Abstract: A starter motor attachment angle adjusting method and apparatus which enable a starter motor to be attached to an internal combustion engine in a variety of rotational positions are disclosed. The apparatus includes an adaptive ring with a plurality of threaded position defining holes, and an adapter with a plurality of holes by which the adapter is securely connected to the adaptive ring by bolts. The position defining holes in the adaptive ring allow the adapter to be rotationally repositioned with respect to the adaptive ring. The adaptive ring is connected to the starter motor and the adapter is connected to the engine. Hence, the starter can be attached to the engine in a variety of rotational positions. Further, the apparatus allows rotational repositioning without interfering with transverse securing bolts which connect the adapter to the engine. Alternatively, the adaptive ring has a polygonal outer edge which interlocks in a plurality of rotational positions with a recess formed in the adapter.

Abstract: A lampholder mounting system includes a lampholder and a lampholder bracket. The lampholder includes a housing, electrical contacts supported by the housing and electrical conductors interconnected with the housing to the electrical contacts. The housing includes at least one stop-tab slot and at least one bend-tab slot upon an outer surface of the housing. A lampholder bracket includes a mounting plate with a receiving portion for receiving the lampholder. The receiving portion includes at least one upturned bend tab and at least one stop tab for complementing the outer surface of the lampholder housing, wherein the lampholder is snapped into the receiving portion and the at least one bend tab is bent up to lock the lampholder fixedly to the lampholder bracket.

Abstract: A patient support device having a base member and an upright member for a patient to grasp, with the upright member pivotally carried by the base member to permit the upright member to be moved from a collapsed and out-of-the-way position to an extended position where a patient can grasp the upright member for support while an x-ray is being taken of the patient.

Abstract: The subject matter is a bracket to a system for attaching a skirt to a building. The building is off of the ground and there is a distance between the lower part of the building and the ground. It is desirable to cover the open space between the building and the ground. This is usually done by a skirt. The bracket may comprise two or three pieces and can be attached to the underneath part of the building. Then, the skirt can be attached to the bracket. The building is often a manufactured house or a mobile home.

Abstract: A bracket for mounting a drawer guide in a furniture article such as a desk or cabinet has a base provided with opposing retaining flanges on the front of the base for receiving a drawer guide for lateral adjustment and fasteners disposed on the back of the base for supporting the base on a furniture article wall. The fasteners include a positioning portion and a resilient spring leg which is extendable through the wall for releasably securing the base to the furniture article wall.

Abstract: An infant feeding system including a baby bottle, a support member for providing a stable resting place for the baby bottle when positioned thereon, a grasping mechanism adapted to receive and hold the baby bottle therein, and a mounting mechanism for engaging the grasping mechanism to a point on the support member. The grasping mechanism and baby bottle are rotationally adjustable and/or removable with respect to the support member to accommodate a variety of feeding positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining element 1 for attachment of a part to a support, specifically at least one signal horn to a motor vehicle body, with two areas 2, 3, wherein the one area 2 is connected with the support and the other area 3 with the part, respectively via at least one attachment element. The retaining element consists of plastic and the two areas 2, 3 of the retaining element 1 are connected with each other and each include reenforcing flange portions 5, 6 which surround the two areas 2, 3.

Abstract: A bracket for retro fitting running boards to existing motor vehicles comprises a rigid Z-shaped, main body which is connected at an upper end to the underside of the vehicle and at a lower end to a running board. A relatively flexible strap which extends upwardly from the lower portion of the Z-shaped body is connected to the rocker panel of the vehicle body.

Abstract: It is common in the design of modern day construction equipment to utilize one or more hydraulic systems that may require the use of a pressurized accumulator. Since the rating requirements for the respective systems can vary from country to country, it is necessary to provide mountings for various sizes of accumulators. In some instances an entire mounting apparatus has been required for each size adding needlessly to the expense and complexity of the mounting design, In the subject invention, a mounting apparatus is provided for accumulators that utilizes a pair of vertically spaced brackets. Mounting fasteners are provided that are centered on an axis that is spaced from a wall of the machine a distance greater than the radius of the largest accumulator that will be utilized. Being so positioned, the same mounting fasteners may be utilized to mount accumulators of various diameters.

