Abstract: .Iadd.Apparatus for method of vacuum freeze-drying frozen granular material in spaced, substantially vertical product beds is provided by vertical cell units designed for this purpose. Sublimed water vapors are conveyed from the product beds to the condensing area by open spaces between said product beds. The open spaces contain heating means for supplying heat of sublimation to the frozen material within the product beds..Iaddend.

Abstract: A system for containing an oil spill comprising a plurality of barrier modules each composed of a composite structure having a buoyant upper section and a water absorbing lower section which represents concurrently the sole ballast for said upper section and the subsurface barrier for the module.

Abstract: A work locating apparatus having a tension member actuated by an actuating member, particularly an actuating piston, via a starting stroke and a working stroke in which a pneumatic cylinder constitutes a control means and a mechanical step-up mechanism is operable between the control means and the tension member with the actuating member abutting directly the tension member by the starting stroke and the step-up mechanism by the working stroke of the tension member.

Abstract: A steam supply apparatus includes at least two pipes located in spaced apart, side by side relationship, and a cover member extending across the pipes and secured thereto. End members are secured to the respective opposite ends of the pipes, and a pair of baffles between each pair of pipes are secured thereto in a substantially V-shaped configuration with a slot between adjacent ends of the baffles at the base of the V-shape, the base of the V-shape being directed towards the cover member. Steam is supplied to the pipes, and each pipe has a series of apertures communicating the interior of the pipe with the space between the pipes, the cover member and the baffles.

Abstract: .Iadd.A reclosable plastic bag having interlocking rib and groove elements integral with the plastic of the bag formed with an arrowhead shaped rib. The rib and groove are structurally interrelated in different forms so that the bag opens easily from the outside and resists opening from the inside..Iaddend.

Abstract: A burette consisting of a calibrated syringe chamber with a top flange and a reciprocable dispensing plunger. The plunger has a top actuator with a depending vertical rod on which is adjustably mounted a stop collar serving as a dispensing volume indicator and being engageable with said top flange to limit the upward extension of the plunger. The syringe chamber has a bottom outlet conduit including a check valve which opens when the plunger is drawn upwardly. The syringe chamber also has a discharge conduit at the level of the lowermost position of the bottom end of the plunger, the discharge conduit having a check valve which opens when the plunger is pushed downwardly for a discharge stroke. The chamber has a vent tube connected thereto at its lower portion. Below this the chamber has a peripheral rib, and O-rings are mounted on the chamber above and below the rib.

Abstract: A device for modulating and a nondestructive readout storage device employing modulation of light transmitted through an irregular ferroelectric crystal before and after the rotation of the vibration plane thereof caused by an applied electric field equal to or larger than the coercive field thereof.

Abstract: 5-Aryl-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine-2,4-diones of a formula selected from the group consisting of ##SPC1##Wherein ##SPC2##-- A -- Xwherein R.sub.1 is allyl, methylallyl, dimethylallyl, chloroallyl, cyclohexyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkenylmethyl of 4 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, methoxyphenyl, dimethoxyphenyl, halophenyl, phenylalkyl of 7 to 8 carbon atoms, pyridyl or--A --Xwhere A is straight or branched alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, andX is hydroxyl, alkoxy, acyloxy, dialkylamino of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or a 5- to 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring linked to A through a ring nitrogen atom,R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.3 is naphthyl, pyrimidyl, thienyl, pyridyl, methylpyridyl or halopyridyl,R.sub.4 is hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, halogen, lower alkanoyl or (lower alkoxy of 1 to 2 carbon atoms)-carbonyl,R.sub.5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, halogen, lower alkanoyl or lower alkoxy-carbonyl,R.sub.

Abstract: 3-(OMEGA-SUBSTITUTED ALKYL)-INDOLES ARE DISCLOSED WHICH ARE USEFUL IN AMELIORATING THE TREMORS OF Parkinsonism. The compounds are prepared by metal hydride reduction of the precursor indole glyoxyloyl compounds.

