Abstract: A reclinable wheelchair which operates in conjunction with a compatibly equipped bed to transport a prone person between the bed and the reclined wheelchair alongside the bed. The back rest can be raised and the leg rest of the wheelchair can be lowered to place the person in a sitting position. Provisions are included for use with a toilet.

Abstract: In a device for obtaining a smear sample from a body cavity, in particular the uterus mouth or cervix, a plurality of substantially parallel flexible bristles (3) is connected to a carrier (2) provided at one end of a stem (1). In order to ensure that cells from all the portions of the body cavity are sampled the bristles (3) extend substantially parallel to the stem (1) and the bristles (3) each have at least one longitudinal sharp edge (6). The said sharp edge (6) is adapted to scrape cells from the body cavity when the device is rotated about the stem axis.

Abstract: A freewheel device with freewheeling and locking effect in both directions of rotation can be produced easily and inexpensively by the use of conventional sprags designed for use in uni-directional freewheel devices. Two sets of sprags are provided between the inner and the outer raceway of the device, one for each direction of rotation. The sprags are spring loaded for taking positions in which they do not contact one raceway, and a cage which is braked during rotation is provided to be brought in rotation by the sprags and thereby influence the sprags against the spring force to taking a position in which they contact both raceways, the two sets of sprags being alternately engaged or disengaged depending on the direction or rotation of the device.

Abstract: A reclinable wheelchair which operates in conjunction with a compatibly equipped bed to transport a supine person between the bed and the reclined wheelchair. The back rest can be raised and the leg rest lowered to place the person in a sitting position. Provisions are included for use with a toilet.

Abstract: In a constant velocity joint having an inner and an outer part with opposite grooves in which are arranged rolling bodies guided by a retainer, the grooves and/or the rolling bodies are provided with a friction coefficient increasing surface layer in order to give reduced contact stresses between rolling bodies and retainer.

Abstract: A clamping ring for use e.g. as a support around a jointing sleeve during explosion welding consists substantially of two preferably equal ring halves (1,2) connected to each other over slots (3) limited by flanges (4,5) comprising surfaces (6,7) which form an angle (.alpha.). The surfaces co-operate with opposing surfaces (10,11) on an annular clamping member (9) which enclosed the flanges. Means, e.g. screws (12), are provided for bringing about a wedging action by displacing of the clamping member in relation to the clamping ring, thereby varying the bore circumference of the clamping ring. The force uniting the clamping ring halves is completely taken up by the clamping member (9) and does not stress the screws (12).

Abstract: The invention pertains to novel, potent anticonvulsants, analgesics and cognition enhancers achieving their action through the antagonism of specific excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter receptors. In particular, the invention is directed to .omega.-[2-phosphonoalkyleneyl)phenyl]-2-aminoalkanoic acids having general formula: ##STR1## Wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH.dbd., amino, nitro, trifluoromethyl or cyano; n and m=0, 1, 2, or 3; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof.

Abstract: An arrangement for the prevention of bedsores on invalids confined to bed, in which the bed can be tilted toward either side for shifting the weight distribution of a patient to promote circulation of the blood and thereby prevent the development of bedsores. A reversible motor drives a ball nut through a worm screw so that motion of the ball nut in one direction raises one side of the bed frame, and motion in an opposite direction raises the opposite side of the bed frame.

Abstract: The invention concerns a nut provided with a locking element (4, 5, 6, 7), which by e.g. a screw (8, 9, 10, 11) can be urged radially against a screw thread. In order to provide a self-contained and easily releasable nut the locking element is arranged in a recess which, together with the element, is so arranged that at least a part (12, 13, 14, 15) of the element is deformed elastically when the element is moved against the screw thread. Thereby the element springs out of contact with the thread when the screw (8, 9, 10, 11) is released.

Abstract: In a freewheel mechanism with a number of blocking members arranged between raceways on two elements, one raceway is arranged on a body which is co-operating with one of the elements and is turnable thereon. The circumference of the body is variable for varying the distance between the raceways. The variations can take place because the body is elastically deformable radially and by tightening and releasing a threaded portion between the body and the element, the thread flanks thereby acting as wedges. The purpose of the arrangement is to avoid jamming of the freewheel by the blocking members upon reversal of the direction of rotation when the blocking members are in blocking position. The unwanted torque developed during jamming of the freewheel releases the tightened thread joint between the body and the element, whereby the circumference of the body and the distance between the raceways of the freewheel is increased so that the blocking members are released.

Abstract: A novel chitosan derivative, having carboxymethyl substituents on some of both the amino and primary hydroxyl sites of the glucosamine units of the chitosan structure, is disclosed, together with methods for its preparation starting from either chitosan or chitin.

