Abstract: A rinse bib or cape for use during the washing, shampooing, setting, permanent waving and the like of the hair of invalids. The cape includes a body of lightweight, waterproof plastic sheeting adapted to encircle the head below the hairline, and to extend downwardly along the shoulders and back of the patient. A pocket is formed in the lower end of the cape for collecting liquids applied to the hair after the liquid flows from the hair and downwardly along the upper and central portions of the cape body. A pair of outwardly extending flaps is formed on the upper end of the cape. The flaps partially encircle the patient's head and extend outwardly therefrom in the vicinity of the temples, reducing splashing of the applied liquid into the face and eyes of the patient. Tie-strings are attached to the antisplash flaps for securing the cape on the head of the patient. A drain hose extends from the bottom of the pocket for draining liquids from the pocket into a collection receptacle or drain.

Abstract: An extensible cargo brace for extending between and maintaining firm contact with opposite walls of a cargo vehicle. A pair of spaced inner rails is slidably, telescopically mounted within a pair of spaced outer rails with a plurality of rungs extending transversely between the rails of each pair. Tension springs are mounted within the outer rails and engageable with the inner rails normally biasing the inner rails into retracted position within the outer rails. A detent rack bar extends between adjacent rungs of the inner and outer rails and is fixed with respect to one pair of the rails and movable with respect to the other pair of rails. Lever actuated ratchet means is mounted on the other pair of rails and engages the detent rack for positively expanding the rails outwardly into engagement with the vehicle walls when a directional control toggle of the lever-ratchet means is in an advance position.

Abstract: A method of making a dynamically balanced V-grooved sheet metal pulley from a flat sheet metal disc by roller spinning and splitting tools. The disc is provided with a central hole for mounting the disc on rotating die means between first headstock and tailstock die form assemblies of a spinning machine. The spinning tool presses the disc against an end of a headstock die form and moves generally radially outwardly pressing a portion of the die against the end of the die to provide a circular hub wall. The spinning tool then moves in a series of passes along the headstock die form thereby rolling, forming and ironing the rotating outer metal portions of the disc against the die and forming an axially extending cylindrical side wall terminating in a radially outwardly extending annular flange of a cup-shaped stage blank. The flange then is trimmed to a predetermined length and to form a peripheral axially extending edge on the flange.

Abstract: A modular bank window construction having a main window frame and a glass frame within the main frame in which bullet-resistant glass is mounted. Window frames of various widths are assembled with the same vertical window frame components and with horizontal window frame components cut to various lengths depending on a selected window width. Various window widths are assembled using one or a plurality of standard sized bullet-resisting glass panels. The exterior portions of the main window frame may be clad with any one of a number of different thin sheet materials such as bronze, aluminum, stainless steel, and various colors of vinyl material to satisfy architectural specifications. The cladding and primary window frame components are constructed to provide weather-sealed joints at the primary frame corners and also between the main window frame and glass frame.

Abstract: A noise-dampened V-grooved sheet metal pulley having one or more adjacent annular V-grooves formed in a wall of a cup-shaped blank. The pulley has tensioned dampening means engaged against or laminated with at least one V-groove wall of the pulley. The dampening means may be a circular metal or plastic material washer trapped and locked during spinning of the pulley between fold layers of a double flange fold of a pulley V-groove wall. The dampening means also may be a thin-walled metal or plastic tubular member conforming to and tensioned during spinning against the inside surface of one or more pulley V-grooves, which provides a laminated groove wall structure. The dampening means also may be a ring-like member, generally L-shaped in cross section, fixed to one portion of the pulley and tensioned against the inside surface of at least one pulley V-groove wall.

Abstract: A method of making a dynamically balanced cup-shaped blank for use in the production of a V-grooved pulley, from a flat sheet metal disc by a roller spinning tool. The disc is provided with a central hole for mounting the disc on rotating die means between headstock and tailstock die form assemblies of a spinning machine. The spinning tool presses the disc against an end of a headstock die form and moves generally radially outwardly pressing a portion of the disc against the end of the die form to provide a bottom wall of the desired cup-shaped blank. The spinning tool then moves in a series of passes along the headstock die form thereby rolling, forming and ironing rotating outer metal portions of the disc against the die, and forming the disc with an annular reversely angled conical flange and an axially extending cylindrical side wall which terminates in an open end.

