Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named White Oreo particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; white ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of up to 85 mm at maturity; uniform eight week photoperiodic flowering response to short days; peduncle length ranging from 10 to 15 cm on open, terminal sprays; short plant height when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; and excellent tolerance to low temperatures for bud initiation and flower development.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Bronze Comet particularly characterized by its flat to V-shaped capitulum form; quilled to spooned decorative capitulum type; bronze ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of up to 9 cm at maturity; uniform nine week photoperiodic flowering response to short days; medium plant height when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; and excellent tolerance to low temperatures for bud initiation and flower development.

Abstract: To overcome problems concerning storage of entombment caskets in crypts or mausoleums, particularly garden crypts, there is provided an air-tight end-capped casket-enclosing article made of suitable material, such as rotation-molded polyethylene or other suitable synthetic resinous (plastic) material, alone or reinforced with suitable other fibrous material, such as fiberglass. .Iadd.A check valve vents the air-tight space enclosed by the casket-enclosing article.Iaddend..

Abstract: A pressure fluid cylinder without a piston rod and of the kind having a slotted cylinder tube (1) and a piston displaceable therein, said piston being connected to a movement transfer device, which extends radially through the slot. The slot is sealed axially on each side of the piston by means of internal and external sealing strips (31,32) consisting of a flexible sealing band (37,38) as well as retention means (44,45) extending into the slot and securing a releasable mechanical engagement with each other or, by friction, with the side walls of the slot.

Abstract: A mobile blower or fan is used to cool and dry poultry houses. The fan includes a propeller which is driven by a gasoline/fuel engine and the engine is mounted on a wooden base and covered by an encompassing cage. By means of feet attached on the underside of the cage floor, it is possible to move the fan or blower around to places where it is needed.

Abstract: A clamp structure with a clamping band and with at least one plastically deformable so-called "Oetiker" ear to be contracted to tighten the clamp structure about the object to be fastened; to assure a substantially smooth; gap-free transistion in the circumferential direction within the area of overlap, for example, of an inner and outer band portion in the area of mechanical interlock or of an insert member and corresponding parts of the clamping band, a tongue portion is provided at each free end of the inner part which is adapted to engage in a corresponding aperture in the respective outer part when the ear is contracted.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for handling a component having a body and one or more members protruding therefrom, such that the protruding members are put in proper, mating registration with corresponding holes of a substrate or the like. The components are handled during transport and insertion by gripping of the bodies thereof, and the method and apparatus of the invention compensates for any offset in X, Y, and .theta. between the profile of the body and a particular pattern or location of the protruding members relative to the profile of the body.

Abstract: The present invention comprises apparatus and methods of using a light sensitive switch, such as a photo-electric or photo-resistive cell, to actuate a battery powered electric motor which rotates a fan blade located within a housing near a facial area of a welding helmet. When exposed to a high intensity light, such as the light emitted during a welding process, the photoconductive cell actuates the battery powered motor. When activated, the motor rotates the fan blade which draws air away from the face of a wearer and passes such air through a filter into an air flow chamber, thereby, filtering the drawn air. The rotation of the fan blade then forces the filtered air toward the facial area of the wearer. A smoke block, which restricts the entrance of smoke or other contaminated vapors from entering the confines between the interior surface of the helmet and the face of the wearer, may be removably attached to the helmet.

Abstract: A support portion for a baseball glove which may be integrally formed with the glove or separately attached thereto, the support portion being attached to a back wall of the glove so as to extend a distance above and below the free lower edge of the front wall of the glove sufficient to cover a lower back portion of the user's hand, the back of the user's wrist, and a back portion of the user's forearm. The support portion includes a securing member adapted to wrap around a user's arm below the wrist. In use, the support portion serves the dual purposes of supporting the user's wrist against injurious bending and imparting a natural control and feel to the glove. The support portion may include indentations on each side to provide greater lateral and forward hand and wrist flexibility while still providing support for the backward motion of the hand and wrist. The strap portion may include an elastic member to provide a better fit on various sized user's wrists.

Abstract: The present invention entails a finger protector adapted to be secured to the backside of a baseball glove for receiving the normally exposed finger of the glove hand. In particular, the finger protector of the present invention is designed to be secured adjacent a finger opening formed in the back side of the glove through which the player's index finger extends. The finger protector of the present invention includes a relatively hard outer housing and internal padding material and wherein the housing and internal padding material form a finger receiving area that protects the player's finger when the finger is inserted within the housing.

