Abstract: A bracket assembly including a plurality of components attached along a hem line, a plurality of attachment points along the hem line, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The first bracket connects to the plurality of components at least one of the plurality of attachment points, and supports a longitudinal load applied to at least one of the plurality of components. The second bracket connects to the plurality of components, and supports a lateral load applied to at least one of the plurality of components.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a motor frame that includes a first plate and a second plate, and the first plate has a plurality of locking holes at an end of the first plate, and an end of the second plate has a spacer movably protruded from both lateral sides of the second plate, and another end of the second plate is movably connected to another end of the first plate by at least one connecting element, such that an end of the first plate can be connected to an external side of a barbeque stove by the locking holes, and an end of the second plate can be used for mounting a motor mount and fixing the motor mount onto the barbeque stove.

Abstract: A grid wall display system and grid wall brackets for use therein, the grid wall brackets configured to removably secure to adjacent vertical supports and to securely retain a grid wall panel therebetween, without requiring permanent attachment or hardware to secure the grid wall panel to the bracket or the bracket to the vertical supports. The grid bracket includes a first rearwardly extending attachment tab including an upward projection and a downward projection, each projection designed to allow the bracket to fit within or clear the slots of the slotted vertical support when pivoted or tipped at an angle with respect to the position of the vertical support, but also to prevent removal or slippage of the bracket when the grid wall itself is installed or repositioned thereon.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for detachably connecting a selected one of various accessories to a bicycle. The apparatus includes a receptacle, an insert and a fastening device. The receptacle is connected to the bicycle. The insert is connected to the selected accessory so that the selected accessory is detachably connected to the bicycle when the insert is inserted in the receptacle. The fastening device is used to keep the insert in the receptacle.

Abstract: A foundation adapter module includes a plate assembly having a fitting attachable to a piece of equipment to attach the equipment to a track system. An upper plate is adjustably fastenable to a lower plate for locating the fitting in any location between tracks of the track system and between tie-down points along the tracks. A deck tile system includes arch deck tiles fastenable to the track system. A further deck tile system includes flat deck tiles fastenable to a raised frame attached to the track system.

Abstract: A structural channel system (100) includes a main structural channel rail (102), cross-channels (104) and cross-rails (106). A modular plug assembly (130) couples electrical power and communication signals to connector modules (132, 140, 144) which, in turn, control application of power to application devices (939, 969) based on the communication signals.

Abstract: A clipping bar device is provided for use with a vehicle exhaust aftertreatment device in order to securely guide, secure, and protect wires, tubes, cables, or conduits which may pass in close proximity with the vehicle exhaust aftertreatment device. The clipping bar device may share mounting points with a heat shield, and is provided with a series of holes, so as to be compatible with multiple feature configurations. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A tool for positioning molding, such as crown molding, during installation, has a base member adapted to be releasably hung on a wall near the ceiling. A retaining member is vertically slidably mounted on the base member and has an upper end portion disposed at an acute angle to hold a piece of molding at a desired attitude between the retaining member and the wall. The retaining member is slid and locked In vertically and locked in position to hold the molding in place while it is fastened to the wall, after which the tool is removed from the wall.

Abstract: An accessory mounting system for vehicles or the like including one or more mounting rails, one or more mounting clamps, and one optional sliding rail per clamp. The mounting rail is trapezoidal in profile, and may include one or more pieces, and is permanently mounted to the vehicle frame, body, or other component and oriented with the wider of the two parallel faces facing outward from the vehicle. The mounting clamp assembly utilizes two opposed V-shaped jaws of an equal or slightly more acute angle than that represented by the angle between the wider of the two parallel faces of the mounting rail and one of its two adjoining non-parallel faces such that when the mounting clamp assembly is engaged on the mounting rail, the mounting rail nests between the two opposing jaws of the mounting clamp assembly, creating maximum surface area contact between the mounting clamp and the mounting rail in order to generate a very high coefficient of friction.

