Abstract: A new hybrid tea rose for garden decoration, having as its seed parent an undisseminated seedling from the cross [Camelot (Plant Pat. No. 2371).times. First Prize (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,774)] and as its pollen parent Gingersnap (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,330). The new cultivar produces extremely abundant, large, well-formed flowers having an unusual chatoyant coloration of coral orange blushing to deep red. The plant is able to withstand hot climates without a drastic decrease in bloom production or flower size. The new variety is an attractive, round, bushy plant of medium height with vigorously growing, dark green foliage.

Abstract: A new rose variety of the hybrid tea class distinctive in its character by being thornless and by having blooms of a dark red color as hereafter shown and described.

Abstract: A plum tree broadly characterized by producing fruit which has a Black skin color and firm, Deep Orange Yellow colored flesh and whose harvesting date is September 6 through September 10 at Del Rey, Calif.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Exacum plant characterized by semidouble flowers, floriferousness, blooming habits and the sterility of the flower. The normal stamens are petalloid and arranged incurved as a rosette in the center of the lavender-blue-violet flower. Plants can be propagated by asexual processes true to type. Rooting ability of the variety is excellent. The type of flower differs from that of the other known single cultivars.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Castanet having bright clear yellow ray florets which are relatively long and slightly reflexed at the tips, strong stems with long peduncles, good production, nine week response, capitulum up to 100 mm in diameter, and good shipping and keeping qualities.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Yellow Frosty having flat capitulum form and single anemone type, yellow ray floret color, a prominence of lime-green to yellow disc florets, diameter of 20-40 mm. across face of capitulum, nine week flowering response, relatively short plant height when compared to the parent cultivar Frosty, semi-upright branching habit, and relatively small, deeply lobed and slightly serrated leaves.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Pirouette having flat capitulum form and decorative capitulum type, quilled decorative flower type, pale lavender pink flower color, nine week flowering response, strong stems, 15-25 cm. peduncles, adaptation to cultivation as a cut spray in year around programs, and ability to ship and keep well.

Abstract: A mechanical seal assembly, especially for use in a slurry pump in which the seal rings are resiliently urged into sealing relation by at least one elastomeric assembly loaded in shear. The preferred embodiment is constructed as a carriage for installation and removal as a unit but it may also be constructed for installation in situ.

Abstract: A low floored trailer has a base frame welded to wheel arches and flooring formed over the major part of corrugated sheet welded to the base frame and overlaid with wood, between the wheel arches i.e. above the wheel axles, the floor is formed by a flat plate. Upright corrugated walls are also welded to the base frame. The axles are supported by springs carried by cross beams in the wheel arches to that the load carried by the trailer is transmitted through the springs to the base frame in the vicinity of the wheel arches and into the upright walls. Because of the lowness of the floor a larger than usual internal height is obtained, which is important especially where the overall height of the trailer is restricted by regulations.

Abstract: A portable opaque projector is characterized by a transportable mode and an operable mode. When in its transportable mode, the projector has the configuration of a compact hexahedron; when in its operable mode the top and sides of the projector are opened up, and a mirror is mounted to the top.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved hydrogel-forming polymer compositions which can be used as absorbents in absorbent structures and absorbent articles such as diapers, sanitary napkins and the like. Such hydrogel-forming polymer compositions are substantially water-insoluble, slightly cross-linked, partially neutralized polymers which are prepared from unsaturated polymerizable, acid group-containing monomers and cross-linking agents. These hydrogel-forming polymer materials, upon imbibing fluids, form hydrogels. Such polymer materials have relatively high gel volume and relatively high gel strength as measured by shear modulus of the hydrogen which forms therefrom. Such polymer materials also contain relatively low levels of extractable polymer material which can be extracted therefrom by contact with synthetic urine.

Abstract: A garment for protecting a wearer against bone fracture resulting from accidental falling comprises an undergarment to which is applied pocket-forming fabric comprising a pair of portions forming pockets positioned so as to overlie opposite hip regions of the wearer and a connecting portion extending along the waist line of the garment and forming a passage joining the two pockets. A seam joins the pocket-forming fabric portion with the garment along the waist line and along outer, lower and inner margins of the pocket-forming portions. A lower edge of the connecting portion is left free from the garment to provide an entrance to the pockets. An impervious inflatable bag inserted through the entrance into the pockets has an inflatable cushion-forming portion in each pocket and a connecting portion joining the cushion-forming portions. The bag is inserted in deflated condition and is then inflated to provide over each hip region of the wearer an air cushion for cushioning the impact in the event of a fall.

