Abstract: A fluorescent orange, elongated, tubular, thin-walled device, and method of manufacture, that is substantially rectangular in appearance when laying flat and fully extended, having an open end and an opposing end closed with a small hole adapted for insertion of a hand or foot, which when deployed over a human limb substantially covers it. The selected thickness of the plastic material used allows the device to be flexible, stretch without tearing, and have sufficient rigidity for use without straps or ties. Surface markings can provide cutting lines to shorten the device for children, advertising indicia, and/or aesthetic design. A pocket and small perforations to enhance user comfort in warm weather are also optional. Applications can include, but are not limited to, use by stranded motorists, law enforcement officers, airport personnel, school crossing guards, cyclists, hikers, downhill and cross-country skiers, hunters, people stranded at sea, and private pilots in downed airplanes.

Abstract: Impact protection headguards for athletics and in particular soccer players are provided. In one embodiment, a protective headguard is provided that includes a central pad for covering a portion of a forehead of a wearer. The central pad has a first side and a second side, and a first and second padded rib extending from each side of the central pad. The distal ends of the first and second padded ribs on each side are connected to form side portions that extend rearward from the central pad for covering sides of the head of the wearer. The headguard also includes a rear pad for covering an occipital bone of the wearer and an adjustment strap system which secures the side portions of the central pad to the rear pad.

Abstract: An arrangement for a ring spinning machine for condensing a drafted but untwisted fiber strand includes a drum which transports the fiber strand through a condensing zone. The drum is provided on its outer sleeve with a perforation. In order that the perforation can be particularly fine and close-meshed, the outer sleeve of the drum forms a supporting skeleton, which comprises openings, which are covered over by a thin sieve belt, preferably a woven tape. The sieve belt extends over a suction slit located in the condensing zone. The skeleton is so formed that in the area of nipping points, formed together with the drum, the skeleton is sufficiently resistant.

Abstract: A safety cap has a bump-resisting rigid casing, a plurality of trigonal pyramid reflection devices disposed on an outer surface of the bump-resisting rigid casing, a transparent layer enclosing the outer surface of the bump-resisting rigid casing and the trigonal pyramid reflection devices, and a foamed layer disposed in the bump-resisting rigid casing. A plurality of air inlets are formed on a top front portion of the bump-resisting rigid casing. A plurality of channels are formed on a top portion of the bump-resisting rigid casing. A plurality of vent holes are formed on the top portion of the bump-resisting rigid casing. A plurality of hollow frames are inserted in the air inlets. A plurality of door plates covers the air inlets. Each door plate engages with the respective hollow frame.

Abstract: A shield connecting system for a helmet has components mounted on the right and left sides of the helmet, and components that are provided on the face shield. The components that are mounted on each side of the helmet include a fixation mechanism that has a rotation member, a first resilient plate, and a second resilient plate which is installed under the first resilient plate. The fixation mechanism has a protrusion and a guide for guiding the rotation of the rotation member. The rotation member has at an adjacent portion thereof an aperture. An insertion guide portion to correspond to the aperture is formed in a front portion of the aperture. The first resilient plate has at a rear portion thereof a protrusion. The shield to be coupled with the fixation mechanism has, for an assembly of the assembly with the helmet body, at both inner end surfaces thereof a connection member to be inserted to the rotation member, a protruded guide, and a rack-shaped control member.

Abstract: A head-protective helmet comprising a geodesic dome. A further feature is the geodesic dome in combination with other elements providing a head-protective helmet.

Abstract: Device to automatically cut the slubbing, or spinning sliver, (11) of a yarn being worked, the device being used in any textile machine whatsoever and comprising a cutting assembly and sensor means (18) functionally associated with the cutting assembly, the sensor means (18) being suitable to detect the presence or absence of the yarn (11a) downstream of the draft and to activate the cutting assembly at least when they do not detect the presence of the yarn (11a), the cutting assembly comprising a support with which a blade is associated, the blade being movable with respect to the support to selectively assume an inactive position of non-interference with the slubbing (11) passing through or a cutting position in which it abuts against a contrasting element to cut the stubbing (11) transversely, the cutting assembly (17) comprising an electromagnet (21) and a magnetic element (35) suitable to cooperate with the movable blade (26) to keep it constrained to the core (21a) of the electromagnet (21) to assume th

Abstract: A helmet with an adjustable safety strap. The length of the strap used for securing the helmet can be adjusted by the wearer continuously, or progressively in stages of 1.5 mm, and fixed or released in any of the positions with only one hand, by way of a turn-lock fastener. The turn-lock fastener is rigidly incorporated in the helmet material and has cords which are guided from its two opposite sides along an inner side of the helmet to deflecting rollers, or deflecting points, on the helmet material, and then further guided therefrom along the strap to be tightened. The safety strap can be worn around the nape of the neck, or include a chin piece, among other manners of construction.

Abstract: A protective garment for preventing injury to the head, neck and torso. A helmet is rotatable mounted on a vest that includes a back section and a left front section and a right front section. The left front section are both mounted to rotate on the back section to be folded together to hold the helmet on the vest.