Abstract: A quick and easy mounting and dismounting of a syringe holder to and from a syringe holder mount of a dispensing device of, for example, a bonding machine is accomplished by a combination of a locking member of the syringe holder mount and an engagement recess of one of two attachment pins of the syringe holder. The locking member is urged, via a spring force and at right angles, towards one of two attachment holes formed in the syringe holder mount. The two attachment pins are inserted into the attachment holes of the syringe holder mount when the syringe holder is mounted, and the tip end of the locking member is brought, via the spring force, to engage with the engagement recess of the attachment pin, thus retaining the syringe holder on the syringe holder mount. When dismounting the syringe holder from the mount, the locking member is pulled, thus releasing the engagement between the tip end of the locking member and the engagement recess of the attachment pin.

Abstract: A concrete slab is arranged to be provided with threaded bores, or alternatively internally threaded anchor plugs directed into the concrete slab. A plurality of hanger members are arranged for reception within spaced bores, wherein each hanger member includes a first and second support rod threadedly directed into the bores, with a connecting rod slidably received through the second rod and threadedly received within the first rod orthogonally oriented relative to the first and second support rods.

Abstract: A hanging pad or pod is provided as an instrument mounting fixture for marine instruments, in which the pad or pod is suspended from the arch of a pedestal guard such that the instrument is upwardly inclined for easy viewing by presenting navigational data within the arch of the pedestal guard in the line of sight of the helmsman. The proximity of the pad or pod to the helmsman permits data entry within easy reach of the helmsman.

Abstract: A pipe connecting structure for a pipe-type modular wiper apparatus includes: a first bracket to which a wiper motor is fastened; and a second bracket to which a wiper shaft is fastened and which is, via a pipe member, integrally connected to the first bracket to which a wiper motor is fastened. The pipe member is integrally fastened to the brackets by integrally inserting a pipe nut into an insertion hole formed at a position at which the pipe member is connected to the bracket in such a manner that a bolt is, in a threaded manner, inserted from the bracket side in a state where the bracket is brought into contact with a head portion of the pipe nut projecting over the pipe member. A recess-groove shape fastening groove portion is formed in a portion of the first bracket to be tightened by the bolt, and the pipe fitting groove portion has a depth with which the pipe member can be fitted by a degree larger than the half of the pipe member.

Abstract: A hydraulically-operated piston device installed between the frame of a structure and a vibration-resisting element provided separately from the frame varies the rigidity of the frame by changing the condition of connection between the frame and the vibration-resisting element. A valve controls the operation of the piston device and can be adjusted to change the coefficient of damping of the piston device. To obtain maximum rigidity of the frame, the piston is hydraulically locked in place. For maximum flexiblity of the frame, the piston can be hydraulically released from a locked position to move freely. Hydraulic resistance to movement of the piston can be graduated by metering the flow of oil into and out of the piston device. The coefficient of damping is a function of the metered flow of hydraulic fluid in the piston device.

Abstract: An improved climbing anchor utilizing multiple cam elements in which each cam element is independently spring biased by a flat spiral spring located within a recess in the cam element and acting between the pivot mounting and the cam element. The construction provides a more compact camming head assembly, a stronger climbing anchor, more positive action of the spring biasing means and an improved visual appearance.

Abstract: A holder for a needle guide sleeve for use in cooperation with an ultrasonic probe. The holder comprises a base portion configured to engage the probe and an upwardly extending arm provided with a slot with which the needle guide sleeve rests. The needle guide sleeve within the slot is movable only in the two dimensions of the picture generated by the ultrasound probe, and can be inserted with or removed from the holder even when the transducer is in place with the human body.

Abstract: A self-adjusting climbing chock is disclosed which includes a main cable structure having a looped end and first and second cable end sections. A fixed wedge element is joined to the cable end sections, and one of the fixed wedge element faces is provided with a tapered depression. A translating wedge element, having a bearing surface which is complementary to the sliding surface of the depression, may be manually retracted against a compression spring between a first position at which the combined thickness of the fixed and translating wedge elements exceeds the maximum thickness of the fixed wedge element and a second position in which the combined thickness does not exceed the maximum thickness of the fixed wedge element.

Abstract: A truss for securing an awning support strut or the like to a recreational vehicle having a chassis frame and an awning. The bracket has an inner bearing plate for mounting the bracket on the chassis frame of the vehicle and an outer bearing plate for mounting the awning strut thereupon. The outer bearing plate is maintained in a spaced relationship with the inner bearing plate by a top and an inclined bottom arm connected thereto and extending therebetween. Spaced vertical members connected between the top and bottom arms support the arms and distribute static and dynamic loads imposed by the awning, and diagonal members support the arms and the vertical members in a fixed spacial relationship with each other. A bracing member connected to the bottom arm, proximate the outer bearing plate, and to the outermost diagonal member provides additional support to the outer bearing plate.

