Abstract: A household liquid dispensing system for dispensing a household liquid, such as soap, shampoo, dish washing detergent and bath oil through an outlet of a household water system. The liquid dispensing system comprises a household water system having an outlet, a storage unit for storing at least one liquid operatively connected to the household water system, and a control for connecting and disconnecting the storage unit to the household water system. In a first aspect of the invention the liquid is introduced into the household water system by a venturi. In a second aspect of the invention, the storage unit is positioned above an outlet of the household water system and is introduced by gravity. The control is normally biased to an “off” position. This invention can be utilized for showers, bathtubs, laundry tubs and sinks.

Abstract: There is provided a new and useful bath spout apparatus for a bath having a water inlet supply pipe and a water outlet overflow opening. The apparatus comprises a body, a water inlet to be connected to the water inlet supply pipe and a spout in fluid connection with the water inlet to allow water to pass from the water inlet supply pipe through the water inlet into the body and out of the spout into the bath. There is further provided a water outlet to allow overflow water to flow from the bath. The apparatus is constructed so as to be mounted in the bath contiguous with the overflow opening.

Abstract: An assembly for mounting a faucet, plumbing control valve, or other plumbing fitting on a counter top or other wall is disclosed. The fitting includes an externally threaded housing (e.g. the exterior of a conduit or valve cartridge). The fitting is mounted by a wedge lock adapter that includes a cage and a ring nut. The cage has an annular base sized smaller than the mounting opening in the wall, and three wedge-shaped legs. The legs extend upwardly from the base through the opening to upper feet extending radially outward beyond the diameter of the mounting opening. The ring nut is captured in the cage and has an annular body with a threaded inner diameter that engages the external threads of the valve body. The ring nut has three tabs extending radially outward between the legs such that the fitting can be secured by rotating the fitting to drive the ring up, and thereby drive the legs outward against the inner diameter of the mounting opening.

Abstract: A play yard having a foldable lower frame with a locking joint is disclosed. The locking joint includes a latch that prevents the lower frame section containing the joint from folding unless the latch is intentionally released. The latch is biased into the latch position, but can be intentionally released when the play yard is erected or partially erected to complete folding of the play yard. The latch can be released when the play yard is fully erected or partially folded.

Abstract: A hammock includes a bed made of a rectangular piece of fabric, whose ends are gathered together and secured to ropes which can be tied to respective trees. A ridge cord extends between the gathered ends, this cord being shorter than the fabric bed, so that the bed sags somewhat no matter how much tension is applied to the ropes. An entrance slit extending about half the length of the hammock allows one to enter from below. The hammock has a lozenge shape when it is viewed from the top and may be covered by a lozenge-shaped canopy.

Abstract: A portable sleeping bag includes a carrier having an appearance of a doll having a receiving cavity for storing a sleeping bag therein, wherein a top edge of the sleeping bag is detachably fastened to a bottom portion of the receiving cavity, so that when the sleeping bag is fully unfolded from the carrier, the carrier still functions as the favor toy of the child user to provide a warm relationship of childish for the young child.

Abstract: An improvement to gurneys for cleaning patients confined to bed which generally is comprised of a structure with legs having caster wheels, which includes, generally, a framework for affixing a table to support the patient with a washing basin comprised of a piece of flexible and collapsible laminar material, attached to the frame, which follows the perimeter of the support table and is connected to form walls that delimit a space for washing. The improvement is comprised of a frame that includes elongations at the ends of its longitudinal sides, which project vertically above the table with rows of notches to affix and hold the upper edge of the laminar piece and to delimit the washing space. These elongations may be comprised of extensions of the ends of the longitudinal sides of the frame in a U shape, formed with vertical inclined sections joined below the frame, of which one, the furthest from the frame, projects above the table to incorporate the row of affixing notches for the laminar material piece.

Abstract: A stretcher includes an elongated base having a head end and a foot end, a plurality of floor-engaging casters rotatably mounted to the base, a radiolucent upper deck, head and foot end hydraulic cylinders coupled to the base adjacent to the head and foot ends thereof, and head and foot end connectors for coupling the head and foot end hydraulic cylinders to the head and foot ends of the upper deck. The head and foot end connectors secure the upper deck to the base while allowing (a) movement of the upper deck between a low position and a high position, (aa) translation of the upper deck toward the foot end of the base, and (aaa) rotation of the upper deck to a Trendelenberg position or to a reverse Trendelenberg position. The head end and foot end hydraulic cylinders are spaced apart to define a central imaging region above the base between the hydraulic cylinders which is free of structure that would interfere with imaging.

