Abstract: A woven fabric gap filler with carbon fiber yarns providing a central gap filling group section of large diameter warp yarns assuming a triangular sectional shape with tab portions extending respectively from the respective apexes of the triangular filler section to be held between lay-up of opposing graphite epoxy fabric rib and flange sheets for integration therewith and to retain the apexes of the filler section against shrinkage when the assembly is heat treated. Under stress of the hard plastic structural unit, the forces will be passed through transverse fabric woof yarns as well as through longitudinal warp yarn strands so as to resist breakdown of hard plastic within the gap filling section of the structural unit when stressed.

Abstract: A manipulable device for projecting a horizontally-extending straight square edged light bar images upon a paper work sheet to facilitate the pasting of small adhesively-waxed printed pieces or strips to be placed upon a paper work sheet lying upon the base support of the device. The selected locations are determined and effected by relative fore and aft adjustment between a light bar projecting fixture and its base support with the work sheet thereon. Since procedure of pasting up of printed pieces upon a layout sheet can be done without the usual T-square and triangle, both hands are left free to carry out the pasting operation. Vertical guides are effected as vertical interferences of the projecting light rays and registerable upon the layout sheet along with the horizontally-extended light bar. Vertical and horizontal measuring rulers are provided upon the layout sheet base support to which reference can be made when locating the projected straight edge light bar upon the layout sheet.

Abstract: A balancing stick toy in which the stick is pivotally connected to a spindle projecting from the forward end of a handle member on which the stick is to be balanced. With the stick depending from the handle member and the handle member turned, a radially-extending arm on the handle member engages a headed drop latch pin on the stick so as to pick up the stick and turn it to an upright position where under gravity the latch pin drops upon the handle member to release the stick for the balancing exercise with the object being to hold the stick against turning back to the depending position. One player can match his skill against another player.

Abstract: A lead line package for horse halters comprising a folded lead line and cover casing adapted to normally hold the lead line folded upon itself. The side edges are joined together by corresponding Velcro areas overlapping one another in front of the folded lead line. Release of the folded line is had by a simple pull of the lead line to separate the Velcro joined side edges to open the cover casing. Such a package carried by the horse with his halter makes a lead line always readily accessible when much in need to lead the horse from a fire. The lead line package may be attached to the halter by stitching the package to one of the halter straps or by the use of snap hooks that can be detachable connected to the metal rings of a halter that join the halter straps together. This package can be adapted for use with dog collars and the lead line can have Velcro means within itself to hold it in a folded state until needed to be freed for use.

Abstract: A novel portable thermoelectric cooling and heating food appliance adapted for use in a vehicle by travelers, hunters, and campers. A base unit is provided which can be connected to the cigarette lighter receptacle of the vehicle and with the use of thermoelectric Peltier elements offer through a selective cool or heat control circuit the cooling or heating required of any of several kinds of appliances that can be detachably attached to the base unit and adapted through cool and heat conducting transfer plates to cool or heat the appliance and the foods or liquids therein and upon removal of the appliance from the base unit the bottom of the appliance is closed by a slide cover to cover the bottom conducting plate of the appliance so the food or liquids will be kept in the cool or heat condition.

Abstract: An automatic clay target feeder attachment that can be attached to a clay target trap shooting machine that will self-load the trap shooting machine without need of manual assistance within the forward trap pit on the shooting range. Such feeder attachment can be selectively set to drop onto the flinger arm of the trap shooting machine either two targets or but one target at a time including means that will move the dropped targets outwardly along the flinger arm preparatory to the release of the flinger arm by the shooter's referee upon the shoot being made by the trap shooters. The operation of the attachment to load the flinger arm with targets is done in response to actuation of the trap machine and the release of its flinger arm.

Abstract: This is a fluid-operated linear-rotary robot-like actuator reconstructed from a standard fluid cylinder device. The solid piston of the standard cylinder device is replaced with a self-contained vane-operated piston structure formed of spaced piston parts and an interposed vane chamber and in which a vane-operated work piston is rotated. The work piston extends through the forward cylinder head. A second piston rod extends from the rear part of the piston structure through the rear cylinder head and has passages for supplying the vane chamber of the piston with fluid under pressure. Suitable push button and microprocessor control systems, either by push button or automatically, are provided for controlling the operation of the actuator to give combined linear and rotary movement to a robot hand.

