Abstract: A method of suspending a pipe rack assembly from one or more vertical threaded shafts without passing the assembly over the ends of the shafts utilizes vertically opposed U-shaped channel members each having a plurality of transverse slots extending transversely inward from opposite side walls which are placed laterally on the shafts then slidably received one on the other and secured in the overlapped position with threaded fasteners. The vertically spaced slots in the upper and lower channel members form a circular opening which surrounds the shaft. The assembled channels are supported on the shafts by split nut members having two separable internally threaded segments which encircle the shaft and are releasably joined together on the shafts as a single unit to engage the bottom surface of the lower channel member. The split nuts allow adjustment and leveling of the assembled channel members at the proper height.

Abstract: The invention is a support base for a CRT console, the base comprising at least two stacked generally planar elements having aligned frontal margins with a corner at each end. Pivot means are provided in the corners to permit the upper element to pivot with respect to the lower element about the pivot points selectively. Anti-friction means are provided between the upper and lower elements. Restraining means assure that the upper and lower elements will pivot only at one of the pivot points. The restraining means also serve to hold down the rear of the upper element so that the console does not pitch forward and fall as the weight of the console moves forward.In one embodiment an intermediate element is disposed between the upper and lower elements and the pivot points comprise pins, one pivotally joining the lower element and the intermediate element at one corner and the other joining the intermediate element and the upper element at the other corner.

Abstract: A vertically extensible seat bracket assembly for fishing boats or the like, characterized in that most of the assembly mounts below the boat deck when in this lowered position, the seat may be raised and locked in its elevated position with a simple lift-and-twist motion. The seat mount assembly includes a shock absorbing spring, as well as a feature which allows easy removal of the seat for storage while the major portion of the seat bracket assembly remains below the boat deck.

Abstract: An adjustable clamp is formed of two extrusions pivotally joined together by retaining structures consisting of a web and bead extruded as part of one of the extrusions and a channel extruded as part of the other extrusion and having sufficient cross-sectional size to receive the bead longitudinally. Edge portions of the channel define a gap wider than the web but narrower than the bead to allow limited pivotal movement of one extrusion relative to the other about an axis in the channel and to prevent the bead from slipping transversely out of the channel. One extrusion has a body portion with an arm extending from the body portion and a pressure pad on the arm. The other extrusion has a generally U-shaped configuration consisting of a bight and two sides, one of which has an edge with an extruded pressure pad thereon facing the pressure pad on the arm. The other side, which is adjacent the pivot axis defined by the bead and the channel, is juxtaposed with respect to the body portion of the othe extrusion.

Abstract: A clamping device for clamping onto a support element, the device being made of a semi-rigid material having a high coefficient of elasticity and preferably in the form of a unitary piece. The device has a peripheral portion with a geometry such as a parallelogram whereby when pressure is applied from opposite sides along the shorter axis the device expands along its longer axis. A pair of fingers are formed extending lengthwise along the longer axis, to provide gripping surfaces at about the center of the device, whereby the applied pressure moves the gripping surfaces away from the support element, and release of such pressure results in their returning into a gripping condition.

Abstract: A selectively transportable equipment support system is provided for operative association with an invalid transport vehicle such as a hospital bed. The system includes a transport bracket for selective secured association with a hospital bed or a service column. Various patient care items are secured to the transport bracket. Such items preferably comprise infusion pumps with associated fluid bags that are typically transported with the patients and employed in surgical rooms or intensive care units. The transport bracket includes a pivot post for reception in a service column latching assembly which allows pivotable movement of the transport bracket when it is secured to a service column support arm. The service columns are pneumatically powered for powered lifting and positioning of the transport bracket.

Abstract: A clamp for attaching surgical support apparatus onto the side rail of an operating table includes a clamp body having an attachment portion adapted for coupling engagement with surgical support apparatus, a fixed jaw member for engaging the upper corner portions of the side rail, a movable compression member for engaging the lower corner portions of the side rail, and driving means for moving the compression member to an open, retracted position allowing positioning of the jaw member and compression member about the opposite sides of the rail, and to an extended position in which the compression member is urged against a lower edge portion of the side rail with the rail being confined and compresssed between the fixed jaw and compression member. According to this arrangement, a compressive force is transmitted by the turn screw through the compression member against the side rail which firmly anchors the clamp at any desired position along the rail.

Abstract: The invention is an improved clip for holding workpieces to racks during alodining, anodizing and/or painting operations. The clip is constructed of a torsion spring having a central coiled portion and laterally extending tines interconnected by the coil. The coil is biased so that the ends of the tines are normally forced toward each other for gripping a workpiece inbetween their ends. A handle is connected to the coil and extends laterally away therefrom. This may be rotated in a manner so as to oppose the coil's bias, thus causing the tines' ends to spread apart for releasing the workpiece.

Abstract: A foldable mounting assembly for a vehicle accessory includes a base attached to a vehicle headliner and having a stem extending therefrom for attachment of a vehicle accessory such as a rearview mirror to an end of the stem opposite the base. A spring-loaded cam cooperatively interconnects the end of the stem to the base such that the stem and accessory attached thereto can be moved from a stored position closely adjacent the headliner for shipment thereof to a lowered locked-in-place use position.

