Abstract: Improvement in a bulk loading facility having a fixed deck having a drop way projecting from and hinged to said deck so that it can be raised or lowered for loading, the drop way having an extendible deck slideably supported from and attached to the outboard end thereof, the drop way having a handrail assembly the improvement comprising a mechanism for operating the extendible deck including a lever type mechanism having a hand lever having a fulcrum and a locking mechanism, the fulcrum being fastened to the handrail assembly, the lower end of the lever being affixed to the deck for actuating same, the locking mechanism being operative upon release of the lever to lock the deck in position.

Abstract: A removeable canoe-carried cooler for a canoe having an interior perimeter top rim, the canoe-carried cooler having an insulated container portion, an insulated hinged lid therefor, and a lock for the lid, the canoe-carried cooler constructed to be fitted into a canoe and to be removed therefrom at will, the construction of the canoe-carried cooler being such that when it is inserted in the canoe and pulled toward an end thereof it wedges and locks itself in place therein, the canoe-carried cooler having tapered side walls which are wider at one end than at the other so that as the canoe-carried cooler is pulled toward an end of the canoe widthwise wedging thereof occurs in the canoe, the canoe-carried cooler having rails formed along the side walls thereof which engage the rim as the canoe-carried cooler is pulled toward an end of the canoe.

Abstract: Improvement in a D.C. power reversing switch having a base having an insulator plate fast thereon and four spaced apart metal contact plates fast on the top side of the insulator plate, a manually moveable switch plate consisting of a second insulator plate and a pair of spaced apart metal jumper plates fast on the underside of the second insulator plate, a centrally disposed shaft upstanding from the base for rotatably holding the switch plate thereon, the switch having four separate contact areas thereon, the improvement comprising a clamp support fastened to the base, upstanding therefrom, extending over the switch plate and disposed above the four contact areas, and clamps operative between the support arrangement and the switch plate for pressing down thereupon at the centers of the four contact areas for forcing the jumper plates into face to face contact with the four contact plates.

Abstract: A dispensing device is disclosed for dispensing nested dished papers. The device has a base for holding a stack of nested dished papers. The dishing of the papers is such that each paper has a bottom wall and a substantially conical side wall. The device includes a paper sticking member mounted on the base adjacent to the stack of nested dished papers. The stack of nested dished papers and the paper sticking member are moved relative to each other so that the conical side wall of the adjacent paper of the stack of nested dished papers is stuck with the paper sticking member. The conical side wall and continued relative movement of the paper sticking member are used for pulling the paper from the stack of nested dished papers and dispensing the same.

Abstract: Improvement in an electrical control circuit for controlling a D.C.

Abstract: A pair of swim paddles which facilitate swimming constructed to be worn on the forearms of a swimmer, each swim paddle having a length substantially equal to and a width greater than that of the swimmers's forearm, whereby to increase the effective area thereof and correspondingly increase his speed of movement through the water; each swim paddle made of a flexible material having a bottom portion and a pair of side portions, the bottom portion being formed with a friction-gripping surface which grips the underside of the swimmer's forearm to assist in holding the swim paddle in place during use thereof, each side portion having an upper section which projects above the bottom portion and a lower section which projects below the bottom portion, the two lower side sections forming a water scoop with the bottom portion, a pair of straps for holding each swim paddle in place on the swimmer's forearm, each strap encircling the forearm of the swimmer and extending across the bottom portion beneath the bottom surfa

Abstract: Improvement in a jumping shoe attachment having a sole plate and an arrangement for attaching the sole plate to a user's shoe, the improvement comprising an arrangement including a ground operative hinge device disposed beneath the sole plate for yieldably holding the jumping shoe attachment against the user's weight in an elevated position above the ground, the hinge device comprising a pair of hinge plates hinged about a pair of stationary hinge axes affixed to the sole plate, the hinge axes being both centered and spaced apart lengthwise in respect to the sole plate, the lower ends of the hinge plates being operative against the ground, the hinge device including a plurality of tension springs for predetermining the amount of force by which a pair of the jumping shoe attachments overcomes the user's weight, the tension springs being connected to the inside walls of the hinge plates for yieldably pulling them together during use of the jumping shoe attachment, the tension springs being preselectable as to n

Abstract: Improvement in a lock fastener comprising a length of compression spring and a housing therefor permanently fastened to a rear portion of the spring, the turns on the front portion of the spring being free for threadably engaging an externally threaded fastener of the same hand as the helix of the spring, the front end of the spring being closed and ground so that upon rotation of the housing, the front end of the spring will threadably engage the externally threaded fastener, whereby to form a lock joint between the latter and the lock fastener.