Abstract: A two part hospital uniform for children having a gown with selectively severable shoulder portions, an easy fit neck and pockets which gown may be used alone or in conjunction with unisex trousers.

Abstract: An improved seat-bed assembly providing a seat unit and a back frame support, both of which are interconnected by a controlled linkage that, coupled with a guided movement of the back frame support, will convert the assembly from a seat form to a full length bed. Pivotal withdrawal of the seat unit from the assembly will, through a drag link arrangement, pivot the back frame support through a guided path into a bed forming position with the now extended seat unit.

Abstract: A method of moving a person from a bed to a wheelchair employs a seat section and a conveyor section. It includes the steps(a) fitting the seat section to the rear of said person who is lying on his side on the bed,(b) rolling the seat section and said person to bring the person into sitting position, on the seat section, and with the person's legs overhanging the side of the bed,(c) bringing the conveyor section and seat section into removably attached relation so that the conveyor section supports the seat section, and said person thereon, as the conveyor section and attached seat section are moved horizontally away from the bed,(d) conveying the seat section onto a wheelchair,(e) and detaching the conveyor section away from the seat section whereby the seat section and person thereon are fully supported by the wheelchair.

Abstract: A waterbed mattress is provided with a plurality of separate, free-standing cells, arranged in a "honeycomb" pattern. The cells are preferably hexagonal in plan. Each cell is provided with its own fill valve and is removably encased in its own protective waterproof pouch. The cells are held together by a cover member such as fitted sheet or a conventional zippered mattress cover. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the cells are arranged in rows and columns on an insulating substrate having upstanding end portions alignable with the head and foot of a bed frame. Each upstanding end has a plurality of cut-out portions defining a jagged inner edge for receiving the corners of the hexagonal cells. The mattress assembly may also be provided with a heating unit comprising a plurality of heating pads electrically connected in parallel with one another and having a temperature control unit.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mattress for pregnant women which has a main mattress section of the conventional configuration, but with an opening therein for serial, adjustable cushions for abdominal support. A plurality of inflatable and deflatable cushions are serially arranged within one another and are located within the opening of the main mattress section. In a preferred embodiment, the mattress has a plurality of inflatable cushions which are segmented or cut in half so as to have upper half and lower half sections. In addition, a preferred embodiment includes cushion sections at least some of which have a height which is in excess of the height of the main mattress section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bowling lane maintenance apparatus moving on a bowling lane along the length thereof to effect a maintenance and thereafter traversing to the adjacent bowling lane across a division capping therebetween to effect a similar maintenance, the maintenance apparatus including a body, a first link pivotally connected at one end with the body and spring-biased in one direction, the first link having a relatively long length, a second link pivotally connected with the other end of the first link and spring-biased in the same direction, the second link having a length smaller than that of the first link, a roller rotatably mounted on the end of the second link opposite to the first link and a detection mechanism on the first and second links for detecting a relative position between the first and second links.

Abstract: This application relates generally to animal tooth brushes specifically designed for cleaning the teeth of animals whose teeth and mouth shape is different from human, and whose gums are more sensitive. This will enable pet owners a means of offering oral hygiene which will aid in the prevention of periodontal and related diseases and the reduction of halitosis.The toothbrush comprises an elongated handle securing brush heads which have a plurality of bristle tufts. The heads and the tufts attached thereto taper vertically and horizontally to easily fit and reach the inner reaches of a pet's mouth. Individual bristles make up each tuft which have a diameter of in the range of 0.0025 to 0.005 to accommodate the sensitive nature of pet's gums as compared to those of humans. The tufts are arranged in columns increasing in length toward the handle to form a trapezoidal or tapered bristle surface which aids in preventing slippage from the pet's teeth into the gums, as well as fit the shape of the animal mouth.

