Abstract: A portable animal carcass carrier enables two men to easily carry an animal carcass across difficult terrain. The carrier contains a multi-section pole from which the carcass is suspended when the ends of the pole are supported on the shoulders of the men. The pole contains pads at each end for cushioning the shoulders. The carrier also contains three straps for attachment to the carcass and for placement over and across the pole. The first strap contains two hooks for inserting into the hind legs of the carcass, the second strap contains two loops for securing the front legs of the carcass, and the third strap contains a single loop for securing the head of the carcass.

Abstract: An apparatus is used for manually moving heavy machinery having a rectangular base that rests on a floor. The apparatus contains two components, a rectangular frame and a handle. The frame is formed of four two-sided corner sections that telescope so that the size of the frame is variable. The corner sections contain a platform extending between the bottom surfaces of the two sides. The frame contains two wheels mounted along the exterior surface of one side of the frame and a hitch member mounted along the exterior surface of the opposite side of the frame. The handle has an elongated vertical pole portion, a hand grip at the top end, two wheels at the bottom end, and a projecting hook member extending from the bottom end in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A holder for pliers and similar tools contains a body with a bore passing into the body from the top surface and extending at least substantially through the body. The bore has a narrow part that is wider than the tool in its closed position and narrower than the tool in its open position. A divider extends through the bore from the front surface to the back surface. The upper surface of the divider is at or below the narrow part of the bore. When the working pieces of a pair of pliers or similar tool are placed into the body through the top opening of the bore, the post forces the working pieces apart so that the handles are also forced apart and so that the tool is readily accessible and yet resists dislodgment if the holder is subjected to rapid upward and downward movement.

Abstract: An archery bow sight mounts to a bow at a point above the handle and arrow rest. The archery bow sight contains two frames located a short distance apart, a near frame and a far frame. Each frame contains a filament that is vertical when the bow is in the shooting position and a plurality of filaments that are horizontal when the bow is in the shooting position. Each filament is located in a plane perpendicular to the plane formed by the bow and bowstring. When the bow is in the shooting position, each filament in the far frame is located in a plane passing through the corresponding filament in the near frame and the eye of the archer. The intersection of the superimposed vertical filaments with each pair of corresponding superimposed horizontal filaments defines a sight for a target of a particular distance.

Abstract: A plurality of vertical rod assemblies restrain the movement of cargo during transport on a floor of a carrier having source of fluid which is at about atmospheric pressure while the carrier is being loaded and which is pressurized after loading, e.g., a trailer having wheels with brakes which are actuated by a pressurized air line. Each vertical rod assembly contains a rod which remains flush with the floor on which the cargo is loaded when the fluid source is not pressurized. When the fluid source is pressurized, each rod rises from openings in the floor at locations adjacent the cargo. Each rod is attached to a piston in a cylinder which moves up and down in response to the application and release of pressure.

Abstract: A roll of disposable aprons is formed from an elongated strip of plastic film having a portion along each side which is longitudinally folded over the remaining portion of the strip. The strip contains a plurality of latitudinal perforations at spaced intervals to enable the strip to be readily separated into discrete sheets. Each sheet has a cut-out portion near the top and centered latitudinally in the sheet. Each sheet also has a cut-away portion on each side of the hole portion which begins on the outside edge at the top of the strip, then runs inwardly and downwardly, and then ends on the outside edge of the strip. The cut-out portion defines a neck opening and the two strips of the folded-over portions adjacent and inward of the cut-away portions define two waist tie straps.

Abstract: A rotary drum dryer dries a slurry into discrete solid particles. The dryer contains three long horizontal cylinders: an outer cylinder, a perforated cylinder inside the outer cylinder, and an inner cylinder inside the perforated cylinder. As the cylinders rotate, slurry in the outer cylinder is compressed through the perforated cylinder by the inner cylinder and deposited onto the inner wall surface of the outer cylinder in discrete masses. The masses are dried as the cylinder rotates and then are removed by a scraper and conveyed outside the dryer for further treatment and/or packaging.

Abstract: A corn hybrid is evaluated by a seven-step method. The first step is to obtain a quantity of kernels of the corn hybrid to be evaluated. The kernels are then planted uniformly in a series of soil pots. The kernels in the pots are exposed to uniform germinating and growing conditions in an enclosed area so the kernels develop into seedlings. The most advanced seedling in each pot is selected and the other seedlings removed. The selected seedlings are then exposed to uniform growing conditions so they develop into mature plants. Various physical properties of the plants are then measured and compared to the corresponding physical properties of other corn hybrids.

