Abstract: A well pump storage and delivery assembly includes at least one collecting tank coupled to at least one source of water being derived from an underground well having a well pump therein. The collecting tank has an upper water level measuring member capable of detecting and measuring an upper level of water collected within the collecting tank and a lower water level measuring member capable of detecting and measuring a lower level of water collected within the collecting tank. A pressurization pump is connected to the collecting tank and is capable of receiving water therefrom. The pressurization pump is connected to a pressurized storage tank.

Abstract: A flat pill pack container includes a main container body with a dispensing opening and an attachment mechanism for attaching a closed-biased, cover, and a defined dispensing chamber adjacent its dispensing opening. The closed-biased cover is attached at the dispensing opening in a first, closed position to prevent removal of pills from the main container body. The cover is movable to a second, open position to permit pill removal. The cover has a gate positioned in an open position when the cover is in its closed position, and the gate moves to a closed position when the cover is moved to its open position. A child resistant safety lock and/or a date indicator may also be included.

Abstract: The present invention baby bath floating thermometer system includes a thermometer tube containing a temperature responsive fluid, at least a portion of the tube being transparent for viewing of expanding and contracting fluid in response to temperature changes, with temperature level gradation indicia. It also includes a first thermometer tube encasement having an elongated configuration with a predetermined width and length. This first encasement contains the thermometer tube and has sufficient transparent for viewing of the fluid within the thermometer tube at least at the indicia. There is a second encasement having a top, a bottom and having air containment for flotation. This second encasement has a securing mechanism on its bottom for securely holding the first encasement and thermometer tube so as to be at least partially exposed to its external environment. It has a viewing orifice in its top so as to permit direct viewing of at least the thermometer at its indicia.

Abstract: The present invention is a bioreactor wound dressing which includes a first layer, being a transport layer, in direct contact with a wound. It includes at least one layer of a permeable polymeric media containing, in equilibrium with body fluids, at least 40% by weight of liquid, and is impermeable for infectious agents of any kind and being permeable to water soluble substances having molecular weight up to at least 1000 Daltons. There is a second layer, being a fluid reservoir layer that is adjacent to the transport layer and is capable of containing between 40% and 100% of its volume of an aqueous liquid, wherein the transport layer and reservoir layer are permeably interconnected for aqueous solutions and are in a substantial osmotic equilibrium. The invention also includes a method of wound treatment utilizing the bioreactor wound dressing.

Abstract: The present invention is a child resistant safety container for blister packs with a housing with an opening, and slides located inside the housing which position and retain several drawers inserted into the opening. A latching mechanism is provided to engage and retain each of the drawers when inserted into the housing. The latching mechanism has cooperating male and female parts located on the drawer and the housing in positions complimentary to each other. The part located on the housing is functionally operable with a latching trigger slidably connected to the housing. Resilient living springs are provided to urge each of the drawers into latching engagement and, when a drawer is pushed in against the spring, moves to partially disengages the drawer. The latching trigger moves the latching mechanism into a second position fully disengaging the drawer for removal. The remainder of the drawers which have not been pushed in remain retained in the safety container by the latching means.

Abstract: The present invention is an alarm clock device which programmably and automatically coordinates the movement of one or more electric toy trains, or the like. The present invention alarm clock preferably triggers the movement of an electric toy train when a pre-set alarm time is reached. The alarm clock device comprises at least one base that defines an elongated substantially non-linear track for regulating the movement of a toy train. The traveling speed of the train is preferably regulated by a voltage varying device, such as a transformer, that is attached to the track and also coupled to a manually adjustable speed controlling member within the alarm clock. The movement of the train is preferably accompanied by applicable audible sounds that correspond therewith. The duration of movement may be programmed manually and may be adjusted in any variety of ways.

Abstract: A child resistant safety cap for containers includes an outer cap, an inner cap, at least one retractable-extendable key arm and a biasing spring. The outer cap has a top and a sidewall with a plurality of openings for retraction and extension of the key arms therethrough, and the top has an engaging mechanism for engaging and disengaging the key arms. The inner cap is contained within the outer cap, has a sidewall and a top, with a slide mechanism for slideably attaching a plurality of key arms. The inner cap is a predetermined height less than the inside vertically slidable within the outer cap. The inner cap has a first vertical position away from the top of the outer cap wherein said engaging mechanism of the outer cap and the connecting mechanism of the plurality of key arms are disengaged, and the inner cap has a second vertical position, toward the top of the outer cap wherein the engaging mechanism and the connecting mechanism are engaged.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved high frequency acoustic speaker center cone, which may be located at a speaker coil tubular support, tube wherein the cone has a plurality of thin, pie-shaped segments radiating outwardly with each of the segments having an arcuated cross-section, so as to create a convex shape towards its center. The segments are highly concave toward the center and less concave with increasing radial distance away from the center. The width of the segments may increase linearly with radial distance so as to create a constant acoustical resistance radially. The center cone also has a thickness gradient with increasing thickness radially towards its center. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a system containing both the aforesaid center cone, an outer cone with similar radial characteristics but being concave towards its center. The segments of the outer cone preferably terminate at a flexible, high sound absorption ring.

