Abstract: A new variety of chrysanthemum plant for cut flower production characterized by the large size of its clear yellow flowers which are borne singly on long peduncles carried as a spray on tall strong canes. This plant has a tall, upright growth habit with strong, erect stems, and a good tolerance to high soluble salt conditions.

Abstract: A chrysanthemum plant known by the cultivar name Quills and particularly characterized as to uniqueness by the combined characteristics of flat capitulum form; spooned daisy capitulum type; white ray floret color, devoid of pink discoloration; diameter across face of capitulum ranging from 65 to 100 mm. at maturity; uniform seven week photoperiodic flowering response to short days; medium plant height when grown as a pinched spray pot; semi-upright branching pattern, and minimum pollen production.

Abstract: A scale position compensation means for a conveyor belt material transport system, the system including a conveyor belt having a tail end and a discharge end, belt drive means, and a weight signal generating means. Belt travel signal generating means produce a belt travel signal representing the change of belt position. The weight signal generating means produce a first digital weight signal representing a weight of material associated with a portion of the belt adjacent to a first reference point located between the tail and discharge ends. The scale position compensation means are responsive to the first digital weight signal and the belt travel signal to produce a second digital weight signal representing a weight of material associated with the above-mentioned portion of the belt when it is adjacent to a second reference point located between the first reference point and the discharge end.

Abstract: A multiple use, flexible, elastomeric liner for forms for concrete faced walls prepared by having a series of rigid panels in side by side relation, includes panels of liners for rigid panels having a concrete contacting face of a flexible, elastomeric synthetic polymer used throughout as a negative mold of a desired design in the finished concrete and having an opposed planar surface for face engagement with the form panels. The liner panels will not support the concrete for the wall without the backing panels. The elastomeric liner is a soft, flexible, resilient, elastomeric synthetic polymeric material which permits sharp relief designs having undercuts, and in edge engagement with similar panels squeeze together for a seamless surface in the completed concrete while leaving the impression of itself in exact detail in the hardened concrete.

Abstract: A titanium-base alloy consisting by weight of about 5.5 to 6.5% aluminum, 1.7 to 2.3% tin, 0.7 to 5.0% zirconium, 0.7 to 3.0% molybdenum, 0.04 to 0.13% silicon, and the balance titanium. The addition of silicon to the otherwise known alloy produces a marked improvement in creep properties without significant detrimental effect to other properties.

Abstract: A layer is patterned by sputter etching using a photoresist as a sputter-etch-mask and using a thin metal layer between the mask and the layer or layer-system to be patterned. The metal layer is extremely thin and consists of a metal that is itself useless as a sputter-etch-mask. The process is especially important in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.

Abstract: A crystalline metal organosilicate having the composition, in its anhydrous state, as follows:0.9.+-.0.2[xR.sub.2 O+(1-x)M.sub.2/n O]:<0.005 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :>1SiO.sub.2where M is a metal, other than a metal of Group IIIA, n is the valence of said metal, R is an alkyl ammonium radical and x is a number greater than 0 but not exceeding 1, said organosilicate being characterized by a specified X-ray diffraction pattern. Said organosilicate is prepared by digesting a reaction mixture comprising (R.sub.4 N).sub.2 O, sodium oxide, an oxide of a metal other than a metal of group IIIA, an oxide of silicon and water. The crystalline organosilicates are useful as adsorbents and in their catalytically active form as catalysts for organic compound conversion.

Abstract: Swim trunks formed by a piece of fabric contoured to define a waist and a pair of leg sections, the fabric having a side seam extending between the waist and the lower end of one leg. The seam is interrupted to form a slit whose edges are secured to the complementary tapes of a zipper and to the sides of a pocket. In its normal state, the pocket is interposed between the inner surface of one leg of the trunks and a loose liner suspended from the waist and conforming to the contours of the trunk. The zipper includes a slider having a double pull tab. The outside tab serves to open and close the pocket in its normal mode when the pocket is usable to carry keys and other small items. The inside tab serves to open and close the pocket when it is pulled inside out to function in the reverse state as a carry bag into which the trunks are stuffed. One side of the pocket is provided with a pair of eyelets through which a string is looped, the bag being held from the string in the reverse mode of the pocket.

