Abstract: A combination toilet and bidet unit. The unit has a toilet base which is surrounded in front by a skirt portion of the base. A toilet bowl is supported by the base as are water control valves. A bidet water line leads from the valves, passes through the bowl and terminates in a nozzle within the bowl.

Abstract: An accessory device for a spa has a top surface and a side wall. The spa includes an upper surface portion having an inner edge and outer edge. The upper surface portion is adapted to extend outwardly from an exterior perimeter of an top surface of a spa when positioned thereon. A least one flange portion extends inwardly from said inner edge of the upper surface. The flange member is adapted to be removably attached to the top surface of the spa. At least one support portion extends downwardly from the upper surface portion and has an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner wall is adapted to rest upon and be supported by a side wall of said spa when positioned thereon. The upper surface may function as a tray for holding objects in a location accessible to persons in the spa or may have a cavity formed therein which forms a bucket for holding objects in a location accessible to persons in the spa.

Abstract: A hydromassaging bathing tub is provided with jets disposed at various locations about side walls thereof. At least some of these jets are oriented to generate massaging water flows over a bottom wall of the bathing tub. A seat is secured between opposed ones of the side walls of the tub whereby to support the buttocks of a bather seated thereon at an elevated position over the bottom wall whereby the massaging water flows which are directed over the bottom wall will massage the bather from underneath portions of its body.

Abstract: A drain trap with clean out for the tube and plumbing industry: May be stud mounted; installed inside or outside a wall. The drain trap (2) has tree apertures; the first aperture (3a) permits installation of a tube to a sink, fixture or drain; the second aperture (3b) is a clean out access and may be sealed with a cap (4a). When the cap (4a) is removed, user has access to the insides of the trap (2) and/or tube. This cap (4a) includes a device (5) for screening and/or cleaning the insides of the drain or tube and may be a detachable brush made of nylon bristle materials. The third aperture (3c) permits the trap to be connected to the waste line. A partition element (6) may prevent sewer gas from leaking and passing through. When installed inside a wall, it shall include a wall cover plate (1) and a screw (8a).

Abstract: On a lift bed comprising four, telescopic lifting columns, which can be connected by a reclining-surface frame (8), as well as by head (2), foot (3) and side elements (4), provision is made, to permit simple assembly and dismantling of the head, foot and side elements, for the lifting columns to each display a slit (5.4), which is parallel to the axis and points towards the adjacent side element (4), and for the reclining-surface frame (8) and the side elements (4) to display corresponding anchoring elements (4.3) that can be inserted into the slits (5.4) in sliding fashion from above.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for fold down furniture having a cushioning portion with upper and lower surfaces. The mounting bracket has an upwardly extending bracket portion with an upper end with a pivot location, and a lower end. It also has a pivot bracket with a first end and a second end, the first end being pivotally attached to the pivot location and the second end being fixed to an RV. The mounting bracket is connected at its lower end to a mounting rail that is positioned adjacent to the lower surface of the cushioning portion. The pivot location extends above an upper edge of the mounting rail. The distance between the pivot location and the upper surface of the cushioning portion is about equal to or less than a distance between the pivot location and the second end of the pivot bracket.

Abstract: A collapsible hydraulically operated ambulance cot having a support frame, a wheeled base, a support mechanism disposed therebetween, and a lift system for hydraulically moving the upper frame relative to the lower frame is disclosed. The lift system permits a single attendant to raise the cot from a lowered position to a raised position, and an infinite number of positions therebetween, and to raise the wheeled base relative to the support frame to situate the cot onto an elevated surface such as the transport deck of an ambulance. A manual override is also provided to conserve battery power and as a back-up in no-power situations. It is to be appreciated that the above described manual override mode may be used when raising or lowering the cot without power assist, dropping the undercarriage when unloading from a vehicle, and lifting the undercarriage when loading into a vehicle.

Abstract: A face cradle pillow includes a headrest base section, a semi-circular contour or bowl, a neck support member, an adjustable headrest panel, and a rear pillow support member. The face cradle pillow provides a cloud like comfort gently cradling and supporting the user's head. In actual use, the user's head is supported in the semi-circular bowl that prevents the user's face from physically contacting the sides of the pillow headrest base section.

