Abstract: A closed cycle cryosurgical instrument having a mixed gas assembly that is mounted in a housing and also having a cryosurgical probe unit. By using special (or certain) gas mixtures as opposed to pure gasses, pressure reductions to .perspectiveto. or 1/4 of that required by pure gasses can be obtained. The use of gas mixtures with their attendant lower pressures allows for a closed cycle system since expensive and complex multi-stage compressors are not required. With the gas mixtures it is possible to obtain temperatures in the range of liquid nitrogen using a Joule-Thomson based system.

Abstract: A combination wall mount/portable gun lock assembly having a U-shaped locking bar having a pair of laterally spaced leg members. One leg member is inserted into the open end of the gun barrel until it is in the firing chamber. The other leg member has a transversely extending leg portion formed on its end that passes through the trigger guard aperture when the locking bar is installed on the gun. A combination lock is then inserted over the free end of the transversely extending leg portion and pressed tightly against the trigger guard. The locking bar prevents the chambering of a round in the firing chamber of the gun. The U-shaped locking bar can be passed through transversely aligned apertures in the wall mount unit when it is desired to mount the gun on a wall.

Abstract: A multi-functional enclosure device made of four layers of compliant thin sheet material has an interior bag, and a surrounding exterior bag that opens at the bottom. Thermally insulative material can be inserted into the space between the two bags. Closeable slits disposed mid length form a portal for insertion of a user's head, thereby permitting the device to be folded upon itself and worn in a poncho mode. In other modes of use, the device can serve as a comforter or mattress, and a combined sleeping bag and bivouac shelter. When free of insulative material, the device can be compacted to a very small storage state.

Abstract: An identification marking system for objects involves giving each object its own electronic name tag. The electronic name tag can be specific amount of ferrite material that has been added to the object. An electronic reader system then measures the effect said object has on an identifying circuit as the object passes in close proximity to the identifying circuit. The measured effect is then compared to a pre-established value. The value on the electronic reader system becomes the electronic name tag for this specific object. It is not necessary to add ferrite to the objects to be identified. Most materials have a measurable effect on a variety of electronic circuits. An electronic name tag may well be established by simply placing an object in the vicinity of a particular circuit and measuring the results. The results are then compared to a pre-determined set of values. The results of this comparison will provide an electronic name tag for this specific object.

Abstract: A retractable connecting beam for a trimaran that allows the stabilizing floats to be retracted in against the center hull for trailering or marina docking. The outer end of the connecting beam is pivotally secured to the top surface of the stabilizing float so that as the connecting beam is retracted, the stabilizing float will remain vertical as it is drawn into its retracted position adjacent the center hull of the trimaran. The inner end of the connecting beam is oriented generally upright thus avoiding restricting access along the center hull deck of the trimaran.

Abstract: A portable hot sir sheet welder used for making reservoir liners and covers. The welder is sued to fuse together overlapped edges of lengthy sheets of synthetic rubber material or the like. The welder has a front carriage and a rear carriage both of which have a weight box for removably receiving cast ingot weights. The front carriage has a pair of laterally spaced main drive compression wheels for pressing the overlapped sheets together after they have had their surfaces heated to a sufficiently high temperature by a hot air shoe pounded on the front carriage. A pair of laterally spaced secondary compression wheels are supported from the front end of the rear carriage. An eccentric mechanism attached to the rear carriage provides structure for pivoting the main drive compression wheels upwardly from their pressure producing position.

Abstract: The game box protector and repair device is used to reinforce the corners of paper and plastic boxes such as those used by toy manufacturers. It has two parts, a flexible sheet of filament impregnated tape having an adhesive coating on its bottom surface and a flexible sheet of backing release paper that is lightly adhered to the bottom surface of the sheet of filament impregnated tape. The sheet of filament impregnated tape has a substantially rectangular main body portion having a left finger tab and a right finger tab that are laterally spaced from each other a predetermined distance and which extend from the top edge of the main body portion. When applied to the game box, the main body portion is adhered to the outside surface of the walls forming the corner and the finger tabs are folded over the top edge of the side walls so that they adhere to the inside surface of the walls forming the corner.

