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 |
| 4716625 | Process and device for stunning slaughter animals, in particular for stunning and subsequently sticking slaughter animals This invention is a process and device for electrically stunning and stabbing of slaughter animals by using electrodes which from both sides grip round the snout of the animal and after stunning pull up the head to stretch its neck so that sticking of the... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4570297 | Scraper block for an unhairing machine Scraper block (1) for a dehairing machine for slaughter cattle, said block (1) comprising a thick rectangular slab (2) of elastic material reinforced by a leaf spring (3) which is incorporated inside the slab (2) over substantially the entire length and w... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4567625 | Scalding machine for treating the carcass of a slaughtered animal Scalding machine for treating the carcass of slaughtered pigs, said machine comprising at least two compartments (4,5) disposed one behind the other, each compartment (4,5) having a cylindrical bottom (2,3) concentric with the axis of rotation of a drum (... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4452178 | Drive corridor for slaughter cattle Drive corridor for slaughter cattle said drive corridor having a straight side wall 1 and an opposite side wall 2 provided with steps 3, 4 such that the width of the drive corridor stepwise decreases to the width of one animal, said drive corridor accordi... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4420855 | Set of electrodes for an apparatus for electrically stunning slaughter cattle The invention relates to a set of two electrodes for an apparatus for electrically stunning slaughter cattle, said electrodes extending downwardly and forwardly into the V-shaped passage between two endless conveyors, which electrodes (1) according to the... | 12/20/1983 |
