Abstract: A stable lightweight cargo trailer for a bicycle with a demountable bicycle type wheel having a collapsible frame assembly, the trailer including an upper elongate frame member defining an upper limit of a cargo compartment and a lower frame member having a portion defining a lower limit of the cargo compartment, the upper frame member and the lower frame portion being pivotally connected by intermediate end and side members such that the upper frame member is foldable from an extended position to a collapsed position allowing the upper frame member to collapse to overly said lower frame member into a compact configuration.

Abstract: A weight training wrist strap apparatus for use by one with limited or essentially no handgrip strength is provided, the invention comprising a first strap for wrapping around a human wrist which includes a depending strap portion having an attachment clip for connection to weight training equipment. If desired, a second strap is provided for wrapping around the first strap for added stabilization of the first strap when using increased weight resistance. In this manner, all of the weight training force is transferred to the wrist of the user with the result that no gripping of the equipment by the hand of the user is necessary. The second strap may include a thumb loop for anchoring the strap for ease of wrapping the second strap to complete the apparatus-wrapping maneuver. Implementation and use of the apparatus provides for a complete upper body workout wherein increasingly heavier weight resistance without the requirement of gripping strength.

Abstract: A sheet of flexible cloth-like sunshade material with a support rod fitted within a hem sewn into the upper edge thereof. A pair of clips is provided for attachment of the upper edge to the canopy support bar. A bracket arrangement is attached to or adjacent to the front wheel, and at least one of the bracket arrangement and the lower edge of the sunshade is provided with attachment means for securing the bottom edge relative to the jogger stroller. In one arrangement, the lower edge is provided with hook and eye strips such as Velcrol.TM. strips for encircling the bracket arrangement. In another, the bottom edge has one of the hook or eye strips of Velcro.TM. material with the other of the hook or eye material being attached to the bracket.

Abstract: A mated coaxial contact system including a nano-miniature pin and socket contact centered in a shielding sleeve by a dielectric insulator. The pin and socket contacts are each mechanically crimped to the respective center conductor of the coaxial wire. The conductive braid of the coaxial wire is soldered to the shielding sleeve with a disc insulator overlaying the terminal end of the insulation encircling the center conductor, thus facilitating solder of the braid to the sleeve and preventing electrical shorts between the center conductor and the braid of the coaxial wire.

Abstract: Hand manipulable tissue cutting apparatus formed in a scissors like configuration and having first and second clamp members pivotably coupled with first and second jaws in opposing facing interoperative relation. On at least one clamp member surface a plane is defined at the area of the jaws, the plane being generally perpendicular to the opposing abutting faces of the jaws. A sheath is provided of a first sheath portion attached, or formed integrally with a first clamp member, and a second sheath portion attached or formed integrally with the second clamp member. In the closed clamp position, the first and second sheath portions form generally parallel guide recesses. A blade member is provided with a width and thickness sufficient for sliding within the guide recesses so-formed. In the open position of the clamp, the first sheath portion integral with the first clamp member is configured for retaining the blade in its retracted position.

Abstract: A lamp assembly for mounting to a substrate having a housing formed, such as by molding, of a translucent silicone rubber with a cavity formed therein for receiving a miniature incandescent lamp with the leads thereof bent into the mounting plane to enable the lead to be utilized for mechanical and electrical bonding to the substrate. In one embodiment the housing has an enlarged base with a peripheral generally planar lip providing a pick-up surface for vacuum type tools. The base may be generally circular in cross-section with opposing sides of the peripheral flattened to provide indexing surfaces for mechanical orientation and handling devices. The enlarged base may be oval-shaped in cross-section and provided with spacing means adjacent the cavity, or may be rectangular in cross-section with V-shaped cut-outs on opposite edges for enabling protrusion of the leads into the slots so formed, thus providing protection for the leads during handling.

Abstract: A bicycle trailer hitch assembly including first and second hitch members configured as mirror images of one another, the hitch members being adapted and arranged for attachment to opposites sides of the bicycle frame adjacent the rear wheel. Each member includes a body portion having a first projection configured for abutting relation with the chain stay of the bicycle and a second arcuately configured projection for tangentially abutting relation with the seat stay, each of the projections having a fastener arrangement coacting with the body portion and the adjacent stay of the bicycle frame for enabling securing the hitch member to the frame. Both projections extend from the same side of the body portion with the opposite side of the body portion including a slotted socket opening for receiving the ball end of a trailer tongue fastener. The tongue fastener is retained in position by means of a pin passing through the opposing walls of the slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly in which the pin connector assembly is formed of pin members having at least one spring protrusion adjacent the end thereof, the socket connector assembly being formed of a hollow tubular configuration arranged in an array within an insulating body and configured for matingly receiving the pin connector assembly, improved electrical conductor connection being effected by the protrusion urging against the inner surface of the socket to provide an improved line of electrical contact between the pin member and the socket member.

Abstract: An expandable seat for a stroller, a jogging stroller, or the like, which seat is formed as a unitary or one-piece member with a contoured seating position, a seat back portion and side portions, the latter being configured for, and including provision for, attachment to the frame of the stroller. Excess material in the form of inverted triangular pieces of material are integrally formed with the seat back and a portion of the seating portion, to form pockets of material, with closures or slide fasteners on the long edges thereof being zipped to the closed position to orient the seat back in a generally upright position and, when unzipped, to orient the seat back in a generally reclining position.

Abstract: A brake shoe having a metallic support or backbone member with a brake pad formed of at least two portions, each of a separate compound or composition, with each compound pre-selected to effect a separate result for each of the pad portions. The portions are configured, arranged and dimensioned so that each (and all) pad portions have a braking surface in contact with the rim generally simultaneously. The partitioned brake pad is formed of different combinations of multi-rubber or elastomers, not a particular combination, to improve wet and dry braking with one pad or the same pad. The selection of multi-rubber or elastomers could be used to stop squealing and grabbing, while also giving the pad stopping power at the same time; or a different combination could be used in wet and dry conditions, or a combination of compounds may be utilized for different partitions for racing conditions, or the like.

Abstract: A vehicle seat construction with a rear impact energy absorbing damping system along with a fully adjustable, fitted, contoured seat back. First and second damping systems are provided, the first being between the seat base and the floor of the vehicle with the second being between the seat base and seat: back. The damping systems include shock absorbing devices in the track construction and in the seat base construction in the region of connection to the seat back. The seat back is provided with a vertical telescoping and pivoting support frame arrangement for height and contour adjustment for the occupant, and air bags for adjusting the contour of the seat back to the back of the occupant. The seat back construction includes configurable and positionable components for the lower back, the middle back and the head/neck area of the occupant, each component including inflatable pockets for contouring of the front surface of the seat back.

Abstract: A wrench having a slidable actuator member within an elongate recess formed in the handle, the slide member being provided with a suitable pressure-operated knob for ease of manipulation. A flexible steel member is connected at one end thereof to the slide member, with the other end connected to the integrally formed slidable spine member or keyed shaft of the adjustable jaw of the wrench. A plurality of diamond-shaped openings are provided in a row of a recess cover for receiving a matingly configured member at specific locations along the length of the handle, with the openings located at points corresponding to predefined sizes or spacing of the jaws. The matingly configured member is operated into and out of engagement with the diamond-shaped openings on depression and movement of the knob to set the jaw opening to the desired size.