Abstract: A method for attaching hair to the head (32) of a person, a flexible material with rings (12) woven into the hair (32) forming a flat braid (16). A weft of hair (24) with rings (12) communicating with the rings (12) in the flat braid (16). The rings (12) in flat braid (16) correspond with rings (12) on weft of hair (26). The corresponding rings (12A) are tightly locked together with needle (20) and thread (18).

Abstract: A roll stand, such as for supporting a pair of adjacent rolls for maintaining a lubricant film thickness on a sheet of steel, tin, or the like, traveling therethrough, is disclosed. The roll stand comprises a first and second, spaced, support members for supporting the rolls extending therebetween. The support members each include a pair of spaced guide rods. Each of the support members further includes first and second spaced carriers slidably carried by their respective guide rods. Pillow block bearings are disposed on each of the carriers for receiving respective ends of the rolls. A pair of hydraulic piston and cylinder devices move each of the first carriers relative to their respective second carriers, to control the pressure between the rolls. A pair of jacks, manual or motorized, move each of the second carriers to adjust the rolls to the proper height.

Abstract: A cooling system for neck ring molds in a glass molding machine having retractable parison-forming molds engageable with the neck rings employs air jets directed at exposed portions of the neck ring molds. The neck ring molds are configured to extend out of the bottom of the main parison mold and to engage with neck ring hangers. The neck ring molds are configured sufficiently long that a space is created between the bottoms of the main parison molds and the hangers to permit direct access to portions of the neck ring mold. Air supplied in the form of air jets from a pair of cooling air plenums is directed at the exposed portions of the neck ring molds to provide cooling.

Abstract: An apparatus for consistently applying a predetermined centrally located compressive force to an element positioned between a first compressive member and a second compressive member is disclosed. The apparatus includes a bracket which holds compressive members in a clamping relationship about the element. The bracket includes a force generating web, a first leg and a second leg. The bracket is arranged to provide a centrally located compressive force when in the clamped relationship.

Abstract: A method of reforming a countersink (14) of a container end (10) from a shell (10') is disclosed. A shell (10') is provided having a center panel (12') including an initial panel height (A') and an initial panel diameter (D'). The shell further has an integral countersink (14') including an initial countersink depth (A'), an inner wall (30') and an outer wall (32') being joined by a curved countersink bottom (34'). The bottom has an initial bottom radius (R1). The panel (12') is joined to the inner wall (30') of the countersink by a curved shoulder (36') having an initial shoulder radius (R2'). The shell is reformed by decreasing the panel height, increasing the panel diameter and decreasing the countersink depth. The reformed shell (14") is further reform by increasing the panel height and further decreasing the countersink depth.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to devices for use in connection with an air cushion game table. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a device for regulating the air flow onto a surface of an air cushion game table. The air flow regulating device comprises an operating lever, an attached plate, and a level indicator panel. The operating lever has a top portion, a middle portion and a bottom portion. The top portion is secured to an underside of the table via pivotably mounted fasteners. The bottom portion extends from the side of the table enabling the device to be manually operated. The plate is attached to the top portion and is of sufficient size and shape to cover an air flow opening formed on the underside of the table. The level indicator panel allows a player to select a particular level of play. The present invention is also directed to an improved game piece or puck designed for use on an air cushion game table.

Abstract: A sealed display assembly for displaying a sign or sheet poster includes a front cover frame mounted over the rear member and having a front vertical wall with a viewing opening therein, and top, bottom and side peripheral walls extending rearwardly from said respective margins of said front wall and shaped and sized to interfit with forwardly extending peripheral walls of the rear member. A compressible sandwich of elements includes a sign or poster-forming sheet fit between the cover frame and rear member. It includes an imperforate transparent panel mounted behind the front wall of the cover frame, the poster or sign-forming sheet mounted behind the panel wall of the cover frame, a compressible sealing gasket along the margins of the rear surface of the panel and extending around and sealing the sheet, and a body of compressible material behind the sheet and pressed by the cover frame against the rear member.

Abstract: A drawn and ironed container (C) that includes a cylindrical side wall, a smoothly-tapered neck (134) with an open end and an integral bottom wall (137) at the opposite end has a plurality of inwardly-deformed panel segments (130) located in the side wall between adjacent arcuate segments (132) with the panel defining generally chordal bottom walls for the panel segments. The container is formed using a multi-station processing apparatus that consists of a plurality of identical stations (30) located around the periphery of a rotating turret (26). Each station includes a support mandrel (50), a container loading means (52, 53) and an impression mandrel (54), with the impression mandrel being pivoted into and out of pressure engagement with the support mandrel to deform the side wall of the container. The support mandrel has a cylindrical peripheral surface (102) that conforms to the inner diameter of the container side wall and has circumferentially-spaced, axially-extending pockets (104.

Abstract: A base unit antenna for a cordless telephone system where the cordless telephone system comprises a base unit coupled via wires contained in a telephone cord to a telephone distribution system and a handset coupled to the base unit by a duplex radio communication link. The base unit includes a base unit antenna for transmitting and receiving the duplex radio communication with the handset. The antenna is preferably integrally contained in the telephone cord, but spaced from the telephone wires therein distribution system.

Abstract: A spread spectrum receiver includes, for example, a correlator consisting of two convolvers whose correlation outputs are applied to a demodulator respectively via two variable gain amplifiers whose gains are controlled in response to a demodulation output from the demodulator.

