Abstract: A motorcycle having: (i) a V-type two-cylinder engine having a front cylinder and a rear cylinder, each cylinder having a head with a right side exhaust port and external cooling fins; (ii) a right side muffler and a left side muffler; and (iii) a front header running from the exhaust port of the front cylinder head to the right side muffler and a rear header running from the exhaust port of the rear cylinder head to both the right side muffler and the left side muffler; is modified by removing the rear cylinder head and replacing it with a new rear cylinder head having a left side exhaust port and by removing the rear header and replacing it with a new rear header running only to the left side muffler such that all the exhaust gases from the front cylinder flow through the right side muffler and all the exhaust gases from the rear cylinder flow through the left side muffler.
Abstract: A shower receptor installation assembly includes a dense foam underlayment, a base with a sloping floor that fits onto the underlayment, a mesh member attached to the threshold of the base with adhesive, a plurality of strike rails, and a plurality of screed blocks, two or more of the screed blocks being attached with removable adhesive to the bottom edge of each strike rail.
Abstract: This invention relates to a machine consisting of a fixed base and a reciprocating platform which imparts that reciprocating motion to a person lying, kneeling, or sitting upon it. A gear motor mounted in the base of the machine drives an eccentrically mounted cam roller. As the cam roller rotates, it is retained in a channel on the underside of the reciprocating platform. The eccentric rotation of the cam roller is converted to linear motion, causing the platform to move back and forth on rollers. The reciprocating motion has a stroke of about one to six inches and a frequency of about 10 to 200 cycles per minute. A detachable appliance mounting holder allows the user to mount a dildo of their choosing to the fixed base in genital proximity. The reciprocating motion of the platform is an aid to sex for both healthy and physically challenged individuals when used with another person for partner sex or used with a dildo for solo sex.
Abstract: A head hauler has a movable longitudinal rail that is movable without tools in vertical elevation and transverse horizontal position. The movable longitudinal rail is supported by two support assemblies, each of which contains a bracket having an upper sloped surface, a screw, a coupling attached to the bracket, a threaded coupling through which the screw passes, an underlying plate that is attached to the threaded coupling, and a means for attaching the plate to the movable longitudinal rail.
Abstract: Plant materials such as corn kernels which contain starch and fiber comprising cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and pectin are refined. The starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin are converted to sugars which are then fermented to ethanol. Additional sources of starch and fiber are optionally added to the refining process to further increase the yield of ethanol.
Abstract: A floor standing exercise machine enables a user to perform an assisted back extension to exercise his lower back. The exercise machine contains: (a) a frame; (b) a stationary pad angled at about 30 to 60 degrees to the floor for supporting the user's lower body; (c) a footrest for supporting the user's feet; (d) a horizontal restraint bar for restraining the user's lower body against the stationary pad; (e) a pivoting pad connected to the top of the stationary pad, the pivoting pad being movable between a first position parallel to the stationary pad to a second position that is angled downward from the first position; (f) a means for providing a sufficient upward force to the pivoting pad to hold the pivoting pad in the first position when not in use; (g) a means for providing an adjustable upward force to the pivoting pad that partially offsets a downward gravitational force exerted by the user's upper torso.
Abstract: A lotion dispenser-applicator enables lotion to be applied to hard-to-reach parts of the body. The lotion dispenser-applicator contains an elongated handle for holding lotion, a planar face with a slot at the upper end of the handle, a porous pad covering the face with a void extending from the slot, a displacement pump at the upper end of the handle, a dip tube, and a dispensing spout. The distal end of the spout extends into the void of the pad. An orifice in the distal end of the spout is directed to dispense lotion not the exterior surface of the pad from which is it applied to the body.
Abstract: A grain containing starch, such as corn, is refined. The grain is steeped in water at a temperature of about 125 to 160° F., which water is essentially free of sulfurous acid and contains recycled enzymes from downstream processes, in a counter-current steeping reactor for about 10 to 20 hours to produce an aqueous slurry of steeped grain having a moisture content of about 40 to 50 percent. The various components of the grain are then separated and the starch is converted to ethanol.
Abstract: A hurdle has contiguous trigger tubes along the telescoping tubes. A trigger mechanism inside each trigger tube is used to adjust the height of the hurdle. The trigger mechanism contains a pivoting vertical rod with an inwardly directed perpendicular upper end that extends out of the hole in the trigger tube to form a button and an outwardly directed perpendicular pin at its lower end that engages one of the holes in the upright. The vertical rod has a horizontal pivot bar attached midway along its outward surface. The lower end of the vertical rod is connected to a spring compressed within the trigger tube that forces the pin inwardly and that is further compressed when the button is pushed to release the pin.
Abstract: A vaulting pole is made of five layers of fiberglass and carbon fiber. The first layer comprises a fiberglass or straight run carbon fiber material oriented such that at least half of the fibers are transverse to the longitudinal axis, the second layer comprises at least one circumference of a fiberglass or carbon fiber inner body wrap, the third layer comprises a fiberglass or carbon fiber trapezoidal sail piece, and the fourth layer comprises at least one circumference of a fiberglass or carbon fiber outer body wrap. At least one of the second, third, and fourth layers comprises carbon weave.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 28, 2005
Date of Patent:
October 21, 2008
Assignee:
Gill Athletics, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey P. Watry, Ralph W. Paquin, Kenneth A. Hursey
Abstract: A stud marker is used for marking the location of a vertical stud in a framed wall having a sole plate and a plurality of vertical studs on the floor directly in front of the stud. The stud marker contains a paint wand attached to a marking guide. The marking guide has a flat plate with an opening, a vertical wall, and at least one projecting member for centering the opening in front of a stud.
Abstract: Decoys are placed, retrieved, and stored in a system that contains a line assembly and a holder. The line assembly contains: (1) a main line having an anchor at each end and a stop member attached to the line a spaced distance from the anchor; and (2) a plurality of decoy lines connected at their proximate ends to the main line at spaced intervals. Each decoy line is adapted for connection to a decoy at its distal end and has a stop member attached to the line a spaced distance from the distal end. The holder is a tube having a longitudinal slot extending from the inlet end substantially the entire length of the tube. The slot has a width about equal to or greater than the main line and less than the stop members. The tube has a diameter and a length sufficient to accommodate the main line, the decoy lines, and the stop members within its interior.
Abstract: Dry ice pellets in a container are compacted by beginning the filling of a container with dry ice pellets, vibrating the container for a short duration when the container is partially filled, and continuing vibrating the container for short durations at periodic intervals until the container is filled.
Abstract: A weatherproof gravesite picture frame assembly displays photographs, letters, cards, and other flat memorabilia at a gravesite. The assembly has a planar frame, an elongated stake, and an elastomeric collar. The frame has an inner recess for receiving a picture, a slot opening in its top surface for inserting and removing the picture, and a shallow channel along its perimeter. The collar has front and rear flanges and a raised wall that runs along its inner surface and mates with the channel of the frame.
Abstract: Lawn debris such as leaves and grass clippings are carried in a rectangular sheet of material. The sheet has a pocket along two of its opposite sides. Each pocket is sealed at each end. Inside each pocket is a rigid pole made of two sections fitting together end-to-end. Each pole has a length equal to about 80 to 100 percent of the length of the sheet.