Abstract: An apparatus for hanging suspended ceiling structures from an overhead surface, such as a spanning joist or beam, includes a fastener adapted for adjustable securement into the overhead surface and a flexible, elongated, suspension wire having a first end for attachment to the fastener and a second end for attachment to the suspended ceiling structure. Integrally formed from the wire at the first end are a plurality of adjacent coils which are adapted to encompass the fastener. The coils loosely contact the fastener so that free rotation of the fastener, for selective adjustment in the overhead surface, can be accomplished without turning and binding the pendent wire.

Abstract: In an individual section machine for producing glass containers from molten glass, a sliding tube-in-a-tube arrangement forms part of an internal cooling air passageway for directing a pressurized air flow to a pressing plunger. A linearly-movable piston comprising a ring-shaped base with an upwardly-projecting rod portion, is supported within a cylinder casing, and the plunger is supported on a projecting end of the rod portion. The piston has a central opening in the bore of the rod portion which merges with a longitudinal elongated thin-walled tubular member. The tubular member is disposed to define an annular space between its outer surface and the internal bore sidewall. A fixed second tubular member projects centrally upwardly from the cylinder casing's base end and into the annular space whereby linear movement of the piston causes the first tubular member to telescopically slide within the fixed second tubular member and maintain an extensible-retractable air tube structure.

Abstract: A plier tool for single-handed manipulation to automatically adjust the tool jaws to positions of positive gripping and holding of any size workpiece within the jaw range has major body members constructed from laminations, providing a tool capable of exerting a balanced force on a workpiece. The construction of the tool also lends itself to automated and relatively inexpensive production and enables the user to quickly replace springs necessary for the function of the tool without requiring complete tool disassembly.

Abstract: A forming plunger mechanism for glass container manufacturing of the type used in an I.S. machine and having at least one vertically-oriented cylinder containing a reciprocally-driven piston for repeatedly driving a plunger upwardly into parisons contained by a blank mould, wherein a saddle plate is provided for supporting one or more vertically-oriented cylinders. The saddle plate is adapted to accommodate on its upper surface a plurality of repositionable port blocks. Each port block has internal conduit channels with generally laterally-facing ports which operatively register with ports at the lower end of the cylinder. The conduit channels have substantially upwardly-facing openings for connection thereto with ends of hoses which serve to conduct a pressurized air stream through the port block and into the cylinder for driving the cylinder's piston in a reciprocal action and for conducting a cooling air flow through the mechanism.

Abstract: A method of collecting data to indicate certain internal conditions during the function of a glass container forming machine, and apparatus for the practice of the method including sensing devices within a plunger cycling mechanism of the machine for transmitting information from the mechanism during the operation of the machine.

Abstract: A combination differential and static pressure switch utilized in a test system for detecting the occurrence of a differential pressure condition within the test system. The test system includes a valve assembly in flow communication with the pressure switch for determining the working pressure applied to a workpiece being tested. The pressure switch includes a first tubular-shaped member and a second tubular-shaped member axially aligned therewith and adapted for removable securement to the first tubular-shaped member. A differential piston is disposed for slidable reciprocal movement within the first tubular-shaped member and a preset piston is disposed within the second tubular-shaped member and is adapted for slidable reciprocal movement therein. Both pistons are axially aligned to each other, and the differential piston has a magnet mounted to the face end thereof.

Abstract: A linear winding assembly for reeling in the fishing line of a fishing reel, the winding assembly for retrofitting in the housing of the reel so the user can reel in the line without turning the handle, thus freeing one of his hands for other purposes. The winding assembly includes a cylindrical pulley housing disposed on the shaft of the reel, a roller retainer positioned within the pulley housing and having a pair of spaced-apart rollers that rotate within the pulley housing and a flat clutch plate abutting the pulley housing and having a surface upon which the rollers ride. Concentric with the shaft and positioned in linear axial alignment adjacent the pulley housing counterbore is a pulley gear pressed to the pulley housing and a driven gear mounted to a clutch bearing which is mounted on the shaft. A trigger is mounted to the slider member, and the slider member is mounted within the stem of the reel for reciprocable upward and downward movement.

