Abstract: A ring and mounting thereon for a plurality of gemstones includes a ring formed of a pair of shanks mounted together at a common end. The pair of shanks have a through-aperture between distal ends of the pair of shanks opposite the common end. The distal ends are entirely detached from each other. A first pair of upstanding flexible lever arms, or merely hereinafter arms, bracket opposite sides of the through-aperture. Each flexible arm has a base end and an opposite free end. Each flexible arm is mounted at its base end to a corresponding distal end of the shanks. A first gemstone forms a keystone mounted in compression sandwiched between the free ends of the first pair of upstanding flexible arms. A second pair of upstanding arms are mounted at their base ends to the pair of shanks so as to be disposed, one on each shank, on opposite sides of the first pair of upstanding flexible arms. A first pair of gemstone receiving pockets or cavities.

Abstract: A remotely-controlled manipulator for mounting to the end of a telescopic boom, includes at least one releasable support mounted to a cross member for releasably holding or clamping an elongate object.

Abstract: An interface protocol for the functional manipulation of complex devices such as personal telecommunication devices without the necessity of the visual feedback via textual or graphic data, wherein the sensor functions change with time rather than placement, so that a user action biases a binary state switch, which is correlated to a timed audible audio data stream, the correlation indicating the desired action selected by the user. The device can be embedded in a product such as a plush toy without altering the external aesthetics of the product.

Abstract: A modular wall or fence construction system includes at least first and second I-profile blocks, each having an I-shape in planform. The I-shape defines a parallel pair of flanges across opposite ends of a web extending between the flanges. The I-profile blocks have generally planar and parallel upper and lower surfaces and a uniform vertical height. Each of the flanges of the first and second I-profile blocks have radiused rib keys formed in opposite parallel edges of the flanges. The edges are distal on the flanges relative to the web. A first pair of the radiused rib keys are a pair of convex rails along the parallel edges on a first side of the web. A second pair of the radiused rib keys are a pair of concave channels along the parallel edges on a second side of the web opposite the first side of the web. Each flange has oppositely disposed, on opposite edges, one convex rail and one concave channel.

Abstract: The rack for mounting to a vehicle includes horizontal upper and lower cross members. A pair of downwardly disposed mounting posts are mounted on opposite ends of the upper cross member. Where the truck is a pickup truck having a cargo box, the posts fit downwardly into the post holes in the side walls of the pickup truck box. At least one wheel clamp assembly is mounted, at it's an upper end, to the upper cross member and mounted at its lower end to the lower cross member. Each wheel clamp assembly includes first and second opposed facing parallel vertical clamp members defining a wheel receiving space therebetween sized for snug mating on either side of a wheel disposed between the clamp members and the cross members. The clamp members each have laterally aligned apertures therethrough.

Abstract: A switch actuator includes a separate cap and connector which are assembled through an aperture formed in a resilient membrane which provides a switch cover. The resilient membrane has an exposed exterior surface and an opposite interior surface. The membrane is mountable, by gluing or the like of the interior surface to a switch plate having one or more pressure actuated electrical switches mounted thereto. The switch cover has one or more button-receiving apertures. A portion of the membrane immediately surrounding the button receiving apertures may be outwardly deformed as a circular frusto-conical dome.

Abstract: A mobile rock crusher for crushing raw rock material which has been windrowed on a roadway in the translation path of the crusher includes a rigid supporting structure, which includes a frame, and translation means for allowing translation of the frame over the roadway. A selectively actuable scoop is pivotally mounted to the frame for selectively actuable lowering over the roadway into sliding engagement with, so as to collect, the windrowed raw rock material onto the scoop. A first conveyor is mounted to the frame. An upstream loading end of the first conveyor cooperates with the scoop for conveying the raw rock material from the scoop onto a first screen at a downstream depositing end of the first conveyor. The first screen is for screening larger diameter material from smaller diameter material in the raw rock material so that the smaller diameter material falls through the first screen.

Abstract: A component gas concentrator includes an air compressor, an air-tight first container containing a molecular sieve bed, the first container in fluid communication with the compressor through a first gas conduit, and an air-tight second container in fluid communication with the first container through a second gas conduit. A gas flow controller such as PLC controls actuation of valves mounted to the gas conduits.

Abstract: The litter box of the present invention includes first and second mirror-image litter containers mountable on either side of a litter screen. Each container has an opening into a corresponding litter receiving cavity. The litter screen is removably mountable by a snap-on fit onto each of the first and second containers. The screen is sandwiched between the first and second containers when the first and second containers are mounted onto the screen in opposed facing array so that the openings of the containers are disposed against the screen. The screen completely covers the openings when so mounted. Each container has an aperture in a wall thereof. Each aperture is releasably closable by a corresponding manually operable door. Each cavity is shaped to funnel waste screened by the screen from the litter into the aperture upon manual inclination of cavity towards the aperture by a user.

