Abstract: An applicator used to evenly apply liquid tire dressing to the entire outer sidewall of a tire. The applicator includes a pad that includes an elongated, concave, curved lower surface that is complementary in shape with a portion of the sidewall. The pad includes at least one beveled, concave lateral edge that enable the tire dressing to be applied evenly to the areas of the sidewall adjacent to the wheel hub and to the compressed shoulder area of the tire adjacent to the ground. The pad is attached to a rigid base that includes a rigid handle aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pad and rigid base and that allows the user to easily hold the applicator perpendicular to the sidewall and move the applicator in long broad strokes in a circular pattern around the sidewall of a tire. An optional holding tray is also provided that temporarily stores the applicator and prevents the tire dressing from drying out.

Abstract: A quilt design holding device comprising a non-woven fabric sheet with top and bottom surfaces both impregnated with a non-transferable dry tack adhesive. Printed on the front surface of the fabric sheet is a grid pattern made of perpendicularly aligned first and second straight gridlines spaced one-inch apart with a one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges. Inches and feet are labeled in the one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges of the grid. The top and bottom edges and two side edges of the grid are marked with indicia at ½-inch, ¼-inch, and ?-inch intervals. Optional diagonal guidelines are printed on the grid pattern to help temporarily align selected pieces of fabric used to make a quilt on the device for viewing.

Abstract: An optical disc holder made of molded elastomeric material designed to protect the recorded side of the optical disc and provide a convenient storage method. The holder includes a flat, circular body with a circular central region and a raised perimeter edge, and three radially aligned tabs. The central region is slightly smaller in diameter than an optical disc so that the body snap fits around an optical disc. Formed on each tab is a curved slot that engages the perimeter edge of the optical disc when the optical disc is inserted over the central region of the body. Formed on opposite surfaces of each tab is a raised lip structure and a recessed surface that are engaged with adjacent disc holders to hold stacked disc holders together.

Abstract: A method and motor vehicle door attachment system that automatically disengages the hinges on the doors on a motor vehicle, in order to provide immediate access to occupants by medical and rescue personnel, that also provides extra room for rescue efforts by the medical personnel. System includes electronic sensor that unlocks an intermediate member onto which the hinges on a door are attached. During an accident the intermediate members are unlocked from the motor vehicle and thereby allow the doors along with the hinges to be removed from the vehicle. A system that enables immediate and secure removal of the doors along with the hinges from a motor vehicle is presented as what is new in the art.

Abstract: A footrest system for supporting the user's feet in the storage space located under an aircraft seat. The system comprises a foot pad with longitudinally aligned strap members that extend from it's opposite ends. Attached to the distal ends of the two strap members are clip's that selectively attaches the strap member to the framework or underside surface of seat or to a portable stand that may be included with the system. In one embodiment, the strap member includes a buckle that enables the user to adjust the length of the strap member.

Abstract: A caddy for supporting and transporting cleaning and/or garden supplies or the like on the rim of a waste container. The caddy comprises a tray made of plastic or similar rigid material that attaches and extends laterally from the outer rim of a waste container. Formed on opposite sides of the tray is a concaved lip and a straight lip. Formed on the tray is a large, centrally aligned and downward extending cavity with concave and straight side walls that extend parallel to the concave and straight side walls on the tray. Slots are created between the lip and side walls of the cavity that are sufficiently wide to receive the curved or straight upper edges of a waste container. Formed around the cavity is a plurality of smaller holes or openings designed to hold such items as a cellular phone, a soda can, pliers, shears, small shovel, etc.

Abstract: A HSK spindle tension testing kit for measuring the force exerted by the drawbar assembly on the spindle on a CNC machine. The kit includes an upper frame member, a clevis, a pressure jack, a guide piece, a grip-housing, and a transfer rod. The guide piece is aligned over the grip-housing which is placed inside the front cavity on a HSK spindle. During operation, the drawbar assembly engages the grip housing. The transfer rod is threadingly connected at one end to the grip-housing, extends through the guide piece and connects to the shank on the upper frame member to hold the pieces together. During use, the pressure jack and clevis are then used to apply a pulling force on the transfer rod and to test the amount of force exerted by the drawbar assembly on the grip-housing.

Abstract: An optical disc holder made of molded elastomeric material designed to protect the recorded side of the optical disc and provide a convenient storage method. The holder includes a flat, circular body with a circular, central space formed therein designed to receive the optical disc. Formed on the body is a raised perimeter edge with an undercut ledge formed on its inside surface that engages the perimeter edge of the optical disc when the optical disc is inserted into the central space. The inside surface of the body is concave, thus creating an air space between the recorded surface of the optical disc and the inside surface of the body. Formed on the lower edge of the body is an offset step or beveled edge that creates a circular, downward extending portion on the body that fits snugly into the central opening on a lower disc. The diameter and height of the downward extending portion is sufficient so that adjacent holders may be stacked and locked together.

