Abstract: A game of chance which entertains and educates by providing information on early American history, particularly the Western territories and personages associated therewith. Trails, reduced to a game board size, are sequentially traversed with figurine game pieces used as markers which impart historical perspective to the players. The players select certain trails and an associated figurine whose persona is assumed to enhance the enjoyment and educational aspect of the game. Action cards provide instructions in the form of rewards or penalties for moving the game pieces and furnish the participants with historical information which is germane to the era in which the events occurred. Certain instructions require a player to recite an imaginative story.

Abstract: A tree configuration for use in combination with an exercise or racing saddle. The tree is formed by injection molding with a thermoplastic material that results in a flexible, durable, symmetrical and smooth surface entity. The flexibility of the material prevents undue stressing of the tree at points where certain extended members are attached to the main body and, the members return to their original state after usage without maintaining a permanent spread or set. The smoothness and memory characteristic of the material result in minimal damage to the leather portion of the saddle.

Abstract: A storage rack system having a plurality of storage bays adapted to store pallet loads of three pallets deep is disclosed. Each of the storage bays includes a pair of tracks having a lower cart and an upper cart movable along the tracks between a forward position and a back position. The forward positions of both the lower cart and the upper cart are located at the entry end of the storage bay, the back position of the lower cart is located two pallets deep from the entry end of the storage bay and the back position of the upper cart is located three pallets deep from the entry end of the storage bay. Storage rack systems adapted to store pallet loads of four pallets deep are also disclosed.

Abstract: Storage rack systems having a plurality of storage bays adapted to store pallet loads of three pallets deep and four pallets deep are disclosed. The three deep system includes a pair of tracks having a double cart assembly movable therealong between a forward position and a back position, the double cart assembly comprising a large cart which rides on the tracks and a small cart carried by and movably mounted on the large cart for movement between a front and rear position. The forward position of the double cart assembly is located at the entry end of the storage bay and the back position of the double cart assembly is located to span two and three pallets deep from the entry end of the storage bay. The four deep system includes a pair of track means having a lower cart and an upper double cart assembly movable therealong between forward and back positions.

Abstract: An assembly system comprised of core pieces which may be joined to create furniture and accessories of a funtional and decorative nature. The core pieces are structured in such manner as to enable the assembler to create a variety of imaginatve units which may be joined via a locking mechanism and disassembled or modified easily with common tools and a minimum of effort.

Abstract: A figurine or object of art constructed from cured tobacco leaves. The torso or trunk of the object consists of leaves impressed onto a conical support in an overlapping manner where they are arranged to resemble various forms of attire. The figurine appendages are also constructed from leaves which are shaped to resemble known body parts and these are secured by known means. The leaves may differ from one another in size, shape and texture but they have in common a pliancy which allows the creator to produce and re-produce the desired art object by duplicative methods.

Abstract: A controlled stratified random area illuminator is constructed of a base comprised of alternate layers of conductive and insulating material and a plurality of illuminating devices adapted to be positioned in a predetermined array on the base to provide an illuminating display. Each illuminating device comprises a light source and a post which carries a pair of leads for supplying current to the light source, one lead being adapted to make electrical contact with a common layer of conductive material and another lead which is adapted to make electrical contact with one of the other conductive layers. The illuminating devices and the base are constructed so that the illuminating devices can be installed by pushing them into the base material to penetrate the conductive and insulating layers to a predetermined depth. A selective switch controls the supply of electrical current to the conductive layers for illuminating a predetermined array of illuminating devices.

Abstract: A novel class of 5, 6 or 7 member heterocycles which belong to the 3-isoxazolidinone, 2H-1,2-oxazin-3 (4H)-one and 3-isoxazepinone series of compounds and which are substituted at the 4-carbon by a benzylidene radical. The compounds have utility as analgesic agents, immunomodulating agents, anti-inflammatory agents and anti-pyretic agents and they may be combined with excipients to provide formuations which are useful in treating arthritis and conditions generally associated with that disease.

