Abstract: Low profile dilation catheter and method of manufacturing the same for use in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The catheter has an inflatable balloon for dilating stenotic lesions, and an integral guide wire by which the catheter can be steered into the artery system.

Abstract: A circuit for speed monitoring, particularly for fan drives. A detection device for producing an input signal sequence is provided which has a speed-dependent repetition frequency. The circuit also has a signal converter for converting the input signal sequence into an output signal whose amplitude is a function of the repetition frequency of the input signal sequence. There is also an evaluation circuit, having at least one threshold value element responsive to the output signal of the signal converter and which responds if the output signal amplitude reaches a value corresponding to a drop below a predetermined minimum speed or a rise above a predetermined maximum speed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improvements in processes of preparing dinitrated .[.aromatic compounds, particularly dinitrated aniline and dinitrated substituted aniline compounds, employing relatively dilute and then more concentrated nitric acid as the nitrating agent.]. .Iadd.aniline and substituted phenol compounds in a two-step process, employing, in the first or mononitration step the spent nitric acid from the second of dinitration step. .Iaddend.

Abstract: A side stroking golf putter in which the shank portion of the shaft is connected with the putter head above one or more oppositely directed putting faces and the putter head is positioned remote from the user by a connection between the shank and the handle portions to provide the user with a completely free and unobstructed view of the putting faces of the putter head during the stroke of the golf putter and to provide the golfer with better control of the golf putter.

Abstract: A protective garment for protecting the wearer against adverse effects of chemical, biological and like environmental contamination including a body garment defined by a pair of legs, a pair of arms, a body and a hood with the latter including a transparent window and at least two openings, a plurality of ultrasonic welds seaming the components of the garment together, the garment being formed of a laminate including an outer layer defined by an impermeable ply of synthetic polymeric/copolymeric plastic material and an inner ply formed as an admixture of synthetic polymeric/copolymeric plastic material fibers and an adhesive; the plies being fused to each other by the adhesive, the fibers defining a porosity sufficient to function as a filter for relatively large size contaminants in the event the impermeable ply becomes torn, punctured or the impermeable integrity thereof is otherwise damaged; a filter covering one of the openings for filtering contaminated air drawn therethrough as a wearer of the garment i

Abstract: A baby bag garment is provided which comprises a tubular body portion having a front and rear body panel which is longer at its sides than at its central portion with an elastic insert panel secured to the lower ends of the front and rear panels to substantially enclose the bottom of the garment. The garment can be worn by an infant secured in an infant carrier by a three or multipoint harness safety restraint having a center strap, such that the child's legs and feet can hang comfortably on opposite sides of the center strap.

Abstract: A barrier glove cot or hand covering for protecting surgeons and health care workers includes an integral tri-laminar construction with continuous inner and outer barrier layers and a central foam layer.

Abstract: A helmet retention system includes a junction plate which, when tilted relative to the wearer's cheek, loosens its grip, on a chin strap. The plate is attached to a strap or straps which are in turn attached to the helmet. The plate has a triangular cross section cross piece with narrow lands having edges normally gripping the chin strap. Also, the helmet has a lower outer side which loops about the helmet and is shaped to grip a replaceable textile band, which is decorative.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shield for protecting the eyes and at least the upper half or more of the face of the wearer and comprises a head-encircling element having a frontal part of relatively rigid material provided with oppositely extending wings for receiving pockets on a headband. The frontal part is configured to conform to the brow of the wearer and a compatibly configured frame is mounted on the frontal part by a transverse hinge. A protective screen of transparent nature depends from the frame in a protective mode and, because of the hinge, can be swung forwardly and upwardly away from and downwardly and rearwardly back to the protective mode. The screen may be removed from the frame and the headband from the frontal part for laundering, sterilizing, etc.

Abstract: An improved male urinal appliance worn by incontinent male patients has a plastic urinal bottle with specially contoured neck and reservoir portions and an adjustable support belt for comfortably securing the bottle to an ambulatory or bedridden patient.

Abstract: The housing has therein two wire inlet/outlet openings overlapped by opposite ends of a removable, generally L-shaped knockout cover, which has in one end an access opening registering with one inlet/outlet opening, and in its opposite end a knockout plug which covers the other inlet/outlet opening, but which can be removed if both inlet/outlet openings are to be used. A wiring chamber is formed in the housing in communication with the inlet/outlet openings by a removable right-angular cover element which cooperates with the housing walls to form a chamber which is triangular in cross section.

