Abstract: An improved anchor comprising a longitudinal shank assembly, a fluke assembly mounted on an axle that is perpendicularly disposed with respect to the shank assembly and a release mechanism that allows, when tripped, the fluke assembly to rotate freely to form an angle of 180 degrees with respect to the shank assembly. The release mechanism is designed so that tripping occurs when the angle of the chain or cable is above a desired critical angle.

Abstract: A machine for cyclically receiving a plurality of containers from an unloading station and for transporting them to a discharge station, which is spaced apart from, and above the unloading station by a predetermined distance, includes a platform operable in a first position thereof below the loading station and near the discharge station for accepting the containers, and which is movable thereafter to a second position spaced substantially vertically above the first position for unloading the containers to the discharge station; the platform is thereafter returned to the first position. A control device is connected to the platform for controlling the operation thereof, and a drive arrangement is provided for moving the platform from the first position to the second position and vice versa.

Abstract: The upper body protector comprises a semirigid integral upper body shield having a chest plate portion, a back plate portion and shoulder plate portions, adapted to conformably embrace the chest, back and shoulders, respectively. A pair of shoulder flaps are hingedly connected to the upper body shield so that the shoulder flaps are superposed over the shoulder portions, the shoulder flaps being movable laterally in an arcuate path between an uppermost position and a lowermost position. A shoulder cap or epaulet is hingedly connected to each shoulder flap.Locking means is associated with the shoulder portions and the shoulder flaps for locking each shoulder flap in a fixed lowermost position so that the force of a downward impact on each shoulder flap is diffused, thereby reducing the force exerted on the wearer's shoulder.

Abstract: A garment is fabricated from a flexible, bullet-resistent material and includes an upper section, a lower section, and a weight transfer region. The upper section shields the wearer's torso while the lower section shields the wearer's hip and thigh areas. The weight transfer region is positioned adjacent to the wearer's upper hip area. The weight transfer region of the garment is secured to the wearer's hip area to transfer a substantial amount of the weight of the upper section of the garment to the wearer's hips.

Abstract: Disclosed is an article of wearing apparel provided with cooperating and complementary attaching members to be secured to one another after the article of wearing apparel is formed into a compact unit.

Abstract: The ligament replacement is obtained by taking a tendon from an animal of appropriate size to function as the substitute for the particular human ligament to be replaced. This tendon is cut to an appropriate length and immersed in a fixing solution such as glutaraldehyde for a sufficient length of time to bind the tissue. The tendon is wrapped in a protective covering and absorbable sutures are passed through the tendon to provide openings. After the tendon is grafted to the human portions formerly connected to the ligament to be replaced and healing has begun, scar tissue can then migrate into the openings left by the absorbable sutures to increase the strength and the securement of the tendon to the bone portions.

Abstract: A method of surgically repairing an injured human joint such as a finger joint by means of a prosthetic device. The prosthetic device comprises a U-shaped sack partially filled with a pressure sensitive material. The prosthetic device is implanted between two bones comprising the injured joint in a manner to control the growth of the scar capsule at the joint to prevent the joint from becoming stiff. The pressure sensitive material in the sack moves between the two bones in response to any slackness of the scar to fill out the slackness and thereby prevent shortening of the scar that would restrict motion.

Abstract: Means are provided to condition the water in a toilet bowl in the form of a receptacle suspended in the overflow pipe below the discharging end of the auxiliary water pipe which extends from the float operated water inlet valve. The receptacle contains a conditioning chemical and captures only a portion of the water discharged from the auxiliary pipe, the rest being passed down around the receptacle. The captured water is placed in contact with the chemical to form a solution which is trickled out of the receptacle and down through the overflow pipe into the toilet bowl, thereby to condition the water standing in the bowl.

Abstract: A toilet seat hinge, having a threaded bolt for insertion through the bolt hole of the porcelain bowl, is provided with a nut of resilient plastic material having a conical nose the forward diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the bolt hole of the bowl so that the forward portion of the conical nose may enter the bolt hole until its sloping wall engages the lower edge of the bolt hole.

