Abstract: A novel rose variety of the miniature rose class characterized by its sprays of rose red flowers and particularly for the adaptability of the plant for pot forcing, substantially as shown and described.

Abstract: A compact, semi-dwarf peach tree, this new variety is also characterized in its development of more fruit buds per lineal foot than with the Gold Medal tree.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of New Guinea Impatiens plant known by the cultivar name Chippewa, and discovered by me in commercial greenhouses in Fremont, Calif. Chippewa is closest in characteristics to Creek, but has a more upright growth habit; much more floriferous than Creek; both flowers and foliage are lighter than Creek; Chippewa is variegated, depending on light intensity and age of plant; and the candy striping shows on the light pink flowers.

Abstract: A hinged lid packet for cigarettes has an integral inner frame consisting of an inwardly recessed panel extending from the front wall. A pair of side flaps extends perpendicularly from the sides of the recessed panel, and the lower portions of the side flaps are partly sandwiched between the inner and outer flaps which form the side walls of the packet.

Abstract: .[.The present invention relates to a method of and apparatus for the radionuclide imaging of the whole body of a patient using a unmodified scintillation camera which permits a patient to be continuously moved under or over the stationary camera face along one axis at a time, parallel passes being made to increase the dimension of the other axis. The system includes a unique electrical circuit which makes it possible to digitally generate new matrix coordinates by summing the coordinates of a first fixed reference frame and the coordinates of a second moving reference frame..]. .Iadd.A method and apparatus for radio nuclide imaging of the whole body of a patient using an unmodified scintillation camera in which X and Y components of a fixed reference frame are cummulatively added to the X and Y components of a moving reference frame with a digital readout being multiplexed onto video tape.

Abstract: A shoulder pad for football players comprising a chestplate portion, a backplate portion and a pair of arches integrally connecting the plate portions, the arches being laterally spaced to provide an opening for the neck of the wearer with the spacing such that the arches lie adjacent and relatively close to the neck. The arches and padding thereunder are relatively narrow in relation to the width of the shoulders so as to provide freedom for upward movement of the outer part of the shoulders without substantial interference from the arches. A pair of caps of relatively rigid material adapted to fit over the outer portion of the shoulders are flexibly connected to respective arches and have shoulder padding on the inside thereof separate from the arch padding for enabling the caps and the shoulder padding to move freely upwardly upon upward movement of the outer part of the shoulders.

Abstract: A centrifugal blood pump and method of pumping blood is disclosed to provide assistance for a dysfunctional heart. The pump is provided with a magnetic drive system which permits a synchronous magnetic coupling with a separate power unit disposed immediately adjacent the pump housing. The pump has a single moving part which includes the combination of an impeller connected to a magnetic drive rotor. The impeller is of improved blade and hub design to automatically move blood, and minimize formation of blood clots and fibrous amalgamation in the region of blood flow. Further, the impeller blades are configured to extend almost completely across the bottom surface of the impeller hub to enhance efficiency and clot-free operation. The magnetic drive system floats on a fluid surface of saline solution, which hydrodynamically supports and lubricates the magnetic drive rotor contained in a compartment separate from the impeller and facilitates a prolonged period of service-free operation.

Abstract: A prosthetic knee apparatus includes a pair of spaced side brackets depending from the upper leg prosthesis, and a housing disposed between the brackets. Extending through the housing to the brackets are anterior and posterior pivot shafts, the posterior pivot being provided with some play to permit a slight degree of pivot about the anterior shaft. A pair of leg brackets are also joined to the posterior pivot shaft with no play, and the housing is provided with a locking pin arrangement to releasably lock the leg brackets to the housing. The housing is provided with a pair of opposed braking pads which impinge on the leg brackets, the braking pads being actuated by a wedge which is driven into engagement by weight applied to the upper leg portion posteriorly of the anterior pivot shaft.

