Abstract: A sewing needle organizer and usage tracker book may include a cover and multiple pages, each of the multiple pages having a pocket and made of a material (such as fabric) adapted for receipt and storage of a sewing needle. Cards may be provided for insertion into the multiple pockets (or the pockets themselves may act as cards) with which to track time periods of usage of each respective needle, which time periods may accrue cumulatively to a total useful life of the needle. A user may track the needle usage over time on a card, and discard the needle upon reaching the end of its useful life.

Abstract: A storage device may be portable and may be configured to be hung on a wall or a door, for example. The storage device may include a plurality of pockets made of a transparent or translucent material through which a user may see the items stored in the pockets. The pockets may be formed in various sizes suitable for holding knitting needles and accessories.

Abstract: In combination an inflation needle storage device (10) to keep track of, protect and store inflation needles (14). The inflation needle storage device (10) is made of a resilient material, with a solid base (18) having receiving holes (12) designed so that the stems (17) of inflation needles (14) fit snugly inside of receiving holes (12) and are held in place by friction so that they cannot fall out. The inflation needle storage device (10) has a transverse hole (20) through it, to thread an attachment device, such as a nail, chain, string or wire, to attach the inflation needle storage device (10) to any convenient surface.

Abstract: A plastic sheet is formed into an upper sheet and a lower sheet. The lower sheet has on its inner surface a first pressure sensitive adhesive double coated tape. The upper sheet has a second pressure sensitive adhesive double coated tape on an edge portion. Magnetic rubber pieces are disposed on an upper or lower surface of the first tape. Laminated foamed members are disposed on a supporting member. A cover sheet is disposed on a side surface and on an upper surface of each of the foamed members. Numerals are indicated near, or on the upper surface of, the magnetic rubber pieces or the laminated foamed members. A picking device has a forward end portion and a handle portion. The forward end portion forms an angle of 30° through 35° relative to the handle portion. A magnetic rubber piece is disposed on a rear side of the forward end portion, and a conical projection is disposed on a front side of the forward end portion.

Abstract: Plastic, paper, aluminum foil, or aluminum foil laminated with plastic bags are dispensed, one at a time, from a bag dispenser. In a first embodiment, bags are provided in rolls, connected top-to-top and bottom-to-bottom. Each bag is tapered towards its bottom such that its top-to-top connection with the next bag is wider than the bottom-to-bottom connection. Each bottom-to-bottom connection has sealed seams, which ensure that the bags are closed at their bottoms, and a row of closely spaced perforations on a connecting portion between two seams, which allow adjacent bags to be separated by pulling and tearing along the row of perforations. In an alternate embodiment of this invention, a plurality of tapered bags is nested with one bag inside the next adjacent bag. The bags are tapered at both sides such that their bottoms are narrower than their tops. At their tops, they are attached to strips of materials that are in turn attached to each other by conventional means such as staples.

Abstract: The invention concerns a flexible partition panel arrangement for stacking and shipping containers, shelves or the like, in connection with which the partition panels are arranged in the interior of the container or shelf. The flexible partition panel arrangement is characterized in that the partition panels are arranged on at least one board secured on a wall or on the ceiling.

Abstract: A particulate aerosol dissemination device comprising a shreddable belt is isclosed. The belt has a plurality of individual cells aligned along the belt length and which extend across the belt width. The cells are separated by partitions extending between the cells across the belt width. The cells are capable of holding a solid aerosol filler comprising any one of the following: obscurant or smoke generating materials; pesticides; insecticides; fungicides; riot control agents; fertilizer; and feed. A method for disseminating a solid particle aerosol using the belt and a process for manufacturing the aerosol belt segments is also disclosed.

Abstract: A holder for sewing needles with thread is provided which includes a reel having an end plate and a winding member for winding the thread. The holder further includes a retaining member, such as a pin cushion, for positioning each needle relative to the end plate. The holder also has a base for supporting the reel for rotational movement. The base is formed with an upright wall enclosing but spaced from the winding member to provide a clearance between the upright wall and the winding member. The upright wall is formed with a slit through which the thread of the needle is brought into the above-mentioned clearance while the reel is rotated.

Abstract: A box for holding a plurality of dental posts and drill bits. The box is formed of a sterilizable material, i.e., stainless steel, and has a pair of end walls, a bottom wall and opposed open sidewalls. A pivotable cover is provided on the box over the bottom wall. A pair of plates are located within the interior of the box and include plural openings therein into which the dental posts and drill bits are extended. When the drill bits and dental posts are in position within the holes in the plates and the box's cover is closed, they are prevented from falling out of the box. The open sides of the box enable the posts and bits to be sterilized within the box by merely placing the box within a sterilizing environment, e.g., within the interior of an autoclave.

Abstract: A suture retainer includes a base member defining a plurality of adjacent elongated enclosed suture compartments for storing sutures, a needle retaining panel connected to the base member and having a needle park for securing needles attached to the sutures and a cover panel adapted to fold onto the secured needles to enclose the needles. The suture compartments are open at a first end portion thereof to facilitate insertion of suture portion therein.

Abstract: A suture needle holder for a suture package intended to contain an armed suture, comprising a sheet of planar plastic having at least one raised pedestal formed therein, said at least one raised pedestal having at least one slot therein oriented orthogonal to the sheet of planar plastic, said at least one slot having an open portion and a needle-holding portion releasably holding a portion of the length of a suture needle therein with the length of the suture needle lying in a plane parallel to the sheet of planar plastic, wherein the open portion of the slot is of a width narrower than the diameter of the length portion of the suture needle held within the needle-holding portion of the slot. A method of forming the suture needle holder is also described.

Abstract: A storage case and organizing insert for needlecraft material and accessories is disclosed. The organizer and storage case comprises a box-like container together with a replaceable organizer insert removably contained within the container.The removable organizer insert comprises a generally rectangular member constructed of a material which is easily penetrable by sewing needles. The top and bottom surfaces of the organizer insert are overlaid with material which is also easily penetrable by a needle. An organizational grid is provided on the material overlaying each of the top and bottom surfaces of the organizer insert.The organizational grids are provided with various rectangular spaces to serve as guides for locating the threaded needles and further provided with smaller areas for entering identification information such as thread numbers or symbols.

Abstract: A pack for arrays of needles has a plate-like carrier with a hinge between its upper and lower sections, and a cover which overlies the front side of the carrier and has upper and lower sections connected to each other by a hinge. The lower sections are permanently bonded to each other around a field of parallel pockets for needles in one of the lower sections, and the upper sections are separably connected to each other to permit pivoting of such upper sections relative to each other in order to expose the needles. The upper sections can be recoupled to each other, and at least those portions of the cover which are adjacent the needles consist of a light-transmitting plastic material.

Abstract: An index sheet formed of one recording sheet on which are printed, as small-size positive images in parallel rows, a plurality of scenes recorded on an image recording medium such as, for example, a photographic film, a still video floppy, a video cassette, or a video disc. The small positive images are arranged in the same order they were taken, and frame numbers are printed in juxtaposition with the respective positive images. To produce such an index sheet, a plurality of strips of negatives are copied onto photographic paper in a reduced size with the negative strips inserted in a negative sheath. For a magnetic or optical image recording medium for a very large number of images, a lesser plurality of scenes read out are edited in such a manner as to arrange them in a representative sample and thereafter are printed on a recording sheet.

Abstract: An overcase for needle packages is disclosed. The overcase includes a U-shaped bottom member and a U-shaped cover member. These members are slidably engaged with their respective shanks offset by 90.degree.. The shanks of the cover include depressed central panels which form guide surfaces. Cooperating guide shoulders are formed on the shanks of the bottom member. The lower ends of the cover member shanks carry projections engageable in recesses formed in the bottom member.

Abstract: Portable booklike container comprising two covers joined to a spine, a rigid support bar on the inside of the cover near its bottom edge, a plurality of parallel spaced elongated thin spindles affixed to the support bar and extending upward terminating with free ends short of and adjacent to the top edge of the covers, and quick release fastening means to maintain the covers in a position closed upon each other.

Abstract: Robotic systems for assembling electronic components require that the components be stored in an orderly manner at locations known to the robot. Generally, it is required that at least two storage locations be provided. More specifically, the components must be stored and presented to the robot in an orderly fashion for assembly operations and a storage location must be provided for components which the robot is unsuccessful in assembling. The invention which is the subject matter of this patent provides a convenient means for storing electronic components having reasonably rigid leads. More specifically, this invention provides for inserting the leads of the components into a semi-rigid gel for purposes of storage. If the components are to be assembled, the robot can conveniently lift the components from the gel. Similarly, if the component cannot be assembled, the robot can store the component by gently inserting the leads of the component into the gel.

Abstract: A combination toothpick dispenser/matchbook is disclosed in comprising a matchbook provided with a cover foldable against an opposite match-carrying portion of the matchbook, the cover having an inside surface, a toothpick dispenser attached to the inside surface, the dispenser including a pocket for receiving lower ends of toothpicks inserted therein, a retainer for holding the intermediate portions of the toothpicks flat against the inner cover surface, and a flap covering the upper ends of the toothpicks, both ends of the toothpick, that being cover for sanitary purposes and security while being readily accessible for individual removal. The combined matchbook/toothpick dispenser is disclosed in two different embodiments and a separate self-contained toothpick dispenser is also disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-compartment container for storing and dispensing axial lead components in which the components are oriented at a right angle with respect to the open face of the container. The components are anchored in the compartments by imbedding the component leads in a layer of wax.

Abstract: A package structure supports and protects a plurality of microdrills, the microdrills being resiliently mounted such that the delicate drill bodies are located spaced from one another and spaced from their support in a contact-free manner in order to eliminate or minimize breakage during transport and handling.

Abstract: A relatively rigid needle pack comprising only a web of flexible material and a plurality of sewing machine needles arranged in groups of from about 3 to about 25 with their shank portions parallel and contiguous one another and the blade portion of each of the plurality of needles pierces the web to define a line of concatenated fenestrations. The web is wrapped tightly around the needle shank portions to secure the shank portions closely together forming a relatively rigid strip package containing about 3 to about 25 needles per strip. The web may be severed between groups of needles, forming separate packages or a plurality of groups of needles may be retained in a single uninterrupted web for multiple unit packaging.

Abstract: A holder for retaining sutures, needles and other surgical products used during surgical operations, with one form of the holder being made from sheet material and having intermediate portions folded over adjacent intermediate portions thereof to form a plurality of pockets which are adapted to receive and retain the sutures and needles. Such holder is provided with one or more detachable blocks of resilient material having indicia thereon for assisting in counting the needles carried by the blocks. The holder may be provided with a foldable easel stand. Another embodiment consists of a block of polyfoam material divided into first and second sections, with the first section having on the top wall thereof a decal with indicia thereon and with the second section having in the top wall thereof parallel slots for receiving surgical sutures, needles, etc. to hold them securely and conveniently in place.

Abstract: A needle case comprises a substantially rectangular shaped needle holder piece including an opening therein and a needle holder portion provided between the opening and one side of the holder piece, a plurality of needles being suitably supported through the needle holder portion, and a transparent cover fitted over the needle holder piece, whereby when the needle holder piece is moved relative to the cover by a desirable distance in the direction of removing the needle holder piece, the needles will then be easy to remove and replace.

Abstract: There is provided a biostable package of syringes of the type having a barrel, piston and nozzle. The package comprises a self-supporting syringe holder having an enclosure means with upper, lower, side and end walls for receiving a portion of a syringe such that at least the nozzle thereof is disposed within the enclosure means. Circular sealing apertures are disposed in the upper wall of the enclosure means for receiving the syringes and bendable sealing flaps are disposed around the periphery of each sealing aperture to form a non-dust seal around the syringe. An upstanding panel projects from the enclosure means and a rupturable plastic film extends from the walls of the enclosure means to the upstanding panel whereby the syringes are biostably sealed from ambient contamination. When the film is removed the portion of the syringe disposed in the enclosure means is non-dust sealed from solid contamination.

Abstract: A package of arrows for shipment and display is constructed from a sheet of corrugated board, which is cut out to provide openings and formed with flaps having potential apertures cut therein for holding the arrows. The arrows are mounted on the sheet by hinging the flaps up at an angle to the sheet and forcing the tips of the arrows through the potential apertures, with the string notches held by fitting over an edge of an opening.

Abstract: A novel nail clip is provided for use with power actuated drivers. Each clip comprises a plurality of impact fasteners each having a flange intermediate its ends, and a strip consisting of a plurality of serially connected fastener-supporting members each surrounding and supporting the driving or impact end of a separate fastener. The strip is formed to facilitate the shearing off of said fastener-supporting members singly in response to shearing forces produced when each member and the fastener which it supports are impacted by the hammer of a driver tool.