Abstract: A storage and access apparatus (10) is provided for containing and supporting elongated cylindrical objects, particularly industrial gas cylinders (13). The apparatus (10) operates on a principal similar to that of a lazy susan and includes a rotatable carousel (16) radially bounded by a stationary support frame (14). The entire apparatus (10) is supported on a base plate (18) which may be fixed to a specific location or carried on a rolling dolly (5120). The support frame (14) includes a base ring (20) for preventing radially outward slippage of the bottoms of the gas cylinders (13) and an upper support ring (30) mounted on support posts (26) for arresting the fall of a cylinder (13). The upper support ring (30) includes a gate member (34) for selectively closing a front gap (32) through which the cylinders (13) may be installed and removed.

Abstract: A balloon-type shade utilizes bands of low-friction material, attached to a flap on the shade, for guiding the drawstrings at their points of directional change from vertical to horizontal. This permits the shade to be prestrung, independently of any rigid mounting rod, and thereby enables shipment in a flat, folded condition.

Abstract: An "add-on" vernier adjustment device for retrofitting to machinist dial indicator holders for enhancing measurements. The device is installed upon the articulated, multi-link arm of the dial indicator holder, and by adjusting a single rotatable knob, vernier dial indicator adjustments are facilitated in response to holder arm pivoting. Partial disassembly and then reassembly of the holder's original equipment is necessary to properly fit the device to the holder for subsequent vernier control. A rigid, box-like body is pivotally associated with a first arm link and is secured to the arm by an adjustable screw. A saddle, operationally coupled between the device body and the arm, comprises a rigid, generally rectangular, slotted member which surrounds and slidably receives the second linkage member of the arm, which before and after device mounting is functionally pivoted to the first arm linkage.

Abstract: A support attachment for structural stringers includes a strap having a hook portion at one end shaped to engage an edge of a stringer and a normally free end. The strap's surface has a plurality of upstanding engaging elements extending substantially along its entire length. Also included is a body having a hook portion shaped to engage another edge of a stringer. The body has a central portion and a pair of parallel spaced-apart guidewall portions which extend outwardly away from one side of the central portion to form a guide channel. A surface portion of the body, having a plurality of mating upstanding engaging elements, extends outwardly away from the opposite side of the central portion. A guide avenue through the central portion provides a pathway for guiding the strap's free end from between the guidewall portions to the surface portion.

Abstract: A height-adjustable load bearing support for attachment to a mobile home frame beam for supporting the home for occupancy has a bottom adjustment screw and is much better able to withstand lateral load forces, such as resulting from an earthquake. The support includes a stand, a vertical support shaft, and a bottom adjustment screw. The stand includes a base and legs which project upward to support a collar. A vertical shaft is supported by and within the collar and is slidable vertically. The vertical support member includes a side surface for bearing against the collar and an upper end disposed above the collar top end that includes a load support plate for supporting a frame beam. The load support plate includes tabs for attaching the plate to a beam such that the beam cannot slide off. The height of the vertical shaft is adjusted relative to the base by a screw connected to the lower end of the vertical shaft.

Abstract: A clamp for holding a flashlight in position, while removably securing it to a support, having a generally U-shaped retaining member that is resistant to misbending or overbending and a threaded connector, cooperative with the retaining member, to enable precise adjustment of gripping tension on the flashlight body.

Abstract: An adjusting instrument for electrically adjusting the interior mirror of a motor vehicle about two mutually perpendicular axes. The device comprises a vehicle-connectable suspension device and a mirror mounting plate connected thereto. The plate is adjustable about two mutually perpendicular axes and supports a rearview mirror. The suspension device comprises a housing accommodating two drive units whose output shafts are perpendicular to one another and geared to drive the mirror mounting plate. The drive units are arranged to exert a torque on the point of suspension of the suspension device, that is equal but opposite to the torque exerted on the point of suspension by the mirror mounting plate and mirror.

Abstract: It is a detachable swivelling structure, which is particular a swivelling structure for mounting a swivelling Christmas tree. The swivelling structure comprises a round base, four supporting legs to be assembled at a perpendicular angle one another or disassembled, a lid, and a turning base. After the four supporting legs being assembled together, they are mounted under the round base so as to have a larger base to hold the swivelling tree in a stable manner.

Abstract: An anti-slip grab rail and grab rail assembly, the grab rail providing improved gripping surfaces which, in the preferred embodiments, are formed by a plurality of exposed surfaces of a rigid elongate bar alternating with a plurality of elastomeric members extending longitudinally of the bar. The elastomeric members preferably take the form of inserts secured within cavities that extend longitudinally of the bar at the surface of the bar. The inserts may be secured within the cavities by aligning the inserts adjacent to the cavities and pushing them transversely into the cavities such that the inserts snap into place and are retained by an interference fit with a portion of a structure of the rail.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cane holder for attaching and detaching a cane from a table top or other generally planar member. The holder has a body, a flange and a means for securing the body and flange to the table top. The body has a substantially cylindrical tubular section that interferingly engages the cane or crutch to be held. The means for securing the body and flange to a table top may comprise a spring biased rod having a knob on one end and a substantially U-shape on the opposite end. Alternatively, the securing means may comprise a second flange that is connected to the first flange; the second flange has a first portion extending in a plane substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body's cylindrical tubular section, and a second portion which extends obliquely toward the first flange.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed which aids in the feeding of an infant while the infant is placed face-up on a substantially planar feeding surface with its torso in a substantially prone position. The feeding apparatus has a center section for placement across the front of the torso of the infant during feeding. A first anchor section having two ends is coupled to the center section at one end and weighted at the opposite end for placement along one side of the torso of the infant during feeding. A second anchor section having two ends is coupled at one end to the center section opposite from and axially aligned with the first anchor section. It is weighted at the opposite end for placement along the side of the torso of the infant during feeding.