Abstract: An electrical insole or outsole is provided to increase foot support. The insole is attached to the top of the sole body, whereas the outsole is attached to the bottom of the sole body. The insole or outsole has a raised front portion to shift some weight rearward to the center of the foot. The back portion of the insole is either raised or lowered, depending on the shoe heel height, to shift some weight forward to the center of the foot.

Abstract: A device for holding a container in an upright position includes a base panel upon which the container rests and container anchoring flanges interconnected to the base panel which surround to the container above the base panel to hold the container in place on the base panel.

Abstract: A disposable visored cap to be worn during outdoor or indoor activities to shade the wearer's eyes from the light, or as a cap representing a club mascot or displaying advertisements. The visored cap, and blank therefor, is fabricated of a flexible material such as paper, cardboard, and the like. The blank has a first end edge, a second end edge, an arcuate fold line spaced from the first end edge defining a visor therebetween, and defining a front panel between the arcuate fold line and second end edge. To fold the blank to form the cap, the visor is folded in a downwardly direction about the arcuate fold line to project outwardly from the front panel and the front panel depends from the arcuate fold line.

Abstract: A label for marking an article for identification and description includes a sheet of material such as paper or vinyl having one surface coated with an adhesive material, and at least one closed peripheral cut formed through the sheet defining the external boundary of identification and descriptive indicia. A method for marking an article for identification and description includes making at least one closed peripheral cut through a sheet of material in selected portions of the sheet to define the external boundary of identification and descriptive indicia, adhesively attaching the closed peripheral cut out portions of the sheet to a surface of the article, and covering the closed peripheral cut out portions and an area of the article surface beyond the external boundary of the closed peripheral cut out portions with a covering material thereby producing a three-dimensional image of the closed peripheral cut out portions.

Abstract: An archery bow having a central interconnecting member or bow riser with a generally horizontal hand-grip to be grasped by the archer's bow-supporting hand, and upper and lower oppositely extending coaxial bow limb attachment arms. An upper resilient bow limb is secured at its proximal end to the distal end of the upper bow limb attachment arm, a lower resilient bow limb is secured at its proximal end to the distal end of the lower bow limb attachment arm and a bow string interconnects the distal ends of the resilient upper and lower bow limbs. the hand-grip is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the bow string and substantially laterally centered on the longitudinal axis of the bow string.

Abstract: A vibratory tumbling and conveying apparatus for surface treating workpieces by tumbling the workpieces in a vibrating bed of surface treating media. The apparatus comprises an elongated housing having an arcuate bottom wall concaving facing the interior of the housing. A vibratory generating device is structurally associated with the housing and generates a vibratory force imparted to the housing comprising a force couple component having a moment constantly varying in magnitude between zero and a maximum, and a linear component constantly varying in magnitude between a maximum and zero. The magnitude of the force couple component and the magnitude of the linear force component vary inversely to one another. The vibrating force imparted to the housing causes points on the concave side of the arcuate surface to move in an ellipical path having its major axis disposed at an acute angle to the imaginary line tangent to the arcuate surface at the point.

Abstract: A lamp for a motor vehicle, such as a side marker or clearance lamp which uses light-emitting diodes instead of incandescent bulbs. The lamp includes a housing which accurately positions the light-emitting diodes to provide a desired light pattern. The housing includes a pair of fixture halves which are positioned in facing abutment to form a fixture for positioning and holding the light-emitting diodes in place. Each fixture half includes light-emitting diode positioning grooves which cooperate when the fixture halves are assembled to accurately position and hold the light-emitting diodes in desired positions. A transparent lens is positioned over the housing.

Abstract: A removable drip collar for a paint brush to prevent paint from running back over the handle of the paint brush and also to prevent paint from flowing to the proximal ends of the brush bristles. The collar includes an elastomeric sleeve which tightly fits around the brush handle and extends over a portion of the brush bristles to tightly compress the proximal ends of the bristles together to create a liquid-tight seal between adjacent bristles and between the bristles and the sleeve.

Abstract: A generally rectangular container fabricated of, for example, a heavy paper material such as pressed paperboard or corrugated cardboard, includes an inner, flexible moisture impermeable bag. The container is constructed so that the side walls, end walls, bottom wall and top wall are foldable to form a thin, flat stack having a rectangular perimeter when not in use for easy storage, and which can be formed into a strong container without the use of fasteners or adhesives.

Abstract: A vibratory article coating and conveying apparatus for coating articles with a surface coating material and conveying the coated articles. The apparatus has a base, a coating material reservoir located above the base for containing the article coating material and for receiving the articles to be coated, and a vertical helical conveying flight structure having its bottom inlet end in open communication with the reservoir to receive coated articles from the reservoir and for conveying the coated articles upwardly out of the reservoir to an article discharge at the top of the flight structure. A vibratory force generating device is associated with the reservoir and the helical conveying flight structure to impart a cyclical generally torsional motion to the reservoir and helical conveyor flight.

