Abstract: A tool for non-destructively unlatching the door handle of a vehicle which has been locked with the window upraised. The tool comprises a relatively rigid elongate tube which is insertable into the door cavity, and the tube has a relatively rigid gripping rod slidably positioned therein. At its front end, the gripping rod has an eyelet which is adapted to hook onto a latching linkage rod located within the vehicle door. An operating handle is secured to the rear end of the gripping rod and, by pulling and withdrawing the gripping rod, a positive gripping force is exerted on the latching link rod so that the same may be moved to unlatch the door handle. Two embodiments are disclosed whereby the tool is effective for use with vertically or horizontally oriented linkage rods.

Abstract: A funnel is operationally mountable on the downstream side of a weir positioned in a wastewater stream which contains oils, fats and/or grease. The funnel has a sample port near the discharge neck and tubing is connected to the funnel in communication with the sample port. The opposite end of the tubing is connected to a pump. Wastewater flowing over the weir flows into the funnel and is agitated and mixed. Operation of the pump causes a homogeneous and representative sample to be withdrawn from the stream.

Abstract: A portable tool for use by locksmiths and the like with an indexable slide having a positioning hole for nicely receiving a conventional chisel-type stamp. The tool has an adjustable clamp for releasably gripping and retaining a thin object, such as a key blank on a key bed beneath the slide and positoning hole. Spaced detents provide a guide for spacing and, by indexing the slide as desired, the stamp indicia can be applied in a neat and evenly spaced manner.

Abstract: A rocker chair has a table concealed in an arm thereof which is extendible into an operative horizontal position. A stop block member is slidably mounted on a side base member of the chair and is moved into an operative position wherein it is effective to prevent forward and backward rocking motion when the chair is in the upright position. An actuating cable is connected between the stop block and the table and is effective to automatically move the stop block into the operative position when the table is extended. The invention can be incorporated into a rocker/recliner chair or a simple rocker chair.

Abstract: A hand-held tool for pulling the inner cylinder from a tubular lock that has become inoperative. The tool comprises a cylindrical housing carrying a threaded main shaft which has a front segment with resilient fingers. The fingers are radially compressible for insertion into the annular key passageway of the lock whereupon the fingers return to original condition and have tips that engage the inner rim of the lock cylinder. A second shaft is slidable within the main shaft and carries a locking cup that retains the inserted fingers in the rim-engaging condition. A threaded nut on the main shaft is rotatable manually and with a wrench or the like to withdraw the main shaft and forcibly pull the inner cylinder from the lock.

Abstract: A collapsible table is concealed and stored in the hollow chamber of an upholstered seat arm. The table is pivotally connected to the seat arm by a two-segment spar which supports the table in the extended position and is collapsible for returning the table to the stored position in the arm chamber. A handle is easily manipulable by a seat occupant for collapsing the spar and returning the table to its storage position. The outer upholstered panel of the arm carries the male member of a latch for pivotal movement of the panel to permit access to the chamber and extension of the table. The table carries a cup holder which is pivotal between concealed and extended positions and which is automatically returned to its concealed position by engagement with the front post of the arm when the table is returned to its storage position.

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for monitoring the rate of flow of storm water in an individual sewer. The apparatus comprises a collector bowl mountable beneath the storm sewer manhole cover and positioned to collect all water entering through the manhole cover. A flow pipe is mounted in the bowl and projects upwardly from the bottom thereof. Water collected in the bowl must rise to a level above the flow pipe before it will flow through the pipe and into the sewer. A flow meter sensitive to the water height above the flow pipe is positioned in the bowl and measures and records the rate of flow.

Abstract: A footstool for recliner chairs having a linkage mechanism that is operable by conventional occupant controlled actuating mechanisms. The footstool comprises a base panel and an intermediate panel pivotally interconnected by the linkage mechanism so that when the footstool is extended, the two panels form a substantially uninterrupted leg support surface with the seat of the chair. The chair is thereby converted to a chaise lounge. When the footstool is retracted, the intermediate panel is stored behind the base panel.

