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Murray Corporation

Noma Outdoor Products Inc.

Keith A Mosley

Stephen J Vos

Douglas A Pohl

Harlin J Trefz

Kent H Elrod

Daniel T Hergatt

Richard A Heisman

A free standing tower floor register that replaces the standard in-floor register. The tower floor register's bottom extremity is inserted into the floor opening, does not require screws to bolt it to the floor, and can be relocated to other areas in a room with ease. The stackable tower sections create a vertical duct for channeling airflow upward from the floor and out into a room. The tower can be stacked to the height required to clear the vertical dimensions of obstructing furniture. Rotatable and adjustable directional vent stacks, which can be inserted into the tower directional vent stack manifold, are used to aim the airflow in the direction that provides the desired comfort level.

Tower floor register

A wheelbarrow specially adapted for selective manual or machine deployment. The preferred embodiment comprises a wheelbarrow having a generally conventional tub hingedly secured to a frame with a latching means opposite. The tubular handles and tongue are slideably adjustable for mode with the handles also rotatively adjustable for ergonomics. The two wheel axle placement towards the center of gravity allows for lighter handle and tongue loads, enabling wheelbarrow conversion to trailer and vice versa easily even in the fully loaded condition. Two embodiments of the wheelbarrow with integrated trailering and dumping capabilities are disclosed, one having single and the other having double pivoting tub dump mechanisms.

Wheelbarrow with integrated trailering and dumping capabilities

A hot/cold digit pack is provided having a molded unit with hollow chambers, dimensioned to accommodate a thumb and different sized fingers, and a heat transferring substance encased by the external walls of the molded unit. The unit has a body formed from a durable and resilient plastic material, capable of withstanding heat and cold, and is adapted to be collapsed upon application of slight hand pressure and a face where the openings to the chambers are located.

Hot and cold digit pack

An expressible compress is provided having a container with a perforatible wall through which fluids pass into an engulfing absorbent cloth sleeve to create a moist compress. The container has an open top body formed from a resilient plastic material and is adapted to be collapsed upon application of slight hand pressure and a cap for closing the top through which the container is filled.

Expressible compress

Adjustable ventilation apparatus for a lawn mower, adapted to allow adjustment of the airflow rate into the cutting deck to maximize operation of the lawn mower under various operating conditions. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a ring disposed intermediate the engine and cutting deck of a walk behind mower, having a plurality of radial openings formed therethrough. An annular cover is provided encircling the ring, with the cover having a like number of openings formed in the peripheral wall thereof. Rotational movement of the cover relative to the ring moves the openings therein into and out of alignment with the openings in the ring, thereby defining open and closed positions for the vent, respectively. The cover may also be moved to a plurality of positions intermediate fully open and fully closed to provide the appropriate airflow into the cutting deck. An alternative embodiment provides a stationary outer cover and a rotatable ring, each having a plurality of longitudinal slots and radial openings formed therein. Selective positioning of the ring relative to the cover determines the opening size formed through the slots and the consequential airflow through the top of the cutting deck. The ring includes a handle extending therefrom for moving and positioning the ring, the handle having a wire stop attached thereto engageable in a serrated portion of the stationary cover to retain the ring in its desired position and prevent inadvertent movement thereof. A third embodiment is specially adapted for use on riding mowers having a pair of cutting blades, comprising two stationary portions fixed to the cutting deck and two corresponding outer rotatable rings interconnected for synchronized movement.

Lawn mower having adjustable air vents

A rotary lawn mower specially adapted for selectively mulching and/or discharging grass clippings. The preferred embodiment comprises a lawn mower having a generally conventional cutting deck, with an integrated discharge chute/mulching plug hingedly secured to the deck adjacent the discharge opening. The integrated discharge chute/mulching plug is selectively movable between a plurality of positions, including a mulch position and a discharge position. In the mulch position, the inner wall of the plug member extends within the discharge chute to establish a generally continuous inner wall within the cutting chamber for improved mulching performance. The mower further includes an improved cutting blade, having a pair of raised rib sections intermediate the cutting edges and the central hub, the raised ribs being operative to create an additional upward air flow component to improve circulation during both mulching and discharging. Two embodiments of the integrated discharge chute/mulching plug are disclosed, having different locking mechanisms for securing the plug in its various positions.

Rotary mower having integrated deflector/mulching plug and improved blade

A riding mower is provided having a generally conventional engine, seat, frame, cutting deck and hydrostatic transmission. The cutting deck may be vertically adjusted for a plurality of cutting height settings, and may be locked in its uppermost setting and returned to the pre-selected cutting height, by selective operation of a foot-operated pedal. Linkage connects the pedal to the deck and to a variable-height adjustment link. A transmission speed control includes a handle protruding upwardly adjacent the seat, connected to a transverse control rod with a distal end operatively secured to the conventional speed adjustment mechanism of the transmission. Positioned adjacent the distal end of the control rod is a friction-generating device which engages the rod and prevents unintentional movement thereof. A grass collection bag is included with a blower mounted on the cutting deck for providind an enhanced airflow from the cutting deck through the duct leading to the bag.

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Jackson, TN, United States of America

Keith A Mosley