Abstract: A pre-assembled, low-cost, bidet or body cleansing attachment for a toilet bowl, which may be purchased by the consumer for mounting on a toilet bowl, which may be purchased by the consumer for mounting on a toilet bowl for selective manual positioning so that the spray nozzle of the unit may function as a body washer, or if this is not desired, it may be shifted into an inoperative position below the toilet seat so that the nozzle is beyond the path of body wastes and in position to be cleansed repeatedly by the flushing waters in the toilet bowl. The movable spray pipe may be swung completely out of the toilet bowl into a vertical position on the side and at the rear of the toilet bowl. The assembly is furnished with flexible plastic water pipes and water diverting clamps mounted thereon to permit the average consumer to connect the assembly to the hot and cold water supplies in the average bathroom without need for the services of a plumber.

Abstract: A swimming pool mounted externally of a floating ship or barge. A rectangular horizontal frame supports a walkway about an open rectangular area. A first outer net extending from below the outer borders of the walkway is mounted to telescopic vertical supports that are driven by gear motors to raise or lower the first net, and a second inner net extending from below the inner borders of the walkway is fixed about rollers suspended from the frame, with gear motors linked to the rollers to elevate or lower the second net by winding or unwinding the second net upon the rollers.

Abstract: A sheet or film of cover material having a flotation member around the peripheral edge, with the cover material being cut to the size and shape of the surface of the pool to completely cover the water of a swimming pool. In one form, a flotation member is a foamed plastic cylinder encased in a waterproof sheath which is attached to a pocket formed in the sheet periphery.

Abstract: Mounting apparatus for installing a food waste disposer in a sink in a bottom opening thereof wherein the disposer is moved downwardly through the opening and is clamped to the sink about the edge of the opening. A water inlet connector is mounted to the disposer subjacent the sink and a waste discharge conduit is mounted to the disposer below the water inlet connection. An improved clamp ring and locking ring structure are provided for effecting the clamping of the disposer to the sink opening edge. The water inlet connector is installed by movement downwardly through the upper end of the disposer and subsequently urging it outwardly through a horizontal opening of the disposer. The water discharge conduit includes a tubular element secured to the disposer by a strap clamp encircling the disposer.

Abstract: A cover assembly for a swimming pool is provided which includes a rigid, sturdy deck member which fits over the top of the pool, and which also includes an hydraulic cylinder and linkage coupling the hydraulic cylinder to the deck member so that operation of the cylinder causes the deck member to be lifted clear of the top of the pool, while maintained in a horizontal position, and up to an elevated position, and at the same time shifting the deck member back to a position displaced from the side of the pool. When in its up or down position, the deck member may serve as a sun deck, for example, and when the deck member is in its upper position, it may also serve to provide shade adjacent to the pool.

Abstract: A rinse sink skimmer having a stopper portion to be positioned over a drain opening in the lower portion of a rinse sink and a skimmer device with a lip and a hanger to suspend it from the sink wall and wherein a tubular portion connects the skimmer to the plug in fluid communication so that water flowed over the lip at the water level in the sink will flow through the tubular length and out the drain opening at the plug.

Abstract: A block of water soluble deodorant in a holder held substantially above the level of a body of water in a urinal or the like by a buoyant member supporting the holder and block.

Abstract: Improvements applicable to dual flush devices for saving of water in toilets. Included are improvements in float designs, a positioner for flapper/ball valves, surface tension reduction features, novel float retaining means, triggering means for dual flush devices, pushbutton operation of dual flush devices, and a method for traversing the toilet tank wall with controlling means for dual flush devices.

Abstract: Apparatus operative to selectively discharge substantially all or only a predetermined portion of the water within the flush tank of a toilet. The apparatus includes an open ended float having selectively regulatable venting ports for controlling float weight and buoyancy by the water-air ratio therein. The float is constructed in a size adaptable to most existing commode flush tanks and is assembled therein by attachment directly to the flush valve thereof. The float water-air ratio is then set into the desired flush mode by selective venting of the ports whereby an unweighted float will permit a full flush and a water filled float will drive the flush valve into a premature closure for discharging only a portion of the water within the flush tank.

