Abstract: A nut-holder attachment that can be detachably attached to a common wrench, has a shank member having a front spring finger connected to its forward end and a rear spring finger connected to its rearward end. A spring clip is connected to the shank member for attaching the nut-holding attachment to the shank portion of a wrench. The forward end of the front spring member has an aperture therein and an elongated stem freely passes therethrough. The top end of the stem is connected to the bottom surface of a magnetic head. A head is formed on the bottom end of the stem to prevent its withdrawal through the aperture. The magnetic head is formed from a disc shaped magnet glued onto a plastic disc.

Abstract: A combination comb, hair trimmer and safety razor formed from a body member, a cover plate, a handle, and a hair pick attachment. The body member has a plurality of comb teeth formed along its front edge and a recess formed in its top surface along its rear edge for receiving a razor blade. The cover plate can be received in the recess in three different orientations. In one position the device can be used for cutting hair. In a second position the device can be used for trimming hair. In its third position the device can be used as a razor. The handle can be detachably secured to either the right or left side of the body member or additionally at a perpendicular orientation to the body member. The hair pick is detachably stored within a cutout portion in the handle.

Abstract: A system for raising and lowering portable cargo containers that utilizes at least four jack attachment brackets, four screw jacks each having a support nut on their screw member, and means to raise and lower the screw jacks simultaneously. Each of the jack attachment brackets has a major vertical plate member and a minor vertical plate member that are connected together to form a right angular structure. There are elongated apertures adjacent to both of their bottom ends. Locking pins are inserted through the apertures into aligned holes that are located in fittings at the bottom corners of the portable cargo containers. A horizontal support plate extends outwardly from the top edge of the major vertical plate member at a ninety degree angle. A slot is formed in its outer most edge to allow passage therethrough of the screw of a screw jack. A nut on the screw would be captured by the horizontal support plate thereby lifting and lowering the jack attachment bracket as the screw jack is operated.

Abstract: A portable enclosed hygenic workstation having a box-like housing and a box-like top cover. The box-like housing and box-like top cover are detachably connected to each other along the edges of their respective walls and form a work chamber therewithin. The portable workstation has been designed so that it may be placed upon the lap of a worker in a sitting position. A pair of laterally spaced hand holes are formed in the front wall of the box-like housing and the worker may insert their hands through these holes to perform work within the work chamber. A cutout window is formed in the top wall of the top cover and it is covered by a transparent window pane so that the worker can observe the work being performed in the work chamber by their hands. A florescent lamp is mounted in the interior of the top cover for illuminating the work chamber. A magnifying lens is detachably secured to the top surface of the transparent window pane to aid in performing intricate detail work within the work chamber.

Abstract: A cabinet having a retractable bed formed from the two major components of a bed frame and a cabinet having a chamber therein for pivotally receiving the bed frame. The structure for pivotally mounting the bed frame is a pair of coiled torsion springs. These springs are mounted on a rod member whose opposite ends are secured to the side walls of the cabinet frame. The coiled torsion springs have a laterally extending leg member that is detachably captured by structure in the bed frame. These coiled torsion springs also have a second leg member and it is secured to structure for preventing the rotation of that end of the coiled torsion spring about the rod member. A vertically oriented headboard and a vertically oriented footboard each have one of their vertical edges pivotally hinged to the front edge of the side walls of the cabinet frame.

Abstract: A combination storm window and security system that fits into the window frame openings of a house. The window frame is normally formed of aluminum material and it has a stationary window panel and a slidable window panel. A pair of vertical sheet metal brackets are spaced inwardly from the aluminum window frame and these metal brackets are rigidly attached to the respective vertically extending window frame side members. Spaced intermediate the metal brackets is a vertical support member having its bottom end rigidly attached to the window sill and its top end rigidly attached to the header. A pair of storm windows have elongated strip magnets attached to their outside surface that are detachably securable to the respective vertical sheet metal brackets. The vertical support member may be formed of sheet metal or a vertically oriented metal plate may be attached to its inner surface for detachably contacting the strip magnets on the outside surface of the storm window panels.

Abstract: A golf swing training device that is attached to the shaft of a golf club at a predetermined position below the bottom of the hand grip portion. The device has a primary clamp assembly formed from a top block member and a bottom block member whose respective bottom surface and top surface have mating semi-cylindrical shaped channels that accomodate the shaft of a golf club. There is structure for releasably clamping the two block members together. There is an elongated training arm that has its one end gripped by a secondary clamp assembly. The secondary clamp assembly is structurally connected to the top surface of the primary clamp assembly and it has the capability to have its position angularly rotated with respect to the top block member. When the training device is on the shaft of the golf club and the player is in his address position, the training arm extends rearwardly and downwardly with its free end in proximate contact with the golfers rear leg at a position between his knee and ankle.

Abstract: A pick up device having an elongated tubular member whose opposite ends are attached respectively to a handgrip assembly and a dual jaw member gripping assembly. The handgrip assembly has a trigger which is attached to a rod member that passes through the interior of the elongated tubular member and which has its opposite ends attached to the dual jaw member gripping assembly. The dual jaw member gripping assembly has a pair of elongated jaw members each having a front leg portion, a rear leg portion, and a pivot pin aperture intermediate the front and rear leg portions. It also has a top plate and a bottom plate. The bottom plate has an upstanding hub formed at the opposite corners of its front portion. The jaw members fit over the hubs and are held in place by self-tapping screws which thread into the hubs extending upwardly from the bottom plate. Shoulders on the hubs position the top plate at the correct spacing from the bottom plate.

