Abstract: The invention is an improved bath device for patients, particularly bedridden, wheelchair dependent, and incontinent patients. The bath device is portable and provides a flow or liquid by gravity. The bath device is designed to operate independently or co-jointly which another form of incontinent equipment. The portable bath device is compact and easily carried or transported on a mobile facility. The bath device is constructed of flexible water-proof material that also has insulating qualities. The bath device has an inlet or fill port, a vent, and an outlet, each of which is sealable. The bath device has a facility for hanging the bath device on portable supports in a manner that facilitates complete use of all the contained liquid.

Abstract: The invention is an improved vehicle for the transport and care of patients, particularly incontinent patients. The vehicle combines the facility of a wheel chair and a bed-like transport vehicle, such as a mobile stretcher. The vehicle is particularly useful in providing care for incontinent patients who also are difficult to move when providing the care. The basic vehicle resembles a wheel chair which can be conveniently modified, without first moving the patient, into a bed-like facility. In making the modification the vehicle has a collapsible support device as the back portion of the basic wheel chair is lowered to form the bed-like configuration. The vehicle also serves as a temporary rest facility for wheel chair patients who are difficult to move from the wheel-chair to a normal bed facility. The vehicle thus facilitates one attendant care of a patient.

Abstract: The invention is an improved system for rewinding fabric, particularly such fabrics which are more or less impervious and tend to entrap air between successive layers of the fabric being wrapped upon a core means as the rewinding proceeds. The system may be operated in a horizontal rolling mode or in a vertical rolling mode. When operating in the horizontal mode the system utilizes the weight of the supply roll to directly maintain more or less air-free layers, alternatively a minimum mechanical pressure is maintained at the supply roll in the horizontal mode as the weight of the supply roll diminishes near the end of the supply. When operating in the vertical mode, the pressure means is reversed, utilizing a constant mechanical pressure of the roll, or rolls, being wrapped against the supply roll as the rewinding proceeds.

Abstract: This invention is an improved holder for food, and in particular for dispensing slices of bread from a loaf. The holder positions the loaf of bread vertically, on one end, so that slices may be dispensed from the top, the user taking the slices from the exposed top end as the loaf is positioned vertically on end. The slices of the loaf may be completely unwrapped or may be left in the wrapper with the top end opened. A plurality of the holders may be assembled and affixed to each other, thus permitting a plurality of different breads or several loaves of like bread to be positioned for dispensing at the same time. An additional unit to hold condiments may also be affixed to a vertical bread holder unit or a plurality of the holders. Each unit has a base and a plurality of vertical retainers to hold the loaf of bread vertical. A connector piece connects and affixes holder units to each other when several units are used concurrently.

Abstract: The invention is an improved structure for a new roof for a travel trailer, mobile home, modular or manufactured homes. The invention also has a specific use for modifying a conventional type mobile home having a curved or arc-like roof configuration. The structure consists of central support components, a pair of central mounting members for roofing panels, a pair of eave mounting members, a plurality of air inlet members, a plurality of ridge outlet members, a plurality of roofing panels, a plurality of valley filler members, a plurality of locking bar members, a ridge cap member, gable closure components, and a plurality of fastening members.

Abstract: The invention is an improved amplification system for guitars that does not require electrical energy. The system is self-contained and intended for use by the guitarist to listen to the music that he produces on an electrical-type guitar without connection to an electronic-type amplification system. The guitarist can use it during practice or for personal enjoyment without the sound reaching others in the nearby vicinity of the guitarist. The system provides a pick-up piece on the guitar, a connecting pick-up piece for the main sound transmittal tubes, sound transmittal tubes, and an insulated headset.

Abstract: This invention serves several functions in a utility manner. One of the utility functions is to provide a container for receiving mail in an enclosure which is expandable when the mail load is heavy in volume. The other associated utility functions are those normally present in the vicinity of a yard marker. The utility yard marker consists of a frame, an anchoring component, covering over the frame, securing arms for objects, and an enclosed storage area for winter weather products, as well as other associated functions.

Abstract: This invention is an improved dinghy for tending yachts and for similar purposes. The use and operation of dinghies usually entails various problems. In the prior art the managing of the loading of passengers and of gear, and at the same time maintaining a good rowing trim, has had numerous problems. The fixed oarlock sockets of the prior art have precluded efficient seating of passengers and the loading of gear, generally resulting in a poor rowing trim. At the same time, dinghies of the prior art have had less than an adequate bouyancy to enable the vessel to remain afloat in the event of a capsize. The present invention provides an adjustable oarlock device that improves the management of the loading of passengers and gear in a manner that results in an improved rowing trim. The dinghy is provided with a flotation collar, or pneumatic sponson, that provides positive bouyancy. The collar also adds stability by providing a righting moment when submerged, thus improving the safety characteristics.

