Abstract: A vacuum filtration device includes a removable power unit that includes a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump functions in one mode to remove hot oil from a fryer and to draw the oil into a container. The hot oil is fed through a filter located within the container that removes sediment. The filtered oil is then returned to the fryer through a pick-up opening and a hose by turning off the vacuum pump and in place creating a pressure inside the canister. A valve allows for transfer of the hot oil to and from the unit. A hose and nozzle assembly transports the hot oil the vacuum filtration device. The vacuum filtration device is mobile on a cart that may feature wheels and a handle.

Abstract: A retractable carrying device that effectively positions an object snugly against a user's body allowing the user to carry the object from their shoulder for long periods of time without stress and irritation. The retractable carrying device maintains tension on receiving means thereby preventing undesirable noise, and also automatically and tensionally adjusts when the retractable carrying device is utilized as a stabilizing aid. The retractable carrying device is constructed with a first elongated flexible securing means, a second elongated flexible securing means, and a retractable mechanism, the retractable mechanism being enveloped by shielding means. The retractable mechanism has elastic properties and is of the type that can be stretched or extended when an opposing directional force is applied to the retractable mechanism, thereby increasing the effective length of the retractable mechanism, and which will then return or retract to its original length when the opposing directional force is released.

Abstract: A rifle sling includes an elongated central body portion having a pair of opposed protrusions defining therebetween a recess for receiving the rifle barrel. Ends of the rifle sling are connected to the rifle for carrying the rifle about the shoulder of a user. The body portion of the rifle sling provides a cushion as well as an aid in aiming the rifle, when rested on a support surface.

Abstract: A rifle sling includes an elongated central body portion having a pair of opposed protrusions defining therebetween a recess for receiving the rifle barrel. Ends of the rifle sling are connected to the rifle for carrying the rifle about the shoulder of a user. The body portion of the rifle sling provides a cushion as well as an aid in aiming the rifle, when rested on a support surface.

Abstract: A holster includes an adjustable safety strap which is adjustably attached to a belt-receiving portion of the holster. In one embodiment of the invention, the holster is made from two pieces of material which are sewn together so as to require a single snap fastener. Thus, with three parts, two pieces of material and a snap fastener, a completed holster is provided. One piece of material includes front and back walls of the holster and is folded over and sewn together to form a handgun-receiving pocket. A loop-forming portion for receiving a belt or the like is formed from an extension of the back wall and has a lower free end joined to the back wall with stitching. The second piece of material is a retaining strap having a first end joined to a front wall of the holster and a second end received in a series of elongated, parallel slots formed in the loop-forming portion. The second end of the retaining strap can be inserted in different slots to provide an adjustment thereof.

Abstract: A holster includes an adjustable safety strap which is adjustably attached to the back wall of the holster. In one embodiment of the invention, the holster additionally includes an improved fastening assembly for attaching the support strap to the back wall of the holster.