Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a flexible outsole, a flexible footbed and a flexible elongated wedge-shape midsole. The midsole has a unitary construction including a heel support area and an arch support area. An open storage compartment is disposed within the heel support area and is concealed by the footbed which overlays the midsole and the outsole. The footbed is fixedly attached to a front toe area of the outsole and fixedly attached to the midsole at about the arch support area. The footbed is further removably attached to the midsole at about the heel support area so that the footbed may be lifted up pivotally and way from the heel support area to provide user access to the storage compartment. Stiffeners disposed within the footbed facilitate the pivoting of the footbed and prevent collapse of the footbed into the compartment under a user load.

Abstract: A novelty footwear construction includes a cassette-like heel component which is sandwiched between a mid-sole and an outsole for supporting the heel of a user, and wherein the heel component includes an upper retainer, a lower retainer, and a hollow flask for supporting the heel of a user and for providing the user with a source of fluid refreshment.

Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a flexible outsole, a flexible footbed and a flexible elongated wedge-shape midsole. The midsole has a unitary construction including a heel support area and an arch support area. An open storage compartment is disposed within the heel support area and is concealed by the footbed which overlays the midsole and the outsole. The footbed is fixedly attached to a front toe area of the outsole and fixedly attached to the midsole at about the arch support area. The footbed is further removably attached to the midsole at about the heel support area so that the footbed may be lifted up pivotally and way from the heel support area to provide user access to the storage compartment. Stiffeners disposed within the footbed facilitate the pivoting of the footbed and prevent collapse of the footbed into the compartment under a user load.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of transforming plant cells using whiskers on various types of target tissue. And further relates to a method of transforming plant cells using whiskers with an improved agitation method.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of transforming plant cells using whiskers on various types of target tissue. And further relates to a method of transforming plant cells using whiskers with an improved agitation method.

Abstract: A strip material (1) comprising a support (2) includes on at least one side a plastics layer (5, 6) which is plane on the outside and which is traversed by throughflow passages. In accordance with the invention, the outside (7, 8) of the plastics layer (5, 6) includes embossments (9) provided also between the orifices of the throughflow passages which at least in part inter-communicate and communicate with the throughflow passages. In the production of the strip material, during or after the production of the plastics layer (5, 6), soluble particles are applied onto the outside (7, 8) of the plastics layer (5, 6) and are then pressed into the plastics layer (5, 6), the soluble particles being leachable by a solvent of a type in respect of which the remainder of the strip material (1) is stable whereafter these soluble particles are dissolved out.

Abstract: In a process for the manufacture of a strip material (1) a plastics layer (5, 6) is formed at least on one side of a support (2) from a mixture of plastics materials and particulate soluble corpuscles wherein the soluble corpuscles are leachable by a solvent of a type against which the plastics material is stable. Thereafter the soluble corpuscles are leached out from the plastics layer (5, 6) with the formation of throughflow passages. According to the invention, a plastics powder is prepared as the plastics material, which is mixed with the soluble corpuscles and applied onto the support (2). By heat and pressure treatment a plastics layer (5, 6) including therein the soluble particles, is produced from the mixture of plastics powder and soluble corpuscles, prior to the soluble corpuscles being leached at least in part out of the plastics layer (5, 6).

Abstract: Process for the recovery of polymers by dissolving in an aqueous alkaline or acid medium and precipitating in a strong, turbulent, aqueous flow with subsequent ripening of the precipitated particles in a laminar flow.