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 |
| 6728969 | Insect barrier garment Lower body, upper body, and hood garments formed of a textile that inhibit the ability of insects or small animals to bite or sting the wearer. The textile of the garments have a base fabric and a cover fabric separated by a spacer layer. The base fabric is open to ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728970 | Protective garment having reversible shell for military or paramilitary firefighter A protective garment for a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker has an outer shell, which has two expansive surfaces comprised of a surface of high visibility and a surface of low visibility. The outer shell is reversible so that, when the protec... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728971 | Sports glove A sports glove provides an improved way of keeping a display convenient for allowing a user to keep time and the score while playing. The sports glove includes a body having a palm portion, a back portion and an opening for receiving a hand. The glove further includ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728972 | Hats, hat components, and method of forming hats A hat is temporarily or permanently formed from fabric that matches or complements the appearance of one's ensemble by wrapping and tucking peripheral portions of the fabric about a relatively stiff yet pliable annular brim core member after a central portion of the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728973 | Undergarment An undergarment having a body portion and a pair of depending leg portions having a crotch region located therebetween with the body and leg portions being integrally formed from a single blank of warp knitted fabric. The opposed side edges of the blank being seamed... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728974 | Safety goggles with earplugs An eyes and ears protection device provides a forehead beam supporting a depending goggle-like eyes shield and laterally opposed depending side shields. The lateral portions of the forehead beam pivotally support rearwardly extending temple beams, the rearward porti... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728975 | High performance flush valve assembly A flush valve assembly for a water tank of a water closet which includes a first valve member which can be secured to the water tank and has a base sleeve position including a radiused inlet to thereby increase the discharge coefficient of the valve opening. A secon... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728976 | Toilet tank attachment bracket with unitary spring arm An attachment system for mounting a flush tank to a toilet bowl includes a bracket disposed between the tank and the bowl. The bracket has a generally planar body defining a central opening receiving a tubular flush extension extending from the tank into an opening ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728977 | In-bed shampoo system A portable pump-operated shampoo unit which includes a waterproof inclined body ramp for positioning a person's upper torso and head, a removable reservoir for water storage, a pumping means for pumping water from the reservoir through a spraying means to the person... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728978 | Multiple hygienic bed pad with glide function A re-usable hygienic bed product includes an absorbing object, a sliding material layer, a pulling sheet, and a moisture blocking layer. The absorbing product is a highly soaking, inert fibrous material which at the upper surface and the bottom surface is directly i... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728979 | Patient transfer device A device for transferring medical patients from one table, bed, or gurney to another is disclosed. The device includes a slide board which is slid beneath the patient while the patient is on the gurney. The slide board is then connected to a winch which rests on a c... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728980 | Bassinet The present application provides a bassinet comprising a cart including a lower portion which has two substantially U-shaped members, and an upper portion movably coupled to the lower portion, a bed portion detachably coupled to the upper portion of the cart; height... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728981 | System for converting a bed into a play area A portable play enclosure area for use with interchangeable decorative theme covers converts a bed having removable bed rails into a play area. The portable play area upper enclosure has an upper structural frame defining a top area; a plurality of vertical bars hav... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728982 | Pediatric stretcher A pediatric stretcher includes a base unit, attached to which are a number of lift assemblies. A frame is supported by the lift assemblies. Attached to the frame is a patient support deck. A railing is coupled to the frame by a plurality of coupling members and is c... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728983 | Rotation limiter for a lateral rotation bed A direct data and power interface is provided to the patient support platform of a therapeutic bed that allows for a complete rotation of the patient support platform in either direction. To ensure that the data and power interface is not articulated beyond its phys... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728984 | Bed, in particular sickbed or nursing bed The bed, in particular a sickbed or nursing bed, includes a bedstead having a mattress supporting surface and a plurality of swivelling rollers each of which is provided with a holding element attached to the bedstead and at least one roller body rotatably supported... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728985 | Ambulatory assist arm apparatus An ambulatory assist arm apparatus for use with a patient support having a support surface and a frame includes a mounting bracket and a body. The mounting bracket is adapted for attachment to a first side of the frame when in a first position, and to a second side ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728986 | Body support arrangements Conventional beds have a spring mattress and a sprung base for the comfort of the user, but on profiling beds, a sprung base cannot be used and, ordinarily, a mattress is laid on lifting and lowering mechanism, with a result that when pivoted or folded, folding or r... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728987 | Method of adjusting the vertical profile of a cable supported bridge A method of modifying the vertical profile of a cable supported bridge. The method consists of sequentially adjusting a lower end of a series of supporting cables downward relative to the bridge superstructure and sequentially adjusting an attachment structure assoc... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728988 | Ball collector for cleaning systems used for fluid conducting tubing In a cleaning system which uses balls made of spongy material for cleaning fluid conducting tubing a ball collector having a housing with inlet and outlet ports, the outlet port having a strainer screen which allows fluid but not the balls to pass, and an access por... