Abstract: A fire resistant patch for aircraft composite cargo bay liners. The patch includes a base member consisting of at least one inner sheet of woven fiberglass with outer layers of flame resistant plastic. A scrim consisting of a fiberglass lattice netting having a periphery larger than that of the base member includes a pressure sensitive adhesive on a bottom side thereof is also provided. A layer of resin containing a flame retardant additive is applied to the bottom side of the base member, and the base member is applied to the liner to cover the damaged area thereof. The resin layer is allowed to partially cure to retard movement of the base member. Strips of flame resistant tape may be affixed over the base member to hold it in place instead of the partial curing. The scrim is then placed over the base member and tape on the liner using the pressure sensitive adhesive. The scrim is placed such that the periphery thereof extends beyond the entire periphery of the base member.

Abstract: An athletic protective pad comprising a foam body composed of a layer of open cell foam and a first and second layer of closed cell foam and having a foam chest portion, a foam shoulder member and a hinge attaching the chest portion to the shoulder member, with the chest portion and shoulder member each presenting a periphery. The hinge member includes tape attached to an outer surface of the foam body across a portion of the peripheries of the chest portion and shoulder member to allow the shoulder member to rotate in a first direction relative to the chest portion and preventing rotation thereof in a second direction. The first and second layers of closed cell foam are secured to opposing surfaces of the open cell foam layer, with the layers presenting a sandwich configuration. The layer of open cell foam has a first thickness and the layers of closed cell foam each have a second thickness, where the first thickness of the open cell foam is approximately 1.

Abstract: A method of separating soap fibers from the liquid phase component of grease to prepare the fibers for microscopic analysis includes the steps of admixing a sample of the grease with a solvent to remove the liquid phase component from the fibers and provide a final liquid product having the fibers in suspension therein, contacting the final product with a pair of spaced electrodes, applying a direct voltage across the electrodes to charge the same positive and negative respectively, and withdrawing for analysis a small quantity of the final product from a region thereof proximate the negative electrode after the voltage has been applied for a predetermined energization period. The withdrawn quantity may be deposited on a polished carbon stub and further prepared for analysis by a scanning electron microscope.

Abstract: A device for heating a gel used in physical examinations or on the instruments therefor, e.g. a pelvic examination, comprises a heat reservoir in communication with a flue which receivably receives the gel container therein. The container presents a valve operable by the physician's elbow to preclude the need to manipulate the device in order to dispense the gel. Rotation of the container in the flue is precluded by a ridge array restraining movement between the container and flue. The flue/reservoir combination design prevents toppling of the device during use. Hygienical dispensing of a warmed gel onto the user's hands is provided without user manipulation required.

Abstract: A socket for driving a wing nut or the like comprises a cylindrical housing having a bore at one end for receiving the wing nut therein. A port at the opposed end of the housing receives the end of a shank of a driving tool such as a ratchet or the like. First and second pairs of radially offset slots are positioned within the housing and about the bore, the slots having relatively different widths and/or lengths. Upon insertion of a wing nut within the bore, the wings thereof extend through the opposed slots of a pair of slots. The relatively-sized widths and/or lengths of the first and second pairs of slots enable a wide range of wing nuts to be driven by one socket.

Abstract: A double hinge locking system mounts and secures a series of two-way opening covers or similar members. Each hinge/lock component of the system provides a combination hinge pivot and associated lock that operate on a common axis, and includes a locking device in which fixed and rotary locking parts are presented by fixed and movable saddles coaxial with the hinge axis and relatively rotatable about such axis between locked and unlocked conditions. An interlock mechanism interconnects locking devices on opposite sides of the hinged member to prevent double unlocking. Additionally, a passive safety lock is provided by the cooperating saddles to prevent separation of the member from its mounts in the event that double unlocking inadvertently occurs.

Abstract: A food slicer comprises a storage reservoir, a cutting blade housing with cutting blade therein and a top lid. The reservoir, housing and top lid are releasably connected to each other by complementary hinges. A cutting blade comprises a frame having a plurality of cutting wires spanning the frame is releasably engageable within the cutting blade housing. Upon placement of a food product on the cutting blade, downward pressure of the open lid urges the food product passed the cutting blade wires, the resulting food product slices falling in the storage reservoir therebelow. The storage reservoir is releasably engageable from the cutting blade housing to enable the reservoir to be used as a separate serving and/or baking dish. A releasable engagement of the cutting blade with the cutting blade housing allows for a plurality of variously configured cutting blades to be utilized.

Abstract: Disposable bra liners comprising three cup-shaped coextensive layers attached together, with each layer presenting a circular periphery. The first layer is formed of wicking material for wicking away moisture into the second absorbent layer which is attached to the outer surface of the first layer. The third moisture resistant layer is attached to the outer surface of the absorbent layer. The bra liners further include a structural member attached to the layers for maintaining the shape of the pad. The structural member includes an elastic band attached to the layers at their peripheries and preferably has a plurality of spaced apart fold portions which taper inwardly from the band to present substantially V-shaped fold portions. Each layer preferably further includes a plurality of similar spaced apart fold portions formed therein.

