Abstract: A bitless bridle has a noseband (2) which on each side ends with a lateral ring (24), and has a flexible and elastic metal strip (28) embedded in the noseband. The bridle also has a left and a right, short guide piece (34) on each side connected to lateral rings (24) from which guide pieces hang downwardly and end with a guide ring (40). A left and a right rein (46, 48) are fastened to the lateral rings (24); and the reins run under the chin of the animal where they cross. The right rein is connected to the left lateral ring and the left rein is connected to the right lateral ring. The reins run through the guide rings (40) on their respective sides (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A liquid wax using a colored ink is disclosed. The product comprises a mixture of at least one wax and one liquid solvent, plus a water-soluble ink which produces a smooth, homogeneous liquid. The resultant colored wax is produced by a combination of blending and/or agitation, and moderate to high heating.

Abstract: A drying apparatus for horses and the like comprises and inflatable jacket made of an inner cut and an outer cut, both cuts having identical shape and are made from an airtight flexible foil. They are bonded along their margins except at least one supply region and are further bonded at different sets of connecting stripes, whereby tubelike air ducts are formed between adjacent connecting stripes. The inner cut has a plurality of discharge holes, vent-holes are provided in the area of the connecting stripes. Closure means are provided at the outer cut for closing and opening said jacket.The jacket when inflated assumes the shape of a tubelike body having at least two opening, the air streaming through the discharge holes into the inner side of the jacket escapes through the vent-holes to the outside of the jacket.

Abstract: The invention discloses an improved ski climber system that overcomes a number of long-standing climber problems by (1) eliminating the tendency of climbers to slide out from under the ski on turns and traverses through the use of plastic stiffeners, (2) providing a more positive and faster means of climber attachment and removal from skis by the use of mushroom and loop fasteners, (3) strap protection from ski edges, rocks, and ice and strap replacement through the use of plastic panels and strap slots in the climber, (4) climber removal without the necessity of ski removal through an improved tail section design, (5) ultrasonic sealing of nylon or polypropylene climber fabrics to prevent fraying, (6) the accommodation of very narrow widths of climber fabric for touring and racing, (7) longitudinal climber adjusting and tensioning, and (8) one climber length that fits most skis.

Abstract: The inventive device is composed of a cylindrical body with a specifically shaped expanding inner bore which is mounted on the barrel of the firearm. This expanding bore constantly increases from the interface with the muzzle of the firearm to the exit plane of the device. Longitudinal slots, parallel to the bore axis, are cut through the body of the device from the outside to the inner bore.

Abstract: A coupling 4 for mating a camera to optical instruments such as endoscopes and medical arthroscopes, the coupling having a base member 4 provided with external threads 3 adapted to threadably engage a camera lens ring 1 and a pair of separable semi-circular members 12, 15 adapter to be mated together so as to form a solid ring which encircles an eye piece 10 of the optical instrument and provided with threaded means 11 for attaching same to the base member.

Abstract: A combination soil auger and soil core sampling apparatus has a cylindrical body with soil-cutting blades disposed at one end thereof and alternative cap and handle combinations attached at the opposite end for soil auger or soil core sampling use. In the soil auger mode, the body has an open cap with a bail and handle for augering into soil. In the core sampling mode, the body had a closed cap and handle combination and a removable sleeve insert within the body adapted to receive and hold a soil sample as the apparatus is rotated in the soil to be sampled. The sleeve insert is removeable for capping and retention of the soil sample.

Abstract: A pneumatic pad has each face thereof reinforced by three reinforcing layers over the whole area of the face. A preferred embodiment is constructed of unvulcanized rubber material, then vulcanized to remove all entrapped air in a hot press.

Abstract: The device of the invention comprises a set of flat rings which can slide laterally on each other with a central rubber core and/or peripheral rubber cores. In this base isolator device the interfacial friction force acts in parallel with the elastic force in the rubber. It combines the beneficial effect of friction damping with that of the resiliency of rubber. The rubber cores distribute the sliding displacement along the height of the device and, due to rubber's resiliency, limit the maximum residual displacement at the base to a pre-specified value, thereby eliminating the need for any repositioning operation after earthquakes. Also, the resiliency of the rubber cores aid in reducing the high frequency effects attributed to friction isolators.

