Abstract: A bag holder used to stabilize a plurality of grocery and retail bags during transport in a vehicle. The invention has a plurality of hangers. The hangers provide a releasable means to hold the bag handles. The function of the present invention is to hold together the handles of these bags which in turn prevents the contents of the bags from being spilled. The hanger element is designed in an elongated inverted “U” shape with a “lollipop” shaped end. The plurality of hangers form a rack. This rack of hangers is pivotally attached with a hinge to base members which support the apparatus and provide an upright support for the hangers. The base members when spread apart grip the rack and hold it in a vertical manner. A folding tab on one of the base members keeps the base members in the spread open position. In this open position the grocery bag handles are placed over the hangers and held securely in place.

Abstract: A lever operated bag holder used to stabilize a plurality of bags being transported. The invention is used to prevent the contents of the bags from being spilled. The device is designed to be used with various sized bags which are equipped with handles such as plastic grocery bags or other bags with handles. A lever device allows the apparatus to be operated with one hand. In the open configuration as viewed from the end the device has the shape similar to an inverted Y. In the closed configuration the invention is relatively flat and suitable for storage. The base has two parts acting as legs that are hinged to a central body. Extending from the top of the body are a plurality of inverted U shape hangers where the bag handles are placed and held together. On the ends of the body are dowel shaped hangers extending upward. In the central area of the invention is located a lever and its operating parts which open and close the apparatus by the use of a handle, rod and hinge sub-assembly.

Abstract: A quick seal system is used to seal between an aircraft frame and a transparency, such as a canopy, a windshield, or a window. The system includes a fairing seal and a pressure seal. The fairing seal seals between the outer surface of the canopy and the fairing, while the pressure seal seals between the inner surface of the canopy and the aircraft frame. The pressure seal is an elongated strip of material, having an area of increased thickness to provide an increase sealing pressure. The fairing seal is also an elongated strip of material. The fairing seal is generally triangular, having a top surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The inner surface abuts the outer surface of the canopy. A pair of extensions form a longitudinal slot on the outer surface of the fairing seal. The upper edge of the fairing is secured in the slot with an adhesive. If desired, the fairing seal and the adhesive may be electrically conductive.

Abstract: A fastening combination adapted for quickly and efficiently connecting a first structure to a second structure using a single tool (like a screwdriver) and from just one side of the two structures. The fastening combination (which may be called a "blind" fastener) is particularly useful in the aircraft industry for installing a transparency such as a canopy or window to the airframe of some plane. A transparency may be removably connected to the airframe with a plurality of internally threaded members (or sleeves) and mating fastening bolts. The sleeves are loosely mounted in a plurality of fastener housings that can be permanently installed near an edge of the transparency. A means is provided for achieving a mechanical connection between each sleeve and an associated housing in such a way that torque applied by the fastening bolt to the sleeve will be resisted by the housing--and in turn by the transparency (or any other mounting structure to which the housing is anchored).