Abstract: A quilt design holding device comprising a non-woven fabric sheet with top and bottom surfaces both impregnated with a non-transferable dry tack adhesive. Printed on the front surface of the fabric sheet is a grid pattern made of perpendicularly aligned first and second straight gridlines spaced one-inch apart with a one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges. Inches and feet are labeled in the one-inch margin along the top, bottom, and side edges of the grid. The top and bottom edges and two side edges of the grid are marked with indicia at ½-inch, ¼-inch, and ⅛-inch intervals. A first diagonal guideline is printed on the grid pattern from the top edge twelve-inch vertical gridline to the left side twelve-inch horizontal gridline. A second diagonal guideline is printed on the grid pattern from the right edge 48-inch horizontal gridline to the bottom edge 36-inch gridline and is parallel with the first diagonal guideline.

Abstract: A calendar frame specifically designed, based on its specific dimensions, to hold a standard wall calendar and associated picture in one easy to view depiction. The calendar frame is designed to quickly allow the advancement of the next month and associated picture when the month changes. It provides a simple means to incorporate a standard calendar into the calendar frame and an uncomplicated method to secure the calendar frame to the wall.

Abstract: An information ring for use with a catheter is disclosed. The information ring includes a body having a first end and a second end. The body has a first body face extending between the first end and the second end, and a second, generally convex face extending between the first end and the second end. The body has an opening extending therethrough between the first body face and the second face. A first indicia portion is located at the first end. The first indicia portion has a first indicia face sized to allow indicia to be printed on the first indicia face.

Abstract: Wrap-around, printable label for application to a tab of an index or agenda divider or the edge of a folder, other sheet or envelope. The invention allows for the placement of desired text on both sides of the tab without having to print two labels and substantially eliminates the alignment problems associated with prior art techniques.

Abstract: A visual display unit comprising a panel and housing with said housing enclosed by an aluminum extrusion, said extrusion houses at least one printed circuit board and light emitting diodes which are attached to said at least one printed circuit board, said light emitting diodes are insulated and attached to said at least one printed circuit board, a bracket and junction box are attached to said aluminum extrusion, with power coming through said junction box, sealant is used between said aluminum extrusion and said panel, light is projected through said panel and reflected out.

Abstract: An advertising and display lamp box with optical catalyst waste gas treatment, including a lamp box main unit, an imaging panel, a waste gas treatment ultraviolet (UV) lamp and a compulsory convection device. On the lamp box main unit are air inlets and air outlets. A panel made of transparent or see-through plastic or glass material is installed at the front of the lamp box, presenting transparent or see-through advertising pictures or media materials that need backlight display. The waste gas treatment UV lamp is installed inside the lamp box main unit. . The compulsory convection device is installed on the lamp box main unit, for drawing outside air through the air inlets into the lamp box main unit. Air flows through the waste gas treatment UV lamp out of the air outlets.

Abstract: A sign comprising at least one support member and a body portion attached to the support member. The sign includes at least one reflective layer secured to the body portion. The sign includes at least one optically transmissive layer secured to the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is positioned between the optically transmissive layer and the body portion. The optically transmissive layer defines an interior portion, a border encompassing the interior portion, and at least one message positioned at least partially within the interior portion. The interior portion and the border comprise contrasting colors. The reflective layer is structured to reflect light through the optically transmissive layer to augment the contrast between the interior portion and the border to thereby enhance the visibility of the message.

Abstract: A readerboard signage system which allows signage characters to be easily changed within a pair of parallelly extending tracks. In the illustrative embodiments, the system includes an optically transparent character protective viewing panel that is placed over the sequence of characters held in place within the pair of parallelly extending tracks. The panel includes a lip portion which cooperates with the lower character holding track, to prevent rain, ice, and snow from entering the tracks, while the viewing panel itself protects the underlying characters from such natural elements and vandalism, without detracting from the utility and aesthetic appearance of the system.

