Abstract: An enclosure cabinet which provides covered storage for a lawn mower or the like even with the handle remaining assembled onto the mobile unit, but not nearly as large as would be needed by a unitary shape large enough to accommodate the handle without disassembly. The walls also carry a removable hose basket, with easy means of mounting and dismounting, including a latch-like device for maintaining the mounted condition of the hose basket.

Abstract: The invention relates to the storage and sheltering of leisure equipment, such as equipment used in water sports and particularly windsurfing.The invention provides a removable element comprising side walls standing on the ground, a back panel, a horizontal front cross-beam, partitions forming compartments which are narrower than the adult human body, lockable doors (P) for each compartment, flexible collars for gripping and securing a windsurf mast, a perforated arm for passing through the center plate well of a windsurf board so as to secure the board, and an anti-theft device for locking the wishbone to the arm, whereby to lock the board or the arm.The element can be installed with other similar elements at the waterside to facilitate storage of the leisure equipment.

Abstract: The specification discloses an apparatus for supporting and protecting a plurality of garbage cans which includes a base, a vertical post at the approximate center of the base, a structure for supporting the garbage cans which is free to rotate, and a plurality of rollers between the base and the support structure. In addition, a flexible mesh cover is demountably attached to the vertical post. The mesh cover includes hoops for holding its shape and facilitating removal of the cover.

Abstract: This invention is a composite support system for fisherman including a compartmented cooler for both bait and catch as well as for drinks, food and the like. Also a tackle box means is provided as is a cutting board area along with built-in rod holders to meet all of the basic needs of the fisherman which ordinarily requires a multiplicity of various and sundry pieces of equipment to accomplish the same result.

Abstract: A ski locker building is disclosed having rows of lockers each configured to receive the mid-portion of a pair of skis so as to confine same against lengthwise removal. Recesses in upper and lower plate members of each locker receive a skier's laterally inserted skis and poles whereafter a locker door is closed to constitute a barrier to ski and pole removal. A door jamb is of tubular construction to house lock mechanisms serving adjacent locker doors. A plunger type switch acts on a door mounted plate to urge the door to an open position in those instances where a latching solenoid is rendered inoperable by a computer controlled circuit including a circuit interrupter to cause cycling of the solenoid.

Abstract: A high-side portion of a refrigeration system is supported on a condensate collecting tray formed in a single piece of molded plastic which includes in combination a condensate water overflow containment area and a drop-in rotary compressor mounting arrangement wherein the compressor is resiliently supported in the overflow containment area with its axis in a vertical position in a manner which provides torsional and vertical vibration isolation, the containment area being dimensioned so that only an overflow of condensate water will come in contact with the compressor.

Abstract: A cabinet for warning blink lights is built up of two identical half parts comprising a shroud (1), a bottom (2) with a holding part (3) for a stand or column, said half parts also being provided with a projection (12) and corresponding recess (13), and also a high internal rib (6) and a cooperating low rib (7) which have a projection (9) and a recess (10) at their respective end surfaces, thus allowing the half parts to be interlocked, in that the projection (12) is engaged with the recess (13) and the projections (9) go down in the recesses (10). Any mutual displacement between the half parts is thus prevented.In addition, a bolt assembly is possible through a tubular stub (11), said stub having end surfaces which slope upwards towards the top of the half part, whereby the half parts are effectively secured together when the bolt is tightened.

Abstract: A structure positioned in enclosed relation about electronic games or the like, which for ease of shipping is in a disassembled condition, and at the site of use is readily assembled using ordinary nuts and bolts, but wherein the nuts and bolts have a strategic internal position to which there is no access for tampering; the electronic games being thus protected against vandalism and making feasible their location in retail establishments permitting only an optimum minimum degree of supervision.

Abstract: A rack-mounted drawer for functioning electrical equipment has cables extending from the back thereof and downwardly behind the rack framework. When the drawer is opened or closed the extending cables are dragged abrasively over the rack back, and may additionally be folded, pinched and crimped between the drawer and rack when the drawer is closed. The invention comprises an apron of resilient coiled sheet material attached to the back of the drawer with the coiled portions draped downwardly and behind the rack, so that upon opening of the drawer, the sheet uncoils over the rack edge and takes the abrasion in place of the cables. The sheet resiliently recoils when the drawer is closed to prevent pinching of the cables.

Abstract: A protective cabinet has four upright and hollow polygonal-section posts formed of a fiber-reinforced polyester and spaced at corners of a rectangle. Four respective upright walls between the posts each have a rigid and rectangular inner panel, a rigid outer panel identical and parallel to the inner panel, an annular rim joining the outer edges together and projecting annularly inward past the inner panel, and a mass of insulating material between the panels and within the rim. The rim engages at its outer face between two respective posts and the panels have parallel and spaced outer edges. Respective rigid equipment-supporting channels lie inward of the inner panel against the rim on its inner face opposite each respective post. Fasteners such as screws or rivets secure the channels through the rims to the respective posts, thereby also securing the respective wall to the respective posts.

