Abstract: A collection of parts which can be assembled to form a cage-like structure, usable with or without a mechanics creeper, to protect a mechanic working under a vehicle; a scaffold-like device that is placeable over the engine compartment of a vehicle and which provides support portions enabling support of a mechanic over the engine compartment; and a support device which can support, among other things, large objects such as an automobile engine.

Abstract: A ladder lateral extension, adapted for use with a conventional ladder, includes a generally channel-shaped member adapted to be placed on the siderail of a ladder, such that the siderail fits within the channel-shaped member. The channel-shaped member has opposite interior and exterior sidewalls and a base. A pair of rung-receiving slots are formed in the exterior sidewall, which slots receive the rungs as the channel-shaped member is placed over the siderail. Extending perpendicularly outwardly from the exterior sidewall is a lateral support member of a length equal to or greater than the distance between the rung-receiving slots, thus providing a safe standing area. Safety for the user of the lateral ladder extension is thus greatly increased, due to the engagement of two rungs of the ladder and the length of the lateral support member, which allows the user to safely stand upon it.

Abstract: A tray member is provided including at least one pair of opposite side margin depending flanges and a center downwardly recessed portion whose undersurface is co-planar with the lower edges of the depending flanges. The downwardly recessed center portion defines an upwardly opening recess in which to receive the lower end of a paint can and the tray member includes widely spaced apart depending threaded shanks from which a clamp bar is supported through the utilization of wing nuts threadedly engaged on the shanks. The tray member may be slid into position on the horizontal shelf of a step ladder and removably clamp engaged with the shelf by tightening the wing nuts in order to clamp the shelf between the clamp bar and the underside of the tray member.

Abstract: A portable decoy stand is described which is especially useful for supporting a bird decoy. The stand includes a base and attachment mechanism which supports the decoy and allows it to bob or tilt relative to a vertical axis. Air movement past the decoy causes it to move, giving the impression that the decoy is alive. The decoy is very effective in attracting live birds.

Abstract: A lightweight, portable, tree-climbing device to provide a stable, elevated, horizontal, platfrom utilizing two separate elements for a hunter or observer. The uppermost element accommodates the user in a sitting position while the lower element accommodates his feet. The user faces the tree during the ascending and descending processes but has the option of facing the tree or leaning his back against the tree during his hunting or observing activity. Each element has tubular supporting members, which, along the the ends of the supporting cables, have predrilled holes, thus allowing for the selective adjustment of each element during initial attachment. The device further provides for selective adjustment of the support cables as the user ascends and descends the tree. The device further allows the user to climb past limbs without first having to cut them from the tree.

Abstract: A calendar accessory for use with a wall calendar of the type having sheets bound in the middle to form pages is constructed of a linear, vertically extending plastic member wherein the length of the member is substantially greater than its width and the width is substantially greater than its thickness. The member has a centrally located clearance hole extending through the member. The hole is adapted for receiving a nail which partially penetrates a vertical surface or wall. The linear member has a depending tab at either end. The calendar holder is used by placing the central hole over a nail embedded in a wall or other vertical surface, after which the calendar is hung by placing it over the supporting nail. The linear member lies behind and along the horizontal upper edge of the suspended calendar.The tabs depend from the upper edge near the ends of the horizontal member and extend outwardly and downwardly to retain the calendar pages.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for securing a manbasket to the tines of a lifting fork of a forklift. A preferred embodiment comprises a tine clamp mounted to a tine socket on the manbasket. The clamp automatically applies a self-adjusting gripping force to the underside of the tine whenever the fork has elevated the manbasket and automatically releases the tine when the manbasket is resting upright on a reference surface. The tine clamp comprises a lever pivotably mounted at mid-length to the tine socket, at least one gripping cam rotatably mounted to one end of the lever, and a cam release member pivotably mounted to the opposite end of the lever. The lever is biased to keep the gripping edge surface of the cam in contact with the underside of the tine whenever the tine is in the socket and the manbasket is elevated. The cam has an outwardly spiraled profile to enable it to apply a gripping force to the tine that increases as the tine is urged more strongly out of the socket.

Abstract: A folding trestle having a movable horizontal work surface spring biased into engagement with the top edges of a skirt. A pair of legs are mounted at each end of the skirt which force the work surface of the trestle away from the top edge of the skirt when the legs are movable to and from their extended and folded positions.

Abstract: A ladder leveling device for a ladder having a pair of side rails with connecting rungs is provided and consists of a pair of U-shaped channel members which are each slideably retained to each side rail. A securing mechanism locks each channel member in its adjustable position to enable the ladder to stand upright upon an uneven/inclined surface.

Abstract: A ladder stand device for use with conventional ladders comprising a pair of spaced apart side channels aligned to be placed inward from the stiles of a ladder and a bottom step and a top shelf spaced from one another by the distance between every other rung on the ladder. The step and shelf each are pivotally mounted on the pair of channels near opposite terminals end thereof. The step and shelf each have rung engaging locking tabs for engaging a rung, with each lock tab combining with the channels to prevent movement thereof transverse to the ladder stiles. The step further including a hinge for adjusting positioning the step in a storage position parallel to the channels and a rung engaging position for use as a step. The shelf has a padded front side for engagement with a person standing on the step in the rung engaging position. The shelf further has a latch for adjustably positioning the shelf in a storage position parallel to the channels.

