Abstract: A new and unique chrysanthemum for Fall gardens (early response) or for year-around four inch pot production (four weeks response), distinguished by its many vibrant pink daisy-like flowers, having bright yellow centers, borne on strong, upright stems; the plant having a vigorous, upright growth and profuse blooming habit whereby the plant forms a mound of color when garden bloomed in the Fall.

Abstract: A mechanism for releasably attaching a parachute to a kite to allow the parachute to be carried aloft by the kite and to be released while the kite is in flight when the flight string of the kite is merely given slack. The mechanism .[.includes.]. .Iadd.may include .Iaddend.a first member fixedly attached to the kite and a second member pivotally attached to the first member and fixedly attached to the end of the flight string. The second member is moveable from a first position in which the parachute is attached to the kite to a second position in which the parachute is released from the kite. The second member is held in the first position when the kite is aloft and the flight string is held substantially taut. The second member will then move to the second position when the flight string is given slack.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic copying apparatus, a cover and document keep device comprises a rigid cover member for securely holding original documents during copying and for effectively shielding the user from exposure to ultraviolet or visible radiation. A support member incorporating a plurality of positioning rods is vertically slidingly engaged within holes formed in the copying apparatus housing. An L-shaped frame is hinged by a first hinging means to the vertically movable support member, and carries the rigid cover by an additional second hinging means. Fastening means are provided to allow only one of the hinging means to be operated at one time, thereby allowing the rigid cover member to be pivoted about either axis defined by the hinging means. Accommodation of various original document thicknesses is provided by vertical sliding movement of the support member.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing high purity metal powders having an irregular and angular shape and a very low oxygen content (less than 0.25% oxygen in iron and steel powders). The invention utilizes a high pressure liquid atomization procedure for converting the molten metal to angular particulate form, and provides for the very rapid subsequent cooling of the hot particles under conditions of high pressure sprays and violent turbulence of the powder particles in the liquid that minimize the formation of oxide impurities on the particle surface. High pressure atomization to produce angular and irregular particles tends to create an oxidizing environment because of the mixture of hot particles and liquid. By rapidly quenching the particles immediately after formation, in a quenching environment that creates a violently turbulent condition at the surface of the metal, the formation of vapor or steam films is minimized and more rapid heat transfer from the particles to the cooling medium is realized.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing low D.E. starch hydrolysates and low D.E. starch conversion syrup products which are both liquid and solid. Starch is treated with acid to a D.E. less than 15 and then converted with a bacterial alpha-amylase to a D.E. between 10 and 25. From the resulting hydrolysate product is obtained a non-hazing syrup which is almost completely water-soluble.

Abstract: A simulatd knotted necktie composed of a hollow knot shaped body having a main front face, a rear face with a first hole centrally arranged and having a lower lip, a bottom face with a hole and a top surface with the side walls of the body each having an opening adjacent the top face and a necktie length with a display tail overlaying and jacketing the main body face, a rear tail and a neck loop length between the tails with the neck loop length extending from said body openings and the rear tail or hidden tail extending from the bottom hole and the display tail extending from the rear face hole with the rear face of the display tail overlaying the main face of the body and a keeper to hold the display tail in snug jacketing relation of the main face of the body to simulate a knot of a necktie of predetermined style.

Abstract: A hipbone endoprosthesis comprises a metal-infibulum insertable into the femur medullar channel and a ceramic material spherical head associable with a portion of the infibulum provided for projecting from the medullar channel.The projecting portion is provided with a cylindrical shank having a reduced diameter portion whereat are formed axially extending annular ridges for coupling with the spherical head.

Abstract: An endoprosthesis is provided which includes a femoral head construction having a compliant metal shell attached thereto. The shell fits into the acetabulum of the hip joint and is spaced apart from a spherical surface of the construction a sufficient distance to permit the shell to flex without exceeding its elastic limit.

