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Rhino Chokes & Gun Works, LLC

Amstar Corporation

Thomas W Dixon

Timothy T Tylaska

Matthew Dixon

Matt Dixon

Patrick D Pollin

Butt stock plate

A device is presented that can be used as both a pad eye and as a fairlead independently and simultaneously while providing separation between the two modes of use. The device provides the option for multiple attachment points and multiple fairlead passages and reduces the need of requiring both a pad eye and additional hardware such as a pulley in applications such as the implementing of a jib sheet 'in-hauler' system on a sailing vessel. Additionally, the device is configured in a symmetric manner so as to allow the device to be optionally joined and mated to a second but inverted such device allowing for the assembly of two such devices into a single combined unit. Such a combined configuration has the benefit of allowing for pad eye and fairlead functions to take place in a suspended location instead of being constrained to only a fixed surface.

Combination pad eye and fairlead device

The disclosed magazine cap choke adapter allows a user to store an extra choke in place of the shotgun magazine cap. The magazine cap choke adapter is formed from a body that includes a first female threaded end, or proximal end, that threads onto the magazine adapter of the shotgun. Moving away from the proximal end, the magazine cap choke adapter tapers to a second female threaded end, or distal end, into which a choke is optionally threaded.

Magazine cap choke adapter

Magazine cap

Magazine cap with sling loop

A locking quick connect fitting allows for the attachment and detachment of stays and rigging on sailboats and other related applications. The invention eliminates the need to handle clevis pins and cotter pins when setting up or tearing down the rigging of a sailboat, and especially for the standing rigging of a trailer able sailboat. Further, it can be tightened by wrench. In addition, the fitting helps keep the connection secure even if in the unlocked state. The presented invention is also modular and readily connectable to the rigging or fittings on existing sailboats. In order to avoid abandonment of the application, applicant must make these above agreed upon changes.

Locking quick connect fitting

Fastening apparatus

An add-on system as disclosed for use with an existing multilevel antennae switching matrix of the type having a plurality of input ports, each supplied by a respective input signal source with at least one unused input port being available and a plurality of output ports are connected to receivers. The add-on system uses a plurality of switching devices which are each selectively operable to couple each of the input signal sources to a different one of the unused input ports. This provides that when an attempt to effect an interconnection between a desired one of the input ports and a desired output port is blocked then the input signal source which supplies the desired input port associated with an attempt connection is coupled to any one of the unused input ports for facilitating the connection at that port to the desired output port.

System for reducing blocking in an antenna switching matrix

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New London, CT, United States of America

Thomas W Dixon