A transfer rack for transportation of garments on hangers in a truck, such as a typical rental truck, having opposite-side tie-down attachments on interior walls thereof. An adjustable-length rod includes a tubular outer element and a solid inner element telescopingly received in the outer element so as to provide a six-inch range of adjustment. A hanger-securing bar is movably mounted along an upper surface of the adjustable-length rod, with one end of the hanger-securing bar attached to the tu...

A golf swing training device which automatically allows any golfer to develop a perfect swing plane, while hitting golf balls, and with minimal instruction. The primary operative mechanism of the device is the maintaining of a substantially constant distance between the left pectoral muscle and the right forearm (assuming a right-handed golfer). The device includes a stick, with elastic bands for connection to the left pectoral muscle and the right forearm. Various alternative connections are di...

There is provided a gun for shooting a plurality of elastic bands in a repeating fashion. The gun includes a frame and a grip. A magazine which holds a plurality of stretched elastic bands is rotatably mounted on an elongated spindle which extends from the frame. The magazine includes a plurality of upwardly-extending lands which are proximal to the frame and a plurality of corresponding outwardly-extending posts which are distal to the frame. Each land and its corresponding post receive an elas...

There is provided a composite ceramic foam filter having an outer edge which is surrounded by a protective sleeve, with the outer edge of the filter being bonded to the inner surface of the sleeve. The composite is preferably made by forming a ceramic sleeve having an opening therein, and forming a ceramic foam filter of a size and shape to fit the opening in the sleeve; placing the filter into the sleeve opening thereby forming a composite; and drying and firing the composite thereby bonding th...

Tailgate-mounted apparatus for stabilizing loads being carried in or supported by a pickup truck in a variety of configurations. The apparatus includes a bar and a pair of end supports for the bar mounted to the tailgate inside surface adjacent tailgate side edges and near the tailgate upper edge. The bar is detachably mounted to the end supports, and extends along the tailgate inside surface in spaced relationship thereto generally between the side edges. A pair of article clamping elements, wh...

An automatically retractable safety belt device for arresting a child seated in a seat compartment of a shopping cart. The device comprises a housing attachable to a frame member adjacent the seat compartment. An elongated strap is disposed in the housing and has a free end thereof provided with a connector and accessible from outside the housing. A retracting mechanism is provided in the housing and the inner end of the strap is connected thereto. The retractable mechanism maintains a major por...

There is provided an operating room ring stand basin liner/drape which includes a plastic sheet having a tough middle portion formed in the shape of a ring stand basin for lining the inside of the basin and a drape portion attached to the formed portion so that the drape portion covers the legs of the ring stand. The sheet maintains a sterile field around the ring stand and basin and is disposed of after use so that there is no need to sterilize the basin after each use.

A three-bed regenerative fume incinerator system includes a single rotary fluid control valve which effects three operational cycles in a repeating sequence. A valve body has a cylindrical inner surface about a central axis. Six main conduit connection openings at 60.degree. angular intervals are organized as three regenerator connection openings and three interspersed functional connection openings. The regenerator connection openings are connected via conduits to the lower end of the three res...

There is provided a bifurcated contact for terminating a pair of insulated conductors. The contact includes a pair of furcations each having first and second interconnected and interdependent resilient elements. Each first element is in the form of a loop extending into a slot formed by the second elements. The first and second elements are on different planes. The first elements include juxtaposed termination surfaces wherein a second conductor may be terminated after the termination of the fir...

There is provided a strap used to combine a tracheotomy tube and moist air mask into a unitary apparatus. The apparatus includes a single soft cushioned strap connected to a tracheotomy tube base and to a moist air mask. The moist air mask covers the tracheotomy tube base. The apparatus eliminates the need for a separate elastic band for the mask and provides comfort for the patient and is easier to use.