Abstract: A new variety of rose plant originating as a cross between an unnamed seed parent and a pollen parent of the rose variety "Forever Yours" and characterized by its large regular pink blooms, vigorous growth, continuous blooming and persistence.

Abstract: A vigorous genetically dwarf peach tree which is distinguished particularly by its degree of dwarfness, single or partly double light pink flowers, late July ripening date and rounded fruit with pale yellow, red flushed skin. The flesh is sweet and white with red streaks.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Azalea plant named "Super Red" which is a hybrid cultivar of pollen parent U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,939 named "Ripples" and undisseminated seedling 57 D-2."Super Red" is distinctly different than either of its parents or any other azalea of which I am aware, in that it has a very large, very double, clear red flower and an unusually rapid and strong growth habit.

Abstract: A novel Gazania seedling distinguished by its two distinctly different leaf patterns and distinctively rayed flowers. Petals are patterned with basal rings of, first, Gargoyle, followed by a second ring of Ivy Green. On elongated central stripe of Zanzibar extends from the second ring and fades progressively toward the tip into Cadnium Yellow which defines substantially the entire petal margin.

Abstract: An improved weaving system, method of weaving and apparatus therefor for facilitating individually manipulable single fiber fabrication of woven fabrics.

Abstract: A low cost, readily assembled container suitable for germinating seeds and supporting plant growth under balanced growth conditions includes a plastic base containing an integral series of germinating/root control means and a series of channels including means for regulating water/gas transmission, and a separate soil containment means which can be assembled in some of the channels thereby defining a container for the soil. The invention also includes methods of germinating seeds and growing plants using the container of the invention.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating work pieces in a closed space having a collapsible material. The treatment utilizes a period of subpressure and a period of pressure, in which cavities in the pieces are more or less filled with liquid. Prior to this the cavities are wholly or partially filled with a surface-tension reducing gas and/or solution.

Abstract: Pen point for writing instruments which is a rod-shaped wick composed of synthetic resin filaments and in which narrow slots defined by said filaments extend longitudinally in said wick and form ink passageways, comprising in the cross-section(a) a circular portion to form the outer periphery portion of the pen point,(b) a plurality of stem portions projecting inwardly from the inner periphery portion of said circular portion and being arranged at a moderate distance with one another,(c) branches projecting laterally from at least two stem portions, said stem portions and branch portions being constituted with a plurality of connected monofilaments, each having same or different diameter,(d) standing tree-formed projections consisting of said stem portions and said branch portions, which are arranged in a fold axis symmetry against the center of the pen point, and(e) the above described projections being mutually crossed or the above described projections and the above described stem portions are crossed to f

Abstract: Water dispersible oil-modified polyesters and oil-free polyesters are formed by the reaction of aromatic dicarboxylic acids, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and polyols to form the polyester. In oil-free polyesters, oils of the respective fatty acids are excluded but the other reactants are similar to those employed in the preparation of oil-modified polyesters.

Abstract: A galvanic cell is disclosed comprising a porous cathode and an anode including a metal less noble than zinc selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, magnesium, calcium and aluminum. The cell also includes an electrolyte for electrolytic conduction between the cathode and anode which electrolyte comprises a solvent including thionyl chloride. A first solute consisting essentially of a salt of the selected anode metal is dissolved in the solvent in a concentration of between 0.5 and 3.0 moles per liter. A second solute selected from the group of compounds consisting of phosphoryl chloride, sulfolane, sulfur dioxide and mixtures thereof is also dissolved in the solvent in a concentration of between 0.5 and 6.0 moles per liter.

Abstract: This headset includes an earphone and/or a microphone. The headset is mounted on a yoke adapted to fit over a wearer's head with pad means at each end of the yoke for engaging the sides of the wearer's head at areas spaced above the ear. One of the pad means is apertured horizontally to receive a beam which extends in either direction from the pad means, so that that pad means can be placed on the wearer's head with the beam extending forwardly, whether that one pad is on the left or right. A housing is coupled to the forward end of the beam. When the headset includes an earphone, the earphone transducer is in the housing and an ear tube is coupled to the forwardly extending end of the beam and communicates through a hole in the beam with the earphone transducer. The beam is frictionally adjustable longitudinally of an aperture in a casing on the pad means.

