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An air powered wrench device with a pivotable head and associated method of using. The device comprises a handle pivotally attached to an arm. The handle comprises a housing, an air intake nozzle, an air driven motor, a drive shaft, a ball bearing collar, a universal joint, an on / off button, a trigger switch, a directional throw switch, a lock pin, a spring, and a pivot post. The arm is pivotally attached to the handle via the pivot post. The arm includes: an outer casing, an extension rod, a ball bearing sleeve, a first pawl gear, a second pawl gear, and a bit connector. The method of using the device comprises the steps of adjoining, affixing, aligning, allowing, enshrouding, getting, moving, obtaining, putting, rotating, shifting, squeezing, and tightening.

The system, method, and apparatus of the present invention, address the problem of identity theft associated with the use of payment cards such as credit and debit cards, as well as identity theft associated with the use of identity cards such as driver's licenses and social security cards. An apparatus including a biometric input component that authenticates a system user is disclosed herein. Upon authentication, a proxy account number and a time varying security code are generated and displayed on the apparatus. The dynamically generated number and security code are then used to validate the user's identity within the system. Furthermore, the system, method, and apparatus of the present invention can be used to consolidate into one instrument, several payment and identity instruments.

A wooden post protective sleeve including a collar having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a surrounding side wall. The open upper end is dimensioned for receiving the lower end of the wooden post therein. The surrounding side wall has a plurality of apertures therethrough downwardly of the open upper end. The apertures are dimensioned for receiving wood screws therethrough for engaging the lower end of the wooden post. The closed lower end has a plurality of drainage apertures therethrough. The drainage apertures include a central aperture and four peripheral apertures. The collar is fabricated of plastic.

A method and apparatus for conditioning air through the removal of moisture from air to be conditioned comprising a first path for a first flow of air to be dehumidified, the first path having an input end and an output end with a first blower between the input end and the output end to effect the movement of air from the input end to the output end; a second path for a second flow of air, the second path being independent of the first path and adapted to remove moisture from the second flow of air, the second path being in a closed loop configuration with a second blower for continuously moving the second flow of air around the second path and with a plurality of temperature changing devices sequentially positioned in the second path including an air precooling device, a cooling condenser device for condensing moisture from the second flow of air, a reheating device coupled to the precooling device, and a heating device; and a desiccant wheel with a motor to rotate the wheel in a continuous path of travel through a first zone and a second zone, the first zone being in the first path of travel between the input end and the output end, the second zone being in the second path of travel between the heating device and the precooling device.

A universal modular external fixation system for immobilizing bone fragments in long bone fractures. The universal modular external fixation system includes a frame assembly comprising a plurality of pins designed to be coupled to various portions of a fractured bone. The external sections of the pins are fixated to a variety of different coupling devices designed to attach to a series of connecting bars along the length of the fractured bone. A plurality of connecting members interconnect the connecting bars thereby securing the pins and thus the bone sections to aid in proper healing of the fracture(s).

A shoulder support is fabricated of a light weight material. The shoulder support has a generally cylindrical front portion. The shoulder support has a connecting end and a rear portion. In this manner a generally triangular configuration is formed. The shoulder support has a central extent having a top end and a rear end with an intermediate portion. The rear portion has a concaved resting member. The resting member is adapted to rest against the front of a shoulder of a user. A coupling means is rotatable about a vertical axis and is adapted to couple the shoulder support to an end of a rifle.

An illumination system has a mounting plate, a plurality of thermally conductive circuit boards in thermal contact with the mounting plate, a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically and thermally communicating with the circuit board strips, an optical lens formed as a translucent dome covering the circuit boards and light emitting diodes, and a lamp base operatively coupled to the mounting plate and circuit boards. The light emitting diodes receive power from an external electrical source entering the system through the base and the circuit boards.

A first source of medical gas has a generally cylindrical male outlet with a cylindrical bore and a threaded outer cylindrical surface. A flexible cylindrical elastomeric medical gas tubing has an input end with a bushing making a flush abutment with the male outlet at the output orifice. An output end attaches to any of a plurality of medical gas utilizing devices, but preferably with a dampening disperser held in position in the space in the vicinity of a patient's nose and mouth. An annular flange of the input end bushing resides within a central cylindrical bored out region extending through the first end and nearly to the second end of a rotatable connector forming an interior surface of a connector with threads coupling with the threads of the male outlet. The second end is an annular abutment against the annular flange holding the input end tubing bushing against the outlet source and providing an airtight coupling. A gripping means is on the exterior surface of the connector.

A vehicle has a dashboard, a windshield, a driver area with a steering wheel. A transceiver transmits and receives digital data for both text messages and voice messages. A voice activated wireless electronic device with a keyboard and a screen is built into the dashboard. A voice assembly includes a speaker and a microphone. A text assembly includes a display mounted in the dashboard. A joystick is adapted to allow a driver to manipulate data on both the screen of the electronic device and the display. A central processing unit operatively couples the transceiver, electronic device, speaker, microphone, and joystick.

