Abstract: A new and distinct red raspberry plant particularly characterized by its everbearing fruiting habit by which fruit is borne on primocanes during the first year after planting and on primocanes and floricanes during subsequent years. The plant is also distinguished by its thornlessness and its tolerance to the Pytophthera root rot species. The plant displays exceptional early cropping in spring and fall with production starting about the first of May peaking during the end of May and the first part of June. Fall production peaks from early August until mid-September. The plant is one of high yield and produces continuously from May until December. Cropping is about one month earlier than Willamette and yields are greater. A marked characteristic of the plant is the purple coloration of immature leaves along the edge and on the ridges of the corrugation when exposed to the sun. The purpling tends toward violet, diminishes in area and ultimately disappears as leaflets mature.

Abstract: A new and distinct red raspberry plant particularly characterized by its everbearing fruit habit by which fruit is borne on primocanes during the first year after planting and on primocanes and floricanes during subsequent years. The plant is also characterized by its thornlessness and high yields. Spring production on floricanes commences about May 10 and peaks during June and early July, about two weeks earlier than Willamette. Fall production peaks during September and early October and production is continuous from May until December. Yields exceed Willamette. The convex cupping of mature leaves is a most distinguishing characteristic of the plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant of a short-day type characterized by its good performance throughout California and its generally earlier production with exceptionally large, high quality fruit when winter planted in Coastal Southern California. The variety has a yield equal to or greater than the heavy yielding California cultivars Tigoa, Tufts and Aiko. Plants are vigorous and prolific runner makers, though runner generation is less than Tufts in fruit plantings. Fruit shape is medium long to long conic and much is flat wedged with a distinct small neck. Skin is smooth and glossy. Fruit averages larger in size than Tufts and its flavor is equal to or better than the best important California cultivars. Fruit is adequate for shipping and processing.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant of a short-day type characterized by its best performance in the Watsonville, California, area where yields are equal to or greater than the heavy yielding California cultivars Tioga, Tufts and Aiko on both summer and winter plantings. The variety is also characterized by its ability to crop in mid to late summer with successive crops of fruit on summer and winter plantings. The plants are vigorous and good runner makers and commence flowering later than Tioga or Tufts and about at the same time as Aiko. The fruit is medium to broad conic tending much to wedged coxcomb with unsightly protrusions on summer fruit. Fruit averages as large as Tufts and is as firm and durable as Tioga, Tufts and Aiko. Fruit flavor is equal to or better than the best California cultivars. Shipping and processing is adequate.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant of a day-neutral type characterized by its ability after summer planting in South Coastal California to produce fruit during November, December and January, when California fruit is unavailable from the standard short-day cultivars and its ability after winter and spring plantings in Central Coastal California to produce spring and summer fruit without plant storage. Bract leaves do not normally occur on the petioles in contrast to the important California short-day cultivars. The plants are vigorous and prolific runner makers and with a minimum of conditioning, the new cultivar will flower and fruit effectively independent of day length. The fruit is long conic to flat wedged and fruit color is frequently uneven or burnished, though glossy. Flavor quality is almost equal to the important California short-day cultivars and shipping quality is adequate.

Abstract: A pair of improved adjustable cross-frame members are incorporated with a pair of side frame members to form a bed frame readily adjustable to a wide variety of widths. Each improved cross-frame member has a first and second elongated elements, each of which is pivotably connected to respective side members in a standard manner. The first element is provided with a pawl mounted near its free end and the second element is provided with a plurality of teeth. The teeth are shaped to allow for easy movement when the side frame members are moved toward each other and to allow for resistance when the side frame members are being pulled apart from each other.

Abstract: A swingable tractor PTO shield assembly has an inverted, U-shaped, shield member which is slidably and swingably attached to bracket means on the tractor and which extends above and to the sides of the PTO shaft. The shield member has a plurality of notches on its tractor proximate side edges which slidably engage pins in the bracket to allow the shield member to be swung into and held in a plurality of positions. The shield assembly further includes a cover member swingable on the tractor and slidable on the shield member for covering the space between the tractor and the shield member and which in the lowered position abuts a raised portion on the shield member to prevent movement thereof while both are horizontal.

Abstract: A tree harvester in which the tree is engaged by an articulating boom, felled by a fell shear on the boom and fed into a buck shear on the machine which bucks the tree into sections which are stored in a sling on the machine. After the sling is filled, the machine deposits the sections at a pickup location.

