Abstract: A portable suction pump for life-saving purposes and normally driven by compressed gas. The pump includes a pump assembly having a suction chamber with an outlet leading to the ambient atmosphere and an inlet communicating with a secretion-receiving reservoir with attached tubing permitting suction of secretion, primarily from the air ducts of an unconscious patient. The pump is characterized by the pump assembly having a housing enclosing the suction chamber and closed at one end by a first annular diaphragm and, centrally sealingly attached thereto, a rigid body guided for movement relative to the housing and having wall portions defining, together with part of the housing, a motor chamber delimited from the suction chamber by a second annular diaphragm. The motor chamber communicates with a driving gas supply and exhaust connections and a valve arrangement for the intake and exhaust of compressed driving gas.

Abstract: A compliant O-ring seats on the abdomen surrounding the stoma and contacting the stoma. A pouch sealing ring having an annular flange fits over the O-ring to form a sealer therewith. A waste collection pouch is secured to this sealing ring and has an opening aligned with the washer and the O-ring and a belt attached to the sealing ring secures the appliance to the body of the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper, comprising a layer of a liquid-permeable, preferably non-woven material, intended to be placed in contact with the body of the user, and of a second layer of a liquid-impermeable material, between which layers an absorbent body is arranged, these two layers extending laterally outside the edges of the absorbent body.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for storing liquid material being removed from a person by a tube which comprises a first container secured to the person and operative to hold the liquid material, a first valve means secured in the bottom of the first container, and first connecting means secured to the first valve means.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for treating physiological disorders by the application of pressure and a method of using such a device. The device comprises a mounting having two clamping members which are movable with respect to one another for clamping a portion of the human body therebetween. At least one of these members terminates in a blunt surface which is adapted to apply pressure to a selected point on the surface of that portion of the body. A biasing mechanism such as a spring is provided for applying a clamping force to retain the clamping members biased toward one another. In one embodiment the blunt surface projects from a shoulder which prevents the surface from penetrating the skin on the application of pressure thereto. The blunt surface has a surface area large enough such that specific points of the body may be stimulated without penetrating the skin and yet small enough such that undesired points will not be stimulated.

Abstract: A trephine particularly adapted for use in surgical procedures has a universal handle having a tubular portion from which extend a plurality of circumferentially spaced fingers which removably support a tubular trephine blade. In use, the bore of the handle and blade provides a line of sight and illumination along the axis of the trephine to the inside cutting edge of the blade, while additional illumination is allowed to enter through spaces between the fingers. A trephine kit has a universal handle and a variety of different blades for use therewith.

Abstract: A disposable surgical stapling instrument for the joining together of tubular body organs such as the organs of the alimentary canal. The instrument comprises an elongated body having a tubular housing portion and a coaxial cylindrical handle portion. The tubular housing portion supports at its free end a coaxial cylindrical casing containing at least one annular array of surgical staples. An adjusting rod is coaxially and non-rotatively mounted within the instrument body and has a first end extending beyond the staple-containing casing. An anvil, of improved configuration for easier removal from the anastomotic site, is removably mounted by means of an anvil nut on the first end of the adjusting rod facing the staple-containing casing.

Abstract: A skull trepanation drill having a drive shaft, a main cutter engageable with the drive shaft under axial force and a sleeve-shaped housing slidable axially and rotatably on the drive shaft and provided at its free end with an auxiliary cutter. In use, the sleeve-shaped housing is restrained from axial movement on the drive shaft by a locking body extending into recesses in the housing and drive shaft. The housing is manually releasable from the drive shaft for cleaning by rotation of a cam on the latter. The cam moves a lock bolt axially of the drive shaft to a position permitting the locking body to retract from the recess in the housing.

Abstract: Miniature pH indicator electrode assemblies (e.g., 10 mm. length) are provided for wire transmission. Also provided are dental assemblies containing such pH indicator electrode assemblies. The pH indicator electrode assemblies comprise micro pH indicator electrodes, wire transmission connector plugs, and heat shrinkable plastic housings. A moisture and ion impermeate, plastic seal intermediate the housing and both the electrode and the plug prevents moisture penetration therein. Dental assemblies containing such pH electrode assemblies are useful for the continuous measurement by wire transmission of pH changes in oral cavity fluids at both specific and non-specific sites.

