Abstract: A garment having an elongated body of sheet material having a length at least equal to the length of a wearer's upper torso, and a width at least twice the width of said torso, the garment body including three arm receiving openings arranged longitudinally thereon, said openings including a center opening approximately on the transverse center at substantially a midpoint of the width of the garment body, and two side openings each to one side of the center opening, said three openings being separated by a distance approximately equal to the width of said torso.

Abstract: This present invention relates to a shoelace binder 10 that is designed to prevent a tied shoelace from coming loose. The present invention is comprised of a cover 16 and a base 18. The cover has a body 20 that has a front face 22 and a rear face 24. Two pins, a first pin 26 and a second pin 28, are attached to the front face and the rear face of the cover so that two ends 30 32 of each pin are attached to the front face and the rear face, respectively. The base has two flanges 34 36, each flange having a hole about the middle portion of the flange. Each of the flange holes 38 40 is used to grip a shoelace end 42 46 securely when a shoelace tip 44 48 is inserted into that flange hole, and reinserted into the flange hole from the opposite side after the shoelace has wrapped around one of the pins. An improvement to the invention can be made by the use of elastic materials for the cover.

Abstract: An adjustable tarpaulin (11) that can be adjusted to various predetermined lengths, and more securely fastened. The adjustability of the adjustable tarpaulin (11) is provided by having one or more sets of valances of the top layer (23, 41) and the valances of the bottom layer (27, 43). Because the valances are free on one end, the length of each of the valance side edges may be adjusted as desired and the valances provide two different pull angles to share the load of the tarpaulin. By doing so, the adjustable tarpaulin (11) enables the tarpaulin to be adjusted between two or more prefixed sizes. Moreover the adjustable tarpaulin (11) can provide the distribution of the load from more than one angle so stress and the load will be distributed over two different sets of tie points (33).

Abstract: A paint roller protective device for a paint roller including a roller portion having a diameter, a handle and a shaft having an inner end connected to the handle and an outer end, the roller portion rotatably mounted on the shaft. The paint roller protective device includes (a) an elongated shell including an end wall, side walls extending from the end wall, an open end for receiving said roller portion, and an inner diameter selected to provide a clearance between the roller portion and the walls of the shell when the roller portion is inserted in the shell; (b) a cap for covering at least a portion of the open end of the shell, the cap including holder means for engaging and holding a portion of said handle when the roller portion is inserted in the shell and the cap is placed over said open end, such that the roller portion remains substantially free of the walls of the shell; and (c) attachment means for detachably attaching the cap to the shell.

Abstract: A glove, preferably for use by a golfer, including a front section, a back section, and a flexible knuckle section. The front section comprises a substantially inelastic material having good gripping qualities that substantially covers the palm, the front of the thumb and the front of the fingers. The back section comprises a substantially inelastic material having good gripping qualities that substantially covers the back of the hand, and preferably the back of the index finger and back of the thumb. The knuckle section comprises a substantially stretchable, resilient material that substantially covers a knuckle of the middle, ring, and/or little fingers. Preferably, the knuckle section covers the top knuckle of the ring and little fingers, thereby providing a comfortable, flexible glove that does not interfere with the golfer's grip on a golf club.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of making cleaning pads by taking an already made continuous mesh tube or knitting a continuous mesh tube, and inserting a continuous absorbent element material into the mesh tube. Then, feeding the continuous mesh tube with the continuous absorbent element into a compressing and ultra-sonic sealing apparatus, and compressing the continuous mesh tube and the continuous absorbent element within the continuous mesh tube together. Then, sealing the compressed continuous mesh tube along with the compressed continuous absorbent element with a ultra-sonic sealing apparatus, and cutting the compressed and sealed continuous mesh tube and the compressed continuous absorbent element thereby forming one or more cleaning pads.