Abstract: A hammer having unique structure in the handle receiving central portion of its hammer read unit. A wedge unit is formed from two intersecting wedge sections driven into the top end of the handle of the hammer causing the wood to be wedge outwardly in four directions within the handle receiving central portion of the hammer head unit. The wedge unit has a groove in the top surface of one of the wedge sections that allows a nail to be layed horizontally along the top surface of the wedge with part of the nail passing through grooves in the side walls of the handle receiving central portion of the hammer head unit. The wedge unit is also made of magnetic material thereby allowing the nail to be temporarily captured by the wedge unit during the initial stroke of the hammer.

Abstract: An auxiliary paint brush bucket that has a planar front wall, an arcuate rear wall and a bottom wall to form an open top container. The front surface of the front wall has a plurality of conical shaped raised bumps thereon formed in a predetermined pattern so that a paint roller may be squeezed against the front wall surface to remove excess paint and it runs down the channels between the respective bumps. A unique pair of laterally spaced clips are formed on the top edge of the rear wall so that it can be removably installed along the inner surface of either a two gallon or five gallon paint bucket.

Abstract: A disposable vision clearing device for painting or the like that is formed from three basic components: a flat die cut card stock paper housing blank, a flat die cut card stock paper interior assembly blank and a transparent sheet of film having its one end mounted on a supply roll and its other end mounted on a take-up reel. These basic components are assembled together in a predetermined manner and tab members on the respective paper blank members have adhesive applied to them and two important assembled structures are formed. They are the top and bottom tracks along which the respective top and bottom edges of the sheet of film can travel as it advances across the aligned cutout window portions. Other important assembled structures are the sealed enclosure for the supply roll and the sealed enclosure for the take-up reel.

Abstract: A golf club having a shaft whose longitudinally extending axis passes through the center of gravity or "sweet spot" of the golf club head. The center of gravity is equally spaced from the heel and toe of the golf club head and also equally spaced from its top edge and bottom edge. The front surface of the golf club head has a concave curvature only in its horizontal axis. The center of gravity of the golf club head is also centrally positioned between its front and its rear surface.

Abstract: A device for picking-up and removing animal excrement and the like has a pair of elongated tong members pivotally connected together intermediate their ends. Each of the tong members have a loop handle portion at its rear end, an intermediate shank portion and a jaw portion at its front end. The device is used with or without a conventional plastic bag. The jaw portions of the tongs are inserted into the open end of the plastic bag and the jaw portions are then pivoted away from each until they contact the sides of the plastic bag. The end of the plastic bag is then pushed into the space between the jaw portions to form a chamber for receiving animal excrement. The front end of the jaw portions is then positioned over the animal excrement and the jaw portions are pivoted to a closed position in which the respective side walls of the top jaw member and the respective side walls of the bottom jaw portion are interlocked together so that the plastic bag can be captured between them.

Abstract: A combination nail bag and open top container that would be used by a carpet installer. The open top container would normally have a front wall, laterally spaced side walls and an open rear wall. The nail bag has an open top end that is detachably secured to the rear end of the open top container. The carpet nails would be freely transferable between the interior of the nail bag and the interior of the open top container by passing through its open rear wall. A clip assembly secured to the rear surface of the nail bag allows it to be detachably secured to the belt of a carpet installer.

Abstract: The radial beam arm saw table has been designed to be combined with a conventional circular saw so that various types of cuts may be performed on sheets of wood when they are supported on its work platform. The saw table has a portable stand with structure for supporting a vertical post member having a support arm extending from its top end. A radial beam has one of its ends pivotally secured to the front end of the support arm about a vertical axis. A carriage is reciprocally mounted to travel axially along the length of the radial beam and it has a carriage platform pivotally secured thereto about a vertical axis. A bevel platform is pivotally secured to the carriage platform about a horizontal axis. A handle adaptor is pivotally secured to the bevel platform about a horizontal axis and it has a leg portion to which the handle of a circular saw may be detachably secured.

Abstract: A vehicle surface crackseal train that carries equipment for performing preliminary crack preparation, and remedial work to cracks, has equipment to apply hot and cold liquid crack sealants, and has equipment for applying particulate material to the treated cracks. The vehicle surface crackseal train has a powered vehicle that is positioned a predetermined distance ahead of the sand wagon to form a first work area between the two units. Safety barricade tractor towing beams are laterally spaced a predetermined distance and connect the rear of the powered vehicle to the front end of the sand wagon to form a first work area between the two units. Safety barricade beams are attached to the front end of the vehicle for enclosing a second predetermined work area for workmen to occupy when using equipment for repairing road surface cracks.