Abstract: An adjustable roofing stool for supporting a person and materials on a pitched roof comprising a pedestal adapted to be placed in contact with the surface of a pitched roof; a seat adapted for supporting personnel and materials thereon; a coupling mechanism for pivotally coupling the pedestal to the seat; a positioning mechanism coupled between the pedestal and seat for fixing the angular orientation of the seat relative to the pedestal; and a securable mechanism for coupling the pedestal to the surface of a pitched roof for maintaining the pedestal at given location.

Abstract: A wiring harness retainer clip for securing a wiring harness to a vehicle body panel. The retainer clip includes a first clip portion and a second clip portion connected together using one or more flexible webs. The first clip portion includes an extending axle which is pivotally engageable with an extending bushing on the first clip portion. The two clip portions are rotatable between an open position and a closed position. A mechanism is provided for securing the first clip portion to the second clip portion in the closed position. A mechanism for securing the clip assembly to the vehicle body panel is also provided.

Abstract: A wall or room partition mountable modular rail rack component mounting system. The system includes wall racks shaped for interlocking engagement with each other at their opposite ends and cross stiffener members for placement between the wall rails to hold them in rigid space apart relationship. The wall rails each having a shaped opening at one end and a mating element at the other end thereof. The shaped opening and the mating element interlock with each other. The dimensions and spacings of openings and elements on the wall rails and rail racks for mounting thereon provide for rail racks mounted in vertically aligned closely space relationship that gives uninterrupted rail rack placement.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting a hardware system in a wall is provided. A mounting bracket and bezel assembly and a rectangular wall frame device are attached to a wall. The bezel plate has a cam lock inserted through its upper portion. The wall frame device has a depth adjustment set screw through the top of the frame. That fits into the cam lock in the bezel plate. At least two angled T-shaped metallic tabs are located on the bottom of the wall frame device to receive the angled base of the assembly, which rests directly on these tabs. The method includes attaching the wall frame device around a suitably sized recessed rectangular hole in a wall. The assembly is attached to a rear portion of an electronics box with finger screws, and the angled base of the assembly is placed onto the lower edge of the wall frame device. The assembly is pushed into the wall frame device and the set screw is adjustable to ensure the assembly fits snugly against the wall.

Abstract: A tree or pole stand is disclosed. The stand or support includes an outer container, an inner container receivable by the outer container and a plurality of braces connected to the outer container. The support may be placed in a decorative container such that the braces abut the inner wall of the decorative container.

Abstract: A gondola rack stocking system that includes a rack having a base, a plurality of vertical standards spaced along the base and configured to support gondola shelves on gondola shelf brackets thereon is combined with a high density subassembly that includes a pair of horizontal rails connectable to the standards, preferably in fixed lengths corresponding to the spacing of the standards. Vertical rectangular frame uprights connect at any of a plurality of positions along the rails and also at their bottoms to the foot of the rack base. Variable width shelf sets are connectable at vertically spaced positions on the uprights and at the top of the uprights. Conventional gondola rack shelving supplements the shelves to optimize the flexibility of the system configuration. Maximum packout is thereby provided.

Abstract: An accessory stand for mounting on a wheelchair frame, the stand being particularly suited to receive a rifle, a camera, or other device which must be positioned and aimed at a target. The mounting stand offers a full range of movement when supporting the device being used by the wheelchair operator. The mounting assembly is removably mounted to the frame of the wheelchair and is disassembled into a compact unit for storing and transporting. The accessory stand provides a mounting bracket for mounting an adjustable vertical pole in front of the wheelchair in proximity to the wheelchair operator. A horizontal arm is connected to the top of the vertical pole and the height of the pole and the direction of the horizontal arm are adjustable. A slidable base is mounted on the horizontal arm and can be positioned at any position on the arm. The top of the slidable base is provided with a swivel-pivot mechanism connected to a pair of brackets.

Abstract: A greeting card display device comprising a base and a pair of display modules stacked one atop another and mounted on the base. Each module comprises four upright support panels secured together at adjacent vertical edges, and a plurality of card-supporting tiers secured to the upright support panels. Each of the support panels is in the form of a U-shaped channel section having a pair of side walls and a web wall connected between the side walls. Adjacent vertical edges of the support panels are secured together by securing the side wall of one of the adjacent panels to the web wall of the other adjacent panel. The panels include a plurality of slots which accept tabs on the tiers. Each tier comprises a back, bottom and a front wall connected at adjacent horizontal edges, a pair of securement tabs connected at the upper free edge of the back wall and projecting upwardly and rearwardly, and a pair of securement tabs connected to the lower edge of the back wall and projecting downwardly and rearwardly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for effecting changes of direction in cable trays constructed of fiberglass include structural members having ends at a 90.degree. angle at (A) which are supplied with splice plates including corner members (B) presenting converging sides (C). The corner members have web members (D) extending therefrom at an angle complementary to the angle in which a change of direction to be effected at the joint wherein the splice plate is utilized.

Abstract: A two section plastic resin computer stand for support at a convenient angle of a laptop computer in a permanent office or residential environment is provided with an upper section and a lower section which are rotatable with respect to each other within a certain range to increase the convenience.