Abstract: An infant bed of the present invention includes a frame, a mattress having a first portion and a second portion, and a mattress support that is supported on the frame for supporting the mattress. The mattress support has a first portion that supports the first portion of the mattress. The mattress support also has a second portion that is mechanically tilted about a central longitudinal axis so as to laterally tilt the second portion of the mattress to either side relative to the first portion of the mattress. The infant bed of the present invention is particularly useful for preventing positional plagiocephaly.

Abstract: A baby changing table having an upper front section and a lower rear section, with the upper front section being secured about the headrest and around the seat hinges of the front seat of an automobile, and with the lower section extending at an angle rearwardly towards the back seat, but falling short thereof, although onto the knees of a parent or adult sitting there, and whose knees support the lower section and an infant placed thereon to be cleaned and changed—all whether the automobile is moving or preferably, when it is stationary.

Abstract: A liner which is attachable to an infant bed of the type having side walls to prevent the infant from falling out of the bed, the liner having one or more breathable side walls which, in use, extend about the inside walls of the bed, an open top, top attachment means to attach the liner to an upper part of the side walls of the bed, a generally open bottom, and bottom attachment means to attach the liner to a bottom part of the bed and/or the bed mattress.

Abstract: A mattress is provided with a plurality of inflatable cushion elements each having two cushion chambers. Air or filling pressure medium can be regulated by a device with a pump. The pump is coupled to a control in which filling pressure values and/or arithmetical operations are programmed. The pump is also provided with sensors. This enables the filling pressure to be increased or reduced on the basis of the weight of a lying person loading the cushion elements until a predetermined value corresponding to a specific degree of hardness or comfort for lying is attained. Simple pressure on a key on a remote control is therefore sufficient to bring about completely automatic adaptation to the lying person, regardless of whether he or she weighs 40 or 150 kg. This intelligent mattress offers an absolute maximum of individual comfort for lying with a minimum of effort for operation.

Abstract: A patient support system having multiple patient support layers for reducing and preventing the development of bed sores in bedridden patients. A top patient support surface is provided by an anti-shear cover layer. The anti-shear cover layer being operable to reduce lateral shear forces experienced by a patient moving across the patient support surface. One or more fluid pouches or bladders are provided to form a fluid bladder layer for reducing normal pressures and forces experienced by the patient The fluid bladder layer being releasably or integrally secured to the top surface of an inflatable air mattress. Means are provided operable to secure the anti-shear cover layer and fluid bladder layer in overlapping relation to the inflatable air mattress. Also provided is a means for adjusting the temperature of the fluid contained within the fluid bladder layer.

Abstract: A painter's tool providing multiple functions is disclosed for a painter's use in preparing a surface for painting, for opening containers, and for cleaning utensils. The tool includes a blade connected to a handle. The distal end of the blade includes a beveled edge bounded by a first squared corner for gouging holes and a second pointed corner for gouging cracks. The blade includes a first edge having a plurality of teeth along the first edge for cleaning a paint brush. The first edge extends outwardly at an angle from the handle toward the squared corner, thereby allowing ergonomic gripping of the handle while cleaning a brush or gouging with a blade corner. The blade includes an arcuate second edge having an inwardly curved surface for cleaning a paint roller, and having a projection and a notch for opening containers. The painter's tool provides multiple functions in one hand-held unit, and reduces the need for a painter to carry additional tools while painting.

Abstract: A multipurpose tool includes a main shaft axially slidably inside a housing, a wire crimper holder coupled to the main shaft and locked by a spring-supported locking device, a set of wire crimper elements selectively fastened to the wire crimper holder by screw means for crimping electric wires at any of a variety of wire distribution blocks, a wire cutting tool coupled to a front side of the main shaft adapted to cut electric wires by means of a scissors action, and a hook and a lever respectively pivoted to a rear side of the housing.