Abstract: An attachment adapted to cooperate with a snow blade or the like of a tractor to provide a dump bucket at the front end thereof is disclosed. The attachment enhances the materials moving capability of the tractor by enabling the tractor to pick up material in a bucket and move it to a desired location. The attachment includes a bucket structure pivotally mounted on the snow blade for movement between a closed or loading position and an open or dumping position.

Abstract: An apparatus for jetting high velocity liquid streams onto fibrous materials is constructed to provide a uniform distribution of the liquid medium to a nozzle strip through which the liquid streams are directed onto the fibrous material. The apparatus is constructed so that the nozzle strip can be removed from the cartridge containing the same quickly and with a minimum of part removal.

Abstract: An in situ apparatus and method to clean filter housing and related piping, sterilize and perform integrity testing of a filter for purifying a gas or liquid to be used within various industrial environments such as chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing or semiconductor manufacture. The in situ facility of the filter apparatus in the manufacturing environment is automatically performed by use of an electrical controller which enables the method of operation to be executed in a desired sequence.

Abstract: A heater for diesel fuel contained in a fuel tank for supplying the diesel engine of a vehicle is disclosed. The heater includes a heating tube arranged to heat the fuel in the drawtube as it leaves the fuel tank.

Abstract: A device which protects against the unauthorized taking of an automobile by rigidly joining the shaft of a gearshift lever to the grip portion of a hand brake. The device has application to autos equipped with a console mounted gearshift and parking brake and includes a plunger activated lock assembly having easily releaseable features.

Abstract: A wire splicing tool for splicing together the ends of single or multiple strand wires, such as the wire used for fence lines, includes a pair of tool members adapted to be set in an interlocked position capturing a straight portion at the end of a first wire extending along a fence line and holding a turned portion at the end of a second wire extending along the fence line for winding the second wire turned portion around the first wire straight portion to effect a splicing action between the two wires.

Abstract: A device for terminating the flow of fire-extinguishing fluid from an activated sprinkler head of the pendent and sidewall types. A cavity within the device receives the sprinkler head and a protuberance within said cavity engages the valve assembly and returns the shut-off valve to the fluid-emitting conduit. Biased apertures within the sidewalls engage the sprinkler head flange and provide a locking means. The device is constructed from thermoplastic resins which melt and allow the device to become reactivated when ambient temperatures reach critical levels.

Abstract: A thermally responsive device for terminating the discharge of fire-extinguishing fluid from an activated sprinkler head of the pendent and sidewall type. The device includes a recessed seat which, when impressed onto an activated sprinkler head, returns the shut-off valve to the water emitting conduit to obturate fluid flow. The device is secured by a frictional locking means which allows it to remain in place as a guard against inadvertent discharge.

Abstract: A paint roller cleaner is constructed of a container defining an enclosed internal chamber adapted to receive and contain a paint roller, a lid for enclosing the upper end of the container, a drain at the lower end of the container providing a liquid discharge passage, and a water supply conduit arranged to direct a stream of water into the chamber for impingment upon a roller contained therein for cleaning the same.

Abstract: A tape dispensing apparatus equipped with improved means for cutting tape into discrete segments. A straight-edged blade vertically disposed and secured within a U-shaped support provides enhanced cutting abilities while protecting the operator from injurious contact with the blade cutting edges.

Abstract: A monitor and filler assembly providing an easily observable reading as to the fluid level in a reservoir such as an automatic transmission or crankcase of an automobile. The filler may be integrally formed with the monitor to allow for easy replenishing of the reservoir fluid to ensure proper operation of the automobile.

Abstract: A device for terminating the flow of fluid from an overhead sprinkler equipped with a cut-off valve. The device provides a cut-off means for obturating fluid flow in sprinkler heads equipped with both a circular baffle and a baffle having a sidewall member for directing water into a limited area. When impressed onto the sprinkler head a recessed segment returns the cut-off valve to its original shut-down position and a biased locking means allows the user to secure the device against unintended discharge.