A camera back comprising a film support for ensuring the shape of a filmstrip, is characterized in that the film support has a plurality of parallel film shaping ribs integral with the camera back, an opening for a battery is formed in the camera back to be located across at least some of the film ribs, and a door for closing the opening has integral rib-extensions that are longitudinally aligned with the film ribs across which the opening is located.

A releasably mounted back rest is provided including a cushion and a pair of vertical stanchions coupled at top ends thereof to the rear surface of the cushion extended downwardly a predetermined distance. Also included is a joint assembly comprising a pair of lower members hingably coupled to the stanchions. By this structure, the stanchions and lower members of the joint assembly are adapted to pivot between a first orientation wherein the same are linearly aligned and a second orientation whe...

A camera back comprising a light emitting device for recording information on a filmstrip in conjunction with picture-taking, and a film support for ensuring the shape of the filmstrip when information is recorded on the filmstrip, is characterized in that the film support has a plurality of parallel curved film ribs integral with the camera back for shaping the filmstrip in a curve, a recording opening is formed in the camera back adjacent one of the curved film ribs, and the light emitting dev...

A back warmer for keeping a person's lower back warm. The back warmer comprises a flexible pad including an upper panel extending between opposite sides of a person and around a person's lumbar, together with a lower panel extending downwardly from the upper panel to substantially cover a person's tail bone. A belt is formed by a pair of elongate elastic straps attached to opposite sides of the upper panel and extending around a person's waist. The upper panel may also include a pocket for conta...

A back guard is provided for protecting the back against impact. The back guard is worn by a wearer over the back. The guard comprises interlocking members. Each of the members is curved to conform to the spine. In particular, a recess is provided for the spinous process to prevent impact thereto during a collision.

A back bag such as a back pack, knapsack or a tucksack has a bottom-equipped bag portion, a pair of shoulder straps provided on the body-contact side of the bag portion and adapted to be hung from the user's shoulders, and a hip belt extending from a lower portion of the body-contact side of the bag portion to surround the user's hip bone. The hip belt is made of a left belt and a right belt connected by fastener, so that the hip belt is adjustable in its entire length or its angle of extension.

A back rest for mounting to a bath tub. The back rest includes a pair of spaced apart elongate side rods with a back rest member extending between the side rods. The top end of the back rest member is extended towards the upper ends of the side rods while the bottom end of the back rest member is extended towards the lower ends of the side rods. Coupled to each end of the side rods is an attachment member for attaching to a surface, such as the surface of a bath tub or a wall.

A base having a top, a bottom, a center line extending from the top to the bottom, the base forming about a 90.degree. angle about the center line and adapted to be removably mounted on a corner of a wall. A bristle carrier having two flanges and a cylindrical portion there between, each of the two flanges being mounted on the base so that the bristle carrier extends along the length of the base and is centered about the center line, the cylindrical portion having a surface area and a number of ...

A retractable bike fender or cover that will extend over the rear or front tire of a bicycle during inclement weather or riding conditions. The cover is mounted on a reel behind the seat and can be pulled out to cover the tire. The cover is attached to a support structure that can be mounted on the bicycle frame. The support structure can be at a fixed or adjustable height above the tire. In addition, the reel can be spring biased to retract the cover or the reel can be non-spring biased so the ...

A back-to-back semiconductor device assembly includes two vertically mountable semiconductor devices, the backs of which are secured to one another. The bond pads of both semiconductor devices are disposed adjacent a single, mutual edge of the assembly. The semiconductor devices may include semiconductor dice, or they may be devices that have yet to be separated from other devices carried by the same substrates.