Abstract: A doll packaged in a test tube, the doll being constituted by a baby figure formed of compressible material whose plasticity is such that when the figure is compressed and thereafter released, it recovers its normal shape and size. When compressed, air is expelled therefrom and the figure is in a shrunken state so that it can be stuffed into the test tube which is then sealed by a stopper. To play with the doll, the stopper is removed and the figure is taken out of the test tube, the figure then inhaling air to recover its normal size and shape.

Abstract: A soft toy missile which when let fly by a player and then caught by a catcher, produces upon impact, sounds appropriate to the nature of the missile. When in the configuration of a humanoid figure, the missile includes a body defined by a fabric casing stuffed with a soft compressible filler, the face of the casing having printed thereon the head and torso of the figure. Embedded in the stuffing of the body is a sound-producing unit powered by a battery through an impact-sensitive switch whereby when the missile is caught. The switch turns the unit on to generate sounds that celebrate the catch. Hinged to the body of the figure and extending therefrom are arm and leg appendages, each formed by a fabric sock stuffed with soft compressible material. When the player grasps one of these appendages and whirls the missile to let it fly, the body of the figure then rotates in the course of flight, causing the appendages to stretch out from the body to stabilize the flight.

Abstract: A hula-hoop adapted to be whirled around the body of a player by movement of the hips. The hoop includes an inflatable annular core formed of plastic film or other flexible material enclosed within an annular fabric casing to provide a hoop of high strength which when not in use can be collapsed and folded to assume a compact state for storage and shipment.

Abstract: A chemical anchor bolt and cap assembly installable in a hole drilled in masonry for fastening an object thereto The threaded shank of the bolt and the hollow cap extending from its end are inserted into the hole, causing an uncured bonding agent deposited in the hole, such as an epoxy, to surround the cap and the shank. When the epoxy hardens the cap is then embedded in the epoxy to create a void below the end of the shank. Cast in the epoxy surrounding the shank is a female thread that complements the shank thread. To permit the bolt to turn and cause the end of the shank to advance into the void and thereby tighten the fastening, the threaded shank has coated thereon a releasable barrier layer that acts to masks surface irregularities in the shank thread and to slightly space the shank thread from the female thread. As a consequence, the female thread cast in the epoxy is functionally free of irregularities and is loosely intermeshed with the shank thread whereby the bolt can then be easily turned.

Abstract: A mock battle game for children in which each player in the role of a shooter is provided with a toy water gun which when triggered, projects a beam of water in the direction in which the gun is aimed. Each player who acts as a target wears a vest having at least one target zone that includes a water-sensor module housing a water-absorbent, non-conductive pad having embedded therein a pair of spaced electrodes. The pad is impregnated with salt crystals to form a resistance bridge between the electrodes which function as a normally open switch to connect a battery in the vest to an integrated circuit unit. When the switch is closed, the unit then generates a visible or audible signal. In the course of play when a shooter-player succeeds in striking the target zone on the vest of a target-player to wet the module therein, the salt crystals are then dissolved to produce a conducive salt solution that closes the switch, the resultant signal being indicative of a hit.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive wrist pad placeable in front of a keyboard or other input device associated with a computer, the pad serving to warn an operator when in the course of operating the keyboard, the wrists of his hands do not then hover above the pad but rest on the pad and therefore give rise to dorsiflexion and possible repetitive strain injury. To this end, the pad incorporates in its structure a switch which is caused to close only when wrist pressure is exerted thereon, the closed switch acting to apply power to a warning device generating an audible, visible or vibratory warning signal. This signal acts to induce the operator to assume a proper wrist position hovering above the pad thereby avoiding dorsiflexion.

Abstract: A method for enhancing female sexual response in which topically administered to the clitoris of the female subject and the surrounding tissue is a pharmaceutically-acceptable ointment containing a prostaglandin of the "E" series.

