Abstract: The device, fashioned, for example, as a cashier's safe (3), has two openings (12) for the issuance of paper currency (2) and valuable objects, stored in strongboxes (1), from the interior (4) of the safe. A pivotable member equipped with conveying means takes over the strongboxes (1) and, respectively, the bills (2) from respectively one conveyor arranged in the interior (4) of the safe and pushes them through one of the openings (12). After having been emptied or loaded, the strongboxes (1) are again retracted by the member and transferred to the conveyor (23).

Abstract: A cylinder lock system employing a key having a projection extending from each opposing parallel edge of the key blade, the projections respectively operating an auxiliary pin tumbler stack and cooperating with a groove in the lock shell to retain the key in the lock after plug rotation from the key insertion position. The key retaining projection also cooperates with the driver pin of the auxiliary pin tumbler stack to prevent key trapping, i.e., the presence and size of the retaining projections keeps the auxiliary driver pin from engaging the keyway. The cooperation between the key retaining projection and the auxiliary driver pin is permitted by providing the lock with two shear lines, located on different diameters, which are simultaneously operable by a single key.

Abstract: A motive air seat cushion comprises: an envelope with an air inlet opening and air discharge openings around the edges. An air distribution box having a plurality of holes around the edges is located inside the envelope and connected to the air inlet opening. A flexible hollow supporting padding is embedded inside the envelope to provide void spaces and also support for the envelope. As air from a motive air source flows into the air distribution box and then diffuses evenly through the envelope, the cushion is cooled or warmed, thus giving a cooling or warming sensation to a person sitting on the cushion.

Abstract: A cervical and head support pillow having an outer pillow covering with a top half and a bottom half. Inserted in the top half is a contoured foam core which provides cervical and head support to a user when the user is in a supine or a side-lying position. Two cervical rolls of different convexities are in the foam core and provide varying cervical support. The pillow also has foam inserts for insertion in the bottom half of the outer pillow covering. The inserts adjust the height of the pillow and also offer the user the feeling of less or more support for the head. One of the inserts has a v-shaped depression. The user aligns the "v" in the depression with the desired cervical roll for maximum comfort. After the user inserts the desired insert pieces, the top half of the outer covering is folded over the bottom half of the covering and the pillow is closed by means of a zipper.

Abstract: An anti-snoring pillow which reduces the snoring by the user when sleeping by positioning the head of the user such that the degree of blockage in the user's breathing passageway is reduced. The anti-snoring pillow includes a base member which is preferably inclined and has a curved front edge which is lower in height than the rear edge. The upper surface of the base member adjacent the front edge has an elongated bolster secured thereto, which bolster is curved along its length to conform to the curved shape of the front edge of the base member. The bolster also includes a curved peripheral cross-sectional area for comfortable support of a user's neck. The bolster and the base member, and the choice of materials therefor act in conjunction to ensure comfort and also the positioning of a user's head so as to decrease the blockage of the user's breathing passageway when the user is in a back or in a side sleeping position.

Abstract: An apparatus including a plate-like support member, including a plurality of spaced "U" shaped hooks arranged for securing the plate overlying a support structure such as a door, curtain rod, and the like. A series of equally spaced "J" shaped hooks are mounted to a forward surface of the support plate, and each includes a transversely and integrally mounted horizontal rod mounting a sphere at each end thereof coaxially of the rod. Modifications of the invention include telescoping rods accommodating various articles, as well as selectively removable coverings for the spheres to enhance engagement with articles mounted thereon.

Abstract: A combination door and door frame primarily designed for blast shelters wherein the hinged door, which in locked position is designed to withstand external overpressures resulting from detonation of either nuclear or conventional weapons, swings inwardly when opened, thus avoiding the objection of outwardly opening doors which can be blocked by rubble, debris, soil, etc. projected by the force of the explosion piling up against the door resulting in the occupants becoming entombed in the shelter.

Abstract: A security device to protect a door from forced entry consisting of two brackets, a rigid form and one or more male protrusions. The brackets are securely attached to both sides of a door jamb and secured adjacent and perpendicular to the center line of the keyed lock of the door. The form slides into the brackets, buttressed in place with the male protrusions when the door is closed. An optional embodiment utilizes a plate placed over and blocking access to the locking device of the door.

Abstract: An inflatable multi-purpose medical support pillow for supporting a body member, or a portion of the body. One side of the pillow is deeply grooved to cradle an extremity, and the other side is slightly grooved for trunk support. The pillow is an inflatable triangle member including a body anchor member attached to the lower end of the pillow. A pillow slip can engage over the pillow.

Abstract: A platform bed frame for a platform bed comprising side plates and end plates that are connected together at each corner of the bed frame by a connecting bracket. The connecting bracket is formed with integral projection portions that are press fit into tight engagement with corresponding apertures formed in the side plates and end plates.

