Abstract: A glass door and hinging mechanism where a glass panel may have a frame disposed entirely outside of the panel surface and perimeter of the panel which is held to the panel edge by a zone of bonding material, the glass door frame being provided with mounting members for receipt in hinging mechanism assemblies which are positioned above and below a doorway.

Abstract: A new and improved movable mailbox tray is provided for a mailbox. The movable mailbox tray is in the form of a trolley that rides on a plurality of rollers for providing a rolling contact between the movable tray and the mailbox. The rollers permit the movable trolley to move easily into and out of a mailbox. The movable trolley can also include a fence for retaining mail on the tray. A kit for converting a conventional mailbox into one with a movable tray includes a movable trolley, a first spring for connecting the movable trolley to a hinged mailbox door, and an opposing second spring for connecting the opposite end of the trolley to a fixed wall of the mailbox. When the mailbox door is opened, the first spring will pull the trolley partially out from the interior of the mailbox. The opposing second spring will pull the trolley back into the interior of the mailbox when the door is closed.

Abstract: A lightweight and strong tabletop suitable for use with portable and/or collapsible tables comprises a support layer of thin laminated wood and a cover layer of ABS plastic continuously bonded to the support layer by pressing the cover layer and the support layer together with an adhesive comprising methylethylketone disposed between them. Suitable support beams are provided under the support layer, and a bottom protective layer is provided underneath the tabletop for appearance and durability. A plurality of legs support the tabletop.

Abstract: A multiple spring counterbalance includes a torsion spring and a tension spring for exerting a combined lifting force on a window sash. A spiral rod is threadably engaged with a follower nut for converting a torque applied by the torsion spring into a lifting force on the window sash. The spiral rod has a pitch that is varied along one part of its length to produce a substantially constant combined lifting force throughout most of a range of sash travel between a lowered position and an intermediate position. However, the pitch is further varied along another part of the length of the spiral member to produce a larger combined lifting force within a remaining portion of the range of sash travel from the intermediate position to the raised position.

Abstract: A waist belt for an automotive vehicle has a channel member secured to a vertically extending door skin. The channel member has vertically open slots. A belt weatherstrip has a core that is at least partially covered with an elastomeric material. This core has a plurality of legs which extend downwardly into the slots thereby maintaining the weatherstrip in a held relationship with respect to the waist belt.

Abstract: A cushion construction is provided whereby a resilient polymeric foam core is covered with an intermediate flexible non-woven fabric which is adhered to the foam by mechanical force with the ends of the intermediate fabric urged into slits formed in the polymeric core. A conventional decorative outer fabric is sewed or otherwise attached over the intermediate fabric to complete the cushion construction. The completed cushion is lightweight and requires no adhesives or solvents in its method of manufacture.

Abstract: A latch mechanism attaches an access door to a frame. The frame has a horizontally extending ledge with an opening formed therein. A pin is rigidly attached to the frame spaced apart from the opening. A latch opening is formed in the access door. A lever is pivotally mounted on the pin and has an end which integrally forms a wedge-shaped latch member, and a part of the lever engages the frame to form a pivot axis about which the lever pivots. A spring is mounted on the pin and is biassed to hold the lever in a position wherein the latch member is received by the latch opening when the door is in a closed position. The lever is comprised of a flat metal strip including a bent portion which pivotally engages the frame and includes a first section which extends between the latch member and the pivot axis. The lever includes a second section which is positioned on the other side of the pivot axis and which is normally spaced apart from the frame.

Abstract: The present invention is a weather seal adapted to be secured on a flange of a vehicle to seal a gap between the flange and a panel member. The weather seal includes retaining members for retaining the weather seal on the flange and a separate trim lip for sealing the gap between the flange and panel member. The weather seal also includes an attachment portion receiving one end of the trim lip to removably secure the trim lip to the weather seal and allow accurate positioning of the trim lip to seal the gap when the weather seal is secured to the flange.

Abstract: In a combination of a finger ring and a size adjustment insert, the finger ring and the insert are provided with complementary interengaging portions that permit the insert to be twist received in frictional engagement adjacent the back side of the head of the ring. The insert is formed from a resilient plastic material and includes a male protrusion which is adapted to be twist-received into a complementary female opening formed in the back side of the decorative head of the finger ring.

Abstract: A method of bonding fabric materials together into an integral structure is unique in the attachment of a mating fabric onto a base fabric. The mating fabric is disposed to have a longitudinal binding end of specified profile for adhesion to the base fabric with improved tensile strength. Also disclosed is a structurally durable seamless quilt obtained by the use of the method.

