Abstract:
A quick clamping, quick releasing, buckle is designed to directly engage a strap, belt, or web at any position along the strap, belt, or web without first threading the free front or rear end of the strap, belt, or web through the buckle. The buckle has a locking element for releasably locking the buckle to the strap, belt, or web at a desired position. The buckle is particularly useful for engaging a strap, belt, or web in the configuration of a closed loop without opening the loop, or for releasably joining together the free ends of different straps, belts, or webs. The buckle is arranged so that in its closed position, increasing tension on the web, strap or belt received in the buckle increases the friction on the web, strap or belt to prevent movement of the buckle relative to the web, strap or belt.
Abstract:
A harness for supporting a musical instrument, and in particular, a weighty musical instrument such as a saxophone, has an anchor formed from a rigid or semi-rigid material having a curved portion adapted to be seated, in part, on the shoulders of a musician, and a rearwardly and downwardly extending tail portion adapted to receive a first adjustable strap extending around the body of the musician for retaining the anchor fixed relative to the musician. A second adjustable strap extending forwardly from two front ends of the anchor carries a hook for engaging a musical instrument.
Abstract:
A tool for disassembling a container, and in particular, a container for a compact disk (CD) or a digital video disk (DVD), has a longitudinally extending handle and at least one tab projecting from the handle and oriented substantially perpendicular to the handle. The tab is insertable between a container sidewall and an insert received within one section of the container. The insert is both separated from the sidewall of the container section to disengage the insert from the container and removed from the container section in one continuous pivoting movement of the tool relative to the container section.
Abstract:
A device for carrying luggage and bags has a rigid or semi-rigid anchor element worn over a shoulder of a person, and strapped to the body of the person to maintain the anchor in the desired position. The anchor is formed in a configuration which receives and removably retains a carrying strap of the luggage or bag to prevent the luggage or bag from slipping from the person's shoulder. In further embodiments, attachment elements are provided on the strap worn by the person carrying the bag or luggage for removably connecting the strap to the carrying strap of the bag or luggage for preventing the carrying strap from slipping from the person's shoulder.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for use in detecting conditions related to a plant are disclosed. More particularly, in accord with the invention, in the method and apparatus are provided a first sensing means for generating an electrical signal corresponding to the light level in the area surrounding a plant, an indication means comprising a meter for providing an indication or reading corresponding to the electrical signal generated by the sensing means, and a reference source in the form of a chart or table for relating the aforesaid indication or reading to a preselected reading associated with the particular plant.In a further aspect of the invention, a second sensing means is additionally provided for sensing another condition of the plant and a coupling means is provided for selectively coupling the first and second sensing means to the meter of the indication means. Moreover, in this form of the invention, a second reference source is provided for presenting reference readings corresponding to the condition being sensed by the second sensing means.Also disclosed is a housing for the apparatus which is designed to have storage capabilities and to permit easy use thereof.