Abstract: This invention relates to a lightweight reel for the storage and transportation of precoiled lengths of tubing and the like characterized by two large diameter hoops together with three or more spokes for each hoop, the spokes having their adjacent ends connected together and their remote ends attached to one of the hoops in substantially radially-extending equiangularly-spaced relation, all of which cooperate with one another when thus assembled to define a pair of flanges adapted to confine the sides of an open-centered coil of precoiled goods to be positioned therebetween; and, a self-adjusting hub-forming assembly for detachably interconnecting the two flanges together through the central opening in the coil, such assembly including a subassembly for each pair of more or less transversely-aligned spokes of the two flanges consisting of an elastic member of a length less than the width of the coil to be confined between the flanges and a pair of connectors for fastening each such elastic member through the

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel mounting assembly for adjustably connecting various accessories to the marginal edge of a windscreen of the type found on motorcycles, snowmobiles and the like, such assembly being characterized by a foldable clamshell-type clamp connector having opposed surfaces adapted for attachment in face-to-face relation to opposite faces of a suitable support adjacent an edge thereof, a peripherally-toothed post depending from one leaf of the clamp connector on the opposite face thereof from its support-engaging surface, a rigid arm having one end fitted with an internally-toothed split ring angularly adjustable on the toothed post by means of a ratcheting action and a ball on the other end, a jaw-forming socket for universal movement on the ball and for tightening same thereto to maintain a selected adjusted position, and a second connector depending from the socket for fastening same to an accessory whose position is to be adjusted and maintained relative to the support.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved auxiliary frame assembly for use between the fixed frame bordering an access opening and the cover therefor which hinges the latter to be opened from either side, such assembly being characterized by an inner movable frame hingedly attached on one side to the fixed frame and on the other side to the access opening cover, an outer movable frame bordering the inner one movable independently of the latter, this outer movable frame being hingedly attached to the fixed frame on the same side of the access opening at which the inner frame is attached to the cover, and the outer movable frame being hingedly attached to the cover on the same side of the access opening at which the inner movable frame is hinged to the fixed one, the outer movable frame and access opening cover cooperating to define a unitary subassembly hinged on the side where the inner frame is hinged to the fixed frame, and the inner movable frame and access opening cover cooperating to define a second subassem

Abstract: A hyperosmotic oral veterinary composition in liquid form that provides easily absorbed and metabolized energy substrates comprising 70 to 90 percent of an actively absorbed monosaccharide, 1 to 7.5 percent of an actively absorbed naturally occurring amino acid, 0.1 to 5 percent of citric acid, 4 to 12 percent of a non-toxic alkali metal salt of acetic acid which, when diluted with water for administration and is present in a concentration of 30-90 grams per liter useful for the treatment of diarrhea in animals such as calves.

Abstract: This invention relates to a porous barrier impregnated with an acidic compound positioned in overlying relation atop the biochemical test wells portion of an antibiotic microtiter test plate effective to intercept and neutralize volatile alkaline products evolved through bacterial growth taking place therein before they can diffuse and contaminate nearby test wells and produce erroneous pH-sensitive color tests. The invention also relates to an improved method for preventing cross-contamination of the biochemical tests being carried out in test wells adjacent microtiter test wells, the contents of which are being analyzed for antibacterial activity, which consists of covering the biochemical test wells with a porous medium impregnated with an acidic compound capable of neutralizing gaseous alkaline products resulting from bacterial growth in wells containing sub-inhibitory antibiotic levels thereby protecting the biochemical tests from erroneous pH-sensitive indicator color changes.

