Abstract: Leg brackets for the reel holder have a bore between the side surfaces of its body portion. The bores are capable of receiving existing conduit which is combined with the leg brackets to form a holder for wire reels. The body portion has upwardly angled leg sockets extending in from each end and capable of receiving legs that support the body portion in a reel holding position. These legs can also be formed of existing conduit. A full width bottom slot is provided in the body portion which is combined with a cinching bolt at a lower portion of the body portion in the area of the slot. The cinching bolt when tightened being arranged to move the sides of the slot toward each other to bind the legs in their sockets. When the cinching bolt is released, the legs can be released from the body portion for disassembly of the holder.

Abstract: A bicycle carrier has a body member which is tubular in shape and size to have a telescoped connected fit in a tubular vehicle hitch member. A pivot support is provided at a rearward portion of the body member and pivotally supports an upright bicycle support post. Pivot support for the post is between an upright bicycle loaded position and a rearward tilted bicycle loading and unloading position that allows a tailgate for a rear door of a vehicle to be opened. Cooperating cam and a cam follower is connected between the upright support post and are driven by a turnbuckle assembly to provide a firm compressive contact between the body member and a vehicle hitch member when the bicycle support post is pivoted to its upright position whereby to provide a tight rattle-free support of the upright bicycle support post on the pivot. The cam and cam follower can also be tightened to the extent to provide a theft-proof connection.

Abstract: A hub for greasing inner and outer shaft bearings on a spindle having greasing passageways leading in from the front of the hub. One passageway leads to the front of the outer bearing and the other passageway leads to the rear of the inner bearing. A purging passageway is provided between the inner and outer bearings whereby upon pressured grease being forced into greasing passageways in the direction of the purging passageways, new grease is forced in an axial direction through the bearings and old grease and contaminants are purged. An annular seal between the bearings provides the purging passageway with the spindle, such passageway being next to the shaft for maintaining a supply of grease on the shaft. The seal has at least one annular recess for providing additional storage of grease. Grease holding areas are provided adjacent the bearings such that grease is forced into the bearings by centrifugal force when the hub rotates on the spindle.

Abstract: An elastic band projectile slinger has an elongated base forming an elongated projectile guide track along its length. A pivoted support plate on the front end of the base anchors a pair of elongated elastic bands which are stretchable to a releasable latch adjacent the rear end of the base. Release of the latch is controlled by a finger-operated trigger. An elongated arrow projectile is positionable in the guide track with the rear nock end of the arrow engaging a cord joining the rear ends of the elastic bands. The front end of the arrow has a point member of magnetically susceptible material and is secured in the guide track by a magnet mounted on the base. When the trigger is operated to release the latch, the contraction of the elastic bands moves the latch rapidly forward, releasing the elastic bands to contract in the forward direction and carry the arrow forwardly therewith.

Abstract: Wall elements have edge cavities that extend inwardly through their side edge and have locking lugs inwardly of the cavities. Lock pins are provided between the wall elements for each cavity and are associated with the locking lugs for securely locking two wall elements together by moving the wall elements into edge-to-edge abutting relation. The cavities have a leveraging surface capable of pivoting the lock pins out of engagement with the locking lugs and thus disconnection of the wall elements upon relative vertical movement of adjacent wall elements. The invention is capable of assembling knock-down walled enclosures such as work spaces of substantially any size and shape.

Abstract: A carbonaceous material and a nitrogenous material are mixed in combination with activated carbon ash and perlite fines. The activated carbon and perlite fines serve to limit the loss of ammonia nitrates as well as to lock nitrogen in the biomass and to limit fly larva and odors. The nitrogenous material comprises fish scrap and the carbonaceous material may include wood sawdust, wood pulp or agricultural by-products. All of the ingredients of the product may comprise industrial waste products. The process is conducive to forming large batches of the process comprising depositing an elongated windrow on the ground and making a full length groove in the top surface. The activated carbon and perlite dust are then layered in the groove and the nitrogenous material deposited on the activated carbon and perlite dust. The ingredients are mixed under selected moisture and temperature conditions to form the end product.

Abstract: An annular body member is of a size capable of allowing an animal to move at least partially through it. A snare line with a running noose therein encircles the exterior surface of the body member and has an anchored end. A trigger is disposed laterally across the interior of the body member and is a flexible type netting which the animal engages when entering the trap. The trigger is positioned to dislodge the snare line when the animal enters the trap. The snare line has elastic characteristics and is capable of engaging and binding around an animal entering the body member to hold the snare line in place until its running noose is tightened by movement of the animal away from an anchored end of the running noose. The trap can be used below ground in a burrowing animal runway or it can comprise an above ground baited housing.

Abstract: A score card has a front surface including scoring areas for scores to be entered thereon as well as game information and directions for entering the scores in the scoring areas. The score card has a pressure sensitive non-drying adhesive on the rear surface that allows the score card to be temporarily attached to the undersurface of the bill of a hat. The score card can be shaped similar to the shape of the hat bill in order to take advantage of as much space on the card as possible.

