Abstract: An article of furniture having a seat portion and an integral back portion extending upwardly from the seat portion has a bolster removably attached to the top of the back portion and a flexible cushion foldable over the top of the bolster.

Abstract: A positive lock and quick release knife and sheath wherein an abutment extends from the sheath and through the knife and a spring normally urges the knife against the abutment to positively prevent movement of the knife relative to the sheath, and the front or outer wall of the sheath being shortened to facilitate quick release of the knife from the sheath when the spring is overcome and the knife is moved away from the abutment.

Abstract: A positive delivery sheath for a knife of the type having a handle and a blade housed within the handle when not in use, and a flexible strap connected at one end to the sheath and normally encircling the knife within the sheath to protect the knife against accidental removal, and the strap being extensible to positively deliver the knife from the sheath when desired.

Abstract: A universal traveler is provided for ring spinning machines, the traveler being structured to permit repositioning of the traveler on the ring after a portion of the traveler has been worn.

Abstract: A gasoline engine is equipped with an auxiliary driven wheel selectively engageable with a driving wheel on the shaft of an electric motor mounted for movement relative to the gasoline engine and operable from a remote point. A compact housing enables use of the invention on existing equipment, such as a lawnmower, or installation as original equipment at the time of manufacture.

Abstract: A card screen with side frames and central rib penetrated with longitudinally spaced transverse openings and transverse bars equipped with pins and sockets supported in the transverse openings to secure the screen together without solder.

Abstract: A two-part holder for an appliance, such as a manually operable hairdryer, includes a stationary wall mounted bracket as one part and a relatively movable appliance clamping portion as the other part. The clamping portion may be clamped about an appliance and quickly connected to and quickly removed from the stationary bracket without manipulating any fastening mechanism. An abutment projecting from the bracket retains the electric supply cord of an appliance out of the user's way.

Abstract: A warp stop-motion mechanism including a plurality of electrodes and means supporting the electrodes in a common plane. A drop wire is provided for each warp yarn and the warp yarns support the drop wires about the electrodes in normal operation. A control bar is provided at a lower elevation than the electrodes and is in continuous engagement with the warp yarns during normal operation of the loom to prevent repetitive contact of the electrodes by the warp yarns and drop wires. Means are provided for adjusting the warp stop-motion mechanism longitudinally, transversely, and vertically.

Abstract: A safety kit comprising a housing or box structured to compactly contain warning devices to give notice of a vehicle in distress and to display certain of the warning devices in an emergency situation. The box includes means to prominently and firmly support certain of the warning devices on a disabled automobile.

Abstract: A utility knife comprising a fixed blade and a tool-shaped shank with a pivotally mounted housing selectively movable between a first position about one edge of the shank to use the knife-blade and a second position about one edge of the blade to use the shank as a tool.

Abstract: A cable connector is provided which is particularly adapted for use in the field whereby the connection may be quickly and reliably made without the use of special tools other than those ordinarily carried by welders and electricians, such as screwdrivers, knives and hammers. The connector comprises a length of copper tubing having an inside diameter slightly larger than the outside diameter of the cable to be connected. The copper tubing is slotted along its length to define deformable portions which are forced into the cable strands after the ends of the cable to be connected have been inserted into abutting relation through opposite ends of the tube.

Abstract: A self-supporting structure is provided which may be useful for a plant stand or as a support for garden crops, or other purposes. The structure includes three legs and a clinch plate having a hole therethrough for each leg, the holes being slightly larger than the legs and extending through the clinch plate at angles relative to the axis of the group of holes and relative to the axis of the radius of each hole. The legs extend through the clinch plate and converge in frictional binding relation to each other at a zone of convergence spaced from the clinch plate. That zone of convergence and the engagement of the legs with the upper and lower edges of the holes through the clinch plate provide the only support for the structure and it is self-supporting without any extraneous means such as glue, nails, or the like. A table top may be supported on or adjacent the upper ends of the legs.

Abstract: A control roll is provided for use in the processing of staple fibers and comprises a plurality of radially and circumferentially spaced projections on the surface of a roll. The control roll is placed in the path of a strand of fibers and the individual fibers in the strand are physically oriented into parallel relation with one another and maintained in that relation until the fibers are processed as by drawing and twisting.