Abstract: A display holder for attachment to an interior of a vehicle. The display holder is capable of slidably receiving a display. The display holder comprises a rectangular window plate comprising a front edge, rear edge, first side edge and second side edge. A first mounting plate is attached to the first side edge wherein the window plate and the first mounting plate form a first elongated slot there between. A second mounting plate is attached to the second side edge wherein the window plate and the second mounting plate form a second elongated slot there between. An end cap is attached to the interior and overlays the front edge.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed for displaying multiple album covers and allowing for display of one or more clamshell album covers in an open or closed configuration. Album covers can be inserted into display areas of the device or removed therefrom for handling and play substantially without movement or manipulation of the frame. In certain embodiments, each of the display areas can be independently accessed to insert or remove an album cover without disturbing album covers in the other display areas. Such independent access may be provided by way of vertical and/or horizontal slots formed in the frame.

Abstract: A rifle with a cartridge chambering mechanism, the rifle having several components including: a rifle barrel with a breach and a muzzle; a receiver, wherein a stock, magazine, grip and trigger are in mechanical communication with a lower portion of the receiver, wherein an upper portion of the receiver is in mechanical communication with the rifle barrel and the upper portion of the receiver comprises a carriage chamber; a bolt which secures a cartridge from the magazine in a breach of the rifle barrel, wherein the bolt is positioned within the carriage chamber; a bolt carriage in mechanical communication with the bolt, wherein the bolt carriage is positioned within the carriage chamber, wherein the bolt carriage translates the bolt between locked-closed and unlocked-open positions relative to the breach, wherein a spent casing is extracted from the breach only by manual operation of the bolt carriage; and a charging action positioned within the stock which biases the bolt toward the locked-closed position.

Abstract: Integral extensions to aid in the extraction of ammunition magazines from ammunition pouches are provided by permanently attaching a handle to existing or modified floor plates. In one embodiment, a substitute floor plate is molded with a handle projecting from its outer face. In a second embodiment, a handle with a grip and a terminal end is provided with an attachment structure on the terminal end. Floor plates are then either modified by cutting anchoring holes to allow for the attachment of such handles without hindering use in an ammunition magazine or molded with said anchoring holes.

Abstract: A gun lock device (10) prevents accidental or intentional firing of a loaded weapon (12) by locking the weapon. The gun lock device includes hinged portions (14, 16) which wrap around a barrel (31) of the weapon and are locked together by a locking assembly (69). The gun lock device prevents operation of both the trigger (52) and the hammer (440 of the weapon when installed. This effectively renders the gun unable to fire until the gun lock device is removed by unlocking with a key or secret combination.

Abstract: A fishing float includes hollow body with two electric power sets, a conductive member received therein. A pendant is connected to a resilient connected to one of the electric power sets, and located in a conductive member which is connected to another electric power set. Two caps each have an illuminating piece received therein are respectively mounted to two ends of the body, one of the caps is movably mounted to the body and is pushed to form a circuit for the two respective illuminating pieces. The pendant swings when the bait is bit by a fish and touches the conductive member to let the illuminating pieces light up.

Abstract: This fishing invention applies a kinetic energy-storing device along a fishing line to provide additional resistance to short-term stress applied to the line when the fish is tugging. The kinetic energy-storing device reduces occurrences of fishing line breakage, allows fishermen to use a lighter fishing line, and creates a means for fishing lures to snap themselves off of undersea objects. This invention, when secured between the fishing line and lure, allows fishermen to change lures without the need to retie the lure. Ultimately, this invention makes it more difficult for a fish to escape once hooked.

Abstract: Natural, biodegradable compositions are described as well as methods for their manufacture. Fishing lures and other items made of the biodegradable materials disintegrate over time in fresh or salt water to reduce pollution. The materials are digestable by fish and other aquatic animals, reducing potential harm to the animal from ingesting a fishing lure or other item made from the natural biodegradable materials disclosed. Because the material is digestable, it can also be used as a food source or supplement for fish and aquatic animals.

Abstract: Artificial fishing lure which has a flexible resilient core (10) surrounded by an elongated flexible body (12). One or more hooks (18) are installed in the core (10). The core (10) provides longevity to the lure for small and large lures when cast from rod and reel or trolled. Large or heavy lures of this design can be cast with great distances. Grooves (14) in the elongated flexible body (12) and core (10) create a predetermined or erratic motion during retrieval through the water. This action can simulate that of any type of prey including a wounded prey.

