Abstract: A low growing, well branched rose plant of the hybrid tea class, having large foliage, long buds, and an open flower of 45 to 50 Rose Opal petals with a lighter reverse petal color and pronounced yellow base, having moderate fragrance.

Abstract: A high speed food patty molding machine, for manufacturing hamburger patties or other molded food products, comprising two large piston pumps operating in overlapping alternation to feed moldable food material continuously to a manifold that in turn feeds a cyclic molding mechanism. The molding mechanism need not operate synchronously with the pumps; the volumetric capacity of each pump is several times larger than the volume of meat or other moldable feed material required to fulfill a molding cycle. The pressure of the food feed is adjustable for different product requirements. The molding mechanism includes an elevator system for raising the complete mold assembly to a changeover position.

Abstract: This invention provides a control injection system for adding a chemical and/or water from a metering device to a programmed drycleaning machine for a predetermined time interval. The control injection system comprises an automatic reset electrical timer having a dial which is setable for the predetermined time interval, a load terminal in communication with one or more metering devices, and receiving and relaying means for receiving a signal from the programmer of the drycleaning machine and relaying the signal to start the timer and energize the load terminal to actuate the metering devices to admit the chemical and/or water into the drycleaning machine for the time interval set on the timer. The timer being arranged to de-energize the load terminal at the end of the time interval independent of the length of the signal from the programmer.

Abstract: An article is packaged in a multilayer flexible plastic sheet having a layer of a self-adhering plastic material and a layer of normally solid, thermoplastic organic polymer by (1) inserting the article between two opposing portions of the multilayer plastic sheet such that the layer of self-adhering plastic material faces the article; (2) collapsing the opposing portions into conforming contact with the article such that essentially all gases are permitted to pass out of the resulting package; and (3) sealing together the opposing contacting surfaces of said opposing portions to form a hermetically sealed package such that the self-adhering plastic material remains in clinging, conforming contact with the article and itself upon puncture of the multilayer plastic sheet.

Abstract: A distance detecting device utilizable in an optical device such as a camera and the like requiring focusing operation of the optical system thereof. The detecting device enables the adjustment of the relative optical length between the group of light receiving elements arranged adjacent to the image forming plane of the object to be measured by the distance measuring optical system and the distance measuring optical system. The detecting device is characterized in that the output of each of the light receiving elements of the groups is introduced through an electric switching device for effecting the time seriation of the outputs of the respective light receiving elements into a common signal processing circuit, so as to adjust the relative optical length by means of a motor provided in responsive relationship to the output of the signal processing circuit thereby permitting the focusing of the image on the groups of the light receiving elements to be made to the most proper condition.

Abstract: A mechanical hand has a rigid enclosure for housing the hand of a user, and at least one pair of gripping elements are provided on the rigid hand enclosure. One of these gripping elements is pivotally attached to the enclosure so as to be capable of movement towards and away from the other gripping element. Movement of the movable gripping element, at least towards the other gripping element, is provided by an hydraulic actuator arrangement that includes fluid pressure control means responsive to a manually movable member housed within the rigid hand enclosure. The arrangement is such that a force applied to the manually movable member by the hand of a user effects rapid movement of the pivotal gripping element until an object is being held between the pair of gripping elements, at which time the force applied to the manually movable member is translated into a force that is applied through the pivotal gripping element to exert a firm grip on the object.

Abstract: The specification discloses apparatus which constitutes a portable bath-tub which is vertically adjustable to facilitate patient handling and transfer, bathing, draining after use, and cleaning. The apparatus includes a tub mounted within a frame, a platform upon which the patient can be placed in a supine posture, means for lowering the platform into the tub and raising it again, means for raising and lowering the frame and therefor the tub from a lower preset height to a greater height and wheel means on said frame to permit transfer from place to place.

Abstract: Bristles have integrally formed flattened and extended distal ends which terminate in distal outer edges for cleaning teeth. The bristles are arranged in toothbrushes with edges aligned with a longitudinal direction of the toothbrush and with the edged bristles positioned along lateral areas of the toothbrush and extending angularly outward therefrom.

