Abstract: A collapsible container comprising a body having a bottom portion, a top portion and an intermediate accordion fold style portion. The top portion has a fill mouth and a vent opening, so that a liquid can be inserted through the fill mouth when the body is in an extended mode. A pour spout engages with the fill mouth in a removable manner, so as to allow the liquid to pour out therefrom. A facility is for holding the body in a collapsed mode being approximately one quarter the height of the extended mode when not in use, for easy storage and transportation.

Abstract: A powered lug wrench with adjustable stabilizing bar that is adjustably positionable to contact the roadbed and provide the necessary resistance to the turning of the powered wrench to undo the lug nuts from the lugs. The wrench includes a lug nut drive assembly and an adjustable stabilizing bar assembly. The adjustable stabilizing bar assembly includes a rigid stabilizing bar, a bar fitting rigidly attached to the rigid housing assembly and a knurled stabilizing bar lock screw. The bar fitting has a bar receiving passageway formed entirely therethrough sized to slidably receive the rigid stabilizing bar and a threaded lock screw aperture formed between a top surface of the bar fitting and the bar receiving passageway. The knurled stabilizing bar lock screw is companionately threaded to screw through the threaded lock screw aperture and into the bar receiving passageway to lock the stabilizing bar at a desired length.

Abstract: A vent assembly that is attached to the vehicle roof along the front edge of the sun roof opening that captures air and directs the air out through an air discharge opening. The air discharge opening is provided with an air flow direction deflector to allow the occupants of the vehicle to direct the airflow through the vent assembly to the desired areas within the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The vent assembly also includes a baffle assembly to allow the user to control the volume of air output from the air discharge opening.

Abstract: A vehicle maintenance aid in the form of a vehicle brake line bleeding aid that is securable between a vehicle brake pedal and a fixed structure within the vehicle and which applies pressure to the brake pedal sufficient to force the brake pedal down when the brake line bleeding valves are opened. The vehicle brake line bleeding aid includes a brake pedal attachment assembly, a carpet gripping assembly, and a lockable pedal compress assembly pivotally connected at a first compression assembly end to the brake pedal attachment assembly and pivotally connected at a second compression assembly end to the carpet gripping assembly.

Abstract: A hygiene device for cleaning body passageways formed between two openings by piercing. The device includes a syringe assembly and a disposable cleaning tip assembly including a thin, hollow needle shaft that is inserted into the piercing that terminates in a semi-spherical shaft end provided with multiple cleaning orifices. A semi-spherical shaft end is proved to prevent punctures to the walls defining the body passageway. The cleaning method includes the step of simultaneously inserting the semi-spherical shaft end into one of the two openings of the artificial body passageway to be cleaned while depressing the syringe plunger to force cleaning solution out into the artificial body passageway through the multiple cleaning orifices of the semi-spherical shaft end.

Abstract: A baby monitor system that includes a parent unit and a baby unit that have a two-way radio frequency communications link established therebetween. The baby monitor system also includes a message storage mechanism that allows a care giver to record a soothing message for playback to the baby in response to activation of a play switch. Use of the recorded message allows the care giver to provide the baby with a soothing message even when the care giver is in an ambient noise environment, such as a shower, that could startle are irritate the baby.

Abstract: A cooler insert system that includes an open-sided, main frame structure including an end wall and two opposed side walls, the end wall and the two opposed side walls each having an opening formed therethrough, the two opposed side walls having three pairs of divider screen guide channels; a snap fit, hinged frame panel that is simultaneously snap fittable to an end of each of the two opposed sidewalls of the frame structure to form an open topped box with the main frame structure; three divider screens, each divider screen being insertable into one pair of the three pairs of divider screen guide channels of the main frame structure to divide the interior of the main frame structure into compartments; and a number of stackable trays that are positionable within a compartment formed by one of the divider screens, each stackable tray having a holding cavity defined therein that is accessible through an access opening and a lower registration protrusion extending from the bottom thereof; the registration protrus

Abstract: A cleaning system for cleaning drinking straws and the like that includes a flexible, tubular brush structure having a tubular cavity formed therein between a closed insertion end and an open ended, threaded squeeze bulb reservoir connecting end, a number of cleaning solution dispensing orifices provided along the length of the flexible tubular brush structure and a number of multi-length bristles extending radially outward from the flexible tubular brush structure; a resilient, spherical squeeze bulb reservoir having an internal cleaning solution reservoir cavity in connection with a threaded fitting companionately threaded to engage and connect with the threaded squeeze bulb reservoir connecting end of the flexible tubular brush structure; and a straw end sealing cap securable over an open end of a drinking straw for maintaining cleaning solution within a straw passageway formed through the drinking straw during a period of brushing with the flexible tubular brush structure.

