Abstract: A novel and advantageous carrier mechanism, primarily useful for raising roofing shingle bundles, automatically by control by the user to lift and carry one or more of the shingle bundles or other items. A frame carries a plurality of co-operating features, including a driving mechanism, an electric motor, a pair of chains and their sprockets, and when one of the shelf brackets gets to a top dead center position, the object falls in an orderly fashion due to a baffle, with succeeding shelf brackets sequentially reaching the top dead center position. The mechanism s is provided to have a sort of “stop and go” operativity, providing a safety control. Safety is further provided by a cam mechanism which assures only an upward direction when carrying a bundle. Safety is further achieved by an angle bar gutter guard, preventing undue bending, leakage, or other damage to the gutter.

Abstract: Dome-type apparatus formed largely of flexible sheeting, with a fan or blower means inflatable to provide a chamber large enough to accommodate one or more human beings. The apparatus is also provided to be usable by just the fan or blower means without the dome member, so as to provide utility on occasions in which the dome member is not to be used.

Abstract: A mop apparatus assembly having receptor teeth, and a handle member screwed into the socket. A sponge pick-up head member is carried by the base member by being gripped by the receptor teeth.Other details are shown and described.

Abstract: A novel head for a golf putter. A block body has a sole and at least one side wall extending upwardly, with a supplemental body inlaid onto the block body. One edge of the supplemental body is positioned contiguously adjacent the block body's side wall. The supplemental body is formed of laminated strips of stock of differing colors, and the strips are cut at two angles to the block body, a variation in coloration appearing by the exposed end portions of successive sheets of stock. The cutting of the strips of stock is done after the supplemental body is inlaid onto the block body, providing that the adjacent portions of the block body's side wall and the supplemental body are flush with respect to one another, with the block body's side wall serving as a template. The cutting at a compound angle achieves a design of lining and coloration which is other than fore-and-aft.

Abstract: A dual-action disconnect valve mechanism for a double column manometer that simultaneously disconnects both tubes of the manometer from external pressure regions or sources, and a fluid displacement reservoir conveniently adjustable for varying the device's reservoir capacity and the height of liquid in the tubes, this adjustment being by a screw type adjustment which easily and conveniently achieves an accurate condition of the liquid levels being substantially exactly at the zero calibration marking. The concepts provide that supplying the manometer liquid at a precise height along the calibration scale without having to move the scale relative to the tubes.

Abstract: A geothermal energy installation and system, in which the field of potable water is utilized by a secondary conduit system to route potable water from an inlet in the user's line coming from the potable water field but upstream of the user's meter, through the heat exchanger equipment of a user, and back to the field at a point upstream of the final treatment processing stage of the field. Thus, the thermal energy of the water of the field is utilized without adding the cost of the volume of potable water use by the user, and is re-processed if somehow contaminated in the secondary conduit systems; and although the secondary conduit system delivers water back to the field at a changed temperature, depending upon the heat exchanger effect, the relatively large volume of water of the potable water field assures that the returned water does not even substantially alter the temperature of the potable water field.

Abstract: The water in a closed loop geothermal system is caused to flush the system by reverse flow of water in and through the system. This provides a "well-to-well" full reversal of the water flow, thus permitting the factor of a primary receiver well to not only receive the geothermally used water from the primary well, but for that receiver well to then serve as an aquifer subsequently for causing the flow to go back to the primary well.

Abstract: Tubular frame pieces, with generally a welded construction, provide a sturdy support for mounting a heavy duty vise or other heavy-duty tool. Convenient changeability is provided from an erect working condition to a compact condition for transport or storage, even though such convenient changeability would not be expected for such heavy duty apparatus. A rear leg frame assembly and a front leg frame assembly are rotatably carried by transverse bars of a base frame. Temporary or partially-supported condition is provided for ease of erection, but a positive erection-holding feature is also provided. Extender bars are optionally provided for carrying ancillary features in addition to the mounting table for the vise. A base frame is provided with wheels, the wheels being movable to a floor-engaging position for ease of mobility, and a retracted position for maximum sturdiness.

