Abstract: A supplemental sun shield for use on a motor vehicle's windshield visor effectively blocks out sun rays which the visor itself is not capable of blocking. The supplemental sun shield comprises a clip member and a glare reducing polymeric sheet element rotatably mounted on the clip member. The clip member has two elongated legs joined at lower terminuses. A front elongated leg has a hook-like arm extending from a front face. The glare reducing polymeric sheet element is generally rectangular-shaped with a slot in an upper area. The slot is shaped to fit over the hook-like arm of the clip member. The sheet element can be moved laterally as needed. The supplemental sun shield can also be moved laterally on the windshield visor as needed by moving the clip member with its attendant glare reducing polymeric sheet element. Further, the sheet element can be radially rotated on the clip member to an angle as needed depending on the driver's seat height and sun's position in the sky.

Abstract: A unitary stack of paper sheets has alternating individual paper sheets and individual release liners which are loosely bonded together in a manner whereby an individual paper sheet is easily removed and used as a base. Each paper sheet in the unitary stack has a pressure sensitive adhesive partially covering each face thereof in approximate aligned areas of the respective faces. A back face of the individual sheet is adhered to a substrate while a front face holds an item for posting. In use, an individual paper sheet is readily removed from the unitary stack, adhered on its back face to the substrate, and then an item posted on its front face.

Abstract: A cargo hold system is for use in motor vehicles. The system comprises a molded floor mat configured to fit in a defined area of the vehicle, e.g. a back cargo area. The molded floor mat is made from a carpet which has looped fibers extending from its surface. The system also includes at least one rigid retention member having at least two linear legs connected at substantially right angles. The retention member further has an upstanding vertical wall and a substantially flat bottom wall. The bottom wall has adhered to it hook-type fasteners. In use, the hook-type fasteners on the rigid retention member interact with the looped fibers of the molded floor mat to create a rearrangeable system to hold in place a variety of different shaped and sized articles.

Abstract: Conversion of a hard top or half-hard top auto to an open-top auto is accomplished with a frame assembly and optional hatchback cap of the invention. The frame assembly is permanently mounted to the auto. It comprises a set of mounting plates for attachment to inside sidewalls of the auto, a stabilizer bar secured to the mounting plates and extending laterally across the auto, a set of main frame rails pivotally attached to the mounting plates and extending generally vertically, a pivot bar attached to the main frame rails and extending laterally across the auto, a set of secondary rail extensions with each pivotally attached to the pivot bar and a secondary cross rail secured to the secondary rail extensions and extending laterally across the auto. The frame assembly is collapsible about the pivot points into a seating area of the auto to give an open-top auto. The stabilizer bar helps to hold the hatchback cap in position.

Abstract: A heel strap for an open heel swim fin is designed to securely hold the user's foot in the swim fin, yet minimize ankle and foot movement within the heel strap. The heel strap comprises a heel pocket and a set of straps. The heel pocket is shaped to substantially cover the bottom of the heel and to cover all sides of the heel. The straps extend from the heel pocket. They are dimensioned and configured to adjustably attach to the swim fin.

Abstract: An auxiliary sun shield for use on a motor vehicle's windshield visor effectively blocks out sun rays which the visor itself is not capable of blocking. The auxiliary sun shield comprises a clip member and a glare reducing polymeric sheet element rotatably mounted on the clip member. The clip member has two elongated legs joined at lower terminuses by a connecting leg. The connecting leg has two opposed side wall recesses. The glare reducing polymeric sheet element is generally rectangular-shaped with a notch in an approximately centered upper edge. The notch is shaped to have two inwardly extending opposed ears. The notch and the opposed ears are dimensioned to fit over the connecting leg of the clip member and extend into the recesses of the connecting leg.

