Abstract: A container is provided for holding taping mud. A progressive cavity rotary drive pump is located in the container and secured to the bottom of the container. The pump has an inlet in the container and an outlet. An outlet member is secured to the pump outlet and extends through the container on one side and has an outlet end extending upward. The pump has a rotary drive shaft for operating the pump. A rotary shaft is coupled to the drive shaft and extends through the container wall on an opposite side. An electrically operated drive is provided for operating the pump for pumping mud from the container into the taping gun when its inlet is coupled to the outlet end of the outlet member.

Abstract: Two light weight, movable ramp members having upper depressions are provided for supporting a pair of wheels of a motor vehicle in an elevated position in a transport container. The two ramp members are spaced apart with two spacers to hold them against the side walls of the container. At least three pairs of the ramp members may be provided to support the front or rear wheels of three vehicles. Spacers are provided for spacing the front pair of ramp members from the front wall of the container. The two ramp members may be used to support the front or rear wheels of a motor vehicle in a container by locating the two members on the floor of the container; using the spacers to maintain them at desired positions; and moving the front or rear wheels of the motor vehicle up the two ramp members into their upper depressions.

Abstract: The mixer has a chamber with a shaft supported for rotation along an axis along the length of the chamber. Two sets of outer ribbon members are coupled to the shaft such that the two set of outer ribbon members are located about 180 degrees apart and extend helically around the shaft. Two sets of inner ribbon members are coupled to the shaft such that the two sets of inner ribbon members are located about 180 degrees apart and extend helically around the shaft. A drive is coupled to the shaft for rotating the shaft and hence the ribbon members about the axis. The two sets of outer ribbon members are located radially outwardly of the two sets of inner ribbon members. Each set of outer ribbon members has at least two radially spaced apart outer ribbon members. Each set of inner ribbon members has at least two radially spaced apart inner ribbon members. One of the two sets of ribbon members has a left hand pitch and the other of the two sets of outer ribbon members has a right hand pitch.

Abstract: An apparatus for encapsulating a warhead or bomb for the purpose of reducing the weapon's radar cross-section, including a hollow jacket and a hollow tail section. The warhead is inserted into the specially-shaped jacket and into at least part of the tail section. The jacket is secured to the warhead by lugs and the tail section is secured to the jacket or to the warhead. The jacket has two pointed seams on opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through the warhead pointing outward from the vertical plane and which extend along the length of the jacket. The front of the tail section has a serrated edge which overlaps the rear end of the jacket. The tail section has horizontal fins and downward and outward extending fins. The lugs allow the apparatus to be releaseably attached to the bottom the fuselage or the bottom of a wing pylon of a military aircraft.

Abstract: A resilient support member is provided for supporting a sidewalk, road surface, etc. The support member is formed of tire particles and a polyurethane binder. The tire particles have a size such that 100% of the particles will pass through a three inch sieve and about 95% of the particles will be retained on a half-inch sieve. The tire particles form about 80% to 95% by weight of the support member and the polyurethane forms about 5% to 20% by weight of the support member.

Abstract: The refractive surgery keratotomy knife has a handle with a footplate and a holding member for receiving and holding a flared surgical blade fixed to the handle and knife body. The footplate is adapted to be placed against the cornea of the eye. The blade is held by a blade support with the cutting edge of the blade extending beyond the footplate for forming an incision in the cornea of the eye by pressing the blade directly into the cornea tissue.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved pillow having a multiple layer configuration. The pillow comprises an inner core, an intermediate layer and a surface layer. The inner core is integrally formed by three different materials each of which them has different elastic capability. The inner core has a corrugated outer surface. The inner core is further enclosed by an intermediate layer and is integrally formed by three different materials each of which them has different elastic capability. The intermediate layer has a smooth inner surface and a corrugated outer surface. The surface layer is made from son foam and has a smooth inner surface and a corrugated outer surface. By this arrangement, a supporting gradient is established in the resulting pillow. The pillow can be readily oriented to obtain suitable support for the head an neck portions to meet different requirements from the user.

Abstract: The apparatus includes an annular member having a pivotal member pivotally coupled to the annular member to which an elongated elastic member may be attached with the other end of the elastic member attached to a fixed object. Two clamp members are provided each of which has an enlarged base with a neck extending from one end of the base and a collar formed at the other end of the neck such that a curved slot is located on the outside of the clamp member between the base and the collar. The base of each of clamp member has first flattened portions on opposite sides of a first slot and the neck and collar of each clamp member has second flattened portions on opposite sides of a second slot which is a continuation of the first slot. The first flattened portions of the bases of the two clamp members may engage each other such that the second flattened portions and second slots extend away from each other.

Abstract: The containment system provides a simple but automatic closure device that requires minimum and low cost maintenance. Storm water can pass through the drains and does not require manual pumping like the prior art systems. Small mounts of contaminants will be absorbed as the water passes through the drain ensuring the storm water leaving the containment area is free of contaminants. Hydrophobic swellable polymer particles are located in the drain to seal the drain in the event that organic liquids such as oil, gasoline, etc. flow into the drain.

