A retaining device for a panel element of the interior paneling of a motor vehicle which covers the airbag arrangement so that paneling and holding element that may come loose when the airbag unfurls are restrained from being propelled into the passenger cabin.

A quick hitch coupling for use with a powered machine and a drawn machine. The coupling comprises a receiving unit attached to forward end of an implement in a substantially stationary position and an engaging unit attached to the powered machine which may be lowered and raised. The receiving unit comprises a cavity defined between a substantially vertically disposed rear plate laterally spaced from a substantially vertically disposed front plate. The engaging unit attaches to the powered machin...

A simplified and reliable automatic fishing device is disclosed which may be operated in one of a plurality of fishing configurations to produce desired fishing motions to a fishing rod held on the device wherein the device is automatically disengaged from operation when a fish strikes.

An attachment for use with a skid loader for lifting and transporting stacks of strapped blocks which includes a frame having an upper and lower horizontal bar, a pair of arms pivotally mounted with the upper bar which are in sliding engagement with the lower bar. A drive member is carried by the frame between the arms for moving the arms between a disengaged and an engaged position. A foot assembly which includes first and second legs and a grabber foot is connected with each of the arms. Each ...

A fishing rod holder is disclosed for supporting a fishing rod in a plurality of fishing positions wherein the rod holder comprises a front fork support having a pair of arms between which the rod is held and a plurality of rod retention elements spaced from the front support fork which position and retain the fishing rod in different elevations and fishing positions.

A composition for increasing the dissipation of heat from one portion of a surface when heat is applied to another portion of the same surface. The preferred composition is a gel or paste with high water content and a thickener of a mineral clay in a colloidal suspension. The invention finds particular use in welding and soldering processes which are carried out adjacent heat sensitive materials.

A joint and method for forming a joint between two spaced apart materials having dissimilar coefficients of thermal expansion wherein the space is filled with a blended composite of twisted fibrils of the two materials, preferably quartz and carbon, and an adhesive, preferably an epoxy based adhesive.

A mausoleum, formed of stone pieces having a plurality of crypts. The mausoleum is formed of a plurality of vertical walls each formed of a stone piece engaged at selected ends to form vertically extending seams. A roof, comprising a plurality of elongated stone pieces arranged in pyramid fashion longitudinally of the mausoleum, is supported by upper edges of certain of the vertical walls. A header extends transversely of the front of the mausoleum. The header is supported by the upper edges of ...

A highly accurate method of tensioning threaded fasteners into assembled units is presented. A mechanical process for locating the initial point that a threaded male fastening unit enters into the female fastening unit provides a definite reference point from which angular movement of the fastener can be digitally measured with the greatest accuracy. Accurate measurement of angular rotation of a threaded unit into a receiving unit provides a direct relationship to allow an accurate measurement o...

A ceramic heater having an alumina rod, an alumina based ribbon sintered to the rod, and a platinum resistor element bonded to the ribbon. Additionally, a method of making a ceramic heater having the steps of making a ceramic slurry; combining the ceramic slurry with a binder component to form a slip; depositing the slip onto a carrier film at a controlled thickness such that a deposited slip is formed; heat curing the deposited slip to form a cured slip ribbon; applying a platinum paste onto th...