Abstract: A modular nut assembly includes a substantially cylindrical body portion having a threaded interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface includes a first portion configured for engagement by a mechanical tool and a second portion. A textured ring is configured for engagement by a hand of a user, wherein the second portion is configured to receive the textured ring.

Abstract: A modular nut assembly includes a substantially cylindrical body portion having a threaded interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface includes a first portion configured for engagement by a mechanical tool and a second portion. A textured ring is configured for engagement by a hand of a user, wherein the second portion is configured to receive the textured ring.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a grommet including a cylindrical body fabried from rubber or synthetic rubber material. The body has a centrally located aperture extending therethrough and at least one radially located aperture with a slit for easily receiving a cable or the like. The grommet further includes a rigid insert secured to the body in the centrally located aperture. The insert has female threads formed therein for releasably securing a tool thereto to remove the grommet from the ballast tank without destroying the body of the grommet. The insert has a tubular member and an outwardly projecting circumferential flange formed on the tubular member. The body is formed on the tubular member wherein the flange secures the insert axially with respect to the body. Preferably, the body is fabricated from neoprene and is vulcanized to its final form.

Abstract: An autoclavable electrical switch assembly for use with a medical device having electrical functions comprising a flexible substrate formed of an insulating material and having a first and second surfaces, and having outer margins, first conductive means adherent to the first surface and forming a pattern surrounding an area of the surface and a contact disposed within the area, second conductive means adherent to the second surface and forming a ground plane and at least one, feedthrough means forming a connection between the contact on the first surface and the ground plane on the second surface, a snap dome of a conductive material overlies the contact and engages the pattern surrounding the area, flexible cover means disposed over the first and second surfaces and means for forming a hermetic seal between the outer margins so that the dome is hermetically sealed, said cover means and said hermetic seal being capable of withstanding repeated autoclaving.

Abstract: A heavy canvas type sheet of fabric has multiple rows of VELCRO.RTM. type hook or loop members on a front surface from a top to bottom configuration. A top edge has a strap attached along with a pair of fastening rings. The strap descends along a back surface of the sheet below a bottom edge. Multiple plastic envelopes having hooks or loops closing the envelopes are attached by a corresponding strip containing hooks or loops along the back of each envelope to the hook or loop rows on the fabric. The envelopes can contain fishing lures and can be easily removed to attached to the fisherperson's clothes.

Abstract: An apparatus for starting and running a plurality of three-phase motors from a single-phase power source is described. Two of the main coils of a three-phase motor are used to run the motor as a single-phase induction motor. The third coil of a three-phase motor is used as a starting coil and is selectively powered through a switch and a capacitor. The capacitor provides the necessary difference in the phase angle of the current in the starting coil and the main coils to provide starting torque for the operation of the motor.