Abstract: A fluid-filled bladder-type mattress includes a plurality of panels periodically disposed at oblique angles between upper and lower surface members of the bladder mattress for suppressing motion. In one preferred embodiment, a single bladder chamber is filled with a liquid fluid, and panels comprising a plurality of planar membrane members are bonded along angular lines alternately and at oblique angles to the upper and lower surface members of the bladder in a herringbone bonding pattern to provide an open inner structure promoting wave energy dispersion and dissipation. A mattress embodying the invention minimizes horizontal motion and fluid wave propagation.

Abstract: A brush apparatus for the cleaning and polishing of a surface having the advantages of an elongated handle with two or more spaced-apart, raised elastomeric rings to stop the flow of cleaning liquid onto the handle and onto the hand of the user.The head of the brush is tapered and holds an abrasive-resistant foam or bristle rubbing pad to ease the removal of spots that otherwise would be difficult to clean. The ends of the bristles of the brush are feathered to allow for greater pickup of dirt when used dry and for the gentle cleaning of large areas when wet.

Abstract: A crown cleaning apparatus is provided for removing impurities from the interior and exterior surfaces of crowns. The apparatus is mounted at the terminal of a crown feed track and cleans the crowns by a high velocity spray of fluid. Several gas jets dry the crowns before the crowns exit the apparatus.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for carpets, carpet bases, upholstery and the like has a blower for producing compressed air and suction air, a compressed air main pipe, a foam producing device connected to the main pipe and a nozzle for depositing the foam on the surface to be cleaned, a suction nozzle for drawing up the foam and dirt, a separator including a filter unit and a dirt chamber, a closable opening in the compressed air main pipe and an additional cleaning device having a supply hose and a connection piece for insertion into the closable opening.

Abstract: A combination foam and steam carpet cleaning machine incorporating separate storage compartments for the hot water and the foaming liquid, automatic control of vacuum wands positioned ahead and to the rear of the steam jets to permit forward and reverse motion during the steam cleaning operation, individual height adjustments for the cleaning brush and the vacuum wand and spring loading of the vacuum wand to insure adequate pressure of the wand against the carpet for maximum vacuuming efficiency. The machine is self-propelled in both forward and reverse directions.

Abstract: Convertible wet and dry vacuum extraction system, in which compartments are provided in the interior of a vacuum housing that has a substantially air-tight exterior wall provided with a closable access opening communicating with one compartment as well as a housing inlet extending through the wall for outward flow connection with an external dry vacuum hose and for inward flow connection with a removable dry vacuum recovery bag positionable in a compartment which also is in communication with the remainder of the interior of the housing where means are provided for creating a vacuum in the housing, and in which a substantially air-tight removable wet recovery vacuum tank is insertable through the closable access opening and receivable at least partially in the compartment to convert the assembly of the system from dry to wet vacuum extraction, the tank having an inlet for flow connection with an external wet vacuum hose leading to a wet vacuum extractor, a tank surface portion provided with a flow opening and

Abstract: A suction cleaner power nozzle adapted to be mounted on the end of a cleaning wand has a rotating cleaning brush driven by an electric motor connected by a belt to the center of the brush to provide uniform forces on the brush end support bearings. A three-section plate forms the nozzle housing closure and base. One section of the plate covers the motor compartment and a second section of the plate covers the brush adjustment means. Each of these plates is held in place by a simple removable screw. A third section of the plate covers the suction duct and brush suction chamber and is removably mounted on the housing by spring biased clips to provide easy access to the suction duct and chamber. A pair of front nozzle wheels are rotatably journaled on the ends of a lever which is pivotally mounted on the housing. A threaded manually operated screw is operatively engaged with the lever to obtain numerous adjustment positions of the brush and suction chamber with respect to a surface being cleaned.

