Abstract: An object hanging tool includes an elongated body member having at least one removable insert holder for removably fastening, to the body member, an insert for receiving and guiding a fastener to be secured to a structure. The insert holder is slidably disposed at an edge of the body member, and has a holder opening with a holder opening edge and a recessed border formed at least partly around the opening edge. The recessed border self-secures to an overhanging edge of the insert upon placing the insert into the holder opening. The recessed border can have a protrusion and the overhanging edge can have a recess, or vice-versa, the recess aligned with and corresponding to the protrusion. A shape of the recessed border can correspond with or be slightly smaller than a shape of the overhanging edge. The inserts are each configured to receive and guide fasteners such as nails and screws.

Abstract: Provided is a unique sign support system having a self-contained installation and extraction system which is effective for temporarily attaching the sign support system to soft or hard ground with minimal effort and without the requirement for additional tools. The sign support system further provides for independent vertical and horizontal size adjustments to permit the sign support to adapt to a variety sizes of signs and spatial limitations. The invention further provides a unique vertical support assembly having a self-contained installation and extraction system which is effective for temporarily attaching the vertical support assembly to soft or hard ground, the vertical support assembly then being adapted for a wide variety of uses, to include tent supports, temporary lawn awning supports and other such temporary vertical support requirements.

Abstract: An adjustable keyboard or workstation tray supported by a pair of articulating arms that are linked together in key locations by torsion tubes. The assembly is attached to the bottom horizontal surface of the user's desk or workstation and used from the desk edge it originates from. This assembly has lift assistance through adjustable torsion springs that are incorporated in the six pivot hubs forming the range of motion of the entire assembly and secures the assembly from movement with their normally latched mechanisms. The user changes the elevation of the keyboard tray by grasping the handles and using his/her thumbs to depress the mechanism release triggers. The first release increment will allow only angular adjustment of the keyboard tray itself by releasing only two pivot hubs at the handle subassemblies. Further depression of the trigger to the next increment allows movement of six pivot hubs, thus enabling movement from under the desk to above or any range between.

Abstract: A conduit support assembly comprising the combination of a base member and a bridge member for positioning and securing a plurality of conduits upon a rooftop surface. The support assembly base member is configured to be fixedly attached to a substantially flat rooftop surface. The bridge member is longitudinally disposed above this base member and has a pair of vertical brace members—one at each end of the bridge member. Each of the pair of brace members is affixed to the base member with a pair of legs. Disposed between the pair of brace members is a transversal member disposed parallel to and above the base member. The bridge member is configured to receive conduits disposed longitudinally atop the transversal member and also a plurality of conduits disposed in a space medial of the base member and the transversal member. Each of these various conduits is secured to the conduit support assembly with a suitable damp.

Abstract: A new class of tilting micromechanical mechanisms have been developed. These new mechanisms use compound floating pivot structures to attain far greater tilt angles than are practical using other micromechanical techniques. The new mechanisms are also capable of bi-directional tilt about multiple axes.

Abstract: An isolation system includes a housing that contains an electromagnet, a sensor and a controller. The housing is mounted underneath a table top of an isolation table (or other structure requiring isolation from a second body), and target elements, such as permanent magnets, are associated with the frame of the table in proximity to the housing. The sensor provides an input signal representative of motion of the table to the controller, which generates a control signal for the electromagnet to produce a force acting on the target element. The housing can be attached to the table top with magnets, which facilitate installation. The housing provides a unit that is simple to install, is unobtrusive, and advantageous for retrofitting existing isolation tables.

Abstract: An adaptable frame carrier with triaxial freedom of movement for couches and seats, in which the freedom of movement is achieved in the X-, Y- and Z-direction by a system of elements which can be moved relative to one another and are spring loaded, a connecting element making the moveability between the X-, Y- and Z-direction interdependent. The frame carrier having at least one dome-shaped rolling body (3, 8) which rolls along a pressure-resistant rolling plate (2) in the X- and Y-direction, and two cylinders (6, 7) which slide one into the other and are supported against each other in the Z-direction by a compression spring (4). One of the cylinders (7) which slide one into the other being connected in a spring-loaded and hinged manner to the frame (18) of the couch or seat via a frame connection plate (13).