Abstract: A carton closure apparatus releasably and securely closes a carton having a rectangular bottom, four side walls, two minor top flaps connected to the shorter two walls, and two major top flaps connected to the longer two walls. The apparatus has two parts. The first part is an insert that has a planar surface and a latching member that extends away from and at a right angle to the planar surface. The second part is a socket that has a receiving member for releasably and securely engaging the latching member of the insert. The socket is attached to one of the shorter side walls of the carton at a point along the top edge and equidistant from the adjoining side walls. When the two major top flaps are folded over the two minor top flaps and the insert is placed into the socket with the insert's planar surface extending over a portion of each of the major top flaps, the carton is releasably and securely closed.

Abstract: A device is used to drain a viscous fluid from a substantially empty pouring container into a substantially full receiving container. The device contains a vertically-oriented funnel having an open wide top and an open narrow bottom, a top damping means connected to the funnel and adapted to clamp and hold a pouring container in an inverted position over and in vertical alignment with the funnel, and a bottom clamping means connected to the funnel and adapted to clamp and hold a receiving container in an upright position under and in vertical alignment with the funnel. When the top clamping means is clamped onto a substantially empty pouring container and the bottom clamping means is clamped onto a substantially full receiving container, a stable assembly is formed which can be left unattended for hours.

Abstract: A pair of suspenders is worn to support pants having a belt threaded through a plurality of belt loops. The suspenders contain a pair of straps that are worn over the shoulders. A connector is attached at each end of each strap for hooking the suspenders onto the bottom of the belt. Each connector has a side cross-sectional shape of a hook, a front vertical portion defining a plane extending upward from the bottom of the belt to a point above the top of the belt, and a back vertical portion defining a plane extending upward from the bottom of the belt to a point about the top of the belt.

Abstract: A tree protector for a young tree growing in a pasture prevents damage by grazing animals such as cattle. The tree protector contains two major components. The first component is a freely rotatable, perforated cylinder that surrounds the trunk of the tree and prevents cattle from scratching their heads on the trunk. The second component is a ring that rests on the ground and surrounds the tree. The ring contains cavities larger than the feet of cattle and prevents cattle from stepping on the ring and getting close enough to eat the leaves or rub their bodies against the trunk.

Abstract: Conception is prevented in male mammals by making an incision in one wall of the vas deferens near the epididymis and inserting a filament into the vas deferens through the incision. The filament has a length at least about one-fourth the length of the vas deferens and an outside diameter about equal to the inside diameter of the vas deferens. It contains an enlargement at one end and is made of a material inert to tissue. The filament is inserted into the vas deferens all the way to the enlargement. The incision remains open around the filament to permit sperm to escape from the vas deferens.

Abstract: An amusement device contains a playing area housed inside a cabinet which is visible from outside the cabinet. The device contains a coin feeder which allows only coins of a particular size to pass and to drop down into the playing area. The playing area contains at least one horizontal platform positioned in the playing area so that the coins dropping down from the coin feeder land on the platform. The coins landing on the platform accumulate in a random pile and occasionally spill over the platform and a portion of them are discharged to the player.

Abstract: A basketball return device directs the basketball back to the shooter after he successfully shoots the ball through the rim and net of the basketball goal. The device contains a platform positioned directly under and just below the bottom of the net. The platform has a disk-shaped base which is declined from back to front and an outwardly tapering shoulder extending around the back an arc of about 120.degree. to 300.degree. so that a basketball dropping through the net lands on the platform and rolls off the front in the direction of the shooter.

Abstract: A headband protects a woman from injury to the skin adjacent to the hairline during hair treatment. The headband is made of a flat, heat-insulating, moisture-absorbing material and its top edge is arcuate in the region covering the temples and forehead of the wearer, protruded in the region covering the ears, and substantially straight in the region covering the back of the neck, so that the headband follows the contour of the hairline when secured on the head of the wearer.

Abstract: A paint guide is particularly suited for use in painting large, exterior surfaces such as parking lots, warehouse floors, walkways, and curbs. The paint guide is formed of two frames, each having a rectangular planar base with at least one longitudinal side defining a planar surface perpendicular to the base. Each frame has an upright member at both of its latitudinal sides. The two frames are connected together at the upright members with releasable fastening means. Both the angle and the distance between the two bases can be adjusted so that the guide can be used both on flat surfaces and on outside corners.

Abstract: A telephone cord reel is particularly suited for use in airplanes, motor vehicles, and other places where space is limited. The reel contains a section of telephone cord and a hollow, cylindrical spool having helical channels around which the cord winds. The reel also contains a cord guide assembly having a track-mounted cord guide with a protrusion which engages the helical channels of the spool such that the cord guide moves along the track as the spool rotates to guide the cord into the proper channel. The reel further contains a biasing spring to provide a force to wind the cord and a ratchet assembly to hold the cord in a desired position against the force applied by the biasing spring. Finally, the reel contains an electrical contact assembly which enables the portion of the cord on the spool to rotate freely from the portion of the cord running to the telephone base.