Abstract: A convertible couch comprises a mobile, spring supporting frame mounted on a fixed base and extending between two like lateral frames of the base. The mobile frame is divided into two frame parts having a length not exceeding the length of the lateral base frames and an intermediate frame part therebetween which has a length less than the height of the lateral base frames. The frame parts are interconnected by hinges so that the intermediate frame part may be pivoted in relation to a first one of the frame parts and a second one of the frame parts may be pivoted in relation to the intermediate frame part through an angle not exceeding 90.degree. about axes extending parallel to the head board of the couch.

Abstract: A bee hive having a bottom section including inclined boards extending upwardly from the front and rear walls to meet at about the center of the top of the side walls to define a first space beneath the boards and a second space above the boards. Internal vents in the side walls to permit air flow between the first space and the second space. At least one closeable vent in each side wall communicates the first space with the exterior of the bottom sections. At least one closeable vent in the rear wall communicates the second space with the exterior of the bottom section. A hive section having double walls is provided and the hive has a top section comprising (i) an inner cover that can be adapted to function as a feed and provides insulation; (ii) a reversible inner lid; and (iii) an outer lid. The hive permits wintering of bees in cold climates.

Abstract: An adjustable angle iron bed frame has interfitting end rails which are retained in preadjusted assembled positions by generally U-shaped wire clips which extend diagonally through the respective backs and sides of the interfitted end rails to capture the inner and outer rails together in predetermined adjusted position.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to adjustable folding bed frames of the Hollywood type in which the end rails are formed from angle iron material. The end rails are pivotally attached to their respective side rails and are adjustably interfitted or connected one with the other and secured by a locking or attaching means at preselected, spaced-apart widths of the side rails.

Abstract: A combination utility belt buckle having one end configured as a prying type bottle opener, the opposite end configured as a piercing type can opener, a shiftable can cutting blade disposed along one elongated edge of the belt buckle, and the other edge of the buckle presenting a knife edge and an improved fish scaler. The buckle is configured to facilitate rapid assembly and disassembly from a belt without removal of the belt from the wearer.

Abstract: Process for creating uniform flow conditions for circulating liquors flowing through textile wound packages or packaged material of synthetic and/or natural fibers in the course of machine dyeing by the exhaustion method under elevated pressure, wherein the zones of liquor flow which deviate from a mean value are determined across the entire block of material by measuring the differential pressures within the wound packages of material at several pairs of positions, whereupon the localized flow differences are equalized in all positions of the block of material by altering the properties and structures of the packages of material, by modifying the dyeing program, by varying the pumping power, by design changes in the dyeing machine and/or special selection and optimum metering of auxiliaries.

Abstract: A mop sterilizer and dryer utilizes a wheel-supported cart having a pair of drainable compartments therein. One of the drainable compartments has an open-mouth portion carrying a pair of squeeze rolls adapted to squeeze the fabric cord-like elements of a mop therebetween. Water captured within such compartment is strained and carried by the cart. The other compartment is totally lined with a reflective material adapted to reflect ultraviolet rays generated by ultraviolet lamp sources disposed within the other compartment. At least one opening is provided in the other compartment in which the cord or strand elements of a mop is disposed during a drying and sterilizing operation, having its handle secured in an upright position by a bracket having a notch at the uppermost free end thereof.

Abstract: This portable carwash apparatus includes a mobile body carrying a brush support assembly having a forwardly projecting boom carrying the brush, a rearwardly projecting handle and a post, pivotally mounted to the body for swinging movement of the boom and brush by means of the handle between operating positions on either side of the body. A brush drive assembly is mounted to the brush support assembly so that the two assemblies can be lifted from the body as a unit. The body houses a reservoir and a rearwardly disposed power pack and includes spray nozzles on each side for selectively directing cleaning liquid pumped from the reservoir onto the brush. An automatic switching mechanism is provided for the brush drive assembly and pumping assembly so that the brush rotation and spray direction are changed when the brush is moved from one operating position to the other.