Abstract: A novel carpet extractor is disclosed having a first cleaning liquid conduit that communicates a supply reservoir with a cleaning liquid distributor via a first valve and a second cleaning liquid conduit that communicates the supply reservoir with the liquid distributor via a second valve. The first valve is actuated by a main trigger and the second valve is actuated by a surge button, both of which are conveniently located in the hand grip on the handle of the machine for propelling the machine over a floor surface. A first normal flow of cleaning liquid is obtained for normal cleaning by depressing the trigger and a second greater flow of cleaning liquid is obtained by depressing the button and the trigger simultaneously. A mechanism is preferably included that will open the first valve in the event an operator depresses only the surge button.

Abstract: A portable bridge footing and abutment for supporting bridge decks on soils of insufficient bearing capacity or high water tables or both. The bridge footing includes a riser having a bearing plate, a vertical restraint, and at least one leg that all rise and fall with freeze/thaw cycles or in high water conditions. Further, the riser is designed to accommodate water flow under the bridge.

Abstract: A bridge cable fixing structure, including a fixing plate having multiple cylindrical insertion holes and cylindrical fixing grips corresponding to the insertion holes, each fixing grip being attached to an end of a twisted steel wire. The fixing grips are positioned in the insertion holes on a compression side of the fixing structure, such that the twisted steel wires extend from a tensile side of the fixing structure. When a load is applied to the twisted steel wires attached to the fixing grips, the fixing plate deforms toward the tensile side, compressing the insertion holes against the fixing grips.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush has an eccentric unbalanced drive shaft extension constrained by a brush head to rotate freely about a longitudinal axis inside a cavity in the brush head. The shaft extension and the brush head are flexibly coupled to a drive shaft and a remote end of a shank, respectively. When the shaft is rotated by an electric motor in a handle of the toothbrush, the brush head is caused to vibrate. The handle is not caused to vibration to any significant extent.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush has a balanced mass provided on a shaft extension that rotates freely about a longitudinal axis, inside a cavity in a brush head The shaft extension and the brush head are flexibly coupled to a drive shaft and to a remote end of a shank respectively. When the shaft is rotated by an electric motor in a handle, of the toothbrush, an off-set stub axle, effectively at a remote end of the shaft extension and fitted to a bearing in the brush head, causes the brush head to vibrate. The shank is not caused to vibrate to any extent.

Abstract: A brush, in particular for an electrical toothbrush, having a brush head driven in at least one direction and bristles attached thereto is distinguished in that the ends of at least one portion of the bristles lie on a strip-like or spotted enveloping surface and at least those border edges of the enveloping surface formed by the bristles leading in the direction of motion of the brush head extend at an angle with respect to the direction of motion of the brush head which is different than 90°.

Abstract: A floor care machine with an adjustable handle assembly that allows an operator to quickly and conveniently adjust the angular position of the handle relative to the floor working unit is provided. The handle adjustment assembly allows the operator to select the handle position by hand without bending or otherwise placing the operator in a non-preferred ergonomic position. The handle adjustment assembly features a clamping mechanism with an adjustment lever for securement and release of a frictional grip of the main handle member to maintain the position of the handle relative to the floor working unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement (1) for a cleaning machine (2) comprising a number of electrically powered rotating disks (3,4) which carry a brush (5) and a hand-held shaft (6) with a fluid supply line (7) for the supply of cleaning fluid (43) to the aforementioned discs (3-4). In accordance with invention, at least two disks (3,4) mounted in mutually opposing directions of rotation and at a relative distance from one another are so arranged as to carry a brush, etc. (5) on their respective outer free end for pressing into contact with the intended surface (8) to be cleaned. The discs (3,4) are supported by a machine (12) supported in such a way as to be capable of pivoting about articulation extending in pairs at an angle to one another. A fluid with a pump is capable of attachment.

Abstract: A surface cleaning machine includes a frame, wheels for supporting the frame and a debris hopper positioned on the forward part of the frame. There is a cylindrical sweeping brush mounted on the frame for rotation about an axis transverse to machine movement. There is a drive on the frame for the sweeping brush with the sweeping brush being mounted behind the debris hopper and rotating in a direction to throw debris from a surface being cleaned forwardly toward the debris hopper. A cylindrical conveying brush, parallel to the sweeping brush, is mounted on the frame for rotation in the same direction as the sweeping brush. The same drive rotates both brushes. The conveying brush is positioned above the sweeping brush and located relative thereto to convey debris moved upwardly by the sweeping brush in an upward and forward direction toward the debris hopper.

