Abstract: The miniature basketball hoop of the present: invention includes a rectangular backboard having front and rear faces, The backboard is transparent substantially across its entire area. A pair of spaced apart hooks are provided on the top of the backboard to hook the backboard over the top of a door. The hoop includes a break-away rim mounted to the front of the backboard, and sound dampening material on the rear face of the backboard, so as to minimize sound when a bail hits the backboard or rim during use.

Abstract: A miniature basketball hoop has a pair of spaced apart hooks on the top of a backboard to hook the backboard over the top of a door. The hoop includes a break-away rim mounted to the front of the backboard, and sound dampening material on the rear face of the backboard, so as to minimize sound when a ball hits the backboard or rim during use.

Abstract: During shipping, it is not uncommon to have loads shift in transit. To help alleviate this problem, a portable bulkhead or spacing system is provided. The system is nestable for easy storage, lightweight, durable, and cost effective. The combination of these factors, thus, allows for shipping efficiencies to drastically increase so that products can be effectively shipped resulting in an overall lower cost to the consumer and generating an advantage over competition.

Abstract: A pad (20) is particularly suited for separating or restraining cargo and includes a top sheet surface (21) having longitudinally extending spaced ribs (27) forming a plurality of recesses (28) therebetween. A pattern of lugs (31) is formed in the recesses (28). The pad (20) also includes a bottom sheet surface (22) having longitudinally extending spaced ribs (29) forming a plurality of recesses (30) therebetween. A pattern of notches (32) is formed in the ribs (29), and the pad (20) may nest with a like pad (20) by placing the lugs (31) in the notches (32). The pads (20) may stack to form a thicker pad by positioning the ribs (27) of one pad (20) in the recesses (28) of a like pad (20). A flange (33) extends outwardly from one of the edges of the sheet surface (21) which assists in preventing the pad (20) from sliding when in use.

Abstract: The miniature basketball hoop of the present invention includes a rectangular backboard having front and rear faces. The backboard is transparent substantially across its entire area. A pair of spaced apart hooks are provided on the top of the backboard to hook the backboard over the top of a door. The hoop includes a break-away rim mounted to the front of the backboard, and sound dampening material on the rear face of the backboard, so as to minimize sound when a ball hits the backboard or rim during use.

Abstract: A pad (20) is particularly suited for separating or restraining cargo and includes a top sheet surface (21) having longitudinally extending spaced ribs (27) forming a plurality of recesses (28) therebetween. A pattern of lugs (31) is formed in the recesses (28). The pad (20) also includes a bottom sheet surface (22) having longitudinally extending spaced ribs (29) forming a plurality of recesses (30) therebetween. A pattern of notches (32) is formed in the ribs (29), and the pad (20) may nest with a like pad (20) by placing the lugs (31) in the notches (32). The pads (20) may stack to form a thicker pad by positioning the ribs (27) of one pad (20) in the recesses (28) of a like pad (20). A flange (33) extends outwardly from one of the edges of the sheet surface (21) which assists in preventing the pad (20) from sliding when in use.

Abstract: A system combining LAN and telecommunication capabilities to provide a high speed wireless LAN capability and to simultaneously provide wireless ISDN capability within an office. The LAN and ISDN information is communicated over a common transmission medium. The system also allow a user to interconnect wireless ISDN digital terminals to any other ISDN equipment anywhere in a PBX switch system or the public network. The system provides for communication of information between wireless LAN units and ISDN equipment. For example, this function allows a local computer using a local LAN interface to communicate with a remote computer via ISDN switching facilities. Further, the expense of hiding unsightly wiring in an office environment can be avoided, and the cost of moves and rearrangements of equipment can be greatly minimized.

Abstract: A transmission arrangement for use in a customer premises communication system is operable for controlling transmission during the MF digit signaling interval in situations where it is necessary to convert station dialed MF signals to pulsed digit signaling. In systems where the signaling station, the MF to dial pulse converter and the Central Office or PBX line are bridged on the same communication link it is possible for the station's MF signals to be detected by the MF receiver in the Central Office, thereby causing errors in the received digits. These problems are eliminated by inserting two transmission gates in the four-wire portion of the CO line. The gates are controlled by the processor in the customer premises communication system such that the outward gate is opened immediately upon seizure of the line by the calling station and remains open during the entire dialing interval.

Abstract: One example of problems encountered in electronic telephone systems occurs when calling party identification (CPI) is used with call coverage. With CPI a lamp field is used to provide a called station (S2) with the identity of the calling station (S1). With call coverage an incoming call of a called station is rerouted to a coverage button (210B) of some other station (S3). The coverage station is informed as to the identity of the original called station, as opposed to the identity of the calling party, by an arrangement which modifies the lamp field (214) indication on calls directed to the call coverage button (210B). Thus, when the call coverage button (210B) is in the active ringing state the lamp (215) on the display field associated with the original called station (S2) flashes. However, when calls are incoming directly to the station (S3) the lamp field (214) is used to provide a visual indication of the calling station (S1).

Abstract: A communication system call tracking arrangement is disclosed which allows a telephone station user to selectively determine the busy-idle status of any other telephone station served by the same system, without utilizing the communication links between the stations. In operation, the inquiring station has the capability of selecting a target station and for receiving a continuous visual indication of the busy-idle status of the selected target station. In one embodiment, it is possible to selectively enable the tracking feature so that an audible signal is provided at the inquiring station when the target station makes a busy-idle status transition.

Abstract: The disclosed microprocessor support system provides a total "laboratory" environment for developing and testing application software as well as for debugging the microprocessor-based application machine itself. The microprocessor support system contains a time shared minicomputer equipped with a full set of peripherals which functions as the main or operating system. A data link connects this operating system with test equipment located at the site of the application machine. This test equipment consists of a field test unit which provides an interface between the application machine, a local keyboard terminal and the operating system such that an engineer at the site of the application machine has access through the field test unit to both the microprocessor-based application machine and the operating system with its sophisticated hardware and software resources to assist in developing and testing application software, as well as debugging the application machine itself.

Abstract: Titanium dioxide, incorporated into vinyl polymers which contain halogenated organic compounds, screens ultraviolet radiation and thus reduces halogen discoloration.

Abstract: Call coverage problems are solved in a telephone communication system by arranging the system on a station orientation basis so that any call directed to a station on any line appearance at that station will be covered by a single button on any one of a number of other coverage station sets. Any other station may also have its calls directed to that same coverage station set and, if desired, to the same call coverage button on the covering set. By separating ringing signals and flashing signals and by handling each on a station basis, it is possible to allow both ringing and visual signals of the call if covered by one station, whereas if call coverage is handled by another station it can be arranged so that only visual signals will be provided.