Abstract: A pair of buoy winding apparatus includes a housing having a pair of opposite end portions and a central cavity defined therein between the opposite end portions and being open at a side thereof for receiving a marker buoy therein, a support shaft mounted to one opposite end portion of the housing and having an end protruding into one end of the central cavity, the end of the support shaft being adapted to rotatably engage one end of the marker buoy so as to rotatably support the one end of the marker buoy, and a drive motor mounted to the other of the opposite end portions of the housing and having an output drive shaft extending therefrom with an end protruding into an opposite end of the central cavity, the end of the output drive shaft being adapted to non-rotatably engage an opposite end of the marker buoy so as to rotatably drive the marker buoy, in response to actuation of operation of the drive motor, about a rotational axis defined by and between the support and drive shafts and extending between the

Abstract: A touch activated illuminated hand rail assembly includes a hand rail in the form of an elongated opaque rigid hollow member having a construction of an outer plastic dielectric layer and an inner metallized layer so that the member functions as a capacitor which discharges electrical charge when touched by a person, a light bulb, such as an elongated fluorescent tube, disposed within the hollow member, a pair of conductor wires which connect to an external alternating current power source to provide electricity to the light bulb, an elongated cutout formed in the hollow member through which light emitted by the light bulb may shine outward to illuminate the area where the hand rail is installed, a timer device which turns on the light bulb when electrical charge is discharged from the hollow member and turns off the light bulb after passage of a fixed period of time, and a plurality of mounting brackets which attach the hollow member to a wall or other surface where a person may grasp it for support.

Abstract: A control apparatus is coupled to a flame spray gun for controlling the rate of feeding of a rod of heat fusible material through the gun. The control apparatus includes an electric motor adapted to be drivingly coupled to a flame spray gun and being operable in response to application of a D.C. voltage thereto to generate rotary motion to produce and control feeding of a rod of heat fusible material through the flame spray gun, an A.C. to D.C. converter and regulator device for generating and applying the D.C. voltage to the electric motor, a manually adjustable potentiometer connected to the converter and regulator to vary the quantity of D.C.

Abstract: A wagon top conversion assembly includes a framework for extending over and mounting to the opposite sides of a child's wagon, a plurality of mounting brackets attachable to the opposite sides of the wagon for mounting the framework thereto, a flexible cover being mountable over the framework to extend downwardly therefrom with separable side portions and an end portion for attachment to the sides and end of the wagon and capable of being individually placed in rolled-up conditions to open the sides and end of the wagon, and fastening ties attached on the flexible cover for fastening the cover to the sides and end of the wagon and for retaining selected ones of the side portions and end portion of the cover in the rolled-up condition.

Abstract: A boom lift apparatus includes a boom assembly having an elongated lower mast member, an elongated upper boom member and a coupler member connected to a lower end of the upper boom member and an upper end of the lower mast member such that the upper boom member extends in a cantilevered inclined relationship to the lower mast member, and a plurality of different mounting members, each being adapted to mount the boom assembly at a lower end of the lower mast member to a different one of a plurality of different support structures.

Abstract: An improved bookmark includes a body having one surface substantially covered by an adhesive layer for mounting the body on a book. The adhesive layer is covered by a flexible peelable layer. The body also has a transparent pouch mounted thereon adapted to receive a label therein. The body further includes a slot defined near an edge thereof. The bookmark also includes a plurality of marking straps. Each marking strap has an end passing through the slot in the body and formed into a loop thereby securing the respective marking strap to the body. The bookmark further includes a plurality of tabs slidably mounted to the marking straps and movable therealong. The tabs can be set at predetermined positions along the straps for marking exact locations within a book.

Abstract: A system for controlling water flow and heat exchange is connected between a central air conditioning system and a swimming pool.

Abstract: A hair dryer has an electric heating element adapted to produce any desired intensity of heat output within a continuous range of heat intensities and an electric blower adapted to produce any desired speed of air flow within a continuous range of air flow speeds which is then heated by intensity of the heat output of the heating element to produce any desired heated air flow output. The hair dryer also has a control circuit electrically connected to the heating element and blower and being operable upon actuation by a pair of momentary switches to simultaneously regulate operation of the heater element and blower to produce a continuously variable heated air flow output. The continuously variable simultaneous regulation of the heat output intensity and air flow output speed is driven or powered in opposite directions by a user manually manipulating the pair of momentary switches respectively labelled "Up" and "Down".

Abstract: An extension assembly is adapted to fit between a tubular container of a baby bottle and a nipple end cap of the baby bottle.

Abstract: A safety post assembly includes a flat mounting plate adapted to rest on a support surface, an upright post fixed in an upstanding relationship on a central portion of the mounting plate, a pair of elongated narrow anchoring straps having inner portions positioned over a pair of peripheral edge portions of the mounting plate and outer portions extending outwardly from the inner portions and the mounting plate so as to overlie portions of the support surface located adjacent to the mounting plate, and a plurality of fasteners adapted to attach the mounting plate and anchoring straps upon the support surface. The mounting plate has a plurality of holes defined therein along peripheral edge portions of the plate and in spaced relationship to one another. The anchoring straps also have pluralities of openings defined therein, some being in a spaced relationship to one another which matches the spaced relationship between the holes in the mounting plate.

