Abstract: A carding engine having a rotatable hollow carding cylinder (5). The inner surface of the cylinder is formed with a fluid-conveying pathway (18 to 21) in a pattern such that fluid circulated through the pathway will maintain the surface temperature of the cylinder substantially uniform. Means are provided for circulating fluid through the pathway in such a way that during operation the pathway is maintained full of fluid.

Abstract: A device for accumulating, dilating, and stabilizing the body of an elastic hose and applying same to the lower leg of a person. A sized circlet of round wire has four equidistantly spaced descending "legs", each of which is U-shaped and has an outwardly projected and rounded tip portion. The device is smoothly finished and chrome plated overall.

Abstract: Disclosed is apparatus for feeding modules of seed cotton to disperser apparatus. The apparatus is capable of picking up, moving and delivering to the disperser the modules of cotton to be ginned, and further is constructed and arranged to load or discharge modules from either end of the apparatus and to run under a module or modules, thereby to reach one located more distantly from the disperser than the others. Also disclosed are various controls and safety devices for the apparatus.

Abstract: An improved lacrosse glove having a hand receiving portion and a cuff or gauntlet connected by a novel flexible connecting means comprising a padded portion attached at one edge to the inside of the hand receiving portion and at the other edge to an elastic portion which is in turn attached to the inside of the cuff. The padded portion provides protection in the opening between the hand receiving portion and the cuff, while the elastic portion, which is inside the cuff, provides flexibility and maximum motion in the area of the user's wrist.

Abstract: A strap for use with a pair of diving goggles includes a pair of rings provided at a slope across one half of the strap and incorporated therewith. The rings receive an aspiration pipe with the effect that the aspiration pipe is secured to stand at right angles with respect to the water level when the diver watches beneath him.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for high speed production of uniform webs by air-laydown of textile fibers. A feed batt of staple fibers is fed to a toothed disperser roll that projects the fibers at high velocity and low angle into an airstream of high uniform velocity and low turbulence to form a thin fiber stream from which the fibers are subsequently separated on a moving screen in the form of a web. Air flow control means upstream of the toothed dispenser roll deflects the air stream at a constantly varying angle of deflection to improve fiber laydown uniformity.

Abstract: The device of this invention performs the functions of one hand in performing a variety of the tasks ordinarily requiring two hands while doing needle craft, yarn work and the like. The invention may serve those having the use of both hands but is specifically developed to meet the needs of those who have the use of only one hand. The device is characterized by a stand having a base and an upright standard and a horizontal arm joined to the top of the standard by means of a free pin hinge. In the mid region of the standard is positioned a rotatable tray having upward angled pegs around its perimeter for holding yarns, strands, spools and the like and the tray has in its top surface shallow troughs for holding small implements, needles, hooks and the like. The top surface of the horizontal arm has a spring loaded clamp near its free end and an upward directed binding post near the clamp and a plate having a multiplicity of various sized holes passing through the plate and the arm below the plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in forming fabric into a predetermined three-dimensional shape. The apparatus includes a contoured mold having at least two parts which are movable between a retracted position and an expanded position. A fabric holding mechanism is provided for holding a fabric shell placed over the mold in fixed position on the mold when the mold parts are in expanded condition. A driving assembly is mounted on one of the mold parts and operatively associated with the other mold part for effecting relative expansion thereof.

Abstract: A visor attachment for a helmet shield includes a flexible polymer visor shaped to be attached to one edge portion of a helmet shield. The visor has a visor bill portion and a support portion. The support portion has an arcuate support portion shaped to follow the contour of a shield when flexed thereabout. Several techniques are provided for attaching the visor support portion to the edge portion of the helmet shield in a manner to support the visor even under great stress, so that a shield is converted to a shield and visor combination.

Abstract: A head covering containing a carrier means for securely retaining an article. The carrier means may be affixed or removably attached to a crown means or some other portion of the head covering. A flap or cover means may be present to cover and protect the carrier means and the article to be retained.

Abstract: A wig mount is provided equipped with a collapsible telescoping shaft with a top element bonded in a receiving socket within the wig mount cap. The collapsible telescoping shaft has a top element, an intermediate element, and a bottom element with a screw clamp pivotally attached to the bottom element. The screw clamp that is conveniently used to clamp the bottom of the shaft bottom element to the top of a table, desk or shelf edge is pivotal, when in the unclamped state and the shaft collapsed to a stowed state substantially within the wig mount cap. The shaft elements are generally smooth on the exterior but in one version contain a resiliently compressed spring that urges the shaft to the telescope expanded state when a catch is released that otherwise holds the shaft in the telescoped state.

Abstract: In an attachment device for use in pairs to mount a face-protective shield, such as a welding helmet, for lifting and lowering pivotal movement on a headgear, the provision of two separate pieces adapted for interfitted engagement relative to each other at longitudinally adjusted positions determined by the requirements of the particular make of headgear and face shield concerned. One of the pieces has a tubular boss projecting therefrom, while the other piece has an elongate slot through which the boss extends. Interengaging means, such as respective series of saw-like teeth, are provided on confronting faces of the two pieces, whereby the positions of the two pieces relative to each other can be adjusted to place the boss as may be required by the position of a boss-receiving opening in a side wall of a particular make of face-protective shield.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a protective helmet including an improved interior head-support suspension assembly which separates the helmet shell from the head of the user during occurrences of normal and abnormal vertical and lateral forces.