Abstract: The present invention is an orthopedic chair which may be used to assist an invalid to easily sit therein or to rise thereform. The orthopedic chair includes a frame and a seat which is pivotally coupled to the frame at the front thereof, a back which is mechanically coupled to the frame, a right arm-rest and a left arm-rest both of which are mechanically coupled to the frame. The orthopedic chair also includes a spring tensioning mechanism which resiliently biases the seat, when it is in its first position, toward its second position and a releasing mechanism which releases the seat so that the spring tensioning mechanism moves the seat from its first position to its second position.

Abstract: A prefabricated countertop having an exposed exterior formed from tile which is uniquely constructed to withstand the rigors of remote mass assembly fabrication, transport and display at a retail establishment, and purchase as an integral unit for installation at a remote premises. An underlying frame, formed from angle iron preferably, supports a bottom wall formed from lath upon which cementicious material is provided and adhesive applied on surfaces to be exposed allowing tile to be placed thereon for finished work. A sink basin may be placed through an opening provided in the countertop.

Abstract: A splash guard for a bathtub provided with a shower curtain includes a first extruded plastic channel strip, which is fastened to the adjacent bathroom wall on each side of the bathtub. A second channel strip is positioned on the top wall of the bathtub. First and second support rods are positioned in a respective one of the first and second channel strips. A third support rod is attached to a top end of the first support rod. A flexible panel of material is held by the first, second and third support rods. The flexible material is secured to the support rods so that the top and bottom as well as the sides of the splash guard are supported. The channel strip may also be used as a snap-in lock rod support for holding a tablecloth material on picnic tables or for some other equivalent use.

Abstract: A portable hands-free wash stand characterized by upper and lower foot pedals on its ladder-shaped bottom block for controlling water pump to pump up clean water to feed pipe for wash, and comprising a control switch for the selection of warm water and cool water, wherein waste water is collected in waste water storage tank; a low water level indicating lamp turns on when clean water of clean water storage tank been used up so as to advise people to move the present wash stand to a specific location for filling clean water and draining off waste water.

Abstract: A ground fault simulation is produced responsive to a pool or spa water overtemperature condition, tripping the ground fault interrupter and shutting down the pump used to recirculate the water.

Abstract: A plug assembly for sealing a conduit. The assembly includes an annular, deformable sealing member, bound by an inner surface that includes opposed convexly curved surface portions. Opposed disks, each having an annular boundary edge, are positioned with the boundary edges of the disks underlying the inner surface portions of the sealing member. These disks are drawn together to produce radial expanding of the sealing member in regions where the member overlies the disks.

Abstract: In one exemplar embodiment, a contrast-healing water spa system is disclosed that includes a single monolithically formed tub having two approximately equal-sized chambers that are separated by an integrally formed insulated structural wall that will provide hot aerated water in one cabinet and cold quiet water in the other chamber. A hot water circulating pump withdraws water from the hot water chamber at a predetermined flow rate, and the water is then passed through a filter and heater before being injected into the hot water chamber through high-pressure injection ports. A cold water circulating pump withdraws water from the cold water chamber at a predetermined flow rate, and the water is then passed through a filter and cooled by a sidestream mounted chiller before being returned to the cold water chamber. A single ozone generator is interconnected between the cold and hot water lines to add disinfectant to both water circulating systems.

Abstract: An air regulated cleaner discharge device is for use in a toilet water tank, the tank having a ballcock for discharging water to fill the tank from a minimum water level to a maximum water level, a flush valve connected to a toilet bowl for flushing water therein from the tank, and an overflow pipe projecting above the maximum water level having a ballcock refill tube connected thereto for directing tank water to refill the toilet bowl after flushing. The novel device has a preferably plastic container for receiving a mixture of liquid or other chemical material therein with an air supply tube having an inlet end opening into the tank spaced above the minimum water level and below the maximum water level, and an outlet end opening into the container preferably at an extreme upper portion above the minimum water level. A liquid cleaner supply tube also preferably of plastic is connected into the container at preferably an extreme lower end portion thereof and particularly below the air supply tube outlet end.

Abstract: A disposable receptacle for receiving bodily waste, comprising of a fluid permeable inner layer and in impermeable outer layer, with an absorbant outer layer, with an absorbant layer in between, and a rim portion with fastening means to attach the receptacle so it depends downwardly through the hole in a bed pan support or toilet trainer.

Abstract: A synthetic resin pipe for underground installation includes a synthetic resin strip which is spirally wound and joined to form an elongated pipe. The outer surface of this elongated pipe is smooth and continuous. Reinforcing ribs of the strip have hollow centers and protrude radially inwardly. Strip lateral extents which are adjacent to the reinforcing ribs are joined to form the smooth outer surface of the pipe and also to form an inner wall between adjacent reinforcing ribs.

Abstract: A convertible shower stall platform and ramp combination is shown for use with an invalid's shower chair. The shower stall platform has leveling screws and a vertical flange around at least three sides and drain holes formed near the rear flange. There is a ramp for connection to the front edge of the platform. A turning platform may also be used assembled to the front edge of the shower stall platform where the ramp is capable for connection to either the right or left side of the turning platform and quick-release pins are provided between the ramp and turning platform and between the turning platform and the shower stall platform. The sides of the ramp and of the turning platform have vertical, upturned flanges to guide and retain the wheels of the invalid's chair as the invalid is transported up the ramp and onto the shower stall platform by an attendant. There is a removable safety bar installed across the front edge of the shower stall platform to retain the invalid's chair within the shower stall.

