Abstract: A box-shaped housing has side and end walls together with a back wall, leaving an opening at its front. A cover of material transparent to sunlight removably closes the front. Inside are a plurality of shelves mounted so as to be tilted at an angle with respect to the end walls. The housing is supported in a stationary position with its back wall tilted backwardly from the top so as to orient the removable shelves substantially in a horizontal position. A plurality of apertures in the housing enable air flow upwardly therethrough.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a person's eating behavior uses a counter on the table next to the food being eaten. The counter displays the number of bites to be taken at each meal, displays the actual number of bites while the bites are being taken during a meal, provides a cadence signal from which the person can pace his chewing rate, determines the size of the bite taken and the time between bites, and provides an exercise between bites which forces the person to break the eating chain by pushing a button to increment the counter.

Abstract: Apparatus for tumbling rocks or the like has a generally-cylindrical canister with a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis that intersects that longitudinal axis at a right angle thereto. The canister is mounted so as to revolve around its longitudinal axis, and the canister is driven in revolution around the axis. The orientation of the longitudinal axis is adjustable between a first position wherein that axis remains in a horizontal plane as the canister revolves about the longitudinal axis and a second position wherein the longitudinal axis wobbles relative to the horizontal plane as the canister so revolves. In one form, the canister is seated within a yoke so as to revolve around its longitudinal axis, with that yoke being driven to effect its rotation about the aforementioned transverse axis. In another form, the canister is mounted within a gimbal ring within which the canister is pivotally mounted so as to rotate about its transverse axis.

Abstract: A lock mechanism is included within the outer knob of a latch assembly. Associated with the inner knob is an alarm apparatus that includes a battery, a sound generator and a transducer for delivering an audible signal. The different components of the alarm apparatus are located either in an escutcheon associated with the inner knob or within the body of the knob itself. In either case, the latch assembly includes switch contacts which close to operate the alarm apparatus upon a very slight twisting of the outer knob.

Abstract: A switching assembly includes an insulative substrate upon which is carried a plurality of conductive paths respective portions of which are selectively bridged upon depression of a resilient conductive contact element. That contact element is generally in the shape of a dome and has a central region of substantially planar conformation from which the remainder of the dome slants integrally downward and outward to a lower marginal rim portion. The dome-shaped element is disposed adjacent to the substrate with at least a portion of its rim portion electrically and physically contacting one of the portions of one of the paths. The central region is generally in registry over another of the portions in another of the paths so as to enable connection between the central region and that other portion upon depression of the central region.

Abstract: A pulsating spray nozzle has a number of features including the introduction into the outer periphery of a forced vortex of a speed-control fluid. In such a forced-vortex environment, a floating turbine is enabled by means of paths correlated with outlet openings better to avoid stalling. Improved dimensioning of elements in the forced-vortex-turbine approach also contributes in that direction. A regulator limits the rate of flow of fluid through the device to a predetermined maximum amount upon increase of incoming water pressure beyond a selectable level.

Abstract: A sprayer has a hollow housing with an inlet port and an outlet opening. A cap assembly closes the outlet opening and includes a plurality of sets of discharge orifices with each set exhibiting an individually different characteristic of orifice flow of fluid from the housing interior. The orifice sets are selectively opened to the passage of flow out of the housing and that flow is valved. Different sets of the orifices provide for a fine-spray cone, larger streams and a swirling jet. A porting seal cooperates with a selector plate to enable fluid communication to different sets of orifices and an overall valving assembly also is included. Still further is a stand for the sprayer which supports it, when desired, above a holder or in a manner which enables convenient storage.

Abstract: A shelf bracket for constructing temporary or moveable shelving from spaced elongated shelf boards. Each bracket is formed by an elongated vertically extending leg having a U-shaped clip portion at each end of said leg for engaging a marginal edge of a shelf board. Each U-shaped clip portion includes a pair of spaced clip arms adapted for snug engagement with the shelf board. The outermost clip arm of each U-shaped clip portion is coextensive with and extends laterally from an end edge of said leg. The bracket is provided with apertures in the leg adjacent each U-shaped clip portion for receiving fasteners engageable with the marginal edges of the shelf boards.