Abstract: A medical electrode particularly suited for use as an EEG electrode comprises initially separated electrode conductor and electrolyte carrier components which are united prior to use of the electrode. The electrolyte carrier component comprises a disposable adhesive patch adhered to a disposable sponge member soaked with an electrolyte. The electrode conductor component comprises a reusable conductor ring having an affixed lead wire terminating with a plug-in device for effecting attachment to a monitoring instrument. Prior to use the electrolyte carrier components are stored in one or more evaporation resistant tray devices.

Abstract: A system for detecting and quantifying air emboli in blood vessels which uses either an intravascular catheter 22 or an esophageal catheter 50. In a preferred embodiment, the intravascular catheter includes an elongated cylindrical tube of flexible material, the tube having a tip 22A and having formed therein an axial aspiration lumen 26 and a second axial lumen 28. An ultrasonic transducer 24, comprising an annular, cylindrical ring of piezoelectric material, is fitted over and secured to the tube adjacent its tip. A microcoaxial cable passes through lumen 28 and is electrically interconnected with the ultrasonic transducer. In a preferred embodiment, the esophageal catheter includes a substantially cylindrical member 54 on which is fitted an ultrasonic transducer 52 comprising an annular, cylindrical ring of piezoelectric material.

Abstract: Heart pulse rate is measured by use of a pair of handle grips (12), (14) for a bicycle handle (16), and the like, one of which grips (12) provides a conductive contact (22), (23) between one of the hands of a user of the apparatus and an associated end of the handlebar. The other of the hand grips (14) includes a pair of contacts (32), (34) arranged for being simultaneously engaged by the other hand of the user of the device, with a further contact (30) being disposed for electrical connection to an end of the handlebar associated with the other of the hand grips. In this manner, the handlebar serves to complete a circuit through the user's body and enables a pulse monitoring apparatus (26) preferably provided on one of the hand grips (14) to detect and display the pulse rate of the user of the apparatus.

Abstract: A fluid flow control device for use with an evacuated blood collection container comprises a substantially rigid body. Two needle cannulae are connected to the body with a space therebetween. A resilient, collapsible passage member lies in the space and connects the two cannulae in fluid communication with each other. The passage member contacts the body only at its ends with its central portion positioned to remain free of contact with the body during use. This passage member is accessible to finger grip from at least two different directions to allow an operator of the device to apply pressure with the fingers to control fluid flow through the passage member.Another embodiment of the present invention substantially as described above includes an operable collapsing element connected to the body for collapsing the passage member during use to control fluid flow therethrough.

Abstract: An animal birth detector is described comprising apparatus attached in the proximity of the animal's vulva for detecting the birth of the animal fetus by monitoring the size of the vulva during the period prior to and during delivery of the fetus. More specifically, the animal birth detector comprises a transmitter attached to the skin proximate one side of the animal's vulva, the transmitter utilizing a reed relay switch to sense the proximity of a permanent magnet located on the opposite side of the vulva. As the vulva dilates at time of delivery of the animal fetus, the magnet is moved out of the magnetic field sensing area of the reed switch, turning on the transmitter whose transmissions are received by a receiver monitored by the stockman. The transmitter and magnet are held in place on the animal's rear section by an adhesive coated or sutured vinyl holding pad.

Abstract: An electrical pulse acupressure system which provides for an electrical pulse generator connected to an electrical pulse applicator. The entire unit may be located within the outer ear of a human being or the electrical pulse generator could be located exteriorly of the human ear. The electrical pulse applicator includes metallic nodules, each of which is to connect with a particular acupuncture point within the human body. The electrical pulse generator is capable of transmitting a plurality of different patterns of waveforms of electrical pulses. There is also provided an electrical pulse generator which is to be connected to a clip which is to be clasped onto a portion of the human body for the conducting of electrical pulses through acupuncture points.

Abstract: A process for improving, enhancing or modifying the organoleptic properties of tobacco products which comprises adding thereto 7-methyl-1,2-benzopyrone.

