Abstract: A method of decorating a fabric in which an elongate strip of fabric is sewed to a base fabric along a line spaced inwardly from the edge of the strip of fabric. The base fabric with strips sewed thereto is then washed in a washing machine so as to cause the edges of the strips of fabric outside of the line of stitching to fray and to thus take on a decorative appearance. The invention also includes the fabric produced by this method with the strips of material being arranged in any desired decorative pattern on the base material.

Abstract: In a rotary ironing machine for applying treatments such as ironing, embossing and the like to sheet materials such as leather, cardboard and the like, the cylindrical ironing surface is provided on a thin-walled hollow cylinder, the sheet material is fed by a conveyor belt between said cylinder and an external pressure roller, a counter-pressure roller being provided within the cylinder. Radiation heating means are provided for the ironing surface, externally or preferably internally of the hollow cylinder. Said cylinder is supported by external or internal guide rollers which, together with the heating arrangement, are supported by a carrier which is disposed within the cylinder and is supported at only one end thereof. Other details are disclosed, including a retaining arrangement, for retaining and spreading the sheet material and stripping arrangements with oscillating stripper fingers.

Abstract: An improved dampening roller produced by grinding a thermoplastic cylinder under conditions causing strands of the thermoplastic material to be abraded away from the surface and redeposited onto the still soft surface of the thermoplastic cylinder and to bond thereto. The particles are deposited at an angle, producing channels which permit edge removal of excess dampening solution, preventing liquid buildup at the center of the roller.

Abstract: A helmet is constructed with a hard surfaced, limitedly flexible shell lined with an energy absorbing material having an inner conforming liner adapted to the shape of the head or skull of a wearer for maximum comfort and safety. There may also be provided a transfer layer on the interior surface of the energy absorbing liner and formed of a flexible layer of incompressible fluid for dispersing impact forces.

Abstract: The compression roller in a paper producing machine has a relatively thin outer casing which rotates and is supported directly below the point of contact by a stationary support system. The support system includes an elongated cylinder and piston assembly. Attached to the piston is a pivotable support bar whose surface conforms substantially to the inside surface of the rotating casing. A pump supplies pressurized fluid medium through conduits in the piston to a long channel in the support bar, thus providing a fluid film on which the casing is supported. Side pockets in the support bar are connected to the long channel and serve to stabilize and centralize the position of the support bar.

Abstract: A protective headgear having two transverse cushioned bands adjustable in length by the use of multiple hook and loop fasteners.

Abstract: An odor absorbing insole or insock covering the inner sole of footwear has a bottom inner sole engaging open cellular resilient cushion layer, an intermediate nonwoven random fiber felt mat porous layer having the fibers coated with an odor and moisture absorbing chemical such as activated charcoal or silica gel, and a porous slippery abrasion resisting top fabric layer protecting the foot or sock of the wearer against discoloration or irritation. The layers of the insole are laminated into integral unitary relation by heat sealing or by binders which do not impede flow of air. The alternating application and release of foot pressure on the insole as when walking will alternately compress and expand the open cellular cushion layer to pump air through intermediate layer and abrasion resisting top layer for circulating air in the footwear around the foot into intimate contact with the chemical for efficient absorption of moisture from foot perspiration and destruction of foot odors.

Abstract: A light-weight guide roller comprising a cylindrical jacket of stainless steel filled with synthetic foam material under pressure, both ends of the roller being closed by an annular box-shaped element constituted by a central trunnion with two oppositely positioned rings each having a U-shaped cross-section, said rings being welded to said trunnion and to said jacket.

Abstract: A chin strap for protective headgear comprising, an elongated first strap having means for attaching opposed end portions of the first strap to the headgear. The chin strap has a second strap having opposed ends connected to the first strap at spaced first and second points in a central portion of the first strap, with the first and second straps being spaced from each other intermediate the connecting points. The chin strap has a third strap having one end connected to the first strap at a third point intermediate the first and second connecting points and adjacent the first connecting point, and having means for attaching the other end portion of the third strap to the headgear. The chin strap has a fourth strap having one end connected to the first strap at a fourth point intermediate the first and second connecting points and adjacent the second connecting point, and having means for connecting the other end portion of the fourth strap to the headgear.

Abstract: The roll comprises an arbor having a sleeve fitted over its central portion, together with means for introducing hydraulic fluid under pressure between arbor and sleeve to expand the latter and vary its crown. In one embodiment the arbor is provided with a fixed shoulder at one end having an undercut bevel in its inner face and a movable collar on the other end, likewise provided with a shoulder having an undercut bevel on its inner face, and the sleeve has bevelled ends. The hydraulic means are adapted to urge the collar toward the first shoulder, wedging the ends of the sleeve against the arbor. In another embodiment, the arbor is tapered slightly at one end and the inner surface of the sleeve end is also tapered so that movement of the collar wedges the sleeve over the taper of the arbor. A filler is also provided to fill most of the space between arbor and sleeve and so reduce the amount of hydraulic fluid required to fill the roll.