Abstract: An undergarment for use in surgical, medical or other medical treatment environments, comprising at least two completely separable cloth panels, said panels being separable one from the other, the separation and fastening being effected by the use of Velcro or similar adhering materials. The undergarment may also contain a slit positioned near the urinary tract for a catheter or drain and/or adhering means for keeping a folded-back upper or lower side or crotch portion of the undergarment open and secured in place during examination, treatment or surgery, both said slit and said adhering means being sealable also by use of Velcro or similar adhering material.

Abstract: An improved implant comprising a metallic base material and a coating layer of a ceramics which is formed by thermally sprayed firstly a bonding agent and secondly ceramic powders (optionally containing a porcelain) around the outersurface of the metallic base material. The implant has a sufficient mechanical strength (e.g. impact strength) and hence an excellent break-resistance and further a good affinity to tissues of living bodies and is useful for implantation in various bones including tooth roots and joints in living bodies.

Abstract: A shock absorbing mobile adapter is provided with four members in spaced apart relationship and six shock absorbing arms connecting each member to the other three members and forming an irregular tetrahedron.

Abstract: The angular movement of a knee joint of the kind comprising a four bar linkage is controlled by the frictional engagement of a shaft, pivoted at one end to one of the links, with a pivotable plastics bush located between the ends of another link. The plastics bush may be tightened around the shaft to adjust the frictional restraint on the movement of the joint.

Abstract: A composite water closet and bidet includes a bowl defining a water basin having a rear edge portion on which a storage tank is positioned, in fluid communication with the water basin. A toilet seat having an opening therein is pivotally mounted on the bowl to provide a seating surface on the rim of the bowl. A bidet basin is pivotally mounted on the bowl above the seat and has a peripheral seating flange overlying the seating surface of the toilet seat as well as a basin portion which extends through the opening of the toilet seat into the water basin of the bowl. The bowl rim, toilet seat, and bidet have a generally complementary peripheral configuration to provide a uniform and neat appearance, as well as comfortable seating.

Abstract: A water conserving urinal comprising an open-top funnel to be mounted on the wall with a flexible hose thereon terminating in a rigid tube with a U-shaped gas trap section. The rigid tube trap extends into a sink drain pipe section adapted to be connected to the outlet of a sink drain trap, whereby liquids flow directly into the sewer line. A wall bracket has a horizontal cover panel from which the funnel is suspended when not in use.

Abstract: An improved control for use in a hand washing and drying apparatus including a first manually operable control device for causing operation of a solenoid-operated valve causing delivery of hand washing water directly to a bowl of the device for a preselected period of time. A second manually operable control device is provided for causing operation of a forced air drying structure of the device to provide hand drying air to the bowl. The control is arranged to prevent concurrent operation of the solenoid and air moving device. The control is further arranged to prevent concurrent operation of the electric heater of the water supply and the blower motor. Still further, the control is arranged to prevent concurrent operation of the solenoid valve of the water supply and the blower motor. The control is arranged to limit usage of electrical power so that a single conventional branch circuit can provide sufficient power to operate the device.

Abstract: A buoyant sectional deck for surrounding a swimming area, perforate side plates depending from the deck and defining a side wall, perforate bottom plates extending across the lower region of the side wall to define the bottom wall, and means securing together the bottom and side plates with the latter secured to the deck sections.