Abstract: A float valve assembly for a water closet that has perfect seating control. The float valve can only move in an up and down direction and cannot move sideways. The float valve assembly has a float member that forms a valve which cooperates with a valve seat for opening and closing the flushing opening of the outlet coupling of the water closet. A pair of laterally spaced wire arm members have their one end pivotally attached to the top of the float member and their other end are pivotally attached to a C-shaped clamp that snaps onto the overflow tube within the water closet. A string-like member has its one end attached to the top of the float member and its opposite end can be attached to the free end of the actuating arm within the water closet.

Abstract: A pneumatic wave generator for a surf pool, comprising a caisson divided into a plurality of wave generating chambers, and a ventilator space with a source of compressed air capable of alternately effecting aspiration and expiration above the water surfaces in the wave generating chambers via a conduit system provided with air inlet and air outlet valves. According to the invention, in each of the wave generating chambers, the air inlet valve and the air outlet valve are coupled together and provided with a common drive.

Abstract: A pneumatic cushion fabricated from two sheets of expandable thin material are welded together at a circumferential portion thereof to define therebetween a expandable pneumatic chamber. The welded portion is separated from the pneumatic chamber by a substantially rigid board. The board-like member cooperates with a portion of the sheets mating therewith to isolate the welded portion from tension forces applied to the sheets as the chamber air pressure increases.

Abstract: A waterbed mattress has an internal horizontally-extending baffle for reducing wave-like motion of the water in the mattress. The baffle comprises at least two horizontally-extending layers secured together, a first layer denser than water and a second layer less dense than water. The first layer can be a porous mass of bound-together fibers and the second layer can be closed cell polymeric foam. The baffle, which floats spaced apart from the bottom wall of the mattress, is foldable and collapsible, so that the entire mattress can be folded for storage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bracket for securing a headboard to a base of a bed and adapted for accommodating mattresses of two different lengths. The bracket includes an elongated bar having a first angled section and a second angled section at a first end thereof. Each section includes openings adapted to receive fasteners for selectively securing an appropriate one of the sections substantially flush with a portion of the base dependent upon the length of the mattress to be employed. A clevis is secured to a second end of the bar. A swing plate is adapted to cooperate with the clevis and is adapted to be fastened to the headboard. A pin is provided for releasably, swingably securing the swing plate to the clevis. The present invention provides a multitude of adjustments of the bracket relative to both the headboard and the base such that the bracket according to the present invention may be employed with a wide variety of headboard/mattress configurations.

Abstract: Shoe upper conforming machine for use in side lasting shoe uppers using lasting rollers which operate progressively along opposite side portions of the shoe has a facility for varying the speed of relative movement between the shoe support and the side lasting instrumentalities. To this end two preset speeds ("slow" and "fast") are available and either the operator can select which speed, using a manually operable switch, or, by selecting an automatic cycle, the speed can be automatically switched during the machine cycle. In particular, it has been found desirable that, with certain styles of shoe the speed of traverse is reduced in the joint region of the shoe bottom. Where adhesive applying nozzles are also provided, if desired the rate of flow of adhesive can be similarly controlled (viz. by selecting from two pre-settings).

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting cleaning plugs into the ends of tubes to be cleaned including a tool, a handle on the tool capable of being held by an operator, a chamber having an open end capable of being aligned with the open end of the tube to be cleaned, a first ram opposite the open end, a first piston-cylinder capable of moving the ram through the chamber and retracting it therefrom thereby forcing a cleaning plug into the tube, a magazine opening laterally from the first ram and open end into the chamber, a second ram positioned so as to move cleaning plugs from the magazine into the chamber, a second piston-cylinder capable of moving the second ram through and retracting it from the magazine, a housing for a chain of cleaning plugs, the housing opening into the magazine, a gas source maintaining a constant pressure on the chain of cleaning plugs so as to force a cleaning plug into the chamber when nothing else occupies it, and a trigger on the handle which in a first position pressurizes the second piston

Abstract: A power brush for cleaning drill pipe is disclosed utilizing a rotary gun having a rotary power shaft, a handle for gripping the gun and approximately located trigger for actuating the shaft to rotate. A circular baffle plate is mounted securedly to the gun and provides an opening through which the rotary shaft passes during operation with some clearance thus allowing rotation of the shaft with respect to the plate. A cylindrical shroud is affixed to the periphery of the baffle plate forming a closed end portion of the shroud adjacent the gun, the opposite end of the shroud being an open ended portion thereof. A brush carriage is mounted securedly yet removably to the shaft for rotation therewith, the carriage providing a generally circular hub having a hub opening through which the shaft passes and then attaches during operation.

