Abstract: A fry basket and liner apparatus for immersion in cooking oil in a fryer includes a fry basket formed of wire basket mesh for retaining items to be cooked; a basket liner fit within the basket and including liner mesh having a grid finer than the basket mesh for retaining particles of fried matter separated from the food items, while the basket is immersed in the cooking oil within the fryer; so that the particles do not collect on interior surfaces of the fryer. The fry basket preferably additionally includes a hinged mesh lid forming a basket lid; and a wire handle having a trigger mechanism including structure for opening the lid. The fry basket preferably additionally includes a lid biasing spring connected to the lid in such a manner as to close the basket lid automatically.

Abstract: A bathtub seat for use with a bathtub having a bathtub bottom wall and a bathtub side wall, the bathtub side wall being sealingly connected to the bathtub bottom wall and forming a continuous loop for retaining water and having a side wall rim at the bathtub side wall upper end, the bathtub side wall defining opposing side wall rim segments and bathtub ends, the bathtub seat including a support panel for extending across the bathtub and resting on opposing the side rim segments, the support panel having a panel forward end and a panel rearward end. The seat preferably additionally includes an engaging lip extending downwardly from the support panel and into the tub in close proximity to opposing segments of the bathtub side wall for abutting the bathtub wall and thereby preventing substantial lateral movement of the support panel relative to the bathtub. The engaging lip preferably extends downwardly only from the panel forward end.

Abstract: A brace apparatus for applying tension to the fore portion and the upper portion of a human limb about a limb joint in a direction of limb closure about the joint for joint therapy includes a limb fore portion engaging structure; a limb upper portion engaging structure; an elastic strip interconnecting the limb fore portion and the limb upper portion for creating a range of tension levels between the limb fore portion and the limb upper portion over which the limb fore portion and the limb upper portion move relative to each other; and a mechanism for adjusting the range of tension in the elastic strip.

Abstract: A level apparatus for spanning two spaced apart building structure points and indicating whether the points are level relative to each other includes an elongate tubular segment having a tubular segment longitudinal abutment face for abutting a building structure point; an extension segment slidably retained within the tubular segment for slidingly extending partly out of the tubular segment and having an extension segment longitudinal abutment face for functionally extending the tubular segment longitudinal abutment face when the extension segment is extended; and a longitudinally oriented bubble site glass.

Abstract: A dispensor adaptor is provided for a nursing bottle containing liquid having a bottle bottom wall joined to a tubular bottle side wall with an rim onto which is removably fitted a bottle lid having an outwardly protruding nipple structure containing a liquid passageway, the bottle lid being fastened against the upper rim and the side wall with a fastening mechanism, the adaptor including a substantially disk-shaped flange having a central port, for placement onto the upper rim when the lid is removed, and for securing within the bottle by fastening the lid onto the rim within the fastening mechanism so that the flange is retained between the lid and the rim, the flange making sealing contact with the nipple structure which circumscribes the liquid passageway, and a liquid gathering tube extending from the central port in the flange toward the bottle bottom wall and opening within the bottle to gather the liquid, so that drawing upon the nipple structure extracts a quantity of the liquid through the liquid ga

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes an input shaft; an output shaft; a ring gear having internal ring gear teeth and having a ring gear central axis; a ring gear constraining structure constraining the ring gear to move translationally along a substantially circular path about the input shaft rotational axis without rotating about its own central axis relative to the apparatus; a mechanism for continuously changing the distance between the ring gear central axis and the input shaft rotational axis; a pinion gear having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the ring gear and retained with the ring gear so that its rotational axis is parallel with the ring gear central axis; and held in engagement with the ring gear teeth by a pinion gear constraining structure rotationally connected to an apparatus output shaft; where each time the input shaft rotates one revolution, the ring gear constraint structure moves the ring gear one revolution translationally along the circular path around the input shaft rotati

Abstract: A garment for giving front abdominal support during the advanced stages of pregnancy includes a sheet of flexible sheet material having first opposing side edges, the first opposing side edges having opposing leg opening forming notches, defining on one side of the opposing notches a garment front panel and on the other side of the opposing notches a garment rear panel, and defining between the opposing notches a panel interconnection section; the front panel having a support section including support material for supporting the wearer abdominal area; the first opposing side edges including a releasible fastener for interconnecting and for disconnecting the garment front panel and garment rear panel. The garment additionally includes an abdomen support strap extending laterally across and secured to the front panel.

Abstract: A humidor for retaining and preserving cigars includes a housing having a housing bottom wall and a housing top wall, and at least one housing side wall interconnecting the housing bottom wall and housing top wall, an access structure for opening the housing to admit cigars and for closing the housing to retain humidified air, a humidity generating structure, and a venting structure having elements for retaining several of the cigars within the housing spaced apart from the housing side wall to define at least one air circulation passageway between the cigars and the housing side wall. The humidor additionally includes at least one cigar separation sheet in the form of a sheet of resilient material with at least one sheet air passing vent opening for placing between horizontal layers of the cigars to define air circulation passageways between the cigars constituting each layer of cigars. The housing and vent structure are both preferably made of cedar.