Abstract: An in-line sub-surface seeding, fertilizing and watering system includes a blade (10) mountable into a header member (112) of a parallelogram linkage (110). A pair of parallel rigid drag arms (116, 118) extend between the header member (112) and a hanger member (114) and are pinned at their respective ends so that rotation of the header member relative to the hanger member on the parallel arms maintains a general horizontal orientation of the header member thereby supporting the blade (10) downwardly in a constant orientation. The hanger member is mountable to a supporting frame (182). A selective actuator such as a hydraulic actuator (138) or selectively controllable spring assembly (147) allows selective control of a downward force urging the blade into the soil.

Abstract: A nutritional supplement for ingestion by humans for restoring growth hormone levels consisting of branched chain amino acids chosen from the group leucine, isoleucine, and valine; and free form amino acids chosen from the group lysine, glutamine, ornithine, arginine, and glycine.

Abstract: A telecommunication, data including audio and visual data, and electrical station which can be permanently mounted within an aperture formed in a board room table includes a container having a perimeter flange which supports the station within the table. The container also has separate compartments for electrical plug-ins and data and telecommunication jacks. The upper face of the compartments are tilted toward the user for ease of attaching plugs and jacks. A lid pivots between a closed position flush and coplanar with the table surface and an open position fully rotated below the surface of the table so as to permit unrestricted access by the user to the interior of the station.

Abstract: The gated rigging plate of the present invention includes a rigid member having first and second opposite ends, first and second rigid arms mounted to the member, and extending away from the first end of the member from opposite sides of the member adjacent the second end of the member. The first end of the rigid member has at least one anchor aperture formed therein. The first and second rigid arms have corresponding first and second distal ends. The first and second distal ends are inwardly turned in opposed facing relation so as to define corresponding opposed facing first and second rigging component receiving cavities between the first and second rigid arms and the second end of the member. The rigid plate may be pivotally mounted to the rigid arms.

Abstract: The apparatus of the present invention for selectively actuable relative movement in a first direction between a first vehicle compartment mountable or mounted to a second vehicle compartment includes a first actuator mounted to the first vehicle compartment for actuation in a second direction of a follower mounted on a distal end of the actuator. An elongate channel is mounted to the second vehicle compartment in a first plane substantially parallel to a plane containing both the first direction and the second direction. The second direction is angularly offset in the first plane from the first direction. The channel is generally diagonally offset in the first plane from the second direction. The follower is mountable or mounted in the channel for sliding engagement therealong upon actuation of the first actuator. Actuation of the first actuator causes the relative translation between the first and second vehicle compartments.

Abstract: A board positioning device selectively positions in a lateral direction in a generally horizontal plane a board translating in a longitudinal direction in the horizontal plane, wherein the board is aligned along its length in the lateral direction. The device includes a stepped fence, which may be selectively positionable, lying generally in the horizontal plane. A fence positioner cylinder may selectively position the stepped fence in the lateral direction in the horizontal plane so as to position one step of a plurality of steps on the fence to correspond to a desired transition path so as to position the end of the board at a board optimizing position as determined by an optimizer, whereby the board may be laterally, selectively positioned into an optimized position relative to trimmer saws located downstream from the stepped fence in the longitudinal direction when the board is urged laterally against the stepped fence by ending rolls.

Abstract: A support bracket for mounting on a support wire includes a resilient U-shaped member having mutually orthogonal partial loops formed at the distal ends thereof. The legs of the U-shaped member lie in planes which diverge by an acute angle and which intersect through the base of said U-shaped member.

Abstract: An articulated rear fender for a bicycle includes a clamp releasably mountable to a seat post and a fender body mounted to the clamp.

Abstract: A headband has an outer, substantially non-resilient, elongate, flexible sleeve. The sleeve is fluid permeable and includes an elongate central portion sized to fit around a user's head in snug circumferential frictional engagement around the user's forehead and nape so as to extend therebetween. The central portion is disposed between opposite elongate end portions. A volume of a wicking fibre fill is mounted into the central portion so as to completely fill the central portion. The fibre fill is resiliently compressed within the central portion thereby forming the volume into a dense resilient, porous cushion. The wicking fibres of the fibre fill register in fluid transporting communication with an inner surface of the central portion so as to wick fluid from the inner surface along the fibres. The wicking fibres are directed inwardly of the inner surface into the volume.

Abstract: An arcuately deployable blind for arched frame windows includes a base, a pivot mounted to the base and positionable over a center of curvature of a window frame of the arched frame window, and a slide arm, rotatably mounted at first end to the pivot. An arcuate guide secured to the base. An arcuately deployable pleated blind has first and second parallel longitudinal sides and first and second parallel transverse edges. The edges extend generally at right angles to, and contiguous with the sides. A follower on the pleated blind is in sliding cooperation with the guide. The first edge of the blind is fastened to the base. The second edge of the blind is slidably fastened to the slide arm. An actuator deploys and retracts the blind.