Abstract: A combined dispensing and amusement device has a reciprocating plunger on a transparent dome for rotating parallel disks. An upper first disk on an internal rotary housing supports articles and has an aperture that can aline with an aperture in a parallel adjacent lower second disk. The upper first disk frictionally drives the lower second disk at a lower speed so that the apertures periodically aline. Alinement of the apertures permits random dispensing of articles. Dispensing is into one of several chutes in the legs of a base support. Due to the random nature of dispensing, with the inclusion of indicia, the legs can be used as part of a game. Carousel arms on the internal rotary housing can act as stops and can variably deflect articles and/or can act as an animated indicia amusement support.

Abstract: An applicator is provided with a flexible container, a discharge passage, a valve seat, and internal springs having first ends attached to one end of a rod that has a valve on its other end. The second ends of the leaf spring are secured to the container. The springs are in an arcuate configuration so as to press the valve into a closed position. Pressure on the flexible container presses on the arcuate shaped springs, straightening them to some degree. Due to the longitudinal increase in the length of the springs, the valve is lifted off of its seat, opening a passage for fluid flow from the container interior through the discharge passage of the applicator nib or pad.

Abstract: A fluid applicator includes a coating implement, a resilient closure cap, and a stopper for use with a fluid container. The resilient closure cap is force-fit into or onto the stopper, creating a resilient force on a sealing lip that contacts a seat on the stopper. Inverting the container and pressing on the coating implement, presses the resilient closure cap, deforming it to move the sealing lip off of its seat on the stopper, to allow fluid flow from the container, through the stopper and resilient closure cap, to the coating implement.

Abstract: A vacuum extension kit elements includes extensions, a flexible hose and an adapter, each having plural diameter male and female connectors for connection to different size vacuum cleaner elements and attachments. The conduit through the elements is essentially a uniform diameter, for uninterrupted flow, and is small enough to double the flow velocity through standard vacuum cleaner elements. A clog preventer, for filtering out large particles, and inserts, for optional further reduction of female connector inside diameters, are also provided.

Abstract: A shaft manipulating centering and assembly tool for use in a housing bore has four basic members, a manipulating member, a pressing member, a locking member and a power drive member. The manipulating member has an outer surface the radius of the bore and an inner surface that includes one section the radius of the shaft and a flat section. The pressing member has limited rotation within one end of the manipulating member and can push against the bore wall or shaft and can turn the manipulating member. The locking bar member anchors the tool on a housing stud. The drive member turns the pressing member and manipulating member and holds the locking bar in place. By placing the tool beside the shaft within the bore and turning it in a first direction, the shaft is lifted onto the manipulating member and the locking bar moves beside the housing stud.

Abstract: A brushless motor with axial air gaps is rotated at speeds higher than that of conventional motors by using magnets adjustable in the radial direction. The axial gap machine includes one or more stators, containing windings that conduct electrical currents, and one or more rotors, with sets of permanent magnets rotating on a shaft adjacent the stators. The magnets are supported by bearings in a magnet carrier on the rotor so that the magnets can move radially under the action of centrifugal force opposed by springs. The radial movement of the magnets reduces the number of lines of flux of the magnets that can interact with those created by the electrical currents flowing in the windings. Reducing the flux interaction allows an increase in the speed capability of the machine. Linear radial guides inside the magnet carrier restrict movement of the magnets in all directions other than the radial direction and stops limit outward and inward movement.

Abstract: A high turn down ratio furnace is attained by plural burners or burner stages having control valves operated by thermal sensors. Heat output control is by a variable pressure device for the fuel supplied to the burners and individual on-off valves for some of the burners. Burner arrangement and/or design and control enables one primary burner to ignite a secondary burner so that it can ignite other secondary burners, so that only one flame ignition device at the primary burner is necessary.