Abstract: A pillow support device for an infant during breast feeding and for hands-free engagement of breast pump devices during milk expression sessions. The device features a front pillow section removably engageable with a rear pillow section. The front pillow section provides an optimum support for a prone child thereon during nursing sessions and concurrently is adapted for cooperative engagement with one or a plurality of breast pumps during milk expression sessions and proper positioning of the pumps in relation to the breasts of the user.

Abstract: A pull band for an inflatable air mattress particularly of medium and large sizes to provide for the mattress excellent elongation and self-balanced mechanism is divided into an upper and a lower portions to respectively jointed to the upper and the lower perimeters of the mattress in symmetric, corresponding and inverse fashion to form an enclosure for providing pull strength to regulate the form of and to support the mattress; the band yielding support for the mattress saturated with the air to effectively cope with external pressure for maintaining in shape; and the mattress being automatically restored to its shape once the external pressure is released.

Abstract: A combination crimping tool is disclosed to have a stopper plate transversely movably mounted in one end of a striker member to stop the stem in the striker member, for enabling the stem to pass to the outside of the striker member after the striker plate has been moved to the rear end of a rear end cap at the rear side of a cylindrical casing to have a tapered inside surface of the rear end cap to move the stopper plate into axial alignment with the striker member so that the striker member can be pushed forwards in a rush to strike the head of the stem and to further drive a push rod and a crimper head to work.

Abstract: A custom molded plastic shell cover made exclusively to fit over each individual tape measure separately manufactured or to be manufactured in the future. two separate pencil sharpeners are molded conveniently on the shell casing. One sharpener is designed to manually sharpen the standard number two pencil while the other is made to manually sharpen the flat carpenter's style pencil. The other options molded right in the shell are a multi-point drill bit gauge and a one inch guide. Separate from the plastic mold is a machined custom fit magnet that slides under the tape measurer after the tape measurer is installed through the bottom opening in the molded shell cover to secure a tight fit and other magnetic conveniences.

Abstract: Processes for dyeing fabric are provided. The process can include continuously moving the fabric in a machine direction; removing folds or creases from the fabric; spraying a first surface of the fabric with a dye; and exposing the fabric to atmospheric steam after spraying the dye on the first surface but prior to the dye drying on the first surface so that the dye migrates from the first surface to a second surface of the fabric and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.

Abstract: A process for antimicrobial finishing of textile fabrics, especially of wovens, includes the steps of: a) treating a textile fabric with a first dilute aqueous liquor including at least one water-soluble polymeric dispersant and/or a polymeric thickener and at least one particulate silvery constituent selected from i) sparingly water-soluble salts of silver, ii) a silver sol and iii) a pulverulent silvery material, and b) treating the textile fabric with a second aqueous liquor b) including an aqueous composition of a binder.

Abstract: An antimicrobial matrix and its preparation. A matrix having its surface coupled to a quaternary ammonium cation. The matrix has functional groups on its surface capable of coupling to an organic moiety containing the quaternary ammonium cation. The functional groups include the hydroxyl groups of cellulose. The antimicrobial matrix prevents the growth of microbes, such as molds, on the matrix. Examples of the matrix include a paper product, a wallboard paper, cotton, linen, wool, and silk.

Abstract: A former for spraying a garment with a dye is provided. The former includes a hollow frame having a plurality of individual elements configured to support the garment and a plurality of openings being defined between the plurality of individual elements so that the hollow frame has a thermal conductivity that is equal to or less than a thermal conductivity of the garment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dye composition comprising at least one dye, at least one fatty alcohol, at least one fatty acid ester, at least one surfactant chosen from non-ionic surfactants and anionic surfactants and at least one non-ionic associative polymer, wherein water is present in the dye composition in an amount greater than or equal to 55% by weight. The present disclosure further relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers, including human keratin fibers, using such a composition and also to a multi-compartment kit separately comprising the dye composition and an oxidizing composition.

Abstract: A method for dyeing keratin-containing fibers, in particular, human hair comprising the steps of: (A) contacting the hair with a dyeing composition, comprising color-imparting components for a contact time Z1; (B) rinsing the hair a to remove the dying composition; (C) optionally drying the rinsed hair; (D) contacting at least a portion of the hair from step (B) or (C) with a lightening or nuancing agent comprising, in a cosmetic carrier, at least one thickener, hydrogen peroxide and at least one alkalinizing agent for a contact time Z2; and (E) rinsing the hair to remove the adjusting agent; wherein the dyeing composition comprises a color-imparting component comprising, (a) at least two oxidation dye precursors, where at least one oxidation dye precursor must be of the developer type or (b) at least two oxo dye precursors, where at least one oxo dye precursor must be a reactive carbonyl compound.

