Abstract: This multiple posture sleeping pillow is designed to be a therapeutic to be used by persons having whip lash, a herniated cervical disc and arthritic neck conditions. The article utilizes a pair of spaced apart cushions, having grooved furrow arm rest, that are secured to ends of a cylindrical or oval intermediate neck support member. This intermediate member is designed to support the neck of a prone person while keeping the head of the user somewhat elevated.

Abstract: A passage (1) with monitored authorization of access is provided with a closure device using a barrier (2) hinged about a vertical axis .gamma.. The passage includes at least one such barrier (2) with an end thereof situated adjacent to the vertical axis .gamma.. Rectilinear guides (6 to 9) guide the axis .gamma. along a line .DELTA. parallel to the through direction of the passage. The barrier is further provided with a hinged link (4) which is hinged firstly about a vertical axis .gamma..sub.1 situated along the barrier (2), and secondly about a vertical axis .gamma..sub.2 situated in the vicinity of the line .DELTA.. A drive system (10 to 13, 22 to 24) opens and closes the passage by causing the vertical axis .gamma. to slide along the line .DELTA.. The vertical axis .gamma. is situated at a distance l from the line .DELTA.. The length of the barrier (2) between the vertical axis .gamma. and the vertical axis .gamma..sub. 1 is equal to L. The passage is characterized in that the length L.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to an elongated wooden structure and a roller press for producing the structure. The wooden structure consists of four pieces (31) joined together and extending from end to end of the structure, said pieces having uniform dimensions in both the transverse and longitudinal directions and an essentially rectangular cross section, the joint surfaces of said pieces being provided with jointing grooves (32) and corresponding tongues (33). The roller press comprises at least one four-roller unit in which the axes of rotation (5,6,7,8) of all four rollers (1,2,3,4) are located in one plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the object to be pressed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door for an electric switch cabinet comprising a door leaf made of a material isolating from fire and arcs, a hinge construction at a vertical edge of said door leaf and connectable to the cabinet frame, and a locking device cooperating with the door frame at the other vertical edge of said door leaf. In order to obtain an improved hinge construction regarding tightness and strength and to make the door lockable from all sides of the frame, the invention provides a hinge construction comprising a hinge composed of slidably and pivotably interengaging profile elements, latch means provided at the upper and lower edges of the door and being adapted to engage complementary latch means provided at the frame, and a jacking or lifting mechanism for vertically displacing the door via the hinge to bring the latch means and the complementary latch means into and out of engagement relative each other.

Abstract: A door system of the swivel-sliding type for use in a vehicle, suitable in particular for a vehicle for public transport, the door system comprising at least one door panel; suspension means for the at least one door panel, which comprise a telescopic guide; and a drive system for the at least one door panel, wherein the drive system comprises at least one piston-cylinder assembly of which a first movable part is connected to the telescopic guide via a system of arms and rods so as to cause the telescopic guide in operation to perform a plugging movement, while a second part of the piston-cylinder assembly is provided with a projection extending into a track having a first section extending substantially transverse to the at least one door panel and an adjoining section extending substantially parallel to the telescopic guide, the projection forming a part of a pantograph construction mounted between a fixed pivot point and a point of attachment on the door panel, said pantograph construction transmitting the

Abstract: A bed elevating apparatus comprising an elevation frame having a first end and a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is supportable on a bed frame with the first end of the elevation frame being disposed near a first end of the bed frame and the second end of the elevation frame being disposed near a second end of the bed frame. The elevation frame is triangularly shaped in a side elevation and has a first height extending between the upper and the lower surfaces adjacent the first end of the elevation frame and a second height extending between the upper surface and the lower surface of the elevation frame adjacent the second end of the elevation frame with the first height being larger than the second height.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel articles of jewelry and to processes for manufacturing same.An article of jewelry according to the invention, for example a pen or a lighter, comprises a rigid cylindrical body which is enveloped by a tubular braid composed of interwoven strips or filaments of precious or stainless metal. The braid is manufactured separately. It is then fitted over the rigid body, then stretched longitudinally and welded to the two ends of the body and the welds are covered with two rings.One application is the manufacture of pens, lighters or of jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, pendants, ear-rings, etc.

Abstract: A necklace is provided on a flexible string that passes through a plurality of bead-like members, some of the beads on the string being magnetized so that when two of such beads are placed in the juxtaposed position, the necklace assumes a unique shape.

Abstract: A newspaper delivery tube and mounting bracket for protecting the newspaper from the elements. The newspaper tube has a mounting surface that keys to a mounting bracket without fasteners or tools. The mounting bracket has a vertical leg adapted to be fastened to a post and a horizontal leg that is self-mounted to the delivery tube.

Abstract: Large contact areas braces for attachment to the siderails of a ladder maintain the top end of the ladder away from the work surface against which the siderails would ordinarily rest. Each brace provides a large surface area to contact the work surface to prevent defacing of the work surface by the side rails of the ladder. The large contact areas of the braces grip the work surface to prevent the ladder from slipping or sliding. The braces have contact pads that pivot horizontally so that the ladder can straddle corners.

