Abstract: A hybrid tea rose variety having yellow blooms on long, straight stems, with glossy, mildew resistant foliage, and mild fragrance.

Abstract: A floribunda rose variety having pink-pale orange to near white, flat form flowers on upright branches, blooming in clusters and having a slight, fruity fragrance.

Abstract: A glazing strip of extruded polyvinyl chloride plastic or the like has a cross sectional shape such that a glazing putty can be provided in a central cavity for subsequent use by the installer. When used to glaze a window pane in a sash this strip is cut to length from a roll or the like, and a wax paper or the like is removed from mutually perpendicular lands on the plastic strip to uncover pressure sensitive adhesive areas on these lands. The lands serve to hold the strip to the sash, and to the glass pane, while the strip is squeezed by means of a roller or blunt tool or spatula, or one's fingers to cause the putty or caulking compound to issue from a slot provided for this purpose in the underside of the plastic strip. The putty is thereby urged from the cavity into an L-shaped space between the strip and the window sash and pane such that a positive seal is provided for the window pane to hold it in place in the sash.

Abstract: A minimum friction slider needle for use with warp knitting machines includes a shank having a slot provided therein. The bottom portion of the slot is provided with a raised portion which is the only portion of the shank that comes into contact with the slider member in operation.

Abstract: A vibrator device, especially for connecting to a screen element for agitating the screen element, and including rotary shafts with off-center weights so oriented relatively that the agitation of the screen takes the form of vibratory movement thereof in one direction with a stronger impulse being imparted to the screen in one direction than in the other.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous treatment of cold rolled steel sheet. The apparatus has a continuous annealing furnace through which the sheet is continuously passed and which is composed of, in succession, a heating chamber for heating the cold rolled steel sheet to a temperature range of 700.degree. to 900.degree. C. within 2 minutes, a soaking chamber for keeping the sheet in the above temperature range for two minutes or less, a primary cooling chamber for rapidly cooling the sheet from the above temperature range to an overageing at a rate of 5.degree. to 30.degree. C./sec., an overageing chamber for keeping the sheet between 300.degree. to 400.degree. C. for up to eight minutes, and a secondary cooling chamber for cooling the sheet from the above overageing temperature to below 50.degree. C. within 2 minutes. Adjacent the output end of said furnace is apparatus for successively skin pass rolling, levelling and recoiling the sheet from the annealing furnace.

Abstract: A hydraulic drive for the die closing unit of an injection molding machine in which at least one power cylinder and power piston with a coaxially attached auxiliary cylinder opens and closes the molding die by executing the opening and closing travel with a differential piston action in the power cylinder and/or with the auxiliary cylinder, while valve-closable bypass channels in the power piston are kept open. The closing of these channels switches the drive from an accelerated travel mode to a high-pressure die clamping mode.An annular valve plunger cooperates with a valve seat on the power piston to open and close the bypass channels, several alternatives of guiding and hydraulically moving the valve plunger being contemplated.

Abstract: Production is initiated from a gas well which is kept from producing by the hydrostatic pressure of the liquid it contains, by injecting an aqueous liquid that contains reactants which form nitrogen gas within the wall or reservoir and displaces enough liquid out of the well to lower the hydrostatic pressure to less than the fluid pressure in the adjacent portion of the reservoir and cause fluid to flow from the reservoir to the well.

Abstract: A burner cut-out safety control for a combustion heating device having an automatic exhaust flue damper. The safety controls act to discontinue burner operation in the event the damper actuator device or controls fail, or other flue blockage causes products of combustion to be exhausted through the draft diverter inlet opening. The control is integrated with an existing burner pilot safety circuit and pilot valve to cause the pilot valve to be closed in the event combustion gases begin to pass out of the flue through the draft diverter inlet opening, this condition being detected by a lineal temperature sensor extending about the draft diverter inlet opening, which senses combustion gas spillage by the resultant heating of any portion of the lineal temperature sensor.

