Abstract: A loop-forming tool for forming a loop in a conductor has a grip with a first end section having a central post and an off-axis post mounted therein. The two posts are spaced to allow a conductor to pass therebetween and to grip the conductor when the tool is rotated, bending the conductor around the central post to form a U-shape. Rotating the tool in the opposite direction changes the U-shaped hook to a “?”-shaped hook for attaching to a tie-down bolt. Index marks can be provided on a terminal surface of the first end section to facilitate making consistent loops. The relative sizes of the posts can be configured to allow the tool to also serve to wrap the loop around the tie-down bolt, and to provide a screwdriver for subsequently tightening the tie-down bolt to secure the looped conductor thereto.

Abstract: A loop-forming tool for forming a loop in a conductor has a grip with a first end section having a central post and an off-axis post mounted therein. The two posts are spaced to allow a conductor to pass therebetween and to grip the conductor when the tool is rotated, bending the conductor around the central post to form a U-shape. Rotating the tool in the opposite direction changes the U-shaped hook to a “?”-shaped hook for attaching to a tie-down bolt. Index marks can be provided on a terminal surface of the first end section to facilitate making consistent loops. The relative sizes of the posts can be configured to allow the tool to also serve to wrap the loop around the tie-down bolt, and to provide a screwdriver for subsequently tightening the tie-down bolt to secure the looped conductor thereto.

Abstract: Seeds within a package are dispensed through a seed tube dispenser in the form of a tubular member having a long straight portion for insertion into the seed package and an angled end portion with a dispensing opening. When the package is tilted and the dispensing opening adjusted seeds are dispensed at the rate required by rotating the seed tube within the package which is folded and clamped to prevent spillage of seeds and to act as a journal for rotating the tube.

Abstract: A device for clamping a tubular conduct and piercing the wall of the conduct to establish fluid communication with the inside of the conduit includes a clamp having a pair of jaws which are openable to allow the clamp to be inserted around the conduit and closed to create a cradle for the conduit and allow the conduit to be pierced by a hollow piercing member carried by one clamp jaw. The jaws are readily and easily locked into position by locking tabs on one end of the jaws and the jaws are hinged together at the other end. Two embodiments are disclosed; one in which the device is used for medical purposes for tapping into a tube, e.g., as used for intravenous feeding, and the other for industrial purposes, e.g., for tapping into a tube transporting maple sucrose.