Abstract: A shaft manipulating centering and assembly tool for use in a housing bore has four basic members, a manipulating member, a pressing member, a locking member and a power drive member. The manipulating member has an outer surface the radius of the bore and an inner surface that includes one section the radius of the shaft and a flat section. The pressing member has limited rotation within one end of the manipulating member and can push against the bore wall or shaft and can turn the manipulating member. The locking bar member anchors the tool on a housing stud. The drive member turns the pressing member and manipulating member and holds the locking bar in place. By placing the tool beside the shaft within the bore and turning it in a first direction, the shaft is lifted onto the manipulating member and the locking bar moves beside the housing stud.

Abstract: To improve the affinity between a gas and a liquid, the liquid is passed through an enclosure where it contacts a portion of the magnets of a magnetic field generating device and passes through the magnetic field created by the magnets while a gas is in contact with the other portion of the magnets. A liquid level control device maintains and controls the liquid level so that the magnets simultaneously extend about equally into the gas and liquid with both contacting the magnets and being within the magnetic field created by the magnets. The gas in the enclosure increases the effectiveness that the magnetic field and magnets have on the liquid. The gas used in the enclosure can optionally subsequently be mixed with the liquid or another gas can be mixed with the liquid. Additional gases and liquids can be mixed together. The device and process associated with it can be used on different liquids and different gasses, including fuel mixed with air in a combustion process.

Abstract: The torque produced by an electric machine of the axial air gap type is increased by pressing or forming the active sectors of the radial coil sections, essentially coplanar, and by using nonuniform cross-section conductors for the radial active sectors of the coils. One of the active sectors of a leading radial coil section and one of the active sectors of a trailing radial coil section are confined within the central open area formed in a first coil. The gap required between the permanent magnets of rotors, necessary to accommodate the axial thickness of a stator, is reduced to little more than the axial thickness of a single radial section of a stator coil in the active area of the coil. The stator coils can be made by joining winding sheets together. The winding sheets can be made by forming coils from flat, thin conductor coils on carrier films.

Abstract: The penile traction device includes a preferably reusable or disposable foam pressure dissipation friction pad having a preferably felt-like backing positioned around the penile shaft for dissipating applied force and frictionally holding the device to the shaft. A weight supporting means has a strap that surrounds and transfers force to the pressure dissipation friction pad. The weight support strap receives force from a selective weight means. A resilient and/or shock absorbing connector can be placed between the weight support means and selective weight means. A two-section weight relief means is also connected to the selective weight means. A handle on the relief means allows the patient or attendant to manually lift all or a part of the weight from the weight support means. The two sections of the relief means are adjustable to vary the overall length of the relief means.

Abstract: The torque produced by an electric machine of the type generally known as an axial air gap motor or generator is increased by using nonuniform conductor wires in the stator phase coils in the areas of the coil where the conductor wires extend radially outwardly from and where they extend radially inwardly toward the center of rotation, i.e. that portion of the coil regarded as the active sectors of the coil. The tapered conductor wires enable the total number of wires employed in a phase coil to be doubled by determining the number of wires that can be used at the median radius of the coil rather than at the inner radius. The tapered conductor extends to cover a greater area within the bounds of the coil. With the tapered width designed to extend and increase radially outwardly from the center of rotation, essentially all the surface area within the windings of the coil can be covered by the conductor wires. Only the insulation areas between the wires is not covered by the conductor wires.

Abstract: Essentially "U" shaped endless elastic loops, with the opening facing inwardly, removably hold first foil covers over access openings of flanged containers. The foil is placed over the container opening and flange formed around the opening. The elastic loop is stretched to encompass the foil cover and flange and then released to secure the foil cover over the access opening. Clamping strips can be provided with the elastic loops to hold second foil covers onto the elastic loops and over the container openings. The clamping strips are provided with protrusions or recesses that match recesses or protrusions on the upper surfaces of the elastic loop to clamp foils between them and over the access openings.

