Abstract: A two-piece dispensing cap for a container has a body and an insert mounted for rotation within the body. The body has a sidewall defining a cylindrical chamber with an open first end and an end wall forming a partially closed second end. The body sidewall has an inlet while the body end wall has an axial opening, a non-axial outlet, and a protruding flange for attachment to a container mouth. The insert is received into open first end of the cylindrical chamber. The insert has a peripheral wall dimensioned to conform to the cylindrical housing interior surface and a first insert end wall including a protruding handle extending through the axial opening in the body end wall. The insert includes openings to permit filling of the insert from the container and dispensing of the contents of the insert. An insert second end wall is integrally formed with a hinge to the insert peripheral wall while an over-cap is integrally formed with a hinge to the body portion.

Abstract: A two-piece dispensing cap for a container has a body and an insert mounted for rotation within the body. The body has a sidewall defining a cylindrical chamber with an open first end and an end wall forming a partially closed second end. The body sidewall has an inlet while the body end wall has an axial opening, a non-axial outlet, and a protruding flange for attachment to a container mouth. The insert is received into open first end of the cylindrical chamber. The insert has a peripheral wall dimensioned to conform to the cylindrical housing interior surface and a first insert end wall including a protruding handle extending through the axial opening in the body end wall. The insert includes openings to permit filling of the insert from the container and dispensing of the contents of the insert. An insert second end wall is integrally formed with a hinge to the insert peripheral wall while an over-cap is integrally formed with a hinge to the body portion.

Abstract: An adjustable, removable, interlocking iliac crest belt for a body brace is disclosed. The belt can be secured to the inside of a posterior portion of the body brace, and is secured about the patient's waist and upper hip region, engaging the iliac crests of the patient and providing additional pressure and stabilization force. Adjustable hook and loop fastening elements can be used to fasten the iliac crest belt. The belt is intended for use in body braces of the type for immobilizing or stabilizing a patient's spine in a post-surgical therapeutic application, or for treating abnormal spinal curvature, which brace may include body-conforming front and back shell elements molded from plastic, and adjustable strap elements affixed thereto for attaching the shells together around the torso of the patient with a selected compressive force.

Abstract: A breast prosthesis may be formed by forming an outer layer on a mold, and filling the mold with a polymerizable foaming composition. The mold may be formed by forming a computer model of the prosthesis based on scanning a patient. The computer model may be used to form a solid model. A prosthesis may be coupled to the patient by coupling at least one metallic insert to the prosthesis and at least one magnet to the patient. Alternately, the prosthesis may be formed with a retaining harness integral to the prosthesis. In still another method, the prosthesis may be coupled to a retaining device surgically implanted in the patient.

Abstract: A cover for a wall mounted enclosure having a faceplate with first and second sides and an aperture extending through the plate. A screw retention assembly is coupled to the plate adjacent the aperture by a flexible mechanism that is more flexible than the plate. The flexible mechanism is bendable with respect to three separate axes relative to the faceplate, allowing the screw retention assembly to float with respect to the plate about those axes. This enables the faceplate to fit flush against the wall and the screw retention assembly to fit flush against the enclosure even when the enclosure is misaligned or depressed relative to the wall.

Abstract: A soft ankle/foot orthosis for protecting the ankle and foot of a person. In a preferred embodiment, the soft ankle/foot orthosis comprises an outer layer of soft compressible plastic material and an inner layer of soft compressible plastic material. The inner layer of soft compressible plastic material is bonded to the inside of the outer layer of soft compressible plastic material, the inner layer and the outer layer together defining a split shell. The shell is sized and has a molded shape corresponding generally to the lower leg and foot of the person on whom it is to be worn, the lower leg portion and the foot portion of the shell being oriented generally perpendicular to one another to properly position the ankle so as to prevent fractures to the foot and/or ankle. To protect an ulcerative heel and/or ulcerative toes from contact with potentially irritating items, the shell is enlarged in the back and bottom of the heel region and is sized to extend beyond the toes of the person.

Abstract: A knee brace comprises an anterior femoral shell conforming to the shape of the upper leg of a person, an anterior tibial shell conforming to the shape of the lower leg of the person, and a posterior calf cuff conforming to the shape of the lower leg of the person. The knee brace further includes first and second mechanical hinges positioned on the medial and lateral sides of the knee of the person, respectively. The first mechanical hinge comprises an upper bar having an upper end fixedly mounted to the femoral shell and a lower end, a center link member pivotally mounted on the lower end of the femoral shell, and a lower bar having a lower end fixedly mounted to the tibial shell and an upper end pivotally mounted on the center link member.

