Abstract: The clothing of the invention is held together at a single point of closure, at a single main point of closure, or at several points of closure by a locking device or devices in such a way that unlocking the locking device(s) renders the garment removable from the wearer's body.

Abstract: A jacket for a human body has an air core coupled to a pulsator operable to subject the jacket to air pressure pulses which applies and releases pressure to the human body. The jacket has a cover having a pocket accommodating the air core. The pulsator has diaphragms connected to a d.c. electric motor with a rotary to reciprocating motion transmitting mechanism operable to generate air pressure pulses which are transmitted to the air core which applies repetitive pressure pulses to the human body.

Abstract: A substantially fortified transformable blanket and jacket assembly composed of a secured union between mating and separating connection points, incorporated bundling assemblies and transport assembly for application to a pliable sheet.

Abstract: An athletic glove comprises a back portion and a palm portion. A tape is stitched to the back portion. The tape extends from a little finger portion, a ring finger portion and a middle finger portion toward the base of a thumb portion, and can supply proper fastening force to the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of the user's hand when the user grasps an object.

Abstract: A decorative element for a hat, designed to fit over an edge of a hat, in particular over a brim of a hat.

Abstract: A harness strap assembly is adapted to be incorporated into the inner liner of the pants of a firefighter's turnout suit without requiring structural modification thereof. The harness strap assembly, when installed, comprises a pair of webbed strap members. A waist belt and the harness strap assembly are wound forward around the user's waist through waist belt-loops suspended from a suspender assembly; then down through loops suspended at the crotch of the pant liner; thence back around under the user's buttocks; and finally back forward to the fly area of the liner. Adjacent to the fly of the liner, the crotch portions of the strap pass through a pair of metal or fabric carabiner-holding rings that are attached to looped ends of the harness strap members. The carabiner-holding rings, in turn, are interlinked (by means of a strap) with a metal carabiner of conventional design.

Abstract: A squirting swim mask is provided having a snorkeling mask and a pair of squirt nozzles, one located on either side of the mask, near eye level. Each nozzle connected to squeezable bulbs via sections of thin plastic tubing, with each squeezable bulb having its own one way water valve that allows water to enter the bulb through the valve, but never leave the bulb through the valve.

Abstract: The invention provides hockey pants comprising a main body, a fixed belt, and a floating belt. More specifically, the main body includes a pelvic area portion, a right thigh area portion, and a left thigh area portion. The fixed belt, which is integrally connected to the main body, comprises a plurality of padding elements that are selectively positioned and that act to protect the user's midsection. The selectively positioned padding elements include an adjustable dorsal protector adapted to extend over and protect the lower spine region of the wearer. Moreover, the fixed belt also includes an adjusting component capable of modifying the positioning of the dorsal protector relative to the back of the wearer's body. Overlying the fixed belt is the floating belt which, due to its flexible coupling with the main body, allows access to the adjusting component.

Abstract: A no-slip, no-spill, no-hands urinal is used to provide more freedom and a more hygienic environment for a person confined to a wheelchair or bed. The urinal is shaped such that it stays in place without being held, and is resistant to urine spillage, and can be comfortably used for hours at a time. The urinal includes a soft, clear plastic body with rounded edges, and having a shape permitting it to be fit close to the body of the user and under the thighs of the user. It thereby uses the pressure of the thighs of the user to hold it in place. The shape of the urinal is flattened toward the front. The urinal has a concave front section, conforming with the male anatomy, allowing a closer and more comfortable fit for male users.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a toilet mounted bidet. The toilet mounted bidet includes a mounting plate attached to a toilet bowl. The toilet mounted bidet further includes an ejection nozzle that is comprised of a nozzle body and a nozzle cap joined together. The nozzle body is provided through the center portion thereof with a center ejection hole and along the outer surface thereof with a plurality of circumferential ejection grooves to allow washing water ejected through the center ejection hole to be integrated with the circumferential ejection holes. An arm is hingedly attached to the mounting plate and provided at its one end with the ejection nozzle. A water supply pipe supplies washing water to the ejection nozzle. Water pressure adjusting means optionally adjusts the pressure of washing water by adjusting the opening ratio of the water supply pipe.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination hydrotherapy swim pool structure including a plurality of side rods assembled with a plurality of transverse rods to form a swim pool support frame. An enclosure is mounted on the side rods and the transverse rods. Thus, the present invention forms a simple swim pool that can be assembled and dismantled easily and quickly. The enclosure is formed with multiple water inlet/outlet holes, and a water output control device has multiple connecting pipes each connected to the water inlet/outlet hole for ejecting water beams, thereby massaging the human body in a hydrotherapy manner. An air cushion is mounted on the periphery of the swim pool support frame, thereby keeping the water temperature of the hydrotherapy swim pool structure, and providing a comfortable sensation to the user, so as to achieve the hydrotherapy massaging effect with comfort and safety.