Abstract: A system for installing an elongated hollow handgrip over an elongated end portion of a golf club shaft is operable to apply a liquid adhesive to an interior surface portion of the hollow handgrip so as to produce a coating of adhesive thereon and then to apply the hollow handgrip with the adhesive coating applied on the interior surface portion thereof over the end portion of the golf club shaft. The liquid adhesive is applied by use of a probe capable of receiving the hollow handgrip over the probe. The probe has an elongated central passageway with an inlet for receiving a flow of liquid adhesive and an outlet for dispensing the liquid adhesive from the probe. Also, the probe has an annular groove in an exterior surface portion communicating with the passageway outlet for receiving liquid adhesive from the outlet and wiping the liquid adhesive onto the interior surface portion of the handgrip as it is being moved past the annular groove to removed from the handgrip from the probe.

Abstract: A corrective trenchless pipeline installation method basically includes the operational steps of, first, forming a substantially irregular initial pilot hole underground in earthen matter between a pair of spaced entry and exit pits formed in the earthen matter, second, reforming the substantially irregular initial pilot hole into a substantially straight corrected pilot hole, third, reaming the corrected pilot hole to provide an expanded straight pilot hole, and, fourth, pulling a pipeline through the expanded corrected pilot hole. In reforming the irregular initial pilot hole to the straight corrected pilot hole a cutter blade is concurrently reciprocated back and forth through the irregular pilot hole and rotated relative to the irregular pilot hole to form the corrected straight pilot hole therefrom.

Abstract: A water balloon toss sling includes a pouch having a substantially triangular-shaped shallow cup-like configuration adapted for seating a water-filled balloon, a first length of cord attached at a pair of opposite ends along one side of the pouch and being adapted for placement over outwardly extending fingers of a person's hand, and a second length of cord attached at one end to an opposite end of the pouch and being formed into a loop at the opposite end of the cord for encircling a wrist of a person such that the pouch is suspendable below the person's hand, permitting rotational movement for tossing a water balloon from the sling. The pouch has a pair of spaced first and second corners and a third corner being equidistantly spaced from the first and second corners. The first length of cord is attached at its opposite ends to the first and second corners of the pouch. The second length of cord is attached at one end to the third corner of the pouch.

Abstract: Apparatus for mechanically and automatically processing a bivalve shellfish having a first shell (11) an second shell (12) so as to recover an edible portion (30) of the shellfish. The apparatus includes suction cups (55, 56) to part the two shells (11, 12) without completely separating the two shells. Flexible detaching blades (21, 22) enter the space between the two shells and diverge to contact and to follow the inner surfaces (11a, 12a) of the shells to cut the edible portion (30) of the shellfish from both the first shell (11) and the second shell (12) simultaneously. The blades (21, 22) then grip the edible portion to enable recovery thereof and the shells are discarded.

Abstract: A material processing apparatus includes a casing having a pair of outer and inner spaced walls forming an airtight vessel inside of the inner walls containing a heating chamber and a channel between the outer and inner walls surrounding the vessel for containing a flow of coolant fluid between the outer and inner walls. The apparatus also includes a plurality of elongated electric heater units extending in generally parallel relation to one another through the heating chamber and being operable for emitting heat radiation. The electric heating units are mounted to the casing and extend across the chamber in substantially vertical orientations. Also, a series of baffles extend across the chamber. The baffles are axially spaced from one another and disposed in alternating relation with the heater units.

Abstract: A portable ground standing fire fighting monitor includes a support platform intended to be placed horizontally on the ground surface, a water gun with a curved flexible inlet tube having an inlet end and a curved discharge head having an outlet end, a watertight ball-bearing swivel joint coupling the discharge head to the curved flexible inlet tube, and an adjustable bracket assembly, a crank wheel, and a threaded rod and ball joint connector coupling the flexible inlet tube on the support platform. By rotating the crank wheel and the threaded rod and ball joint connector therewith, relative to the bracket assembly and flexible inlet tube, the flexible inlet tube and discharge head therewith can be adjusted to varying inclinations thereby allowing the operator to adjust stream flow direction vertically.

Abstract: A formation injection tool disposable in a casing of a production well includes an intake flow control assembly, a seal mechanism located below the intake flow control assembly, and a discharge flow control device located below the seal mechanism. The intake flow control assembly is attached to a lower end of a pump extending downward within the well casing past and below an upper productive formation. In response to an upstroke of the pump, the intake flow control assembly permits one-way flow of undesired heavier fluid, such as water, from the upper productive formation downwardly and into the intake flow control assembly concurrently as desired lighter fluid, such as oil and/or gas, flows from the upper productive formation upwardly within the well casing to the ground surface. The seal mechanism establishs a closure seal within the well casing between the upper productive formation and lower disposal formation.

Abstract: A legume rehydration control apparatus and method employ a buoyancy restraint device, a buoyancy detection device, and a plurality of latch devices. The buoyancy restraint device is adapted to evenly submerge and hold dried legumes in a vat of rehydration liquid at a level below the level of the liquid in the rehydration vat and to allow the liquid to rise past the restraint device and above the level of the legumes through a sufficient distance to provide an ample supply of liquid to accommodate the rehydration of the dried legumes. The buoyancy detection device is connected to the buoyancy restraint device and adapted to detect the change in buoyancy of the legumes by monitoring the upward and downward movement of the restraint device relative to the rehydration vat and thereby the change in the buoyancy of the legumes which underlie the restraint device.

Abstract: A multiple pool cover deployment apparatus includes a portable carriage having a movable frame placed at one end of a pool and a main storage reel rotatably mounted thereon and having pool covers successively wound about the main reel. The apparatus also includes a first storage spool rotatably mounted to the frame adjacent to the main storage reel. The first storage spool has an elongated flexible rope wound thereabout. The apparatus also includes a portable stand placed at an opposite end of the pool across from the portable carriage and a second storage spool rotatably mounted on the portable stand.