Abstract: A process is provided for making high-quality carbon blacks at unusually good yields in a highly compact reaction space. The key steps of the process are the generation of a very hot combustion gas stream moving at very high speed in essentially plug flow by burning a hydrocarbon gas in oxygen in a compact combustion zone under conditions of very high heat release assuring the attainment of temperatures of over 3,000.degree. F., and the transverse injection into said highspeed combustion stream from the periphery thereof of a plurality of individual streams of liquid hydrocarbon make, each of which is injected under sufficient pressure to cause same to enter said high-speed combustion stream at a linear velocity of more than about 100 fett per second. Preferably, a highly oxygen-enriched oxidant is used to burn the hydrocarbon gas.

Abstract: The nozzle of an inert gas arc-welding gun is flexibly extended by coupling an elongate, tubular electrode between the body of the gun and its nozzle. The electrode is formed of spirally-wound conductive wire capable of being bent into any desired configuration needed for the particular job and of retaining its set disposition. A sleeve binds the wound wire electrode to maintain its circularity during bending and insulation is provided around the sleeve. Welding current is carried by the wire and the welding metal in wire form is passed through the bore of the wound wire. A steel spring coaxial with the electrode guides the welding wire. Inert gas is supplied through a passage provided between the insulation and the sleeve.

Abstract: This invention concerns a waterproof garment for protection against rain made from a waterproof sheet material which garment consists of an assembly of preformed, permanent, parallel folds which when gathered give the garment the appearance of a band the final width of which is substantially the same as the width of a belt.

Abstract: Improved football shoulder pads having a restricter comprising rigid or semi-rigid inserts movably mounted each to the breast plates and back plates of shoulder pads worn by football players, which restrict the shoulder pads from putting pressure on the neck of the wearer when reaching in front of the body or above the head, as when catching a pass.

Abstract: An inner pocket is affixed to an outer pocket of an item in inverted position. The inner pocket has an open bottom spaced from and in close proximity with the bottom of the outer pocket. The inner pocket has a closed top in the outer area of the top of the outer pocket. Thus, an article is passable alongside the inner pocket in the pocket and into the inner pocket via the open bottom of the inner pocket and is inaccessible to casual removal from the outer pocket.

Abstract: The dual level toilet flusher is a toilet tank flush mechanism which permits the user to either flush the full tank of water or to flush a lesser preset volume of water, depending on the direction of rotation of the flush handle. The flush mechanism incorporates a float valve fitted with a slidable ballast which changes the flotation characteristic of the float valve, to cause the valve to assume a negative buoyancy and close at one of two levels of water in the tank, depending on the position of the slidable ballast.

Abstract: A base having a pair of spaced apart, upstanding end members, which are so configured and spaced apart as to maintain the feet of the sunbather in an erect position thereby insuring proper orientation of the legs to provide an even tan.

Abstract: An improved portable inclined bedrest is secured to a bed by the weight of the mattress. A tubular steel frame is vertically extendible from within a storage housing and can be locked in position at selected heights above the mattress by the rotatable movement of a pair of swing arms mounted on the frame. A slant sheet for propping a pillow is affixed along an upper edge to the frame. The lower edge of the slant sheet is releasably fastened to the swing arms. The return movement of the swing arms to the initial position releases the frame for retraction into the storage housing.

Abstract: A pair of vibrators for vibrating the neck of a person resting on a neck pillow are mounted on such pillow in mutually spaced relation each on a corresponding side of the neck of the person. A pair of face pillows are mounted on the neck pillow for supporting the face of a person lying on his side on the neck pillow. Each of the face pillows is positioned alongside a corresponding one of the vibrators with the vibrators interposed between the face pillows.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mattress comprising a flat-constructed spring assembly, a pair of elastic material sheets which are attached to upper and lower faces of said spring assembly and whose peripheral edge portions are so extended as to form a space at a side peripheral portion of said spring assembly and opposed to each other at their respective tip ends, and a side-elastic material member formed in said space by subjecting a foamable plastic to foaming-in-place, and a covering means for covering an elastic body consisting of said spring assembly, said elastic material sheets and said side-elastic material member, whereby to eliminate a feeling of physical disorder during the use of the mattress and to prevent a mattress body from being subject to lateral swing or rocking motion.