Abstract: The present invention is a waveguide device having a body of molded, foam plastic with a speaker end and an open end and an even number of segments with a flat surface in a plane parallel to the speaker end. The segments have inside wall surfaces which flare increasingly outwardly from the speaker, and these inside wall surfaces have a speaker end length, L.sub.1, determined by the following formulas, L.sub.1 minimum=0.7.times.w.sub.s /0.0012 g/cm.sup.3 .times.1/A.sub.SE, and L.sub.1 maximum=1.2.times.w.sub.s /0.0012 g/cm.sup.3 .times.1/A.sub.SE, wherein L.sub.1 is a straight line length of the lower portion of the segment wall surface, w.sub.s is the weight of a speaker cone in grams/cm.sup.3, and A.sub.SE is the cross-sectional area of the speaker end in square centimeters. The waveguide body also includes an end plate with a speaker face and anchor inserts for attachment of a speaker thereto. The anchoring inserts are embedded in the waveguide body.

Abstract: A fire responsive, closing air vent includes a main frame enclosing an air flow passageway with a hingeable cover connected to the main frame which can open and close. The frame has a mechanism for biasing the cover towards the closed position and a preformed mass of material, e.g. meltable wax positioned at least in part between the frame and the cover to hold the cover in the open position. The material is at least partially moveable (e.g., shrinkable or meltable) in response to an increase in ambient temperature in excess of 140.degree. F. so as to cease from holding the cover in an open position and permitting the weight to close the cover. In one embodiment, the vent is made up of a flat plate and a subframe for insertion into a building structure and is positioned at right angles to the flat plate. In another embodiment, the main frame of the closing air vent has a plurality of air passageways and the cover is capable of covering all of the air passageways.

Abstract: The present invention is a walk behind segmented interchangeable lawn mower with spreader device having a main housing with rear wheels, a handle and a motor and having interchangeable second and third housings for attaching a spreader attachment, wherein the spreader attachment is capable of spreading material over an area, and attaching a mower cutting blade attachment. In one embodiment the present invention includes a second housing having a rotatable cutting blade for cutting grass and the like. In another embodiment, the present invention includes a third housing which preferably includes a hopper which extends upwardly from the housing. The hopper includes an open top and an open bottom, sidewalls and, preferably, an indented area which includes a plurality of apertures for permitting the flow of material therethrough. A flow rate adjusting handle member is also included. The hopper also includes a vertically disposed rod member having a vertical rotation axis.

Abstract: The present invention is a waveguide for an acoustic speaker having a predetermined cone weight. The waveguide body has a speaker end and an open end and an even number of segments with a flat surface in a plane parallel to the speaker end. The segments have inside wall surfaces which flare increasingly outwardly from the speaker, and these inside wall surfaces have a speaker end length, L.sub.1, determined by the following formulas, L.sub.1 minimum=0.7.times.w.sub.s /0.0012 g/cm.sup.3 .times.1/A.sub.SE, and L.sub.1 maximum=1.2.times.w.sub.s /0.0012 g/cm.sup.3 .times.1/A.sub.SE, wherein L.sub.1 is a straight line length of the lower portion of the segment wall surface, w.sub.s is the weight of a speaker cone in grams/cm.sup.3, and A.sub.SE is the cross-sectional area of the speaker end in square centimeters. Each of the segment inside wall surfaces has an outer end length L.sub.2 which has a predetermined length related to L.sub.1.

Abstract: The present invention is a tool for manually altering the angle of a sheetrock corner bead strip from approximately 90.degree. to an angle larger than 90.degree.. The tool includes a main frame having a base and opposing side walls. The main frame is adapted to receive and hold axles for at least two spreader wheels and at least two corner holder wheels. The spreader wheels with axles are mounted in series alignment with one another for rotation within the main frame and the corner holder wheels with axles are also mounted in series for rotation within the main frame. The spreader wheels and the corner holder wheels are all located in a single plane. In a preferred embodiment, the spreader wheels have walls which form truncated V-shaped sides for maintaining a predetermined angle. In another preferred embodiment, the predetermined angle is approximately 120.degree. or approximately 135.degree. and the truncated V-shaped sides correspondingly form an angle of approximately 120.degree. or approximately 135.

Abstract: The present invention is a book having (a) a front cover, a back cover and a spline, forming an outer portion of a book; (b) a plurality of pages affixed within the outer portion of the book and containing a plurality of words constituting a text; (c) at least one page being a three-dimensional hollow frame structure with its front being at least partially made of see-through material. The frame structure is divided into an upper section and a lower section, separated by a wall having at least one connecting orifice, and containing a trap mechanism at each of said at the connecting orifice, and including a lever functionally connected to the trap mechanism. There is also a plurality of bead-like structures contained within the upper section of said frame structure, having a sufficient shape and size to flow via gravity through the connecting orifice of the upper section to the lower section when a user actuates the lever with the book in a substantially upright position.

Abstract: The present invention is a metered liquid dispenser. A liquid dispenser has a liquid volume metering element located on a base attached to the top of the neck of a liquid dispenser. Using a lift fill mechanism, the metering element is vertically slid relative to the base to dispense a measured liquid volume. One-way valves located in the base and the top of the metering element alternately act to displace air from the element, and then provide suction to draw a measured liquid volume from the liquid dispenser through a dip tube into the element. The liquid is dispensed by inverting the metered liquid dispenser. The metering element has liquid level markings to indicate the liquid volume being entered to the element for dispensing, and is preferable partly transparent to visually display the liquid in the metering element.