Abstract: The universal walking splint movably attachable to the lower leg and foot to substantially immobilize the lower leg and foot. It has a posterior shell for holding a sole insert pad, and a movable and removable arch support attachable to the sole insert pad to allow selective arch support at the proper location under either a right foot or a left foot.

Abstract: A wine rack and display shelf is adapted to cellar and display bottles of various shapes and sizes. The wine rack is capable of receiving and storing bottles in a generally horizontal position which has the benefit of preserving the moisture of the cork. The horizontal storage method is generally accepted as the most preferred method for long term storage. In addition, the wine rack and display shelf can also display and exhibit the bottles so that one selecting a bottle can view the label or other designations without the need to pull one of the horizontal bottles. This vertical display can also be used to allow the wine to breathe while maintained in the storage area where the environment is maintained at a preferred level.

Abstract: A muzzleloading rifle has a stock, a receiver, a forwardly extending barrel, a removable breech plug in the rearward end of the barrel and forwardly of the receiver, and a trigger mechanism. An elongated bolt member has a rearward end pivotally secured within the receiver and adapted to be pivoted from an aligned position within the receiver to an angular position outwardly through a slot in the side of the receiver. A transverse cross lug is mounted in a locking position within the receiver and has one end pivotally secured to the bolt so that when the bolt is pivoted outwardly from the receiver, the cross lug will be unlocked from the receiver to allow the bolt to be moved to a rearward position in the slot of the receiver. The bolt is operatively connected to an elongated striker pin in the bolt to pull the striker pin rearwardly against a compression spring when the bolt is moved forwardly to cock the striker pin.

Abstract: In a hydraulic vehicle drive which has a hydraulic circuit consisting of a variable displacement pump (2) and a hydraulic motor (10), the variable displacement pump (2) is driven by a diesel engine (1). During the braking or overrunning operation of the vehicle, the hydraulic motor becomes the pump and drives the variable displacement pump (2) which acts as a motor on the diesel engine (1) and attempts to accelerate the latter. The braking effect which is intended and obtained thereby involves the risk of the diesel engine (1) reaching impermissibly high rotational speeds. The braking therefore takes place in a controlled manner by a sequence valve (16) being arranged in the line (12) between the hydraulic motor (10) and the variable displacement pump (2). The sequence valve acts on the pivot angle of the variable displacement pump (2) via the pump bypass line (12B).

Abstract: A space heater for the interior of a building has a support enclosure containing a gas burner and a gas conduit connecting the burner to a source of combustible gas. An electronically controlled proportional valve is located in the gas conduit. A fan and motor assembly are in the enclosure for distributing heated air from the burner when gas is communicated through the conduit and to the burner for combustion. A control system and a PC interface of a PC are located in the support enclosure to receive a data processing card having a predetermined temperature set point relating to temperature conditions within the building.

Abstract: The grain dryer of the present invention has upper and lower heat plenums, with first and second grain conduits, with each conduit having an upper section and a lower section, and a central crossover section between the upper and lower sections. The upper section of each conduit is on one side of the upper heat plenum, while the lower section of each conduit is on the opposite side of the lower heat plenum. The crossover sections of each conduit extend the respective conduits from one side of the upper heat plenum to the opposite side of the lower heat plenum.

Abstract: An apparatus and method transporting an attachment, such as a box blade assembly, which is secured to a land based vehicle has a box blade and a transporting mechanism. The box blade is made up of two opposing side walls, an open top and bottom, and front and rear sides. The walls are connected using frame members and a cutting surface extends between the side walls and below the bottom edge of the side walls. The transporting mechanism is comprised of a movable frame member rotatably secured to the rear of the box blade at one end and operatively secured to one or more wheels at the other end. A lifting member, which may be a hydraulic cylinder or hand crank, is operatively secured to the movable frame member and to the top of the box blade. Using a single point of attachment hitch, such as a ball type hitch, the box blade may still be lifted from the work surface for easy transport, and then easily lowered for use on a work surface.

