Abstract: A shock absorbing structure comprising a foam base defining a plurality of recesses, each of the recesses receiving shock absorbing inserts therein. Each insert includes a generally planar surface made of a foam layer and a flexible plastic layer and including a plurality of upstanding, hollow support members extending therefrom. The support members are made of flexible plastic material and have a plurality of openings therein which define air passages within the shock absorbing structure to allow air to flow therethrough. The shock absorbing structure may be used in helmets, shin pads, kneepads, elbow pads, shoulder pads, chest protectors, gloves, pants and footwear.

Abstract: A safety device for preventing accidental contact of a user's fingers with the live blades of an electrical plug during inserting or removal of the plug from a wall socket and a method for attaching the safety device to an electrical plug. The safety device includes a housing with a collapsible shield and a connector for connecting the housing to the front end of the electrical plug. The shield extends outwardly from the front end of the housing and surrounds the blades when the safety device is attached to the plug. The connector comprises a pair of opposing detents that extend outwardly away from the rear wall of the housing. The detents flex to allow the front end of the plug to pass between them but do not allow the front end of the plug to be withdrawn therethrough. The shield collapses toward the front end of the housing when the plug is inserted into a wall socket and re-expands to its original position when the plug is withdrawn from the wall socket.

Abstract: A safety device for preventing accidental contact with the live blades of an electrical plug during inserting or removal of the plug from a wall socket and a method for attaching the safety device to an electrical plug. The safety device includes a housing with a shield and a connector for connecting the housing to the front face of the electrical plug. The housing has a rear wall formed with apertures for receiving the blades of the plug and a channel for receiving the shield. The shield extends outwardly from the rear wall of the housing and surrounds the blades of the plug when the safety device is attached to the plug. The safety device is connected to the plug by a friction or by an adhesive. The shield collapses toward the rear wall of the housing when the plug is inserted into a wall socket and re-expands to its original position when the plug is withdrawn from the wall socket. The safety device may be attached to any complementary shaped two bladed electrical plug or to a grounded electrical plug.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of making a stamped workpiece from a base material sheet. The base material sheet has a thickness and defines a first plane. The stamped workpiece, upon completion of the process, has a protrusion and a crease line substantially adjacent thereto. The crease line divides the stamped workpiece into a first section and a second section. The method comprises a number of steps. One step in this method is the provision of at least one protrusion in the base material sheet. A workpiece periphery is defined in the base material sheet, the periphery bounding an area of the base material sheet. The area has a first section and a second section. The workpiece periphery adjacent to the first section is substantially separated from the remainder of the base material sheet. The first section is bent away from the first plane along a crease line. The thickness of the base material sheet along the crease line is then substantially reduced.

Abstract: A directional night light has a front face and a rear face, a source of illumination within the interior of said housing, and an adjustment actuator such as a wheel. At least a portion of the front face is translucent. The light source may be an incandescent bulb, an LED lamp, an LED panel, an electroluminescent panel, an OLED panel, and combinations thereof. The light source is mounted within the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis through an arc of 30° to 150° by actuation of the adjustment actuator, which has a portion extending forwardly beyond the front face. In another embodiment, a directional night light has a bezel mounted front face with a louvered element behind the front face through which light will pass and be directed at an angle away from the front face.

Abstract: A golf swing practice comprises a body for attachment to a golf club at the upper end of the club with a second end fitted to the club shaft below the grip. There are a pair of first laser light sources which are directed downwardly and outwardly so as to create diverging beams of light which pass by the front and rear faces of the club head in a plane perpendicular thereto. Securement of the body at the upper end of the golf club is by a pin axially inserted into the end of the club, and by a geared clamp positioned below the grip portion of the golf club so as to be symmetrical about the longitudinal axis thereof. A practice mat has two zones for different stroke practice, and a ball can be struck from it. The speed and direction of a golf club may optionally be determined.