Abstract: A deflection-compensated roll of the type which is adapted to be used in the calender or press section of a paper machine. The roll has an inner non-rotating axle and an outer shell surrounding and rotatable with respect to the axle, this axle and shell having a common axis. The axle includes an inner magnet structure while the shell includes an outer magnet structure which rotates together with the shell. These inner and outer magnet structures cooperate to provide attraction between the shell and axle on one side of the above axis and repulsion between the shell and axle on the opposite side of the above axis, to achieve in this way a deflection-compensation.

Abstract: Cylinder and rollers for printing machines such as offset cylinders, impression cylinders, form cylinders and dampening rollers. The surface of the cylinder or roller consists of a layer inseparable from the cylinder proper. This layer has a thickness of 0.05 to 0.6 mm and consists of an oxide selected from the group of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, TiO.sub.2, Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, ZrO.sub.3 and Mgo and a combination of these oxides.This layer may also consist of a metal alloy selected from the group of nickel-chromium and nickel-chromium-boron-silicon.

Abstract: A sole structure particularly for rock climbing footwear, comprising a toe or front part and a heel or rear part. The toe and heel parts are both provided along the bottom perimeter thereof, substantially in the shape of a horseshoe, with a plurality of first lugs extending substantially perpendicular with respect to the perimeter or horseshoe path. Internally to the perimeter or horseshoe path, a plurality of second lugs extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sole longitudinal direction. The first and second lugs project from the sole with opposed inclinations with respect to a perpendicular direction to the sole.

Abstract: A machine for automatically sewing the opposite non-parallel edges of a piece of fabric which includes first and second sewing stations spaced on opposite sides of a work bed in which means is provided at the exit end of the first sewing station to grip and to rotate the fabric into a position where the second edge to be sewn is parallel to the direction of stitching to be performed at the second sewing station and further including means to translationally move the work fabric from the first sewing station to the second upon completion of sewing at the first station.

Abstract: A controlled deflection roll comprising a stationary support and a substantially tubular-shaped roll shell rotatable about said support. Between the support and the roll shell there are arranged a number of movable piston-like hydrostatic pressure elements having contact surfaces serving to support the roll shell. The invention contemplates providing the pressure elements with substantially flat side surfaces extending in the direction of movement of the pressure elements. The side surfaces of neighboring pressure elements disposed at the same side thereof are located in a common plane. In order to connect neighboring pressure elements there are provided connection components having resilient flaps or tabs which bear against the flat side surfaces of at least two neighboring pressure elements.

Abstract: The deflection-controlled roll has a roll shell rotatable about a fixed beam with a plurality of hydraulic piston support devices along the roll for exerting support forces between the beam and the roll shell. The roll shell has weakened zones along its length for reducing the stiffness of the shell. The weakened zones may comprise grooves, circumferential rows of bores or tangential slots, corrugated annular inserts, etc. The weakened zones may be formed between annular portions of the roll shell aligned with the operating surfaces of the support devices. Preferably the support devices form hydrostatic support fluid layers between the operating surfaces and the roll shell. Lift-off support devices may be employed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a guide roller for hot-rolling mills for long metallurgical products and to the method by which it is made. The roller consists of a hollow core and an annular ring mounted on the core. The core is generally fabricated from soft metals, such as aluminum or magnesium and alloys thereof readily worked by conventional forming techniques while the ring consists of a hard refractory material, such as a metallic carbide, nitride, carbonitride or boride or a ceramic based on metal oxides.

Abstract: A safety cap has an energy absorbing suspension including crown straps for supporting engagement with the crown of a wearer's head connected to elastically deformable, rupturable and controlled plastically deformable portions of connecting means attached to anchor means in the shell of the cap. The connecting means have end portions adapted to be attached to and wedgingly engage the anchor means. The shock or impact of a blow against the shell suspended on the resisting wearer's head is partially absorbed initially by a wedging action which continues until the end portions are fully seated relative to the anchor means. Further, loading causes the crown straps to pull against, deform and bend energy absorbing portions of the connecting means into adjoining apertures of predetermined size and shape. Finally, at a predetermined force, the bending moments at opposite ends of the energy absorbing portions exceed the tensile yield strength of the material and causes the portions to rupture.

Abstract: A roller to be used in apparatus for wet treatment of photographic material comprises a hollow metallic core and two inserts with coupling shafts provided therein. A coat of chemically resistant thermoplastic material is applied around and sealingly surrounds the core to protect it from the corrosive action of media used in the wet treatment process. The outer surface of the thus coated roller is thereupon machined to a high-quality finish.

Abstract: .Iadd.A deodorizing latex sheet material, insoles for use in reducing foot odor, and methods of making these products. .Iaddend.Shoe inserts are produced comprising a sole-shaped sheet or the like of foamed latex impregnated with activated charcoal. When such a shaped sheet is used as a shoe insert or insole it is found to substantially reduce or even eliminate foot odors frequently associated with perspiring feet.