Abstract: A circuit board provides a first elevation adapted for printing and bonding of conductor and resistor traces and monolithic ceramic capacitors, and provides through holes adapted for locating conductors. A second elevation is adapted for location and containment of a semiconductor quadrac. A third elevation is adapted for location and containment of a circuit board which is selectively adjustable through an R-C network coupled between the semiconductor quadrac and an input power source. An electric phase control uses mechanical movement for actuation. Provision is provided for mounting the phase control mechanism and the circuit so as to be manually accessed. A planar switch cover plate is adapted for sliding engagement, in parallel juxtaposition, with the mounting devices, the switch cover plate further adapted for engagement with the phase control mechanism for actuation through sliding engagement.

Abstract: An apparatus for finding studs within walls has an elongated magnet having a round and smooth outer surface. The magnet is attached at one of its ends to a bead chain wherein each of he beads is able to rotate relative to the next so that the magnet is essentially free of any restriction in rotating about its long axis with respect to the chain. In use, the magnet is held suspended from the bead chain and moved across a wall until it detects a metal object within the wall. The magnet then rotates against the wall until it places itself at the center of the object thus defining the center of a stud or other hidden object.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a decorative window insert, and from the insert a decorative window, comprises the steps of producing a plurality of planar glass units each adapted by size and shape, for assembly together as a decorative insert master by assembling the planar glass units into a planar assembly wherein the planar glass units are joined by a came, producing a mold from the decorative insert master, the mold replicating the decorative insert master with a came mold portion and a planar glass units mold portion, filling the came mold portion of the mold with a dyed catalyzed resin and curing the resin as a simulated came portion of the insert, filling a planar glass units mold portion of the mold with a non-dyed catalyzed resin and curing it as a simulated glass portion of the insert followed by a post-curing of the simulated came portion and the simulated glass portion to produce the decorative window insert.

Abstract: A game apparatus and method of play by a pair of opponents, uses a game board on a level surface or field. A game board indicia resembles an American-Football field with two spaced apart and opposing end zone front lines. A triangularly shaped and flatly formed game piece provides numerical values to its three corners. The game piece is suitable for sliding on the game board, and is thrust back and forth on the board by the contestants or opponents, with game piece generally in contact with the game board, until the game piece is positioned on one of the end zone front lines. Values or scores are assigned to the opponents corresponding to how the game piece is situated on the end zone front lines. Additional points may be acquired through aerial thrusts of the game piece through an upright goal situated at or in the end zones of the game board.

Abstract: A mower attachment is used for trimming with spinning lines. The attachment provides a takeoff and trimming shafts coupled by a drive belt and tensioned with a tension pulley positioned by a tension spring and tension arm against the drive belt. Guards are positioned around the spinning lines for safety.

Abstract: A motor test mount apparatus comprises a mount cylinder having bearings fitted for supporting a bearing rod positioned for rotation within the bearings. A mount block and a capping screw each are axially and threadedly engaged with the bearing rod at opposing ends wherein the capping screw is adapted for drawing the mount block toward the mount cylinder upon rotation of the capping screw. A motor mounting plate is engaged with the mount block and is adapted for selective positioning in a mounting plane orthogonal to a rotational axis of the mount cylinder. A plurality of motor mounting arms are adapted for securing a motor to the motor mounting plate, whereby the center of gravity of the motor may be positioned on the rotational axis by adjustment of the mounting plate position in the mounting plane.

Abstract: The present invention provides a board game adaptable to one, two or three levels of play wherein the game board may be set correspondingly to one, two or three physical levels. The board is preferably round and accommodates two, three or four players. Game pieces are placed on the board, during play, from a choice of spots on an outer ring of the game board and progress inwardly toward the center of the board. When a player is able to position his four different color game pieces at the center of the board on corresponding colored game piece spots, and then move the pieces to a home board, he or she is the winner.

Abstract: A power cord connector engages a power outlet of the two wire or three wire types. The connector (plug) has a pair of spaced apart prongs in side by side parallel alignment and a grounding pin which is slidingly mounted within a recess in the connector body so as to be positionable between an extended position in parallel, spaced apart alignment with the prongs, and a retracted position fully enclosed within the recess. A biasing spring is positioned within the recess for urging the grounding pin into the extended position. A locking device includes a finger actuatable slide engaged with a tongue spring enabling the tongue to be moved into a locking position inhibiting retraction of the grounding pin.

Abstract: Within an exhaust duct are positioned a plurality of concentrically arranged, open ended, right cylinders supported axially within the exhaust duct, wherein each of the cylinders includes an inlet end and an exit end. The inlet ends are positioned in sequential downstream order from the outermost of the cylinders to the innermost of the cylinders. The cylinders are graduated in length sequentially with the outermost cylinder being shortest in length and the innermost cylinder being longest in length. The inlet ends of each of the cylinders provide a circular leading edge with a sawtooth conformation. An elongated smooth rod is positioned on the longitudinal axis of the exhaust duct with a downstream end of the rod providing a flared portion positioned at the mouth of the innermost of the cylinders.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of tocopherol concentrates from a material containing tocopherols and free fatty acids. The free fatty acids in the tocopherol-containing material are converted to the alkali metal salts thereof in a specific organic solvent that can not, practically, dissolve the alkali metal salts of fatty acids. The free fatty acids are removed as a precipitate of their alkali salts, and the tocopherols are recovered from the supernatant by removing the solvent. The said specific organic solvents include acetone, ethyl acetate, dimethylformamide, acetonitrile and their mixtures. The alkali salts are preferably sodium and potassium salts.

Abstract: A shock absorbing bicycle wheel hub apparatus uses an open ended, cylindrical shock absorber housing mounted concentrically within a wheel hub. The wheel hub is adapted for rotation about the shock absorber housing. A pivot rod is axially aligned with the shock absorber housing and rotationally mounted within its sidewall. Terminal ends of the pivot rod engage cover plates fixedly mounted thereon. A pressure tube is axially aligned with the shock absorber housing and extends through it so that its terminal ends may be fixed in the cover plates. A shock absorbing medium is compressively positioned between the pressure tube and an interior surface of the shock absorber housing. The cover plates engage a bicycle fork so that weight supported by the bicycle fork is transmitted through the cover plates and the pressure tube to the shock absorbing medium, and thereby, through the shock absorber housing and the wheel hub to a wheel of the bicycle.

Abstract: A combination pouch and underwear pant is worn by a man for facilitating sexual activity such as lap dancing. The pouch is worn over the sex organs of a man under the underwear pant, which is adapted by an elastic waistband for compressively pinning the pouch in place. The pouch is made of a flexible and elastic material. A top edge of the pouch provides access to an interior of the pouch of a hand and wrist of the wearer so as to facilitate insertion of the wearer's sex organs into the pouch through an aperture, which encircles penis and scrotum. The aperture elastically compresses between a top surface at the base of the penis of the wearer and a bottom surface at the base of the scrotum of the wearer. With the pouch in place, the wearer is able to facilitate the capture of body fluids without fear of the pouch moving away from its preferred position relative to the torso of the wearer.