Abstract: A locking device for use with a toilet provided with a seat and cover or lid assembly. The device provides the locking of the cover to the toilet bowl so as to prevent access to the interior of the bowl by small children or persons lacking knowledge of its operation or suitable dexterity. A flat locking strap of suitable length is secured at one end to the top of the toilet seat cover. The strap is provided with a tapered section near its free end which terminates in a grippable handle. A lock cylinder is attached to the toilet bowl exterior in position to receive the tapered section of the locking strap. The lock cylinder has a longitudinal slot and internal bore sized to permit only an edgewise insertion or removal of the tapered section of the locking strap. When the toilet cover is lowered and the locking strap inserted and turned flat within the lock cylinder further movement of the locking strap is prevented, thus locking the toilet seat cover closed.

Abstract: An essentially all-plastic toilet includes a plastic bowl, trap, waterway, tank and rim flush retained within an outer plastic housing. Polyurethane foam fills the space between the outer housing and the internal components to provide a rigid and strong, yet light weight structure.

Abstract: Apparatus for venting a sealed holding tank of a portable toilet to equalize the atmosphere and tank pressures before opening and closing the inlet port of the holding tank, said holding tank including a valve assembly for opening and closing the inlet port of the tank, and a vent port means in the tank associated with the valve assembly so that when the valve assembly is moved toward its open position, the vent means will be opened immediately prior to opening of the inlet port and when the valve assembly is moved toward its closed position, the vent port will be closed immediately after closing of the inlet port.

Abstract: A dual flush apparatus for selecting one flushing mode in which all the water in the toilet tank is drained or another mode wherein only a portion of the water is drained. A toilet valve actuating handle is bistable so that it is yieldably biased to two positions. It is linked to a toilet flushing valve so that it can open the valve and in one of its bistable positions apply a force on the valve and in the other not apply such a force. Depending upon the particular valve structure to which the handle is linked, the force which the handle applies, when applied either prevents or enables the premature closure of the valve at an intermediate water tank level. One flushing mode occurs when the handle force is applied and the other mode occurs when the force is not applied.

Abstract: A water saving device is provided in the form of a flow control valve, which may be installed in the refill tube for the toilet bowl of a water closet, and which may be adjusted to establish the proper amount of refill water to flow into the toilet bowl after each flush, so as to avoid wastage. The device, in one of its embodiments, may be installed in the refill tube of an existing water closet. The device can also be mounted directly on the main toilet valve unit as a built-in item for newly manufactured toilets.

Abstract: Disclosed are an integral plastic bowl, waterway and trap for a toilet and the method of making the product. The bowl is concave and leads into a trap which may be interconnected with a standard closet flange. The waterway is vertically aligned with the trap and slopes downwardly from an inlet to an outlet, which is preferably at a position near the bottom interior of the bowl and which also preferably includes a wall surface in overlying alignment with at least a portion of the downwardly sloping waterway portion. During flushing, water from a reservoir flows down the waterway, against the outlet wall surface causing a vortex in the bowl, and then out of the bowl into the trap. In the method of making the product, a plastic parison is positioned between the sections of a blow mold. Next, the mold sections are closed, pinching portions of the parison shut to partially form the trap and waterway and enclosing another parison portion in a bulbous mold cavity.

Abstract: An improved bed frame structure that includes initially separate headboard and footboard members, the legs of the headboard and footboard being connected by initially separate side rails. In the preferred embodiment, two tension rods are connected in an X-pattern between the side rails. The tension rods are sized, relative to their connection points with the side rails, so that the rods are maintained under tension, i.e., so that the side rails are slightly bowed inwardly when the frame is erected, thereby locking the headboard footboard and side rails into a tight bed frame configuration.

Abstract: A double fitted sheet is disclosed in which a lower fitted sheet is formed to fit over the entire upper area of a mattress. An upper sheet, also formed to fit around the foot end of the mattress, is attached to the lower fitted sheet around the sides and foot portion. The head portion of the upper sheet is folded downwardly to facilitate ingress and egress between the upper and lower sheets.