Abstract: Essentially anhydrous energetic compositions, including explosives, propellants, flares, and gas generators, are initially formed at process temperatures above the solidification temperature of contained oxidizer salts as stable, melt-in-fuel emulsions having a continuous fuel phase and a discontinuous molten oxidizer phase. Surfactants are employed which cause the compositions to retain general fuel phase continuity and oxidizer phase discontinuity upon solidification. The final product is a firm or solid emulsion generally characterized by an intimate dispersion of discrete solid oxidizer cells in a fuel continuum, the product having excellent storage stability and water resistance.

Abstract: A combination portable plant pot and trellis has a pot for growing plants, flowers, vines and the like and a preferably circumferential trellis extending above the pot and detachably attached thereto. The preferred attachment means have downwardly extending extensions on support posts of the trellis, and these extensions have a lip to engage ledges along the side of the pot and are reachable through apertures in the pot rim. This secures the trellis to the pot and provides the necessary upper support for the branches and vines of growing plants to expose them to maximum sunlight and air.

Abstract: The sealing device for a tube of the invention is constructed bowl-shaped and consists of a jacket, which can be pressed areally against the inner wall of a tube to be sealed. The jacket on the forward side extends into a sealing lip. There is an end partition. The sealing lip has a free end, and by means of a spreading device can be pressed, including the free end, against the inner wall of a tube. In a preferred embodiment, the device has a hydraulically or pneumatically fillable inner space.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for release of liquid propane from the holding chamber of a cloud-seeding rocket. The invention includes a liquid propane-filled bag within the chamber to expand and apply continuous pressure on the liquid propane in the chamber as it exits the chamber to be used for cloud-seeding purposes. A second aspect of the invention has a valve mechanism triggered by the ignition of a fuse to release a lever action. Admixing of small amounts of other gaseous compounds with the liquid propane enhances the ice nucleation of the liquid propane as it is discharged from the rocket.

Abstract: A new arrangement of matter is developed which can be formulated to be a high explosive, a propellant or a gas generator. The new arrangement of matter in its explosive embodiment is known as a microknit composite explosive (MCX) in which an essentially anhydrous mixture of perchlorate based oxidizer salts, surfactants and organic fuels is prepared while the oxidizer is molten, and a microcrystalline property is created which imparts a hard, machinable characteristic to the arrangement of matter.

Abstract: A new arrangement of matter is developed which can be formulated to be a high explosive, a propellant or a gas generator. The new arrangement of matter in its explosive embodiment is known as a microknit composite explosive (MCX) in which an essentially anhydrous mixture of inorganic salts, surfactants and organic fuels is prepared while the oxidizer is molten, and a microcrystalline property is created which imparts a hard, machinable characteristic to the arrangement of matter.

Abstract: A new arrangement of matter is developed which can be formulated to be a high explosive, a propellant or a gas generator. The new arrangement of matter in its explosive embodiment is known as a eutectic microknit explosive (EMCX) in which an essentially anhydrous eutectic mixture of ammonium nitrate, soluble explosive, and other oxidizing salts is mixed with surfactants and organic fuels while the eutectic mixture is molten, and a microcrystalline property is created which imparts a hard, machinable characteristic to the arrangement of matter.

Abstract: A soft composite explosive composition is made by forming an oil-continuous, melt-in-fuel emulsion in which the discontinuous phase is comprised of ammonium nitrate and other ingredients which together form a eutectic mixture. The continuous phase includes a combination of fuels and emulsifiers constituting less than 2.5% by weight of the formulation. Soluble compounds such as self-explosive compounds or compounds which can be converted to explosive compounds in situ may be added directly to the discontinuous phase along with one or more oxidizer salts.

Abstract: An operator's safety cab for an underground continuous miner for coal and the like has a cage constructed of triangular-shaped tubing to provide for torsional rigidity and a shearing edge for material falling on the cab from roof or wall cave-ins. The cab has a canopy with a plurality of angled surfaces and a frontal angled screened section for deflection of falling material and protection from crushing material. The cab also has a cab door supported by the edges of the cab and has six support standards of triangular cross-section to support the canopy and frontal section. The sides and door of the cab are screened with heavy mesh screens to further protect the operator.