Abstract: Hinge mounted doorstops which include channel members having a normally horizontal perforated web and normally vertical opposed flanges on opposite sides of the web mountable on top of door hinge hubs, engaged by the top hinge pin, edges of the flanges engaging the hinge leaves to limit door opening past a predetermined arcuate amount. The hinge mounted doorstops permitting opening of doors in the general arcuate range of 90.degree. to 180.degree..

Abstract: A vehicle door opening/closing hinge device comprises an outer link having one end connected to a first pillar pin and the other end connected to a first door pin, an inner link disposed longitudinally apart from the outer link and having one end connected to a second pillar pin, and a connecting link having one end connected to the other end of the inner link and the other end connected to a second door pin, so as to form a five joint link mechanism. The inner link is formed with a guide member having a slot engageable with a third door pin to control door opening positions.

Abstract: An automated butchering method and system for separating the edible loin portions of transverse tuna slices. Each transverse slice of the principal loin bearing section of a tuna is viewed or scanned to produce electrical signals representative of the boundary between the edible loin portions and the contiguous waste meat portions. Control signals can be derived from these electrical signals for government of cutting apparatus for precise separation of the edible loin portions along the detected boundary.

Abstract: An adjustment device is provided with a regulating element and with a bearing which receives the operating element. The bearing is supported on a fixed guiding surface and, by means of an adjustment surface, on the regulating element. The bearing can be moved along the guiding surface in an adjustment plane by means of the regulating element. The regulating element engages nearly symmetrically on the adjustment surface which extends up to the guidance surface, and can be swivelled in the direction of the adjustment plane. Precise guidance and adjustment of the operating element without jamming thereof during adjustment is thereby made possible.

Abstract: A device for mending a broken cord in a sports net. The device includes a pair of ferrules having deformable flaps that can be crimped onto the broken cord ends. The ferrules can be connected with each other by a flexible cord element gripped by sleeves on the ferrules, by a rigid connecting strip, or by a flexible cord element threaded through openings and gripped by the flaps crimped onto the broken cord ends. In the latter case, the broken cord ends are threaded through the openings and knotted to enhance the security of the connection.

Abstract: A clip for securing together a stack of sheets, the stack having a height, or thickness, which can vary over an extended range, the clip having opposed clamping legs spaced apart and extending parallel to one another, a web interconnecting the clamping legs at corresponding ends of the clamping legs, and resiliently deflectable undulations in the web allowing relative displacement of the clamping legs away from one another to receive the stack between the clamping legs and biasing the clamping legs toward one another with a biasing force sufficient to secure the stack, while the clamping legs remain parallel to one another.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming a non-rotating helix of metal strip. The apparatus includes a store for the strip rotatable about the axis of the helix. The store has a radially inwardly facing circumferential opening from which the strip is withdrawn by guide shoes which are also rotatable about the axis of the helix but at a different rotational speed to that of the store so that the difference in diameter of the strip on leaving the store and entering the helix is accommodated. The guide shoes deliver the strip to guide rollers rotating with the guide shoes by which the strip is guided in a spiral to non-rotating helix-forming shoes from which the coils of the helix are delivered in an axial direction.

Abstract: A connector and cable preparation fixture to provide a coaxial cable tap while the cable continues to pass signals. The apparatus of the present invention attaches the cable tap without shorting the conductors and without significantly changing the coaxial cable parameters which would affect the data flow therein. The fixture described herein provides a guide for a cutting operation and for the subsequent assembly of the finished connector. The connector includes a cable tap which mounts on the coaxial cable in a perpendicular manner, and a center pin which attaches to the coaxial cable center wire along the axis of the cable tap. The center pin has two prongs spaced apart in opposition to straddle the center conductor. The connector is easily installed with no measurements. The resultingconnection has a long and reliable life without causing an interruption to information or signal flow on the cable at any time.

Abstract: A method of producing a plate-shaped bearing member for sliding bearings, the structure being composed of a patterned body of supporting bearing material and a lubricant, utilizing a galvanoplastic fabrication step, the method including: producing a mold provided with a pattern of recesses, the step of producing including performing an X-ray deep-etch lithography procedure; filling the recesses to form the body of bearing material; removing the mold from the body of bearing material so that spaces are left in the bearing material; and filling the thus produced spaces with the lubricant.