Abstract: A multistate aqueous precipitation removal tool designed to remove light ice, snow, slush, and liquid water from delicate aircraft airfoil surfaces, and to polish frost thereon without harming such surfaces. Materials of appropriate hardness and flexibility over a broad range of temperatures have been located and incorporated into a scraping/polishing/squeegeeing/shoveling tool for use in the aircraft industry for preparing aircraft for take-off after precipitation has occurred. When used for snow removal, the tool head is designed so that the snow being pushed ahead of the tool weights the head thereby forcing the scraping blade in closer contact with the surface operated on. This feature improves the efficiency of the instant invention for snow and ice removal while reducing operator fatigue since little downward pressure need be applied to the tool handle.

Abstract: A combination hair and clothes brush which exposes only one brush for use at a time, the other brush being folded within the cavity of the body.

Abstract: A trowel type construction tool comprises(a) a metal blade extending longitudinally and generally horizontally,(b) a longitudinally extending metallic rib attached to the upper side of the blade,(c) a metallic strut having(i) a lower portion integral with the rib(ii) an upstanding intermediate portion(iii) a generally horizontally extending upper portion,(d) solid synthetic resinous material molded about said strut upper portion to form a handle.

Abstract: The invention is provided in a floor care appliance with a rigid housing having a pocket for nesting an accessory appliance. A latch means maintains the accessory appliance within the pocket and is releasable to permit removal of the accessory appliance. The latch means includes a catch, with the floor care appliance, movable into and out of engagement with an opposite locking portion of the accessory appliance.

Abstract: An industrial vacuum cleaner for collecting fibers collecting lint and the like and using said fibers as a filtration medium for air being exhausted from the cleaning system. The apparatus includes a positive displacement pump which draws the lint-laden air into a cylindrical housing having a plastic bag positioned therein which has holes provided therein. The plastic bag is, in turn, carried into a woven filter bag which is, in turn, carried within a rigid cylindrical mesh liner. As a result, the lint collected is removed from the air and builds up along the side walls of the plastic liner providing a filtration medium for lint-laden air subsequently drawn therein.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner nozzle adjuster for adjustably positioning a nozzle opening relative to the surface being cleaned so as to accommodate surfaces of all textures in which an integral manually accessible thumb wheel, lifting cam and locking ratchet unitary member is provided that is rotatable by manual engagement to cause the lifting cam operating against a movable front wheel support for the housing to properly position the nozzle opening and a pawl engages the locking ratchet to hold the wheel and nozzle in adjusted position.

Abstract: A spring member comprises an annular polymeric structure 1 interrupted by gap 3 to define annular structure ends 4 provided with attachment adaptions, external at 8 and internal at 6. Thus wheel 12 journalled at 7 in extension 6 is resiliently mounted by virtue of the elasticity of the annular structure material. Proportions, dimensions and materials can be varied over a wide range of applications. A particularly valuable application of such a C-shape spring is in the provision of a resiliently mounted castor wheel with a resiliently mounted pilot wheel giving easy passage up over a door sill or the like.

