Abstract: An apparatus for preparing infusions such as any of several forms of the beverage coffee can be constructed so as to include an enclosed container in which water is adapted to be heated so as to be utilized either as hot water or as steam. An electric heating element is associated with the container for heating the contents of the container. A bottom outlet from the container is adapted to convey hot water and is connected to a line or conduit to the inlet of an infuser or brewing basket, the outlet of which is adapted to convey a complete beverage or infusion to an appropriate container. A top outlet from the container is adapted to convey steam from the container through an appropriate conduit or line containing at least one valve to another container where such steam may be used in preparing a beverage such as cappuccino or may be employed for generalized heating purposes.

Abstract: A storage container for one or more magnetic tape cassettes includes a support base and a cassette holding sleeve mounted on the base. The holding sleeve includes two upstanding walls each of which is independently attached to the support base such that it is essentially perpendicular to the support base. The walls are parallel to each other and spaced from one another such that the cassette can fit between them. A top wall is integrally formed with the upstanding walls such that it is essentially coplanar with the support surface. Together the top wall and the upstanding walls form the sleeve. Located on the top wall and projecting toward the support surface are one or more protuberance members which are capable of partially fitting within the capstan locating holes of the cassette to fixedly hold the cassette within the sleeve.

Abstract: A trajectory compensating device for use with a rifle scope used in aiming a firearm is improved by including in the reticle of the rifle scope two sighting planes and including on the elevational turret of the rifle scope a turret cap which includes an indicia carrying member. The two sighting planes in the reticle are a primary sighting plane and a secondary sighting plane. The elevational turret of the rifle scope includes an indexing mark located thereon. The elevational turret controls the elevational correcting system of the rifle scope by rotation of the turret cap. The indicia carrying member includes at least two indicia markings. One of these indicia markings is correlated to correspond to a calibration distance wherein the rifle scope is sighted in utilizing the primary sighting plane of the reticle.

Abstract: Effective, easily manufactured seals for dispensing closures in which a spout is rotatably mounted on a cap can be created using an edge on an external surface of the cap to engage an end of the spout. This edge serves to create a seal. The end of the spout and the external surface adjacent to the edge have related cross-sectional configurations such that in all positions of the spout the end engages the edge in the same manner so as to form a seal.

Abstract: A roof flashing structure for use in sealing the tubes and wires leading to and from a solar collector where said tubes and wires pass through the roof has a generally flat plate with an upstanding housing integrally formed with the plate, both of a rigid material. The flat plate has an opening in it where the housing meets with the plate and the upper end of the housing has an opening wherein a resilient elastomeric sealing member is located. The elastomeric sealing member has an upper surface and a lower surface and includes a plurality of generally circular apertures extending upwardly from the lower surface. Formed with the upper surface over the top of each of the apertures is an upstanding boss which seals the apertures. Within the interior of each of the apertures are a plurality of sealing flanges located one above the other along the length of the aperture between the lower surface and the sealed end.

Abstract: A pinball-type game includes a housing having a playing surface located within the interior of the housing and a spirally winding object guide channel depressed in this playing surface. The channel includes a launching end and a target end at its opposite ends. The channel is sized to allow one of a plurality of objects located within the housing to move within the confines of the channel. An object launcher is located at the launching end of the channel and is capable of launching an object into the channel so as to cause the object to travel within the channel along a spiral pathway until it reaches the target end of the channel. A target is located at the target end of the channel. The target being of the type wherein it is capable of capturing the object only for a finite period of time.

Abstract: A floating toy which is capable of propelling itself through a body of water has a body to which is attached a propelling member. The propelling member is pivotally mounted to the body at its center and moves backward and forward in an oscillating motion. The member includes a ridge having an essentially triangular shape in cross section which is located at the leading edge of the member. The ridge is able to cut through the water to move in a forward direction but meets with fluid resistance when moved in a rearward direction. The resistance against the ridge propels the toy through the water. The toy includes a head pivotally mounted to the body which is capable of moving in what can best be described as a nodding motion with respect to the body.

