Abstract: An item with a carrying handle, such as a suitcase, luggage or similar item is provided with a slidable handle to permit the handle to be moved from a central portion of the top of the suitcase to a side edge of the top of the suitcase so that two suitcases similarly made may be carried with one hand when the handle is moved to the edge of each suitcase and placed side by side, or a single suitcase may be carried with ease when the handle is moved to the central portion of the suitcase.

Abstract: An auxiliary handle for a plurality of carrying handles which has a carrying handle in the main body portion and a plurality of wing-like, foldable auxiliary handle holding or carrying elements which are foldable toward the auxiliary carrying handle and foldable outwardly so as to hold the primary handles of suitcases or other items to be carried, whereby the user may carry in one hand two or more items being held or depending from the foldable handle holding elements.

Abstract: A tire suitable for all types of wheels, including vehicles and wheels, such as in automobiles, motorcycles or bicycles, in which the tire body is an extruded or molded plastic material formed in indeterminate length complete with conventional tread and shape means to fit the usual rim of a wheel. The tire is completed by cutting a length from the indeterminate length of tire body equivalent to the rim size of the wheel for which it is intended, then bonding the ends together. The finished tire may then be stretched and snapped on the wheel frame or rim.

Abstract: A cushioning material system or construction having at least one module comprising balanced levers and displaceable bearing means.

Abstract: Protective equipment for the head, body, or the like, having at least one module comprising levers and displaceable bearing means.

Abstract: A toothed transmission belt adaptable for use with gears and sprockets featuring an elongated body portion comprising at least one elongated flexible body element cable with a flexible belt-like covering and a series of teeth indented into the belt-like covering.

Abstract: Folding blank processing apparatus with scarifying means to scar, or distort, the surface of the paper or board of the blank to produce pock marked surface scarring on the blank adjacent a score line fold for the purpose of holding adhesive at the scarified area to complete the construction of a box, or other means, out of the folded blank.

Abstract: A contraceptive device in the form of a pessary or cervical cap for attachment to the cervix, comprising a valve mechanism to permit outflow of material from the cervix and prevent inflow of material into the cervix.