Abstract: A self-tapping, screw-type masonry anchor turnable into a hole drilled in masonry to fasten an object thereto, the anchor also being capable of being chemically retained in the hole to render it exceptionally resistant to pull out and vibratory forces. The anchor includes a head engageable by a tool to turn the anchor into the hole and a shank extending from the head surrounded by at least one helical cutting thread whose crest diameter exceeds the hole diameter whereby as the anchor is turned into the hole, a mating thread is then tapped in its bank. Also surrounding the shank in the space between successive convolutions of the thread is a helical zone. The shank of the anchor is coated with a release agent, and when a charge of an uncured, flowable resinous adhesive is deposited in the hole and the shank is turned therein, this adhesive then fills the helical zone, the flowable adhesive acting to lubricate and cool the cutting thread as the shank is turned into the hole.

Abstract: A computer-printer Internet terminal adapted to produce under the control of its user a composite greeting and gift certificate card redeemable by the named recipient at a retail establishment linked to Internet which authorizes the issuance of the certificate. The terminal is provided with greeting card and gift certificate software which is selectively downloaded by the user of the terminal into the computer, making it possible for the user to compose and print out the composite card which carries a message of greeting addressed to the recipient and a gift certificate entitling the recipient to receive a gift from the retail establishment.

Abstract: An underwater exhaust system for a water-cooled marine engine installed in a boat whose hull is molded of fiber-reinforced resin. The system is adapted to exhaust underwater the gases and cooling water discharged from the engine via an internal fitting. The internal fitting is created by an exhaust port integral with the hull and formed of the same material, having a hydrodynamically-shaped main section defining a cavity whose mouth merges with the outer surface of the hull and an input section joined to the main section into which is fed the discharge from the engine. Telescoped into the cavity of the main section of the exhaust port and bonded thereto is a like-shaped main section of an external fitting having an output section joined to the main section to form an exhaust outlet from which the engine discharge is exhausted underwater.

Abstract: A centering sleeve and overflow member assembly adapted to facilitate installation of a bolt having a head and a shank extending therefrom in a hole drilled in masonry having a diameter greater than that of the shank to fasten a fixture to the masonry. The fixture has a mounting hole in alignment with the masonry hole in which is deposited a charge of a flowable uncured bonding agent. The overflow member which rests on the fixture has an opening therein in registration with the mounting hole and the sleeve which fits in the mounting hole telescopes into the upper end of the masonry hole. The sleeve is provided with centering means which when the shank is inserted through the sleeve into the masonry hole and the bolt head then lies adjacent the fixture, then acts to maintain the shank coaxial with the sleeve and with the bank of the masonry hole below the sleeve to define an inner passage between the shank and the sleeve and an annular space between the shank and the bank.

Abstract: A flotation device useable as a life-preserver and a water toy, the device including a casing formed of water-impermeable synthetic plastic film material shaped to define a pocket for receiving a conventional pillow having a compressible filler. The pocket is provided with a closable inlet which when closed, hermetically seals the pillow-stuffed casing to provide a compressible yet buoyant life-preserver. The casing may be die cut to assume the contours of a humanoid or animal-like figure whereby the floatation device then functions as a water toy.

Abstract: A composition for treating diseased tissues resulting from a herpes simplex virus infection. When in ointment form, the composition has dispersed in an oil and water emulsion two distinct antimicrobial agents, one being Triclosan which is non-cationic and water insoluble, the Triclosan being solubilized by a solubilizer. The second antimicrobial agent which is cationic and water-soluble, is combined with the solubilized Triclosan to produce an antimicrobial composite that is polar and retained by the diseased tissues to which it is applied.

Abstract: A squeeze canteen for producing, in situ, a soft drink and then dispensing this drink. The canteen includes a collapsible pouch molded to simulate a known character and provided with a female socket forming the mouth of the pouch. Inserted in the socket is a removable male nozzle plug incorporating a normally-closed valve. Deposited in the pouch is a charge of water-soluble flavor crystals. When cold water is poured into the pouch through its mouth, the crystals are then dissolved to produce a soda drink that is then sealed in the pouch by the plug inserted in the socket. To drink from the canteen, the valve is first opened and the pouch is then squeezed to pressurize the soda drink and discharge it from the nozzle plug.

