Abstract: A technique and apparatus for providing reciprocating hydroenhancement includes a pair of fabric spools with a hydroenhancement process disposed therebetween. The hydroenhancement process is configured to impart a minimal amount of hydroenhancement to the fabric passing therethrough and may comprise only a single vacuum roll and associated single hydroenhancement jet (other arrangements may use two or three of vacuum rolls and jets in order to provide controllable "front side" and "back side" treatments on a per pass basis). The fabric to be treated is loaded onto a first spool, passes through the hydroenhancement process and is thereafter taken up on the second spool. Once the entire length of fabric has been treated and loaded onto the second spool the process is reversed; the fabric is unwound from the second spool, treated a second time and re-loaded onto the first spool. The process is reversed once again, and a second "forward" treatment is imparted to the fabric. This "back and forth" (i.e.

Abstract: A double layer sweater which is knit simultaneously of two independent layers, one being an inner layer, and the other layer being an outer layer. Joining the two layers together is a polygonal-shaped quilting stitch pattern forming insulating pockets between the layers. Each layer is different and may be comprised of a blend of wool and acrylic yarn in the outer layer and a synthetic wicking enhanced yarn, such as polyester or acrylic, in the inner layer, such that there is a hydrophilic inner layer and a hydrophobic outer layer. The inner layer is comprised of synthetic yarn with enhanced wicking features. The outer layer of yarn is treated in a bath of teflon material such that the teflon-coated yarn produces the hydrophobic outer layer. The sweater has the properties of insulation to provide warmth to the wearer; has a water repellant and stain resistant outer layer.

Abstract: A body harness for securing to and movement of a victim from harm's way, comprising an elongated belt for extending around the chest of a victim and under his armpits, having a quick lock-quick release buckle to rapidly buckle the ends of the belt together around the victim's chest and to rapidly unbuckle the ends for removal of the harness after the victim has been moved to a safe location so he can be quickly transported to a hospital for observation and treatment, and having an elongated hand grasp loop that is long enough to extend from its connection to the belt around the victim's chest in the direction toward the victim's head to a location beyond the victim's head where the rescuer can feel for, locate and grasp the hand grasp loop to drag the victim to safety. The hand grasp loop is attached to the belt at a diagonal so it extends diagonally in the direction toward the victim's head when the belt is secured around a victim lying on his back.

Abstract: A fine hosiery stocking has a comfort foot area. The comfort area encompasses the toe, sole and heel areas of the foot. A pad is sized to cover and be secured to the comfort area or integrally knit or woven into the comfort area to act as a liner to protect and comfort the foot of the wearer of the stocking. The pad is made out of a thicker, absorbent fiber material to absorb wetness and allow the foot to breathe.

Abstract: A textile treatment unit comprises a belt conveyor which operates continuously, with a conveyor section, on which textile material is transported in folds. The upper side of the belt, with the folds located on it, passes over a local height deviation in the conveyor section, in the form of an elevation formed by a roller arranged below it, causing the folds to be loosened.

Abstract: A foldable bag attached to a fabric article mainly including a fabric article, such as a coat, and small and larger bag sewn at one edge to the fabric article, such that the fabric article can be easily folded and received in the small bag via an opening of the small bag, and the small bag with the fabric-made article received therein can be easily contained in the larger bag by turning the big bag inside out. The larger bag also has an opening through which many other articles can be put into the larger bag along with the small bag and the folded fabric article packed in the small bag for convenient carrying and managment.

Abstract: A garment having a cuff construction with an opening for permitting the thumb of the wearer and the fingers to extend outside the sleeve. The cuff is generally integrally attached to an article of clothing, and folds in on itself for storing the cuff permitting the use or non use of the cuff at the user's direction. The cuff is formed at an opening of a sleeve in a garment, and includes a tubular member which is switchable between a first rolled position allowing the hand to pass through and a second unrolled position forming a covering around at least a portion of the hand and/or thumb while leaving the ends of the fingers and thumb exposed.

Abstract: A figure enhancing garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a comfortable manner, includes a pair of pants having first and second pant leg portions, a front panel portion, and a waistband with a tunnel formed therein. The first and second pant leg portions are attached to the front panel portion via first and second interconnected tunnel seams that extend divergently from the crotch area and interconnect with the waistband tunnel. A third tunnel seam interconnects with the first and second tunnel seams and the waistband tunnel while extending upwardly from the crotch portion to the waistband. An adjustable pulley system extends through the waistband tunnel and the first, second and third tunnel seams to adjust the fit of the figure enhancing garment. Alternatively, the first and second seams are simple seams without tunnels.

Abstract: A jacket having a large storage compartment located in the upper central region of the rear of the jacket. In one embodiment of the invention, jacket 2 comprises a torso portion 8 having a large storage compartment 36 located in the upper central region of the back or rear side of torso portion 8 and having a flap 38 which can be moved from a "closed" position in which the contents of storage compartment 36 are covered and/or protected, to an "open" position in which items can be placed into or removed from storage compartment 36.

