Abstract: A bottled water dispenser is similar in size to those available on the market today. An upright five gallon bottle slides onto a dolly and is held fast to the dolly by a stretch cord. The dolly with bottle is wheeled into the bottom of the dispenser. Alternately, the dispensing system may be assembled upon the dolly itself. A tube with a rubber stopper at one end and a check valve at the other end is inserted into the bottle. Pushing a button on the face plate of the dispenser cabinet activates an internal electric pump. The pump draws water from the bottle through the check valve and forces it out of the spigot under pressure. Internal solenoid valves force the water through a heating unit, cooling unit or filtration system before exiting through the spigot. Each temperature is achieved by pushing a different colored button on the face plate. The dispenser operates on 240 V AC, 120 V AC or 12 V DC. It has a built in auxiliary battery back up in the event of power outages or for portable use.

Abstract: A structure is provided for a portable, foldable shelter that may be folded into a compact form for transporting, and unfolded for use on a base. A set of four hinged, interconnected wall box frames, each frame having floor, wall, and roof sections hingably interconnected to it, may be folded into compact mutual, near coplanar juxtaposition. The floor, wall, and roof sections fold out from each of the four frames to form a separate room. When the structure is completely unfolded, the four rooms are arranged in cruciform layout, each having a box shape, and the rooms are positioned in corner adjacency around a box shaped open area defined by the frames. A top portion may be included for enclosing the open area, as well as auxiliary sidewalls and window sections. Further, a separate environmental control unit and a separate lavatory and toilet facility may be attached to the structure. A carport module with a cover may also be included.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for trimming and thinning hair through the maximum utilization of the slicing capacity of a straight razor. By employing a triangular, dualistic blade and comb configuration, the device channels and cuts the hair with an oblique, slicing motion without pulling or resisting the hair in any way. The device is comprised of a triangular body unit with two side walls, each extending the length of one of the longer body edges and raised vertically from the body. These walls form closed housing, each of which shelters a razor blade. In from of each razor is a series of combs which channel the hair evenly into the blades. The triangular shape of the device acts as a further channeling means, bringing hair into the wide end, through the combs to the blade edges and then out the narrow back end.

Abstract: A combination brake light and radio antenna is disclosed. An elongated support structure includes a base for mounting to an automobile. At least one side wall of the device is made of a transparent or translucent material, such that lamps arranged in a linear array from the base to a top portion of the structure are visible from outside of the structure when the lamps are illuminated. A lamp driving circuit includes a power source and a switch for closing the circuit in response to a brake pedal of the automobile being depressed. The lamp driving circuit may illuminate the lamps in sequence, such as from bottom to top, for example, when the brake pedal is depressed. Further, the lamp driving circuit may illuminate the lamps at a brightness that is proportional to the pressure that is applied to the brake pedal, such that a relatively high application of pressure to the brake pedal results in the lamps being relatively brightly illuminated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an enclosure housing a fluid container having a retractable drip tray slidably mounted therein whereas when a cup or glass is pushed against the front of the drip tray, the drip tray retracts into the housing, compressing the V-spring, allowing filling from the fluid container spout. When the cup or glass is removed, the V-spring is relaxed, extending the drip tray outwardly to catch any drips from the fluid container spout.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable modular drainage system that is attached to a series of cylindrical planting containers. The system comprises a plurality of peaked modules with opposing, convergent curved side walls designed to conform to the curve of a planting container. Between each side wall is a notch which accepts one or more containers and firmly connects the module to the containers. The modules are preferably designed in four distinct shapes, one with quadrature symmetry for connecting four containers at once, one smaller triangular unit which connects three staggered containers, one three-legged unit that connects two containers which are positioned at an edge of a plant farm, and one edge unit designed to connect three staggered containers at the end of three rows. When these modules are appropriately connected to the containers, they effectively drain the water that would otherwise have fallen between the pots directly into the pots.

Abstract: An implant device is disclosed for expanding the girth and length of a penis. A soft, flexible body is implanted between the shaft and the skin of the penis. The body takes the shape of a partial cylindrical sleeve that has an outer, relatively elastic sheet member and an inner, relatively inelastic sheet member. When implanted, the body covers the corpus cavernosum of the penis and does not or only partially covers the urethra, and extends in length between the glans penis and the base of the penis. A principally closed sack is formed between the inner and outer sheet members for receiving a fluid under pressure from a fluid source. Spring-like ribs are embedded within the inner sheet member for preventing collapse of the inner sheet member when the body is deflated.

Abstract: An intravenous system for monitoring the flow of IV fluids to a patient is embodied in a wristwatch sized unit for placement on the patient. The device includes a flow indicator switch capable of detecting when flow starts or stops. In one embodiment, the range of flow rates which may trigger a signal is increased using a plurality of sensor elements. The flow indicator switch uses a conical chamber with a movable flow element which reacts to the motion of the IV fluid. A light emitter-sensor arrangement provides a means for converting physical displacement into an electrical signal indicating displacement of the movable member.

