Abstract: An adjustable support is useful to carpenters for installing cabinets and handrails in buildings. The adjustable support comprises a stand that defines a longitudinal axis. An adjuster is threaded into the stand. A carrier rests on the adjuster. The stand provides coarse adjustment, and the adjuster provides fine adjustment, of the carrier. In one embodiment, the carrier is a flat plate that supports a cabinet. A tray secured to the stand stores tools used to install the cabinet. In another embodiment, the carrier includes a cradle that is pivotable to match the angle of a handrail along a stairway wall. The cradle may be offset from the stand longitudinal axis. Alternately, the stand has a working edge that is spaced relative to the cradle such that placing the stand working edge against the stairway automatically positions the cradle at the proper spacing from the wall.

Abstract: An adjusting device comprising a foot member, a supporting member, and a moving member. The supporting member is fixed to the foot member, and the moving member includes at least a moving body, an elastic device and a button. The moving body includes two passageways, one of which is sized to receive the supporting member so that the moving body can move vertically and is coupled to the supporting member, and the other of which is sized to receive the elastic device so that the elasticity of the elastic device embeds in the passageway horizontally to clip to the supporting member so that the moving body is fixed to the supporting member. The button is movable horizontally or vertically and is buckled to the moving body, through which the user can impose a force horizontally or vertically to deform the elastic device, so that the elastic device can disengage from the supporting member for the adjustment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to support structures. The present invention in particular relates to a telescopic track as well as a telescopic mast assembly which may for example be exploited in the context of a person (e.g. patient) handling system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus 10 for installing and trimming a plurality of wooden mounting blocks 110 within a roughed out door frame 100 to prepare the roughed out door frame to 100 to receive a finished door frame: wherein, the apparatus 10 includes a pair of vertical standard units 11 11′ connected together by a pair of horizontally adjustable spreader units 12 12′ that are adapted to cooperate with one another to conform to the outside dimensions of the finished door frame; wherein, each of the vertical standard units 11 11′ is provided with a plurality of router templates 27 and means for plumbing each vertical standard unit relative to one of the vertical studs 101 101′ in the roughed out door frame 100; such that the wooden mounting blocks 110 can be glued to the vertical studs 101 101′ and then trimmed using the router templates 27 so that the trimmed mounting blocks 110 are perfectly aligned to receive the finished door frame.

Abstract: An adjustable drywall support apparatus for holding a gypsum wallboard in place as it is being installed at ceiling level. The adjustable drywall support apparatus includes a support assembly including an elongate tubular member and a shaft member being telescopingly disposed in the elongate tubular member; and also includes a cross member assembly including a tubular main cross member being securely attached to the support assembly and being adapted to engage and support a drywall.

Abstract: A cargo carrier assembly for releasably securing cargo to a pickup truck is provided. The pickup truck has a bed and a pair of side rails extending above the bed with each rail having an inside surface and an outside surface. The cargo carrier assembly comprises a center bar member having a first end and a second end, a first bar member slidably receiving the first end of the center bar member, and a second bar member slidably receiving the second end of the center bar member. An attaching mechanism for releasably securing the first bar member to a first side rail of the pickup truck and for releasably securing the second bar member to a second side rail of the pickup truck. A cargo receiving mechanism is releasably securable to the first bar member for receiving predetermined cargo.

Abstract: An adjustable support is useful to carpenters for installing cabinets and handrails in buildings. The adjustable support comprises a stand that defines a longitudinal axis. An adjuster is threaded into the stand. A carrier rests on the adjuster. The stand provides coarse adjustment, and the adjuster provides fine adjustment, of the carrier. In one embodiment, the carrier is a flat plate that supports a cabinet. A tray secured to the stand stores tools used to install the cabinet. In another embodiment, the carrier includes a cradle that is pivotable to match the angle of a handrail along a stairway wall. The cradle may be offset from the stand longitudinal axis. Alternately, the stand has a working edge that is spaced relative to the cradle such that placing the stand working edge against the stairway automatically positions the cradle at the proper spacing from the wall.

