A back chest that is suitable for carrying food, beverages and other outdoor items on an individuals back. The back chest comprises a rigid base support structure which has a rectangular type configuration. The back support structure forms an upper section which contains a flexible, top utility pocket and a lower section attached to an ice cooler having a rectangular box-type configuration. The ice cooler has a lid that is hingably attached to the top of said cooler. In cross section, the upper ...

A back brace with front and back panels supported on a waist-encircling belt which during tightening to empower the back panel to impart pressure against the user's back also urges the front panel in ascending movement to supplement the back panel-imparted pressure.

An improved lotion applicator comprises an extendable arm and an applicator member affixed to the extendable arm. A person can grip the extendable arm opposite from the applicator member, to reach the back and hard to reach areas of the body with the applicator member for applying lotion thereto.

A hand held massage device having a plurality of spheres adjustably mounted on an axial rod with enlarged grip handles mounted on the outer ends of the rod for rotation. The massage device is easy to use and, because the handles are in axial alignment with the massage spheres, allows the user to apply and direct the desired amount of pressure. The spheres of the massage device may be adjusted to various positions along the axis of the rod to comfort and to direct the massage to specific areas.

A back pack has a base member for facing the back of a wearer with a raised peripheral rim, and an outer shell of rigid material for facing away from the back of the wearer, the base member and outer shell together defining an enclosure for containing items to be carried. The outer shell has an integral peripheral rim bent towards the base member, and a zipper fastener is secured directly between the peripheral rims of the base member and outer shell and extends around at least a major portion o...

A back scrubber is contoured to be amenable to a wide range of user sizes and shapes and has a soap storage compartment so liquid soap can be stored between uses of the back scrubber.

Cooperating brake discs, rotors, and stators all are located at the same side of a pair of cam plate flanges. The cam plate flanges are coupled to an inner sleeve and input gear, respectively, with balls and ball ramp sockets for forcing apart the cam plate flanges when an output side is driven relative to an input side. The brake is effective to prevent relative rotation of the output side relative to the input side, but is released by rotation of an input gear for driving the inner sleeve.

A portable cushion containing a vibratory mechanism. The cushion includes a back padding and a front padding and between these paddings is a rigid or semi-rigid frame member which carries the vibratory mechanism. This mechanism is contained in a casing which is located in the lower portion of the frame member. The position of the casing is such that when a cushion is placed next to the back of a chair with its lower end resting on the seat of the chair, the casing will be approximately even with...

A back saddle is provided having a back bag member worn at the rear of the waist of a person. A knapsack is attached to said back saddle preferably at the top side of said back bag. Said back bag serves the knapsack as a bottom and as an attachment to the person. The knapsack is additionally fixed to the body of the person through shoulder belts.

A charge pump circuit is provided comprising a first MOSFET capacitor ("pumping capacitor"), two other MOSFET capacitors ("back-to-back capacitors") connected together with a common junction of the back-to-back capacitor in series with the pumping capacitor, a voltage clamp connected to the common node of all three MOSFET capacitors, and a diode for output of the charge pumped. A number of these charge pump circuits may be cascaded to form a multi-stage charge pump circuit. Each charge pump circ...