Abstract: The pneumatic spring which holds the rear gate of a station wagon in the open position transmits electric current to heating filaments in the window of the rear gate by way of terminals on the piston rod and the cylinder of the spring, the terminals being connected by a contact spring in the cylinder cavity in the closed position of the rear gate.

Abstract: A fluid tight sliding clasp open ended or separable continuous fastener has two parts each comprising a row of fastening elements secured to a strip of impervious flexible material and a slider operable to close at least one end of the fastener, the elements of the two rows creating a seal against fluid pressure acting transversely of the fastener. Each part has adjacent the end to be closed additional sealing means on that face of the respective strip which, in use, forms the inside face, the additional sealing means of each part being preshaped so that when said one end of the fastener is closed they lie in edge to edge contact and are under compression whereby a fluid tight seal is obtained therebetween for resisting, in use, fluid pressure acting longitudinally of the fastener at said one end of the fastener. The fastener is particularly designed for protective suits.

Abstract: A cold weather jersey to be worn by participants in activities requiring the use of ungloved hands includes an upper body encasing portion made of warm material and suitable for wearing by a person while taking part in outside activities having attached thereto armlength sleeves for encasing the arms of a wearer, pocket structure being provided near the armpit area of the jersey either on the inside of the sleeves themselves or opposite thereto on the body portion of the jersey. The pockets may be fastened along three edges to provide a single opening thereto, or may be attached along the upper and lower parallel edges only so as to provide opening from the both the front and back of the jersey. This also permits the jersey to be made in a symmetrical manner and permits same to be quickly donned without regard to front or back. The pockets may be attached by sewing in the case of knitted, woven, and like material, or attached by heat sealing in the case of plastic material, or material including plastic.

Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve consists of a tubular membrane having a flexible generally circular inlet end adapted to be attached to the annulus of a heart with one side of the tube held to the heart cavity as by attachment to the papillary muscle while the other side of the tube is formed as an extended single flap adapted to move toward and away from the membrane on the attached side to provide a closed or open valve at the outlet end.

Abstract: A non-circulating vacuum operated waste disposal system for aircraft having a toilet bowl connected to a vacuum waste holding tank by a drain connected to said bowl and to the vacuum waste holding tank. There is a flush valve in the drain having a flexible valve element movable between open and closed positions for opening or closing the drain. There is a control pressure chamber adjacent to the flexible valve element with the valve element exposed directly to the pressure or vacuum which may be within said control chamber. The valve element is held in open or closed position with respect to the drain depending upon whether there is a pressure or a vacuum in the pressure chamber. There is a connection from the pressure chamber to the cabin of the aircraft and also to the drain on the vacuum side of the flush valve. A solenoid valve is provided in the connection which is manually operable to connect cabin pressure or the vacuum in the drain to said control pressure chamber.

Abstract: This invention comprises an improved hydraulically operated flush valve for toilet flush tanks and similar devices. Its main components are a cylinder and piston assembly positioned with its longitudinal axis directly above and vertically aligned with the vertical axis of the outlet or flush tube of the flush tank. The moveable piston within the fixed cylinder acts as the moving and sealing element of the flush valve. By means of an inner valve connected to the flush tank operating lever hydraulic force is caused to lift the piston thereby opening the flush valve. There is no direct mechanical connection between the operating arm and the flush valve, and there are no chains or hinges. There is a positive permanent flush valve alignment and a minimum of friction. In addition, the amount of water used per flushing action can be regulated to prevent water and energy wastage.

Abstract: A unitary recliner having segregated head, mid-section and foot rest supports a person in a reclining position without imposing any supporting pressure on the persons vertabrae. The three rests are contoured commensurate with the supported body parts to retain inadvertent lateral or longitudinal movement of the person which movement might cause the person to fall off one or another of the rests.

Abstract: A mattress is provided which is particularly suitable for use as a float in fresh water or salt water. The mattress is constructed of a plurality of light-weight, relatively rigid, buoyant blocks of substantially equal length. The blocks are preferably formed of cellular polystyrene. The blocks are held in side-by-side spaced relation by an outer skin formed of a material, preferably polyvinyl chloride film, which is capable of maintaining the integrity and orientation of the thus-formed mattress. The longitudinal edges of the buoyant blocks may be beveled so as to allow ease of rolling and folding of the mattress. A handle may be attached to one or both of the ends of the mattress.