Abstract: The present inventions relates generally to a hospital bed which is secured to a vertical wall structure and which supports a patient. The apparatus includes a support frame, a transfer underlay, means for suspending the transfer underlay and means for adjusting the support frame. Specifically, the support frame has both a vertically and horizontally extending arm portions. The means for adjusting the support frame is connected to the vertical extending arm portion and to the vertical wall structure for lifting and lowering the support frame as well as for rotating the support frame about the axis of the vertically extending arm portion. The means for suspending the transfer underlay suspends the transfer underlay from underneath the horizontally extending arm portion.

Abstract: A quick release door closer including a hydraulic assembly and a spring assembly connected at a quick release connection. The quick release connection includes a retaining element and element housing structured to allow the door closer to be easily maintained and, if necessary, the hydraulic assembly to be easily removed and replaced.

Abstract: A modular bedding system which comprises a rigid non-resilient platform having depressions formed in the top surface thereof for the reception of resilient cushions, and a relatively thin mattress supported atop that platform and the cushions. In one preferred embodiment, there is a depression and one cushion located beneath the shoulders of a person reclining atop the mattress of the bedding system and a second cushion located beneath the hips of a person reclining atop the system. In another preferred embodiment, there is a single cushion located in a single depression of the bed but the cushion extends beneath the shoulders to beneath the hips of a person reclining atop the mattress and has a zone of increased firmness located beneath the waist of that person.

Abstract: A refrigerator door assembly is mounted on a stationary frame of a refrigeration unit and comprises a door frame integrally molded about a thermo-pane in sealing relationship therewith. The door frame is hingedly mounted on the stationary frame of the refrigeration unit by a pair of upper and lower hinge pins. A torsion bar, integrally molded within the door frame and secured to one of the hinge pins, functions to constantly apply a closing force on the door frame to move the door assembly into sealing contact with the stationary frame of the refrigeration unit.

Abstract: A pull down display and storage device in one aspect has a member movable with respect to a fixed support having pivot apparatus interconnected between the fixed support and the movable member, the movable member moving out and down from the fixed support, and in one aspect a spring or springs and/or a dampener controlling motion of the movable member and permitting balanced movement of the movable member or of the movable member and a load thereon; in one aspect, the device including the fixed support; and in another aspect, the device being releasably locked in a downward position due to the disposition of the pivot apparatus and spring. A support, shelf or case with one or more such devices.

Abstract: The biasing mechanism of a refrigerator includes a spring connected to provide biasing force in the desired directions at the appropriate degrees of door opening and an arm and roller arrangement which compliments the action of the spring. Within about 30 degrees or so of its closed position the door is biased toward its closed position. From about 30 degrees to about 90 degrees of door opening the biasing mechanism slightly biases the door toward its open position. At about 90 degrees the door is stable and beyond about 90 degrees the mechanism provides an addition stable position.

Abstract: A generally U-shaped casing includes cooperating frameworks slidably mounted relative to one another to effect spacing of confronting channels to accommodate variations in construction to employ threaded adjuster structure to effect such spacing.

Abstract: A jewelry setting for a gemstone which provides the illusion or otherwise simulates the appearance of a larger gemstone. The setting comprises a collar having an axial, cylindrical bore disposed therethrough. A V-shaped cut is formed in the surface of the cylindrical bore perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the collar. The collar is adapted to secure the gemstone for mounting. The apex of the V-shaped cut defines a circle substantially equivalent to the girdle of the gemstone and lies in a plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the collar. The intersecting surfaces of the V-shaped cut are adapted to be adjacent a portion of the pavilion and crown of the gemstone. The upper surface of the collar uniformly circumscribes a segment of the crown of the gemstone and thereby permits display of the gemstone table and the uncovered portion of the crown.

Abstract: A closure mechanism for awnings and casement windows includes a flush, pivotal handle with a release mounted in a recessed housing. By depressing the release the handle is pivoted outwardly where it can be easily grasped by the user. Upon closing the window, depressing the handle allows the window to be tightly closed and latched within the frame as the handle is locked into a flush position on the window frame by a pawl which is resiliently urged into a notch in the handle within the housing.

Abstract: The dress cap is a releasably detachable cap for covering the lock of a jewelry chain, particularly a necklace or bracelet, so as to conceal the lock. The dress cap includes two hinged portions and a latch between the two hinged portions, wherein at least one of the portions includes a concave surface for encompassing the lock. Many variations of the dress cap and latches are possible.