U-Haul International, Inc.

Richard Jay Herrera

Michael H Dilgard

Tim Tunnell

Robert Wesson

A blank for forming a plurality of containers includes a sheet of material having a plurality of edges and first and second pluralities of score lines. The first plurality of score lines, together with the edges, define a first plurality of panels. The blank is foldable along the first plurality of score lines to define a primary container. The second plurality of score lines are defined within at least one of the first plurality of panels. The at least one panel is detachable from the remainder of the blank, and is foldable along the second plurality of score lines to define a secondary container.

Convertible box

A tool includes opposed drawbar engaging surfaces and opposed ball flat engaging surfaces. The tool is provided for use with a draw-bar assembly including a draw-bar having an end with a hole defined therethrough and a surface, and a hitchball having opposed ball flats and a shank extending therefrom. When the tool is engaged with the end of the draw-bar the opposed draw-bar engaging surfaces are adjacent the end and the opposed ball flat engaging surfaces are adjacent the opposed ball flats.

Hitchball securing device

There is provided a fastening device which includes a nut having a body. The body has a top face and a bottom face. The body further has an orifice extending therethrough. The system also includes a clamp-force indicating insert for use with the nut. The insert includes a portion extrudable across the top face of the nut. The nut further includes at least one insert-engaging portion.

Fastener system including a clamp-force indicating insert

An improved adapter bulb is provided for inserting within a rectangular base tail light socket of a powered vehicle for providing external electrical connection to a trailer lighting system. The adapter bulb includes a base member adapted to be disposed within a rectangular base tail light socket. The base member terminates in a rectangular contact portion having four electrical leads disposed substantially at each corner thereof thereby forming two pairs of substantially diagonally opposed electrical leads. A bulb is secured within the base member, and includes two filaments. Each filament is connected to one pair of the two pairs of substantially diagonally opposed electrical leads, that is, in a criss-cross relationship. Four wire leads are respectively joined, at one end, to one of the electrical leads, and at the other end to a diode. Two connectors for communicating with the trailer lighting system are each respectively joined to two of the four diodes, thereby defining two pairs of wire leads. Each pair of wire leads is connected to the same pair of electrical leads as one of said filaments. In another aspect of the invention, the four wire leads each connected to one of the electrical leads have, at their respective second ends, a connector for communicating with the trailer lighting system.

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Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Richard Jay Herrera