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum head for a swimming pool cleaning system, the head being of the bristle-type for use particularly on vinyl liners, and the like, and comprising a wide, substantially shallow structure including an elongated top, walls and an outlet oriented upwardly from the top and communicating with the generally hollow interior of the head, the upright outlet forming a first connection for attachment of a vacuum hose to the head. A second hose of a diameter smaller than that of the first hose may be detachably positioned over an adapter member which is removably fitted within the first hose connection. Suction control in the form of at least one water by-pass valve is provided in the head top, enabling water sucked into the head interior to be selectively released therefrom, thereby preventing an excessively high suction force in the head intake area and such a force resulting from too great a build-up of vacuum within the cleaning system.

Abstract: A pipeline pig having a shaft of flexible plastic with an enlarged head portion, a plurality of dish members of flexible plastic, a plurality of flexible spacers, the dish member and spacers each having an axial opening therethrough receiving the shaft, each spacer having an integral cup portion at one end, two spacers being received on the shaft in back-to-back relationship between adjacent dish members, and a retainer member on the shaft adjacent the rearward end holding the dish members and spacers in engagement with each other, and thereby holding the dish members in spaced apart relationship, the dish members being of an outside diameter configured to closely correspond with the inside diameter of the pipeline in which the pig is used.

Abstract: A molded ice scraper one piece body has independently flexible finger portions terminating in aligned scraping edges that are joined by webs a few thousandths of an inch thick. A continuous, but breakable, blade is thereby formed that will clean a streak-free swath on a windshield or similar surface. The slots separating the fingers are curved where they meet the scraper intermediate section, to eliminate stress concentration. The fingers have forward facing ice deflecting surfaces at an obtuse angle to the surface to be cleaned, extending from the scraper edge, and front facing ice chipping surfaces extending vertically upwardly from an intersection with the ice deflecting surfaces that is spaced back from the scraper edge.

Abstract: A vehicle window glass washing system is disclosed which comprises swingable wiper means provided in sliding contact with the window glass of a vehicle and injector means for injecting liquid detergent onto a position of the window glass when actuated. The system also comprises a rotary disc rotatable in synchronism with swinging movement of the wiper means. A pair of contact plates are disposed on the rotary disc symmetrically with respect to the center of the rotary disc and electrically connected to each other. A pair of contacts are fixed to the rotary disc symmetrically with respect to the center of the rotary disc so that the rotary disc can bring one of the contact plates into contact with one of the fixed contacts while at the same time the other contact plate into contact with the other fixed contact to allow actuation of the injector means except when the wiper means is around the position at which the liquid detergent is injected.

Abstract: An extractor head for cleaning soft surfaces such as a carpeted surface or upholstry, which includes a housing defining a slit-type throat and a pivotally movable rigid squeegee pivotally mounted within the housing and extending from the throat of the extractor head to which suction is adapted to be applied and which squeegee is adapted for swinging movement in slit-type throat into and out of engagement with opposite walls of the housing depending upon the direction of the movement of the extractor head across a soft surface for the purpose of dislodging dirt and debris in so moving and sweeping, cleaning and squeegeeing the surface to remove debris and water through suction.

Abstract: A device for handling meat comprises a handle (1) which is provided with a claw (3, 4) that comprises a shaft (3) with a die (4). The claw is replaceably mounted at the handle (1). The die (4) may be fork shaped and provided with a sharpened edge. The handle comprises a power cylinder (8, 9) which drives a punch (6) toward the die (4) for clamping a meat piece between the punch (6) and the die (4). The handle (1) may be pivotably mounted on a support arm (22). The support arm (22) is preferably vertically length adjustable. The arm (22) is mounted on a horizontal beam (25). The beam (25) is connected to a power cylinder (27) which is arranged to displace beam (25) and thereby arm (22) and handle (1), in a horizontal direction. The punch drive, the length adjustment of support arm (22) and drive of cylinder (27) can be controlled by the operator, e.g. by means of valve sets (30, 31) arranged on the handle (1).