Abstract: Lubricating compositions for use with fiber optic elements and method for their preparation are claimed. Lubricating compositions are made from a mixture of polybutene and hydrophobic silica. The other ingredients such as oily polybutene, an amine phosphate, mineral oil, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene are optional. Other materials such as coloring agents and antioxidants can be also used.

Abstract: A lubricating composition is provided which is a stable dispersion of a synthetic oil, such as polyalphaolefin oil; finely divided polymeric fluorocarbon powder, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (e.g., Teflon); a silicon dioxide powder which is substantially 100% hydrophobic; a glycol, such as polypropylene glycol; a substance to increase viscosity, such as polybutene; and an agent to withstand extreme compression loads, such as an amine phosphate. The lubricating composition is made where ingredients are added in a particular sequence and where they are subjected to the shearing action at the elevated temperatures and under vacuum.The lubricating composition provides high corrosion resistance due to the absence of dissolved air and moisture. It also has an excellent lubricity, extremely low moisture absorbancy, a very low oxidation rate and an outstanding performance under extreme compression conditions.

Abstract: An in-line processing system for processing a supply of paper into a disposible programmable rack or organizer is provided. The processing system may be integrated into a publishing or assembly system for making a magazine or other booklet from a paper supply. Paper is processed into a programmable organizer by laying down a pattern of adhesive stripes on the surface of the paper and by cutting a pattern of slits in the paper and then folding the paper over itself forming a two-ply sheet held together by the adhesive stripes and defining longitudinal pockets across the two-ply sheet. The pattern of slits form openings in the pockets. A programmable rack may be made as a unit or may be integrated into a magazine.

Abstract: Aqueous cable pulling made from propylene glycol, mixture of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and hydroethyl cellulose, mixture of methyl- and propylparabens and water and method of preparing such compounds are claimed. The composition includes from about 10% to about 30% by weight of propylene glycol, from about 0.1% to about 1% by weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight of hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight of methyl paraben and from about 65% to about 90% by weight of water.

Abstract: A portable high pressure sodium lamp lighting system is mounted on a mobile cart, the cart carrying a mobile power supply in the form of a automotive type battery. The portable lighting system employs a standard high pressure sodium luminaire designed to be driven by 115 volt 60 cycle utility generated power. A DC to AC converter is employed which converts the DC battery supply to a 115 volt simulated 60 cycle supply. The AC characteristic is simulated by generating a quasi-square wave form which approximates a 60 cycle characteristic when driving the luminaire.

Abstract: An electrode in the form of a conductive balloon is mounted in a head or other body part band. An open face flange with teeth accurately spaced about the flange is secured to the headband. The teeth extend through the head band from one side and fit into spaced slots or holes in a back plate located on the other side of the headband. A portion of the headband is captured by the teeth between the flange and the back plate. A conductive fabric is held between the open face flange and the headband and covers the opening in the flange. When the flange and back plate are drawn or pressed together and held by the teeth secured in the openings in the back plate part of the captured part of the headband is forced out of the opening in the flange. Since the conductive fabric covers the opening in the flange the conductive fabric is pushed upwards by the headband material forced out of the flange opening forming a conductive balloon electrode.

Abstract: A femur sliding screw plate is improved by adding flanges or wings on either side of a central portion, the flanges extending at least partially around the femur shaft. Preferrably, the flanges are provided integral to a centrally raised part which fits over a portion of the leg of a basic screw plate. Screw holes in the sliding screw plate align with screw holes in the basic screw plate and the sliding screw plate is attached to the basic screw plate and each screw plate is attached to the femur by common screws. The flanges each have screw holes, offset from the screw holes in the centralloy raised portion, screws being used to secure the flanges to outlying portions of the femur shaft in order to more fully consolidate fragments of the fractured femur. Alternatively a screw plate is provided with integral flanges extending from the leg of the screw plate.

Abstract: A continous cable is passed through a rotatable member which has axially adjacent non-rotatable members on both sides of the rotatable member. The continuous cable is coiled around one non-rotatable or stationary member, passed over deflectors mounted on and rotatable with the rotating member, passed through an opening in the rotatable member to a second non-rotatable member and is coiled around the second non-rotatable or stationary member. As the rotatable member rotates, the deflectors transfer the cable linearly from one coil to the other coil across the rotatable member, that is, through the opening thus maintaining continuity in the cable.

Abstract: A calling card is printed on its paper front side with data for visual presentation. The card back side is made from a material that will accept, retain and permit the reading of encoded data by a card reading device. Data decoded by the card reader is visually displayed on a cathode ray tube and stored in a data storage device for later retrieval.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for retaining a pad or hub of a rotatable steering wheel of a motor vehicle in a non-rotating state, relative to the driver of the vehicle, irrespective of the rotation of the steering wheel provides for two retaining collars supporting a pair of rollers for retaining an endless belt. The endless belt is biased by an idler roller using a three point pressure applying flat spring with two of the pressure points located on the retaining collar.

Abstract: A portable high pressure sodium lamp lighting system is mounted on a mobile cart, the cart carrying a mobile power supply in the form of an automotive type battery. The portable lighting system employs a standard high pressure sodium luminaire designed to be driven by 115 volt 60 cycle utility generated power. A DC to AC converter is employed which converts the DC battery supply to a 115 volt simulated 60 cycle supply. The AC characteristic is simulated by generating a quasi-square wave form which approximates a 60 cycle characteristic when driving the luminaire.