Abstract: A structural support system employs a modified inverted box girder design for improved performance and ease of fabrication. Each girder of a series of girders is formed with an upper flange section, a set of web sections extending from opposite lateral sides of the upper flange section, and a base section below the web sections. The base section includes individual flanged footings that project generally towards one another. The particular cross-sectional configuration of each girder may be formed by bending a continuous steel plate along at least a first set of preselected parallel lines to establish a set of upper continuous transitional bends with the upper flange section therebetween, as well as a remainder portion forming at least the set of web sections. A deck is coupled with the series of girders to form the structural support system.

Abstract: An adjustable nozzle attachment for a pool cleaner includes a planar member having an upper surface and a lower surface with an orifice formed through the planar member adapted for coupling to a vacuum suction source. A plurality of attaching means are formed on the lower surface of the planar member, each of which is adapted to interchangeably or selectively receive at least one of a plurality of rollers and a plurality of brushes that extend from the lower surface and support the nozzle attachment during movement over a surface being cleaned. When installed, the plurality of rollers and brushes change the nozzle attachment's flexibility characteristics, thereby permitting a user to adjust the overall flexibility of the nozzle attachment, based upon the type of surface to be cleaned.

Abstract: The vibrating paint applicator includes a removable or permanently installed vibration-producing device, which produces a low amplitude vibration to break the capillary action of the bristles or nap in a brush or roller to cause the paint to flow more readily therefrom. The vibrator may be permanently installed within the handle or body of the applicator, or may be removably attachable thereto. A small motor and small eccentric weight may be used, or other principles may be used, e.g., an oscillator circuit driving a weighted solenoid, etc. The device may be powered by batteries or other portable power supply in order to avoid the need for electrical cords, remote power supplies, and/or use of high voltage power from the electrical grid.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning element may include bristles extending from a flexible mat fixed about the support or about a core mountable on the support. A cleaning sheet is windable about the support, the core or the cleaning element, including over and through the bristles, for dual cleaning action.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for use in cleaning a fabric surface of dust, dirt, pet hair and other debris present on the surface. The device includes a pair of cleaning members or rollers disposed on an underside of the device which can roll with respect to the device and with respect to one another. The rollers are selectively contacted with one another such that each roller can assist in removing debris picked up by the opposite roller and dispensing the debris into a collection chamber releasably positioned within the housing. The removal of the debris from each roller is also facilitated by opposed edges of a central opening in the housing that contact the rollers and direct the debris into the debris collection chamber.

Abstract: The present invention is a device (10) for use in cleaning a fabric surface (16) of dust, dirt, pet hair and other debris (20) present on the surface (16). The device (10) includes a pair of cleaning members or rollers (60, 61) disposed on an underside of the device (10) which can roll with respect to the device (10) and with respect to one another. The rollers (60, 61) are selectively contacted with one another such that each roller (60, 61) can assist in removing debris (20) picked up by the opposite roller (60, 61) and dispensing the debris (20) into a collection chamber (32) releasably positioned within a housing (11). The removal of the debris (20) from each roller (60, 61) is also facilitated by opposed edges of a central opening (58) in the housing (11) that contact the rollers (60, 61) and direct the debris (20) into the debris collection chamber (32).

Abstract: In a first embodiment an electric toothbrush having a housing containing an electric motor, the motor being drivingly connected to a first brush head rotatably mounted on an end of the toothbrush remote from the motor and adjacent to at least one other rotatable brush head. In a second embodiment a packaged electric toothbrush including a “try me” facility for remotely testing the operation of the toothbrush, which “try me” feature comprises a two-sided metal strip such as aluminum foil, separated by a dielectric material, respective sides of the strip being connected at one end to respective parts used to operate the electric toothbrush and the other end of the strip being folded over and including a centrally disposed aperture onto which is a bendable metal connector such that upon bending or pressing of the connector the two sides of the strip are electrically connected together to temporarily operate the toothbrush whilst still in its packaging.

Abstract: An aluminum outdoor broom that is rust-proof and may be left outdoors. The broom has a long aluminum pole with a curved piece of aluminum, known as the aluminum profile, permanently attached to one end. A bristle head consisting of a bristle base and bristles may be slid out of or into the aluminum profile. This makes exchange or replacement of the bristle head simple, and extends the life of the broom. Two plastic lids attach to either end of the aluminum profile once the bristle head is in place, and prevent the bristle head from sliding out of the aluminum profile.

