Abstract: Spaced curtain supports of a mirror image configuration are arranged for magnetic adherence to a ferrous metallic wall surface, wherein each support includes a projecting flange arranged to accommodate curtain rods of selective rigid or telescoping construction.

Abstract: A keyboard, forearm, wrist and hand support device for use in conjunction with the keyboard of a video display terminal work station. The support device is adapted to reduce occurrences of repetitive strain injury by reducing stress on the user's shoulders, arms, wrists and hands. The support device comprises an elongate guide track and a pair of support assemblies which are adapted to support a user's forearms, wrists and hands thereon. Each of the support assemblies comprises a carriage member slidably engaged to the guide track and a linkage member pivotally connected to the carriage member. Pivotally connected to the linkage member is a support member which is sized and configured to support the user's forearm and wrist and the palmar surface of the user's hand.

Abstract: Adjustable hangers used in hanging loads from joists that extend across a room downward in the ceiling toward the room's floor are disclosed. The hangers have a mount for attaching to a joist, the mount having a support that joins a guide and is adapted to fit against a side of the joist and the guide to fit against a side of the joist that runs along the first side at a right angle. The support carries first and second cups at different vertical levels from one another on the support. The hangers also comprise a strand having enlargements spaced equally along its length. The strand also carries a hook for carrying the load, e.g. ceiling tile frame. Placing a select-enlargement of the strand in a cup allows for adjustment in the height of the hook. Placing the same enlargement in a different cup permits refinement in the height of the hook. Positions of the first and second cups include adjacent the support and remote from the support respectively, as well as adjacent and remote from one another.

Abstract: A device for supporting a saddle of a bicycle, a mountain bike, etc., which includes a support frame, a guide tube secured to the support frame, and a tubular support member upwardly biased by a spring means. The projecting end portion of the tubular support member is connected to a mounting member for the saddle so that the support member and the saddle mounting member are movable relative to each other in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the support member. The saddle mounting member is swingably connected to the guide tube.

Abstract: A new and improved sandbag filling aid for supporting a sandbag in an upright position and providing a fill-chute to enable a single person to rapidly and efficiently fill sandbags during emergency situations, the sandbag filling aid comprising an upright tubular frame structure having left and right parallel support columns, a first horizontal hoop member, a second horizontal hoop member, whereby a sandbag within the first hoop may be clamped in place by pivoting the second hoop downwardly until it contacts the sandbag, and an arcuate fill-chute member extending upwardly and slightly outwardly from the second hoop member such that when the second hoop member is positioned for clamping a sandbag the chute will catch and direct hastily shovelled or thrown sand into the mouth of the sandbag.

Abstract: A supporting frame for a golf bag including a seat having an enlarged portion and a flange at both sides of the enlarged portion, the flange being riveted on an upper portion of a golf bag, the enlarged portion having a recess at a bottom and between two shoulders, two blocks depending downwardly from a top surface of the recess and being each formed with an elongated slot, the recess having a rear side provided with a rail, a pair of legs each formed at an upper end with a horizontal portion having a threaded hole, each of the legs being fixedly connected with the seat by a bolt, a connecting member inserted into the rail of the seat and having two lugs between which is fitted an end of a spring, and a handle engaged with the connecting member by a pin extending through the two lugs of the connecting member and a partition of the locking handle whereby the legs will expand to support the golf bag at an upright position simply by pulling the handle outward.

Abstract: A theater drink/cup holder (10) which allows the user to have a cup holding device at the end of a theater chair's armrest (54) in theaters which do not already provide such a device for patrons. The theater drink/cup holder (10) comprises at least one cup holding piece (12), at least two angle-shaped securing arms (14), and at least one securing strap (16). The securing arms (14) are secured to the cup holding piece (12) such that the securing arms (14) are parallel to each other. The securing arms (14) are placed in communication with the sides of the armrest (54). The securing strap (16) is then secured from one securing arm (14) to the other over the top of the armrest (54).

Abstract: An adjustable tree stand utilizes a bowl and base structure. The lower end of a tree trunk is mounted into the bowl and fastened thereto utilizing a plurality of threaded turn screws which engage the side of the tree trunk and a spike at the bottom of the bowl. In one embodiment, a hemispherical shaped bowl is mounted into the base, with the base being shaped to conform to the shape of the bowl, such that it may be pivotally adjusted to adjust the tree so that it appears vertical. The bowl is then locked in place in the base by means of a lever operated cam stopper. The upper end of the bowl may be provided with a stopper ring lip which engages at one point a recess of a predetermined depth when adjusted to the pivotal position which is the maximum deviation from vertical. In a presently preferred embodiment, the bowl need not be hemispherical shaped and is provided with a bearing assembly which projects into a recess formed in the base.

Abstract: A cable hanger includes a hinge section, a cable retention section and a structure attachment section. The structure attachment section includes first and second locking fingers extending from the cable retention section toward the open end of the cable hanger. Each locking member has an outwardly facing concave cross-section and is provided with a pair of locking barbs extending outwardly from the ends thereof. The barbs are dimensioned to extend over and contact the inner surface of the support structure about the attachment opening and thereby retain the cable hanger within the attachment opening. Thus, the cable hanger makes contact with the inner surface of the support structure at four (4) discrete locations.

