Abstract: A device comprising a combined wallet, shopping bag, and over-the-shoulder purse for carrying miscellaneous articles includes a vinyl sheet having two half portions connected together along a central crease line, a zipper along the borders of the half portions for connecting the two half portions together when the latter are folded over on the central crease line, a zippered pocket opening in each of the half portions of the vinyl sheet, a foldable cloth bag, for example of nylon or acetate, having a bottom sewn to the vinyl sheet with the sidewalls extending substantially from the edges of the vinyl sheet, the bag being foldable and containable within the vinyl sheet when the half portions thereof are folded over and held together by being zippered along their borders, the vinyl sheet forming the interior bottom portion of the bag when the latter is pulled inside-out, and a pair of foldable handle straps stitched to the outside of the bag sidewalls adjacent the top edges thereof for carrying the device as a

Abstract: A retriever reel for electrical or fluid lines in which a continuous connection is made between stationary and moving ends of the line by means of a random-lay spiral of line housed in the core of a rotatable drum and adapted to close in toward the central axis as the movable end of the line is uncoiled.

Abstract: Card comparing apparatus comprising spaced-apart side walls having facing grooves formed therein for receiving a first and a second card in parallel spaced relationship, each of said cards having a predetermined number of notches along its edges, said notches being varied as to depth, and apparatus for determining whether corresponding notches in the cards are of the same depth, said determining apparatus including pairs of vertically disposed probes in sliding contact with each other, said probes being electrically insulating except for an electric conductor vertically positioned in each probe so that said conductors make electrical contact when the probes are in alignment, a series of vertical slots formed in the spaced-apart side walls, said probes being positioned in said slots, springs urging the probes inwardly to enter the notches in said cards, and signal means actuated by said electrical conductors when all corresponding probes are in alignment to complete an electrical circuit.

Abstract: A capsule inspection machine has a horizontal ring with vertical openings having a minimum diameter equal to a predetermined maximum capsule cap diameter for the reception of individual capsules and a motor to rotate this ring. A capsule feeding device feeds capsules to a sorting wheel having plates perpendicular to the axis of the wheel and spaced apart a distance greater than the diameter of the capsule body and slightly less than the diameter of a capsule cap to pass through uncapped bodies and carry capped bodies with caps having the desired minimum diameter. A second motor rotates the wheel on a horizontal axis to advance capped bodies and discharge them onto the ring and into the ring openings.

Abstract: A specimen test slide has a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel has a plurality of openings. Sheet means underlie each of these openings for the reception of a specimen. The portion of the sheet under each opening carries a test reagent. A hinged cover overlies the openings. The rear panel has tab means opposite the said openings which are pivotable to expose the underside of the sheet to permit the application of a developing solution. The reagent at each location may be the same or different. When the reagents are different, they can be separately printed on the sheet to underlie different openings. A single sheet is disclosed underlying all of the openings with the employment of a barrier to limit the migration between adjacent portions of the sheet. The use of separate sheets under each opening is also disclosed.

Abstract: A bow guide comprises a pair of stop members which are secured to a fingerboard gripping means by telescoping elements which provide for adjustment of the stop means relative to the fingerboard and relative to each other.

Abstract: A method of forming an ampul comprises drawing an aluminosilicate glass tube containing alkali metal ions and having the inner and outer diameter desired for the body of the ampul to reduce the diameter and provide a portion having an inner diameter in the range of from about 0.007 to about 0.03 cm. Advantageously the transition shoulder portion extending from the full diameter to the reduced diameter is heated while rotating and then subjected to axial compression to partially collapse it. The reduced diameter portion of the tube is then severed to form an ampul with a body having the inner and outer diameters of the original tube and a discharge passage which has a discharge opening with a diameter in the range of from about 0.007 to about 0.03 cm. and which has a length at least ten times the diameter of the discharge opening. The drawing provides for a small taper in the discharge passage which preferably will have a diameter equal to from about 2 to about 1 times the diameter of the discharge opening.

Abstract: A pigment suspension for a film coating for tablets and the like comprising a solvent, pigment particles dispersed in the solvent, and a low molecular weight alcohol soluble polymer which acts as a protective colloid coating the pigment particles and providing for a higher concentration of pigment particles in the pigment suspension. The method of making the pigment suspension comprises the steps of pouring a solvent into a container, stirring the pigment particles into the solvent to disperse the pigment particles evenly, stirring a protective colloid into the liquid in the container and dispersing it therethrough to make the liquid less viscous and more adaptable for accepting additional pigment particles, and stirring additional pigment particles into the container liquid to obtain the desired pigment suspension.A coating suspension for tablets and the like comprising the pigment suspension dispersed in a polymer solution.

Abstract: A machine for supplying articles to open top containers has a conveyor for the conveyance of containers. A horizontal paddle wheel in association with guide members adjacent the conveyor traps each container between adjacent paddles to control the movement of the container adjacent the wheel. A rotatable horizontal disc mounted above the wheel has a plurality of vertical openings through the disc each of which is adapted to receive an article. The articles are retained in the openings by a fixed plate between the disc and the wheel, the fixed plate having a cut away portion over the conveyor to permit the release of the articles from the openings into the containers. A vibratory feeder feeds the articles to a tube which discharges an article into each opening in the disc. Advantageously smooth feeding to the tube is achieved by selection means to reject articles which are not properly aligned for reception by the tube.