Abstract: A kneepad having a lower, substantially cylindrical portion for resting against the shinbone of a user, an upper partly spherical portion for resting against a kneecap of a user, and a retaining strap connected to lateral edges of the lower portion for extending about a leg of a user. The retaining strap is connected in the vicinity of a lower edge of the lower portion remote from the upper portion. From the side, the upper portion has the shape of an arc. The upper region of the upper portion, remote from the lower portion, is formed by folds that extend over approximately half of the arc. The upper portion also has a lower region interposed between the upper region thereof and the lower portion. This lower region has no folds and has essentially the same construction as the lower portion.

Abstract: A fashion preserving bib is disclosed which is formed of a substantially transparent plastic sheet of material. The bib has a pocket along the lower edge with an upwardly open edge adjacent the outer surface of the sheet, such that the pocket would be positioned to catch food drippings when the bib is attached by adhesive regions at each upper corner of an inner surface of the sheet to a frontal region of a garment of a person. The pocket along the lower edge of the bib is spaced open by means of one or more spacers, such that an outer flap of the pocket does not close when the bib conforms to the curvature of the body of its wearer. A respective spacer is preferably of a polyurethane material, and at least one spacer is attached centered on the lateral length of the flap adjacent an upper edge thereof. An absorbent material is disposed in the pocket along its bottom and across the width of the bib, such that liquids running into the pocket may be absorbed thereby and retained within the pocket.

Abstract: A firefighter's turnout apparel comprises a coat and a pair of pants, wherein the elbow joint and the knee joint sections are formed to include bellows at the bend of the joints for increased protection, flexion range, and comfort. The bellows interconnect material above and below the joint sections to reduce tightness at the outside of the joint areas and material bunching at the inside of the joint areas, permitting freer flexibility and reduced compression of thermal material. Added material in the bellows which extends around the outer joint area, produces a slight bend in the material at these points results in the tunrout apparel having a more natural and comfortable shape through the joint regions, improving the thermal protection due to the reduced compression. In addition to improved thermal protection, the bellows reduce movement of the cuffs of the apparel to provide better protection of wrist and ankle areas.

Abstract: A meshy garment designed to warm desired portions above the waist of the body of the user. A meshy garment according to the invention is in the form of a vest or a shirt comprising a folded portion at the bottom of the garment, said folded portion being divided into a number of chambers to form so many pockets in each of which a heating device such as a disposable body warmer can be removably accommodated.

Abstract: Antimicrobial gloves such as those made of natural rubber latex may be manufactured by incorporating an antimicrobially effective amount of a non-ionic, sparingly water soluble antimicrobial agent, such as 2,4,4'-tricloro-2'-hydroxyphenyl ether, into the glove material prior to forming the glove. The antimicrobial agent may be present in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 10% by weight of the antimicrobial agent. The wearer contacting surface of the glove may also be dusted with a powder containing an antimicrobial effective amount of an antimicrobial agent such as chlorhexidine digluconate. The powder may comprise a complex of chlorhexidine digluconate and cyclodextrin.

Abstract: A headwear article having an inverted cup-shaped crown for placement over the head of an individual, a band on the crown with a surface embracing the head of the individual wearing the headwear and an inflatable element on at least one of the crown and band for varying the effective diameter of the band surface.

Abstract: A protective leg covering is manufactured from a single piece of material. The material is cut into a blank having a rectangular shape. It is designed to be wrapped around the leg, securing snugly but comfortably two to three inches above the knee with the longitudinal edges of the leg section extending down to the top of the arch of the foot in front and above the bottom of the heel in back. A hook and pile closure sewn at the corners of the top and the bottom elevations of said blank of material provides the user with adjustability to the desired snugness of the fit. The device is light weight, having no metal strips, straps or other heavy objects required in its construction, requires nothing to be removed or adjusted on the leg or foot to be attached to the leg of the wearer, and is easy and quick to put on and take off.

Abstract: Disposable panty made of a flat thin sheet material having a soft fibrous material inside and a moisture impervious plastic film outside, the integral panty blank having a triangular front portion, a triangular rear portion and a narrow crotch strip and tape members. The tape members may extend laterally from the front and rear portions to form a waist encircling member in several embodiments and can extend only from the rear portions and can be connectable to the front portion by a releasable adhesive tab or the like. Each of the front and rear portions preferably includes an adjusting or expanding part to selectively expand the areas of the front or back portions and the length of the waist encircling member.