Abstract: A holding device is designed to be attached to a building wall, and in particular in a bathroom, using a suction means having at least one suction head with a sucker disk and an actuating means for the sucker disk so that the suction means may be attached to and detached from the building wall manually on operation of the actuating means. The suction means bears a bearing unit able to be pivoted about a pivot axis parallel to the building wall.

Abstract: A shutter assembly having a foam insert or core enveloped by a cementitious shell is provided with integrated spaced and opposed top and bottom hanger members that allow the shutter assembly to be mounted to an exterior wall of a dwelling or other structures via spaced and opposed brackets affixed to the exterior wall. The shutter assembly can be mounted to an exterior wall of a dwelling or other structure by selectively engaging the top and bottom hanger members with corresponding top and bottom bracket members mounted to the exterior wall of the dwelling or other structure.

Abstract: A stowage cabinet installs within a motor vehicle frame using cabinet and roof cleats. The cabinet cleat mounts to the stowage cabinet before installing the cabinet within the motor vehicle. The cabinet cleat engages a roof cleat that is fastened to the roof. The stowage cabinet is held in place by the cabinet cleat nested within the roof cleat while the stowage cabinet is fastened at other locations to the vehicle frame.

Abstract: An alignment and support device for supporting and maintaining correct alignment of at least one pipe or conduit inside a form board during a concrete pour operation, the device comprising at least two attachment points for holding a pipe or conduit, and at least one attachment bracket, wherein the at least one attachment bracket is capable of attaching the alignment and support device to a form board.

Abstract: A support for steps, having the shape of a triangular corner plate to be installed one after the other along a stringer. The sides of this support are reinforced, horizontally and vertically by a 90 degree fold, to fix the steps and risers. The ends are wider and possess a number of fixing holes to provide more stability when fixed against a stringer. The horizontal side is ended by a projecting horizontal rule. The wide part of the vertical side is flanked by vertical graduations. The horizontal rule is set against a stringer at a desired step run and the vertical graduations are set against the stringer at a desired step rise. The horizontal rule overlaps the vertical graduations of the preceding support.

Abstract: A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules and means for attaching said modules to a vehicle or to a support on a vehicle. The modules each have a top, a bottom, sides and ends, the attaching means being located on at least a bottom and one side whereby the modules may be mounted in different orientations on the vehicle top to carry different types of cargo. The modules further include longitudinal and transverse cargo grooves or contoured cargo contact surfaces on the top and on at least one side and/or end for supporting cargo in said grooves. Module connectors are provided for attaching the modules to each other in a variety of configurations.

Abstract: A universal anchor bolt template including a plate member having a square configuration. The plate member has planar upper and lower surfaces. The plate member has a plurality of apertures therethrough arranged in at least one group of four radial aperture lines. The apertures are spaced along each of the aperture lines in the group at corresponding distances, such that the use of corresponding apertures allows the anchoring bolts to be positioned in a square configuration with a selected center-to-center distance. Each of the apertures is surrounded by at least one concentric knock-out for allowing the apertures to be enlarged for the use of larger anchoring bolts than could be accommodated by the apertures.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for a utility meter transceiver unit, consists of a main bracket piece having a first end and a second end, with a through opening at the first end sized to receive therethrough a utility pipe that is in communication with a utility meter, and with a receiving channel at the second end; an upright bracket piece having a third and fourth end, sized at the third end to be received within the receiving channel, and sized at the fourth end to be received within a mounting channel within a utility meter transceiver unit; and a device to adjust the relative positions of the fourth end of the upright bracket piece and the receiving channel.

Abstract: The invention concerns a mounting bracket to securely hold elongated tubular lamp members. The mounting bracket has a stationary part which can be fixed to a static structure, and a movable part which is detachably fixed to the stationary part in such a way that both parts fix the tubular lamp in place.

