Abstract: A method for applying a contained pattern to prevent solder overrun by applying a composition which can be applied in liquid form to a work surface where it dries, and subsequent soldering on said work surface will be substantially limited to the pattern laid down by the composition so that there is no solder overrun. The composition also has useful fire retardant properties which protects the underlying work surface. Such composition is a mixture of magnesium hydroxide, water and mica in the laminated silica mineral form.

Abstract: A cutting board case and knife set is shown in which the cutting board comprises two halves, folded along a center line, and secured together by means of a sliding bolt type latch. The two halves are hinged, and each half has a knife handle recess which accommodates one half of the handle of the knife, the cutting blade extending longitudinally adjacent the center fold portion of the cutting board. The two halves of the cutting board, when folded together, have a releasable lock and provision may be made for a hanging handle, and also for stopper buttons on the base used to secure the same against dislodgement. The forward end of the cutting board is tapered, and the preferred knife handle is kidney shaped with a flat base for guiding the same along the cutting board, a finger guide at its forward portion, and a central open grip.

Abstract: There is disclosed a locking bar assembly adapted for attachment to a variety of articles in order to effect the interlocking of the articles, formed by a tube having opposed ends and being hollow throughout the interior portion thereof, the tube provided with a crimp portion adjacent each of the opposed ends, each of the crimp portions extending a substantial portion along the transverse diameter of the tube, a pair of first and second cables provided within the hollow tube and each cable having an interior end and an exterior end, each of the cables carrying stop means positioned at the interior ends thereof, the stop means coacting with the corresponding crimp to form a stop position such that the interior end of each cable in securely held within the tube, a lock head provided on the exterior end of the first cable and a mating lock pin provided on the exterior end of the second cable, each of the cables being reciprocally moveable into and out of the tube until the interior ends reach the stop positions

Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing shock absorbers in situ on automotive vehicles, the apparatus including, generally, a light-weight, hand-carried console which in the preferred embodiment includes its own source of energy so that it is truly portable, and which also has an oscillation detector in the form of an accelerometer supported thereon. The console of the apparatus is preferably placed on the fender of the vehicle, directly over the tire or wheel to which the shock absorber to be tested is coupled. The console has thereon easily observable light indicators to visually indicate the number of times the vehicle oscillates up and down. Initially, the vehicle is bounced a pre-determined number of times to activate the apparatus, five times in the disclosed embodiment, with each bounce, that is, each up and down, being visually indicated by means of operating lights. An alarm or warning also is provided to audibly indicate that the vehicle has been bounced the proper amount of times and should be released.

Abstract: A folding sighting device to define and then to relocate the point where the user is placed, said device allowing the user to simultaneously identify linearly opposite reference points to establish a first reference line, and to subsequently fix and record linearly opposite reference points to establish a second reference line which intersects the first reference line. The sighting device or site relocator has an elongated base member with coordinating sighting elements at the opposite ends so that an eye sighting can be made to identify a reference point at a distance from the user. The sighting device or site relocator likewise has a foldable and pivotable sighting member which is likewise elongated and having at least one planar surface towards the user. A mirror with an index line is mounted to the top of the sighting member so when unfolded a reference point is visualized in the mirror simultaneously as with the alignment of the reference point by the coordinated sighting elements on the base member.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel bracket adapted to support and suspend a shelf platform to further permit the suspension of a plurality of shelf platforms for the use of a plurality of shelf brackets, each bracket formed by a support member including an upwardly extending rib portion and a downwardly extending flange portion, the rib portion having a width dimension less than 1/2 of the width dimension of the lower extending flange portion and being carried at the approximate mid-position of the lower flange portion, each of the rib and flange portions respectively provided with apertures formed therein adjacent the outer ends, the bracket being completed by support means mounted on the support member intermediate the rib and flange portions respectively and extending laterally outwardly therefrom in normal relation with respect to the plane formed by the rib and flange portions, the support means providing support for a shelf platform to be rested thereupon.

