Abstract: A swivel-type electrical outlet primarily including an outlet assembly, casing and mounting assembly. The outlet assembly has an outlet ball approximately spherical in shape, with imbedded stranded cable pigtails. The swivel-type outlet may return to a neutral position after a user pulls an electrical cord from an angle not directly perpendicular to the receptacle, since the outlet ball may swivel perpendicularly to the direction of the electrical cord pull. The casing accommodates the outlet and has a smooth internal surface to allow easy movement of the outlet ball. An elastic diaphragm, secured behind the outlet ball to the mounting assembly, forces the outlet ball back to its neutral position after the electrical plug has been disconnected. The mounting assembly supports the casing and is secured to a typical junction box.

Abstract: A construction tool to facilitate tie rod and key plate installation onto concrete forms, primarily comprising a housing and an extraction assembly. The extraction assembly having means to slidably journal generally within the housing. The housing has a movable plate assembly at one end that has a protrusion outwardly extending therefrom. The protrusion is uniquely shaped to mount a key plate thereon. Additionally, the housing has brackets mounted at opposite sides of the movable plate, which provide space for the extraction assembly to mount onto the end of a tie rod. Operationally, a key plate is mounted onto the protrusion, said invention is placed onto the approach side of a concrete form, and an extraction head of the extraction assembly is placed onto the tie rod end and pulled sufficiently to allow placement of the key plate onto an interlocking notch of the tie rod, thus securing the concrete form.

Abstract: A waterwheel apparatus designed to generate power. The waterwheel is set below the surface of a body of water. The waterwheel has air chambers that inflate and deflate. The air chambers within the wheel have air valves. Air is introduced into specific chambers when desired to cause a buoyancy effect and cause a particular area of the wheel to travel in the direction of the water surface. Introducing air at specific angular positions to the air chambers cause the wheel to rotate under water. The energy derived from this motion and connected to pulley and gear mechanisms supply power.

Abstract: A shaft seal system for watercrafts, where a seal from the system may be replaced while the watercraft is in water. The invention comprises two seals, one at each end of a cylindrical member having cooling and lubrication means. Water enters an entry port and circulates throughout camera channels within the cylindrical member and around a shaft which drives the watercraft propeller. The water then exits an exit port. The cylindrical member has a removable ring at one end, which keeps the first seal pressed in place. When the first seal deteriorates and needs to be replaced, the exit port water line is disconnected to determine if the second seal is in satisfactory condition. If the second seal is preventing water from entering the camera area, said ring is removed. A replacement seal already upon the shaft is slid in place, and said ring is re-secured. If the second seal is not in good condition but only a small amount of water enters, the replacement of the first seal may still take place.

Abstract: A fishing assembly comprising two elongated tunnel assemblies mounted to the sides of a watercraft and pivotally mounted at a point adjacent to the rear of the watercraft. A lifting mechanism is used to bring the forward end up and down selectively. When in the down position, the user is fishing for shrimp and scoops up the water in its path along with the shrimp forcing a rearward current that pushes the shrimp over a solid bottom backwards and upwardly. The lateral walls are made out of a mesh of predetermined cooperative dimensions to let the water go through while keeping the shrimp. A U-shape tunnel assembly in the back connects to the elongated tunnel assemblies and routes the shrimp towards the center of the watercraft to a cooperatively positioned aperture through which the shrimp is unloaded.

Abstract: A chum dispenser that houses chum for fishing applications. The instant invention is suspended by a rope and is submerged under water to a predetermined depth. It comprises a housing with first and second ends. The housing stores chum and has through holes to allow chum to seep out. The first end has a removable weighted end-cap and the second end has a flap assembly. The rope suspends the instant invention by the flap assembly. Flaps cover the second end of the housing when the instant invention is weighted down by the weighted end-cap. The flap assembly has springs attached to the housing that keep it partially open, exposing the second end of the housing and allowing the chum to exit therefrom when the rope is jerked by the user to overcome the weight of the weighted end-cap.

