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Edgar Grant Eckenswiller

Richard H O'Donnell

A water drain for insertion into a mating wall opening in an extruded, hollow door or window sash or frame comprises a round, rectangular or the like housing having at least one peripheral front flange defining a drain opening, a baffle extending downwardly from a housing top portion for partially closing an upper portion of the drain opening, and a flap having a lower planar rear surface and an upper planar front surface for opening and closing lower and upper portions of the drain opening. The planar lower rear surface portion of the flap is joined to the upper front surface portion by a pivot axis, the planar lower surface being disposed forwardly of the upper planar front surface whereby the flap tends to gravitate to an at-rest, closed, substantially vertical position.

Drain for a door or window sash or frame

A Christmas tree stand of the kind having a container to receive water and a tree trunk and a plurality of stabilizing legs radiating outwardly from the side walls of the container includes a novel clamping mechanism comprising a plurality of gripping means, each made up of a plunger having a concave tree clamping portion, a pair of parallel arms extending therefrom with free distal ends and resiliently joined at the front of the tree clamping portion. The arms of the plunger extend through a guide member and resiliently releasable locking means are provided, whereby the plunger can be readily pushed forward to press against the tree trunk but is locked against outward movement unless and until the arms of the plunger are squeezed together to release the locking means.

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Port McNicoll, Canada

Edgar Grant Eckenswiller