Abstract: A wire plant cage comprises a loop formed on the upper portion of a leg adapted to provide support for the wire plant cage and engage the ground. A ledge, shaped so as to permit application of a downward force by a plant cage user, is formed on the leg to facilitate ground engagement without damage to leg. The plant cage is shaped so as to provide support to plants growing out of the ground and to support plant containers that are placed within the plant cage interior. The present invention is shaped to facilitate the stacking of a plurality of the plant cages for storage.

Abstract: The potting system employs a flower pot, a layer of discrete loose fill polymeric material in the bottom of the pot and a layer of potting soil over the layer of polymeric material. Over time, the roots of a plant potted in the potting soil grow into the layer of polymeric material. The polymeric material is water adsorbent to retain water thereon and is composed of randomly spaced elements to form air spaces for retaining air. The combination of the water retention and aeration are believed to enhance the growth of the plant. The polymeric material may be packaged in mesh packets for ease of use.

Abstract: A pot cover constructed such that a decoration can be included on the pot cover and the integrity of the decoration is maintained because the configuration of the pot cover does not result in the formation of arbitrary overlapping folds. The configuration of the pot cover allows a flower pot to be covered while the integrity of the decoration, such as a design or pattern, printed on each segment is maintained so that a decoration is presented throughout the outer peripheral surface of the formed pot cover.

Abstract: A floral container used to wrap items such as potted plants or comestibles. The floral container has a closed curved bottom. The floral container may also have an expansion element such as a gusset, pleats, random folds or elastic material for enabling the lower portion of the sleeve to conform to the outer and bottom surfaces of the pot to provide a decorative cover about the pot. The floral container optionally has a detachable upper portion.

Abstract: A sleeve used to wrap items such as potted plants or comestibles. The sleeve has a closed curved bottom. The sleeve may also have an expansion element such as a gusset, pleats, random folds or elastic material for enabling the lower portion of the sleeve to conform to the outer and bottom surfaces of the pot to provide a decorative cover about the pot. The sleeve optionally has a detachable upper portion.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for growing plants with controlled rates of nutrient and water input. The apparatus and method includes the use of a reservoir container and means to contain a growing medium. The apparatus is closed by a top wall having openings through which plants can grow with their roots enclosed in inverted cup-shaped barrier structures imbedded in a growing medium. At the time of the first planting there are multiple inverted cup-shaped barrier structures imbedded in the growing medium, but not all them are provided with seedlings during the first planting. Water and air is provided in a reservoir below the growing medium which has means for assisting the transfer of water from the reservoir into the growing medium. Pre-selected plant nutrients (e.g., N, K) are appropriately placed on the growing medium at the time of the initial planting and are used over the course of time for plant growth during successive plantings.

Abstract: A steam reformer for producing H2 from a low pressure hydrocarbon gas (preferably propane) using an improved gaseous hydrocarbon fuel and steam delivery system comprising two coaxial tubes, an outer tube for delivery of steam which is gradually reduced in diameter to form a truncated conical tip for the outflow of steam around the end of an inner tube for the outflow of gaseous hydrocarbon. The outflow ends of both tubes are positioned in the same plane perpendicular to their axis. The outflow end of the second tube is preferably also gradually reduced in diameter in order to provide higher velocity of gaseous hydrocarbon to be mixed with the steam entering the reformer for optimized yield of hydrogen by optimizing the mixing of the steam and gaseous hydrocarbon in order to optimize the yield of hydrogen for the optimized generation of wattage for the same fuel-cell power generating system.

Abstract: Preferred embodiments of the present invention generate a synthesis gas with a molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide of approximately 2:1 required for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Additional hydrogen produced in the steam reforming of methane beyond the requirements for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction is separated from the product gases of the reformer by the use of a hydrogen permeable membrane. Air is passed over the outside of the tube. As the hydrogen contacts the air, it is combusted with oxygen in the air to form water and release the heat necessary to drive the steam reforming reaction.

