Abstract: Precisely recurrently controllable dropwise oilers or other liquid-feeds for apparatus having some optimal-requirement of oil or other liquid-feed to be supplied gravitationally dropwise from an outlet-line emanating from a lofty reservoir. A solenoid actuatable reciprocatable plunger-valve effects intermittent liquid-feed flow along the outlet-line toward a liquid drop-former element spaced a vertical-gap above an apparatus intake-line. For recurring like time-periods, infrared or other electromagnetic detector detects liquid-feed droplets falling from the drop-former so that the liquid-feeder operator might during recurring like time-periods have the solenoid reciprocation adjusted toward the achievement of a dropwise liquid-feed rate tending to converge upon the apparatus optimal-requirement.

Abstract: Mountably interposeable along the internal side of a transparent window pane is a sunrays-barrier assembly that shields a vehicular occupant from externally emanating sun rays. The sunrays-barrier assembly utilizes a conventional shade member having non-transparent sheeting convolutely wound around a roller having co-axial terminal pins. In addition to the conventional shade member, the sunrays-barrier assembly includes a bracket having a pair of longitudinally movably associated (but releasably arrestable) elongate bars respectively having inwardly extending terminal wings for removably receiving the shade member terminal pins. For removable attachment along the internalside of the vehicular window pane, the bracket includes at least two independently longitudinally movably and pivotably adjustable hooks that are specially adapted to removably mount the assembly to the encountered top-edge of a variable-elevational type vehicular window pane.

Abstract: The electrical connector is physically attached to the external surface of a metallic structure (and which might contain flammable fluid) solely by virture of an annular layer of resinous adhesive. The annular adhesive layer is carried by the centrally-open lower-side of a frame member to provide vertically aligned central-openings for the adhesive and the frame member lower-side. At least one electrically conductive and upwardly deflectable contact member is located within the frame member and includes a contact member lower free-end protruding through the vertically aligned central-openings so that the free-end is initially disposed below the adhesive layer. However, once the electrical connector is physically adhesively attached to the metallic structure external surface, the contact member free-end is in electrically conductive abutment against the metallic structure external surface, and hence, is substantially co-elevational with the adhesive layer physical attachment.

Abstract: Disclosed is improved locksmith tool of the probing type wherein a locksmith, stationed externally of a locked motor vehicle operator's compartment, inserts the elongate probing tool between the door glass window and the hollow door supporting the window, and fishes deeply beneath the glass pane within the hollow door for the lock-rod which (upon tool engagement and manipulation) will unlock the vehicle door. Unlike prior art elongate probing tools which entail the tedious and unreliable hooking-around flexure of the lock-rods, the improved elongate probing tool concept herein disclosed easily and reliably engages the lock-rod (whether it be of the horizontal or vertical type) with an aptly positioned sawteeth member as the tool forward lower end, and which sawteeth member includes at least two multi-teeth rows that occupy distinctly different planes.

Abstract: The manually wieldable retrieval tools include a normally tacky frontal probe for adhering to documents or other articles to be rescued from semi-obscured locations. The retrieval tool includes an elongate handle, preferably of telescoping or other selectively variable length, and also preferably somewhat resiliently flexible for negotiating a semi-obscured article. The tacky adhesive frontal probe is protectably coverable, prior to initial retrieval usage and/or between periodic usages. After numerous retrieval usages whereupon the probe adhesive power becomes exhausted, the adhesive probe may be conveniently replaced at the handle forward-end with a fresh adhesive probe.

Abstract: The invention environment is a conventional electrically powered railroad locomotive wherein a main generator powers the underlying traction wheels and wherein an auxiliary generator powers low-voltage locomotive components (such as alarms, wheels directional and acceleration control, etc.) through longitudinally extending electrical circuitry terminating at one or more multi-pins receptacles. The locomotive safety device of the present invention takes the form of a multi-perforate plug removably engageable with selected pins of a locomotive multi-pins receptacle and having internal circuitry tending to enforce the perilous "blue flag" condition of a stopped locomotive, such enforcement including the steps of initially warning the would be operator that the "blue flag" condition exists and thereafter making it practically impossible for such warned operator to initiate locomotive movement.

Abstract: Disclosed are central-pillar assemblies wherein the various components are precision assembled at a factory location in a modular form for safe shipment to remote farmsteads and there easily reliably installed by relatively unskilled personnel. The assembly comprises an upwardly convergent tubular column serving both to structurally support and to supply water to an outflow-elbow portion for the irrigation apparatus, the tubular column being intersected by a water inlet-pipe and by a slanting oblique-pipe. There is a linear drive-conduit for the apparatus electrical commutation portion and taking a slanting posture wherein it is surrounded by and is in water impervious sealing relationship to the oblique-pipe and to the outflow-elbow. Housing for the electrical commutation is disposed below the oblique-pipe and is securely attached to the tubular column.

Abstract: Rudimentary prior art fluid-inflatable sleeping mattresses are of a simple six-sided shell construction having a spout for fluid introduction and evacuation. Disclosed are improved mattress constructions which, in addition to the prior art spouted six-sided shell, are internally provided with substantially parallel fluid-impervious baffle-panels resulting in solely terminally communicating internal chambers for the external shell and that drastically reduce abrupt fluid displacement phenomena as the reclining occupant moves about. For water-inflatable modes, one or more air-relief valves extend from internal chambers through the external shell to facilitate purging of air bubbles entrapped within the water flotation medium. An air-impervious cap for the spout means permits an internally baffled shell to be alternatively employed as an air-inflatable type flotation mattress.

