Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree characterized by a yellow fleshed, cling stone fruit, which is attractive in appearance and having excellent sugar content and flavor, and, further, having the characteristic and advantage of maturing in the latter part of the late season, thereby becoming marketable at a time when comparable fruit is likely to be less available.

Abstract: A new and distinct standard carnation variety distinguished particularly by its very large generally yellow blooms each of which comprises very many petals with a verigated yellowish and light red coloration whereby the flower in general has an overall verigated yellow red spotted appearance, the flowers being borne singly on long, strong stems of a plant having an average height of about 150 cm. at eight months of growth. This new plant also has a recurrent blooming habit producing flowers profusely during the Spring, Midseason and Fall flowering seasons with moderately abundant production of foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct standard carnation cultivar particularly distinguished by its profuse production of medium sized blooms having a light yellow coloration, with petals having margins of dark violet coloration, said dark violet coloration is also present in short marks extending inwardly into the petals from the margins. The blooms are borne singly on long, strong, upright stems, the plant reaching a height of about 140 cm at eight months of growth, and having a recurrent blooming habit with moderately abundant foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct carnation cultivar of the standard type particularly distinguished by its profuse production of medium sized blooms having a generally white coloration but characterized by the petals having short, dark red marginal streaks which provide the blooms with an unusual, randomly spaced spots scattered over the face of each fully opened bloom, each bloom being borne singly on a relatively long, flowering stem and the plant having a recurrent blooming habit with moderately abundant foliage on strong, upright stems reaching a height of about 125 cm., at eight months of growth.

Abstract: A new and original variety of standard carnation particularly distinguished by its medium sized blooms the petals of which having a very light yellow body color bearing red striations which provide generally a flower of light color bearing a reddish heart due to the close gathering of the inner petals which render the flower with an attractive and pleasing appearance. This plant blooms profusely at recurrent intervals in the Spring, Midseason and Fall blooming seasons and the blooms are carried on strong, upright and rigid stems providing a cut flower length averaging about 78 cm. on a well-branched plant having a total height averaging about 130 cm. at eight months of growth and bearing a moderately abundant quantity of foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct standard carnation cultivar particularly distinguished by its medium sized blooms of a light yellow coloration, the petals of which are longitudinally and closely striated with thin lines of light pink and sometimes white, the blooms being produced profusely during the Spring, Summer and Fall flowering seasons of a plant having a recurrent blooming habit. The flowers are borne singly on long, strong, upright stems of a vigorous plant which reaches an average height of about 140 cm., at eight months of growth.

Abstract: A new and distinct standard carnation cultivar distinguished particularly by its very large blooms of a uniform light yellow coloration, the blooms of which are striated by thin longitudinal lines of a Carmine Rose color and sometimes white which provide a very unusual character for the full flower appearance, the blooms being produced profusely at recurrent intervals from Spring to Fall on the long, strong stems of a tall plant having a vigorous, upright and rigidly strong growth habit with a moderately abundant production of foliage.

Abstract: An original variety of standard carnation having medium sized blooms of a light pink coloration, produced profusely at recurrent intervals in Spring, Midseason and Fall, the flowers being carried on medium length, strong and erect stems, and having moderately abundant foliage. The plant itself is distinguished by its vigorous, upright and tall growth habit.

Abstract: A new carnation cultivar as characterized by its brilliant dark ruby red color of its medium sized blooms which are profusely produced, borne singly on sturdy, long stems and having a recurrent blooming habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct standard carnation cultivar particularly distinguished by its profuse production of medium sized blooms having a uniform dark red coloration, borne singly on long, strong, upright stems, the plant reaching a height of about 150 cm. at eight months of growth, and having a recurrent blooming habit with moderately abundant foliage.

Abstract: A pork rind product capable of storage at ambient temperature and which may be used in the meat industry as a source of protein has a water content of less than 15% by weight, a fat content of less than 20% by weight and a particle size of less than 5 mm. The product is capable of rapid rehydration.

Abstract: A method of casting decorative emblems from a polyurethane-type compound. A series of decorvative discs are held flat and horizontal while the polyurethane composition is cast thereon to form a meniscus. The polyurethane composition comprises a polyether polyol component and a diisocyanate component. The cast polyurethane, when cured, gives a lens effect to the decorative discs.

