Abstract: A body portion of a device has an opening for receiving an engaging member and a portion of the body portion defining the opening is distortable into the opening. A wedge is provided in a tapered bore in the body portion adjacent the distortable defining portion and is arranged to distort the latter into engagement against an engaging member. The distortable portion comprises a tab formed by areas of removed material provided between the opening and the tapered bore.

Abstract: A flexible inflatable container is closed at one end and open at its other end. A closure strap is secured to the bag adjacent the open end and is arranged to be wrapped around and close this open end after inflating the bag. This closure strap is associated with another strip of material secured to the bag for forming a handle at this end of the bag. The other end of the bag has a base strip secured peripherally around the bag and has flexible strips secured thereto to form handles at this end of the bag. The bag is sufficiently elongated from end to end so as to carry a person lying crosswise thereon for riding a wave in the surf.

Abstract: Apparatus producing fuel from waste products of the type capable of forming a flammable oil and gas when heated. The apparatus and method are particularly useful for disposing of discarded vehicle tires and at the same time producing fuel capable of operating engines or burners. The system utilizes a cooking pot and cooling apparatus for condensing gas formed in the cooking vessel to produce a flammable oil. The system including the cooking vessel is closed except for outlets from the cooling apparatus for both the oil and gas, whereby no appreciable pollution is discharged to atmosphere.

Abstract: A base frame supports a hopper for receiving grain to be ground and made into bread. An inverted cone-shaped grinding head on the shaft is supported at the bottom of the hopper and cooperates with a base member having a recess corresponding in shape to the grinder. The cone-shaped grinding head is spaced from the base to form a grinding area and grinding is accomplished by upright surface grooves in the base member and grinding teeth on the grinding head. The grinding head has an inlet passageway leading to the grinding area and the base member has outlet means at the top of the grinding area to discharge ground grain which is forced upwardly by centrifugal force as well as the augering action of the grinding surface. The shaft supports a mixing arm at the bottom thereof having an angle bend which provides simultaneous mixing and kneading of ingredients into bread dough. The bread dough making apparatus is combined with apparatus for driving food processing attachments such as a blender and meat grinder.

Abstract: A housing has an inner area defined by end walls, side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall having a flat inner surface. Inlet and outlet ports open through the flat inner surface. The inlet port is arranged to be connected to a supply source of pneumatic pressure and the outlet ports are arranged to be connected to an actuator. A control member in the housing has a pair of recesses facing the inner surface in association with the inlet and outlet ports. The control member is suspended by a pair of leaf springs which allow a high response of the control member with a low signal pressure. The leaf springs are engineered and tested precisely considering the compression or columnar force acting endwise thereon as a result of the working pressure in the valve. At the same time the leaf springs have lateral deflection sufficient for operation of the control member 54 without buckling.

Abstract: A scale is provided for establishing a swing inertia value of golf clubs by providing support means arranged to contact the grip portion of the club such that the axis of rotation of a person's grip on the grip portion of the club when in the act of swinging the club is disposed vertically above the pivotal axis of a balance beam of the scale. The scale supports a golf club for determining such swing inertia value and includes calibrations which comprise values determined by multiplying the head weight of the club by the length of the club shaft extending from the pivotal axis of the balance beam to the center of gravity of the club head. The scale can also be used to determine the head weight of a club.

Abstract: A rotatable drive output is provided for a fishing reel and has a connecting gear for establishing a rotatable connection between the fishing reel spool shaft and the drive output. This drive connection is provided at the end of the reel opposite from the manually operating handle and is operably connected to an electric motor mounted on the reel or in a remote location with a flexible cable drive. In some embodiments, a microswitch is mounted on the reel body and is associated with a manually operable pivotal lever capable of operating the switch in an arrangement which causes engagement of the gear output and connecting gear prior to closing of the switch. In another embodiment, a fish line spool of the reel is provided that is hollow and the electric drive motor is supported in the hollow portion of this spool.

Abstract: A base has a transverse shaft secured thereto and a U-shaped jaw member is spring loaded on the shaft. A trigger mechanism is pivotally supported on the shaft and has a catch releasably engageable with a trigger arm which holds the jaw member in spring loaded position. The trigger mechanism has a forwardly extending bait bar which holds the trigger mechanism into engagement with the spring loaded jaw member when bait is disposed under the bait bar. Guards are provided on the trigger mechanism rearwardly of the bait bar to discourage a rodent from traveling to the bait bar from the rear of the trap.

Abstract: A body member has a central aperture and a set screw in an arrangement for mounting on the depending tip of a tool. The body member supports a guide engaging roller in an eccentric relation whereby the roller is arranged to be adjustably rotated such that the surface thereof can be positioned selectively relative to the tip. The roller has a grooved edge for guided engagement on the edge of an upstanding guide. The roller in its eccentric support is arranged for various types of guide functions including roller engagement of a guide, a rolling engagement on a workpiece, or an out-of-the-way position for guided engagement of a support therefor against a guide.

Abstract: A gauge member has an abutment edge at one end for engaging a workpiece in establishing a depth of cut and is mounted in a holder on an adjustable working member. A spring urges the gauge laterally of the frame to position the abutment edge toward a workpiece but allows the gauge to be swung out of the way by a carriage as the latter passes by. The gauge is pivotally jointed intermediate its ends whereby to be capable of partially folding and releasing the abutment edge from a stuck position in a workpiece. A spring connects the jointed portions of the gauge and such spring in combination with the pivot for the joint maintains the sections in longitudinal alignment but allows the sections to partially fold and allow the abutment edge to free itself from the wood.

