Abstract: An electrical device includes a power supply that is switchable between a first mode and a second mode. The power supply includes a first connector element of the power supply, the first connector element being one of a male and a female connector element for mating with a corresponding second connector element, the second connector element being one of a female and a male connector element, respectively. The power supply also includes a guard member disposed on the first connector element, the guard member being movable between a first position in which the first connector element is adapted to mate with any corresponding second connector elements and the power supply is in the first mode and a second position in which the first connector element is only adapted to mate with specially configured second connector elements and the power supply is in the second mode. The electrical device also includes electrical equipment powered through the power supply.

Abstract: A stabilizing ladder system is disclosed that comprises a ladder of scaffold assembly with a pair of rails and a plurality of rungs. The system further includes a ladder leveling assembly comprising a lower extension arm mounted on each of the rails of the ladder assembly, and each lower extension arms is slidably inserted and extendable from the lower end of one of the rails for engaging a ground surface. The system also includes a lower stabilizer assembly for stabilizing a lower portion of the ladder assembly with respect to the ground surface. The lower stabilizer assembly comprises a pair of outboard foot assemblies with a position of each of the outboard foot assemblies being laterally adjustable with respect to the rails of the ladder assembly such that a lateral spacing of the outboard foot assemblies is adjustable.

Abstract: A tool caddy for providing a tool carrier that is rugged and holds a large number of tools. The tool caddy includes a main tool storage unit having an upper opening into an interior and comprising a core section having a pair of side walls and a bottom wall extending between the side walls. A filler wall is mounted over the side wall opening of the core section with each of the filler walls being substantially coplanar with one of the side walls. A strap is mounted on the storage unit for suspending the storage unit from a user's body. In one preferred embodiment, the core section comprises a section of a tire, and a method of the invention includes forming the storage unit from a tire by cutting the side and perimeter tread walls of the tire at two locations to form the core section and mounting a filler wall over a portion of the side wall opening.

Abstract: A multipurpose cable handling trailer system for dispensing and retrieving cable from a spool of cable. The system includes a trailer with a lifting assembly for lifting items into and off of the trailer. The system may include a cable guiding mechanism for guiding the cable onto and off of the spool. The system may include a dumpster assembly for permitting hauling of loose material on the trailer. The system may include a level winding assembly for guiding cable winding onto a spool when the spool is mounted on the lifting assembly. The system may include controls with a housing movably mounted on the trailer for permitting movement of the housing between a storage position and an operational position. The trailer may include a deck with a top extending between lateral sides of the trailer.

Abstract: A subdural evacuating port system for removing subdural fluid accumulations in a manner that is minimally invasive and promotes decompression, expansion and recovery of the brain. The system includes a subdural evacuating port device including a tubular portion for partial insertion into an opening in a skull of a patient. The tubular portion has a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The port device has a pair of wings for facilitating finger rotation of the tubular portion, with the wings extending outwardly from the tubular portion in substantially opposite directions from the tubular portion. The exterior surface of the tubular portion may have self-tapping threads at the proximal end and may have a plurality of annular barbs at the distal end. A kit for evacuating a collection of fluid from a subdural space may include the subdural evacuating port device and a retractor for spacing sides of an incision in a scalp away from each other.

Abstract: A hitch damping system for dampening forces transferred between a towed vehicle and a towing vehicle. The hitch damping system includes a first assembly being designed for being operationally coupled to the towed vehicle. A second assembly is designed for being operationally coupled to the towing vehicle. A plurality of dampening members are operationally coupled between the first assembly and the second assembly. The dampening members permit the first assembly to swing in an arc with respect to the second assembly whereby the dampening members are designed for reducing longitudinal forces exerted on the towing vehicle, such as a truck, by the towed vehicle, such as a fifth wheel trailer, when a momentum of the towed vehicle differs from a momentum of the towing vehicle.

Abstract: A lawn mower sprayer assembly for spraying a fluid onto a lawn during mowing of the lawn. The lawn mower sprayer assembly includes a container member being designed for receiving the fluid. The container member is designed for being coupled to a lawn mower. A pressurizing assembly is operationally coupled to the container member. The pressurizing assembly is for pressurizing the container member whereby the container member is designed for storing the fluid in a pressurized state when the pressurizing assembly is actuated by a user. A delivery assembly is operationally coupled to the container member whereby the delivery assembly is designed for being in fluid communication with the fluid in the container member. The delivery assembly is designed for receiving the fluid under pressure and distributing the fluid onto the lawn.

Abstract: A the grill and vehicle attachement for attaching and positioning a grill to a vehicle. The the grill and vehicle attachement includes an attachment assembly being designed for being coupled to a vehicle. An accessory assembly is selectively coupled to the attachment assembly. The attachment assembly permits selective positioning of the accessory assembly with respect to the vehicle whereby the accessory assembly is usable by a user.

