Abstract: An agricultural container or fruit bin made of plastic has four vertical walls, triangular corner columns and a bottom element. The exteriors of the vertical walls and bottom element have rectangular rib patterns. Openings in the vertical walls and bottom allow for atmospheric circulation. The upper edges of the sides are bowed inward slightly, and the bottom element has a slight inward dome when the bin is empty.

Abstract: A display and storage stand for retail stores comprises three triangular platforms, one above the other. Each triangle is truncated at each apex. The triangles are joined at their truncated portions by steel bars bolted to the triangles. Two sides of the stand are enclosed by panels. The third side is closed by a door. Each steel bar has shelf bracket projections along each longitudinal side. Shelves may be horizontal or tilted. Projecting rods for bagged and blister-packed items are provided. Wheels are attached to the under side of the base triangle.

Abstract: An orchard heat exchanger comprises an engine-driven shaft having an air propeller on each end. The assembly is enclosed in an open-ended horizontal cylindrical shroud, which has a large converging-diverging air inlet at the top, and is trailer mounted. The orchard heat exchanger has the capability of being elevated to treetop level. In a first embodiment, the engine-propeller-shroud assembly may be rotated in a horizontal plane. In a second embodiment, there is no horizontal rotational capability, but the cylindrical shroud is fitted with directional louvers at each end.

Abstract: An ice enclosure for stapling on to the top layer of a stack or pallet load of packed cartons of produce comprises an enclosure formed of cardboard or corrugated board, and having vertical walls, each wall having a horizontal tab extending outward for stapling to the top layer of cartons.

Abstract: A garden torch, or tiki torch, comprises a pole pointed at its lower end with a bracket attached to the top of the pole. The upper portion of the bracket is a cover with a wick and a wick hole. A beer can or soft drink can, the contents of which have been replaced with torch oil or other illuminating liquid, may have the wick inserted through the top hole in the can, and the can may then be inserted into the bracket.

Abstract: A device for arresting the fall of a hand-held implement, such as hair shears, in case the operator drops them accidentally, comprises a finger ring, a short flexible connector attached to the finger ring, and a spring ring or sister hook attached to the free end of the connector for attachment to the hand-held implement. The short arrested fall prevents possible bodily injury, and avoids damage to the shears because they cannot fall on the floor.

Abstract: A customer convenience center, or merchandise display stand, for use principally in convenience stores, the stand having a metal base frame on legs or casters or a combination thereof, perforated hardboard panels resting on the frame, said panels retained in place by metal uprights, and said uprights retained in place by a top frame enclosing the uprights. A planar top covers the top frame. Shelf bracket standards may be attached to the perforated hardboard panels as desired for support of shelf brackets and shelves.

Abstract: A one-piece prosthesis for use by a woman who has undergone a mastectomy, the prosthesis comprising the form of a complete breast, without voids therein, and with a supplement extending toward the axilla, and a supplement extending toward the clavicle, each supplement designed to fill a void left by surgery, and further having a band below the breast to underlie the lower band of brassiere, said supplements and band being tapered to a fine edge of avoid the appearance of demarcation lines. The prosthesis is molded of silicone which may contain dye to match skin coloration, and approximates the size, shape, density, resilience and pliability of the natural breast in various chest and cup sizes.

Abstract: An apparatus for single-handed operation in skidding logs, stumps, poles and the like. An A-frame with rearwardly-extending beam is attached to the three-point hitch of a tractor. A fluid-operated grapple, which will inherently adjust to various shapes and sizes of objects, is suspended from the rearward end of the beam. A chain, having a small amount of slack, is connected by its ends to the grapple tongs, and is rove around sleeved bolts near the draft arm attachment points. When the object to be skidded is grappled and lifted, the operator moves the tractor in the desired direction, and the chain immediately takes the towing load.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing or eliminating rearward amplification of yaw in commercial multi-trailer highway combinations by maintaining constant tension on a cable-and-pulley system connecting a towed trailer with a towing trailer, and offering constant resistance to motion of the cable through the pulleys when the towed vehicle begins to yaw with respect to the towing vehicle. The cable is wrapped around a drum having a vertical axis of rotation. Cable tension is maintained by an air spring which slides the drum in a fore-and-aft direction. Resistance to movement of the cable connecting the vehicles is achieved by controlling rotation of the drum by means of a pneumatic brake.

Abstract: A steam-producing orchard heater operating on the pulse-jet combustion principle has a horizontal cylindrical combustion chamber with an exhaust tube of smaller diameter extending coaxially from one end thereof, an air supply and ignition tube, extending tangentially from the combustion chamber near the closed end, a fuel supply fitting in the combustion chamber in the same transverse plane as the air supply and ignition tube, and a water injection fitting near the exhaust tube end of the combustion chamber. Two legs are provided under the combustion chamber, and one leg is provided under the exhaust tube.

Abstract: A one-piece can caddy, or holder, for a beverage can has a base support structure approximating the shape of the bottom of a beverage can, a wall extending upward from a portion of the periphery of the base support structure, a handle extending radially outwardly from the wall, and a resilient can retaining clip diverging from the top of the handle and extending radially inwardly to overlie the top bead of the can and retain the can on the base support structure.

Abstract: A buoyant outlet closure, or `flapper` in the preferred embodiment, is vented at a selectively predetermined time in the water closet flushing cycle, causing the flapper to become non-buoyant and to drop and to close the tank outlet, effecting a premature termination of the flushing cycle, and saving the volume of water remaining in the tank. The venting is controlled by turning the externally mounted operating handle in one direction. When the operating handle is turned in the opposite direction, essentially all the water is discharged from the tank, effecting a full flush cycle.

Abstract: A one-piece holder for shooting targets, archery targets, yard signs and the like has a first crossbar with a clip at each end having a toothed notch into which the target or sign suitable for the named purposes may be inserted. The first crossbar is supported by an upright which has a second crossbar at its lower end with earth-penetrating prongs extending downward therefrom, enabling the user to press the prongs into the ground with his foot, so as to support the holder and, therefore, the target or sign, vertically.

Abstract: An apparatus for limiting the side sway, or yaw, of fifth wheel recreational trailers when such trailers are parked without being attached to the towing vehicle. Such trailers have a steel housing projecting downward below the front, or cantilevered end. This invention includes two steel tubes, each tube having a pipe tee at one end. One tube is placed on each side of the housing with the teed end in the right angle formed by the housing and the trailer body. The bare end of each tube is supported on a separate baseplate. Each baseplate has a knob projecting upwards. The knob fits partway into the tube, and allows the tube on each side of the trailer to adopt a proper supportive position, almost regardless of the unevenness of the ground. The tubes are connected by a chain which is made and kept taut by a turnbuckle.