Abstract: A utility knife strap that is of a closed loop configuration so it can be selectively moved through an opening of a spring ring attached to the rear end of the utility knife while the strap retains its attachment to the utility knife, during which movement a protruding shape on the strap is positioned just rearwardly of the front end of the utility knife so as to serve as a stop against inadvertent sliding movement of the hand grip toward the blade of the utility knife to thereby contribute to safer use thereof.

Abstract: For a popular dome-shaped industrial van having rear left and right doors, an added pair of tail lights at the top of the van rear edge to which the doors are hinged. Which in the location noted the tail lights are visible to an oncoming motorist when the doors are open through the clearance bounded by the outwardly diverging van rear edges and upper door edges, thus contributing to safer use during loading and unloading of the industrial van.

Abstract: A vehicle ventilation side or rear window in a recessed opening to minimize adverse aerodynamic wind resistance and the like, on which the flange periphery which bounds the recess there is deposited a selected amount of urethane which, when cured, advantageously serves both to hold the window in place and also as a flexuring support for an opening pivotal traverse of the window, the angle of the traverse being confined to an extent that does not result in a rupturing of the cured urethane.

Abstract: In a T-shaped auto reveal molding, firmed by a vertical leg depending from a horizontally oriented crown, an improvement in the crown consisting of an inverted semi-circular notch which allows for compensating pivotal movement in the distal edge of the crown to maintain contact of the crown with the auto and thus the weather seal therebetween, and also cooperate with a similar semi-circular shape in the crown undersurface adjacent to the notch to form, at the merger of the semi-circular shapes, a line contact with the auto lengthwise of the molding to maximize the pressure applied to prevent weather elements from undermining the weather seal.

Abstract: An automotive window peripheral framing assembly for retaining a window pane on an exterior side of flange of an automotive vehicle body defining a window opening and for retaining an automotive accessory on the interior side of the flange includes a window pane, and a resilient molding peripherally extending about and secured to the window pane, which molding has a wall abutting the exterior side of the flange. A plurality of rosette double screws is also provided, each having a first screw having a screw head and an externally-threaded shank secured to the screw head, which shank extends through the flange and is threadably received in the molding to secure the same to the flange. The first screws each have an internally-threaded bore extending from the first screw head into the first shank thereof.

Abstract: A method of attaching an adhesively backed carton address label by vigorous rubbing over the label surface with a curved-wire device that does not snag, causing frictional heat to supplement the adhesion of the label rear surface to the carton.

Abstract: A two-window closure for the rear opening of a van to obviate a spare tire obstruction in which one window is coextensive with the spare tire and remains in place unless the spare tire is traversed out of the way, but the other window being coextensive with the remainder of the window opening can be opened without traversing the spare tire and thus provides the user with access into the rear of the van.

Abstract: An auto windshield molding which is installed by being inserted, after the sized windshield is seated in an oversized opening, in the gap between the peripheral edge of the windshield and a wall bounding the windshield opening, characterized by a hand-shapable construction material (i.e. Ethylene Propylene Di-Monomer) so that using this material to advantage the installer embodies circular shapes at locations therealong which conform to the small radius bends or corners of the gap, and thus obviates the use of metal corner shapes.

Abstract: To promote safer use of an industrial van of a type having a body with right and left pivotally hinged doors usually opened preparatory to workmen working out of the rear of the van, there is provided an additional tail light on a cooperating edge of each of the doors in facing relation to an oncoming motorist to mark the stationary van as a road obstruction.

Abstract: A method of removing hardened urethane from about a defective windshield using a two-bladed knife in which one blade follows along a straight path and the other along a wavy path due to varying reissuance to cutting of the urethane, such that the wavy path brings the one blade closer to the other blade and results in engaging severed urethane between the blades and in this manner facilitates the removal of the engaged urethane as the knife is continued along its cutting stroke.

Abstract: A method of installing an auto windshield molding in place about the peripheral edge of the windshield in a trapezoidal windshield opening, during which the converging sides of the windshield opening, which provide the trapezoidal shape, also provide a camming-type function by compressing the molding length portions contacting these sides, the compression more particularly effectuating a shape change in the molding which enhances the firmness of its gripping engagement to the windshield peripheral edge.

Abstract: For a scoring or utility knife typically used in a cutting stroke by being pulled toward the user, the use for assembling together right and left housings serving as a compartment for a retractable blade and as a hand grip, of a screw characterized by a laterally extending cylindrical head which is positioned to be engaged by a thumb of the hand grip to supplement the grip about the knife during its use, and also a front depending abutment to facilitate pushing the knife in a scraping stroke directionally away from the user.

Abstract: A two-stage method of affixing an elastomeric molding about the peripheral edge of an auto windshield, the first stage being non-adhesively by engaging the two top corners of the windshield in notches provided for this purpose in the depending leg of the molding, and the second stage being adhesively using previously deposited urethane in the gap between the windshield with molding and the slightly oversized auto windshield opening, wherein the first stage affixation enables the molding to protect the windshield edge from chipping or like damage, and the second stage affixation bonds the windshield permanently in place.

Abstract: A molding preaffixed about the periphery of an auto windshield using urethane bondable to glass has a shortcoming by virtue of being inert to any bonding to the rubber construction material of the molding, which is overcome using a substitute mechanical interlock between the urethane and molding, the molding rubber stem being embodied with a cavity for molding the urethane in bonding relation to the glass windshield and the resulting molded shape of the urethane providing structural features for engagement by the molding, i.e., the engaged structural features being the mechanical interlock.

Abstract: A molding for the peripheral edge of an auto windshield extruded with a configurated leg to serve as a convenient hand grip by which, once gripped and urged through a pivotal traverse, opens up a compartment into which the peripheral windshield edge is readily projected to achieve the preliminary preaffixing thereof to the windshield preparatory to permanent affixation using an adhesive during installation in the auto windshield opening.

Abstract: An auto window molding for mounting an auto window in a window opening defined by a generally L-shaped body flange via a peripheral molding attached thereto includes a peripherally-extending, generally U-shaped base section receivable about the peripheral edge of an auto window. The U-shaped base section has a central wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, and a resilient detachable arm secured to the base section which normally overlies and is spaced from the bottom wall. The arm has a free end which extends past the bottom wall and which normally engages a bottom surface of an auto window when the U-shaped base section is received about the peripheral edge thereof whereupon the bottom wall, detachable arm, and auto window cooperatively define therebetween a mold cavity into which a curable adhesive may be introduced which, upon curing, provides the auto window with a peripheral molding secured thereto molded in situ.

Abstract: A plastic bag having a flap closed "permanently" when placed in contact with an adhesive deposited as a strip in facing relation to the flap, and prior thereto functioning to provide a reusable "temporary" closure when contacting only a nominal amount of the adhesive strip that is permitted to contact the flap through spaced openings in a release strip, the release strip being removed to expose the entire adhesive strip when converting from the temporary to the permanent flap closure.

Abstract: A planar pointed body, impacted through a sheetrock wall to create a rectangular notch for sighting therethrough a central opening in the planar body incident to a self-threading screw being applied along the line of sight into threaded engagement with said central opening so that the planar body serves as a support for the screw when serving a wall mounting function.