Bausch-lomb Incorporated

Voice It Worldwide, Inc.

Everest & Jennings, Inc.

The Gillette Company

Dental Research, Inc.

County Line Limited, L.l.c.

Cleve A Graham

Spencer L Mackay

Scott T Shimatsu

Robert W Reynolds

Elaine M Nesterick

Stanfield K Young

Patrick William Brown

John J Pastrick

Jeffrey S Plantz

Robert L Dorsey

Allan B Johnson

Stuart A Cook

John M Trenary

Brian Chase

Dave Hines

George Bachand

Gary R Stephan

A tree stand for receiving and supporting a tree, such as a live, cut Christmas tree, comprises a receptacle for receiving the trunk of the tree and a base for supporting the receptacle when the tree is received therein. The receptacle includes a clamping assembly for securing the trunk of the tree in the receptacle, while the base includes a locking assembly for locking the tree in place once it is moved to the desired vertical position. An actuator such as a foot pedal is provided for operating the locking assembly so that the user can position the tree by hand while standing on his feet with the foot pedal depressed and then lock the tree in place simply by releasing the pedal.

Christmas tree stand

Portable voice recorder

Combined portable audio message recording and playback station

Electric toothbrush with combined charging base and brush-head container

Combined electric toothbrush and charging base therefor

Apparatus for dispensing a cosmetic or the like from a container having a pump with an operating stem with a free end extending above the container, through which material is dispensed from the container by movement of the stem, is formed of a shroud member and an actuator. The shroud member is mounted on the container with the operating stem extending into its tubular outer wall and the actuator is mounted in the shroud with a cylindrical outer surface in slidable engagement with the inner surface of the shroud tubular outer wall and engageable with the operating stem to pump material from the container through a conduit in the actuator to an outlet disposed above an inwardly extending recess in the shroud member tubular outer wall.

Actuator for dispensing pump

Case for an electronic toothbrush or similar article

Electrically powered three wheeled vehicle

A modular power drive scooter, including as modular components a seat, a seat post, a mainframe, a trailer and at least one battery, is built in a manner allowing quick and easy disassembly of the scooter for compact storage. In assembled form, the seat post supports the seat and also serves as a lock pin which prevents separation of the mainframe from the trailer. The mainframe includes a front wheel, a tiller assembly for steering the scooter, and recesses for accommodating one or more batteries. The trailer includes a pair of rear wheels coupled to a differential which is driven by an electric motor, and a removable storage tray that provides access to the motor. A stem member extending from the trailer engages the mainframe in an overlapping relation whereby apertures in the stem member align with ports in the mainframe. The seat post is inserted into a selected port to determine the spacing of the seat from the tiller assembly. Removal of the seat post from an aligned aperture and port enables the mainframe and the trailer to be separated by pulling a first handle located on the stem member to pivot the trailer relative to the mainframe, and then by lifting the mainframe by a second handle to disengage coupling hooks on the mainframe from a coupling rod of the trailer.

Power drive scooter

A cleaning apparatus is provided for transmitting powered motion to an operating member having a removable head mechanism contained within a hollow housing. A motorized base, including a base drive shaft, is locked onto a head drive shaft of the removable head mechanism in response to axial movement of the base drive shaft into the housing. The head mechanism comprises a collet having outwardly radiating arms and inwardly extending feet at the lower end of the collet and a rack at the upper end. The rack engages rotatable gears containing tufts of filaments. The base drive shaft defines a shoulder and a tip at the upper end which is received into the collet. A sleeve, retained within the head mechanism by the inner dimensions of the hollow housing, receives the outwardly radiating arms and compresses them over the tip of the base causing the feet to engage the shoulder. Once locked onto the head mechanism, the axial movement of the base drive shaft causes rotation and counter-rotation of the gears and the tufts mounted within the gears. Unlocking of the shafts is accomplished by pulling the head mechanism away from the base. The rotational movement of the tufts is useful for cleaning surfaces such as teeth.

Removable head mechanism for automatic cleaning device

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Simi Valley, CA, United States of America

Cleve A Graham