Abstract: A button-actuated air freshener in which rotatable within a dome having a vented cylindrical shell is a turret having a central shaft aligned with the axis of the shell and an array of wings radiating from the shaft, each formed by a panel of porous material impregnated with a fragrance oil. Mounted on top of the dome is a spring-biased button operatively coupled to the shaft whereby when the button is depressed, this action causes the turret to spin to create within the shell an air vortex. This vortex acts to volatilize fragrance oil on the surface of the wings to produce an aromatic vapor that is discharged through vents in the shell into the atmosphere of the enclosure in which the air freshener is installed, the aromatic vapor serving to mask unpleasant odors permeating the atmosphere.

Abstract: A screw-in LED lamp which derives its power from a socket connected to an A-C power line, the lamp being screwed into the socket to produce a light of high intensity useful as a traffic signal or as a warning signal. The lamp includes a screw-in plug connected to a regulator in which the A-C is converted to a D-C voltage which is applied to a bank of LEDs through a power transistor. The power transistor is activated by a pulse generator yielding periodic pulses having a repetition rate of about 20 pulses per second whereby the LEDs in the bank are pulse-activated to produce light flashes which because of visual persistence are seen as a steady light. Each pulse activating the LEDs has a duration of a few microseconds and a voltage magnitude producing a high current flow in each LED whose amplitude is a multiple of the normal current rating of the LED.

Abstract: A cart and caddie system for storing and transporting standard, multi-gallon water bottles, and for inverting each bottle so that its neck is received in an open well at the top of a water dispenser to feed water therein. The wheeled cart includes a lower deck loaded by depleted bottles taken from the dispenser and an upper roller deck loaded by filled water bottles and having an outlet end. The wheeled caddie which is provided with a swiveled cradle is movable from a position adjacent the cart in which the cradle lies in registration with the outlet end of the upper deck whereby a filled bottle can then be transferred from the upper deck to the cradle and then to a position adjacent the dispenser at which the cradle can then be swung to invert the bottle to cause its neck to be received in the open well and thereby renew the water supply of the dispenser.

Abstract: A cosmetic travel compact in the form of a box-like package having a square base section and a square cover section adapted to supply a user with a facial cosmetic, an applicator therefor and a mirror viewable by the user when applying the cosmetic, all of which are protectively enclosed within the closed compact. The base section is provided with a drawer having a well therein to receive a powder puff and a platform mounted above the drawer on which a cylindrical shell is anchored to accommodate a pressed powder supply. Mounted within the cover section is a ring having a mirror nested therein, the ring screwing onto the shell to seal the powder supply when the cover section is seated on the platform and then turned to align the square of the cover section with that of the base section.

Abstract: A squeezable plaything which simulates a miniature dinosaur figure and when squeezed and released, then generates gurgling sounds suggestive of dinosaur activity. The plaything comprises a generally spherical outer shell formed of flexible transparent plastic film encasing a hollow inner core having an orifice which renders it collapsible. The hollow core is molded of resilient plastic material contoured to simulate a dinosaur in a fetal position assuming an overall ovoid form that fits into the spherical shell. Injected into the air-filled core through the orifice is a charge of oil. When the ball is squeezed and deformed, oil and air are then discharged from the orifice into the confined spaces between the core and shell, and when the ball is then released to recover its normal shape, oil and air are then sucked back into the core, these actions producing the gurgling sounds.

Abstract: A d-c power pack incorporated within the frame of a bicycle and adapted to supply operating power to a plurality of accessories such as head and tail lamps and a safety helmet worn by the bicyclist and provided with an electronic device. The bicycle frame includes front and rear tubes bridged by upper and lower tubes to define a trapezoidal structure. The power pack is formed by a cartridge received within a section of the lower tube of the frame, the cartridge containing a set of rechargeable battery cells serially connected to an output terminal linked by an internal line to a bank of parallel-connected outlets mounted along the upper tube of the frame. Each accessory is provided with a cable terminating in a plug insertable in a respective outlet whereby the accessory is powered through this outlet. To recharge the power pack, a recharger having a similar cable is plugged into one of the outlets.