Abstract: A safety shut-off valve assembly is especially for use with a dispenser unit used at retail gasoline service stations. The shut-off valve assembly comprises an open-top fuel flow chamber for permanent mounting at a base of the fuel dispenser, a removable cover plate with a break-away tube member extending therefrom, and a bonnet valve mounted in the open-top fuel flow chamber. An ingress opening in the fuel flow chamber receives a terminus of a primary supply pipeline. The terminus of the break-away tube member serves as an egress for the fuel. The bonnet valve has a plate disc to close off the break-away tube member terminus when needed. When the dispenser unit is disturbed such as by an accidental bumping, the bonnet valve is activated to prevent further flow of fuel into the dispenser unit. The assembly prevents an accumulation of fuel vapors and allows ready access to the primary pipeline for periodic inspection or replacement.

Abstract: An object sensor system is mounted on a garage door controlled by an electric garage door opener. The sensor system senses objects directly in the travel path of the door's leading edge. Each object sensor of the system comprises a mounting plate for permanent attachment to the garage door near a leading edge of the door, an upper hinge plate hingeably connected to the mounting plate, a lower hinge plate hingeably connected to the mounting plate and a connecting hinge plate connected to the upper and lower hinge plates. The plates are connected to move in concert. Each of the object sensors also includes a bracket having a first leg attached to the connecting hinge plate and a second leg extending horizontally towards the mounting plate and under the leading edge of the door. An electronic sensor is mounted on the bracket's second leg at a distal end to transmit or receive a light beam.

Abstract: A floor mat is produced to fit the carpeted floor compartment area of a van, pickup truck, sport utility vehicle or other vehicle having a floor which is substantially flat and even with a door sill. The floor mat has a flat base with a retention system operably associated with the door sill. In one embodiment, the floor mat has raised walls near each of its outside edges which form a tray-like central area. At least one of the raised walls is double walled with a substantially horizontally extending floor engaging peripheral lip. The tray-like central area of the floor mat catches debris. It is readily cleaned simply by removing the full mat from the vehicle.

Abstract: A back windshield assembly for a vehicle comprises a windshield with an irregular top edge opening and a retractable auxiliary window. The auxiliary window is configured to cover the opening when in a fully closed position. The auxiliary window is movable from the fully closed position to an at least partially open position. The assembly is pleasing to the eye and is functional in allowing access to an area of the vehicle directly behind it.

Abstract: A tilt window balance shoe assembly is used with a double hung window and provides three directional locking. The balance shoe assembly comprises a slide block, a center cam, a pair of brake shoes, and a locking lug. The slide block has a head portion with a retention slot for a balance mechanism and a generally cylindrical-shaped hole which receives the center cam. The slide block also has side apertures extending to the hole and a receiving opening in a back face of the slide block and extending to the hole. The center cam has a slot well, cam flats and cam rounds. The slot well receives a terminus of a pivot bar attached to the window. The brake shoes which are positioned in the side apertures and the locking lug which is positioned in the receiving opening are in operable association with the center cam. Tilting of the window about its lower pivot point causes the pivot bar to rotate the center cam.

Abstract: A rearrangeable marking system for a hard floor or ground surface comprises a set of individual spot markers. Each spot marker is made of a synthetic polymeric material. The markers have a substantially flat low profile and a non-slip bottom surface. All peripheral edges are beveled downwardly. The individual spot markers resist lateral forces yet are readily placed on the surface and readily lifted from the surface. The spot markers are for temporarily marking a surface for a practice drill in a manner whereby the spot markers do not interfere or hinder the drill.

Abstract: A portable stand for holding a laptop computer is capable of folding to a compact state for storage purposes. The portable stand includes an elongated base member with a pair of base feet to rest on a floor surface, a set of vertically extending post members, and an elongated platform member with a pair of support wings to hold the laptop computer in a position ready for use. The base feet are moveably attached to the elongated base member to swing from a compact position juxtaposed the base member to an extended position at substantially right angles to the base member. The post members are moveably attached to one another, moveably attached to the elongated base member, and moveably attached to the elongated platform member. The base feet and the support wings swing substantially horizontally from the base member and the support member, respectively, while the post members swing substantially vertically relative to one another and to the elongated base and support members.

