Abstract: The foot-operated, portable faucet includes a faucet spout that extends vertically from a housing. The housing includes at least one mounting bracket thereon such that said housing is adapted to be secured to a ground surface. The housing includes a female garden hose connection that is in fluid communication with a water valve. The water valve is also in fluid communication with the faucet spout. The water valve is controlled via a foot pedal that is pivotably engaged with respect to a side surface of the housing. When in use, the foot pedal is depressed in order for the water valve to open fluid communication from the female garden hose connection to the water spout. An alternative embodiment may include an auxiliary male garden hose connection. Other embodiments may utilize a faucet spout of varying heights that extend upwardly from the housing.

Abstract: A cold water cleaning composition containing a peroxy compound, a chelating agent, a silicate, an acrylic polymer, an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant and an ionic surfactant in a basic composition using a water soluble metal hydroxide and a water soluble metal carbonate is provided. The base for the detergent is a water soluble metal alkali such as sodium, potassium or lithium hydroxide, and a metal carbonate such as sodium, potassium or lithium carbonate.

Abstract: A device for measuring tissue hardness of a subject comprising: a housing, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a contact probe configured to contact tissue arranged on the distal end of the housing; a sensor assembly configure to measure tissue hardness disposed within the housing; a microprocessor configured to receive input from the sensor assembly; a force transduction assembly disposed within the housing; a microprocessor receiving input from the displacement sensor and the force sensor; and a display, receiving input from the microprocessor, configured to display information to a user on the proximal end of the housing.

Abstract: A building opening cover comprising a sheet of material, where the sheet of material includes a front surface, a back surface, a pair of horizontal edges and a pair of vertical edges; an illustration on the front surface of the sheet of material; and a static electric charge to fasten the sheet of material to a building opening. The building opening cover may be used on a door or window. The cover also prevents excess light from passing through the windows to shade the interior room.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the method and related apparatus for configuring and operating a computer keyboard includes providing a personal computer system having a monitor, central processing unit, memory, sound generator and a keyboard input/output interface. The keyboard is substantially flat and has a planar user interface surface with a plurality of discrete membrane switches protruding a small distance (less than one-eighth of an inch) above the surface. In addition, each switch is circumscribed by a key channel. The domes of each membrane switch enhance the tactile response to the child or young adult learning to use the keyboard because upon depression of the key face, the dome deforms into a concave shape and closes a normally open circuit junction in a key switch matrix beneath the user interface surface. The method as well as the apparatus electrically blocks the generation of multiple digital key strike signals whether based upon continual actuation of one of the key switches (i.e.