Abstract: A display frame for the display of small articles, such as jewelry, having an interchangeable rear wall, the display frame comprising a frame which includes two parallel side walls and top and bottom edges; a first guide track positioned on one of the top and bottom edges; a second and third guide track positioned on the parallel sides of the frame, respectively; a flexible and bendable rear plate which is movably and slidably mounted on the second and third guide tracks; the second and third guide tracks having terminal ends which terminate a distance prior to one of the top and bottom edges so that the flexible rear plate is bendable and removable between the terminal ends of the second and third guide tracks and one of the top and bottom edges of the frame; and at least one support for holding displayed articles in front of the rear plate so that the rear plate is removable from the frame without disturbing the display articles, the support being unattached to the rear plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a device, such as a saw blade, on a base (3) to enable the blade to be positioned accurately in either of two distinct positions relative to the base. The apparatus comprises a pivot member (21) for supporting the blade (not shown) pivotally mounted on a fixed member (11). The fixed member (11) includes a pair of abutments (142,144) and the pivot member has at least one asymmetric stop (160) for abutting the abutments (142,144) after rotation of the pivot member (21) relative to the fixed member to define the distinct positions of the blade. These positions are defined generally by the positions of the abutments (142,144) and accurately by the orientation of the or each asymmetric stop (160). The apparatus may further include a device (170) for adjusting accurately one of the distinct positions by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device instrumental for either tightening or loosening the threaded attachment of a brake caliper and a brake line. This device includes a rotatable surface upon which the brake caliper is secured. When the brake caliper is rotated in conjunction with the rotatable plate, it is either unscrewed from or screwed upon a threaded nut secured to the brake line. The device also includes a pair of legs for placing the rotatable plate proximate to the vehicle wheel. This accommodates brake calipers attached to brake lines having a modest length.

Abstract: A caddy organizer of collapsible construction for attachment to structures such as doors and walls, the caddy organizer comprising: at least two vertically extending frame members having at least two caddy support members extending therefrom, the caddy support members each having a terminal portion; each of the vertically extending frame members having operably connected thereto a caddy support element; and at least one caddy shelf disposed between the vertically extending frame members, the caddy shelf including a first shelf member having end portions adapted for releasable engagement with the terminal portion of the caddy support members and a second shelf member adapted to rest on the caddy support element of the vertically extending frame member.

Abstract: A holder for CD cassettes is disclosed. A relatively thin support wall (21) is provided with a number of receiving sites (22) for CD cassettes (100). Each receiving site (22) corresponds to the surface area of a CD cassette (100) and has at least three clips (3). The clips (3) are arranged in such a way that an inserted CD cassette (100) is held partially surrounded on at least three sides. It is thereby possible to remove a CD from the cassette to play it, without removing the cassette (100) itself from the receiving site (22) on the holder (2). The CD holder (2) can also be used as a wall decoration, or even configured as a work of art.

Abstract: A device for holding rod-shaped workpieces, especially test tubes, has a base plate spaced at a distance from a support surface. A receiving and clamping device has at least two elastic tongues that are displaceable in the plane of the base plate. The tongues are positioned in a perforation of the base plate and act in pairs on the test tube. The holding device is extremely simple in its design and economical to manufacture, but ensures a reliable securing of the test tube at different levels.

Abstract: A shelf support strip is disclosed for supporting the ends of a plurality of shelves in vertically spaced-apart relationship. The shelf support strip comprises an elongate base having an integrally molded web portion and parallel side flanges which define a generally U-shaped channel. A plurality of box-like shelf support members are positioned in vertically spaced-apart relationship along the base, and each shelf support member is comprised of upper and lower end walls together with a front wall. The lower wall of each shelf support member is connected with one of the ribs to provide a pivot for moving the support member between a shelf-supporting position and a retracted position. A short vertical web is provided at the inner end of the gap which is formed between the lower end wall and reinforcing rib of each shelf support member. The vertical rib yieldably resists pivotal movement of the shelf support member from loads imposed by the shelf.

Abstract: A planar plate or block has extending support bristles into which the teeth of a comb or the bristles of a hairbrush may be inserted at random positions or orientations. The bristles are arranged in a tightly packed relationship so as to augment the compressive force on an object slipped between them. Also the support bristles are preferably formed flexible material with a high coefficient of friction so as to provide a high frictional support force. The bristle support plate is detachably mounted upon another plate which is suitable for mounting on nearly any flat external surface such as a wall or the bottom of a drawer.

Abstract: A mounting bracket mountable on a bow for removably attaching and precisely calibrating an arrow support mechanism. The mounting bracket includes a mounting plate and a module releasably attachable thereto. The mounting plate is attachable to the bow and has an alignment surface integrally formed thereon. The module also has a corresponding integrally formed alignment surface. When the mounting plate and the module are releasably attached together, the alignment surfaces seatingly engage one another to automatically and repeatably position the module in a predetermined aligned relationship with the mounting plate, and thereby the bow.

Abstract: A modular produce display rack having a rectangular base track removeable, sidewall panels and a hinged, multisection, perforated product support track which mounts to the sidewalls. The support track sections detachably mate at hinge joints and couple to sidewall rails at mating slots. Lateral and longitudinal dividers selectively mount to the support track to segment the display surface. The base track, sidewalls and ones of the support track sections may include extension pieces. The peripheral edge of the sidewalls may be stepped or may be formed to a variety of angular alignments. A variety of rack arrangements are achievable to accommodate displays of any desired height and depth.