Abstract: A top jaw system for securing a top jaw in position above a chuck on a milling machine, lathe or the like is provided. A protrusion extends upward from the chuck and is preferably attached to the chuck by rigid attachment to a jaw nut which is positioned in a common master jaw on the chuck. The protrusion has a flat face which extends upward and over the jaw nut to form an acute angle with the jaw nut. A top jaw having a slot sized to receive the protrusion is placed over the protrusion. The top jaw has a pin aperture extending through the top jaw through the slot at a right angle to the protrusion when the top jaw is placed on the protrusion. When the top jaw is placed on the protrusion, an elongated pin having a flat surface extending along its elongated axis is placed in the pin aperture. The flat face of the protrusion is pushed into contact with the flat surface of the pin. This is preferably done a set screw extending through the top jaw and contacting the protrusion opposite the flat face.

Abstract: A brace is provided for localized immobilization of parts of the living body whereby the supports are conformable to the immobilized areas, and healing may be observed. The method of application includes heating preforms to a condition of plasticity and conforming them to the area requiring bracing.

Abstract: A collapsible container for separating oil and water and containing and transporting the separated oil is provided. The container is manufactured of a water impervious material and has a plurality of chambers, capable of holding oil and water, which are attached to each other serially along a linear axis. Located at opposite ends of the container are an input chamber and an output chamber. Intermediate the input and output chambers is at least one intermediate chamber. Substantially vertically disposed baffles, having an opening at their lower edges, are provided within the container defining the connecting walls between the input chamber and the adjoining intermediate chamber and the connecting walls between adjacent intermediate chambers. A baffle, also substantially vertically disposed, having an opening at its upper edge, is provided within the container defining the connecting wall between the output chamber and the intermediate chamber located farthest from the input chamber.

Abstract: An artificial nail tip having cosmetic and/or prosthetic applications, which includes a recessed rear portion with a predisposed edge pattern which facilitates more efficient and effective attachment to both normal and problem nails. A stair-step, sawtooth or other useful pattern is cut into the edges of the predisposed edge for use as an accurate guide in length for quick and symmetrical trimming of excess material from the rear portion of the artificial nail during fitting and attachment. The edge pattern also increases the area with which a suitable adhesive comes into contact and thereby increases the strength of the bond to a natural nail.

Abstract: A golf tee holder comprising an elongated receptacle slightly larger than the width of a tee that includes a longitudinal channel having one closed end, and a raised friction surface near the opening of the channel to prevent accidental removal of the tees from within the holder. The invention stores a plurality of tees in a very compact, easily accessible, lightweight durable holder.

Abstract: A combination snap lock golf club cover and cleaning tool comprising a cover in two parts, pivotally connected, being of a semi-rigid, flexible material, and designed to generally facilitate and correspond to the dimensions of a golf club, a brush attached to the cover, and a scraper also attached to the cover. In the preferred embodiment, the brush and scraper are made of the same material as the cover and integrally attached thereto. A snap-lock mechanism is provided to securely lock the two parts of the cover together. The club number is displayed on the cover to identify the golf club enclosed within the cover.

Abstract: A circuit breaker assembly incorporating a light emitting diode as an indicator when an overload condition is present and the circuit has been blown and further wherein the assembly includes an integral, internally placed load in the form of a capacitance sufficient to energize the light emitting diode when the load normally present in the circuit has been removed. The capacitance is connected in series with the light emitting diode as well as an external ground contact for providing the ground return for energizing the light emitting diode.

Abstract: Apparatus and system for increasing the efficiency of absorption of oxygen by biodegradable waste and particle break-up thereof, by introducing waste and gas, which may be air, into a collector under a highly agitated state, and agitating the air and waste under pressure in the collector by the impeller of a centrifugal pump as back pressure is provided in the collector. The collector is mismatched relative to the impeller to increase the retention and mixing time of the air and waste in the collector. The collector within the impeller forms a pump designed to operate close to its shut-off condition for increased retention time in the collector.

Abstract: The invention comprises a portable locating unit useful both as a cellular telephone and portable global positioning system that provides latitude and longitude information remotely to a base unit display. The system includes a small hand held receiver that receives signals from a satellite global positioning system and timing and computing circuits to provide location information signals. The hand held unit also includes a modem and transmitter to a cellular telephone network which is connected to the base unit computational system and display. The location of an individual or object can thus be determined at the remote station through the use of the cellular telephone network.