Abstract: A gas collection apparatus for use in open electrical smelting furnaces is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an annular body about the outer circumference of the furnace and sealed to the top edge of the furnace on one side thereof with a sloped wall extending into the furnace on the other side to a depth below the normal height of the charge in the furnace.

Abstract: A system incorporating a photosensitive device and associated circuitry for scanning a line to be traced.

Abstract: A method for controlling the transfer of a flexible web member from a supply reel to a take-up reel, according to which the rotational speeds of the supply reel and the take-up reel are measured and whereby the ratio between these measurements is established independently of the speed and direction of the movement of the web member. The method comprises the steps of storing reference information representing the characteristics of different types of reel and web, releasing the reference information corresponding to the reels and webs used, generating intermediate signals which represent the said ratio combining these intermediate signals with the released reference information and generating output signals in dependence upon the momentary position of the web in relation to one or other ends thereof, and using these output signals for the purpose of visually displaying the position of the web and/or of controlling certain operations of the apparatus.

Abstract: A golf glove having a palm portion, a wrist portion adjacent one end of the palm portion and a finger portion on an opposite end of the palm portion includes a first elongated pad secured to the palm portion and extended diagonally thereacross at a position adjacent to the finger portion and at an angle with respect to the finger portion. A second elongated pad is secured to the palm portion and extended diagonally thereacross in parallel spaced relationship to the first elongated pad so as to create a diagonally disposed valley portion between the first and second elongated pads to receive the handle of a golf club therein.

Abstract: A knitted headband for use with a safety hat to provide cold weather protection for a wearer. The band is circumferentially stretchable, has open upper and lower ends, and is formed of double thicknesses of knitted material. The upper portion of the band is dimensioned and adapted to be stretched over a hard hat, and a pair of diametrically-disposed slits are formed in the band intermediate the length thereof for receiving front and rear brim portions of the hat to secure the band in place. The front slit and the open lower end of the band are provided with elasticized borders to permit adjustment of the band into different positions to provide greater or lesser protection depending on the severity of weather conditions.

Abstract: The invention comprises a bio-compatible composition suitable for constructing surgical articles for the repair or replacement of a part of the body of a human or non-human animal, e.g., ligaments, tendons, bones, comprising a composite of a bio-absorbable polymer and at least one substrate of a plurality of carbon fibers.The invention also includes surgical articles fabricated from the composites for the repair of damaged tissue, e.g., tendons, ligaments and bones.The invention includes a method for the formation of the aforesaid composite comprising providing a substrate of the carbon fibers and providing the substrate with a continuous coating of a bio-absorbable polymer.The invention also includes the surgical repair of a damaged body part such as a ligament, tendon or bone comprising surgically affixing to the damaged part the surgical article, the bio-absorbable polymer being absorbed by the body upon formation of the new tissue.

Abstract: A shower receptor drain assembly includes a generally cylindrical drain body having a flange extending upwardly from the upper end thereof. An inner flange extends radially inwardly from the lower edge of the drain body, and is provided with an inner diameter which permits a waste discharge pipe to extend upwardly therein. A plurality of bosses extend upwardly from the inner flange and are spaced equally thereabout. An annular sealing gasket is disposed within the drain body and received about the upper end of the waste discharge pipe. A compression ring is disposed directly superjacently of the sealing gasket, and a plurality of screws extend through the ring and through aligned passages in the gasket to be retained in tapped holes in the plurality of bosses. The screws cause compression of the sealing gasket to effect a leak-proof seal of the waste pipe within the drain body.

Abstract: An automatic weight operated toilet flushing device capable of being installed in conventional toilets with flush tanks. The device has one end of a long arm secured to the lower portion of the toilet seat assembly the seat and the other end engages a vertical actuating link which is pushed upwardly when the toilet user seats down. The vertical link engages the actuating lever mechanism which is pulled down when the user gets up and the conventional ball type valve is opened allowing the toilet bowl to be flushed.

