Abstract: A brace assembly for supporting a disrepaired headliner in the roof of a vehicle wherein one or a plurality of adjustable struts are placed transversely across the roof and its accompanying liner and shaped in conformity with the transverse shape of the roof. The struts are adjustable and have at their ends tongues placed between the liner and the side molding of the roof. The brace assembly comes in a variety of colors to match the furnishings of the vehicle and is coated with a fluoroscopic paint.

Abstract: An improved fire hydrant having a lower portion and an upper portion. Under normal circumstances the upper portion is simulated fire hydrant made of resilient plastic and connected to the lower hydrant by a special fitting attached to the rim of the hydrant and opened or closed by a key. The special fitting is fastened to a plate projecting upwardly from the lower hydrant. The plate is connected to the lower hydrant through a segmented collar that is secured around a flange of a basket housing. In case of a fire the simulated fire hydrant is replaced by a light weight metal portable hydrant on which the key is suspended, and transported on a fire truck. The portable hydrant has a plurality of dowels that fit into grooves located on an upper extension of the lower fire hydrant.

Abstract: A portable basketball goal assembly mounted on the hitch of a vehicle is readily disassembled, packaged and stored in or on the vehicle for transport.

Abstract: A rack for carrying loads and mounted over the bed of a vehicle and adapted to be converted to a trailer, the rack having front and rear tubular vertical posts supporting an assembly of tubular bars, the tubular bars being divided into front and rear segments and each segment having a cover of steel wire mesh, the front segment being folded over the rear segment after detaching the front segment from the front vertical posts, pivoting the rear and folded over front segments to a vertical position so as to lie adjacent the rear vertical posts, the rear vertical posts carrying telescopic members to which the rear segments are attached having an axle and journaled wheels passing through standards welded to the back side of the rear posts, pivoting the whole assembly to a horizontal position, with the folded over segments overlying the rear posts, extending the telescopic members with the attached rear segment, unfolding the front segment so that the front segment is maintained forwardly of the rear segment.

Abstract: A panel attachment that extends the size of diapers, other absorbent undergarments or non-absorbent garments to be worn by growing infants. The panel attachment can be attached to a disposable or reusable diaper, detached when the diaper is soiled and reattached to a replacement diaper. The panel attachment can also be attached to a diaper cover or similar garment to extend its use for growing infants. The panel attachment comprises a sheet or sheets of material corresponding to the specific sizes of diapers or other similar garments on the market with a plurality of fasteners such as adhesive tabs hook and loop material and snap fasteners, corresponding to the fasteners of the diapers or other garments. The panel attachment can be made adjustable in size by extending the width of the panel or increasing its length. The panel also has indicia to indicate where to attach the diaper to the panel to achieve a specific increment in length.

Abstract: A multipurpose game device comprises a stand having a plurality of detachable standards, each standard containg a webbed hoop with a central aperture and a plurality of plastic spider balls with colored streamers. The balls can be tossed into one of the respective targets in the hoops by the designated player or any one of the standards with its hoop can be detached from the stand with the standard being used as a mallet for hitting one of the plastic balls into a hoop positioned on the ground as in golf, or all of the hoops can be stacked together to form a vertical support with a hoop on the elevated stack for playing basketball. Baseball would be played outdoors with four standards forming a diamond. The homeplate standard would be without a hoop and serves to hold the spiderball, which would be hit with a lightweight bat.

Abstract: A toy designed for the amusement for a pet cat and shaped to simulate an animate or inanimate object, having little depth and made of a reenforced cotton front side and a sheepskin back side, the cotton having various colored patterns. A marker strip to indicate the region wherein a packet of catnip is to be inserted and an enclosed pocket for securing the packet inserted therein.

Abstract: A functional, commemorative, handcrafted candle lit lantern made in many colors and enlosed in glass panels, the front panel being elevatable, a dripless candle seated on a pedestal, wherein the candle can be raised through a roof of the lantern to be snuffed out or lit, a brass plate on the front side of the base of the lantern having an inscription descriptive of the lantern thereon, the front panel having an etching depicting a pictorial scene that corresponds with the inscription and a laminated card having an anecdote commensurate with the inscription associated therewith.