Abstract: An improved fuel flow meter construction for visually indicating the flow rate of fuel therethrough. A vertically extending tubular body has a central vertically extending bore with a sight glass mounted on its upper end, and has an indicating needle vertically movable within the body and sight glass. A hollow sleeve is mounted within the bore of the tubular body and has a metering orifice formed at its bottom end. A vapor deflector is mounted on the upper open end of the sleeve. An intermediate portion of the sleeve is spaced from the bore wall and forms an outer downstream fuel passage therebetween which communicates with a fuel outlet line connected to the tubular body. The interior of the sleeve provides an inner upstream fuel passage above the orifice and communicates with a fuel inlet line connected to the tubular body below the metering orifice. Fuel outlet ports are formed in the top portion of the sleeve connecting the inner fuel passage with the outer fuel passage.

Abstract: A method for bonding graphite sheets to a metallic substrate. The metallic substrate is provided with a coating of low melt metal which forms an intermetallic phase or zone at the interface between the substrate and coating. The coated substrate while in solidified condition is placed in a press between a pair of graphite sheets. Heat is applied to the substrate and graphite sheets while under pressure to a temperature slightly above the melting point of the substrate coating but below the temperature which will destroy the intermetallic interface. The substrate and graphite sheets are cooled while maintained under pressure in the press with the graphite sheets becoming firmly bonded to the metallic substrate by the resolidified metal coating.

Abstract: A one-piece cup-shaped metal poly-V pulley has an annular flange formed with a series of relatively narrow, deep, V-shaped grooves which have thickened groove valley walls adjacent the open end of the flange, and the annular flange terminates in an outturned radial stiffening flange. The series of poly-V pulley grooves is adapted to engage a Poly-V Belt in a Serpentine drive or conventional Poly-V drive train.The poly-V pulley is made by forming a cup-shaped blank with a generally cylindrical annular flange which terminates at its open end in an outturned radial flange. A series of wide opening, shallow, corrugation-like V-shaped grooves then is cold rolled in the cylindrical flange by outwardly and inwardly displacing portions of the flange wall to form rounded groove valleys with intervening rounded crests, and slightly thinning the flange wall metal in the crests and valleys while presenting appreciable groove side wall thinning.

Abstract: A terminal for a pneumatic tube system having a tube section pivotally mounted within the terminal for swinging movement between first and second positions. The swing tube communicates with the open end of a carrier send and receive tube which connects the terminal with the pneumatic tube system when in the first position. The swing tube communicates with a carrier delivery mechanism when in the second position which provides access to the carrier by a bank teller or customer. A bellcrank mechanism has a roller mounted on the extended end of a first bellcrank lever which is engaged for sliding movement in a camming slot formed in a cam block mounted on the swing tube. The extended end of a second bellcrank lever is connected to a motor driven slide rod for actuation of the bellcrank mechanism to pivot the swing tube between the first and second positions through the roller-cam engagement.

Abstract: A drainage system preferably to eliminate wet and damp basements which is formed from an inexpensive, easily assembled pair of sheet metal members. A strip of waterproof sealing material is placed on the basement floor extending along the basement wall with one of the sheet metal members having an L-shaped configuration being mounted on top of the strip of sealing material and secured to the floor by fasteners. An upstanding leg flange of the L-shaped member is spaced from the wall and forms a drainage channel with the wall and floor. The second sheet metal member is removably mounted on the top edge of the upstanding leg member and extends generally horizontally across the top of the drainage channel and engages the wall to form a removable top closure for the channel. A plurality of holes are drilled through the basement wall adjacent the basement floor to permit outside water to readily flow through the wall and into the drainage channel.

Abstract: A buckle for securing plastic strapping around an object. A pair of independently movable fingers are hingedly mounted by flexible plastic strips in spaced relationship on a rectangular base. The base has spaced pairs of integral side and end members which form a rectangular aperature therebetween. The fingers are adapted to be folded into superimposed, overlapped position along the side frame members. A post is formed on each of the end members at the midpoints thereof. The posts lie between the spaced ends of the fingers and in close proximity thereto when the fingers are in folded position. The fingers extend through loops formed in the ends of the strapping material with the finger ends being drawn inwardly against the posts upon tensioning of the strap. The posts absorb much of the tensioning force exerted on the fingers and distribute the remaining force equally on the fingers, thereby reducing twisting and breaking of the fingers during installation.

Abstract: A golf club cover-holder consisting of four tubular plastic members is adapted to be placed within a golf bag for individually holding and protecting the golf club woods. The tubular members are secured together in a clustered, abutting parallel relationship for receiving golf clubs through open top ends of the tubular members. A longitudinally extending side opening is formed in each of the tubular members and communicates with the open top end and terminates in a lower cutout region formed in the tubular member. The side openings form a pair of flaps in each of the tubular members which extend between the top end and cutout region, which flaps are integral portions of the tubular members. The flaps grip and partially conform to the head of a gold club due to the resiliency and elasticity of the plastic material to retain the club within the tube and to prevent it from contacting adjacent club heads.

