Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which is divided into two frames. On one frame is pictured a human body with the spinal column thereof formed of a plurality of vertebrae. The human body displayed also includes a plurality of organs and the like which are associated, according to Gray's Anatomy, with the various vertebrae. Push-button controls are positionally related to the vertebrae and when operated could cause an illumination of the related organs. A further series of push-button controls are provided in order that the organs can be separately illuminated as desired. Arrangement is made so that the illumination can be steady state or pulsating fashion selectively. On the second of the aforesaid frames is visually displayed a set of front and rear views of the human body and the related musculature. Push button controls are arranged for the illumination of the various muscles. These latter push-button controls are coupled to one of the aforesaid sets of controls for interaction therewith.

Abstract: A plant receptacle in which a base is provided with sets of upstanding circular ribs adapted to selectively accommodate different cylinders which are formed out of sheets rolled into circular cross-sections, the sheets having free ends which are locked together by one of a number of forms of connecting devices. The cylinders sit on top of a perforated support which is supported over the bottom of the base in order to allow drainage. The circular ribs are provided with openings which also allow drainage having connection with an exposed portion of the base to provide for evaporation. There is also provided a method in accordance with which the initial growth of a plant is accommodated within the smaller cylinder whereafter the smaller cylinder is encircled by the larger cylinder whereafter the smaller cylinder is detached and the annular space between the original soil and the second cylinder is filled in with additional soil to accommodate additional growth of the plants.

Abstract: In one form a greenhouse or solarium is provided in which the glazing is spaced from its supporting structure by channels employed along the end edges and top edge of the greenhouse or solarium structure. The spacing is effected by the use of channels which extend entirely along the end edges to obturate the space between the end edges and the supporting structure. Additional channels are provided in parallel with each other at spaced positions along the top edge of the glazing in order to connect the same to the supporting structure and space the top edge from the supporting structure. This develops an opening adjacent the top edge of the glazing which is covered by a shed mounted on the supporting structure. Suitably positioned fans are used to exhaust air from the enclosure formed by the glazing and a flap closing is provided for the opening adjacent the top edge in order to selectively obturate the same. A roll down cover is provided whereby selective covering of the glazing is enabled.

Abstract: A three-wheeled vehicle is provided to operate from a source of power constituted by two batteries which constitute approximately one-third of the weight of the unloaded vehicle. The batteries are so positioned as to locate the center of gravity of the vehicle relatively low. The vehicle is provided with a superstructure which is relatively light so that the center of the gravity is not greatly affected thereby. The superstructure provides protection for the passenger or passengers who are sheltered thereby. The passengers are seated at a relatively high position relative to the ground traversed so that they obtain a feeling of security and confidence and can readily see because their relatively high position with respect to other vehicles or obstacles in the vicinity. The additional weight of the batteries is accommodated by the provision of a compound braking system consisting of mechanical and electro-magnetic braking elements.

Abstract: An educational vehicle is provided in which the driver-student is provided with a conventional braking pedal and the passenger-teacher is provided with a braking pedal to override the driver-student braking pedal in order to effect a braking operation. Furthermore, there is provided a counter braking pedal which is employed to override the operation of the brake by the driver-student. The counter braking arrangement may involve a mechanical system provided with a mechanical advantage so constructed and arranged that the operation of the counter braking device is capable of preventing or reversing the operation of the brake by the driver-student.The counter braking operation can also be effected through an electrical or hydraulic apparatus or the like.

Abstract: A fiberglass pole suited for use in electric transmission systems and reinforced against flexure stress includes a plurality of reinforcing regions perimetrically disposed and selectively placed thereon. The regions are integral with the pole and are formed of composite material that includes a plurality of pre-stressed longitudinally disposed fibers and a bonding agent embedding the fibers and structurally joining the same to the pole.

Abstract: A polymer composition containing a physiologically active substance and being capable of releasing it at a controlled rate can be prepared by contacting 10 parts, by weight, of one or more polymerizable monomers and 0.1 to 30 parts, by weight, of one or more physiologically active substances and irradiating them with light or an ionizing radiation while maintaining the system in an anhydrous condition and in airless state.

Abstract: A swab is formed of an elongated support having knit terry pile mounted thereon to form a head. The head is fixed to the support by cementing, staples, binding and/or folding of the support to form a U-shape. The head may also be fastened to the support by quilting. Another method of fastening the head on the support is to fasten a corner of a quadrilateral of knit terry pile to the support at an end of the support, folding the pile to cover the end, and wrapping the thusly folded pile around the support.

Abstract: A car washer and dryer installation in which a shroud is suspended from a frame and is controlled to be lowered and raised relative to an automobile which is to be washed and dried. A source of water and chemical cleaner is connected to the shroud and is selectively operated to enable a wetting operation to take place as the shroud is lowered during a first cycle and to enable chemical cleaner and water to be applied during the first cycle as the shroud is raised. Between the first cycle and a second cycle is provided an open period during which manual operations on the automobile may take place. Then, an alarm is sounded to indicate that the second cycle is about to take place whereafter the shroud is lowered and raised in order to rinse the car. A drying apparatus is applied in the form of a hood which may be raised by a piston assembly but which is otherwise permitted to rest on the automobile through the intermediary of a roller.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a reproduction machine and a casing therein to hold a spool of light sensitive paper. The casing has a movable cover which forms an opening together with the casing for the light sensitive paper. The cover, when in a closed position has a light tight relationship with the casing. The cover is provided with at least one recess to avoid interference with the internal structure of the machine when the cover is opened.

Abstract: A heating boiler is provided which includes a water jacket including front and rear walls with fuel flues being employed in the boiler. A tube is provided which extends through the water jacket and extends through the front and rear walls and encloses the aforesaid flues as well as defining a combustion chamber and a collecting chamber. A sleeve is provided in the vicinity of the collecting chamber and the tube and sleeve are in such a relationship that one encircles the other. A gap is defined between the tube and sleeve at least one of which is provided with a bulge adjacent the gap to increase the size of the gap between the tube and sleeve. The outermost of the tube and sleeve members is connected in a thermally conductive manner with the rear wall of the water jacket, and a closure is provided with respect to either the tube or the sleeve to obturate the collecting chamber. In one embodiment, the sleeve encircles the tube, and, in another embodiment, the tube encircles the sleeve.

Abstract: A bumper strip is employed for obturating an opening. A plurality of such bumper strips may be suspended in depending overlapping relationship in an opening to close the same. Alternatively, the closure may be provided by mounting a plurality of such closure strips on a hinged door arrangement. The bumper strips protect the opening and are preferably transparent. The transparency is protected by having ribs arranged to receive the impact of objects passing through the opening whereby the faces of the strips are protected from abrasion. The strips may be suspended in depending relationship by angles provided with studs which pass through the strips and which receive retaining devices clamping the strips thereon. The studs may be supported on a slidable strip which is accommodated in a track.

Abstract: A solar heating panel unit is provided in the form of a plastic pouch having an internal chamber provided with a serpentine path. The pouch has two sides, one of which consists of a layer of anti-abrasive matte black plastic and a sealant inner layer of black medium density polyethylene film. The other side incorporates a reflective layer of aluminum foil. The pouch has inlets and outlets, whereat hardware fixtures are employed, consisting of threadably engaged parts having flanges between which is clamped a wall of the pouch. The pouch, or a plurality of such pouches, may be incorporated into systems wherein a cold water source is connected selectively through the pouch to a tank or through a boiler, whereof the boiler or the tank supplies a construction requiring heated water. Alternatively, the system may be such that the tank is excluded.