Abstract: A display device having an interior area in which multiple images are displayed. The images arise from reflections of one or more externally or internally illuminated patterns located within the apparatus. The device creates an optical illusion whereby multiple images appear to extend a rearward distance that is greater than the thickness of the apparatus. When multiple patterns are employed, the patterns may be spaced from each other and are combined to form the desired image. The apparatus may include one or more spotlights that function to highlight predetermined area(s) within the device. The apparatus may alternatively or in combination employ an isolated light source that illuminates the interior of a light transmitting object located between the reflective surfaces to thereby cause the object and especially the object's side edges to glow with light.

Abstract: A yo-yo having a unique axle design and end pieces capable of retaining POG-shaped inserts. The axle is designed to increase the yo-yo's sleep time as well as to improve the facility with which the yo-yo can be returned from a sleeping condition. The yo-yo's axle includes an axle block that is itself similar in shape to a yo-yo and has a uniquely shaped central groove. The groove has parallel upper sidewalls and a bottom tapered section. The axle block is preferably made of wood and the yo-yo's end members are preferably made of plastic. When a wooden axle block is used with plastic end members, the yo-yo will display the performance advantages that were previously only afforded by wooden yo-yo's while at the same time providing the lower manufacturing costs and high durability of a plastic yo-yo. The yo-yo's end pieces include retaining structure that allows a user to secure a POG-shaped insert to each end piece.

Abstract: To facilitate the testing of small electronic components, an improved test probe is disclosed. The basic form of the probe comprises a support body made of at least one strip of circuit board material. A pill-shaped conductive contact is secured to and extends outwardly from a front end of the support body. A conductive layer of the circuit board strip connects the contact to a lead that extends outwardly from a rear end of the support body. A middle part of the support body features a series of thru-cuts that enable the support body to resiliently flex and act like a spring.

Abstract: A watering system composed of a number of cone-shaped spikes. An inserter spike having imperforate sidewalls is used to initially create a hole in a region of soil near a plant. The inserter spike is then removed from the hole and is placed within a perforated watering spike that is complementary in shape to the inserter spike. The combined unit is then placed in the hole whereby the inserter spike prevents soil from entering the interior area of the watering spike. Once the watering spike is properly positioned, the inserter spike is removed from the interior of the watering spike. Water can then be entered into the interior of the watering spike via a large opening at the top of the watering spike. The water then enters the soil in a dispersed and controlled manner via the perforations in the watering spike.

Abstract: The invention is a machine used to test and sort small electronic components. The machine includes a feed station, a testing station and a sorting station. The components are carried between the different stations by a rotatable transport wheel that includes a number of peripherally-located and radially-aligned compartments.The testing station includes a top lead that is moved in a direction away from or toward the central axis of the wheel. The movement is controlled by a follower roller that is connected to the lead and that travels along a surface of a cam ring that is attached to the transport wheel. The testing station further includes a shielding strip that isolates the electronic component from surrounding fields during the testing operation.

Abstract: The invention is a semi-resilient exercise grip that has a non-resilient particulate core surrounded by a resilient rubber covering. Within the core there is also a dry lubricant such as talc that allows the particles to move over each other without damage. The outer covering may consist of a single thick latex layer, a thin latex layer surrounded by a thick rubber layer or a number of thin latex layers. The semi-resiliency of the grip enables a user to deform the grip and thereby change its shape. The grip can be moved within the hand to allow the user to deform it repeatedly while changing the grip's shape each time.