Abstract: A portable, modular, underwater burial/marine habitat anchored on an underwater surface consisting of a plurality of base sections and top sections each having extruded, lightweight concrete slabs and having a plurality of removable walls and egress openings, the sections being joined together and stacked in a desired configuration to form an underwater burial site and a marine sanctuary.

Abstract: An automatic pet watering device installed on the toilet bowl of a conventional toilet, consisting of a conventional toilet bowl having a top cap connected to an outlet for releasing water, a hollow tube extending from the top cap and above the water line and through the toilet bowl and having an end portion bent in a downward position, a water bowl located near the toilet bowl below the hollow tube, the water bowl having an open end and a bottom end, the first end of the water tube connected to the bottom of the water bowl and extending vertically and connected through the toilet bowl and bent downwardly to a point below the water line of the toilet bowl.

Abstract: A pair of earrings and a compact jewelry organizer consisting of a display card having a keeper component as a detachable part of the jewelry display card. The keeper component may be die cut or otherwise outlined within the display card to serve several purposes of, a jewelry display, an advertising site upon which specific text, illustration, logo or advertising messages can be affixed, and a jewelry retention by the end consumer.

Abstract: The invention is a powered lighting device for in-line skates and other sports equipment. A battery case holding two “AA” batteries is attached around the ankle of an in-line skate. A flexible tube is attached to the battery case at one end and at the second end a socket having a bulb covered by plastic spiral tubes is mounted. The socket is affixed to the skate shoe with a portion of hook and loop material.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for controlling lawn and garden watering by using electronic sensors to detect the moisture in a lawn. A probe determines the soil water content and powers a signaling device which operates switches for either signaling the need for more water or to stop watering to prevent over-watering. The status of the moisture in the soil is indicated by raising a flag or lighting a strobe light for a visual signal.

Abstract: A garbage or trash receptacle lid securing device for securing a lid to a garbage or trash receptacle. The device includes an elongated receptacle band formed of flexible pliable material having a length sufficient for circumferential engagement around an upper open end of the receptacle. A releasable connection for connecting each end of the band together is also provided for adjustably tightening and securing the band when positioned circumferentially around the receptacle. A plurality of radially spaced lid straps are each connected one to another at a mid point thereof and, at each end thereof, at spaced apart points to and along said band. The lid straps are of sufficient length whereby, when said band is circumferentially engaged and tightened in position around the receptacle with the lid in a closed position atop the receptacle, the lid straps are automatically tightly positioned centrally across the lid in a generally radially evenly spaced apart relation one to another for lid retention.

Abstract: A system for dispensing articles such as candy, lollipops, or other oddly shaped objects is provided. A helix, turned by an electric motor or the purchaser of the article, delivers a single unit from a loading area to one basket in a chain of baskets. The baskets are mounted on a belt that is part of a chute assembly, carried to the top of the chute, and rotated to dump the article onto a dispensing shelf from where gravity delivers it to the purchaser. By introduction of a coin, the lollipop machine will start, and, by way of the belt mechanism a product is carried up and over the top of the chute.

Abstract: The invention is an oil-water detection device for monitoring the presence of water in a container. The device consists of a probe having two thin strips of sheeting within a fiberglass circuit board for sensing the presence of water in a container and generating a signal dependent on the presence of water, a divide counter and Stamp II micro-processor and an accessory communications link connected to the micro-processor. A power supply is also provided. The detection device can differentiate between oil and water and will not be activated merely by the presence of oil on the water.

Abstract: A wall mount, pet/child excluder installed within the wall (pocket) of a room, or the exterior of a wall, with an extendible gate which travels from a stored position out across a doorway. A standard, vertical wall stud is modified to accept the rear of the excluder unit. The unit is installed in the pocket and fixed to the interior studs. A front wall stud is modified to allow the excluder unit to extend out across the doorway. A second embodiment is an externally mounted excluder unit contained within its own pocket.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a self supporting cantilever support apparatus for mounting a satellite dish antenna to a building having a sidewall. The apparatus consists of a square, steel receiver tube having a foot plate mounted on one end and a square, steel telescope tube inserted and adjustably mounted within the receiver tube. The satellite dish is screwed onto the hour glass shaped plate affixed to the telescope tube. Slotted holes formed in the hour glass shaped plate to accommodate the many different types of satellite dishes. The co-axial cable is threaded through a hole in the telescope tube, through the two tubes and out through a hole formed in the bottom of the receiver tube.

