Abstract: A holder for a pair of toilet tissue rolls is disclosed comprising a single mandrel which is divided in the center thereof, the ends of the mandrel being pivotally secured to a rack. A connecting member is provided where the mandrel is divided so that the mandrel may be secured in a substantially longitudinal configuration and alternately separated at the plane where the mandrel is divided.

Abstract: An apparatus for attracting fish by the dispensation of bait or the like that can be remotely controlled from a fishing boat or dock and may be used at different depths. The apparatus comprises an aerosol can containing bait or the like which is secured to an anchor rope by a pair of rings. An arm is pivotally mounted to the ring support and has a line attached thereto whereby movement of the line will pivot the arm to activate the can to dispense the bait.

Abstract: Latch apparatus is disclosed for use in combination with a hinged door and a stationary member and comprises first and second cooperating members adapted to be mounted to the door and the stationary member, the first member adapted to be mounted to one of the said door and stationary members and the second member adapted to be mounted to the other of said door and stationary members. The first member comprises a pivotally mounted pin engaging member having a slot opening therein for engaging a pin and an arm pivotally mounted on the pin engaging member for swinging over the slot opening. The second member comprises a knob having a detent in the outer periphery thereof for receiving the end of the arm when the arm is positioned over the opening in the pin engaging member.

Abstract: A plaque marker toothbrush kit comprising a brush head, a felt tip marker, and a cover cap with a clip.

Abstract: Self-propelled lawn edging shears are disclosed comprising shears mounted at the bottom of a first shaft, a second shaft being mounted parallel to the first shaft for operatively engaging the shears and for driving a wheel positioned at the bottom of the first and second shaft, through a ratchet and pawl arrangement whereby the wheel is driven only on the upward stroke of the second shaft in which the jaws of the shears are opened.

Abstract: The disclosed supporting device is adapted for holding and supporting portable food mixers to permit the user to perform other chores while foods like sauces are continually mixed during cooking. The device includes jaws for grasping mixers which are otherwise intended for primarily hand-held use. Devices for stovetop mounting for wall mounting directly on large kettles are included.

Abstract: A body scrubbing apparatus such as a stationary back scrubber is disclosed for attachment to a wall which comprises a resilient sponge device having a reservoir at the top thereof for gravity feeding liquid detergent from the reservoir to the bottom of the porous member of sponge. In one embodiment a sponge having a gradient density increasing from the reservoir downwardly toward the bottom of the porous member or a sponge is provided to minimize pooling or collection of liquid detergent at the bottom of the sponge or porous member.

Abstract: A rain gutter is disclosed which can be deployed in an upward rain collecting position and downwardly in a discharge position as well as a storage position underneath the eaves of a house through hinge members attached to the gutter. A member is attached to the gutter which is operable from ground level to deploy the gutter either upwardly or downwardly and also to secure the gutter in an upward or downward position thereby eliminating the need of changing the upward or downward position of the gutter by using a ladder to reach the gutter. The gutter is especially useful in cold climates where gutters not only have to be cleaned but additionally have to be protected against ice and snow accumulation which tends to pull the gutter away from the side of the building and is also a source of wet rot since the accumulation of ice and snow directs water from a roof into the area behind the gutter.

Abstract: A novel tile and tub scraper is disclosed comprising two flat blade holders adapted to fit in the palm of the hand and having a scraper blade secured between the blade holders. One blade holder has a horizontal groove thereon for gripably receiving a forefinger where the other blade holder has an indentation substantially vertical to the groove for gripably receiving a thumb, the edge of the scraper blade substantially horizontal to said groove.

Abstract: A kit for renovating a planar surface such as a door, wall, or cabinet includes a case, a roll of plastic having an adhesive backing and a wood patterned front face which adhers onto the door, a plurality of geometrically shaped members which affix onto the wood pattern front face, graph paper, pencils, paint, finish, brushes, and a ruler.

Abstract: A range finder is disclosed comprising a tube having an eye opening, an object opening and a sight divided into sections, each section having a sight line or a plurality of sight lines with designated ranges next to each sight line. This arrangement of sight lines allows for the placement of a plurality of easily readable ranges on a relatively small sight. The clustering of sight lines one on top of the other the full height of the sight makes it difficult to use a range finder without some eye strain. The arrangement of sight lines disclosed in the present invention obviates this problem but still allows for the placement of a sufficient number of sight lines so that the range finder is effective over a wide range of distances.

