Abstract: The invention is a garbage can which is adapted for use underneath a sink. The garbage can comprises a generally J-shaped chute open at the top of the vertical portion and closed at the end of the horizontal portion of the chute, and having a pivot point at the right-angle bend of the chute, allowing the garbage can to be upright when the door to the undersink cabinet is closed, but to tip toward the user when the cabinet door is open.
Abstract: The invention is a projectile which will not ricochet upon striking a solid object. The projectile has a hull containing a payload cavity with a liquid payload, rotors within the payload cavity, a threaded shaft extending the length of the hull, and propeller fins at the back end of the shaft which make fewer turns than the hull while the projectile is in flight.
Abstract: The invention is a combination trash can and vacuum cleaner attachment, comprising a rectangular container having a grocery bag contained therein, a top piece fitting over the rectangular container and having a plurality of airholes and a filter within, and a vacuum holes for attaching the device to a vacuum cleaner.
Abstract: The invention is a new design for dipper teeth for bulldozer buckets, comprising a pair of teeth joined by a plate, each tooth having a flat, pointed front edge, longitudinal U-shaped slot at its rear end, and bolt means disposed through an opening in the top surface to hold the teeth in position on the bucket.
Abstract: The invention is a hook and latch assembly for hauling hay, the device being mounted on a trailer axle and comprising a front assembly, a rear assembly, attached to the front assembly, and a hook assembly pivotally attached to the rear assembly by means of a swing bar latch and hinge bolt which allows the hook assembly to be raised and lowered to pick up and haul bales of hay.
Abstract: The invention is a device for cleaning tobacco residues from smoking pipes, comprising a generally hairpin-shaped piece of wire having one leg coiled to clean the bowl of a pipe and the other leg kinked to clean the stem of a pipe.
Abstract: The invention is a portable rack formed as a molded unit having a plurality of niches formed in a horizontal ledge portion to support a plurality of bats or other objects in a vertical position, and guide arms and adjustable clip means affixed to the back of a vertical mounting plate to enable the device to be mounted on a wire-screen backstop, or alternatively, screw disposed through openings in the vertical mounting plate to enable the device to be mounted on an interior building wall.
Abstract: A board game combining finance, military skill and strategy. An outer peripheral financial path encloses an inner military pathway which represents the sun and the orbits of the planets around the sun. Planetary pathways are positioned between the financial pathway and the military pathway. Each planetary pathway has planet sections which may be purchased and used as sites for launching spaceships. The players move their playing pieces over the board acquiring industries and the planets and launch ships to make military conquests and eventually conquer the entire solar system.
Abstract: The invention is a speed lead for use in laying bricks, comprising a main L-shaped structure having side structures attached perpendicularly to either end of the main structure so as to define a generally rectangular opening, and reversible clips adjustably mounted on the side structures and having projections around which a mason's plumb line can be strung.
Abstract: The invention is a device designed to aid in exercising various muscles of the human body, especially the muscles of the neck region, but also the muscles of the back, side, and stomach regions. The device comprises a ring supported from a wall by brackets, a plurality of bracket members rotatably mounted on the ring, and springs attached to the rotatable bracket members and also to a head harness positioned in the center of the diameter of the ring.
Abstract: The invention is a universal apparatus for mechanically counting links of chain and the method of mechanically counting links of chain by means of an apparatus of the type described herein.