Abstract: A document holder preferably for use during outdoor activities which do not normally leave the hands free to hold a document. The document holder comprises a plurality of flexible members joined together to form a pouch with a clear or otherwise see-through sheet such as a mesh material, thereby allowing the document to be viewed. The document holder further comprises a securing means for attaching it to a wearer's arm or leg or the sleeve or pant leg of his or her garment.

Abstract: Fluid wells, particularly oil wells, exert heavy shock loads on the string of sucker rods extending down to the fluid pump located adjacent to the producing formation. A conventional rocker arm must lift the sucker rods the column of oil in the casing plus the weight of the fluid pump, overcome the inertial load and then come to a stop before reversing the stroke. The employment of linear induction motors to reciprocate the oil well rocker arm and then operate as a generator on the reverse stroke reduces the shock loading and the returns the generated electrical energy to the well pumping system. The instant invention greatly reduces the maintenance costs of a conventional oil well and provides greater efficiency of the well pumping system.

Abstract: A therapeutic tubular muff containing temperature maintaining material for applying heat or cold to the body extremities including the hands, the wrists, the arms, the ankles and legs of the user. The muff is constructed of flexible material, including fleece material for the internal surface, and denim for the exterior surface. The muff is preheated in a microwave or cooled in a refrigerator before using.

Abstract: This invention describes a ventless transfer valve and the method of use to transfer of liquid chlorine from a supply cylinder mounted in a wheeled vehicle or at a yard location to smaller easily transportable cylinders without the discharge of a significant amount of chlorine into the atmosphere when filling and removing the small cylinder from the supply cylinder.

Abstract: A non-mechanical ascent rate indicator for use in saltwater scuba diving. A high density sphere attached by means of a ball chain tether to the gauge, or hose, of a scuba diver has a free rate of ascent of less than 60 feet/minute, the difference in this rate and that of the diver will be shown by the amount to free loop in the tether as it is observed on a horizontal plane even to the diver's eyes. A safe ascent rate will provide a loop of approximately 1 to 11/2 inch.

Abstract: A gas burner nozzle made from tabular alumina mounted in a steel cup shaped support that operates at a high temperature and a high oxidation for use in fabricating glass products. The gas and fuel inlet ports terminating in a radiused exit that greatly reduces the noise common to devices of this sort. The burner has a cone shaped supplementary mixing chamber which, together with the improved gas and fuel exits and the reflecting ledge provides a smooth transition of the flame.

Abstract: An inflatable boat boarding ladder, adaptable to any size inflatable boat, for assisting divers to exit the water and to board the boat. The ladder, supported at an outside angle to the vertical, is prohibited from rotating under the boat when the ladder is engaged by the users foot thus providing greater stability than the conventional rope style ladders. The instant invention provides a longer ladder than the conventional ladders making it easier to use. The ladder is supported by a flexible saddle made of a sandwhich of two layers of HYPALON encasing reinforcing transverse plattens pf ABS plastic.

Abstract: A horizontal, generally rectangular frame structure constructed from aluminum, or iron, longitudinal and transverse beams mounted on the interior surface of a pick-up truck. The frame structure having one or more pairs of longitudinal boat support members, or channels, mounted on the top surface. The channels having a top cover of a low coefficient of friction plastic material are spaced to accommodate the keel structure of a jet-ski. Auxiliary pairs of channels are removably connected to the rear ends of the truck-mounted channels extending downwardly to the ground surface. An electric powered winch mounted on a vertical support on the forward portion of the frame structure accommodates a cable that is removably attached to the bow of the jet-ski. The jet-ski with its bow placed on the channels and connected to the winch cable is pulled up onto the truck body when the winch motor is energized.

Abstract: A scraping device adhesively mounted on the top surface of a ski for removing ice and snow from the bottom surfaces of a ski boot. The scraping device, with a rectangular base supporting a plurality of vertical segments, symmetrically spaced, is molded from an elastomeric material having sufficient stiffness and elasticity to rotate horizontally under the compressive force of a ski boot. The top surface of each segment having a saw tooth or abrasive surface. The skier scraping the boot while asserting pressure on the scraper is able to remove ice and snow from the bottom surface of the boot.