Abstract: A dress-type garment is formed of one or more strips of fabrics wound helically about the torso of the wearer and having contiguous edges of adjacent convolutions joined by helical seams. A pants-type garment is similarly formed by strips helically wound to form the legs, with upper end portions of the strips cut and joined by a central seam to form the upper portion of the pants. Another embodiment of a dress-type garment is made of first, second and third squares with two adjacent edges of the second square joined to two adjacent edges of the first square and the other two edges of the second square joined to two adjacent edges of the third square.

Abstract: The musical instrument is of a waveform memory device read out type and comprises a frequency information generator for generating a plurality of sets of frequency informations each set consisting of a subplurality of frequency informations and corresponding to each of the tone pitches of the depressed keys in a keyboard, a selector for selecting one, at a time and one after another, of the subplurality of frequency informations generated by the frequency information generator for each one key depressed, an accumulator for repeatedly accumulating the frequency information selected by the selector to produce an increasing accumulated value, a waveform memory device for storing the amplitude values at successive sampling points in one period of a sine wave utilized to form a desired musical waveform, a comparator for comparing the accumulated value with a preset value and controlling the selecting operation of the selector during the operation of the accumulator.

Abstract: An electrochromic data display and imaging device which may be formed by sandwich arrangement of the imaging area and the counter-electrode area, with a suitable self-supporting ion-conductive layer between.

Abstract: A liquid-gas separator unit with superior performance characteristics is disclosed. The unit is characterized by a high liquid flow rate capacity at high as well as low accompanying gas flow rates, and efficient liquid-gas separation capability. The unit has a unique discharge plug element and a unique intake plug element that cooperate with a unique impeller means. Inlet/recirculation openings in the unit casing act to increase the liquid flow rate.

Abstract: N-(2-aminocycloheptyl)N-alkanoylanilides and their 2-N-oxides of the formula ##STR1## e.g., trans-3,4-dichloro-N-[2-(allylamino)cycloheptyl]propionanilide, and their pharmacologically acceptable salts, have been found to possess potent Central Nervous System antidepressant properties. Many of them are new.These compounds are promising antidepressant drugs which are characterized by lower toxicity than imipramine, and long acting activity which may allow longer durations between administrations, e.g., once a day. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and a process for treating conditions of depression with these compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: An improved electrical heating element for a high-temperature furnace including a support structure and an electrical-heating assembly. The support structure includes a plurality of thin, flat, non-conductive plates each having a plurality of spaced apertures therethrough and a plurality of non-conductive spacers smaller than the plates with one spacer interposed between each pair of adjacent plates. The electrical-heating assembly includes a plurality of elongated electrical conductors, preferably U-shaped, each leg extending through one aperture in each plate radially outwardly of the spacers. The conductors are supported by and extend between the plates and the ends of the conductors are interconnected so that the conductors as interconnected define a single tortuous electrical path radially outwardly of the spacers. The .[.interconnection.]. .Iadd.interconnections .Iaddend.between the conductors maintain the support structure in assembly.

Abstract: A monostable multivibrator including a gate circuit, a time constant circuit, and an inverter circuit. An input signal to the gate circuit causes the time constant circuit which preferably includes a resistor and a capacitor to charge or discharge. A signal derived from the time constant circuit is applied to an input bias circuit including an emitter follower type transistor circuit associated with a differential amplifier within the inverter circuit to control the duration of the monostable output pulse.

Abstract: The Jac Pac is a jacket or a backpack, two separate articles of clothing formed from one which cannot be used as both at the same time. The Jac Pac may be used as a jacket for warmth or may be removed and formed into a backpack for carrying objects.

Abstract: A helmet for the protection of sportsmen and/or workers in potentially hazardous occupations is disclosed. In one embodiment the helmet comprises a protective head shell and means to position the helmet on a users head in which the head shell has an outer section slidably connected to an inner section. The outer section is adapted to move relative to the inner section on impact with an object. In another embodiment the helmet further comprises a plurality of cushioning projections located between the two shells, each projection being integrally connected to one of the shells.

Abstract: A method for bonding a layer of porous polymeric material to a rigid implantable portion of a prosthetic device, which includes the steps of (a) forming a substrate by coating the implantable portion with material which is chemically compatible with the porous polymeric material and which has a melt viscosity and/or melting temperature lower than that of the porous polymeric material, (b) covering the substrate with a porous polymeric material in powder form capable of forming said porous polymeric layer for forming a composite coating on the implantable portion, and (c) heating the substrate and porous polymeric material to a temperature high enough to cause the substrate material to flow into the adjacent pores and low enough so that the porous material will maintain its shape so that the porous layer will be bonded to the substrate and the outer pores will be open to accommodate tissue ingrowth, and an apparatus formed by said method.

Abstract: A prosthetic wrist joint for anchoring into the radius and the metacarpals includes a radial component, a metacarpal component and an intermediate component. The radial component has a part-cylindrical bearing surface and a stem portion for insertion into the end of the radius bone. The metacarpal component has a ball-like hinge portion and a pair of outwardly protruding prongs for anchoring into the second metacarpal and the third metacarpal. The intermediate component includes a cylindrical bearing surface which cooperatively engages the part-cylindrical bearing surface of the radial component, and a socket-like recess for receiving the ball-like hinge portion of the metacarpal component for movement in the direction of radial-ulnar deviation. The modified ball and socket arrangement between the metacarpal component and the intermediate component permit limited rotational movement about the longitudinal axis of the arm.

Abstract: A passive dosing dispenser for issuing, for example, a predetermined volume of a liquid toilet tank additive solution into a toilet tank as the water is draining therefrom while the toilet is flushing. A preferred dispenser comprises an internal reservoir having a product chamber for containing a quantity of a solid type product which can be dissolved in water to form a toilet tank additive product solution and a liquid solution reservoir for containing a quantity of said solution in fluid communication with said product chamber, and inlet/discharge conduit having its lowermost end in fluid communication with said liquid solution reservoir and its uppermost end in fluid communication with a syphon tube, and air trap disposed adjacent said inlet/discharge conduit for isolating said liquid product solution from the toilet tank water in said syphon tube during quiescent periods, and an air vent in fluid communication with said liquid solution reservoir and said product chamber.

Abstract: The specification discloses an improved dental cuspidor having a vacuum drain means. The specification also discloses a drain having a drain chamber of which one side is formed by a diaphragm so that when water reaches a given height in the chamber, the diaphragm actuates an air valve to drive a piston to open a drain valve to a vacuum drain.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for preventing clogging of main sewer lines by containing a potential back-up at the source, namely, the toilet. The device comprises an expansible annular member or ring which is adapted for placement adjacent the discharge tube at the base of the toilet, and is provided with circumferentially-spaced hook-like members which extend upwardly into the discharge tube and are so designed and arranged as to shred or catch material which has been improperly disposed of in the toilet, and without interfering with the normal use of the toilet to eject waste.

Abstract: Bedding arrangement having a base for disposing on the surface of a bed and an adjustable back support with a frame pivotably mounted at the surface of the base enabling adjustment of the back support into various angular positions relative to the surface of the base. A board for supporting the back of a bed-ridden patient is pivotably mounted on the frame adjacent a head-resting portion of the latter. The board is upwardly pivotable in a direction opposite an upward pivotable movement of the frame whereby the patient assumes a recumbent position raised above the surface of the bed permitting unhindered introduction of a bed pot under the patient.