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728989 | Labyrinth seal for bearing in brush mounting assembly for semiconductor wafer scrubber A wafer scrubbing unit includes a mounting assembly for a scrubber brush. The mounting assembly has a rotary flow through tube through which cleaning liquid is delivered to the brush. A stationary tube may be mounted in the bore of the rotary tube. Spinning shields ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728990 | Mop container A mop receptacle for use with dish mops and floor mops which allows the user to strain the excess cleaning solution from the mop head without contacting the mop head or actuating any levers or other mechanicals. The receptacle is substantially cylindrical in shape w... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728991 | Caster assembly with sliding side support piece The present invention is directed to a caster assembly for supporting an object. The assembly includes a caster wheel, a support member rotatably supporting the wheel and first and second side support pieces mounted on the support member. The support member includes... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728992 | Retractable door system A retractable door system for returning to a nearly closed position a door that has been opened having: a catch knob secured to a doorframe; a housing secured to a door; a retractable cord anchored within the housing at one end and having means for attaching to the ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728993 | Structure for pivotally supporting check plate of door checker In a check plate supporting structure, a check plate of a door checker interposed between a door support and a door supported on the door support is turnably supported on a bracket mounted to the door support. A pivot secured to the bracket is relatively turnably pr... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728994 | Handle attachment A new handle attachment for attaching to a screed to aid in the leveling of freshly laid concrete. The inventive device includes an elongate shaft with a handle portion extended from one end of the shaft and a pair of arms extending from another end of the shaft. Ea... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728995 | Spectacles caddy A spectacles caddy can be attached by its spring clip to a vehicle visor or other similar substantially flat, thin, and stiff object. The shell of the caddy is made in two shallow elongate half boxes attached together at one short end by a hinge, and at the other by... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728996 | Adjustable liner retainer for containers An adjustable liner retainer system comprising a container having an opening defining an upper edge and an outer surface and a liner situated in the container wherein an upper portion of the liner extends from the opening, folds over the upper edge, and at least par... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728997 | Closure device The closure device includes interlocking fastening strips and a slider slidably disposed on the fastening strips for facilitating the occlusion and deocclusion of the fastening strips. The external surface of the slider is designed to alter the way in which the slid... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728998 | Woven hook and loop fastening A woven fastener product includes an array of hook elements and an array of loop elements that extend from the surface of different respective regions of a common fabric base. The arrays are formed by warp yarns, the arrays being separated in the warp direction of t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728999 | Buckle In a buckle of a type in which an insertion body of a male member is inserted into a housing of a female member, the male member is comprised of the insertion body and a belt attaching frame, the insertion body and the belt attaching frame being formed separately wh... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729000 | Lace tightening assembly A lace tightening assembly is adapted for use with a shoe body having eyelet tabs, and includes a mounting seat mounted on one of the eyelet tabs, a tightening member mounted pivotally in the mounting seat, and an operating member for operating the tightening member... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729001 | Method for making a sonoprobe A process for the fabrication of a multielement acoustic probe. A flexible circuit having conducting tracks on at least one of its sides is used. This circuit is joined to a plate of piezoelectric material having metallizations. Vias are produced through the flexibl... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729002 | Method of producing an ink jet recording head A pressurizing chamber 1 is formed as a recess by half etching of a silicon single-crystal substrate 2. A nozzle communicating hole 6 through which the pressurizing chamber 1 is connected to a nozzle opening 5 is formed as a throug... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729003 | Process for producing a ceramic electronic component A process of producing a ceramic electronic component comprises external electrodes having first electrode layers containing at least a noble metal, cuprous oxide, and glass ingredient electrically connected to internal electrodes comprising a noble metal. As the ce... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729004 | Lockwire removal tool A tool for pulling a lockwire, which extends around the intersection of mating cylindrical surfaces within a case and extends tangentially from between these surfaces through an opening in the case to a termination at the exterior of the case, has a body which mates... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729005 | Apparatus for monitoring and controlling processing of articles and associated method Apparatus for manufacturing or processing articles includes smart microcontroller boards which cooperate with sensors and a communication system to monitor and control manufacturing processes. Microcontroller boards disposed within a container create a microprocesso... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729006 | Process for demounting a tire on a rim having seats inclined towards the outside A process for demounting a tire P, and a tread-bearing support S internal thereto, from an integral mounting rim J, which comprises first and second rim seats, the two rim seats being inclined towards the outside and extended axially to the outside by projections of... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729007 | Method for releasably locking a steering column A steering column locking mechanism. A stationary tube is provided with a movable tube telescopically positioned over it. A plurality of teeth is provided on the outer surface of the movable tube that mesh with teeth defined on the outer diameter of a ring-shaped ge... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729008 | Method for assembling vehicle body A method of assembling a vehicle body includes a step of positioning a pair of front side members so that a span between the front side members is adjusted at a first design span, a step of connecting a pair of hood-ledge reinforcements with hood ledges fixed to the... | 05/04/2004 |