Abstract: The invention is a locking device for securing outboard motors and stern drives against theft. The invention attaches to the normal mounting bolts of a stern drive or outboard motor. The lock of the invention consists of two, one inch diameter, 304 work-hardened stainless steel lock nuts, one with a through hole and the other with a blind hole. A work hardened stainless steel pin and a work hardened stainless steel sleeve and two tempered steel roll pins make up the lock.

Abstract: A simulated barrel garden for aquatic and terrestrial plants comprising a circumferential sidewall consisting of two sections of vertically extending barrel staves having a plurality of straps fastening the staves together in assembled relation, a barrel liner being inserted into the sidewall and mating with the sidewall top edges and forming a rigid, stand alone half barrel supporting the weight of the garden and a water related accessory mounted on a mounting bracket and fastened to the top rim of the liner. A second embodiment includes a cascade notch in the sidewall and a mating cascade lip formed in the barrel liner. Two additional embodiments of the barrel liner include a planter ring with a shelf in the center or a hole in the center.

Abstract: A device for carrying a bottle of liquid consisting of a length of nylon webbing belt with an assembly of nylon cord and a spring loaded toggle clip attached. The nylon cord is placed over a bottle neck and the length of the cord surrounding the bottle neck is adjusted by sliding the toggle clip up to a point touching and holding the bottle.

Abstract: A device for applying textured ceiling plaster or mastic on sheet rock or other surfaces both from a standing position and beyond a normal person's reach is provided. A wire is passed through an outer sheathing into an elongated tube and attached to the head of a piston remote from the tube outlet, and plaster, mastic or "mud" is introduced into the tube to force the piston away from the outlet. A return wire is attached to the piston base support to facilitate return of the piston to a starting position. The length of the tube may be varied to permit more remote application of the material in the chamber.

Abstract: A device for enabling oil spill waste materials to be incinerated in situ is provided. More specifically, the invention comprises an incinerator for reducing to ashes, used oil spill sorbent pads, oilsocks, and other materials employed in cleaning up oil spills. The device consists essentially of a stainless steel drum lid and flue secured thereto, with a dome screen mounted on the flue. The outlet of a stainless steel tube is formed into a spiral coil and deployed in the flue with the end thereof turned downward into the drum to cause a continuous circulating action in the drum which action provides fast, complete or substantially complete combustion of the materials with little pollution and leaving a residue of only a few inches of ashes. The device is carried on a hand truck and the blower motor is contained in a housing which is fastened to the hand truck.

Abstract: An improvement to a standard three-wheeled walker to render it usable by persons having the use of only one arm for support, moving, and braking the walker is provided. The braking system for use on two of the three wheels includes a crossbar having a brake handle mounted thereon and a section of brake wire having one end connected to the brake handle. The other end of the brake wire is connected to a bifurcated "Y" brake wire connector, the ends of which are adapted to apply pressure to the tires of the respective wheels while the user still maintains control of the walker.

Abstract: A traffic control barrier consisting of an inverted, first barrel liner base, a circular connecting ring fitted over the bottom of the base, a second, upright, barrel liner fitted within the circular connecting ring, and an inverted, third barrel liner placed atop the second barrel liner and snapped together with a pair of rubber clips. A second embodiment eliminates the third barrel liner and a floor shelf is supported within the second barrel liner to form a product display.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a flow control vertical switch for starting and stopping electric pump motors and being controlled by the level of a liquid using the flow of the liquid being moved to hold the switch in a switched position until the sump is depleted. The invention consists of a collar, a shaft rotatably mounted on the collar, a float arm having a magnet and a float mounted on the collar and a switch housing affixed on the collar above the magnet. A flow arm mounted on the shaft and located in the stream flow retains the magnet in switching position until the fluid stops running.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a wire sealing system including a two piece plastic part having a tapered end, and a bushing wrapping an incoming wire and locked within a cover to provide a secure seal for the wire.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a roller putter secured to a golf club shaft. The hitting surface is a cylinder, rotatably mounted on two roller bearings, fastened to a bottom portion of a hosel, and the cylinder has two "O" rings mounted in two grooves formed around the periphery of the cylinder, the "O" rings defining a "sweet spot" area for hitting the golf ball and two lines for sighting the roller head with the desired path of the struck golf ball.