Abstract: Apparatus and procedure for sorting mail and the like rapidly and accurately. An array of sorting modules each contain a shelf or base and a series of vertical separator panels which divide the shelf area into a plurality of bins into which individual mail items may be selectively placed. A frontal connection feature extends transversely of the shelf, holding all of the grid of panels for movability as a set upwardly away from the shelf, but also individually movable transversely to give a bin-size adjustment to individual bins automatically in accordance with respective bins' needs. The frontal connection provides for the upward rotation with respect to the shelf, from a fore-and-aft panel-position which provides the sorting bins to move to an upraised position in which the panels are freed from the sorted mail batches so that the full set of sorted mail batches may be bundled as a group of code sets.

Abstract: A foot-rest device for a motorcycle, the foot-rest having a telescopable assembly of at least two and preferably three cylindrical support bodies, whose telescoping nature provides that they may be easily adjusted to either an extended foot-rest position or to a retracted position. Screw-type and spring components releasably hold each of those conditions, providing a safe foot-rest position for the cycle's passenger, but also a retracted position not attainable by swivel-type connectors.

Abstract: A head cap having an opening on its upper central or crown portion of the cap body, the opening being for receiving a "ponytail" hair style, with the walls around the opening providing lateral support to the ponytail. A neat and trim appearance of the ponytail extending through the opening is achieved, and the attractive vertical support is given to the ponytail even though given only by lateral support. In another embodiment, at least two openings are provided, spaced laterally of the median line of the cap body, accommodating a dual ponytail style.

Abstract: A probe apparatus especially useful in probing circuit boards used in electronic equipment. Two beam support members of unequal length and in a spaced relationship to a work object having the longer beam between the shorter beam and the work-object, the two beams being attached to a moveable support at joints substantially displaced in the direction of the beams' lengths, the other end of the two beams being attached to the probe support members at joints that follow the arcs of rotation required to cause the probe tip to pass through three points of a straight line travel of the probe tip during z-axis flexing, thus maintaining the position of the probe tip in the x-y plane during z-axis flexing. The resulting motion is a rotation of the end opposite the probe tip, in the x-z plane, pivoting at the initial contact point of the probe tip, thus avoiding an x-y plane "wiping" of the probe over the contact area which may damage the work object being probed.

Abstract: A golf ball having internal parts which provide sound-emission upon the ball being struck, the sound continuing until the ball is found and the golfer releases the actuation switch, that action also cocking the device for the next golf shot which re-starts the sound-emission.The sound-emission parts are all carried internally by the ball body; and they include an electric sound-emitter, a movable carrier member, a metallic inner cap for the carrier member, and a metallic actuator member. A spring both biases them into sound-emission contact and also serves as a conductor in the sound-emitter circuit. Frictional and releasable holding means provide for establishing and maintaining a sound-silent condition, against the bias of the spring.An actuator tool is provided, having both an actuator shaft and a torque lug, for convenience of manual actuation of the device details.

Abstract: A bracket body which is easily affixed to the brake rod and clevis member of conventional brake adjustment apparatus of air-actuated braking mechanism, provides indirect measurement of brake rod travel and adjustment, by the body showing the amount of angular rotation of the brake's adjuster member, even though brake rod travel is a generally linear stroke movement. The bracket body has a central body portion from which extends two extension members, a first one of the extension members being provided with attachment for the clevis and brake rod assembly, and the central body portion with attachment to the clevis pin. The second extension member provides the visual reference by relevance to the adjuster member.

Abstract: A locking screw feature provides lockable adjustability for the slab-supporting ledge member which supports the heavy slabs used to form the face-wall of mausoleum crypts. The lockability permits the ledge member to be made to be freely slidable in its receiver slot of the hanger body which is connected to the structural concrete of the building; and the ledge-lockability is achieved by a locking screw which passes inwardly through the ledge member, and is forced against the hanger member, thus permitting the fit of the ledge member to the hanger member to be freely slidable. This combination of features not only accommodates the adjustability to be easy and precisely accurate, but also tightly locks the adjusted position. Preferably, the ledge member passage for the locking screw is provided as a inward extension of the ledge member hole which holds the screw which holds the rosette cap which conceals the junction of the slabs.