Abstract: Multiple embodiments of a sanitary cover for use on telephones and the like are disclosed wherein the cover includes a sound permeable or perforated element adapted for overlapping engagement with a sound transmitting portion of the telephone to prevent user contact therewith, various types of retainer means being combined with the sound permeable element for replaceably securing it in place upon the telephone. The sound permeable element preferably comprises anti-microbial material for more completely preventing transfer of bacteria or the like from the telephone to the user. A preferred retainer construction for securing the cover in place upon a common type of telephone consists of an annular flange for slip-fit engagement with the sound transmitting portion of the telephone.

Abstract: A mounting assembly is disclosed for mounting a container such as a tool box or the like on a structural element such as a portion of a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a bracket adapted for attachment to the structural element, a frame for supporting the container or tool box being pivotably attached to the bracket by a pin, the pin being removable for permitting movement of the container and/or the frame away from the bracket, and a locater lever which is selectively movable into engagement between the pivotable frame and bracket for fixing or securing the container in at least one operating position.

Abstract: A car top bicycle carrier in which a bicycle is supported in an upright, fully assembled position. There is a generally V-shaped trough into which the bicycle tires are placed and one or more straps for retaining the tires in the trough. A U-shaped stanchion is provided with a clamping mechanism for clamping the upper part of one of the bicycle wheels so as to retain the bicycle in an upright position and against movement longitudinally of the trough. The clamping mechanism can be adapted to bicycles with relatively large wheels and to bicycles with relatively small wheels.

Abstract: A clamp for holding an object in working relationship with a work surface. The object may be a calculator or the like and the work surface may be a clipboard or the like.

Abstract: The process for the gluing together of free form wood shapes in which individually pre-cut pieces are drawn into position, and correct, even, gluing pressure is applied by tension taken on a cable which has been routed internally through passages pre-drilled in component members of the finished shape and then connected at each end to take-up mechanisms which rest against the surface of the finished product.

Abstract: A portable instant shade device provides protection against glaring sunlight at the interior of motor vehicles or boats. The main body of the device consists of a cylindrical casing housing the shade and the shade roller, which casing has a longitudinal slot at the bottom in which the shade passes through. At each end of the cylindrical casing is a cap which receives the end of the shade roller, holds the foldable grooved arms and provides attachment for the mounting means. The shade roller is a usual spring type, operated as an ordinary window shade. The portable instant shade may be easily mounted detachably with suction cups or any other ordinary clamping device to assure adjustability to any desired position for the purpose of shading the interior of motor vehicles or boats.

Abstract: A new and useful device for producing bends in metal tubing by containing the tubing in a form and rotating the form against a fixed shoe thereby bending and swagging the tubing to the shape of the form. The form being rotated by a ratchet and pawl mechanism which translates the linear motion of levers and linkage produced by the gripping force of the hand into circular motion of the form.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing visual acuity of a person wherein a target is selectively moved toward or away from the person to different positions at accurately determined distances therefrom. At each of the positions, the person is required to identify the appearance of the target which is randomly changed to any one of a plurality of different appearances. The concept includes the moving of the target further away from the person whenever the identification of the target appearance is correct at a given position and moving the target closer to the person whenever the identification is incorrect. The invention comprehends moving the target incrementally at smaller distances away from the person than toward the person. A Badal lens is interposed between the person and the target for causing the focal points to be at the nodal point of the eye of the person.

Abstract: A telescopic fishing rod having an inward end provided with a handgrip; a pressure responsive bendably resilient outward end portion; distributively positioned line guides; a parallel resilient or movable outward end portion with a line guide or eyelet; and a fishing line threaded through the respective eyelets from a suitable reel, the line being responsive to a downward pull caused by a nibble or bite to initiate an electronic signal by moving the parallel end portion of the rod. The handle is equipped with a signal device such as a visual light and/or audible electronic buzzer, and appropriate switches are provided to individually or simultaneously operate the signal device in response to the signal from the end portion of the rod.