Abstract: A locking device for securing a bicycle to a pole, post, bar or other stanchion is provided. The lock includes a shackle, formed from a bar of metal stock bent around itself forming a pair of parallel legs connected at one end open ended at the other end. The parallel legs are bent in a U-shape to form a shackle with legs connected at one end and open at the other. A cross bar, fitted with a locking mechanism includes holes adapted to receive the two open ends of the shackle. With each end of the shackle leg slated for forming a latch slot, a double tongue sliding latch supported in the cross bar engages the latch slots for locking the cross bar to the shackle.

Abstract: An infrared hair dryer has four infrared units positionable about the head. Two of the infrared radiating units are fixedly mounted to the top of a framework by a pair of conduits. Side infrared radiating units are mounted to each side of the framework by adjustable means to facilitate positioning of the side units relative to the head of a person whose hair is being dried. Each unit includes an infrared radiator of straight line configuration disposed between a reflecting mirror and a wire screen. A control panel with control circuitry is carried by the framework for relative positioning with respect therefore and is connected to the radiators by electrical conductor means which extend through the conduits. A sensor and indicator are carried by the framework as is a motorized blower unit for blowing air through appropriately formed louvers and towards selected locations. The heat sensor is adjustably mounted to serve as a reference point in adjusting the infrared units.

Abstract: A heart fitness evaluation system is set up in booth form in which a participating person may have the fitness condition of his heart evaluated based on a step test protocol. Personalized data is transmitted to the system in the form of selected answers to questions proposed, and the person is classified according to such data provided for the purposes of data comparison. The person engages in supervised exercise over a timed period to accelerate heart functions. After the activity, the person's heart is monitored to determine the recovery rate of the heart over real time. Comparison of the recovery rate is made against stored physiological data relating to heart rate recovery of classified persons, which is translated in to the fitness level of the person's heart and displaying such results.

Abstract: Apparatus for securing cap type material to a wall at a uniform distance above a floor includes a base composed of a slider and an angularly disposed shoulder. The slider is in the form of a plate that permits the base to be slid along the floor. The shoulder permits the base to be slid along the wall. The shoulder includes a top, a roller biased and pressing against the top, a port through the shoulder and a mounting for supporting a nailer or other strip material fastening means on the base and positioned for securing the strip of material to the wall through the port in the shoulder. The cap type material is positioned at a uniform distance above the floor by passing the apparatus along the floor at the wall while the cap type material rides on the top of the shoulder and under the roller.

Abstract: A swing arm lamp has the swing arms thereof connected to each other through a swivel assembly that includes a first swivel element and a second swivel element all disposed 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 and so that the relative rotation is limited to just about 360 degrees. The swivel elements are formed of tubular stock with one element having a reduced outer diameter at one end thereof, having a circumferential groove formed about such reduced outer diameter, and having a stop extending therefrom. The reduced outer diameter end portion of the one swivel element, in turn, seats in an enlarged inner diameter end portion of the other swivel elements. First and second lugs are formed from the material of such other swivel element by displacing the wall thereof in a swaging process.

Abstract: An air cylinder 8, pivotally carried at 7 proximate the front end of a dental chair, when extended moves a legrest frame 4 and an extension frame 11 to an extended position through a linkage mechanism including three pairs of linkage arms 21, 23, and 26. Each linkage arm 21 is pivotally connected to seat 1 at one end, and to a linkage arm 23 at the other. Linkage arms 23 are pivotally carried by a sub-frame 6, connected to and movable by cylinder 8, and are each pivotally connected at their other ends to linkage arm 26 pivotally carried by frame 11. The arrangement and sizing of linkage arms 21, 23 and 26 and their pivotal connection to each other and frames 6 and 11 is such that extension frame 11 when extended moves slowly at first and then more rapidly. A spring roller 16, tension belt 17 and sheet 18 cooperate with extension 11 to retract same.

Abstract: A back, two sides continuously decreasing in height from the back toward the front, a bottom and a front, significantly lower than the back, are secured together to form a paper stacker. The bottom is domed at is midpoint between the sides with the dome extending from the front to the back. A pair of quarter round moldings are disposed at the juncture of the sides and bottom and extend from the front to the back. Thus, there is formed a right parallelapiped with an essentially open front and slopping sides. The back can be extended by an extension attached to the stacker by teats which are attached to the sides of the extension and fit into slots extending through the back of the stacker at the junction with the sides allowing the back of the stacker and extension to form a coplanar surface when so attached. Multiple slots and teats are deployed at essentially equal intervals.

Abstract: Bottles are moved along a conveyor between a pair of spaced belts while lying on their sides, and may be in neck leading or base leading orientation. Each bottle is detected individually to determine its orientation. Signals, corresponding to the orientation of the bottle detected are sent to a selector switch which sets up bottle stand up apparatus to act upon the detected bottle. For base leading oriented bottles a bottle trip is positioned in the path of the bottle and, working in coordination with the pair of spaced belts, acts upon the bottle causing the bottle to pivot on itself into a standing position, on its base. For neck leading oriented bottles the bottle trip is removed from the path of the bottle and the bottle makes contact with a rotating wheel which, working in coordination with the pair of spaced belts, acts upon the bottle causing the bottle to arc about itself into a standing position, on its base.