Abstract: Ornamental supports for supporting various items such as shelves, hanging plants, curtain rods, decorative fixtures, flag poles, name plaques, or the like and so constructed that ornamentation associated therewith may be easily be removed and replaced with other ornamentation thereby permitting the substitution of different ornamentation appropriate for differing tastes, different holidays, and different seasons of the year.

Abstract: The present invention can be attached to any type of roof which comprises an outer layer attached to a substrate layer. The present invention comprises a block having a base and a top, a snow guard attached to the block, and two rods, each having a first and a second terminal end and a predetermined length therebetween. The first terminal end of each rod is attached to the base of the block. To secure the block to the roof, two holes are placed through the outer and substrate layers of the roof. The base of the block is placed in juxtaposition with the outer layer of the roof, with the second terminal ends of the two rods located through the holes in the roof. The length of the two rods is sufficient to allow the second terminal ends thereof to extend below the substrate layer of the roof.

Abstract: A post cap and accessory assembly for pilings. Continued development resulted in refinements for accessory mounting and security, and improved adaptability of the caps to varying piling diameters and non-piling applications. Single accessory mounts afford greater ability to satisfy individual accessory needs and combination brackets broadly increase the mountability of accessories. An extension bracket provides side and top mounting positions beyond the original positions. A special electrical design permits electrical accessories mounted to a grooved base and wired to its electrical contacts to repetitively engage and disengage mating contacts for power hookup provided within a winged pedestal base so that the electrical accessories attached to the grooved base may be quickly attached or removed as desired while leaving the winged pedestal permanently installed. Easily operated wire locks are provided on all accessory mounts and are instantly released by fingertip force.

Abstract: An unit installation tool for a separate type air conditioner is capable of installing the output unit easily and safely on the outer wall, and preventing shaking or swaying. A yoke is fitted to the outer wall with bolts. A holding part extended laterally is provided in the upper part of this yoke. The holding part has a first engaging part provided in the upper part of the rear surface of the unit engaged from above, for stopping it from beneath, and a position keeping part provided below the first engaging part of the yoke, having a second engaging part provided beneath the first engaging part of the unit engaged from above, for defining the longitudinal movement of the lower side of the unit.

Abstract: In a holder for an object, such as a mobile telephone, comprising a housing having a front part with a front wall and a rear part with a rear wall and a permanent magnet disposed in the housing adjacent the front wall thereof, the front wall has a recess formed therein and an iron plate having a shape so as to be fittingly received in the recess and having adhesive means at one side thereof is provided for attachment of the plate to an object to permit placing of the object on the holder with the iron plate mounted thereon and received in the recess for locating and holding the object on the holder.

Abstract: A navigation unit having a gyro sensor mounted thereon. The unit includes a mounting mechanism for changing the mounting direction of the gyro sensor so that the rotation detecting axis of the gyro sensor may be vertical, i.e. normal to a vehicle. In one embodiment, the navigation unit includes a support device for supporting the gyro sensor rotatably with respect to a casing. The gyro sensor may be supported in a rocking manner in the casing, and mounted to be changed between a first mounting direction and a second mounting direction perpendicular to the first mounting direction. In the preferred construction, the gyro sensor has a first pin and a second pin, and the casing has a first guide groove for receiving and guiding the first pin, and a second guide groove extending perpendicular to the first guide groove for receiving and guiding the second pin. The second guide groove provides a rocking center for the gyro sensor.

Abstract: An electronic still camera is adapted for use with a portable computer which has a computer housing formed with a battery receiving chamber for receiving removably a battery pack therein, a power supplying device, and a set of first battery charging contacts mounted in the battery receiving chamber for connecting electrically the battery pack to the power supplying device so as to permit recharging of the battery pack when the power supplying device is active, and so as to enable the battery pack to supply electrical power to the portable computer when the power supplying device is inactive.