Abstract: Front and back doors of an apparatus cabinet have lips extending around to cover part of both cabinet sides. Both doors are hinged on one side member of the frame of the cabinet and each has a toothed tongue in the middle of its free end directed so as to slide into a dual latch mounted on the inside of the other frame member of the cabinet. In entering the latch, the door tongues are guided upwards to correct for the sag of the doors. The latch has a cross member with a detent on each end urged downward by a leaf spring and mounted on a pivot plate in a manner allowing the plate to slide upwards against the spring when both detents are pushed upwards by simultaneous closing of both doors. The doors are self-locking, whether closed individually or simultaneously. Release of the front door is performed by a finger cam, actuated from the outside, acting on the pivot plate, by means of a special wrench. The rear door is released from the inside after the rear door is opened.

Abstract: A cabinet for a vertical room air conditioning unit includes an upper section and a separate lower section having substantially similar cross-sectional dimensions to permit mating of adjacent ends when the upper section is stacked upon the lower section in a use position. Securing means, including tabs and screws hold the sections together in the use position, and the upper section acts as a plenum or air duct for the unit. For shipment or storage, the upper section telescopes down onto the lower section, and after having been rotated 90 degrees in the preferred embodiment, to form a compact space saving package.

Abstract: A shield to protect the exposed surface of the casing of an evaporative cooler from the heat loading effects of the environment is comprised of thermal insulation means coupled to the exposed surface of the cooler casing and a weather protective covering coupled to both the insulative means and the casing of the cooler so as to protect the thermal insulation means from the environment and maintain the invention in place, covering and protecting the selected surface of the cooling casing to be protected. In the embodiment disclosed, the surface selected for protection is the top surface of an evaporative cooler and the insulation material may be comprised of a polyfoam insulative board configured to conform to the top surface of the cooler. A protective covering is set down over the insulative board and affixed mechanically to the casing to prevent the cover from being inadvertently dislodged. The invention is especially adapted to be retrofit to existing evaporative cooler installations.

Abstract: A free-floating self-contained swimming pool alarm unit in which a hollow housing forms a float structure having an internal chamber within which an audible alarm device is mounted adjacent sound transmitting openings in a top wall of the housing. An upstanding flared chimney surrounds the openings and provides a sound amplifying horn, the outer end of the chimney being provided with a shielding cap. Electronic control is arranged to trigger and activate the alarm device by connecting it to an electric source in the housing in response to the operation of a liquid sensor switch as a result of tilting movements of the housing due to wave disturbances produced by an object or person falling into the pool. Once the alarm is triggered, it will continue to operate until deactivated by an appropriate switch such as a manual switch mounted in an accessible portion of the housing.

Abstract: Apparatus for securing a front cover to an air conditioning unit is disclosed. This apparatus includes a front cover having pivoting means and including a fastening lip for securing the unit in the closed position and a flange for securing the unit in the service position. An air conditioning unit assembly is additionally provided having a pivot means for coacting with the cover and a control panel extension for securing the flange of the cover to maintain the cover in the service position. A support lip is also provided for coacting with the fastening lip of the cover to maintain same in the closed position.

Abstract: A telephone enclosure assembly and directory holder device for use with indoor/outdoor telephone installations. The enclosure includes a one-piece cast or molded plastic housing shell. Side panels can be fastened to the shell and a security lock clip permits the panels to be locked in place but readily replaced in the event of sidewall damage or vandalism. A directory holder is attached to the shell and is capable of storing several directories which can be rotated from a closed position to an open position, allowing each reader to comfortably view all printed matter on each and every page of the directory.

Abstract: An enclosure for multiple utility meter such as normally are installed at the rear of commercial buildings including modular sections partitioned by panels in the front thereof, said panels overlapping so that a wrap-around structure is provided to prevent the entry of water or like substances therein.

Abstract: A storage cabinet having a body with front, rear and side walls extending upwardly from a bottom to define a storage space and having recessed handles mounted within recesses in the side walls and with preformed skid members secured to the underside of the bottom and adapted for attachment of casters. The particular storage cabinet disclosed additionally has a two-part cover with reinforcing members associated therewith to strengthen the cover and coact with the body components to render the storage cabinet more secure against theft.

