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 |
| 4592096 | Latch for mounting a goggle system to a face mask An improved latch to mount a night vision goggle system to a face mask is disclosed. The latch comprises a part secured to the face mask and parts secured to the goggle system. Specifically, it includes a tongue, which angularly adjustably is secured to t... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592097 | Seat lifter A toilet seat lifter for use with a conventional, floor-supported toilet. The toilet seat lifter has a foot pedal adapted to be hingedly attached to the toilet without permanent alteration thereof by means of at least one of the toilet attachment bolts th... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592098 | Liquid level control system The invention is directed to a liquid level control system which includes a primary float valve which allows liquid to flow into a pool reservoir when the level of fluid in the reservoir is below a first predetermined level and a secondary float valve ass... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592099 | Tiltable bathtub for invalids A tiltable bathtub for easy access by the bather without assistance in which the tub is pivotably supported on a horizontal pivot near the tub rim, the pivot axis being either lengthwise of the tub and on the longitudinal centerline of the tub rim or tran... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592100 | Air control valve An air control valve is provided for use in a spa to regulate the flow of air to a hydrotherapy jet in which a recessed control knob is accessible at a rim of the spa to actuate a movable valve member to selectively constrict or dilate an air flow passage... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592101 | Sofa-bunk bed combination with pivotable cushion In a sofa-bunk bed combination, upstanding, lateral side elements are located toward the rear at the lateral sides of the lower bunk. There is a back board at the top of the upright side elements of the lower bunk. An upper bunk-sofa back is hingedly conn... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592102 | Mechanism for a sofa sleeper A rectangular mattress support frame has side rails formed of rail sections which are pivotally interconnected for movement between a folded seating position and an unfolded sleeping position. In the sleeping position, side rail portions projecting forwar... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592103 | Ledge bed apparatus with safety engaging mechanism A ledge bed apparatus for use with a patient care bed having a vertically movable bed frame. The apparatus includes a mattress support member adapted to be positioned on the bed frame and a leg assembly. The leg assembly includes an upper leg portion depe... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592104 | Hospital bed A wheeled hospital bed is removably connectible to a drive unit. The bed comprises a plurality of articulated frame sections, a plurality of driven shafts, a linkage interconnecting the driven shafts and the frame sections for articulating the latter in r... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592105 | Bed frame construction A bed frame includes special structures for supporting and holding the bed slats in the required spacing. The side frame members of the bed frame each have elongate flange members which project from the side frame member inwardly of the bed and extend sub... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592106 | Anchor for securing the lower end of a spring Anchoring means for securing the lower end of a coil to a frame embodying spaced, parallel supports structured to be slidably engaged with upwardly and downwardly-facing shoulders on the supports for longitudinal adjustment of the lower ends of the spring... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592107 | Process and apparatus for the continuous treatment of textile material in rope form The crease displacement and the achievable dilution factor in the conventional continuous pretreatment or aftertreatment operations of fabric ropes with liquid means in rope washers are not adequate, and consequently the water consumption necessary for sa... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592108 | Tool and method for scarifying a surface A tool (10) and method for scarifying a surface is disclosed. Tool (10) comprises a backing plate (14) having a plurality of equally spaced brackets (16) extending downwardly therefrom. Each bracket (16) supports a pair of axles (18) on which are mounted ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592109 | Toothbrush with a device for the perfect orientation of the bristles with respect to the surface of the teeth Toothbrush with a device for the perfect orientation of the bristles with respect to the surface of the teeth, comprising an anatomical grip with adjustable orientation fixing means on one end for a rod having a head of bristles on the end.... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592110 | Wiper assembly for motor vehicles A wiper assembly is disclosed and has a wiper arm mounted on a drive shaft, a wiping element in wiping contact with a surface to be wiped, a pressure distributing rod or flexor slidably attached to the wiping element for reinforcing the wiping element, an... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592111 | Spring retainer for vacuum cleaner nozzle brush A nozzle for a vacuum suction cleaner has a suction inlet on its bottom surface, and behind the inlet, the nozzle has a brush receiving chamber. The brush comprises a support bar in the brush chamber and the support bar supports depending bristles. A resp... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592112 | Declipper apparatus A method and apparatus for removing clips from sausage sticks in preparation for packaging includes a feed mechanism for sequential and indexed movement of the sausage sticks through a plurality of gripping stations. The clipped ends of each sausage stick... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592113 | Fish fileting knife A fish fileting apparatus is disclosed. The fish fileting apparatus (10) has an elongated flat metal blade (12) having a pair of cutting edges (18) along each side of the blade, a handle (22) which is offset from the blade (12), and a connecting portion (... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592114 | Drafting roller arrangement for spinning machines A drafting roller arrangement for spinning machines is disclosed having at least three pairs of rollers forming successive drafting zones in the conveying direction of the sliver and having a sliver stopping device assigned to the first pair of rollers th... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592115 | Apparatus and process for separating cellulose fluff fibers from waste fibrous material Apparatus is provided for separating cellulose fluff fibers from waste fibrous material resulting from the manufacture of absorbent products from cellulose fluff fibers, comprising: an apertured cylindrical separator disposed in a housing and having a cen... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592116 | Rope securing device A securing device is disclosed for use in conjunction with a rope or like article to secure the positioning thereof. The securing device is coarsely adjustable to establish the maximum permissible spacing between a pair of clamping plates when the device ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592117 | Drop wire clamp A drop wire clamp is provided for suspending a coaxial cable drop wire or the like. The clamp is of molded plastic resin material comprising a body having converging clamping surfaces on the interior thereof, and a two part wedge having external tapered s... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592118 | Fasteners for apparel and methods of manufacturing them Bra-back fasteners parts and shoulder strap guards having hook and plush fastener elements, and methods of manufacturing them.... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592119 | Air jet yarn entangling apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for simultaneously air jet entangling a plurality of advancing multifilament yarns. The apparatus comprises a plurality of elongate air jet beams, with each beam having a longitudinal air passageway extending along its length, an... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592120 | Method for manufacturing a multiple property integral turbine wheel The disclosure relates to a process for the fabrication of low cost dual property turbine rotors having blades that are diffusion bonded to a blade ring that is simultaneously diffusion bonded to a central hub.... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592121 | Tire and wheel assembly An integral tire and rim assembly includes a flanged annulus having an uninterrupted, substantially constant diameter outer surface, a centrally disposed spider and a tire having inextensible beads of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the rim flange... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592122 | Hand applicator for radially assembled spring retaining rings An applicator for installing a retaining ring into an external groove of a workpiece comprises a floor having a slot for receiving a grooved workpiece. A pair of groove locators are rotatably mounted alongside the floor. The groove locators have forwardly... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592123 | Device for manufacturing thermo-insulated compound profiles for windows, doors and facades An arrangement for manufacturing thermo-insulated compound profiles for windows, doors and facades, in which metal profiles to be joined for forming a compound profile, have at least one longitudinal groove. Insulating connecting webs are secured in this ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592124 | Accessory pulley installation tool An elongated shank member is provided including a first end portion defining an endwise outwardly opening threaded bore therein for threaded engagement over a diametrically reduced threaded shaft end portion. A washer is also provided and is freely slidab... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592125 | Method and apparatus for analysis of torque applied to a joint The invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuously monitoring the making-up a joint between two mutually-engageable threaded members (12,13,14,22,23), the threaded members having co-operating shoulder seal elements (18,19,20,21). The inventi... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592126 | Method for constructing furniture having a flexible sheet portion A method for constructing furniture is used to attach a flexible sheet portion in a state of tension to a support structure. The support structure includes first and second spaced-apart longitudinal bars having a plurality of studs and a plurality of cros... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592127 | Method for securing the components of a decorative molding system A method and apparatus are provided for applying a unitary molding system to a mounting surface. The molding system includes a channel member having a pair of opposed longitudinal ribs interconnected by an adhesive-backed web. A decorative trim member is ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592128 | Method for fabricating integrated circuits with polysilicon resistors A poly layer on a substrate is covered with nitride. A reverse tone load implant mask and etch opens an area, which is then boron implanted. Controlled oxidation follows to grow oxide on the boron-doped region only, thereby thinning the poly there. Strip ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592129 | Method of making an integral, multiple layer antireflection coating by hydrogen ion implantation A process is disclosed for fabricating an improved antireflection coating on a substrate. A layer of dielectric material having a first thickness and a first index of refraction are formed overlying a substrate. The dielectric material is implanted with h... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592130 | Method of fabricating a CCD read only memory utilizing dual-level junction formation The specification describes a high capacity nonvolatile CCD read only memory system that includes a plurality of memory cells. Selected ones of the memory cells include a double-diffused region having a first and second implant or diffusion under a clocke... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592131 | Method for manufacturing resin-sealed semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a resin-sealed semiconductor device wherein after a semiconductor pellet is sealed to a leadframe with a resin, outer leads projected from the leadframe and adhered with burrs are collapsed by their upper or upper and lower corn... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592132 | Process for fabricating multi-level-metal integrated circuits at high yields Inter-layer electrical shorting between layers of conductors of an integrated circuit caused by "hillocks" in the bottom layer is prevented by the use of a double layer photoresist coatings atop the insulating layer that separates the metal layers. The do... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592133 | Method of constructing an electrical transformer A method of constructing an electrical transformer having an uncut, unjointed magnetic core, which obtains the advantages of cylindrical winding of electrical conductor about the core legs, without the disadvantages of cylindrical winding associated with ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592134 | Glow plug A method of making a glow plug includes the steps of swaging a sheath of a heater having an internal heating coil therein and a compressible washer at the open end of the sheath to reduce the sheath's diameter and to force some of the washer out of the sh... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592135 | Apparatus for automatically closing a slide fastener An apparatus for automatically closing a slide fastener with two rows of partly interengaged coupling elements, comprises a conveyor for feeding the slide fastener, a holder for temporarily arresting the movement of the slide fastener on the conveyor, and... | 06/03/1986 |