Abstract: A box spring assembly for a two-person bed consisting of a rectangular frame, a pair of flat, fabric-type spring sheets extending the length of the frame at opposite sides thereof so that each forms the mattress support for one person, the sheets being secured at their distal edges to the frame, and secured together at their contiguous edges by a series of laterally extending springs, the frame providing a vertical support for the springs generally at the level of the distal edges of the sheets.

Abstract: A collapsible or foldable high speed boat including a hull structure having no frames. The boat comprises a plurality of substantially triangular hinged plates joined in such a manner as to be waterproof and defining a hull structure such as that of a high speed boat. The hull structure includes a plurality of inflection points, these points being at the foremost end on the gunwale line of the stem, at the foremost end of the keel, at the widest chine line at the center portion of the hull, at the widest gunwale portion at the outermost end on the keel of the stern, and at the outermost end of the gunwale line of the stern. These inflection points can be respectively joined by lines which form substantially triangular planes. These planes define the location and shape of the various hinged plates defining the hull structure. Thus the hinged plates are arranged in a relationship formed by joining in line plural inflection points on the hull lines.

Abstract: A life-saving buoy for small vessels such as yachts, fishing vessels and other small watercraft, which is mounted on the deck of the vessel in such a way as to release automatically if the vessel sinks, and including both light and radio beacons which come into operation automatically to signal the position of the buoy and of survivors. The buoy is connected at all times to the vessel by means of a cable carried by the buoy, the cable paying out as the vessel sinks away from the buoy, and this allows the buoy to serve as mooring means for life-saving equipment such as dinghies, life-rafts, etc. released from the vessel. For this purpose, the buoy includes a mooring line normally stowed with the buoy, and released from the vessel with the buoy to stream out on the water away from the buoy.

Abstract: A hole is drilled into the sole of a conventional shoe. The user's foot is then placed into the shoe and a curable plastic material is injected into the shoe. The hole is located directly below the metatarsal arch of the user's foot. The foot is removed after the plastic has set.

Abstract: A bridge construction is disclosed in which the ends of a bridge deck are supported by an abutment comprising a mass of internally stabilized earth. A plurality of elongate reinforcing members are arranged in vertically spaced horizontal layers. Within each layer the members are spaced apart laterally and some of the members extend at right angles to other members to form a lattice. Particulate material is placed and compacted into a contiguous aggregate which fills the vertical array of horizontal lattices. The mass of internally stabilized earth is surrounded on three sides by non-load bearing walls constructed from a plurality of facing elements. A portion of the reinforcing members extending from one abutment side wall may be connected with corresponding reinforcing members extending from the other side wall to form a substantially continuous member therebetween. Corner blocks may be provided at the generally perpendicular corners between adjacent walls.

Abstract: A portable machine for washing dirt, mud and other types of foreign matter from the surface of golf balls comprising a short cylindrical container whose upper and lower interior surfaces are fitted with roughly textured resilient scrubbing pads and whose upper surface contains a water tight, sealable opening with a hinged snapfast lid providing a means whereby a golf ball may be introduced into the confines of said short cylindrical container and sealed within and whereby water, surfactants and other materials may also be introduced into the confines of the system and through which the entire inner system may be cleansed as needed.

Abstract: A wet mop head construction comprising a pile fabric having a central headband for attachment to the gripping elements of a wet mop tool and a flared main body portion extending freely therefrom for contact with a surface, such as a floor, to be cleaned.