Abstract: Described are processes for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a smoking tobacco comprising the step of intimately admixing with smoking tobacco an aroma or taste augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of:A. A composition of matter consisting essentially of cis-3-hexenal, cis-3-hexenyl-cis-3-hexenoate, trans-2-hexenal, and cis-3-hexenol;B. A composition of matter consisting essentially of cis-3-hexenal, cis-3-hexenyl-cis-3-hexenoate, cis-3-hexenyl formate and trans-2-hexenal;C. A composition of matter consisting essentially of cis-3-hexenal, cis-3-hexenyl-cis-3-hexenoate, cis-3-hexenol, cis-3-hexenyl formate and trans-2-hexenal; andD. Cis-3-hexenyl methyl ether.Also described are smoking tobacco compositions produced according to the above process.

Abstract: An improved smoking article, such as a cigarette or cigar, having means for controlling quickly, accurately and selectively the extent of consumption of the smoking article, to assist a habitual smoker in voluntarily curtailing or terminating his smoking habit. The control means comprises a generally tubular outer wrapping on the article on which are marked, printed, or otherwise imposed, spaced indicia in the nature of a scale, extending longitudinally of the article, and an annular control indicator mounted telescopically on the article and slidable axially relative thereto. The indicia may be accompanied by contrasting designs or markings, to provide quick, accurate and carefully selected voluntary control by the smoker of the extent of consumption of the smoking article. The annular control indicator contrasts visually relative to the smoking article.

Abstract: A reusable device for rolling a cigarette from a generally rectangular cigarette paper and for holding the rolled cigarette during consumption thereof includes a rigid elongated member disposed along a longitudinal edge of the paper, and a crimping member for engaging a transverse edge of the paper. The elongated member provides a rolling guide for the cigarette, longitudinally strengthens the cigarette after rolling, and also provides a holder for the cigarette as the elongated member is exposed as the cigarette is consumed by smoking. The crimping member is adjacent the elongated member and prevents movement thereof during the rolling and the smoking of the cigarette. The elongated and crimping members may be integrally formed of a thin, rigid, and elongated wire of low heat conductivity having a hook at one end.

Abstract: A perforating device and a method for perforating double length filter cigarette assemblies, in which cigarettes are transferred from the drying drum, of a plug assembler onto a first conveyor which conveys them into the space between a straight flight of the first conveyor and a parallel flight of a second conveyor. The speed of the first conveyor is varied cyclically relative to that of the second by means of a speed modulator, so that the cigarettes are rolled in successive steps during their travel through the device so as to present successive different segments of the outer circumferential surface of the central filter portion to a perforator device.

Abstract: The mouthpiece of a cigarette snugly but slidably receives two cartridges end-to-end, one a filter cartridge and the other a flavor cartridge. Each cartridge has a pull string which enables its removal from the mouthpiece.

Abstract: Smoking compositions having improved taste and odor are prepared by incorporation into the composition of minor amounts of proteins and protein hydrolysates, at least 80% of the weight of which is derived from aliphatic and heterocyclic amino acids.

Abstract: A process for the layout of wrappers for cigars in a half-leaf of tobacco, of the type in which the layout plan of the wrappers is set up by disposing them one by one on the half-leaf taking into account the real contour of said leaf and its possible blemishes, the wrappers being placed tangentially with respect to one another and/or to the contour of the half-leaf and/or to the possible blemishes.

Abstract: A process for making cast film from all-tobacco material which includes mixing particles of tobacco materials, adjusting the water content of said mixture, refining the tobacco slurry to a CS freeness of about -500 ml to about -900 ml, passing the slurry as necessary through a colloid mill, diluting the so treated slurry with water and casting the slurry on a non-porous surface. The cast film is then dried, remoistened and removed.

Abstract: A brush is detachably engageable with a hair grooming device, such that the handle of the brush forms an integral part of the backbone of the grooming device. A pair of lugs, each having a socket formed therein and extending upwardly from the backbone, matingly receive the ends of the handle. A wall formed in the backbone receives a cluster of bristles depending from the lower edge of the handle.

