Abstract: A bait loading arrangement including a yoke member in which an extensible loop is drawn tightly over the head end of a bait fish consisting of an eel that is being held in a bait container to enclose the neck of an eel to effectively provide for immobilizing the bait fish, typically by remotely holding the bait by a yoke member to allow the handler to manipulate the eel for loading onto a conventional curved barb fish hook, thereafter to be released, all without manually handling the slimy skin of the eel.

Abstract: A drill extender apparatus having: (1) an rotary drive coupler providing, on one end, threaded engagement to the drive of a conventional electric drill and a polygonal shaped driven tool receptor cavity and locking collet at the other end; and (2) a tool extender, having drive shaft at one end, and a polygonal shaped driven tool receptor cavity and locking collet at the other end for receiving a tool, such a tool would include one of a set of drill bits, each having an extender shaft having a notched polyhedron shaft having multiple positions for drilling/boring deep holes, having multiple grooves adapted to be received by the quick disconnect collet of the tool extender wherein the balls selectively engage a groove for engaging said polygonal shaft and the polygonal shaped shaft is locked in place by the action of the polygonal cavity of said collet.

Abstract: A display arrangement for sheet-type materials including a fastening system having a malleable metal hook set which supports an adhesive/magnetic sandwich for suspending a metal backing plate that magnetically retains an image affixed to a display sheet, wherein display sheets are applied onto conventional shutters of doors and windows by a metallic hanger strip having a bent end hook set for bending into engagement with the lower edges of a louver, an adhesive layer, a magnetic sheet adhered to the adhesive surface on both front and rear of the metallic sheet, a second metal sheet which attaches magnetically to the magnetic sheet; and a display sheet having a magnetic backing layer which attaches to the galvanized metal sheet.

Abstract: Apparatus for active in situ multi-element gas sparging for bioremediation or physico-chemical degradation for removal of contaminants in a soil formation containing a subsurface groundwater aquifer or a substantially wet unsaturated zone, the multi-gas contained in bubbles, wherein the apparatus includes a plurality of injection wells extending to a depth of a selected aquifer; introducing an oxidizing agent comprising ozone mixed with ambient air to provide a multi-element gas by means of microporous diffusers, without applying a vacuum for extraction of stripped products or biodegration by-products, wherein said diffusers form micro-fine bubbles containing said multi-element gas that oxidizes, by stripping and decomposition, chlorinated hydrocarbons from the aquifer and surrounding saturated soil formation into harmless by-products; also including a pump for agitating water in the well selecting microbubbles, injecting them into the aquifer and effective to alter the path of micro-fine bubbles through a po

Abstract: A threaded self-locking fastener, having a hollow body open at both ends and an elongated central through bore with a slot extending the length of the hollow body.Version 1 has sharp edges on the slot that dig into the bore of the work piece to prevent rotation. The fastener is used in conjunction with an internal driver. The driver located in the bore of the fastener engages detents to produce rotary drive motion. The driver also has a means of manipulating the first and second edges to facilitate assembly and disassembly.Version 2 has curved or chamfered edges in the slot and inward facing lobes also used in association with a driver. Rotation of the driver against the lobes causes the tubular fastener to be reduced in diameter against spring tension thereby allowing the fastener to freely rotate in the threaded bore of the work piece. By releasing the driver, the fastener expands and self locks in the threaded bore.

Abstract: A position identification system for use in distinguishing individual team positions to aid in coaching in a multi-player athletic environment including sets of athletic over-vests which utilize different colors to identify selected positions in a pre-selected order and which employs a quick change, durable over-vest, adapted for any team sport that employs an offense and a defense consisting of more than one player per side, mainly football, basketball, baseball, hockey, volleyball, lacrosse, polo, field hockey, rugby and soccer wherein such sports are characterized by multi-teams, multi-positions and a plurality of players which are otherwise difficult to readily identify in the practice environment.