Abstract: A sponge irrigation system for automatic analysis apparatus in which wiping sponges are used to wipe off the tips of pipettes, probes and so on to accurately control drops on the tips thereof, in which irrigation fluid for maintaining a clean irrigated sponge is sequentially provided to each of the sponges in the system with vacuum means used to sequentially draw from the sponges contaminated liquid, thereby assuring that each sponge is properly and equally irrigated.

Abstract: An improved castor for use with pile carpet can be built so as to include a plurality of separate wheels located on a sleeve which in turn is rotatably mounted on an axle. Holders are provided to secure the wheels in place on the sleeve in side-by-side relationship so that normally the wheels will rotate together as a unit and so that the wheels are capable of rotating independently of one another. The wheels are provided with non-pointed bosses extending from their peripheries which are intended to engage a pile carpet so as to avoid crushing of the piles of the carpet. The structure is intended to distribute weight on the castor over a reasonably large area of the carpet and is intended to facilitate the castor being turned or rotated during use without the movement of the castor detrimentally affecting the carpet.

Abstract: A hand grip is slidably disposed on the handle of a tool, of the type normally requiring the use of two hands such as an ax, broom or shovel, for grasping by one of the hands of the user, and for movement between a stop disposed proximate the free end of the handle and a stop, if required, disposed proximate the tool end of the handle. The hand grip is relatively rigid in directions generally parallel to the length of the tool handle; but can be compressible in directions perpendicular to the length of the tool handle to facilitate a non-slidable grasping of the tool handle when required. End pieces compressible in directions parallel to the length of the tool handle may be fitted to each end of the hand grip to absorb shocks which might otherwise be encountered at the extremities of travel of the hand grip.

Abstract: A handle assembly is disclosed for the basket of deep fat frying apparatus. The handle assembly includes a bracket mounted on the basket, and a handle unit including a handle member mounted on an attaching plate which is slidably supported by the bracket. The handle unit is removable from the bracket and positionally adjustable along the vertical length thereof. A pivotal latch on the handle unit is interengageable with keeper slots in the bracket to position the handle member relative to the bracket, and a thumb operator is provided for pivoting the latch. The latch includes a detent interengageable with a keeper slot to prevent pivotal movement of the latch when the basket is supported in suspension by the handle.

Abstract: A stunning and overload protection circuit for animal stunning apparatus is operative to relax the respective animal, such as poultry, yet not damage same and includes power supply means operative to provide pulsating direct current to a timing circuit which effects activating and deactivating of one electrode of the animal stunning apparatus, and an overload protection circuit electrically connected to the power supply means and to the timing circuit and operative to prevent activating of the electrode and to provide an alternate path for power supply current in the event of application of a load above a selected amount to the electrodes of the stunning apparatus.

Abstract: Food casings, particularly cellulosic sausage casings, are moisturized during the conventional shirring operation by applying to the interior of the casing stock prior to shirring an aqueous solution of humectant, the solution containing sufficient humectant to retard excessive imbibition of water by the casing.

Abstract: Apparatus for depositing staple fibers onto a conveyor belt to form a batt, including a chute feeder having an adjustable weir plate provided with a row of air jets along the bottom edge for maintaining a uniform fiber level at the exit from the chute. Fibers are supplied in an air stream from which they are separated by condenser means and fall into the chute over distributing baffles.

Abstract: A clamp for holding a pair of elongate objects such as hoses in spaced, generally parallel relationship. The clamp includes a first elongate flexible strap for engaging one of the objects and a second elongate flexible strap for engaging the other object. The clamp also includes a locking head disposed intermediate the straps for receiving the second strap. The locking head includes locking means for holding the second strap after it has been threaded into the locking head and the first strap carries an apertured frame adjacent its free end. After the first strap has been positioned to partially encompass one of the objects, the second strap can be positioned to partially encircle the other object and the free end of the second strap threaded into the frame, between the objects, and into the locking head thereby holding the objects in spaced, generally parallel relationship.