Abstract: A brush structure including a resilient member which deforms upon contact with a tire sidewall to bias bristles on the resilient member into forceful contact with a moving tire sidewall. A brush assembly is disclosed which supports the present brush structure for movement toward and away from a vehicle wheel assembly and also serves to oscillate the brush against the tire sidewall.

Abstract: A connector receives the mop handle at one end thereof and the mop body of a string or yacht type mop in the other end. The connector includes a substantially dome-shaped other end and a flexible strap engages one side of the dome-shaped end, passes around the center of mop strands and is pulled tightly through an aperture in the other side of the dome-shaped end and is locked into position thus holding the mop head firmly into the dome-shaped end. Various locking projections are provided within the dome-shaped end and on the strap to prevent relative movement between the mop head and the dome-shaped end.

Abstract: A hinge for doors and the like is provided in which an un-headed hinge pin is held frictionally in the axial passage through a cylindrical plastic retainer which is centrally positioned between, and is aligned with, interlocking bosses which extend toward each other from the two leaves of the hinge. Interfitting locking means are also provided in the two leaves whereby the hinge may be locked in closed position.

Abstract: A liquid applicator that includes a liquid absorbent padded tip joined to a telescopically collapsible handle, such that the applicator may be easily stored. The handle elements are provided with stop members which prevent them from being disengaged from one another and detent which releasingly lockingly engages the telescopic elements in an extended position.

Abstract: Significantly improved carding production capacity and materially lowered waste content in the resulting sliver is obtained by high-speed operation of the lickerin at a speed in the range of about 1400 to 2000 r.p.m. and related operation of the main cylinder at a speed such that the lickerin surface speed is in the order of 90% of the cylinder surface speed, with a stripper bar lickerin screen located specially below the lickerin.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing impurities from fibrous material such as cotton comprising a first and second clothed driven roller with said second clothed driven roller being in fiber transfer relation with said first clothed roller. A rotating cylindrical cage is provided for receiving said fibrous material from said second clothed roller by means of an air stream flowing through a passage which tapers towards said cylindrical cage. A suction is applied to the interior of the cylindrical cage for drawing air through the periphery of the cage for removing impurities from the fibrous material passing therethrough. Passages are associated with said first and second clothed rollers and have separating edges provided therein for aiding in removing impurities from said fibrous material as it passes over said rollers.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a one-piece plastic molding clip which comprises a base plate, a resilient engaging arm extending from the one edge of and generally parallel to said plate and provided at the free end thereof with a molding-engaging snap catch and resilient receiving members protruding from the base plate to the front side thereof and resiliently engaging the edge of a plate glass. This molding clip fastens a plate glass and a molding to the frame of an automobile window, front or rear, by causing said base plate having an adhesive tape or similar fastening agent applied to the rear face thereof to be fastened to the window frame, supporting the edge of the plate glass on the resilient receiving members, inserting the molding adjacent the window frame and the rear face of the base plate and bringing the molding into fast engagement with the snap catch.

Abstract: An automatic tool changing device includes a frusto-conically shaped tool holder holding a large number of machining tools and mounted on the forward end of the head of a machining center so as to be vertically movable and rotatable about a non-rotating shaft which is slanted downwardly, whereby by rotating the tool holder, the desired tool can be automatically and sequentially attached to the cutter head spindle of the machining center, used to machine a work and then removed so that the next tool can be attached to the cutter head spindle.