Abstract: The toilet tank automatic water flow shut off for stuck or defective flow valves and water saver device depicted herein consists of a simple mechanism for installation in a water tank of a conventional water flush toilet, underneath the ball float, to provide time delay action, for water shut off. To provide time delay action, so the device will not operate during normal flushing operations, a small hole is provided toward the bottom of a small water tank with an open top, that is located on the top of a sealed spring bellows assembly, that is restricted in vertical movement by the weight of the water in the small water tank. An exit for the air within the bellows assembly is provided by a small tube connected to the bottom of the air pocket within the bellows at one end, and extending upwardly to the air pocket above the top level of water in the toilet water tank.

Abstract: A first embodiment of an improved shampoo basin includes an integral spray rinse assembly positioned proximate a neck supporting portion of the basin. The spray rinse assembly facilitates the rinsing of a user's neck and hair in normally difficult to reach areas. Water temperature and pressure control are also provided, and the spray rinse may be selectively operated by a foot pedal arrangement. A modified embodiment of the basin is of a portable design which permits it to be attached to a conventional shampoo basin.

Abstract: An air excitation bath system designed to produce a hydromassage effect in, for example, an ordinary bathtub. The system utilizes an air control serial array of adjustable nozzle assemblies preferably installed on the bottom of the tub to provide the user with means for adjusting the rate and direction of the air flow through the water to massage different parts of the body. The air control system is characterized by at least one and preferably two or more serial arrays of adjustable nozzle assemblies. Each such array is serially interconnected by a plurality of flexible hoses. The respective arrays are interconnected, preferably to a common flexible hose which is in turn connected to an air blower through at least one safety loop and a check valve. Each nozzle assembly is provided with a cap, a body and a foot as well as an additional check valve located between the cap and the body.

Abstract: A knockdown type bathing enclosure is disclosed. It can be manufactured as a one-piece plumbing fixture, cut into portions for transportation, and assembled at the installation site. The bathing enclosure has a joining strip attached to an external side of a wall structure. The joining strip has an attachment surface for abutting the wall structure, and an outer tubular bulge. The joining strip and the wall structure are cut into portions along a plane passing through the tubular bulge. A plurality of locator members are then inserted into an internal slot formed in each portion of the cut tubular bulge. Guided into proper alignment by the locator members, the cut portions are then fastened together using a clamp member.

Abstract: A support apparatus (10) for a conventional hammock (100) wherein the support apparatus (10) includes a pair of generally triangular support members (14) operatively connected to anchor members (30) by tether means (12).

Abstract: A wall bed is disclosed employing a linkage assembly which moves the wall bed outwardly from a wall or cabinet in a fashion so that the head end of the bed will not be in the cavity and the level of the mattress will be at a height which approximately corresponds to the height of conventional beds. Three counter-balancing spring assemblies are disclosed. One employs an angle member which connects extension springs to the bed base so that they are contained within a compact structure which is received within the cavity. The second employs a linkage assembly having short and long links pivotably connected to each other by their ends, with an extension spring connected to the short link and a mounting frame. The third employs a linkage assembly with extension springs that neutralize the counter-balancing force when the wall bed is open to eliminate floating. A headboard is also provided which may be tilted rearwardly or positioned at a right angle to the sleeping surface.

Abstract: A frame is adapted to surround a liguid-filled sack and a rigid support. The sack is placed on the upper surface of the support so as to constitute the cushion-like upper portion of a water bed. The frame has four rails which are interconnected to form a rectangular shape. The frame includes at least two, preferably four, detachably interconnected sections. The rails may be made of ethyl vinyl acetate. Alternatively, each of the rails has a tubular foam body and a rigid central rod fitted within the tubular foam body. In one embodiment, the frame includes four rails, four corner elements and four coupling units interconnecting the rails and the corner elements.