Abstract: A clamp for clamping a hose onto a nipple by means of a band adapted to be locked which is provided at its upper band end with perforation apertures and includes at least one barb at its lower band end which engages in one of the perforation apertures when the band is placed about the hose; the band is also provided at its lower end, on the side toward the band end with respect to the barb, with further perforation apertures of the same type and is additionally provided with a slot at its upper end which is located in the circumferential direction toward the center of the band with respect to the perforation apertures provided thereat; at least one section of the further perforation apertures disposed adjacent the lower band end is located within the area of the section of the slot disposed adjacent the upper end of the band when the band is placed about the hose; the upper end of the band is provided between its perforation apertures and the barbs of the lower end of the band with at least one further barb p

Abstract: A shoulder strap retainer including a base plate, a holder strip portion supported on one side of the base plate and extending toward one end thereof and forming a chamber for receiving a shoulder strap, and a securing mechanism supported on the opposite side of the base plate and comprising a pair of spaced apart substantially parallel pins extending toward an opposite end of the base plate and adapted to penetrate clothing worn on a person's shoulder. The strip holder is formed by a cut-out central portion of the base plate and bent to provide a spacer portion extending away from the base plate and a terminal portion extending toward the one end thereof and spaced therefrom by a minimum of one-quarter inch.

Abstract: A self-gripping device is disclosed and includes a plurality of thin bristle-like gripping elements attached in close proximity to each other to a base. Each of the gripping elements have self gripping means spaced along the length thereof and they extend substantially perpendicularly from the base with some of the self gripping means biased towards the base. The gripping elements are adapted to penetrate and become lodged in a receiving layer for self gripping engagement therewith.

Abstract: An integrally formed low friction anchor ring guide having a flat anchor tab upper end portion with an anchor bolt opening therethrough, a transversely bent central portion having a seat belt webbing slot with curved end portions, and a lower rolled end portion aligned with the webbing slot so that tangential entrainment of seat belt webbing occurs over the rolled portion as the webbing passes through the webbing slot. A tension stop lock-out block may be pivotally secured to the rolled end portion of the ring guide. The tension stop block includes a central jaw portion provided with gripping teeth adapted to lockably engage the webbing upon selective rotation of the lock-out block.

Abstract: A two-part worm drive clamp embodying a first part in the form of a tensioning strip having a housing-enclosed, slack take-up worm at one end and a tab at its other end, and a second part in the form of a ribbon-like, band-forming strip having a tab-receiving cut-out or opening at one end and a longitudinal series of generally transverse, worm-engaging slots extending inwardly from its other end. The desired size of the clamp is attained by wresting the second part from a tandem or one-in-front-of-the-other array of unit band lengths in a roll of preformed band-forming stock, the requisite number of unit lengths being dependent upon the required size of the band of the clamp. An important feature of the invention resides in the nature of the interlock which is established between the tab and the tab-receiving opening, the interlock being such that it is unnecessary angularly to displace either part in order either to effect or disconnect the interlock.

Abstract: The base section of a burial casket supports an internal latch mechanism which is effective to engage keepers projecting downwardly from a pivotally supported cover section and to draw the cover section firmly against a resilient gasket member disposed between the base and cover sections. The gasket member is molded as a one-piece rectangular frame and includes parallel spaced peripherally extending sealing portions, the inner portion having an inverted U-shaped wall configuration and the outer portion having generally a V-shaped wall configuration. The latch mechanism includes a rotary actuator having an externally threaded coupling portion projecting to a circular opening within the front wall of the base section. A resilient sealing ring or grommet is mounted within the opening, and a cap-like closure member includes a tubular coupling portion which projects through the opening and threadably engages the coupling portion of the rotary actuator.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming a yarn package wherein the yarn package includes a plurality of axially stacked revolutions of yarn with each revolution formed to include a plurality of sinuous shaped wave patterns in each revolution, and wherein the sinuous pattern of adjacent revolutions are angularly offset relative to each other to form a yarn package having high porosity in the package to permit the ready flow of yarn treatment material therethrough. The yarn package forming apparatus includes a frame support means having a power driven turntable, with a pressure plate non-rotatably supported thereabove for vertical translating movement, and wherein the yarn package is formed between the rotatable turntable and the pressure plate.

