Abstract: A socket shell for a lamp socket includes a substantially cylindrical socket sleeve formed to cooperate with a socket cap of substantially dome-shaped configuration and having a circumferential lip that seats up against an upper edge of said socket sleeve. Lugs are formed on the outer circumference of said socket sleeve proximate a first end thereof to pass through slots formed in the inner wall of said circumferential lip and to cooperate with said lip to obtain a releasable securing means. A thrust washer is deployed against a shoulder proximate said circumferential lip to apply pressure to said first end of said socket sleeve when attached to said socket cap so as to solidly lock said sleeve and cap in an assembled condition. The cap and sleeve are each formed of brass with a wall thickness of approximately 5/64ths of an inch to thus provide a heavy-duty lamp socket shell and lamp socket.

Abstract: A plurality of sheets each being substantially the same width and length are combined in a face-to-face relationship, with common first ends of adjacent sheets offset from each other a predetermined distance. The combined sheets are folded on a common fold such that one of the sheets is folded over itself with its opposite ends offset from each other the same predetermined distance. This forms a plurality of equidistance, spaced pockets across the face of the folded sheets constituting an organizer for storing cards and/or stamps. Provision is made, in the form of adhesive stripes to limit the depth of the lateral pockets and to hold the sheets of the organizer together.

Abstract: A cover, of see-through glass or plastic is provided of a size and configuration to fit over the top of a table top, and with sides extending down and adjacent the sides of the table top. An insert, one of a plurality of inserts, having opposed surfaces each of a different color, finish, decoration or design, is formed of a size and configuration to be disposed between the cover and the table top and so as to expose one of its surfaces. The cover is readily removable and replaceable and thus the insert, and/or its exposed surface, can be easily changed to provide any one of a plurality of aesthetic appearances for the table top.An alternative embodiment forms the table top as an open picture frame with a plurality of braces spanning the opening and connected to adjacent or opposite sides of the frame and formed to support within the frame opening a backing upon which an insert (also with its opposite sides of different colors, finish, decoration, or design) and a cover are supported.

Abstract: An adjustable friction mounting for lamps which typically includes an elongated fitting body having a through passage. The passage is cylindrical and has an inwardly-extending terminal circular shoulder at one end, and an outwardly-extending threaded circular recess at the other end, the recess being of greater diameter than the through passage. A flexible resilient inner sleeve or bushing is provided within the passage. The sleeve or bushing is split longitudinally and is disposed coaxially within the through passage. The sleeve or bushing is compressible in service, so that its circumferential dimension may be decreased. An externally threaded ring having an inner face at an angle in the range of 40 to 50 degrees at one end, and relative to its axis, is provided.

Abstract: A multi-element clamp is used in association with a frame corner welding apparatus. The clamp or jig consists of a base element, a floating element and a clamp element. The floating element is bias coupled to the base element and when driven to clamp position serves as a clamp, with respect to the base element and is converted to a base element with respect to the clamp element.

Abstract: Paper from a roll or other supply is processed by an in-line magazine publishing and/or assembly system. The processing sequence includes printing pages of the magazine in predetermined places on the paper, laying down patterns of glue in other places of the paper, cutting a pattern of perforations and slits in the paper related to the glue pattern, cutting the paper into two sections, one of which is folded forming the pages of the magazine. The other section is folded forming the magazine cover, including pockets defined by the glue pattern. One pocket takes the form of a tear-out remittance envelope, the other pocket taking the form of a tear-out invoice sheet. A window in the cover exposes and uses the name and address on the invoice for the magazine mailing address.

Abstract: A calender period is set out on one sheet which faces a second sheet. The same calender period is set out on the second sheet but in mirror image to the first sheet. A transparent sheet is disposed between the sheets and is adapted to overlay one sheet or the second sheet. The transparent sheet includes storage pockets corresponding with the calender period set out on the sheets. Data or information placed on both sides of a data or information carrying sheet may then be associated with the same calender date by flipping the transparent sheet from one calender page to the other calender page.

Abstract: Bottles are conveyed by a pair of side gripping belts, either neck leading or base leading in a direction parallel to an axis extending through the neck and the base of the bottle. In the path of the bottle and upstream therefrom is positioned a split ramp, inclined upward relative to the direction of travel. The split ramps interfere with the forward travel of a base leading bottle and cooperates with the gripping belts to cause the neck of the bottle to raise arcuately so as to orient the bottle to a standing position, on its base. Moving belts are disposed between the split ramp. The split ramp allows passage of part of a bottle conveyed in neck leading position such that the moving belts interfere with the forward travel of the neck leading bottle and cause the neck of the bottle to change its direction of travel to an arcuate, upward direction for orienting the bottle to a standing position, on its base.

Abstract: A plurality of control switches are located in the hub of a steering wheel of a vehicle. The switches are connected to a remote control distribution terminal by a single lead connector. Actuation of each switch creates a switching voltage identifiable with that switch by a control circuit in the remote control distribution network. Reference voltages of predetermined values are applied selectively to individual control circuits in a circuit network. A control circuit in the network identifies the actuation of its associated switch by comparing the value of the switch created voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage or reference and the effect of the switch created voltage value on the adjacent control circuit. Switch components are actuated for control of selected vehicle accessories.