Abstract: A thin-film electroluminescent panel which has a light sink layer deposited immediately behind the phosphor layer thereof is modified to have a light emission enhancing dielectric layer deposited between the phosphor layer and the light sink layer. The light emission enhancing dielectricphosphor interface provides for injecting hot electrons for impact-exciting the luminescent centers in the phosphor to enable the panel to generate light when the front electrode of the panel is positive in potential. Moreover, the light emission enhancing dielectric layer is formed of a material having the same index of refraction as the phosphor layer so that it will pass the incident ambient light and the rearwardly directed light generated in the phosphor layer without reflection into the light sink layer wherein it is trapped by internal reflection and absorbed.

Abstract: A simple nonmetallic device allowing the gentle enclosure of a few hundred liters of water from discrete depths in flexible plastic bags for in situ time series studies. The disposable bags close without rigid moving parts, remain in situ and are pump sampled from the surface. The system is suitable for deployment at sea and for radio-tracer experiments.

Abstract: A thin-film electroluminescent (EL) panel operating as a matrix-addressed display is provided with a light sink layer immediately behind the phosphor layer thereof to enhance the legibility of the display under high ambient light conditions. The light sink layer is formed of a p-type semiconductor compound material comprised of 20% lead telluride and 80% cadmium telluride doped with indium. The addition of the indium into the material introduces free electrons which compensate for the hole carriers therein and thereby increases the specific resistivity of the material. The addition of lead into the semiconductor compound material forms the lead telluride which in combination with the cadmium telluride reduces the energy band gap of the material to effectively absorb the ambient light in the visible range which is the source of the bad legibility. Moreover, the lead serves to reduce the mobility of the free charge carriers in the material and thereby further increases the specific resistivity of the material.

Abstract: A device for providing a clamping joint comprises two elements (1,2) with complementary threads, each having a flange constituting a clamping surface. Clamping takes place upon relative axial displacement of the elements (1,2) which can be brought about by screws (4) arranged axially in bores in a flange (5) on one element. In order to prevent accidental disengagement of the elements, at least one of the threads adjoins at one end to a part (6) which is wedged against an opposing thread flank when the elements (1,2) are rotated in relation to each other over a predetermined end position.

Abstract: A device for fastening e.g. a bearing ring on a shaft comprises a clamping sleeve and a clamping member co-operating with the sleeve. The clamping member and the sleeve contact each other over wedge-shaped surfaces. The sleeve surfaces intended for contacting the bearing ring and the clamping member have such shape that the clamping force acts essentially on that part of the sleeve which co-operates with the clamping member, and no appreciable axial displacement takes place between the sleeve and the bearing ring. Thereby the bearing ring keeps its shape and position during mounting.

Abstract: In a motion transmitting mechanism comprising a linearly moveable member (3) operating to and from an end stop, a compressible spring (9) is arranged between the linearly moveable member (5) and a supporting surface (10), whereby the spring is compressed when the member (5) approaches the end position and gives a force on the member (5) directed away from the supporting surface when the member is in its end position.

Abstract: In a device with a double-row angular contact bearing the outer raceways are arranged in elements (4,5) which are axially displaceable in relation to each other. Prestressing or play of the bearing is determined by an elastic ring (7) situated in a space delimited by opposing surfaces connected to the respective elements, whereby the axial bearing play decreases when the distance between the opposing surfaces increases.

Abstract: An electroluminescent panel is provided for displaying a simulation of a speedometer for a vehicle. The simulation includes a rotating needle for indicating the speed of the vehicle and a drum type odometer for keeping track of the total mileage of travel of the vehicle. The electroluminescent panel has a microcomputer and a video ram associated therewith. On successive (Direct Memory Access) DMA periods of a millisecond operating cycle, the microcomputer is programmed to read columns of data out of the video ram to be displayed as corresponding columns of pixels on the electroluminescent panel. Between the successive Direct Memory Access periods of the millisecond operating cycle, the microcomputer is programmed to execute needle control and odometer control routines to update the data in the video ram in response to an input fed to the microcomputer indicative of the speed of the vehicle upon which the electroluminescent panel is mounted.

Abstract: A device for sealing a spherical rolling bearing comprises two annular sealing bodies (4, 5) arranged on the respective bearing rings and divided by a gap (6) with spherical opposing surfaces. A further sealing washer (9) is provided in recesses (7, 8) in the sealing bodies (4, 5) and delimits a space (10) in connection to the gap (6). The washer (9) is fixed in one sealing member (4) and is provided with a sealing lip (11) contacting a spherical surface of the other sealing body (5). The device gives a good sealing effect also when the rings of the bearing are skewed in relation to each other.