Abstract: A universal recreational vehicle toilet system with a removable waste holding tank is provided to enable the recreational vehicle manufacturer to have wide latitude in the positioning of the toilet within a recreational vehicle. The toilet system includes an upper section containing the toilet bowl and a lower section forming a base upon which the bowl section is supported in spaced relation above the recreational vehicle floor. A holding tank is partially or fully inserted in the base section and coupled to the toilet bowl for receiving waste therefrom. The holding tank is removable through an opening in the sidewall of the recreational vehicle for disposal of waste.

Abstract: The mechanism comprises an inlet valve assembly which admits water into a toilet tank under the control of a valve plug mounted on the end of a vertical axle having a float on its upper end. The valve plug is unseated, to admit water, when the axle is tilted, and the plug is pulled into seated position by the float when the tank is filled. A drainage buoy, in cooperation with a buoy base, allows discharge of water from the tank when the buoy is pulled from the base. Pull chains are used, from a toilet handle, to tilt the axle and pull the buoy. The inlet valve includes a water pressure reducer, and a non-return valve assembly to prevent return of water to the water supply in the event of a loss of water supply pressure.

Abstract: A height adjustable toilet for a handicapped person is provided and consists of a mechanism connected to a toilet bowl for selectively raising and lowering the height of its rim portions with respect to the floor, thereby causing an accordion pedestal portion and an extendable flush pipe to lengthen and shorten accordingly so that the handicapped person can conveniently sit upon and get off of a toilet seat on the rim portion of the toilet bowl.

Abstract: The present invention is a toilet stool seat disinfecting apparatus comprising a body mounted in the rear portion of a toilet stool, a ray sensor unit installed in the body to detect the opening of the stool cover, a pair of nozzles installed at both sides of the body, the nozzles being connected to a disinfectant source through a flow way, and a controller circuit which controls opening of a flow way when the ray sensor detects the opening of the stool cover. The apparatus automatically sprays disinfectant to the stool seat when the stool cover is opened by a user of the toilet stool.

Abstract: A method of making a sanitary toilet anti-splash and silencer device and an article produced thereby. A floatable member is formed from two or more layers or sheets of biodegradable paper. The layers are joined together by an adhesive pattern which establishes individual compartments between the layers. A gas forming agent is placed in at least a plurality of the compartments. The gas forming agent releases a gas such as CO.sub.2 when exposed to water thereby providing buoyancy when the device is placed on the water in a toilet. The device may have a target indicia imprinted thereon and it may be provided with a paper strip or string so that the device may be positioned or held in place in the toilet.

Abstract: A manual flush control for toilets having a normally closed float valve held shut by the head of water pressure in the flush tank, and characterized by a height limiting means for said valve to cause servo closing and preempting automatic operation.

Abstract: A whirlpool home appliance is built into a U-shaped housing for fitting over and clamping to the side of a bath tub. A water pump is in the side of the housing which is in the bath tub in order to energize the water in the tub. An air pump is in the side of the housing which is outside the tub in order to pump air to a bubbling bath mat which fits on the bottom of a bath tub. The motor for the appliance is a reversing motor which runs in either of two directions. A one-way clutch disconnects the water pump when the bubbling air mat is used. The air pump may run all of the time since the loading of an air pump is not so great that it must be disconnected when not in use. The housing is attached to the tub by a screw which has a large area of relatively soft padding with a radially distributed flexibility so that there is no abrupt discontinuity of clamping forces. The pad avoids and prevents damage to a plastic or fiber glass bath tub when the screw tightened.

Abstract: A jet nozzle attachment includes a hose having a connecting member to be connected to a compressed hot water jet hole formed inside a bath, and a nozzle, connected to the hose, for forcibly jetting out a fluid mixture of hot water and air. A fluid mixture of hot water and air can be jetted out in an arbitrary direction by using the nozzle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shower enlarger assembly including a mounting bracket for engaging to a wall the ends of a bent shower curtain rod having an offset medial section for providing a greater stall space and for holding a shower curtain out of body contact. The mounting bracket includes a supporting backplate for contact with the wall and a recessed area located midsection of the supporting backplate for receiving the end of the bent shower curtain rod. The bent shower curtain rod is slidably inserted and rotatably mounted within the recessed area of the backplate. The bent shower curtain rod has attached thereto an integral rotating stop member extending outwardly from the curtain rod. A substantially semicircular fixed stop member extends outwardly from the face of the backplate and receives the integral rotating stop member attached to the bent shower curtain rod.

