Abstract: A method and apparatus for the making of an impression of a person's foot in foam to be used in the manufacture of orthotics comprising in combination a box of foam that will be deformed by the person's foot during the making of a foot impression, placed in foam box receptacle that is supported on a base and which can adjustably swivel or rotate so that the person's knee, ankle and foot will be put in a neutral position and when in use the person is placed in a seated position and a box of foam is placed in the receptacle and a strap assembly is used to exert a downward force on the person's lower leg, the strap being secured to a lever arm used to exert a downward pressure and engage with a block arm which correspondingly exerts a downward force on a block situated above the box of foam and which pushes the foot down into the foam and wherein the block is slideable transversely to the box of foam to align with the arch of the person's foot and to insure that the block exerts its downward pressure evenly and

Abstract: An underground augering system comprising a drill unit adjustably connected to a retrieving unit by interchangeable and adjustable connectors to provide for simultaneous drilling of one hole and the removal of auger flights from a previous drilled hole, a crowd mechanism within each unit to move the drill and retrieval carriages to and from holes, a transfer arm to move auger flights to and from a staging rack within the retrieval unit and belly pan within the drill unit, and belly pan within the retrieval unit, a mechanism and staging rack for the storage of auger flights, and a delatch mechanism within the drill unit and retrieval unit to disengage the latch lever in an auger flight for removal of the auger flight from a string of auger flights.

Abstract: A closed loop geothermal heat exchanger in a heating and cooling system for conditioning the air in an enclosed structure comprising heat exchange coils disposed in the interior of an inground sealed tank external to the structure wherein inlet and outlet conduit provide for the inward and outward flow of water from an external source into and out of the tank and wherein the water within the tank is the geothermal heat exchange medium and further provides a domestic water supply for the structure and capped incoming and outgoing test conduits provide for water temperature and flow measurement and a removable sealed lid is provided on the tank top to access the tank for repairs and a support conduit is provided within the tank to eliminate residue build up within the tank top and enhance the mix of incoming and outgoing water temperature and an air gap is provided within the tank between the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit to eliminate back flow to the water source.

Abstract: An instrument for use with resilient tubing such as wound drainage tubing, catheters, chest tubing, common duct T tubing, I.V.

Abstract: A valve to control fluid of high volume and pressure comprising a continuously balanced hollow plunger disposed within an annularly enlarged chamber that controls fluid flow by moving radial slots and ports in its peripheral wall back and forth across seals, the plunger being continuously balanced in any position by a double-rodded piston assembly comprising a piston, a ported operator rod and actuator rod, and a balance chamber within a sealed piston cylinder tube that allows the line media to flow through, out of, and around the plunger, through the operator rod and through and out of the actuator rod and into the balance chamber creating a complete continuous balancing effect on the plunger in any position, and operator means are only required to overcome seal friction and path resistance to move the plunger to selected position.

Abstract: A ladder extender apparatus for use with a ladder with stiles and rungs to extend the ladder away from a structure, during use and adapted to accept any width ladder, hollow runged or solid runged, comprising a flat base plate to engage with the roof of the structure, two support arms rigidly affixed to the base plate by two L-shaped channels and extending vertically away from the base plate adjustable horizontally with the base plate, a corresponding pair of extension arms pivotally secured at one end with a rod to the pair of support arms allowing the base plate to pivot about the axis of the rod and adjust to the pitch of the roof of the structure and adjustable by a plurality of orifices in the support arms to vary the distance of the ladder from the structure and with the other ends of the extension arms secured to a ladder fastener assembly to fasten the apparatus to the stiles and rungs of the ladder, where the ladder fastening assembly can be either a pair of generally U-shaped channels with slots ada

Abstract: A telescoping hoist assembly and holding fork mechanism for an augering apparatus comprising a telescoping hoist arm with independently operating lift capability to lift auger flights to add them to or remove them from a string driving a cutting head for augering operations and a fork ram mechanism moveable horizontally and vertically within the augering apparatus to assist in the positioning of auger flights in their addition to or removal from the string.

Abstract: In an augering apparatus for rotating and advancing a cutting head longitudinally of the apparatus driven by a string of auger flights with helical flighting, an auger flight support comprising a plurality of radially extending support legs affixed to a bearing housing surrounding a bearing rotatably affixed to the auger drive shank disposed at one end of a two-ended auger flight to support the auger flight independently of the support provided by the auger flighting to reduce wear and tear of the helical flighting and to eliminate frictional drag of the string of auger flights.

Abstract: A ground engagable gun support apparatus comprising a main elongated tube and an adjustable elongated tube slidably attached to the main elongated tube by a pair of stabilizing bars and securing means and adjustable vertically and rotatably about the main elongated tube with a butt support tray at the lower end of the elongated tube and a generally "Y" shaped barrel support bracket attached at the upper end of the adjustable elongated tube to receive and support the butt and barrel of the gun respectively, and a strap affixed to the main elongated tube for carrying and camouflage coloring of the invention providing for the non-detectibility by game when employed by the user in the field or safety coloring for visibility in the field.