Abstract: A shade cover for a motor vehicle, which is usable when the motor vehicle is in operation as well as parked or in storage. The cover includes a rigid panel with a top surface, a bottom surface, a body portion, and an edge portion and has an area greater than the area of the vehicle's roof. The cover further includes a securing member for attaching the panel in a spaced relationship and at its bottom surface to the motor vehicle's roof. A reflective outer layer extends continuously across the top surface throughout the area of the panel. The body portion of the panel has an area substantially equal to the area of the vehicle's roof and presents the periphery from which the edge portion extends angularly outwardly and downwardly for providing shade to the vehicle's interior. At least a portion of the edge portion is transparent to allow a passenger of the vehicle to see therethrough. The cover also includes a ventilating louver member formed in the panel.

Abstract: A food tray comprising a frame having a plurality of apertures therein. The apertures generally correspond to the configuration of the respective food container to be engaged therein. Each food container has a pair of parallel ridges extending about its perimeter so as to present a slot therebetween. The slot of each container engages the portions of the frame which define each aperture. Each food container is thus releasably engageable with the frame. The tray enables a plurality of initially separate containers to be separately heated and/or chilled prior to releasable engagement with the frame.

Abstract: Dissolved components of a liquid sample are recovered for analysis by delivering the sample to a concentrator comprising a cylindrical receptacle into which an uncontaminated gas, such as air, is introduced in a direction tangentially of the cylindrical wall. The gas is under sufficient pressure to effect swirling of the gas and liquid sample and atomization of the sample to rapidly evaporate the same and cause a residue containing the dissolved components to be deposited on the interior surface of the wall. A reconstituting solvent is then admitted to the receptacle to dissolve the residue and provide a reconstituted, concentrated sample for analysis. If desired, the sample may be concentrated to a given volume rather than to complete dryness. In nonlaboratory applications, a dilute liquid substance may be processed by rapid evaporation to provide a final product of desired concentration.

Abstract: a video incident capture system for law enforcement vehicles. The video incident capture system incorporates a video camera, a video recorder, a radar unit, a real time clock, a monitor, a portable wireless microphone and its associated receiver and a system controller integrating the control of the various components to produce a comprehensive, unedited record of the incident. The system controller superimposes the target speed and patrol speed data generated by the radar unit over the video signals generated by the video camera prior to being recorded on the videotape. The portable wireless microphone permits the conversation between the law enforcement and a second party to be made part of the recorded incident. A radar interface will replace the target and/or patrol speed data with error data when an error in the operating parameters of the radar unit is detected.

Abstract: A game playing apparatus includes a center pole having at least first, second and third nets radially extending therefrom and attached at their ends to end poles. A boundary line extends between the end poles so as to define a circular playing surface divided into three equal area sectors, each sector defining a court for a team. The game is preferably volleyball by which one team competes against the other two teams via conventional volleyball rules. Each team may hit the volleyball over either one of the two nets defining its sector in a manner to preclude return by the other team. The extensible center pole and end poles include collars slidable therealong allowing for adjustment of the net heights. A guide on the center pole indicates a path of initial extension of each net away from the center pole preferably at 120.degree..

Abstract: A transmission having ratios from 0:1 to 1:1 is disclosed; the transmission comprises a plurality of clutches for producing a partial rotational output from a reciprocating input, an output gear for collecting the partial output of the clutches, an input gear for providing rotational input to a varicrank (i.e. an index plate/web shaft slidably and rotably disposed in a rotatable cylindrical block), and a varicrank (i.e. an index plate/web shaft slidably and rotatably disposed in a rotatable cylindrical block) for producing reciprocal motion on the clutches. The varicrank has a variably offset center web member having a plurality of connecting rods secured thereto corresponding to the number of clutches and a plurality of crank arms pivotally secured to the connecting rods.

Abstract: A peg board system presents a plastic panel having a plurality of peg receiving holes and fastener receiving holes therein. The fastener receiving holes are spaced at selected lateral distances, e.g. 16 inch centers, so as to align the fastener holes with the wall studs. Spacers displace the fastened panel from the wall. The peg receiving apertures are tapered to receive pegs of a similar configuration in a friction fit relationship therein. At one end of each peg is a resilient bulb for extension from the rear of the hole with a disk at the opposed peg end for attachment to various devices. The bulb precludes the peg from sliding out the hole and cooperates with the shank to securely and releasably engage each peg with each tapered hole. Various items may be fastened to the pegs so as to be supported from the peg board upon peg insertion into selected peg receiving apertures.