Abstract: A head care station for use with a wheelchair and a kit therefore and a method for reclining the occupant of a wheelchair against a head support. The head care station has a foundation member having a front portion and a back portion. A wheelchair jack is mounted to the front portion. The wheelchair jack has a bearing member movable between a floor position and an elevated position. A head support is connected to the back portion of the foundation member. The head support is movable between a lower position and an upper position. A bolster is connected to the back portion of the foundation member. The bolster is disposed at a vertical elevation above the elevated position of the wheelchair jack. The wheelchair jack and the bolster define between them an occupancy space.

Abstract: The safety stove includes a stove body having a heating chamber and an air chamber therein. The stove body and chambers are pneumatically sealed. The heating chamber is positioned between the stove top and the air chamber. A burner assembly is mounted beneath the stove top in the heating and air chambers. The burner assembly has a fuel inlet and an air/fuel mixer and a burner. The burner being in the heating chamber, the fuel inlet being in the air chamber. The air/fuel mixer extending between the chambers. The burner assembly is the sole communication between chambers. The chambers are pneumatically isolated from the body. An air inlet duct communicates with the air chamber and the exterior of the body. A combustion product exhaust duct communicates with the heating chamber and the exterior of the body. The heater chamber and the product exhaust duct define an air/combustion product flow path. A fan is mounted within the air/combustion product flow path.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning chimneys. The method comprises the step of exhausting air up the chimney at a predetermined rate, brushing the flue from the top of the chimney down, loosening dust and both fine and larger particles, exhausting the dust and fine particles with the air, dropping the larger particles into the lower portion of the chimney, and removing the larger particles from the lower chimney portion.

Abstract: A tire derimmer and method for derimming, the tire derimmer including a base edge partially bounding the opening. A jaw is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. The jaw is disposable in the lowered position to clamp a tire against the base, adjacent the opening and opposite the working edge. A ram is connected to the jaw. The ram is extendible against a wheel mounted to a tire clamped by the jaw, to pivot the wheel about the working edge and separate the wheel from the tire.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for manufacturing an improved ribbon cable comprising a plurality of insulated wires juxtaposed in fixed relationship to each other and an improved transposed cable in which each conductor of the cable of the invention is in the form of a continuous helix. The electromagnetic device of the invention has the ribbon cable of the invention as its magnetic windings.

Abstract: A device for winding a strand onto a spool having at least one tapered flange comprising a strand guide and a mounting arm. The strand guide is pivotably connected to one end of the mounting arm and the strand guide is pivotable about this end. A traverse beam longitudinally travels along an axis parallel to the spool axis, the second end of the mounting arm being securely connected to the traverse. The strand guide is securely connected to one end of a lever. A wand is securely fastened to the other end of the lever. A simulated flange is dimensioned to correspond to the angular dimensions of the tapered flange on the spool, and the simulated flange is positioned such that the wand will contact the simulated flange simultaneous to the strand contacting the spool's tapered flange. A switch is located on the lever, the switch being activated upon the wand contacting the simulated flange. The switch controls a drive assembly which dictates the direction of travel of the traverse.

Abstract: A pavement having one or more surface layers overlaying one or move base layers disposed on a subgrade with a rigid base layer interposed therebetween. The base layers are composed of paving material. The surface layers are composed of flexible paving material. The bearing member separates the surface layers from the base layers and has about the same longitudinal and transverse dimensions as the surface layers. The bearing member is composed of a substantially aggregate-free or aggregate free material. The bearing member is sufficiently rigid to at least generally prevent any surface layers from conforming, during the useful life of the base layers, to irregularities of the base layers and to move with the surface layers as a unit in response to movement of the base layers.

Abstract: A method of isotope enrichment comprises providing a mixture of at least two isotopic compounds of a reactant. One of the components having a greater percentage of a selected isotope than the other. An electron transfer agent is introduced into the mixture to form a reaction mixture. The electron transfer agent facilitates the transfer of electrons interactive with nuclei of the selected element in the reactant. The transfer agent is in an amount sufficient upon reaction of the reaction mixture to establish an equilibrium between an electron rich reaction product and an electron poor reaction product. The reaction mixture is reacted until the equilibrium is established. Molecules of the electron poor reaction product are then separated from molecules of the electron rich reaction product.

Abstract: A composition of matter comprising the reaction product of a cyanuric acid reactant, an aliphatic vicinal diol reactant and a carboxyl reactant, a method for producing the same, a magnet wire coated therewith and an electromagnetic device utilizing the same.

Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for manufacturing magnet wire in a continuous process by which coatings of a flowable resin material may be applied concentrically to a moving elongated filament in thicknesses of about 16 mils or less. The filament can be a bare copper or aluminum conductor having round or rectangular configuration or an insulated conductor upon which a top or an intermediate coat of material is desirably applied. Coatings of one-half mil and one mil also can be applied by the method of the invention. By the method and apparatus of the invention, magnet wire can be manufactured by continuously drawing the wire to size, annealing the wire, if necessary, insulating the wire with one or more coats of flowable resin material, curing the resin material, if necessary, hardening the resin material, and spooling the wire for shipment, without interruption at speeds limited only by the filament pay-off and take-up devices used.

Abstract: A method for making an acetabular reamer cup and an acetabular reamer cup made thereby. The method comprises the steps of fabricating a bowl-shaped cup-blank having an outer surface, an inner surface and a rim, perforating a plurality of holes through the cup-blank, the holes each being surrounded by a margin, deforming outwardly a cutting portion of the margin of each of the holes, smoothing the outer surface of the cup-blank to sharpen the deformed cutting portions, raising cutting edges from the cutting portions and removing the rim. The cutting edges are disposed to cut upon rotation of the acetabular reamer. The cup manufactured by this method is preferred because of its improved strength and consistently superior cutting edges.

Abstract: An electrostatic filament coater comprising a plurality of coating chambers arranged coaxially in spaced apart serial relation. Each of the coating chambers has a base and an apex and being generally frusto-conical in shape with an exit opening at the apex and an entrance opening at the base. All of the coating chambers except the last one are positioned with the apex being within the base of the next adjacent coating chamber. The filament is trained through the coating chambers. A plurality of electrodes are positioned within the coating chambers so as to surround the filament. A near arc-over voltage is supplied to the electrodes and a fog of particulate coating material suspended in a gas is passed through the coating chambers and axially of the filament at a velocity which results in the electrostatic deposition of the particulate matter on the filament and the exhaust of the gas and excess particulate matter from between the coating chambers and the apex opening of the last coating chamber.

Abstract: A structural support brace for supporting the deck and wall of a swimming pool or similar structure comprising a body including an upwardly facing support surface for the deck, a plurality of stake guides and a plurality of stakes. The stakes are slideably positioned within the stake guides and securable within the stake guides at selected points. A sleeve is positioned on the stake guides. The sleeve provides a form for a poured concrete pillar. The pillar both anchors the brace and provides structural support for the deck.

Abstract: Improved method and apparatus for manufacturing transposed ribbon cable, an improved ribbon cable in which a plurality of insulated wires are juxtaposed in fixed relationship to each other, and an improved transposed ribbon cable in which each conductor of the cable of the invention is in the form of a continuous helix. The transposed ribbon cable is manufactured by the method and apparatus of the invention by folding a ribbon cable angularly with respect to the longitudinal axis repeatedly while advancing the ribbon cable incrementally.

Abstract: A nozzle apparatus and method for electrically charging and dispensing fluids and other flowable materials, comprising a fluid reservoir and a housing. The housing includes walls which define a chamber having an elongated slot at the tip thereof. The slot is resiliently compressible. The reservoir communicates with the chamber such that the fluid is introduced into the chamber at a controlled rate and a low hydrostatic pressure. A shim is placed within the chamber slot partially occluding fluid flow through the slot. The shim and the amount of compression of the slot defines with precision the size and shape of the slot. The shim and fluid are electrically connected to a high voltage source through the housing. The fluid forms a meniscus about the housing slot whereby upon actuation of the high voltage source, the fluid is dispensed as one or more charged fluid paths or a plurality of charged droplets.

Abstract: First and second elongated coaxial tubular members are slidably related for relative longitudinal movement. The first member carries a cylindrically shaped pivot block to which are pivoted a plurality of circumferentially spaced pivot pieces, for pivotal movement towards and away from the first member. A collapsible umbrella canopy supporting rib extends from each of such pieces. A cup shaped member is attached to the second member and operates simultaneously against the pieces to move them away from the first member and extend the ribs outwardly in canopy supporting position upon relative longitudinal movement of the members.

Abstract: An electrical box including an enclosure. The enclosure has a peripheral wall and a bottom. The peripheral wall has a first plurality of openings. The bottom has a second plurality of upstanding retainers adjacent the openings. A third plurality of wedge elements are disposed between the retainers and the peripheral wall adjacent the openings. The wedge elements are resiliently deflectable by insertion of electrical cables through the respective openings whereby insertion of the electrical cables wedges the electrical cables between the wedge elements and the peripheral wall.

Abstract: A non-penetrating roof structure or system and method comprising a roof deck, a plurality of retainers connected to the roof deck between the margins thereof, and a cover membrane extending over the roof deck and the retainers. The cover membrane is generally flexible. A kit for connecting the cover member to the roof deck comprising the battans and retainers is also provided. The cover membrane is affixed to the deck at the margins and connected to the roof deck between the margins by the retainers. The cover member is imperforate over the retainers and the deck.