Abstract: An elevator safety construction in which detent means is provided to block any elevator from falling more than one floor in free fall from such accidents as breakage of the supporting lift cables of the elevator in its shaft. Each floor of the building has its own safety blocking brace normally extending into the path of the descending elevator to block its path therepast. Timing mechanism times the speed of the elevator car and as long as it is lower than the predetermined car descent speed, each of the successive blocking braces is withdrawn, allowing the car to descend successively past each brace. If, however, the descent speed of the car is excessive, then lower braces are not withdrawn and the car cannot move past them, thus blocking crashes and injuries or fatalities to occupants.

Abstract: A buoyant metal cylinder one end of which is domed, the other end of which tapers towards the longitudinal axis of the cylinder and has a fish hook extending therefrom surrounded by a skirt or feather cluster. Eyelets are provided in the center of the dome and on the cylinder wall between the center of the cylinder and the dome. The buoyancy of the fishing lure is adjusted by the addition of weights to the interior of the cylinder.

Abstract: A laryngectomy lung protector is disclosed comprising breathing apparatus which is insertable in the throat in the region of the larynx and is sealed to the throat by means of an adjustable seal encircling and slidably placed on the apparatus which can be moved toward or away from the throat. The apparatus is a hollow frusto-cone, the base of which is sealed and the frustum end of which is inserted in the throat. By moving the cone inwardly or outwardly the diameter inserted in an opening in the throat can be adjusted. Valved air inlet and outlet passages in the cone allow passage of air into and out of an opening in the throat through the frustum end. The inlet valve is connected to a tank containing compressed air or oxygen. A breathing regulator valve may also be used in combination with the tank.

Abstract: A pair of cosmetic gloves formed from sheer and elastomeric yarn, which when worn smooth and firm wrinkled skin which is exposed to view. The gloves have hand and arm-receiving portions which can be connected. Overlapping straps are also provided on the back of the arm-receiving portions which are adjustably connected to vary the tension applied by the gloves to the skin.

Abstract: A decorative enclosure and a method for making such enclosure is disclosed in which a face mask of a person is made by applying a liquid material to the face, the material hardening at body temperature after which a casting is made from the hardened material. A hollow base is positioned in the casting before it is set and a sound speaker is mounted in the frame. A plastic coating is applied to the casting, the coating once hardened being painted in colors to duplicate the face on which the film was cast. In this manner, a personalized hi-fidelity speaker enclosure may be obtained.

Abstract: A flow meter is disclosed which is securable to the butt end of a pipe such as a filler tube for domestic fuel oil tanks. The meter comprises a housing which is threadably securable to the butt end of a pipe through a first opening in the housing. A transverse opening is provided in the housing for the insertion of a flow meter through the first opening and a U-shaped cutout in the pipe to which the housing is threadably secured. A door is provided over the top of the housing and the first opening, the door being lockable to the housing so that the meter and housing may not be unscrewed from the pipe, the door also comprising a lockable cap over the butt end of the pipe.

Abstract: A vehicle hill holder such as a wheel chock is disclosed comprising a pair of blocks which have opposable ends, one block having a pair of springs pivotally secured to opposite sides thereof that swing in a direction towards the second block. The free ends of the springs are removable insertable into a lever mounted on the second block, the fulcrum of the lever being in a plane above the base of the blocks and above the end of the first block where the springs are pivotally secured. The lever is depressed in an arc towards the base of the second block and thereby stretches the spring forcing the blocks towards one another to secure a wheel positioned between the blocks. The chocks are separated by raising the lever to release spring tension followed by removing the springs from the lever after which the blocks may be pulled apart from one another.

Abstract: A sanding device is mounted in a motor vehicle for depositing a non-skid substance at a controlled rate just forwardly of each rear wheel of the motor vehicle. The device includes a tank having a pair of chutes associated therewith, wherein the chutes extend downwardly to a point just forwardly of each rear wheel. Each chute has an open lower end for permitting discharge of the sand. A slide valve is affixed to each lower end of each chute. A cable assembly communicates between the slide valves and a lever arm contained in the interior of the motor vehicle.