Abstract: A retractable net support including a frame, a carriage, a net support post mounted on the carriage, and a coupling connected to the support post for securing the end of a net. The carriage is movably mounted on the frame such that it may be selectively positioned along the frame. The frame further includes a top mount and a bottom mount configured and arranged to secure the net support to a backboard. Preferably, the carriage is selectively positionable by means of a threaded rod rotatably mounted on the frame. By rotating the threaded rod by means of a crank, the carriage, and thereby the attached net, may be raised and lowered.

Abstract: A syringe holder for a conventional disposable syringe. The holder includes a needle assembly having a retractable needle for preventing accidental needle pricks. The needle assembly mounts to the forward end of a carrier having a chamber for receiving a hypodermic syringe. A plunger is slidably mounted in the carrier for moving the syringe between a loading/unloading position and a "use" position. As the hypodermic syringe is moved from its loading/unloading position to its "use" position, the hypodermic needle is extended through an aperture in the needle cap to expose the hypodermic needle. A locking means locks the hypodermic syringe in the "use" position during administration of medication to or drawing fluid from a patient. After use, the locking means is released and the needle is urged to a retracted position by a biasing means. The needle assembly and hypodermic syringe then are discarded.

Abstract: The present invention entails a stationary lift structure for supporting and handling goods and articles and which is particularly designed for use in pharmaceutical or medical-type applications because of the utilization of a sterile-type enclosure for the various components that comprise the stationary lift structure. Structurally, the lift device includes a mainframe that is adapted to rest on a support surface. The mainframe includes a pair of upstanding guide rails. Movably mounted on the guide rails is a carriage that carries a bed structure that can be moved between a lower position just above the support surface and an elevated position. A pneumatically driven hydraulic fluid control system is employed to drive the carriage and load the bed structure from its lower position to an upper elevated position.

Abstract: Flotation spars are detachably connected along the length of an oil containment curtain to insure the verticality of a floating containment boom. Spaced tubular sleeves extend vertically along one side of each band. The sleeves are so configured as to pivotally or hingedly mount the flotation spar to the curtain in such a manner as to permit a free pivotal action of the sleeve and spar with respect to the face of the curtain. The flotation spar is also secured to the sleeve by a pair of locking tabs that extend upwardly from the top edge of the sleeve. A cap slides over the top end of the spar and fixes the locking tabs between the cap and spar wall.

Abstract: The present invention is a ski sock for protecting snow skis. The ski sock generally comprises a fabric tube constructed of absorbent and elastic materials. The sock is closed and V-shaped at one end to better fit the forward end of a ski. The other end of the sock is opened to receive a ski and has an elastic band thereabout to better retain the ski. The inside of the sock tube is coated with a slick film such as silicon so that a ski may be more easily slipped into and out of the sock. The ski covering of the present invention may be used in conjunction with other ski carrying bags.

Abstract: A texturing assembly for a machine for forming special brick shapes from extruded slugs of unfired material. The slugs are conveyed forward by conveyor(s) onto an elevator which lifts vertically. This lift pushes the slugs into opposing rollers. The rollers are arranged on opposing shafts spaced to produce vertical indentations in the slugs on 8-inch centers. The edges shaped by the rollers are the 4-inch long textured edges on the finished faces. At a convenient height above the rollers and on matching 8-inch centers are fixed horizontal wires. The cuts by the wires are centered in the indentations made by the opposing rollers. The cut and textured green paver brick rest on top of the slugs captive in the opposing rollers until lifted away by an automatic setting machine.

Abstract: A collar edge construction for a knitted garment. The construction includes a garment body provided with a finished lower edge and sleeves suitably attached opposite side of the upper end of the garment body. The body is cut away in the usual manner at its upper extremity to form a neck opening. The neck opening is visibly framed by a strip of collarette material which is folded longitudinally to form inner and outer layers. The lower portion of the outer layer is preferably folded inwardly to form a folded portion. The lower edge of the inner layer is also preferably folded to form a second folded portion. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the edge of the body extends upwardly between the layers substantially to the longitudinal fold in the collarette. Preferably, at least two parallel lines of stitching pass through the lower portions of the collarette strip and the body fabric to complete the assembly. Because both edges of the collarette are folded inwardly, no raw edges show.

Abstract: A method of filling, sealing and sterilizing a pharmaceutical package including a polypropylene bottle containing a balanced salt solution includes the steps of filling each bottle to maximum capacity to exclude residual air, the introduction of a silicone rubber gasket into the bottle cap to absorb pressure and prevent leakage during a steam sterilization procedure, and the enclosure of the filled bottles in a blister pack before steam sterilizing. The blister packs have Tyvek.TM. lids and are placed blister-side-up during the sterilization process to eliminate deformation of the blister during sterilization. Maximum filling of the bottle with liquid and the substantial elimination of air prevents dimpling of the bottle.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations and, in a specific application, to determining a golfer's performance in using a particular club, such as a specific iron. The apparatus has an array of a plurality of vibration sensors distributed in a predetermined pattern in a target area, each of which generates a signal indicative of the sensing of vibration, a processor connected for receiving sensor signals generated and for processing received sensor signals for determining a location of projectile impact relative to the locations of sensors in the target area and for generating an electrical location signal, and a display connected with the processor for receiving the location signal and for displaying to an observer a representation of the location of projectile impact in the target area.

Abstract: An anti-drain clogging device used to containerize and dispense anti-clogging solution into a drain pipe in a controlled slow flow manner over an extended period of time. The anti-drain clogging device has a main container section for holding anti-drain clogging solution and a dispensing section for directing the anti-drain clogging solution from the container section to the inlet of a drain pipe. The device has both a liquid-tight, stable storage mode that the device is placed in prior to use and an operational mode where the device is adjustably fixed over a drain pipe inlet. In the operational mode, the dispensing section is adjusted to a chosen position over the opening of the drain pipe inlet by adjusting a support collar attached to the device. In this position, anti-clogging drain solution drips from the dispensing section in a controlled, slow manner into the drain pipe to steadily dissolve, layer by layer, the clogging and sediment in the pipe over a period of time.

Abstract: The present invention entails a bed cover support structure for supporting bed cover over a particular area of a patient's body while the patient occupies a bed. The bed cover support structure of the present invention includes an open base frame adapted to be inserted between a mattress and box springs of a bed structure. A plurality of posts extend upwardly from the base structure and include arcuate shaped arms that extend outwardly from the respective posts in cantilever fashion. The arcuately shaped arms effectively elevate and support bed cover over a selected area of a patient's body.