Abstract: A new and distinct variety of rose plant is provided which forms attractive semi-double blossoms which are cherry red on the upper surface and carmine pink on the under surface. The plant forms in abundance dark glossy foliage and exhibits an arching growth habit which renders it highly suited for use as a ground cover. Good hardiness and resistance to fungal diseases are manifest. The new variety can be readily propagated from cuttings.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of rose plant is provided which forms in abundance attractive very double, generally white blossoms. The plant exhibits a spreading growth habit which renders it highly suited for use as a ground cover. Good cold hardiness and resistance to fungal diseases are manifest. The new variety can be readily propagated from cuttings.

Abstract: A new variety of carnation, characterized by its profuse and continuous year-round production of Dianthus purple flowers of medium size, each petal of which is bordered with a smooth margin, of a magenta color. This plant has a vigorous and upright growth habit with peduncles shorter than those found in other carnations, having a length from 35-45 cm.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named "Blue Refla", bearing medium sized blooms with a rose color.

Abstract: An improved cylinder head fastening arrangement for an internal combustion engine that permits location of overhead cam shafts directly over the cylinder head fasteners. The cam shafts are formed with access openings that extend through them which permit a tool to be passed for tightening of the cylinder head fasteners without removal of the cam shaft.

Abstract: An article carrier is mounted on an exterior automobile body surface. The carrier utilizes special decorative slats for supporting the weight of luggage or the like and also as a means for mounting cross bars, ski racks or tie-down members and similar article securing devices on the automobile body. The devices mounted on the slats are easily removed, interchanged or adjusted in position on the slats in accordance with the needs of the user.

Abstract: A gas generating composition is disclosed wherein the combustible reactants are an alkali metal azide and a metal oxide which upon thermal initiation react to produce alkali metal oxide, metal and pure nitrogen gas which can be used to inflate an impact protection air cushion of an automotive restraint system.

Abstract: An elongated interlining material for facings, for example waistbands, having slits on at least one and possibly both of its elongated edges. The slits permit the sewing of the facing to a curved edge of a garment in the normal fashion. In particular, the material will follow curves in the garment without utilizing any special guides, sewing techniques, or equipment. The facing incorporates the interlining, at least partially enclosed in a stretchable, elongated fabric, or outerlining. The facing, in turn, is sewn to the garment's edge, with the exposed surface of the interlining, if any, adjacent to the garment. The slits, directed away from the edge of the garment, permit the interlining to adapt to a concave curve by opening and allowing the portions of material on either side of the slit to slightly separate from each other. Around a convex curve, portions of interlining material adjacent to a slit may overlap.

Abstract: A baseball or softball glove comprising front and back walls joined together to form thumb and finger stalls, a web between the thumb and the first finger stall, upper lacing interconnecting the thumb stall, web and finger stalls at their upper ends, and lower lacing interconnecting the thumb stall, web and finger stalls between their upper and lower ends. The lower lacing comprises a plurality of reaches of lacing lying in generally parallel planes extending generally at right angles to the finger stalls and spaced at intervals along the finger stalls, each reach running continuously along a curvilinear path, as viewed from above the glove, through openings in the thumb stall, web and finger stalls. The depth of the web relative to the thumb stall and the first finger stall and the spacings between individual finger stalls are readily adjustable by tightening or loosening the reaches of lower lacing.

Abstract: In combination a shower stall structure for bathtubs or shower basins having a top and bottom comprising at least one opening extending from top to bottom defined by a multiplicity of stiles each stile extending in both a horizontal and vertical direction abutting an adjacent wall or stile, wherein at least one opening is closed by more than one closure member spanning across the at least one opening, having pivot mechanisms carried by both the multiplicity of stiles and the more than one closure member at the peripheral extremities thereof wherein the pivot mechanisms are adjustable in position along the respective peripheral edges of at least one of the multiplicity of stiles and the more than one closure member, allowing for dimensional variation of such as the at least one opening with respect to the dimensions of the corner in which the shower stall is installed.

Abstract: A drain closure that has all of the advantages of and none of the disadvantages of both hand and foot tub closures. A post which is threaded into the bottom of the strainer body receives a stopper which moves up and down on the post to open or close the drain. A metal spring carried by the post exerts a frictional force against the stopper interior sufficient to hold the stopper open and enhance its sealing ability when closed. The stopper can be closed by hand or foot. The stopper cannot be removed without first removing the stopper knob. Out of sight under the stopper is an integral collar which receives an open end wrench which permits tightening of the stopper knob to a point where stopper theft is virtually eliminated.

