Abstract: A weather seal covering assembly includes a base unit mounted on the casing surrounding the window and a covering unit releasably attached to the base unit by a triple seal. The covering unit can be removed to expose the window, and the triple seal includes a zipper unit, a snap fastener unit and a hook-and-loop unit. An intrusion alarm uses the snap fastener elements. The intrusion alarm is also activated should the covering unit be moved away from the base unit, and a vacuum system further seals the covering unit to the base unit.

Abstract: An alarm system is used in conjunction with a land motor vehicle to warn a driver that he is either too close to a roadway edge or is approaching that edge too rapidly. The alarm system uses material in a line marking the edge of the roadway that generates nuclear particles, and includes a detector system that activates a visual alarm if the vehicle is merely drifting towards the roadway edge and activates an audible alarm if the vehicle approaches the edge so rapidly or is so close to the edge as to require a sharp swerving action by the driver.

Abstract: A lifting and stabilizing system is mounted on a household appliance and includes a lifting system to lift that appliance above a supporting surface, such as a floor so that access to that supporting surface beneath the appliance is provided. The stabilizing system includes a plurality of weighted door-like elements mounted on the appliance to slide from one position to a second position to lower the center of gravity of the weighted appliance. In one embodiment, the center of gravity of the weighted appliance is lowered beneath the supporting system whereby any forces tending to tip the elevated appliance are combined with the weight of the lifted appliance to form a force moment about the lifting elements that is directed to return the appliance to the proper, untipped position.

Abstract: A film holding reel includes a deformable hub on one portion thereof, and a compound lever hub deforming mechanism is used to deform that hub from a film supporting size and configuration to a film releasing size and configuration. The lever mechanism is adapted to move easily from a position in which the hub is undeformed, to an intermediate position, and then to require further manual actuation to move to a position in which the hub is in the film releasing size and configuration. A selected film portion can be changed using the film holding reel.

Abstract: A disposable overshoe includes a plurality of foldlines that are strategically placed and oriented to permit the overshoe to be easily collapsed into a container that is small and compact. The overshoe can include a shaft portion and can include a heel base section to accommodate high heel shoes, and can include an abbreviated shaft portion.

Abstract: A toilet seat and cover holding unit includes a base that can be placed on a toilet tank top surface and moved as necessary, and also includes an arm that has a multiplicity of angles and contacts the toilet seat and cover to keep those elements in an upright, bowl uncovering position.

Abstract: A hand-holdable magnifier device includes a collapsible tube section mounted on one side of a slotted base. A lens system included with the device has an objective, an ocular and a condenser whereby clear and sharp images can be obtained. The device is amenable to various configurations, such as a graduation cap or mortarboard.

Abstract: A signalling system is used in conjunction with a mailbox, a newpaper tube or the like to signal the arrival of mail, a newpaper or the like. The system is highly visible in bright sunlight and is also visible at night and includes a ball that is held in an upper location adjacent to the mailbox and is released as soon as the door is opened to drop downwardly. Two serially connected switches couple a light bulb to a power source, with one of the switches being manually operated and the other switch being operated when the ball drops into its lower position.

Abstract: A device supports a mechanic above the engine compartment of an automotive vehicle and is movable in at least the vertical and in the horizontal planes. The device also includes a jackscrew lifting element so a user support can be moved vertically with respect to the rest of the device.

Abstract: A receptacle is open topped and includes a bottom having paths defined thereacross. The receptacle includes jogging board-type elements to organize the loose newspapers. Twine can be placed in the paths and wrapped about the newspapers to tie the papers into a bundle. A shuttle element can also be used to pull twine through the paths after newspapers have been placed in the receptacle.

Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing semi-soft sticklike food products, such as butter, oleomargarine, and the like can have the elements thereof oriented and re-oriented into positions that are most comfortable to the particular user. The container can be disassembled for easy cleaning.

Abstract: A cover for a telephone handset includes a monolithic, one-piece body that has speaker-covering and earpiece-covering holes defined therein, and a speaker filter element and an earpiece filter element removably mounted on the body in covering relationship with each of the holes. The filter elements are removed and replaced after each use of the cover so that germs on one handset will not be transmitted to the speaker or earpiece of another handset by the cover.

Abstract: A special container for storing and dispensing nail polish includes a brush applicator unit that is movably mounted on the cap unit of the container. The brush unit is moved by depressing a button on the cap, and a stop means is included in one embodiment to hold the brush in the retracted and in the extended positions.

Abstract: A land anchor includes a hammer element that permits the anchor to be driven into the soil. The anchor also includes a stabilizing assembly that increases the anchoring force of the anchor for loose soils. The stabilizing assembly includes a wing section that is expanded from a stored, ground-entering configuration to a ground-gripping configuration by operation of a screw extending within a central rod of the anchor. The hammer is located on the rod.

Abstract: An invalid bed includes a monolithic, one-piece base unit that has a support section and a rail section that extends above that support section for a height that is sufficient to prevent an adult patient to climb over the rails yet is low enough so the bed is stable. A door is hingeably attached to the base unit to permit ingress and egress of a adult.