Abstract: A method of producing a composite sliding material having a sliding portion with a sliding surface is disclosed. A base material billet for the sliding portion is prepared and then at least half of the outer peripheral surface of the base material billet is covered by a protecting material while leaving the surface of the billet, which is to become the sliding surface of the finished composite sliding material, as an exposed portion which is not covered by the protecting member. The base material billet and the protecting material are then extruded simultaneously. The composite sliding material may be made thinner by means of rolling as occasion demands. It is also possible to subject the sliding material to heat treatment before and/or after extrusion, if necessary. A composite sliding material may be produced by pressure-bonding a hard support material such as steel to the protecting material which is used in this case as an adhesive layer.

Abstract: A cam shaft made from lobes having irregularly shaped apertures spaced along the longitudinal axis of a hollow tubular shaft. The method of making the cam shaft includes the steps of: inserting a hollow tubular shaft through the apertures of a plurality of the lobes axially and radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The method is characterized by flaring at least a first end of the shaft and backing the exterior of the first flared end to prevent axial radial movement thereof. In addition, a plug means is inserted into fluid sealing engagement with the interior of the first flared end to sandwich the flared end against the backing of the exterior thereof. The hollow shaft is filled with liquid and the opposite ends of the shaft are clamped between the plug means at the first flared end and a fluid sealing means at the opposite end of the hollow shaft. Hydraulic force is then applied to the interior of the shaft to expand the hollow shaft into engagement with the apertures of the lobes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for attaching a ring-like part to the outer periphery of a columnar material, as, for example, in the assembling of a catalytic converter. The columnar material is positioned and supported with its axis oriented horizontally. A guide member is supported from the side to position it adjacent to the columnar material on the same axis as the columnar material. The guide member has an outer inclined surface enlarged towards the columnar material. The guide member is then supported in the axial direction and at the same time, has the side support thereof released. The ring-like part is then pushed while guiding it on the outer inclined surface of the guide member to fit it over a portion of the columnar material. The pushing of the ring-like part is released and then the guide member is again supported from the sides, while at the same time, the support thereof from the axial direction is released.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a partially formed plate fin heat exchanger at a tension expansion station and for moving the heat exchanger into and out of the expander station.

Abstract: The horizontal movement actuators 3 of an industrial robot arm 2 are deenergized after an initial engagement between a workpiece 8 grasped by a robot hand and a base member 10 disposed on a support table 12 so that any axial misalignment between the workpiece and a hole 11 in the base member is automatically corrected with the guidance of a chamfer 8a, 10b provided on the workpiece and/or the hole.

Abstract: Continuous or other lengths of flat back plastic filament coil slide fastener chain is gapped in such a manner that the tape ends produced by the gapping are scrap-free and undamaged. The slide fastener chain to be gapped is held in a laterally taut state in a die and anvil apparatus while the interengaged coil elements are forced upwardly into engagement with blades which cleanly sever the outer leg portions of the coil elements, which leg portions are conveyed upwardly by suction. During the outer leg severing operation, the slide fastener chain is further stretched laterally and caused to spread apart slightly at its center line. The center portion of the chain between the removed coil outer leg portions is received in a control and stabilizing channel between the severing blades while an ascending punch acts on the remaining interior coupling portions of the coil elements and removes them cleanly from the tapes without damaging the tapes.

Abstract: An automotive parking brake cable and lever removing tool includes a prying device secured to one of the handle members of a locking pliers. The prying device has a lever arm that pivots with respect to the locking plier handle member to cause movement of a bifurcated blade-like end portion of the lever arm away from the clamping jaws of the locking pliers. In one embodiment the lever arm of the prying device is coextensive with the locking plier handle members. In another embodiment the prying device includes a fixed arm immovably secured to the locking pliers intermediate the locking plier handle member and the movable lever arm. The lever arm and fixed arm of the prying device extend a predetermined amount beyond the end portions of the locking plier handle members. In another embodiment, a cavity or recess is provided in the spring-engaging face of the bifurcated blade-like end portion of the prying device to securely engage a parking brake cable spring during use of the tool.