Abstract: A portable cooling and refreshment shower assembly including dismantlable pipe sections supporting and interconnected with a showerhead structure at its upper end and supported in its vertical orientation by radially extending base pipe sections. The base pipe sections are dismantlable from the pipe sections supporting the showerhead. A water supply connection is provided the shower assembly and water fills the base pipe sections to provide ballast to the shower structure during operation of the shower.

Abstract: A utility sink with pull-through rollers is provided, having removable and repositionable compression surfaces which improve safety and efficiency in the mop wringing state of cleaning floor surfaces. A basin confines and saves cleaning liquids to soak the mops, and has snap pivot retainers that position pull-though rollers so the user's thrust may be downward or away from his body while he stands in a safe and secure stance.

Abstract: A protective lining assembly made of biodegradable material of the paper type and intended to be used in toilets provided with seats. The lining comprises a flange intended to engage the seat, and bag located into the basin and integral with the flange. The assembly forms an isolating protective shield between the user and the toilet.

Abstract: This invention is an anesthesia accessories unit which is adapted to be placed and supported on an end portion of a patient's bed structure normally a hospital operating room table.

Abstract: An antiseismic stop device for girder structures of bridges, viaducts and the like, in which said girder structure is simply resting on the piers, said device comprising separate stop means, one for each girder structure, respectively at a point corresponding to the movable girder and to the fixed girder, said means being placed centrally with respect to the intrados of the girder structure, and providing both means that are integral with the girder structure and means that are integral with the head of the pier, said means being coupled so that they can run through pin means and forming as a whole a member which is capable of absorbing the relative motions between the girder structure and the pier both in the static and the dynamic condition, and of counteracting the seismic shock just at the very moment it first surges up.

Abstract: A fluid cleaning apparatus, including interchangeable fluid driven rotary scrub brush head and high pressure fluid nozzle. The scrub brush head and the nozzle each have an individual fluid inlet for receiving the fluid. A fluid supply tube provides fluid to the apparatus. A fluid passing first swivel part is provided on the fluid supply tube for passing therethrough fluid received from the supply tube. A fluid passing second swivel part is provided for mounting the head for passing received fluid to the fluid input of the head. A fluid passing third swivel part is provided for mounting the nozzle and for passing the received fluid to the fluid inlet of the nozzle. The second and third swivel parts are individually interchangeable and rotatably coupled to the first swivel part for receiving and passing fluid passed by the first swivel part.

Abstract: A cleaning pig for use in a pipeline to be moved through the pipeline by the flow of fluid therethrough, the pig being formed of a cylindrical body having shallow depth channels formed in paralleled spiral patterns on the cylindrical surface, and an elongated, narrow, brush member positioned in each of the channels, each of the brush members having bristles which extend generally radially outward from the pig body, the width of the brush members being less than the width of the channels providing fluid flow passageways within each of the channels permitting fluid to flow past the pig as it is moved through a pipeline to thereby flush debris which has been brushed from the pipeline sidewall forwardly of the pig so that the debris will be carried out of the pipeline.

Abstract: The wiper arm is fixedly connected with a rod of the five-link linkage, the transmission members of which include a frame stationarily arranged with respect to the body of the vehicle, a swinging member connected with the frame, two rods connected with one another, the first one being also connected with the swinging member, and a swinging lever connected with the frame and with the second rod, this swinging lever being driven by the pushing crank transmission. In this spatial five-link linkage, the hinges connecting the swinging member and the swinging lever with the frame are formed as pivotal connections, the hinge connecting one of the rods and one of its adjoining members is a spherical one, and the hinge between this rod and its adjoining member is formed as a pivotal connection, the axis of which is obliquely located with respect to the axis of one at least of the other pivotal connections in the linkage.

Abstract: A high speed floor burnisher has a pad assembly rotating at high speed in a vacuum shroud which is evacuated by forced air without a separate vacuum motor. The evacuated air and entrained dust and debris are routed to a filter assembly with a replaceable filter and a removeable receptacle provided with a trap for larger particles so that they do not plug the filter, and thereby prolong its useful life.