Abstract: A carrier designed to hold and secure a plurality of items with one or more handles, straps, loops or the like. The carrier has an elongate body with a pair of opposing ends, a pair of opposing sides, a top surface and a downward facing bottom surface, which preferably includes a series of indentations designed to accommodate fingers of a hand wrapped around the carrier. Each end of the carrier has a notch that extends below the downward facing bottom surface of the body, providing area in which to secure handles and the like while preventing the carrier from rotating in the hand grasping it. A horizontal cavity extends inwardly from each of the notches and an operating shaft with an integral closure pin is slidably engaged within each of the cavities. A biasing member is also included in each of the cavities to keep the respective closure pins normally in a first, extended position over the notch, thus preventing items from being removed or replaced.

Abstract: A collapsible, compound level apparatus is provided and includes a first linear leveling section and a second linear leveling section. Each section includes at least one flat surface for contact with a work surface, and first and second bubble levels arranged for indicating level and plumb, respectively, of the work surface. The first section provides at one end thereof an engagement tongue that engages an engagement groove of one end of the second section, thereby providing colinear interconnection of the leveling sections and forming an integral linear structure for positioning the flat surfaces of each section in mutually coplanar contiguous alignment. The engagement tongue has an oblique surface and an end stop surface for contacting a mating oblique surface and a mating end stop surface of the engagement groove. The oblique surfaces and the mating end stop surfaces of each section form an acute angle.

Abstract: A water bottle installation apparatus with a vertical frame and support base designed to lift, transport and invert large water bottles. The apparatus includes a cranking device, and two pulleys arranged so that a line attached to the cranking means runs through a first pulley located on an extending arm at the top of the frame, down through a second pulley located on a yoke of the device, and back up to the extending arm, so that the yoke hangs freely from the extending arm. A girdle is provided to be secured around the water bottle and rotatably attached to the yoke, so that the yoke, the girdle and the bottle can be raised and lowered by the cranking device, and the girdle can rotate within the yoke so that the bottle is easily inverted into a water cooler.

Abstract: A portable water pumping station is disclosed. A hand-drawn support stand includes wheels, a vertical frame, and a handle that may be used to manually roll the pumping station along the ground. A mounting shelf fixed to the lower portion of the support stand holds a motor-driven water pump. The inlet side of the pump is connected to a suction hose that is either placed into a nearby body of water or connected to a municipal water source. The outlet side of the water pump is connected to one end of a pressure hose. The pressure hose is normally coiled on a storage take-up reel mounted to the frame, and has a nozzle at one end. Additional hose storage frame may be included on the frame for extending the pressure hose if necessary.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for enabling the marking and cutting on a straight line on an upper surface of a workpiece. A guide has a side guide surface, a top guide surface, and a base. The side guide surface and the top guide surface are mutually orthogonal. A clamp supports a case of a reeled measuring tape on the base. The damp has a fixed clamping surface and a movable clamping surface. The movable clamping surface is adjustable to contact one side of the reel case while the fixed clamping surface contacts the opposing side of the reel case, whereby the reel case is held fixedly and the holding means may hold any one of a wide range of reel case widths. The measuring tape has an engagement tongue protruding from the leading edge thereof, and the case of the measuring tape has a reel lock for fixing the tape in a position extended from the case. A hand tool, such as a knife or marking implement, works in cooperation with the guide and has an engagement slot.

Abstract: A flexible fog free mirror device for contact attachment and support on a planar surface is disclosed. A three-layered structure includes a first film sheet having an organic coating of anti-fog material on one side. The other side of the sheet has an adhesive coating for laminating the sheet to a first side of a second film sheet. The second side of the second sheet has a reflective metal coating for providing a mirrored finish. The reflective metal coating is laminated to a first side of a cling vinyl film sheet. The vinyl sheet enables the three-layer structure to contact adhere to the planar surface. In an alternate embodiment, a two-layered structure includes the first film sheet and the second film sheet for releasable attachment to an existing mirrored surface. The first film sheet has the organic coating of anti-fog material coated on the one side, the other side of which is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: A combination filter module unit and replaceable filter element is disclosed, for use with an air handling system. The filter module unit provides channel construction for guiding the filter element between support legs. An access door provides a forth side to the rectangular unit. The filter element is of the typical flat rectangular construction type and includes a support frame for holding a filter media, the filter element frame being adapted to tightly fit within the outer frame so that air cannot flow around the filter element. A handle is used to insert and extract the filter element and provides a second function of providing a wedging surface for the access door to ride upon in achieving wedging action against the filter element so that the element is locked securely in place. The module provides double wall construction to enable fasteners to be place away from the filter element to avoid interference with it and to achieve a clean appearance.

Abstract: A medicine cabinet for mounting in a wall recess in a wall is disclosed. A cabinet unit has side, top, and a bottom panels arranged in a box construction for mounting into the wall recess. An open rectangular front frame is an extension of the panels and provides access to a storage space within the cabinet unit. The front frame protrudes outwardly from the wall for presenting a front cabinet face parallel to the wall. The medicine cabinet further includes a door assembly for closing against the front cabinet face and for covering the storage space. The door assembly comprises a swinging door frame with both a rear surface and a front surface, and a mirrored door with both a rear surface and a front, mirrored surface. The swinging door frame is a rectangular open box of approximately the same size and shape as the front frame, and is hingably mounted to the front frame by a first hinge at one side of the front frame.