Abstract: A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle is disclosed, the rearview mirror assembly including a support structure for mounting the mirror assembly to the vehicle. The support structure includes a first part for substantially permanent connection to the vehicle and a second part for selective connection to the first part. A support arm is provided on which at least one mirror is mounted, the second part of the support structure being disposed on the support arm. A locking mechanism is disposed on the support structure for selectively locking together the first and second parts of the support structure to thereby secure the support arm and mirror to the vehicle.

Abstract: A printed circuit board comprises at least one printed circuit board with at least one electrical contact and one circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a printed circuit board provided with one or several open tracks on at least one side for connection with electrical contact(s) of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A carrier for pulling line through conduit, the carrier or line runner being an inflatable plastic sleeve that is closed at one end with gusset openings at the other end through which a line may pass and be tied to itself so that when the line runner is placed in a conduit with its closed end in the direction of travel, the application of lower pressure at the closed end will cause the sleeve to inflate and be propelled in the direction of the lower pressure pulling the line with it.

Abstract: An exterior vehicle mirror assembly comprising a housing including at least one retainer clip slot; a bezel carried on said housing; a retainer clip flange extending from said bezel generally adjacent said retainer clip slot; at least one retainer clip carried by said retainer clip flange having a slanted bearing face engaging said housing adjacent said retainer clip slots, and a securing lip disposed below said slanted bearing face that extends into said retainer clip slot to secure said bezel to said housing; wherein said slanted bearing face bears against said housing to prevent flexing of said retainer clip from disengaging said securing lip from said retainer clip slot when a force is applied to attempt removal of said bezel from said housing.

Abstract: The invention includes a diaper changing station comprising a station housing having an internal collapsible frame and an outer cover. The internal collapsible frame includes: a front frame having a horizontal base, opposing sides extending generally vertical from the base and an arched top interconnecting the opposing sides; a rear frame having a horizontal base, opposing sides extending generally vertical from the base and an arched top interconnecting the opposing sides; opposing collapsible side frames having a plurality of hingedly connected framing rods interconnecting the front and rear frame. The cover includes a flexible fabric enclosing the frame and forms a base, opposing side walls, a rear wall, an open front and a domed hood extending between the arched tops of the front frame and the rear frame and along the entire length of the base; whereby the housing is moveable between an erected position and a collapsed position.

Abstract: The invention is directed towards an apparatus and method for a securing device for securing a fuel tank to an outdoor gas grill. The invention helps ensure that the securing device will be used to secure the fuel tank in position within the grill to prevent unnecessary shifting or movement of the fuel tank. The securing device can include an extension arm adapted for being carried by the grill, at least one retaining member that defines a collar area for receiving the collar of a grill and a regulator receiving arm carried by the retaining members that defines a regulator area for allowing the device to place the fuel tank in a secured position without being hindered by the fuel line, collar, or regulator.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance upon any other control system or personnel.

Abstract: The invention is a system for transmitting signals in a vehicle, comprising a sensor that generates sensor signals, an information display device that receives the sensor signals and a transmission conduit through which the sensor signals are transmitted. The transmission conduit comprises transmission line that may be dedicated for purposes other than transmitting the sensor signals, modulator, demodulator and control device. When the sensor is actuated, the control device acts to detect the presence of current in the transmission line and if present, actuates the modulator thus, modulating the sensor signals prior to their transmission via the transmission line. Simultaneously, the control device actuates the demodulator for demodulating the modulated sensor signals prior to their transmission to the information display device.