Abstract: The invention provides an upper fill tube configuration for a vacuum cleaner that includes: a rigid upper fill tube that communicates, adjacent its upper end, with a dirt collecting receptacle; a flexible tube extending from the cleaner foot; communicating with the rigid upper fill tube and removably secured to it and a latch arrangement carried, in part, by the flexible tube and, in part, by the upper fill tube to releasably retain the two together.

Abstract: A wiping and cleaning pad gripping apparatus for use for wiping proofs, developed films, or related materials in the printing and graphics industry, including a length of polygonal bar, having hand gripping elements, preferably coated, provided laterally and to either side, the bar incorporating adhering material, in the form of either hook or pile connector means, to the various exposed surfaces of the bar, and to which the wiping pad, fabricated of either a cloth or foam texture may be wound about the apparatus in preparation for its usage for cleaning these identified materials. The hook or pile connector means may be adhesively applied to the bar surfaces, for permanent retention thereagainst, and to prevent any removal or loosening even after repeat wiping cloths are applied thereto, and cleaning solutions saturated thereupon for prudent and reasonable lengths of time.

Abstract: A cleaning head for a hard or a yielding surface cleaning machine having a cleaning and a suction chamber therein, the cleaning head having an annular seal overlying the bottom edge portion thereof, the cleaning head having an incoming jet stream of aerated cleaning fluid, the seal having a predetermined density, porosity or particularly defined air passages to provide a controlled accessability of air into the cleaning chamber in operative association therein with the incoming stream of cleaning fluid.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner handle comprising a connection member connected to a handle tube and a handle member by which the vacuum cleaner handle is held during use and may be moved along with only little effort. In the working position of the vacuum cleaner, this handle member includes a handle portion positioned at least partly disposed over the axis of a central handle tube and at an acute angle thereto. A cord drum is attached to the vacuum cleaner handle. A cord of the vacuum cleaner may be wound up in the cord drum simply and neatly without the cord drum placed under the vacuum cleaner handle interfering with the use of the vacuum cleaner.

Abstract: A nozzle is disclosed having a brush adjustably mounted in it so as to be movable inwardly and outwardly of a slotted bottom plate forming member. This bottom plate forming member includes resilient, deformable tabs which pass the brush inwardly into the nozzle during forceable assembly but limit outward movement of the brush when it is moved outwardly within the nozzle.

Abstract: The invention concerns a repair kit for vacuum cleaners, and a method of repairing a vacuum cleaner, in which a vacuum cleaner housing with a worn or damaged keyway for a keying member on a brush roller is reconditioned by removing the portion of the housing with a worn keyway and substituting a U-shaped member which provides a new keyway as well as retaining slots for spring detent members. The cap member of the brush roller is provided with a keying member as well as a spring member with spring detent members.

Abstract: A caster wherein a U-shaped metallic or plastic frame has a vertically extending web and two parallel prongs which support the shaft for the wheel. The upper portion of the space between the prongs is occupied by a block-shaped supporting member which stiffens the frame and is secured to the prongs by a transversely extending bolt. A portion of the supporting member which is adjacent to the upper portion of the web has one or more projections which are received in complementary sockets or holes of the web. That portion of the supporting member which is adjacent to the inner side of the web has a vertical hole for a kingbolt which is held in the supporting member against axial movement and the upper portion of which is externally threaded to be received in the leg of a piece of furniture or the like.

Abstract: A caster pintle as disclosed having a resilient high tensile strength metal core encapsulated in a molded plastic body having a groove containing a resiliently collapsible friction ring and ribs for centering the ring in the groove prior to assembly of the pintle with a complementary socket.

Abstract: An improved automotive vehicle door hinge assembly enabling the vehicle doors to be quickly removed and reassembled during the assembly line advancement of the vehicle body. The hinge body half comprises a main member and a U-shaped extension member. The main member includes a flat mounting plate portion and a channel shaped angled portion bent outwardly from the plate portion. The U-shaped extension member has a planar base portion provided with right angled side flanges defining a pair of parallel legs each terminating in a hinge knuckle. The main member angled portion is sized for snug nested reception of the U-shaped extension member. An aperture is provided in the extension member base wall aligned with an aperture in the main member channel shaped portion bight wall. Upon tightening a threaded bolt in the aligned apertures the juxtaposed surfaces of the members are adapted for mutual clamped abutment preventing both separation and relative rotation thereof.

