Abstract: A wing tip wrench adapter to be inserted into a wrench opening that can be provided in a series of four, five, six or more adapters, and stored on the handle of a wrench that can receive the adapters to provide a unitized wrench that can handle a variety of nut sizes.

Abstract: A sidewinder wrench comprising a cylinder with a wall thickness having a polygonal outer surface providing flat surfaces with openings for various sized nuts. The cylinder can be grasped with one hand on one flat surface and the opposite flat surface can be placed over a mating nut and rotated to tighten or loosen the nut. The ends of the cylinder can also receive indented circular plates to provide a variety of openings for additional sized nuts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for applying torque to rotatable mechanical fasteners having variously sized outer circumferences, the device comprising a flat wrench plate with a central opening therein. The central opening includes notches of various sizes, and each notch is sized and shaped to fit around and engage a different sized nut or bolt. Between each pair of adjacent notches is a protrusion directed towards the center of the central opening. The flat wrench plate is mounted within and at one end of a short, hollow handle. Preferably, the wrench plate is generally circular and the hollow handle is a cylinder sized to fit easily within a user's hand so that the user can easily grip and rotate the handle. In one embodiment, a clear cover plate having an aperture therein is mounted within the cylindrical handle at the end opposite the wrench plate. In a different embodiment, another wrench plate with different sized notches is mounted in the handle opposite the first wrench plate.

Abstract: A tubular cap for the top of a ball point pen, the cap having a long slot with an offset defining a lower long slot and an upper long slot with narrow slots perpendicular to the upper long slot and extending on either side of the long slot, the top of the cap supporting an internal coil spring extending down the cap toward the open end of the long slot, the coil spring engaged with the plunger of the ball point pen short of full extension of the ink cartridge housed therein and providing a smooth touch while writing that can be adjusted for firm, medium and soft touch writing.

Abstract: A thin saw blade with four cutting surfaces of fixed lengths in line, each cutting surface rotated with respect to the preceding cutting surface to enable a user to change cutting directions of the blade without rotating the material to be cut. A second embodiment uses a blade with two cutting surfaces of fixed length with cutting surfaces on opposed edges of the blade requiring only a single twist and enabling cutting of thicker pieces of material with longer strokes. A preferred embodiment uses the blade in a coping saw with each rotation being 90 degrees enabling rapid smooth cuts of thin materials for handicraft projects. Rubber O-rings secure the blade in anchor bolt slots to secure the blade while cutting in different directions. The blade could also be used in electric sabre saws or bench jig saws which would require adjustment of the work support surface to change cutting directions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for applying torque to rotatable mechanical fasteners having variously sized outer circumferences, the device comprising a flat wrench plate with a central opening therein. The central opening includes notches of various sizes, and each notch is sized and shaped to fit around and engage a different sized nut or bolt. Between each pair of adjacent notches is a protrusion directed towards the center of the central opening. The flat wrench plate is mounted within and at one end of a short, hollow handle. Preferably, the wrench plate is generally circular and the hollow handle is a cylinder sized to fit easily within a user's hand so that the user can easily grip and rotate the handle. In one embodiment, a clear cover plate having an aperture therein is mounted within the cylindrical handle at the end opposite the wrench plate. In a different embodiment, another wrench plate with different sized notches is mounted in the handle opposite the first wrench plate.

Abstract: A thin saw blade with four cutting surfaces of fixed lengths in line, each cutting surface rotated with respect to the preceding cutting surface to enable a user to change cutting directions of the blade without rotating the material to be cut. A preferred embodiment uses the blade in a coping saw with each rotation being 90 degrees enabling rapid smooth cuts of thin materials for handicraft projects. Rubber O-rings secure the blade in anchor bolt slots to secure the blade while cutting in different directions. The blade could also be used in electric saber saws or bench jig saws which would require adjustment of the work support surface to change cutting directions.

Abstract: A locking device for restricting rotation of at least one wheel of an in-line skate of the type having a two-sided frame for rotatably mounting the wheels therebetween. The device includes a generally elongated member for releasably engaging at least one wheel of the skate and the frame to prevent rotation of the wheel within the frame. The elongated member extends through at least one hole in the wheel and is oriented transversely to the linear arrangement of the wheels and parallel to their rotational axes.

Abstract: A device for removing a U-shaped staple pin of the type having opposing arms driven into a surface that includes, in part, a grip portion and a lower and upper jaw pivotally mounted within said grip portion. The lower and upper jaw each include a base portion and integrally formed sides. The lower jaw cooperates with the upper jaw for movably engaging and upwardly displacing the driven staple pin from the surface. A rigid tongue member is affixed to the base and between the sides of the lower jaw. The rigid member forcibly bends the displaced staple pin substantially in half as the lower and upper jaws move the displaced staple pin into contact with the rigid member. Such forcible bending of the staple pin further causes the arms of the pin to rotate outwardly and uniformly disengage from the surface. A resilient member mounted on the base and between the sides of the upper jaw ejects the disengaged staple pin from the staple remover.

Abstract: A self-closing push-pull top for a bottle includes a threaded collar adapted to engage a threaded bottle neck. A hollow stem extends from the threaded collar and engages a cylindrical guide aperture of a cap. The cap is slidable along the hollow stem about the guide aperture to a first position in which the hollow stem and the cap are positioned with respect to one another to prevent fluid flow from the bottle. The cap is further slidable along the hollow stem about the guide aperture to a second position in which the hollow stem and the cap are positioned to allow fluid flow therethrough. A biasing member is provided for biasing the cap in the first position. Since the cap is biased in this first position, it normally remains closed. Upon application of working pressure, the biasing member deforms to allow the cap to slide to the second position in which fluid may be dispensed from the bottle.

