The Quaker Oats Company

Newell Operating Company

Shur-line

Robert F Rosnak

Scott W Osiecki

Peter F Lynch

David A Furth

Robert D Shilen

Robert L Brown

Ronald J Kingston

Ronald James Kingston

A paint applicator (,) has a base (,), a handle (,) mounted on the base for pivotal movement between first and second angular positions in a plane substantially parallel to the surface being painted about a first axis (y-y), an adapter (,) mounted on the handle for pivotal movement between extended and retracted positions in a plane substantially perpendicular to such surface about a second axis (z-z), and a spring (,) acting between the base and adapter for urging the handle to move toward a null position intermediate the first and second positions and for urging the adapter to move toward its retracted position.

Paint applicator having extension-receiving adapter normally within pivotal handle

Coating tool head and handle unit

An improved coating tool (20) is provided with a variable flexible connection between a head and handle. The improved tool broadly includes a head (22), a handle (23), a flexible connection (21) between the head and handle to permit relative pivotal movement therebetween, and a restraining member (24) operatively arranged to adjustably limit the amount of relative movement between the head and handle, whereby the amount of permissible relative movement between the head and handle may be selectively varied. In the preferred form, the restraining member (24) may vary the flexibility of the connection.

Coating tool with variable flexible connection between head and handle

Apparatus for propelling an object along a surface only when the apparatus is positioned closely adjacent the surface and for inhibiting the object from being propelled when the apparatus is lifted from the surface, includes a magazine for holding a plurality of objects, means for releasing an object from the magazine into a launching position supported on the surface, and hammer means for propelling the object along the surface.

Marble shooting toy

An action target for a marble game includes a base supportable on a playing surface, for dividing the playing surface into two playing areas, a movable arm pivotally mounted to the base and swingable between positions in each of the two playing areas, a target on the arm extending laterally therefrom into each of the two playing areas when the arm is aligned with the base, and an indicator responsive to movement of the arm past a preselected point in each of the two playing areas for signalling a victory by one player.

Action target

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Depew, NY, United States of America

Robert F Rosnak