Abstract: A jig comprising a support frame rectangularly-configured having first and second longitudinal sides, against the first of which a major beam is to be clamped. A pair of spaced pattern members are fixedly positioned on the frame and in which minor beams are mounted in contemplation of being secured (nailed) to the major beam and assembled, joined secured roofing panels. The pattern members include spaced notches to receive the minor beams in a perpendicular attitude to the clamped major beam. An outwardly upwardly inclining rack mounted along the second longitudinal side mounts the panels for assembly, joining and stapling in sequential fashion. Then the panels are mounted on the major beam and minor beams on the support frame, with an overhanging edge of the panels aligned with the centerline of the clamped major beam by aligning means on the jig.

Abstract: A stand to be used when cleaning a muzzle loading rifle or a muzzle loading shotgun. It consists of a large, stable base with an upright member attached to it, and with a barrel receiving mechanism attached to the top of said upright member. The stand will then securely support the gun barrel in a vertical or near vertical position which greatly facilitates the cleaning operation. The stand is also designed to be easily collapsible to a significantly more compact form for storage.

Abstract: A support base is shown for supporting a motorcycle where the motorcycle has a footpeg on either side of the motorcycle frame for receiving the rider's foot and where each footpeg is provided with at least one opening therein. The base includes a body having a top support surface for supporting the frame of the motorcycle, a bottom surface and sidewalls therebetween. A tie-down tool is provided which includes a handle and a shank extending outwardly from the handle. The shank is of lesser relative diameter than the handle to allow the shank to pass through the footpeg opening but to restrain the handle. The outer extent of the shank opposite the handle is provided with a hook for engaging a loop on the sidewall of the body to support the motorcycle in upright fashion on the base.

Abstract: A needlecraft stand for supporting a needlecraft frame in convenient position for use by someone sitting in a chair or other seat and which may be easily adjusted by the user. The stand has a flat base, a pivotable post extending upwardly from the base and a clamp for holding a needlecraft frame pivotably attached to the top of the post. A hinge is provided between the clamp and the top pivot connection to permit tipping the needlecraft work upwardly to provide convenient access to the underside of the work.

Abstract: The work tray assembly includes a rectangular PVC board from which a first pair of slots, for the insertion of a splice platform, has been perforated. A second pair of slots, orthogonal to the first, is adapted to accommodate an elongated splice housing. A plurality of arcuately-shaped, flexible plastic clips are mounted in the board for the retention of cladded glass fibers. The board also supports at least one pipelike ring for grasping a vial containing chemicals required to strip and clean the cladded glass fibers. A pair of cable clamps positioned on opposite sides of the board at the extremities of a virtual center line drawn through the first pair of slots positions and supports fiber optic cables brought onto the work tray assembly and across the platform in anticipation of a stripping, cleaning and splicing procedure.

Abstract: The work tray assembly includes a rectangular PVC board from which a first pair of slots, for the insertion of a splice platform, has been perforated. A second pair of slots, orthogonal to the first, is adapted to accommodate an elongated splice housing. A plurality of arcuately-shaped, flexible plastic clips are mounted in the board for the retention of cladded glass fibers. The board also supports at least one pipelike ring for grasping a vial containing chemicals required to strip and clean the cladded glass fibers. A pair of cable clamps positioned on opposite sides of the board at the extremities of a virtual center line drawn through the first pair of slots positions and supports fiber optic cables brought onto the work tray assembly and across the platform in anticipation of a stripping, cleaning and splicing procedure.

Abstract: A combination woodworking bench and press for gluing veneered panels or assembling and gluing case good carcasses. A bench top of torsion box construction is supported by a trestle-type stand having rods or tubes for supporting movable pressing cauls and movable battens. Lower battens are supported on such rods during positioning in the press configuration, and work pieces are pressed between the bench top and movable cauls, which are also of torsion box structure. Pressure is applied by clamping the ends of pairs of battens positioned above and below the cauls and bench top.

Abstract: The clipper is driven by a flexible shaft from a stationary motor supported by a stand clamped to an edge of a grooming table. Because the motor is not incorporated in the clipper casing as characterizes prior art clippers, the casing is lighter, operates at a cooler temperature and can be made more powerful by utilizing a motor of higher rated horsepower and rpm than the smaller type motors incorporated in a clipper casing.

Abstract: A workbench having a pair of vise assemblies mounted on a frame with each vise assembly having a movable jaw and a fixed jaw, wherein one vise assembly is operable with a lead screw to move towards and away from the other vise assembly which is fixed and arranged parallel to the movable vise assembly. Each movable jaw is operable with a screw threaded rod to move towards and away from each corresponding fixed jaw, and is capable of swivelling so as to enable the clamping of an irregularly shaped workpiece between the fixed and movable jaws. The pair of vise assemblies with their frame are mounted on a collapsible supporting structure which may be folded when not in use.

Abstract: A carrier for supplying to an automatic assembling machine at least one chassis and several parts to be assembled on each chassis includes a first portion for receiving each chassis and a second portion associated with the first portion for storing the parts to be assembled on the chassis. According to the method, the chassis are loaded on the first portions of the carrier and sets of corresponding parts are loaded on the second portions in a predetermined relationship, whereupon, corresponding parts of the sets are simultaneously transferred to the respective chassis.

