Abstract: An easy to assemble upper ball joint assembly for a wash tub suspension system is described. In accordance with one embodiment, the upper ball joint assembly includes a socket configured to be located within a keyed opening in the suspension system upper frame, and a ball joint configured to be secured to a suspension rod extending from the suspension system lower frame through the opening in the upper frame. The socket includes a seating surface which, in one embodiment, is substantially spherical shaped and concave. A slot extends from the socket opening to a periphery of the socket. The slot is configured so that the suspension rod can be moved through the slot and located within the socket opening. By orienting the socket so that the slot extends radially outward from a center axis of the wash tub, the suspension rod is allowed more movement relative to the socket since the rod can also move within the slot.

Abstract: A fence post anchor that adjusts for vertical post alignment by providing a post engagement support portion that swivels on a ground engagement portion. The post engagement portion is defined by a split box sleeve secured to an adjustment dome. A fastener assembly interconnects the adjustment dome to the ground engagement portion that has multiple engagement flights on which the dome can be movably positioned and secured thereto.

Abstract: For a slidably adjustable boat seat or table top, a first plate member for carrying a seat or table top has a pair of underside tracks along parallel outer edges which are slidably engaged or mated with edges of a supporting plate member. One edge of the supporting plate has a series of recesses and there is a cam toothed rod mounted in the mating track which is rotatably spring-biased to rotate the rod to bring the teeth and the recesses into engagement to lock the plates together and a lever handle attached to the rod is provided to manually rotate the rod to disengage the teeth for slidably adjusting the seat position.

Abstract: A book support for supporting a book for a reader that includes an arm clearance panel including right and left arm clearance side edges each having a curved arm clearance recess; a book support panel constructed from a transparent material and including two book support ledges extending outwardly from a book support front surface and an elastic book retaining strap secured across the book support front surface; a base panel; a head clearance panel including a curved head clearance recess; a first hinge connected between a book support back surface of the book support panel and a top arm clearance side edge of the arm clearance panel; a second hinge connected between a top book support side edge of the book support panel and a top base side edge of the base panel; and a third hinge connected between the base back surface of the base panel and the top head clearance side edge of the head clearance panel.

Abstract: A leaning support structure that is lightweight, expandable by a single hand and has a sturdy base without the need for insertion into the ground. The leaning support structure includes first and second elongated support members offset from each other, each support member having upper and lower ends and a predetermined connecting point. A handle may be placed on the upper end of the first elongated support member to cover the offset portion between the first and the second elongated support members, improving the feel and the aesthetic appearance. At the predetermined connecting points, a connector connects the elongated support members. A groove and a female securing portion are located in the upper half of the first elongated support member. A rod, which fits into the groove to limit the relative angle between the elongated support members, and a male securing portion are located in the upper half of the second elongated support member.

Abstract: A telescoping leveler can include a housing having one end securable to a support column of an article of furniture and a threaded bore provided in an opposite end, a cylindrical intermediate member threaded on both an outside surface and an inside surface with the threaded outside surface threaded into the threaded bore of the housing, and a leveling glide having an upper threaded shaft portion that can be threaded into the threaded inside surface of the cylindrical intermediate member. The leveling glide can also have a lower foot portion. Additionally, a plurality of telescoping cylindrical intermediate members can be provided between the housing and the leveling glide. Furthermore, a stop means can be provided to prevent the threaded shaft and the intermediate members from being fully removed out of the threaded bore and threaded inside surfaces.

Abstract: A fastener for holding objects to a perforated wall having at least one hole passing therethrough from a front wall surface to a rear wall surface, the fastener comprising a first portion which is in contact with an object to be secured to the wall, a second portion passing into the hole in the wall and extending to the rear wall surface, and a third portion passable through the hole and having at least a portion thereof moveable relative to the opening of the hole after passing through it so as to extend, at least partially, radially outwardly of the periphery of the hole, thereby offering resistance to the removal of the fastener from the hole in a rear-to-front direction. The second portion of the fastener may be integrally attached to a base member. The second portion may include a plurality of spaced elongated fingers, the first and second fastener portions having a central passageway therethrough extending axially of the second portion.

Abstract: A dimensional adjusting device for computer keyboard racks includes a displacement device, a rotary device, a connecting plate, an elevating device, an elevation device, and a positioning device. A relay plate is disposed between a fixed track and movable track of one of two slide track units, the relay plate being connected to the movable track and having two plate wings at both sides thereof. The plate wings pass through corresponding track holes in the movable track to be further connected to a plate flap at either side of a fixed plate. In addition is further characterized in that the fixed plate has a positioning device disposed therein. The positioning device includes of a bottom cover disposed over a front portion of the fixed plate, and two trigger pieces. The bottom cover has a partition rib defining a clearance with a front wall of the bottom cover for receiving two oppositely disposed rods with a spring sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: A stand for supporting a floral device such as a bouquet holder or a foam block. The stand is integrally formed of transparent plastic and has a front panel and parallel back panel spaced a distance behind the front panel, all supported at a slight angle on a flat base. Openings are provided in the front panel for receiving the stem of a bouquet holder, and the free end of the bouquet holder slides down into a vertical groove on back panel. Foam blocks may be used by arranging a number of removable pegs on the front panel. Thus, this versatile and attractive stand can be used to prepare, store, transport and display a floral arrangement.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to elevate an infusion source, the pole of a control unit is increased by about thirty-two (32) cm to increase the height of an infusion bottle attached to a hanger on the pole during ophthalmic surgery including that performed with a phacoemulsification surgical handpiece. The control unit being for irrigation and suction lines that lead to the phacoemulsification surgical handpiece used to conduct eye surgery.