Abstract: A pressurized downdraft gasifier for extracting high quality burning gases from fuels with low rates of gasification. The downdraft air with the gas products is made to take a tranverse path through a cylindrical bar grate depending into the ash collecting chamber from a throated bottom structure of the gasifying chamber and into annular space surrounding the grate at the top of the ash chamber from which space the gas products are delivered to gas burners and turbines to be utilized. Grate clearing assemblies are supported by their three blades respectively overlying respective grate bars and have a loose splined drive connection with a vertical drive shaft to allow the assemblies to tilt or rock while adjusting to clinkers plugging the grate bars. In the bottom of the ash chamber is a hearth plate with a central opening and a rejection plate also similarly loosely connected to the same vertical drive shaft to adjust to clinkers when sweeping the ash into the central opening of the hearth plate.

Abstract: A rope reel display and dispensing assembly for perforated panel boards often referred to as Pegboards in which reels of ropes, wire, cable, chains, tubing, hose products can be dispensed in measured continuous lengths and which are supported in rows upon the panel board in such a manner that reels are individually removable without disturbing any of the other reels of the row. All reels are connected to rod brackets, projecting forwardly from the panel board, by rod extending adapters that are in turn respectively snap-fitted to the forward-extending rod brackets and to which reel adapters that will have been inserted respectively in the respective opposite ends of the reels and will slide fit down upon the rod adapters and be removable with the reel from the extended axial-aligned assembly of reels.

Abstract: A gravity-operated toy operable over an inclined guide line extending between two fixed supports in which the toy-like object is detachably and adjustably connected to the guide line by forward and rear adjustable sleeves and eye connectors separable to be detached for removal of the toy from the guide line and adjustable to level the toy on the line to its best advantage. The control line is connected to the rear connector and runs over a fixed support eye to a freely held reel with two dowel handle extensions that require skill for the manipulation of the toy and its connecters upon the guide line as by release for downward descent and rewinding for the ascent of the toy upon the guide wire.

Abstract: A finger-retained key holder assemblage has been provided that will prevent the loss of keys when carrying the keys in the hand as in the dark or carrying bundles without having to close the fingers about the keys in the palm of the hand. This key assemblage is secured to the hand by a ring placed upon the third finger or by a button, disk or clip extended over two fingers, a chain depending from the disk and squeezed by the two fingers and a key-supporting bar lying under the fingers and clamped thereto. Keys are loosely suspended from the underside support bar. While the flexible assemblage is secured to the third finger or between fingers, an individual key can be easily selected and grasped by the thumb and forefinger of the same hand and made ready for use for projection into a key hole. As well, the fingers can be closed comfortably about the assemblage to further safely retain the keys in the hand.

Abstract: A steam-pressured eliminator for use on top of a tall, industrial-type, brick or metal smoke stack to reduce their pollution of the atmosphere. This eliminator is operated by pressurized steam directed so as to intercept the flow of smoke tending to leave the stack and releases to the atmosphere only cleansed smoke and steam. The steam condensate with the smoke particles are drained off from the stack attached vessel. The smoke eliminator is such that the eliminator can be assembled to the stack as a unit, as by the use of a helicopter, and in some forms the steam generator is made a part of the unit so as to be inserted in the stack suspended from the top thereof and be heated by the hot gases of the stack itself. Preferably when the stacks are of brick the attachment is made to top and exterior surfaces thereof. When the stacks are of metal the unit can be wedged into the top opening of the stack and the unit vessel being tapered, can be fitted to various diameter sized stacks.

Abstract: A lawn weeder in which the weed lifting prong is thrust downwardly by the foot at right angles from one end of the ground engaging the bottom lifting lever and thrust into the ground beside the weed by foot pressure upon the top of the prong end of the lifting arm and with a fulcrum structure over which the lifting lever is pivoted to effect lifting action of the prong and a curved handle extending upwardly from the rear end of the lifting lever to the waist of the user and a strut depending from the upper end of the handle to the bottom lifting lever to provide a complete quadrant-shaped operating handle. As the curved handle is grasped by the user at the waist height and passed across the front of the body, the weed will be easily lifted without effort and with the user not having to bend his back at any time. A ground-engaging fulcrum means is provided at the prong end of the lifting lever, which by foot pressure applied thereto, the prong is thrust into the ground beside the weed root.

Abstract: A hand garden tool generally in the form of a rake wherein all tines are individually vertically-adjustable upon the crossbar, some to different depths depending from the crossbar and alternate tines can be elevated or raised to allow the depending tines to astraddle vegetable plant or flower rows so the cultivating action is had by a single raking action or pass of the converted rake cultivating tool along the vegetable rows and so that the rows are cultivated on opposite sides at the same time. The vegetable or flower rows in the garden which are to be cultivated by the use of this tool can be spaced closer together and conserve upon ground space and the work required for the cultivator to keep a garden thereby greatly reduced. The tool can be inverted and worked from one side or the other with the alternate raised tines by less rows at a time and at times the pulling is being made in more tough ground.