Abstract: An automotive drip pad assembly having an elongated drip pan with an oil absorbent pad attached to its top surface. The drip pan has a front wall, a rear wall, and laterally spaced side walls that form an open top container. Cylindrical bosses on the walls of the drip pan have vertical bore holes that receive the inner ends of four tie wires that are attached thereto. The outer ends of the tie wires are attached to fixed structural members on the under side of the vehicle. The drip pan can be positioned beneath the vehicle anywhere oil or oil related products leak.

Abstract: Rubber bladders are prepared rapidly and cost effectively and secured to a heater core to adhesive bond at temperatures up to 500.degree. F., sheet metal, thermoplastic, and thermoset assembly shapes.

Abstract: A gas appliance stove safety valve system that incorporates a safety valve assembly between the gas line manifold of the stove and the wall shut-off valve from the main gas line. The safety valve assembly is mounted adjacent the rear of the gas appliance stove beneath an aperture in its top wall. Special structure is utilized to fasten the ball valve assembly to the top wall of the stove. A special key is utilized that can be inserted through the aperture in the top wall of the stove to rotate the valve stem of the ball valve assembly between a closed position and an open position. There is also structure for preventing removal of the key unless the safety valve assembly is actuated to its shut-off position.

Abstract: A multi-combination sunglasses assembly having a one-piece sunglasses lens, an elongated lens support frame, left and right temple members, and hinge members for detachably securing the temple members to the respective left and right ends of the lens support frame. The temple members are designed so that they can be adjusted for different sized heads while maintaining the ability to positively secure them to the wearer's head. One version has flexible temple members that have hook and loop fastening material secured to their ends so that they may be wrapped entirely around the wearer's head. A second version has adjustable temple members having a bendable ear engaging portion. The nose-pad assembly has structure that allows the sunglasses to be adjusted vertically to suit different shaped faces.

Abstract: Apparatus for aligning the optical systems of a lamphouse and a movie projector in the form of a laser alignment tool having a single beam laser with a diffraction grating to split the beam into multiple beams and the laser diode module is housed in a cylindrical casing. The diffraction grating splits the single laser into a specific number of beams of equal intensity, consisting of a center beam and each of the beams to either side of it at equal angles. The laser alignment tool has a geared motor with an adjustable speed which rotates the diffraction grating so that each angled beam sweeps a concentric circle with respect to the other beams. The diffraction grating is interchangeable so that the laser alignment tool can be used for lamphouse systems with varying focal lengths or for other applications such as reflector inspection. The motor may be turned on or off while the laser is kept on. The speed of rotation of the beams is controlled by varying the voltage to the motor.

Abstract: A handheld device for picking up objects and its major components are a handgrip assembly, an elongated tubular member, a combination plunger and double bellcrank assembly, and structure connected to the front end of the bellcranks for picking up objects. The structure for picking up objects can be clamshell buckets, gripping jaws, or other desired structure. The combination plunger and double bell crank assembly has an elongated plunger having a head portion on its front end that reciprocates back and forth between the respective left and right side bellcrank members. Cam surfaces on the head portion contact distinctive surfaces of the recesses formed in the bellcrank member causing the structure for picking up objects to open their arms upon travel of the plunger and close their arms upon its return travel.

Abstract: A door stop assembly adapted for introduction into the space between the lower edge of a door and the adjacent floor surface. It has a wedge shaped block whose top surface and bottom surface are oriented toward each other at an acute angle. A flat strip of spring steel has a top leg and a bottom leg that are bent back upon each other in an acute angle. The bottom leg is secured to the bottom surface of the wedge shaped block. The too leg of the spring has a slightly concave curvature that spaces its bottom surface from the top surface of the wedge shaped lock so that any pressure applied to the top surface of the top leg member adjacent its front end will transfer all that pressure directly to the rear edge of the top leg member and force it downwardly against the top surface of the wedge shaped block. There is also structure secured to the bottom surface of the wedge shaped block for preventing it from sliding with respect to a support surface upon which it would be placed adjacent the bottom edge of a door.