Abstract: The feed tube for the gun has an inlet with an outlet transverse to the inlet and which is adapted to be coupled to the ball inlet of the gun barrel. The feed robe wall opposite the outlet effectively is closed. The feed tube also has a gas outlet in the feed tube opposite its outlet for directing gas toward the feed tube outlet for enhancing movement of a ball in the feed tube out of its outlet into the gun barrel.

Abstract: A plurality of transparent members are provided each of which has an elongated flat portion with a tip portion at one end forming an obtuse angle relative to the elongated flat portion with the tip portion having a narrowed end, and a spot of material located on the tip portion that fluoresces in the presence of blacklight. The spots of the plurality of transparent members are of different sizes respectively. Also provided is a flat transparent member having a series of spaced apart lines of different lengths with dimension numbers formed next to the lines respectively. The lines and numbers fluoresce in the presence of blacklight. The plurality of transparent members and the flat transparent member are coupled together for movement relative to each other.

Abstract: A circular outer fence or barrier is secured to the ground. A circular inner fence or barrier is secured to the ground concentrically within the outer fence to form an annular pathway between the inner and outer fences. A central shaft is located within the inner fence which extends upward. A plurality of spokes are secured to the upper end of the shaft at angularly spaced apart positions. A movable barrier having a plurality of flexible straps are secured to each spoke at a position to hang down between the inner and outer fences such that a space is formed between adjacent movable barriers sufficient to receive an animal. A mechanism is provided for rotating the shaft and hence the spokes and movable barriers. Exposed electrical leads are coupled to the straps on the opposite sides of the movable barriers. An electrical source is provided to apply current to the electrical leads as the movable barriers are rotated to encourage the animals to walk, trot, or cantor between the movable barriers.

Abstract: The pump is formed by a body having a cavity with a piston chamber in which a piston is reciprocated. A rotatable crank shaft is provided to reciprocate the piston along inward and outward strokes to draw ammonia into the pump by way of an inlet and then to pump the ammonia out by way of an outlet. A diaphragm in a diaphragm chamber is provided to separate the ammonia from the piston and piston chamber. One side of the diaphragm is in fluid communication with the piston chamber and the other side is in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet. A liquid is provided for flow into and out of the piston chamber to cause the diaphragm to move inward and outward to cause the suction and pumping action for the ammonia as the piston reciprocates in its inward and outward strokes.

Abstract: The desk has a top member and two pairs of legs with each pair of legs including a front leg and a rear leg with the front leg effectively having a height greater than that of the rear leg such that the front edge of the top member is higher than the rear edge of the top member. The front edge of the top member has a length greater than the length of the rear edge of the top member such that the top member is generally trapezoidal in shape. The two pairs of legs are secured to the lower side of the top member near its two side edges respectively such that the front legs are located at the front of the desk and the rear legs are located at the rear of the desk and the distance between the two front legs is greater than the distance between the two rear legs. Two of the desks may be nested together by locating the rear legs and the rear portion of the top member of one desk between the front legs and under the front portion of the top member respectively of the other desk.

Abstract: Disclosed are three organic solvent cleaning formulations. In one embodiment, the formulation is methyl or ethyl lactate and propylene glycol methyl ether. In another embodiment, the formulation is methyl or ethyl lactate and propylene glycol propyl ether. In a third embodiment, the formulation is ethyl lactate and isoparaffins of isoundecane and isododecane with propylene glycol propyl ether added as a stabilizing agent.

Abstract: The power supply includes a voltage controlled oscillator, two potentiometers and a by-pass circuit coupled to the output of the voltage controlled oscillator. The two potentiometers form two channels, channel 1 and channel 2, one of which will be selected during the bonding cycle to be coupled to a power amplifier. The output of the power amplifier is adapted to be coupled to an ultrasonic transducer for operating the transducer. Selectable channel 1 and channel 2 reference voltage devices are provided. The voltage and current applied to the amplifier are converted to power. During a bonding cycle, a comparator compares the power applied to the transducer with that of a selected reference voltage and varies the output of the potentiometer of the selected channel to maintain the output of the power amplifier constant during bonding.

Abstract: The apparatus has front and rear floatable members. A main shaft is fixedly coupled to the rear end of the front member and extends upward wherein it has an upper portion defining a pivot axis. A connecting member is fixedly coupled to the front end of the rear member and extends forward and upward. The connecting member has a forward connecting portion comprising an aperture through which the upper portion of the main shaft extends such that the two members may turn relative to each other. Handle bars are connected to the main shaft. A seat is coupled to the rear member for supporting a person. Paddles having inner ends are coupled to a paddle shaft. A support is coupled to the front member for supporting the paddle shaft and paddles for rotation about a paddle axis transverse to the pivot axis.

Abstract: The marker is a hollow cylindrical member having a given height between two opposite ends and a given radius with an opening extending therethrough between the two ends and a central axis extending through the opening. One of the ends is a cornea engaging end and the other end is a viewing end. Two aligned spaced apart pointing members extend radially inward to the central axis of the opening from one side of the member such that when viewed from either end, from the central axis, the two pointing members are radially aligned. The pointing member closest to the viewing end has a width not greater then the width of the other pointing member. In another embodiment, a solid pointing plate is employed instead of the two pointing members.