Abstract: A door holding device is disclosed for wedging a door relative to a ceiling for preventing swinging or falling over of the door during painting thereof. The device includes a tubular member having a first and a second end. A biasing device having a first and a second extremity is disposed within the tubular member so that the first extremity of the biasing device abuts against the first end of the tubular member. A piston having a first and a second termination is slidably disposed within the tubular member so that the first termination of the piston abuts against the second extremity of the biasing device such that the piston is urged by the biasing device axially away from the first end of the tubular member. A door engaging fastener is rigidly secured to the first end of the tubular member such that in use of the device, the door engaging fastener is disposed between the door and the first end of the tubular member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stroller stand for preventing a stroller from tipping over backward. The stroller stand is designed for lightweight, foldable strollers known as “umbrella” strollers. Strollers often tip over backward when a child is removed from the stroller seat before bags or packages present weighing on the stroller handles are removed. The stroller stand consists of an elongated member or stand that is attached to the stroller and folds up to a stored position that is flush with the frame of the stroller. When deployed, the stroller stand extends diagonally from the back of the stroller and touches the ground, acting to counterbalance any additional weight of the handles of the stroller. The stroller stand is lightweight and attaches to various types of stroller frames with customized adapters.

Abstract: A vehicle support apparatus includes lower and upper parallel plates connected by plural telescoping vertical supports. The upper plate is adapted to receive an elevated vehicle wheel and provide support therefor. Locking pins are spring-biased to a locked position wherein each pin is inserted in one of plural pairs of aligned apertures disposed in a spaced manner in a telescoping vertical support to maintain the telescoping members in fixed relative position. The vehicle is first lifted by a jack and the apparatus positioned so as to place one of the vehicle's wheels on the upper plate to support the vehicle. The jack is then removed from the vehicle, placed between the spaced, parallel lower and upper plates, and the upper plate and vehicle wheel are further raised using the jack, with the telescoping vertical support locked at the desired height either manually or automatically by the locking pins.

Abstract: Steel prop capable of bearing bidirectional applied force, including: an outer tube; an inner tube having a bottom end slidably nested in the outer tube; two clamping members, an inner circumferential face of each clamping member being formed with several transverse thread sections, a pressed section being formed on outer circumferential face of the clamping member, two lateral sides of the clamping members being such connected that they can be moved toward or away from each other within a certain distance without departure; and a retaining member. Inner circumference of the retaining member is formed with two inward projecting engaging lips at equal intervals. A bottom face of the engaging lip is formed with a pressing face. The retaining member is rotatably fitted around top end of the outer tube without departing therefrom. The bottom ends of the clamping members are positioned on the conic face of top end of the outer tube.

Abstract: A support base for distributing a concentrated load over a contact surface is disclosed. The support base includes a body formed of moldable polymeric material having a top surface and a generally planar bottom surface. At least one recess is integrally formed in the top surface for receiving a support member. The support member transfers the concentrated load to the planar body. Furthermore, at least one through bore is provided in the support base and the through bore extends from the top surface to the bottom surface of the support base for receiving a fastener. The through bore has a shaft portion and a relatively oversized cavity portion adjacent to the bottom surface for receiving fasteners such as nuts for securing bolts, as well as, bolt heads of different sizes and configurations. The support base has many advantages over the prior are for example, the base may be attached to different interface bracketry without be modified.

Abstract: Support apparatus including a base, a receptacle for receiving an object, and a plurality of spaced apart buttresses connected to the base and to the receptacle, the buttresses mounting the receptacle perpendicularly with respect to the base and spaced outwardly therefrom to cause force received by the receptacle from supporting the object to be transferred and distributed to different portions of the base by the buttresses. The support may be grounded to ground supported objects.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing lateral support to a post includes a cage-like structure comprised of one or more modular cage units which are installed about the post. A plurality of guy wires are attached to the cage-like structure and anchored to the floor, ground, or the like, for providing lateral support to the post. Each cage unit includes a pair of main components with each main component including a pair of elongate generally parallel bar members. A lower connection bracket is attached to the bottom of each main component and includes a bolt hole for connecting the main component to a loading fame or other cage units. An upper connection bracket is attached to the top of each main component, and includes a bolt hole for connecting one main component to another main component placed on top thereof. The upper bracket also includes a pair of rod holes located near the free ends of the upper bracket for attaching a pivotable guy wire attachment fixture between two main components.

