Abstract: A camera stabilizer having a base onto which a camera is mountable. Two support members attach to the base by adjustable rods on each support member. A void in the base component facilitates placement of a user's hand therethrough for camera lens or other adjustments. A leveling device on the stabilizer permits a user to obtain a horizontally true picture. A mirror on the stabilizer permits a user to direct an external remote control device from the rear, onto the mirror, and reflected into a photosensor on the camera.

Abstract: An avocado de-skinning apparatus having two generally vertically disposed rotating drums. The rotating drums rotate inward to pinch the skin of an avocado and force the off and through a gap defined between the rotating drums. A driver in the gap and in the upper section of the rotating drums aids in forcing the skin from the avocado and into the gap and through the rear side of the rotating drums. A skin scraper removes any skin adhering to the drums and a pulp scraper retrieves any pulp adhering to the drums for further processing.

Abstract: A rack panel, rack enclosure, and system for cooling electronic components which are vertically mounted in a rack enclosure wherein the system has a front panel with two hollow internal ducts separated by an inner screen-like wall for more evenly distributing and delivering virtually equal amounts of cold air to each component with the rack enclosure. An air inlet, with one or more air movers adjacent thereto, introduces cold air into the front panel, evenly circulates it through the two ducts, and delivers it to the electronic components. A temperature sensor on the exhaust vents of the rear panel of the rack enclosure sensing the temperature of the cold air as it is discharged from the rack enclosure to ensure a continued sustainable degree of cold air is maintained throughout the rack enclosure.

Abstract: A cleaning device for spherical-shaped covers for light fixtures and security cameras. The device has a plurality of flexible blades with an expandable cleaning pad attached to the tips of the blades. As the device is pushed onto a spherical dome cover, the blades flex outward permitting the pad to expand to the farthest end of the exposed dome. The device is rotated thereby rotating the cleaning pad and in the process, wiping the cover clean.

Abstract: A camera stabilizer having a base for supporting a camera; a first support member for placement on a user's shoulder which has an adjustable rod attachable to the rear of the base; and a second support member for placement at or near a user's waist which has a first adjustable rod component removably connectable to the base and a second adjustable rod component removably connectable to the first support member, each pivotably and biasly connected to one another at their respective bottoms; and a retractable strap on the second adjustable rod component for adjustable placement around a user's back.

Abstract: A method of treating pipes to render the inner wall of the pipes resistant to corrosion and pre-mature deterioration. For new pipes, the inner wall is cleansed with a solvent, debris removed, and the inner wall dried. The inner wall is then coated with a corrosion-resistant primer and allowed to dry. The last step is to coat the inner wall with a corrosion- and chemical-resistant topcoat. More than one coat of primer and topcoat may be applied. The pipe may be re-treated by pumping a stripper through the inner wall removing all coating followed by cleansing and re-coating as described above.

Abstract: A miniature, battery-like device is described for the generation of gases or as a power source or battery. The generation of carbon dioxide and hydrogen by electrochemical decomposition of an aqueous oxalic acid solution is detailed. One of the electrodes of the internally located electrochemical cell is in intimate contact with the cathode cap of the device, while the other electrode is under compression from an internal spring of variable length which is in electrical contact with the anode cap. The low-cost device is easy to fill and assemble. It can be used for the controlled release of small quantities of fluid, delivered at low flow rates for long periods of time, such as pheromones, fragrances, insecticides, pesticides. It can also be used as power source using liquid fuels such as methanol and ambient air as a source of oxygen.

Abstract: A hingedly collapsible batting practice device with a top v-shaped component hingedly connected to two side members and supportable in an approximate horizontal orientation. A rear member attaches to the top of each side member. A bottom v-shaped component hingedly connected to the two side members with a support member for supporting the two side members in an approximate vertical orientation. Each v-shaped component is also hinged at the front to permit each side of the component to pivot toward each other to facilitate collapsing the device. An elastic cord attached to the rear member extends frontward and downward from the top v-shaped component and supports a ball at its terminal end. A non-elastic cord is attached to the ball and each loose end of the non-elastic cord is attached to the bottom v-shaped component.

Abstract: A two-piece bicycle frame pivotably attached together at a pivot point with a biasing mechanism adjacent to the point of attachment. The bias mechanism bears an angle of between 30° to 60° relative to true horizontal. Each frame section has a relative plane which planes in relation to one another bear an angle exceeding 180° when no weight is on the bicycle.

Abstract: A display banner having connectable pole sections, some of which are flexible, insertable into a sleeve on a sheet shaped like a half-heart such that, when the assembled pole sections are so inserted, the pole sections form a J-shape or fish-hook shape and retain the sheet taut to the assembled pole. An anchor assembly receives the assembled display banner into a rotatable stem thereby permitting the display banner to rotate freely.

Abstract: A credit card modularized set having a flexible stow envelope for receiving a companion nose-clasping type reading glasses, with a length and width approximately that of a conventional credit card; wherein as the set is stacked within a group of conventional credit cards, no portion of the set is substantially protrusive nor recessive of the stacked group. The reading glasses component has a special beam bridge portion having a square cross-sectional shape thereby affording maximum torsional resistance for its diminutive size plus a laterally tapering cross section evenly distributing any imposed bending loads. The modularized set has a minimal thickness enabling its user to slip the set conveniently within the user's wallet modularly among the user's credit cards for ready availability.

Abstract: A faucet-seat tool with a substantially straight elongated shaft having multiple hex-shaped or square-shaped steps on one end of the shaft and having a head on the other end of the shaft which is adapted to receive an external wrench or ratchet socket wrench into a hole having a biased detent inside the head.

Abstract: A tile application system having a trim guide and a field guide. The trim guide has a first, second, and third side, a a registration channel adjacent to the first side and perpendicular to the second side, a terminal end on the first side having a distance V from the second side. The field guide has a base, a first and second wall extending from the base, and a registration channel between each wall. Each wall has a length V from the base and a thickness X. The registration channels of each guide has a width Y. A leveler with a ledge of a thickness Y is insertable into any registration channel for aligning the guides vertically or horizontally or both. A support for the leveler has a channel and an extending ledge each with a width Y to accept the leveler and to insert into any registration channel.