Abstract: A wash station comprises a sink and a faucet. A source of water and a source of soap are provided. An electrically operated valve is interposed between the water source and the faucet for selectively supplying water thereto, and a pump and valve are interposed between the soap source and the faucet for selectively supplying soap thereto. An electrically operated roll towel dispenser is disposed proximate the sink. A first infrared sensor is operably associated with the sink for determining the presence of a user. A control mechanism is operatively associated with the valves, the pump, the roll towel dispenser and the sensor for causing water and soap to be selectively supplied to the faucet and for thereafter causing a length of roll towel to be dispensed.

Abstract: This device produces a water spray in the toilet bowl which acts to entrap toilet odors before they are able to leave the toilet. The water spray is automatically actuated by the weight of the user and is automatically shut off when the users weight is removed. When atached to, or comprising part of a toilet seat, an additional valve, activated by the position of the toilet seat, is utilized.

Abstract: A fluid-filled mattress construction having an outer cover separated by a plurality of vertically extending generally I-beam shaped ribs. The ribs include a vertical web and upper and lower horizontal flaps. The mid-portion of the flaps are formed with a bead. When the walls of the cover are compressed against the ribs during the fabrication operation, the bead ensures a positive bonding of the cover walls to the rib flaps and reduces the potential degradation of or separation of the cover from the ribs.

Abstract: A laminated foam mattress overlay for preventing the formation of decubitus ulcers in bedridden individuals. The mattress overlay includes an upper layer of polyurethane foam laminated to a base layer of a different polyurethane foam. The upper lay features a polyurethane foam which is of a higher density than the base layer. The upper layer also includes a higher initial softness ratio than the base layer. The base layer has higher 5, 25 and 65% indentation load deflection values (ILD) than the corresponding ILD values for the upper layer which is attributable to the firmer support provided by the foundation or base layer. The base layer is preferably thicker than the upper layer which can include a checkerboard-like upper surface. The combination of layers provides for a reduction in pressure points in the areas of greatest concern such as the hip and heel.

Abstract: A nail button and a method for manufacturing the nail button are disclosed. The nail button consists of a button cap and a base. The base comprises a collet and an attaching means associated with the collet. The collet is characterized in that it is not perforated and in that it comprises a lipped recess in the collet for joining the attaching means to the collet.

Abstract: A drain cleaning machine is disclosed which is of the character comprising a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning snake which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out of the drum, and the frame supports a snake feeding device through which the snake extends and by which the snake is displaced into and out of the drum. The frame is wheeled to facilitate transportation of the machine from one location to another. The drum, drum shaft and bearing are constructed as a unit removably mounted on the frame. The drive motor is pivotally mounted on the frame and spring biased to tension the drive belt and to facilitate separation of the drive belt from the drum to facilitate removal of the drum unit from the frame.

Abstract: A can top cleaning system includes a premoistened pad which is sealed in a packet mounted to the underside of a self opening can pull tab. The packet includes a tear line or a pull strip along its bottom panel for opening the packet and exposing the pad. Once the pad is exposed, rotation of the pull tab effects wiping of the can top by the pad. Alternately, the pad is completely removable from the packet and may be used to manually wipe the can top or may be placed beneath the pull tab for wiping.

Abstract: A wiper device including a wiper motor and two wiper blades for wiping a vehicle windshield comprises a reciprocally actuating coupling rod connected to the wiper motor by a crank arm, a swinging lever which is connected to the coupling rod so as to swing, a first wiper arm which is fixedly connected with one of the wiper blades and is swung with the swinging lever, a second wiper arm which is fixedly connected with another of the wiper blades and swings in tandem with the first wiper arm according to reciprocal movement of a link rod connected to the swinging lever, and a mechanism or enabling movement of linkage positions relative to the swinging lever, the coupling rod and the link rod, accompanied by a snap action.

