Abstract: A knee pillow assembly comprises a pillow and a tether assembly. The tether assembly comprises a tether and a waistband. The tether is supported in relation to the pillow at a first end and in relation to the waistband at a second end. The waistband is structured for attachment about a person's waist. The tether is adjustable in relation to the pillow so that the pillow may be positioned in relation to the waistband and between the person's knees to reduce the risk of the knees coming into contact. In accordance with a method of the invention, a waistband is attached to a person's waist by forming a first releasable knot with the waistband. A pillow is attached to the tether in relation to the pillow by forming a second releasable knot between a free end of the tether and a loop supported in relation to the pillow.

Abstract: A tree stand lock apparatus comprises a ratchet buckle part and a wire rope part. The ratchet buckle part comprises a spool with a transaxial bore, a ratcheting lever handle, a locking means and a base affixed to a hook. The wire rope part comprises a wire rope, one end of which is affixed to a hook. The lock may be employed by wrapping the wire rope around a portion of a tree stand, hooking the hook of the rope to the hook of the ratchet buckle and threading the wire rope through the transaxial bore. The ratchet buckle is operated to render the wire rope taut and the buckle is locked in the closed position.

Abstract: A tool grinding machine has a machine control unit, which by means of a suitable measuring device, which for instance comprises a tracer (9) and a measuring module, first determines the wobble runout with respect to the ideal receptacle axis (C) of a workpiece receptacle. In the grinding machining of the blank (7) or a workpiece, this wobble runout is taken into account and compensated for; that is, the grinding tools are made to trace a tumbling workpiece in such a way that the workpiece is machined to the exact intended dimensions and concentrically.

Abstract: This is concerned with a fish tape reel assembly in the nature of an annular tape reel formed by mating together two substantially identical hollow annular segments and including a winder-puller mechanism which is mounted between the outer lip of the two annular segments so that the fish tape contained therein may be wound and unwound by rotating the winder-puller mechanism around the periphery of the reel. The winder-puller mechanism includes a handle and a means for a grasping the fish tape so that the fish tape extended from the reel may be pulled through conduit using the grip of the handle.