Abstract: A truck fitted with a rear loading compactor in combination with a system of equipment facilitates the picking up of leaves from City streets. Compaction of the leaves allows more carrying capacity and fewer trips to the dump thus improving efficiency. The leaves are raked into the gutters by property owners. A two-man operation, the truck driver operates a sweep mechanism from the cab of the truck. The driver lowers the sweep and as he drives forward the leaves are windrowed allowing the truck's wheels to straddle the row. As the truck moves the row emerges from under the rear of the compactor and is loaded by one of three different types of loaders; a belt loader, a drum loader or a scoop loader. Each type has its own particular attributes. The second operator rides a side platform and raises and lowers the loader from operating position to running position. The running position is used when hunting new leaf piles or taking a load to the City's compost.

Abstract: A hand held device for sweeping cloth and other surfaces and to convey the sweepings to a self-contained dust pan. An endless flat belt rotating on two pulleys of unequal diameter supports a plurality of transverse brushes which do the sweeping and conveying. Rotation is derived from a motor contained within the larger pulley. The motor is driven by direct current batteries when the operator presses a switch in the handle. The smaller pulley resides near an opening in the housing. The brushes, one after another sweep through the opening picking up any residues on the surface being brushed and conveys them onto a flat surface which is parallel to the conveying leg of the belt. This plate cooperates with the brushes to convey the particles of residue to the center of the dust pan. Gravity traps the particles beneath the conveying plate in the dustpan until dumping is accomplished. The brushes continue on through a comb, on around the main pulley and back to the opening for another stroke.

Abstract: A spherical sinker commonly referred to as split shot having a mouth with sine wave shaped teeth and a relief groove on the opposite side of the sphere with steps above and below as pressure points. Pressure on the steps can rotate the jaws open releasing the line for sinker removal.A conically shaped sinker commonly referred to as a worm weight, the body of which is separated into two halves and integrally connected by a longitudinal portion which acts as a hinge located to one side of the center hole space. The deeper groove thus formed accepts the fishing line and the opposite groove serves as rotational relief. Four small protrusions form two pairs of lien containers and meet at the center of the line groove space on the opposite side of the centerline from the hinge. Each pair is located near either end of the cone. Opening the sinker to install the line consists of separating the container protrusions to slip the line into the center.

Abstract: A fishing sinker to be used as either a sliding sinker or a non-sliding sinker comprised of a body 20 with flatted side supporting two end tabs 22 defining a through hole and a centered element 26 integrated with an intermediate portion 28 in a way to define an open slot 30 and two transverse slots 34. The end tabs are movable and open to the opposite side from the main slot thus providing a sine wave path for the line to be threaded. Once in place the line 36 follows a straight path allowing the sinker to slide on the line. The tabs are then pressed against the body thus securing the line within the through hole. A looping of the line around the intermediate portion 28 may be used to fix the line frictionally to the sinker. Again the line is threaded under the tabs to complete the mounting. The tabs are again set so as to secure the line.

Abstract: A vehicle for handling heavy loads and moving them short distances. The vehicle has a lifting linkage arrangement that allows the center of gravity of the load to be carried over the front wheels or between the front and rear wheels after the initial lifting phase. Initial lifting is aided by an outrigger and loadrest. This design therefore eliminates the need for a heavy vehicle using counterweights and provides a vehicle that has maximum maneuverability and lifting capacity.