Abstract: An evaporative air conditioner wherein a radial fan is actuated through a speed controller independently of the water pump to maintain water flow at low fan speed and including water channels arranged to restrict water flow noises.

Abstract: A garment bag can selectively neatly retain either men's or women's clothing. The garment bag includes a garment receiving compartment defined by front and rear panels which are interconnected by respective side panels. A closable opening in the front panel permits access to the compartment. The compartment also includes a selectively closable bottom opening. Connected to the edges defining the bottom opening is a pocket which is movable between a first position in which it received within the compartment and second position in which it extends outward from the bottom opening to increase the effective length of the compartment.

Abstract: A rotary internal combustion engine having a plurality of radially aligned cylinders collectively supported for common rotation about a first axis, with a piston block including a piston for each of the cylinders slidable within each cylinder and supported for rotation about a second axis which is displaced from and parallel to the first axis, the cylinders being linked with the piston block and move transversely of the first axis thereby producing relative reciprocal motion of each piston with respect to its cylinder.

Abstract: Hoisting arrangement having a boom or a crane with two separately driven hoist wires each with its individual cargo hook. The cargo hooks along with the hoist wires are used for various lifting operations. The hoist wires and a topping wire are operated by their respective winches. The hoist wires are connected via their winches to a common power supply system via a selection valve whereby a constant tension is exerted on the hoist wire. The winches are adapted to pay out hoist wire if the pull in the hoist wire exceeds this constant tension and to draw in hoist wire if the pull falls below the constant tension.

Abstract: There is described an apparatus for determining the behaviour of powder of granular material under stress, comprising, at least one flexible boundary arranged to abut one face of a sample of the powder or granular material, means to apply stress to the sample through the flexible boundary, a detector to detect the position of the flexible boundary as the sample is stressed, and a control to adjust the position of the flexible boundary. The detector may comprise an electrical circuit, advantageously a make and break circuit. There is also described an apparatus for determining the behavior of powder or granular material under stress, comprising at least one flexible boundary arranged to abut one face of a sample of the powder or granular material, means to apply stress to the sample through the flexible boundary, and adjusting members attached to the flexible boundary to cause it to strain as the sample strains under the applied stress.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and, formed thereon, a heat-sensitive color-forming layer comprising a colorless or light-colored leuco dye as a color former and a phenolic compound as a color developer, wherein the color developer comprises 3,3'-diallyl-4,4'-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone as an effective ingredient.

Abstract: Apparatus for assembling tubular heat exchangers and particularly for expanding tubes in the tube sheets of various heat exchangers and steam generators in the petrochemical, gas-processing, chemical, power, metallurgical and shipbuilding industries including the manufacture of nuclear power plants for ships, of nuclear power stations and related products. A rolling tool acts to expand the tubes and measurement of a force parameter or variable is effected simultaneously with the measuring of a linear parameter or variable of the expanding successively at three areas, viz. the area of elastic deformation of the tube, the area of plastic deformation of the tube up to the engagement of the tube with the surface of the opening in the tube sheet, and the area of elastic deformation of the tube wall.

Abstract: Quarternized derivatives of mequitazine, particularly 3-(10-H-phenothiazine-methyl)-1-methyl-1-azoniabicyclo [2.2.2]-octane iodide, show powerful anti-bronchospastic activity if administered by inhalation.

Abstract: Vacuum cleaner for use in industry and household comprising a housing and an electric motor driving the blower generating the working vacuum, and optional maneuvering means for moving a suction nozzle over the material to be cleaned. There is provided in the area of the channel passed by the dust and dirt particles drawn in, an optical sensor comprising a light transmitter and a coacting light receiver so that the quantity of the dust and dirt particles drawn in at any time is detected. After comparison of the value so determined with a given threshold value, either a visual and/or an acoustic signal are obtained and/or a power variation of the electric motor driving the blower is effected.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing envelope blanks has means for advancing a continuous web of paper along a horizontal path, two sets of rotatable cutter blades are located one on each side of the path of travel of the web. The blades are operable to cut out portions from each side of the web. The blades on each side of the said path being located on a common shaft. Each set of cutter blades comprises at least three cutter blades. Each blade is located on a cutter bracket mounted on the shaft so that the angular position of the blade on the shaft is adjustable through 360.degree.. Each blade in each set is located opposite a similar blade in the other set to form a matching pair and the cutting profiles of the blades in each set are different and including a cutting point in each blade. The positions of the common shafts are also adjustable so that the sets of cutter blades are movable towards each other or away from each other as desired.