Abstract: A convertible ladder-clamp combination as disclosed which includes first and second sides each having upper and lower end portions and a plurality of rungs therebetween. Each upper end portion carries a clamping member between which an object can be clamped when the lower ends of the sides are moved apart. The sides are preferably selectively adjustably connected to each other at the upper portions to thereby vary the spatial relationship between the clamping members to effect clamping of different size objects. At least one of the clamping members may be mounted in a slidable biased relationship to the other of the clamping members to provide a yielding clamping force to an object clamped therebetween which is particularly advantageous when clamping fragile, brittle or like objects.

Abstract: First and second elongated members are slidable along each other to form a beam of variable length to span the top surface of a structure on which a worker is positioned. Clamping surfaces extend from the ends of the beam to engage the sides of the structure. A lever pivotally mounted on the first elongated member is connected through a link to the second elongated member to shorten the beam and urge the clamping surfaces against the structure. A worker's safety line may be attached to the device such that the lever is locked relative to the first elongated member to secure the device to the structure whenever the safety line is attached.

Abstract: A visually inspectable shock absorbing safety lanyard to reduce the shock of gravity when a person wearing a safety support system falls from an elevated position. The lanyard comprises a length of material having a first end adapted to be connected to the person, e.g., via a safety belt or harness, and a second end adapted to be connected to a fall prevention device, e.g. a rope grab, and a shock absorbing mechanism located therebetween. The shock absorbing mechanism is disposed within an inner cover to hold the mechanism in place, to keep it clean and to provide a visual indicator that the mechanism may have been tampered with or previously actuated. A readily openable second cover formed of a flexible material and including a releasably securable opening is disposed about the inner cover and is arranged when opened to provide visual access to the inner cover.

Abstract: A hunter's tree stand which is adjustable to fit tree trunks of various diameters including a platform for supporting a hunter in the standing or sitting position, the platform having a rear edge for gripping a tree trunk, a pair of frame members for straddling a tree trunk connected to the platform, a blade member for gripping a tree trunk, and a rod for moving the blade member away from and toward a tree trunk, the rod being connected to the frame members and the blade member.

Abstract: A device to be employed for moving scaffolding assemblies. The device includes a pair of substantially parallel sleeves intended to receive the tines of a forklift. Support members are affixed to, and project substantially perpendicular from, the sleeves. The support members are telescoping in configuration and include downwardly projecting hooks attached at ends opposite points of attachment of the support members to the sleeves. An interconnecting support member is also provided. Such an interconnecting support member is substantially parallel to the telescoping support members and rigidly attached to the sleeves adjacent the forklift side of the device in order to maintain the sleeves at a defined, desired distance.

Abstract: A device for supporting a plurality of stacked caps has a concave upward element with two end portions defining mounting brackets for attachment to a wall. In one embodiment the brackets have screw holes, and in another embodiment the brackets have elongate tabs which fit into a channel defined in the wall. The device is so mounted to the wall that the concave portion faces upward and supports the front part of the crown of a lowermost one of the caps. The visor of the lowermost one of the caps is positioned in a gap defined between the concave element and the wall and faces downward. A next one of the caps is supported by a rear portion of the crown of the lowermost cap and also has its visor located in the gap. Additional caps are stacked in the same manner. The concave element inclines upwardly away from the wall to help support the stacked caps. In a further embodiment, the device stores in a planar shape, and the end portions are rotatable 90.degree.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an improved foldable ladder, and more particularly to a foldable one equipped with a pair of wheels so that the ladder can be converted into a push cart of various types for transportation of goods with ease. The foldable ladder is made up of a number of sections joined together one by one by way of adjustable knuckles which can be put in a number of different positions so that the ladder can be transformed into a plurality of forms of cart when a pair of wheels are removably attached to the bottom of the ladder.

Abstract: A tree or the like climbing apparatus which includes a platform member, having both a seat portion and a foot support portion and an independent foot climber member. The platform member and the foot climber member are raised or lowered over a tree trunk by means of tree trunk engaging members on both the platform member and the foot climber member having parallel rows of teeth arranged in an arcuate manner. Opposite each engaging member is an adjustable cable support member to surround the tree trunk and provide a support means for engaging a portion of the tree trunk opposite the tree trunk engaging members. Rollers are positioned over each cable portion for part of its length to ensure smooth ascent and descent of the tree. Each cable portion includes an adjustable winch at one end, which secures the cable to the platform member and foot climber member, and also locks the platform member and foot climber member in place until further movement is desired.

Abstract: A tree step including a steel rod bent into a configuration including an elongated central portion and a pair of perpendicularly oriented right triangular shaped portions extending perpendicularly from the central portion with one leg of each right triangular shaped portion being at opposite ends of the central portion and lying in parallel planes forming a pair of spaced apart 90 degree orientated steps.

Abstract: A folding scaffold for supporting workers and material including a folding frame and a plurality of supporting planks. The frame includes two ladder frames with rungs, which ladder frames are connected by the support frames which hold the ladder frames a spaced distance apart when the scaffold is fully extended. The support frames are of different size and they are hingedly connected to fit in the same plane when the scaffold is in the folded position. The larger support frame protrudes a spaced distance from the smaller support frame when in the same plane to form a handle for easy transport of the scaffold when folded. When fully extended the end of the larger support frame is equi-distant from the ladder frames. The supporting planks extend between the ladder frame and are notched to receive the rungs of the ladder frame to hold the ladder frames in a parallel relation. A removable snap-on spring clip retains the ladder frames in the folded position for transport or storage.