Abstract: A body brace for use in the treatment of scoliosis and other spinal abnormalities includes a bottom shell sized and shaped to be fitted around a patient's pelvis, a middle shell sized and shaped to be fitted around the patient's abdomen and a top shell sized and shaped to be fitted around the back and the sides of the patient's rib cage. The top shell is made up of a left segment and a right segment. The middle shell is connected to the bottom shell by first and second lockable swivel mechanisms which provide for lateral, front and back, and rotational movement of the middle shell relative to the bottom shell. The left segment of the top shell is connected to the middle shell by a third lockable swivel mechanism which provides for lateral, front and back, and rotational movement of the left segment of the top shell relative to the middle shell independent of the right segment of the top shell.

Abstract: A hard body brace for treating scoliosis in a patient while preventing hypokyphosis in the patient's thoracic spine. As preferably envisioned by the present invention, the hard body brace may be fabricated by the manufacturer as an unfinished brace and may then be finished on site by an orthotist to meet the exact size and shape of the intended wearer. In a preferred embodiment, the unfinished hard body brace comprises a shell shaped to surround the torso of a person in such a way as to correct scoliosis, the shell having an outer layer of hard plastic material and an inner layer of compressible plastic material bonded to the outer layer. The shell is preferably made from a single section and has a vertically extending split portion. To prevent hypokyphosis, the shell is shaped to define a kyphotic angle in the thoracic spine of approximately 20 to 25 degrees.

Abstract: A process for removal of H.sub.2 S from gas streams is described, the process being characterized by use of a novel iron chelate treating solution containing a specified ferric to ferrous chelate ratio, aqueous ammonia, and thiosulfate ion.

Abstract: A process for removal of H.sub.2 S from gas streams is described, the process being characterized by use of a novel iron chelate treating solution containing a specified ferric to ferrous chelate ratio and aqueous ammonia.

Abstract: A process for removal of H.sub.2 S from gas streams is described, the process being characterized by use of a novel iron chelate treating solution containing a specified ferric to ferrous chelate ratio, aqueous ammonia, and thiosulfate ion.

Abstract: A process for removal of H.sub.2 S from gas streams is described, the process being characterized by use of a novel iron chelate treating solution containing a specified ferric to ferrous chelate ratio and aqueous ammonia.

Abstract: An improved aluminum reduction cell which includes an insulated container for the molten electrolyte, a cover over the open mouth of the container, and a heat exchanger positioned above the molten bath, within the container and below the cover for recovering heat from the molten bath and further including, in one embodiment, means for converting the recovered heat into electricity which can be recycled back to the reduction cell. By heavily insulating the reduction cell against heat loss and by appropriately controlling the amount of heat which is recovered the cell can be operated over a wide range of electrical power inputs.

Abstract: Polymers of a polymerizable mixture comprising an ethylenically unsaturated acid and an oligomer of an allyl-containing ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid are useful as thickening and bodying agents when partially or completely neutralized.

Abstract: An attachment positionable on the top surface of a standard veternarian operating table for receiving an animal with ventral side down having rear legs hanging over a rear portion of the attachment and forelegs stretched outward on a front portion of the attachment. The attachment is formed of a unitary body member defined by a rear portion, a front portion, a side member disposed about the periphery of said attachment, and support legs disposed at each end of the body member for independently adjusting the attachment in the vertical direction with respect to the top surface of the operating table. The rear portion of the attachment is substantially concave in cross-section with the widest opening occurring at one end of the body member, whereas, the front portion is formed substantially of a triangularly shaped flat surface extending from a central portion of said body member to a maximum area at the second end.

Abstract: Novel polyacrylic hot melt adhesives prepared by blending a polymer having a Tg of -85.degree. to 0.degree. C. with a polymer having a Tg of 20.degree. to 150.degree. C. are disclosed.

Abstract: A porous high-silica core is disclosed for use in directional solidification casting processes having exceptional thermal stability at temperatures above 1650.degree. C. and containing mineralizers which promote the formation of cristobalite. The cores may be made by mixing at least 75 parts of essentially pure fused silica particles with 1 to 25 parts of activating particles containing a mineralizer, such as an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compound, may be fired at a temperature of 1000.degree. to 1300.degree. C. until they contain 35 percent or more of cristobalite and may then be cooled to room temperature. They may thereafter be incorporated in a shell mold in accordance with the "lost-wax" process and preheated with the shell mold at a temperature of 1300.degree. to 1600.degree. C. to provide a cristobalite content of 60 to 85 percent or more within a short period of time, such as 10 to 30 minutes, and before a molten superalloy is allowed to flow into the mold.