The invention concerns an optical cable with continuous accessibility, comprising a closed protective sheath surrounding a cavity having in cross section two substantially perpendicular axes intersecting at the center of the cavity, and at least two optical fibers optionally organized in at least two modules and arranged such that they occupy the greater part of the cavity in the direction of the long axis but that they allow a clearance in the cavity in the direction of the shorter axis of the ...

A hand-operated pump, readily accessible and useable by people with disabilities, complies with the specifications set forth in the American Disabilities Act. The reciprocating pump provides for counterbalance-assisted rotary motion input by the user, is simple in design, inexpensive to produce, operates reliably in the field, and requires very little maintenance. The pump is suitable for use in remote areas, such as on ranches, farms and in the National Forest System campgrounds and recreationa...

The invention is a panel mounting system which uses two parallel support members. The support members engage two opposite sides of the panel. Resilient means on one side of the panel keep the opposite side of the panel in engagement with the support member engaging that side of the panel.

A packaging container is disclosed which is adapted for accessibly displaying an article packaged therewithin. The container is provided as having a floating deck portion with an opening therethrough for receiving the base of an annular article, and a retainer assembly extending from the lid of the container downwardly into the article. The retainer assembly and floating deck portion cooperate to retain the article laterally within the container while allowing for the direct visual and tactual i...

A method of browsing electronically-accessible resources using descriptions of the resources. These descriptions have descriptor components, which have attributes representative of at least two axes of access to the resources. These descriptions also have links to the corresponding resources. The method first reads the descriptions and displays a number of items (1608). Each one of these items are associated with a corresponding descriptor component of the read description that has an attribute....

An accessible fish lure holder releasably attachable to a boat's gunnel by suction cups. An elongated horizontal bar is supported on the suction cups that curves a cylindrical foam sleeve into which the fisherman drives the lure hooks. The foam holds the hooks securely but permits their easy removal when the fisherman wants to fish with. The suction cups also act as shock absorbers for the bar and foam sleeve to minimize inadvertent lure drop-off and the foam is rotatable on the bar to turn a fr...

To simplify the replacement of an auxiliary lamp installed in a lamp case inside a camera lamp, such as a built-in strobe, a modular quick-release assembly is used. A lamp case holds the auxiliary lamp and is installed within a holder as a unit coupled to a camera body. On the front end of this holder, a removable protective panel positioned in front of the auxiliary lamp is removably attached by a screw or elastic fastener. The lamp case is secured within the lamp by being held between the fron...

A golf course which is accessible to the physically handicapped. A clubhouse is equipped with wheelchair-accessible ramps, wheelchair-accessible toilets and necessary medical supplies and equipment. Rest houses are located on the course to provide rest, refreshment, and medical aid. The course is substantially flat to make it accessible to wheel chairs. It contains no water hazards. The surface of the greens is constructed of artificial turf. Playing hazards include boulders, concrete slabs, and...

A packaging container is disclosed which is adapted for accessibly displaying an article packaged therewithin. The container is provided as having a floating deck portion with an opening therethrough for receiving the base of an annular article, and a retainer assembly extending from the lid of the container downwardly into the article. The retainer assembly and floating deck portion cooperate to retain the article laterally within the container while allowing for the direct visual and tactual i...

An adjustable, open end wrench is described which has a wrench head for turning a variety of different size fasteners. The wrench head comprises two jaws each having an engaging surface for engaging with the fasteners. One jaw is generally fixed and connected to a gripping portion formed as a wrench lever and the other jaw is movable relative to the fixed jaw. The wrench head comprises an adjustable mechanism by which the jaws may be spaced apart including a maximum spacing dimension between the...