Abstract: An automatic test and connect electrical power system for use on a brake light circuit of a multiple circuit cord and plug configuration disposed between a tractor and trailer or trailers to sense the presence of a trailer or trailers equipped with either a conventional brake system or an anti-lock brake system and to automatically connect and provide continuous or intermittent power to the electronic control unit and light the brake lights of a trailer equipped with either brake system when the brakes of the tractor are applied lighting the brake lights of the tractor.

Abstract: An anti-lock brake powering system for use on a tractor having a power source and power cord with a connecting device with multiple circuits between the tractor and a trailer with one circuit providing power to the brake lights of a trailer and a switch disposed in the tractor to provide power to the brake lights of a trailer equipped with a conventional brake system when the switch is in one position so that when the brakes of the tractor are applied a pressure sensitive switch disposed in the tractor is activated and lights the brake lights of the tractor and lights the brake lights of the trailer equipped with a conventional brake system and so that when the switch is moved to a second position, continuous electrical power is supplied to the anti-lock brake system of a trailer equipped with an anti-lock brake system and when the brakes of the tractor are applied the pressure sensitive switch disposed in the tractor is activated and lights the brake lights of the tractor and a pressure sensitive switch disp

Abstract: A Brake Travel Indicator for use on a vehicle having a plurality of air brake assemblies secured to the undercarriage of the vehicle and stationary with respect thereto, responsive solely to the linear movement of the push rod clevis of each air brake assembly to provide a visible indication of excess linear movement of the push rod clevis and probable need for brake maintenance as well as an indication of the particular wheel where such maintenance is probably needed and comprising a travel indicator tube which slideably engages with a fixed reference tube to slide in and out of said reference tube to provide visible indication of probable need for brake maintenance and an electrical monitoring system cooperating with the travel indicator tube comprising a continuous electrical circuit connected to a remote display panel with a plurality of multicolored lamps to indicate excess brake travel by one colored lighted lamp, to indicate open circuit or power loss condition by lack of lighted colored lamps, and to

Abstract: A tissue sample collection trap for trapping tissue samples for use with a suction sample collecting device comprising a cylindrical container either translucent or opaque with a suction connector element with a port provided at one end to connect to and cooperate with a suction device and the opposite container end open and adapted to accept a cap, the cap being either solid for continuous suction or provided with a control port through the end and into the container to be manually obstructed for suction by the operator and the diameter of a section of the inside of the container at the suction connector element and reduced forming a ledge adapted to hold a removable tissue trap assembly, and a tissue trap assembly comprising two round discs with a plurality of perforations forming screens and adapted to trap specimens and to slidably engage with and within the container and a hollow tubular handle provided to separate the discs extending axially and through the discs for slidably removing the tissue trap as

Abstract: A label with a polypropylene core is provided with an extruded skin of polypropylene bonded to each face of the core, and opaquing agent layer bonded to one extruded polypropylene skin to provide opacity to block out preprinted graphics or printing on the object to which the label is secured, pressure sensitive aqueous acrylic polymer emulsion adhesive bonded to the opaquing agent layer for securing the label to any object, and printing or graphics bonded to the face of the other extruded polypropylene skin, and a clear polypropylene skin with pressure sensitive aquaous acrylic polymer emulsion adhesive bonded to the graphics or printing to protect the graphics or printing.

Abstract: A valve construction which may be used to control the flow of any desired fluid in any desired valving action and which provides an interchangeable and removable activating means and an interchangeable and removable valve cartridge assembly of the lap spool, packed spool, proportional flow or any other version. The valve comprises a removable and interchangeable activating means, a removable and interchangeable cap assembly, a novel housing adapted to accept a removable and interchangeable valve cartridge assembly of the lap spool, packed spool, proportional flow, or any other version, and a removable and interchangeable valve cartridge assembly of the lap spool, packed spool, proportional flow, or any other version comprised of a plunger and separator means.

Abstract: A semi-automatic cartridge reloading machine of the type including a lower travelling platen with a rotatable support for sequentially positioning a plurality of cartridges in each of a series of operating stations and including an upper stationary platen with a plurality of tools or dies depending or extending downwardly and spaced circumferentially about the upper stationary platen and centered over the rotatable support defining a plurality of operating stations is provided with mechanisms for automatically rotating the support to reposition the cartridges in subsequent operating stations at the completion of each reloading step or operation, automatically centering cartridges and removing spent primers from cartridges, automatically belling and admitting powder into cartridges, automatically introducing and inserting new primers into cartridges, automatically introducing and inserting bullets into cartridges, and automatically crimping and seating bullets into cartridges simultaneously and in conjunction