Abstract: A pipe cleaning apparatus which includes an elongated housing having first and second ends with a peripheral wall extending therebetween. Each of the ends includes an opening therein. An elongated drive member has first and second ends, with the first end being positioned in the housing. Attached to the second end of the drive member is a handle member. A leader member has first and second ends, with the second end being positioned in the housing and being releasably coupled to the first end of the drive member. Also included are a plurality of attachments releasably couplable to the first end of the leader member, and each attachment comprises a plate with a peripheral wall extending downwardly therefrom such that an opening is defined.

Abstract: A self-cleaning brush that includes a body and a bristle assembly that is interchangeably mounted to the body. The body is fork-shaped and terminates in bifurcations with grooves that extend longitudinally in their lengths, and a plate that extends from one bifurcation to the other bifurcation and is filled with a plurality of throughbores. The bristle assembly includes a backing plate that fits between the bifurcations, a plurality of bristles that depend from the backing plate and selectively pass through the plurality of throughbores, respectively.

Abstract: A wiper bracket (10) with a hollow profile (64, 72, 74) is provided for fastening a wiper motor, via a motor receptable (24), and at least one wiper bearing (12, 14) for fastening a windshield wiper to a vehicle body. A longitudinally elastically resilient region (60, 62) is disposed between the motor receptacle (24) and the wiper bearing (12, 14).

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a handle pivotally mounted to a nozzle assembly. An agitator is received in an agitator cavity formed in the nozzle assembly. A suction fan and suction fan drive motor are carried on the housing. An edge cleaning brush is pivotally mounted to the nozzle assembly along a lateral edge of the nozzle assembly adjacent the agitator cavity. The brush includes a body having a series of apertures for receiving cleaning bristles and a pair of opposed mounting lugs. The edge cleaning brush is received in a recess with the mounting lugs held in a pair of opposed mounting openings in the nozzle assembly.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner floor tool in which offset air intake openings create multiple organized vortices in the vacuum chamber of the floor tool. Air intake openings on the side of the tool produce horizontally oriented vortices and allow the cleaning to be effective along the edge of the tool. A curved or broadened tool edge prevents the tool from being drawn into carpet by vacuum, and allows it to be pushed with little resistance across carpet even though the vacuum within the vacuum chamber is strong enough to produce high air flow through the air intake slots.

Abstract: A door closer with an oblong, one-piece body such to achieve a compact and aesthetic unit which can be produced with a minimum material consumption. The door closer has lateral faces which each have a curvature and/or bevel that shapes towards each other, which curvature or bevel starts at the lower surface and ends at the upper surface of the door closer. The door closer also has bearing blocks that are built between their fronts and the lateral faces ascending from the body's lower surface.

Abstract: In order to support a window sash on a fixed frame in such a way that it can pivot around a vertical axis, a horizontal support arm is provided which is connected with a frame-side pivot bearing by means of a support angle, the vertical leg of which grips behind a support plate. An adjusting device which acts in the horizontal direction to change the distance between the sash and the axis of the pivot bearing is not placed in the region of the support angle, but rather at the end of the support arm which is away from the pivot bearing, and acts between the support arm and a filler piece which is fastened in the groove channel of the sash.

Abstract: To create a torque difference in a tilting hinge, the tilting hinge includes a fixture consisting of a fixing plate portion to be fixed to the body of a portable computer and a bearing plate portion bent perpendicularly to the fixing plate portion; a rotating shaft consisting of a fixing portion to be fixed to a display screen of the portable computer, a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion, and born relatively rotatably in a bearing hole formed in the bearing plate portion of the fixture; a first friction washer having a through-hole formed in the center thereof and disposed between the large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft and one side of the bearing plate portion rotatably with the rotating shaft being inserted in the central through-hole or disposed in engagement with the bearing plate portion; a second friction washer having a through-hole formed in the center thereof and disposed fixed to the bearing plate portion with the rotating shaft being inserted at the small-diameter portion

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping grip with a sleeve particularly for use on bicycle handlebars or other similar contrivances.

