Abstract: An insole for a shoe or boot produced by molding together a stiff outer plastic shell, a dual foam inner layer of rubber-like material and a fabric upper layer engaged by the foot. A more dense foam is provided for the inner layer at the arch of the foot. The shell is feathered or thinned toward the fore foot area and extends only to the ball of the foot. The shell is provided with a cut out at the heel and a pad secured to the insole at the cut out cushions the heel at the strike position.

Abstract: A table lamp display system secures a lamp on a tilted shelf or block for display purposes. A coupler is attached to the stub end of a center tube of the lamp. A hollow tube extension of suitable length is inserted through a slot of the shelf or block and is secured to the coupling to secure the lamp to the shelf or block. In another arrangement the lamp is secured to a configured hook that is attached to the shelf.

Abstract: A lamp that is arranged for unlimited adjustment of the light fixture. A sleeve fitted to a support member is rotatable to provide rotational adjustment of an attached fixture. A bracket is pivotally mounted to the sleeve which supports the fixture. The fixture is also pivotally movable relative to the bracket. The mounting arrangement provides for unlimited adjustment of the light fixture to direct the light emanating from the fixture.

Abstract: A sharpening tool for a veneer knife has a primary stone and a secondary stone driven by a power head. The secondary stone is inclined at an angle to the primary stone corresponding to the angle of the defined faces of the veneer knife cutting edge. Outrigger supports are provided as gauge and guide members for the sharpening tool. The primary stone engages one face of the cutting edge and the secondary stone engages the other face of the cutting edge. The secondary stone is forcibly engaged with the primary stone and is rotatably driven by the primary stone.

Abstract: A tire as provided with a circumferential portion for contacting a road surface. Edge segments thereof include studs and an inflatable chamber at the edge segment is inflated and deflated to extend and withdraw the edge segments for engagement and disengagement with the road surface.

Abstract: A bag filling process and machine wherein material to be bagged is force fed into a tunnel from an end and wherein the material is compacted and fed through the tunnel and out the opposite end which opens into a bag surrounding the tunnel. To avoid compacting and filling of the bag from the bottom up, a ramp in the bottom of the tunnel directs the flow of material to a mid-height position to promote compacting and filling of the bag from the mid-point position both downwardly and upwardly from the ramp end.

Abstract: A sticker transfer mechanism for a lumber stacker has a swing-away transfer arm for transferring stickers from a sticker conveyor to pans on stacking forks. An arm segment is pivotally mounted to a base section to form the swing-away transfer arm. The pivotal mounting of the arm segment permits the arm segment to pivot when encountering an obstruction.

Abstract: An annular actuator for moving a member axially to couple and un couple a drive member with a driven member of a vehicle drive train. The actuator encircles the drive and driven member. The actuator has a housing to which a diaphragm is mounted. A spring biases the diaphragm to move in one axial direction and withdrawal of air forces the diaphragm to move in the opposite axial direction. A shifting fork coupled to the diaphragm moves a clutch ring in the one axial direction to be coupled with only one of the drive and driven members and is coupled with both the drive and driven members when moved in the opposite direction. The actuator defines a sealed chamber that is totally non-rotatable with relative movement occurring between the shifting fork and the clutch ring.

Abstract: A bagging machine for bagging material in an elongate bag. An anchor connected to a cable extends from the machine and resides in the material being placed in the bag. The anchor may be extended different distances from the machine to provide a varying restricting force to restrict the movement of the machine away from the bag being filled. Powered reels are provided to reel in cable or play out cable to vary the distance between the anchor and machine.

Abstract: A shape sawing system for sawing lumber pieces from a curved cant. The cant is scanned by scanners and the scan data is input to a computer. The computer determines a curved path for the saw to follow in sawing the cant into lumber pieces. The saw is laterally and pivotally adjustable to follow the determined path established by the computer. The saw is a plurality of circular saw blades having a defined cutting edge portion that is inclined from a leading point at the bottom of the cant to a trailing point at the top of the cant. The point of pivot of the saws is between the leading point and the trailing point of the cutting edge portion. The saw assembly is mounted on pads having a low coefficient of friction. Pressurized air and lubricant are delivered to the pads to reduce the friction.

Abstract: A braking system for a drive mechanism for a hoist and similar operating motors used on heavy equipment. A rotor is fixedly mounted to a shaft of the drive mechanism. Actuators having brake shoes are mounted strategic to the rotor. The brake shoes are forced against the rotor by springs of the actuators to produce a braking action. The shoes are released from the rotor by hydraulic pressure compressing the springs of the actuators. Controls are provided to coordinate the action of the actuators with the function of the drive mechanism.

Abstract: A chain saw for aggregate material has a nozzle that provides a spray of water to that portion of the saw chain that is traveling between the guide bar and the drive sprocket. The flooding provided by the nozzle washes slurry off of the saw chain. A basin with inclined baffles is provided to collect the slurry carried by the saw chain into the housing. Apertures are provided in the basin for discharging the collected slurry.

Abstract: A skin absorbent cream including the ingredients MSM, urea, propylene glycol and a large molecular medication. This combination of ingredients softens the skin to allow penetration of the medication through the skin and into the underlying blood vessels. The large molecular medication dissolves in the propylene glycol between as low as 25° C. to 150° C. and becomes the transporter through the outer skin layer and into the blood stream.

Abstract: This invention applies to a shape sawing system for sawing lumber pieces from a curved cant portion. A scanner scans the cant portion as it is conveyed on a conveyor system and inputs the scan data into a computer. The computer determines the curvature and position of the cant portion on the conveyor system. The conveyor system conveys the cant portion through side chippers and into a saw. The side chippers are independently laterally adjustable to follow the curvature of the cant portion. Guide members mounted strategic to the saw guide the cant portion into the saw. The saw is pivotally and laterally adjustable to follow the curvature of the cant portion to produce full length and partial length lumber pieces from the cant portion.

Abstract: An adjustable support for a conveyor for controlling the position of a product such as a log. Support structure is provided near each end of the conveyor. The structure includes mechanism to shift the conveyor side ways and also has mechanism to elevate and lower the conveyor. Each structure is operable independent of the other.

Abstract: An automatic clutch for a vehicle drive train to selectively connect and disconnect a drive portion of the drive train to a driven portion of the drive train, the drive and driven portions having adjacent and mated spline portions at a designated position in the drive train. A clutch ring slidably mounted to one of the spline portions and slidable into engagement with the other spline portions. The designated position adjacent a portion of the vehicle frame and a remote controlled actuator secured to the portion of the vehicle frame. A bearing member of the actuator engaging the clutch ring for urging sliding movement of the clutch ring. Improvements to the above include application of the actuator clutch to front and rear wheel ends for conversion of the vehicle between two-wheel and four-wheel drive, the actuator being mounted to the steering knuckles. Also, improved bearing packs are provided for better performance and to facilitate assembly.

Abstract: A tow dolly arranged for towing a vehicle behind another vehicle. The tow dolly has ramps for receiving wheels of the towed vehicle with the ramps being adjustably mounted such that vehicles of different wheel spacing between the front and/or rear wheels may be accommodated. The wheel assemblies are also adjustably mountable to accommodate either a narrow width vehicle or a wide width vehicle. Multiple bores are provided in the main frame to accommodate the two mounting positions of the wheel ramps to accommodate the mounting of the axle assemblies in the two positions.

Abstract: A chain saw guide bar for a tree harvester is arranged to yield when an excessive force is applied such as when the guide bar becomes jammed in a cut. Yielding of the guide bar protects the bar holder from damage. The guide bar is heat treated or otherwise structurally modified to provide the desired yield strength.