A clamping device is disclosed of band material and including an adjustment device similar to a conventional hose clamp however having a variable accessibility achieved by a drive screw being orientable perpendicular to the conventional drive screw and parallel to the axis of the gripping aperture. The perpendicular drive screw can include a locking tip at the opposite end from the head thereof to facilitate securement within the housing of the adjustment device to facilitate retaining of the sc...

A handicap-accessible bath facility (10), and a method of making the same, involves a two piece modular wall (22) having a height and a length which are less than the height and length of an existing room (16) in which the bath facility is to be mounted. The modular wall comprises top and bottom wall assemblies (42, 44) which are placed parallel to a first existing wall (14) and abutting a second existing wall (16) to form a shower compartment (124). A factory molded shower base (24) is placed o...

An areaway allowing for escape or for ingress and egress in emergency situations is disclosed. A unitary body is designed for attachement to the exterior of a foundation wall. This unitary body includes steps to facilitate escape and may include openings to access the earth below the areaway and for planting. In such fashion both maintenance of the areaway and its aesthetic appeal are enhanced. Additional features allow for improved access for escape and improved drainage of the areaway. The uni...

A traffic information system which is directly accessed by individual subscribers by telephone, mobile telephone or computer wherein the subscriber will have the option of receiving reports of updated information by way of telephone, mobile telephone, personal computer or personalized pager. The system provides information concerning the current status of traffic conditions along specific commuter routings and/or other information which may be of interest to a subscriber including airline flight...

A handicap-accessible restroom including shower, sink and commode portions. The shower portion contains a shower head connected to a hose which is of sufficient length to extend to all areas within the restroom, for simplified cleaning. The restroom floor is tapered downward toward drain holes to further simpify cleaning and expedite drying.

A concealed pocket comprises a container and a belt loop. A belt passes through the belt loop and the container portion has a pocket opening which is vertically aligned with the belt loop and the belt. The pocket is received between an article of clothing and the wearer such that the belt forces the article of clothing inwardly against the wearer to close the pocket opening. In this way, the pocket is concealed within the article of clothing. When it is desired to remove valuables from the conta...

An array of suspended structural load-bearing modular-accessible-pavers 189 comprising cast plates over a three-dimensional conductor-accommodative passage and foundation grid 161 comprising modular structural plates 162 and structural bearing supports 163, 164 or load-bearing plinths 172. The modular-accessible-pavers 189 have a tension reinforcement layer to enable them to withstand heady loads.

A modular areaway system is disclosed having independent side wall members and independent step facings. The modular system allows quick and easy construction of units without the use of extra tools. The independent sections are detachably connectable to one another to form the final single unit assemblage. The means for detachably connecting is integral in part to each independent section of the areaway system. Male and female connectors are disposed on each section to make assembly of each uni...

A technique for monitoring machine status conditions and initiating communicating with a remote computer relative to the status conditions of the machine comprising the steps of monitoring with a calculator the predetermined status conditions relative to the operation of the machine, recognizing the deviation of the machine operation from said predetermined status conditions, responding to the deviation of the machine operation from the predetermined status conditions, automatically initiating t...

An externally accessible adjuster, particularly suited for adjusting the tension of a keeper shaft as applied to a hook type latch forming a part of a flush type latch assembly, the keeper shaft being screwthreaded and receiving a screwthreaded wheel having a set of radiating slots exposed in sequence through an access opening formed in the wall of the structure utilizing the flush type latch assembly. Two embodiments are illustrated, either one of which may use an opening which may be arranged ...