Abstract: The invention concerns a rock drill handle which is connectable to a hand-held rock drill and which includes vibration damping means to damp the transmission of at least back and forth vibrations from the drill to the hand of an operator gripping the handle. In the preferred embodiments, the handle comprises operatively forwardly located connecting means connectable to the backhead of the drill, an operatively rearwardly located handle section and at least one linking section which extends rearwardly from the connecting means to the handle section, the linking section including damping means.

Abstract: A gear shift assembly including a knob with a body has a shaft that is adapted for receiving the gearshift knob. A fastener is mounted within the body of the gearshift knob for removably securing the gearshift knob to the shaft. The fastener further includes a resilient inner flange for interacting with the gear shift shaft to removably secure said gear shift knob to said gear shift shaft to prevent the gear shift knob from sliding off of the shaft or from rotating about the shaft.

Abstract: A handle assembly includes a positioning member and a handle. The positioning member includes a rear surface mounted to furniture and a front surface having no functional projection thereon. The handle includes two ends pivotally connected to two lateral surfaces of the positioning member, respectively. In another embodiment of the invention, the handle assembly includes two positioning members and a handle. Each positioning member includes a rear surface mounted to furniture and a front surface having no functional projection thereon. The positioning members further include mutually facing inner sides. The handle includes two ends pivotally connected to the inner sides of the positioning members, respectively.

Abstract: A flock transportation device with a switching device for the flock stream includes a monitoring apparatus which detects the degree of contamination of the fiber material. The monitoring apparatus includes an evaluation device which determines the cleaning requirements of the detected material and which controls the switching device accordingly. A flock processing installation is contemplated with several transportation paths which comprise different treatment characteristics. Additionally, the flock processing installation can be controlled by way of a central control systems.

Abstract: An arrangement for forming non-woven fiber fabrics or webs having high resilience and loft with substantially equal fiber orientation in all directions and substantially equal fiber density throughout. The arrangement includes a fiber web forming chute having upper and lower walls arranged in a substantially upright position. Each of the upper and lower wall includes a fiber movement assist mechanism which acts to assist movement of the fibers toward the exit end of the forming chute in a manner which assists in the control of the fiber orientation and the density of the fiber web being formed. The arrangement further includes an air flow mechanism which directs an air flow through the forming chute during the forming operation. The air flow may or may not be treated.

Abstract: An assembly for use in a portable device casing to allow solderless electrical contact members to be used in cooperation with a power supply and components designed to be powered by the power supply.

Abstract: Based on a system for joining two end edges as described in the German patent 40 09 259, an improved system to join the strip edges of a clamping ring or a compression ring, said junction of the invention withstanding higher tensile loads. Compared to the system described in the German patent 40 09 259, the junction comprises a tenon (21) fitted with two lateral stubs (23, 25, 27, 29) mutually apart in the longitude strip direction and engaging around matching mortises in the other strip segment (5).

Abstract: This invention provides a bottom end stop for a slide fastener in which an engaging/disengaging operation can be achieved easily and quickly without an interruption by a slider pull tab while engaging/disengaging the bottom end stop. A joining piece is attached to the bottom of one stringer and a fitting piece is attached to the bottom of the other stringer. The joining piece includes a holding portion that includes an insertion concave groove, a base portion formed on the holding portion, and a male engaging portion comprising a pair of elastically deformable leg portions provided on the base portion. The fitting piece includes a insertion portion which can be fit into the insertion concave groove of the joining piece, a base portion provided on the insertion portion, and a female engaging portion comprising a hole portion, in which the leg portions of the male engaging portion can be fit, provided on the base portion of the fitting piece.

Abstract: A static line snap comprising an elongated body including a handle portion and an opposing C shaped portion for attachment to an anchor. The attachment portion includes a cavity with a load end and a lock end, and opposing arms defining a slot. A keeper with two gates is movably mounted adjacent the slot. The keeper has a lock position and a load position, with a first gate partitioning the load end from the lock end in the keeper load position and a second gate partitioning the load end from the lock end in the keeper lock position.