Abstract: An improved audio cable comprising at least one pair of first and second insulated conductors located on opposite sides of a shielding member that extends the entire length of the cable. The first and second conductors are located on opposite sides of the shielding member. Bores, also called lenses, are formed on the shielding member that allow exposure of the magnetic fields of the first and second conductors to reduce inductance. In the first embodiment, the shielding member is a flat structure twisted into spiral with the conductors on opposite sides of the shielding member. The conductors and shielding member may be covered with an outer shielding member that only extends over the lenses or the entire length of the cable and covered by a durable, protective outer cover.

Abstract: An improved endless conveyor belt made of a plurality of interconnected links, each including two rods with two side plates perpendicularly aligned and attached to their opposite ends. The improvement comprising the addition of an internal buttress-type welded joint located between the inside surface of each side plate and one or both transverse rods with at least one bendable section. During use, the transverse rod is allowed to bend so that the side plates may deflect when force is exerted on them. By adding the welded joint and by adding the bendable section to the transverse rod, the number of cracks or breaks in the conveyor belt is substantially reduced.

Abstract: An angle cutting transfer tool for determining and delineating the midline axis of a joint onto a workpiece for cutting on a saw. The transfer tool includes two leg members pivotally connected together at one end. Pivotally attached to the inside edge of each leg member is a blade. During use, the two leg members are placed between two adjoining substructure surfaces upon which the two workpieces are to be joined. The transfer tool is then removed and one leg member is longitudinally aligned over a template. The blades are then rotated until they intersect at an equidistant point along one edge of the blades. A line is then drawn on the template from the center axis of the transfer tool to the intersecting point of the blades which delineates the midline axis of the joint. The miter or table saw is then adjusted so that the blade cuts along the line that delineates the midline axis of the joint. The workpieces are then selected and cut with the saw.

Abstract: A watertight, low power flashlight is disclosed that uses a voltage tripler and regulator that enables the use of a single AA or lithium battery. The voltage tripler is a “step-up power component” that raises the battery voltage from 1.5 volts to approximately 5 volts required to sufficiently energize the L.E.D.s. The flashlight also includes a lightweight, compact housing with an optional dimmer switch and a side-mounted on/off switch.

Abstract: An incandescent tube bulb replacement assembly that is used in place of a horizontal incandescent tube light in a standard interior horizontal tube light fixture. The assembly includes a small printed circuit board (PCB) with a plurality of LEDs mounted perpendicularly thereon. During installation, the existing horizontal incandescent tube is removed and replaced with an LED assembly so that the LEDs fit into the center of the reflector. Attached to the opposite sides of the PCB are two, upward extending conductor arms that snap-fit into the two existing end conductors. The PCB includes a lighting circuit that allows the assembly to connect without regard to the polarity.

Abstract: A card game that is played by spectators watching or listening to a live baseball game. The game consists of a deck of cards equally distributed between two to nine players. Each card is associated with one of nine possible specific end batting events that can occur to a batter when batting. Prior to the first pitch, the card players examine their cards and consider the likelihood that the action or event depicted on one of their cards will occur to the next batter, taking into consideration the skill of the batter, the pitcher, and the game situation. The card player who holds the card that matches the actual action or end batting event that occurs to the batter, wins the round. The cards are then reshuffled and distributed to the card players before the first pitch is delivered to the next batter.

Abstract: A sequentially or serial inflating seat cushion comprising at least three transversely aligned inflatable air bladders connected to a pump and timer. The air bladders are inflated sequentially, from front to back, over a period of approximately eleven seconds and simultaneously deflated to slowly pump blood upward in the legs thereby reducing blood pooling. Connected to the pump is a valve that keeps the air bladders inflated a selective amount of time. The cycle is then repeated continuously. Located adjacent to the back air bladder is a transversely aligned, non-inflating seat section which continuously supports the user's ischial tuberocities to prevent slippage over the seat. An alternate embodiment offers a split seat option with six inflatable bladders.

Abstract: A dual eye motion detector assembly comprising a main infrared sensor head and a secondary infrared sensor head mounted on a mounting box. The main motion sensor head is pivotally mounted to the mounting box and contains a standard infrared motion sensor with an approximate 90 to 180 degree viewing zone. The secondary motion sensor head is also pivotally and independently mounted to the mounting box and contains its own standard infrared motion sensor with an approximately 90 to 180 degree viewing zone. The two motion sensors in the main and secondary motion sensors heads are connected to a circuit panel located the main sensor head. Control switches are mounted on the sides of the main infrared sensor head to control sensitivity and timing. Outside electrical current is delivered to the circuit panel and divided into local circuits to control the operation of at least one lamp so that when an infrared-emitting object passes into the viewing zone of either sensor head, the lamp is automatically activated.