Abstract: A method for determining the density of coal or other bulk material in a stockpile includes boring a calibration hole into the pile and collecting at least a portion of the cuttings thus obtained into a container. A series of readings are taken within the container with a nuclear depth-density gauge, and the weight of the cuttings and container volume is measured. The measured weight and volume are compared with the gauge readings to calibrate the gauge. A test hole is then bored substantially to the bottom of the stockpile, and a section of steel casing is inserted and partially pressed into the hole. A second section of casing is attached to the first and similarly pressed into the hole. In this manner, casing is extended the full depth of the hole. Readings are then taken at various depths therein with the nuclear gauge. From the data thus obtained, average density throughout the pile is determined.

Abstract: Cleaning of multi-pore diffusion elements in place with cleaning gases while submerged in liquid media by applying said cleaning gases intermittently or continuously to said diffusion elements between predetermined limits of operating pressure and flow through flow regulation means and plenums for the respective diffusion elements.

Abstract: A protective body support for use to protect a wearer's knee, or other such body part, re-directs and dissipates the forces associated with an impact delivered to the body support in such a manner as to prevent the application of a force to the body that is sufficient to harm that body. The body support includes plurality of triangular compartments that are attached at the apex of the triangles to an adjacent element of the support. Energy-absorbing beads are contained in the compartments, and the triangular shapes are oriented so that forces applied to the support are re-directed against the apexes so as to apply shear forces thereto. The apexes are attached so that at a predetermined level of impact force applied to the support, the resultant component applied against the apexes will rupture at least one of the apex connections thereby allowing the beads to spill out of the support compartment located adjacent to the ruptured apex.

Abstract: Weight-lifting, power-lifting and work-out wrist wraps that are of two types, attached and detachable, are disclosed which includes a work-out glove with exposed finger sleeves for better grip. The attached wrist wrap allows for the combination of both the work-out glove and wrist wrap, making it unncessary to purchase and use the two separately. The detachable wrist wrap allows for the flexibility of applying on the wrist wrap without outside assistance by buttoning on the wrist wrap to the work-out glove; it also allows for the use of both the work-out glove and wrist wrap separately. Both types of wrist wraps provide protection from injury to the wrist tendons and strengthen the wrists for the lifting of heavy weights.

Abstract: An energy-absorbing sound-attenuating earcup comprises a rigid shell of an ABS terpolymer that is about 0.090 inch thick so as to crush upon impact at an applied force less than that required to crush the skull of the wearer. The shell has an inner coating of a sound-deadening rubber material to compensate for the reduced sound-attenuating capability of the thinner-than-normal shell. Spaced flanges defining a peripheral channel for receiving a cord of a helmet suspension are formed as staggered series of tabs rather than as circumferentially continuous members to facilitate crushing of the shell upon impact. Resilient earseals disposed between the shells and the wearer's ears comprise first thicknesses of standard polyurethane foam and second thicknesses of slow-recovery polyurethane foam to provide additional impact absorption while permitting the earseals to conform to the wearer's head in cold weather when the helmet is first put on.

Abstract: A disposable protective lower undergarment intended for use primiarly by women while trying on clothing such as bathing suits and the like at a store. The invention is structured to fit around, and be held to prevent, the woman's crotch area from coming into contact with the clothing being tried when conventional lower undergarments are removed. Several embodiments are disclosed; however, a very thin polypropylene strip connected by heat sealing the looped ends of this material around a thin endless elastic band is preferred.

Abstract: The ash pan is a composite ash pan and includes an outer pan formed of stainless steel and an inner pan, formed of aluminum, adapted to be removably inserted into the outer pan. The inner pan has a raised central portion for separating and supporting the solid waste from the liquid waste. In the preferred embodiment, the raised central portion extends up to a height about equal to that of the height of the surrounding wall of the inner pan and the height of the surrounding wall of the inner pan is nearly equal to the height of the surrounding wall of the outer pan.