Abstract: A body pillow (10) formed as a one-piece body-length soft foam cushion, somewhat irregular in overall shape, designed for resting or sleeping in a prone position, on either the right or left side. Portions of the pillow are interconnected by a full-length, comparatively narrow strip of foam (11) joined to a head section (12) supporting a user's head separately from one arm of the user. An intermediate section (14) of foam at the waist of the pillow supports a user's rib cage in such a way as to avoid an unnatural curvature of the user's spine. The foot of the pillow provides a sizable cushion disposed between the knees and ankles of the user. Design of the pillow provides a resting position allowing bodily appendages underneath the pillow to be free of the weight of those appendages resting above the pillow. The entire pillow may be covered with a one-piece fitted cover of cotton percale or similar material, with a full length closure extending along one side.

Abstract: An adjustable therapeutic leg support device is provided including a pair of vertical end panels spaced parallel to one another, each end panel having a plurality of apertures. An upper and a lower leg support panel extend transversely between said end panels. A pivotal hinge connects one edge of the upper leg support panel to one edge of the lower leg support panel and has a hinge rod extending through the hinge and through an opposing aperture in each end panel. An upper leg adjusting rod extending through and between opposing apertures in each end panel upon which a portion of the upper leg support panel rests. A lower leg adjusting rod extends through and between opposing apertures in each end panel upon which a portion of the lower leg support panel rests.

Abstract: An air adjustable waterbed mattress which is adapted to support one or more persons on a sleeping surface. An air chamber unit is contained within a liquid-filled bladder and extends from one side of the bladder toward the other. On inflation, the air chamber unit supports a bladder-formed sleeping surface with the amount of support being determined by the amount of inflation. One or more air chamber units may be selectively positioned within the bladder and each unit is preferably formed of multiple chambers.

Abstract: A foam overlay (A,A') is disclosed which includes a rectangular base (C) and a plurality of individual and independently acting foam springs (B,B'). Each foam spring includes a base block (10,10') and a polyhedron body (14,14') atop each base block terminating in a planar support surface (12,12'). The foam springs are close enough to each other, yet separated sufficiently that they each act individually and independently. The foam springs may act together to support heavier portions of the body, but act independently in support of lighter body portions. Medical overlay pad (A') includes a main support section (32) and a secondary support section (30) of shorter foam springs D. Foam springs (B') of main section (32) support at a higher level than foam springs (D) of secondary support section (30). This allows pressure to be reduced on the lower extremities, such as the heel, during prolonged bed rest as well as on upper torso.

Abstract: A resilient corner bed clothes holder having a base member and a plurality of spaced apart upright head members of semi- closed "C" shape adapted to receive and hold the attachment of the bottom bed clothes; the said resilient holder is positioned with its base member inserted under the corner of a water filled mattress and its plurality of head members evenly astride the adjacent sides of the same corner; the transmission of equal unidirectional hydraulic forces throughout the water filled mattress balloon its and urge and envelopment of the said resilient corner bed clothes holder and yieldably anchor the bottom bed clothes on the water filled mattress.

Abstract: The grafting reaction according to the invention occurs after having impregnated the polymeric material, on which were previously created free radicals by activation within an emulsion containing the fluorinated monomer and a graftable derivative of the morpholine. The preferred reagents are morpholinoethyl methacrylate and 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl methacrylate. The invention is applicable to the waterproofing of textile articles, particularly made of cotton, silk, linen. The material thus grafted is waterproof when cold, but when hot, it may be washed, dyed or printed by transfer.

Abstract: A custom insole is made up of a plurality of layers of a thermoformable material united together at their interfaces to conform in size and contour to the bottom surface of a foot, the layers comprising at least one strength layer and at least one filler layer united to the strength layer and contoured to conform to the bottom surface of the foot; and an arch flange curves upwardly for a distance to laterally support the bone structure in the arch area of the foot. In the method of making the insole, an unformed blank of thermoformable material is placed on a resilient support portion with the ball portion on a firm surface and, by placing the foot on top of the layers and applying downward pressure, it will cause the heel of the foot to form a depression in the heel portion and the ball portion of the foot to flatten out the layers resting on the firm surface.

Abstract: A motor operated, hand held apparatus for dislodging and removing of accumulated earwax within the canal of a hearing aid. This apparatus utilizes a narrow elongated tool which has a spiral exterior surface which is to be inserted within the canal of the hearing aid and operated at high speed to remove and move the earwax exteriorly of the canal. Associated with this tool is a cover which is to be movable to different positions to limit the amount of extension of the tool to within the canal to thereby eliminate any potential damage to the electronic mechanism of the hearing aid.

