Abstract: A composition for use in treating hepatitis includes: 4%-28% Gulancha by weight; 20%-7% Sodium Biborate by weight; 5%-47% Horseradish by weight; and 3%-14% Mysore Gamboge be weight.

Abstract: A lightweight and portable pet bathing apparatus for bathing small pets in a bathtub or shower stall includes a bathing platform upon which the pet can stand or sit while being washed. A pedestal structure, including a base and vertical support post, supports the bathing platform at a convenient height which allows a person to stand while bathing the animal. The bathing platform is specifically structured and configured to provide full access to the animal's underside, including the chest, belly and legs, so that the animal can be easily and thoroughly washed and rinsed with the use of a handheld shower nozzle. A drainage system directs water from the bathing platform into the base where it is contained in order to increase the weight of the base, thereby providing greater stability to the apparatus.

Abstract: A sprayer device mounts to the barrel of a firearm and includes a housing having forward and rear portions which hold opposite ends of a spray canister containing a pressurized charge of a debilitating chemical substance. The forward and rear portions are adjustably positionable along an elongate brace for accommodating a variety of spray canister sizes. When held between the forward and rear portions of the housing, a nozzle stem of the spray canister is positioned for engagement with a front cap of the housing in axial alignment with a discharge aperture. A trigger actuator on the rear portion is operable to urge the spray canister forward relative to the housing so that the nozzle stem is depressed against the front cap, thereby causing release of the debilitating chemical substance through the discharge aperture in a forward trajectory.

Abstract: A device for holding and dispensing moistened tissue from a roll includes a housing having a cylindrical wall, a fixed end wall and an opposite removable end wall to allow placement of the tissue roll on an integral tubular dowel in the housing. A hinged door moves between a normally closed, sealed position and an open position to facilitate removal of individual sheets of the moistened tissue through an access opening. Pegs extending outwardly from the opposite end walls are keyed to fit within congruently configured recesses of a holder for securing the housing to the holder without rotating. An ejection control urges one of the pegs inwardly against a spring to release the housing from the holder to facilitate refilling of tissue when needed. In one embodiment, the holder accommodates both a roll of dry tissue and a roll of moistened tissue.

Abstract: An ocular replacement system provides a ball implant having an outer spherical surface that is receptive to ocular tissue ingrowth, including an anterior surface positioned forwardly within the eye cavity to create a semi-spherical shape covered by the conjunctiva. A prosthesis includes an inner concave surface shaped to conform generally to the anterior surface and to the conjunctiva covering the anterior surface of the implant. One or more first magnets or magnetically attractive elements fitted to and flush with the anterior surface of the implant are correspondingly positioned relative to one or more second magnets fitted to the inner concave surface of the prosthesis. In one embodiment, the poles of the first magnets are arranged to magnetically align with opposite poles of the second magnets, thereby providing an attractive force which magnetically couples the prosthesis to the implant.

Abstract: A waterborne composition for application to fingernails, toenails and acrylic nails by brush or spray is disclosed. The composition includes an emulsified resin binder, coalescents, plasticizers and one or more colored pigments. The composition is non-flammable, odorless, fast drying and environmentally safe. All ingredients in the composition are non-toxic.

Abstract: A valve cover assembly for use on an internal combustion engine includes an adapter ring structured and disposed for mating and sealing attachment to the engine block in surrounding relation to cylinder openings, a removable cover which sealingly engages with the adapter ring in order to enclose the cylinders and valves of the engine, an O-ring seal for sealing the cover and the adapter ring when in assembly, and a quick release mechanism to releasably connect the cover to the adapter ring and allowing for quick removal of the cover in order to gain access to the engine interior without the need of first removing associated engine parts.

Abstract: A rear wheel hub and chainless drive train gear assembly for use on a bicycle having an axle bracket fixed to the frame of the bicycle, a spindle extending axially through the axle bracket and left and right pedal crank arms for rotating the spindle upon application of a pedaling force. A primary drive gear fitted to the spindle drivingly engages carrier gears which operate a planet gear cage housing and a multiple planetary gear and sun gear arrangement according to various gear ratios determined by selective operation of a clutch assembly. Planetary gear groups each include an integral set of planetary gears of varying size which mesh with corresponding sun gear rings. Operation of the clutch assembly serves to selectively engage pawl stops with a corresponding sun gear ring, thereby engaging the corresponding sun gear ring with one of the planetary gears of the planetary gear groups according to a selected gear ratio.

Abstract: A safety device for use in a fluid transfer and/or circulation system of the type which uses a pump to draw water from a reservoir through one or more intake lines each extending from an open end at the reservoir to the pump intake. The safety device connects to the fluid transfer/circulation system and includes a sensor, a triggering mechanism, and a vacuum breaker. When the pump is operating, the sensor monitors one or more conditions of the system. When one or more of the monitored conditions deviates outside of a normal operational range, as a result of an obstruction of any one or more of the open ends of the intake lines, the triggering mechanism triggers the vacuum breaker to eliminate negative pressure in the system by introducing air from atmosphere into the intake lines, thereby removing suction at the open ends of the intake lines. The safety device may further activate warning devices including audible and visible alarms to indicate that the system has been deactivated.

Abstract: A storage case for protectively containing media discs, such as DVD's and CD's, provides a disc holder for releasably holding the media discs in the interior of the case between top and bottom hinged cover members. The disc holder includes a centrally disposed disc retainer having flexible fingers with barbed distal ends for engaging the upper surface of the media disc proximate a central opening thereof. Arm members extend between the fingers and a pair of diametrically opposed tabs, wherein application of a radially inward directed force to the tabs, using the thumb and one other finger of the same hand, serves to urge the fingers to a compressed position so that the barbed distal ends are freed from the disc.

Abstract: In a testing apparatus used to observe the effects of positive pressure and vacuum pressure on a test specimen, such as the effects resulting from forces created by wind, explosions and water, a clamp system is provided for holding the test specimen against the apparatus in a manner which creates an airtight cavity between the test apparatus and the specimen. The clamp system includes one or more rolling clamp assemblies which are selectively movable in relation to the test apparatus in order to accommodate a range of sizes of specimens to be clamped at various locations on the test apparatus. Each clamp assembly includes an elongate track formed by spaced, parallel rails supported on a rolling trolley. One or more clamp members slidably carried on the track each include a threaded rod extending between the rails and a pivoting foot on the distal end of the rod for engaging the specimen.

Abstract: A chair is provided with a corrosion resistant tubular frame structure including a left frame member, a right frame member and pivoting cross arms fitted to the left and right frame members and operable in a scissor action to permit lateral movement of the left and right frame members between a collapsed position and a separated operable. position. Flexible, weather-resistant material panels attached between the left and right frame members provide a seat base and back rest which are pulled taut to support a person seated in the chair when the frame members are separated in the operable, open position. Side pockets of varying size and shape are provided on overhanging flaps on opposite, outboard sides of the chair. The chair is further provided with integrated accessory holders including a cup holder, an umbrella holder, a fishing rod holder, and a shoulder strap to facilitate transport of the collapsed chair.

Abstract: A composition for application to fingernails and toe nails includes a binder and a pigment, the binder including volatile and non-volatile components and the pigment being present in the composition in an amount of between 25% to 35% of the total volume of the non-volatile portion of the composition, creating a physical action upon drying of a layer of the composition applied to the nails, wherein a lack of cohesive strength between the pigment and binder results in formation of random cracks in the applied layer.