Abstract: A structurally simplified dental service equipment generally usable for collective dental examination and practical exercises in dental hygienist training schools, wherein the equipment is easily transportable to any places in a disassembled form and assembled on the scene of dental examination, being advantageously employable as advantageously just as existing dental service equipment in use at most dental clinics.

Abstract: A tool kit is provided for enabling easy removal and attachment of a watch strap or band to a watch using spring bar type connectors. The tool kit comprises a work table and one or more tools which are stored in compartments in the work table and held releasably therein by detent means. The work table includes a watch support pad on which the watch is positioned for removal and attachment of the strap or band with one of the tools, the pad being made of rubber or other suitable material so as not to harm the watch finish. The work table also includes a pintle-compressing member in the form of a generally upright plate-like member having a first side wall and a recessed second side wall connected together at one end by a narrow end wall whose thickness is selected to compress a pintle of the spring bar connector when the plate-like member is positioned between a free watch case lug and a free end of the connector with the other end of the connector being engaged against the other watch case lug.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a foldable, portable workbench having a work table and a support structure for supporting the work table. The support structure includes a pair of mutually spaced leg assemblies and each of these leg assemblies, in turn, includes a pair of legs pivotally connected at one end thereof to the work table. Articulated linkages pivotally interconnect, respectively, the two legs of each pair of legs to each other and at least one of the legs to the work table. The articulating linkages are connected so that the work table and leg structures are stacked in juxtaposition to each other when the workbench is in its folded position and, so that the other ends of the leg structures are spread apart from each other with the work table substantially transverse to the leg structures when the workbench is in the erected position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical vise used to securely fasten glasses thereto for performing maintenance functions, suitably constructed so that the glasses retained therein will not be marred or otherwise damaged while being repaired. The structure disclosed herein includes a pedestal providing a support for horizontally extending trays that serve to carry tools and parts, a vertically adjustable support structure which carries at its vertical extremity remote from the base and vise proper. The vise is capable of rotation about a horizontal axis and defines a nesting area for securing foam or a similar soft resilient rubber material which serves to constrain the eye glasses disposed in a slit between two such pads. A back portion of the vise is provided with a similarly spongy material provided with slits along one face thereof so that the arcuate portion of the glasses which when in use hook around the ears of the wearer slide within these slits to provide further support.

Abstract: In the illustrative embodiment of the invention disclosed, a portable workbench and carrying case therefor includes front and rear vise beams, a pair of independently operable vise screw rods for moving the vise beams relatively towards and away from one another, and a six-sided case that is foldable between a closed, carrying condition in which it encloses the workbench and an open, use position in which it is adapted to overlie a table-top and cooperate therewith to facilitate use of the workbench.

Abstract: An improved workbench includes collapsible legs, tool holders attachable to the legs, extensible auxiliary support legs, a generally planar bench top with a removable section for power tools and a pair of adjustable vises cooperative with the planar top. The adjustable vises include a mechanism for gross and fine adjustment and additionally include gripping jaws that are pivotal.

Abstract: A tool rack or tool caddy is disclosed herein for conveniently holding a variety of tools utilized in the designing and construction of fishing flies and lures and equipment. The rack or caddy removably mounts on a vertical shaft of a conventional tool vise so as to be in close proximity to the working jaws thereof. The rack or caddy includes a mounting hole for slidably receiving the vise shaft and extends perpendicular therefrom. A selected side of the elongated rack includes a plurality of hooks for holding tools and the rack is provided with a plurality of apertures or holes for insertably holding additional tools. A multiplicity of vertical rods may be carried on the racks for rotatably supporting spools of thread, wire or the like.

Abstract: There is shown and described an apparatus for utilization with soldering equipment or the like. The apparatus includes a tray having a plurality of compartments therein for storing various components and/or tools. A suitable light arrangement is provided wherein light can be applied to any portion of the tray. A suitable cover of appropriate strength and thermal resistivity is provided over the compartments for use as a work surface.

Abstract: A tool holder apparatus for attachment to a workstand, particularly an engine workstand, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support arm to be affixed to the workstand having a clamp on the lower end that affixes the support arm to the workstand and a vertical spindle on the upper end. A lower swivel arm is pivotally mounted at one end to the support arm spindle for movement in a horizontal plane. The lower swivel arm has a vertical spindle on the end opposite that which is attached to the support arm spindle and carries a lower tray thereon for rotational movement about the swivel arm spindle. The lower tray has a plurality of dividing walls defining separate bin areas for items of hardware for the engine being worked on. A spacer sleeve is placed around the support arm spindle above the lower swivel arm. An upper swivel arm is mounted at one end to the support arm spindle for pivotal movement in a horizontal plane about the portion of the spindle extending through the spacer sleeve.

Abstract: A cutting board case and knife set is shown in which the cutting board comprises two halves, folded along a center line, and secured together by means of a sliding bolt type latch. The two halves are hinged, and each half has a knife handle recess which accommodates one half of the handle of the knife, the cutting blade extending longitudinally adjacent the center fold portion of the cutting board. The two halves of the cutting board, when folded together, have a releasable lock and provision may be made for a hanging handle, and also for stopper buttons on the base used to secure the same against dislodgement. The forward end of the cutting board is tapered, and the preferred knife handle is kidney shaped with a flat base for guiding the same along the cutting board, a finger guide at its forward portion, and a central open grip.