Abstract: A safety clutch for a power operated lawn mower requiring a minimum of parts and readily adaptable to exisitng mowers having a clutch with detents that are biased against a driven member bolted to a mower blade for normal operation, wherein the clutch becomes disengaged from the driven member and blade in case of overload, while the engine shaft continues to rotate. There are no levers necessary to control either engagement or disengagement of the clutch.

Abstract: An assembly of a paint container, a sliding mixing gauge having graduations to indicate the quantities of ingredients to make a paint composition used for spray painting of vehicles and a slidable fastener for securing the gauge in the container and stabilizing its position when paint and other ingredients are poured into the container the mixing gauge being slidable removed from the fastener after measured quantities of ingredients have been added to mix the ingredients and at the end of a paint operation, the fastener is removed from the container and stored in a designated area.

Abstract: A cylindrical hood made of water resistant, durable heavy duty material and designed to fit over a golf bag container, the hood containing a security device that includes a steel ribbon connected to a band at each end and sewn into the hood near its base with an adjustable clip fastened to one end of the band and a hasp fastened to the other end of the band, the clip under tension latching onto a tongue on the hasp and the hasp fitting over a staple through which a cable is inserted, passed around a static fixture and secured with a padlock.

Abstract: A hygienic toothpaste dispenser for selectively distributing toothpaste onto a toothbrush from one of a plurality tubes oriented so as to form a stand for a toothpaste container shaped as a cylinder, the tubes being capped with snap type covers. The tubes have indicia thereon to identify with a specific user.

Abstract: A paint brush having a plastic dome centrally located with respect to the sides and ends of the brush enclosed by a ferrule. Bristles are packed in a continuous channel defined by the space between the dome and the ferrule. After the bristles are inserted in the channel, the channel is filled with adhesive, Alternatively, the dome might be extended to the ends and sides of the ferrule, with the dome being subdivided into fingers and channels with bristles packed into the channels between the fingers.

Abstract: To prevent loosening of screw joints for dental implant component stacks, a spring washer is placed directly beneath the head of a gold screw in a circular channel of a gold cylinder. Other joints such as between the gold cylinder and its abutment and between the abutment and the fixture can also be equipped with spring washers.

Abstract: An improved self centering guide pipe axis laser guide is based on the use of three parallel links spaced 120 degrees apart which are engaged to be expanded or contracted. When expanded the links contact the inside diameter of the pipe which accordingly establishes the center axis of the pipe. The links are actuated for expansion or contraction by mounting a spring base spider element in association with a spider lever element on a smooth pipe housing, wherein the movement of the spring base spider element and the spider lever element is controlled by thumbscrews on each of the elements, the smooth pipe housing containing within, the power supply and laser module, and a removable switch assembly at the rear enabling easy access to the batteries. The laser guide can readily be withdrawn from the pipe by attaching a tether line to the front end and levels for determining the slope are mounted in slots in both the front and rear spider elements.

Abstract: A one piece washable garment having high thermal qualities and designed as a restraint for old and incapacitated people. The garment is closed at the front except for a small but concealed cavity at the waistline to house a catheter tube. A sheath for accessories is stitched to the underside of the front of the garment. The rear of the garment is divided into two segments held together by a plurality of fasteners, one of which extends from near the neckline to the crotch.

Abstract: A mechanical device for alleviating pain from swelling caused by Baker's cysts and the like comprising a rigid arcuate tubular element placed in the cavity behind the knee joint and fastened by straps placed over the knee at the femur and the tibia.

Abstract: A tooth brush having a head with a hard,dome shaped, machinable plastic segment extending upwardly from said head, with arrays of tufts of bristles therein, said arrays of bristles vertically oriented to present a flat upper surface.

Abstract: A convertible packpack having a storage compartment for a raincoat in the front of the pack covered by a completely detachable totebag having handles and a plurality of storage compartments in the back of the pack, the raincoat being held fast in the storage compartment by fastening straps that can also be used to support the totebag at the bottom of the pack when the raincoat is worn or alternatively the tote bag can be held at the bottom of the pack in suspended condition.