Abstract: A waste tank cleaning system in a preferred embodiment includes a flowmeter interposed in the line carrying cleaning fluid to the tank. A pair of solenoid valves are controlled by an electronic counter coupled to the flowmeter. In response to predetermined volumetric flows of fluid, the solenoid valves alternatively deliver fluid to a hydraulically operated drain valve and to a spray/rinse outlet in the waste tank. In one alternative embodiment, a flowmeter is mechanically coupled to a valve structure which alternatively applies fluid to the drain valve and to a spray/rinse outlet in the tank, directly. In other embodiments, the volume of flow can be determined by liquid level sensors in the tank and a predetermined cleaning sequence can be carried out based on the signals sent by the sensors. Power can be furnished by a rechargeable power supply.

Abstract: A diving pool allowing scuba diving to be easily and safely enjoyed, which comprises a pool bottom progressively becoming deeper from its periphery towards its center, a tower constructed on the pool bottom at a central deepest area and rising to a level above the pool surface, an artificial island formed at a level of the pool surface around the tower, and a deck above the level of the pool surface around the tower; wherein the diving pool can be further equipped, if desired, with a water stream generator adapted to generate a water stream and a wave generator adapted to generate waves in the pool.

Abstract: A device for enabling persons with reduced mobility to enter and leave a bath tub comprises an upper collar, a lower collar, a vertical column secured to the ceiling by the upper collar and to the floor by the lower collar, a jack for holding the column under compression for making the column completely rigid, and a support assembly mounted on the column for pivotal and vertical sliding motion. The support assembly comprises a member having first and second ends and a bend therein, a guide tube secured in the bend and having a side surface, first and second guide rings disposed in the first and second ends, respectively, of the member, a water-activated jack in fluid communication with the water tap of the bath tub and secured to a side surface of the guide tube, a roller mounted on the jack and resting on a track in the lower collar, and a seat supported on a seat supporting arm mounted in a bracket secured to the back of the support assembly.

Abstract: A sofa-bed assembly comprising a rear vertical section, a lower horizontal section, a front vertical section, and an upper horizontal section pivoted to one another in succession for folding movement between a collapsed sofa condition and an extended bed contidion. A mattress folded within the assembly presses upwardly against the upper horizontal section, and a locking linkage arrangement resists the tendency of the folded mattress to swing the upper horizontal section upwardly out of a horizontal plane when the assembly is in its collapsed condition. Release of the locking linkage involves initially compressing the mattress further, thereby increasing the force required to open the bed. Additional links respond to unfolding of the rear leg, which supports the unfolded lower horizontal section for relieving some of the pressure of the mattress on the upper horizontal section, thereby reducing the force required to open the locking linkage to permit unfolding of the upper horizontal section.

Abstract: An inflatable seat cushion is positioned on a firm support on which a user is seated for assisting the user in rising from a seated position. The cushion is in the form of a ring-shaped inflatable tube having a front and rear area in which the front area is restricted during inflation with respect to the rear area. The ratio of inflation being between the rear and front areas is in the range of three to seven times greater. The inflatable cushion is inflated under the control of the user or attendant whereby the thighs of the user are supported and are elevated by the inflation of the front area of the cushion while the user's buttocks which is seated on the cushion is simultaneously elevated about 3-7 times higher than the user's thighs thereby raising the user slowly from a sitting to a standing position in front of the support in which the cushion is positioned.

Abstract: Five cushion pieces are pivotally interconnected to provide multiple furniture and exercise pieces. A pair of wedge shaped pieces are pivotally interconnected to a rectangular piece for pivoting about a common axis. A pair of half size rectangular pieces are pivotally interconnected to each other with one of the pieces being pivotally connected to the rectangular piece at an edge diagonally opposite the pivotal connection of the rectangular piece to the two wedge pieces.

Abstract: An improved waterbed structure including an upwardly opening frame with a horizontal watermattress supporting platform and vertical longitudinally and laterally extending upwardly projecting side and end retaining boards about the perimeter of the platform, a waterfilled watermattress of soft flexible sheet plastic material with a bottom wall supported atop the platform, side and end walls supported by the side and end boards and a normally substantially flat horizontal user supporting top wall. The watermattress includes a multiplicity of longitudinally and laterally spaced elongate vertically extending and downwardly tapering support spring parts of soft resilient interconnected cellular material in load supporting relationship between the top and bottom walls.

