Abstract: A collapsible bicycle trailer includes a rigid chassis frame, hinged side rails, a side rail locking bar, a hinged tongue, and quick release wheels. The chassis frame has a generally rectangular-shaped outer frame member, and inner frame members spaced inwardly from and parallel to, the sides of the outer frame member, with wheels rotating between the outer and inner frame members. On each side of the chassis frame are positioned a pair of side rail hinge members to which are attached the lower ends of the side rails which rotate between an extended, vertical position and a folded horizontal position. The side rail hinge members also are designed to provide the connecting means between the outer and inner frame members. A side rail locking bar is pivotally attached to the top of one side rail and unfolds to securely connect to the top of the other side rail, forming a roll bar assembly.

Abstract: A miniature rocking chair is composed of five separate, generally planar, interlocking members: two identical side members, a back member having a rear seat support transversely formed thereon, a seat member, and a front seat support and locking member. The back member is attached to the two side members by upward facing openings on its side edges engaging downward facing openings on the back edge of the side members. The seat member is connected to the side members through rearward facing openings which engage a forward facing opening in each side member, the rear edge of the seat member occupying a position atop the rear seat support member. The front seat support and locking member then is inserted within the forward facing opening of the side members, beneath the seat member, to a position where openings formed in its bottom edge are aligned with notches formed in the lower edge of the forward facing opening of the seat member.

Abstract: A deep water exercise belt, which supports the user in deep water in an upright, running position so as to allow vigorous exercise without placing body weight on the legs, involves a waist encircling belt of flexible buoyant material of uniform thickness which is shaped to provide greater flotation at the back of the user. Shaping includes an increased width of the belt on the back while forming the bottom of the belt to avoid hip motion of the user. The belt may be constructed of a chemically cross-linked polyethylene having an extremely fine closed-cell structure. The interior surface of the belt is smoothed so as to provide a suction effect against the body, while the exterior surface may be roughly textured to provide additional resistance to movement through water. A separate band of elasticized material is intertwined through the buoyant belt so as to buckle at the front of the user and hold the exercise belt in close contact with the waist.

Abstract: An under-cuff protective device is formed to be placed and retained between a restraining device, such as handcuffs or leg-cuffs, and the detainee. The device includes a flexible base member of a length to substantially encircle the limb, generally at the wrist or ankle. Two wall members are attached to the outside of the base member in longitudinally spaced relationship, separated so as to permit the restraining device to fit between the wall members and snugly about the base member. The wall members form a wall-like structure which retains the restraining device in place on the base member. A preferred means of forming each wall member is by longitudinally folding a portion of the base member over onto its outside surface and attaching it there. The base member is fastened about the detainee's limb using two flexible connecting straps. Hook and loop fastening means are preferred.

Abstract: A modular tack room which includes at least one wall hanger assembly and one or more hanging components. The wall hanger assembly includes an elongated vertical member which adjustably hooks over and grips the wall of a horse stall or trailer, and which has a plurality of receiving clips spaced along its length. A common mounting for a variety of hanging components includes a vertical mounting plate which fits downward within the receiving clip; two guide members, horizontally extending from the mounting plate, which are laterally separated by a space slightly greater than the width of the vertical tube to embrace the sides of the vertical member; and a lower support member positioned below the mounting plate to provide support against the vertical member.

Abstract: An improved wood patch, in combination with a slot formed in a blemished wooden surface, and apparatus and method of manufacture thereof. The improved wood patch has, where the wooden surface to be repaired is horizontal, three faces: a flat horizontal exterior face, a flat vertical interior face, and an angled arcuate interior face. The patch has both a larger vertical radius of curvature and a larger angle between the flat vertical interior face and the angled arcuate interior face than the slot. Apparatus for manufacture includes a router utilizing a double router bit having a straight cutting edge oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the bit and an angled cutting edge oriented at an angle to the straight cutting edge.

Abstract: Hunter's suspenders, which feature removable front sections designed to carry a variety of sizes of ammunition, include a shoulder and back section, formed of two lengths of longitudinally elasticized webbing, which attach to the back of the hunter's pants, preferably cross and are joined, and have detachable connectors at their front ends. Two front sections each include a length of longitudinally elasticized webbing, with detachable connectors at their upper ends which are compatible with the connectors of the front ends of the shoulder and back section. The lower end of the front sections attach to a front location of the hunter's pants. A second length of longitudinally elasticized webbing is oriented adjacent and parallel to the first webbing length of the front section, and is attached thereto by equally spaced transverse attachments, such as by sewing, wherein a plurality of transverse tubes of expandable diameter are formed into which ammunition may be inserted for carrying.

Abstract: A storage apparatus for flatbed trailers includes a storage box which swings out to the side from beneath the trailer bed for loading and unloading. When in an up, traveling position, a lip on the front of the storage box engages a flange of the trailer side rail to support the front of the box, while a U-shaped frame connected to the trailer framework provides support beneath the rear of the box. Two arm members are pivotally mounted between the trailer framework and the sides of the box, and support the box while not in the up position. The pivotal attachments of the arm members to the box are located so that the box is unbalanced with the front biased downwards. Curved rail members, supported by the trailer framework, engage rollers attached to the rear of the box to control its upward movement. Dual-acting air cylinders are pivotally attached between the trailer framework and the arm members.

Abstract: A tissue box with disposal compartment includes a conventional compartment for the holding and dispensing of new tissues, and a second compartment for the disposal of used tissue which folds out from a side of the new tissue compartment. The used tissue disposal compartment is integrally attached to the new tissue dispensing compartment, having a common side wall therewith, and may be arranged in a folded position against the common side wall when not in use, or in an extended position for receiving used tissue. Two foldable side walls unfold into the extended position, with the fourth side wall being attached to the outer edge of the two folding side walls. A bottom wall is foldingly attached at the lower end of the common side wall so that when bent up, into the folded position, it lies against the common side wall, while in the extended position it rotates down to form the bottom of the used tissue compartment.

Abstract: A bonnet for lawn chairs and the like involves a canopy formed of a plurality of flexible, resilient bows, which are maintained in a generally U-shaped configuration, and a flexible covering attached to and interconnecting the bows along a substantial portion of their length. The bows are attached to a chair through two bow assembly bars, each of which have a separate attachment location, in linear spaced relationship, for each bow. Each bow is pivotally connected, with adjustable tension, at its ends between the two bow assembly bars at the separate spaced locations so as to permit each of the bows to be individually pivotable, fore and aft, thereby permitting variation of the canopy coverage and location. The bow assembly bars are removably clamped to the framework on opposing sides of a lawn chair. A flexible line, of less length than the bows, is used to directly interconnect the bow assembly bars so as to restrain the resilient bows to a generally U-shaped configuration.

Abstract: A lumber end sealing machine involves a pass-through design utilizing a single exhaust system and the use of traveling and rotating sealer paint spray guns. An exhaust chamber is centered over the conveyor with spray guns located at both the conveyor entrance and exit openings of the exhaust chamber. The spray guns are formed to both transversely and rotatingly pass through an end face of the package of lumber which is stopped at the center of the exhaust system. The spray guns are supported on a vertical rod suspended from a carriage with transverse movement through the use of a pneumatic rodless piston and rotational movement of the spray guns by rotation of the vertical rod by means of a cam follower mechanism engaged with a curved profile bar.