Abstract: A dental care unit permits a user to care for his gums, teeth and mouth. The unit is easily stored, and can be used in dental care in a wide variety of situations. The unit includes a chuck for holding dental instruments, and the chuck is connected to a water supply. Included with the dental instruments is a dental flosser.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nail polish removing device comprising a motor driven rotary brush or swab mounted in a substantially leakproof housing wherein the rotating swab comes into contact with a nail polish solvent, is wet by it, and rotates past one or a series of openings in the housing, each of which openings is normally substantially sealed by an openable diaphragm through which a finger can be inserted such that the fingernail is contacted in a wiping action by the solvent-wet rotating swab. The polish is very rapidly and thoroughly removed by this action without any attendant dripping of solvent or the like.

Abstract: There is provided a currency handling machine which comprises a setting potentiometer, the movable member of which is rotated to be set by a currency species setting control, a selecting potentiometer, the movable member of which is adapted to be rotated together with one of selected movable members in operation sections, a control circuit to detect a differential potential between the outputs of the setting and selecting potentiometers to issue a driving signal, a driving circuit connected to the control circuit for receiving the driving signal and a motor connected to the driving circuit and adapted to rotate the selected movable members in operation sections in accordance with the driving signal. A rotating direction selecting circuit may be provided for determining the direction of rotation of the motor.

Abstract: A dishwasher structure having a centrifugal pump for providing dishwashing liquid to a spray arm thereof. The swirling motion of the dishwashing liquid effected by operation of the pump is utilized to divert a portion of the liquid to an accumulator wherein soil material is collected from the liquid. The cleansed liquid is returned to the pump chamber to be repumped with additional dishwashing liquid. A drain is provided for draining the dishwashing liquid and collected soil at the end of the dishwashing cycle and is controlled by a pressure-responsive drain valve which is operated by differing pressure conditions automatically during dishwashing and drain cycles respectively.

Abstract: A dishwasher structure having a centrifugal pump for providing dishwashing liquid to a spray arm thereof. The swirling motion of the dishwashing liquid effected by operation of the pump is utilized to divert a portion of the liquid to an accumulator wherein soil material is collected from the liquid. The cleansed liquid is returned to the pump chamber to be repumped with additional dishwashing liquid. The soil accumulating chamber is arranged concentrically about a guide chamber, in turn arranged concentrically about the pump chamber to provide a compact coaxial liquid cleansing structure. A drain is provided for draining the dishwashing liquid and collected soil at the end of the dishwashing cycle.

Abstract: Umbrella having mechanism to cause the canopy to fold when subjected to extraordinary wind forces.

Abstract: In a siphon apparatus having at least two legs with a liquid trap therebetween, a liquid holding chamber is provided which communicates with the liquid trap through a restrictive orifice and which fills the liquid trap after the siphon is used, thereby insuring a liquid seal for the next use of the siphon. An overflow device is provided for the liquid trap which cooperates with a trigger mechanism to fill the liquid trap to a predetermined level at the same time assuring the filling of the trigger mechanism. The trigger device may be connected to a plurality of siphons, whereby each siphon flushes simultaneously when a predetermined level is reached in a tank which is to be discharged thereby. Preferably the siphons are conchoidally or spirally shaped, and the holding chamber comprises an inner void thereof.

Abstract: A vacuum check bowl for preventing fluids from being ingested into a vacuum source which is comprised of a housing having an upper and a lower portion. The upper portion has an inlet opening and an outlet opening passing therethrough with the outlet opening in communication with the vacuum source. A conduit means, which is in communication with the outlet opening, is vertically disposed within the housing and a float means is contained within the housing and rests within the lower portion of the housing below the lower end of the conduit. The float is adapted to come into contact and seal off the conduit in the event fluid is introduced into the housing through the inlet opening.

Abstract: Disclosed is a safety valve system to maintain the flow of fluid through a flow line when the line pressure is less than a predetermined maximum and greater than a predetermined minimum which includes a hydraulically actuated safety valve inserted in the flow line. A control system is adapted to supply control pressure from a pump to the actuator. A pair of sensors are included to sense line pressure and vent the control system to close the safety valve when the line pressure is greater than the predetermined maximum or less than the predetermined minimum. A ratio accumulator is included to maintain the control pressure at a level proportional to the line pressure and to accommodate changes in the volume of control fluid in the control system due to changes in ambient temperature and leakage.