Abstract: A helmet comprising a shell and a chin guard. The chin guard has a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion and a front portion positioned between the first and second lateral portions, said chin guard being hingedly mounted to the shell and moveable between an open position and a closed position. The chin guard has a locking mechanism for locking the chin guard to the shell in the closed position. The locking mechanism comprises a first locking member applied at the first lateral portion and provided for engaging the shell in a locking position; a second locking member applied at the second lateral portion and provided for engaging the shell in the locking position; and an actuating member connected to said first and second locking members and provided for actuating the first and second locking members. The front portion has a first cavity and a second cavity faced towards each other.

Abstract: A helmet with ventilation arrangement comprises a housing, an inner honey-comb like impact resistant layer shaped to the head of rider, a protective covering spaced above and formed integrally with the housing, and a chamber enclosed by housing and protective covering being open to outside in the front side for introducing air therein. Chamber has a net strap in the front side for preventing foreign objects from entering and one or more inner channels being in communication with the inner space of helmet through a passageway. In riding a motorcycle, air may enter into chamber. Moreover, such fresh air flows through channel passageway, and honeycomb-like impact resistant layer so as to be in contact with every part of the head of rider.

Abstract: A protective hat is designed to protect the head of an infant and is formed of a shell and a jacket fitted over the shell. The shell has a projecting front brim, two projecting side brims corresponding in location to the ears of an infant, and a number of ventilation holes. The jacket is formed of an inner layer, an outer layer, and a space located between the inner layer and the outer layer for receiving the shell. The jacket is provided with a chin strap and a zipper to facilitate the fitting of the jacket over the shell and the removing of the jacket from the shell.

Abstract: A ballistic resistant protective garment with a ballistic resistant pad having at least two panels and a plurality of overlying layered sheets within the panels which are secured together by a plurality of rows of vertical panel securement stitches forming the ballistic resistant pad and in which the sheets are constructed of woven lyotropic liquid crystal polymer fiber.

Abstract: A compound protective helmet, allowing firm and stable restriction when a restriction hook provided in the restriction lever is hooked into the restriction trough of the bubble, which is comprised of a bubble, a chin protector, and a visor which is pivoted in the bubble to allow two-stage lift; within, a restriction device is fixed to the chin protector, the restriction device is comprised of a fixing base, a leading block provided in the fixing base, a restriction lever, and positioning pieces fixed inside the chin protector; the fixing base and two slope positioning blocks form an integral part to increase strength and prevent the positioning blocks from breaking; a positioning arc is provided at the outside of the restriction lever, the top and the bottom of the positioning arc is riveted to the positioning base and tightened to the positioning piece respectively, so as to prevent the restriction lever from disengaging from the fixing base and to secure the restriction lever firmly at the inside of the chi

Abstract: The present invention involves two heat resistant ear caps attached to a continuous flat woven cord. The caps are designed to protect the ears from burns during the treatment of hair with heated cosmetology curling irons, hot rollers, and dryers. The heat resistant ear caps are uniquely constructed to hook over the auricle (top) of the ears into a defined depth of the caps. The caps comprise an outer heat resistant fabric, an inner webbing and cotton denim fabric fused together. The unique construction is created by simultaneously stretching and sewing elastic between two defined points located on the fused fabrics thus creating a semi-circle opening with a defined depth which hooks over the ears. The outer edges of the semi-circle opening with a defined depth are covered and enclosed by a cotton lycra strip. The two caps are attached to a flat woven cord which adjusts underneath the chin by use of a manufactured cord lock.

Abstract: A cover for a helmet includes a covering portion having side portions, a top portion, a lower elastic edge, and means for attaching the covering portion to the helmet. A covered helmet assembly includes a beanie-type motorcycle helmet with a removable, mating covering portion. The covering portion includes side portions and a top portion, and a lower, elastic edge. The covering portion further includes three female snap fastener portions on a front, interior surface thereof, spaced and adapted to mate with three similarly-positioned male snap fastener portions on a front, exterior surface of the motorcycle helmet. The covering portion also includes a selectively-releasable, mating hook and loop fabric patch pair wherein the loop portion is located on the covering portion's rear, interior surface and the hook portion is located on the helmet's rear, exterior surface. A visored, covered helmet assembly includes a helmet, a covering portion and a visor.

Abstract: Wrenching lobes of an internally threaded nut are separated by circumferential, tapered walls so that the lobes and contiguous portions of the walls deform in radial compression upon reaching a predetermined preload and displace radially inwardly while the central portions of the walls deform radially outwardly, but do not interfere with the tool that sets the nut.

Abstract: A bearing lockout assembly having a locking cup piece which maintains locking keys in retentive association in counterbores of a lockout is disclosed. The locking cup piece is keyed on its inner diameter to a shaft and provided on the edge of its outer diameter with means to coact with the locking keys to define a vernier self locking feature.

Abstract: A protection device for the outer fork or bifurcated part of a universal joint at the coupling end of a Cardan shaft. A ring in at least two parts is arranged to be assembled on an annular support and seatings provided on the fork. A protection sleeve is mounted on the assembled ring in order to keep it in assembled condition and to be supported by it. Resilient tongues on the ring engage in slots in the protection sleeve in order to retain the sleeve on the ring.