Abstract: A reversible tote bag of foldable construction for containing workmen's tools having a reversible folding wall with a reversible closure adapted to be changeable into multiple positions for ease of use and access, said reversible tote bag adapted for the storage, display, accessing and carrying of workmen tools having a unitary container panel that is closable to form a tote bag, openable to allow access thereto and reversible permitting the tote bag to be turned inside out, also a plurality of individual compartments adapted to contain workmen tools are provided and a transport device connected to the container panel for a workman to carry the bag in a plurality of modes, either by hand or on shoulders as with a knapsack. The reversible closure apparatus permits a workman to connect and disconnect the peripheral edge, so that the bag may move between at least five positions for ease of use and access.

Abstract: A personal, miniaturized, multipurpose test kit for performing a plurality of chemical tests and procedures, which include interchangeable multifunctional elements connecting adapted for arrangement of multiple test configurations including a portable container, at least one component body element adapted for providing a reactor reservoir, at least one access cap, a coupling device for coupling multiple components, fasteners typically pop in-pop out fastening devices all constructed of impact proof, damage resistant material, adapted to perform experiments using small amounts of solvents and samples while preserving the accuracy precision and manual control, wherein a plurality of test modules may be rapidly selectively set up to conduct a plurality of procedures and tests including pressure-volume, titration, precipitation, density, electro-chemistry, (galvanic or voltaic), chromatography, viscosity, diffusion wherein liquid or gas, molecular weights, melting points, boiling points, thermodynamics, solid gas

Abstract: A masthead and spreader bird roosting guard having unique prongs consisting of copper tacks having elongated cut sharp points combined with a self adhesive strip on a metal strip for providing a continuous guard device directed to maritime use on a masthead members including mastheads and spreaders.

Abstract: An electro-magnetically operated valve for control of pressurized fluid including a coil bobbin disposed within a housing, having a plunger subassembly moveably mounted in said housing having a fixed valve seat at one end and a magnet mounted at the opposite end and including a flow passage extending there between, whereby the plunger is moveable responsive to an electronic coil mounted in the coil bobbin between an open position wherein the valve body member is in spaced relationship with the valve seat permitting flow of pressurized fluid, and a closed position whereby the valve body member is seated against the valve seat, said valve being connected to sensor apparatus for sensing phase relations of a piston of a pump operationally connected to a switch apparatus for forming a magnetic circuit including the electro-magnetic coil such that the valve is operated by positively controlling the opening the opening and closing of the valve by passing a current through the coil.

Abstract: An electro-mechanical, dual tube and plug device for on-line monitoring of performance losses due to reduced conductivity of a non condensing heat exchanger resulting from micro-bio fouling of the surfaces of said heat exchanger and for detecting change of heat transfer resistance of individual heat transfer tubes. The dual tube and plug assembly includes a first flow assembly tube and a second temperature assembly tube attached to the discharge end of a heat exchanger for providing accurate measurement of temperature and cooling water flow. The first flow assembly tube includes a tube having an inner chamber, including a flow sensor a temperature sensor for measuring discharge water temperature. The second temperature assembly tube plugs the inlet and the outlet of a heat transfer tube immediately adjacent to the flow assembly tube and includes a plurality of temperature sensors in the plugged empty heat transfer tube.

Abstract: This invention relates to a pendulous beverage server employed for transporting and serving drinks without spilling the contents. More particularly to a beverage server having a tray with recessed cavities in combination with open containers, each container having a base configured to associate with said cavity suspended from a retractable pendulous handle member having a flexible cord with a weight at one end.

Abstract: A catalytic oxidizer having an interactive dilution control system for continuous treatment of air hydrocarbon vapor mixture having a shell vessel for enclosing a central volume of generally circular cross-section, a combined catalyst chamber and spiral heat exchanger integrally connected and coaxially positioned within the shell vessel, also of cylindrical configuration, for providing a continuous transverse flow path from an inlet header to the exhaust header including a spiral heat exchanger for providing counter-flow heating of vapor, a catalyst chamber centrally positioned in said shell vessel an inlet plenum, a central core for containing a catalyst means, and an exhaust plenum; and interactive dilution control apparatus for automatically maintaining a concentration of inlet vapor at a selected optimum operating level including a microprocessor control sub-system for sensing the temperature in each zone of the catalyst chamber connected to the dilution control means; by-pass apparatus connecting the exh