Abstract: A container for dispensing a cleaning agent into a tank through an initially sealed opening is disclosed in which a retaining hook is mounted in a recess in the container and adapted to attach the container to the tank and in which a cap is mounted over the opening and adapted to pierce the seal in the opening during installation and to automatically regulate the amount of cleaning agent passing into the tank in a controlled and adjustable manner responsive to ambient pressure changes.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed in which a digital display is driven by an electronic output generated in response to field changes which occur when a transformer interacts with a magnetic core driven in a linearized path by a curved Bourbon tube in response to applied ambient pressure. The transformer is a simple variable transformer and the core is configured to follow a radial path within the field of the transformer.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed in which a pair of back straps, a pair of neck straps and a linking web combine to hold a neck cushion in place for protecting the neck of an athlete such as a water skier or the like.

Abstract: An improved condensate evaporator is disclosed in which a condensate collecting container supports a salt impregnated pad, a pair of electrodes and a cover assembly. The salt pad is adapted to convert the liquid condensate into an electrolyte on contact, the electrodes are adapted to transmit electrical current through the electrolyte until it evaporates and the cover assembly controls ingress and egress of the liquid and vaporized condensate, respectively, while simultaneously shielding users from electrical hazards.

Abstract: A reflective device for use in a highly moisturized atmosphere is disclosed which comprises a moveable mirror, a housing for holding the mirror and a motor for moving the mirror with sufficient velocity to prevent accumulation of moisture droplets on the surface of the mirror.

Abstract: A display unit is disclosed in which a frame assembly magnetically supports a plurality of removable display strips in predetermined patterns and in which alpha-numeric character elements are magnetically supported on the display strips and frame assembly in information displaying sets referenced in part by markings located on the surface of the display strips.

Abstract: A six sided shelter unit is disclosed in which a fabric covering is disposed around a support assembly and held in place by a top assembly. The support assembly comprises ribs and support legs which cooperate to shape the fabric into a suitable shelter and the top assembly includes a hinge assembly which allows the shelter to be opened by way of two pivoting gate legs. The two gate legs are constructed to swing back over other support ribs and legs so as to provide an especially wide opening.

Abstract: An emergency light unit is disclosed in which a relay controlled low voltage bulb is initially responsive to line voltage and alternately responsive to battery voltage. A test switch is included to permit instant determination of line voltage and battery status.

Abstract: An assembly is disclosed which comprises brackets and a template for facilitating the mounting of a replacement article such as a compressor or the like on an existing base. The brackets are adapted for adjustable mounting on the base and the template has arms joined in adjustable relationship by a central pivot clamp so that the brackets and template can cooperate to establish an index which will align mounting elements in the base in coincident relationship with corresponding mounting elements on the replacement article.

Abstract: Apparatus for automatically scrubbing a user's hand and fingers is disclosed in which three brush assemblies cooperate to perform the cleaning function. The first brush assembly includes a rotatable knob having outwardly projecting exterior bristles, the second includes a rotatable hollow cylinder annularly surrounding the knob and including inwardly projecting interior bristles, and the third bush assembly includes three individual rotatable finger brushes disposed between the knob and the cylinder in which each brush is hollow, has inwardly directed interior bristles and outwardly directed exterior bristles.

Abstract: A unitary tailpiece is disclosed which supports a bridge assembly and which has top accessed sockets and slots adapted to anchor and hold the strings in proper position on a stringed instrument.

Abstract: A method for regulating temperature and other characteristics of a gas stream flowing in a system is disclosed wherein a liquid is divided into droplets, the droplets are introduced directly into the gas stream to establish a heat exchange interface and the temperature of the liquid is regulated in order to maintain the temperature of the gas stream at a predetermined level at a predetermined target location in the system.

Abstract: A substantially T-shaped fret for a stringed instrument is disclosed which has an elongated stem topped by a triangularly shaped cap.

Abstract: A float and guide assembly are disclosed for grooving wet mortar. The float assembly comprises a float, grooving rib, handle and two track brackets for guidably engaging a cable. The cable is part of the guide assembly which includes drum and ratchet assemblies which cooperate to hold the cable a predetermined height above the mortar and which impart tension to the cable so it can act as a guide.

Abstract: An improved tennis racket is disclosed which includes strings, a frame holding the strings in a common plane, a handle attached to the frame and marking indicia on the handle for insuring proper indexing between the common plane and the player's hand which grips the handle. The marking indicia comprises various combinations of finger grooves cut in the handle surface, bumps or other surface irregularities sensitive to palpation and aligning marks cut into, raised from or painted on the handle surface.

Abstract: A tool for cutting cast-iron pipe is disclosed which includes inner and outer rings disposed annularly with respect to each other, a plurality of spring biased cutting pins reciprocally disposed in the inner ring, a plurality of cams disposed around the inner periphery of the outer ring and a motor mechanism for driving the rings relative to each other.

Abstract: A flower pot specifically designed for the successful growth of indoor plants including a bottom container for holding water and an upper container resting on the bottom container for holding potting soil and the plants, there being a plurality of cylindrical aeration tubes extending inwardly of the upper container through the side walls and having perforated tube side walls for placing the soil in communication with the surrounding atmosphere to prevent mold, and with there being a plurality of cylindrical tubes extending between the upper and bottom containers with each of a hollow configuration and each having a fibrous wick extending therethrough of a length such that one end is in contact with the water in the bottom container and with the opposite end extending through the potting soil adjacent the plant roots to carry water continuously from the bottom container to the potting soil about the plant roots by means of capillary flow.

Abstract: An impeller type engine is disclosed which includes two cover members joined to form a housing, two cam members disposed in the housing facing each other to form a sinuous track of uniform width, a shuttle slidably disposed in the track, an impeller to carry the shuttle as it slides in the track, and means for introducing and igniting a fuel charge and discharging the combustion by-products.

Abstract: A bait holding device has an elongated rod divided by a hand plate and has a handle and line attaching loop member on one end and a plurality of projecting barbs and a line attaching loop member on the other end. A container encapsulates the bait holding device and is divided into a sheath at one end and a top container at the other end.