Abstract: A wedge plate has a substantially planar, rock-engaging surface and a friction surface converging with the rock-engaging surface at a non-overhauling angle to define a thick end portion of the wedge plate. A flexible tube or frame is secured to the thick end portion of the wedge plate and extends away therefrom. A body has a surface one portion of which is engageable with a rock surface and the other portion of which slidably engages the friction surface of the wedge plate. A flexible wire extends through or alongside the flexible tube or frame. The wire and tube or frame are severally connected to the wedge plate and to the body. Individual hand grips on the tube or frame and wire permit manual sliding of the wire in the tube or frame and corresponding sliding of the body and the wedge plate. A spring opposes such sliding in one direction. A climbing line connection is joined to the wire.

Abstract: The invention is an anchoring device for releasably anchoring within a crack in a rock face, the crack having a pair of opposed crack walls. The device has a cam member, a load cable, and expansion and retraction structure. The cam member has convexly curved cam surfaces which contact respective walls of the crack. An inner end portion of the load cable cooperates with the cam member, and an outer end portion of the cable has a loop to cooperate with a separate link or rope. An intermediate portion of the cable cooperates with shoulders of the cam member in such a manner as to rotate the cam member in first direction when the cable is pulled. This increases force acting on the crack walls and augments retention of the device within the crack. The expansion structure automatically rotates the cam member in the first direction, thus tending to initiate retention of the device within the crack.

Abstract: A bracket adapted to be fastened to the seat stays of a bicycle frame is a unitary member of general U shape having a base portion and a pair of leg portions. The base portion has a hole adapted to receive a stop fitting for a brake cable sheath, and each leg has a hole adapted to receive a fastener by which each of a pair of rear carrier rack attachment arms is attached to the respective seat stays.

Abstract: A roll bar of the type used on motor vehicles, and particularly off-road vehicles, is provided which incorporates a neon light in a central portion of the overhead crossbar, which serves the purpose of producing an illumination which is visible to other vehicles to locate the vehicle, particularly in dense fog.

Abstract: A pair of brackets positioned on opposite sides or opposite ends of a mattress and interconnected by a strap or the like which is disposed between the mattress and box spring or other mattress support; at least one of the opposing brackets being fitted with a holster support bar which is vertically adjustable utilizing a plurality of apertures in the bracket and conventional means of attachment such as bolts and nuts or other fasteners. The holster support bar fits through the belt loop of a belt-type holster or within the clip of a clip-on holster which is held in position adjacent to the mattress.

Abstract: A drapery tie back holder is disclosed. The tie back holder includes a base that can be attached to a wall or other surface by a single screw, and one arm extends beneath a drapery to hold one end of a tie back, and another arm extends from the base outside the drapery to hold the other end of a tie back. A stanchion may be provided extending from the base and mounting a pleat holder to support the last pleat in the drapery to prevent crushing of the pleats by the tie back. The pleat holder is cylindrical, and preferably malleable to be bent to the precise shape desired.

Abstract: In a parking mechanism of an automotive automatic transmission having a park gear, a parking pawl which can mesh with the park gear, a cam mounted on an actuator rod to change the position of the pawl and an actuator support fixed to the inside of a transmission case to slidably support the actuator rod, the actuator support is produced by press-forming of a sheet metal as a one-piece member whose middle portion is shaped so as to support and guide the actuator rod and the cam with the purpose of reducing production cost. The actuator support is easily fixed to the transmission case by forming two slits in the transmission case at the stage of casting the case and inserting two end portions of the actuator support respectively into these two slits each together with a leaf spring.

Abstract: The fence includes posts composed of at least two channel members disposed at right angles to each other, the openings in the channel members being restricted so that an end link of chain link fencing can be inserted and turned so as to be retained in the channel member. The fence further includes chain link fencing, the upper portion of which, has transverse projections to be received and engage a channel member forming the top rail of the fence. The top rail is held in place on a line post by a bracket received in the upper end of the line post which may also be a channel member. The projections on the bracket engage the top rail so as to hold the rail securely against the side of the post adjacent its upper end.

Abstract: A mounting base for a surface mounted fixture having a fastener receiving hole through the base concealed by a removable cover or cap whereby the base may be adhesively bonded to a mounting surface without removing the cap and thereby exposing the hole or, alternatively, the cap may be removed for attachment of the base to the mounting surface by a fastener inserted through the base hole. The cap may simulate the head of a threaded fastener, such as a screw, to provide the mounting base, even when adhesively mounted, with the appearance of being attached by a fastener and to permit removal of the cap with a twisting action applied by a fastener setting and removal tool such as a screw driver.