Abstract: A fishing rod holder mountable to a fishing vessel. The holder is supported above the vessel's deck by a conventional adjustable ball joint mount. The holder has a hollow interior cavity with an opening extending along one side and to a communicating front end opening in the holder. Oppositely directed concave surfaces in the front end opening and in an internal movable cradle act to lock an inserted fishing rod in place within the holder as tension is applied to a taut fishing line. The cradle may be positioned and fixed in a depressed or elevated position within the holder. Two side push buttons are used to operate locking mechanisms employed to lock the movable cradle in position. A external side lever fixed to an internal rod is used to move an attached cradle support rod in a pivotal motion. Additional features include a non skid surface around the fishing rod holder surface forming the front end opening to insure the inserted fishing rod will not move when its line is tensioned by a caught fish.

Abstract: A wallboard or drywall system with two types of measuring indicia on on side of the wallboard or drywall, and an integral, transparent vapor barrier is applied to the back side of the wallboard or drywall. In addition, the system contains adhesive coated plastic tape which can be used to seal adjacent, mating edges of wallboard or drywall panels.

Abstract: A brassiere having a breast supporting portion with a moisture managing shield. The moisture managing shield faces towards the skin of a wearer is attached to one side surface on the lower portion of the brassiere by a first adhesive layer. A depending lower portion of the shield is attached to the second or outside surface of the lower portion of the brassiere by a second adhesive layer by folding the shield along a lower edge. Each of the adhesive layers are initially covered by peel off strips until it is desired to expose their adhesive backings for mounting to the brassiere. Normally, the lower inside portion of the brassiere below the breast retaining cups is completely covered by the shield. The in-place shield may be removed from the brassiere by pulling on the shield allowing for its disposal and replacement by another shield when needed.

Abstract: A doll stand which has a base and a vertical support pole attached thereto. At the top of the vertical support pole is a U-shaped saddle, into which the doll fits with one leg on each side of the saddle.

Abstract: A wire bending jig which has a plurality of apertures extending into the top face of the jig but stopping short of the opposite or bottom face. A plurality of pegs are placed into selected apertures to define a pattern for bending wire around the pegs into a specific shape. A pattern of the specific shape is attached to the bottom face of the jig, and the jig is transparent so the pattern can be seen from the top face, and so the pattern will be protected during the wire bending process.

Abstract: A small portable apparatus to dispense various sized stored articles, such as tampons, from a container. The container's hollow interior mounts a rotatable flexible deformable roller which can both obstruct the movement of the contained articles against the force of gravity and, when rotated, permit their dispensing when engaged by the roller. Larger diameter articles cause more deformation of the roller's surface when compressed between the roller and the container's near adjacent side walls. Two external control knobs mounted on the same central shaft with the roller are used to manually rotate the roller into engagement with the articles.

Abstract: A wire bending tool kit which has a plate with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of pegs of different sizes which can be inserted into selected apertures in the plate. The pegs have structure for holding wire onto the pegs. In addition, the kit contains a plurality of spacers which can be placed over one or more of the pegs to produce different shapes in the wire as it is being bent. Also, one of the pegs has an aperture therein which allows an end of a wire to be inserted to produce spiral shapes.

Abstract: A multi-purpose thumb or finger mounted cot having a stamp pad with postal related indicia. Two embodiments of the cot are disclosed one of which is closed on its upper end while the other cot is opened on both ends. The postal related indicia on the self-inking stamp pad may consist of a carrier routing number and a plurality of parallel bar lines. This indicia is raised from a base pad surface with the bar lines used to endorse mail by postal carriers, to cancel stamps and wrong bar codes, wrong zip codes, and to cancel bar codes that have mistakenly not been canceled in the mailing process. The carrier routing number specifically identifies a postal carrier and can inform one of the route assigned to that carrier. By making the mating surfaces of the stamp pad (back) and cot (front) hook and loop or VELCRO fastener elements, the stamp pad can be removed and replaced with another stamp pad or have its ink supply refilled when needed. This replaced stamp pad may be that of any carrier with different indicia.