Abstract: A wheelchair having a backrest assembly that is pivotally connected adjacent the rear end of its seat frame. The back assembly has a rear panel fixedly attached thereto and there is structure on the front surface of the rear panel which connects to structure on the rear surface of the front panel which allows the front panel to reciprocally travel upwardly and downwardly with respect to the rear panel. There is structure for forcing reciprocal movement of the front panel and this is attached to the rear surface of the front panel and this is made possible by the cutout slot in the rear panel. The wheelchair has structure for forcing the back assembly to recline rearwardly and this is coupled together with the structure for forcing the reciprocal movement of the front panel of the back assembly so that their travel is coordinated to operate together.

Abstract: A multi-purpose hand tool having novel structure which allows it to partially function in the manner of a revolver. It has a ten or twelve chamber cylinder which revolves and holds various sizes of screwdriver, Phillips head drivers, Allen wrenches, sockets, screw starters, etc. The tool has a primary shaft that is journaled within a tubular sleeve and the shaft has a handle mounted on its one end and a male socket head formed on its forward end. The drive shaft may be sequentially driven forward to engage one of the tool heads in one of the chambers of the cylinder with further forward motion causing the tool head to exit the front of the chamber where it can be used to tighten or loosen a fastener. The drive shaft can be operated by hand, hand ratchet, an electric drill with an adapter, or by a battery powered electric motor mounted in the handle housing.

Abstract: A pet mat for domestic animals. The mat has a predetermined shape and is formed from a top layer, a bottom layer, and an intermediate layer. The top layer is insect pervious to allow insects such as fleas and ticks to travel into the intermediate layer. A wet or slow drying adhesive is located either on the bottom surface of the top layer, on the top surface of the bottom layer, or in the intermediate layer. The adhesive may be mixed with pheromones or bait to attract the insects or fleas. Once the insects or fleas have touched the adhesive they will not be able to release themselves from it.

Abstract: A mounting ring assembly for a toilet bowl having a vertically oriented tubular member having a predetermined height. An annular flange extends radially outwardly from the top end of the tubular member. A base plate is located a predetermined height above the bottom end of the tubular member and it extends radially outwardly from the outer surface of the tubular member. A plurality of gussets connect the annular flange and the base plate. A plurality of open end slot assemblies are formed in the top surface of the annular flange and each of these have a bolt head slot and a bolt shank slot. A framework of a bottom wall, a pair of laterally spaced side walls and an end wall are formed around the open end of the open end slots. The open end slots receive bolts that are used to attach the base of a toilet bowl to the mounting ring assembly.

Abstract: Apparatus for interconverting reciprocating and rotative motion is comprised of a disc shaped rotative slant having a first continuous groove formed on its top surface and a second continuous groove formed in its bottom surface. The first and second continuous grooves have an elliptical configuration and they are defined by harmonic curves. An axle passes through the center of the rotative slant and the rotative slant makes an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the axle. At least one ball is adapted to ride in the first and second continuous grooves of the rotative slant and each of these pairs of balls have a coupling slide with structure for capturing the balls in these grooves while permitting free rotation therein. Within the housing for the apparatus is a track assembly for each of the coupling members that permit the coupling to travel in a reciprocal motion.

Abstract: A knife sharpener having a pair of abrasive rod members whose bottom ends are mounted on carriages that are reciprocally mounted in channels formed in upstanding block members. The channels travel along an axis that is parallel to the downwardly sloping top surface of the block members. The block members are fixedly attached to the top surface of a base and the mouths of their channels face each other and are aligned on parallel offset axes. The rod members therefore intersect each other at a predetermined angle to form a V at their top into which a knife blade is drawn rearwardly along a horizontal plane to sharpen its edges. Each of the carriages has one of its ends fixedly attached to a spring whose opposite end is fixedly held in position. The downward force of the knife blade as it is being sharpened causes the rod members on the respective carriages to travel downwardly toward each other and when the pressure is released the springs will return them to their initial unloaded positions.

Abstract: The interface module is designed to insert into a cavity on the rear panel of a Sony Model VP-5000 video cassette player, from which it receives power and audio. Its purpose is to convert the unbalanced high-impedance audio of the VP-5000 into two 150 ohm unbalanced, or one 600 ohm balanced output to provide the low impedance interface required by most television equipment. It also adds an external audio level control to the VP-5000 and provides synchronizing signals, removed from an external reference video signal, to which the VP-5000 is then servo-locked to enable vertical switching between the VP-5000 output and the reference signal.

Abstract: The belt grinder provides a variety of vertical and horizontal position grinding options. The three wheel machine head features an offset axial mount, counterbalanced to rotatably elevate selected work stations. Total revolution of the machine head through 360 degrees produces six distinctive stations to accommodate diverse grinding requirements. The drive motor is mounted centrally within the machine head assembly and it has a drive shaft extending into the V-belt housing. One of the three wheels in the machine head is the drive wheel and it has a drive shaft also extending into the V-belt housing. Step pulleys are mounted on these respective drive shafts to give the belt grinder a speed change capacity. Tension on the abrasive belt and the V-belt is applied or released in incremental order with the revolution of a leveraged step cam. Articulation between two spring loaded idler wheels in the machine head insures synchronous tension, eliminates slack belt slap, and maintains consistent belt line geometry.

Abstract: A structure for displaying a phonograph album having a holder for the phonograph album and a decorative wall display frame. The holder has a framework formed from an alongated top frame member, an elongated bottom frame member, and a pair of laterally spaced elongated side frame members. A pair of bottom corner album support members extend outwardly from the front side of the framework. A pair of top corner side motion restraining members extend outwardly from the front side of the framework. A pair of diagonal brace members have their top ends connected to the elongated top frame member and their bottom ends connected to one of the respective elongated side frame members. A nail notch section is located between the top ends of the brace members. The top frame member and the bottom frame member each have a pair of laterally spaced connector notches formed in them so that a plurality of the holders for displaying a phonograph album can be connected together in a series arrangement.