Abstract: A hydrostatic test system for subjecting a workpiece or test specimen to a predetermined test pressure until the workpiece fails by developing a leak detectable by the test system. The hydrostatic test system is a modular system readily adaptable to, and able to incorporate therein, a number of different physical devices for regulating, controlling, detecting, and registering functions and activities pertaining to leak detection. Among the devices adaptable in the hydrostatic test system for detecting a leak condition in the workpiece is a differential pressure switch and a static pressure switch, a combination differential and static pressure switch, or an accumulator associated with either a pressure transducer or a high accuracy transducer. The leak condition may be visually signaled by a lamp or indicator light or the sensing of a leak condition may be visually output to a CRT screen.

Abstract: A lap hugger for receiving and containing the legs and extending to the waist of an individual for draping over the upper thighs of the individual when seated in a recliner-type chair or wheelchair. The lap hugger includes a lower tubular leg enclosure portion and an upper portion which extends upwardly from the lower tubular portion. The lower tubular portion receives and encloses the individual's legs and the upper portion extends up to the individual's waist for resting thereupon. The upper portion includes a pair of oppositely-disposed, laterally-extending flaps that drape over and cover the individual's upper thighs. An interior storage pocket is affixed to a rear side of the lower tubular portion for holding therein personal items and/or medical paraphernalia, such as catheter equipment.

Abstract: A suspended ceiling framework assembly for creating either a flat or an arched ceiling in rooms of various sizes. The arched ceiling assembly includes a pair of wall starter pieces and a pair of arched wall side starter pieces, all of which are mounted to the walls of the room and form a perimeter structure thereon. A plurality of spaced-apart arched main track members span the room from one wall to the other wall and are mounted to the oppositely-disposed wall starter pieces. A plurality of spaced-apart crosspieces are slidably interfitted to the arched main track members and the arched wall side starters. An arched grid system is thus formed for supporting ceiling tiles, lighting fixtures, and vents. The flat ceiling assembly includes four wall starter pieces mounted to the respective walls of the room and which are beveled at their respective ends for joining together to form a continuous perimeter structure about the room.

Abstract: An arrow stabilizer apparatus for mounting to the riser of an archery bow in order to support and stabilize an arrow during the shooting process. The arrow stabilizer apparatus includes a major body member which is substantially tubular-shaped and laterally mounted to the riser of the archery bow. The major body member includes an elongated bore and a slot cut from the major body member to permit longitudinal and coaxial loading of the arrow into the bore. A retractable and insertable, spring-biased top plunger is mounted to the major body member and projects down into the bore for contacting the arrow and maintaining its longitudinal orientation during the shooting process. In addition, a pair of spaced-apart, spring-biased bottom plungers are also mounted to the major body member and project upwardly into the bore in cooperating relationship with the spring-biased top plunger for supporting and maintaining the longitudinal orientation of the arrow disposed within the bore during the shooting process.

Abstract: An air flotation assembly table utilized in the application of sealant strip material to the perimeter edges of sheet material, the assembly table having a flat work surface upon which the flat sheet material, such as a glass sheet, is placed for applying the sealant strip material to successive perimeter edges thereof. The flat work surface has a plurality of spaced-apart air holes through which air is emitted to float the sheet material slightly thereabove. In combination with the assembly table there is included a vacuum cup assembly for linearly positioning the sheet material so that an edge of the sheet material is presented to the workman, the vacuum cup assembly further including a vacuum cup for adhering to the sheet material, and a lift shaft for raising and lowering the vacuum cup. The vacuum cup assembly is mounted to a carriage which is selectively actuated for linear movement by a band cylinder.