Abstract: An inflatable article comprises a peripheral inflatable member adapted to be folded on itself about a line, defining two generally similar parts, thereof; and a cushion member attached to the peripheral member along the inside of one of the parts. When folded, the article can be in the form of a chair.

Abstract: A spring interior comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending bands of springs disposed side by side and connected together by helical lacing wires in the top and bottom faces of the bands. Each band of springs comprises a single length of wire formed into a plurality of substantially vertical interconnected by interconnecting segments of wire coils of springs located alternately in the top and bottom faces of the bands. Each interconnecting segment comprises a longitudinally extending bridging portion and a transversely extending padding support structure. The padding support structure is angled upwardly away from the top face of the band and downwardly away from the bottom face of the band so as to impart initial softness and subsequent increased firmness to the spring interior when the spring unit is vertically compressed.

Abstract: A refurbishing panel assembly for face attachment to an existing space divider partition wall is formed of an open rectangular frame defined by oppositely facing mirror image lightweight plastic extrusions and coupled together at right angles by lightweight molded plastic corner blocks. The extrusions are of identical cross-section, including a flat rear wall, an outer, flat parallel front wall integrally joined to the rear wall by a right angle inner end wall. An integral outer end wall extends obliquely from the rear wall away from the inner end wall and connects to the front wall and defines therewith a trapazoidal shaped cavity. The front and rear walls of the extrusions have free ends extending beyond the inner end wall and form an inner peripheral groove for receiving a rectangular plan configured board sized to the open frame and having peripheral edges captured within the grooves of the extrusions.

Abstract: A device in the form of a ring for wearing on a finger, a bracelet for wearing on a wrist or a necklace for wearing on the neck bears a magnetic pick-up for engaging ferromagnetic objects. It may include other tools such as screwdriver blades, line cutters, prying claws and the like for convenience in having certain useful tools at hand when needed without encumbering the hands of the user.

Abstract: The machine comprises a shoe support (10) and two side lasting instrumentalities (20), each of which comprises a fluid bag assembly (40) which, in a tilted position (determined by an abutment 44), is moved into engagement with a shoe, whereafter, by continued inward movement, the bag assemblies (40) are caused to pivot (or roll) upwardly and over the shoe bottom edge, thus to urge the shoe upper around the feather edge of the last and against the insole. The bag assemblies are inflatable, a higher air pressure being applied, so as to apply bedding pressure to the lasting margin, after the assemblies (40) have moved fully inwardly.

Abstract: A lint remover roller assembly having a pressure sensitive adhesive tape roll in association therewith wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive tape roll comprises layers of adhesive tape with the adhesive surface thereof facing outwardly so as to remove lint and/or other foreign particles from fabric surfaces over which it is rolled.

Abstract: A scraper for removing wax from the base of a ski includes an elongated rigid tubular member and a flat rigid generally rectangular blade projecting from the side of the tubular member between the ends thereof. The blade has a pair of parallel scraping edges extending at right angles from the tubular member at locations spaced from the opposite ends thereof. When the scraper is positioned with one of its scraping edges crosswise on a ski base and with the adjacent end of the tubular member engaging the edge of the ski, the tubular member can functioin as both a handle and a guide member for guiding the scraper along the ski. Bluntly pointed end caps are mounted to the opposite ends of the tubular member which are contoured to fit snugly in a ski base guide groove. When one of the end caps is engaged and moved along the guide groove, it effectively scrapes wax from the groove without injuring the groove or the ski base generally.

Abstract: A mopping unit comprises a mop bucket combined with a wringer having two squeeze rollers mounted at the top of the bucket. An operating mechanism for the squeeze rollers includes a toggle linkage comprising two toggle links which are directly interconnected at a toggle pivot. When the two toggle links are aligned, the toggle pivot is substantially coplanar with the separate rotational axes of the two squeeze rollers one of which is moved, to the operative wringing position, by the operating mechanism on depression of a foot pedal.

