Abstract: A security case is comprised of first and second shells which define a compartment. Means are provided for mounting a hand gun within the compartment. The shells are pivoted to an open position permitting a user to grip the gun and then swung to a closed position in which the user's wrist is captured in an end wall of the case. The shells are latched in their closed position by latching means which can be released by the hand of the user from within the case. Means are provided for mounting a traffic ticket on the case and illuminating it for night time use. Alarm means are provided which are actuated only when the security case is attached on a user's hand and the user is disabled or purposely wants to actuate it.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing nozzle construction, a diaphragm subassembly therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the diaphragm subassembly comprising a pin, a diaphragm support carried by the pin, a diaphragm, and a diaphragm retainer securing the diaphragm to the pin with the diaphragm being disposed and sandwiched between the diaphragm retainer and the diaphragm suppport, the diaphragm subassembly having structure requiring the descrution of at least one part of the diaphragm subassembly when the diaphragm subassembly has the parts thereof disassembled.

Abstract: A poppet valve assembly and method of making same are provided and such assembly comprises a housing; a flow passage in the housing with the passage having a central axis and being adapted to flow a fluid in either direction therethrough; a poppet structure for controlling flow through the passage; a support structure for supporting the poppet structure during movement thereof along the axes; an actuator contact on the poppet structure between its head and stem to enable movement of the poppet structure along the axes; and apparatus for engaging the contact to provide the movement wherein the support structure comprises a cylindrical inside surface provided on the housing and having an axial length generally of the order of several times the particular diameter, and the support structure also comprises a cylindrical outside surface on the stem which slideably engages the inside surface, with the inside and outside surfaces cooperating and defining sole means confining the poppet structure against movements tr

Abstract: A quick connect-disconnect coupling comprises a coupler joined to a standardized adapter to provide for fluid flow between first and second conduits. Locking mechanism comprises a four bar linkage which minimizes the manual effort required to connect and disconnect the coupler from the adapter. An over the center relation of the four bar linkage locks the coupler in coupled relation to the adapter to minimize inadvertent decoupling.

Abstract: A display package is described. It comprises a backing sheet and a blister piece which combine to simulate a vending machine. The upper bowl portion of the simulated vending machine is filled with gum balls and a dispensing mechanism is disposed in the base portion of the simulated vending machine. A knob is rotated to dispense individual gum balls from the package. A breakaway tab provides means for deterring tampering and must be removed in order to dispense the gum balls.

Abstract: A launderable cloth-like product for surgical use and method of making same are provided wherein such product has a plurality of layers comprising at least a portion thereof with the plurality of layers comprising a bottom layer and a top layer each made of woven material and the layers are suitably fastened together. The top layer is made with warps and wefts in a plain weave with each of the warps and wefts being made of a blend of natural material and synthetic material and a coating on the top layer defines the outside surface thereof. The coating has hydrophobic properties such that the top layer when new and with the coating thereon is substantially impermeable to water flow therethrough prior to laundering thereof and when subjecting the outside surface to a hydrostatic water pressure generally of the order of 50 pounds per square inch gauge.

Abstract: A hospital-type gown and method of making same are provided wherein such gown has a main body and sleeves each terminating in a cuff at the terminal outer end thereof, a fabric shield is provided disposed inside each cuff which serves as a barrier for any fluids which pass through the cuff.

Abstract: A pack of laundered, folded and sterilized articles and method of packaging same are provided wherein such articles have at least one band disposed in encircling relation around the pack and holding same in a compact manner wherein the band has overlapping fused end portions and such band is made of a material which does not contaminate the pack.

Abstract: A hospital-type gown, such as a surgical gown, and method of making same are provided wherein such gown has a main body comprised of a front panel with a pair of side panels on opposite sides of the front panel and a pair of sleeves fastened to the panels and each terminating in a cuff at the terminal outer end with the front panel and each of the sleeves comprising a plurality of plies and the plurality of plies serving as an improved barrier against liquids passing therethrough yet being breathable.

Abstract: A drop tube employed in the discharge of fuel into a storage tank of the type having an inlet, riser pipe is described. The drop tube a tubular member and an overfill valve. The overfill valve comprises a valve member having open and closed positions which is controlled by a float mounted thereon. The drop tube is insertable through the riser pipe to a position wherein the float displaces the valve member towards its closed position when the fuel in the tank reaches a desired level. A depression in the tubular member receives the float to facilitate insertion of the drop tube through the riser pipe. The valve member is freely pivotal from its open position to its closed position, being displaced thereto by the force of fuel discharged into the tank. A pressure relief valve is provided to reduce the forces on the valve. A bleed valve is also provided for bleeding fuel from above the valve when it is in its closed position.

Abstract: A coin chute construction for a dispensing machine and method of making same are provided wherein such machine requires at least one coin of predetermined size and valuation to initiate one operation of the machine for one item of goods or service. The construction comprises improved structural components associated with holding, moving, and testing each coin at a test station; and a coin knockout device which prevents a coin jammed in a slider of the machine from being used to provide more than one operation of such machine.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing nozzle construction, bellows-like tube therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the construction comprising a valve body having a dispensing spout extending therefrom, and a flexible bellows-like tube of polymeric material telescopically disposed on the spout and having opposed ends one of which is secured to the valve body and the other of which carries a face seal for engaging an annular lip of fill pipe of a fluid storage tank to seal around an opening in the fill pipe when the spout is inserted therein, the spout having an abutment for interlocking with an abutment of the fill pipe that is adjacent the opening thereof when the spout has been inserted into the opening a certain amount.

