Abstract: For sliding doors of a stall shower tracking in front and rear tracks with a sliding clearance therebetween, front and rear brackets suspended on the tracks and each having a leg respectively projected into a tracking path of movement, and each having additional legs positioned in the sliding clearance for interconnection to thereby immobilize the doors against sliding movement while the brackets remain interengaged thus serving, as one end use, the child-proofing of the stall shower against any non-supervised entry into the stall shower when it is not in use.
Abstract: A prop to hold a patient on his/her side while in a hospital bed in which a standard-sized hospital pillow is stowed in a rolled condition within a launderable sleeve having a sleeve-attached flap of approximately eight inches tucked beneath the patient's side which allows limited patient rolling movement against the prop which contributes to patient comfort. The eight inch dimension of the flap keeps the prop close to the patient so that more drastic movement which could cause injury does not occur.
Abstract: A lock of hair displayed in a vertical orientation that is attached to a string-like depending component of an earring using a slipknot in the string to engage the lock of hair, wherein the knot both holds the lock of hair in place and also compresses its girth so that the non-compressed girth above the knot prevents inadvertent disengaging descending movement through the knot.
Abstract: An exercise device with compartment-housed weights sometimes used without all weights in place, adapted for use in a pool environment by a flap which is held in place over the compartments by "VELCRO" hook and loop fasteners so as to contribute to providing a hermetic seal so that there is nominal seepage of water into empty compartments as might inadvertently add to the weight used for exercise routines.
Abstract: A weight-supporting user-encircling frame into which the user positions him/her self preparatory to lifting the frame with weights of a selected extent mounted thereon. The frame has vertically positionable hand grips that in their positions of movement effect the extent of the knee bend in the assumed lifting position of the user, thus obviating, for example, a deep knee bend which for medical reasons the user should not assume while weight-lifting.
Abstract: The removal of albedo in the preparation of a citrus fruit for consumption, in which a known aqueous solution of pectinase enzyme is used for its known albedo-removal function, but in the present circumstances a vacuum is used to primarily draw the pectinase enzyme to the interface of the albedo and the citrus fruit and only nominally to the interface of the albedo and the peel of the citrus fruit, so that removal of the peel carries with it the albedo and uncovers the citrus fruit in a desirable albedo-free condition.
Abstract: A three-in-one smoke grenade to disperse unruly crowds that emits three smoke trails and deploys at three separate locations on the assembly site of the unruly crowd, to thereby obviate the typical defense of a crowd member throwing the smoke source to another location away from the assembly site.
Abstract: An outdoor Christmas tree-type miniature decoration light in the use of which beads of rain on an elevated length portion of an electrical conductor will seek its level and flow to the positive and negative contacts of the light, and wherein contact-separating means and discharge ports are strategically located to prevent inflowing rain water from causing a short circuit.
Abstract: For a plant potted in a conical pot, an oversized conical sleeve disposed in encircling relation about the conical pot and, in advance of a storm or similar plant-destroying weather condition, the sleeve is raised into an in-use position protecting the plant. The in-use raised position is maintained by a friction fit established between the difference sizes of conical pot and sleeve. During non-use of the sleeve, it is held in its encircling position by the weight of the conical pot and growing earth of the plant.
Abstract: For a vehicle front bench seating arrangement in which an arm rest is pivotal between a horizontal in-use position and a vertical non-use position at a location between the driver's and the passenger's seats, and a lap-top computer in a housing is positioned in facing relation to the driver supported upon the in-use armrest position, and the lap-top computer housing has a vertical degree of adjusting movement to account for the different heights of armrests, so that the keyboard of the lap-top computer is horizontally oriented to facilitate the use of the push buttons on the keyboard.
Abstract: A hand grenade safety pin with attached pull ring which is installed with a rotative degree of movement and in one directional rotative traverse the pull ring clears a blocking arm so that the grenade can be detonated and, if circumstances warrant, an opposite rotative traverse restores the safety function of the safety pin.
Abstract: An article of manufacture having voice-recording and recorded voice-playback mechanisms having a cube external shape, which is disguised as a household decorative fixture, e.g. a photograph holder, and internally bounding an echo chamber, e.g. a volume of at least 60 cubic inches, such that there is sufficient clarity in the played back recording due to the use of the echo chamber to enable recognition of the voice, to thereby add to the gift value of the article of manufacture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 27, 1997
Date of Patent:
March 16, 1999
Inventors:
Howard L. Terriss, Marc Chase Weinstein