Abstract: A connector assembly for releasably interconnecting a plurality of elongated hollow bodies at an angle to each other, comprising a rigid connector element having a central base portion and a plurality of mutually angular legs extending from the base portion, a plurality of partitions or partial partitions carded by the base portion, each partition having an opening for receiving a shank type of fastener and further including at least one elongated hollow body, a boss integral with and disposed within the interior of the hollow body for receiving the shank of a fastener which is received in the opening in the partition.

Abstract: Apparatus for manually sharpening dental instruments which require honing at a specific angle, comprising a planar base member having flat parallel sides and an elongated slot, a planar honing stone having flat parallel honing surfaces disposed within the slot of the base member perpendicularly to the plane of the base member and a spring clip positioned between one end of the slot and the honing stone for providing a biasing force to maintain the honing stone in pressure contact with the other end of the base member slot.

Abstract: Unwanted color and turbidity are removed from sugar solutions during the processing of raw sugar by the use of bagasse treated with a dialkylaminoalkyl compound in a basic aqueous medium, and with regenerated treated bagasse, including sugarcane bagasse, corn cobs, peanut shells, wheat straw, oat straw, barley straw, rice straw, rice hulls, cottonseed hulls and paper from wood or cotton or mixtures of the foregoing.

Abstract: A hanger for supporting decorative electric wiring from a building structure, comprising an elongated base member having a spatulate like projecting blade containing top and bottom surfaces which are serrated, a strap attached to and depending from the bottom surface of the base member, and a clamp carried by the depending strap and having springable jaws for securely holding at least one electrical conductor.

Abstract: A material for smoothing the outside surface of a woven fabric composite lay up in which a layered sandwich structure is formed of continuous fiber woven material, resin films and a mat of randomly oriented discontinuous fibers and the sandwiched layers are integrated into a single sheet of resin impregnated material by application of pressure and heat.

Abstract: A prefabricated bridge beam with prestressed elements comprising a rectangular girder-box assembly which includes a bottom plate prestressed in compression and a pair of upstanding side members each having their upper portions prestressed in tension and a poured and cured bridge deck supported by the said side members where the cured deck secures in place the said tension and compression stresses.

Abstract: A small animal carrier and support device comprising a cantilevered beam having inner and outer ends, a pair of spaced apart generally "U" shaped body cradle members rigidly attached to the said beam, a mounting post angularly attached to the inner end of the beam and wherein said mounting post comprises a hollow tubular member having an aperture in a side wall thereof, and a locking plier having a shortened upper jaw and a lower jaw wherein the shortened upper jaw is attached to the side wall of the tubular member adjacent to and above the side wall aperture and the lower jaw thereof is disposed within the aperture so that the lower jaw may be closed against the lower surface of a trailer type hitching ball which is positioned inside the lower end of the tubular member for attachment of the carrier to a supporting structure or transporting vehicle.

Abstract: Apparatus for removing a fish hook comprising two hinged together jaws having congruent slot shaped openings in the ends thereof and an aperture close to the closed end of the slot in the bottom jaw and longitudinally aligned therewith. In operation, the jaw ends are placed together and positioned so that the open slotted openings embrace the bottom of the fish hook to exert pressure thereon to back the hook out of the flesh. Following extraction of the prong of the hook the jaws are separated, resulting in a rotation of the hook to as to introduce the prong into the aperture in the lower jaw, thus isolating the prong from further contact with anything it could penetrate during subsequent removal of the hook from the site, such as the fish's mouth.

Abstract: A fused electrical plug for connecting and protecting an electrical cord having at least a pair of electrical conductors, where the plug has a body member with an integral fuse carrying cavity and mounting at least two electrical terminals for interconnection with mating terminals in another plug, a pair of electrical terminal lugs communicating with said fuse cavity, and further comprising a selectively removable electrical fuse having a pair of fuse terminals, where the fuse is normally disposed within the cavity and the fuse terminals interconnect with the said electrical terminal lugs.

Abstract: A gun stock adapted for absorbing recoil energy in a shoulder firearm which includes a stock butt portion and a stock grip portion interconnected by at least one compressible strut having an adjustable length cylinder where one end thereof is secured to the stock butt portion. A tubular shaft is telescopically disposed within the cylinder with its free end attached to the stock grip. A plug is disposed within the cylinder carrying a rod coaxial with the cylinder whose free end is disposed within the tubular shaft. A stack of disc shaped springs are coaxially positioned within the tubular shaft and are circumscribed around the rod, the stack being between the stock grip and the plug and adapted to be compressed upon movement of the shaft into the cylinder upon the firing of the gun.

Abstract: A hanger for a Christmas tree ornament, comprising, a stem having two ends with an eyelet at one of the ends thereof, a pair of divergent springable jaws having free ends symmetrically disposed about the extended center of the stem and being attached at a central hinge point which hinge point is integral with the opposing end of the stem, and enlarged end portions carried by each of the free ends of the springable jaws.