Abstract: A plurality of control switches are located in the hub of a steering wheel of a vehicle. The switches are connected to a remote control distribution terminal by a single connector. Actuation of each switch creates a switching voltage identifiable with that switch by a control circuit in the remote control distribution network. Reference voltages of predetermined values are applied selectively to individual control circuits in a circuit network. A control circuit in the network identifies the actuation of its associated switch by comparing the value of the switch created voltage with a predetermined voltage reference and the effect of the switch created voltage value on the adjacent control circuit.

Abstract: A swing arm lamp has the swing arms thereof connected to each other through a swivel assembly that includes a pair of end swivel elements and a center swivel element all disposed proximate each other and interconnected so as to rotate with respect to each other about an axis of rotation through the swivel assembly, but so that relative sliding movement along the axis of rotation of the elements with respect to each other is substantially prevented. The elements are formed of tubular stock with the center element having reduced outer diameter at each end thereof and having a circumferential groove formed about each such reduced outer diameter. The reduced outer diameter end portions of the center element, in turn, seat respectively in enlarged inner diameter end portions of the end elements. A lug is formed from the material of each such end element by displacing the wall thereof in a swaging process.

Abstract: A spinal anthropometer or lordosimeter is described that provides a three dimensional configuration of the spine. Point encodement and codement of spacial measurement of spinal landmarks provides data permitting representation of spinal curvatures for diagnosis and assessment of lordosis and scoliosis.

Abstract: A barber shop or beauty parlor chair for back shampooing, i.e. the shampooing of the hair and scalp of the head of a person seated in the chair, from the rear of the person, by tilting the chair into a reclined and substantially horizontal position, so that the person or customer's neck may be readily fitted onto the shampoo bowl. The present chair features pivoted frame members manipulatable by an integral hydraulic cylinder, so that the chair is adjustable from an upright position into a reclined and substantially horizontal position, whereby back-shampooing of the head of a person sitting in the chair may readily be accomplished. The chair features pivoted frame members which are pivoted by activation of the upper plunger of a hydraulic cylinder.

Abstract: Paperback books are fed one by one from a supply hopper to a stripper which separates the cover from the rest of the book and directs the book cover to a sorter; while directing the rest of the book for other disposition. A feed device receive each cover from the stripper and moves it to a sorter so that covers are spaced from each other a distance equal to the size of a bin of the cover sorter. Computer and electronic controls interconnect the supply feed, stripper and sorter, and include: a trigger, in the form of a notched wheel cooperating with a photocell circuit, to trigger required cover spacing; a senser to read UPC markings carried by the cover; and control and computer components to divert covers to appropriate sorting bins while counting the covers so sorted. Feed controls are provided to maintain cover feed through the sorter until all covers are sorted, even though feed of books from the supply hopper has ceased.

Abstract: A ventilating duct system including a plurality of ducts are disposed about an oven door on the face of an oven. Each duct includes a plurality of spaced openings to allow cool air from a source of cool air to be directed about the oven door. A first air feed duct extends from a distribution box to one corner of the duct system to direct cool air into a pair of ducts that meet and are connected at that corner. A second air feed duct is similarly connected to the other pair of ducts and to the distribution box. An infeed duct directs air to the distribution box. If desired, a control duct can be disposed in each of the ventilating ducts. The control ducts would be connected to the distribution box to receive the cool air therefrom and would be formed with spaced openings and would be movable from a position with its openings aligned with the openings in the ventilating ducts to facilitate the flow of cool air therefrom to positions out of alignment therewith.

Abstract: A spindle is driven in continuous manner to wind a ribbon of material upon a core. A traversing guide, moved in a side to side reciprocatory manner by a traversing carriage, guides the ribbon of material so that it is wound in spiral fashion upon the core to form a layer first in one direction and then in the opposite direction one upon the other until a package is formed.A sensor wheel, attached to the spindle drive shaft for rotation therewith, is provided with a number of fingers the movement of which is sensed by a sensor head to provide digital pulses to a two stage counter. The two stage counter, in turn, controls activation and deactivation of solenoid valves to clutch and de-clutch the traversing carriage to a drive belt and provide the reciprocatory movement for the carriage and ribbon.

Abstract: A lateral type file cabinet is provided with a predetermined number of file drawers suspended therein for movement between drawer open and drawer closed positions. Lock and interlock mechanisms are provided in the cabinet for coaction with the drawers to prevent withdrawal of more than one drawer at a time and to lock all drawers in the cabinet. The interlock mechanism includes a stack of interlock bars; their being one less bar than the number of drawers. Each bar includes an upper an a lower actuator block; with the blocks disposed for coaction with the radiused leading edge of an interlock track carried by each drawer. When a drawer is pulled from the cabinet the interlock track engages the appropriate actuator block to raise its bar and all interlock bars thereabove. The actuator blocks on the raised bars prevent movement of all drawers above the open one.

Abstract: A reflective marker is attached to the front and side of each joint of a subject whose motion or gait is to be analyzed. Each marker is formed of reflective tape and is relatively small and weightless and will not hinder or affect the subject's movements. A pair of Sony Video Motion Analyzers operating at sixty frames per second are positioned to the front and side of a walkpath having a marked centerline along which the subject walks; and coact with video cassette tape recorders to record the subject's movements along the runway. Monitors, provided for playback of the recorded video tape, are each provided with a built-in magnetic disk allowing ten seconds of high-speed motion to be recorded and displayed.