Abstract: A protective telephone stand includes an upwardly extending tubular base member having a horizontal shelf member secured to the upper end thereof. A pipe section is secured atop the shelf member co-axially with the support member, and is provided with a large opening in the side wall thereof. A fixed support frame is secured within the pipe section to support a telephone unit, and a curved door having approximately the same radius of curvature as the pipe section is pivotally supported in the pipe section. A rod extends through the fixed frame, the support for the pivotting door, the shelf member, and the tubular support member to join the entire assembly together. The telephone is displayed in the opening in the pipe section, and the door may be pivoted shut and locked to protect the telephone unit.

Abstract: An article of furniture including a recessed portion for accomodating a removable planter as well as a storage area or areas for receiving a plurality of diverse items.

Abstract: A carrier for gas cylinders and hoses having double-walled integral bottom, back and side walls, with a front wall connected by shouldered tabs in lipped slots in offsets in the edges of the bottom and side walls. The front wall has a cylindrical reel formed thereon and projecting outwardly for winding hoses thereon. The outer end of the reel is partially covered by a semi-circular end wall to form an article storage compartment within the reel. The back wall is hollow and has an inner wall portion spaced from an outer wall portion and having a pair of cylinder retaining recesses formed therein, and the front wall has a divider segment projecting inwardly to facilitate retention of gas cylinders in said recesses. The inner wall portion of the back wall has a shoulder at the top of said recesses with a hole for receiving welding rods, which are supported on an interior shelf formed in said inner wall portion.

Abstract: A radiator for mounting on a wall comprises a heating element and a front panel covering the heating element and fitted on the front side thereof. The front panel is displaceable relative to the heating element in that the opposed horizontal sides of said front panel are bent over in U- or V-shape for engagement with corresponding projections of the heating element. At least those projections of the heating element which engage one of the bent-over, U- or V-shaped sides of the front panel consist of spring-biased bodies.

Abstract: An enclosure is presented which is useful to house electrical controls where protection from oil, dust and water is required. The enclosure is made from sheet steel and is of generally rectangular shape and the parts forming the walls of the enclosure are constructed in such a manner that all welding of such enclosure parts occurs inside the enclosure.

Abstract: A lightweight tubular housing open at both ends is specially constructed so as to be buried in the earth to almost its full height and yet withstand thrust forces of fill material. For this purpose the housing has outwardly curved side walls, it is tapered to a larger dimension toward the bottom, and its walls have an increasing outward curvature toward the bottom. The front wall of the housing is of less height than the rear wall to provide front access to the equipment. An inverted cup-shaped cover closes the upper open end of the housing and has a hinged connection that allows it to be opened or to be readily disconnected.

Abstract: The outdoor section cabinet construction is provided with an inside corner recess at the end of the cabinet which houses the compressor and control components, the inside corner recess being formed by two adjacent walls with a horizontal intermediate shelf defining the bottom wall of an electrical components compartment in the upper part of the recessed space, that upper part of the two walls having a multiplicity of fastener and passage openings therein which span the same area of the walls and are of the same number regardless of the height of the cabinet according to different capacity models, the multiplicity of fastener and passage openings thus accommodating all of the various sizes and types of the various components mounted in the electrical components compartment in accordance with any of the various models of outdoor section cabinets.

Abstract: An improved utility pedestal is a completely enclosed, ground-mounted container adapted to hold multiple utility metering and shut-off devices for a plurality of users. Partitions inside the pedestal separate the interior into a series of user-accessible compartments containing valves and connections, and separate locked compartments which contain metering devices and which are accessible only to the appropriate utility company. The enclosed meters are readable through transparent windows in each locked section. Incoming and return conduits to the pedestal are guided by a preformed template.

Abstract: The base construction comprises base rails along each side and each end, with each of the rails having the shape in transverse cross section of an upwardly open channel with the outer leg of the channel having a height greater than the inner leg, and the inner leg having a horizontal flange projecting inwardly from along the top of the inner leg, and separate pan means forming the bottom walls for both the outdoor air flow section and the separate indoor air flow section, each including a horizontal wall and an upturned flange along each edge, the pans nesting in the frame formed by the rails, the assembly thus formed being secured together by spot welding the upturned flanges to the outer legs, and the horizontal walls of the pans along their margins to the inwardly projecting horizontal flanges of the rails.

Abstract: A locker device and cycle cover designed to accommodate various types of cycle-type vehicles, whether motorized or not, and designed to accommodate all shapes and sizes of such cycles including safety equipment and related paraphernalia and including a locker in the form of a hollow container with sides, ends, top, bottom and openings with a means attached thereto for securing the cycle to the locker and for covering the same and a means for securing the locker to the surface upon which it is located, and particularly the employment of angular portions around the periphery of the door and opening to the locker to render the same substantially entry-proof when ordinary pry tools are employed.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the protective cover and clamping arrangement for a bottle. The arrangement comprises a first wall having hook means proceeding outwardly therefrom. The arrangement further comprises a can open along a first side and at a first end thereof, the first side thereof being fastenable against the first wall. Hook engaging means are provided proceeding outwardly from a second and closed end of the can for engagement with the hook means. A second wall proceeds generally outwardly from the first wall a spaced distance from the hook means generally equal to the length of the can. Fastening means are provided for fastening the first end of the can to the second wall to create a generally closed chamber about the bottle. Shape conforming first bottle engaging means are provided extending from the first wall to contact the bottle and shock absorbent second bottle engaging means are provided extending from the interior of the can to contact the bottle.