Abstract: An isolation retainer for chemically treated aromatically emissive substances, comprising a pair of opposing side members attached together along their respective perimeters to form a pocket therebetween for the retention of the chemically treated aromatically emissive substance, where the side members contain one or more apertures for providing air flow through the side member and into the interior of the pocket to allow the escape of the aromatic vapors emitting from the chemically treated substance, and an elongated aperture disposed in the perimeter of the retainer for inserting the aromatically emissive substance into the pocket.

Abstract: A gaseous fuel management system for an internal combustion engine having a source of gaseous fuel such as LPG or CNG, a throttle control and an exhaust system and having an air intake tube for conducting combustion air into the manifold of the engine and an angularly movable butterfly valve disposed in the air intake tube, responsive to the operation of the throttle control. A fuel delivery bar having an interior longitudinal fuel conducting bore is diametrically disposed in the air intake tube upstream from the butterfly valve and has a plurality of fuel delivery orifices in its downstream facing side which orifices communicate with the interior of the bar. A fuel lane interconnects the interior bore of the fuel delivery bar to the fuel source and an electronically controlled valve meters the amount of fuel admitted to the interior bore of the fuel delivery bar as a function of the oxygen content of the products of combustion in the exhaust system.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising a housing having a peripheral wall with a cylindrical internal surface and side walls defining a chamber, a rotor disposed within said chamber and having a central shaft extending through at least one of the side walls, said rotor having at least one recess in its periphery, at least one pivotally mounted piston disposed in each of said recesses and having a pivotal end and a movable end defining collapsible chambers above and below the piston, a cam track carried on the inside of at least one of the side walls and followers operably interconnecting the cam track and the movable end of the said piston, the improvement which includes an ambient air intake port opening into the peripheral wall of the housing, an exhaust port disposed in the peripheral wall of the housing, at least one combustion chamber disposed in the peripheral wall of the housing, a fuel injector in communication with the combustion chamber and compressed air transfer duets valves and passageways disp

Abstract: An ice fishing support assembly for a fishing rod which carries a fishing line. The support assembly includes a pivotally mounted fishing rod holder having a spring connected thereto to bias the holder to an angular position relative to the horizontal, and a latching rod connected to the holder for retaining the fishing rod in a cocked position. The latching rod is pivotally mounted to a base member intermediate the ends of the latching rod wherein one of the ends of the latching rod projects over the fishing rod and where the other end of the latching rod includes an open ended eyelet for engaging a stretch of the fishing line so that tension on the line produces rotation of the latching rod.

Abstract: A gaseous fuel delivery system for an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with fuel intake and exhaust gas ports and an ignition system and having a controlled air intake system for each of the cylinders of the engine which includes a source of gaseous fuel, a fuel plenum having at least one fuel atomizer nozzle for each cylinder of the engine, where each nozzle is in communication with the air intake system proximate the intake port in each cylinder, a fuel flow rate control device connected between the source of gaseous fuel and the fuel plenum which contains an electronic control unit having a plurality of optimum fuel/air mixture variables as inputs and a modulated pulse width output connected to a linear d.c. motor, the shaft stroke of which controls the operation of a fuel valve for regulating the flow of fuel from the gaseous source to the fuel plenum.

Abstract: A material for smoothing the outside surface of a woven fabric composite lay up in which a layered sandwich structure is formed of continuous fiber woven material, resin films and a mat of randomly oriented discontinuous fibers and the sandwiched layers are integrated into a single sheet of resin impregnated material by application of pressure and heat.

Abstract: A mounting rack for pickup trucks that have a cargo bed with upstanding lateral side walls where the rack includes a pair of base forming rails adapted to be surmounted on the top fenders of the truck cargo bed, a pair of rigid frames attached centrally to the respective rails in a position upstanding from the side walls or top fenders of the truck cargo bed and at least one cross beam interconnecting the uppermost portions of the said rigid frames. The rack further includes cargo support cradles shaped like "U" shaped bail members carried by each of the rails and projecting laterally from the cargo bed of the truck to support bikes or other additional cargo.

Abstract: A recessed electrical box and bimetallic flange for attaching the box to a bulkhead plate comprising a flange having a first portion of metal compatible for welding to the box and a second portion of metal compatible for welding to the bulkhead plate wherein said first and second portions are metallurgically bonded together.

Abstract: A fuel injection controlling device for a two-cycle engine comprising an air manifold; a throttle valve; a fuel injector; a fuel supply system including a fuel pump; a battery voltage sensor; an air temperature sensor; an engine speed sensor; a timing sensor; a barometric pressure sensor; a throttle position sensor; a first data processor for receiving and processing sensing signals for determining fuel injector duration and timing and fuel pump operating speed; a first data processor temperature sensor for sensing the relative temperature of certain electronic components in the first data processor; a heater operatively associated with the first data processor electronic components for selectively heating the electronic components; and a second data processor operable independently of the first data processor for receiving an electronic component temperature sensing signal and for generating a control signal to the heater responsive thereto for heating the components when the temperature thereof is below a p