and a plurality of first and second protrusions which extend o... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5787533 | Cushion support A cushioning support for a mattress comprises a plurality of elements forming a grid structure. Compression springs are mounted on respective ones of the elements. Bearing plates are disposed atop respective ones of the springs, and are disposed closely a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5632473 | Elastic spring and spring support for mattress, chair or upholstery An elastic framework for a mattress, chair, upholstery, etc. is disclosed which includes elastic springs made of opposing upper and lower elastic elements, each elastic element having a base portion and a plurality of flexible arms which extend from the b... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5562274 | Formed wire mattress assembly A formed wire spring assembly having upper and lower spaced decks including a border wire and a plurality of deck wires arranged in a criss-cross fashion. The deck wires of the upper deck and lower decks are paired with one another and are connected by sp... | 10/08/1996 |