Abstract: By providing a display and holding rack which is easily mounted to the gunwale, a bulkhead or the cockpit coaming of a boat and which incorporates a plurality of fishing lure retainers, a unique fishing lure rack is achieved which is readily accessible to the user to assure quick availability of all important fishing lures. In the preferred embodiment, a pivotable cover is mounted to the display rack and is movable from a closed position, surrounding the barb portions of the fishing lure hooks to protect against inadvertent snagging, to an open position in which the fishing lures can be quickly and easily removed.

Abstract: A terminal housing has top and bottom walls shaped as inverted pans, which support between them a forwardly-arched arrangement of terminal block panels providing a rear cable-connection space and a front service-connection face. A peripherally-continuous side-wall enclosure includes two doors which are hinged adjacent the rear of the panel arch and extend forward and across into overlapping relation at the front. A cap or cover having a depending peripheral flange is supported above the top wall by springs in a normally raised position in which it clears the doors and allows them to swing open. A manual actuating lever swings forward below the bottom wall and actuates linkage to move the cap downward to a closed position in which its peripheral flange overlaps the top edges of the doors to secure them closed. A latch finger on the actuating lever engages the edges of the doors to secure them closed at the bottom. The lever is padlocked in closed position.

Abstract: A locker device designed to accommodate various types of cycle-type vehicles, whether motorized or not, and designed to accommodate all shapes and sizes of such cycles including safety equipment and related paraphernalia and including a locker in the form of a hollow container with sides, ends, top, bottom and openings with a means attached thereto for securing the cycle to the locker and a means for securing the locker to the surface upon which it is located, and particularly the employment of angular portions around the periphery of the door and opening to the locker to render the same substantially entry-proof when ordinary pry tools are employed.

Abstract: A utility wagon for use with outdoor living equipment which includes a floor, upstanding side and back members and a generally planar shelf member. Depending generally planar dividers are carried by the shelf member and upstanding generally planar divider members are carried by the floor member for holding a plurality of seating devices neatly within the interior of the cart.

Abstract: A depository to permit insertion and storage of articles as well as to protect the inserted articles from unauthorized removal. The depository includes a chest structure defining an interior chamber with closing means to prevent external access and secured to the outer face of the closing means is a lock enclosure housing having a through passage aligned with the bore of a bar member secured to the chest. A bar lock is movable within the passage and insertable into that bore. A portion of the closing means extends external to the outer face thereof and provides at least a partial cover for the lock enclosure housing.

Abstract: A vertically aligned triangularly cross sectioned bicycle storage cabinet having a pyramidical top and in which the bicycle is vertically suspended in the storage cabinet from a hook mounted at the apex of the pyramidical top by engagement with the front or back wheel of the bicycle. The base of the triangularly cross sectioned storage cabinet is provided with a door and lock means are provided for locking the door in a closed position.

Abstract: An enclosure including a housing open at the bottom and arranged to conceal pad mounted equipment such as electrical equipment. The housing has one or more doors for access to the interior and includes at least one lateral rib in its walls for reinforcement. The housing is formed integrally from two molded joined sections and has a bottom inturned flange that reinforces the housing and also is used to secure the housing on a ground supported pad. The door is provided with an inturned peripheral flange and the housing around the door opening is formed with a semi-circular or U-shaped guard flange receiving the inturned flange on the door to provide a tamper-proof joint around the door.

Abstract: A multiple beverage can holding assembly that may be removably mounted on a cart supported golf bag. The beverage cans are supported as a stack in the container, and may be removed one by one through an opening formed in the lower portion of the container. A cup is provided that has a gimbal assembly secured thereto. The cup is removably secured to the open end of the container. After a beverage can has been removed from the container and opened, the cup is removed from the container and thereafter mounted on the container by use of the gimbal assembly. The open beverage can may now be disposed in the cup, and the cup and beverage can thereafter remaining in a substantially vertical position due to the gimbal assembly when the bag is in either a vertical position, or a tilted position where the cup and container are free to pivot. After a beverage container has been emptied it is inserted through the open end of the container to rest on the stack of beverage cans remaining therein.

Abstract: A revolving kitchen package which includes a combination of various appliances and work areas assembled into a single unit revolvable within a wall section so as to present selected ones of the areas to particular regions on selected sides of the wall section.