Abstract: Improvement in a bulk loading facility having a fixed deck having a vertical column as a part thereof and a drop way hinged to the deck so that it can be raised or lowered for loading, the improvement comprising the drop way having a handrail assembly including a handrail and a post for the handrail, the handrail and the post hinged to each other, the post hinged to the drop way, the handrail hinged to the column, and a four-bar mechanism consisting of the drop way, the handrail, the post and a portion of the column between the handrail and the drop way, the four-bar mechanism constructed so that the sum of the lengths of the column portion and the top rail is greater than the sum of the lengths of the drop way and the post, whereby the drop way has an overcenter action during raising thereof which assists in maintaining the drop way in its raised position.

Abstract: An improved indirect reading inside caliper which eliminates the need for a plurality of telescoping inside gauges, the inside caliper comprising an elongated body, a pair of measuring fingers and a bracket slidable on the body, respective manually operated fasteners for the fingers and bracket for holding the same in selected positions on the body, one of the fingers and the bracket fastened together so that they slide in unison on the body, a compression spring in the interior of the body operative upon the bracket so as to yieldably urge it toward one end of the body, a manual adjustment associated with the bracket for imparting incremental movement to the one finger relative to the other finger, whereby a range of inside diameters of apertures having size ratios of the order of 1 to 10 may be precisely measured, the body having an axially extending slot therein extending substantially end to end thereof to maximize the maximum distance of travel between the fingers, the slot being V-shaped, each fastener

Abstract: An improvement in a fireplace of the type having a firebox constructed of firebrick, a metal damper mechanism on top of the firebox and a chimney having a chimney flue liner therein, the improvement comprising a prefabricated smoke chamber liner having front and side walls made of flat sheets of fire resistant material which are capable of being assembled and fastened together at the job site where the fireplace is being constructed, the smoke chamber liner assembled and disposed above the firebox and the downdraft cavity and below the chimney flue liner, the smoke chamber liner supported in the fireplace on brickwork with the front and side walls extending upwardly and inwardly from the firebox to the flue liner, and the front wall of the smoke chamber liner extending downwardly below the side walls to the damper.

Abstract: An improved releasable boat anchor of the double-acting type for anchoring a boat and for releasing itself from an underwater obstruction in which the anchor may be captured, the anchor comprising a fluke body and a shank, the shank comprising an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the fluke body and an outer portion pivotally connected to the intermediate portion, the outer shank portion having an aperture for attaching an anchor line to the anchor, the anchor having two alternate anchor drag positions, an intermediate release position and a full release position, said anchor including an arrangement such that in the full release position the pull on the fluke body is substantially from the rear thereof.

Abstract: Improvement in a dual attitude golf bag for carrying a set of golf clubs having an in-use attitude for golf playing and a space saving flat-lying attitude for storage and transport, the improvement comprising a flexible one-piece extruded core for the golf bag consisting of a normally flat-lying shell and a plurality of side by side separator tubes integrally joined to the shell, the core having the same two attitudes as that of the golf bag, the set of golf clubs being individually contained in the separator tubes in each of the two attitudes of the core, the core, in the in-use attitude of the golf bag, having a cylindrical form in which the separator tubes are disposed in side by side substantially rigid abutment to each other so as to impart compressive strength and rigidity to the core in its in-use attitude, said separator tubes being open ended at the bottom ends thereof so that, in the flat-lying attitude of the golf bag, the heads of the golf clubs are capable of commonly engaging the top end of the

Abstract: Improvement in a punch, anvil and die set for spot clinching two or more materials together to form a spot clinch joint in which the anvil is arranged inside of the die and the punch and die move toward and away from each other and a lancing operation occurs on a workpart followed by a swaging operation in which the die spreads apart to accommodate the radial enlargement of the material of the workpart being swaged, the improvement comprising the die having a rigid base having an aperture therein, the anvil disposed in the aperture, an arrangement for adjusting the axial position of the anvil relative to the die to accommodate different thicknesses of workparts, the die having resilient fingers which upstand from the base, the die fingers, in themselves, providing both the strength to support the workpart to effect the lancing operation and the resiliency to separate from the front end of the anvil during the swaging operation, the die and anvil normally engaged at both their front and rear ends and spaced fr

Abstract: Spot clinch .Iadd.apparatus and .Iaddend.method for forming a spot clinch joint by lancing and swaging two or more materials together using one complete stroke of a .Iadd.ram driven by a .Iaddend.power source in a single station, .[.the power source having a power stroke and a retract stroke, said.]. .Iadd.the .Iaddend.method utilizing an anvil, die and punch .Iadd.arranged in a tool body.Iaddend., .[.said.]. .Iadd.the .Iaddend.method comprising .[.moving either the punch or anvil.]. .Iadd.connecting the ram to the power source so that the ram is driven in a power stroke and a retract stroke, joining one of the punch and anvil to the ram and the other to the tool body, whereby one is made moveable .Iaddend.while .[.maintaining.]. the other .Iadd.is maintained .Iaddend.stationary .Iadd.in respect to the tool body .Iaddend.during the complete stroke of the .[.power source.]. .Iadd.ram.Iaddend., .[.moving.]. .Iadd.