Abstract: The method and apparatus of the present invention are contemplated in combination with a laminated tape including a clear film and a suitable base, an extrudable adhesive being arranged between the clear film and the base along with a color agent adapted for transport with the adhesive during lateral extrusion. Substantial removal of the adhesive from a selected area of the laminated tape thus results in removal of the color agent and exposure of the base within the selected area. The method and apparatus contemplate means for applying heat and pressure to the selected area of the laminated tape within predetermined parameters for causing lateral extrusion of the adhesive layer and corresponding transport of the color agent to expose the base within the selected area. The method and apparatus of the invention preferably contemplate the laminated tape as being of an elongated configuration with a variety of indicia being available for sequentially imprinting different portions of the tape.

Abstract: A classification instrument adapted for accurately measuring both blocked and open flow area for airfoil or vane elements such as turbine stator vanes having mounting buttresses at each end includes stops for mounting the vane element upon the instrument in a predetermined position established by a plurality of datum points or lines corresponding to the various stops, a plurality of indicators for measuring various points and surfaces upon the vane and providing classification readings from which the open and closed area values for the vane may be determined. A method is also disclosed for classifying or determining the blocked and open areas for such air foil or vane elements.

Abstract: A turbine responsive to a moving fluid, which can be wind or another fluid, wherein a rotatable central shaft supports at least one radial arm with a blade assembly at the free end of the radial arm. The blade assembly includes a rocking arm pivotted on the radial arm, a blade member attached to the rocking arm, or a part thereof, and a counterweight attached to the blade. The blade assembly articulates with respect to the radial arm in response to the interaction between the moving fluid and the blade.The turbine is self starting and self controlling in response to excessive moving fluid velocity.

Abstract: A plow caddy for facilitating attachment of a plow, such as a snowplow, having a blade and a connecting frame provided with a rear connecting portion to a vehicle having an elevated attachment portion. The caddy includes a wheeled support having front and rear portions. In the illustrated embodiment, a channel is provided on the front portion for removably receiving the lower edge of the plow blade for supporting the plow blade during positioning movement of the caddy. A manually operable adjusting device is provided on the support for adjustably elevating a rear supporting element on the wheeled support for correspondingly elevating the rear connecting portion of the plow frame to align it with the vehicle attachment portion. The adjusting device includes a handle which is manipulatable at the front of the caddy for facilitating the controlled elevation of the plow frame rear portion.

Abstract: A mounting pin suitable for use in hanging various objects to a projecting wall device is provided with a long run, a short run extending perpendicular from the long run, an inner run extending 180.degree. from the short run, and a final run extending perpendicular from the inner run. Once through the desired object, the mounting pin is bent to conform to the projecting wall device.

Abstract: A classification gauge and method of operation for accurately and repeatably measuring the open flow area of a pair of air foil or vane elements interconnected by end buttresses, the classification gauge including first and second sets of probes arranged for contact with the vanes adjacent the open flow area and first and second lateral probes for engaging the end buttresses, an indicator of open flow area being effectively interconnected with the two sets of probes and the two lateral probes by means of a proportional mechanism.

Abstract: A tree shaker attachment is disclosed which is preferably adapted for mounting on the lift arms of a vehicle, the attachment including relatively movable jaws each having a clamping pad for engaging a tree or the like, a linear motor means operating an actuating cam means against a first elongated ramp on a movable jaw. A pivotable link is interconnected between the actuating cam and a relatively fixed member of the attachment in order to cause linear operation of the motor or jack to shift the movable jaw toward the other jaw, the attachment also including shaker means for vibrating a tree or the like engaged by the clamping pads of the jaws.

Abstract: An apparatus for selectively measuring central venous pressure and effecting hyperalimentation through a single catheter inserted into a central vein of the patient. The apparatus includes a manometer, a first selector valve connected to an upper portion of the manometer tube, a hyperalimentation fluid supply connected to the valve, a sterile air supply connected to the valve, a second selector valve connected to a lower end portion of the manometer tube, a waste container connected to the second selector valve, and a catheter connected to the second selector valve. The first selector valve is arranged to connect alternatively the hyperalimentation fluid supply or the sterile air supply to the upper end portion of the manometer tube, and the second selector valve is arranged to connect alternatively the lower end portion of the manometer tube selectively to the waste container or the catheter.

Abstract: A collapsible sawhorse is provided with a beam and a pair of leg assemblies adapted to support the beam and to be collapsible to a stored position adjacent a surface of the beam. A doglike structure at one end of each of the leg members is adapted to be positionable within a locking hole depending from the underside of the beam.