Abstract: A compressor assembly having a high velocity muffler system which produces a particle-free compressor pump feed while reducing noise output from the compressor assembly during compressing operations. The high velocity muffler system is maintenance-free and comprises an inertia filter. The compressor assembly uses a method for producing a compressor pump feed and reducing noise during compressing operations by processing a gas through the high velocity muffler system which has an inertia filter and a muffler chamber to produce a compressor pump feed which can be compressed by a pump assembly.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a medical device for accessing a patient's body portion and used for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Embodiments of the invention may include a particular endoscopic positioning mechanism for placing an endoscope and an additional treatment device within desired body portions in order to assist in diagnosis and treatment of anatomical diseases and disorders. In particular, a medical device according to an embodiment of the invention may include an outer flexible tube and a positioning mechanism configured for rotating one portion of the flexible tube relative to another portion of the flexible tube.

Abstract: A seat assembly for use on a stand-up paddleboard includes a base member which defines a base axis. A support shaft, with an affixed seat member, is engaged with the base member. In detail, the support shaft defines a shaft axis and is formed with diametrically opposed slots along the length of the support shaft. Protrusions, formed on the base member, are engaged with respective slots on the support shaft to selectively move the support shaft on the base member between a stowed configuration wherein the shaft axis is substantially perpendicular to the base axis, and a sitting configuration wherein the shaft axis is coaxially aligned with the base axis. In operation, a reconfiguration of the seat assembly is accomplished to provide the stand-up paddleboard user with a place to sit during an on-the-water operation of the stand-up paddleboard.

Abstract: A seat assembly for use on a stand-up paddleboard includes a base member which defines a base axis. A support shaft, with an affixed seat member, is engaged with the base member. In detail, the support shaft defines a shaft axis and is formed with diametrically opposed slots along the length of the support shaft. Protrusions, formed on the base member, are engaged with respective slots on the support shaft to selectively move the support shaft on the base member between a stowed configuration wherein the shaft axis is substantially perpendicular to the base axis, and a sitting configuration wherein the shaft axis is coaxially aligned with the base axis. In operation, a reconfiguration of the seat assembly is accomplished to provide the stand-up paddleboard user with a place to sit during an on-the-water operation of the stand-up paddleboard.

Abstract: A removable attachment for a tube bender or for the tube to be bent for predetermining a selected bend angle to which the tube is to be bent prior to the bending operation. In a first embodiment of the device, an audio and/or visual indicator indicates when the desired bend angle is achieved. In a second embodiment of the device, an audio indicator indicates during the bending operation when the desired bend angle is being approached and a second audio/visual indication indicates when the desired bend angle is achieved. In both embodiments an electrical continuity tester is provided.

Abstract: A security lock box for use primarily at beaches having a vertical shaft terminating at its lower end with a screw and an upper end which releasibly engages a crank which can be utilized to turn the shaft and by virtue of the screw engage the shaft into the ground, subsequent to which the crank is released from the shaft, the shaft tip inserted through a hole in the lock box, a keeper is inserted on the shaft to retain the lock box, and the lock box is locked, securing within the tip of the shaft so that it may not be rotated and any valuables which have been put into the box.

Abstract: The invention is a device used by beach goers which by means of an auger at the end of a relatively long shaft the beach goer is able to engage the auger deep into the sand to firmly anchor a locker container in the sand. The auger drive mechanism is such that when a drive member is pulled up through the container top and engaged with a padlock to secure the container shut, the drive member disengages from the main shaft so that it is impossible to rotate the shaft by rotating the container because it free-wheels. Thus only by unlocking the padlock and releasing the drive member/lid retainer can the shaft be rotated to disengage it from the sand.

Abstract: This invention relates to an automatic lighting control system which employs a photosensitive detector in one leg of a bridge circuit for sensing the total effective level of both the natural and artificial illumination within an interior space. The unbalanced output of the bridge is fed into a pair of differential comparators for deriving a digital error signal representative of the level of illumination falling outside an acceptable range. A digital error signal is loaded into an intermediate shift register responsive to a clock signal. If an error signal of the type requiring a change in illumination is present, then a subsequent clock pulse will command a shift register to add or interrupt power to one or more lighting modules which supply artificial illumination to the interior space.