Abstract: An upright support member includes at least one laterally extending arm at the upper end thereof. This arm supports upright rails having adjustable hanger brackets thereon. The hanger brackets support door support plates capable of having doors to be treated mounted thereon by hinges whereby the door can be treated on both sides by hinged movement of the door. The door mounting plate can have screw holes that match hinge screw holes whereby to provide substitute hinges for supporting the doors thereon. By means of such structure, a process of painting a series of doors is available wherein the doors are disconnected from their hinges, the hinges being left on the cabinets. Door matching hinges are used and according to the system care does not have to be taken for painting the hinges.

Abstract: First and second jaws are arranged to hold a key for fitting the key to a lock. A first jaw includes an anvil surface and a second jaw includes a lateral cutting lip that is arranged to cut slightly into the key when the latter is clamped securely in the tool whereby to hold a key firmly in a rigid extension of the tool. The second jaw includes an integral post that fits in the usual aperture in the head of the key to help stabilize the key in the tool. Also, the tool includes an abutting edge that forms a stop in the inserted position of the key in the tool.

Abstract: An upwardly extending post is welded at its lower end to a base ring and is inclined for holding a depending bar at an inner portion of the ring. The depending bar has a bottom horizontal foot plate that extends integrally therefrom. This foot plate carries a reinforcing wedge plate and a set pin. In attaching a tree to the holder, the wedge plate engages the tree trunk radially and the set pin engages the tree trunk at the bottom in laterally spaced relation from the wedge plate, thus providing a two point engagement that prevents twisting of the tree in the holder. A single cinching crank screw is mounted in an upper portion of the depending bar for penetrating the tree and pulling the tree tightly against the depending bar.

Abstract: A body member of polyurethane plastic has flat bottom, side and end walls and a convex top wall. The body member is of equal width and fully encloses a core of metal having a flat top, bottom side and end walls. The core is uniform in thickness throughout its length such that the thickness of plastic of the body member will vary between the top surface of the core and the convex top wall of the body member. The core is also closer to one side of the body member than to the other to provide varying cushioning hardness. Further, the bottom surface of the block is provided with a plurality of dimples for distributing and absorbing energy in a cold shrinkage function.

Abstract: A housing has a base portion with a recess that holds a supply of bird seed. Walls are foldable upwardly from the base portion to form side walls and a top wall. The front and rear of the walls are open to provide access for birds using the feeder at the front and to allow the rear of the feeder to face a glass surface. The rear of the feeder has a removable attaching strip for connection to a glass surface. Attachment is preferably by a pressure sensitive adhesive. The side walls fold relative to the base and have locking engagement on the recess for confining a pre-packaged bird seed in the recess. The base portion has a flange which serves as a perch for birds at the front of the feeder.

Abstract: A container body portion with airtight defining walls and an open end is associated with a lid having airtight engagement with the open end. A tube projects through the lid in an airtight fit and communicates with the interior of the container. An outer open end of the tube is capable of connection to a source of vacuum. The lid has a sharpened projection that can be engaged by the end of the tube in a forced fit to provide a sealed atmosphere for the container. The container may be a body portion with self supporting airtight walls or it may comprise an airtight bag.

Abstract: A mold box has a cavity for receiving molding sand. The cavity is defined by the bottom wall of the box, by an outer peripheral wall, and a central part having a top wall disposed in a lowered plane relative to the top wall of the box. Pouring opening shaping discs and rings are releasably supported on the top wall of the central part wherein different shapes and structures of these shaping discs and rings can be substituted one for another to vary the size and shape of the sand basin pouring opening. The discs and rings also are shaped and sized whereby to provide for riser metal for the mold. A sand saver insert is capable of being employed in mold box structures that incorporate waste areas of molding sand.

Abstract: A base plate has an aperture which allows the plate to be mounted flatwise on a drawbar under the hitch ball. The base plate has a front integral wall of short height which allows side to side swinging movement of a trailer tongue over the top of it when the tongue is hitched to the ball. A flared trailer tongue guide is removably seated on the base plate in contact with the rear surface of the short front wall. The flared guide is locked in place by a pair of pivotal latch members having latch fingers that engage firmly against the bottom surface of the base plate. The aperture in the base plate is oblong to allow adjustment for the stop position of a trailer tongue as it bottoms out in the flared guide.

Abstract: A belt that can be fitted through belt loops of a pair of trousers for holding the trousers up is equipped with a pair of inflatable bladders, one on each side of the wearer. Controllable inflating means for the bladders are mounted on the belt, and when inflated expand outwardly along respective sides of the wearer. The bladders have a closed loop structure through which the wearer can extend the arms. A tie strip is provided across the front of the two bladders to hold them tightly against the body.

Abstract: A grain cereal having a high level enzyme content is mixed with a bran having a high level incubating enzyme content to produce, when mixed with the grain cereal, synergistic, non-pathogenic enzymes that are capable of causing vigorous breeding of enzymes that starve out harmful bacteria in horse manure and urine and also accelerates decomposition of albumin to suppress and eliminate unpleasant odor. Also in the product and process, kelp is added for increasing the vigorous breeding of the enzyme and also a finely reduced germinated cereal of high level enzyme content is added to further increase the breeding of the enzymes. The product and process include a powdered ingredient of diatomaceous earth which serves as an insecticide, a desiccant, and extends the shelf life of the product.