Abstract: An inverted book stand having a book support platform comprised of two pivotally connected, transparent panels. The panels can be moved from a first, stowed position, where the panels are folded together and in close proximity to each other, to a second, in use position, where the panels are folded open to an angle of less than 180.degree. to form the support platform. The panels are formed with an integral, angle limiting feature at the pivotal connection to maintain the angle between panels when they are in the open position. Support members are pivotally connected to the outer edge of each panel, opposite to edge of the panel from where the panels are connected to each other. The support members can be moved from a first, stowed position, wherein each support member is in a closed position parallel and adjacent to its respective panel, and a second, in use position, where the support member is pivoted to an angle of more than 90.degree. from the panel surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-wooden base assembly for use in articles of furniture and, more particularly, in platform-type motion chairs. In a preferred form, each of the distinct rail components, which when assembled define the base assembly, is fabricated from a rigid and durable non-wooden material. An additional object of the present invention involves the ability to quickly and simply assembly front and rear cross rail components between the laterally-spaced side rail components for modular assembly of the non-wooden base assembly. Finally, means are provided for permitting precise fixation of the front and rear cross rail components to the side rail components.

Abstract: A motor mount assembly is provided for supporting an outboard motor upon a float tube of the type having a backrest pocket, and generally consists of a thrust transfer member, first and second suspension members, and a motor mounting block. The thrust transfer member is dimensioned in correspondence with a pocket cavity within the backrest pocket for insertion and retention therein. Attachable to the thrust transfer member are the first and second suspension members which are couplable with the motor mounting block assembly. The motor mount assembly is securely attachable to the float tube for receiving and supporting the outboard motor.

Abstract: An adjustable column for use between ceiling and floor surfaces of a mine has an outer tube having an outer end and an inner end and an inner tube having an inner end in the outer tube at the inner end thereof and an outer end. The tubes are coaxial to an upright axis and an external screwthread on the outer-tube inner end fits with an inner screwthread on the inner-tube inner end so that the tubes can be screwed relative to each other to change the axial length of the column. One of the outer ends is operatively braced against one of the surfaces and the other outer end is spaced from the other of the surfaces. A resiliently compressible support element is braced axially between the other outer end and the other surface.

Abstract: A retainer for securing a planar sheet relative to a support surface. The inventive device includes a mounting assembly which can be piercingly engaged to a vertical wall. An engagement assembly depends from the mounting assembly for coupling to a sheet of paper and includes a hook member projecting therefrom for engaging a pierced object for suspension thereof relative to the wall.

Abstract: A beverage container holder arrangement for a collapsible golf cart is disclosed, in which a bracket is fastened to an upright stanchion of the cart to which a foldable handle is mounted. A post extends to one side of the stanchion and holds a bracket to which is pivotally attached a U-shaped bail, a beverage container receptacle pivotally mounted between the bail legs. Two-axis tilting is enabled to maintain a level condition of the beverage. The mounting location allows collapsing of the cart without removal of the holder arrangement.

Abstract: A slotted display wall provides a modified "T" shaped slot having a throat open to the front face of the panel and a vertically extending opening inwardly spaced from said throat, said opening including opposed angled walls extending in both directions from said throat to end extremities, the angled walls being angled toward the back face of the panel from said throat to the extremities, said opening also including end walls joining the extremities of the angled walls and extending to a rearward face spaced from the back face of the panel. The opening provides a relatively deep dimension adjacent to the throat and increasing material thickness between the angled walls and the front face as the angled walls extend from the throat towards their extremities. This permits conventional cantilever brackets to be installed through the slots and provide upper mounting portions which engage the angled walls at a point substantially spaced from the throat where greater material thickness exists.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a tree stand, especially suitable for Christmas trees, for holding and adjusting the longitudinal angle of a tree trunk placed in the stand. The stand comprises a base member, a cup member, and a means for selectively adjusting and locking the tree trunk in the stand in a fixed angular orientation. The tree stand of the present invention allows a tree trunk placed in the stand to be easily levelled so that the tree is aesthetically pleasing, appearing perpendicular to a floor surface. The present invention also includes a method of using a tree stand, with or without a cup member, which provides a means to easily and efficiently adjust the angular orientation of a tree trunk. The present invention further provides a means to monitor the level of water contained in the cup member.

Abstract: A cleat for fixing an elongate article, such as a cable (1) to a support structure, such as a wall (2), has a flexible strap (3) with rigid end parts (4,5). Each end part (4,5) has a through bore (12,13) and the end parts are clamped to each other and are fixed to the wall, with the strap looped around the cable, by using a clamping bolt or screw (15). One of the end parts (4) has an upwardly extending slot (14) which opens at the top surface and communicates with the side of the bore (13) so that this end part (4) can be moved sideways into and out of engagement with the bolt or screw (15) when the end parts (4,5) are not clamped together, thereby to facilitate mounting and removal of the cleat, as well as clamping of a cable.

