Abstract: A waterbed sheet attachment system having a waterbed harness assembly formed from a plurality of straps that criss-cross each other underneath a waterbed mattress. The outer ends of these straps are secured to sheet attachment assemblies. Each of these sheet attachment assemblies have an elongated locking member and a sheet locking bracket. The harness straps also each have a length adjustment buckle near their free ends.

Abstract: A multi-purpose telephone accessory unit for persons who use a telephone for extended periods of time. It is connected to a conventional telephone by removing the telephone cord from the normal handset and plugging it into the accessory unit. The unit wears a headset equipped with two independently controlled ear piece receivers and a mouth piece transmitter. An external wall plug type A.C./D.C. transformer is used to provide power for the unit. The unit has separate volume controls and separate equalizers for the respective ear piece receivers. A mute switch is connected into the voice transmission circuit to allow the user to speak with other persons in their area without the person on the other end of the telephone line hearing the conversation. An internal microphone is also provided that can be connected through the mute switch that allows the user to pick up voices and sounds in their immediate vicinity of the unit without the user having to remove the ear receiver unit.

Abstract: An adjustable rear view mirror extension apparatus that attaches to a standard existing rear view mirror found in most automobiles and other motor vehicles. The apparatus has a mirror, a mirror frame to secure the mirror, a plurality of lateral supports to position the mirror on the frame, and a flexible mirror retainer to releasingly retain the mirror in the mirror frame. There is a mirror frame support that allows the mirror to rotate on a vertical axis and a rotating device to allow the mirror to rotate on a horizontal axis. The rotating device has a housing comprising two sections. The two sections are adjustably connected to adjust the tension of the insert spring which controls the ease of movement of the mirror around its horizontal axis. The rotating device has a first and second surface with a plurality of radial bosses and grooves, respectively, included are an insert, spring and insert gripping device to restrict rotation.

Abstract: A vehicle protective cover assembly having a base frame, an elongated vehicle shell-like cover and structure for pivoting the rear end of the vehicle shell-like cover upwardly about its front end and the base frame so that a vehicle can be driven under the cover.

Abstract: A bat swing guide apparatus is described that has a horizontal guide member, an arcuate guide member and a base. The arcuate guide member may be adjusted for the height of the batter and for a left or right-handed batter. There is a vertical locking means and an arcuate locking means to lock the bat swing guide apparatus in position. The length of the tubular member of the arcuate guide member may be measured by an angle of 90 to 180 degrees and preferably the angle will be 120 degrees. The radius of the arc may vary between 30 and 45 inches. Preferably the radius will be 36 inches. The bat swing guide apparatus shape aids the batter to emulate the swing of a successful professional batter. There is a ball holding means on the horizontal member to allow the batter to strike a ball at the completion of his guide swing. The is an angular adjustment means that enables the user to set the bat swing guide apparatus at an angle to align the batter to hit, for example, ground balls, line drives and home runs.

Abstract: A patio table has a means for supporting an umbrella, incorporating a central thermally insulated container having access doors or the top surface of the table. The thermal container is cooled by an enclosure containing ice/chemical coolant or alternate refrigeration coils. A tubular member extends from the table top to a base structure of expanded area. The base structure has an enclosure for an alternate electric refrigeration unit.

Abstract: A device for readily attaching, or detaching, a decorative ornament to all types of plastic or wire eye glass frames. The attaching device being an overlapping wrap around ring of spring metal wire having the ends of the wire on the inside surface of the eye glass frame formed to press on the frame to hold the ring in place.

Abstract: A fish bait applicator that has a finger grip with a light reflective, textured surface and has a attachment port to attach the applicator to the equipment or clothing of the user. The fingergrip also causes the applicator to float in water. There is a shaft with one end connected to the fingergrip. The shaft has on the other end a hook with a sharpened leading edge. There is a latch means that pivots over the hook to restrict access to the hook and to reduce the change of a leader loop from being dislodged from the hook when the applicator is being pulled back through the bait. There is a recess in the shaft to receive the latch means when the latch means is not in place over the hook. There is a latch means port into which the latch means is pivotally mounted.

Abstract: A portable light assembly for an automobile having a flashlight and a signal lamp. The flashlight has an inverted U-shaped handle whose bottom ends are pivotally attached to a rechargable battery base unit. The lamp housing itself is pivotally mounted between the upright members of the handle at a point intermediate its height. The signal lamp has a rechargeable battery base unit and the bottom ends of an inverted U-shaped handle are pivotally secured thereto. A combination recharging and storage housing detachably receives both of the respective rechargeable battery base units. An electrical circuit connects the battery of an automobile through the ignition switch to terminals on the exterior surface of the rear wall of the combination recharging and battery storage housing. The flashlight and signal lamp each have their own L.E.D. indicator bulb mounted on their rechargeable battery base units that are illuminated when the rechargeable batteries therein are being recharged.