Abstract: A multi-position bracket includes a cantilever body defining first and second sides, and including rear and upper orthogonal edges. The rear edge includes at least one hook shaped to removably engage slots of an upright. The multi-position bracket further includes a mounting plate interconnected with the cantilever body in a selected one of first and second offset positions and a center position relative to the cantilever body. The mounting plate defines a center portion and first and second opposite side portions. The center portion of the mounting plate includes a center connector interconnecting the mounting plate in the cantilever body with the mounting plate in the center position for supporting adjacent side edges of a pair of side-by-side hang-on furniture units.

Abstract: A cable-tubing organizer system is provided for storing and organizing wire leads and tubing extending from monitoring equipment used in an operating room or other patient care environment. The organizer system includes a monitoring lead assembly, a transducer support device, and a transport plate. The monitoring lead assembly includes a plurality of clips, mounted on a base plate, for containing one or more coils of wire or tubing extending from operating room monitoring equipment. The monitoring lead assembly includes an attachment mechanism for securing the assembly to an operating table or any suitably convenient structure. The transducer support device includes a transducer bracket for securing a transducer holder that contains several different transducers. The transducer bracket translates vertically on a slotted plate for adjustment to patient chest level.

Abstract: A seat sliding apparatus, includes: a pair of right and left upper rails; a pair of lock plates mounted respectively to the pair of right and left upper rails in such a manner such that vicinities of base portions of the lock plates are pivoted via a shaft so that the lock plates are capable of swinging around the shaft; lock holes formed on a lower portion of a free end of the lock plates to engage with lock gear teeth formed on the pair of right and left lower rails; a lock spring biasing the lock plates to swing so that the lock holes are engaged with lock gear teeth, whereby a movement of the seat main body in a front-and-rear direction is prevented, and whereby the seat main body can be moved in the front-and-rear direction by releasing the engagement: and an operation lever mounted to the pair of lock plates so that the lock plates can be operated simultaneously by operating the operation lever.

Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a variety of article supporting fixtures to a variety of support surfaces, having an anterior appendage and two posterior appendages, all three of which being connected by a joining area or joining member, said anterior appendage being of a width at least as great as about the diameter of one of a plurality of wire shelf body wires, and preferably as wide as the space occupied by at least two body wires, said two posterior appendages each being of such a width as to enable them to fit into the space between two adjacent body wires, and likewise being spaced apart from each other on centerlines the distance between which is some multiple of the distance between the body wire center to center distance, said bracket may be positioned at any point and still fit between the body wires of the wire shelf, said posterior appendages being preferably spaced outboard of the anterior appendage, but alternatively arranged otherwise, in a preferred embodiment said posterior appendages each having

Abstract: An interface cable support arrangement to assist in the unimpeded operation of a user hand-operated input device connected to a computer system by an interface cable. A base is included having a sufficient mass to provide stability even when a supported interface cable of the input device is moved by the user within a predefined limited region or area. A support rod having a curved upper section is rotatably mounted on the base to enable the support rod to swivel, as required, with the motion of the interface cable as the input device is operated by the user.

Abstract: The present invention is a book holding device for permitting the comfortable holding of a book by a single hand of a reader of said book. The holding device comprises a sheath arranged for receipt of a reader's finger. A frame assembly is attached to the sheath. The frame assembly is arranged to supportively receive at least one side of a book. The frame assembly is preferably movable with respect to the sheath. The frame assembly is preferably comprised of a plurality of articulable panels including a first panel attached to the sheath, and a second panel hingedly attached to the first panel. A third panel is preferably hingedly attached to the second panel by a hinge arranged therebetween. One side of the book rests upon the second panel and is sandwiched between the first and third panels.