Abstract: A webbed reinforcing strip for poured concrete structures includes a first elongated tension strand, a second elongated tension strand spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the first tension strand, and at least two pairs of strands interconnecting the first and second tension strands in an open weave pattern. The interconnecting strands cross each other between the tension strands to form a webbed central portion of the strip. The interconnecting strands bend to join the tension strands at nonperpendicular angles at a plurality of nodes. All strands are formed of glass fiber reinforced plastic material and are bonded together with a bonding resin. Thus, thermal transfer and the potential for damage due to corrosion are minimized.

Abstract: This invention pertains to transmission testers, and specifically to automatic transmission testers, and methods for their use. The headstock is mounted for pivotation about a vertical axis. A novel eddy current brake provides active control of loading of the transmission while the transmission is being tested. The prime mover is preferably an electric motor, with motor controls, adapted to temporarily suspend acceleration of the speed when the transmission shifts gears.

Abstract: A loop flushing arrangement for controlling a closed circuit hydraulic propulsion drive. The variable displacement pump 12 is driven by a combustion engine 11. A flush valve 21 is used to clean and cool the hydraulic fluid in the closed hydraulic circuit. The flush valve is electrically operated and, as a result, permits novel and varied control options. The flush valve is controlled automatically, for example by a digital computer 1 as a function of the vehicle speed, the rotational speed of the combustion engine 11, or the temperature of the hydraulic fluid in the variable displacement pump 12. This results in the flushing procedure only being triggered and carried out if the operating state of the vehicle requires and permits it, i.e. when traveling at high speeds, for example.

Abstract: A hydraulic vehicle drive, having a closed hydraulic circuit consists of a variable displacement pump and one or several hydraulic motors. The variable displacement pump is driven by a diesel engine. During the braking or pushing operation of the vehicle, the hydraulic motor becomes a pump and drives the variable displacement pump which, in turn, acts as a motor upon the diesel engine and acts to accelerate the latter. Thus, the intended braking effect prevents the danger that the diesel engine will reach non-permissible high revolutions per unit time, which is particularly dangerous for diesel engines with turbochargers. In order to prevent non-permissible high revolutions per unit time, a pressure regulator acting as a throttle is placed in the return line between the hydraulic motor and the variable displacement pump. The valve throttles the rate of flow when the pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the line exceeds a certain desired value during the braking operation.

Abstract: A golf bag carrying case with club head protection and a method of protecting the club head of golf club stored in a golf bag during transport are disclosed. The method includes providing a first protective member disposed within a cavity near the top end for protecting the club heads in the golf bag, the first protective member having a first end within the cavity and the second end free and wrapping the first protective member at least partially around the club head of the golf club. The carrying case includes a protective member having a first end attached to an outer covering and a second end which is free to wrap at least partially around the club heads in the golf bag.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing and processing a strand of sausage or foodstuff has a sausage producing machine which produces a linked strand of sausage for deposit of loops of the strand on the hooks of a continuous conveyor. The conveyor picks up the loops of the strand at a loading station immediately adjacent the discharge end of the machine, and conveys the loops to a processing station for smoking or the like. The conveyor then moves the loops to an unloading station for removal of the strand from the conveyor, whereupon the conveyor downstream of the unloading station returns to the loading station to pick up additional product. A conveyor take-up mechanism is located immediately downstream from the loading station to permit the conveyor to cease movement at the loading station (while the casing on the machine is being replenished) while the conveyor can continue movement in the processing area. Sensors and controls interconnect the machine and the conveyor to coordinate the operational functions of each.

Abstract: A drive train comprises an internal combustion engine, a clutchless gearbox, which can be shifted by means of an electronic control unit and by means of actuating devices, without a mechanical synchronizing device, and a hydrostatic gearbox with a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, which are connected in a closed circuit. The rotational speed of the hydraulic motor being controllable in dependence on a control signal to the adjusting device of the hydraulic pump and/or to the adjusting device of the hydraulic motor. The control unit calculates the control signal by means of setpoint input via an accelerator pedal or as a function of the rotational drive speed of the internal combustion engine, with shifting of the transmission stages being possible by means of the actuating devices.

Abstract: A pop-up tie down device includes a body member having an attachment member for securing the body member to the stake hole of a side wall in a vehicle carrier. The anchor member includes a cavity which holds a pop-up tie down device. The pop-up tie down device is movable from a retracted position within the cavity to an extended position wherein a portion of the tie down device protrudes from the cavity.