Abstract: The portable cellular telephone credit card calling system works in conjunction with a cellular telephone, a local cellular network and an IXC in a telecommunications network. The portable cellular telephone has a handset and a transceiver unit and a credit card and electronic control interface electronically interposed between the handset and the transceiver unit. The interface unit has a credit card reader and an electronic system which initially validates the credit card. The cellular telephone also includes electronic circuitry which establishes a first telephone communications link with the network and transmits, via the transceiver unit for the phone, to the network, credit card data, a cellular telephone ID data and the telephone number input into the handset by the user. Upon receipt of at least the credit card data, a network transceiver verifies the validity of the user's credit card.

Abstract: The method of eliminating or reducing cloning of electronic identification serial numbers (herein ESN numbers) of cellular telephones involves programming the phone to generate and broadcast the valid ESN number only under certain circumstances. The method preventing utilizes either a standard cellular telephone or a cellular telephone with a uniquely configured user input device (for example, a credit card reader). The cell phone stores the valid ESN in one memory location and a pseudo ESN in another memory location. Upon "power up" of the cellular phone, the valid ESN number is stored in a third memory location and the pseudo ESN number is stored in the first memory location where the valid ESN number was originally stored. The pseudo ESN number is used during all cellular communications between the cellular telephone and the cellular telecommunications network unless certain user initiated events occur at the cell phone.

Abstract: The cellular telephone credit card calling system works in conjunction with a cellular telephone, a local cellular network and an IXC in a telecommunications network. The cellular telephone has a handset and a transceiver unit coupled together by a power and a communications bus. A credit card interface unit is coupled to the bus. The interface unit has a credit card reader and an electronic system which initially validates the credit card. The cellular telephone also includes electronic circuitry which establishes a first telephone communications link with the network and transmits, via the transceiver unit for the phone, to the network, credit card data, a cellular telephone ID data and the telephone number input into the handset by the user. Upon receipt of at least the credit card data, a network transceiver verifies the validity of the user's credit card.

Abstract: The cellular telephone credit card calling system works in conjunction with a cellular telephone, a local cellular network and an IXC in a telecommunications network. The cellular telephone has a handset and a transceiver unit coupled together by a power and a communications bus. A credit card interface unit is coupled to the bus. The interface unit has a credit card reader and an electronic system which initially validates the credit card. The cellular telephone also includes electronic circuitry which establishes a first telephone communications link with the network and transmits, via the transceiver unit for the phone, to the network, credit card data, a cellular telephone ID data and the telephone number input into the handset by the user. Upon receipt of at least the credit card data, a network transceiver verifies the validity of the user's credit card.

Abstract: On an automotive vehicle having a stick-shift transmission and an air conditioner, the air conditioner is turned off by a switch operated by the gear shift lever when shifting from neutral into first gear. The air conditioner is kept off during the relatively brief interval while the transmission is being shifted through the lower gears. The air conditioner comes on after the transmission has been shifted into high gear.

Abstract: On an automotive vehicle having a stick-shift transmission, the air conditioner is turned off when the driver closes a switch in the handle of the gear shift lever to turn on an ultrasonic transmitter. A timer keeps the air conditioner off, following the signal from the ultrasonic transmitter, for a time interval long enough for the driver to shift through the lower gears and into high gear.

Abstract: A conversion system for .30 caliber semi-automatic carbines permits selective use with .22 caliber ammunition. Modified barrel, bolt, operating slide and magazine sub-assemblies easily replace the corresponding original sub-assemblies to provide for direct blow-back operating slide actuation with .22 caliber ammunition. The replacement parts are of such simplified construction as permits manufacturing and sales as a conversion kit at a fraction of the original cost of the .30 caliber carbine to be converted. The conversion technique also provides for the independent manufacture of a unique .22 caliber semi-automatic carbine having the general appearance and "feel" of the standard .30 caliber M1 carbine.

Abstract: A cushioned toilet seat assembly wherein the seat and cover members are each fabricated with a pair of upper and lower base members upholstered about the respective tops and bottoms thereof, and wherein the covering material overlaps and is affixed to relative marginal portions of the respective base members in such a manner as to minimize abutting interference upon final assembly interconnection. The upper and lower base member pairs are integrally molded of a tough synthetic plastic material, and are each formed with a plurality of symmetrically arranged, cooperative plug pins and through openings for a snap-fit interconnection upon interassembly under clamping pressure. Marginal recesses are formed along the outer or facing sides of the upper and lower base members, within which outer edge portions of the covering material are drawn and secured as by staples to minimize bunching and thereby to provide for close interconnecting assembly of the parts.

Abstract: An elongated rectangular clamp member is provided in its underside with a transversely-extending recess for the clamping reception of an attachment hinge leaf of a toilet seat assembly, and a longitudinally extending channel for the reception of a bowl attachment screw having a head longitudinally-adjustably captured therein and adapted to be secured through toilet bowl hinge attachment holes, thereby being adjustable to attachment holes of various spacings.

Abstract: A cushioned toilet seat assembly wherein the seat and cover members are each fabricated with a pair of upper and lower base members upholstered about the respective tops and bottoms thereof, and wherein the covering material overlaps and is affixed to relative marginal portions of the respective base members in such a manner as to minimize abutting interference upon final gluing together of the assembly under pressure. Aligned through openings in the upper and lower base members permit extrusion of hot glue therethrough for heading over at the insides of the base members to simulate inter-riveting thereof upon cooling of the glue.

Abstract: Apparatus for automatically controlling the deposition of hot glue or the like dispensed from the nozzle of a hot melt dispensing machine along a circuitous path upon an upper surface of a work-piece preparatory to its gluing assembly to a complemental member, including a work table for support of a work-piece on which the glue is to be deposited, manually controlled mechanism for initiating a rotative cycle of operation of the work table, mechanism for supporting the nozzle of the glue dispensing machine above a work-piece supported on the work table, a cam rotable in unison with the work support table, and a cam follower on the nozzle support mechanism and operative to move the glue nozzle in a horizontal, rectilinear path over the work-piece for depositing the glue along a circuitous path required of the work-piece as controlled by the cam.