Abstract: A buckle structure has a male and female buckle piece. The male buckle piece has a base mount having two symmetric retaining legs extending therefrom with a guiding post disposed therebetween. Each retaining leg has an enlarged head portion having a leading angle and a retaining corner. Each retaining leg has an abutment block. In the female buckle piece is defined a hollow engagement cavity for receiving retaining legs with a guiding tunnel disposed at the center for receiving the guiding post. The female buckle piece has a side dodging opening respectively for exposing the abutment block. A stop post located in the way of each retaining leg engages with the retaining corner in buckling up; actuation of the abutment block permits the retaining corner to escape from restraint, making buckle pieces to separate easily.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing urns and/or cremated remains is disclosed. A container which has or forms a vault with an open top. A cover closes the open top, and one or more vault fasteners are provided so the container can be attached to a second container. The vault is configured to hold a plurality of urns side-by-side, and end-to-end. The urns are stored along each of a plurality of sidewalls, or along the periphery, or within the vault. The vault cover is attached with a keyed fastener. The key is used to remove the fastener and to lift the cover from the vault. At least one urn spacer is inside the chamber(s) spaces and locates the urns. The urn spacer may be stamped, and the stamped portion used for a memorial plaque. The container is cylindrical or polygonal (three, four, five, six and eight sidewalls). The vault is cast, molded, and/or in one piece. A memorial plaque impression may be cast on the vault.

Abstract: A yarn texturing machine for texturing and winding a yarn, wherein the feed system withdraws the yarn from a texturing device and advances it to a takeup device. Between the feed system and the takeup system, a yarn accumulation or free space is provided for the purpose of receiving the yarn that has slackened during a package doff due to an overfeed. To withdraw the yarn reliably from the feed system, a conveying nozzle is positioned between the feed system and the free space, and the conveying nozzle includes at least one nozzle bore that is directed in the direction of the advancing yarn, so that an air stream directed through the bore toward the yarn generates a tension on the yarn in the direction of its advance. Subsequently, the yarn is blown into the free space.

Abstract: An automated assembling machine for a positive electrode plate Ni-MH battery is provided.

Abstract: A production line for assembling a pair of left and right car components, capable of assembling a pair of high quality car components by on line at high operating efficiency and productivity and capable of controlling jigs and molds with high dimensional accuracy. The production line of this invention related to a production line for assembling a pair of left and right front doors for supply to an assembly line of the white body of a car, is constructed by arranging various processes on one line, which comprises a work tack welding process A comprising a work input device 3 for alternately inputting the left right front door panels LDP and RDP, an incremental welding process B for welding either one of the works while transferring the other, a marriage process C, a door skin input and sealing process D, a hemming process E, a hemming delivery process F, and a front door delivery portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides, in assembling an anti-vibration device having an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, a rubber elastic member joining them and an intermediate cylinder fitted to the outer cylinder and internally forming a liquid chamber, an assembling apparatus for caulking an end of the outer cylinder while suppressing the occurrence of buckling without causing cracks, breakage or the like. This assembling device has a press-fit device to press-fit an internal unit joined with the inner cylinder and the intermediate cylinder through a rubber elastic member to the outer cylinder within a liquid tank, a caulking device to caulk an end of the outer cylinder of an assembly completed in press-fitting, and transporting means to transport the assembly from the press fit device to the caulking device. The caulking device can perform caulking in two stages of caulking.

Abstract: A machine tool has a cam shaft and indexing drive mechanism which is driven by a servomotor and is therefore adapted for operation within a wide range of operational parameters. An encoder mechanism provides feedback to the servo drive mechanism to effect operational control. The machine tool further comprises a variable frequency drive motor which operates the spindles of the machine tool independently of the cam shaft and indexing drive. A servo-operated threading mechanism is operable at one or more workstations of the machine tool to provide threading of parts manufactured thereby. A computer control system controls and monitors the entire operation of the machine tool.

Abstract: A grasping tool for removing and reinstalling a valve from within a valve guide in an internal combustion engine. The grasping tool includes a securing loop of cable extending from a grasping head. The length of the securing loop can be adjusted such that the valve is entrapped between the securing loop and the grasping head. Specifically, the length of cable that forms the securing loop is fixed at one end relative to the grasping head and includes a locking member attached to a second end to fix the length of the cable between the first end and the locking member. The grasping tool includes a handle movably mounted to an elongated shaft through which the cable passes. The handle is rotatable relative to the elongated shaft to adjust the length of the cable that forms the securing loop.