Abstract: An anchoring device having an auger disposed circumferentially around the device and a spiral-shaped member mounted to a distal end of the device to facilitate insertion of the device into sand or loose dirt. The auger preferably includes a radially outward edge which is upwardly curved to give the auger a generally scoop-shaped configuration. This scoop-shaped configuration is capable of entering the ground and retaining earthen materials and thereby provides a significant anchoring effect. The anchoring device is either attachable to the bottom end of a device to be anchored, such as an umbrella post, or is integrally formed therewith.

Abstract: The present invention provides an archery bow support for supporting an archery bow in an upright position when attached to an upstanding support. The archery bow support includes a bow holder which defines a bow receptacle and a bow passage leading into the bow receptacle for retaining the bow in an upright position. The bow receptacle is larger than the depth of the bow's hand grip for retaining the bow within the bow holder. The bow holder passage is smaller than the depth of the hand grip while being larger than the width of the hand grip. A mount brace mounts the bow support to an associated structure.

Abstract: A golf club stand device is adapted for use with a conventional golf club employed for striking a golf ball laying on a support surface. The golf club includes a shaft having a shaft end portion attached to a club head. The golf club stand device generally comprises a connector and a leg structure. The connector is adapted to connect to a portion of the shaft of the golf club. The leg structure is secured to the connector and includes a pair of legs. Each leg terminates in a distal end portion and adapts to contact the support surface so that in cooperation with the club head, when it is in contact with the support surface, the golf club is supported in an upright state. The legs are interconnected for common movement and are operative to move relative to the connector between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the legs are disposed alongside the shaft of the golf club.

Abstract: A sign holder assembly is used to pendently support signs, posters and like material from a ceiling or overhead support. The holder assembly has a semi-flexible plastic clip that snaps over a ceiling grid to hang a sign from a ceiling. A hook slides into a groove in the bottom of the clip to lock the clip on the ceiling grid. The lower end of the hook extends through an eyelet in the sign to support the sign.

Abstract: A break-way connector for a sign post having a stud rigidly welded to two spaced-apart channel members, with a central portion of the stud between the channel members having a groove and a pair of radial bores centered on the groove to define an area for shearing upon sudden impact, the break-away connector joining together an in-ground post and an above-ground post for holding a sign.

Abstract: A bracket holding an instrument in a latched position is hand releasable by a single hand gripping the sides of the instrument while moving a finger engageable surface to release a latch that is pivoted on the bracket. The latch is biased into a latched position, and the instrument is preferably biased out of a latched position so that the instrument does not rattle when latched and releases to the hand gripping it when the latch is unlatched.

Abstract: A tubular, resilient engine mount oriented parallel to the rotating power input or output shaft of a power producing or absorbing device. The novel mount yields to, and neither suppresses nor substantially transmits, torsional forces, relying on the self-equilibrating dynamics of the device to return to its original position. The tube attaches at one end to a disc or similar structure which will be fixed to the power device, and at the other end to a disc which will be fixed to the chassis supporting the power device. Axial and shearing forces are resiliently accommodated, and accommodation thereof may be augmented by rigid or resilient solid members located inside or outside the tube. The mount may be provided on only one side of the power device, or both fore and aft. In one alternative embodiment, the discs have a central bore, so that a rotating power shaft may extend through the mount.

Abstract: A vertical vibration elimination table apparatus has a vibration elimination table supported by actuators at four portions thereof. The actuators are operable in response to signals which are fed back thereto and which are indicative of vertical positions and vertical accelerations of the four portions of the table. A control apparatus for controlling and driving the actuators includes a 4-degree-of-freedom motion mode extraction circuit for extracting motion mode error signals of four degrees of freedom including one degree of freedom for translational motion, two degrees of freedom for rotations and one degree of freedom for twist motion, a compensation circuit for producing compensated motion mode signals by effecting compensations on the respective motion mode error signals, and a motion mode distribution circuit for producing drive signals based on the compensated motion signals and delivering the drive signals to the respective actuators.

Abstract: A bracket for a hand holdable instrument has a pull release latch with gripper surfaces arranged alongside the instrument so that a grip on the gripper surfaces can first release the latch and then slide into engagement with the unlatched instrument for pulling it away from the bracket. This lets a hand reaching for the instrument straddle the instrument, pull on the grippers to release the latch, and slide smoothly into engagement with the instrument for pulling the instrument in the same direction away from the bracket.

Abstract: There is provided a washer tank which can reliably have installed thereon a plurality of motor pumps and yet can be blow-formed without undercuts. The tank mounting portion of the tank body is formed so as to extend from the upper side to the lower side of the tank body. The tank mounting portion has a concave groove portion having a groove width for receiving the motor pumps in parallel and a connecting bridge portion which connects both edges of the opening of the concave groove portion. The bridge portion has a convex portion for preventing each motor pump from shifting position and contacting the adjacent motor pump. The convex portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the connecting bridge portion. The pump mounting portion, as defined by the groove and bridge portions, is an enclosed substantially ring shape that surrounds the periphery of the motor pumps installed in parallel in the washer tank.

Abstract: A beach towel holding device comprising a clip member to engage with a corner of a beach towel. A component is for weighing down the clip member onto the ground, so as to maintain the clip member in a stationary position to secure the beach towel in place upon the ground.