Abstract: Angular caps for aesthetically dressing and for stabilizing the upper portion of conventionally intersecting office partitions include an angular roof-plate and several integrally attached depending vertical-plates.Gaps between the roof-plate and the vertical-plates are reinforced with dual-trapezoidal gusset-plates to insure that the angular cap securely and aesthetically embraces the upper portions of intersecting office partitions.

Abstract: Disclosed are closure mechanism for the open-neck of manually resiliently squeezable receptacles permitting fluids of a wide viscosity range to be dispersed through the open-neck only so long as manual pressure is being exerted against a visually indicated portion of the receptacle deflectable wall.

Abstract: Disclosed are massaging tools and method for reducing accumulated subcutanaceous fat of the lower-eyelids and adjacent zygomatic skin areas. The skin massaging tool has at least one consecutive plurality of individually rotatable members for rollably traversing across the lower-eyelids and zygomatic skin areas and a manually wieldable handle portion for causing reciprocating rolling of the tool along the skin areas. A generally concave array of rotatable members ensures complete massaging of the lower-eyelids as the tool is reciprocated upwardly theretoward from the zygomatic area. The tool has the further capability to reciprocatably rollably traverse in the right-left directions along the same skin areas.

Abstract: For uprightly attached vehicular wheels, the horizontal wheel-depth is so large that two workmen are required to remove and re-install the bolts attaching the wheel to the axle assembly. The novel wrench-holding fixture herein, which is removably installed vertically alongside the wheel well, eliminates the need for that secondary workman heretofore employed for holding the elongate bolt wrench parallel to the wheel geometric-center. The wrench-holding fixture includes a vertically upright jig-plate having a plurality of strategically positioned and readily accessible downwardly extending slots terminating as wrench-resting shelves horizontally alignable with the several wheel bolt locations.

Abstract: A prior art type of restaurant seating includes a longitudinal row of laterally extending consecutive seating stations delineated by and individually accessible from parallel longitudinal aisles. The invention herein discloses means for additionally employing such prior art restaurant seating in a condition where an individual seating station might be temporarily converted into a pair of laterally shorter seating zones to accommodate two small dining groups in a private and aesthetic setting. The convertible restaurant seating includes an upright partition extending medially longitudinally through the row of seating stations, the partition having a view-way in lateral registry with each consecutive dining table and which view-way can be temporarily closed-off with apt closure means.

Abstract: Disclosed is economical and reliable apparatus for precisely intermittently feeding prescribed finite-lengths of edgewise perforated carrier sheet material. The intermittent feeding apparatus basically requires a rotatable drum having its cylindrical surface provided with circularly arrayed radially extending prongs that are removably engageable through the carrier edgewise perforations and which drum is intermittently rotated for a prescribed angular-value cycle so that the drum prongs feed the carrier for an approximate-length roughly equivalent to the desired exact finite-length. At the conclusion of each incremental rotation for the pronged drum, a camming assembly (having a camming first-component circularly arrayed around the drum and having a camming second-component mounted to a reciprocatable piston) rectifies the approximate-length carrier feed into the exact finite-length feed desired for the carrier sheet material.

Abstract: Well known in the prior art are rudimentary socket wrenches devoid of nut-ejecting capability. Such rudimentary socket wrenches are typically in the form of a tubular sleeve wherein the longitudinal bore internal-wall includes therealong: a fitting-length of noncircular cross-sectional shape whereby the sleeve might be removably mounted to a selectable driving means; a medial-length; and finally a fastener-length having a hexagonal or other regular polygonal cross-sectional shape whereby the driveable sleeve might grippably engage a nut fastener.

Abstract: Disclosed is orthopaedic apparatus for comfortably maintaining a selectable eversion-angle between the sole-axes of a reclining patient's shoes. As in the prior art, each of the patient's two shoes is equipped with a shoe-stud, there being a plate member angularly rotatable about the shoe-stud and carrying a radially-offset and laterally extending primary-pivot station; the two primary-pivots are longitudinally bridged with a laterally rigid splint. Departing from the prior art, the novel orthopaedic splint of the present invention includes at least two splint-pivots within the longitudinal splint-length which do not detract from the required lateral rigidity, but which splint-pivots do permit splint movement in a plane intersecting the primary-pivots and thereby offer more comfort to and growth accommodation for a patient being orthopaedically treated for internal tibial distortion.

Abstract: A sprayer system to apply concentrated agricultural chemicals in fine-droplets within the range of about 10 to 300 microns.A blower and a reservoir tank of agricultural chemical are carried by a terrain traversing vehicle the blower airstream passing through a volute that is axially equipped with a vanes type revolvable sprayhead having agricultural chemical delivered thereto by a hoseline. The blower airstream impinges upon the vanes, which rotates the sprayhead causing atomization into fine-droplets, and also castably sprays the liquid droplets toward crop foliage. The volute is desireably equipped with louvers to control the spraying direction, and the sprayhead vanes are desireably adjustable to control sprayhead rotational speed and the resultant droplet size of the emerging chemical.