Abstract: A device for effecting the detachable mounting of a ornament, such as a display button having a pin, onto a piece of jewelry, typically a ring. A piece of jewelry such as an expensive ring is modified so as to include a device which includes side walls protruding substantially perpendicularly away from the ring. The side walls include one or more pairs of opposing perforations through which one can pass a pin of an ornament, such as a display button, so as to mount the ornament or button onto the ring. The ornament of button can be detached and changed at will. Further embodiments include a cover plate to form an enclosed space into which a plastic or rubber can be injected to stabilize the pin and fix its position and orientation. A further modification involves the use of elongated slots to facilitate the location of the pin so as to cause the cover plate to be in contact with the back surface of the button so as to further stabilize it.

Abstract: The bendable loop earring includes a generally U-shaped, preferably cylindrical bendable pin having a central shaft and two opposite integral opposite ends with a pair of curved beads connected thereto, one per pin end at the pin ends. The beads can be releasably connected to the shaft, or one or both can be permanently secured thereto. The curved surfaces of the beads closely face each other for releasably point-gripping an earlobe. An ornament can be slidably received on the shaft and free to move thereon, but prevented by the beads from the separating from the earring. In one embodiment the pin has an expanded head against which a first bead abuts and is sealed in place by epoxy or other bonding material. The opposite end of the pin is threaded and the second bead is releasably threaded thereto. The method of the present invention effects the formation of that earring.

Abstract: A gearshift rod for an automotive manual transmission includes two tubular shift rods that support stop plates welded to the inner surface of the rods. Spaced axially along an overlapping region of the rod, located between the stop plates are resilient damping members. A resilient damping strip is located between the longitudinal edges of semicircular portions of the shift rods.

Abstract: A car bed for an infant comprises a cot body having a generally rigid rim providing support for rigid end portions, side portions and a bottom portion. A U-shaped handle has the ends of its limbs pivotally attached to the end portions of the cot body for angular movement about an axis extending longitudinally above the center of gravity of the cot body, between a position in which said limbs are perpendicular to said bottom portion and a position in which the handle is located to one side of said opening. In use, a seat belt is received in guide formations on the handle. Since the handle is located above the center of gravity of the car bed as a whole, the cot body will rotate as a unit deceleration, so that the bottom portion of the cost body is displaced forwardly in an arcuate path to a forwardly and upwardly inclined position.

Abstract: This invention relates to a one-piece latching device comprising a body of thermoplastic elastomer of specified durometer hardness having a substantially plane supporting surface, which is disposed in slidable relation in a recess or nesting site in a door or supporting panel, which comprises an elongated opening substantially in the plane of the supporting panel. One edge of the body, transverse to the supporting surface, terminates in a latching lip for engaging a striker bar or surface in cam-like fashion. The body is provided on its upper surface with means for providing a manual pull or thrust for retracting the latching lip and causing the body to slide in the direction of its opposite end, which terminates in an elastic spring member. The latter is compressed against an edge of the nesting site on the side opposite the latching lip imposing a spring-bias on the body, which causes it to slide in the opposite direction when the manual pull is released.

Abstract: A recycling receptacle for storing and receiving several types of refuse comprising a rectangular housing having a top panel, a front panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and first and second end or side panels. A plurality of input/output doors or ports are located on the front panel of the container and a newspaper shelf is accessible by an opening in the front panel. The interior of the housing is divided so that approximately one-half to three-fourths of the interior space or volume is accessible by the input and output doors in the front panel and the remaining interior space is accessible from an input door in the first end panel.

Abstract: An alternating pressure pad having at least two sets of alternately inflatable cells, with each cell having a height greater than its width. Each cell having at least one internal membrane arranged to restrict the shape of the cell and divide the cell into two communicating regions wherein the width of the lower of the two regions is greater than the width of the upper of the two regions.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is to a bed frame assembly which is of an adjustable width to support various sizes of mattresses and springs. In general the assembly comprises two rectangular frame units positioned in spaced apart side by side relationship and held a predetermined distance apart by an adjustable spacer member or members. Storage drawers and a storage compartment are a part of the frame assembly.

Abstract: A bed, particularly a bed for persons who are sick or require nursing care, which comprises a bed frame, in which a preferably adjustable insert or frame for supporting a lying body is disposed, and a lifting frame, which carries the bed frame and is provided with a lifting device for lifting and lowering the bed frame. The lifting device comprises a plurality of foot supports, preferably four of such foot supports. The bed frame is provided with depending carrying supports, and a foot roller is provided at the bottom end of each carrying support. In order to improve the external appearance of the bed, the carrying supports and the foot rollers are disposed within the foot supports. The foot rollers, when lowered to a retracted position, protrude downwardly from the foot supports.

Abstract: An enhanced gemstone that has a semiprecious gemstone having a crown member with a table surface and a conical seat centered in the table surface. A precious stone is set in the conical seat with the pavilion member of the precious stone matching the angle of the conical seat. The precious stone is secured in the conical seat with means such as cement.