Abstract: A dispenser for pin-sealed containers of cyanoacrylate glue and similar fluids includes a pin which engages an outlet aperture in a neck of the container. The pin is supported by other components of the dispenser to allow the user to extract the pin from the outlet aperture a sufficient amount to allow fluid flow without the user coming into contact with the fluid during the extraction of the pin.

Abstract: A staple remover for removing a staple from an object includes an elongate member which is progressively forced under a crown of the staple. The elongate member is preferably a larger claw member which cooperates with a smaller claw member in a pincer-like action. A protrusion or expanding member is provided on each lateral side of the elongate member with the distance between the protrusions being greater than the length of the crown of the staple and ending at a distance from the camming surface of the elongate member which is less than the length of a leg of the staple. Preferably, the protrusion extends generally parallel to the associated camming surface from adjacent the tip to a maximum protruding height which occurs where the distance between the associated camming surface and bearing surface is approximately 40 to 60% of the length of a leg of the staple.

Abstract: A water cleaned vegetable peeler includes a handle with a bearing member mounted therein. The bearing member is mounted for oscillatory motion at one end of the handle and an elongate peeling blade is mounted by a mounting end to the bearing member. A passage is provided through the mounting end of the peeling blade, through the bearing member, to a hose which is suitably connected to a source of water such as a faucet. Thus, when peeling a vegetable, the peels are washed longitudinally away from the blade and out of the way so further peeling can proceed. Preferably, the peeling blade is replaceable and the bearing member is mounted for oscillatory motion only.

Abstract: A vegetable peeler is provided which can be attached to a water faucet, allowing the user's hands to be freed for handling the vegetable and for the vegetable peels to be washed clear of the peeling blades through the action of water flowing out of the faucet.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for counting the number of calls made by a user during a counting period. The apparatus includes a telephone having a curved handset which is displaceable approximately 90.degree. from a rest position to a use position. Attached to the telephone handset at a slight angle from horizontal is a relatively flat counter. The counter uses a series of zigzag tracks and a ball movable in the tracks to count the number of calls made by the user. In the method of the present invention, a call made by the user is counted by tilting the handset slightly to one side as the handset is raised to make the call and tilting the handset slightly to the same side as the handset is lowered after completing a call. In this manner, the ball in the counter is advanced along the zigzag track.

Abstract: A blade housing for a cast cutting tool which is used to remove a cast from a patient is disclosed. The housing is polygonal shaped and includes a number of sides through which the circular saw blade of the cast cutting tool projects. The saw blade projects a different distance from each of the sides. The housing engages the body of the cast cutting tool so that the housing can be rotatably adjusted about the shaft mounting the saw blade. By rotating the housing, a different side can be presented to the cutting area. In this manner, the side having the desired distance of projection of the saw blade, or the desired depth of the cut, is easily selected by the user. The housing acts to collect the dust generated by the cutting, and to help clean the dust from the blade a felt covering on the flat sides is provided.

Abstract: A blade housing device for a cast cutting tool which is used to remove a cast from a patient is disclosed. The housing device includes a housing having a side periphery through which a portion of the edge of the circular saw blade of the cast cutting tool projects varying distances. The housing is attached to the body of the cast cutting tool so that by rotating the cast cutting tool and hence the housing, a different portion of the side periphery can be presented to the cutting area. In this manner, the desired distance of projection of the saw blade, or the desired depth of cut, is easily selected by the user. The housing acts to collect the dust generated by the cutting and the dust can be removed by a suction hose attachable to the front of the housing. For easy blade changing, the housing is pivotally attached relative to the shaft on which the circular saw blade is mounted.

Abstract: An oscillating saw accessory for a tool having a reciprocating member such as a saber saw is provided. A circular saw blade is mounted in a housing which permits rotary movement of the saw blade. The housing is attached to the tool with the saw blade adjacent to the reciprocating member. The reciprocating member is attached to the saw blade so that the reciprocating movement of the reciprocating member produces an oscillating movement of the saw blade.

Abstract: A blade housing for a cast cutting tool which is used to remove a plaster cast from a patient is provided. The housing is polygonal shaped and includes a number of flat sides through which the circular saw blade of the cast cutting tool projects. The saw blade projects a different distance from each of the flat sides. The housing is attached to the body of the cast cutting tool so that the housing can be rotatably adjusted about the shaft mounting the saw blade. By rotating the housing, a different flat face can be presented to the cutting area. In this manner, the flat face having the desired distance of projection of the saw blade, or the desired depth of the cut, is easily selected by the user. The housing acts to collect the dust generated by the cutting, and to help clean the dust from the blade a felt covering on the flat sides is provided. A dust collecting bag is attached to the housing to provide a receptacle for the dust collected in the housing.

Abstract: A whistling teakettle with an attached food boiling device is disclosed which is especially suitable for soft-boiling eggs and the like. Both the teakettle and the boiling device are designed to be exposed to a burner surface. However, due to the decreased volume of water in the boiling device, this water boils sooner than the water in the teakettle. Thus, a food, such as eggs, placed in the boiling device is cooked during the same time that water in the teakettle reaches a boil and causes the teakettle to "whistle". By measuring the volume of water in the teakettle, the "whistle" of the teakettle is used as a timed alarm for the cooking of the eggs.