Abstract: A spring-balanced, wall-type bed-frame member, which is adapted to support at least a portion of a mattress assembly, is pivotable between a vertical position adjacent a wall and a horizontal position upon a floor for use. The bed frame portion upon which the mattress assembly will lie is pivotally mounted upon a support member mounted on rollers. One end of a connecting bar is pivotally attached to that bed frame portion towards the foot end of the bed frame relative to the pivot and the other end of the connecting bar is fixed relative to the floor and also pivotally mounted. Spring means join the bed frame portion lying towards the headboard portion of the bed frame with the bottom portion of the support section mounted on rollers.

Abstract: A support pad for sleeping bags and the like is provided. The pad includes a heavy duty material upper portion and fastener structure which permit the pad to be rolled into a compact tubular form and be resistant to damage during storage and transportation.

Abstract: A stress free baffled waterbed mattress bag consists of an array of individual baffles, each of the baffles comprising a plurality of vertically stacked bladders serially connected, the end bladders being respectively attached to the operative top and bottom mattress bag layers. Each of the bladders comprises a pair of circular layers peripherally welded together and centrally attached respectively to the corresponding layer of the companion bladder and the top or bottom operative mattress layer.

Abstract: Device for making comb honey. A novel section is provided for the making of comb honey together with a novel arrangement thereof in a super whereby the sections combine into a single unit a number of presently used separate components, namely the section perimeter, the foundation, spacers, the separator, the package, and a serving platter. Specifically, a comb forming section is provided with the foundation at the bottom thereof which foundation is backed by suitably sloped spacing portion for cooperation with an adjacently positioned section and legs also cooperating with an adjacently positioned section to effect appropriate spacing of same. The section with its foundation at the bottom of the section perimeter and legs fixed adjacent thereto may, after filling of same by the bees, then further function as a serving dish.

Abstract: A yarn finish applicator in which finish is metered to a slot running from top to bottom of the applicator. The configuration of the body of the applicator and its slot provides an edge at the exit end of the applicator and a slot that is slightly wider at the location at which finish is metered to the slot than at exit of the slot. Two rods are located just below the exit edge of the applicator to collect and drain to a receiver any drops of excess finish which form at the exit edge of the applicator when the threadline is not running.

Abstract: An inflatable boat has a pair of elongated inflatable side portions extending lengthwise of the boat, disposed within an envelope that can be opened and closed by longitudinally-extending openings on its outer side, to permit insertion and removal of inflatable chambers. The margins of the envelope openings are maintained closed by interfitting loops, each loop receiving a slotted pin with the head and tail of the pin projecting from opposite sides of the loop, so that the pins of the loops associated with one margin of the opening interfere with the heads and tails of the pins projecting from the loops associated with the other margin of the opening, thereby to hold the margins together. A rigid panel at the stern of the boat supports an outboard motor, and is detachably secured between the side members by special screw assemblies. At the prow of the boat, relatively vertically swingable panels provide a deck in one position and the support for a short ladder in another position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cargo loading apparatus for loading a cargo disposed on a first level onto a deck disposed on a second level generally above the first level, the deck having a cargo supporting surface and an end. The cargo loading apparatus includes a platform with a cargo supporting surface for supporting the cargo to be loaded onto the deck, a base which is hingedly connected to the platform, and means for pulling the base and the platform connected thereto onto the cargo supporting surface of the deck. The base is of a sufficient size such that the base and the platform are positionable in an initial loading position wherein the platform is supported generally on the first level and the base extends from the platform generally toward the deck to a position wherein the end of the base is disposed generally above the second level and a portion of the base engages the end of the platform.

Abstract: A device for cleaning the sensitive surfaces of solid articles, such as phonograph records, optical devices or the like is formed from a kneadable material having the properties of a highly viscous liquid and providing a working surface which may be applied directly against the material, the working surface referably consisting of a high molecular weight diorganopolysiloxane containing boroxane groups.