Abstract: Mattress constructions and apparatus for producing the constructions wherein a resilient filler is located in a hopper and a flexible mattress cover is positioned for communication with the open end of the hopper. Means are provided for driving the filler into the cover, and the apparatus provides adhesive dispensers which apply adhesive to the filler surfaces so that this adhesive forms a bond between these surfaces and the associated cover. The apparatus employs engaging members for driving the filler out of the hopper, the engaging members automatically accommodate to differences in filler widths and thicknesses so that proper pushing engagement with the filler is reliably achieved. The resulting mattress is provided with a secure adhesive bond between the cover and filler, avoiding movement between the cover and filler during handling and use.

Abstract: A waterbed assembly comprising a contoured frame, a waterbed mattress, and waterproof covers which completely seal the entire assembly. The contoured frame is structured to provide inwardly facing walls which dampen the water wave action normally associated with waterbeds. A plurality of internal baffles are positioned within the waterbed mattress to further dampen any wave action.

Abstract: Waterbed mattress and foundation having the size and appearance of a conventional bed. An inner water mattress is supported laterally by a circumscribing framework, and an outer shell is removably mounted over the framework. The shell comprises a peripheral cushion and a padded covering which is tailored to have the appearance of a conventional mattress. The water mattress rests in a cavity in a foundation having the external appearance of a conventional innerspring mattress foundation.

Abstract: A raft supporting fall extends over a pulley at the end of a davit mounted on a platform. The fall hangs down from the pulley at a spaced-apart position from the edge of the platform. A recovery line in the form of a loop extends around the davit and over guides from the platform to a position near the pulley. The recovery line is connected to the fall by an extension line on the end of which is a fall retainer through which the fall passes. The fall is recovered by pulling the recovery line towards the platform with the fall having a predetermined portion hanging below the retainer so that as the fall is being pulled into the platform there is a sufficient amount of line to reach the platform.

Abstract: An underwater viewing device for use by a person standing in relatively shallow water and comprising a central transparent viewing window peripherally surrounded by a support structure which maintains the window parallel with and slightly beneath the surface of the water. A light affecting element is disposed within the structure adjacent the window. The support structure houses one or more storage compartments and a flotation ring which buoys and trims the viewing device while floating in the water. Fishnet covers enclose the compartments to prevent spillage of their contents. A light within the support structure permits night use.

Abstract: An ejector mechanism associated with the punch or punches in a header, operable to free the work blank from the punch after a heading blow so that the blank may remain in the die for a further forming blow, the mechanism including timing means to insure actuation of the ejector at the moment when the punch starts its withdrawal movement, as well as clearing of the ejector to prevent transmission of a load to the ejector mechanism on the heading blow.

Abstract: A method and means are disclosed for use in a press whereby a sole and an upwardly projecting portion thereof, for instance, such as is used in many athletic type shoes, are attached adhesively to a shoe. An elastically deformable pad mounted in a relatively rigid support is recessed closely to fit the sole therein and has a wall overlying the projecting portion of the sole, the pad also having walls sloping toward the tread surface of the sole and inwardly of the pad. Sloping surfaces of the support engage external walls of the pad positioned thereon so that, when the support and pad are assembled in the press and the latter operated to cause the shoe to deform the pad, the heightwise projecting portion of the sole will be pressed against the upper of the shoe.

Abstract: Portable floating apparatus is disclosed herein having a plurality of floatable platforms arranged in end-to-end hingable relationship so as to provide a continuous, extendible bridge. Each platform includes inflatable buoyant tubes carried on the sides thereof and having a rigid support member disposed between and coupled to the side buoyant tubes. The sides of the support member are provided with recesses for storage of the tubes in their deflated conditon. The buoyant tubes of each platform are in fluid communication with the buoyant tubes of adjacent platforms whereby a common inflation device not only inflates the tubes but deploys the plurality of platforms in a selected direction.