Abstract: A kit comprising materials for sealing leaks in low-pressure gas lines. The kit contains, (a) optionally, a container of corrosion-resistant primer composition; and (b) a special laminated tape comprising a ply of rubber such as neoprene and a ply of pressure-sensitive conformable polyer-based adhesive material based on, e.g., ethylene-propylene rubber, and (c) a seal restraining fabric impregnated with a curable resin such as moisture-curable polyurethane which is characterized by good shelf life and a controlled curing speed when subjected to moisture. The tape of the invention also relates to the novel protective patch structures which are formed by use of the kit material.

Abstract: The irrigation hose comprises two tubes disposed one within the other, at least one of the tubes being grooved. The ungrooved tube forms with the groove or grooves of the other tube continuous secondary ducts over the entire length of the hose. Inlet ports and outlet ports delimit in the secondary ducts sections of a predetermined length, each yielding a flow capable of continuously drip-irrigating a plant in the area to be irrigated. The outlet ports and the inlet ports are distributed along spiral lines if the secondary ducts are straight and along straight lines constituting generatrices of the hose if the secondary ducts run along spirals.

Abstract: A device which will allow removal of water from the pipes and associate equipment servicing a swimming pool without partially draining the pool consisting of a first member equipped with means for water-tight engagement with an outlet in the sidewall of a pool structure and a second member equipped with a standpipe. When the first and second members are tightened into water-tight relationship, a vent is provided from the outlet in the sidewall of the pool to the outside air. The water in the pipe associated with the outlet can then be removed without the necessity of draining any water from the pool.

Abstract: A system is provided for closing a conduit having a gripless inner surface, comprising a sealing wall and an annular seal disposed between the wall and the conduit. Beams connected to the wall by adjustable tie-rods, disposed bearing against the inlet end of the conduit, support and immobilize said sealing wall.

Abstract: A disposable urinating funnel for females comprises a thin, paper-like sheet which is folded in half to form two overlapping sections whose free edges are connected together and are tapered toward the fold line to form a funnel-like shape. The upper edges of the funnel-shape are curved to cover a female vaginal area, and the opposite, bottom edges form a spout-like portion. Score lines are formed midway between the fold line and connected side edges in each of the sections and extend upwardly from the bottom of the spout-forming portion toward the upper end of the funnel-like shape. Manually squeezing the fold line and connected side edges toward each other causes the otherwise flat funnel-like shape to open, by bowing the sections apart along the score lines. In addition, the tapered, connected-together edges are cut along a shallow curve which permits the funnel to be used with the fold line forwardly or rearwardly for selectively directing the flow of liquid through it.

Abstract: A push button linkage in which a lever is tiltably actuable around a plurality of selectible axes as the consequence of an axial push on a single push rod. It finds its principal application as an actuator for a flush valve in a tank type commode or urinal installation.

Abstract: A new type of stool cover had an air tight and hollow inside part of its seat-ring, with bottom that is fitted with drafting openings with fittings to plug up the openings. A plug system involves a support, a spring, a plug support, and a filler associated with each draft opening in the bottom of the seat-ring. The plug support and the filler are made of one piece. While the user is sitting on the seat-ring, the plug support moves upward against the spring, in turn moving the filler away from the drafting opening. The drafting openings are then just opened, and draft from their location on top of the stool. The bad smell produced in the stool can thus continually be avoided.

Abstract: A longitudinally split cylindrical sleeve, consisting of two half shells, is applied to an internally pressurized pipe, to reinforce a section of the pipe wall weakened by an internal or external defect. One pair of adjacent shell ends are first welded together along their length with the shells in place on the pipe in a relaxed condition. The other pair of adjacent shell ends are equipped with longitudinally extending, outwardly projecting, attached shoulder lugs. A clamp assembly is applied to the shoulder lugs to draw them together and tension the sleeve about the pipe. The clamping force applied to the shoulder lugs is monitored and terminated when the applied stress in the sleeve is approximately equal to the stress exerted on the pipe wall by the internal fluid pressure. The free ends of the shells are then welded together longitudinally while in the tensioned condition. The sleeve/pipe combination forms, in effect, a thick-walled cylinder.

Abstract: A toilet seat cover is provided for preventing contact between the human buttocks and the toilet seat when the sheet is disposed and aligned with the toilet seat. A microbiocidal shield is created by the perspiration from the buttocks contacting a water-soluble oxidizing agent along with a water-soluble ene-diol compound dispersed as separate particles in the sheet. The water-soluble oxidizing agent and water-soluble ene-diol compound may be separately microencapsulated by a protective film. Capillary action of the fibers in the sheet provide for conducting free water released during reaction between the water-soluble oxidizing agent and the ene-diol compound throughout the toilet seat cover. Fibers of the sheet are adhesively bonded together within the adhesive that is soluble and dispersible in water to enable the toilet seat cover to be flushed down the toilet after use.