Abstract: A tubular shaft is arranged for supporting a clothesline, having a first end arranged for securement to an underlying support surface and a second end having a head member, with a T-shaped slot to receive the clothesline therewithin, and a cap arranged to receive the head to capture the clothesline within the cap and head structure.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for a portable tripod of a Q-Pad comprises a casing assembly jointly assembled by a lower casing and an upper casing. At least three legs are rotatable attached to the casing assembly. The casing assembly further includes a retaining cutout. A supporting body defines a supporting surface for supporting a camera is pivoted at the cutout of the casing assembly. The casing assembly further includes a locking mechanism wherein the supporting body can be held a desired angle with respect to the casing assembly when the locking mechanism is held in the locked position. The supporting body can be released when the locking mechanism is held in the released position.

Abstract: A poster clamp having a clam-shell clamp having an upper member and a lower member, the upper and lower members rotatable about a common hinge between open and closed positions, and when in the closed position a first clamp arm on the upper member overlaying a first clamp arm on the lower members, and when in the closed position a second clamp arm on the upper member, coplanar with the first clamp arm on the upper member, overlaying a second clamp arm on the lower member, the second clamp arm on the lower member coplanar with the first clamp arm on the lower member, the second clamp arms extending substantially at right angles to the first clamp arms, the first and second clamp arms having longitudinal outside edges, the hinge along the longitudinal outside edges of the first clamp arms, whereby when in the closed position the first and second arms of the upper member are in substantially parallel engagement with the first and second arms of the lower member to thereby releasably frictionally engage a sheet p

Abstract: An easy to assemble mounting for the cylinders and drums of printing machines is provided which at the same time reduces journal flexing and guarantees a high degree of rigidity in the drive wheel train. The stub journal of a cylinder is received in the collar of a driving wheel. The collar is rotatably supported in a bearing disposed in one of the press side walls and the collar is connected to the journal by means of connecting elements including a centering plate, locating pins and appropriate screws.

Abstract: A releasable mounting binder for wires and cables, the binder comprising a buckle, a pair of spaced slots in the buckle, means to receive securing means for securing the buckle in position on a surface of a body, and a flexible strap having ends to be fitted through the slots, each opposite surface of each end of the strap having co-operating hook or pile securing means so that the ends are releasably securable to each other in overlapping, abutting relationship for releasably looping about wires and cables to secure them on the buckle.

Abstract: A portable holder a container of paint, and the like, which is capable of being positioned at a multitude of locations on a ladder, or on other structures, which portability allows one to move the supply of paint from one location to another. The holder has it own dedicated, container or receptacle in which paint is poured from a paint can, which receptacle may be releasably latched to the holder itself, whereby the chances of spillage of paint is greatly reduced. The portable holder of the invention is also provided with a vertically-extending hook that is used for suspending the device from a rung of a ladder, or other supporting structure, and a horizontally-extending hook that is used for suspending a paint brush. A stop prevents the horizontally-extending hook from rotating when the vertically-extending hook rotates.

Abstract: A bracket for the in-wall mounting of speakers having a bracket frame member configured to receive at least one speaker and also having a plurality of wing members attached to the bracket frame member. The wing members having a thin portion to facilitate attachment to a wall intermediate a wall frame and a wall covering such that bowling or bulging of the wall covering is mitigated and the need to notch or mortise the wall frame is eliminated. The wing members additionally comprise a thick portion which serves as a clamping member. The position of the wing members relative to the frame member is adjustable after the bracket has been installed into a wall without requiring removal of the bracket from the wall.

Abstract: A mount for a compressor or the like which sits on a base includes a top surface which is securable to the base. The top surface defines a well having a floor. An opening is formed in the bottom of the floor and a shaft extends from beneath the well floor to above the upper surface. The shaft includes a lower flange positioned below the well floor and an upper flange positioned above the top surface. A spring is positioned between said well floor and the top flange to absorb vibrations and any resulting shock produced by the compressor. A pair of upwardly extending generally perpendicular walls are provided on the upper surface to prevent the spring from engaging the upper surface or deflecting excessively. The walls and the upper flange are sized such that when the shaft moves with respect to the well, the upper flange will contact the wall before the spring contacts the upper surface or deflects excessively.

Abstract: An adjustable container holder has a housing having an opening therethrough, and first and second jaws within the housing. The jaws have mutually opposed arcuate surfaces that define an adjustable aperture substantially aligned with the opening in the housing. Adjusting means within the housing can move the first and second jaws toward and apart from one another, so that the adjustable aperture defined by the arcuate jaw surfaces can be adjusted to grasp containers of differing sizes.

Abstract: An ergonomic elbow rest includes a conformal elbow support pad with arms cushioned to receive and support a user's elbow, including possibly a significant portion of the upper body weight of the user, with full adjustability of position of the elbow support pad relative to a work bench or table at which the user is to perform a task. The elbow rest assists in steadying the user's hands, and also assists in maintaining a fatigue-resistant erect spinal and head posture for the user. The elbow support pad may include a recess or a through hole for receiving and maintaining a preferred position of the user's elbow during performance of the work task.

Abstract: A vehicular seat having an adjustment apparatus for horizontally and vertically positioning the seat is provided. The adjustment apparatus includes a four bar mechanism that extends from a base and supports cushioned seat members. As the four bar mechanism is articulated with respect to the base, the seat members supported thereon are moved vertically and horizontally between elevated forward positions and lowered rearward positions. The adjustment mechanism also includes a spring for storing a portion of the energy exerted while seat members are moved from an elevated forward position to a lowered rearward position. Energy stored within the spring is used to assist lifting the seat members and the occupant therein as the seat is elevated.