Abstract: A brush to handle connector for a push broom is provided for adjustably attaching the handle to the brush head in such a manner as to allow user of the push broom to twist the brush head in various directions and retain it thereby allowing the user to fit the brush head into narrow spaces by changing the angle between the brush head and the handle.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning hay and straw has a casing with a table and an inlet through which the hay and straw is fed. A set of tines (a rake) is positioned downstream from the inlet. A set of rotary tines is positioned to rotate through the rake to provide a combing and beating effect on the hay and straw fed thrugh the apparatus. Downstream of the tines is a chamber with a vacuum pump operatively connected to provide a suction through a perforate wall to remove spores and dust particles from the beaten and combed hay or straw. An outlet from the apparatus is located downstream from the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: A floor nozzle for vacuum cleaner comprising: a floor nozzle body in which an agitator and a drive source are incorporated, the agitator includes a rotor provided on its outer peripheral surface with flexible lips made of polyurethane rubber added with talc as a reinforcing agent so as to have a rubber hardness of 50 to 70, and blended with 0.1 to 0.5% of a coloring agent.

Abstract: According to the present invention an elastomeric grommet includes an axial extending central tubular portion of diameter less than the diameter of the compartment wall opening. A flange portion is integral with the central tubular portion and has a diameter greater than the diameter of the compartment wall opening to limit the extent of insertion of the tubular portion into the compartment wall opening. A retention means, such as a flexible annular lip, is integral with the central tubular portion in axial spaced relation from the flange portion and has a free state dimension which is greater than the diameter of the central tubular portion. The integral retention device is yieldable to permit its insertion and the insertion of the tubular central portion through the compartment wall opening and then returns to its free state condition to retain the grommet in loose fitting relation with the compartment wall.

Abstract: An ice discharging apparatus of an ice dispenser comprises an openable door normally urged resiliently to a closed state by means of a torsion coil spring and adapted to be openable by a door actuator under the control of a control apparatus. The torsion coil spring includes an intermediate coil portion substantially of a cylindrical form and at least one end coil portion having an inner diameter greater than an average diameter of the intermediate coil portion in the unloaded state. The torsion coil spring has at least one arm extending from an end of the coil spring and having an extension secured in contact with a stationary part of the apparatus or a part of the openable door at an intermediate portion thereof and subsequently bent to constitute an inactive portion in which an annular mounting member for mounting the torsion coil spring is formed at the free end thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable, compact device for spreading a carcass for gutting and cleaning. The device has a pair of opposite, elongated arms with a top end and a bottom end. The two arms are rotatably connected near the top end via an axle or pin which enables the arms to be closed or opened. At the bottom end of each arm is a carcass engaging means, e.g. pointed ends. A spring located near the top ends but below the axle biases the arms in a closed position and may also act to bias the arms in a fully opened position during use. The arms also include holding means such as ridges or handles. The user cuts open a carcass and then inserts the carcass engaging means ends of the arms to the carcass which rotatably opening the arms.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and machine usable in mass-slaughtering for pulling off the belly strips from a hog carcass. The machine according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises an optical type sensor comprising a cell mounted on a supporting structure and capable of assessing the height of the suspended hog, between a reference place traversing the hooking bar on which the hog is suspended, and the plane traversing the hog's snout, and capable also to stop the vertical movement of the structure so as to place the head at a height varying between 700 mm and 900 mm above the plane.

Abstract: This apparatus makes use of a first supporting disk driven in rotary manner about a vertical axis and having at least one stripping tool, which is constructed as a tubular body from two half-shells with a projecting end cutter and surrounds the bone of, for example, a poultry leg in the vicinity of the distal joint head or condyle. This first supporting disk is faced by a second supporting disk intersecting in inclined manner the axis of the first disk and rotating synchronously therewith and substantially comprising depressions facing the stripping tools arranged on the underside facing the first supporting disk for the shape-adapted supporting of the leg in the vicinity of the proximal condyle. The meat is stripped as a result of a supporting disk rotation angle of 180.degree. approximation of the depression supporting the proximal condyle with respect to the stripping tool.