Abstract: A board game apparatus is provided for expanding the players' vocabulary and increasing their knowledge and wisdom of the world by correctly responding to relationships by drawing analogies between people, events, places, things, and concepts. The analogy board game includes a game board having a central main walkway and eight subject major walkways arranged about and connected to the main walkway. Each subject major walkway denotes one respective subject major. The relationships and responses are contained in eight respective analogy relationship and response books, with each book containing three levels of relationships and responses for one particular subject major, and the subject major of each book corresponds to the subject major of each subject major walkway. Players traverse the game board, entering each subject major walkway and collecting pass cards after they have correctly answered all questions while traversing the subject major walkways. Player token travel is in any direction on the game board.

Abstract: For the collection and disposal of animal excrement, and especially for the collection and disposal of excrement of cats kept as indoor house pets, a litter saver device is provided for removable placement in a cat litter box. The litter saver device includes a box-like insert disposed within the bottom portion of the litter box, a pair of contiguously-aligned screens placed within the box-like insert and supported by inwardly-extending tabs, the screens adapted for supporting thereon a layer of granular material and the cat during performance of excretory functions. In an alternate embodiment, the litter saver device includes a perforated floor member integrally attached to the box-like insert adjacent a peripheral bottom edge of the insert, and a lock ring for securing a screen member beneath and contiguous to the floor member adjacent the bottom edge of the insert.

Abstract: A ground-mounted upright mailbox is provided for receiving and storing therein postal material such as letters and variously-sized packages. The mailbox includes a lower mailbox portion which further defines an inner storage compartment, an upper mailbox portion attached to the lower mailbox portion, and a mounting pipe for securing the mailbox into the ground. A laterally deformable lower bellows member is integrally attached to the mailbox subjacent the lower mailbox portion, the lower bellows member allows the mailbox to laterally deflect from its normal upright position when the mailbox is struck by a physical object. Furthermore, the lower bellows member maintains the mailbox in its deflected position until the mailbox is manually righted. In an alternate embodiment, the upright mailbox is secured to the ground by a plurality of mounting pipes. Each mounting pipe includes a flexible, deformable bellows member protruding from one end and which is adapted for attachment to the lower mailbox portion.

Abstract: An oven unit for heat treating sealant strip material applied to the perimeter edges of a window unit includes an oven box having a pair of spaced-apart sidewalls and an upstream end for receiving the window unit and a downstream end for egress of the window unit after heat treating. The window unit is conveyed through the oven box by a plurality of rollers extending between each sidewall and arranged from the entrance end to the exit end. Interspersed among the rollers and located immediately adjacent and below the window unit are a plurality of lower emitters for generating and directing radiant heat energy upon the sealant strip material. An upper row of spaced-apart emitters also directs radiant heat energy upon the sealant material.

Abstract: A forehearth for the conveyance and temperature maintenance of molten glass includes a longitudinal cooling zone over a laterally-extending cooling tile panel which is spaced above and spans an elongated trough supporting the molten glass. Roof structure of the forehearth has a pair of spaced-apart projections jutting downwardly and defining a central cooling area over the molten glass, and the central cooling area is flanked by longitudinally-extending firing chambers. Linear parallel grooves, recessed within at least one broad surface of the cooling tile panel, increase the rate of heat transfer to a longitudinally-extending air flow cavity above the cooling tile panel. The cavity has spaced air inlets along its sides that communicate with the parallel grooves of the panel and direct pressurized cooling air in laterally converging paths through the grooves and thence outwardly through a centrally located exhaust opening.

Abstract: A device for removing pins, nails, dowels, rods, and the like from material which includes wood, metal, concrete, and human and animal bone, includes a pneumatically actuated piston producing a reverse impact striking effect which causes extraction of the pin from the material. The device includes a main housing comprising a tool handle, an elongated barrel partially mounted in the tool handle, and a muffler housing fitted on the barrel and abutting the tool handle. A central chamber extends the length of the barrel, and disposed within the central chamber is a shaft which is adapted for linear reciprocal movement therein. An anvil is mounted at the inner end of the shaft and a tool holder is mounted at the opposite end of the shaft. Slidably disposed on the shaft is a piston which is adapted for linear reciprocable movement thereon for forcibly striking the anvil.