Abstract: A ventilated toilet includes a flapper valve assembly having coaxial air intake and air discharge tubes, the outer air intake tube being connected at its lower end to the flush discharge outlet of the holding tank of the toilet. The inner tube protrudes downwardly through the flush discharge outlet and through the porcelain wall separating the siphon portion of the toilet waste discharge duct from the flush conduit connecting the flush discharge outlet of the holding tank to the annular water discharge channel in the rim of the toilet bowl. An electric fan withdraws contaminated air from the toilet bowl through the annular discharge channel and upwardly through the annular channel between the inner and outer flapper valve tubes and vents downwardly through the inner tube to the siphon portion of the waste duct to be discharged. A conventional flapper valve is offset from and connected to the outer one of the pair of coaxial tubes.

Abstract: A flexible arcuate shaped holder having an adjustable outside diameter for holding a rigid deodorant ring having a fixed outside diameter in a sink drain is described. The flexible holder is not continuous and has an open segment thereby allowing the outside diameter of the holder to vary from a minimum dimension determined by the outside diameter of the solid deodorant ring to a maximum diameter limited only by the inside diameter of the solid deodorant ring. The flexible outside diameter of the holder allows the deodorant ring to be placed within variable non-standard sink drain openings.

Abstract: A water closet flushing system of a type employing a float-controlled valve through which water is supplied to refill the tank after the water in the tank has been dumped into the bowl to flush the bowl. A diverter valve is interposed in the line leading from the ballcock valve through which the tank is refilled and is operable to divert this flow of water under line press to outlets or nozzles disposed around the upper rim of the bowl as soon as the flushing process begins to provide a complete pressurized washing of the bowl. After the tank empties, the diverter valve automatically shifts to a position which directs the water to refill the tank.

Abstract: A convertible furniture unit having upper and lower platforms which are mounted for conjoint movement. In different embodiments the upper platform comprises a bed or table and the lower platform can be structures such as a desk, a credenza and desk, and the like. Releasable locks are provided for holding the upper platform in a prone position while the lower platform is lowered. When the locks are released a torsion bar arrangement automatically applies a yieldable force urging the upper platform toward the upright position as the lower platform is raised while maintaining a horizontal attitude. Terminal movement of the upper platform is cushioned by an air pocket created in the recess of an upright housing. The upper and lower platforms are held in a upright mode by over center positioning of the pivot points which permits the upper platform to be manually pulled downwardly to convert the unit to another mode.

Abstract: A pair of channel-shaped support members are arranged to be secured in upright position on the stern of a boat in spaced relation. These support members are open at their upper and lower ends with the end edges of such open ends being provided with notches. Strut members which support wheels at one of their ends have pivotal attachment at their other ends to the support members intermediate the ends of the latter. Each of the struts carries a transverse latch pin on it which is movable toward and away from the pivot connection of the struts with the support members and which is urged toward the pivot and by a tension spring. The arrangement is such that the latch pin automatically travels into one or the other of the end notches and locks therein when its strut is moved either to an up non-use position of the wheels or a down use position of the wheels. The end edges of the support members have a cam portion for directing the latch pins into the notches.

Abstract: Conveyance loading ramp has its inner end pivotally supported adjacent a building structure and the other end mounted on a mobile undercarriage having a pair of ground engaging wheels mounted one on each side of the ramp for rotation about a common horizontal axis. The undercarriage is supported for pivotal movement about a vertical axis for steering and an improved hydraulic driving and steering system includes separate hydraulic motor connected in series to drive the wheels.

Abstract: An improved driving control and wheel position indicator for an extendible and retractable passenger conveyance loading ramp of the type having one end mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis and the other end supported on an undercarriage having steerable, driven ground engaging wheels controlled from an operator's station in a vestibule mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis on the movable end of the ramp. The system includes a wheel position indicator connected between the undercarriage and the movable vestibule including means for detecting the steered position of the ground engaging wheels and a visual display at the operator's station responsive to the wheel position detecting means for continuously indicating the true bearing of the ground engaging wheels regardless of the rotative position of the vestibule about its vertical pivot axis.