Abstract: A vehicular mounting apparatus (10) for mounting articles (16, 18, 20, 25, 22) to an elongate frame member (14) of a bicycle (12) has an elongate, resilient, tubular padding member (30) with a split (32) to laterally wrap around the frame member (14) and a flexible, protective base member (34) coextensively wrapped around and secured by a pair of opposed mating connectors (44, 46), the padding member (30) and a plurality of flexible fastening straps (24) adjustably carried by loops (38) to releasably mount these articles of different sizes and shapes to the base member (34), and a handle (40) for use as a manual carrying apparatus.

Abstract: A machine for stripping insulation lengthwise from electric or other type of cables on a continuous basis having a circular blade rotably mounted to a support assembly and positioned adjacent an input wheel, the input wheel designed to movably push or pull insulated cable lengthwise through the circular blade and adjacent a positioning wheel disposed beneath said circular blade, threaded rods mounted in and threaded through the support assembly for adjusting the positioning wheel and the roller wheel such that varying diameters of insulated cable may be stripped, the machine further having an electric motor mounted to the support apparatus to drive the input wheel and to drive a gear assembly which drives the circular blade.

Abstract: An apparatus for marking a cloth or other material for the precise placement of stitches in a quilt. The apparatus includes a handle portion having extended therefrom a stem or elongated bar which includes a means for containing a marking medium such as ink or chalk and a wheel rotatably connected to the end of the stem, the wheel having a series of spaced points thereon, the points communicating with the marking medium such that as the wheel is rolled across the cloth the spaced pointed portions of the wheel mark the cloth in a manner that shows the placement of stitches thereon. A spacer bar is provided adjacent the wheel for spacing the wheel a precise distance from the edge of the material. The marking means includes a well and, in an alternative embodiment, may include ink or chalk cartridges placed therein for providing the ink or chalk to the wheel. The handle is angled from the stem such that it provides an easy operation of the pointed wheel across the cloth.

Abstract: Apparatus for use on standard or customized wheelchairs for providing means by which the wheelchair and occupant may be moved up or down a stairway or curb with a minimum of inconvenience to the occupant of the chair and to the handler of the chair. The apparatus having a pair of mounting brackets attached to the side frame of the chair with a tread assembly adjustably positioned thereon at a select angle to the mounting brackets. The tread assembly having a series of rollers over which a tread is placed so that the tread will interact with the stairsteps or curb to allow the wheelchair to glide up or down the stairsteps or curb without experiencing the bumps commonly associated with rolling a wheelchair up or down a set of stairs or curb. The apparatus has a brake assembly and extension handlebars allowing the operator of the chair to control the chair and the speed upon which the chair ascends or descends the stairs. The apparatus is removable from the chair when not in use.

Abstract: A compression tool head assembly for compressing a metal connector about a conductor. The assembly includes a head section having two, opposing arms moveably connected thereto, each of the arms having a compression point thereon; a rigid column disposed between the opposing arms and having a die mounted therein, the die having a compression point at one end and a mechanism for centering the cylindrical connector over the compression point at approximately a central location between the arms prior to compressing the connector; a hydraulic pump section is connected to the head section and operates to move the head section towards the rigid column; the arms have cammed surfaces which interact with rollers fixed to the rigid column to cause the arms to move towards each other as the head is moved towards the rigid column; as the arms move towards each other the compression points on the arms will compress an article disposed therebetween.

Abstract: A novel apparatus for clamping a cable in an overhead transmission line system. Said apparatus comprising an elongated clamp having a lower half and an upper half, said lower half having openings to receive U-bolts therethrough to secure the upper half thereto. The lower half having means for allowing the U-bolts to free the upper half from the lower half without disassembling the entire U-bolt assembly. Said means including a slot and an opening, each to receive a leg of the U-bolt, said opening having an interior beveled area to allow the U-bolt to tilt away from the clamp body and said slot permitting a leg of the U-bolt to rotate away from the clamp body. The upper half of the clamp having grooves for retaining the U-bolts, each groove on one side of the clamp having a pair of retainers adjacent thereto crimped over the U-bolt and on the opposite side having a reduced wall area to allow the U-bolt to be lifted off of the grooved area.

Abstract: A corona shield assembly for connection to various portions of a transmission line subassembly having two sets of oppositely mounted corona shields, each corona shield being bolted directly to a portion of the transmission line subassembly such that the corona shields extend substantially over the subassembly portion of the transmission line. A pair of bolts mate with holes in the individual corona shields and with corresponding aligning holes in the transmission line subassembly to mount the corona shields over the desired portions of the transmission line subassembly.

Abstract: A hydraulic apparatus for converting hydraulic pressure into mechanical movement for operating a tool or other device, operated by a pump block having a bore therein and a moveable plunger disposed within said bore. A cylinder is disposed over the pump block. The cylinder is captively held over the pump block and is moveable with respect thereto along the common axis. A fluid reservoir is defined between the cylinder and the pump block, and contains the hydraulic fluid. The plunger is operated by a pair of moveable arms secured to the apparatus and causes pressure to build in the fluid in an inlet chamber which communicates between the pump block and the cylinder. A pressure control valve is mounted adjacent the pump block and limits the hydraulic pressure which may be applied in the system. A release valve and apparatus is provided for releasing the hydraulic pressure and returning it to the reservoir.

Abstract: The gasket for forming a weather resistant seal between a lamp and a lampholder having a socket therein, said gasket comprising a circular ring of flexible water resistant material and having a preformed section therein for mounting the gasket around the exterior of a lampholder and connecting said preformed section to a lip in the lampholder, said gasket also including a reduced cross-sectional area in the portion adjacent the lamp such that the reduced cross-sectional area readily provides a flexible member adjacent the lamp for forming a weather resistant seal.