Abstract: A hinge mounting plate is held by clamping screws on a furniture wall. The position of the mounting plate is adjustable while the plate is secured by the screws which are not fully screwed into the furniture wall, whereby the screws hold the mounting plate in an intermediate position before final clamping of the plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting metallic bodies in a running textile lap performs the steps of generating a high-frequency electromagnetic field; passing the textile lap through the high-frequency electromagnetic field; and deriving a sensor signal as a function of an alteration of the high-frequency electromagnetic field caused by the presence of a metallic body in the lap.

Abstract: A monolithic integrated circuit structure having an integral high value surge protection resistor of polycrystalline silicon on a thermally grown thick silicon dioxide plateau having no surface diffusion regions thereunder. The structure can be made by merely adding intermediate steps to existing integrated circuit processing. It is capable of absorbing transients of hundreds of volts.

Abstract: An improved method for fabrication of a photovoltaic cell preferably of the CdS--Cu.sub.x S type, having a copper electrode adjacent the Cu.sub.x S. A portion of the CdS is converted to Cu.sub.x S through ion exchange wherein the CdS is immersed in a first solution of cuprous ions and a second solution of cupric ions to produce a non-stoichiometric Cu.sub.x S. A layer of metallic copper is applied by conventional techniques, such as vacuum deposition, and the photovoltaic cell heat treated to affect formation of the CdS--Cu.sub.x S heterojunction. Metallic copper diffusing through the CdS and Cu.sub.x S from the electrode is captured by the non-stoichiometric Cu.sub.x S whereby the Cu.sub.x S is substantially stoichiometric in the completed photovoltaic cell.

Abstract: An active zone between a lower electrode deposited on a substrate and an upper electrode constitutes a portion of an amorphous semiconducting layer and is defined either by the dimensions of the upper electrode or by a window formed in an insulating layer. The method of fabrication consists in forming the two electrodes and the two active and insulating layers, the active layer and insulating layer being fabricated from amorphous compounds which are constituted either wholly or in part by the same elements.

Abstract: In the manufacture of a sodium sulphur cell, the sodium is gas-pressurized to force it upwardly over a surface of the electrolyte by means of a capsule of material, e.g. sodium azide, which releases an inert gas on heating, so enabling the cell to be sealed before the sodium is pressurized.

Abstract: A harness for an electromagnetic transducer such as an INDUCTOSYN-type slider includes four separate series of thin flat U-shaped connectors stacked on top of each other for connecting the ends of the U-shaped conductors on the slider to each other in the desired pattern. Each separate series of connectors are separated from each other by a thin film of insulating material, with the ends of each connector projecting beyond one edge of the insulating film to form tabs which are aligned with the ends of preselected U-shaped conductors for connection thereto. The end tabs of the connectors may be joined to the conductors by a single soldering operation, and the entire harness assembly may be prefabricated by laminating the four series of connectors to each other. The connectors are formed by printed circuit techniques.

Abstract: A bearing sleeve extractor assembly includes a movable workpiece support on a stand having an overhead circular spray head to receive a multi-surfaced elongated bearing sleeve connected to a support member and wherein the spray head includes a perforated inner wall and an insulated outer wall having a heated vapor chamber therebetween connected to a heat source for directing heated vapor into the spray head for distribution therefrom to produce even convection heating of the bearing sleeve continuously circumferentially therearound so as to produce a non-mechanical thermal release of the bearing sleeve from its support member.

Abstract: A cutting tool for sheet material, especially for opening cardboard cartons, has a disposable blade removably fixed to a handle and a guide member of bent wire also fixed to the handle for keeping the blade in cutting engagement with the sheet material and away from the contents of the cartons. A nose of the guide member is rounded to avoid damaging the carton contents and projects ahead of the cutting edge of the blade. One arm of the guide member is above the blade tip so as to keep the blade from disengagement from the sheet material. Another arm of the guide member is below the tip of the blade for preventing cans or other cartons contents from being cut by the blade. A hard point is provided for puncturing cartons which are too tough to be punctured by the rounded nose of the guide member.