Abstract: A method and a machine for the production from relatively thick flat pieces of frozen meat, for example roast beef, of thin slices suitable for roasting or grilling. The method is characterized by the fact that the flat meat pieces, before thawing above the freezing point taking place, are passed through a channel-shaped space of flat rectangular cross-section and of decreasing height in the direction of conveyance, which space is formed between two opposite endless conveying belts running in the same direction and in which the meat pieces are mangled and rolled to a desired final slice thickness substantially without loss of meat juice and blood.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for pulling out and separating the viscera from a fowl carcass during food processing. The apparatus includes a rotary carrier (B) on which are carried a plurality of gripping devices (A). A rotary axis (35) of the rotary carrier (B) mounted on a frame (70) is inclined to the horizontal at such an angle that the gripping devices (A) penetrate the cavities (24) of fowl carcasses (F) conveyed sequentially past the frame (70). The gripping device (A) includes serrated gripping jaws (10, 14) which clamp a viscera track (18) between the crop and stomach. The jaws are carried by spoke arms (48) carried radially on a hub (36) forming the rotary carrier (B). A spring (61) closes the jaws and cam plates (62, 63) open the jaws through a cam roller (64). Cam roller (64) pushes forward a rack gear (58) to open the jaws via a rotary shaft (54) having a jaw (14) affixed thereto.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for stuffing food product into shirred casing having an important application in the stuffing of large muscle groups such as whole boned hams. A demountable stuffing horn carries its own supply of shirred casing compressed in place at a high packing efficiency. Means are provided for readily and efficiently dismounting a horn from the stuffing machine when its casing supply is expended and mounting a replacement with a new supply in its place. Internal holdback means on the horn, manipulated through the casing by an external control device on the machine, provide a wide range of casing holdback force.

Abstract: A plurality of bird openers (36) are positioned in a circular array about a revolving carrousel framework (22) which is rotated by engagement with a moving overhead conveyor system. Each bird opener is moved vertically by a cam arrangement (35) as the carrousel framework rotates. Birds suspended from the conveyor are positioned adjacent each bird opener, with the bird opener protruding between the legs of its bird, and each bird opener is lowered down into engagement with its bird, so that a cutting element (75) enters the body cavity of the bird and cleats (54) engage the body of the bird about the opening of the body cavity to hold the bird in a stationary attitude upon further movement with the carrousel. The cutting element is thrust in an upwardly directed arc (100) away from the center axis of the carrousel framework so as to cut through the body portion of the bird and to enlarge the vent opening of the bird while the bird is held in position by the cleats.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for centrifugally extracting crabmeat from crabs provides a frame which supports a driven rotary shaft mounted thereon. A first annular plate is mounted for rotation on the shaft and driven thereby. A plurality of closely spaced wire support members radiate from the first plate and have a common path of rotation when the plate is rotated by the drive shaft. A second annular plate is movably mounted upon the frame with respect to the first plate between "loading" and "spinning" positions. A plurality of closely spaced, radially positioned, pointed spikes depend from the second plate and are positioned to intersect the path of rotation of the wire support members in the "spinning," the spikes being spaced from the path in the loading position. A lifting mechanism moves the second plate vertically between the "spinning" and "loading" positions.

Abstract: Textile fiber bale opener with rotary beater which extends in a radial direction while rotatingly sweeping over an annular area defined by concentric circles between which bales are disposed. Up/down means is provided to raise and lower the beater automatically.

Abstract: The invention is an enlaceable serviette. An enlaceable serviette is a serviette which includes the means to enlace and secure a decorative pattern of folding. The basic enlaceable serviette includes only a napkin and a tie integrally attached to the napkin. The napkin is foldable into a decorative pattern suitable for presentation as a decorative piece at a table setting. The decorative pattern may be enlaced and secured by the tie which can be wrapped around the folded napkin and fastened. To use the serviette during a meal, the diner unfastens the tie and unfolds the serviette. The tie can also serve to secure the folding pattern of the napkin during storage and handling. The enlaceable serviette is particularly useful in institutional situations where large numbers of serviettes are used. The integral attachment of the tie to the serviette prevents its separation and possible loss during laundering, during handling and storage, and during the meal.

Abstract: A fastener kit for securing flexible sheet materials such as polyethelene film to a structure to provide greenhouse coverings, wind screens and the like. The kit comprises an elongate channel member securable to the structure as with screws, an elongate lock member which can be forced into the channel member with sheet materials secured therebetween, and an elongate clip member which can be used to secure second material between the clip and lock members. The clip member is formed of a rigid material which can be flexed to place two longitudinal gripping portions of the clip member into gripping engagement with corresponding surface portions of the lock and channel members, or flexed to remove the clip member. The arrangement permits the second sheet material to be secured to or removed from the structure without requiring total disassembly of the kit members and removal of the first sheet material.

Abstract: Raising machine wire clothing with wires of substantially diamond-shape in cross section set thereon and a raising machine using such raising machine wire clothing. This raising machine wire clothing is suitable for raising-finish of short piles and high density of nap, namely, so-called suede tone finish.

