Abstract: A releasable tubing connector including a male part that can be selectively fastened to a female part. The male and female parts are provided with internal valve assemblies that cooperate with one another to permit fluid to flow through the tubing connector. When the male and female parts are fastened together, fluid can flow through the releasable tubing connector. On the other hand, when the male and female parts are unfastened, fluid can flow through neither.

Abstract: Apparatus for breaking in or conditioning athletic gloves, especially baseball gloves, includes a holder on which the glove can be mounted, this holder being in the semblance of a human hand, an air-operated cylinder unit includes an impact member carried at a working end of a rod of the cylinder unit so that by stroking the rod in a glove striking direction, the impact member is caused to strike a palm part of the glove thereby softening the leather at the palm part, this being done repeatedly until a softened pocket is formed in the glove palm to facilitate a user's catching a baseball therein and easily folding the glove finger part over the caught ball.

Abstract: A silicone catheter wound drain with parallel lumens or passageways formed inside to convey fluid from a wound. The drain has both holes and slots on the outside surface to admit fluid to the lumens and internal openings between the lumens to divert fluid from a blocked lumen to an adjacent lumen and back again after the blockage. The silicon wound drain may contain an embedded, elongated reinforcing fiber to strengthen the wound drain and prevent necking down during removal.