Abstract: An air treatment system having a relatively large capacity yet a relatively small footprint and low sound level. The air treatment system includes a housing defining adjacent vertically extending inlet and outlet chambers. A blower is mounted within the inlet chamber to move air through the system. A generally planar filter is contained within the outlet chamber and is spaced apart from the rear wall of the housing to define a plenum. The rear wall of the housing is curved so that the plenum is tapered to provide uniform pressure over the face of the filter. The system is adapted to rest upon the floor or mount either vertically or horizontal to a wall. Additionally, the system includes a control mechanism that allows the system to run at full speed for a predetermined period of time and then automatically return to its previous speed level.

Abstract: Functional component usable for demonstration and/or training purposes which can be releasably secured to the mounting face of a support base (1). It is provided with a clamping device (8) which is brought into engagement with a mounting recess (3) of support base (1), which is activated by rotating an actuating element (12). A downwardly extending clamping head (18) is mounted on the actuating element which is insertable into the mounting recess (3) and which can be positioned by rotating in such a manner that it engages behind two retaining protrusions in the mounting recess (3). By a further rotation of the actuating element, the functional element is clamped against the surface of the support base (1).

Abstract: A device for supporting objects, especially objects such as utilized in vehicles, boats and the like, comprising a base adapted to be mounted on a substrate, for example, a dashboard or console, and a carrier member for supporting said objects and which includes means for retaining an object supported thereon securely in place. The carrier member and the base have formed thereon interlocking elements for interlocking the carrier member with the base, said interlocking elements being disengageable to permit removal of the carrier member from the base. The inter-locking elements are arrayed such to allow the carrier member to be mounted on and interlocked with the base in different posi-tions angularly displaced from one another.

Abstract: A modular merchandise signage system has a sign holder and a base removably attachable at a plurality of different orientations to the sign holder. The base comprises a clip specifically configured to attach the base to a hang bar. The sign holder and the base are configured to attach to one another at a plurality of different orientations with respect to one another.

Abstract: A holding device for elongate members has a base body with a C-shaped bracket with a first leg, a second leg, and a connecting bar. The C-shaped bracket has a securing screw extending through the first leg for clamping the holding device to a support. The base body has two parallel legs extending in a first plane of the first leg and pointing away from the C-shaped bracket. A plate is positioned in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane and is connected with adjacent edges to the connecting bar and the two parallel legs. The plate has a first and a second set of two grooves that extend parallel to one another on opposite sides of the plate. The first and second sets extend spaced from one another parallel to the connecting bar. The plate further has a third and fourth set of two grooves that extend parallel to one another on opposite sides of the plate. The third and fourth sets extend spaced from one another parallel to the two parallel legs.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the universal support bracket 10 is illustrated for supporting a fiber optic cable carrier 28 in a telecommunication overhead cable distribution system 12. The bracket 10 includes a body section 40 that has an arm 46 that extends outward with a supporting surface for receiving and supporting cable carrier 28 at various spaced locations. The support bracket 10 includes a second body section 40 that is supported therebetween by a brace 44 in which the body section 42 has complementary clamping members 54 and 56. The body section 42 has a vertical aperture 64, a horizontal aperture 68 and a rectangular aperture 72 for receiving and clamping the bracket 10 securely to the support rods either in an upright orientation or in a tilting, sideways orientation or to a side rail 18 of the distribution system.

Abstract: A device for raising aquarium fish is a combination of a water tank and a receptacle assembly (4). The water tank has an upper opening, a lid for closing the upper opening and provided with an illumination mechanism and a filtration mechanism (3), and a fastening portion at notch (3c). The receptacle assembly is for supplying electricity to the illumination and filtration mechanisms and has a fastened portion for engagement with the fastening portion of the water tank.