Abstract: The invention is relative to a frame able to receive, on at least one of its two main faces, a heat sensor characterized in that said frame said frame can be oriented in a continuously progressing range or in a stepping mode with respect to the illumination of the sun.

Abstract: A window stop (10) for limiting movement of a sliding window along a predetermined path of window movement is provided. The window stop (10) has a housing (12) having a cavity (20) wherein the housing (12) is adapted to be positioned adjacent the path of window movement. A bolt (14), operatively associated with the cavity (20), is moveable between a first position (BP1) within the housing (12) and thereby out of the path of window movement, and a second position (BP2) extending out of the housing (12) into the path of the window movement whereby the window is able to contact the bolt (14). A securing means (16) exerts a force generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing and on the bolt (14) to retain the bolt at the first position (BP1). When a second force is applied to overcome the force exerted by the securing means (16), a biasing means (18) displaces the bolt (14) toward the second position (BP2).

Abstract: A window regulator and method for assembling a vehicle door incorporating it are provided. The method comprises inserting the screw thread of a screw with two heads into the screw thread of a plate secured to an outer panel of the door. The screw passes through an oblong hole in a lug substantially perpendicular to a slider guide of a window regulator rail. The transverse position of the rail with respect to the screw is adjusted. The screw is tightened using its upper head. The screw is loosened later using the lower screw head. The adjustment of the transverse position of the rail is then tweaked and the screw is tightened again using the lower screw head. This makes assembling and adjusting the transverse position of a window in a vehicle door easier.

Abstract: An automotive door is equipped with a window regulator for raising and lowering a window glass. The window regulator includes reconfigurable bracket assemblies that are mirror images of each other. Each bracket assembly includes a base plate that has a guide block for attaching the bracket assembly to a guide member of the automotive window regulator, and a clamp plate that is attached to the base plate in a first position with respect to the clamp plate or in a second position with respect to the clamp plate. The base plate is symmetrical with respect to an imaginary lateral centerline whereby a first bracket assembly may be configured by attaching the clamp plate to the base plate in the first position or a second bracket assembly may be produced by attaching the clamp plate to the base plate in the second position, the second clamp plate being a mirror image of the first bracket assembly.

Abstract: An elastic foamed grinder material of polyurea series for grinding and/or buffing, which is obtainable by subjecting a composition including a main ingredient component including a polyisocyanate, and a composition comprising an aromatic diamine, a foaming agent, a foam-adjusting agent and a curing catalyst to foaming and curing in the presence of grinder granules, wherein the aromatic diamine is an aromatic diamine oligomer alone or in mixture with an aromatic diamine compound, and a method for producing the grinder material.

Abstract: An abrasive is give a top coat layer consisting essentially of an inorganic, anti-loading agent selected from the group consisting of metal silicates, silicas, metal carbonates, and metal sulfates. The metal silicates can be selected from the group consisting of magnesium silicates, potassium aluminum silicates, aluminum silicates, and calcium silicates. In one embodiment, the magnesium silicates include talc, the potassium aluminum silicates include micas, the aluminum silicates include clays, and the calcium silicates include wollastonite. The silicas can be selected from the group consisting of fused silica, fumed silica, and precipitated amorphous silica. The metal carbonates can include calcium carbonate. The metal sulfates can include hydrous calcium sulfate or anhydrous calcium sulfate.

Abstract: A snow guard for a raised portion on a building surface, having a unitary transparent mounting body is formed from a polycarbonate material. A transparent acrylic snow-holding bar fits into the transparent mounting body. An ice-holding bar also is provided and is formed from clear acrylic. In one aspect, the mounting body includes vertical structural stiffeners 30 by walls 42 of bar supporting central columns 32 and by outside surface 38 of wall 24 and horizontal stiffeners 27 extending downwardly under top 26 and which are integral part of the mounting body and of walls 24 providing a rigid, strong connection of the two structural support sides 28, top portion 26 and horizontal stiffeners 27 and structural support sides 28 all molded in one piece, made of ultraviolet proof, high impact, high izod polycarbonate plastic. In one aspect, the mounting body include bar insertion cavities 46 and stops 52 to prevent snow-holding bar 8 from sliding through its insertion cavities.

