Abstract: A fail safe temperature control device which consists of a nonelastic container or bulb adapted to be subjected to temperature changes, a capillary tube and a pressure responsive device. The container generally is located in the area in which the heat is to be controlled, typically an oven or other heated area. The capillary tube is connected to the container at a first end and to the pressure responsive device at a second end. The nonelastic container, capillary tube and pressure responsive device form a closed system which is filled with a thermally responsive material. The pressure responsive device operates a control device, typically consisting of a normally closed contact and a normally open contact.

Abstract: A materials holding apparatus consisting of a receptacle, flange, and mount for use in the practice of dentistry capable of bringing the necessary implements to the operation at hand and making the requisite materials available for timely use, which can be worn on the finger or thumb of both left-handed and right-handed individuals with equal ease and remains stable and does not slip and slide around the finger or thumb. A protective cap is used in conjunction with the finger mounted apparatus to reduce spilling or splattering of the materials contained in the receptacle.

Abstract: A detachable iron support suitable for use with an ironing board, table or the like comprising a frame, a plurality of support members and a belt attachment assembly. The frame is shaped correlatively to the face plate of an iron and the support members are shaped such that each support member has a straight segment located between two leg segments. Each straight segment has a centrally located depression. The frame and support members are mated at a position along the leg segments opposite the ends of the leg segments so that the frame is located above the straight segment and depression thereby creating an enclosure. The belt attachment assembly is comprised of a strap, a plurality of shaped plates and a fastening means. The mated frame and support members are attached to the belt attachment assembly by placing the depressions of the straight segments of the support members between the shaped plates and strap and affixing the shaped plates and strap by either permanent or semi-permanent means.

Abstract: A materials holding apparatus consisting of a receptacle, flange and mount for use in the practice of dentistry capable of bringing the necessary implements to the operation at hand and making the requisite materials available for timely use, which can be worn on the finger or thumb of both left-handed and right-handed individuals with equal ease and remains stable and does not slip and slide around the finger or thumb.

Abstract: An improved truss transportation trailer which provides a truss support trailer that may be easily and safely controlled by a single operator and which can be utilized to transport a large variety of truss sizes and configurations safely from the point of manufacture to the point of use, which improvements include stabilizing and locking devices.

Abstract: A play house apparatus aimed at children whose ages range from eighteen months to nine or ten years which is designed to provide entertainment and to introduce, teach and/or reinforce any number of artistic, theatric and imaginative skills as well as fundamental skills, such as alphabet recognition, handwriting, numeric skills, musical scales, and the like.

Abstract: A board game aimed at three to six year olds which is designed to teach and promote good nutrition and exercise habits which result in healthy cardiovascular systems to young children as well as provide entertainment and reinforcement for normative values.

Abstract: A vehicle carrier which may be used to transport compact automobiles behind motorhomes or other suitable towing vehicles and consists of two primary substructures, a main frame and a trailer bed. The automobile which is to be transported can be loaded on to or unloaded from the carrier by a single person since it is not necessary for him to be inside or in close proximity to the vehicle, nor does he have to step down from the vehicle after it is loaded on to the vehicle carrier. The carrier can be easily moved or rolled by hand and also provides means to reduce the road shock and sway which may be transferred from a vehicle carrier to a towing vehicle.

Abstract: A device for removing unwanted vegetation consisting of a pole with a pair of cutting members on one end and two control handles on the other end. In use, the end with the cutting members is pulled through the vegetation and as the device moves, the offending vegetation is cut off by the cutting action produced by the pulling movement. If, during the cutting, the unwanted vegetation is found to be supple and yielding, a first handle is depressed. This brings the cutting members closer together and causes the supple vegetation to be sheared off. On the other hand, if, during the cutting, the unwanted vegetation pulls out of the ground and becomes lodged in the device, a second handle is depressed. This permits the cutting members to rotate away from each other thereby releasing the unwanted vegetation from the device.

