Abstract: A golf putter that significantly reduces the chances of stubbing a putt, i.e., engaging the surface of the green before the golf ball is engaged so as to interrupt the normal forward stroke of the putter. The golf putter comprises a substantially smooth bottom surface disposed in a substantially flat plane that is upwardly inclined from the rear face to the front face of the putter head to provide an elevated front bottom edge portion on the putter head.

Abstract: A movable lifting and depositing device comprising separate rack and pinion jacks to be connected to the corners of portable containers, e.g., cabins, containers, shelters or the like, by means of brackets, the jacks having racks for the containers provided on columns which have track wheels at the bottom. In order to maintain sufficient stability of the lifting and depositing device, even when the container to be handled is at relatively high positions, each rack and pinion jack has a swivel mechanism with two vertically spaced work positions. In its bottom work position, wherein it is folded down from a main column guide onto a relevant bracket, the swivel mechanism is to be connected with an auxiliary column guide arranged beneath the main column guide. This can be moved by the swivel mechanism into the top work position of the associated column.

Abstract: A pet hitching device comprising an elongated section that may be mounted in substantially vertical relation on an adjacent upright support such as a fence post, house or the like. The elongated section merges upwardly with a generally U-shaped upper section that terminates in a downwardly extending end portion. A disk member is rotatably mounted on the end portion in a substantially horizontal plane. An eye hook is secured to the disk member so that a leash or the like may be tied or attached thereto for the purpose of securing a dog or other pet to the hitching device.

Abstract: A double floor with framed floor plates of heat-conductive and/or heat storage materials, particularly a mineral material such as anhydrite in a metal vat-shaped outer armature. A system of pipes carrying a heating or cooling medium is held in heat-conductive contact with the bottom surfaces of the framed floor plates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cantilevered composite structure plate for double floors, decks, roofs or the like, with a trough serving as outside reinforcement and made of a material with high tensile strength and high elasticity module, preferably sheet steel, and a filler material of low tensile strength and low elasticity module, e.g., anhydrite or concrete, placed in the hollow of the trough, and also with an armature in the trough floor, preferably in the form of funnel-shaped holes. The trough is formed with masses of the strong material being provided on the bottom of the trough floor in the form of substantially parallel, downwardly extending, flex-resistant rods that are disposed in substantially perpendicular relation to the trough floor.

Abstract: A device for straightening a distorted strip article, particularly a textile strip having a marking thread or the like, and for cutting along a stitch or print line of the strip article. A plurality of movable straightening elements are arranged transverse to the length of the strip article and are movable into engagement with the strip and adjustable by a transport device in the longitudinal direction of the strip article. The straightening elements 18 are movable longitudinally and into engagement with the strip article independently of each other. A sensor device controls the movement of the straightening elements in response to control signals produced by the marking thread. The transport device is disposed transversely to the length of the strip article in the area of the marking thread.

Abstract: In discontinuous wort boiling for the manufacture of beer, the energy of the vapor arising from the boiling is used in a heat exchanger for the production of hot water. The heated brewing water is reheated in a second heat exchange process by the energy from the vapor arising from the boiling and, with this reheated brewing water, the refined wort is heated again in another heat exchange process before the boiling, whereby the brewing water which is cooled in this heat exchange process is reheated by the energy from the vapor arising from the boiling. Thus, the energy from the vapor produced during the wort boiling is fed directly back into the wort boiling process.

Abstract: An intersection joint for wooden members of trusses, particularly in spaceframes, with fixing elements for thread bolts attached on the ends of the wooden members, which are screwed into tapholes of joint elements. The fixing elements are configured as profile parts of one piece (at least in their attachment areas,) and secured into corresponding cutouts in the head ends of the wooden members.

Abstract: Apparatus for the sealing of flat roof elements or the like which are supported at their corners, comprising a bowl-shaped part disposed on the outside edge of the roof elements in the area of the top edges thereof, the bowl-shaped part running substantially parallel to these edges. A sealing tape is placed in the bowl-shaped part, and a cover rail having arms bent downwardly at an angle is provided for engagement with any two adjacent roof elements in the bowl-shaped part. The cover rail serves to press the sealing tape by means of screws which are inserted between the cover rail and the adjacent roof elements beneath the rail.

