Abstract: A laundry outlet box comprises a box-like one-piece molded plastic housing having top, bottom and side walls circumscribing an axis of the box and a back wall and open front face normal to such axis. The bottom wall of the housing slopes downwardly toward the center to a drain opening and is provided at its underside with a tailpipe adaptor including coextensive radially spaced pipe-like extensions concentric with the drain opening, which extensions are adapted for selective coupling to drain pipes of different sizes. The housing is adapted to be recess mounted in a wall between vertical wall supports by interchangeable L-shape mounting brackets arranged in pairs on each side of the box with the laterally extending legs vertically spaced apart and adapted to have optionally secured therebetween electrical outlet boxes at one or both sides of the box.

Abstract: Dispenser apparatus and method for dispensing putty-like material utilizes a plastic bag as the container for the putty-like material to facilitate shipment and storage of the material and provide for ease of refilling the dispenser with additional material. The apparatus includes an open top container mounted on a bottom support plate with valved outlet for receipt of the bag of putty-like material. In one form of the invention, a completely sealed bag of the putty-like material may be inserted into the container through the open top which is then closed by a top closure plate. The bottom of the plastic bag is then punctured by inserting a sharp instrument through the valved outlet to provide a passage therein through which the putty is selectively dispensed when the valve is moved to the open position and pressure is applied to the container contents as by a push plate within the container driven by an air cylinder mounted on the top closure plate.

Abstract: Planing tool includes an elongated frame having a lower planer surface for supporting an elongated planer blade along its entire length. The elongated frame has a relatively fixed downwardly and outwardly beveled flange at the forward end thereof for engagement by one of the blade mounting tabs and a spring latch adjacent the back end for releasably engaging the other mounting tab securely to hold the blade in place during use of the tool. The spring for the latch has a generally inverted U-shape portion which is retained within the hollow of a generally arch shape handle extending upwardly adjacent the rear of the tool frame. A recess or slot is provided in the lower back wall portion of the handle for receipt of the other blade mounting tab and permitting limited rearward movement of the spring latch into locking engagement with such other blade mounting tab.

Abstract: Hand-held scraper includes a body or holder portion to which is removably secured a scraping or cutting blade. The blade is retained in place by camming the mounting tabs at its respective ends into tight frictional locking engagement with a pair of longitudinally spaced apart retaining ribs protruding downwardly in opposite outwardly disposed directions from the underneath side of the holder portion. At least one of the retaining ribs is somewhat flexible to facilitate camming of the blade into and out of assembled engagement with the holder portion with little or no flexing of the mounting tabs and no bending or yielding of the blade body whatsoever. To facilitate removal and replacement of the blade, a movable lever is provided on the underneath side of the holder portion inwardly of one of the mounting tabs. When the lever is manually pushed downwardly, the lever presses against such mounting tab, causing it to cam away from the associated mounting rib thus freeing the blade from the holder.

Abstract: Hand-held scraper includes a body or holder portion to which is removably secured a scraping or cutting blade. The blade is retained in place by camming the mounting tabs at its respective ends into tight frictional locking engagement with a pair of longitudinally spaced apart retaining ribs protruding downwardly in opposite outwardly disposed directions from the underneath side of the holder portion. At least one of the retaining ribs is somewhat flexible to facilitate camming of the blade into and out of assembled engagement with the holder portion with little or no flexing of the mounting tabs and no bending or yielding of the blade body whatsoever. To facilitate removal and replacement of the blade, a movable lever is provided on the underneath side of the holder portion inwardly of one of the mounting tabs. When the lever is manually pushed downwardly, the lever presses against such mounting tab, causing it to cam away from the associated mounting rib thus freeing the blade from the holder.