Abstract: An inhaler vaporizer consists of two parts, the first part consisting of a funnel with a top portion, a “Y” portion and a disc portion made of a porous material or a non-porous material with a multiplicity of small holes. This part is inserted into a main body portion consisting of a main body, mouthpiece and base. The internal “Y” portion is sealed to the main body portion by an O-ring. Ethyl alcohol is poured into the main body of the inhaler vaporizer, and air is drawn into the inhaler vaporizer by applying suction through the mouthpiece. This air is drawn into the “Y” cone, passes through the “Y” stem tubular portion to the bottom of the body portion of the inhaler vaporizer. The air is drawn through the alcohol, vaporizing the alcohol in the process and is then inhaled through the mouthpiece into the mouth, throat, and lungs where it interacts with affected tissue.

Abstract: A ball preferably configured to resemble a sports ball such as a golf ball has a lightweight shell with a relatively heavy mass anchored eccentrically to the inside of the shell to establish a serious non-spherically-symmetric weight distribution. The ball preferably comes with a sloped platform-defining stand, with both the stand and the ball having frictional surfaces so that the ball will rest on the surface without sliding and will not roll down due to the stability established by the eccentric weight. The ball thus stably seated on a sloped plane has an intriguing, unnatural appearance that captures the attention of onlookers.

Abstract: A breakaway board for practicing chops and kicks in karate and other martial arts improves upon the prior an by increasing control over the board by the board holder. The paired mortise- and-tenon interlock between the two breakaway halves is modified by including a detent in one or more of the pairs between mortise and tenon such that the two halves definitively snap into place when they are reassembled so that the person holding the board can be assured that the two halves are fully together. Additional protection for the board holder is provided by an improved palm pad to prevent bruising after repeated strikes, and to accommodate board holding handles, the front faces of the two halves are grooved at the top and bottom edges to provide a positive seat for the resilient cord characteristic of these board holders.

Abstract: A simple hinge is defined from a single-part component which is used in pairs as hinge halves which mutually engage to define a tough, long-lasting hinge. The hinge pin, and hinge sleeve which engages the pin, are in effect separated into component lengths defined on alternate sides of the hinge line on the respective hinged halves so that each hinge half defines a portion of the entire pin and a portion of the sleeve. These sleeve/pin lengths engage the pin/sleeve lengths of the identical, but reversed, mating half. In one important form, the hinge sleeves are helically cut to interstitially engage ribs defined on the pin segments so that the sleeve halves axially migrate as they rotate about the hinge axis, forming a self-closing hinge.

Abstract: A box for containing valuables and particularly paper valuables and such which are susceptible to heat damage. It is made in the shape of a food item and kept in the refrigerator. The sidewalls, as well as optionally the bottom or top of the box, are preferably insulated with heat sink material with the preferred embodiment incorporating a water jacket filled with standing water to absorb heat and buy time in a fire as it vaporizes.

Abstract: A combined door knocker and viewer utilizes the from portion of the central breast plate area of the body of a door knocker as the forwardmost element of a lens system, permitting the viewer wide angle viewing of the area forward of the door undetected by the caller, who has no reason to suspect that the breast plate of the knocker coat-of-arms is also the front lens of a viewer.

Abstract: A simple drawer lock mechanism used in connection with a portable drafting table, combines in a unitary assembly a bolt, an actuating prong passing through an opening in the drawer face, and resilient biasing legs projecting from each side of the bolt. The actuating prong can be squeezed through the opening. The biasing legs can bear against the bottom of the drawer or be anchored to the back of the drawer face.

Abstract: A reusable martial arts board comprises two interconnecting and symmetrical half-sections. Along the interconnecting edge of each section a plurality of alternating projections and cavities are shaped and dimensioned to intimately engage a matching row of similar projections and cavities on the opposite board. Each cavity has a slot in its lower section, and each projection has a corresponding radial groove. When a load is applied at the junction of the board being held at opposite ends, the slots expand while the grooves constrict to facilitate the separation of each extension from its nesting cavity. A cushioning pad is mounted under each half-section, along its outer edge, for the comfort of the person holding the martial board.

Abstract: A reusable martial arts board comprises two interconnecting and symmetrical half-sections. Along the interconnecting edge of each section a plurality of alternating projections and cavities are shaped and dimensioned to intimately engage a matching row of similar projections and cavities on the opposite board. Each cavity has a slot in its lower section, and each projection has a corresponding radial groove. When a load is applied at the junction of the board being held at opposite ends, the slots expand while the grooves constrict to facilitate the separation of each extension from its nesting cavity.

Abstract: A preferably palm-sized cleat which is generally oval in shape defines a passageway for a line to pass completely through the body of the cleat. The body of the cleat has mutually resilient sides which bias internal structure in the body into a locked mode in which the line is gripped by the internal structure and will not slide through the passage way. When the sides of the body are squeezed together, the line is freed and will move freely in either direction through the passageway.

Abstract: An interim tail light cover has a colored translucent body of red or amber, and snaps onto a taillight when the original lens or colored cover of the tail light has been broken or removed so that the light emitted light retains its red or amber color as is appropriate.

Abstract: An elemental flashlight utilizes a very simple, one-piece molded plastic frame which has open, clip-end mounts for a bulb and battery, with a conductor connecting between the bottom of the battery mount to the band contact of the light bulb so that when the battery is snapped into its mounted position the flashlight is on, and when the battery is inserted upside-down the nipple contact misses the conductor, so that the bulb is not lit.

Abstract: A camouflage screen consists essentially of a reflective panel held in front of the user in a position upwardly slanted away from him. The panel reflects an image of the surrounding terrain to any distant observer. A loop-hole in the middle of the panel is provided for observation and/or for discharge of a firearm therethrough.

Abstract: A portable, lighted drafting station comprises a shallow tray the size of a briefcase having a cover made from a sheet of translucent material sliding into slots in the rim of the tray. A T-square and two triangles are held by a set of brackets against the undersurface of the cover. A fluorescent light inside the tray resting over a sheet of reflective material leaves enough storage to accommodate pencils and other drafting implements. A simple, spring-biased bolt locks the cover into the tray by engaging a notch into the stored T-square.

Abstract: A slurry separator utilizes the power inherent in the pressurized slurry from the slurry pump through a reaction nozzle to drive a rotor, with the slurry distributed through the nozzle being distributed over the surface of a conical grid. The rotor structure also drives squeegee-like blades which scrape the solids downward inside the cone readying screen for the next discharge, and then sweeping them down into a cylindrical auger chamber where they are compacted downwardly against an inverted conical floor to further squeeze moisture through the sides of a housing cylinder. The conical floor of the compacting cylinder presses up against the particulates to be compacted with a resistance that is proportional to the speed of the rotor, achieved through the use of a centrifugal governor. This action makes it tolerant to variations in nozzle flow volume (pressure) and converts energy output into optimum separation.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a rocking motion to a bed foundation, or the like, which comprises a movable frame (2) supporting the foundation, first and second spaced apart guiding structures (3) located preferably under the frame. Each guiding structure having a pair of traveling surfaces (6,7) slanted downwardly toward the similar surfaces of the other guiding structure. Rollers (5) attached to the frame rest upon said traveling surfaces. An electrical motor (21) imparts to the movable frame, a reciprocal movement along and between said guiding structures.