Abstract: A cigarette filter includes a barrel, a mouthpiece at one end and a cigarette-receptive tip at the other. A restricted orifice extends through a transverse wall within the barrel. An air inlet extends through the barrel wall at a location toward the mouthpiece from the transverse wall. Received within the barrel is a stem that defines a passage for the flow of smoke, and the inlet also communicates with that passage. The stem includes a nose which is spaced from the outlet end of the orifice and defines a collection area for particulate matter included in the smoke. A system concept includes a combination of a plurality of such filters in each successive one of which the orifice is of respectively decreased diameter and the air inlet is of respectively increased diameter. The relationship of those diameters is such that different ones of the filters establish a substantially constant impedance to the drawing of smoke and air through the mouthpiece.

Abstract: A sprayer has a hollow housing with an inlet port and an outlet opening. A cap assembly closes the outlet opening and includes a plurality of sets of discharge orifices with each set exhibiting an individually different characteristic of orifice flow of fluid from the housing interior. The orifice sets are selectively opened to the passage of flow out of the housing and that flow is valved. Different sets of the orifices provide for a fine-spray cone, larger streams and a swirling jet. A porting seal cooperates with a selector plate to enable fluid communication to different sets of orifices and an overall valving assembly also is included. Still further is a stand for the sprayer which supports it, when desired, above a holder or in a manner which enables convenient storage.

Abstract: A water purification device includes a housing having a base portion and a generally-cylindrical cup-shaped cap removably secured thereto. An input fluid channel in the base portion communicates with one end of the chamber defined by the cup and an outlet fluid channel communicates with that chamber end. A filter cartridge disposed within the cap has a conduit that extends between its opposite end walls. Filter material surrounds the conduit. An inlet opening in the cartridge is positioned to communicate with the input fluid channel so as to permit water to flow through the filter material. An outlet opening in the cartridge is arranged to communicate from the filter material to the other end of the aforementioned conduit remote from said outlet channel. The conduit other end is positioned to communicate to the outlet channel. A valve is included in an extension of the base portion in order selectively to control the distribution of water as between an outlet passage and the inlet channel.

Abstract: A pulley wheel mounting device for use with a continuous band saw blade trained over a plurality of band wheels. The adjustable mounting means supports at least one of the band wheels on the frame for rotation about a horizontal axis of rotation and for adjusting the vertical plane of alignment of said wheel about a generally horizontal diameter thereof. The mounting means includes a cylindrical trunnion and cradle assembly with an eccentric adjustment shaft engaged with a headed bolt supporting the trunnion, cradle and band wheel.

Abstract: For dispensing segmental food pieces such as french fries, a bin has a perforated wall which extends from the front horizontally toward the rear. That wall then curves upward and reentrantly so as to be capable of captivating food segments urged toward the rear. Upright side walls extend along each side margin and have a height sufficient to form a closure of the reentrant portion of the bottom wall. A cutout, in one of those side walls, facilitates handling of the foodstuff and loading of the bin.

Abstract: A portable water filter has a first cylindrical container for holding a quantity of liquid to be treated. Included in the filter is a water filter cartridge which is mounted with respect to the first container for treating liquid which is pumped through the filtering material within the cartridge. A second container is coupled to the cartridge and arranged to receive the liquid pumped through the cartridge from the first container. The arrangement is such as to permit manual pumping of the liquid from that first container through the cartridge into the second container. Desirably, the pumping action is achieved by telescopingly inserting the second container within the first container. In addition to its direct treatment of the liquid, the filtering material serves to remove undesired color, taste and odor induced by a disinfectant or bactericidal agent used with the system.