Abstract: In a safety shut-off valve, a housing includes a valve member therein, having a first valve seat, and against which a valve normally rests during closure, with a spring normally biasing said valve off of said first valve seat, and with the force of the pressurized fluid passing through the valve causing said valve to act against the force of a regulator and a second spring to become unseated for allowing gas flow, and reseated once again against a second valve seat when excessive pressure is encountered and which curtails the further flow of fluid through the valve housing, and thereby shutting off the fluid from its source.

Abstract: A fluid treatment tank having a fluid barrier between the tank outlet and the tank bottom to thereby form an upper volume above the barrier and a lower volume below the barrier. Said tank also having a substantially fluid-tight pressure equalization means which communicates with the upper and lower volumes to equalize the pressure therebetween without a reduction of the total pressure in the tank.

Abstract: A fluid pressure regulator valve comprising a base member designed to be secured in a fluid conduit in a position to stop all fluid flow through the conduit with the regulator valve in a fully closed position. The base member has an orifice formed through it which is sized to determine the maximum fluid flow rate through the regulator valve with the valve in a fully open position. An elongated helically coiled spring member is secured to the base member and is designed so that its coils are compressed into engagement with each other so as to enclose the sides of the spring member in a fluid tight manner. The helically coiled spring member has a central open passageway with one end closed in a fluid-tight manner and the other open end secured over the orifice through the base member. A magnetically permeable armature is secured to the closed end of the helically coiled spring.

Abstract: The improved valve assembly comprises, in combination, a housing having an elongated central passageway and a plurality of spaced ports in the sidewall thereof along the length thereof in communication with the passageway, an elongated drive shaft disposed in the passageway and movable between a resting position and an actuated position, first biasing means biasing the shaft into the resting position, a plurality of valve openings along the length of the passageway and providing communication between adjacent ones of said ports, a plurality of free floating valve sealing elements disposed transversely on, secured to and spaced along the shaft in the housing, each said element being disposed between two adjacent valve openings, second biasing means in the housing around the shaft biasing the valve elements apart on the shaft, and actuator means connected to the housing for hydraulic pressure movement of the shaft between the resting position wherein a first spaced set of the valve openings is closed by the val

Abstract: A cylindrical chamber accommodates an axially movable rod having a helically grooved portion of the periphery, to which a starting flow of liquid is fed via an inlet passage of said cylindrical chamber, outlet passages for discharging separate streams of liquid after splitting of the initial flow to users and for feeding one of the streams back to the initial flow being arranged on different sides of the inlet passage. The distances between the geometrical axes of the inlet passage and outlet passages for discharging liquid to users are substantially identical and equal to the length of the helically grooved portion of the rod. With such a construction of the splitter, liquid supply to users may be varied over a broad range with relatively small axial displacement of the rod.

Abstract: Hydraulic actuating apparatus with digital input comprising a movable output member spring biased to a neutral position and capable of moving to one or other of two working positions under the effect of opposing hydraulic means, themselves controlled by binary-type control members;To create two additional working positions for the movable output member (10), the invention provides for each of the driving means to be composed of two active areas (s.sub.1, s'.sub.1 ; s.sub.2, s'.sub.2) acting successively on the output member (10), and for the putting of the first area under pressure to be caused by one of the control members (EV.sub.1, EV.sub.2) while that of the other area is caused by the other control member provided that the output member has already completed a first displacement step in the required direction;Particular application to the control of double-acting hydraulic actuators with two rates of displacement in each direction.

Abstract: A process for the coating of metal tubes by the application of polyethylene to the preheated tubes, a polyethylene with a melt index of over 1 g/10 minutes being applied first to the pre-heated metal tube and a polyethylene with a low melt index being applied thereupon, the process comprising a first step of applying a polyethylene with a melt index of 1.2 to 70 g/10 minutes (190.degree. C./2.16 kg) to the metal tube which has been pre-heated to a temperature of at least 200.degree. C., a second step in which the coating is cooled to a temperature of about 110.degree. to 170.degree. C. and a third step of applying a self-supporting film of polyethylene with a melt index of 0.1 to 7 g/10 minutes at this temperature so that the total coating has a minimum layer thickness of 1.5 to 4 mm and a coated article coated according to said process.