Abstract: A collapsible vehicle safety apparatus for animals, in combination with a vehicle, is described that has a rigid base and a collapsible support frame removably secured to the base. There are at least two blind insertion holes, in the base, to releasingly accept and retain a first leg and a second leg of the frame. A pliable barrier cover is attached to the frame. A padded top restraint means, is attached to the cover, to reduce trauma from impact due to abrupt forward movemenmt of the animal. There is an adjustable harness, attached to the frame, to restrict movement of the animal. There is a first seat belt attachment means, in the cover, to attach a vehicular seat belt to secure the frame and cover to the vehicle. A second seat belt attachment means, is attached to the cover, to secure the frame and the cover to the vehicle. Either belt attachment means may be used at the discretion of the user.

Abstract: A rag rug comprising a frame having a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal side members, and a pair of laterally spaced transverse end members that are connected to the respective opposite ends of the longitudinal side members. Two pairs of fold-up legs fastened on the botoms of the transverse end members. A first transverse platen is positioned adjacent one of the transverse end members and a bolt member passes through aligned bores in the respective transverse end member and the bolt member platen and has a cam lock nut with lever. A second transverse platen is positioned adjacent the other transverse end member and it has a pair of bolt members passing through aligned bores in the respective transverse end member and platen and each bolt member has a cam lock nut with lever on its end.

Abstract: An protective apparatus for the legs of a child restraint seat that is used in a vehicle is described. The protective apparatus reduces the wear or damage that could result if the legs of the child restraint seat were allowed to rest directly on the upholstery of the vehicle. The apparatus has a first base with sequentially connected C-shaped arms that form a U-shape base. The first base has a channel that is formed within the C-shaped arms and a longitudinally oriented opening that allows a portion of the legs to be placed within the channel and secured by a plurality of fastening means. There is a second base having a chamber formed by a bottom wall and three sequentially connected side walls connected to the bottom wall. There is an entrance port in the second base that allows the first base to be placed within the chamber. The side walls have an overhanging lip to secure the first base within the second base.

Abstract: A racket for striking a ball that has an outer frame and a inner frame attached to the outer frame between at about a 10 o'clock position and a two o'clock position. The outer and inner frames are ovoid shaped with the small end of the ovoid shape toward the crown of the outer frame. There are a plurality of first and second port means and a plurality of chamber means to facilitate stringing of a ball engaging webbing. The racket has a bifurcated extension attached to a shaft which is attached to a handle. The flexing leverage is introduced at the crown instead of at the handle allowing the ball to remain on the strings longer to yield greater accuracy and power. The inner frame tends to align in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the handle at the approximate moment of the impact of the ball when the lower part of the inner frame flexes past the outer frame.

Abstract: A weapon safety locking apparatus that has a flexible, longitudinally adjustable, locking rod, a chamber insert connected to one end of the rod and a breech block connected to the chamber insert. The apparatus has a locking means to lock the rod within the barrel of a weapon and a plurality of locking knuckles on the rod that the locking means grips when the locking means is in locking engagement with the rod. There is a muzzle cap an a chamber insert that have a tapered end to enable the apparatus to be used on various sizes of firearms. The locking rod, muzzle cap and chamber insert are made of a plastic material. The plastic material of the muzzle cap and the chamber insert has a surface with a low surface hardness to protect the muzzle and the chamber. The plastic material of the muzzle cap is elastically deformable and will return to its originally formed shape. The rod is inserted into the chamber and through the bore of the barrel.

Abstract: An automobile pneumatic jack system that can be easily attached to all currently manufactured automobile chassis and frames. There is a front suspension pneumatic jack that is mounted centrally to the front suspension of an automobile between its front wheels. There is also a rear suspension pneumatic jack that is mounted centrally to the rear suspension of the automobile between its rear wheels. The system operates from a compressed air reservoir tank that has connections for the front and rear car jack outlets. Additional outlets can be added to the compressed air reservoir tank for connecting a pneumatic lug wrench and another for a tire inflating hose. A further option to the system could include a connection to the master brake cylinder such that when the car is locked, the compressed air is applied to the braking system to lock the brakes hard on for an anti-theft feature.

Abstract: A shaving apparatus is described that has a handle, a bifurcated expansion means with one end connected to the handle and with another end attached to a razor head containing at least one blade and at least one spacer that are retained in a base in such a manner so as to allow the blades and spacers to move longitudinally as the base, blades and spacers are moved from a convex curve through a straight configuration to a concave curve to accommodate the various surfaces requiring shaving on the body. There is an adjustment means on the apparatus that allows the user to select the curvature of the blade desired without visually referencing the apparatus. There is a contraction means to enhance the movement of the blades from the expanded position of the concave configuration to the retracted position of the convex configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus for cooking food stuffs especially for frying batter into tortillas. The apparatus has two separate cooking areas. One area has an upper and a first lower heating surface for precooking the tortilla and one area has a single second lower heating surface for additional preparation of the tortilla such as adding and warming a filling or finishing the cooking of the tortilla batter. There is a separate temperature control for each cooking area, an on/off switches and power on indicator light for each cooking area. The apparatus has a tension means that biases the upper heating surface in an open position relative to the first lower heating surface. The heating surfaces have a coating on them to reduce adherence of food stuffs during cooking and to aid in the cleaning of the heating surfaces. There are suction cup feet on the lower housing to reduce any undesirable movement.