Abstract: A beverage container holder comprising alternate supports to protect a beverage from contaminates by securing the same in convenient locations and preventing accidental spills. The holder includes a longitudinally extending spine which provides the body of the holder and which contains, at an upper end, connector means and, at an opposite end, at least one stake means. The a connector means comprises a connector through which a tether is threaded to secure the holder on various supports such as lounge chairs, umbrella stands, or the like. Alternatively, an inverted U-shaped clip may be provided to secure the holder to the inside of a car door. The stake comprises prongs to be inserted into ground surfaces such as turf or sand to support the holder upon the ground. The spine also includes rings which surround and secure the beverage within the holder. Both the rings and the stakes may be compacted to provide a collapsible beverage container holder which is easily stored and transported.

Abstract: A bag stabilizer for a bicycle pack having two elongated material strips, two hooks and a fastener. The elongated material strips are connected to the top part of the pack extending through two hooks and out the bottom part into and through a fastener. The bag stabilizer prevents movement of the bag and its contents, particularly while the bicycle is in motion.

Abstract: An apparatus for detachably attaching to a bed side rail and supporting a telephone thereon. The apparatus includes V-shaped slots for slipping over and receiving the side rail horizontal bar and a spring clamp therebelow adapted for detachable attachment to a side rail vertical bar. The telephone support surface can be horizontal or at an angle from the vertical. The telephone is detachably attached to the apparatus. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes slots adapted to receive and frictionally engage the side rail horizontal bar.

Abstract: A tag for displaying pricing and other information relating to products on a merchandiser such as a "Pegboard" hook, a shelf or a rack. The tag is adapted to be attached universally to various types and sizes of scanner arms associated with the hook and also to fence-type shelves and racks.

Abstract: A bracket is provided for alternate mounting from downwardly facing horizontal surface or a vertical surface and the brackets rotatably supports a sleeve therefrom (in any one of four different elevated positions relative to the bracket), with the sleeve being inclined and supporting a horizontal support rod therefrom of a diameter end length to have the barrel of a revolver telescoped thereover with the free end of the support rod extending through the revolver barrel and at least substantially the full length of one of the cartridge chambers in the associated revolver cylinder.

Abstract: A camping light holder for maintaining a camping light a distance from a support structure is provided. The camping light holder includes a pole assembly, and a clamping assembly. The pole assembly includes a plurality of interconnecting sections. The pole assembly is inserted into a sleeve which is secured to the clamping assembly. The clamping assembly is removably secured to the support structure and includes a spike secured thereon for insertion into a penetrable support structure. A base may also be secured to the clamping assemble such that the camping light holder may be secured to support structures having a non-penetrable surface or a surface consisting of loose soil.

Abstract: A bi-directional clip. The clip includes a generally planar member having an edge and fastener for securing the planar member to a portable wearing device. An elongated slot extends through the planar member from the edge to form a pair of clip members.

Abstract: A mechanism using a convertible mounting apparatus (103 and 105) for installing a communication device in both a horizontal and vertical configuration is described. The position of a wedge shaped platform (103) on the installation interface of the communications device (105) may be changed without separating the wedge shaped platform (103) from the installation interface of the communication device (105). In a vertical installation configuration, an aperture disposed in the installation interface of the communication device (105) further encompassed by the wedge shaped platform (103) provides a volume of space to store excess electrical cord (205) used for the communication device.

Abstract: A device for holding artists' brushes and the like having two pairs of opposed rows of reeds with their tips in close proximity, the reeds deflecting to support the handle of the brush at spaced apart points. The device permits the brushes to be stored horizontally to prevent draining of wet paint onto the handles, or in other attitudes that may be preferred by the user.

Abstract: A basketball hoop structure includes a small scale basketball hoop member securable to a door or other structure by a bracket. The bracket is of a generally U-shape for selective alternative receipt of a horizontal and vertical edge of the door. Additionally, the bracket includes an arrangement for mounting the small scale basketball hoop member in either a selected horizontal or vertical orientation relative thereto both when the bracket is mounted on a horizontal door edge and when the bracket is mounted on a vertical door edge.

