A gun barrel control target sling is applied to firearms, such as rifles, pistols, shotguns, bb guns, crossbows, and other hand held firing devices, such as rocket launchers, bazookas, etc. The target sling includes a flexible adjustable strap which extends obliquely downward from a forward part of a gun barrel in the vicinity of where the barrel is held by the non-trigger activating hand down to the forearm of the same arm of the shooter, to provide a counteracting force upon the repulsive expl...

A shelf which includes a shelf body with downturned flanges along its longitudinal edges and with end caps in each end of the shelf. The end caps have inturned top and bottom walls and inturned side edge flanges. The end caps top walls are spot welded to the shelf. The end caps have holes in the side edge flanges through which bolts pass as well as through holes in the shelf flanges providing for attachment of the shelving to uprights with increased shear strength resistance at the points of att...

An amphibious vehicle for the transport of cars or light vans over water, soft mud and the like, in which the car or van supplies the driving force for the two paddle wheels. The paddle wheels have open ended boxed around their circumferences so as to provide buoyancy and traction for the amphibious vehicle.

The invention is a combination of an actual person simulating the pitching motion and a pitching machine to throw the ball. A person when simulating pitching trips a switch and the ball is thrown by the pitching machine. The invention is a cylinder that fits within the inlet to the pitching machine. At the end of the cylinder is a ball stop which prevents the ball placed in the cylinder from entering the in pitching machine. A latch engages the spring loaded push bolt from pushing the ball out o...

A holder for a knife is disclosed comprising a base, a rear portion, first and second side portions, and first and second flexible portions, with the first and second flexible portions forming the front portion of the first and second side portions and pressing inward to secure the knife within the holder, with the blade of the knife held in an open area between the first and second flexible portions for easy access and utilization.

An upright product merchandiser that increases the space available for displaying products such as cross-merchandised products without interfering with shelved products, is disclosed. The product merchandiser includes a first elongate rung and a second elongate rung which is spaced apart from the first elongate rung. The first and second elongate rungs extend generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the product merchandiser. A plurality of V-shaped rungs are spaced apart from each other and ...

A distributed power system for remotely controlling a locomotive, the system comprising a position-determining device for determining a position of the locomotive, a pre-stored track database comprising terrain and contour data about a railroad track, a track database integrity monitor for detecting errors with the pre-stored track database, a processor comprising an algorithm to determine a distributed power for the locomotive and to use the track database integrity monitor to determine if erro...

A jumping machine for assisting handicapped children or children with motor deficiencies in learning how to jump rope. The machine includes a rigid or semi-rigid U-shaped jumping loop pivotally connected to a support frame. The jumping loop having handles which can be grasped by the user in order to control the position of the jumping loop.

A pallet rack is disclosed which is collapsible for storage and shipment, can be readily varied as to size, requires minimal hardware, with four corner uprights connected at the front and at the rear by pairs of beams at the same level, the uprights at each end being connected horizontally and diagonally by struts which are detachably connected at their ends by readily releasable locking mechanism which includes rods welded to the corner uprights and a slidable box cammed for application to a ro...

The invention relates to an amphibious vehicle for the transport of passengers and/or cargo over land, soft mud or water. The vehicle is supported and propelled by two or more tracks in the form of endless belts each of which comprises a series of inter-linked open ended boxes and which are trained about wheels or sprockets, driven by a suitable engine. Steering of the vehicle is effected by retarding one of the belts with respect to the other.