Abstract: A headlight lens cleaning tool includes an internal cleaning pad and an external guider. The internal cleaning pad is configured to clean the interior surface of a sealed beam headlight lens without requiring removal of the headlight assembly from a vehicle or disassembly of the headlight assembly. The internal cleaning pad can be inserted into the headlight assembly by way of a headlamp bulb socket opening, and can include a core that is capable of being attracted by a magnetic field and a pliable covering to wipe clean the interior surface of the headlight lens. The external guider can include a permanent magnet, and can be placed against the exterior surface of the headlight lens in order to retain the cleaning pad against the interior surface and move the cleaning pad about the interior surface of the headlight lens to clean the interior surface of the headlight lens.

Abstract: There is provided a wearable cleaning implement or “scrub shoe” adapted to be worn on a user's foot that is useful for scrubbing surfaces that are lower than waist level. In certain embodiments, bristles extend from the undersurface of a shoe-like member, slipper, or flip-flop that is worn by the user. Scrub shoes according to certain embodiments of the invention are particularly useful in cleaning tile floors, shower stalls, bathtubs, boat bottoms, pool bottoms, coolers, and the like.

Abstract: A putty knife for the application of substances for mural coatings and the like comprising a blade made of plastic material provided with a manoeuvring part formed by a handle made also of plastic material secured to the blade in a rapidly detachable fashion.

Abstract: An improved windshield wiper blade assembly having a resilient windscreen wiping element and further comprising a longitudinal passage there through. A support beam having a predetermined curvature and shape is positioned there within the passage having a generally complementary cross section to the longitudinal passage, preventing the rotational twisting of the resilient element around the beam. A further embodiment comprises a longitudinal fluid passage along the support beam in fluid connection to a windshield fluid supply. A plurality of apertures through the resilient member in connection with the fluid passage provide for the selective discharge of the fluid upon the windscreen. A still further embodiment comprises a wind deflector portion running at least partially along the resilient member for enhanced prevention of any twisting of the resilient member around the beam and increased downward force of the wiper assembly against the windscreen.

Abstract: A windscreen wiper with a link arm arrangement (4) including a first pair of arms (5) and a second pair of arms (6) to which the first pair of arms (5) is connected in such a way that they can pivot, the first pair of arms (5) being attached to a chassis in such a way that they can pivot and the second pair of arms (6) being attached to a windscreen wiper blade (7) in such way that they can pivot. The windscreen wiper further including an adjustment mechanism (8) for controlling the size of an angle between the first pair of arms (5) and the second pair of arms (6) in synchrony with the pivoting of the first pair of arms (5).

Abstract: A wiper drive system and method for installation of a wiper pivot shaft through a structure whose opposite faces may not be parallel. A mounting body supports a bearing support tube and has a concave front side. A mounting ring surrounds the bearing support tube and has a convex rear side that rests adjustably against the concave front side of the mounting body.

Abstract: A suction device for cleaning jobs comprising a bladed impeller (1) actuated by a motor and suitable for being housed inside a carcass provided with an inlet opening for an airflow and an outlet opening, where said impeller (1) comprises a first series of blades (2) and a second series of blades (3), which rotate firmly fixed together, coaxial to each other and distributed in a staggered manner, suitable for respectively generating an axial flow and a radial flow, said second series of blades (3) being arranged downstream of the first series of blades (2), with respect to the inlet opening, so that the air sucked in is transmitted from the first series of blades (2) to the second series of blades (3) before it reaches the outlet opening.

Abstract: A motor protection apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes: a motor chamber adapted to mount a motor; a penetration hole formed on a partition surrounding the motor chamber; a valve member configured to move between a first position closing the penetration hole and a second position at a distance from the penetration hole; and a casing adapted to be connected to an inner wall of the partition to surround the valve member and to guide movement of the valve member. A casing distance between an inner circumference of the casing and the valve member is minimized when the valve member is in the first position and maximized when the valve member is in the second position.

Abstract: This impeller-free vacuum cleaner is based on a rotary piston. Vacuum suction of 300 inches of water or better can be delivered. Quietness of below 70 db can be delivered. Tongued rotary piston assemblies may be strategically placed, such as stacked, to eliminate vacuum suction dead zones. Sealing problems that otherwise were encountered with previous reciprocating and rotary piston structures for vacuum cleaners are solved by using a tongued rotary piston with a double-notched rotary valve operating by a Geneva mechanism, and a novel pancake-shaped cylindrical structure to house the rotary piston. An inventive rotary combustion engine also is disclosed.

