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The support tower assembly of the disclosed invention includes an upper tower section and a tower base section pivotally joined together. The tower base section is also pivotally mounted. Both the upper tower section and the lower base section are readily pivoted selectively to be raised and lowered using a leveraged design cable systems and a small winch. A mounting base system is provided to support the tilt-up tower.

A motorcycle windshield assembly includes two frame units coupled to a windshield. Each frame unit includes a pair of corresponding adjusting elements jointly enclosing an end of an installation rod. Each pair of the adjusting elements are fitted into receiving spaces of a corresponding pair of left and right covers such that teeth formed on each pair of the adjusting elements mesh with teeth formed in the corresponding pair of left and right covers. Each pair of the left and right covers have a side provided with guide grooves for receiving a sliding element coupled to the windshield. Thus, the windshield coupled to the frame units can be conveniently raised, lowered, or tilted to provide the desired shielding effect. The motorcycle windshield assembly is flexibly adjustable in height and tilt angle and is collapsible when not in use.

A cremated remains containment vessel may include an outer shell including a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base. The sidewalls may be defined by a lower portion positioned adjacent the base and an upper portion positioned opposite the base. The outer shell may also include a plurality of interior walls extending upwardly from the base, interior the sidewalls, to define a plurality of compartments. The vessel may also include a top that is removeably connected to the upper portion of the sidewalls, and a pair of handles connected to the sidewalls of the outer shell to oppose one another. The vessel may further include a pair of grooves formed in a bottom portion of the base and aligned substantially parallel with one another. The vessel may still further include a liner carried by the outer shell adjacent an inner portion of the sidewalls and the base, and a data plate carried by a bottom portion of the top. The vessel may also include a frame member carried by an outer portion of the sidewalls. Contact between the top and the outer shell may form an airtight or watertight seal.

A combined wall treatment and bed, that is, a unit which resembles a decorative wall treatment, such as a painting, when in the upright and stowed position, but which can be lowered to provide a comfortable bed. When the unit is in the upright and stowed position its appearance is that of a thin (4½″) wall treatment, the thickness of a large painting, and thus consumes practically no living space. A fixed component can be attached to any standard wall construction without modification; it supports the lower edge of a movable portion and defines an axis about which the movable portion pivots to provide a functional and comfortable bed. The fixed component of the unit comprises a lower horizontal element to conceal the support and pivot mechanism, and forms the lower component of a frame visually surrounding the center of the wall treatment; the corresponding upper element conceals a set of legs supporting the upper edge of the movable portion of the unit when in the lowered position. A planar center member between the upper and lower frame elements supports and conceals the sleep system, and can be decorated with a façade of wood, cloth, or painted treatments to taste. The legs, which are concealed in the upper frame element, automatically articulate out to support the foot of the bed as it reaches the horizontal position. A thin yet very comfortable bed is provided by a sleep system that utilizes a comfortable hybrid air and foam mattress. An electric air handling system automatically inflates the hybrid air and foam mattress as the bed begins its descent and deflates the mattress as the bed is pivoted to the vertical position, and preferably allows for pressure adjustment after the bed is down. The sleep system also uses thin flexible cambered slats, which both take up very little space and provide maximum comfort.

A ramp door suited to pivot about an axis that extends substantially horizontally along the bottom of a cargo compartment opening has features of lightweight construction that may be used separately or in combination with features of a frame assembly having an upright configured to extend substantially vertically along one side of the opening to provide an interior space that may be used to house components of a ramp door lift assist system and/or components of a ramp door latching system. In some embodiments, the extent to which a lift assist cable is exposed when the ramp door is open is minimized by connecting the cable to the ramp door, and by guiding the cable into the interior space of the upright, at locations relatively near to the pivot axis.

A rollable support for a paint supply including a roller tray, or a 5-gallon pail, has a support wall that will receive the paint supply desired. The support wall is mounted on suitable rollers at least one end that engages a surface to permit moving the paint supply support across the surface. A pair of non-rolling feet are connected to the paint supply support through pivoting link so that the feet can be moved from a position wherein they engage the surface and lift at least one end of the paint supply support so the rollers at that end of the paint supply support are lifted off the surface, the feet are movable a position wherein the feet clear the floor and the rollers support the paint supply support. As shown, rails forming parallel links comprise the feet and both ends of the paint supply support are raised and lowered. The rails provide a stable mount for the paint container support and any supported paint container when they are lowered.

A portable support apparatus provides for fine vertical adjustment of a support element for the forward portion of a rifle with a motion control including a worm gear and a rack and pinion. Whatever elevation is selected by rotation of the control will be maintained without need to lock the position. A manual or electrical actuator may be provided. A height adjustable rest for the stock end of the rifle also be provided. The apparatus includes legs that may be removed and stored within the case containing the apparatus.