Abstract: A backrest section of a unitary sofa, or of a unit of a modular sofa arrangement, is movable between its upright position and an operative position where it overlies the seat to provide a table and/or armrest accessible to sofa occupants on either side thereof. A linkage mechanism comprising a pair of links is mounted to either side of the movable backrest section and includes an opposed recess and detent which snap engage for frictionally retaining the table in the open, substantially horizontal position. The links are pivotally connected to anchor plates fixedly secured to vertical support mebers mounted in the sofa frame.

Abstract: A footstool for recliner chairs having a linkage mechanism that is operable by conventional occupant controlled actuating mechanisms. The footstool comprises a base panel and an intermediate panel pivotally interconnected by the linkage mechanism so that when the footstool is extended, the two panels form a substantially uninterrupted leg support surface with the seat of the chair. The chair is thereby converted to a chaise lounge. When the footstool is retracted, the intermediate panel is stored behind the base panel.

Abstract: Apparatus for making a duplicate key when an original key is unavailable wherein the notches in the blade of the key correspond to predetermined coded depth and spacing information. An index card having indexes thereon corresponding to predetermined coded depth and spacing information is inserted into a housing and a key having a blank blade is inserted into a key holder where it is held in a series of predetermined positions relative to a key nipping tool and corresponding to the coded depth and spacing information on the index card. Key blank positioning is indicated by a pair of pointers having arcuate movement corresponding to the coded indicia on the index card.

Abstract: A safety shield for double-lock handcuffs having a first lock for disengaging or releasing the wristlets after the same have been applied to the wrists of a prisoner, and a second lock for fixing the preset contracted position of the wristlets on the prisoner's wrists. The box-like shield comprises access slots in a wall thereof through which a portion of the associated handcuff key may be inserted to actuate the second lock without opening the shield or revealing the first lock or removing the shield from the handcuffs. This arrangement permits the shield to be secured over the handcuffs prior to application to a prisoner and thereby enhances the officer's safety.

Abstract: A one-way valve for a leg urinal or similar container comprising a thin, elastic tube formed with a permanent spiral twist giving it a memory that positively closes the tube against liquid backflow. The tube is nonetheless highly sensitive to internal pressure and unwinds to open the tube and permit forward liquid flow or even tiny volumes of liquid. The tube is stretch fit on an inexpensively molded nipple member and the tube and nipple member form a unit that is readily operationally insertable into and removable from the container to be discarded and replaced or to permit easy access for cleaning the container.

Abstract: A motor driven recliner chair in which a power transfer or drive tube is rigidly connected to the linkage actuating arms and operationally connected to the power screw of the motor by a nut threaded on the screw and slidably but non-rotatably positioned in the drive tube. A spring-biased latching member is pivotally mounted on the drive tube and captively retains the nut in the power screw-engaged position. The latching member may be withdrawn by the chair occupant whereupon the power drive is effectively disengaged and the chair may be manually operated to quickly return to the upright position.

Abstract: A drain cover having separable mounting means which is adjustable for operational installation in drain pipes of varying standard sizes. The mounting means comprise resilient fingers having short feet which are releasably engageable in radially spaced stirrups die punched from the drain cover disc. In another preferred embodiment, the drainage openings comprise elongated slots having roll formed tubular sockets depending therefrom and the resilient fingers have pairs of wire feet which are frictionally engageable in said sockets.

Abstract: A combination damper and ash rake for a barbecue grill comprising an integral, flat disc having damper openings, rake projections struck upwardly from the disc and a pair of ears struck downwardly from the disc. The disc cooperates rotatably with a complementary flat bottom section of a barbecue grill receptacle having air openings formed therein. The disc ears provide a mounting hub for the disc positionable through a central mounting opening in the flat bottom section, and an operating handle is positionable through the disc ears. A resilient connector unites the handle and disc in operational assembly and provides a bias to maintain the disc in close contact with the bottom section of the grill receptacle.