Abstract: A joint is formed by pushing a grooved tenon into a dovetail-shaped mortise containing a barbed wedge such that the wedge is forced into the tenon groove, thereby spreading the tenon to the dovetail shape of the mortise and anchoring the barbs into the tenon, thus securing the joint and preventing the tenon and mortise from separating.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hydrotreating process for petroleum distillate which comprises contacting the distillate with catalyst particles of special shape characteristics in the presence of hydrogen at elevated temperature and pressure.

Abstract: This invention comprises a scintillator capable of generating light radiation upon exposure to nuclear radiation such as gamma rays, beta rays, X-rays, etc., in which the transparent optically integral crystalline component thereof consists of a major amount of cesium iodide and a minor amount of a sodium compound, this material being characterized by having an emission peak of about 4200.+-.100 angstrom units.

Abstract: Mixtures of C.sub.8 aromatic hydrocarbons are contacted in vapor phase with acid zeolite ZSM-5. The xylene content is thereby isomerized and the ethyl benzene content of the charge is converted in a manner which results in net increase of aromatic rings.

Abstract: A layer of material is disposed over at least a portion of a resistive film of a resistor. The material having a melting point lower than the melting point of the resistive film and when melted, chemically reacts with the resistive film to render at least a portion of the film non-conductive.

Abstract: The disclosure is of an elastomer coated textile apron characterized by a textured or "wrinkle"finish. The disclosure is also of a method of manufacturing an elastomer coated textile apron with a "wrinkle" finish. In a preferred embodiment process, the method comprises forming an apron from a base fabric of a woven or knitted fabric having a fibrous, non-woven bat attached thereto and coating the apron with an elastomer in conventional manner.

Abstract: Intraocular lenses with four point position fixation in the eyeball have positioning elements that provide lens stability with respect to the pupil while being substantially deflectable in response to normal distortions of the eyeball to minimize eye irritation and other eyeball distortion related trauma.

Abstract: An infant training stool having a bed pan rockably carried therein. A music box is mounted in the base portion of the stool and is normally kept from playing by a biased stopper rod blocking the governor. In a first embodiment, the weight of the infant lowers the stopper rod allowing the music box to play. In the second, the weight of the infant's elimination lowers the internal bed pan lowering the stopper rod thereby allowing the music box to play.

Abstract: A ventilating device for a toilet stool having a chamber means which fits the top of the bowl of the toilet. Within the chamber are a plurality of separate flow passages through which malodorous air within the bowl is drawn by a suction means which is connected to the plurality of flow passages. In this manner, odors are removed from the toilet bowl, preferably to a filtering apparatus.

Abstract: A water closet, comprising a floor, a movable stool disposed above the floor and mounted for vertical displacement above the floor and a drive apparatus connected to the stool for moving the stool to a selected height above the floor. The drive apparatus may include a drum connected to the stool and vertically movable in a hole in the floor. The stool may further be provided with a seat having two facing arcuate portions slidable on the stool and a pair of base rods connected to each arcuate portion extending at an angle downwardly toward the floor and through respective guides so as to adjust the spacing between the arcuate portions and resulting width of the seat with the vertical movement of the stool above the floor.

Abstract: A hospital bed structure, in particular a power elevating and lowering arrangement which is relatively simple in construction and at the same time provides substantially instant Trendelenburg position in the event of emergency, particularly when the bed is in an elevated position, such structure including means for permitting the head end of the bed to automatically lower to the desired Trendelenburg position. The operation may be controlled by relatively simple, fool-proof manual controls that are arranged for ready access and actuation in the event of an emergency. The invention also utilizes a novel U-shaped lower bed structure which readily accommodates the operating linkage and at the same time permits, for example, the use of bed pans, movable toilets and the like.

Abstract: A plumber's appliance for clearing drains and the like includes an elongate hollow grip member formed with an opening extending from one end to the other and an elongate operating element such as a flexible snake or retriever tool or the like disposed within the opening to be moved therein. The grip member serves to steady the operating element as the operating element is manipulated. Upon removal of the operating element a force cup carried at one end of the grip member serves to form a plunger.

Abstract: A soot blowing system for cleaning banks or clusters of heat exchange tubes or the like contained in a furnace or flue housing comprising a movable platform carrying an apertured lance which is inserted sequentially into spaced openings in the wall of the furnace or flue housing so as to pass in proximity to the banks of the heat exchange tubes; the lance is directly connected to a flexible steam supply hose and is incrementally rotatable over a pre-determined area within the furnace or flue housing to steam clean the tubes in that area; upon withdrawal from the housing the platform and lance move to the next aperture in the housing where it is inserted and again incrementally rotated to clean that area of the tube bank.