Abstract: A hitting trainer which has a slanted surface mounted on a stand, and which the player will hit with a bat in order to develop strength and quickness.

Abstract: A visual brake wear indicator gauge for a vehicle's disc brake system. A mounting bracket is fixed to the existing brake's caliper with a hollow housing extending from the bracket. The visual gauge has an indicator bar with straight length and a right angled indicator foot on one end that contacts an inside disc pad. This indicator bar extends through and within the gauge housing and is normally biased by a housing spring to contact the brake's disc pad. Two different adjacent visual color coded segments on the bar indicate the contacted disc pad are properly operating, when both are color segments are displayed to one side of the housing, or that the system needs repair if only one color coded segment is so displayed. The gauge bar indicates wear to either the vehicle's disc pads or the associated rotor of the vehicle's braking system.

Abstract: A lap top security device which has two adjustable arms and two fixed arms which engage with a lock and which adjust to fit different size computers to lock the computer closed. In addition one of the fixed arms has a loop so the security device can be attached to a fixed object.

Abstract: An air flow testing device for use with a clothes dryer to indicate an obstruction in the exhaust system. Three potential states of exhausted air are monitored by the testing device when the dryer's lint screen is removed from its opening. In the first state, when the exhaust system is unobstructed, an impeller of the device freely turns within a casing held against the lint screen opening as the dryer is operating. In the second state, when the exhaust system is blocked, the same impeller remains static and does not rotate. In the third state when the exhaust system is partially blocked, the impeller moves and may stop. If either a fully or partially blocked state is detected, a user can simply clear the system including the tubing and flapper to resolve this common dryer problem without calling in a repair person.

Abstract: A prefabricated load-bearing header. An outer frame in the form a rectangle has four 2 by 4 boards joined together at their meetings ends at 45 degree angles. Within the inner perimeter of the outer frame are two sets of grooves extending lengthwise of each frame member. Two webbing supports extends across the opened formed inner perimeter of the frame and are joined to the inner interior of the frame near its mid point at one end and the corners at the other ends. These webbing supports provide increased strength to the frame structure. Covering the webbing supports are two sheets of chip board material cut to fit within the two sets of formed framing member grooves along the edges of the sheets. The grooves have a width approximately the same as the thickness of the sheets of chip boards which fit into them. The length of the framing members can be made to any desired length.

Abstract: A sled which will allow the user to experience the joy of sledding when there is no snow on the ground. The sled has wheel racks which are attached to the bottom of the base of the sled, and a plurality of oval wheels are attached to the wheel rack, and the wheels extend from adjacent the front of the sled to adjacent the rear of the sled. The foremost wheels on the wheel rack are smaller that the remaining wheels to allow the sled to be used on grassy surfaces which do not have snow thereon. The smaller wheels will make it easier for the sled to roll on non-linear hills.

Abstract: A tracking system capable of alerting emergency personnel to the location of a vehicle using the earth circling satellite system referred to as the Global Positioning System (GPS). Using this system an identification code is assigned to a vehicle to be tracked and this information is stored in a central Reporting Center or data station along with a continuous update of the GPS location time and specific identification for that vehicle. An emergency reporting system (VERS) having a vehicle emergency tracker (VET) is employed in each vehicle. Using the VET and the GPS it is possible to pinpoint the location of a specific vehicle that has previously been assigned a specific coded identification.

Abstract: A waste organizing cabinet for recyclable materials. The upper working surface of the cabinet can be used to cut or otherwise treat food products. Below this upper surface is a first holding frame for a pull-out sliding drawer that rests on cabinet rails. Side meshed baskets placed within the holding frame form a series of separated compartments of the frame and placeable within each of the drawers. Each basket is used for separately receiving either: non recyclable waste food products, plastic materials, tin, glass, or paper products. Several different arrangements of the baskets within the drawer may be used to differently arrange the baskets within the framework of the drawer. As the frame and baskets are pulled out, spaced rails have stops to engage fixed frame rails to prevent further movement. Below this first drawer is a second slidable pull out drawer that may have several different holding frames compartments for the individual baskets.

Abstract: A drinking cup with a reusable indicator which indicates the number of times the cup has been filled.