Abstract: There is herein disclosed a cleaning and scouring glove having a flexible body including a palm, a thumb, and finger stalls. Disposed upon the stalls are scouring or cleaning units with flanges around the units. Also disclosed is a sponge for the attachment and removability from the glove below the scouring or cleaning units.

Abstract: A fresh water flushing kit easily adaptable for insertion in various types of inboard/outboard marine engines cooling systems. The kit includes a conduit system so constructed for utility in an inboard/outboard marine engine having one water pump adjacent the engine block and an additional pump in the outdrive unit. This conduit is provided with an inlet for fresh water and an ancillary outlet for discharge of sea water overboard during an engine flushing cycle.

Abstract: This invention is a smoke or fire detector that first utilizes a signal that is indicative of a detected smoke or fire condition to operate an air moving device to purge the detectors photocell or ionization chamber and to thereafter allow an additional signal indicative of a detected smoke or fire condition within a predetermined time frame to provide an alarm signal. The smoke or fire detector avoids many false alarm situations by placing a cyclic purge switching control system between the smoke or fire detector and the alarm signal device. The cyclic purge switching control system sequentially connects the signal indicative of a detected smoke or fire condition between the air moving device such as a fan and the alarm signal device.

Abstract: A process for producing alcohol and dried distillers grain from a source material containing starch or sugar by cooking, by saccharification, fermentation, evaporation, distillation, and wherein the distillers grain is dried by heat produced by flash cooling of effluent from cooking of the source material and by air heated by heat exchange with the overhead vapor from the distillation operation, the process resulting in reducing the external energy required to effect drying of the distillers grain.

Abstract: A free standing, self-contained, poolside, hoop game device is disclosed. The device includes three basic components including a ballast fillable base, a height adjustable backboard surface and a hoop. The device is comprised of a lightweight, corrosion resistant material and is easily constructed, disassembled and drained of ballast for storage or transportation. The backboard preferably includes three wings with planar surfaces angled to aid in keeping the ball in play.

Abstract: A semi-automatic beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a cup to a pot of beverage such as coffee. The apparatus passes a selected quantity of water after heating the water, through a preselected quantity of beverage making material such as freshly ground coffee to brew the coffee. The beverage brewing apparatus includes a filter, a beverage making material holding device, a beverage making material quantity selector and transfer system for automatically measuring and placing a selected quantity of beverage making material from the material holding device into the filter, a liquid holding system, a liquid heater, a liquid quantity selector, heating and transfer system for automatically measuring, heating and placing the selected quantity of liquid on the beverage making material, and an outlet for passing the brewed liquid after it passes through the beverage making material and filter into a cup or pot.

Abstract: A snap connector lever for mating threadless buttons or fasteners for securing overlapping sections of materials such as garments such as men's shirts or women's blouses that are usually secured by buttons. The snap connector lever may be a replacement for a button which has been detached from the garment. The snap connector lever includes complimentary elements of the male and female parts of the threadless fastener or button with one lever for facilitating quick separation of the elements that is attached to the female part but may be attached to the male part.

Abstract: A system designed to reduce cantilever beam deflections is disclosed. Beam deflection is reduced by neutralizing the force causing such deflection. The neutralizing force is achieved by employing a second cantilever beam parallel with the first and connecting the distal ends of the two beams through an active positioning system. In operation, a force applied to the end of the reference beam, in any direction perpendicular to the length of the beam, is in effect, automatically transferred to the second beam. Thus the second beam bends by an amount proportional to the magnitude of the force, while the reference beams remains in the original position. The end result is a beam whose distal end is located in a unique position relative to the proximal end regardless of any disturbance forces acting upon it.

Abstract: A simple nonmetallic device allowing the gentle enclosure of a few hundred liters of water from discrete depths in flexible plastic bags for in situ time series studies. The disposable bags close without rigid moving parts, remain in situ and are pump sampled from the surface. The system is suitable for deployment at sea and for radio-tracer experiments.

Abstract: A fishing rod holder in the shape of a frusto-conical cylinder, having the larger frustrum open for receiving the fishing rod handle. Near the opposite frustrum from the opening is a pivotally mounted cup having a horizontally mounted pin rigidly fixed to cup. The larger frustrum and conical angle are selected to be that which is necessary to strike a fish. A fishing rod is placed in the holder, the butt end of the rod's handle resting on the pin (a slot may be placed in the rod's handle to receive the pin), and, when a fish bites, a fisherman can immediately strike the fish by pulling the rod backwards through the conical angle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dryer for drying articles, such as laboratory glassware. The dryer is in the form of a sealable cabinet having an internal heater, and ducting in the form of a closed circulatory loop connected to an external blower. By recirculating air through the dryer, rather than blowing air in one side of the cabinet and out the other, the air can be heated to a much higher temperature, thus drying the articles much more quickly and thoroughly, and reducing appreciably the time of a drying cycle. Additionally, because the dryer conserves heated air by recirculating it, the dryer consumes far less power than prior dryers of equivalent capacity, making it possible to use standard commercial power sources to operate this dryer, rather than the more expensive three phase power supplies now typically used.

Abstract: An angiographic catheter for delivery of radio opaque contrast media having intra-vacularly means for reducing the pressure of the radio opaque contrast media through the terminal end while maintaining sufficient volume for avoiding dilution. This improved catheter decreases the shock and damage to the vessel wall and allows sufficient contrast media to reach the vessels thereby avoiding the problems of dilution.

Abstract: A fish hook rig including a combination hook positioner, hooks and line connector. The hook positioner includes a bent wire main body with transverse portions at generally various angles or parallel to another transverse portion along the longitudinal portions. The transverse portions are for placement of a separate hook eye over each different transverse portion of the hook positioner with the shank of the hook positioned along and adjacent to the general longitudinal center line of an adjacent longitudinal wire portion. The shank of each hook is bound by the connector such as fishing line to the hook positioner to position the plane in which the arcuate hook portion and barb of a first hook lies in a position generally at a desired angle relative to a second hook in the same or another plane that is also connected to the hook positioner.

Abstract: An electrical overflow warning system for a hot water tank. There is provided a cavity within an overflow line leading from the tank. Within the cavity is located an electrical probe. When an overflow occurs the probe comes in contact with water causing an electrical circuit to be completed to an alarm.

Abstract: A golf teaching device for right- and left-handed golfers to assist in assuming a consistent stance when addressing the ball for a swing. A system of mirrors connected to the base frame allows the golfer to view the position of his body in the stance and to align the framework of the device with the desired target line through a sighting apparatus on the base frame. A club facer assembly allows the golfer to position the face of the club perpendicular with the selected line of flight. Graduations on the device allow the golfer to consistently position and align his feet and the ball with the target line when addressing the ball. An extendable shaft assembly with graduations positions the club facer assembly a desired distance from the golfer in his desired stance. The extendable shaft assembly snaps into position generally perpendicular to the base frame. The position of the shaft assembly on the base frame may be reversed to accommodate right- or left-handed golfers.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an adjustable mirror for use with a vehicle such as a semi-trailer truck. The mirror can be adjustable by being rotated or by being moved horizontally inward or outward from the truck. The control mechanism to move the mirror is reversible motors which can be controlled from within the truck through the use of a pair of switches. The mechanism for moving the mirror inward or outward includes a rack and pinion which is controlled by the motor means.

Abstract: A heavy body bag support stand mounted partially under a platform on which the user stands to anchor the body bag to the floor by the use of the boxers weight, when the heavy body bag is used. The stand supports the platform along one edge to provide a resilient platform. The support stand is formed of conduit with conduit braces attached by connecting means.