Abstract: A combination partition screen includes at least two upright supports, each upright support having a plurality of longitudinal coupling portions in corners thereof and a plurality of spacers respectively mounted between each two adjacent upright supports to support partition panels, each spacer having a flat base wall, a flat bearing wall and a flat supporting wall respectively extended from the base wall, an upward stop flange extended from the flat bearing wall and adapted to hold with the flat base wall a partition panel on the flat bearing wall, a downward stop flange extended from the flat supporting wall and adapted to hold with the flat base wall a partition panel below the flat supporting wall, a downward locating flange extended from the flat bearing wall and defining with the flat supporting wall an elongated coupling chamber for hanging things, a flat positioning wall perpendicularly extended from an opposite side of the flat base wall on the middle, an elongated clamping wall extended from the fla

Abstract: A metal building has panelled walls and roof, being based upon a frame incorporating a water barrier, to guide any water leakage outwardly of the building. The panelling for a major area such as the roof consists of roll-up prefabricated panels in permanently connected relation by way of knuckle joints, each panel portion having a plurality of corrugations to facilitate ready rolling and unrolling of the predetermined length of panel. This type of panelling may also serve as wall panelling, as well as for the roll-up door of the building. Where planar type (non-corrugated) wall panels are used, the panel end or ends may have a flange portion, to preclude bowing of the panel. The wall panels, in combination with corner piers of the building, are load bearing, to support the roof and applied snow loads. The corner piers may consist of two planar panels for easy shipping.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to address high wind loading between vertical wall supports and roof trusses. The device is a continuous tie-down hurricane strap employing a cap member for securing multiple truss members with an inner and outer strap member secured along the length of the cap member to address both interior and external wind uplift. The inner and outer straps can be integrally formed with the cap member.

Abstract: A pier support system comprises a support pier with a load-spreading plate that is laterally braced at the top to an anchor plate pinned to the ground just under the periphery of a modular building. The support pier is placed directly under the support girders of the modular building at critical points, and the lateral bracing runs outboard at a down angle of 35°-55°. Sufficient working room exists just inside the periphery of the modular building for large pinning rods to be driven into the ground through the anchor plate.

Abstract: A gate arrangement for closure of a passageway between rooms with markedly different temperatures, such as the passageway of a freezer-room. Two door curtains are arranged parallel to one another, with each being capable of closing the passageway independently of the other. The door curtains have an abutting insulating air buffer between them, wherein at least one of the door curtains can be motor-driven at such a speed that it is suitable as a temporary high-speed closure between successive passages or transits therethrough. The two door curtains together with the insulating air buffer develop the insulation effect required to maintain the desired cooling temperature. Thus, frequent stocking of the room is possible while compromise of the climate in such rooms during stocking operations is kept to the minimum possible.

Abstract: An anti-slip floor unit includes a board formed thereon with a plurality of spherical swells, each of the spherical swells having a protuberance a center thereof, the spherical swells being equidistantly arranged on a top of the board, whereby the dirt can be prevented from accumulating in blind spots thereby making it easier to clean the anti-slip floor unit and prolonging its service life.

Abstract: A tubular skylight having an improved one-piece curb/tube improving the ease of manufacture and installation. The one-piece tube/curb having a tube and a flashing integrally molded of plastic. The tube extends above the flashing to support a dome and below the flashing to connect to an adjacent light tube section. The tube preferably includes a reflective inner surface to enhance light conveyance.

Abstract: A window assembly includes an annealed laminated glazing having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral surface. The glazing has a first pane of annealed glass, a second pane of annealed glass, and a layer of laminating film sandwiched between the first and second panes. A frame member includes a base portion bonded to an inner surface of the glazing, and an edge portion extending along the peripheral surface of the glazing.

Abstract: A penetration resistant doorlight including a frame and a laminated window assembly. The window assembly includes a glass panel laminated to a security film such as P.E.T. The security film extends beyond the perimeter edge of the window assembly to overlap the door. The film is secured both to the frame and to the door. In the preferred embodiment, a reinforcing insert is included in the frame and overlaps all of the window, the door, and the film.

