Abstract: A central belt lock, particularly for a parachute harness, includes a housing, a main pin or journal which is manually rotatable and axially movable therein, and an anchor plate which cooperates with a plurality of retaining bolts for the belt attachment or coupling members. There is dealt with the problem of allowing the belt attachment members to be released and thus disconnected from the lock even if the parachutist for some reason is unable to actuate the lock manually, after making a jump over the sea. Therefore, a central belt lock is provided to be activated by sea water and can be released thereby, without affecting the function thereof when operated manually. For this purpose, the main journal (2a) has at least one longitudinal bore in which a push rod (12) is mounted so as to be longitudinally movable. An actuator (20, 27) is associated with the push rod and is actuated when coming into contact with water, axially moving the push rod (12) and hence the anchor plate (5) with the retaining bolts (6).

Abstract: A device for carrying bank notes stacked in each of the container boxes to be inserted in an automatic money depositing and disbursing machine.The device carries the bank note stack while controlling the upper surface thereof at a pre-set level to render the related money stacking or dispensing means to gain access to the bank notes, when the device is inserted in position in the automatic money depositing and disbursing machine. On the other hand, when each box is removed from the machine, stacked bank notes are securely held in the box while being compressed by the pressing plate.

Abstract: A drawer apparatus to be mounted through any substantially vertical planar wall wherein there is available unused space located behind the wall. An opening of selected size is formed within the wall. A drawer housing is mounted through the opening and positioned so that the floor of the drawer housing is located substantially horizontal. The drawer housing has a drawer housing face which is to be pivotable a limited amount relative to the drawer housing to accommodate different inclinations of the wall away from vertical. A separate drawer is to mounted in a close conforming manner within the drawer housing. A drawer face is mounted in conjunction with the drawer which is also tiltable in respect to the drawer so as to be located at the same angle of inclination as the drawer housing face. The drawer face and the drawer housing face connect together when the drawer is completely in the retracted position.

Abstract: A sit-kneel chair (10) for distributively supporting the posterior of a user, and the knee and/or lower leg portion of a user. The chair (10) comprises a seat (12) for supporting the posterior of the user, and the knee support (14) for supporting the knee or lower leg portions of the user. The chair (10) further comprising a frame (16) including a first support assembly (20) for pivotally supporting the seat (12) and a second support assembly (22) for pivotally supporting the knee support (14). Means are also provided for selectively altering the linear distance between the seat (12) and the knee support (14). In the preferred embodiment, such means comprise a connector arm (40) secured to the first support assembly (20) for slidably engaging the second support assembly (22).

Abstract: The invention relates to a shelf assembly, comprising at least two parallel and horizontal supporting crossbars (2) mounted side by side on a support structure or frame (1) as well as a rectangular, elongated shelf board (3) mounted on top of said crossbars, the latter extending crosswise relative to said shelf board. The object is to provide a shelf assembly which is made of structural elements, exclusively of wood, is of a simple design, sturdy, readily extensible and aethestically neat. According to the invention, a shelf board (3) is fastened by the ends thereof in slots (5, 6) formed in crossbars (2) and shelf boards, the slots of said crossbars opening at an angle of 45.degree. obliquely upwards perpendicularly to the crossbar and the slots of said shelf board opening at an angle of 45.degree. obliquely downwards and outwards perpendicularly to said board as viewed from the end thereof.

Abstract: An adjustment/engagement device applicable to a thigh support device, a head-rest height adjustment device and the like in a vehicle seat is disclosed. In this adjustment/engagement device, a stopper bracket having a plurality of engagement grooves engageable in only one direction and provided at their both ends with engagement pieces is provided in one of a fixed-side member and a movable-side member in a movable adjustment portion of the vehicle seat, while a lock bracket engageable into the front-end-side engagement groove of the stopper bracket and movable in a separating direction after abutment against the front-end-side engagement piece of the stopper bracket as well as a lock-off bracket rotatable when abutted against the rear-end-side engagement piece of the stopper bracket are provided in the other, whereby the position of the movable-side member can be adjusted by directly operating the movable-side member itself.

Abstract: Snap-in installation double latch release bracket for retaining passenger car cargo cover end caps.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is disclosed in which the movable arm members of its reclining mechanism are mounted to reinforcing members provided inside a back frame of a pan-type structure. Bolts for fixing the movable arm members are not projected outside the back frame.

Abstract: A cart on casters is provided for dispensing medication to patients as in a nursing home. The cart is provided with a plurality of drawers, each of which is divided into a plurality of storage areas or compartments. Slide members are mounted on top of the partitions, and are provided with recesses for holding medicine cups and with cross slots for holding patient identification cards. Patient medication cards and blister pack medication cards are stored in an adjacent storage area or compartment in the same order as and in close contiguous relation with the cups and patient cards. Each slide member can be pulled forwardly of its respective drawer for more ready access for dispensing of medication from the cups. An additional dispensing area is provided for medicines that are dispensed as needed including pivotable plastic cups which are turned as soon as the medication has been dispensed so that it is apparent that dispensing has taken place.

Abstract: An improved height adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat is disclosed which is adapted to incline the entire seat. In this height adjustment mechanism, four plate-like receiving pieces are provided respectively in the four leg rods of a seat frame in such a manner that they are respectively inclined or descend forwardly, and, on the other hand, four support plates are provided in a mounting platform to be fixed to the vehicle in such a manner that they respectively have the same inclined surface as that of the receiving piece, thereby achieving a face engagement between the respective receiving pieces and support plates. Such face engagement allows loads applied to the respective leg rods to be dispersed over the entire mounting platform.

Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for an aircraft chair in which the chair can be easily and automatically locked in its adjusted or upright position, and unlocked for horizontal swiveling movement. Rotatable cam means are oriented in a locking position such that the chair seat is locked against the base. When the cam means is rotated the brakes are unlocked thereby permitting horizontal or swiveling movement of the chair seat relative to the base.

Abstract: Two vertically spaced shelves with pie-shaped cut outs are rotatably supported on a fixed post in a corner cabinet. Each shelf is rotatably mounted on the post by an anti-friction bearing assembly comprising a rotatable bearing member attached to the shelf and a fixed bearing member attached to the post. To enable the pie-shaped cut out of the shelf to be located in a predetermined angular home position relative to the cabinet door, a detent mechanism is incorporated in the bearing assembly. The detent mechanism includes a cage carried by the rotatable bearing member and supporting a detent ball which snaps into a detent notch in the fixed bearing member to hold the shelf releasably in its home position.

Abstract: A seating unit that includes two side support assemblies and a plurality of lateral connecting rods which are received in mounting apertures through the side assemblies. A securing clip is received inside the hollow ends of each lateral connecting rod to prevent the side assemblies from separating. Each clip has a pair of extending legs with a locking tab that seats in a recess within the lateral rod. The lateral rods flex under the weight of a person seated on the seating unit in order to create a frictional locking force between the lateral rods and side assemblies to prevent the side assemblies from sliding toward each other.

Abstract: A buckle for a seat belt includes a latch piece pivotably supported by a buckle body and having a latch portion engageable with a tang when pivoted in a first direction, a release button pivotably supported by the buckle body and engageable with the latch piece during the pivotal movement thereof in the first direction to cause the latch piece to pivotally move in a second direction and release the engagement thereof with the tang, a first biasing member for biasing the latch piece in the first direction, and a second biasing member for biasing the release button in the second direction. The latch piece has its mid-portion as the center of pivotal movement, and the release button has one end thereof as the center of pivotable movement. The end of the latch piece opposite to the latch portion thereof is engageable with the vicinity of the center of rotation of the release button.

Abstract: A rotary file cabinet having two opposed open sides and two opposed walled sides mounted upon a rotatable base for selective rotation to present either its open or walled sides to face the user; the cabinet being of quadrate form adapted to be aligned in a row with similar cabinets and in spaced relation to each other so as to enable free unobstructed rotation of one relative to the other; the cabinet having a door hinged to each vertical side of each side wall thereof adapted in a closed condition to cover over one-half of the spacing between the cabinet and its neighbors so as to present with a similar condition of the neighboring cabinets a continuous wall appearance; and the cabinet including spring loaded lever means connecting diagonally opposed doors of the cabinet with each other, the lever means adapted upon an initial manual turning of a selected door to effect a corresponding turning of the opposed door and adapted upon the doors being turned approximately 90 degrees to react and cause both opposed

Abstract: A reflective solar tracking system of the type arranged to reflect light rays from the sun onto a remote solar energy collector is described. The system comprises a reflector mounted on an assembly incorporating a drive mechanism for rotating the reflector about two axes to compensate for altitudinal and azimuthal changes in the position of the sun. A sensor device is adapted to point at the sun and provide control signals to the drive mechanism so that the reflector is moved in response to solar movement such that sunlight is always reflected onto the collector and at the same time the sensor device is moved so as to track the sun.

Abstract: A separable terminal assembly of a separable slide fastener includes a separable pin mounted on one stringer tape along one longitudinal edge thereof, the separable pin including a pair of plates interconnected at one longitudinal edge and disposed one on each side of the stringer tape. Each of the plates has a flange extending along the other longitudinal edge of the plate and a bevelled upper end wall held in abutting engagement with the endmost coupling element disposed next to the separable pin. The bevelled upper end walls slope down in a direction from the one toward the other longitudinal edge of each plate. The flanges terminate short of the respective bevelled upper end walls so as to define between the plates and the flanges a pair of openings for allowing the one longitudinal tape edge to flex laterally toward the other longitudinal edge of the stringer tape while the endmost coupling element passes through a branch of the Y-shaped guide channel in a slider.

Abstract: An apparatus for counterbalancing a luminaire pivotally mounted on a drafting board which is adapted to be inclined to a selected working position from approximately 0 degrees to 90 degrees in which the luminaire is provided with support members pivotally mounted on the board and first and second friction control devices are cooperable with the pivotal mounting to provide necessary counterbalancing forces in selected positions of the luminaire. The second control device is activated by a gravity responsive latch when the board is inclined beyond a selected angle of inclination to augment the counterbalancing forces where the gravity moment arm of the luminaire enters a maximum range.

Abstract: The specification discloses a chair including side arms readily and conveniently alignable with one another and/or the chair seat at any time, even after the chair is assembled. More specifically, the control includes a chair iron and a pair of side arms pivotally supported by the iron on opposite sides thereof for movement in a generally vertical plane. Further included is a locking mechanism for releasably locking each arm in one of its pivotal positions to fixedly secure the arms in alignment with respect to the chair iron.

Abstract: An improved child's seat for mounting at the edge of a table includes a pair of spaced U-shaped frame members and a seat and back releasably secured thereto. The seat and back defines channels which embrace portions of the frame members, and which may be snap-connected thereto for release therefrom. The channels provide extensions which define aligned apertures to snap-receive clip-providing locking pins. A removable vertical restraining post is snap-secured to the seat by locking hooks to prevent a child user from sliding forwardly off the seat. The frame members each mount a vertically extending strut. A lock assembly is slideably mounted on the strut for upward movement to clamp against the lower surface of a table top. The lock assembly resists downward movement via a wedge which bears downwardly against the strut. A spring so maintains the wedge-strut relationship.