Abstract: An auxiliary molded floor mat is produced to fit the carpeted floor compartment area of a van, pickup truck, sport utility vehicle or other vehicle having a floor which is substantially flat and even with a door sill. The floor mat is a one piece composite of a tufted carpet layer, a thermoplastic mid-layer and a non-slip substrate bottom layer. The floor mat has a flat base with raised walls near each of its outside edges which form a tray-like central area. At least one of the raised walls is double walled with a substantially horizontally extending floor engaging peripheral lip. Molding of the composite imparts a desired contoured shape which neatly fits the vehicle's floor compartment area without substantial folds or wrinkles. The tray-like central area of the floor mat catches debris. It is readily cleaned simply by removing the full mat from the vehicle.

Abstract: A remedial hand wear article is for use by individuals who have suffered nerve damage which diminishes use of the hand. The article comprises (a) a glove for comfortably fitting onto a hand of an individual, (b) an enclosure permanently attached on the glove's top side and superimposed over at least one finger of the glove, and (c) a substantially rigid member positioned within the enclosure and contoured to follow the shape of a top of the individual's hand and to be operably associated with at least one finger of the individual to hold the at least one finger in a desired position and so that full finger flexure at proximal and distal knuckles is retained. The hand wear article is designed to remedy problems caused by different nerve damage in that one to five enclosure elongated sections are permanently attached over glove fingers depending on which finger(s) of the individual is affected by the damaged nerve.

Abstract: An auxiliary filter assembly is for use in a skimmer of residential swimming pools. The assembly comprises an adaptor collar and a cleanable filter basket. The adaptor collar is substantially flat and is for placement on a rim of a below water surface opening within the skimmer. The cleanable filter basket is made of a water porous material. The filter basket has an open top with a substantially rigid stabilizing ring permanently positioned in an edge defining the open top. The ring is dimensioned to rest on the adaptor collar. Swimming water debris is trapped in the filter basket as pool water is pulled through the filter basket on its way to a primary filter apparatus. The filter basket is easily separated from the adaptor collar, cleaned as needed and replaced.

Abstract: A precordial overlay is configured for precise electrode placement on a patient as part of an electrocardiographic test. It is especially useful by emergency medical personnel who are often called upon to obtain an ECG. The precordial overlay has an elongated band having a first generally rectangular-shaped section, a second generally rectangular-shaped and an intermediate section connecting the first and second sections. Electrodes are slidably mounted in the three sections to allow for limited but quick movement from an approximate chest area location to a precise chest area location for a reliable electrocardiographic test.

Abstract: An environmental protection article is for use with transport trucks. The article is a carry-on article which is used in case of accidental fuel line or fuel tank leakage to receive and retain leaked liquid. The article comprises an open-top receptacle with an inflatable sidewall, an air supply tube extending to the sidewall and sealed thereto, and a quick connect valve secured to a distal end of the air supply tube. The article is folded to a compact state for easy storage. In case of emergency use, the driver of the truck can unfold the article and then connect a quick connect valve found on the truck's pressurized air hose to the mating quick connect valve of the article to readily and quickly inflate the open-top receptacle's sidewall to form a vessel. The article, once inflated, is simply slid under the source of leakage to receive and retain the leaked liquid.

Abstract: An adaptor assembly connects a primary pipeline of a double wall pipeline to a dispensing pipeline at a ground level gasoline service station dispenser unit in a manner which permits access to the primary pipeline for installation and periodic replacement purposes. The assembly includes a casing and a disengageable seal system. The casing is attached to a terminus of the secondary pipeline. The disengageable seal system is operably associated with the casing to terminate an annular space between the primary pipeline and the secondary pipeline to contain the flow of any leakage from the secondary pipeline. In some embodiments of the invention, a coupling is attached to a terminus of the primary pipeline to provide a flowpath for conveyance of gasoline. The disengageable seal system is also operably associated with the coupling.

Abstract: A container embodiment helping to protect freshly baked pizza pie and the like against extremely disgruntled delivery drivers while in a totally unsupervised environment. The container embodiment having tamper-resistant ventilation to enhance the overall effectiveness of a supplemental tamper-resistant securing means which is added just before the delivery process begins. The tamper-resistant ventilation prevents contaminates from being easily injected through the ventilation by a contaminate delivery means without leaving evidence of the contaminates on an inner surface area of the container embodiment.