Abstract: A security box for retaining personal items includes a tray portion having a tray rear wall and a tray side wall, a cover portion having a front wall for removably engaging and closing the tray portion, a mechanism for removably interconnecting the tray portion and the cover portion, and camouflage elements making the security box appear to be an item other than a security box. The camouflage elements preferably include at least one protrusion having the general appearance of a button for a conventional alarm control unit protruding from an exterior face of the security box. The security box is preferably made of gray or black plastic. The security box preferably additionally includes thumb gripping ridges on the outer face of the cover front wall for increased gripping friction during opening and closing of the security box.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a disposal chute in a building, the chute having a chute wall, includes a crane and cable assembly; a cleaning fluid spraying assembly suspended from the crane and cable assembly for lowering and raising within the chute; a flexible fluid delivery line suspended from the spraying assembly; and a fluid pump assembly connected to the flexible fluid delivery line. The spraying assembly preferably additionally includes a guide cage having resilient and outwardly bowed vertical support ribs interconnected by lateral support hoops extending substantially parallel to the mounting plate. The apparatus preferably additionally includes at least one cage wheel having an axial wheel port and being rotatably mounted on at least one support hoop for rolling against the chute wall as the spraying assembly is raised and lowered within the chute.

Abstract: A speargun apparatus includes a rearward stock portion including a spear engaging structure; a forward stock portion including a speargun body and sling mount and a spear propulsion sling; and a hydraulic drive mechanism interconnecting the rearward stock portion and the forward stock portion for separating the rearward stock portion and the forward stock portion to increase tension in the sling. The forward stock portion preferably includes a longitudinal passageway and the rearward stock portion preferably includes a forwardly protruding guide rod slidably fitting into the longitudinal passageway for strengthening and stabilizing the apparatus when the forward stock portion and the rearward stock portion are separated.

Abstract: A building tile for covering a building surface includes a flexible backing layer having a rearward face for securing to the building surface and a forward face; and a flexible cement layer secured to the forward face. The tile preferably additionally includes adhesive material, where at least part of the rearward face is covered with the adhesive material for mounting the tile to the building surface. The flexible cement layer is preferably textured to be aesthetically appealing. The flexible cement layer preferably includes a mixture of a cement aggregate; an acrylic resin; a water-based paint; and a waterproof rubber material. The backing layer may be formed of laminate sheet material, peg board or formica sheet material.

Abstract: A folding visor and case apparatus for eyeglasses which include an eyeglass lens frame containing eyeglass lenses and eyeglass arms hingedly connected to the eyeglass lens frame includes two substantially rigid side panels; a substantially rigid sun shield panel extending between the side panels and having two sun shield panel lateral ends; a hinged linkage panel assembly connecting each of the side panels to a lateral end of the sun shield panel, each of the linkage panel assemblies including a series of at least first and last panel sections interconnected with hinges, the first panel section in the series being pivotally connected to an edge of one of the side panels and the last panel section in the series being pivotally connected at one of the sun shield panel lateral ends; where the side panels each include an eyeglass arm attachment structure for operationally interconnecting the eyeglasses and the apparatus to open and close substantially in unison, so that opening the apparatus deploys the sun shiel

Abstract: A trailer for transporting a cargo vehicle such as a motorcycle in tow behind a towing vehicle includes a perimeter frame with a frame perimeter structure having a towing vehicle connection mechanism, and including trailer supporting wheels, the plane of the frame perimeter structure being oriented substantially parallel with the ground when the vehicle connection mechanism is connected to the towing vehicle; a cargo vehicle support bed positioned substantially within the perimeter frame; and a line and pulley elevation mechanism for lowering the bed substantially perpendicular to the ground to load and unload the cargo vehicle and for elevating the bed substantially perpendicular to the ground for cargo vehicle transport, so that the plane of the bed always remains substantially parallel with the plane of the perimeter frame.

Abstract: An apparatus for safely delivering a hazardous fluid substance to a receiving structure includes a supply cylinder containing a hazardous fluid substance and having a supply cylinder release port; a high pressure containment vessel having a vessel wall and a vessel receiving end, for receiving and safely enclosing the supply cylinder; a conduit structure in fluid communication with the supply cylinder and with the receiving structure for delivering the hazardous fluid substance from the supply cylinder into the receiving structure; and a supply cylinder loading structure for loading the supply cylinder into the containment vessel, including a containment vessel pivoting assembly having a structure for tilting the containment vessel into a substantially horizontal position and a supply cylinder pivoting assembly having a structure for tilting the supply cylinder into a substantially horizontal position for sliding the supply cylinder into the vessel receiving end.

Abstract: A spit assembly for a roasting oven includes an oven housing for receiving food items and retaining heat; a heating element mounted to radiate heat within the housing; a first spit mounting plate; a second spit mounting plate substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the first spit mounting plate; a spit assembly shaft extending through and attached to the first and second mounting plates and rotatably mounted within the housing; a drive mechanism for rotating the spit assembly shaft; in which the first spit mounting plate comprises at least one first spit mounting port spaced radially outward from the spit assembly shaft, the first spit mounting port having a star shape including a substantially circular port middle portion and nine equally spaced apart, elongate port finger portions opening and extending radially from the port middle portion; a spit including a first spit end sized for insertion into the first mounting port and configured in cross-section to include three radial flanges, substantially

Abstract: A card playing surface is provided including double common card placement areas. For each player the surface includes a first hand stacking area and a combined hand stacking area and first, second and third wagering token placement areas. A method of playing cards includes the steps of each player placing a first wager of any amount with wagering tokens onto the first wager placement area and placing a second wager of a fixed amount with tokens onto the second wager placement area. The dealer deals five cards face down onto the first hand stacking area for each player, and two common cards face down onto the double common card placement areas. Each player examines his or her cards and chooses whether to additionally enter a second phase where the five card hands of entering players are combined with the two common cards to form seven card hands.