Abstract: A shoe closure mechanism that uses the weight of the user's foot to close two pivoting closure arms secured to the flaps of the shoe. The shoe closure mechanism includes a curved, shape returning, foot surround member with a central saddle back section positioned between two curved connecting ends, two pivoting closure arms each connected together at the bottom ends thereof with a pivot assembly and each connected at a top end thereof to one curved connecting end of the curved foot surround member. When the user places his/her foot through the foot surround member and places weight onto the central saddle back section, the saddle back section is straightened out forcing the two curved connecting ends together along with the two pivoting closure arms. The pivoting closure arms are automatically locked in the closed position by a locking mechanism including a spring biased locking bar.

Abstract: A food packaging system that includes a jar with a mouth opening and a food holding chamber, a screw on lid that is securable over the mouth opening of the jar, and a resilient cupped lifting basket assembly that is positionable within a food holding chamber of the jar. The resilient cupped lifting basket assembly includes a resilient, cupped shaped, molded plastic, basket element and a rigid rectangular cross-sectional, grasping rod. The resilient, cupped shaped, molded plastic, basket element has a resiliently flexible, raised circumferential lip, a plurality of drain holes formed entirely therethrough and a centrally positioned rod connecting disk. The system optionally includes at least one resilient, cup shaped lifting attachment.

Abstract: A user attachable Weapon Support for supporting either a hunting bow or rifle comprising a clamp assembly for clamping the weapon support to either deer stand, hunting blind, or other stable support, an extendable support arm extending upwardly from the clamp assembly and supporting a weapon cradle including a weapon conforming channel having a resilient retaining arm for contacting and holding the weapon within the channel until needed but that will readily give way and allow for removal of the weapon when an animal is sighted.

Abstract: A golf wind sock assembly comprising a structure for visually indicating wind direction. A facility is for supporting the visually indicating wind direction structure in an elevated three hundred and sixty degree rotatable position, so that a person can see what direction wind is blowing from.

Abstract: A sheathing strip with mating side edges that includes a flexible plastic film sheathing strip having a nominal thickness of less than twenty thousandths of one inch, first and second side surfaces, and first and second strip side edges; a first mating side edge formed onto the first side surface of the first side edge of the sheathing strip; and a second mating side edge formed onto the second side surface of the second side edge of the sheathing strip. The first and second mating side edges mate to form a tubular sheath when the sheathing strip is wrapped helically around a bundle of wires or the like.

Abstract: An add-on flip-up headlight winking system which controls the flip-up headlights of the vehicle to give the appearance that a headlight has winked. Moreover, the add-on flip-up headlight winking system may be provided with a optional headlight flasher module which causes the headlights to flash during the winking mode of operation.

Abstract: A collapsible fire escape ladder with an anti-tip restraint seat. The anti-tip restraint seat is attached tD the bottom end of the collapsible ladder and is used to safely lower a person from the upper floor of a building to eliminate the need for carrying the person while descending the collapsible ladder.

Abstract: An inflatable structure which includes a plurality of interconnected vertical and horizontal inflatable seamed baffled support members forming a frame structure for the inflatable structure with continuous canvas panels extending over all exterior surfaces of the inflatable structure including the structure's floor and further including a sealable door which is sealed by the use of magnets which not only seal the door but also act as a tripping device for an alarm which is electrically connected to the magnets on the door and further wherein the alarm system is tripped by variations of air pressure on the interior of the interior of the sealed inflatable structure. The inflatable frame support member are all inflated by a single air valve located in an interior of the structure.

Abstract: The hydraulic lift boom attachment including a support frame and a telescopic lifting arm wherein the support frame is coupled to a tractor's three point hitch which hydraulically raises or lowers the support frame. The telescopic lifting arm has one end coupled to the support frame and the other end is coupled to the tractor's draw bar via a pulley assembly to rotate such other end of the telescopic lifting arm when the support frame is hydraulically raised or lowered. Furthermore, the support frame of the hydraulic lift boom attachment includes a telescopic vertical support assembly to vary the vertical height of the telescopic lifting arm.

Abstract: A multi-purpose table assembly that includes a wheeled base, an adjustable height vertical support extending from the base; a lockable table support bar assembly including a table support bar and a counter balance support bar each oriented at a right angle with respect to the vertical support bar; a user positionable counter balance weight slidably positionable on the counter balance support bar; an upper table assembly supported by the vertical support including a storage shelf and an upper table member; a positionable side table assembly supported on the table support bar and including a first table member and a pivoting table member; and a book holder assembly including a board member, two connecting structures that are attached the board member, a spring finger shaft rotatably positioned through the two connecting structures, a holder arm with a magnetically attractable handle coupled to an end of the spring finger shaft, a securing magnet attached to an upwardly facing surface of the board member and two

Abstract: A snake trap including a trap housing defining a trap compartment accessible through a snake entrance opening; an elongated tubular snake entrance tube positioned within the trap compartment having an inlet opening positioned adjacent to the snake entrance opening; and a sliding trap door slidable into a closed position between the snake entrance opening and the inlet end of the elongated snake entrance tube by a triggerable trap door closure mechanism positioned within the trap compartment.