Abstract: A method is described for making a fiber-reinforced composite film sheet (fiber/film laminate) by continuously forming a first planar lap from a plurality of machine-direction (MD) fibers, continuously forming a second planar lap from a single fiber as transverse-direction (TD) reaches which are connected by 180.degree. loops by stretching the fiber between a horizontally diverging pair of chain assemblies, continuously straddling both laps with a pair of co-extruded films which extend sidewardly beyond the loops, vertically converging the films and fibers to form a sandwich, edge sealing the sandwich within strips close to its side edges but inwardly of the loops, lifting the loops from the chain assemblies, sidewardly smoothing and tautening the sandwich, and laminating the sandwich with heat and pressure to form the composite film sheet and application for carrying out this method.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a moving multicavity texturing apparatus for simultaneously texturing filaments which are commingled to form a yarn. The yarn readily knits producing a fabric which upon subsequent dyeing and shrinking produces a variable textured fabric similar in appearance to fabrics knit from natural fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for cutting of armoured or reinforced hose (3) and particularly steel armoured hydraulic hose (3). The machine is characterized by, that a frame part (13) is firmed attached to a rotable center part (9). The frame part (13) supports a movable cutting device (15), which includes a cutting wheel (17) and a motor (16). The position of the cutting device in relation to a hose, which is intended to be cut, is regulated by means of a motor (24) via a screw (25). Furthermore a movable sensor device or element (21) is arranged, which indicates the position and the wear of the cutting wheel (17) during a cutting operation. The frame part (13) also supports a movable guillotine knife (26). During a cutting operation the center part (9) and the frame part (13) are brought in rotation by means of a cog wheel transmission (10), a cog wheel (12) and a motor (11).

Abstract: A paint roller is described for use with a replaceable paint-applying cover having a rigid hollow cylindrical core. The roller is designed to eliminate or minimize leakage of paint into the interior of the core which in conventional rollers tends to lead to rapid deterioration of both the roller and the cover. The roller includes two end members which fit inside respective ends of the core. One end member has a fixed annular face against which the core abuts while the other is fitted with a separate end cap which can be adjusted axially to tightly grip the core. A snap-fit closure is used to lock the end cap in an adjusted position.

Abstract: A method of forming concavities in a cast iron valve seat to which lubricating oil may be applied to reduce the abrasion between the valve seat and a handle operated rotary valve that is slidably engagable with the valve seat. Pockets of graphite are formed at the valve seat surface by heat treating the valve seat, following which the valve seat undergoes a lapping process that removes the graphite and leaves numerous concavities in the valve seat surface. These concavities hold the lubrication and thus extend the abrasion-free life of the rotary valve and valve seat interface to enhance the metal-to-metal seal thereat.

Abstract: A method for conforming to a circular cross-section the end of a metallic tube of oblong cross-section for a heat exchanger, comprising two steps, one during which the end of the tube is subjected to a radial compression, and the other during which a punch having a diameter equal to that desired for the inner surface of the tube end is forcibly driven into said end.

Abstract: An expander tool such as for use in removing tubing from barbed fittings. The tool includes a pair of handle members having a pivotal connection therebetween. A pair of channel-shaped jaw members are operatively connected to the handle members for spreading movement in a generally parallel direction when the handle members are moved toward each other. The channel-shaped jaw members are nested with the bight portions thereof being thin and flat and in generally parallel confronting relation. The legs of the channel-shaped jaw members therefore are in overlapped relation whereby the opposite side of the thin flat bight portion of one jaw member can be positioned in close proximity to a workpiece such as the flange or elbow of a barbed fitting. The thin flat bight portions of the jaw members have slots opening outwardly of the tool, the slots each having a stepped configuration for embracing different sizes of workpieces, such as different diameters of tubing and barbed fittings.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are illustrated for converting a brake on a rotating turret arm 12 of a paper unwinding stand 10 from a disc brake unit to a drum brake unit which includes providing an adapter bracket 30 by means of which the turret arm 12 accommodates drum brake structure in place of the disc brake unit. The adapter bracket means 30 includes an attachment flange 32 which attaches directly to a mounting plate 22 of a removed disc brake unit 20. A support flange 34 is carried by the attachment flange which pivotably supports brake shoe means 36, 38 which engage a brake drum 46 adapted for connection to an end 16a of the paper roll shaft 16. The drum is hollow and includes a rotary union 60 through which a cooling fluid is circulated.