Abstract: A collapsible tent including a closed loop resilient coilable member, the member being distorted to form at least three support loops. Each support loop adjoins the other support loops along a single portion of its perimeter with the support loops having a common adjoining region. Each support loop has a perimeter substantially the same as that of the other support loops and a membrane attached to the perimeter of the support loop. The membrane extends between the opposing portions of the support loop to restrain the support loop. The tent further includes a base membrane attached to the perimeters of the support loops and extending between the support loops to restrain the support loops in relation to one another. When the tent is expanded, the support loops are in spaced relation to one another around the common adjoining region and are restrained by the membranes. The common adjoining region forms an apex of the tent and the membranes define walls and a base of the tent.

Abstract: An automatic earthquake gas shut-off system (11) is provided in two selected versions. The first version of the gas shut-off system (11) includes a spring pendulum (17), a first electronic movement sensor (21), an electrical control relay system (23), an electrical motor (25), and a housing (27). A several improvements to the first version may be made. These improvements may include one or more of the following. The use of a reset switch (61), a combination of a first bevel gear (37) and a second bevel gear (39), a combination of a second electronic movement sensor (53) and a third electronic movement sensor (55), a timer (65), a key (41), a rechargeable battery (67), and an activation switch (63). The second version of the gas shut-off system (11) includes, in addition to the elements of the first version, a pendulum damper (19) which may adjust the receptive frequency of the spring pendulum (17).

Abstract: The present invention describes a new and innovative method of making the synthetic fiber containing the infrared energy powder. The present invention generally has three steps. The first step is mixing a quantity of the synthetic material with a quantity of the infrared energy powder to form a mixture of the synthetic material and the infrared energy powder. The second step is adding a quantity of silicon oil into the mixture of the synthetic material and the infrared energy powder to form a blend of ready to draw substance. The third step is drawing one or more strands of synthetic fiber containing the infrared energy powder from the blend of ready to draw substance. It is believed that the innovative use of the silicone oil holds together the infrared energy powder and the synthetic material better then other conventional methods. The silicone oil acts as an epoxy and also as a lubricant.

Abstract: A breast massager including: (a) a cup for supporting a breast, the cup having an inner surface for supporting the breast, a tip corresponding to the tip of the breast, and an opening at the tip of the cup; (b) a rotator attached to the tip of the cup, the rotator having a rotating shaft protruding into the cup via the opening at the tip of the cup; (c) at least one flexible rod having a length, a first end and a second end, the first end of the rod being attached to the rotating shaft of the rotator in the cup, the rod being capable of conforming to the inner surface of the cup; and (d) a plurality of skin-contacting elements attached to the rod along the length of the rod; wherein, the rotator is capable of sweeping the rod along at least a portion of the inner surface of the cup to roll the skin-contacting elements against a breast supported by the inner surface of the cup.

Abstract: A multipole multiposition microwave switch system 101 with a common redundancy is directed to a new and innovative RF switch that enables the integration of a plurality of high-power RF transmission line switches into one mechanical assembly while giving the system an ability to provide a redundant operation for each of the high-power RF transmission line switches. The invention combines the connectibility of, more particularly, three or more single-pole-double-throw ?SPDT! switches and one single-pole-multiple-throw ?SPMT! switch to form a single unit of multiple-pole-(multiple plus one)-throw ?(N)P(N+1)T! multipole multiposition microwave switch system 101 with a common redundancy. The multipole multiposition microwave switch system 101 achieves the great number of redundancy by having each of the switching mechanisms, along with its input and output RF connectors, parallelly, radially, and commonly connected to the redundant RF connector 123.

Abstract: A multi-utility shoe brush system (11) is provided which includes a main body (13) having a several sides meeting other adjacent sides to form angles greater than ninety degrees so a plurality of paste applicator brushes (17, 19, 21b), a soft buffing brush (45), hard soil-removing brush (21a, 53), and one or more polishing pads (23, 27). A handle (31) is attached to the main body (13) to increase the efficiency of the use of the multi-utility shoe brush system (11), and its cleanliness. Each of the brushes and polishing pads is recommended to be removably attached to the main body (13). A shoe horn (49) is attached at the free end of the handle (31) for an additional utility.