Abstract: A solid core door with architectural features, such as raised panels, comprises a solid core door having planar opposed major surfaces. A groove is cut in at least one of the major surfaces. The groove has a bottom surface and side walls extending at an obtuse angle relative to the bottom surface. The groove may also extend arcuately from the bottom surface. In either case, the portion of the groove opening on the associated major surface has a dimension exceeding the corresponding dimension of the groove bottom surface. A trim piece is secured within the groove, which may overlie the edges of a veneer surface at the groove opening on the associated major surface.

Abstract: A view panel for a raised floor system is described which is constructed by an outer rigid frame, an upper plate of a tempered glass panel and a lower plate of an apertured steel panel for providing structural support of the view panel. The invention further describes a raised floor system that utilizes such view panels installed in floor panels in a semiconductor fabrication environment.

Abstract: A manufactured stone comprised of a manufactured material, such as cement, foam, plastic, or the like, and a fastener affixed to the manufactured material. The fastener is dimensioned for a fastening device to attach the fastener to a surface, thereby attaching the manufactured stone to the surface. A portion of the fastener may be embedded in or bonded to the manufactured material. Installing the manufactured stone on a surface includes attaching the stone to the surface by applying a fastening device to the fastener. The fastening device may be a nail, screw, or the like, that is driven through the fastener into the surface. Alternatively, the fastening device may be a bonding material that bonds the fastener to the surface. The fastener may further include a flange portion that extends outward from the manufactured stone and is inserted behind an adjacent stone previously installed on the surface.

Abstract: Main bars and cross bars have mated slots. Deformable arms on one set of bars are crimped into openings in the other set of bars at the bar intersections to hold the bars together and make a strong attractive grating.

Abstract: A suspender bottom bracket for ceiling frameworks, which bottom bracket (10) comprises a support wall (11) which is adapted to be fastened to a rod (31) of the suspender and is extended by two flanges (12, 13) in parallel planes and each having a rim (14, 15) parallel to the support wall (11), the two rims (14, 15) being directed toward the interior of the volume encompassed by the support wall (11) and the planes of the flanges (12, 13): the rims (14, 15) have at their end a fixing lug (16, 17), said fixing lugs (16, 17) being on the opposite side of the support wall (11) relative to the rims (14, 15), perpendicularly to the support wall (11), and being offset in a direction parallel to the planes of the flanges (12, 13) by a distance sufficient to provide a passage for the framework, said flanges (12, 13) that extend from the support wall (11) as far as said rims (14, 15) having the overall shape of parallelograms (22, 23).

Abstract: A hemp building material for creating a reinforced structure utilizing hemp fibers. The hemp building material includes an elongate structure having a plurality of bast fibers contained within the elongate structure. The bast fibers are orientated substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate structure. The bast fibers are preferably positioned within the lower portion of the elongate structure to provide tensile resistance to the elongate structure during the supporting of a vertical load. The elongate structure may have various configurations and may be constructed of various materials such as but not limited to plastic and composite materials.

Abstract: This invention provides a construction method having at least one compression ring and its bracing and reinforcing tension plane installed at a targeted floor level, where the compression ring and the tension plane form a structural bracing system to protect a new building or a existing building from an external horizontal impact.

Abstract: A tablet dispensing and packaging system comprises a safety cutter having a cam disk, a cam shaft eccentric to the disk, an upper support rod, upper and lower blades each having a cutting edge. The lower rod rear end is rotatably carried on the cam shaft, the upper rod has a substantially elongated through-opening near the rear end thereof. A protrusion extends from the upper rod rear end. The through-opening is worn on the cam shaft over the lower support rod, wherein the upper blade rear end is rotatably engaged to the upper rod front end. A pin pivotably carries thereon the lower blade rear end and mid rear portion adjacent to its rear end into a frame. An elastic member elastically administers the cam shaft and the rear end protrusion of the upper support rod.

Abstract: A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot.