Abstract: An electrochemical device comprises a plurality of cells, each cell including a laminate cell membrane, made up of a separator/electrolyte means interposed between alternating positive and negative electrodes, each type of electrode being respectively in common contact to a single current collector.

Abstract: The rider powered vehicle has two steerable front wheels, each with a turning arm, and a single rear drive wheel. Power transmission means is provided between the rear wheel and a single push-pull and steerable handlebar mounted in a column assembly supported to oscillate about a lateral pivot axis. The handlebar is connected to a steering arm, and two steering links are connected at respective inboard and outboard pivotal connections between the steering arm and the two turning arms. Handlebar rotation causes the inboard pivotal connections to trace an arcuate path, and the lateral pivot axis is located to intersect the arcuate path generally at two spaced locations. This geometry provides a propulsion and steering mechanism that has substantially no interaction between the push-pull power strokes of the handlebar, for vehicular propulsion, and the handlebar rotation, for vehicular steering.

Abstract: The disclosed stereo sound pillow has a resilient interior fiberous composite and an essentially nonextendable exterior case completely enclosing the interior composite. Sound speakers having sound outlets from both front and rear sides thereof, and lead wires connected to each speaker, are fixed to a flexible mounting strip: and the mounting strip and speakers are surrounded by the interior composite to hold the sound speakers suspended within the interior composite, spaced apart lengthwise and from the side and end edges thereof, and the lead wires exit from the exterior case adjacent one end edge.

Abstract: The disclosed disposable pad device has a generally symmetrical shape with spaced corners and connecting peripherial edges, defining a broad area suited to be laid out flat on the ground with a peripheral edges outermost. Narrow elongated generally stiff reinforcing strips are secured along their lengths to the pad and respectively extend generally inboardly from the pad corners toward the pad interior region to be spaced apart only slightly at their inboard ends, thereby defining a small nonreinforced interior pad region that can be folded easily over and around any pet excrements on the pad when forming the carrying bag. Flexible handles are connected off of the reinforcing strips and extended outboardly beyond the peripheral pad edges at the corners, and have inside openings sized for finger hooking by the person walking the pet, for suspended carriage of the pad when formed to the carrying bag.

Abstract: The invention teaches a deep boiling process for refining diamonds, be they raw or cut and polished. The process provides for initially precleaning the diamonds with solvents including alcohol, acetone, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, and/or water, to remove surface oils, hydrocarbons and other common surface impurities therefrom. The process then provides the use of separate sealed vessels wherein the diamonds are respectively submerged in strong caustic and acid solvents, and heated to between 220.degree. and 500.degree. C. with associated high vaporous pressures, for durations of possibly more than a day.

Abstract: A self-recorded program index system for a cassette tape stored in a carton, including a transparent holder secured relative to the carton and defining adjacent substantially equally-sized pockets. Index tabs are provided to be removably carried in the pockets, each pocket having a tab. To use, the lead tab would be removed from its pocket and marked with the first recorded program and reinserted into the lead pocket as the program tab for the first program. For any subsequent recorded program, the program tab for the program being recorded would be placed in the pocket after the indexing tab(s) for the last recorded program. By having an abundance of pockets, a specific minutes-per-pocket value could be set for each pocket, and each pocket could then correspond to an approximate specific time interval on the tape.

Abstract: The disclosed pharmaceutical composition for aiding human digestion uses only the active ingredients of papain, hyssop and grapefruit extracts blended together, in preferred embodiments, with a gum base. In one embodiment, the active ingredients of papain and hyssop are in a ratio between 1:1 and 5:1 parts papain to parts hyssop; and the papain and grapefruit extracts are in a ratio between 1:1 and 10:1 parts papain to parts grapefruit extracts. The active ingredients can be between 3-8% of the overall mass of the digestive aid. A dosage concentration per piece of the digestive aid gum can be between 0.02-0.2 grams of papain, and the corresponding concentrations of the other active ingredients. The papain serves to stimulate digestion, the hyssop serves to soothe and clean one's mouth and throat, and the grapefruit serves to stimulate the generation of natural saliva in the mouth.

Abstract: A roller electrode combination for use in electric-resistance welders, the electrode having relatively rotatable components separated by very small gaps, and an electrically and thermally conductive liquid is contained by the components across the gaps; the conductive liquid being a gallium dominant composite eutectic mixture where its phase change from liquid to solid begins at possibly 5-8 degrees C. Special controls are provided for the coolant for the roller electrodes, including a sensor to determining its temperature and a heater to preclude its flow through the roller electrode at temperatures below where such phase change might take place. The roller electrodes may be formed of alloys of copper (Cu) and/or a sintered mixture of copper (Cu) and tungsten (W). A protective coating between 0.0025 and 0.025 millimeters thick may be plated on surfaces of the composite copper (Cu) and tungsten (W) roller electrode that come in contact with the conductive liquid.

Abstract: The disclosed partitioned wastebasket has component pieces including an outer receptacle, one or more partition inserts, and a cover, operatively interfitted relative to one another. The outer receptacle has a bottom wall and a side wall upstanding therefrom to an open upper top, and opposing handles are formed adjacent the open upper top. Each partition insert is sized to fit closely adjacent the outer receptacle walls, and has front and rear hooks that thereupon become operatively interfixed to the outer receptacle to hold each partition insert within the outer receptacle and to hold the outer receptacle side wall against outward flexture. Hinge structure between the cover and each partition insert movably supports the cover for opening and closing the outer receptacle.