Abstract: A pineapple cutting and coring device includes a cutting board base plate for supporting a pineapple, an inside cylindrical cutting blade disposed above the cutting board, an outside cylindrical cutting blade positioned coaxial with the inside cutting blade, and first and second diametrically opposed radial cutting blades outwardly extend from the outside cylindrical blade. A leveraged moving device is suitably attached to the cutting blades and the cutting board base to move the blades downwardly through the pineapple. A stationary guide plate keeps the cutting blades in a vertical orientation as the cutting blades move downwardly through the pineapple.

Abstract: A vibratory drive system for a vibratory conveyor apparatus is operable to selectively vary the conveying speed of the conveyor apparatus between zero, or stand-still, up to a maximum speed while the drive system is operating imparting a vibratory conveying force to the conveyor apparatus. The vibratory drive system is also operable to change direction of the conveyor apparatus between forward and reverse conveying directions also while the drive system is operating imparting a vibratory conveying force to the conveyor apparatus. In addition, the vibratory system can be adapted to provide either a linear drive force to the conveyor apparatus, or an elliptical drive force to the conveyor apparatus.

Abstract: A solar greenhouse includes a peripheral wall structure defining a partially enclosed area having an open side through which plants can be placed inside for admitting light into the greenhouse, and a roof over the wall structure. The roof is removable from over the peripheral wall structure to provide for the easy installation, removal, or rearranging the plants. The inside surfaces of the wall structure and roof are light reflecting to reflect light entering the greenhouse through the open side toward the plants inside the greenhouse. The greenhouse also includes a floor which is a separate component from the peripheral wall structure. The exposed surface of the floor can also be light reflecting. The inclination of the roof relative to the horizontal can be changed to adjust the angle of light reflection of the roof.

Abstract: A fitted mattress cover for enveloping the top surface side and end surfaces of a mattress constructed to drastically minimize the shifting of the cover relative to the mattress. The fitted mattress cover includes a top panel for fitting in overlaying relationship to the top surface of the mattress and a peripheral skirt depending from the peripheral edge of the top panel for fitting in overlaying relationship to the sides and ends of the mattress. The depending skirt includes a layer of fabric material and a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart elastic cords stitched into the skirt fabric to gather the fabric material into folds perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elastic cords.

Abstract: A vertical tube heat exchanger having a shell enclosing a bottom tubesheet, a top tubesheet in parallel, spaced-apart relationship to the bottom tubesheet, and a plurality of spaced-apart parallel flow tubes extending between the top tubesheet and bottom tubesheet includes liquid distributor devices inserted into the open top end of the flow tubes. The distributors are fabricated of an elastic material of sufficient resilience to sustain deformation circumferentially of the distributor device to accomodate irregularities in the tube wall at the top end creating a continuous uninterrupted peripheral seal at the interface of the distributor and tube wall at the open top end when inserted in the tube open top end, and to recover the original peripheral size and form of the distributor when the distributor is removed from the tube open top end.

Abstract: A vibrating two mass conveyor apparatus for conveying material includes a driven mass, which defines the vibratory material conveying path, and a driver mass for imparting a vibrating conveying force to the driven mass. A vibratory driven is operatively associated with the driver mass for imparting a vibratory force to the driver mass. The driven mass is located adjacent the driver mass, and is connected to the driver mass by resilient devices, such as coil springs. Link arms also interconnect the driven mass and driver mass, with the one end of each arm pivotally connected to the driven mass the other end pivotally connected to the driver mass. Supports connected to the link arms proximate the nodes of the link arms connect the apparatus to a support structure, such as the floor or roof of a building in which the conveyor apparatus is installed.

Abstract: A bathroom waste collection and disposal unit for mounting on a floor of an enclosure includes a tank of unitary construction having a horizontal portion defining a refuse reservoir and a vertical portion open to the horizontal portion for refuse gases and to accommodate a pump. A toilet is mounted on the top surface of the horizontal portion in fluid communication with the reservoir of the horizontal portion of the tank. The horizontal portion includes a plurality of columns within the reservoir extending between the floor and top wall of the horizontal portion. The tank also includes a baffle housing for enclosing the float of the refuse pump to meter the rate of flow of water flowing away from the pump float as the pump is actuated to discharge refuse from the reservoir.

Abstract: A device for holding a container in an upright position includes a base panel upon which the container rests and container anchoring portions interconnected to the base panel which surround the container above the base panel to hold the container in place on the base panel.