A versatile lunch box is provided, comprising a rectangular inner box unit with removably mounted compartment dividers within guide slots, an outer fabric cover with a zippered front flap having utensil and napkin holders and an inner pouch, with the outside of the fabric cover having a side pocket and pouch and a handle connected to the top. The versatile lunch box has particular utility in connection with accommodating large food items or multiple food items at different temperatures in a compact design that can easily fit inside a school bag or small office refrigerator.

A radiant heating and cooling system clip for positioning a tube and construction support wire with one hand comprising an interior having a main channel for positioning a tube with a narrowing second channel within said main channel for positioning a wire.

A handle has opposed ends and a central extent. A grip rotationally receives the central extent of the handle. An adjustment wheel is secured to each end of the handle. A side cover is fixedly secured to each end of the grip. A dowel disk is on the handle adjacent to one side cover with fingers and spaces. A plurality of cam bits are supported on the handle. A safety lock is within the side cover adjacent to the dowel disk. The safety lock has a first end extent and a second end extent with a radial recess and a central extent with an axial projection. A coil spring within the radial recess urges the safety lock radially outwardly.

A new Utility Meter and Display System for reading and displaying utility usage information within a building structure. The inventive device includes an encasement, a microprocessor within the encasement, a display, a keypad, and a printer within the encasement for printing selected information for the user. The microprocessor is electronically connected to a water meter, an electric meter, a gas meter and a telephone for reading the usage of the various utilities. The printer is electronically connected to the microprocessor for printing out selected screens on the display. The inventive device preferably includes a modem within for receiving billing information from the utility companies for determining the current rates.

A window air conditioning mounting system comprising a base subassembly having generally I-shaped configuration. There is also a shackle being coupled to the base subassembly. There is a strut having a generally T-shaped configuration coupled to the shackle and to the base subassembly. Lastly there is an upper cross member comprising a pair of generally C-shaped components. The components slidably receiving each other.

A gutter cover apparatus a comprising a relatively thin, elongated generally planar sheet member, preferably of metallic material, suitably sized and configured to fit over and cover the top of a conventional roof gutter. The elongated sheet member has a longitudinal front edge portion, a longitudinal rear edge portion, and a generally planar intermediate portion therebetween. The intermediate portion, in turn, is characterized by first and second upstanding longitudinal spaced ridges or protuberances, spaced from each other and extending generally parallel to each other and to the front edge portion and the rear edge portion of the sheet member, substantially the full length thereof. The first and second upstanding spaced ridges define first, second and third drainage zones each containing a pattern of staggered rows of openings, each one of which opening is in the form of downwardly depending semi-cylindrical or other arcuate-shaped spout opening below the bottom surface of the sheet member and facing forwardly thereof. The rear longitudinal edge portion of the sheet member is bent suitably to form an upstanding “spoiler” or debris blocking section downwardly terminating in a longitudinally extending distal edge defining a bearing surface for the rear portion of the sheet member. The forward longitudinal edge portion of the sheet member is raised upwardly with respect to the drainage zones on the intermediate portion of the sheet member to define a downwardly directed “drip lip” and a bearing surface for the front of the sheet member with respect to the front edge of the gutter to which operatively it may be attached.

A dog diaper system comprising pants having a central section and a lower section and an upper section and a pair of side sections. The pants have an interior surface positionable adjacent to the dog wearing the pants and an exterior surface. An upper strap has a free first end stitched to the upper section adjacent to one side section and a second end coupled to the upper section adjacent to the other side section. Fasteners are attached to the surface of the side sections for coupling the pants to a dog.

A plate assembly includes upper and lower plates. The upper plate has down turned inner and outer edges receiving inner and outer edges of the lower plate. In this manner lateral shifting is facilitated. The upper and lower plates have upturned left and right side edges. Left and right outer supports have upper ends slidably received on the upturned left and right side edges. The outer supports have lower ends positionable against a region beneath a sill of a window opening. A support bar has a central section attached to the lower surface of the lower plate adjacent to the inner edge. Telescoping sections are slidably received in the central section. The telescoping sections have forwardly extending clamps.

A transmitter unit has a housing adapted to be coupled in association with a trailing vehicle. The housing also has a multiple axis accelerometer adapted to sense the status of the transmitter unit and a trailing vehicle. The housing also has electronic components coupled with the accelerometer. A receiver unit has a housing adapted to be coupled in association with a leading vehicle. A user in audio proximity to the receiver unit is wirelessly signaled in the event of an anomaly at the transmitter unit.

Viscerotomy closure devices and methods of use close a hole in a bodily organ, such as one created during a natural orifice transgastric surgery procedure. A mesh with a hole in its center and an attached loop of suture having a Roeder knot is mounted on the protruding rod of an end-to-end anastomosis stapler between the anvil and the staple carrying member. The mesh covers the staple receiving slots. When rotated when in contact with tissue, an augur-shaped blade attached to the anvil's exterior self-feeds the tissue through a notch in the anvil's base into the space between the anvil and the staple carrying member. After the stapler is fired to staple the mesh to the tissue and create a viscerotomy, a knot pusher cinches the loop of suture and subsequently tightens the Roeder knot to maintain the cinch.

