Abstract: An automatic take-up spindle for phototypesetter magazines, wherein the spindle body is a tube with a coextensive slot through its outside wall to receive a leader portion of film media entering therein and restricted in length by a diametrically opposite inside wall, and an anchor pawl operable in the slot between an extended position to pass the film media into and out of the spindle body and alternately actuated by the film media wrapped thereon and unwrapped therefrom to releasably grip the film media to the spindle body.

Abstract: A composite bedding unit comprised of adjoining single bed units adapted to be juxtaposed in the form of double bedding and separable along a median line dividing the sleeping areas of two retiring individuals having distinct sleeping requirements when lying together, the two bed units being carried by a common support and mechanized to be separated from said median line adjacency in the form of single bedding.

Abstract: A free floating wave control unit in combination with a water bed mattress and detachably disposed interiorly therein and coextensive of the top panel of the mattress and comprised of a floatable frame carrying thick fiber batting underlying the top panel and free hanging curtains to intercept and damp out wave motion, and there being marginal walls of thick fiber batting adjacent to the side and end panels of the mattress to damp reflective wave motion.

Abstract: A playing card cleaning apparatus, wherein individual cards are separated from a deck thereof and fed under compression between a first pair of traction rollers and scrubbing rollers wetted with a thin film of cleaning solution and withdrawn under tension between a second pair of traction rollers and said scrubbing rollers, the scrubbing rollers squeezing the thin film of cleaning solution rearwardly therefrom and leaving the cards damp, and wherein drying means of absorbent belting wipes moisture from the cards and discharges them into a receiver, employing a liquid cleaning solution of soda water and nonionic-cationic cleaning agents applied to wet the cards that are simultaneously scrubbed and from which said solution is squeezed.

Abstract: An insolation and micro wave receiver fixedly installed in alignment with the suns azimuth and within the look angle of a satellite, and comprised of holographic windows recorded according to time related to the suns position as zone plates to concentrate infrared light into a Rankine cycle power generating receiver and to columnate ultraviolet light onto a photo voltaic power generating plane, utilizing a micro wave dish as the substrate support of photo voltaic cells and as a condenser of the Rankine cycle operating an induction generator synchronous with an external alternating current power system, and with the photo voltaic power synchronized therewith by commutation.

Abstract: A vehicle traffic-way controller of retractile barrier configuration wherein activation and control is by hydraulics in the form of a pressure source applied from a motor driven pump and directed by a valve to opposite ends of a double acting cylinder and piston actuator to extend and retract the barrier, there being switch control with positive positioning of the barrier and with impact absorbing protection for the hydraulics and structure.

Abstract: Cooperative supports for fishing rods and the like wherein upwardly open U-shaped and V-shaped members are individually swiveled on vertically mounted axes, the U-shaped member being resilient with detents of varied size for the reception of a range of rod diameters at one end thereof, and the V-shaped member being rigid and with a rack and pinion manually operable and held by detent action to engage and snub a range of rod diameters at the other end thereof, the two dissimilar supports releasably securing the handle at said one end and the tip portion at said other end of the rod for its safe storage.

Abstract: A shiftable magazine clip feed for orienting a U-shaped clip and a staple fastener at the head of a fastener driving tool triggered after the separation of a single clip from a stacked supply thereof, the clip being automatically positioned for application to a work piece and mounted thereon through engagement of the magazine with the work piece and that retracts the stacked supply of clips from said single clip.

Abstract: A joystick for restricted movement about X and Y axes to actuate opposed switches disposed in pairs of said axes and operable in an eight-way mode to actuate adjacent corner switches as well as single axially aligned switches, and operable in a four-way mode to actuate only single axially aligned switches, with a selectively positionable gate controlling the mode of operation, all of which is embodied in a spring biased assembly characterized by a tilting flange captured in a complementary mounting plate socket.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the separation of oil from water in an emulsion thereof, by inducing the oil-water emulsion into an elongated chamber at a temperature below the boiling point of water, and by recirculating a portion of the emulsion oil through the chamber at a boiling temperature well below the refining temperature of the oil, drawing off the product oil from the chamber end remote from said induction end thereof, and drawing off the water by-product as steam from the chamber above a controlled liquid level of emulsion-oil therein, waste heat from the product and by-product being conserved.