Abstract: A wand seal assembly for a vacuum cleaner wand provides an improved seal between the telescopic connecting elements of the wand. The seal comprises a two-piece, dual durometer seal having a rigid portion with locking tabs for securing to the wand portion, and a flexible sealing portion.

Abstract: A belt tensioner for a vacuum cleaner includes a roller and a torsion spring to bias the roller against an endless, non-stretch, flat vacuum cleaner belt to exert an increasing force thereon as the belt lengthens with wear and the torsion spring unwinds, thereby maintaining the tension in the belt substantially constant as the belt lengthens with wear. The tensioner includes a pair of connecting arms each having a first end coupled to opposite ends of the roller and each having a second end pivotal about a pivot axis, the torsion spring being disposed adjacent to the second ends of the connecting arms. The spring rate of the torsion spring is relatively low so that the moment about a pivot axis through the center of the torsion spring of the force applied to the connecting arms by the free end of the torsion spring decreases only slightly as the belt lengthens with wear.

Abstract: An improved corner guard assembly is provided for use in attaching suspension cords to the edgefold surface of a bonded nonwoven polyolefin film-fibril banner. The corner guard assembly comprises a pair of isosceles triangular plates, namely a front plate and a back plate. The two plates clamp a corner of the banner and are secured to each other by projections on the back plate which engage corresponding receptacles in the front plate. The projections have a generally tubular configuration in order to receive a detachably mounted locking peg for prohibiting relative movement of the projections in the receptacles. The improvement comprises mounting the locking pegs on the front plate so that they extend partly into the cavity defined by the receptacles. During use, the pegs can be driven into the projections without danger of bending or breaking.

Abstract: A wheel (10) for rolling drawer guides in furniture construction. A wheel body journaled on a wheel shaft and made from a hard plastic of good stability of shape has a circumferential, groove-like gap opening into the wheel rim, and in it there is disposed a tire of resiliently deformable material, preferably elastomeric plastic, protruding slightly above the rim surface of the wheel body. In at least one of the confronting side surfaces and/or in the circumferential bottom surface of the groove-like gap there is provided at least one, preferably a plurality of indentations in which the material of the tire, converted to fluid from and then to the resiliently deformable state, interlockingly engages. From one of the outer faces of the walls at least one injection hole extends into the groove-like gap.

Abstract: A hinge for a self-closing door includes a pair of hinge leaves having their respective knuckles joined to a hinge pin, one of the hinge leaves being fixed to the hinge pin and the other rotatable with respect to the same. A torsion spring is wound when the door to which the hinge is attached is opened. The torsion spring exerts a returning force which tends to keep the door in a closed position. Friction means is employed to arrest the closing of the door to prevent slamming. The friction means includes a first and second set of alternately interleaved friction plates, one set of which rotates while the other remains fixed when the door is allowed to close. The rubbing of the friction plates generates a retarding force which arrests the closing of the door. An adjusting member is also added to vary the amount of friction between the friction plates with the degree of opening of the door.

Abstract: A guide arrangement for a door element (14, 16), particularly a sliding door element for a shower enclosure, includes a guide element (10, 12) at the bottom edge of the door element including a rotatable member (34) engaged with a guide channel (8) of a lower guide rail (2). The guide element can be disengaged from the guide rail, when desired. The rotatable member (34) is at least partially mounted in a transverse hole (35) in a holding body so as to be at least partially rotatable about an axis of rotation extending substantially perpendicular to the plane of the door element (14, 16). The rotatable member is additionally provided with an actuator, preferably in the form of a grip (10). The rotatable member (34) carries a pintle (38) which, depending on its rotational position, either engages the guide rail (2) or is pivoted out of engagement with the guide rail.

Abstract: A tool handle includes a tapered shaft retainer which is dimensioned for insertion into the eyehole of a tool head, a high strength handle shaft bonded within the shaft retainer, and a grip which ensheathes the handle shaft. The shaft retainer includes an outer surface portion generally corresponding to a portion of the eyehole, an upper enlarged portion which is incapable of passing through the eyehole, and a slightly tapered inner cavity. The shaft retainer is inserted into the eyehole from the top end thereof, a measured adhesive is placed into the inner cavity, and then the handle shaft is pressed therein through a lower end of the eyehole. In order to improve the bond between the shaft retainer and the upper end of the handle shaft, keyways are provided on the upper end of the shaft and within the inner cavity of the shaft retainer.

