Doc Ellis Design Outside Notions

27 Cart Frame Stop

2011-08-28T15:36:00.000-07:00

Easy-Haul carts are excellent debris transporters that come in different sizes. The largest cart is called a Jumbo Cart. The cart tends to slide into a 3-yard dumpster when you lift and dump with it. I noticed that the right side of a cart had a stop from the frame bending slightly forward. I noticed that the cart is easier to control when it stops at that point as I am sliding it onto the edge of the dumpster. I placed a new hose clamp on the left side of the cart frame at about the same point as the right-side frame-bend stop.

Jumbo Cart

Frame bend stop

Close-up of frame bend stop

Hose clamp stop

Close-up of hose clamp stop

26 Portable Water-filling Tool

2011-03-13T13:26:00.000-07:00

Portable Water-filling Tool

This is a tool made from

a stock tank float-valve water-filler
a lower inline hose valve
a flexible hose protector
an upper inline hose valve
a flexible hose connector and
attached to a water supply hose

You can set this tool in place and generally expect that it will stop dispencing water when the float-valve closes. You have to make sure that the float-valve level will close when there is enough water in the water container.

This tool will mount onto a variety of containers and you can move it easily from container to to container.

When using this tool, make sure that the supply hose leans away from the mounting clamps

Disposable Toothbrush

2009-11-05T17:09:00.000-08:00

Toothbrush with toothpaste in bristles. Activate by immersing in water, use, throw away.

Event Ideas

2009-11-01T12:24:00.000-08:00

Yard sale poker run: contestants pick a card at start, one each at three in transit stops, and one at the finish stop. Best hand(s) win(s).
Contestants can also compete to buy best deal at yard sale(s). Purchase(s) may not be more than $21.00 to be judged. Best deal is worth a ribbon. 2009.11.01

H-D Stator Tester 2000

2009-10-30T05:30:00.000-07:00

Mount stator to spinner powered by motor with AC to DC rectifier

Cable Pin Clamp, 2000

2009-10-25T05:28:00.000-07:00

Teflon tubing around drilled and tapped stock

Service Ideas

2009-10-24T05:34:00.000-07:00

1. Opportunity evaluation service- check out revenue-generating systems and report on results

2. Signed version of success programs-

Cap 2000.06.30

2009-10-22T13:48:00.000-07:00

beret crown cap with visor that could be used inside or outside the crown

Clamping Nut 2000.09.02

2009-10-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

to hold threaded bolt still without stripping thread
outside of nut serrated to match vice grip jaws

Outside Notions 1999

2009-10-16T12:58:00.000-07:00

Couples dance hall: for couples to go and dance, where hitting on other partners is pushing for trouble
Pooch park. This has been done. I thought of this before I found out that pooch parks do exist.

Cookie Holder 1999.06.12

2009-10-15T10:38:00.001-07:00

Cylindrical spring loaded cookie holder made like a coin dispenser, for Oreos or similarly shaped cookies

Tools

2009-10-12T14:08:00.000-07:00

hand-held harrow: a lot like a rake [1999.06.06]

Flat Prevention 1999.06.05

2009-10-10T12:41:00.000-07:00

Air-tight silk tube with fibreglass barrier between tube and tyre.

I have read that Mongol soldiers wore silk shirts that prevented arrows from penetrating deeply into their bodies. The silk was woven so tightly that that the point of an arrow could not poke through. The fabric would wrap around the arrow head to prevent barbs from catching onto flesh. See here for more about this http://netsword.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000422.html.

If silk works to keep arrows from going in too deep into flesh, it might also work to keep thorns and nails from going into the tube, thereby reducing the tendency of going flat.

How to keep soups or stews from boiling dry 1999.05.23

2009-10-08T14:22:00.000-07:00

a siphon set up like the coolant recovery tank system used in vehicles. boiled-over liquid could be captured and returned through such a setup.

a float-controlled replenishment system. as liquid levels go down, additional liquid could be added as needed.

recycle steam via condenser and return line within a closed system

Gross Idea? 2006.10.06

2009-10-04T13:37:00.000-07:00

Fecal removal tool. Insert into rectum prior to fecal accumulation. This tool can be used by folks who have trouble defecating and do not want to use fingers to remove feces from their rectum.

Captain Cap 2006.05.06

2009-10-03T13:14:00.000-07:00

Cap with reflective crown panel and mesh sides. This would be more of a work cap than a party or dress cap.

E-Z Haul Tool Rest 2005.15.11

2009-10-02T18:11:00.000-07:00

Y or U shape installed through rear tub mounting hole of E-Z Haul Cart. Place a manure fork or other handled tool within the tool rest to keep the tool from swinging all around when you push the cart.

Tilley Endurables-inspired 2005.08.18

2009-09-28T09:48:00.000-07:00

Hat feather holder
Hydrofil bandanna

Blind Halter 2005.02.06

2009-09-27T16:42:00.000-07:00

To lead panicked horse. Constructed with eye covers.

Clothes Horn 13 Sep 2003

2009-09-24T12:41:00.000-07:00

2 each. Rigid plastic; hook on hanger pole. Compress clothes to make room for more clothes.

Trash Bag Carrier 18 Sep 2009

2009-09-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

Hoop-style retainer with handle slips over 3" long by 24" diametre cylinder and stays in place through internal friction.

Reusable Envelope 13 Jun 2003

2009-09-16T10:02:00.000-07:00

Address and postage areas have surface to use labels and/or stamps. Bottom has surface for bar code tape.

Tank Bag Adapter 8 Jun 2003

2009-09-13T09:31:00.000-07:00

Adapter on Rev Pack tank pack to carry coolers as pannier/map pac top side panels with fore and aft flaps.

Ramp 2.Sep.2002

2009-09-12T13:08:00.000-07:00

Ramp with swivel platform for back or side of trailer. Place motorcycle on ramp, lift the ramp, rotate the ramp, roll in the motorcyle, and reverse the operations to unload the motorcycle.

Microwave Defroster 13 Jan 2009

2009-09-11T17:19:00.000-07:00

Put in freezer. Turn on. Turn off. Remove water

Bumper 15 Apr 2009

2009-09-08T17:05:00.000-07:00

Bumper set up like a crossbow with cables and pulley or other dampening mechanism.

Captains Cap using Tilley Endurables Design

2009-09-07T16:57:00.000-07:00

The cap could be made from hemp or natural cotton. The cap could be secured using the windcord through the head band. The cap could be made with a secret pocket containing foam padding and owner's manual. The top part could be natural, mocha, olive, or navy, with British brass vents. The visor and headband could contrast as mocha, navy, or black on top and green, mocha, navy, or black underneath. The cap could have a sweat pad in the same location as the forehead pad in the TW2. The cap could also have ear flaps and interior adjustment as used in the TW2, or it could have a tuck-away neck protector as used in the LTM6C. This cap could be modeled after the one worn by Bogart in the African Queen movie, using a Greek-Fishing-Cap-type crown.