Abstract: A liquid-absorbing pad assembly and method of making same are provided wherein such assembly comprises a top layer, a bottom waterproof layer, an absorbent layer between the top and bottom layers, and a multiple-purpose structure disposed between the absorbent layer and the top layer, such structure providing cushioning, means enabling immediate passage therethrough of liquid from the top layer, means substantially preventing reverse wicking of liquid that has passed through the structure, and a suspension which allows air to freely associate with the underside of said top layer for drying purposes.

Abstract: A 60 VA transformer is described. A recycling circuit breaker mounted on and connected in series with the secondary winding of the transformer preserves the integrity of the transformer and permits its continued use after a short circuit. A thermal fuse mounted on and connected in series with the primary winding provides short circuit protection in the event the circuit breaker fails in a closed position. Achievement of this end is attained by decoupling the transformer windings to reduce short circuit, secondary current flow. Decoupling is provided by spacing the transformer windings a distance of about 0.090 in. A controlled failure mode provides energy limiting protection for the secondary load circuit in the event of circuit breaker failure in the closed position. Controlled failure is provided by the use of secondary insulation which melts within one minute of a short circuit, permitting turns of the secondary winding to short and reduce current flow to eight amp. within the one minute period.

Abstract: An article processing machine is provided and comprises a conveyor device for moving articles and a stacking device for stacking the articles in pairs during movement through the machine and wherein the stacking device comprises a pivoted ramp assembly adapted to be pivoted to scoop thereon articles from the moving device and a pivoting mechanism for pivoting the ramp assembly to engage and scoop thereon in a serial manner alternate articles from the moving device and elevate same thereabove and a structure carried by the moving device for sliding each elevated article from the ramp assembly onto an associated alternate article carried by the moving device to define a stacked pair of articles.

Abstract: An outlet valve comprising a unitary housing is described. An inlet end of the housing has a flange for attachment of the valve to the discharge conduit of a tote tank, and an outlet end of the housing has a flange for attachment of a dry disconnect coupler for delivery of product from the tank. A bridge member provides a sliding journal for the stem of a poppet assembly which is held in a closed position by a spring acting against the bridge. The bridge and poppet assembly can be removed for cleaning by removal of a snap ring which holds the bridge member in place in a bore in the housing. Cleaning is further facilitated by the opening of the groove into the bore being relatively wide. Clearance for mounting the dry disconnect coupler to the outlet end of the housing is provided by angling the inlet end of the housing relative to the remainder of the valve.

Abstract: Apparatus for filling fluid products into container which comprises at least one feed line connectable with a reservoir for fluid products and a filling valve connects to the feed line. The filling valve comprises a tubular portion connected with the feed line. The tubular portion comprises, at its free end, a lateral end wall and an aperture. A slide sleeve is reciprocated by a positioning device and is movable coaxially of the tubular portion between open and closed positions. In its closed position, the slide sleeve sealingly engages the end wall to closed the aperture of the tubular portion. In its open position, the slide sleeve opens the aperture for product flow. Means are provided to lower the filling valve into a filling opening of a container positioned underneath the filling valve.

Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided for a jail cell door. The door is suspended from a trolley and is slidable, on a fixed rail, between fully open and closed positions. Means are provided for releasably locking the door in either of those positions. Stop means at opposite ends of the rail respectively limit movement of the trolley to the closed and fully open positions. Each stop means includes a compression spring which absorbs shock forces when the door is displaced to its extreme positions. The spring means also provide a force for displacing the door from its closed or fully open positions upon release of the means locking the door in either of these positions.

Abstract: A security system for detention cells is described. Known means are provided or lock to unlock the doors of all cells in a cell block. In combination with these means the present invention provides improved means for selectively unlocking the doors for individual cells in the cell block by either an electrical or a manual, "key" mode of operation. In all modes of operation the cell doors are locked when drop bars are in their lower positions and unlocked when the drop bars are raised to an elevated position. The selective unlocking means are characterized by latching means which prevent the drop bars from being raised. In the electrical mode, a motor driven cam disables the lever and raises the latching means and raises a given drop bar. In the "key" mode manually actuated means disable the latch means and raise the drop bar of a selected cell. The selective unlocking means are disclosed in combination with both sliding and pivotally mounted cell doors.

Abstract: An improved chess set, for play by opposing two-man teams, comprises a game board fifteen squares wide and twelve squares deep. Each team has a playing piece set comprising a common king and a player set for each of the team players. Each player set, color coded for identification, comprises two rooks, two knights, two bishops and a queen disposed on the outside rows of the game board. Each player set further comprises seven pawns, disposed on the squares immediately in front of the seven principal pieces. Each team set of playing pieces further includes a warder, for common play by either team member. The warder is initially disposed on the square in advance of the king and may be moved to any of the squares within a designated "castle area". The warder may be captured only by a knight or pawn. Each team member is limited to moving the pieces of his assigned player set, plus his team's king and warder.