Abstract: A first comb has a graduated scale attached near a first end of the scale so that the scale can be pivoted outwardly and inwardly from the first comb. A cutting guide first end is pivotably attached to the second end of the graduated scale. The graduated scale can be slidable lengthwise with respect to the first comb to position the cutting guide a select distance from the first comb. A swivel or hinge permits the graduated scale to extend in the plane of the first comb or to extend perpendicular to it or any angle in between. Clamping or friction provision permit the first comb and the graduated scale and the cutting guide to all be fixed in the plane of the first comb, either in a folded carrying configuration or in a ready-to-use configuration, or to fix the graduated scale perpendicular to the plane of the first comb and to fix the cutting guide parallel to the plane of the first comb at a fixed or at a select distance parallel to the plane of the first comb.

Abstract: A hairstyling device includes a material that is elongated soft, resilient, lightweight in combination with a semi-rigid loop that is bendable enough to shape, but stiff enough to assume and retain any shape it is bent into. The loop extends beyond the material and along the outer surface of the material. The loop has second and third pliable extensions attached to it beneath the ends of the material. The extensions can be retained beneath the material or extended outwardly and bent back for securing hair, or bent and attached to each other to hold the material in a circular oval or other shape.

Abstract: An electron acceleration device uses thermionic fission cells, an electromagnetic scoop coil, and/or microwaves for power. A power control junction and electron injector control and feed free electrons in packets into the acceleration components that consist of a series of either induction module units, or radio-frequency linacs module units, having quadrapole magnet units in series between the induction module units or RF linac units. The RF linac and quadrapole series are surrounded by a Klystron series. At the high speed electron exit from the device, deflector plates control the exit path of the electrons to direct the course of a craft or electrons to a work area.

Abstract: A process for producing and curing hydraulic material to reduce its hydrophilic characteristics and increase its strength. By preventing water loss and by adding water, efflorescence is controlled and the number of and size of voids created by water evaporation and hydration are reduced. Controlling the cure environment, humidity, temperature and pressure and using fluid barriers and water, control the physical and chemical composition formed during curing. The controls can be used before and/or after the initial set or shape formation of the hydraulic material.

Abstract: A fluorescent luminaire, of the suspended overhead type, is constructed with the lamps of the "U" type having both electrical connections at the same end so that the lamp forms a cantilever suspension from a central housing. The ballast means is formed perpendicular to the lamps and placed in the central housing to concentrate the weight there and separate the heat-generated there from that generated by the lamps. Translucent/reflector sections and baffle means extending from the central housing are made of a lightweight plastic material. To assist in starting the lamps and for support, a metallic reflector or support extends adjacent to and parallel to the lamps and is grounded at or within the central housing. The reflector/translucent means and lamps are arranged so as to eliminate bright and/or dark spots.

Abstract: A portable practice target, for propelled balls, includes a light-weight plastic tubing and fittings framework that supports a front and a rear panel in an essentially vertical position. Three edges of the panels are attached together so that the panels fit over the vertical support like a sock or pillow case. The front panel can have a central pocket and the rear panel can have a central opening so that when the panels are positioned over the vertical support, the front panel pocket can be threaded through the rear panel opening. Adjustable strips can be used as a target area and means for adjusting the size of the pocket opening. The framework vertical support can be held in place by angled or adjustable couplings that permit the angle between the horizontal plane and the panels to be adjusted. The panels can be made resilient and elastic to rebound any ball that does not enter the pocket.

Abstract: A porous dispenser for typewriter white-out, coloring, microcapsules and other coating materials is made with a relatively rigid open cell foam nib. The foam has an average of from 12 to 25 pores per linear centimeter with an average pore size from 0.4 to 2 microns. The nib rigidity can be provided by a hard material nib or by having a flexible porous foam material compressed from its original volume to from 1/10th to 1/20th its original volume. The nib has less than a 20% compression when subjected to a 400 gm/cm.sup.2 pressure. The nib can be used with a pigmented coating material, microcapsules or polish with an average particle size of from 0.4 to 1 micron.