Abstract: A dispensing cap system for dispensing a supplement material through a bottle neck opening and into the bottle. An exemplary embodiment includes a cap member configured for connection to beverage bottle necks of different sizes. A seal member is arranged to provide a liquid seal against the neck opening. A valve member passes through a storage member attached to the cap member, and is configured for movement between a storage position and a dispensing position, in which passage is permitted of the supplement material from the storage member into the bottle. A nipple member may be positioned over the valve member to allow the bottle contents to be utilized or consumed.

Abstract: A dispensing cap system for dispensing a supplement material through a bottle neck opening and into the bottle. An exemplary embodiment includes a cap member configured for connection to beverage bottle necks of different sizes. A seal member is arranged to provide a liquid seal against the neck opening. A valve member passes through a storage member attached to the cap member, and is configured for movement between a storage position and a dispensing position, in which passage is permitted of the supplement material from the storage member into the bottle. A nipple member may be positioned over the valve member to allow the bottle contents to be utilized or consumed.

Abstract: A door section for fitting in a sliding door frame is preferably made of plastic, e.g., PVC. The door section contains a built in pet door. The door section is formed by tubular sides and cross members, and has plastic brackets or fittings that press fit within the tubular members and preferably also may be screwed in place, or otherwise fixed in place, e.g., using epoxy, or both screws and epoxy. Alternatively, the corners of the door section may be welded or otherwise fixed together. The door section has brackets on its side edges for hanging or connecting to the inside of the sliding door frame, and the door section may also have a bracket or catch on the other side edge from which the door section connects to the frame. This bracket or catch is for the existing sliding door's lock. Preferably, insulation strips are provided and preferably an H-shaped vertical section may fit on top of the door section and inside the frame for a fit with less play, and for a smoother or cleaner look.

Abstract: A protective insert for wires in a junction box is formed by a lockable cover having a frame with an opening and a pivotable cover for covering the opening. The frame is sized to rest on an inner lip of the box, which lip normally holds a lid for the box. The lid rests on the lockable cover. The cover may be pivoted open for access to wires in the junction box and may be pivoted closed, and locked, to protect the wires from theft or vandalism. The lockable cover is held down on the lip preferably by chains fixed to the frame with stakes fixed to a free end of the chains, and by pounding the stakes into the ground at the bottom of the box. In another embodiment, there is a lock. Further, the insert is anchored to the box by J-shaped hooks. In a further embodiment, the insert is anchored by an elongated rod with curled up ends, and may be set in concrete around the box.

Abstract: The apparatus is a cemetery incense burner having a removable resin incense holder retained in a container for accommodating the incense holder. The top and bottom sections of the removable incense holder serve two separate functions. The top concave surface of the removable incense holder is used as a censer for burning incense when inserted into the container in a right side up position. The container has a protrusion in a bottom center thereof to support the removable incense holder and to allow it to rise above the surface of the ground while it is being used as a censer. The bottom surface of the removable incense holder forms a seal with the top of the container and has a built in handle for easy removal when placed upside down (censer side down) in the container for storage. In another embodiment, the container has a flat bottom so that the holder is flush with the surface of the ground and container even in the use position.

Abstract: A system and method for the distribution of individualized multimedia content over a network to a number of recipients. The system assembles a message containing multimedia content which is extracted from a media content repository in response to information about the intended recipient. The multimedia content is thereby individualized for the particular recipient; for example an individualized audio greeting containing with audio annunciation of the recipient's name within multimedia message. Multimedia elements may be variously combined within an individualized message containing audio, graphics, text, animations, video, and/or ecommerce/transaction primitives. The system provides the ability to develop and manage the multimedia content repository, control the distribution of the individualized multimedia content, and report on system activity.

Abstract: A door section for fitting in a sliding door frame is preferably made of plastic, e.g., PVC. The door section contains a built in pet door. The door section is formed by tubular sides and cross members, and has plastic brackets that press fit within the tubular members and preferably also may be screwed in place, or otherwise fixed in place, e.g., using epoxy, or both screws and epoxy. The door section has brackets on its side edges for hanging or connecting to the inside of the sliding door frame, and the door section may also have a bracket or catch on the other side edge from which the door section connects to the frame. This bracket or catch is for the existing sliding door's lock. Preferably, insulation strips are provided and preferably an H-shaped vertical section may fit on top of the door section and inside the frame for a fit with less play, and for a smoother or cleaner look. Rubber or rubbery elements may be placed over the sliding door's bottom track, for the door section to sit more securely.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there are power floor boards for a motorcycle or other two or three wheeled open vehicle, that is capable of using foot rests, such as an ATV. Each power floorboard has a toe part and a heel part. The two parts move from a first position where they are essentially flat on top and fully retracted, to a second position where the toe pad is angled up with respect to the heel pad, and both the heel and toe pads are fully extended toward a front of the vehicle. The toe pad is on rails and moves forward by a worm gear. The rails are fixed to the vehicles footrest mounts. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the angular motion of the toe pad compared to the relatively linear or flat motion of the heel pad, is achieved by a pivotable connection of the toe pad to the heel pad, and an elongated, relatively S-shaped cam slot with a follower therein for driving the toe pad first to slowly incline, then to faster incline, and then to slowly incline.