Abstract: An improved automatic and continuous packaging machine is disclosed formed by a support table supporting a turret, the turret being generally hexagonal in configuration said machine further including a plurality of six processing stations for processing a food package, including a first station provided with a magazine for containing a plurality of food pouches, and deposition means for retrieving and depositing a single food pouch on the turret, a second processing station for automatically imprinting upon the food pouch pre-determined indicia, and also including pouch opening means for opening the pouch to its substantial dimension, a third processing station provided with protection means for determining the presence of a properly opened food pouch and in response to the proper signal, food loading means for loading a food product into the open food pouch.

Abstract: A portable water evacuator generally comprising a cylindrical housing which is adapted to seat over and about the drain opening to contain any water within the housing which should back up through the drain. Within the cylindrical housing is disposed a submersible sump pump for discharging the water collected in the cylindrical housing to a distant point remote from the basement. With the portable water evacuator, when conditions are such that a heavy rain could cause flooding, the water evacuator can be placed over the drain, on a temporary basis. If the water does back up through the drain, the water will be collected in the cylindrical housing and discharged from the basement by the operation of the sump pump. The sump pump stands energized ready for operation, however, the pump is not actuated unless water actually is collected in the cylindrical housing.

Abstract: The hermetically sealed plastic container of the present invention has a body portion, a neck portion and a dispensing head all integrally formed. The containers furthermore preferably and advantageously are formed, filled and sealed in one continuous operation, automatically. The dispensing head is integrally molded with and atop the neck portion, and has an inside diameter which substantially corresponds with the outside diameter of the side wall of the neck portion so as to slidably and frictionally receive the neck portion within the dispensing head. A severable annular groove is provided between the neck portion and the dispensing head, with this annular groove being proportioned such that it can be severed by exerting a downward force on the dispensing head. Simultaneously, as the dispensing head is forcibly urged downwardly to sever the annular groove, the dispensing head is forcibly urged downwardly about the neck portion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a combined support and locator for underground fixtures intended to be buried, the support and locator being designed for use in conjunction with a metal detector which includes a support base formed of a moldable material, metallic means embedded within the support base and having an elliptical configuration, the support base and metallic means being formed as an integral unit, such that underground fixtures supported upon the support and locator may be re-located by the use of a metal detector, the metallic means reacting with the motive forces of the metal detector to effect locating of the underground fixture.

Abstract: A table assembly for mounting and demounting to frame members of a wheelchair, said assembly having a table member with open ended locking slots to engage tubular leg and frame members; and elongated braces on the underside of the table member which can be lowered to engage tubular horizontal frame members on the wheelchair. The table member is provided with mounting means and an easel assembly which can be pivoted to selectively fixed positions. The table member is also provided with three upright walls and openable and closable leaves so the working surface can be extended when open, and the assembly can be carried as a box when closed.

Abstract: A stacker attachment for use to extend the versatility of a battery powered two wheel hand truck which can lift loads from one level to another and, more importantly, operate as a walker for moving loads up and down the stairs; but which two wheel hand truck cannot operate as a stacker because its inner movable frame can never be raised above the wheels at the bottom of the stationary frame of the two wheel hand truck. The stacker has a long stationary frame but a short inner movable frame relative to the stationary frame. The stacker has an elongated screw shaft which freely rotates in a journal at the top of the long stationary frame, but which is operatively joined to a bearing nut fixed to the top wall of the inner movable frame, and is operatively engaged to the electric motor. The short inner frame has a long lifting path along the elongated stationary frame for lifting and stacking loads.

Abstract: There is disclosed a post footing form holder and stabilizer system which includes a collar formed by a peripheral side wall and being open at the top and bottom ends thereof, a flange positioned along the bottom edge and extending inwardly for a short distance thereby to act as a bottom stop for a post form inserted within the collar, a plurality of legs mounted on the collar and extending downwardly therefrom and having stop means associated with each leg, each of the stop means being spaced a distance upwardly from the lower end of the legs, and stabilizer means formed by a clamp ring consisting of a ring wall having an interrupted portion, clamp means overlying the interrupted portion and constructed to draw the opposed ends of the interrupted portion together and positionally lock in a closed position, the ring further including a plurality of tie means mounted thereon along the outer surface and a plurality of stabilizer rods constructed for attachment to the tie means at one end, and to the ground surf