Abstract: A connection apparatus applicable to an electronic device having a hinge is disclosed. The connection apparatus has at least a plurality of fixing members, at least a connecting member, and a plurality of fastening members. Each of the fixing members has a first sleeve part provided on a top end thereof. The connecting member has a plurality of second sleeve parts corresponding to the first sleeve parts. By fitting the first sleeve parts into their corresponding second sleeve parts, the overall thickness of the connection apparatus is reduced, and the effective engaging length and strength of the fixing members and the fastening members are increased.

Abstract: A fitting for an all-glass door with an upper bearing which substantially includes a fitting body with a glass receptacle and/or a clamping device for a glass leaf and with a bearing pin for engagement in a counterbearing at an overpanel or in a frame. The bearing pin is displaceable in a pocket hole. To provide a fitting that resists intrusion after the glass door is installed, the bearing pin of the fitting is secured in such a way that the glass leaf is prevented from being lifted out when the all-glass door is closed.

Abstract: A hinge mechanism includes a shaft (1), a cam follower (12), a cam (2), an antifriction member (3), a washer (4) and an elastic member (5). The cam follower is fixed relative to the shaft and has a cam follower surface. The cam has a cam surface (24) and a cam hole defined therein. The cam is rotatable relative to the cam follower. The shaft runs through the cam, the washer and the elastic member, in turn. The antifriction member has one end touching the cam and an opposite end touching the washer. The cam surface abuts against the cam follower surface due to the elastic force of the elastic member. As the friction coefficient between the antifriction member and washer is smaller than that between the cam and the washer, the hinge mechanism generates a smaller friction therebetween, so the waste of energy is very small.

Abstract: An axle positioning structure to provide stable positioning and an automatic reposition function includes an axle and a rotary member. The axle has a stem with an axial tangent surface. The rotary member has a non-continuous annular sleeve slightly larger than the outer diameter of the stem. The annular sleeve has a pressing surface on an end corresponding to the axial tangent surface. The pressing surface can be swiveled away from the axial tangent surface and then press on the perimeter of the stem such that the inner diameter of the annular sleeve is expanded to provide a pressing force for the stable positioning. When the pressing surface is swiveled to the middle portion of the axial tangent surface, the pressing surface escapes from the perimeter of the stem so that the annular sleeve provides a returning force to automatically return to the original position.

Abstract: A cable retention system includes a cable tie and a storage and installation tool. The cable tie includes an elongated band having head and tail ends. The inner surface of the band includes spaced grooves offset toward the tail end to render it more flexible than the head end. Teeth along the inner surface of the band adjacent the head end and along the outer surface of the band adjacent the tail end engage in a circumferential direction when the head end overlaps the tail end. The tool has an annular configuration with an elongated longitudinal opening and an inner raceway for receiving cables. The opening enables the tube to be slipped over a group of cables and moved along the cables. As the tube is moved along the cables, the ties are slipped off and onto the cables at selected spaced locations for securing the cables into a bundle.

Abstract: A clasp, including a first magnet, a second magnet, wherein the clasp is closed by coupling the first magnet and the second magnet and the clasp is opened by uncoupling the first magnet and the second magnet.

Abstract: A closure assembly includes a slider for opening and/or closing an elongate closure mechanism including a pair of opposing closure members. The slider includes a first separator finger and a second separator finger, each of which is articulably connected to a hinge member. The first and second separator fingers extend between the closure members and may be articulated between a closing position, in which the separator fingers are adjacent each other, and an opening position, in which the separator fingers are laterally spaced from each other. In the opening position, the separator fingers urge the members apart. Closing bars and retention members may also be included to facilitate re-closing the closure members and retaining the slider in an operative position thereon.

Abstract: A slider for use with an elongate closure mechanism includes a retention member protruding into a medial space between an upper pair of opposing interlocking members and a lower pair of opposing interlocking members. The retention members define a gap through which the upper pair of opposing interlocking members cannot pass, and that allows the slider to be slidably shifted along the length of the closure mechanism, thereby maintaining the slider operatively disposed thereon. The retention members may have the form of one or more protrusions disposed on an interior surface of a channel sidewall spaced between a top end of the channel sidewall and a bottom end of the channel sidewall.