Abstract: The disclosed commercial coin-operated scale-platform massager has a frame, a foot platform, and means including a weight cell for supporting the foot platform relative to the frame. The weight cell provides the primary support for the foot platform, and is distorted by the weight of a person standing on the foot platform and calibrated to determine the weight of the person. A driving vibrator in the form of an electric motor having an eccentric weight keyed to its output shaft is mounted relative to the foot platform, operable when the driving vibrator is activated to vibrate the foot platform relative to the frame. Snubber means allow limited movement of the foot platform relative to the frame. A printer may provide a readout for a permanent record of any information including the weight of the user.

Abstract: The disclosed multi-use clamp consists of a unitary body having an elongated pointed shank and a hook cantilevered off of the shank opposite the pointed end. The hook has first and second concavely curved portions located outwardly adjacent the shank. These curved portions having curvatures corresponding to the outside surface of two differently sized conventional conduits, and the centers of these respective curvatures are spaced from the shank a distance corresponding to the curvature itself. A commercial version of the clamp would have the curvature of the inner curved portion correspond to a 1/2" size conduit, and would have the curvature of the outer curved portion correspond to a 3/4" size conduit. The clamp can thus be used with either size conduit, being driven into and be rigidly secured to a support structure, with the hook overlying the conduit for holding it relative to the support structure.

Abstract: The disclosed accessory RF shield has unitized conductive and insulating barrier sheets, sized to correspond lengthwise to the axial length of a ribbon cable to be shielded and widthwise between opposite side edges to completely encircle the ribbon cable and present overlapped inner and outer side edge layers adapted to be connected together for forming a field connection.

Abstract: The disclosed commerical coin-operated scale-platform massager has a frame, and a foot platform supported by a weight cell movably relative to the frame. The weight cell provides the primary support for the foot platform, and is distorted by the weight of a person standing on the foot platform and calibrated to determine the weight of the person. A driving vibrator in the form of an electric motor having an eccentric weight keyed to its output shaft is mounted on snubber means relative to the frame, and linking means connect the driving vibrator and foot platform together, operable when the driving vibrator is activated to vibrate the foot platform relative to the frame, as a platform massager.

Abstract: A coin-operated TV system is disclosed that uses separate TV displays or sets, each having an individual coin acceptor, program selector and control. Centralized sources of pre-recorded and/or publicly broadcast programs are provided via TV modulators as separate channels hard wired to every TV set. A computer is also hard wired to every TV control. The computer and TV control provide that each TV set normally receives and exhibits one channel continuously, at no costs. If the program selector at any TV set is switched to another specific channel and the coin acceptor has received a suitable deposit, the computer and TV control shift that particulat TV set to the selected channel. The selected channel will operate for a predetermined duration or until the selected program has ended. Thereafter, the TV set will be shifted back to the free channel, unless a different specific channel had earlier been selected and paid for.

Abstract: The disclosed dentifrice is comprised of micro-sized particles or microfibers of nondeleterious organic plant components, specifically the branches or roots of trees, botanically known as the azadirachta or salvadora persica, and commonly known in different parts of the world as the peelu, miswaak, neem or siwak tree. The dentifrice is otherwise void of any and all mineral abrasives commonly used in dentifrice. The micro-sized particles or microfibers are filtered through and thus are generally sized less than the openings of 20-60 mesh screen; and when moistened by saliva yield a soft nondamaging abrasive for cleaning and whitening the teeth and an astringent for acting on the gums and other soft tissue of the mouth.

Abstract: An open-top vessel having a closure cap, and a razor holder for releasably supporting a water rinsed razor and its blade within the vessel spaced below the closure cap. The vessel may be filled with mineral oil to a level above the blade, to have the blade submerged in the mineral oil. The razor holder may be supported on the closure cap, and rotatable via an exposed handle, for moving the razor as submerged in the mineral oil. More than one vessel may be used, as a kit, with each additional vessel also having a closure cap, a razor holder, and handle; and one or more vessels may be filled with mineral oil and one or more vessels may be left empty. The razor may be moved from vessel to vessel successively as it is being treated with the mineral oil and stored.

Abstract: The disclosed portable back carrier is formed of flexible generally nonextendable strap means, to have shoulder loops, link straps connected off of the shoulder loops, and foot loops connected off of the link straps. A strap is connected between the shoulder loops, to locate the loops on the carrying person and to fit around the carried person's upper body. A strap is connected off of the load links, just above the foot loops, to locate the loops on the carrying person and to fit around the carrying person's midsection. Release buckles and friction slides may be incorporated in the straps to allow the back carrier to be easily used by both the carrying person and the carried person, and to fit such persons of different sizes.

Abstract: Brackets are provided that may be economically formed of only several pieces, and which pieces may be easily and mechanically assembled onto side framing of the conveyor system. Each bracket has a horizontal disposed piece and a vertically disposed piece which are arranged to lie adjacent and cross corresponding vertical and horizontal sides of the side framing, generally meeting across the lower corner and extending beyond the corresponding sides. Clamps cooperate with the brackets to form elongated slots, operable to allow the secure attachment of attachments or accessories usable with the conveyor system.