Abstract: This invention relates to the technical field of portable hand-carried rear-view safety mirrors and more especially to a rear-view mirror adapted for use upon the back portion of a glove. The device combines the safety features of a rear-view mirror with the manipulative and traditional features of a worn glove.

Abstract: An improved refrigeration system that has an air cooled condenser exposed to outdoor ambient conditions and which automatically maintains sufficient head pressure during cooler weather for adequate liquid flow to the expansion valve of the evaporator by backflooding the condenser. Sub-cooling of the liquid in the condenser results from the backflooding and this sub-cooled liquid flows into the liquid line to the expansion valve. The liquid line out of the receiver joins the liquid line below the receiver so that the pressure in the receiver can be used to maintain the liquid level and the presence of liquid at the condenser. Means is provided to control the refrigerant pressure in the receiver in response to liquid level in the outlet line from the condenser.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a sheath for protecting a dental syringe and for preventing residual cross-contamination between successive patients. Means are provided for preventing contaminants from being drawn back into the syringe after application has ceased.

Abstract: A system and apparatus for monitoring physical phenomena and changes in structures which includes a plurality of programmable intelligent transducers arranged in an array, each of which is uniquely addressable by a remote controller to perform its intended measurement functions, translate the analog measurement obtained into digital signals and transmit same to the controller. The monitoring is selective to each individual intelligent transducer. The intelligent transducers combine measurement functions, microprocessor functions and communication functions all programmed and activated from this central controller.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a dual tote sorting and stacking apparatus for continuously transporting, sorting and stacking sequentially fed sheets of paper such as from printing, copying and duplicating machinery. The apparatus employs mass airflow type of conveyors for paper transport. A diverter is provided for selectively diverting the sheet to designated receiving trays or, optionally, for expelling the sheet from the apparatus. A jogger is provided for jogging the sheets which are deposited into the trays into individually aligned job stacks. An assembly may also be provided for flipping the sheets as they enter the apparatus or for feeding individual sequentially fed sheets into the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for loading delicate fruit into standard sized fruit bins 10 wherein carriage 50, cradle 60, and distributing conveyor 40 are controlled to automatically lower fruit into bin 10 in such a way as to minimize damage to fruit and to maximize efficiency of loading.

Abstract: The double deadrise with multiple reflex chine boat hull structure and engine mounting system relate to designs for power boat hull structures and engine mounting systems. The hull structure combines the use of two pairs of bottom surfaces, reflex chines and side panels to form a double deadrise hull structure. This design imparts a highly efficient means for dynamic tracking, thereby, preventing "slide-out". The design also enables the hull structure to quickly and easily achieve a plane. The engine mounting device provides an improved means for securing and supporting an engine to a hull structure. The engine mounting device permits the hull structure to have a high transom, reduces the space in the working compartment that would otherwise be occupied by the engine, engine housing, or engine well, permits the proper positioning of the propeller within the water reservoir to achieve optimum thrust performance, provides static flotation and incorporates all of the benefits achieved in the new hull design.

Abstract: An improved refrigeration system that has an air cooled condenser exposed to outdoor ambient conditions and which automatically maintains sufficient head pressure during cooler weather for adequate liquid flow to the expansion valve of the evaporator by backflooding the condenser. Sub-cooling of the liquid in the condenser results from the backflooding and this sub-cooled liquid is diverted through a bypass line around the receiver to a sub-receiver and thereby to the liquid line to the expansion valve. In warmer weather, the liquid or a liquid and gaseous mixture from the condenser can enter the receiver or the bypass line. The liquid line out of the receiver forms a drop leg and joins the bypass line at the sub-receiver at a sufficient elevation below the receiver so that the pressure due to the static head at the sub-receiver is greater than the pressure at the receiver, said pressure difference causing any gaseous and liquid mixture from the condenser to flow to the receiver.

Abstract: A self-governing, vertically oriented wind driven assembly is provided by a pair of open, semicylindrically shaped wind scoops with elongated edges which face each other in a nearly closed position at times of high or maximum wind speeds, and partically face each other and partially exposed into the wind at lower wind speeds. The scoops are pivotally attached to posts oppositely located at the edges of a rotating frame. The amount of exposure of the scoops into the wind is dynamically balanced by springs which tend to open the scoops and by weights which tend to close the scoops proportional to the rotational speed of the assembly. The ends of the scoops are modified to permit the scoops to cooperatively slide from an open to close position. The assembly is connected to an electrical generating means and can be used for producing electrical power on sailboats.

Abstract: A utility garment for load portage in the shape of a vest containing load carrying compartments on the back and front flaps of the vest. The vest closes at the front, and a waist belt attached to back and front flaps through tie down loops holds the loaded vest to the wearer to prevent shifting of loads and upward creeping of the front flaps and to distribute a portion of the read load directly to the wearer's hip region. A stowable water repellent seat protector hangs from the bottom of the back of the pack for the packer to sit upon.

Abstract: A mattress composed of various innerspring type mattress modules for use in boats, motorhomes, and recreational vehicles. Each module has large-screened side openings to match the side openings of adjacent modules to facilitate the exchange of air into the module or to facilitate air flow through a module to an isolated one.

Abstract: A jacket structure comprising a front, a back, interconnecting side panels, a collar and sleeves, the front of the coat or jacket having two layers of material sewn together at appropriate locations to create upper and lower contiguous side-opening pockets on each panel of the front of the jacket. A common access to the upper and lower jacket pockets is closed along a seam by one closure means at each side of the front panel, which closure means serves one or both pockets.

Abstract: Dental and other intricate technique-models to be invested in compatible plastic material have a reduced tendency to float through the association herewith of a foreign body that increases the relative weight of the model as compared with the investment material.

Abstract: The present invention is a tool which will simultaneously cut an electrical wire and strip the predetermined length of insulation from the conductor. It comprises a pair of pivotally connected planar arm members in which the portion of the arms on one side of the pivot serve as operating handles. That part of the arms on the other side of the pivot has a pair of upturned, transversely operating wire-severing jaws which are oriented substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the tool and normal to the plane of the arm. Anterior to these jaws is a pair of upturned insulation stripping members which are oriented parallel to the cutting portions of the severing jaws. These have cooperating opposed notches for cutting through the wire insulation. An adjustable stop mounted on the handle portion controls the depth of cut. In use, it is only necessary to place the end of a wire in the tool, squeeze the handles, and give a slight twist and axial pull to remove the insulation.

Abstract: The ano-genital self-viewing device is used in conjunction with a conventional toilet to permit a person to conveniently view his or her own ano-genital region while seated in the conventional manner. The device has a fluorescent lamp with batteries, supporting arms to contain the device below the user and mirrors, one planar to reflect normal images and another concave to reflect magnified images from the illuminated ano-genital region upwards. The arms and mirrors fold compactly onto the base of the device to facilitate transportation and storage.

Abstract: A self-orienting, directionally sensitive particle velocity transducer with an axially magnetized magnet which, displaced by gravity, floats off-center in a chamber filled with ferromagnetic fluid. Wire coils affixed coaxially to the chamber ends asymmetrically intersect the magnet's flux lines. Axial chamber rotation results in gravitationally induced sideways movement of the magnet to maintain its equilibrium position. An impinging sound wave causes relative movement between the low inertia chamber-coil assembly and the high inertia magnet, thereby inducing a voltage in the coils--a relatively high voltage for vertical movement due to vertical assymetry, but a relatively low voltage for horizontal movement due to horizontal symmetry. Axial sensitivity is low because the ferromagnetic fluid filling the narrow gap between the magnet and the chamber ends resists relative axial movement and any induced voltages in the coils cancel.