A window covering is provided with protected operating cords. Protective coverings are installed over the cords. The coverings are expandable to move with the window covering as it is raised and lowered. The protective coverings may include an accordion folded configuration, a cellular configuration, and protective coverings with a continuous slot that allows the covering to be installed in an existing window covering. The protective coverings do not interfere with operation of the window coverings.

By providing an integrated base member and cover member, with the cover member being easily arcuately pivotable along one edge and easily fastened to the base member along the opposed edge, an easily manufactured and easily assembled conduit/cable connector is realized. Furthermore, by employing the conduit/cable connector of the present invention, any desired flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cable is quickly and easily secured to the connector for mounting thereof to an outlet box or junction box at right angles, with complete assurance that the entire mounting operation can be achieved by a single operator quickly and easily.

A safety railing for attachment to a vehicle roof mounted rack to reduce the likelihood of fall injuries to workers who have mounted to roof of the vehicle has a pair of side railings joined by a front railing and supported by balusters that pivotally attach to the roof rack. A crank operated mechanism is provided for shifting the balusters between an erect, vertical orientation and a collapsed orientation where the safety railing lies flat against the roof rack.

The present invention relates to goods or cargo carrying a cart or wagon which can be hitched to the rear of a variety of vehicle by means of a height adjuster. The cart or wagon comprises; a height adjuster, floor or tray, and removable or pivoted wheels with hand breaks. The invention also relates to a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the cart or wagon to easily load or unload goods which can be carried entirely on the receiver hitch bar of a vehicle. The invention also relates to a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering a platform onto which a scooter or motorcycle has been loaded which can be carried entirely on the receiver hitch bar of a vehicle.

In one preferred form of the present invention, shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a high tonnage winch system (10) for use in offshore construction, transport and docking operations. The winch system (10) includes a winch (14) and a first arrangement (12) supporting the winch (14). A second arrangement (18) is provided for being mounted to a foundation structure in the form of a deck (20). The first arrangement (12) advantageously comprises a first low profile arrangement (16). The second arrangement (18) advantageously comprises a second low profile arrangement (24). The winch system (10) advantageously includes a low profile roller element bearing (26) connecting the first and second arrangements (12), (18) and allowing rotation of the winch (14) about the second arrangement (12), when the winch (14) is connected to the first arrangement (12) and the second arrangement (18) is mounted to the deck (20). The second arrangement is mounted to the deck (20) using high tonnage winch grillage (22).

The present disclosure relates to a flying vehicle comprising an annular hollow outer body having an outer circumferential open portion and an inner circumferential open portion; a blade system disposed in the outer body and configured to allow air flow from the outer circumferential open portion to the inner circumferential open portion; a first magnetic system configured to enable the blade system to be kept to have a clearance with the annular hollow outer body and to be kept in a floated state using a first magnetic force; a second magnetic system configured to allow the blade system to rotate using a second magnetic force; and a steering system configured to allow air discharged from the inner circumferential open portion via the blade system to flow upwardly or downwardly.

Inspection vehicle (1) for under water inspection of coating, marine growth, structural integrity and corrosion on ferromagnetic ship hulls and other ferromagnetic structures. The inspection vehicle is distinctive in that it comprises

• • a non-magnetic element (2),
  • at least one magnetic wheel or device (3) operatively arranged to the element, and
  • a watertight camera (4) for visual inspection attached to the element or other structure of the inspection vehicle,
  • wherein the inspection vehicle comprises
  • one coupling side (5) where the at least one magnetic wheel or device is operatively arranged for the inspection vehicle to couple magnetically through coating, any marine growth and corrosion products and allow rolling the inspection vehicle on said structure, in horizontal to vertical to upside down-orientation while holding the inspection vehicle attached to the structure, and
  • one non-coupling side (6) oriented in substance in opposite direction to the coupling side, where the at least one magnetic wheel is not operatively arranged and the non-coupling side will not couple magnetically to said structure.

A method for operating the inspection vehicle is also provided.

A storage system for storing items along a ceiling, having a container and supporting framework mounted to the ceiling. The container has a flange. The supporting framework has four frame members each including an elongated track, including two top frame members which extend downwardly from the ceiling and two bottom frame members. The flange is selectively supported by the bottom frame members with a pair of L-shaped mounting supports attached to the bottom frame members. A pair of scizzor assemblies, each having two scizzor members hingedly connected, couples to the top and bottom frame members and easily raises and lowers the bottom frame members to lift and lower the container.

A counterbalance apparatus for use in a workstation to raise and lower a work surface of the workstation. The counterbalance apparatus compensates for the load on the work surface. The counterbalance apparatus includes an inner column telescopingly mounted in an outer column. A base member is positioned at one end of the outer column. A grooved member positioned between the inner column and the base member and a force mechanism between the grooved member and the inner column or the work surface. The grooved member moves in and out of the inner column and base member to raise and lower the work surface.