Abstract: An upper body or chest protector includes a pad having a case occupied by a block of cellular foam adapted to be compressed upon receipt of impact loading. Neck and body girth straps are employed to detachably retain the pad in place on the chest of the user. The body girth straps may include a pair of support straps that downwardly depend from the pad and loop about a waist belt.

Abstract: A dental hygienic teeth and gum cleansing device having an elongated metal foil or filament member adapted to be drawn between the adjacent teeth of the user for removal of and cleansing of the dental area. The metal foil may be rounded at its opposite ends and may include a thickened handle at one end. A selected edge of the metal foil may include alternate ridges and grooves for dislodgment of and collection of oral debris and foreign matter. The thickness of the metal foil member may be at least 0.002 inches with the width of the member being at least 0.25 inches.

Abstract: A powder dispensing device to be worn on the hand of the user and wherein the palm of a glove, including the fingers, support a pouch for holding a quantity of powder. The pouch is provided with apertures on one side through which the powder is dispensed and the opposite side of the pouch is carried on the palm and fingers of the glove. The pouch includes an open end adjacent to the upper palm or wrist of the user through which the powder may be introduced to a storage compartment within the pouch. A device is provided for releasably closing the opening to hold the powder within the storage compartment.

Abstract: A wheel having a decorative member with a central opening for accommodating passage of a threaded shank extending from a securement cap is disclosed. The cap includes a holding flange adapted to bear against the outside surface of the decorative member while a retaining collar threadably receives the threaded shank and bears against the inner surface of the decorative member. The collar includes an inner flange with holes for accommodating fasteners that engage with the central hub region of a conventional wheel. Threaded engagement of the cap with the collar clamps the decorative member therebetween and a lock bolt may be employed to secure the cap in position with the decorative member.

Abstract: The subject invention describes a method of generating high frequency power. Although it can be used for any purpose it is primarily developed for the operation of fluorescent lamps. The inventive device utilizes a circuit that contains only a small percentage of the electronic complements normally associated with electronic fluorescent lighting ballasts. The circuit is such that dimming of the florescent lamp is easily accomplished. Also disclosed is a method of assembly which combined with the very little parts count produces an electronic ballast, which can be price competitive with the conventional magnetic ballast.

Abstract: A wrist and hand support for bowlers, including an elongated cushioned base supporting an elongated laterally or transversely flexible brace member against the back of the hand and wrist of the bowler. Straps having hook and pile fasteners releasably retain the brace member in position as well as the cushioned base on the bowler's hand and wrist. The brace member includes an elongated sheath having open end pockets for receiving the opposite ends of a plurality of spaced-apart rods arranged in spaced-apart relationship. The rods are rigid and may be arranged in parallel or in angled relationship on the sheath with the separating sheath material forming flexible areas permitting the brace member to flex laterally along its length or about its longitudinal axis as viewed from the end of the brace member. Therefore, the user's hand and wrist are rigidly supported which aids the bowler in delivering a bowling ball down a bowling alley.

Abstract: A pedestal seat having an adjustable base for supporting a first resilient suspension system for a pair of separate and spaced-apart cushioned body halves adapted for independent articulation with respect to each other is disclosed. A second resilient suspension system is disposed in each of the of the respective body halves adapted to bear against skeleton contact points of the user's torso. The first suspension system employs a pair of leaf springs having opposite ends attached to each of the respective body halves with a coil spring interconnecting one end of each leaf spring with a selected end of each body half. The adjustable base releasably secures the midsection of each leaf spring to a common pedestal or stanchion.