Abstract: A clothes hanger (7) mounting apparatus (6) has a housing (12) with a top wall (14), back wall (16) and bottom wall (18) with partial side walls (54, 56) on the upper surfaces of which are secured resilient cushions (66). A cover plate (30) is swingable about the top wall to move a bail (80) with a pair of platens (82, 84) into clamping relationship with the cushions and retain clothes hangers located therebetween.

Abstract: A terminus for an end portion of an optical fiber has a ferrule with a relatively large passageway extending from an open end to a cylindrical endwall portion, the latter having an opening only slightly larger than fiber glass core with cladding diameter. An optical fiber to be terminated has an end portion stripped of buffer coating and located in the ferrule with the bare glass portion in the smaller opening. A first epoxy secures the fiber within the ferrule. With the fiber end faced-off and polished, the flat face of a plano-convex lens is secured to the ferrule endwall and fiber end by a second epoxy having optical characteristics closely watching those of the lens and fiber. A cylindrical hood fits over the lens and ferrule end. A pair of such terminations are slid into opposite ends of an alignment tube positioning for optical signal transmission.

Abstract: A disklike ornamental timepiece dial face (12) is constructed of transparent material forming an enclosed chamber (24) and a central clearance (28). Decorative materials (32) are located within the chamber and provide a kinetic display on movement of the timepiece. A second version, provides a motor (58) which rotates the ornamental dial face (12) to induce a continuous kinetic display.

Abstract: A sleeve constructed of a deformable material has a bore of such diameter as to permit sliding receipt over the forming threads on the end portion of a tap and locating about a reduced diameter unthreaded portion of the tap. The tap threads are constructed to initiate forming from the inner part of the tap shank and finish at the shank end. The sleeve is compressed to conform to the tap reduced diameter portion and moved to and off the threads as the tap is rotated forming threads on the tap inner wall. Reverse rotation of the tap to remove it from the threaded sleeve is not required.

Abstract: A search coil assembly for an inductive search device is described having a hield formed from a carrier layer and a thin metal coating applied thereupon, in which the coating is arranged into a plurality of parallel circuit tracks. The circuit tracks are electrically connected to one another by connecting tracks and to a reference potential. The described search coil assembly can be advantageously constructed by multi-layer circuit board technology.

Abstract: First and second tube sections (12, 14) are dimensioned so as to enable telescoping receipt of an end portion of one within the other. A pair of parallel slots (36) in the end portion of the second tube section (14) is slidingly received onto a break pin (28) transversely secured within the first tube section (12). A further break pin (38) is transversely secured within the end portion of the second tube section (14). An optical fiber cable (17) passes through the tube sections and between the break pins (28,38) such that on the tube sections being axially separated, the fiber cable conforms about the break pins in relatively small radii severing the fiber cable.

Abstract: A bracket assembly for adjustably positioning a window covering headrail having a first L-shaped bracket part for wall mounting that slidingly fits on a second bracket part secured to the headrail. Projections on the second bracket part slide along grooves in the first bracket part and resist removal from the grooves by frictionally engaging the groove ends.

Abstract: A window covering headrail cornice has a front panel; two end plates; two corner pieces joining the end plates to the front panel; and end covers all fitted together, and unitarily secured to the headrail via clips interrelating the cornice to the front panel.

Abstract: A denture adhesive removing head is affixed to one end of an elongated handle. The head has several lines of projections extending from a common surface. The outer ends of the projections lie on a convexly curved surface. The head and projections are molded from a material that is pliable when warm and relatively rigid when cooled.

Abstract: Garlic cloves to have their outer inedible skins removed are placed on a shake table which spreads them generally into a one-clove layer and moves them toward an exit edge. The cloves drop from shake table onto a sloped feed tray having a number of downwardly extending parallel troughs. Underneath each trough is a tube having a flexible cylinder secured to its lower end which receives cloves from its associated trough. A continuous belt driven along a path to present an upper surface has a number of openings within each of which an open-topped product cup is secured. The flexible cylinder contacts the belt surface and is closed off between product cups and released to feed cloves into the cups upon alignment therewith. A plate is spaced just above the belt and has openings through which nozzles extend to provide a timed blast of pressurized air into the cups for peeling the cloves. The outer skins are removed from the space above the belt by a suction fan.