Abstract: In a surface layer of a massif or in a control medium brought in contact with the massif an electromagnetic field is established, and series of amplitudes of the field magnetic component or series of other electromagnetic field parameters are periodically measured, the parameters being a function of the electromagnetic parameters of the medium being irradiated. The measurements are made in a circle of up to 5 m radius with a center in a profile point, whereafter the results of measurements made in different times are compared and the contemporary geodynamic movements are evaluated from the variation of a characteristic of an azimuth anisotropy of the electromagnetic parameter of the medium being irradiated. From the nature of the variations of the characteristic there is determined a type of rock deformation associated with the contemporary geodynamic movements, and from the speed of these variations there is determined the intensity of the contemporary geodynamic movements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a screw joint of plastic for leading-in, leading-through, sealing and pull-relieving cables, lines or other thread-like elements (cable screw joint) comprising an intermediate connection piece with a sealing body inserted therein, and a box nut. The intermediate connection piece is provided with clamping tongues formed integrally therewith and extending coaxially thereto, which clamping tongues retain between them the mounted cable. The arrangement of the clamping tongues is such that when the box nut is turned at least one, preferably more clamping tongues distributed evenly over the circumference are urged inwardly in a selective manner and out of the remaining annular clamping tongue arrangement to exert upon the cable, preferably through the interposed packing, a deforming pressure providing positive protection against torsion of the cable relative to the cable screw joint.

Abstract: An arterial pressure measuring apparatus which comprises in combination a cuff adapted to be applied to a portion a human body where arterial pressure is measured, a light emitting diode, a phototransistor, a transducer, a pump for the control of the cuff, a control unit for the pump, a transducer for measuring the pressure of the cuff, a current control circuit for the light emitting diode, a DC amplifier circuit, an AC amplifier circuit for the output of the phototransistor and an operation circuit.

Abstract: A novel 6-tetrahydrofurfurylaminofluoran compound useful as a color former (precursory colorant) for a heat-sensitive recording sheet is of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is H, C.sub.1-8 alkyl, tetrahydrofurfuryl, phenyl, alkyl(C.sub.1-5)phenyl, or C.sub.3-8 cyclic alkyl, R.sub.2 is H, Cl, F, C.sub.1-5 alkyl, C.sub.1-5 alkoxy, C.sub.2-10 alkoxyalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, and R.sub.3 is H, Cl, F, C.sub.1-5 alkyl and C.sub.2-7 acryl.

Abstract: An umbrella support construction stably supports a heavy umbrella such as a garden umbrella. The support construction includes a base having a through bore with a top and a bottom opening. An insert is provided which is sized to be received in the through bore. The insert includes a central opening for receiving the pole of an umbrella and small through holes which are capable of receiving screws. The screws can be tightened to bear against the umbrella pole to retain same in the insert. Complementary formed shoulders are provided on the insert and the base which prevent removal of the insert through the top opening of the through bore.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided having a chamber in which two streams are mixed, one stream comprising a liquid, such as water, under pressure, and the other comprising a mixture of a gas, such as air, under pressure, along with an abrasive material which is soluble in the liquid. Mixing of the two streams is completed in the chamber and a single stream exits from the chamber to be directed against a tooth surface to be cleaned. The surfaces of teeth are cleaned employing the single jet issuing from the nozzle of the chamber, the jet comprising the mixture of the liquid, gas, and liquid soluble abrasive material.

Abstract: A hemming machine has a first station with an ultrasonic slitting device for cutting woven material that has enough thermoplastic content to be cut and fused by an ultrasonic device. At a second station, a hemming device folds and sews the material and by providing only two folds, results in a three layer hem which does not fray because the edge has been fused by the ultrasonic slitting device.