Abstract: A method of preserving or otherwise reinforcing the thin, pre-existing tissue-like paper patterns used in dressmaking, crafts, and the like, in which a sturdy backing paper is bonded to the thin, pre-existing tissue-like paper pattern pieces allowing the pattern pieces to be reused many times without deterioration, which method may be practiced without extensive commercial equipment.

Abstract: A device which will automatically remove a lid from a stack of lids designated for testing, feed the selected lid to a testing position, orient the selected lid so that the easy-open feature is in the desired position, test the easy-open feature by engaging the tab located on the scored segment of the lid with a lifting finger and causing the lifting finger to activate the tab in the manner which a consumer would use by rotating the tab through an arc of at least ninety degrees, and then eject the tested lid from the device.

Abstract: A pneumatically operated fastener-driving tool, particularly adapted for nailing drywall to the framing of a building, comprising a housing, a reciprocator assembly mounted within the housing, and a piston mechanism mounted within the reciprocator assembly for axially driving the fastener into the drywall and underlying framing member. Upon actuation of the tool, the piston is pneumatically driven through a fastener-driving stroke and the reciprocator is reactively driven in an opposite direction. The oppositely driven reciprocator assembly absorbs recoil energy during the piston's driving stroke without transmitting an appreciable amount thereof to the housing, thereby substantially precluding housing recoil during driving of the fastener. At the end of the driving stroke, the reciprocator engages and is decelerated by the piston, thereby reducing housing recoil subsequent to the driving of the fastener.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tow bar which can be removably attached to the towed unit and is comprised of a mounting bracket assembly and a tow bar/tie rod assembly; which tow bar can be conveniently stored when not in use, is lightweight yet sturdy, and can be easily attached to the towing unit by a single person.

Abstract: A twist actuated writing instrument comprised of a barrel, a cap, a two-directional cam, and an actuator wherein the barrel, the cap, the two-directional cam, and the actuator axially encase a writing element and a spring and wherein the cap may be rotated in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction relative to the barrel, such that when the cap is rotated in either direction relative to the barrel, the writing element will be advanced to the writing position and when the cap is rotated in the opposite direction relative to the barrel, the writing element will retract.

Abstract: A device which will allow removal of water from the pipes and associate equipment servicing a swimming pool without partially draining the pool consisting of a first member equipped with means for water-tight engagement with an outlet in the sidewall of a pool structure and a second member equipped with a standpipe. When the first and second members are tightened into water-tight relationship, a vent is provided from the outlet in the sidewall of the pool to the outside air. The water in the pipe associated with the outlet can then be removed without the necessity of draining any water from the pool.

Abstract: A unique truss transportation trailer which provides a truss support trailer that may be easily and safely controlled by a single operator and which can be utilized to transport a large variety of truss sizes and configurations safely from the point of manufacture to the point of use.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for internal combustion engines whereby a liquid hydrocarbon fuel is supplied to an enclosed pressure chamber, and wherein the chamber the liquid fuel is heated to within temperature limit of 95% plus or minus 5% of that said fuel's refined distillation end point. At that temperature high vapor pressure exists within the enclosed compression chamber. The resulting vapor is conveyed to the carburetor venturi system and combustion chamber in true vaporous state by means through a cooperating system of primary and secondary pressure reducing regulators. Attached onto the interior wall of the compression chamber is a liquid fuel dispensing pump, which maintains a constant fuel level within that chamber. Energy to operate the pump is derived from surrounding pressure within the compression chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement in the supports for draperies, curtains, and the like, and more particularly, to improvments in the supports for coverings of bay windows wherein multiple treatments of the bay window can be achievewd by a compact unit which is capable of being installed easily and which can adjust to the particular requirements of the windows and do so in a manner which will not detract from the various treatments, and which is inexpensive in construction.

Abstract: A fail safe device for use in conjunction with a temperature sensing bulb, capillary, and control device in an oven or other heating appliance, which fail safe device will prevent a failure of the basic control device from permitting a critical overheat condition to occur in the controlled area.