Abstract: The vibration isolator and camera mount/instrument mount is mounted on a modified helicopter seat and mounting post. The entire mount is attached to the post by a connecting bar which in turn holds the horizontal boom. The boom has an arm attached on one end which holds a ball joint for holding a camera tray and handlebar for a full xyz planar movement of the camera. Between the boom and connecting bar are two opposed air springs which are positioned in a cantilevered format so that any vibration which passes from the helicopter seat to the mounting bar is absorbed by the pair of air springs. The air springs are pneumatic and comprised of an inflatable pair of doughnut shaped structures which absorb the vibration and therefore isolates and stops any transmission of vibrations to the boom. The camera is isolated from the foundation's vibrations. The air springs also function to maintain the boom in the generally horizontal position.

Abstract: A fuel to air admixture venturi nozzle having peripheral fuel distribution. A fixed air inlet having a convergent-divergent configuration has a booster cylinder disposed proximate the most narrow portion thereof. A peripheral venturi having a convergent-divergent cross-section is formed by cooperation of the booster cylinder with the walls of the air inlet. Fuel is delivered to the air inlet at the most narrow part of the peripheral venturi, achieving improved fuel atomization and distribution.

Abstract: A clothing rack for retaining an article of clothing so that it cannot be removed by a shoplifter.There is a frame with a brace bar at the lower end of the frame and a locking channel section at the upper end of the frame. A securing rod or hanger is permanently attached at one end of the brace. The other end of the rod or hanger has an extension for locking into the channel section. The channel section includes a cover which, when closed, has a bar to prevent the hanger extension from disengaging from the channel section. A clerk can unlock the cover to release the upper end of the hanger so that an article of clothing can be removed to be fitted by a customer and thereafter replaced by running the rod through one leg of a pair of trousers or the sleeve of a coat or jacket and relocking it to the clothing rack.

Abstract: An adjustable thread and yarn dispenser and winder caddy includes a base supporting a vertically mounted dowel over which is mounted a removable spindle. On the spindle is at least one thread supporting member frictionally fitted and vertically adjustable thereon. The bottom of the spindle rests loosely on the base and is freely rotatable. A spool of crochet thread or skein of yarn may be mounted between the vertically adjustable and removable frusto-conical support members which accommodate variances in spool sizes, shapes and thread mass. A hank of thread or left-over length of yarn may be wound onto the spindle for storage or for dispensing. Flat circular discs can be substituted for the frusto-conically shaped support members.

Abstract: A carburetion system for an internal combustion engine wherein a plurality of throttle blades cooperates with a throttle body to form channels for high speed airflow at part throttle conditions. The airflow exits the channels as coherent streams, and these streams collide downstream from the throttle to generate a region of severe velocity change which serves to finely atomize liquid fuel which has been introduced into the airflow streams.

Abstract: A continuous concrete encased conduit laying apparatus is attached to the rear of a tractor in a cantilevered fashion and can be raised and lowered into the ground by the tractor. The apparatus has two sections which are pivotally attached to each other. The forward section is the gouger, and it has a vertical bar having a sharp leading ripper edge. At the base of the bar are attached a wedge and a cone-shaped expander for creating a cavity in the ground as the apparatus is being pulled through the ground.The rear section which is the conduit layer, has a vertical guide tube, a concrete chute attached behind it, and a second expander forming the base of the layer. There is a hopper for holding the fresh concrete at the top of the chute. A quantity of conduit is fed through the guide tube as the apparatus is in operation. The cavity created by the two expanders is filled with fresh concrete as the conduit is laid in the cavity.

Abstract: A flashlight is fabricated from a conventional design and a conventional means for energizing it. The flashlight has a casing for holding the batteries. The casing is closed at one end and the other end is flared for holding the reflective dish, which has the bulb secured through an opening in its base. A transparent lens seals the volume of the dish. A bezel or rim attaches around the circumference of the lens. The bezel is made of a translucent plastic material, which has a phosphor material embedded into it. When the bulb is energized, the light beam touches the periphery of the bezel as it shines and charges the phosphor material. The flashlight and bezel can also be left in the sunlight to charge the phosphor material. After the phosphor material has been charged, the bezel emits a long-lasting glow called phosphorescence so that the flashlight can be found in the dark.

Abstract: A system which stores and uses thermal and chemical energy to provide shaft power during either the charging or discharging cycles. The system is based upon a reversible transfer of gaseous fluid from a holding tank to a receiver. In operation, the fluid generates electricity or other mechanical power by doing work on a turbine or other device positioned between the tank and receiver. The fluid is heated by an external source and is particularly adapted for use with solar energy. The working fluid and an absorbent combine to form the chemical solution. In the charge cycle, heat is applied to the holding tank which distills the fluid. The fluid condenses in the condenser and is held in the receiver. In the discharge cycle, heat is transferred from the still warm holding tank to the receiver by means of piping. The fluid vaporizes and returns to the holding tank.

Abstract: The mechanism is used to dampen the recoil or kickback effects of a machine, such as a machine gun, jack hammer, or the like which generates short duration, high-amplitude unidirectional forces. The mechanism includes an ancillary mass interposed between the base and the recoil mass. A relatively stiff spring is engaged at one end to the recoil mass, which is in contact with the ancillary mass at the other end, only over part of the recoil cycle. A relatively soft spring is interposed between the ancillary mass and the base and is engaged at one end to the base and may be engaged to the ancillary mass at the other end. The mechanism prevents motion of the recoil mass and reduces the maximum recoil force transmitted to the base by transferring the original short-duration, high-amplitude recoil driving force impulse first to the ancillary mass, in the form of momentum of the ancillary mass, and subsequently to the base as a longer duration, lower amplitude recoil force.

Abstract: A racket string filament having in cross-section a first face and a second face, formed back to back, is strung in the frame of a racket such that the first face is exposed only on one side of the racket and the second face only is exposed on the other side of the racket, thus forming a first uniform hitting surface on one side and a second uniform hitting surface on the other side. The hitting surfaces thus formed by the various faces cause a ball, when stroked, to form a trajectory which will be influenced greatly by the type of hitting surface used, and will impart spin or English to the moving ball. In one embodiment, the cross section of the first face is convex in shape and the cross section of the second face is flat or concave in shape.

Abstract: A locking mechanism in combination with a buckle connecting the separate straps of a horse blanket. A buckle includes a T-shaped coupling and a curved U-shaped coupling which couple together to form the buckle. The strap lock itself is comprised of a flat rectangular plate which has one end folded back onto itself to form a flange member, a base and a hollow cavity at the bight of the flange. The base contains raised projections which act as stops for preventing the loss of the strap lock. The strap lock is made of a resilient material because as it is being forced into its locking position, the bight of the flange member has to spread apart enough to slide over the curved area of the U-shaped coupling. The edge of the flange member confronts the head of the T-shaped coupling and prevents the T-coupling from sliding forward and twisting and uncoupling the buckle.

Abstract: A survey tripod for use in uneven terrain which includes a center pole and a pair of support legs, each leg is pivotally attached to a slideable clamp on the upper part of the pole for vertical adjustment of each leg. The lower end of each leg is connected to the pole with a brace, both ends of each brace having pivotal connections for adjustment of the legs. There is a clamp connecting both braces to the lower part of the pole which permits anchoring the brace, and permits additional vertical adjustment of the legs relative to the center pole. A telescopic tube within the pole can be extended upwardly to increase the effective height of the pole. A survey instrument can be attached to the tip of the telescopic tube.