Abstract: A movable linkage has a surface of travel in which a generally V-shaped notch with edges is formed. A rotatable cam follower has first and second sides meeting to form a corner that fits in the notch. One of the sides of the cam follower is urged by a spring against the surface of travel of the linkage. The spring force acts in a direction transverse to one side of the notch and along the other surface of the notch. An arcuate concave relief on the first side of the cam follower adjacent to the corner is shaped to embrace one edge of the notch without such edge bottoming on the cam follower as the corner of the cam follower enters the notch.

Abstract: An improved feather plucking device of the type having a plurality of soft rubber projections are arranged about the peripheral surface of a resilient drum. The drum is securely attached to a threaded shaft for rotation therewith by a pair of opposing washers and nuts which press firmly against the sides of the drum. The improvement comprises a pair of compressible bosses integrally formed with the sides of the drum and extending outwardly therefrom allowing the washers to be forcibly tightened against the sides of the drum with minimum deformation of the body of the drum.

Abstract: A rigid wire material clip has its medial portion arcuately curved to form a screw receiving loop for attaching the clip to a vertical surface. The end portions of the clip diverge from the screw loop and are each doubled back upon itself to form a loop, lying in a plane normal to the screw loop, for releasably holding an endless ring, respectively.

Abstract: A coupler for animal collars characterized by a novel combination of a releasable locking member biased in a normally closed position which is in the form of a curved resilient strip. This strip is adapted to receive a pair of post members provided on a channel-like base member which in turn receives respective ends of the collar which are held on the posts until the strip member is removed. The strip member may be removed by depressing the center portion which elongates the strip and permits its removal from the posts and their flanged top.

Abstract: A bag closure for polyethylene bags of the "pony-tail" variety is disclosed. The closure is reusable, easy to manufacture and use, prevents the bag from inadvertently opening, and is amenable to printing thereon. It comprises a base portion and a tongue portion formed thereform and integrally connected thereto. Adjacent the connection between the base and tongue portions the tongue has a pair of opposed neck areas and the minimum width of the opening in the base portion created by formation of the tongue portion is substantially equal to the minimum distance between the neck areas. In use the bunched bag sides are trapped between the tongue and base portions, the base portion is bent around the bunched bag sides and the tongue portion is drawn or pulled through the opening until the adjacent edges or the opening lockingly engage the neck areas of the tongue when the bag is fully encompassed. The closure can be released to permit opening of the bag and can be re-locked to again fully close the bag.

Abstract: An improved sculpturing apparatus having an asymmetric blade, improved fabric support means and an improved screen for applying stiffening agent is disclosed.

Abstract: A casket is disclosed that is constructed of synthetic resin material. The casket includes a removable top cover that selectively encloses a body supporting bed. The bed includes an integral pillow recess and a body supporting pad recess. The bed is affixed to a base that provides rigidity to the bed construction and facilitates handling of the casket. The base includes longitudinal skids that are designed to rest against a support surface. Peripheral fingerhold is provided at the casket periphery. The skids elevationally locate the fingerhold above any flat support surface to further facilitate handling of the casket. A ledge extends about the bed to receive a lower peripheral edge of the top cover. A rim extends above and outwardly of the ledge to form a cleft between the cover and bed. This cleft extends about the bed and can be filled with a sealing compound in order to bond the bed and cover together and to provide a hermetic seal, protecting the contents of the casket.

Abstract: A method of mounting valve seats in a butterfly valve comprising a valve body mounted in a valve stem in a valve housing. The valve seats are attached to the valve housing so as to contact the periphery of the valve body when the valve is closed. End surfaces of the valve seats are adjusted relative to the valve stem and seal members by means of first bolts. Then, the first bolts are replaced with third bolts for pressing the valve seats against the periphery of the valve body.

Abstract: An improved device facilitates pulling the fan or wheel from a drive shaft, the hub of the fan or wheel being normally secured to the shaft by one or more setscrews, the device circumscribing the hub and being positively secured thereto by bolts received in the setscrew holes in the hub.