Abstract: A prefabricated swimming pool including a pool frame having a plurality of vertical frames and horizontal frames connected between the vertical frames, and pool body fabricated from a synthetic resin sheet having a base unit and a circumferential side wall and supported by the pool frame. Storing and carrying of the swimming pool is simple and handy, and there is no possibility that the circumferential side wall is inclined or collapses, ensuring a safe and stable use.

Abstract: A prefabricated swimming pool including a pool frame having a plurality of vertical frames and horizontal frames connected between the vertical frames, and pool body fabricated from a synthetic resin sheet having a base unit and a circumferential side wall and supported by the pool frame. Storing and carrying of the swimming pool is simple and handy, and there is no possibility that the circumferential side wall is inclined or collapses, ensuring a safe and stable use.

Abstract: A shower assembly for use as a stationary shower or a hand-held shower includes a housing, a hose and a shower head. The housing includes a plurality of sides, an inlet, and an at least one outlet where said housing is concealed behind a shower wall adjacent thereto and protects the shower wall from water damage. A hose is freely disposed within the housing having a first end connected to a water supply pipe, a second end connected to the shower head on the exposed side of the shower wall and defining a fluid engagement between the water supply pipe and the shower head. The hose is extractable from a housing outlet when the user pulls on the hose second end during use as a hand-held shower and is retractable into the housing during use as a stationary shower and the hose is concealed from the user's view. The shower head height may also be adjusted to user's desired height.

Abstract: A hammock includes a bed made of a rectangular piece of flexible, breathable material, whose ends are gathered together and secured to ropes which can be tied to respective trees. A ridge cord extends between the gathered ends, this cord being shorter than the bed, so that the bed sags somewhat no matter how much tension is applied to the ropes. An entrance slit extending about half the length of the hammock allows one to enter from below. The hammock has a lozenge shape when it is viewed from the top and may be covered by a lozenge-shaped canopy.

Abstract: This invention preferably includes a platform (100) having a support surface (110), a pair of legs (150, 150) connected to the support surface (110), and footings (152) and securing mechanism (160 or 180) on the legs (150, 150) for attaching the invention to a litter that preferably satisfies NATO requirements. Preferably, the invention attaches to the poles used to carry a patient on a litter such that the invention provides space for the patient's legs to pass under if necessary. A further embodiment of the invention adds at least one accessory clip, which preferably includes at least one attachment for a piece of medical equipment such as medical monitors, ventilators, and infusion pumps.

Abstract: A play kit comprises a pillow having a pillow body with medial region and a pair of opposing arms that define a generally open well. The pillow further includes a mat that is operably connected to the pillow body. A suspension system is used to suspend one or more objects above the pillow.

Abstract: An infant wedge positioner positions an infant in a supine position for sleeping and reduces the risk of developing positional plagiocephaly. The infant positioner includes a first support bolster for supporting the torso and head of an infant. A second support bolster is connected to the first support bolster in spaced relationship for holding the infant snugly. The first support bolster has an upper surface that slopes transversely such that the infant's head is caused to rotate to the side while sleeping in the supine position.

Abstract: Improved methods for wool whitening and garment washing are provided. More particularly, methods of the present invention employ a first reducing agent, preferably a borohydride material, and a second reducing agent, preferably a bisulfite material, to increase the brightness (whiteness) of wool and to reduce color components in certain garments, particularly denim. Methods of the present invention are particularly useful in the garment and piece goods industries.

Abstract: A process for producing hydrophobic cotton fabric useful as material for forming a wide variety of useful articles. The process includes the steps of (1) bleaching the cotton fabric with a suitable optical whitener; (2) affixing the fabric to a conveying machine; (3) applying approximately 7 lbs. of water resistance substance for each approximately 100 lbs. of fabric by conveying the fabric through a pad bath; (4) conveying the fabric through a tenter frame machine having a heating chamber set a approximately 340° z,900 ; (4) conveying the treated fabric through the heating chamber at a speed of approximately 17 yards per minute; (5) repeating step 4 a second time to effect curing of the chemicals thereby resulting in a water-resistant cotton fabric. Alternate methods are disclosed for treating fabric with various antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-odor and/or anti-stain substances.

Abstract: A drawer-type washing machine and process of washing laundry using the washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine has a housing opened at its front to form a cavity. A cabinet, opened at its top, is received in the cavity of the housing such that the cabinet is movable forward or backward relative to the housing. A washing tub unit, consisting of an outer tub and an inner tub, is set within the cabinet. This washing tub unit contains washing water therein, and carries out both a washing operation and a spin-drying operation for laundry contained therein. A drive unit is installed at a position under the outer tub of the washing tub unit, and rotates the inner tub of the washing tub unit. A suspension unit supports the washing tub unit within the cabinet while performing a damping function of attenuating operational vibrations of the washing tub unit.

Abstract: A system and method of on-site formulation of a personalized permanent haircolor product. The system and method are used to produce on-site at the salon, a permanent haircolor tailored to the color and the ratio of unpigmented hair to pigmented hair of each individual. The key to choosing the correct color for an individual is by predetermining the amount of un-pigmented to pigmented hair and selecting from a stock palette of formulas divided into two or more and preferably three series of tones varying in depth and tone depending on the ratio of un-pigmented to pigmented hair.

Abstract: Monoazo dyestuffs of the formula (1) 1

Abstract: This soldering iron cleaning apparatus comprises a main body having an introduction hole, a motor, a sensor mechanism which detects the insertion of the soldering head to the introduction hole and drives the motor, a cleaning member which removes solder remaining on the soldering head, a power transmission mechanism which drives the cleaning member by the driving force from the motor. The power transmission mechanism rotates the cleaning member, by the driving force of the motor, in such a way that the cleaning member scrapes the external surface of the soldering head from the base side to the tip side of the soldering head while turning the cleaning member around the soldering head.

Abstract: A gutter sweep for cleaning debris from a house gutter. The gutter sweep includes a scooping head with a blade end that is curved in a manner allowing the blade end to fit up and over a gutter. Extension poles are used with the scooping head to lengthen the reach of the scooping head. A handle end is attached to the extension poles or to the scooping head.

Abstract: Cleaning sheets comprise an additive that is selected to enhance the pick up and retention of particulate material from surfaces, while minimizing the amount of residue left on the surface being cleaned. If the type of additive and level of additive on the cleaning sheet are not carefully selected, the sheet will leave a residue on the surface being cleaned resulting in filming and streaking of the surface that is unacceptable to consumers. The additive is preferably selected from the group consisting of a wax, an oil, and mixtures thereof. Cleaning implements comprise a mop head having a resilient bottom surface, a portion of which preferably has a substantially smooth curved profile or crown which engages a removable cleaning sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for cleaning cautery tips of electrosurgical units. Briefly described, the device includes a central porous pad having top and bottom surfaces that are substantially parallel and a portion of plastic mesh disposed on the top surface.

Abstract: A grill cleaning tool for cleaning a surface of a grill grate provided, for example, by a rod or bar includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end portion capable of being grasped by a user and an opposite distal end portion and utilizes a plurality of substantially planar cutting members attached to the distal end portion of the shaft in a substantially parallel relationship to one another. Each cutting member defines a series of cutting edges around its perimeter, and the cutting members are arranged so that a plurality of cutting edges defined thereby are positioned in substantially linear registry with one another so that the cutting edges which are in linear registry with one another can be placed in simultaneous engagement with the surface of a grill grate and guided therealong with the cutting edges in scraping engagement with the surface.

Abstract: The moisture sensor and indicator for a wet pickup vacuum cleaner, more particularly a wet extraction type carpet cleaner, is positioned in the suction duct to sense when water droplets or moisture is traveling through the suction duct. An indicator is activated to indicate to the operator that water is being extracted from the carpet. The sensor may alternatively be located in the bottom of the floor-engaging portion where it contracts the floor. When the degree of moisture in the carpet exceeds a predetermined threshold an indicator is activated to indicate to the operator that the floor is still wet and to continue extracting moisture from the floor. Alternatively, the moisture sensor can be used as a safety device on a dry pickup vacuum cleaner. When moisture is detected within the suction duct, the motor-fan assembly of the dry pickup vacuum cleaner is disabled to prevent a potentially hazardous condition.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaning tool has a housing with a brush chamber and a turbine chamber. A vacuum connector is connected to the housing remote from the brush chamber. A brush roller is arranged in the brush chamber and an air turbine is arranged in the turbine chamber for driving the brush roller. A vacuum airflow enters the brush chamber via a suction slot, flows from the brush chamber into the turbine chamber, flows within the turbine chamber through the air turbine, and exits from the turbine chamber into the vacuum connector. The turbine chamber has an intake cross-section transverse to a flow direction of the vacuum airflow that is greater than an outlet cross-section at the turbine chamber end facing the outlet window. Intermediate cross-sections of the interior of the turbine chamber decrease in a direction toward the turbine chamber end such that the turbine chamber tapers toward the outlet cross-section.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaning tool has a housing with a brush chamber and a turbine chamber. A vacuum connector is connected to the housing remote from the brush chamber and has an outlet window. A working roller is arranged in the brush chamber and driven by an air turbine in the turbine chamber. The air turbine has an annular vane arrangement with vanes. The vacuum airflow enters the brush chamber via a suction slot, flows from the brush chamber into the turbine chamber, passes through the air turbine, and exits through the outlet window of the vacuum connector. In the flow direction of the vacuum airflow the outlet window is higher than the intake window. A connecting line between central areas of the intake and outlet windows intersects the air turbine as a secant to define a circle segment in which four to six of the vanes of the annular vane arrangement are located.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaning tool has a housing with a partition dividing an interior of the housing into a brush chamber and a turbine chamber. A vacuum connector is connected to the housing remote from the brush chamber. A working roller is arranged in the brush chamber. An air turbine is arranged in the turbine chamber and drives in rotation the working roller. A vacuum air flow enters the brush chamber, flows from the brush chamber through an intake window into the turbine chamber, flows within the turbine chamber through the air turbine, and exits from the turbine chamber to the vacuum connector. The turbine chamber has a chamber bottom with a ramp ascending toward the outlet window in the area where the vacuum airflow exits from the turbine chamber. The ramp is through-shaped and has a groove extending in the flow direction of the vacuum airflow.

Abstract: A nozzle unit for an electric vacuum cleaner has a body case 32 with a nozzle 34a open toward a surface to be cleaned, a first pipe 35 coupled to the body case 32 so as to be rotatable in the direction J1, and a second pipe 36 coupled to the first pipe 35 so as to be rotatable in the direction J2. A first and a second air flow passage, formed inside the first and second pipes 35 and 36 respectively, are arranged substantially in a straight line as seen in a side view. The first pipe 35 has a sliding portion 35a that has an arc-shaped cross section and that slides along the inner surface of the body case 32, and this sliding portion 35a is arranged inside the body case 32, which is substantially rectangular, as seen in a plan view.

Abstract: A torsion-generating device capable of assembling with a pivot shaft device is disclosed. By the torsion-generating device, the orientation of an object installed with the pivot shaft device is adjustable. The torsion-generating device comprises a first retaining unit and a second retaining unit. Each of the first retaining unit and second retaining unit comprise a plurality of first friction arms and a plurality of second friction arms. The friction arms extend axially and are parallel to each other; and a proper gap is formed between each two adjacent friction arms. The second friction arms are arranged with respect to the first friction arms. The first friction arms are connected by a first connecting portion, and the second friction arms are connected by a second connecting portion. Thereby, the torsion-generating device can be assembled to the pivot shaft device rapidly.

Abstract: A hinge torsion device having a tubular sleeve is disclosed. The hinge torsion device is suitable for electronic devices (such as notebook computers or PDAs). The hinge torsion device comprises a friction element, and a rotary shaft. The friction element is tightly and coaxially inserted into the sleeve, and the rotary shaft is pivotally installed to the friction element. The friction element has an axial hole for being pivotally installed with the rotary shaft. The axial hole is disposed eccentrically. The wall of the friction element has a slot axially arranged and penetrating the wall of the friction element. Thereby, the strength of the cross section of the friction element is enhanced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus in a carding machine in which a controllable means is present which can influence the transfer factor of the carding machine. The transfer factor indicates how many percent of the fiber mass present on the swift is transferred to the doffer during each rotation of the swift.

Abstract: A termination device for terminating a flexible flat tension member includes a socket and two opposing wedges mounted therein. One of the wedges is preferably pinned within the socket while the other wedge is removable. The invention provides a reliable termination with a safety back-up to retain the tension member even if friction in the device is reduced due to soiling with a friction reducing material.

Abstract: A frictional cord lock for use in locking one portion of a single length of cord relative to another. A first embodiment includes a cylindrical, barrel-shaped member having a cylindrical wall substantially surrounding a longitudinal axis, has a first cord end fixed in one opening in the cord lock. Second and third tear-drop shaped openings lie along a common axis that forms an angle with the longitudinal axis and receive a second portion of the cord, the first opening lying vertically between said the second and third openings. The cord slides freely in second and third openings when pulled along their common axis but locks when subjected to non-axial forces. The non-axial forces pull the cord into the v-shaped portion of the openings pinching the cord and securing them in place. A second embodiment employs a generally horizontal v-shaped channel to lock the cord in place.

Abstract: For inserting a dividing cord loop into the opened shed warp on a sectional warping machine, a dividing device has at its disposal an introduction element (28) with a first, preferably movable guide arm (26) and a second, preferably stationary guide arm (27). The free ends (29, 31) of the two guide arms may preferably be led together in a pincer-like movement. The guide arms are preferably designed as tubes which in the led-together condition form a flow channel. With the help of an air conveyor (35), from a bobbin chamber (28) a dividing cord may be drawn off and as a loop be layed around a divided shed warp lying between the two guide arms and by way of a knotting means be connected to a cord loop. The connected cord loop is thereafter by way of a suction device or a blower device positioned and tensioned in a manner such that the cord loop bears at least on one side on the divided shed warp or on the warp web.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor using a functional polymer composition. The method comprises immersing the rolled aluminum electrolytic capacitor device in polyaniline solution with high electric conductivity to impregnate the device with polyaniline, drying the impregnated device in a drying oven which is maintained at constant temperature to fully remove the solvent, inserting the dried device to a capacitor aluminum can and then sealing with epoxy resin, to manufacture a solid electrolytic capacitor using a functional polymer. As such, the impregnation can be performed well at not only normal temperature and pressure, but also high temperature and reduced pressure. The solid electrolytic capacitor has the advantages of high capacity, low impedance and low ESR, and also, low manufacturing cost, simple processes and high reliability.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of manufacturing an endless metallic belt adjusts a circumferential length of the belt by subjecting the endless metallic belt to a shot peening treatment. For example, by measuring the circumferential length prior to the shot peening treatment and determining the condition of the shot peening treatment on the basis of the measured length, and/or by measuring the circumferential length during the shot peening treatment and terminating the shot peening treatment on the basis of the measured length.

Abstract: A method of shot blasting a part comprising at least one thin wall (12″) defining two opposite main faces, the square root of the area of each face being greater than the mean distance between said two faces by a factor of at least five, and preferably by a factor of at least ten, in which method said part is caused to rotate at least intermittently relative to one or more vibrating surfaces, with at least one of the main faces being exposed to projectiles (6) set into motion by means of one or more of said vibrating surfaces, treatment taking place progressively on said face(s) so as to impart compression stresses thereto, with a portion only of the part being treated at any one time and with regions of the part preferably being exposed on several occasions to the projectiles, with relative rotation taking place between said exposures.

Abstract: In the invention, a press insertion rod 19 is passed through and supported by a press insertion rod supporting portion 3 of a jig body 1 in an advanceable and retractable manner. An inner ring 23 which is to be pressingly inserted into one end portion of a pipe member 14 made of resin is held by a ring holder 20. The ring holder 20 is coupled idly rotatably and detachably to a tip end portion of the press insertion rod 19 via a holder block 26.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for fabricating a hollow body, preferably of sheet metal, such as for example automobile hoods and doors, at least two blanks are held sealingly together and the hollow body is then shaped by internal hydroforming.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assembling re-bar cages are provided that minimize or eliminate manual lifting of re-bar. The system is adjustable to accommodate the size of the re-bar cage and the field conditions in which the system is to be employed. Various methods for assembling re-bar cages with the system are also provided.

Abstract: A method for mounting a device in an equipment cabinet may comprise: Providing a device with a mounting pathway; providing a support spar that is sized to be received by the mounting pathway in the device; engaging the support spar with the mounting pathway; and engaging first and second ends of the support spar with the equipment cabinet so that the support spar supports the device within the cabinet.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are for use in the manufacture of self-sealing reinforcement tie rods for reinforcing HVAC ducts, of the type including an elongated threaded rod having fastened inwardly of each end thereof an abutment structure comprising an elongated hollow tubular body having a bore therethrough for coaxially receiving the rod, the tubular body having a longitudinally inwardly located tubular crown portion for attachment to the rod, and a longitudinally outwardly located, radial outwardly protruding annular flange portion for abutting and bracing a duct wall. The apparatus includes a work plate having in the upper surface thereof a slot having a lower wall which slopes downwardly and radially inwardly towards the center of the work plate, on which are positioned a single file line of abutment structures, flange down.

Abstract: A firing setter, which is useful for a heat treatment or firing step upon production of ceramic-based electronic device components or production of metal-based components obtained by injection molding, is provided with plural trough-holes and has an alumina content of at least 70 wt. %. Each of the through-holes is linear with substantially the same inner diameter along a length thereof and has an inner diameter of from 0.3 to 1 mm. A process for producing the firing setter is also disclosed.

Abstract: A thermal bend actuator (6) is provided with upper arms (23, 25, 26) and lower arms (27, 28) which are non planar, so increasing the stiffness of the arms. The arms (23, 25, 26, 27, 28) may be spaced transversely of each other and do not overly each other in plan view, so enabling all arms to be formed by depositing a single layer of arm forming material.

Abstract: To provide an electrical component, in which ions migrate between electrodes and which provides high efficiency. A method for manufacturing an electrical component, in which ions migrate between electrodes, whereby an ion conductive polymer layer 2 dissolving ions is formed on an electrode material layer 12 of at least one of a pair of electrode structures 1 which comprise an electrode material layer 12 formed on a current collector 11, said pair of electrode structures 1 are arranged at opposed positions with the current collector 11 facing outward, and this is accommodated in an accommodation unit 4, and liquid electrolyte is injected into the accommodation unit.