Abstract: A respirator apparatus comprises a mask with a passage and a mesh material disposed across the passage. The mesh material is fused between two layers of the mask material in a molding process. The mask is made of a cross-linked polyethylene material that is flexible, resilient, impervious to liquids, and a good insulator. The cross-linked polyethylene material may be formed to fit the individual facial contours of the wearer, and has a memory. A lip is disposed across the top of the mask, and provides a seal, preventing moist air from escaping that may fog the goggles or the glasses of the wearer.

Abstract: A wheeled load connector for connecting a load to a vehicle, such as a pickup truck, includes a tongue connected at its front end to the vehicle between front and rear axles thereof, and a wheel-supported frame fixed to a rear end of the tongue to extend behind the vehicle. A vertically extending channel defined by a pair of spaced plates fixed at the juncture of the tongue and frame is arranged to slidably receive a guide bar attached to the rear of the vehicle, thereby constraining the load connector against side-to-side pivotal motion while permitting vertical pivotal motion thereof. A load may be connected by a universal trailer hitch mounted on the tongue by a mounting member, or by a dump truck bed tiltably connected to the tongue.