Abstract: This invention relates to improvements in the method by which elongate frame elements such as the spars in aircraft wings are fastened to the skin panels covering same where these skin panels are of the sandwich type having inner and outer facesheets with a core bonded therebetween, such method consisting of preparing the panel to receive its frame elements by cutting elongate grooves spanwise through the inner facesheet and the core therebeneath while leaving the outer facesheet intact; bridging the gap thus produced in the inner facesheet with one bundle of filaments adhesively bonded thereto, the latter being contained in a woven connector in the form of a strap or band running lengthwise of the groove, and this filament bundle forming an endless strand of yarn that is laid back and forth transversely across the gap in side-by-side parallel rows but which are parted at intervals for the side-by-side lays of at least one other similar yarn strand to pass therebetween in intersecting relation; adhesively-bon

Abstract: A blower which is specifically designed not only to purge a workplace of foul air preparatory to it being entered by personnel but also to provide these people with adequate ventilation once they are inside, such a blower being characterized by a hollow generally cylindrically-shaped open-ended outer housing having an intake end at the rear thereof and a discharge end in front, a collapsible purging hose with its rear end attached inside the outer housing adjacent the intake end of the latter and extendable out through its discharge end into a workplace to be purged, a generally frustoconical inner housing having its larger diameter intake end spaced to the rear of the intake end of the outside housing while at the same time cooperating therewith when positioned inside thereof to define one or more air-aspirating ports therebetween as well as an annulus for the storage of the purging hose in collapsed condition, a blower attached to deliver air to the intake end of the inner housing and cooperate therwith whe

Abstract: This invention relates to a protective device for dissipating static electrical charges in the order of magnitude of 30,000 volts which if transferred by a person to a computer terminal or other piece of electronic equipment requiring such protection would damage or cause malfunction to the same, the device being characterized by a resistive means capable, first of all, of repeatedly momentarily withstanding the aforesaid voltage while, at the same time, slowing down the rate of change of the static electrical charge transferred to the protective device to a level equal to or less than that of the rate of change of the internal signals generated within the protected apparatus.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved high pressure mounting for removably positioning pitot tube type flow measurement devices in a pipeline where the mounting includes a hollow tubular collar welded to the pipe in alignment with a probe-receiving opening therein and which is sized to slidably receive the body of the probe for movement into and out of the pipe, a relatively deformable and compressible ferrule encircling the probe body movable into abutting relation to an annular seat provided on the end of the collar remote from the welded end thereof, and a compression nut adapted to be screwed onto a threaded end of the collar adjacent the seat and cooperate therewith and with the ferrule therebetween to crimp the latter tightly around the probe thus sealing the probe in a fixed operative position, the improved positive lock which is characterized by adding an externally-threaded male extension to the compression nut, providing the probe body with a fixed abutment-forming projection exposed beyond said ext

Abstract: This invention relates to a tandem or multi-winged aircraft wherein a primary wing system is so designed and equipped that it is capable of being actuated in a manner to bring about a shift in the neutral point of the craft relative to its center of gravity and wherein a secondary wing system located ahead of the primary one and movable fore and aft relative to the latter is deployed and angled during its excursion so as to effectively counteract the neutral point shift that would be brought about by deploying the primary wing system alone thereby maintaining the neutral point at approximately its former location in at least both the cruise mode as well as the high-lift mode preferred for landing and take-off.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved self-adjusting hub and strut-endcap assembly for tent frame roof and wall struts characterized by a two-part hub section sandwiched together in stacked relation to define a set of four sockets, each of which has a channel-shaped entryway which is adapted to receive the socket-forming neck projecting from the ball on the inner end of one of the strut endcaps for limited side-to-side movement therein when in extended position as well as movement between its extended position and a folded position wherein the strut connected thereto lies in nested essentially parallel relation to the other struts of the frame.

Abstract: This invention relates to a manually-operated mechanism for inserting and removing flow measurement probes and the like from a pipeline carrying a flowing fluid, such mechanism being characterized by a hanger subassembly including a yoke mounted atop the probe for movement therewith externally of the pipe along with a pair of threaded rods suspended non-rotatably from the yoke and which parallel one another as well as the longitudinal axis of the probe but on opposite sides thereof, a drive subassembly supported in fixed position beneath the yoke and including a common drive shaft along with a pair of worm gear trains each containing a worm gear threaded onto one of the threaded rods, such drive subassembly operatively interconnecting the shaft and the two threaded rods for simultaneously and synchronously raising or lowering the latter, and a handcrank for turning the drive shaft.