A pedestal system comprises a base having a lower cylinder and an upper rotatably supported with respect to the lower vertical cylinder. A lower motor is coupled between the lower and upper cylinders to selectively cause rotational motion between the cylinders. Also provided is a top-most horizontal cylinder with a rotating shaft. The shaft has a bearing coupling the top-most horizontal shaft with respect to the upper vertical cylinder. Finally, an upper motor is provided. The upper motor is coupled between the top-most horizontal shaft and upper cylinder to selectively cause a rotational motion between the top-most horizontal shaft and the upper vertical cylinders.

A frame is fabricated of rigid material. The frame has a plurality of cross members and a plurality of wheels. A cooler is mounted to the frame. The frame further has a handle.

A cooler is formed with a front and rear wall and two end walls. A bottom wall is coupled to the lower edges of the front, rear and end walls. The front, rear and end walls form a rectangular opening. A lid has an outwardly extending periphery pivotally coupled to the lid. The lid is adapted to rest in contact with the rectangular opening when the cooler is in the closed orientation. A light assembly has an interior illumination member and a switch. The switch is operable to inactivate the panel when the lid is in the closed orientation.

A sure grip screwdriver system comprises a shaft. The shaft has a handle end and a working end. The shaft has a working inner portion and a working outer portion. The working inner portion is adjacent to the handle end. The working outer portion is adjacent to the working end. The working outer portion further has a generally cube-shaped configuration of a first smaller size. The working inner portion further has a generally cube-shaped configuration of a second larger size. Last provided is a shaft support. The shaft support has a recess at one end to receive the handle end of the shaft.

The present invention preferably is a novel integral poster frame to exhibit a diversity of images. Preferably, the frame is formed from a rectangular template that is made of cardboard. The template preferably includes a principal section and dependent sections that are folded behind the principal section to provide a sense of depth, resistance and stability.

A motion responsive swimming pool safety device that has a control panel. A perimeter laser electrically is connected to the control panel. The perimeter laser is located peripheral to the swimming pool and generates a perimeter laser beam. A perimeter sensor is electrically connected to the control panel. The perimeter sensor is located peripherally to the swimming pool and is capable of sensing the perimeter laser beam. A perimeter alert is electrically connected to the control panel. The perimeter alert is capable of alarming upon interruption of the perimeter laser beam to the perimeter sensor.

A blade set for hair clippers which has a lower fixed blade, an upper fixed blade, a movable blade assembly and a blade holder. The movable blade assembly is flat and extends in a plane parallel to a lengthwise plane of the upper fixed blade and a lengthwise plane of the lower fixed blade and disposed in between the lower fixed blade and the upper fixed blade in such a way that a user's skin is protected from getting injured by the movable blade assembly. A third toothed front edge is provided at a front end of the movable blade assembly, a lower portion of which cooperates with an upper portion of the first toothed front edge to define a first cutting surface, and an upper portion of which cooperates with a lower portion of the second toothed front edge to define a second cutting surface.

The invention discloses low-altitude glass. The low-altitude glass is characterized in that upper glass and lower glass are convex; the welding peripheries of the upper glass and the lower glass are respectively provided with an edge sealing strip frame and an edge sealing groove; and the upper and lower glass are welded together by metal or alloy solders in a high-temperature edge sealing furnace, so that the low-altitude glass is simpler and more convenient to manufacture, and a sealing effect is ensured by the embedding combination of the edge sealing strip frame and the edge sealing groove. A manufacturing method of the low-altitude glass provided by the invention is simple in process, low in cost and high in production efficiency, can ensure reliable sealing connection and the good sealing effect, can be used for manufacturing low-altitude glass in mass by virtue of a one-step method, and not only can be used for manufacturing common low-altitude glass, but also is particularly suitable for manufacturing of tempered low-altitude glass; and the low-altitude glass manufactured by the method is high in wind pressure resistance and good in heat insulation and sound insulation.

The weight bench with dumbbell supports is a conventional weight bench that features two additional vertical supports that enable the bench to accommodate dumbbells. These supports would be produced from square metal tubing, but their bottoms would be angled for attachment to the exterior of the weight bench's existing vertical supports. Ultimately, each support would be welded to the exterior of the bench's vertical support, thereby creating a solid, one-piece support featuring a forked design on each side of the bench. The upper portion of each additional vertical support would feature a wide metal plate at its top. The ends of each plate would be angled upward to securely hold the end of a dumbbell. The dumbbell supports could also be offered as an aftermarket accessory for installation on existing weight benches.

The present invention relates to a vacuum glass, which is characterized in that peripheries of an upper glass and a lower glass of the vacuum glass comprise edge sealing strip frames, and a metal welding material or an alloy welding material is adopted to integratedly weld the upper glass and the lower glass in a vacuum edge sealing furnace, such that vacuum glass manufacturing is simple, and a sealing effect is ensured through engagement of the upper edge sealing strip frame and the lower edge sealing strip frame. The manufacturing method has characteristics of simple process, low cost, high production efficiency, reliable sealing and good sealing effect. With the technology, large mass manufacturing of the vacuum glass with no gas exhaust port through the one-step method can be achieved. In addition, with the method, the universal vacuum glass can be manufactured, and the tempered vacuum glass can be manufactured.