Abstract: The vibration-free handle comprises a first rod connected to a vibration source via an attachment, a second rod connected to the first rod at one end thereof with a predetermined inclination, a mass body mounted on the other end of the second rod, and an elastic member provided between the first rod and the vibration source for covering the first and second rods. The elastic member possesses spring constants in three directions, one direction being defined by the direction the vibration source vibrates (z-direction) and the other two directions extending perpendicularly to each other in a plane perpendicular to the z-direction. When the second rod, which serves as a grip of the handle, extends perpendicularly to the z-direction and the vibration source starts vibrating, there appear "vibration knots" in the second rod, at which the vibration amplitude is substantially zero, in three directions. The "vibration knots" reduce the vibration from the vibration source.

Abstract: A floor door lock for restricting movement of a pivotal or sliding door relative to a floor, which inserts a lock pin into a pin-receiving opening in the floor. The door carriers an adapter fixed to its bottom side, the adapter having a chamber (42) therein, a pivotal arm (44) pivotally connected to the housing within the chamber, the lock pin connected to the bottom of the pivotal arm, and blocking means (46) for bearing against the arm (44) to retain the lock pin in the door-locking position in the receiving opening in the floor. The adapter arrangement also allows the door to be converted from a sliding door to a pivotal door, and vice versa.

Abstract: A hinge is described having a first plate consisting of two leaves which form at their end portions a barrel and an awl member received within the barrel. A second plate is then mounted on the awl member so that the second plate is contained within a plane which is parallel to the plane containing the longitudinal axis of the awl member. The diameter of the awl member is slightly larger than the diameter of the barrel and when the plates are mounted with screws, the diameter of the barrel will be further restricted so that friction will control operation of the hinge.

Abstract: A drain cleaning machine is disclosed which is of the character comprising a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning snake which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out of the drum, and the frame supports a snake feeding device through which the snake extends and by which the snake is displaced into and out of the drum. The frame is wheeled to facilitate transportation of the machine from one location to another. The drum, drum shaft and bearing are constructed as a unit removably mounted on the frame. The drive motor is pivotally mounted on the frame and spring biased to tension the drive belt and to facilitate separation of the drive belt from the drum to facilitae removal of the drum unit from the frame.

Abstract: An improved trash and leaf bagging apparatus is constructed of a rigid frame having an opening that is completely surrounded with a supply of netting material that forms a netting bag. The rigid frame may be connected to a handle, to facilitate mobility; the rigid frame may also be connected to a collapsible tunnel assembly that forms a converging tunnel toward the frame opening. Trash, leaves or other refuse is projected through the rigid frame and into the netting bag by means of an air blowing device. When the bag is filled to the desired capacity, the netting material is cut and tied at the open end to form a completely enclosed bag of refuse. A new netting bag may be formed from the supply of netting surrounding the rigid frame and the process repeated.

Abstract: A card including a main cylinder, a revolving flat as well as a licker-in roller and a doffing roller (also called a doffer roll) also includes a suction device in combination with a separating knife in order to improve the carding result and eliminate dirt in the precarding zone between the licker-in and the revolving flat, in the after carding zone between the revolving flat and the doffer roll as well as in the precarding zone between the doffer roll and the licker-in. A preparatory element has a structured surface arranged opposite to the surface of the main cylinder, in which the teeth are arranged facing the direction of rotation of the main cylinder. This structured surface allows the carding result to be retained and subjects the fleece lying on the main cylinder to a certain vibration so that, in combination with centrifugal force and the separating knife, there is better dirt separation which can be removed through the suction device.

Abstract: A textile fiber processing machine has a fiber processing roller; a carrier element supported in the machine immediately radially adjacent the roller and covering a circumferential portion thereof; a plurality of fiber processing elements arranged on the carrier element and cooperating with the roller; and a securing arrangement for separately adjustably mounting each fiber processing element on the carrier element.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for cleaning a carded sliver during a movement of the latter in its longitudinal direction is disclosed. The carded sliver is guided over at least one guide surface having perforations which leads to spreading and loosening of the sliver, and an air flow is generated through the perforated guide surface in order to remove loose contaminations and also dirt and dust particles present in the loosened sliver. The air flow emerging from the carded sliver and carrying dust and dirt particles is preferably drawn off.