Abstract: A power window apparatus for opening and closing a curved window glass having a comparatively large curvature in the direction of its curvature is provided with a fixedly mounted reversible motor, a curved screw having curvature nearly equal to the curvature of the curved window glass and fixed in parallel to the curved window glass, and a movable unit fitted onto said curved screw and connected to the motor and said curved window glass. A flexible drive shaft transmits the rotation of the motor to a worm gear in mesh with a worm wheel disposed in threaded connection on the curved screw to move the movable unit along the length of the screw.

Abstract: A locking device for an auxiliary lock comprising a rotatable ring and a base. The ring is fitted around the auxiliary lock and combined with the base. Then they are mounted in the door to let a large part of the rotatable ring be exposed outside the door, and rotating the ring can cause the dead bolt of the auxiliary lock to extend out locking the lock.

Abstract: A support system that reduces the likelihood of breakdown of human skin, and hence formation of decubitus ulcers, is disclosed. The system comprises two sheets of flexible material bonded together to provide a plurality of separate cells that are capable of being alternately and repeatedly inflated and deflated by means of a fluid contained in the cells. The flexible material is impermeable to the fluid. The cells are of a size and shape and with an intercellular spacing such that in at least one of the width and length of the system, the distance between centers of adjacent inflated cells is less than the human two-point discrimination threshold and the support system is capable of supporting a human body with bottoming out either of or between the inflated cells. In particular embodiments, the support system is in the form of a mattress.

Abstract: A fitted fabric sheet for a mattress for a crib with vertical rails, the mattress having a top plane surface and vertical sides, has a peripheral edge coinciding with the vertical sides of the mattress, a fabric crib bumper liner with top and bottom edges, and e.g., ties or loops for securing the top edge of the bumper liner to the vertical crib rails. The bottom edge of the liner is secured along its entire length to the peripheral edge of the sheet.

Abstract: A door locking mechanism for a door which is mounted on the inside of a door which can be hung to open either inwardly or outwardly. The mechanism consists of a lever arm pivotally mounted connected at its ends to extended members which at their opposite ends are connected to lock bolts. The frame supporting the door is equipped with members to receive the bolts when the door is locked. The outside of the door is provided with a lock to move the bolts out or in to lock or unlock the door. The inside of the door is provided with a knob to effect the movement of the bolts.

Abstract: A high security post lock according to the invention includes a hardened shell having a head member at one end thereof and an eccentric locking cam rotatably mounted at the other end. The lock is adapted to be inserted through an opening passing through a door frame and a door to secure the door. In a first or open position, the circumference of the cam is coextensive with the circumference of the shell, so that the lock can be inserted into and withdrawn from the door. In a second or locked position, the locking cam projects outwardly from the shell to prevent withdrawal of the lock and thus secure the door. Movement of the cam is limited by a pin and groove arrangement.

Abstract: A seizure fixing device of a pipe by a clamp member comprising a pipe, a clamp member having a seizure wall and a mounting wall at once end, a resinous bush interposed between the pipe and the clamp member and bonded via a bonding layer to the pipe, and a means for fixing the clamp member to the bush. The clamp member, which may be formed with protrusions or an elastic film, is fixed to the bush, thus effecting the seizure-fixation without causing damage to the plating films and permeation of water into the fixing portion.

Abstract: A lock device in the form of a padlock has a shackle and a retaining cable connected to the lock case. The shackle has a heel-piece permanently retained slidably and rotatably in the case of the padlock and is urged upwardly in the unlocked position by a spring. The retainer cable has a yoke at one end which is received in a slot in the side of the lock case and captured within the case by the lower portion of the shackle which slides up and down through the yoke as the shackle is moved up and down between the locked and unlocked positions. The free end of the retaining cable may be secured to a convenient structure in close proximity to where the lock will be used to maintain the lock at the use location whereby the lock may be secured at the use location either in its locked or unlocked condition.

Abstract: A vehicle door construction which includes a door frame which defines integral longitudinal screw grooves for seating fasteners used to mount cross braces to which the window regulator assembly is mounted. The frame may also include a lower recess to collect debris and an outer channel to allow fasteners mounting a window guide brace to be countersunk for easier mounting of the door frame in the vehicle. The frame may also include a removable insert which defines the window slide channel to allow rapid replacement of a broken window.

Abstract: An electrically actuated rear deck lock mechanism which may be locked or unlocked in a conventional manner. The lock mechanism latches the deck lid with a latch member engaging a lock bar after closure of the deck lid. An electric actuator moves the latch to a locked position. Once in the locked position, the electrical actuator mechanism is free of the mechanical forces applied to the latch member such that any forces experienced during normal operation of the vehicle are absorbed through the mechanical interaction of the latch with the lock bar without undue effect on the electrical actuator. The latch member can also be manually moved to a locked position without interfering with the electrical locking position of the mechanism. A bypass cam and a release member are provided which permit the rear deck locking mechanism to be manually locked and unlocked in the event of a power failure or a failure of the electric actuator.