Talus Corporation

Other

Michael P McConnell

David L McClees

James R Davis

Shelby W Krebs

Jeff Briggs

John S McClees, Jr

Spinner key ring

A hand-held drinking apparatus including a vessel having an open end and a closed end, a handle associated with the vessel and extending outwardly therefrom, and an object, such as a bead, mounted for rotation on the vessel or the handle.

Therapeutic hand-held drinking apparatus

Drinking mug handle

A portable utility bag has a plurality of flexible walls defining a first receptacle having an opening thereinto and a plurality of flexible panels attached to each other and to at least some of the walls to define a second receptacle adjacent to the first receptacle and having an opening thereinto oriented perpendicular to the opening into the first receptacle. A strap suspends the bag so that the opening into the first receptacle faces upward. The second receptacle is designed to hold a container and is collapsible when not being used.

Utility bag

Bookend planter

Set of bookends

Vehicle litter bag

A shoulder strap pad is disclosed which is superior to prior pads or coverings because it takes advantage of the anatomical and biomechanical characteristics of the user's shoulder to provide anatomically correct support for carrying straps. This strap pad fits the shape of the shoulder, effectively raising the shoulder's profile so that there is no slope down which the strap may slide. This is accomplished by shaping the cushioning pad into a wedge or triangular shape. The strap is carried on top of this wedge and pushes down but cannot slide out. Prior pads and cushions have limited themselves to increasing the friction between strap and shoulder (or garment thereon). This frictional approach may also be used in combination with the instant invention to further prevent slipping. By making the wedge out of a cushion (whether of resilient synthetic or natural foam or of a filled cushion-like material), the carrying burden is further reduced. The wedge is positioned below the strap and increases the slope of the shoulder to level or to a slight incline. The pad may be bare, or it may be covered by leather, textile, or other fabric to make it more comely or to assist in attaching it to a strap. It may be formed separately as an attachment to any strap with suitable means for attachment, including but not limited to Velcro-like hook and loop fastening, adhesive, loops, or snaps. It may also be an integral part of such a carrying strap.

Non-slip strap pad

A cushion for supporting the head of a user reposing in a sitting or semi-reclining position comprises a relatively stiff body constituting a segment of a torus. The length and curvature of the body are such that when the body is positioned on the user's shoulder at one side of the midsagittal plane, the body extends from a location adjacent to the mastoid process behind the user's ear forwardly to a point beyond the midsagittal plane to the mental terminus of the user's mandible so that said body provides positive anatomically correct support for the user's head no matter which direction the head nods or tilts to said one side of the midsagittal plane. A novel method of making the cushion is also disclosed.

Methods of making head support cushions

Head support cushion

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Durham, NH, United States of America

Michael P McConnell