Abstract: A unique building wiring system is disclosed. When the building framework is completed and the studs and ceiling joists are exposed, the workman places a mark on the floor directly beneath where an electrical outlet box or the like is to be placed. The workman then drills a vertical hole in the horizontal top plate and directly above the floor mark. A visual locator tool is positioned in the hole so that it is hangingly supported by the top plate. The wall and ceiling panels may then be installed by other workmen. Subsequently, the electrician enters the closed crawlspace where he can easily find the locator by visual observation. He attaches his electrical wiring to the locator and releases the latter so that it drops down from the hole by gravity, carrying the wiring with it in a generally vertical line.

Abstract: A method of finishing a rectangular sheet of bright aluminum to provide a central rectangular portion surrounded on its four sides by a brushed satin border. The method of the invention includes the steps of brushing the bright aluminum surface along a pair of narrow bands extending the entire length of the rectangular sheet with the narrow bands being spaced laterally from each other, and brushing the opposite ends of the aluminum sheet between the narrow bands for predetermined relatively short distances inward from the end edges of the sheet. The method further includes sharpening the definition between the brushed satin and bright areas by such procedures as providing a slight bend in the sheet or painting the bright area with the painting extending into the brushed area to provide a sharp transition line.

Abstract: Apparatus for inserting wires into terminals on opposite sides of an elecrical connector in a single stroke comprising first and second wire insertion heads mounted on respective opposite sides of a connector holder which includes a slide mounted on an anvil and linked to an insertion ram carrying the first wire insertion head so that wire insertion movement of the insertion ram relative to the holder produces corresponding movement of the slide.

Abstract: A tool changer, for a facing head mounted on the spindle of a machine tool and which supports at least one tool holder slidingly movable at right angles to the axis of the spindle, comprises a tool changer arm, a slide device turnably supporting the changer arm and movable itself at right angles to the axis of the spindle, and means elements for sensing the arrival of the tool holder into contact therewith so as to set the changer to the tool changing position.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for fabricating series and/or parallel connected P channel and N channel FET device topologically connected in a CMOS configuration, where the individual FET devices share a common gate sandwiched between them, forming a five terminal device. A new device structure and complementary MOSFET circuitry is also disclosed. The disclosed process produces devices and circuits which overcome the main disadvantage of prior art CMOS transistors, namely excessive area consumption and parasitic effects.

Abstract: A method for fabricating polycrystalline silicon resistors is described which includes deposition of a polycrystalline silicon layer of very fine grain size upon an insulator surface, followed by ion implantation of boron equal to or slightly in excess of the solubility limit of the polycrystalline silicon. This ion implantation is normally done using a screen silicon dioxide surface layer. The structure may be annealed at temperatures of between about 800.degree. C. to 1100.degree. C. for 15 to 180 minutes to control the grain size of the polycrystalline silicon layer, homogenize the distribution of the boron ions throughout the entire film thickness and to raise the concentration of the boron in the silicon grains to the solid solubility limit. The suitable electrical contacts are now made to the polycrystalline silicon layer to form the resistor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mask type read only memory having an interconnection wiring and a plurality of MOS transistors, wherein selected source and drain regions are shortened in accordance with a user program after the interconnection wiring layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate. After that, a protective film is formed over the entire surface of the read only memory.

Abstract: A method of fabricating semiconductor devices on semi-insulating GaAs substrates is provided. Pre-etched holes in the substrate are covered with a dielectric which is etched to expose the substrate only at the bottom of the holes. Epitaxial growth of active GaAs in the holes may then proceed with a single crystallographic orientation. The dielectric covering the sidewalls of the holes prevents unwanted random growth and poor surface morphology of the active area.

Abstract: A metal mass serving as a heat disperser is placed in a die in which a number of plastic containers are to be die-cast at each outlet hole of the extractors in the die. The thrust surfaces of the extractors have a central depression and the dispersers have a projection matching the depression.