Abstract: A firing pin locking mechanism that can be used on firearms. Controlled by a key, the internal locking device blocks all movement of the firing pin assembly striker, preventing the firing arm from discharging. The mechanism primarily comprises a striker-locking guide, key plate assembly, key, and decocking button. Utilizing the key, the authorized user has the ability to set the firearm in a “unlocked” or “locked” mode. The internal locking mechanism is utilized as a means to prevent the movement of a firearm's firing pin assembly when activated by the trigger mechanism. The present invention is primarily utilized with semi-automatic firearms that have an enclosed striker assembly.

Abstract: A portable arm rest having an adjustable u-shaped frame assembly, which snugly fits upon the rear side of a vehicle seat back. The u-shaped frame assembly has slots for arm members. Able to slide within the slots of the frame assembly, the arm members may lock in place to allow a user to rest one or both arms while seated in the seat. The portable arm rest may be utilized in vehicles such as automobiles, vans, trucks, campers, RVs and the like, where the seats for the driver or passengers do not have a built-in arm rest.

Abstract: A laptop computer stand adapted to be mounted on a chair or similar vertical structure that includes a horizontal edge. A hanging frame assembly includes a pivotally mounted arched arm at one end that receives the edge of a chair in one extreme position and is retractable within the hanging frame assembly in the other extreme position. The hanging frame assembly is pivotally mounted to the base frame assembly that receives the hanging frame assembly therein is one extreme position and at a substantially rectangular relationship with the hanging frame assembly in the other extreme position. A pivotally mounted leg member is used to raise the base frame assembly to a predetermined angle in one extreme position, and as a spacer in another position while the other extreme position the leg member is housed with the hanging frame space. A retainer member pivotally mounted flange is mounted to the distal end of the base frame assembly to serve as a stopper for a laptop to prevent it from sliding down.

Abstract: A self-contained hydraulic system used with lifting mechanisms to aid in the lifting of their arms before undertaking lifting operations. The system includes a hydraulic reservoir for a liquid and a gas that share the space under pressurized conditions. A hydraulic control assembly regulates flow through the outlet of the reservoir to use from a hydraulic assembly used to lift the arm of a lifting mechanism. The hydraulic control assembly includes two normally closed, electrically activated valves, connected in series. One of them being unidirectional and including a bypass valve to graduate the flow and thus the speed at which the lifting arm moves. Optionally, a flow fuse valve can be used to limit the maximum flow through the system.

Abstract: A supporting system for air conditioning duct housings or register boxes including a housing member with perpendicular walls defining corners and a flat surface on the bottom and a connecting casing defining an aperture with one or more corner clips that are removably mounted from the outer surface of the walls. The corner clip includes a plate with two arms that are receivable within a longitudinally extending fixed structural member, such as a rail, provided with a longitudinal channel that has a longitudinal trough and opening. Resilient raised tabs provided in the arms keep the latter locked within the channel. Rigid tab members extend perpendicularly from the inner edges of the arm members and are lockingly receivable within the housing member through cooperating slots. A vertex portion between the arm members provides support to the corners.

Abstract: An electronic brake system for D.C. motors that utilize an electronic switching device in parallel with the motor upon the removal of a D.C. source. A bias circuit is connected to the switching device to keep it in the OFF condition while the D.C. source is applied to the motor. Upon disconnecting the D.C. source, through another switch, the electronic switching device can also be independently biased to permit the motor to coast. A properly biased FET can be used as the electronic switching device with a voltage limiting device connected from the gate to the source, such as a zener diode.

Abstract: A Low loss resonator is provided, which consist of two confocal parabolic reflectors and two flat reflectors forming a closed cavity capable of direct to the output window, stimulated emissions generated in the axes parallels to the axis of symmetry and the radial axes, being the point of origin of the radial axes the common focal point of the parabolic reflectors. The Low loss resonator has the advantage of extract energy from the active medium more efficiently than cylindrical shaped resonators.

Abstract: An angioplastic device used for treating the areas surrounding bifurcated vessels. The device has an elongated and relatively flexible tubular guiding catheter assembly that slidably houses a guide positioning assembly therein. The elongated tubular guiding catheter assembly has a non-circular lumen that cooperatively receives a guides carrier assembly with a non-circular cross-section. The guide carrier assembly includes two internal through passages through which two guide members are slidably passed and directed to different branches in a bifurcated vessel. The guide members carry at the distal end a balloon with or without stents to be positioned against the internal walls of the vessels being treated.