Abstract: Arc welding equipment having a welding tip mounted on a rotatable spindle in an offset relationship thereto, for making annular welds about the axis of the spindle. A cooling block is operatively connected to the spindle and is connected to a water supply for cooling the spindle and the welding tip. Inert shielding gas is supplied to the welding tip through a bore formed in a portion of the spindle and through a rigid water cooled tube which mounts the welding tip on the spindle. Consumable electrode welding wire is fed from a remote supply reel through the spindle bore and welding tip mounting tube with the inert gas to the welding tip. A commutator is mounted on the spindle and electrically connects the electrode wire in an arc power circuit. A workpiece centering tip is mounted on the end of the spindle and positions the welding tip with respect to the workpiece as the spindle rotates on its axis, with the welding tip forming an annular weld on the workpiece.

Abstract: An air pressure-controlled electrical switch responsive to a change of pressure either above or below a predetermined desired pressure in a vehicle tire, to actuate a magnetically activated system for signaling such tire pressure change. The switch has piston means subject to one end to air pressure in a tire. The piston means is movable from an intermediate position where it normally is maintained by spring pressure and an opposed force imparted by the predetermined desired internal tire pressure which act i opposition on the piston means. The switch is actuated by movement of the piston means in one direction or the other from the intermediate position. The switch is normally closed when the piston means is in the intermediate position. The switch opens when the piston moves in one direction or the other from the intermediate position upon increase or reduction of the tire pressure from the predetermined desired value.

Abstract: A rotary suction device selectively removes individual paper money or currency bills or banknotes endwise from a stack or bundle thereof and delivers each removed bill endwise to conveyor means which successively, individually transports the bills to a dispensing station. Sensor means detects the presence of multiple bills on the suction rotor during removal from the stack; and, before delivery of any bills in multiple to the conveyor means, the multiple bills are rejected and bypass-discharged directly from the suction rotor to a reject station. A plurality of rotary suction devices may be installed side by side to deliver bills in various denominations, such as 1, 5, 10 and 20 dollar bills.

Abstract: A banking system, equipment and operations are provided which dispense cash at an unmanned station from a money vault unit at a remote station to a customer who verifies his identity at the unmanned station. The system and equipment also may accept deposits from the customer at the unmanned station and convey the deposits to a depository unit at the remote station. The unmanned station may be combined in a blank drive-up or walk-up service unit served by a teller located at either the unmanned or the remote station during business hours. The automatic equipment at the unmanned station and the money vault and depository units at the remote station provide maximum security for money or articles handled. Along with this security feature, the automatic equipment does not require the presence of a teller to provide banking services for customers during non-business hours.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing bottle has a mounting clip for hanging the bottle in an inverted position within a flush tank of a toilet for automatically dispensing a predetermined amount of liquid during each flushing operation. A circular boss is formed on the bottom wall of the bottle and the clip is rotatably mounted thereon for movement between stored and hanging positions. The clip has a pair of arcuate fingers which circumferentially, slidably engage the boss, and an L-shaped member a portion of which extends upwardly along a protuberance formed in a lower portion of the bottle side wall when in a stored position. The L-shaped member forms a channel or hook with the side wall of the bottle when the clip is rotated 90.degree. from stored to hanging position and the top edge of the flash tank is engaged by the L-shaped member to hang the bottle thereon.

Abstract: Automatic banking system equipment which presents at a remote customer station a unit enabling a customer to carry out any one of a number of banking services, such as depositing, making payments of various types, transferring funds between accounts, or withdrawing cash.

Abstract: An embossed can end construction for full opening, easy opening metal cans used for food products that are heat-processed in the closed cans. The can end has an embossed formation in the removable panel of the can end defined by an endless generally annular score line, either with or without a protective fold at the peripheral edge of the removed panel. A ring pull tab is riveted to the removable panel portion having a nose with an offset tip which engages the can end adjacent the score line to initiate rupture of the can end at the score line when the ring of the tab is raised and the nose tip moves down. The embossed formation has a general modified heart-shape in contour with a depressed groove defining the heart-shape. The embossed formation imparts great stiffness to the can end metal. The stiffness maintains a planar shape for the can end which resists doming or bulging when the end is subjected to pressure inside the can different than atmospheric pressure.