Abstract: Oppositely facing surfaces have grooves in one of the surfaces and low coefficient of friction inserts in the grooves. The inserts have a thickness greater than the depth of the grooves so as to project from the grooves when seated therein for bearing against a facing surface and maintaining the two surfaces in spaced apart relation. Such inserts provide a reduced friction relation between the two surfaces whereby the two surfaces can be readily rotated between a working condition having a thrust load therebetween and a loosened non-working condition. Preferably, two or more of the grooves and inserts are provided, the inserts being held in the grooves by distorted portions in the walls of the grooves.

Abstract: A body portion of non-luminous material has an enlarged surface area on which design elements are applied of luminous material. The design elements are shaped to depict celestial bodies and the arrangement is such that when these design portions are charged by light, they will glow in the dark so that in an overhead position a nocturnal celestial appearance is provided. The body portion can consist of a double layer of material and the design elements confined between the two layers. A support for the body portion may include an electric motor for rotating the body portion to simulate rotation of the earth.

Abstract: A horizontal boom is rotatably mounted on an upright support and serves as a track for a movable member supporting, by means of a flexible line, wood splitting mechanism. The wood splitting mechanism includes a cylinder and piston rod assembly having splitting elements thereon which are moved apart and together by operation of the piston rod for accomplishing the splitting function. The wood splitting mechanism is movable vertically by a winch drum thereon for splitting wood on the ground in the entire area of reach of the boom around the upright support. The cylinder and piston rod assembly have an interengagement which prevents rotation of the piston rod in the cylinder.

Abstract: A base member for incoming telephone supply equipment is arranged to be mounted on a building and is associated with a first cover member having key lock engagement therewith so that only telephone authorized personnel can have access to the incoming telephone equipment in the base member. The first cover member has customer access equipment which is exposed through a faceplate thereof for access to the telephone customer, whereby the customer can make connections for his service but in view of the locked arrangement of the first cover member on the base member, access to the incoming telephone equipment cannot be had. A second cover member is arranged for mounting on the assembly of base member and first cover member to protect the assembly from the elements, this second cover member having an unlocked connection to the first cover member for easy removal. The customer access equipment includes circuit indicating lamp means and a plug-in jack.

Abstract: A tool with a gripping handle and a forwardly extending shank on the handle having a cross sectional dimension of height and thickness capable of being received in a primary recess in the ramus portion of a mandible. A reduced thickness extension is provided on the forward end of the shank which is arranged to form a reduced width secondary recess by manually forcing the extension into the bone area at an end of the primary recess. The shank has an upwardly angled forward portion and the handle has a rearward angled end forming a lateral gripping area for the tool. The free end of the extension is rounded and sharpened for piercing bone.

Abstract: A mop handle has a Velcro strip secured to the lower end thereof and a mop head has a Velcro strip secured around the inner surface thereof. The Velcro strip on the mop head is arranged for releasable engagement with the Velcro strip on the handle whereby the mop head is readily attached and detached. The outer surface of the mop head has Velcro elements to provide an exterior band.

Abstract: A one-piece U-shaped bar is arranged to support an artificial denture on its upper edge and terminates at the rearward end in ramus implants. Each of the ramus implants comprises a rear extension of side portions of the bar, and these extensions are of reduced thickness than other portions of the bar for fitting between narrowed side defining bone areas of ramus portions of the jaw. Rear extensions of the bar are offset laterally for proper fitting in the ramus portions of the jaw. The rear extensions have apertures therethrough with funnel shaped openings at the sides for providing a locking connection of bone growing through the openings.

Abstract: A hosel is formed with an upwardly opening socket for receiving a shaft that has a projecting flange with an outer edge. A ball striking plate is manufactured in separate form from the hosel and is secured to the flange in desired positions of loft and other relationships. One or more weights are arranged to be secured to the rear side of the ball striking plate for providing a desired club head weight and center of gravity. A method of the invention includes the steps of forming a hosel and the ball striking plate as separate elements and then shaping and positioning the flange for securing the ball striking plate at the desired angle and position.

Abstract: A support post is arranged to support a first horizontal bar and a second horizontal bar at right angles to the first bar. Third and fourth bars are supported on the ends of the second bar in parallel relation with the first bar. Two forms of brackets are provided to interconnect the various bars, one form of the brackets supporting the second bar and the other form supporting the first and third and fourth bars. A removable cover extends over the first bar and is tied to the third and fourth bars.

Abstract: An elongated frame supports a pair of rails for a wheeled log carriage. A winch drum is mounted on the frame between the ends of the latter and drives a cable reeved through opposite end pulleys for moving the carriage in feed and return movements. Multiple pulley V-belt assemblies are provided in the drive unit for the carriage and are operated by a manual lever which in one direction actuates feed movement of the carriage and releases return drive movement and in the other direction of the lever releases the drive for the feed movement and actuates the drive for the return movement. Such actuation and release of the multiple pulley V-belt assemblies is controlled by rocker arm clutches controlled by the manual lever. A log ramp is utilized with the mechanism and has a pull cable powered from the main drive mechanism of the sawmill under control of an operator's lever.