Abstract: A balancing device of a unit formed by a first machine carriage (1) supporting a second mobile carriage (4) on the first, in any direction other than the vertical, by means of a counterweight (6) connected to the first carriage (1) via chains (7, 8). This transmission comprises at least two chains (7 and 8) connected to said first carriage (1) via return-pulleys (13, 14) entrained by said chains (7 and 8) and acting on a torsion shaft (15), the relative length of the chain sections (7a, 8a) connecting the pulleys (13, 14) to said first carriage (1) being variable as a function of the displacement of the second carriage (4).

Abstract: A device having an arm which is pivotable around a first axle in a first plane of motion and is counterbalanced by means of a counterweight and wherein the first plane of motion is pivotable around a second axle which is perpendicular to the first axle. In order to permit the use of only one counterweight the counterweight is so coupled to the arm that, on pivoting of the arm, it moves along a straight line located in the first plane of motion, the counterweight and the center of gravity of the arm being on different sides of the second axle.

Abstract: This invention is a reclining and rocking article of furniture comprising as an integral part of its construction a structural body shaped in a unique way to allow for a smooth reclining transition from a sitting to a lying down position while the user experiences full body support, and a variable weight positioned in such a way as to serve as a leverage device for balancing the article and as a means to facilitate rocking motion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a vehicle mirror construction for attachment to doors of vehicles, the construction comprising a mirror having a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of said mirror, a mirror mounting secured to said mirror on said vertical line or between said vertical line and one side of said mirror, and a balance weight secured to said mirror between said vertical line and a second side of said mirror.

Abstract: A glare shield adapted to be positioned within the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle adjacent to the windshield to absorb and intercept light rays in which the glare shield is made up of flexible material forming compartments containing ballast material acting as a base to support a relatively flexible shield member which may be deflected to various positions relative to the base member.

Abstract: In a passenger propelled swinging ride assembly, a variable counterweight employing two eccentrically weighted wheels driven in opposite directions to effect a variable counterweight.

Abstract: Containers such as laboratory glassware are stabilized in their upright resting position by means of a split torus; e.g., a high density rod, preferably of essentially circular cross-section, bent into a substantially, but incompletely closed loop.

Abstract: A remotely controlled rotational lighting system for illuminating any chosen area of a room. A first motor is mounted on the ceiling at the approximate center of the area to be illuminated. A main support arm extends from the shaft of the motor and lies in a substantially horizontal plane. A second motor is suspended at one extremity of the main support arm and mates with a fixture support arm. A cluster of lighting elements is mounted at one extremity of the fixture support arm, while a set of counterweights is mounted at the other extremity. The end of the main support arm remote from the fixture support arm is provided with a set of counterweights so that the main support arm is in substantially perfect balance at its point of association with the ceiling-mounted motor.