Abstract: A device for lifting and cutting glued-down carpet that is made of three primary components, a handle, a blade mounting plate and a rod mounting sleeve. The blade mounting plate is secured to the front end of the handle and the rod mounting sleeve is secured to the bottom of the two previous components. A blade cover plate secures a razor blade between itself and the blade mounting plate with the bottom edge of the razor blade captured in a groove that extends along the top surface of the carpet lifting rod. The carpet lifting rod is longitudinally adjustable within the rod mounting sleeve. In operation, the pointed front end of the carpet lifting rod is driven along the top surface of the concrete below the bottom surface of the carpet thereby lifting it up to a position where it is cut by the razor blade as the device is continuously pushed along beneath the carpet.

Abstract: An electrical cord plug lock assembly having a special electrical socket face plate with a pair of laterally spaced locking brackets extending outwardly from its front surface adjacent the opposite sides of the socket aperture. A base clamp member has a locking arm pivotally secured to its respective left and right ends. The front end of the locking arms have structure for detachably securing them to the respective locking brackets on the front of the electrical socket face plate. A top clamp member is detachably secured to the top surface of the base clamp member and it functions to grip an electrical cord there-between. The electrical plug lock assembly prevents accidental removal of the electrical plug from the electrical socket.

Abstract: A pair of sunglasses having an elongated lens support frame member having a pair of elongated grooves formed in its bottom surface for detachably receiving a left lens and a right lens. The lenses have a constant radius in the horizontal planes extending from their top edge to their bottom edge. The grooves in the lens support frame member have a predetermined asymetric curvature that requires the lenses to be bent during insertion or removal. The temple members in sequence from their front end to their rear end have a forward portion, an intermediate correctly oriented letter shaped portion, and a rear portion. The letter shaped portions when viewed from either side of the wearer's head have the same correctly oriented letter design incorporated in the structure of the temple member.

Abstract: A wall mount gun lock assembly having an open loop ring housing and an open loop ring. The open loop ring housing is secured to the wall of a room by lag bolts passing through the rear wall of the open loop ring housing. The front wall of the open loop ring housing has a key lock housing that is removably mounted in an aperture therein and it can be locked in place. An arcuate shaped open loop ring has its opposite end tips passing through left and right side apertures of the front wall of the open loop ring housing. The end tips of the open loop ring have annular grooves formed adjacent their ends. The key lock housing has side walls having horizontal slots that engage the annular grooves of the open loop ring when the key lock housing is pushed in to its locking position. It is impossible to rotate the open loop ring once the key lock housing has been locked in position and it is also impossible to gain access to the lag bolts that are mounting the open loop ring housing to the wall of a room.

Abstract: A method of assemblying a hammer from a handle, a wedge unit and a hammer head unit. The handle has a top end having a neck portion that has a pair of vertical slots that intersect each other at substantially 90 degrees to each other. The wedge unit is formed from an x-axis wedge and a z-axis wedge section that are oriented to each other at substantially 90 degrees. The hammer head unit has a hammer portion a central portion and a claw portion. The central portion has a bore hole that extends from its top surface to its bottom surface. An arbor press is used to press the wedge section into the grooves on the top end of the handle.

Abstract: A battery booster cable storage system that takes two elongated battery booster cables each having a predetermined length L and folds them back and forth upon themselves into a predetermined shape that is substantially linear and having a folded length no greater than L/3. A closed loop elastic member is secured to one of the alligator clamp assemblies at each end of the substantially linear folded shape. A gripping member may be secured to the closed loop elastic member and there is provided a cable support member that removably receives the gripping member.

Abstract: The Code Key is substantially the same size and shape as a conventional key with cuts and slopes that actuate pin tumblers as in a conventional lock. However, instead of the tumblers being aligned by the key to permit mechanical rotation of the lock cylinder, the tumblers close selected sealed switches to create an electrical digital code. This code is compared to a preset code and upon matching of the two codes electrical unlocking and circuit enabling takes place. The unit into which the Code Key is inserted has the approximate shape, and outwardly appears the same, as a conventional lock. This unit, which can be referred to as a translator, has no mechanical connection to the door latch or circuit controls and thus no mechanical actions by an intruder can open the door or otherwise defeat the system.