Abstract: A free floating wave motion absorber confined within a water bed mattress for firm body support with omni-directional rate control over motion, so that disturbing movements are substantially reduced and virtually eliminated, by a multiplicity of circulation cells that individually restrict both downward and upward water flow, retard depression or sudden bottoming, and that co-act jointly to transfer lateral displacement forces.

Abstract: A frame and sterile sleeve and eyedropper combination in kit form for therapeutic self-administration of medication to the eyes and comprised of an eyeglass frame with omni positionable guides slidable through lens openings and with bores therethrough for the reception of sterile sleeves and with guide-adjustment-lock means for the selective positioning of said guides, the sleeves being expendible tubular elements adapted to receive and position the eyedropper, and the guides having a peripheral target focused upon by the eye to expose a portion of the conjunctiva.

Abstract: A split coupling of clam-shell configuration applied laterally over abutted ends of confronting tube sections with bead-over-wire reinforcement engaged with opposed shoulders of separable body members, and having depressible ring and abutment seals molded into the separable body members hinged for abutment on a diametrical axially disposed plane coincidental with the axis of the body members when closed over said confronting tube sections by link and latch means, all basic structural members operating in tension and shear connections multiplied for greater strength and for uniform load distribution, said ring seals being scarfed for circumferential continuity, and there being an electrical bond between the coupling and said confronting tube sections.

Abstract: An electromechanical device comprised of a battery energized motor having widely separated poles and requiring momentum for operation applied by inertia from a lost motion fly-weight accelerated by the motor during commutation which momentarily starts and stops the motor for an extended dwell time and which subsequently restarts the motor for continued operation, there being primary sensory effects as a result of motor operation subject to speed change by the control of extraneous motion, there being a first motor commutated circuit energizing sensory effects, and there being a second cam switched circuit energizing sensory effects adjusted to long and short dwell modes, the motor operation and effects being synchronous at variable angular velocity within 180.degree. and 360.degree. of rotation.

Abstract: A highway safety barrier constructed of concrete modules and installed continuously along the margin of a roadway and having a barrier wall of restricted height and a stepped shoulder comprised of offset inclined planes, to steer the angular approaching wheel of a vehicle back toward the traffic lane with a damping action, diminishing the possibility of overturning of the vehicle, increasing the possibility of regaining control of the vehicle, and reducing the possibility of overturning the safety barrier modules.

Abstract: An awning frame of dome style and tubular construction comprised of a complement of prefabricated frame members supplied in knock-down condition for shipment and subsequent assembly without the use of tools and held secure by a canvas cover.

Abstract: A hydrojet boat drive for efficient transition from low to high speed boat operation, characterized by a conventional drive pump unit and prime mover installation in the "slot" of a "V" bottomed hull and featuring a low drag ram-scoop with a blow-in door or panel which is responsive to imbalance between internal flow pressure and external slipstream pressure, whereby intake volume is augmented for low speed operation and ram pressures contained for high speed operation.

Abstract: A secondary oven heated by restricted heat transfer from a primary oven through a common pan-roof tempered by convention flow of ambient outside air adjustably mixed with primary oven vent air controlled by a damper diverting a portion of primary oven vent air through the secondary oven with the balance thereof discharged externally.

Abstract: A solar concentrating lens and receiver operating on azimuth and altitude axes according to the position of the sun and characterized by an array of elongated transparent slats spaced for ventilation and each of prism-lens configuration with a reflective base, for both refractive and reflective focus of heat rays through a narrow slot into a receiver and onto an absorber at a focal plane where heat absorption is into a fluid media within an insulated and vacuumized internally reflective chamber.

Abstract: These circuits produce light, sound and similar effects in models or toys by taking advantage of current modulation produced in a commutator circuit of a two-pole motor which may be used to provide motion for at least a part of the model or toy incorporating one of the circuits. At least one additional effect-producing circuit element in addition to the motor is electrically connected to the commutator circuit. A battery or other means for applying sufficient electromotive force to the commutator for operation of the motor is electrically connected to the commutator circuit. When the additional effect-producing element is parallel to the commutator circuit, the battery supplies an insufficient amount of electromotive force to allow both the motor and the additional effect-producing circuit element to operate in their maximum current-drawing condition at the same time. A sufficient amount of electromotive force is supplied to allow either alone to operate in its maximum current-drawing condition.