Abstract: Two sheets of deformable material are securely fastened together without the use of adhesives, separate rivets or fasteners by forming a closed end cylindrical projection on the upper surface of the first sheet, placing the second sheet having an aperture over the first sheet, the aperture receiving the projection, and deforming the projection in the aperture to produce a tight friction fit and form a lip which overlaps the exterior rim of the aperture to limit its enlargement. In a preferred embodiment two plates are fastened together to form a rotor by striking the projection with a die having an annular groove forcing one part of the projection into the aperture and forming another part of the projection into the lip.

Abstract: A portable manually operated tool for applying multicontact connectors to flexible flat cable includes a pair of pivoted jaws which include respective connector body and cover holding members. The jaws are opened and closed by manually actuated handles including a locking toggle mechanism. The connector holding members include cooperating alignment guides and position stops. One of the connector holding members is mounted for limited movement on one of the jaws to provide for engagement of the alignment guides and to provide even distribution of the clamping force on the connector. The tool also includes a retractable cable cutter and positioning stop as well as a cable alignment and support tray.

Abstract: A photovoltaic energy converter for converting incident radiant energy, such as solar energy, to electrical energy. The converter comprises a cell formed from a plurality of integrally interconnected p-n junction-containing semiconductor wafers. The wafers are stacked end-to-end in the cell so that the respective junctions in each wafer are parallel to each other. The efficiency and performance of the cell is improved, particularly upon exposure to concentrated sunlight, by imposing various conditions on the cell fabrication and design.

Abstract: A metallic ground grid is fabricated by forming a conductor on the isolation barrier of an integrated circuit through openings in a first insulated layer to a depth less than the first insulated layer, forming a second insulated layer on said first conductor to the height of the first insulated layer, and interconnecting selected areas of the integrated circuit and the first conductor through openings in the insulated layers by a second conductor.

Abstract: Described herein is an improved connector sleeve and a method of forming wire wrap post terminations with this connector sleeve. The sleeve comprises a solder ring and a fixturing member positioned in an axially displaced relationship within a heat recoverable sleeve such that the fixturing member and the solder ring are held in place by the heat recoverable sleeve.

Abstract: A pneumatic indicator device having a housing carrying a movable flag that in one position thereof visually indicates one pneumatic condition of the device and in another position thereof visually indicates another pneumatic condition of the device, the housing also carrying an electrical switch which is operatively associated with the movable flag so that the switch electrically indicates the positions of the flag for remote indication purposes.

Abstract: A rechargeable cell having a metal oxide positive electrode and a hydrogen gas negative electrode is manufactured in accordance with the present invention with a predetermined quantity of hydrogen gas by inserting a metallic member, selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc and magnesium, within the cell at a location adapted to contact the aqueous alkaline electrolyte and hermetically sealing the cell.

Abstract: A tool is described for the holding and insertion of integrated circuit (IC) packages of the type having a metallic heat sink member fused to the chip-enclosing ceramic body. The heat sink member includes a locator or registration hole. The tool finds particular application in connection with a patented high package density island configuration wherein each IC package is secured by means of the registration hole on a retention post of a connector which is mounted between, and in close proximity to, adjacent parallel sections of the island cooling frame. The IC package heat sink member has at least one integral extension adapted to contact the frame. In performing its holding and insertion function, the tool is capable of engaging the sides of the registration hole. The assembler may then convey the IC package to the connector in which it is to be mounted, and positions the hole above the connector retention post.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing and supplying parallel lead circuit elements that are secured to an elongated web is provided. The apparatus is adapted to supply the parallel lead circuit elements to a mechanism particularly adapted to process and secure the parallel lead electronic circuit elements to a printed circuit board. Storage and supply of the electronic circuit elements is affected by winding each of the webs carrying the parallel lead circuit elements about a reel, which reel is enclosed in a case. The apparatus is adapted to support each of the cases at predetermined positions and further dispose appropriate guiding and feeding structure proximate to each of the cases to effect guiding and feeding of each of the webs to the mechanism for processing and securing the parallel lead electronic circuit elements to a printed circuit board.

Abstract: A shaving head for a dry shaver comprising a shaving-head frame formed with parallel lonigitudinal side members each having a contact surface provided with projecting pins engaging corresponding openings in a flexible shear foil. A further member is arranged parallel to each longitudinal side member and has a surface spaced from the free ends of the respective pins, the longitudinal sides of the flexible shear foil extending into the resulting spaces between the respective contact surfaces and the associated further member surfaces whereby the flexible shear foil is captively attached to the shaving-head frame.