Abstract: Hinge for hanging a door on the facing of a cabinet. The carcase-related part of the hinge, in the form of an elongated door-supporting arm, can be adjustably fastened on a mounting plate preinstalled on the inside surface of the facing, while its free end, which is angled toward the door, is coupled to a door-related member in the form of a hollow cup by means of a four-joint mechanism. The door-supporting arm is fastened to the mounting plate through an intermediate piece which is disposed in its rearward end portion between the supporting arm and the mounting plate and is mounted releasably on the mounting plate and on the supporting arm of adjustment by a certain amount lengthwise of the supporting arm. The intermediate piece and the supporting arm are coupled together by a threaded spindle (84) which is in threaded engagement with one of the coupled parts while it is connected to the other part in such a way that it is rotatable, but non-displaceable lengthwise relative thereto.

Abstract: In an automatic fastening machine comprising a frame, drilling assembly carried by the frame for drilling a fastener receiving hole in a workpiece and an arrangement carried by the frame for installing a fastener in the hole drilled in the workpiece, the drilling assembly comprising a drill spindle having an axis of rotation and a drilling tool at one end thereof and rotatably mounted in a ram movable on the machine frame toward and away from the workpiece, the improvement of a brushless synchronous a.c. servomotor including an output shaft having an axis of rotation and an arrangement for connecting the motor directly to the drill spindle with the axis of rotation of the motor shaft coincident with the axis of rotation of the drill spindle. There is also provided a fan on the frame and positioned to direct cooling air onto the motor.

Abstract: The guide tube is disconnected and removed from the upper internals of the reactor to a work station in a pool of borated water. The work station includes a clamp-and-index tool, a metal-disintegration-machining (MDM) tool, pick-and-put tool, a brush tool, a nut hopper, a pin-insertion/torque tool, and a crimping tool. These tools are hydraulically operable. The clamp-and-index tool positions and, by repeated centering maintains the guide tube in precise position for removal and replacement of its split pins, the MDM burns through an old pin-and-nut assembly severing it into readily removeable fragments. This pin fragment is removed by an expeller on the clamp-and-index tool. This pick-and-put tool removes the burned nut fragment and replaces it with the new nut. The pin-insertion/torque tool inserts the new pin and torques the new nut onto the new pin. The crimping tool crimps a locking cap secured to the nut onto the pin. The tools are controlled from a command center external to the pool.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a scroll member for use in a rotary compressor has the steps of heating a material which has been preformed into a substantially frusta-conical body consisting of a flat upper surface portion provided with a cylindrical projection integrally formed in the center portion thereof and a lower surface portion having a conical surface and a flat projecting surface, and forging the material by a forging apparatus. The heating step compriss a first heating at a temperature in the range from 100.degree. to 200.degree. C. and a second heating at a temperature of 440.degree. C. which is carried out after coating the material with graphite, the coating being applied to the material between the first and the second heatings.

Abstract: An existing bolt on certain V-8 engines near and laterally inwardly of the engine fuel pump is aligned with the fuel pump push rod driven by the engine cam shaft. When installing a new fuel pump, the existing bolt is removed and a push rod holding screw of sufficient length to engage and hold the fuel pump push rod is temporarily installed in the threaded opening previously accommodating the removed bolt. The holding screw is turned manually until it engages the fuel pump push rod to hold the push rod elevated while the fuel pump is being installed. The procedure assures that the push rod will be in proper operative engagement with the fuel pump arm when the fuel pump installation is completed, following which the push rod holding screw is removed and the bolt is reinstalled in the threaded opening of the engine block. Haphazard and unreliable methods of holding the push rod up during the fuel pump installation with table knives, screwdrivers and a variety of crude tools are fully avoided.

Abstract: A combination convergent jet engine aircraft nozzle (86, 142, 146) and a ventilation tube (88, 136, 144) are fixed in place and have no moving parts. Ambient air is entrained through duct inlets (96, 140, 154, 160), through the nozzle walls, through hollow struts (90, 138), the struts supporting and being connected to a hollow central tube (102, 144) or a plurality of tubes (136), to adjacent the downstream end of the nozzle to mix at takeoff with the jet forming gas exhaust. The ducts (102, 136, 144) are positioned with respect to the nozzle exhaust so that entrained ambient air flows into the gas exhaust during takeoff and so that the ambient air flow is substantially restricted or shut off during cruise flight.