Abstract: A device for connecting plates and/or rods of the light construction type made of wood, plastic or the like, with junction pieces having a plurality of threaded holes whose axes intersect at the center of each junction piece. Tap bolts are disposed in the area of the plate corners and/or the rod extremities so they can rotate and slide axially in the planes of the plates and/or along the axes of the rods, which can be screwed into the threaded holes of the junction pieces. The tap bolts are mounted in dowel-like shells which have at their outer ends an abutment for each tap bolt. The shells are pressed and/or glued into boreholes in the area of the plate corners and/or extremities of the rods. A drive-collar is mounted on the shank portion of the tap bolts protruding from the shells.

Abstract: A compound construction panel for double floors used in room air conditioning, comprising an external, tub-shaped sheath formed of a high tensile-strength and high Young's modulus material, a filler in the sheath formed of a low tensile strength and low Young's modulus material, and a rigid annular body disposed in an aperture in the bottom of the sheath and extending to the upper portion of the sheath. The annular body is anchored in the filler and is provided with a radially inwardly projecting annular flange at its lower portion which serves as a support for an air discharge nozzle, a dirt-catcher or the like.

Abstract: A carburetor comprising a body defining a throat, a throttle slide member slidably mounted on the body and disposed in the throat, a rotary actuator for the slide member, and a tapered metering rod or needle mounted on the slide member and extending downwardly into a fuel supply tube leading into a sealed and pressurized fuel reservoir or bowl secured to the body. The slide member has front and rear, substantially flat panels disposed in substantially parallel relation, with the front panel being shorter than the rear panel for the purpose of providing air at the outlet of the fuel supply tube even when the slide is in a closed position and for directing air toward and around the outlet when the slide is in an open position. The bottom of the rear panel has a cut-out portion in alignment with the metering rod and fuel outlet at the throat for the purpose of directing high speed air flow toward the metering rod and around the fuel outlet.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for an engine cooling circuit, comprising first and second liquid circuits formed in parallel in the exchanger, and a temperature sensitive valve for controlling the flow of liquid through said circuits, wherein passages formed between both circuits are adapted to be closed and opened by a single sealing member on which act the said valve and a return spring.

Abstract: A device for carrying valuables comprising a closeable container, such as a wallet or purse, having a hanger member, such as a flexible and resilient clip, movably secured thereto. One end of the hanger member is movably secured to a hanger support member that is movably mounted within the container. One end of the container is provided with an aperture through which a portion of the hanger member is moved when it is disposed in an inner or retracted position wherein the hanger member can engage the adjacent portion of a pocket or the like in which the container is placed. The hanger member is movable to an outer or extended position out of the container wherein the hanger member may be positioned over a garment hem and under the belt of the user with the container hanging inside the garment and below the belt. Means are provided on the container and on the support member for releasably maintaining the support member and the hanger member in the inner or retracted position.

Abstract: This invention provides a pressure transmitting and sealing apparatus between a high or low pressure fluid line and a gauge monitoring the pressure of the fluid in the line. This apparatus transmits pressure fluctuations between the measured fluid and a dissimilar fluid in the standline line connected to the measuring gauge. The invention is particularly applicable in instances where the ambient temperature is below the freezing point of the measured fluid and a non-freezing fluid is required in the standing line and gauge. The apparatus comprises an in-line piston and cylinder unit which transmits variations in the pressure in the measured line to the fluid in the standing line to the gauge, while maintaining separation of the two fluids and at the same time allowing the non-freezing fluid in the standing line to lubricate the piston and cylinder. In the event of a break in the standing line, the piston will prevent leakage from the measured fluid line.

Abstract: A roof construction for buildings comprising a framework of bars and junctions, the bars being arranged in sets which are located in several mutually intersecting planes that are group-wise substantially parallel. One group of a set of bars extends in substantially parallel planes of the framework and is aligned independently of building orientation in the direction of the highest elevation of the sun. Solar collectors are mounted on these sets of bars.

Abstract: A carburetor comprising a body defining a throat, a throttle slide member slidably mounted on the body and disposed in the throat, and a tapered metering rod or needle mounted on the slide member and extending downwardly into a fuel supply tube leading into a fuel reservoir or bowl secured to the body. The slide member has front and rear, substantially flat panels disposed in substantially parallel relation, with the front panel being shorter than the rear panel for the purpose of providing air at the outlet of the fuel supply tube even when the slide is in a closed position and for directing air toward the outlet when the slide is in an open position. The body is provided with a substantially axial groove intersecting the fuel outlet at the throat for the purpose of directing high speed air flow toward the metering rod and over the fuel outlet when the slide is opened.