Abstract: A drive mechanism for producing angular movement of at least one work spindle of a multi or single spindle lathe comprising an electrical stepping motor arranged to drive the spindle through gearing and a one way clutch, to allow the spindle to be angularly orientated for carrying out cross drilling or other operations on workpieces held in the work sindle.

Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a tool bit having the configuration of a hollow pyramid which includes an open base and three side walls, each having an outer face. The adjoining outer faces define three cutting edges coverging in the apex of the pyramid. The cutting tool further has a base block with a recess for receiving the tool bit and a clamping device for tightening the tool bit, positioned in said recess, to the base block.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cutting insert adapted for a cutting tool having mechanical insert-replacing mechanism. The insert has angularly interrelated side surfaces,- for resting in a corresponding V-shaped pocket in the cutting tool, said side surfaces extending parallel to the main cutting edge of the insert.

Abstract: A textile cot and method of making same is provided wherein such cot has an elastomeric outer portion and a core supporting the outer portion with the core being at least one helically wound elongated strip capable of being expanded radially a sufficient amount to provide a press fit against an associated cylindrical supporting roller.

Abstract: The thrust race comprises circumferentially spaced tabs on the outer flange with cutouts located circumferentially adjacent each side of each tab.The thrust race is formed from sheet metal. Annular blanks are blanked in the sheet metal, the cutouts are made on the outside perimeter of the annular blank, the tab between each pair of cutouts is formed, and the annular blank then removed from the flat sheet metal. The outer portion of the annular blank is bent to form an axially extending outer flange having a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs extending inwardly from the flange toward the bore of the thrust washer with cutouts located circumferentially adjacent each side of each of the tabs.

Abstract: A pipe joining device for interconnecting a main pipe to a branch pipe in fluid flow communication comprises a lug pipe, sealing collar and lock nut. The lug pipe is a short, externally threaded pipe having a pair of lugs extending radially from one end thereof. Arches cut in the central portion of the lug pipe extend the undercut stem portion in line with the lugs. A tilting and rocking motion inserts first one lug and then the other into a hole cut in the main pipe, clearance for the tilting movement being provided by the undercut stem and arches. The contoured sealing collar and lock nut are attached to the lug pipe to fasten the device to the main pipe. The branch pipe is externally threaded so it can be threaded into the internal threads of the lug pipe to complete the connection. A caulking, bonding or adhesive agent may be employed to provide a more fluid tight seal of the component parts.

Abstract: An apex seal element for a rotary internal combustion engine is described which is comprised of a cemented carbide having a binder constituted of nickel and molybdenum carbide and a controlled addition of excess free carbon (or equivalent lubricating agent).

Abstract: A V-shaped clamp has opposed first and second ends. The first end can accommodate the head of a conventional reduction wrench. The second end supports a threaded rod that approaches the first end when rotated clockwise as viewed from the top. A V-shaped bracket also has first and second ends. The first end of the bracket has a row of holes for accommodating the horizontal handle of a conventional reduction wrench and the second end has a row of holes for accommodating a downwardly and rearwardly extending bolt.

Abstract: A punch and press mechanism is used to interlock two or more overlying sheets of metal, or other material having plasticity or deformable properties, by partially piercing and deforming minor areas of the sheets. The mechanism includes a pierce-and-forming punch, a hollow cylindrical die, and a flattening punch. The die cavity is aligned with, and cooperates with, the pierce-and-forming punch to displace minor areas of the sheets. The flattening punch is slidably movable within the central bore of the die. Adjustment means are included so that the position of the die relative to the flattening punch may be so adjusted that compressive force is applied to the upper displaced minor area at a time when the lower displaced minor area is not confined by the die, whereby the lower displaced minor area is spread while the upper minor area is still constrained.