Abstract: A device for crimping synthetic thread bundles or bands has a stuffing chamber, a pair of rollers supplying a thread bundle or band into the stuffing chambers, a pressing disk covering a roller gap at end sides of the rollers, a clamping element including and axially reciprocating piston which presses the pressing disks against the end surfaces of the rollers, a rotary drive having a drive unit for producing a reciprocating movement and an apparatus for converting the reciprocating movement in a stepped rotation of the pressing disks, the clamping element being fixedly connected with the rotary drive to form a structural group, the structural group having a single rotatably supported and axially displaceable driven element which axially engages the pressing disk and is fixedly connected with it for joint rotation, the piston of the clamping element being clampable inside the structural group axially against the driven element, the rotary drive having a swivel motor with a swiveling shaft which is reciprocatin

Abstract: Method and apparatus for spinning-in yarn on an open end spinning machine following a yarn rupture, wherein the machine includes a plurality of operating units which wind yarn on respective bobbins and an attending device movable along the operating units to the unit at which a rupture occurred. Upon a yarn rupture, the winding of the bobbin is halted, and the bobbin is permitted to be unwound a metered length. A detecting nozzle detects the yarn end and sucks in the yarn end and moves away from the bobbin. A catching arm supports the yarn. A tension roller receives the yarn on it. The tension roller is located on a spinning head which is swingable from a position toward the bobbin to a position toward the rotor and the head is then movable to move the yarn on the roller toward the rotor. A clamp on the spinning head clamps the yarn and a trimmer trims the yarn to form the yarn end. An ancillary compensator at the spinning head deflects the yarn to compensate and then releases the yarn.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved aerodynamics in dry fiber web forming machines and particularly to airlays which form high quality webs. The invention includes a disperser roll for feeding fibers into the air stream and a second roll opposite to the disperser roll for balancing the disruptive effects of long stationary walls and rotating members in the air duct. In one alternative arrangement of the invention, the fibers are also fed to the air stream by a second disperser roll opposite the first disperser roll.

Abstract: A changeable sign comprises an enclosed outer housing and inner changeable number display areas. The number display areas are comprised of vertically spaced sections, each including a plurality of rotatable horizontal flaps. The flaps are rotated by motors which may be controlled on-site or remotely using telephone, pager or radio remote controllers. Different arrangements of number displays may be provided to display the time, temperature, single digit numbers, multiple digit numbers and decimals as well as other characters. The sign has a compact construction and is weather resistant.

Abstract: A top fabric 2 which is disposed on the back face of a power transmission belt 1 is obtained by joining a plurality of rubberized fabric pieces 2a, in each of which warps 7 and wefts 8 intersect each other at an obtuse angle which is open toward the direction of the length of the belt, in the shape of a ring. Joining lines of adjacent fabric pieces 2a, 2a both intersect at a right angle with respect to the direction of the length of the belt and are parallel to each other.

Abstract: A jacquard pattern control mechanism for a circular knitting machine in which knitting instrumentalities are selected in accordance with a jacquard pattern and are moved between three positions, namely, welt, tuck and knit positions, by a selector jack, a rocker base, a rocker bar pivotally mounted on the rocker base and control cams for controlling the knitting instrumentality, selector jack, rocker base and rocker bar and electromagnetic selection mechanisms that attract selected portions of the rocker bar to determine to which position the knitting instrumentality will be moved, and wherein the selection mechanisms are more compact and have shorter strokes to permit selection of all types of knitting instrumentalities and all three positions without reducing the number of yarn feeds.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding one or more fiber threads, e.g., of glass, at an adjustable feeding rate. At least two synchronously driven feed rollers forming at least one nip for the fiber thread and consisting of a first motor driven roller and a second co-rotating roller. The motor driven roller and/or the co-rotating roller are/is provided with one or more, each in its respective peripheral slot in the cylindrical mantle surface of the roller housed O-ring of an elastic incompressible material, e.g., rubber. The O-ring bears on the peripheral surface of the adjacent roller to transmit the rotary motion by means of friction.

Abstract: A special-purpose suit is provided, in particular for pilots or vehicle drivers or other individuals whose bodies need to be protected, having an outer protective layer which protects against undesirable external influences, a moisture-permeable and/or vapor-permeable inner layer, and a space-maintaining, fluid-permeable spacer layer which is arranged between the outer protective layer and the inner layer and can be climatically conditioned with the introduction of a fluid, the protective layer, the inner layer and the spacer layer being designed such that they essentially cover the torso and/or the leg and/or the arm areas of the special-purpose suit.

Abstract: A flexible body armor which is relatively lightweight and capable of biaxial flexure is disclosed. The flexible body armor employs a novel penetration-resistant hinge for joining adjacent armor plates along one axis and uses sliding overlaps between the same adjacent armor plates along the perpendicular axis in order to achieve biaxial flexibility. Also disclosed are several embodiments of the penetration-resistant hinge and the sliding overlap. In a preferred body armor in accordance with the invention the penetration-resistant hinges and sliding overlaps are part of a frame which provides edge confinement to ceramic armor plates used in the body armor.

Abstract: A process for treating natural cellulose fibers, in particular cotton fibers, comprising the stages of depositing the fibers on a continuously moving wire to form a lap evincing a specific surface weight of 100 to 800 g/m.sup.2, impregnation with a treating solution, treatment, and rinsing using an aqueous liquid, characterized in that rinsing is carried out by applying the liquid in the form of jets directed at one side of the lap perpendicularly to its direction of advance at an energy between 2 and 60 kwh/ton of treated product. The rinsing station (100) comprises at least one needle injector (105, 115) situated across the lap and applying highly pressurized water jets to its surface. The liquid is sucked in through a transverse slot communicating with a suction box (110, 125).

Abstract: A forward lean sock, that is particularly suited to snowboarding is provided. The snowboarding sock includes a woven sock body having a leg section and a foot section joined by a heel and front arch. The heel includes a Y-heel construction that provide an enhanced pouch of material at the heel to remove tension at the opposing front arch so that bunching is minimized in a forward lean position. The toe section can include reduced padding or a flat weave with no padding to provide more freedom of toe movement for the wearer.