Abstract: An improved curtain corner support, is disclosed, which is slidably attached to a standard enclosure curtain rod in order to support and extend a curtain inward around the side corner, where the curtain meets the wall, of a shower stall, a booth or a similar enclosure. This apparatus is used to seal the enclosure to provide privacy or to prevent water from escaping from a shower stall. This corner curtain support, suspended from an enclosure curtain rod near a side lateral wall of the enclosure, comprises a counterweighted, cantilevered, right triangular frame, with the hypotenuse edge formed into a concave arc directed into the enclosed region of the frame, from which can be suspended a curtain, forming an approximately right angle corner enclosure barrier about the open side edge of the enclosure, when the corner support, holding the curtain, is pushed against this side wall.

Abstract: This invention discloses an inexpensive, foldable, decorative hair band, which can be worn like sunglasses, pushed up above the wearer's forehead, comprising two sunglasses temple earpieces attached by folding sunglasses hinges to the opposite ends of a slightly outwardly bowed bridging strip section, that fits across the wearer's forehead, and a detachable decorative plate, instead of lenses, which fits onto and over this bridging strip, and which has a design on its outer surface. This decorative plate section can be easily connected and disconnected, from the bridging strip, so that the decorative plate can be replaced with another, having a different decorative design, as the wearer desires.

Abstract: Sanitizing sponge disinfectant container bowls are disclosed, which are deep enough to hold cleaning sponges completely submerged in a disinfectant fluid. These containers are equipped with lids having downward projecting shafts or rotatable screw bolts which fit into the container bowl and press down on a sponge being sanitized. The lids are of sufficient weight to hold the sponges submerged in the disinfectant fluid. The container bowls are also provided with open ribbed rates against which or between which the sponges are held to facilitate the greater exposure of the surfaces of the sponges to the disinfectant fluid for improved cleansing.

Abstract: A device to facilitate the loading of cartridges into an automatic pistol magazine atop an internal cartridge follower plate which is urged upward by an internal magazine spring. The device comprises a thumb size indented block to which is attached a wire loop. When loading the magazine, the wire loop is hooked around a knob attached to the follower plate, which extends outward through a slot on the magazine wall, and is pulled down, lowering the follower plate, allowing the cartridges to be freely inserted. While loading, the magazine base is inserted into the indentation on the block and the block is held against the magazine base by the force of the spring until loading is completed.

Abstract: A portable paintball container tube loading stand is disclosed, which facilitates the loading of paintballs into paintball container tubes. This support stand comprises a vertical free standing frame which supports a shelf in which there are apertures for vertically inserting paintball container tubes. A hopper, with an open top and bottom, is rotatably attached to this shelf and can be positioned atop this shelf over the inserted tubes. The walls of this hopper are tapered downward towards the open ends of the inserted paintball tubes. These open ends are essentially flush with the top surface of the shelf. Paintballs are delivered into the upper wide mouth of the hopper which directs these paintballs downward into the container tubes. After the tubes have been loaded, the hopper is rotated to the open position to allow the loaded tubes to be removed.

Abstract: A shower curtain corner support which can be slidably attached to a standard shower curtain rod in order to support and extend a shower curtain around the side corner of a shower stall or bathtub is disclosed. This apparatus is used to seal the shower area to prevent water and spray from escaping around the edges of a standard shower curtain. This shower curtain corner support, which is attached to a standard shower curtain rod near a side wall, consists of a short narrow beam directed into the shower area from which is suspended a shower curtain or curtain liner which will form an approximately right angle corner barrier about the open side corner of the shower area. A counterweight is attached to an outward beam of the corner support apparatus to maintain it in a parallel relation to the floor when the curtain is attached.

Abstract: A vehicle air horn is disclosed which is provided with heating cartridges and a temperature sensing switch. The temperature sensing switch automatically turns the heating cartridges on and off at predetermined temperatures. This automatic heating facility enables the horn to remain operational at low temperatures in inclement weather when other unheated horns would be expected to fail.

Abstract: A bistatic system and method is disclosed for mapping a large swath of the ocean bottom on a single sweep using two survey ships traveling approximately side-by-side some distance apart on parallel courses. Each ship transmits a fan shaped sonic pulse or ping symmetrically downward about the vertical and transverse to the ship's longitudinal axis and processes the backscattered echo for depth. The forward scattered portion of this pulse or a second sonic pulse transmitted downward at an angle between the ships toward the other ship is received by the other ship and is analyzed to determine ocean bottom depths of the swath between the ships. The analyzed width of an insonified swath portion is sufficiently wide so as to overlap, at an edge, with an edge of each adjacent insonified swath portion analyzed. This partial redundancy provides a means for continuous calibration by comparing depth determinations for consistency and accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable archer's bow-sling. This bow-sling includes a generally rectangular leather and elastic member, provided with finger holes connected to an adjustable length wrist strap. This rectangular member is fitted to the palm of the archer's bow hand and is of sufficient length to wrap around a bow, folding back on itself and is provided with adjustable length attachment means to attach to itself sufficiently snugly about a bow so as to support the bow against the archer's open palm, allowing the bow hand to relax while aiming and shooting arrows.