Abstract: A folding knife featuring a locking sleeve at the junction between the blade and handle, so that the knife blade may be locked in both the open and closed positions. The locking sleeve has an enlargement which accommodates the end of the blade adjacent the tang, so that the locking sleeve may be partially rotated when the knife is closed and at least the sharp edge portion of the blade is within a recess in the handle, whereby the blade is restrained from egress from the handle. Suitable structure is provided to prevent axial sliding movement of the locking sleeve off of the end of the handle.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting vegetation with a rotating head carrying a flexible, non-metallic cutting line extended radially into a cutting plane. An additional length of line is extended into the cutting plane by pushing the head against the ground and rotating the head. A glide ball on the head moves inwardly for releasing a spool carrying coiled cutting line to rotate a predetermined angular displacement in the head. After the cutting line length is extended, the spool is secured automatically against further rotation within the head.In a preferred embodiment of the apparatus, the glide ball is pressed against the earth's surface with the head in a non-rotating condition. Then, the head is rotated for extending the cutting line from the head to the certain desired length. Then, the spool is secured automatically against rotation relative to the head.

Abstract: The element is adapted to be fitted as an annular band around a tooth and to be secured to a dental appliance to hold the same in position. The fixing element comprises a strip metal element having two end portions, which are adapted to overlap in said annular band, two slide-snap fastener parts which are respectively carried by said end portions and selectively interengageable in a plurality of positions which determine respective diameters of said annular band, and one of the fastener parts including a bracket which is provided with a longitudinal groove for slidably receiving an orthodontic appliance. The bracket carries a clamping device which projects over the longitudinal groove, and is selectively and angularly movable to positions for slidable and clamping engagement with the orthodontic appliance received in the longitudinal groove.

Abstract: A combination mouth prop and oral evacuation device for use by a dentist includes a mouth prop for fitting between the upper and lower jaws for holding the mouth open, an attached, generally U-shaped suction tube secured to the mouth prop and fitted inside the lower jaw below the tongue and inside the teeth, for drawing fluids from within the mouth during dental work therein, and a tongue guard on the suction tube.

Abstract: Improvements in devices for measuring, laying out and ruling keyline boards for printed materials; a device for pre-ruling artists' and printing boards including a baseboard adapted to receive a keyline board thereon having precisely positioned location pins surrounding the work area and a slotted ruler for use with the baseboard, such producing page size and crop mark lines, bleeds, automatic register mark rules and all horizontal and vertical ruling required for 11 by 17 inch, 81/2 by 11 inch and 51/2 by 81/2 inch formats.

Abstract: A radius turntable gauge for facilitating front end alignment of motor vehicles has a supporting frame on which a turntable assembly is suspended so as to position a rotatable turntable for receiving a wheel of a vehicle being aligned. The turntable assembly includes a platform suspended directly from the supporting frame of the device, with the turnplate being rotatably journaled on the platform. A pointer mounted on the platform is arranged extending beyond and partially above the turnplate, with indicia being provided on an upwardly facing surface of the turnplate adjacent the pointer for indicating angular measurements in cooperation with the pointer.

Abstract: A adaptor for mounting a wheel alignment instrument on a wheel has a frame provided with a slideway and a slide assembly on the slideway of the frame. Both the frame and the slide assembly have gripping elements that are capable of bearing against and gripping axially directed surfaces on the wheel rim. Once the adaptor is positioned on the wheel rim with its gripping elements located along an axially directed surface, one of two actuating elements on the slide assembly is turned. The one actuating element causes the slide assembly to grip the slideway and then move outwardly so that the gripping elements firmly grip an inwardly presented surface, such as the inside face of a rim flange. The other actuating element causes the slide assembly to grip the slideway and then move inwardly so that the gripping elements firmly grip an outwardly presented surface, such as the outside face of a rim flange.