Abstract: A de-hiding tool for use in slaughter houses in which a spring biases the reciprocating cutting blades into intimate facial contact to prevent debris from entering the driving mechanism, but achieves long life and low maintenance by interposing a low-friction element between the biasing spring and the nearest cutting-blade face, such element and the spring being carried in one cover of the tool coaxially with the cutting blades, the low-friction element being movable towards the nearest cutting-blade face under pressure from said spring, the tool being capable of adjustment to optimum operational speed by reason of an adjustable needle valve carried in the air channel to the tool.

Abstract: A sea-going vessel has mounted on its deck a clam processing plant which includes in sequence a steamer, a clam crusher, a seawater washer, a brine separator, an eviscerator and a chill tank. Special valves are constructed to feed and discharge clams from the steamer which prevents the hot high pressure steam in the steamer from being discharged when the valves are open to the steamer interior. The chill tank includes a special construction to minimize the effects of pitch and roll of the deck while the ship is at sea.

Abstract: A clamping device for clamping onto a support element, the device being made of a semi-rigid material having a high coefficient of elasticity and preferably in the form of a unitary piece. The device has a peripheral portion with a geometry such as a parallelogram whereby when pressure is applied from opposite sides along the shorter axis the device expands along its longer axis. A pair of fingers are formed extending lengthwise along the longer axis, to provide gripping surfaces at about the center of the device, whereby the applied pressure moves the gripping surfaces away from the support element, and release of such pressure results in their returning into a gripping condition.

Abstract: A fastening means for fastening a protective or covering sheet material, such as plastic film or textile material, to a scaffold or another frame structure is formed like a strip or band having a film-piercing pointed end and an adjacent barb-like member. The opposite end portion having aplurality of resilient, longitudinally spaced barb-like projections may be passed through an opening or slot in the band-like member. When the sheet material is to be fastened to the scaffold the sheet material is punctured by means of the pointed end. The head formed by the pointed end by the barb-like member is then passed through the opening thus formed in the sheet material. Thereafter the strip member is passed around an adjacent element of the scaffold and inserted through an opening formed in the strip member. The connection thus formed between the sheet material and the scaffold may now be tightened up by pulling the free end of the strip member in the direction indicated by an arrow.

Abstract: This specification discloses a fastening band surrounding a cylindrical fastening member mounted on a member to be fastened and having the opposite end portions thereof adapted to be superposed one upon the other when the fastening member is fastened to the member to be fastened. A rectangular hole and slot extending long in the lengthwise direction of the body of the band are formed in succession from the fore end in a first end portion which is the outer side when the opposite end portions are superposed one upon the other. The end edge of the rectangular hole which is adjacent to the fore end provides a first tool engaging portion. A first projection for tentative fastening and regular fastening is inwardly formed on the end edge of the slot which is adjacent to the fore end.

Abstract: The device provides a cylindrical insert fitting easily through a retainer ring into a tubular chamber and held there by a magnetic structure. One end of a necklace is attached to a jewelry ring on the outside end of the insert and the other end is attached to a jewelry ring on the outside end of the tubular chamber. materials in the chamber wall allow special magnetic structure in the tubular chamber to pull the insert aligned near the tubular chamber opening into the chamber and secures the cylinder end against the magnetic structure. The clasp holds together well yet is easily unfastened. Special fittings for locking the clasp parts together are not required.

Abstract: A clasp is provided for gripping a towel, having a base with a planar surface, and a locking member pivotally carried by the base. The locking member has a gripping edge separated from the base by a clearance, and a handle movable relative to the base through an arc for adjusting the clearance between the base and the locking member. The clearance is maximized in a loading position with the handle at a first region along the arc allowing a small potion of the towel to be inserted between the planar surface of the base and the locking member. The clearance between the planar surface of the base and the gripping edge of the locking member is minimized in a clasping position with the handle in a second region along the arc for securing the towel between the gripping edge of the locking member and the planar surface of the base to prevent removal of the towel.