Abstract: The structure of a hand duster having soft yarns retained on the end of a spirally wound metal wire is disclosed wherein the soft yarns are bunched together by means of a single loop at the end of the spirally wound metal wire. The yarns consist of crimped synthetic fibers in two state permanently secured at their intermediate region by the single loop of the twisted wire. The method comprises preparing a bunch of yarns and retaining same against the curved end of the bent wire shaped in a hairpin configuration, and retaining the curved end of the wire while the generally parallel extending legs are spirally wound around one another along a straight line resulting in a tightly gripping loop around the middle portion of the bundle of yarns. The yarns are then teased and trimmed thereby to produce a round fluffy head portion. The spirally wound stem is then cut to a predetermined length and then a handle component is permanently secured to the free end of the stem.

Abstract: A heating core for conducting hot water from the motor of an automobile in close proximity to a windshield and windshield wiper blades so as to heat both continuously so as to prevent accumulation of ice on the windshield wiper blades and minimize accumulation on the windshield. A by-pass valve assembly is provided on the return line from the commonly used heating core and fan housing so as not to deprive the driver and passengers of normal heat developed in such core. The windshield heating core is housed in the housing or receptacle immediately below the windshield in which the wiper blades are normally located.

Abstract: A paint distributing plate for insertion into an open mouthed receptacle such as a paint bucket or the like including a planar sheet dimensioned for insertion into the receptacle, the planar sheet dividing the receptacle into two compartments and means for locking the planar sheet in a selective position within the receptacle. The planar sheet provides a surface against which a paint brush or roller may be wiped to evenly distribute paint thereon.

Abstract: Apparatus for developing a relief letterpress plate carrying a liquid polymer, comprising an air knife positioned to move over a stationary platen carrying the plate and blowing the polymer from the plate into a sink. Alternately the air knife is stationary and the platen is positioned to move under it.

Abstract: A hand held lightweight apparatus for cleaning lint and fiber waste from the clearer rolls of spinning frames without removing such rolls from the spinning frame includes a driven, monofilament nylon flail which revolves at high speed within a suction head coupled to a vacuum producing apparatus. The nylon cord extends through an opening of the suction head upon each revolution of the driven flail device and the whipping action tears the accumulated lint and waste from the clearer rolls, while sightly roughening the roll surfaces, and the waste is directed to a collection point.

Abstract: A device comprises a guide cover extending from above the taker-in roller on one side of the cylinder toward and over a feed roller and defining a passage for the air stream produced by the rotation of the taker-in roller to return fibers entrained in the air stream onto a lap on the dish plate. The guide cover is provided with auxiliary guide plates disposed within the passage and extending respectively from the opposite side walls of the guide cover toward the center of the passage while slanting toward the direction of advance of the air stream with respect to the axis of the taker-in roller when seen in plan, each of the guide plates being provided with a guide face having a progressively reducing width toward its forward end. A control roller is disposed between the guide cover and the cylinder and positioned close to the periphery of the cylinder and the periphery of the taker-in roller.

Abstract: A clothespin with two elongated members each having a forward end defining a gripping portion and a centrally disposed pivot portion about which each elongated member pivots. A spring acts to bias the gripping portions into abutment with each other and to hold the elongated members together. To further restrain the sliding of one elongated member with respect to the other, a key and groove locking mechanism is provided forward of the pivot portion, whereby the locking mechanism will operate with a minimum of wear due to pivoting forces generated in the operation of the clothespin.

Abstract: A receptacle for use in fastening two members together. The receptacle is adapted to be mounted on one of the two members and to be coupled with a stud mounted on the other of the two members. The receptacle includes a base and a pair of arcuate slightly resilient projections extending from the base. The member to receive the receptacle has surfaces thereon forming a recess conforming to the configuration of the cross section of the receptacle. The relative dimensions of the recess and the receptacle are such that when the projections on the receptacle are resiliently depressed slightly toward one another, the receptacle can be positioned in the recess on the member and the projections released whereupon they will tend to return to their initial configuration and thus frictionally engage with the surrounding walls of the recess so that the receptacle is mounted on the one member. The base has a hole which is aligned with a hole in the one member to receive the stud therethrough.