Abstract: A picking comb, particularly for jet looms. The comb has an array of active, monitoring and passive guide teeth each having a picking portion and a mounting portion and fixed by its mounting portion in spaced side-by-side releation on a carrier means. At least one of said guide teeth has its picking portion separate from its mounting portion. The picking portion is provided with a connecting element fitting into a corresponding bore in the mounting portion. Correct positioning of the two portions is assured by interfitting positioning parts and a clamping element. The detachable connection between the picking portion and the mounting portion of a tooth makes it easier to replace a defective picking portion without the necessity of removing the whole picking channel or a section thereof.

Abstract: A method of washing a keg and filling it with beer which comprises giving the keg first and second washes at first and second washing stations, filling the keg with steam and carbon dioxide at the second washing station after washing and then moving the keg to a filling station and filling the keg with beer at said filling station while allowing the carbon dioxide in the keg to escape through a pressure relief valve.

Abstract: The filling valve arrangement for carbonated beverages includes a head part and a lower part movable in two opposite vertical directions with respect to the head by means of a cylinder piston unit, the lower part enclosing a liquid controlling valve chamber with a valve member, the bottom of the lower part being provided with a liquid discharge passage supporting a sealing ring compressable by the cylinder piston unit against the rim of a container to be filled, and liquid inlet conduit arranged in lateral wall of the lower part to communicate with the liquid controlling valve chamber. An air return pipe is slidably supported by the filling valve the vertical position of which is controlled by a separate driving mechanism.

Abstract: A salad dressing dispenser, in the form of a bottle having a top stopper with a depending individual server in the form of a suspended cup into which an individual serving may be placed by tilting the bottle and shaking the contents to insure proper distribution of salad dressing ingredients entering the individual serving cup.

Abstract: Undulatory rails on a track can be oriented in any given direction by placing the track on a turntable. A wheeled carriage rides to or fro on the track and carries a router. The router bit rises and falls in response to the particular profile of the rails and cuts recesses in an underlying workpiece having shapes dependent on rail contour, bit size and shape and extent of carriage travel. Turntable indexing capabilities facilitate the reproducibility of complex decorative patterns sculptured in the workpiece.

Abstract: A golf club carrier for carrying golf clubs and related equipment and accessory items includes a part-cylindrical inner member molded into two halves and securely joined together, an outer lip portion with a series of spaced club shaft-receiving apertures, a lower shelf portion supporting the grip ends of the clubs and a protective cover detachably secured between the outer lip portion and the lower shelf portion. The inner member includes a first curved surface and a second substantially flat enclosing surface. Disposed between these surfaces and comprising the interior of the inner member are two comparatively larger storage compartments and two comparatively smaller storage compartments, each having its own access panel. These compartments are used for storage of equipment and related golf accessory items and one of the two comparatively larger compartments is thermally insulated for retention of food and drink.

Abstract: A case inside which a ski can be protectively transported upon an automotive vehicle; the case including a long, plastic bag having an opening in one end thereof closable by an end flap, and a pair of cross straps for tying the bag snuggly around the side of the enclosed ski.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire wheel for use in off-road vehicles is disclosed. This tire wheel is provided with a protrusion projecting over tread width and sectional width of the tire toward the widthwise direction thereof under an inflation pressure and being integrally united with each of side portions in the vicinity of the outer surface of the side portion above a definite position of the sectional width and near the tread portion, and a protector extending outward from the bead portion along the sidewall surface of at least one side portion up to the inside base of the protrusion toward the radial direction of the tire and composed of an annular disc provided at its inner periphery with an annular seat firmly sandwiched between the bead portion of the tire and the rim flange.

Abstract: A pneutmatic radial-ply tire in which the rubber portion of at least one of a carcass ply and an undertread constituting the tire is made of a rubber which has a viscoelastic property of loss tangent, tan.delta., of 0.2 or lower (tan.delta..ltoreq.0.2) and storage modulus, G, of 120 Kg/cm.sup.2 or higher (G.gtoreq.120 kg/cm.sup.2), so that the rolling resistance of the tire is reduced without being accompanied by degradation of braking performance, control stability, comfortableness and wear resistance of the tire.