Abstract: A card reader for a blackjack table comprised of a card reading device and a housing therefor, said housing attachable to the blackjack table. The card reading device has associated therewith a light source, a power source for energizing said light source, and a platform coplanar with said blackjack table defining an aperture for reading a portion of a face-down playing card. Said aperture is covered partially by a cover to minimize the opportunity of black jack players other than the dealer to view the portion of the card being inspected. A reflective surface is disposed generally below said aperture to reflect the portion of the face-down card being read through the non-covered portion of the aperture to reveal to the dealer any indicia on the portion of the face down card being read. There is also disclosed herein a method for increasing the speed of play in an organized game of blackjack.

Abstract: A cultivation implement which is comprised generally of forward and rear thatching reels which rotate in opposite directions relative to each other under positive drive power from a tow vehicle, such as a tractor. Each reel unit is rotatably disposed in its own carriage or frame, which carriages are hingedly connected to each other and to said tow vehicle. Each carriage rides, when the implement is not in use, on free spinning road wheels. For use, each carriage may be selectively lowered from the non-use, raised, position to a lowered, in-use, position, by actuation of hydraulic means. To assure even and smooth operation of the implement while the reel units are engaging the ground, unique ground engaging members, or skids, are connected to each carriage and positioned relative to each said reel unit so as to be interengaged by the vertical blade members.

Abstract: A footrest for a barber type chair that both pivots along a horizontal axis from a position under the chair to a position under the patron's feet and also rotates around a vertical axis from a position to the side of the chair to a position in front of the chair.

Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a boat from harmful contact with the piling of a dock is provided. The apparatus comprises a generally rigid, vertical, elongated tube, preferably made of PVC pipe and a hollow sleeve. The sleeve is preferably made of concentric layers of resilient and strength imparting material and has a hollow core aligned with the elongated axis of the tube. Lag bolts extend from inside the core of the sleeve, through the sleeve and wall of the tube into a wooden 2.times.4 within the tube. Also, lag bolts extend from inside the core of the sleeve, through the sleeve and into a piling. In this way, the tube is attached to the sleeve which is in turn attached to the piling. A seal and a cap with a vent are attached to the bottom and top of the tube respectively.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a conveyor system wherein an article being transported on the conveyor system has its orientation changed from a vertical position at its point of entry to a horizontal position at its point of discharge. The orientation occurs through the use of air power jets which are appropriately located to assist in the re-orientation of the article being transported. The re-orientation occurs without any reduction in conveyor speed and in fact, results in a thirty-three to seventy-five percent increase in overall capacity. Additionally, the system is adjustable in that it can receive different sizes cans.

Abstract: A test apparatus for measuring the rate (volume as a function of time) of surface water runoff infiltration inflow into a manhole that includes a portable liquid impervious barrier that can retain a predetermined volume of water and sized to extend and encompass a manhole cover and the manhole supporting structure, the barrier including a waterproof gasket along its base, and a liquid level measuring device positioned inside the barrier that can determine first and second liquid levels within the barrier as a function of time. When the liquid impervious barrier is filled with water, the device is actuated when a particular water level is reached. After liquid has infiltrated into the manhole structure, the level will drop in the barrier and when a predetermined low level is reached, the measuring device will compute the time lapsed and the volume that has left the barrier.

Abstract: A one-piece tamper-proof bundling strap comprised of a head-end portion defining an aperture therethrough, the head-end portion being integrally connected to an elongated narrow body portion, the aperture in the head-end portion corresponding generally to the cross-sectional configuration of the body portion. The head-end portion and the body portion have a locking means integrally associated therewith for preventing reverse movement of the body portion relative to the head-end portion when the body portion is looped upon itself and disposed within the aperture of the head-end portion. The locking means is comprised of a plurality of serrations oriented along a portion of the length of the body portion and a plurality of projecting teeth members disposed within said through-aperture adapted to lock against the serrations when the body portion is looped upon itself and drawn through the aperture in the head-end portion.

Abstract: An improved waterbed safety liner including a water impervious bottom liner sheet integrally joined to a four-sided firm foam perimeter support cushion which itself is wrapped in plastic water impervious sheet forming an entire unit having waterproof integrity to receive the waterbed bladder. The safety liner includes a hose access valve in the bottom of the liner for ease in drainage of the waterbed bladder, a valve stabilizer for improved access to the bladder for filling and emptying the bladder, hinge-like construction of the lateral end peripheral foam support cushions to permit folding of the safety liner for storage and transport and a plurality of sheet grippers for use with conventional contoured bed sheets.