Abstract: An adjustable height rod support provides vertical support to rods, such as clothes closet rods, shower curtain rods, towel racks, etc. An embodiment of the rod support includes a housing, a spring, an insert, and a cradle. The spring and insert fit into the housing. The cradle is mounted on the insert. The apparatus is placed under the rod to provide vertical support. When the cradle receives the rod, the spring compresses commensurate with the weight of the rod and any items on the rod. The adjustable height rod support supports the weight of the rod and any items on the rod, thereby relieving stress on the rod itself, as well as the walls, brackets, etc., used to mount rod. The apparatus uses no mounting hardware for installation so it can be installed easily, without tools or fasteners. The apparatus is adjustable to various heights. The apparatus is light weight and thus portable.

Abstract: A pickup-bed cover prop having an elongated base, a pair of straps attached to the base, a pair of struts extending orthogonally from the base, and a clamp on each strut at the end distal from the end attached to the base. Each strut includes a mechanism which allows the length of the strut to be adjusted and secured. The prop is secured to the truck bed by lowering the rear gate of the pickup bed, passing the straps through the space between the rear edge of the bed and the bottom of the gate, aligning the base of the prop with the rear edge of the bed, and closing the gate, thereby securing the straps due to pressure applied to the straps by the rear edge of the bed and the bottom of the gate. The orientation of the cover is secured by clamping the clamps to the rear end of the cover, and adjusting and securing the lengths of the struts.

Abstract: A strut or strut system continuously adjustable in length for maintaining two bodies in a spaced relationship with respect to each other. Both the length of the strut and the locking of the strut at a desired length may be remotely controlled by pneumatic pressure. The strut system includes a cylindrical outer member having a cylindrical bore for receiving a cylindrical inner member. The cylindrical inner member is provided with a helical groove for engagement with ball bearings which are retained in a helical pattern in a collar attached to the end of the cylindrical outer member which receives the cylindrical inner member. The collar is adjustable between a first position in which the ball bearings are engaged in the helical groove in the cylindrical inner member and a second position in which they are disengaged from the helical groove in the cylindrical member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for elevating a house, building, or other structure. The apparatus of the system includes a plurality of beam elements. The beam elements include a space-frame structure and include mateable ends whereby a first beam element may be connected to a second beam element in an end-to-end fashion for forming an elongate unitary consolidated beam. Thus, any number of beam elements may be connected to one-another for forming a consolidated beam of any desired length. The beam elements are provided in several lengths, and are light enough so that one or two individuals may lift and carry the beam elements by hand for installation in a structure and removal from a structure. The system may further include additional equipment to enable use of the system without the necessity of significantly damaging the exterior walls of the structure. A plurality of consolidated beams are constructed within a structure's interior and fastened to the structure for forming a lifting grid.

Abstract: A method of stabilizing a surface mountable object, such as a Christmas tree, by (a) displacing a positioning member away from the surface, such as a floor, and (b) fixedly attaching the tree on the positioning member away from the floor, with the tree having the same orientation that it would otherwise have if not attached to the positioning member, which has an outwardly extending axis, and the tree is vertically mounted with respect to the axis and the floor, and the positioning member is horizontally placed with respect to the floor.

Abstract: A beam supporter has an upper outer cylinder, a lower outer cylinder, a gearbox connecting these cylinders up an down to each other, and a drive and driven bevels mating one another within the gearbox. A sleeve built in the gear box has an outer periphery integral with the driven bevel, a female threaded inner periphery, and a threaded rod is in mesh with the female thread and extends through the inner periphery. A horizontal shaft of the of the drive bevel protrudes from the gearbox to provide an operable protrusion. A sliding inner cylinder is secured to the rod up and down, so that an upper end of this cylinder slidably protrudes from an upper opening of the upper cylinder. A ring-shaped bearing may be disposed around the threaded rod and vertically slidable above the gearbox. A cap is attached to the threaded rod, so that guide sticks depending through the cap hold the bearing freely slidable up and down but always on or above the feet of the guide sticks.

Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a back pad or seat pad of a seat has an inner tube with a series of spaced openings for securing at one end to the back or seat pad, and an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and secured to a support frame of the seat. The outer tube has a pinning opening for alignment with a selected one of the openings in the inner tube. A lever is pivotally secured on a pivot bracket on the outer tube for rotation about a pivot axis with a first end portion of the lever projecting over the pinning hole, and a pinning button projecting from the first end portion towards the pinning hole. The lever is movable between an operative position in which the pinning button extends through the pinning hole and an aligned hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced from the pinning hole.

Abstract: This invention provides a convenient, inexpensive device for securing objects in place in the load bed of a transporting vehicle, comprising an elongate frame, clamping members arranged for movably mounting opposite ends of the frame to variable positions along opposing rails on the sidewalls of the load bed, and a load securing member arranged for movably mounting to variable positions along the frame to enable direct pressure engagement of an object located a variable positions within the load bed.

Abstract: A shelf dolly comprises a caster-footed pedestal base and a lifting sleeve slidably connected to the pedestal base. A shelf-leg coupling adapter, provided for removably coupling the lifting sleeve to a shelf leg, is connected to the lifting sleeve. Additionally, the shelf dolly is equipped with a jack for raising and lowering the lifting sleeve with respect to the pedestal base. To raise a shelf leg, the shelf dolly is positioned next to the leg. The lifting sleeve portion of the shelf dolly is coupled to the shelf leg using the shelf-leg coupling adapter. Subsequently, the shelf dolly's jack is operated, causing the lifting sleeve to move upwards, and the shelf leg, coupled to the lifting sleeve, to lift off the ground. To move a shelf, a shelf dolly is attached to each shelf leg.

Abstract: An extendable stick having an outer pipe, an inner pipe, a core bar fixed on the outer pipe, a zigzag chain having a first portion and a second portion, an unlocking pipe, an unlocking member attached to one end of the unlocking pipe, an unlocking pin, and an unlocking finger grip attached to the unlocking pipe through a hole in the inner pipe by means of the unlocking pin, wherein the first portion being fixed to the inner pipe, the core bar running through the zigzag chain. The stick can optionally have a pedal and/or a spring to provide force to stretch the zigzag chain.

Abstract: An adjustable truss (10) for a multi-section manufactured home (70) comprising a left section (71L) and a right section (71R); each section having a beam (72) having a lower end (75) including an inner flange (77) and an outer flange (78) and a upper end (73) supporting a transverse floor joist (80) having an end (84) at a mating seam (95). In a preferred embodiment, truss (10) comprises: a joist connector (30) is disposed under mating seam (95); jacks (20L, 20R) of adjustable length spanning respectively between the lower ends (75L, 75R) of beam (72l, 72R) and joist connector (30); a tie bar assembly (50) including an elongate bar (51) attached to beam lower ends (75); and a center jack (60) of adjustable length spanning between tie bar (51) and mating seam (95).

Abstract: A cornice installation support system for supporting cornices of different widths at varying heights. The cornice installation support system includes a pair of support devices. Each support device comprises a tubular member, an extension arm and a support mount. The tubular member has a first end and a second end. An elongate extension arm extends the tubular member. The extension arm has a shape adapted to fit in the first end of the tubular member and has a first side with teeth thereon. A first and second bore is located in the tubular member. The first and second bores are diametrically opposed to each other. A gear extends the extension arm out of the tubular member. The gear has teeth thereon. A rod has the gear mounted thereon. The rod is rotatably mounted in the first and second bores, and the gear is intermeshed with the teeth on the extension arm. A mounting assembly receives the cornice. The mounting assembly has an L-shaped portion and is mounted to an end of the extension arm.

Abstract: A portable safety anchor for use in an aperture with side jambs such as a door or window as a tie off for a safety line. The anchor has a pair of clamps mounted on a bar longer than the aperture is wide. The clamps are T-shaped with a stem and a cross arm. The stem is adapted for contact with a first side of the wall and the cross arm has a toe and a heel. The toe is adapted for contact with the side jamb and the heel is adapted to extend beyond the side jamb on the first side of the wall. The heel has an aperture through which the bar passes. Means are provided for securing the clamps on the bar with the toes in frictional contact with the side jamb and the stem in frictional contact with the first side of the wall. A safety line is tied from the toe of one or both of the clamps such that a force applied to the safety line on the second side of the wall is transferred to the first side of the wall by the clamps.