Abstract: Web-mounting fishing plug has a body with a slot or aperture into which a web can be inserted. The web, for example, a photo, postage stamp, or transparent colored sheet, may be inserted into the slot or aperture. A closure may attached to the body, which may cover the slot or aperture and protect the web from moisture. Provision for light-emission, coloration, pattern, an increase or decrease in mass, hence, density, movement, smell, sound, and so forth may be supplied. Hook(s) and/or other accessory(ies) may be attached. The invention can be provided in kit form so that the web of one's choosing, light, color, etc., may be employed with the plug.

Abstract: Provided are titled fish hooks and methods and apparatus for making them and for using them and other fish hooks as well. The method and apparatus for the use is in fishing, and they take advantage of or discern unobtrusive colors, shades or colorless quality of the fish hooks to fish. A Braille apparatus for fishing is also provided.

Abstract: Fishing tackle contains a stamp such as a postage stamp or a trading stamp, or a photograph or a picture. Lures, spoons, spinners, bobbers, nets may be included accordingly, for example, as a stamp-mounting fishing lure.

Abstract: Vegetation-containing hunting blind includes a vegetation-shielding/offering member. Inside the member vegetation can be grown.

Abstract: Refrigerant gas can pass through hollow type plate, and this can be employed for refrigeration of a block by employment of the plate in thermal communication with the block. The block, which typically contains one or more test cells, may have a rhomboid shape.

Abstract: Locking screw system includes screw and female threaded receiver that provide for and lock through interference fitting, which may be from major-major and/or minor-minor diameter interference. The system may be embodied as an orthopedic implant or implant component.

Abstract: A harmonic chime on a stringed instrument can be rendered by touching a part of a stringed instrument player's body, which is not part of a first member of the player's body that shortens a playable length of a string, to the string along its playable length at a harmonic-rendering position of the string, and plucking the string within its playable length to provide a harmonic chime on the string. Such a technique can provide for natural or artificial harmonic tones.

Abstract: Clip for attaching a bed liner to a cargo area of a vehicle such as a pickup truck can include a body to which is attached an ear, and attached to the ear, a toe that can engage a vertical portion of a wall of the bed liner; optionally, a hole may be provided in the body to disengage the toe from the bed liner wall opposite the toe. The clip in another embodiment can include a body to which is attached a biasing upper extension arm, and a laterally directed retaining member, and between the body and the laterally directed retaining member is provided at least one gap for receiving a wall portion of the bed liner; optionally, a recess may be provided to accommodate a blind lip tab of the pickup truck cargo area wall.

Abstract: Newsbox post support system includes an upright newsbox support member attached to a mailbox support, to which is attached at least one newsbox. A guard member may be included so as to guard the mailbox and/or newsbox(es) from road damage such as caused by plowed snow. The newsbox support system can be fulfilled with a post support comprising a support body having a subsurface contact flange in connection with a post-receiving restraint. The post support is useful to mount and support a post such as that of the mailbox, that of a separately mounted newsbox set and/or for other applications such as a fence, bird feeder or bird bath. The post support can be permanently installed in the ground, or it can be temporarily installed on the ground. The post support and the post can be combined. A weed control collar may be employed with the post.

Abstract: Integrated cooling, heating food preparation system has a food containing volume; a device to refrigerate food in that volume; a device to cook the refrigerated food in the same volume; and, optionally, a device to keep warm and/or refrigerate the cooked food in the same volume. The system is suitably controlled, preferably by remote control activation, for a few examples, through a public exchange computer communications system or by radio. The system can be embodied in a form in which the food containing/heating unit is placed in a pre-existing or modified refrigeration cabinet.

Abstract: Device for precise replacement of liquids in a mechanism includes at least one bag which can be filled with liquid to be delivered precisely to the mechanism or which can hold used liquid. The bag(s) has/have flexible boundaries and may be provided in a housing.

Abstract: A sling-shot device comprises, in basic assembly, an enclosed, generally circular "tine" section or impeller holder fixed on the grip or handle portion of the assembly with provision in said circular "tine" section for angularly and rotatably adjusting the secured ends of the elastic power band or the like or equivalent sling or impeller member, said ends being mounted secure at more or less diametrically opposed points located circumferentially on said circular "tine" section so that at least substantially perpendicular aiming (or sighting) and "firing" of the sling-shot is facilitated regardless of the position assumed in operational holding of the sling-shot when other-than-perpendicular (to the ground) handle dispositions are encountered; this accommodating a natural and most comfortable and desired body stance and head-cocking positional relationship assumed because of individual physique, style and mannerism for any given shooter using the sling-shot.