Abstract: A lightweight, disposable transportation casket, including a shell section with a cover releasably attached thereto by securing straps. Mattress sections are supported inside the shell on a liner and the remains rest on the mattress sections. The sides of the container cover form a skirt and flare outwardly to form a handgrip by which the casket can be lifted. The remains are wrapped in a cover and rest on the mattress sections, and are held in place by straps. A headrest maintains the head in the desired position, and indicia on the cover identifies the head end of the casket.

Abstract: Continuous filaments are fed by aspiration into a stream of heated fluid in a conduit. The filaments are then contacted with at least a second stream of heated fluid in a second conduit of increased cross-sectional area to increase the temperature of the filaments. The combined streams of fluid containing the filaments are transferred to an energy tube having an angular disposition relative to a barrier disposed within a chamber and are directed by said energy tube into contact with said barrier at a force sufficient to initiate crimping of the filaments. A major portion of the fluid is separated from the filaments and expelled from the chamber. The filaments are transported through the chamber by continuous movement of a surface therein at sufficient velocity to cause overfeeding of the filaments, whereby the filaments are forced against a mass thereof and emerge from the chamber in crimped form.

Abstract: A metal-dielectric electron beam scanning stack and method for making the same is disclosed. The electron beam scanning stack subassembly is fabricated from at least a pair of metal plates, each having a plurality of apertures defined therein. Individual apertures are aligned with corresponding apertures of the other plate to form a plurality of electron beam channels. These plates are electrically isolated from and bonded to each other by a layer of dielectric material without the use of a spacer plate. By etching isolation channels in each of these plates in a selected pattern, control plates are fabricated having a plurality of isolated conductive portions arranged in selected patterns. These subassemblies are bonded together using either dielectric material or dielectrically coated metal spacer plates having a plurality of corresponding aligned apertures. Contact leads from the plurality of isolated conductive portions are isolation etched into the inactive peripheral area of the plate.

Abstract: A multi-row, finned tube heat exchange coil is made in a process particularly useful where the tubes and end fittings are both of aluminum, by arranging all of the hairpin-shaped tubes with their bights on the one end of the coil along with all of the complex connecting fittings such as tripods, inlet and outlet distributor headers and crossovers, and with the return bends all being arranged at the other end of the coil, and then soldering all of the return bends to the open ends of the tubes at that end of the coil.

Abstract: A resilient structural member is hardened and tempered, and partially shot peened, forming a roughened surface. The surface is smoothened to an at least partial extent by grinding and polishing in a drum, or by an electrochemical process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hand tool for mounting and removing split retaining rings on a shaft consisting of plier-like grip handles pivoted on a base plate, said base plate having a hole therethrough to accommodate the shaft. An abutment means is provided on the end of the base plate adjacent the hole and a moveable camming device faces the abutment means on the opposite side of the hole. The retaining ring is gripped between the abutment means and the camming device, and the ring is expanded to accommodate the shaft by the movement of the camming device into the split of the ring and toward the abutment means.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider is assembled from a stock of slider bodies, pull tabs and springs with apparatus which loads a body on an anvil at a loading station, moves the anvil to an assembly station and at the assembly station positions a pull tab to receive the lugs on the body therein, inserts a spring over the pull tab trunnion and between the lugs, the tip ends of the lugs thereafter being clenched to fixedly secure the spring to the body. The assembled slider is then ejected from the anvil to a collection point. In a further embodiment, the slider body instead of having lugs between which the spring is received and the tip ends of which are clenched to hold the spring, has lugs with recesses at the outer side surfaces thereof. The wing-like sides of the spring are inserted over the tip ends of such lugs with a spreading action until the spring sides snap into the recesses to secure the spring to the body.

Abstract: A method for producing a cooled sputtering target assembly is described. The resultant target is also described. The material to be sputtered is provided in the form of powder which is hot isostatically pressed in a toroidal metallic container under conditions which promote compaction and bonding of the powder particles to form a fully dense material. The container is then partially removed from the target material except for a remnant around the outer surface. A cooling jacket is then fabricated and attached to the remnant of the container.