Abstract: A firearm support apparatus for supporting a firearm during the discharge of the firearm. The firearm support apparatus includes a front support assembly being designed for being positioned on a support surface. The front support assembly is designed for engaging and supporting a front portion of the firearm above the support surface. The front assembly is designed for altering an angle of the firearm with respect to a target to accommodate for wind. A rail assembly is operationally coupled to the front support assembly whereby the front support assembly is selectively positionable along a length of the rail assembly. A rear support assembly is operationally coupled to the rail assembly opposite the front support assembly. The rear support assembly is designed for supporting a rear portion of the firearm when the front portion of the firearm is supported by the front support assembly.

Abstract: An adjustable fin insert assembly is disclosed for mounting on a cavity of a wake board, and includes a fin box positionable in the cavity of the board. The fin box is elongate and includes a longitudinal slot which extends into the fin box from a lower surface thereof. The assembly includes a fin member removably mountable on the fin box adjacent the slot with a portion of the fin member extending into and being slidable along the slot for permitting adjustment of a position of the fin member in the slot. The assembly also includes a plurality of positioning members positioned in the slot and being longitudinally slidable in the slot. A space is defined in the slot adjacent to at least one of the positioning members, and the space is repositionable in the slot by sliding the at least one of the positioning members.

Abstract: A trailer suspension system for controlling the ride characteristics of a trailer. The trailer suspension system includes at least one suspension assembly being designed for being coupled between a frame of the trailer and an axle of the trailer. The suspension assembly is designed for absorbing shock from the axle of the trailer. The suspension assembly comprises a frame mounting assembly being designed for being coupled to the frame of the trailer. An axle mounting assembly is pivotally coupled to the frame mounting assembly. The axle mounting assembly is designed for being coupled to the axle of the trailer. An air spring assembly is coupled between the frame mounting assembly and the axle mounting assembly whereby the air spring assembly is designed for damping movement of the axle mounting assembly when the trailer is traveling over a surface.

Abstract: A boat propulsion system for propelling a boat through water with debris in the water and shallows. The boat propulsion system includes a motor assembly being designed for being positioned in a boat. A propeller member is operationally coupled to the motor assembly whereby the propeller member is rotated by the motor assembly. The propeller member is designed for being positioned under the boat whereby the propeller member is positioned in the water for rotating in the water to propel the boat through the water when the propeller member is rotated by the motor assembly. A direction assembly is designed for being coupled to the boat. The direction assembly is designed for being actuated by the user whereby the direction assembly is for controlling the direction of the boat when the propeller member is propelling the boat through the water.

Abstract: A system for detecting the presence of individual golf clubs in a golf bag comprises a club monitoring device mountable in the interior of the golf bag that may include a pressure sensitive mat for positioning on the bottom of the interior of the golf club bag. The pressure sensitive mat may include pressure sensing apparatus for sensing pressure applied to the upper surface of the pressure sensitive mat by the weight of one or more golf clubs. A control unit assembly may be operatively coupled to the pressure sensing apparatus of the pressure sensitive mat for indicating when the pressure sensing apparatus senses a decrease in the pressure applied to the pressure sensitive mat by removal of a golf club from contact with the pressure sensitive mat.

Abstract: A deflection gauge dislodging system for performing deflection tests of pipes while permitting the deflection gauge to be readily dislodged from the interior of the pipe should it become stuck in the pipe. The deflection gauge dislodging system includes an elongate deflection gauge for measuring a minimum diameter of a lumen of a pipe. A dislodging apparatus is provided for dislodging the deflection gauge from a lodged condition in the lumen of a pipe. The dislodging apparatus is adapted to impact against the deflection gauge while the deflection gauge is positioned in the lumen of the pipe.

Abstract: A chalk line device for marking straight lines in construction applications. The chalk line device includes a housing with a pair of separable sections and a pair of openings. Each of the sections has a sidewall, a pair of opposite ends, and a pair of side edges extending between the ends. A divider panel may optionally be positioned between the sections of the housing to separate the housing into a pair of compartments. A first spool may be rotatably disposed in one compartment, and a second spool may be disposed in the other compartment. In one optional embodiment, a single spool, is located in the housing and an endcap with a pointed tip is mounted in the cap. The pointed tip may be retractable.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product that pre-caches or downloads information from internet sites that the system expects the user to request. The system schedules the pre-caching to occur at the most appropriate time of day in order to increase the likelihood that the most recent information is provided to the user in a timely manner. Actual usage is monitored to adjust to user-changing habits, conserve resources at both the server and client ends, and prioritize information against interrupted downloads and exhausted or limited cache or memory space. For users that use the telephone to dial-in to the internet, the system and method pre-caches content in a manner which decreases the likelihood that the pre-caching process will interfere with the user's use of the telephone for other purposes.