Abstract: This invention relates to sound emitting wind wheels mounted on the handle bars of a bicycle. The wind wheels spinning horizontally have wind catching pliable cap-like vanes on the external ends of the flexible horizontal support rods attached to a rotatable hub on the top of a vertical shaft. The vertical shaft utilizing a ball-and-socket clamp arrangement to be compatible with various shaped handle bars.The cup vanes incorporating an air operated whistle which is activated by air flow generated by forward movement of the bicycle.
Abstract: An earring storage device with a rectangular boxlike base with a chamber extending from the top surface of the base. A half-section of a circular rigid disk is attached and normal to the top surface. The device has a plurality of quarter-sections of a circular rigid disk that revolve around a shaft affixed to the half-section. Attached to the top surface and extending over the quarter-sections is a semicircular cover that guides and axially space the quarter-sections. At least one of the quarter-sections has a magnetic surface and at least one of the quarter-sections may be made out of compressed fiber or cork. The half-section has a surface to which a plurality of pins are attached. The pins are attached at an upward angle so that the earrings have a tendency to slide down toward the base of the pins. The device provides easy access and viewing of the earrings.
Abstract: An ultra-sonic or radio-frequency monitoring system comprising a transmitting unit carried by the child and a receiving unit carried by the child's guardian that will alert the guardian when the child strays beyond a predescribed distance, is abducted or falls into water.
Abstract: A simple improved rotary to linear motion mechanism for increasing the pedal leverage on a bicycle using a telescoping pedal support arm and a rotating crank-disc engaging a coupling connecting rod to convert the rotary motion of the pedal to linear extension of the pedal support arm.
Abstract: A portable pocket size paper shredder housing having a paper entrance slot on the front end with an enclosed trough leading to a pair of shredding rollers and an exit slot on the back end. A first shredding roller comprising a circular drive shaft covered with a compressible, fractional material. The second shredding roller having a plurality of thin circular cutting knives axially spaced on the drive shaft. The spacers being of a compressible frictional material. The first shredding roller having circumferential slots matching the edges of the cutting knives. The coacting shredding rollers coupled to an electric motor drive by associated gearing means.
Abstract: A rotary closet wardrobe mounted on a vertical column extending from floor to ceiling of a clothes closet having three rows of drawers on the top portion. Immediately below the drawers a horizontal bar supports an elliptical shaped horizontal clothes hanger rod providing rotational clearance for clothes suspended on clothes hangers in the typical modern home closet. Beneath the clothes hanger a cylindrical structure having two vertical layers of bins rotatable around the vertical column mounted on the floor of the closet.
Abstract: A swivel chair of the type embodying a circular support base with articulated arms axially supported at the center of the base. The chair is capable of rotating 360 degrees horizontally around the axis. The chair base includes a tilting plate supporting the vertical axle. The amount of tilt is adjustable by an allen bolt in the base allowing exact vertical alignment of the axle. The chair supporting spindle receptacle is adjustable to accept spindle arrangements through a wide range of diameters and lengths.
Abstract: A focusing aid that provides one finger rotational adjustment of the camera lens focusing ring. Easily attachable to the camera lens focusing ring the focusing aid uses a finger ring contoured to fit the tip of the operating finger to rotate the camera lens focusing ring by a single finger movement.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 31, 1987
Date of Patent:
November 15, 1988
Inventors:
Kenneth L. Liberty, II, Carl R. Christensen
Abstract: Disclosed is an improved tool for washing the perforations in an oil or gas well bore casing. The tool includes a tubular mandrel having orifices, between pairs of pressure sealing packer cups, for discharging a cleaning fluid into the area between the tool and the casing. The longitudinal spacing between the packer cups is variable by means of variable length spacer sleeves placed between the packer cups. The mandrel having an axial internal by-pass tube for passing cleaning fluid and debris through the mandrel. The by-pass tube having a telescoping section for accommodating the elongation and contraction of the tube due to temperature changes. The by-pass tube also permits entering the tool into the casing by eliminating vacuum or pressure build-up in the casing.
Abstract: A finger, hand and wrist exercising device, for bowlers, having finger grips simulating the arrangement of the finger holes on a bowling ball. The grips are slidably disposed on the arcuate surface of the exerciser and are spring loaded against compression between the fingers and thumb. The exerciser has a rotatable hand grip knob on the bottom surface. The hand grip knob is loaded in torsion against rotation of the exerciser. The arcuate radius on the exerciser surface being the same as that of a bowling ball.
Abstract: A device for measuring and adjusting the angle of lie and face angle of a golf club including a club head supporting base vice with a reference surface for supporting the sole of the golf club. A spring mounted vertical scale is provided in a vertical plane mounted to each side of the base vice. Vertical supports with a horizontal threaded shaft therebetween supporting a threaded nut having a clevis for holding a bending wrench at various positions.
Abstract: An apparatus for heating the fuel for an internal combustion diesel engine using the heat from the exhaust conduit. A fuel line wound helically around the engine exhaust conduit and spaced radially therefrom is contained in a canister substantially filled a heat conducting and heat regulating mixture of fire brick pellets and pellets of the platinized material used in automobile exhaust gas catalytic converters.