Abstract: A time delay fuse and various subassembly components for that time delay fuse. The fuse includes a housing made of an insulating material. The housing encloses a short-circuit fusible element, preferably a copper or copper alloy strip having a plurality of slots. The housing also encloses one or more rigid meltable fusible elements, preferably a plurality of solder bars. A body of resilient, compressible insulating material has at least one passageway through which each of the time delay fusible elements extends. When the rigid meltable fusible elements melt, the circuit through the fuse opens. In addition, the passageway which surrounded the rigid meltable fusible elements collapses upon its melting. This provides protection against "arc-back.

Abstract: A plastic pallet (10) is disclosed that comprises a generally rectangular pallet base (20), a generally rectangular pallet deck (100) and plurality of connectors (11) interconnecting the base and the deck. The base (20) includes a pair of side members (31), a pair of end members (32) and a pair of cross members (33,34). The deck (110,210) is generally rectangular and has a planar outer surface (122,222) and an inner surface (121,221) with a reinforcement structure projecting outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: There is disclosed a food additive comprising a water soluble hemicellulose resulting from a degradation of a protein by degrading water insoluble vegetable fibers containing protein under acidic conditions of at about the isoelectric point of the protein and at a temperature of 130.degree. C. or lower, and composed of rhamnose, fucose, arabinose, xylose, galactose, glucose and uronic acid. This food additive is useful as a dispersant, a protein stabilizer, a modifier, and/or a foaming agent for food. Food containing the food additive is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention is a holographic thermal transfer ribbon for enabling the transfer of a hologram using a thermal transfer demand printer. The holographic thermal transfer ribbon comprises a holographic hot-stamp foil. This holographic hot-stamp foil has a foil layer and a heat-sealing layer. The heat-sealing layer may include a heat-sensitive adhesive. The holographic thermal transfer ribbon also includes a supplemental polymer layer overlaid upon the heat-sealing layer of the holographic hot-stamp foil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved urinal block composition comprised of fluid-soluble chemical components, and an improved dispenser to be used with that urinal block. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a unique combination of chemicals that when blended together to form a urinal block composition yields a stable product that is effective at deodorizing and cleaning urinals and toilets. The improvement of using an acid stable protease enzyme with the other fluid-soluble chemical components of the urinal block composition provides the advantage of dissolving and otherwise neutralizing odors associated with urinals and toilets. The urinal block is retained in and dispensable from a disposable dispenser assembly 10 for use in urinals and toilets.

Abstract: One of the aspects of the present invention relates to a method for the treatment of retinal detachments utilizing a transparent liquid or gel retina reattachment enhancing material preferably perfluorotri-n-propylamine for long-term but not permanent replacement in the eye for effecting a retinal reattachment of a retinal tear. A sufficient amount of a gas is first injected into the vitreous cavity of a patient's eye having a first gel or liquid material therein and a retinal tear so that the gas expands, compresses, and displaces an amount of the first gel or liquid to provide a space for receipt of a sufficient amount of the retina reattachment enhancing material. Once sufficient space is provided in the vitreous cavity, the retina reattachment enhancing material is injected into the eye. Once the retinal tear is visible and lies flat upon the underlying tissue, the retina is tacked down around the retinal tear so as to form a retinal scar.

Abstract: Apparatus for mass producing one or more individual stacks of expandable, secured together tubular strips which includes a stacking station having an inlet and a conveyor system for sequentially delivering tubular strips having a flat face sequentially to a point opposite said inlet. The stacking station includes pushing apparatus opposite said inlet for pushing the strip delivered opposite said inlet into said chamber. The pushing apparatus has a strip-holding face lying in a given plane and having suction apertures for holding said flat face of each strip delivered thereto in said plane. The pushing member is moved back and forth into and out of said stacking chamber at said inlet with said strip-holding face presented parallel to the flat face of the previous strip delivered to said stacking chamber to push the opposite side of the strip against the flat face of the adjacent strip in said chamber to secure the strips together and form a substantially unwrinkled stack of aligned strips.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sheet spreader for a sheet feeder apparatus comprising at least one pair of sheet clamps, a guideway extending along an entry to a sheet feeder, clamps mounted on the guideway for movement along the entry to the sheet feeder and a plurality of sheet loading stations located at fixed positions opposite the guideway. Each loading station has a sheet clipping system to receive and support a pair of corners of a sheet and for effecting transfer of the sheet corners from the clipping system to the pair of sheet clamps on the guideway when the clamps are located in a transfer position adjacent the loading station. The sheet clamps of each pair move independently of one other, first together in a transfer position at a respective loading station and then apart to spread the sheet received at a loading station for entry to the sheet feeder.

Abstract: The present invention is a thermal and acoustical insulation wall panel assembly that incorporates a synthetic vinyl. This panel assembly reduces the amount of hazardous waste and the cost of manufacturing, shipping and installing the insulation. The panel is comprised of a plurality of superimposed layers. One layer is a rigid facing which is preferably corrugated for supporting the panel. Attached to this facing are, in sequential layers, a thermal-insulating batt, a mass-loaded vinyl sheet for acoustic-insulation, a second thermal-insulating batt, a heat-reflective backing, and a retainer. A plurality of connectors are used to hold the plurality of superimposed layers together.