Abstract: A flexi-rail assembly for supporting and positioning tools for inspecting a nuclear power plant steam generator. The flexi-rail assembly includes a housing; at least one lock assembly carried by the housing for coupling the housing to a support structure; and a carriage assembly movably supported by the housing for supporting and positioning inspection tools such as a robot manipulator arm and leg assembly. The housing includes a hollow rear portion for receiving at least one cylinder supporting a movable surface, wherein the cylinder is coupled to a source of pressurized fluid. The housing also supports at least one recessed surface for receiving the lock assembly. The lock assembly includes the cylinder and at least one tubular member. The tubular member includes an open center and at least two openings formed in the surface of the tubular structure.

Abstract: The friction-mountable plastic hanger has an extrusion profile that defines a stiff depending hook for hanging an object and a cantilevered mounting structure extending from the hook. The cantilevered structure may consist of a single mounting arm with resiliently deformable transversely extending fins angularly projecting from the opposite faces of the arm in a direction backward toward the hook, or a stiff U-shaped mounting structure having a pair of parallel cantilevered mounting arms with interior facing surfaces equipped with resiliently deformable transversely extending fins that angularly project from the interior surfaces of the arms in a direction backward toward the hook. All parts of both have a uniform width dimension that extends perpendicular to the extrusion profile. The fins on the mounting arms are resiliently deformed by bending into a frictionally engaging relationship against structural surfaces when the hangers are frictionally mounted.

Abstract: A hanger for hanging a load chart on a delivery vehicle includes a hanging bracket and a self-balancing mounting arm. The hanging bracket has a hooked upper end and a lower end formed into an eye that the self-balancing mounting arm slides through. The mounting arm has a central portion and opposite hooked lower ends adapted to be removably inserted into holes in the load chart, the hooked lower ends each extending from the central portion in a direction that is generally opposite from the hooked upper end of the first rod. The hanger provides a unique method of hanging a load chart on a vehicle.

Abstract: The stabilizer assembly is used to position a stepper assembly for an ultrasound probe. The stabilizer includes two spaced apart swivel assemblies, each swivel assembly including clamps at one end thereof locking the stabilizer to a table. Each swivel assembly includes several swivel arms which are connected at three spaced swivel points. One swivel arm is connected to a central assembly consisting of a central housing with two spaced apart ball joints connecting, respectively, to the two swivel assemblies. A linkage arrangement maintains the ball joints in a locked position by virtue of a spring biased push rod. To unlock the ball joints, the spring is compressed by actuation of a trigger, releasing pressure on the linkage assembly which permits the ball joints to move freely.

Abstract: An improved adjustable keyboard shelf includes a tray assembly and a palm rest assembly. The tray assembly includes a support plate having a top face provided with a planar portion adapted for placement of a computer keyboard. The support plate has a front side connected to a frame that is internally provided with a longitudinally oriented through frame groove. The palm rest assembly includes a support frame of a size larger than or equivalent to the length of the keyboard for resting of the user's palms. The support frame is provided with two clamping faces that bend downwardly and that correspond to both ends of the frame, respectively. The clamping faces each have an axial hole and a curved slot. The palm rest assembly further includes an adjusting device that has a frame rod passing through the curved slots and the frame groove therebetween. One end of the frame rod is secured on an outer side of one of the curved slots, with the other end lockably coupled with a knob.

Abstract: A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes a pair of lower rails for being fixed to a vehicle floor, and a pair of upper rails for being fixed to a vehicle seat each of which is slidably retained on a respective lower rail. Each upper rail includes a base plate portion for being fixed to the vehicle seat, a pair of side wall portions each of which extends from the side edges of the base plate portion in the downward direction, and a pair of engaging portions each of which is formed at the bottom edge of the side wall portion and each of which is engaged with the lower rail. A reinforcing member is also provided and is defined by at least one pair of vertical bracing walls each of which substantially intersects the space between the side wall portions of the upper rail and at least one horizontal plate connecting the top edges of the respective pairs of vertical bracing walls.

Abstract: A device for anchoring a conduit, in particular an electrical cable, into a body, in particular a connector body, including a plug mounting on said body and an anchor bush disposed in said plug and which can assume an unclamped configuration or a clamped configuration depending on the position of said plug in said body, wherein said anchor bush and said plug are provided with complementary means for retaining said anchor bush in said plug.