Abstract: A pencil sharpener has a housing, a single cutter mounted for rotation in the housing, and a fixed pencil guide mounted in the housing and having an opening facing the cutter to expose the end of a pencil to the cutter. A rotatably mounted tube coaxial with the pencil guide extends through the housing and has a gear secured to its outer periphery within the housing. Means simultaneously rotate the cutter and gear. A sleeve mounted on the tube exterior of the housing carries a pair of opposed arms pivotally mounted each of which has a finger to engage a pencil, the tube having a slot to accommodate each finger. A spring interposed between the tube and the sleeve urges the sleeve and the arms in a direction to feed the pencil into the fixed pencil guide.

Abstract: A device for signaling a patient when a predetermined load is placed on the patient's foot comprises a resilient foot pad having a toe end and a heel end and adapted to substantially cover the inner sole of a shoe. A resilient liquid filled tube is mounted within the pad with the tube extending from adjacent the toe end to adjacent the heel end of the pad. A signaling device is controlled by a pressure responsive means in communication with the liquid in the tube for the actuation of the signaling means at a predetermined pressure of said liquid.

Abstract: A method of making a compound roll of the type having a shell portion of a material that has a high hardness and wear resistance and a core portion forming the center core and neck sections of a material that has a low alloy content and a relatively low hardness so as to be highly resistant to breakage, which method comprises the steps of precasting the shell portion in the form of a hollow cylinder having the desired external and thickness dimensions, setting the shell portion on top of a neck forming mold section with the longitudinal axes of the shell portion and the mold section extending vertically, positioning an electrode of an electro-slag melting unit within the interior of the shell portion and the neck mold section, the electrode being made of material which in the remelted and subsequent resolidified condition will have the desired properties for the center core and neck sections, and passing electric current through the electrode to cause melting thereof to progressively fill the mold section and

Abstract: In a capsule filling machine, capsules held pneumatically against the periphery of a transporting disc are photoelectrically inspected by two light beams, both oblique with respect to the disc axis. Electrical gating and delay circuitry effects pneumatic removal of capsules from the disc at a location remote from the inspection location if either beam is not broken by the capsule contents.

Abstract: An air trap for removing accumulated water from a system for producing air bubbles in which the elongated conductor which has air supplied thereto from the compressor and which has openings through which air passes to produce the bubbles has an air trap connected thereto so that water therein can be forced readily therefrom by way of the air trap upon the introduction of air into the conductor. The air trap is moved to a closed position when the air has displaced the water from the conductor and is opened automatically when the supply of air is shut off.

Abstract: A device for making a culture of micro-organisms has a container having an open end and means to seal the open end of the container. A second seal divides the container into a first compartment for a liquid culture medium remote from the open end of the container and a second compartment adjacent the open end of the container. A removable elongated member in the container has a portion extending through the second compartment and into said first compartment and removably engaging the second seal to seal liquid culture medium in the first compartment. A culture medium secured to a portion of said elongated member lies in the second compartment. Preferably the sides edges of the elongated member are tapered adjacent its inner end and a portion of the elongated member in the second compartment carries one or more solid culture mediums. Advantageously the second seal member is tapered to guide the elongated member through the center thereof.

Abstract: A device for making a culture of carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) requiring organisms has an elongated member supporting a culture medium in a container having an open end which is adapted to be closed by sealing means. A CO.sub.2 tablet is secured to the elongated member between the culture medium and the open end of the container.

Abstract: A picture frame comprising four pairs of frame members, one pair associated with each corner of the picture assembly. Each pair of frame members at a corner of the picture assembly being adapted to be fitted together in crossed relation with each frame member engaging an edge of the picture assembly near the corner thereof. One of each pair of frame members at a corner of the picture assembly has a cleat exposed on the back side of the picture assembly which is engaged by a cord means extending between each pair of frame members. The cord means is secured in a tensioned condition to urge each pair of frame members together toward a central location of the picture assembly so that a truss-like action is provided with each frame member being urged toward the back of the picture assembly.

Abstract: By electrically fusing a pin between the outer elements of a box hinge, and thereafter performing the hardening step, stresses which tend to cause instrument failures after a period of use are eliminated. Even if the pin fractures during use, the fact that it is fused to the outer elements of the box hinge prevents broken-off parts of the pin from falling out of the instrument.

Abstract: A pencil pointer which comprises a base, a cylindrical cutter mounted on the base, a rotatable pencil holder coaxial with the cutter and having a first guide means on said holder to guide the lead to a position adjacent the cutter, and a second guide means rotatably mounted above said first guide means and having a plurality of selectable openings of different diameters adapted to be rotated into registry with said first guide means. The pointer includes a lead cleaner.

Abstract: A metered spray device has a container with an open top. A barrel is sealed in the top of the container and extends into the container. An elongated piston is slidably mounted in the barrel. The piston has a central opening running the full length of the piston for the passage of fluid. A check valve in the lower end of the barrel blocks the flow of fluid from the barrel into the container. A nozzle for engagement with a nostril is connected to the upper end of the piston. A spring biased check valve in the upper end of the piston blocks the flow of fluid downwardly into the piston.