Abstract: An inclination gauge that includes a bar placeable against a surface to be gauged to determine the degree to which the surface is inclined with respect to the horizontal or vertical axis and to provide a readout in digital as well as in analog terms. Mounted on the bar is a gravity-sensing potentiometer coupled to a balancing circuit to produce an analog output voltage which has a null value when the bar is placed against a horizontal or vertical surface and which has a magnitude and polarity or phase that depends on the extent and direction of the deviation from the norm when the surface being gauged is inclined. The analog voltage is converted into a corresponding digital value that is applied to a digital display. Also mounted on the bar are conventional spirit level tubes, one being arranged for horizontal and the other for vertical gauging.

Abstract: The pressure within a pressurized flow reactor operated under harsh environmental conditions is controlled by establishing and maintaining a fluidized bed of uniformly sized granular material of selected density by passing the gas from the reactor upwardly therethrough at a rate sufficient to fluidize the bed and varying the height of the bed by adding granular material thereto or removing granular material therefrom to adjust the backpressure on the flow reactor.

Abstract: An electric hair dryer includes a heating source and a heating element to produce a supply of heated hair. The heating element is connected to a regulating element which is also connected to a temperature probe placed in the hair. By means of this arrangement, heat is supplied to the hair in varying amounts so as to maintain the hair temperature at a substantially constant level.

Abstract: A computer based trainer employing a microprocessor connected to a program memory and input and output devices by means of common address and data buses. The input devices include a plurality of student operable switches, associated with a pictorial presentation of the lesson subject, which are interconnected in a switch matrix whereby the state of the individual switches may be sensed by energizing columns and sensing rows of the matrix under control of a stored program. The teaching machine also utilizes a non-volatile memory in which at least a portion of the program is stored.

Abstract: Apparatus for projecting moving images of a travel path environment onto a remote surface simulating the operation of an automobile, airplane or other conveyance comprises a projector housing having a control end and an opposite end with an opening therein for passing a light beam generally longitudinally of the housing toward the remote surface. A beam forming light source is mounted for manually controlled lateral movement adjacent the control end of the housing and forms a light beam projecting outwardly through and shaped by said opening onto the remote surface. An endless belt having a run moving longitudinally of the light beam toward the light source is provided in the housing with one or more image forming devices mounted on the belt to form moving images with the light beam.

Abstract: A puzzle for teaching coagulation theory including three separable units representing the intrinsic, extrinsic and common coagulation pathways. Each of said units further including separable members representing the coagulation factors, said members, when assembled correctly, representing the order in which the factors interact.

Abstract: An inner sole insert is disclosed which comprises an open cell foam base capable of conforming to and substantially retaining the shape of compressive forces applied thereto, an elastic closed cell foam layer having a maximum compression set of less than 50% and a stretch fabric bonded to one face of the closed cell foam layer. The inner sole can be used in athletic shoes and other environments for substantially reducing blisters and callouses and can accommodate the individual foot by molding thereto.

Abstract: A scraper (10) has a bowl (12) and floor (14) and is of a construction sufficient for receiving an auger (18). Material entering the bowl (12) is sometimes lodged between the auger (18) and floor (14). Apparatus (24) is provided for diverting incoming material and preventing the lodging of material between the auger (18) and floor (14).

Abstract: An improved reciprocatory self-loading dual-ended earth excavation vehicle pivotally connected to two or more unmanned self-leveling and self-maneuvering telescopic conveyor vehicles, the latter in turn are pivotally connected to a multi-function dual-ended distribution vehicle capable of conveying, spreading, wetting, impacting and grading the earth fill. The above-mentioned articulated vehicles provide the means to excavate, convey and discharge a virtually continuous flow of earth while traveling in a forward or rearward direction. The excavation and telescopic conveyor vehicles are readily adaptable to surface mining of various minerals including coal and oil shale by simply exchanging the abovementioned distribution vehicle for a pivotally connected boom conveyer vehicle which provides the means for discharging the ore at a mill site or for the loading of long haul ore carriers.