Abstract: A grinding wheel refacer for use in combination with grinding apparatus having an abrasive wheel, the refacer including mounting means for mounting and adjustably supporting a diamond bit with the grinding apparatus in refacing relationship with the abrasive wheel. A gauge assembly supporting a micrometer is removably affixed to the grinding apparatus in operative relationship with the diamond bit such that the diamond bit can be adjustably positioned to engage the micrometer means. The micrometer means is adjusted to establish a fixed determinable dimensional relationship with respect to a work piece to be ground on the grinding apparatus, and the diamond bit is adjustably positioned to engage the micrometer, to reface the abrasive wheel such that the radius of the peripheral face of the abrasive wheel corresponds to the finished dimension of the work piece.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, cookies are counted and grouped and are guided and ride along support rails of a drop gate. The support rails are moved to one side during a dwell in the travel of a transfer conveyor, in a manner such that a group of cookies from one row and another group of cookies from another row drop through drop chutes of a drop chute assembly into an accumulator at the lower portion of the drop chute assembly, in longitudinal alignment along the centerline of the machine. There are actually two such drop chute assemblies, and the remaining group of cookies from each of the two rows drop in the same manner into the accumulator at the lower portion of the second drop chute assembly. After the groups of cookies have dropped into the accumulators of the drop chute assemblies, the accumulators operate respectively to longitudinally advance the one group of cookies into substantially abutting longitudinal relationship with the other group of cookies.

Abstract: A fishing rod assembly, which has a handle part and an adapter part, being two separate pieces. The handle has a socket at one end with a threaded shaft extending upwardly from the bottom of the socket. The adapter has a plug portion with a threaded bore extending inwardly from the face of said plug. In assembly, the plug of the adapter is closely inserted within the socket and the bore and shaft are threadably engaged so that the two parts are securely interlocked. A rod is mounted to the adapter in bonding relationship, and various adapters with different types of rods may be interchangeably mounted to the handle.

Abstract: A pulling tool which comprises a pulling bar which, in a simple form, comprises an L-shaped length of tool steel rod and a pulling hook which comprises a length of tool steel rod having a hook formed in one end thereof for hooking the pulling hook with one leg of the pulling bar. The opposite end of the pulling hook can be adapted to have coupling means affixed to it for pulling on the pulling hook.To use the pulling tool, two holes are drilled in the body of the vehicle in the damaged area, and in spaced apart relationship. One leg of the L-shaped pulling bar is inserted through one of the holes, and the pulling bar is manipulated so that the leg extended through the hole extends substantially parallel with the surface contour of the body of the vehicle, and so as to project towards the second hole drilled in the body. The hook on the pulling hook then is extended through the other hole formed in the body of the vehicle and hooked with the leg of the pulling bar.

Abstract: A T.V. remote control system includes a wireless hand control and a control unit easily and quickly coupled to any television. The control unit contains a varactor tunable frequency converter to convert selected signals to an unused channel responsive to the application of respective tuning voltages. Channel sequencing is possible directly or by remote control in addition to skipping of unused channels.

Abstract: A food slicer with an indexing turret is disclosed in which the turret has four faces, two of which have upstanding blades of different sizes on opposed faces, and two of the faces have a different offset relationship to the center line of the turret. An angled blade is provided in a table blade segment opposed to the angled turret. A table lock segment slidingly fits into the body of the slicer, and its angled front edge portion locks the indexing turret into position for the varying slices to be made. A pusher which is held by the hand is held on top of the foodstuffs to be cut, and optionally has a guide underportion which, when approaching the last slice, engages the body side guide rails in order to minimize the amount of uncut foodstuff. The table blade segment may be positioned by means of a table blade latch into two parallel ways, one above the other, thereby providing for two different thicknesses of slices due to the position of the blade which is angled at one end of the table blade segment.

Abstract: A diaper assembly having versatile uses and applications for boys and girls, each diaper assembly having a substantially rectangular diaper material and a pair of trapezoidal liners mounted to the inside of the diaper material, the bases of the trapezoidal liners being removably attached at the opposite ends of the diaper material, and the tapered ends overlapping at a central location of the diaper material. One of the diaper liners may be removed, and the diaper with the remaining liner is positioned at the front for the boy user and at the back for a girl user. The removed liner may be overlaid relative to the remaining liner to thicken the liners when placing the diaper on the child for overnight use.