Abstract: A universal container holder designed for receiving, supporting and orienting a beverage container in an upright configuration from a horizontal or a vertical surface or any surface disposed at an angle between the horizontal and vertical. In a first preferred embodiment the universal container holder is characterized by a clip element fitted with a supporting suction cup and provided with curved, spaced clip legs for receiving a corresponding bar tab of a T-bar element which may be attached to a receptacle designed to receive a beverage container. In a second preferred embodiment the T-bar element includes a beverage container receptacle. The T-bar element may be permanently attached to an insulated beverage container receptacle or an alternative container receptacle or it may be removably attached to the container receptacle, as desired.

Abstract: A cleaning tool (46) for removable attachment to a valve manifold (10) upon removal of instrumentation (26) therefrom for cleaning the axial bore (29) of the valve manifold (22). The manifold (22) which has a mounting flange (56) supporting the instrument (26) for measuring, monitoring, or recording differential fluid pressures from a main flow line. The cleaning tool (46) has a flange (56) thereon adapted to fit in mating relation against the flange (36) on the valve manifold (22) upon removal of the instrument (26). A cleaning rod (62) of the cleaning tool (46) has an enlarged diameter cleaning member (68) thereon for cleaning the axial bore (29) of the valve manifold (22) upon manual reciprocation of the cleaning rod (62).

Abstract: An adjustable device for rigidly holding any one of several different types of automotive hydraulic system master cylinders during assembly, disassembly, testing, maintenance, bleeding, and repair procedures, and a method of using same is described. A drip pan is provided to catch drips emanating from a master cylinder being held, if desired.

Abstract: A rotatable disk mounted to a baseplate at each corner of a refuse compactor pivots between a first orientation having a horizontal axis of rotation for operation as a wheel and a second orientation having a vertical axis of rotation for operation as a leg. The disk is mounted on a bearing support that interfits with elongated slots formed in the baseplate to enable the height of any corner of the compactor, independent of the orientation of the disk, to be adjusted. In one embodiment, the bearing support comprises a nylon block into which an axle of the rotatable disk is snap-fit. In another embodiment, the bearing support comprises an angle bracket to which the axle is welded.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for securing a manifold valve to a support pipe is provided wherein plural support members extend outwardly from one leg of the bracket. The support members are designed to accommodate various manifold conformations, selective use of a steam block, and use of the same size mounting bolts. The mounting bracket is adaptable to securing on both horizontal and vertical support pipes through the use of a pair of U-bolts cooperating with four symmetrically spaced apertures. The mounting bracket facilitates installation of a differential pressure cell to an associated valve manifold independently from initial assembly of the manifold to the mounting bracket and connection of fluid system piping to the manifold.

Abstract: A storage rack for articles of clothing or accessories such as ties and belts which may be mounted to a wall or ceiling. The rack includes an arm pivotable with respect to a mounting bracket between vertical storage and horizontal operative positions.

Abstract: The portable marine radio mounting bracket having a resilient, V-shaped supported bracket to which a mounting plate is secured. The mounting plate has an open ended channel thereon which receives the support clip of the radio, and a pair of spaced side walls extend and diverge forwardly of the mounting flange to abut the sides of the mounted radio. The channel and side walls cooperate to resiliently lock the radio on the mounting plate, while the support bracket absorbs shocks or jolts imparted to the support bracket.

Abstract: A unique support device is provided which is particularly useful for holding drafting templates and the like in a condition readily accessible to a working draftsman. The support device comprises an adjustable base member which is conveniently fastened to either vertical or horizontal framework of a standard overhead drafting/artist desk lamp, the base member being oriented with its center at the intersection of x, y and z orthoginal axes; and a post extending outwardly from the base member, the post being angled both with respect to the x axis and the z axis. Accordingly, the inventive support device enables the draftsman or artist to store templates, triangles and the like in a neat and orderly fashion and within easy reach thereby providing quick and accurate access of the work tool desired.