Abstract: A telescoping assembly is attached to a base for supporting the assembly above a floor. The assembly includes nestable elongated members having threaded sleeves configured to tighten the members in place in a nested position and in an extended position. A trouble light hook is attached to a distal end of the elongated member which is most distal from the base when the assembly is in a fully extended position.

Abstract: A baby bottle holder provides for the hands free holding of a baby bottle for bottle feeding an infant, thus enabling the person caring for the infant to have both hands free for holding the infant and/or performing other duties as required. The holder comprises several embodiments, each of which has a neck sling removably securable about the neck of the user and a bottle securing strap which secures removably about the neck of the baby bottle adjacent the nipple end of the bottle. Some embodiments comprise a pliable sleeve having a conical section with all diameters greater than that of the bottle, with the bottle being placed in the sleeve with the nipple end toward the larger diameter portion of the sleeve. The nipple of the bottle thus extends downwardly for feeding the infant, with the bottle being secured by the bottle securing strap. The bottle is easily tilted upwardly to preclude leakage from the nipple when not in use, by everting the sleeve over the upper end of the bottle.

Abstract: The present invention is a gimbal system for an apparatus supported in a frame. The gimbal system includes at least two parallel flexible beams positioned on either side of the apparatus. The apparatus is attached to the beam near a center of the beam to the apparatus, such that an active length of the beam is equal to a distance between the beams centers. A first end and a second end of the beam is mounted to the frame. At least one dampening mechanism is attached at a first end to the apparatus and at the other end to the frame. The apparatus exhibits axisymmetric roll stiffness independent of the motion of the frame.

Abstract: A ceiling fixture hangar having an adjustable elongated first support and an adjustable elongated second support. Each of the first and second supports have first and second ends. Each of the ends of the first support is securable to a ceiling joist. The first end of the second support is slidably connected between the two ends of the first support. A mounting plate is secured to the second end of the second support which is adapted to receive a fixture.

Abstract: A power seat adjuster includes a torsion member extending between the movable tracks of a pair of track assemblies. An elevating drive mechanism is coupled to the torsion member for rotating the torsion member. Motion links are fixedly mounted on the torsion member spaced from opposite ends of the torsion member and engage one end of a vehicle seat support for elevating and lowering the one end of the seat upon rotation of the torsion member. A one piece bushing/spacer is fixedly mounted in each movable track and rotatably receives and supports one end of the torsion member.

Abstract: A mechanical arm mechanism for moving a table or similar board type work surface in an arcuate path from a stored position to one or more user positions at various selected elevations and angles of inclination. The mechanism uses at least one set of spaced apart arms each of which has one end pivotally attached to a respective fixed pivot point on a support member and the opposite end pivotally attached to a respective movable pivot point on the bottom or back side of a board member with the lengths between the fixed pivot points, the moveable pivot points and the arms forming the sides of a trapezoid which sides change their relative angular orientation as the table or board is moved in its arcuate path of travel.

Abstract: A beverage container holder to be removably attached to an armrest of a chair includes an arm member and a receptacle on one end of the arm member to receive and support a beverage container in a stable manner. A flexible, generally U-shaped retainer is on the opposite end of the arm member and is configured to engage the armrest to secure the beverage container holder to the armrest. The receptacle includes a base, at least one upright wall extending generally about the periphery of the base and a slot provided in the upright wall. The slot extends downwardly from an upper rim of the upright wall to the base and also extends partially across the base.

Abstract: A holding device has a first arm with a first and a second end and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second ends with and an attachment portion disposed in the intermediate portion. A second arm also has first and second ends, an intermediate portion extending between the first and second ends and an attachment portion disposed in the intermediate portion. The first and second arms are pivotally attached to one another at the attachment portions thereof. A third arm has first and second end portions and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The third arm portion is pivotally attached at an attachment portion to the intermediate portion of the second arm. A biasing system is coupled to the first, second and third arms and biases the first ends of the first and second arms toward one another and the second ends of the second and third arms toward one another.

Abstract: A hanger for holding light fixtures on a power track has a rubber block with appropriate size, shape, and material to create sufficient frictional force relative to a wall to prevent the hanger from sliding under the combined weight of the hanger and the fixture.

Abstract: A cup holder for holding receptacles such as cans, bottles and the like includes a housing and a pair of receptacle holding rings rotatably mounted on the housing for movement in different planes between a retracted position in which the holding rings are located in the interior of the housing and an extended position in which the holding rings extend out of the housing. A closure element is also provided for closing the open front of the housing when the receptacle holding rings are in the retracted position. The receptacle holding rings are provided with engaging elements that engage one another when the receptacle holding rings are in the extended position. The engaging elements define a predefined stop position for the two rings in the extended position. Additionally, tabs are provided on one of the rings to prevent the rings from crossing over one another.