Abstract: An invention is provided for affording interaction between service consumers and service providers via centralized hub. The invention includes a service session scheduling component that schedules a service session between a service consumer and a selected service provider selected by the service consumer. The invention also includes a service management session delivery component capable of provisioning communication for the service session between the service consumer and the selected service provider. A service payment management component is also included that facilitates a payment from the service consumer to the service provider. In addition, the service payment management component facilitates a payment from the service provider to a system account.

Abstract: A mixing body for diverting a portion of a liquid, e.g., water flow, into a cartridge of fertilizers, fungicides, hormones, pesticides or the like to form effluent. The effluent is reintroduced to the water flow and goes to a downstream sprinkler or application system. The cartridge, which may contain liquid concentrate, is inserted into the mixing body, which has inlet and outlet one way valves that puncture a sealing layer of the cartridge. The diluted effluent exits through the outlet one way valve and is thus delivered to the irrigation system. The amount of effluent can be regulated by a needle valve that controls the amount of effluent exiting the manifold. The mixing body has a locking system to securely hold the cartridge in place. There is also a plate to protect a user from the sharp inlet and outlet valves when the cartridge is removed.

Abstract: A protective insert for wires in a junction box is formed by a lockable cover having a frame with an opening and a pivotable cover for covering the opening. The frame is sized to rest on an inner lip of the box, which lip normally holds a lid for the box. The lid rests on the lockable cover. The cover may be pivoted open for access to wires in the junction box and may be pivoted closed, and locked, to protect the wires from theft or vandalism. The lockable cover is held down on the lip preferably by chains fixed to the frame with stakes fixed to a free end of the chains, and by pounding the stakes into the ground at the bottom of the box.

Abstract: A device for controlling odor from a toilet bowl has a housing primarily formed by a top member, a bottom member and a canister holding section for attaching to the bottom member. The canister holding section holds a canister having a nozzle for providing an odor treating spray from the canister. The housing also has two plates depending downwardly from the bottom member and which form an inverted U-shape for mounting the device on a rim of the toilet bowl. Between the top member and bottom member is a biasing device such as springs for biasing a seat of the toilet bowl in an upward direction when the seat is empty, and for allowing the seat to move in a downward direction in response to someone sitting on the seat. The downward motion of the seat moves the top member down, thereby actuating a nozzle on the canister, spraying a metered amount a substantially fixed predetermined amount, of spray into the toilet bowl.

Abstract: In one embodiment there is a lumbar support system for fitting on a motorcycle or other similar vehicle. There is a bracket for connecting the lumbar support to the seat pan. There is a mechanism for pivotably connecting the bracket to the lumbar support. There is a mechanism for connecting the seat pan adjustably to a rear fender of the vehicle. The height of the lumbar support may be adjustable. The pitch and lateral position of the support may also be adjustable. There is also an air cushion with multiple chambers disposed within a recess in the seat pan, such air cushion and seat pad being covered with foam and a leather, vinyl or other cover.

Abstract: A retractable U-shaped ladder assembly preferably for a craft such as a watercraft has a rotatably retractable ladder which is attached to the craft by brackets. A torsion spring is used to bias the ladder into its retracted position. While the ladder is in an in-use position, the ladder is locked into place against rotation by a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a bent plate which presses against four rings that are fixed to a rod, which rod extends from each bracket. Each ring has a notch that is located in the same position. In the use position, the bent plate will fit into the notches of the rings and lock the step. When the user is finished using the ladder, the user can manually unlock the step by pressing the bent plate. The bent plate moves out of engagement with the notches in the rings, thereby allowing the torsion springs in the brackets to rotate the step to the retracted position.

Abstract: A retractable U-shaped ladder assembly preferably for a craft such as a watercraft has a rotatably retracted ladder which is attached to the craft by brackets. A torsion spring is used to bias the ladder into the retracted position. While the ladder is in an in-use position, the ladder is locked into place by a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a bent plate which presses against four rings that are fixed to a rod, which rod extends from each bracket. Each ring has a notch that is located in the same position. In the use position, the bent plate will fit into the notches of the rings and lock the step. When the user is finished using the ladder, the user can manually unlock the step by pressing the bent plate. The bent plate moves out of engagement with the notches in the rings, thereby allowing the torsion springs in the brackets to rotate the step to the retracted position.

Abstract: A glove has a palm portion, a front ring finger portion unitary therewith, and a first sidewall thereof, a back portion fixed to the palm portion, a back pinky portion, a back ring finger portion, a separate pinky portion formed of a separate material from the palm portion and back portion, and fixed to the palm portion and back pinky portion. The glove also has a thumb portion, a pointer finger portion, and a middle finger portion. This construction enables the first sidewall of the ring finger portion and inner sidewall of the pinky portion to be made unitary. A method of making the glove includes cutting the front of the glove with a palm portion that includes a front ring finger portion and first sidewall as one piece of material, cutting from a separate piece of material the front portion of the pinky finger portion so that it includes an inner sidewall, and sewing the front palm portion, back portion, and front ring finger portion to the palm and back portions.