Abstract: A vehicular seat belting covering is set forth for use in combination with the buckling ends of a seat belt wherein the covering is of a generally cylindrical configuration formed with an opening sized to approximate that of the release button of the associated buckle. The covering is formed of elastomeric woven material formed with outwardly extending fabric-type nap to provide a thermally neutral covering for the associated metallic seat belt buckles. A separate section formed with adhesive is utilized with one of a plurality of the seat belt coverings to complementarily fill the through-formed opening positionable and securable to the one of a pair of buckles formed with the outwardly extending buckle boss receivable within the other buckle provided with a receiving cavity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fastener including a first and a second member, the first member having a post attached thereto extending toward said second member in a complementary relation, and the second member being connected to the first in a hinge-like relation, the second member having an opening therein for receiving the post attached to the first member. The post is attached to the first member in a complementary relation to the opening in the second member, such that when the suspender fastener is in a closed position the post remains attached to the first member, extends through the fabric of the garment being supported, and is received by the opening in the second member, whereby the fabric of the garment being supported is substantially held fixed. Furthermore, also disclosed is a reinforcement placed in the fabric of the garment to be held, such that the reinforcement is positioned intermediate the first and second members when in operation.

Abstract: An earring for removable attachment to an earlobe through a pierced passage. The earring includes a post with an ornament on one end and a serrated surface on the other end. A clutch includes leaf springs which produce audible clicks as they engage the serrations when the clutch is pushed onto the post.

Abstract: A cadaver preparation station which is particularly adapted for embalming and dissecting a cadaver is provided with a pair of air exhaust vents in the form of longitudinal slits mounted on a tray support so as to extending along either side of a tray on which the cadaver rests. The air exhaust vents eliminate noxious and potentially carcinogenic formaldehyde fumes, as well as reduce offensive odors. The tray has a drain hole therethrough which, when the tray is installed on the tray support, is disposed over a sink. A deployable system of flush fluid conduits with nozzles affixed thereto maintain a fluid flush on the tray. Thus, excess embalming fluid, tissues, and discharges from the cadaver are caused to flow along the tray and through its drain hole into the sink. The sink has a rim flush system associated therewith for maintaining a continuous water flush. A comminuting arrangement in the drain of the sink facilitates disposal of tissues and clots.

Abstract: A tool for rotating a barrel bushing or a spring plug, such as in a .45 pistol, is provided. The tool has a wide flange to prevent uncontrolled ejection of the freed plug and spring. The tool includes a recess for partially receiving the ejected plug. Studs are positioned to control the amount and/or direction of rotation of the bushing or plug.

Abstract: An automated machine tool assembly has a plurality of work stations between which pallets with workpieces mounted on them can be moved for the performing of various machine tool operations on the workpieces. The pallets slide on slide rails, and during their movement an upward force is exerted on the pallets which is sufficient to reduce the frictional drag between the pallets and the slide rails, but is insufficient to lift the pallets off the slide rails.

Abstract: A method for constructing a multiple-stage gas separator assembly for downhole use upstream of a hydrocarbon producing submersible pump system is disclosed which has steps for forming a first-stage gas separator from a first conventional single-stage gas separator, connecting a coupling assembly to the first-stage gas separator at its downstream end, forming a second-stage gas separator from a second conventional single-stage gas separator by removing all lower flanges upstream of its fluid inlet, connecting the upstream end of the second-stage gas separator to the coupling assembly, and establishing a flow path from the first-stage liquid outlet to the second-stage inlet through the coupling assembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling heat exchanger elements includes a pallet comprising a frame and a plurality of blocks slidably aligned on each side of the frame with opposed pairs of blocks slotted to receive pairs of plates dropped into the pallet. Lead screws driven by servomotors and engaging the blocks position the blocks at the loading station and control the block spacing (determined at each station by the screw pitch) to allow plate insertion or to allow insertion of fin elements between the plates. To quickly move the pallet into the station auxiliary lead screws connected to the main screws engage the blocks of the pallet outside the loading station to assert positive controlled advancement force on the pallet.

Abstract: A composite pipe is proposed which is comprised of an aluminum pipe and a lead pipe formed in the aluminum pipe in direct contact with the inner wall of the aluminum pipe. The composite pipe is produced by supplying a lead pipe to a continuous aluminum extrusion machine which can extrude while enveloping along object, to form an aluminum pipe on the outer periphery of the lead pipe. A heat pipe using the composite pipe is also proposed.