Abstract: An orthopedic heating or cooling system to be built into a cast or splint and bodily integrated with it as the cast is being applied to the patient. One or more individual units are used independently or in combination to form a flowing liquid system to heat or cool specific portions of the injured limb in a controlled fashion. The individual units include liquid carrying tubes held in a fixed, crossing pattern and integrated into the cast by means of an open mesh covering. Hot or cold fluid is pumped from a reservoir through one or more of the individual units in the desired sequence and amount and then expelled back into the temperature controlled or conditioned reservoir. In this fashion one may heat or cool the entire area under the cast or only specific sections, as desired, greatly increasing the comfort to the patient.

Abstract: A cargo support is disclosed which is comprised of a lower horizontal member, an upper vertical brace connected rigidly thereto forming a substantially L-shaped frame. The lower horizontal member contacts the floor and is provided with a plurality of skid preventive spikes. The lower horizontal floor contacting member is additionally beveled so as to tilt any load which sits upon it in a direction away from the support, thus causing a shift in its weight. The floor spikes can be alternatively in the form of rubberized discs or the like for use on smooth surfaces. The cargo support can be used under for example, conventional pallets being transported by moving carriers such as truck, railroad, airplane and the like.