A grazing angle microscope includes a highly convex central spherical mirror segment and a highly concave annular spherical mirror segment. A beam of incident radiant energy is sequentially directed against a part of the first convex mirror and a first part of the concave mirror onto a surface area at grazing angles so as to form a focused image on the surface area. A second part of the concave mirror collects radiant energy reflected from the surface at grazing angles and directs it to a second...

The toy vehicle of the present invention includes a body having two idler wheels and a battery driven power pack rotatably mounted therein, the power pack having a driven wheel mounted thereon and rotating therewith. The rear driven wheel has 360.degree. of movement relative to the body selectively to allow the body to be driven in any direction. The body has a battery powered flashlight assembly mounted therein and may be adapted to receive a plurality of snap-on pieces to change the appearance...

A toy figurine and a fluid actuated animated module for ready detachment and attachment to the toy figurine. The toy figurine includes a means for generating and transmitting pressurized fluid which is utilized to activate an animated feature contained within the module. The figurine also includes a socket assembly to facilitate the detachment and attachment of the module and provide a fluid seal between the figurine and the module. The socket assembly includes a movable member having a front en...

A system for forming hollow pressed glass articles utilizes a flow of cryogen that is mixed with air to provide a cooling gas that enables newly pressed articles to be removed from their molds after a thin skin of solidified glass has been formed on internal surfaces of the articles to strengthen the newly formed articles and to give them shape stability. Two flows of cryogen are used, one being a gentle, substantially continuous flow of cryogen gas from a low pressure source, the other being a ...

A divider structure for subdividing a display space in a merchandise display such as a greeting card display. The divider structure is preferably a molded plastic divider structure, designed to be attached to a wall of the merchandise display in a number of different orientations. The divider structure enables a pair of the dividers to be attached to a single merchandise display wall to subdivide the display spaces on opposite sides of the wall into segments of any desired sizes.

A toy vehicle with a joint structure supporting the wheels of the toy vehicle in a manner that enables the vehicle and its wheels to be placed in a variety of unique and attractive orientations. The toy vehicle has a chassis and at least three wheels connected with the chassis by means of the joint structure. The joint structure enables each wheel to be independently adjusted relative to the chassis to selectively adjust the relative orientation of the chassis and one or more of the wheels. The ...

A honeycomb door seal for resiliently sealing a door to a surrounding structure has a semi-rigid base and a plurality of flexible enclosures. A central enclosure, capable of abutting a door, has an outer surface which is connected to a back side member of the seal through a plurality of ribs. A plurality of ribs generally form a common junction at the back side of the structure with each rib extending forwardly at an acute angle with respect to the door contact surface, i.e., the plane of the do...

This invention relates to a video cassette storage container capable of securely accomodating both VHS and Beta video cassettes. The container comprises an enclosure having top, bottom, and side wall panels. The bottom panel includes a pair of upstanding, Y-shape posts, each adapted to engage the internal spline teeth in the reel hubs of a video cassette. The Y-shape posts are positioned upon the bottom panel such that when a video cassette is inserted into the enclosure, the posts guide the cas...

A disposable point-of-sale display carton constructed from corrugated paperboard is characterized by easy and adjustable installation of one or more corrugated paperboard divider panels within the carton which serve to separate and support merchandise in an orderly and attractive arrangement. Front and back walls of the carton each include adjacent inner and outer panels, and the inner panels each include therein through slots strategically located and paired with slots in the other inner panel ...

A display vase construction for artificial flowers or other items of merchandise includes a perforated display board and a vase form which is removably mounted to the display board. The vase form has a side wall which envelopes approximately 180.degree. and a bottom wall closing the side wall. The display board closes the rear of the vase form and completes an open top vase for displaying articles of merchandise. A pair of hooks extend from the bottom of the vase form and are intended to fit thr...