Abstract: A pouch includes an elongate closure mechanism having upper and lower pairs of opposing interlocking profiles and a slider for opening and closing the closure mechanism. The slider includes upper closure bars vertically and longitudinally spaced from lower closure bars for occluding the upper and lower opposing interlocking profiles, respectively, and a separator member for separating only the upper opposing interlocking profiles. The lower closure bars are disposed at the opening end, and the upper closure bars are disposed at a closing end of the slider opposite the opening end. A longitudinal retention member extends longitudinally from the separator finger toward the closing end below the upper closure bars, and a lateral retention member extends laterally outwardly from the separator member above the lower closure bars. The longitudinal retention member and the lateral retention member each engages an underside of the upper pair of interlocking profiles to help retain the slider on the closure mechanism.

Abstract: A strap assembly capable of engagement with an object (101) includes a strap (110) having a first end (111) and a second end (112), and further includes a buckle (120, 190) coupled to the strap. The buckle includes a cover (210) and a base (220) adjacent to the cover, and the base includes a slot (221) and an engagement aperture (122). The object with which the strap assembly is engaged has coupled thereto an attachment piece (102), which may take the form of a post (141) topped with a cap (142). The strap extends through the slot, the engagement aperture is capable of engaging the attachment piece, and the buckle is capable of rotating about the attachment piece when the engagement aperture is engaged with the attachment piece.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle for use with a tongue of a seat belt, the seat belt buckle comprising: a frame portion; a latch being movably mounted to the frame portion for movement between a first position and a second position, the latch being configured to engage a portion of the tongue as the latch moves from the first position to the second position; an ejector being slidably mounted to the frame portion for movement between a locking position and a release position, wherein movement toward the release position causes an opening force to be applied to the latch in order to move the latch from the second position towards the first position, wherein movement of the ejector towards the release position is caused by movement of a release button movably mounted to the seat belt buckle; an inertia locking device rotatably mounted to the release button for movement between a blocking position and an unblocking position, the inertia locking device being configured for rotation in a plane substantially parallel to a plane o

Abstract: A spring extension tool comprises a tool body and a tool positioning member. The tool body has two spaced apart fingers at a first end thereof and a lever attachment structure adjacent a second end thereof. The spaced apart fingers define a channel therebetween. A spring engagement face of each one of the fingers is inwardly sloping with respect to a straight longitudinal reference axis of the tool body. The tool positioning member is adjustably attached to the tool body such that a relative distance between the spaced apart fingers and the tool positioning member is adjustable.

Abstract: A tool is provided for the safe, efficient installation and removal of clutch assemblies and other engine components on heavy trucks or other machines. A mounting bracket is bolted to the flywheel housing to hold the tool in place and provide support for lifting. Mounting brackets in different sizes may be used for flywheel housings of different sizes. A clutch assembly may then be placed over a removable spline clutch shaft in the correct size for that clutch assembly. An input shaft may be slid manually back and forth through a position rail to provide horizontal motion for moving the clutch assembly toward or away from the flywheel housing. A slack adjuster provides precise rotational movement about the axis of the input shaft for raising or lowering the clutch assembly to the correct height. A lift extender provides additional motion for moving the clutch assembly into or out of position.

Abstract: A valve cap removal system for efficiently removing a utility valve cap. The valve cap removal system includes a base, a fixed jaw extending from the base, a lever member pivotally attached to the base, and a lower jaw extending from the lever member. The fixed jaw and the lower jaw are formed to fit within pivot holes in the perimeter of a utility valve cap. When the lever member is manipulated, the lower jaw is drawn towards the fixed jaw thereby engaging the valve cap between thereof. The continued upward movement of the lever member results in the valve cap being removed from a valve housing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling box springs for use in bedding applications. The apparatus comprises a base for supporting a frame and a spring unit, a framework with a plurality of tools coupled thereto. Each tool has an associated module adjuster coupled thereto. A vertical drive mechanism provides relative movement between the tools and the base where the tools may be disposed between a first vertical position and a second vertical position. A horizontal drive mechanism provides relative horizontal movement between the tools and the base. Each tool is configured to secure a respective module of a row of the spring unit to a corresponding target location on the frame when disposed in the second vertical position and each module adjuster is configured to align a respective module with a corresponding fastening location when the tool is disposed in the second vertical position.