Abstract: A window for a vehicle, a vessel or a trailer is provided, the window including a frame; a moveable glass pane, the moveable glass pane in articulatable and slidable relation to the frame; a handle, the handle including a handle shaft which is attached to the moveable glass pane at a top and a bottom region of the moveable glass pane; a top and a bottom articulating and urging mechanism, each in direct mechanical communication with the handle shaft; a top and a bottom articulating mechanism, each in indirect mechanical communication with the handle shaft; and a top and a bottom sliding assembly, which extend between the articulating and urging mechanisms and the articulating mechanisms, each sliding assembly including a slide track and a dog shaft, the slide track retained on the frame, the dog shafts slidably retained in the slide track, each dog shaft in mechanical communication with the articulating and urging mechanism and the articulating mechanism.

Abstract: A surfboard is disclosed herewith comprising an external housing and attachment means. The attachment means may comprise any known attachment technique such as receptacle means, adhesive means, suction means, screws, clamps, tongue and groove, Velcro®, or magnetic means, The housing may be of any shape but a cylindrical shape to tightly receive a standard water can and/or bottle is preferred. Said housing may be further insulated and/or have an external storage pocket.

Abstract: A manhole assembly includes a manhole cover and a manhole frame. The manhole cover is received on the manhole frame. A latch bolt attached to the manhole cover is movable between a latched position and a removal position. The latch bolt is biased toward the latched position by a spring. A security bolt received in the manhole cover is movable between a locked position wherein the security bolt engages the latch bolt to lock the latch bolt in the latched position and a removal position wherein the security bolt is disengaged from the latch bolt. An extraction tool is inserted through the manhole cover to remove the manhole cover from the manhole frame. The extraction tool engages a driven cam surface on the latch bolt to drive the latch bolt against a biasing force of the spring to move the latch bolt to the removal position.

Abstract: A paddle board safety device can include a paddle board safety box having a body configured to hold at least one personal safety-related device, a lid configured to establish an open position and a closed position, a connecting portion configured to connect the lid to the body, at least one locking mechanism configured to maintain the closed position, and at least one coupling portion. The safety device can also include a paddle board safety box sleeve configured to receive the paddle board safety box, the paddle board safety box sleeve including at least one coupling portion configured to interact with the at least one coupling portion of the paddle board safety box to position and secure the paddle board safety box within the paddle board safety box sleeve.

Abstract: An assembly including a cover device and a cap device for protecting a flange is provided. The cap device may include a cap cover for protecting at least a portion of a front surface of the flange and a retainer comprising at least two cap securing members releasably engageable with an inner surface of the flange in an interference fit, where the retainer is operable to releasably engage the cap cover in a friction-fit. The cover device may include a cover face for protecting the front surface of the flange, the cover face comprising an outer periphery; and an integrally-formed lip depending from the outer periphery of the cover face and perpendicular to the cover face, the lip comprising at least two cover securing members and releasably engagable with a peripheral edge of the flange.

Abstract: The vehicle surveillance system is installed in a vehicle and includes a camera housing that is positioned at a topmost surface of the vehicle. The camera housing includes a plurality of cameras that are directed at differing angles with respect to one another. The plurality of cameras are directed away from the camera housing in order to provide a full 360 degrees of video footage around the vehicle. The camera housing is slideably engaged with respect to a second housing that is affixed to the vehicle. A rack-and-pinion gearing system enables the camera housing to extend and retract vertically with respect to the second housing. The plurality of cameras is wired to a video recording member that is located elsewhere with respect to said vehicle.

Abstract: A stowage device for a mobile conveyance such as a watercraft. In the case of a watercraft, the stowage device replaces an inspection port cover. The stowage device is adapted to screw into the existing inspection port with no modification. The stowage device incorporates a stowage cavity to securely hold a drink bottle or other liquid refreshment container or object easily accessible within an arm's length of an operator.

Abstract: The device for controlling the flow of fluid passing in front of an orifice or cavity produced in the hull of a vessel has at least one deflector (5) rigidly fixed to the wall of the vessel upstream of the orifice or cavity. This deflector has a planar inner face directed towards the hull of the vessel and a curved outer face which is highly convex upstream and tapered downstream.

Abstract: Systems and processes for closing openings in marine vessel hulls are provided. The systems and processes facilitate repairs and maintenance of marine vessels by closing openings in the marine vessel hulls to permit dry access to compartments in communication with the openings. The processes and systems incorporate a cover constructed from a lightweight material such as fiberglass, a viscoelastic material such as polyethylene or polyurethane, and blends thereof. The cover is guided in place to effectuate closure of the opening by a track device that receives at least two of the peripheral edges of the cover and directs the cover to the proper position to close the hull opening. The cover may be lowered into place by use of a hoisting device such as a davit.

Abstract: A spinnaker pole control system for a sailboat comprises an improved rigging arrangement, whereby the pole can be raised or lowered parallel to the deck, or dipped to allow jibing, by manipulation of a single control line. Improved pole control hardware simplifies preparation for flying a spinnaker and securing it when finished, and can be employed as a line stopper elsewhere.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting in a surfboard or the like for storing articles therein having a housing, a lid and a gasket member mounted upon the lid for providing a watertight seal between the housing and lid. The housing is cylindrical and has a closed end and an open end with at least one retaining rib and an annular shoulder formed interior of the housing adjacent the open end. A cylindrical lid is adapted for mounting upon the housing and has a handle member formed at one end and at least one locking rib formed on the periphery of the lid for engaging a respective retaining rib. A gasket member is mounted upon the periphery of the lid for engaging the housing ridge.

Abstract: A threaded access cover plate construction for boat decks, comprising a threaded fitting which is adapted to be secured to the deck, and a screw closure receivable in the fitting. Both the fitting and the closure have cooperable buttress-type threads which are dimensioned such that there is a relatively loose fit between the two parts. The rim of the fitting is in the form of a resilient upstanding skirt constituted of deformable material, the skirt being capable of yielding at selected points, due to its engagement by a centering shoulder of the closure. The yielding of the skirt permits improved seating of the closure, by minimizing the effect of interference between high points at the regions of contact of the two parts. Accordingly, a highly leak-resistant seal is established, even when the fitting or the closure has become slightly warped, or the fitting has been stressed to some extent by virtue of its being secured to the deck.