A laterally swinging hinge, which can longitudinally turn back and forth at an angle of approximately 315.degree., and which is to be mounted on an ordinary door or automobile door; the hinge can also have a laterally swinging angle of at least 5.degree. in either direction so as to eliminate the possible trouble and drawbacks caused by the conventional hinge upon installing two or more than two hinges on one door and upon the center line of the two hinges not being aligned exactly; in that case...

A shower device contains a body that is mounted in a support structure and that has a first pivoting element arranged so as to pivot about a first pivoting axis. A second pivoting element bearing a shower rose is mounted on the first pivoting element so as to be capable of pivoting about a second pivoting axis transverse to the first pivoting axis. A device is provided to impart to the body an oscillation movement about each of the first and second pivoting axes so as to cause regular spatial mo...

A swinging-frame clothesline having a frame (1) sized, shaped and structured to support clotheslines (2) between opposite sides (3, 4, 5, 6) of the frame. The frame has an attachment side (3) that is attached pivotally to a fence (8) and a support side (4) that hangs down vertically when not being used. The frame is supportable with support legs (15) that pivot vertically to a selectively upright attitude under the frame to position the frame in a selectively horizontal attitude for use mode. Th...

An improved swinging type generator for use in automatic wrist watches is disclosed. It contains: (a) a base with a center shaft hole, (b) a stator mounted on the base containing at least one layer of ring-shaped coil plate having at least one periodic-wave-shaped induction coil arranged on and along a circumference of the ring-shaped coil plate; (c) an unbalanced-and-weighted swinging magnetic rotor having a central rotary shape. The rotary shaft is mounted in the shaft hole of the base, and th...

An apparatus for assisting a disabled person play golf is described. The apparatus includes a frame, a rod, a golf club holder, and an actuator. The rod is rotatably mounted in the frame. The frame is secured to a ambulatory handicap device such as a wheelchair, walker, scooter, or golf cart. The golf club holder is connected to a distal end of the rod, and is adapted to releasably engage a golf club head. The actuator, conversely, is connected to a distal end of the rod so that the actuator is ...

An adjustable gate latch has a striker bar (70) and a latch component including a base (10) with a track (17). The latch assembly slides along the track (17) when engaged by a striker (70) that is out of line with the latch member (50). This automatically compensates for relative movement between the gate and the associated gate posts. An adjustable hinge (80) has one of its hinge plates (82, 84) slideable vertically on the hinge pin (90). it is biased to a centre position by a spring (92). Alte...

A swinging bob toy having bobs which are fastened to, or free to slide along a string. The design of the toy provides that: the string will have a lessened tendency to become tangled during operation, the toy will have a smoothness of motion, and be capable of new tricks and maneuvers, the toy will not become tangled during transportation thereof and will be safer to use. The bobs can be made of an edible material or chewing gum. A tubular storage case can be used to store the bob toy.

A multi-directional swinging mechanism is disclosed. Its includes a base board, a support, a rotary member, a driving member, a swinging lever, a middle board, a retaining board and an adjuster. When the driving member drives the rotary member to rotate, the middle board and the retaining board will swing forward, backward, upward and downward. At the same time, in cooperation with the adjuster, the retaining board will also swing left and right. Therefore, an article such as a toy or a decorati...

An exerciser includes a base having a front pivot shaft and a rear pivot axle. A post has a lower portion rotatably secured to the base and a bevel gear secured to the bottom. Another bevel gear is secured on the pivot shaft and engaged with the bevel gear of the post for allowing the post to be rotated by the bevel gears. A pair of foot supports are supported on the base and each has a front portion pivotally coupled to the pivot shaft for rotating the pivot shaft and to rotate the post via the...

An exerciser includes a post having a lower portion rotatable secured to a base, and a bevel gear secured to the post and rotated in concert with the post. Another bevel gear is rotatably supported on the base at a pivot shaft and engaged with the bevel gear of the post. A pair of foot supports are supported on the base and coupled to the bevel gears for rotating the post via the bevel gears. A beam is secured to the pivot shaft and coupled to the foot supports. Another beam is rotatably secured...