Abstract: The invention is an improved burglar alarm for doors and windows or other similar openings in an enclosure to be protected against secretive entry. The invention consists of a series or plurality of bell-like devices which are automatically dumped or knocked to the floor when entry is made, thus creating an alarm noise. The alarm is operable on doors or windows that swing or slide, or which open inwardly or outwardly. The alarm is of simple construction and easy to install, consisting of a plurality of bell-like elements, a supporting rod, mounting apparatus for the supporting rod, and a wiper member for certain mounting positions.

Abstract: The invention is an improved awning for installation at portable or fixed buildings, including mobile type buildings. The awning is of the rigid type and is provided with a member for affixing to the building which it serves. The invention provides a unique channel-like member for affixing the inboard side of the awning to a building structure; the channel-like member serving as in the inboard side main structural member of the awning. A plurality of uniquely shaped main beams extend from the channel-like member to an outboard member of a flanged channel-like configuration. Pan-like members are fitted between each pair of adjacent main beams to form the roof proper of the awning. The fitting of the pan-like members into the unique shape of the main beams provides a beam-braced awning structure that is very rigid. The outboard ends of the main beams are affixed to the flanged channel-like outboard member, which is suitably supported by columns or posts.

Abstract: The invention is an improvement in the economical generation of energy by providing a system for utilizing the wave action of bodies of water, such as ocean waves. The system consists of a pair of floating units, each separately connected to a shaft member by a connecting arm, a ratchet-like gear affixed to the shaft member is indexed forward alternately or concurrently by spring loaded pawls affixed to each of the connecting arms from the floating units to the shaft members. The wave action alternately raising and lowering the floating units concurrently turns the ratchet-like gear through the action of the pawls. Thus, the turning shaft, properly geared can turn an electric generator, air compressor, or other device of generating another form of energy which can be used or stored for future use.

Abstract: The invention relates to means for recovering a portion of the heat from an open fireplace and conducting it to other parts of a room, a house, or a building or other enclosure. The device is of particular importance for energy conservation. The device is a heating element that becomes part of an open fireplace in a disguised form. The heating element consists of disguised panels on the bottom and sides of an open fireplace, with the panels communicating with each other at their interfaces and the side panels connected at the top edge by a pipe system, hidden from view. Inlet and outlet connection means are made at the side panels.

Abstract: The invention is an improved beef product for cooking, particularly for cooking on a vertical rotisserie. The product includes a list of ingredients to be mixed with beef. The recipe lists the ingredients by percentages in the order of predominance. The disclosure also provides the manner of processing the beef product and the equipment used in the process.

Abstract: The invention is an improved dental instrument for root canal condensation dental work. The instrument is self-contained in that it is a combination tool used as a spreader, a condenser, and a filling material heating unit, each of which is alternately and/or concurrently useable while inserted within the root canal structure of a patient. The invention provides several embodiments, each of which comprises: a plugger component (which use combines the functions of a spreader, a condenser, and a material heating unit); a handle component affixed to the plugger component; a power supply component for producing heat; and a transmission component for transmitting heat produced by the power supply component to the material heating unit of the plugger component. The transmission component has a conveniently located finger operation switch to interrupt the power supply and cut off the flow of heat.

Abstract: The invention is an improvement in the structure of commodes or toilets to facilitate maintenance when the commode or toilet bowl becomes clogged with an obstruction of some type. The invention provides an easily accessible, removable, sealable, and replaceable access port at, near, or in the vicinity of the trap portion of the commode or toilet where the obstructions usually lodge, and where they are inaccessible without disconnecting and removing the commode or toilet from its sealed setting. The access port may be part of the commode or toilet bowl structure on commodes or toilet bowls with a front or rear trap. The invention eliminates the disconnecting and removal of the commode or toilet bowl and the subsequent resealing, resetting and reconnecting of the commode or toilet bowl.

Abstract: The invention is an improved air test means in kit form that is portable and, additionally, includes a complete system arrangement for a plurality of modes of use. The portable kit is self contained for compressing air with a built-in power supply means. The system includes a high pressure test means, and a facility for storage of auxiliary equipment. The system, in addition to the built-in power supply means, has provisions for convenient operation from an external power supply means of comparable voltage output or for support power to preserve the built-in power supply means. Means are provided for convenient recharging of the built-in power supply means and for the attachment and use of auxiliary equipment such as a portable light means. The kit housing is provided with a safety vent for the power supply means and an automatic shut-off means if the kit is closed without first stopping the operating mechanism.