Abstract: A toothed wheel is fixed to the control shaft of a television channel selector. A second class lever is mounted to freely rotate about a fulcrum colinear with the axis of the control shaft. A remotely operable cord is attached to the lever at an end thereof opposite the fulcrum to rotate the lever about the fulcrum. A pawl is mounted on the lever and has a hook end which engages the teeth of the toothed wheel. When the lever rotates, the pawl rotates the toothed wheel and thus the control shaft.

Abstract: An operating handle for a fishing reel having a drive shaft. The handle is movable between a folded position when the reel is not in use and a standing position when the reel is in use. The handle includes an arm which is pivotally connected to one end of a stud cooperable with the drive shaft. A sliding member, movable only axially with respect to the stud and located about the stud, abuts one end of the arm. An operating member, rotatably supported about the sliding member, operates a control mechanism which limits axial movement of the sliding member. Rotational movement of the operating member enables the sliding member to slide axially so that the arm may pivot to move into the folded or standing positions.

Abstract: A torsional vibration damper for internal combustion engines. An annular inertia member is attached to a hub by an annular elastic member assembly having an interleaf. In one embodiment, the interleaf is thicker at the middle than at its ends. In another embodiment the interleaf is thinner at its middle than at its ends. The elastomer is radially deformed at different axial portions. Axial movement of the inertia member relative to the hub is inhibited, as is sliding out of the elastomer from the inertia and hub members.

Abstract: A connector adjustably engages a wire which interconnects a control arm and a lever member in an automobile control system. Upon initial operation, proper adjustment of the components relative to each other is achieved automatically.

Abstract: A pedal for a bicycle which permits two people who are seated in close tandem relation to pedal the bicycle using a single crank and sprocket assembly. The pedal normally has an elongated shaft carried at one end by the crank and normally will have three arms extending radially at axially spaced points along the elongated shaft. The arms are angularly aligned about the elongated shaft and connected by tread surfaces.

Abstract: A manually movable wheeled storage rack or the like is disclosed which may be moved along a pair of rails when an operator rotates a handwheel attached to one side wall of the storage rack or the like. The storage rack or the like is further provided with a locking device so as to hold the storage rack or the like in a desired position and a safety device so that when a buffer plate of the safety device hits an operator or worker in the passage between the adjacent storage racks or the like as one of them starts to move by an accident, the safety device immediately locks the wheel, whereupon the operator or worker may be prevented from being sandwiched between the storage racks.

Abstract: A storable rack assembly to be used to drive a paper stop of a buckle-type sheet folding pan includes a perforate reversed crown extension spring attached at its outer end to the paper stop while the opposite end thereof is coiled within a housing. A rotatable sprocket located outside of the housing meshes with perforations in the reversed-crown extension spring to drive the spring and thereby move the paper stop. An indicator mechanism for indicating the amount of movement of the paper stop includes an indicator sprocket, which rotates with the rotatable sprocket and meshes with apertures in an indicator steel band. The storable rack assembly is mounted on a bias bar which, in turn, is pivotally mounted on the fold pan.

Abstract: A floor-mounted bracket at the passenger's side of the front seat rotatably supports a rigid linkage rod, which extends laterally over to the driver's brake pedal. An auxiliary brake pedal is adjustably attached to this rod for rotating the rod in a direction to apply the vehicle brakes when the auxiliary foot pedal is depressed.

Abstract: A pawl member is formed as an integral structure from a synthetic plastics material, the said member having a pawl tooth extending outwardly from a body part and including a tail for co-operation with an abutment to load the tooth into or out of engagement with a co-operating ratchet formation the member being so designed having regard to its intended context as to operate within the strain limit of the material concerned during normal usage.

Abstract: A bio-mechanical impact protection is provided in a depressed steering wheel wherein a shock absorbing element is tiltably mounted on the steering wheel hub for tilting into frontal disposition if the steering wheel is bent down on impact. In the frontal disposition the element intercepts the horizontally accelerated and propelled driver in flat surface-to-surface contact, offering the full-thickness of the element for compression and impact energy dissipation.

Abstract: A power tool bench for operating a variety of power and manual shop tools; the power tool bench comprising:A. a bench;B. a motor mounted on the bench;C. slots positioned on the bench to slideably receive a tab positioned on one end of a tool to be mounted on the bench and an electromagnet positioned on the bench to maintain the other end of the tool in a desired position; and,D. a torque transmitter operatively engaging the motor and the tool.