Abstract: Water may be treated so as to kill microorganisms and so as to oxidize oxidizable material within it by passing a thin film of water in contact with a gaseous body or bubble of air containing both oxygen and ozone while concurrently radiating both the water film and the gas bubble with ultraviolet radiation capable of causing the formation of ozone and killing microorganisms. The water which has been in contact with the gas bubble is collected into a body of water which is thereafter radiated with the same ultraviolet radiation while the water within the body is moved turbulently. This treatment can conveniently be carried out utilizing two containers transparent to the radiation used which are connected at their bottoms. Such containers are preferably located immediately adjacent to an ultraviolet lamp used as the source of the radiation.

Abstract: Water may be treated so as to oxidize organic contaminants and so as to kill microbiological contaminants through the utilization of ultraviolet light and ozone so as to obtain some residual ozone in the water treated by passing a mixture of water and air or air and ozone through a nozzle which concurrently compresses the mixture and breaks up any gas bubbles within the mixture into what may be loosely referred to as a radiation housing or chamber. The housing is a hollow, cylindrical chamber located around an elongated tubular lamp for producing actinic light such as ultraviolet light. The mixture is introduced into this chamber in a substantially tangential manner so as to swirl around the interior chamber in passing from the inlet of the chamber where the nozzle is located to the outlet of the chamber at the other end of the chamber.

Abstract: A game employing a gun capable of emitting a light beam can be played using a target apparatus which ejects objects each time this apparatus is appropriately actuated by a light beam. The target apparatus includes a turntable which is capable of being rotated by a motor. The turntable includes a plurality of holders, each of which is adapted to hold an object to be ejected from the apparatus. An ejection lever is mounted on the base of the apparatus so as to be capable of ejecting an object from a holder positioned directly above it. After such an object is ejected the motor rotates the turntable. Structures are provided for returning the ejection lever to a position in which it can eject an object from an adjacent holder and for indexing the turntable so that an adjacent holder is above the lever as a result of such rotation of the turntable. A circuit including a photocell is provided on the apparatus for operation of the ejection lever so as to eject an object from a holder positioned above this lever.

Abstract: A competitive game for play between two players has a support structure which is capable of holding a multiplicity of loose objects. The objects are located on the support structure within a containing framework which includes a centralized holding member and a plurality of locating members. The locating members are activated by appropriate player controls causing the objects to be continually agitated until one of the objects becomes located within a holding member. Each player using a separate control also controls a capture member. When an object is correctly positioned within the holding member each player attempts to capture the object in his capture member before the other player can do the same. After one object is successfully captured the players then attempt to reposition a second object within the holding member to repeat the capture sequence.

Abstract: A roof flashing structure of the type having a generally flat plate with an upstanding housing integrally attached thereto can be improved by forming the upmost periphery of said housing such that it has an inner wall and an outer wall with a channel in between these walls. An elastomeric sealing member has a support wall with a plurality of annular pipe sealing flanges extending from said support wall. Also attaching to the support wall is a skirt which extends downward from the annular wall. The skirt is shaped and dimensioned to mimic the shape of the interior of the channel. The skirt is attached to the channel via mechanical locking passageways in conjunction with a thermal bonding. The thermal bond is formed by a process wherein the elastomeric sealing member is molded into the housing using a compatible plastic for the housing and a compatible rubbery material for the sealing member.

Abstract: A container having a hollow base and a lid pivotally mounted on the base can be constructed so as to utilize a carrier pivotally mounted on the lid adjacent to the rear of the lid. With this structure when the lid is moved from a closed to an open position the rear of the carrier is elevated. The front of the carrier is pivotally connected to the front of the base through the use of a link which accommodates movement of the carrier toward the rear of the container as the lid is opened. In a preferred utilization of the invention the carrier is shaped so as to carry a "load" consisting of a stack of index cards in such a manner that the index cards are capable of being moved between "storage" positions in which they extend upwardly and rearwardly of the carrier and "open" positions in which they extend upwardly toward the front of the carrier.