Abstract: A passive fire protection system for a power facility having a fire resistant wrap enclosing cable joints and adjacent power cables; a fire resistant sheet carried between the power cables and the control cables defining a fire barrier to resist fire from the power cables damaging the control cables; a fire resistant wrap on a cable drop section of the control cables so that the cable drop section is protected from burning power cables; a radiant heat shield carried on a bottom side of a hatchway cover leading from the room containing the power cables to deflect heat from passing through the hatchway cover into a floor above the basement; and, a fire penetration seal in each cable penetration opening to resist fire and heat from passing upward into adjacent floors of the power facility.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel means of making maize hybrids and inbreds with expanded ear tip phenotypes for promoting increased seed yield from recessive genetic determinants. This is achieved by making standard inbred×hybrid as well as inbred×inbred crosses followed by selection in the subsequent self-pollinated generations from these plants for expanded ear tip phenotype characteristics to produce new parent inbred lines. Next, the resulting inbreds, having a different pedigree but possessing the recessive expanded ear tip genetic determinants, are crossed to cause the expanded ear tip trait to express as a homozygous recessive trait in an otherwise primarily heterozygous hybrid.

Abstract: A method of analyzing relatively large soil samples for actinides by employing a separation process that includes cerium fluoride precipitation for removing the soil matrix and precipitates plutonium, americium, and curium with cerium and hydrofluoric acid followed by separating these actinides using chromatography cartridges.

Abstract: A flexible sheet having an adhesive layer carried on a bottom side. A collection chamber formed in the adhesive layer by the exclusion of adhesive from a central area of the sheet for receiving fluid from the wound. A drainage channel formed in the adhesive layer by the exclusion of adhesive from a selected area of the sheet extending radially outward from the collection chamber to a drain outlet at a peripheral edge of the sheet to drain fluid from the collection chamber. The collection chamber and drainage channel having an open position allowing fluid to flow outward from the collection chamber through the drain outlet, and a closed position collapsed against the skin to prevent fluid intake through the drain outlet. A storage compartment carried by the flexible sheet including a needle and catheter for immediate access in treating a tension pneumothorax.

Abstract: A split-trash compacting system for a vessel having a plurality of compartments comprising a trash compacting assembly disposed in a first compartment of the vessel readily accessible to persons on the vessel for receiving and compacting trash. At least one fluid actuator unit is provided for forcing the compacting head downward into a trash bin for compacting trash during a compaction cycle and retracting the compacting head during a retraction cycle. A fluid actuating assembly is disposed in a second compartment of the vessel remote from the trash compacting assembly for supplying pressurized fluid to the trash compacting assembly for actuating the fluid actuator unit. At least one fluid line connecting the fluid actuator in the first compartment and the fluid actuating assembly in the second compartment.

Abstract: A bearing apparatus for pivotally moving a carrying arm relative to an anchorage is provided. The carrying arm may carry a mirror for a vehicle, the anchorage mountable to the vehicle. The bearing apparatus has a bushing located between the carrying arm and the anchorage in which a pivot bearing apparatus is moveably disposed. In one embodiment the pivot bearing apparatus has a control component and a come-along part relationally disposed about a shaft and movably connected to the control component. When the shaft is rotated, the come-along part moves along the shaft to rotate the control component. In turn, the control component transfers its rotation to pivot the carrying arm.

Abstract: A display unit carried in an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a generic display matrix displaying numbers, text and indicia interchangeably. A vehicle status sensor in communication with the display unit for providing vehicle status information for display, and a proximity sensor in communication with the display unit for providing object avoidance information for display in the form of a distance measurement between the vehicle and an object in the vehicle's path. A controller carried in the vehicle interior operatively associated with the display unit for selectively displaying object avoidance information or vehicle status information based on whether the vehicle is placed in a reverse gear. A display driver in communication with the controller causes the display unit to display the vehicle status information when the vehicle is not in a reverse gear, and to display the object avoidance information when the vehicle is place in a reverse gear.

Abstract: The invention is a toy for performing a game of pitch and catch. The toy comprises a pair of rackets for propelling and catching a projectile. Each racket includes a rim for supporting a net between its inner periphery and a hook on its outer periphery. The projectile includes a generally circular member and an elastic band. The band is connected with the hook for propelling the projectile. The racket is positioned to catch the propelled projectile in the net.