Abstract: A precision heavy duty indexer characterized in that the indexing member is hydraulically actuated to a locking position whereat it is locked to the indexer housing in desired precise indexed position without circumferential or radial play and without transmission of torque load to the indexer drive means or without transmission of radial load to the indexing member-housing bearings; and is hydraulically actuated to unlocking position whereat it is released from said housing for indexing movement and whereat it is engaged by said drive means operative to index the indexing member to the next indexed position. The indexer herein is further characterized in that the indexer drive means comprises a hydraulic motor driven worm which meshes with a worm wheel having driving engagement with said indexing member, said worm having a sensor-counter thereon to de-energize said hydraulic motor when the indexing member has been indexed through a predetermined angle from one indexed position to the next.

Abstract: A safety handle is provided for manually rotating a motor shaft for a stone grinding mill. One end of the handle is curved to encompass a portion of the shaft periphery. A hook at the end of the curved portion fits into the keyway of the shaft. The handle arm extends radially from the shaft with a hand grip at the end opposite the curved portion. When torque is applied to the handle in the direction of normal motor rotation, the curved portion and hook grip the shaft by rotational leverage and transmit the torque to the shaft. If the motor is inadvertently started with the handle on the shaft, inertia and gravity will cause the handle to disengage and roll off from the shaft to prevent damage and injury. The hand grip is attached to the handle so as to allow only manual rotation of the shaft in the normal motor direction. Alternately, the handle is bent transverse to its longitudinal axis to extend outward from the motor and thus enable rotation only when mounted properly on the shaft.

Abstract: A self-contained housing for the drive chain of a conventional chain-driven motorcycle comprising a front section, enclosing the motorcycle drive sprocket and a portion of the drive chain, and a rear section, enclosing the rear wheel sprocket and the remaining portion of the chain, both sections being joined together by a flexible coupling to form a single, integrated unit. Sealing interfaces are provided where the housing mates with the motorcycle transmission case and the rear wheel hub to prevent contaminants from entering the housing and also to prevent leakage of a pool of lubricating oil that is maintained within the housing to continuously lubricate the drive chain and sprocket. The forward end of the housing is reinforced to prevent the chain from flying loose and causing injury to the motorcycle operator or damage to the engine casing should the chain break while it is in motion.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an improvement in a double-acting ratchet and pawl for controlling the operation of a hand winch. The pawl is pivotally mounted and engageable in two different positions with a driving gear which in turn is engaged with a driven gear operably connected to a winch reel. The improvement of this invention is primarily related to the pawl design and mounting and operation means therefor. With the design of the present invention, the pawl may be pivoted into any one of three principal locations corresponding to forward winch drive, reverse winch drive, and free-running winch drive. A latch plate holds the pawl fixedly in the desired position. A handle is provided for operating the pawl and a spring compressed against the handle operably holds the pawl against the latch plate. The pawl and the handle are pivotally connected on a shaft and mounted pivotally with respect to one another. A coiled spring connects the handle to the pawl for moving the pawl when the handle is operated.

Abstract: Extenders for the ends of the handlebars of a motorcycle or the like, each extender comprising a bracket formed to rotatably encircle the handlebar end and an extension member rigidly and integrally joined to the bracket. The extension member includes a first portion projecting rearwardly from the bracket and a return portion in the pivot plane of the bracket constituting a hand grip.

Abstract: A flywheel arrangement for an electrical machine having a shaft includes a flywheel and a flange-like structure on the shaft for defining a seating surface to accommodate the flywheel. Passages are formed in the structure for directing oil under pressure to the seating surface.

Abstract: Noise generation by machines having cam driven reciprocating elements is reduced in a machine wherein the cam-follower linkage comprises a double walled cam slot, a follower roller within the slot and spring means for moving the follower from the trailing wall to the leading wall of the cam slot.

Abstract: A steering wheel for a vehicle including as part of its center portion a recessed container for holding a writing pad which is constructed to form an attractive integral structure that is also utilitarian. A pen or pencil may also be carried in said container.

Abstract: A pair of turrets of a punch press are rotatably coupled to a common drive shaft by chains and sprockets. Releasable couplers are placed between the chains and the drive shaft to allow relative, limited movement between the turrets and the common drive shaft during the insertion into the turrets of alignment shot pins. The limited relative movement allows the turrets to independently, accurately position during insertion of the shot pins without placing strain on the chains, drive shaft or power source.