Abstract: A seating construction with joined seat and backrest parts has a plenum into which is received temperature conditioned air. Coil springs define the plenum and a covering is secured over the springs consisting of, from the inside out, a metal mesh layer, an elastomer sheet with a number of openings, and an air permeable fabric layer. The elastomer sheet behaves as a viscous liquid when subjected to forces and shocks. An alternative to the elastomer sheet is a baglike layer filled with fluid with a number of openings provided to enable passage of conditioned air through the layer.

Abstract: Garlic cloves to have their outer inedible skins removed are placed on a shake table which spreads them generally into a one-clove layer and moves them toward an exit edge. The cloves drop from shake table onto a sloped feed tray having a number of downwardly extending parallel troughs. Underneath each trough is a tube having a flexible cylinder secured to its lower end which receives cloves from its associated trough. A continuous belt driven along a path to present an upper surface has a number of openings within each of which an open-topped product cup is secured. The flexible cylinder contacts the belt surface and is closed off between product cups and released to feed cloves into the cups upon alignment therewith. A plate is spaced just above the belt and has openings through which nozzles extend to provide a timed blast of pressurized air into the cups for peeling the cloves. The outer skins are removed from the space above the belt by a suction fan.

Abstract: A drill bit and chuck for interconnection with the end of a flexible drive shaft which axially and rotationally restrains the drill bit against becoming separated from the chuck during an operation requiring bone drilling, for example. The drill bit drive end has an eccentrically mounted boss with an enlarged head. A collet has an internal wall with an eccentric opening for receiving and locking with the drill bit boss head. The opposite end of the collet is staked onto the flexible shaft.

Abstract: A mobile harvester of leafy produce has two harvesting sections with a cutter located forwardly for severing the produce from the ground. A continuous belt having a large number of openings moves in a closed path presenting an upwardly facing surface. A low pressure plenum underneath the belt provides a vacuum attraction to the belt upwardly facing for picking up severed produce. An enclosure ove the belt protects against wind removal of produce leaves from the belt. The two harvesting sections are individually adjustable for proper height above the ground.

Abstract: A cabinet drawer interlock to prevent more than one drawer from being opened at one time has an actuator on each drawer which is engaged with a separate sprocket rotor. A number of locking bars arranged in end contacting relation and each bar having a slot. First and second pawls on each rotor are inserted between the ends of a pair of adjacent locking bars and within a locking bar, respectively, when a first drawer is opened rotating the rotor for that drawer. The remaining closed drawers cannot be opened since the associated locking bars contact the pawl ends on attempted rotor rotation.

Abstract: Detection of both surface defects of a non-ferromagnetic test body as well s the presence of ferromagnetic particles in the test body by inducing eddy currents and D.C. fields in the body. The resulting signal voltages are filtered and separately examined.

Abstract: A wire loop of almost negligible inductance is coupled with the excitation and receiver coils of metal object detection apparatus which is opened and closed to produce signals in phase with noise signals produced by poorly conductive soils. Enhanced suppression of noise signals is achieved.

Abstract: A seat pad and backrest enclose a plenum into which pressurized air is provided from a closely adjacent Peltier air temperature and humidity modifying apparatus (either cooled or warmed). A metallic mesh is part of the seat pad and backrest and warms or cools the user by conduction. Alternatively, the seat pad and backrest can be separate each having its own plenum, and modified air is provided to both via a selectively adjustable proportioning valve. Yet another alternative unitarily incorporates a seat pad and backrest into a chair with a single plenum fed temperature modified air from a Peltier unit mounted on the chair.