Abstract: A lint control apparatus particularly adapted for textile plants includes a cylindrical filter with filter media about its circumferential periphery, a coaxial fan for drawing ambient air from the workplace radially through the filter media into the filter housing, and an upstanding duct for directing the air exhaust upwardly at overhead surfaces to blow lint therefrom and limit further lint accumulation thereon. The apparatus is adapted to be freestanding on a floor surface of the work area, with an interior baffle within the filter housing effectively concentrating the ambient air draw along the floor surface. The upstanding duct may have a deflector member which is movable through a predetermined course to direct the discharged air over a predetermined overhead area.

Abstract: Disclosed is an upright-type electric vacuum cleaner which comprises a suction port body provided with a rotary brush and a main body case supported tiltably on the suction port body. Improvements are made in details such as the arrangement for supporting the main body case in the suction port body, the arrangements of mounting a handle onto the main body case, the configuration of a main body duct, the arrangement of a rotary brush, the arrangement of a cover of the main body case, and the arrangement of a T-shaped joint for connecting the main body duct and a dust filter means, thereby increasing the strength and rigidity of each of these parts and improving the performance of the vacuum cleaner.

Abstract: A portable vacuum cleaner contains within its housing a dust collecting part in front of a fan. A suction inlet is at the front end and the opening surface defined by it is nearly horizontal and either coplanar with or protruding below the bottom surface of the housing so that the accumulated dust will not fall out of the suction inlet when the fan is stopped.

Abstract: A control switch is disclosed for a two-speed vacuum cleaner motor and the like. The switch provides three sensors which operate in response to the mounting of three different types of accessories on a vacuum cleaner. One sensor causes low motor speed operation when an accessory is mounted requiring low speed operation. Another sensor operates to provide high speed motor operation when a high speed accessory is mounted. The third sensor prevents motor operation when an accessory is not mounted on the outlet of the vacuum cleaner. The control switch provides a high speed/low speed switch and a power switch. The power switch is automatically moved to its open or OFF position in response to the mounting of an accessory. Copnsequently, the high speed/low speed switch cannot operate to start the motor, and is therefore provided with low cost contacts. The control switch and motor provide plug-type connectors which automatically connect the internal motor wiring when the switch is installed.

Abstract: A resettable heat actuated link having an associated releasable member comprises first and second gripping portions for acting cooperatively to engage the releasable member in a normal position and to release the releasable member in an activated position. Along with the first and second gripping portions there is provided a heat responsive bimetallic element for causing the gripping portions to move to the normal position in response to ambient temperature and to cause the first and second gripping portions to move away from each other to an activated position in response to a preselected increase above the ambient temperature and to release the releasable member at the increased temperature. The first and second gripping portions, the heat responsive bimetallic element, and a base for mounting the link are integrally formed from a single bimetallic strip.

Abstract: A track system on which a sliding door may be hung includes a channel having a bottom wall and two substantially parallel side walls which extend upwardly from the bottom wall, at least two tube sections which lie coaxially on the bottom wall of the channel, and at least one spacer between adjacent tube sections. The tube sections each have a select outside diameter, and at least one hollow end with a select inside diameter. Each spacer includes a central cylindrical portion with an outside diameter equal to the select outside diameter of the tube sections, and two cylindrical insert portions which each have an outside diameter substantially equal to the inside diameter of the tube section hollow ends. Each cylindrical insert portion extends axially from one end of the central cylindrical portion into the hollow end of one of the tube sections to maintain the tube section in position on the channel bottom wall.

Abstract: A storage and transport container for radioactive medical materials comprising a stainless steel shell with a central stainless steel well opening downwardly from the top of the container with a multiplicity of small diameter, generally U-shaped stainless steel tubes, one end of each such tube extending out of each side of the stainless steel shell, the bottom of the U-portion of each tube passing under the central well. Where the container is substantially cylindrical, the well and stainless steel tubes may extend substantially through the length of the shell. The wells of the containers are stoppered or sealed with a plug of radiation shielding material. A novel handle structure for such containers comprises a vertical shaft connected to the container by a short open sleeve attached near the top of one side of the container so that the shaft may move upwardly and downwardly in the sleeve and rotate therein.

Abstract: A removable torque rod assembly for a self-closing door which may be easily installed on a door and an anchoring device mounted to an underlying door frame. The torque rod assembly may be used for either a left- or right-handed door. The assembly uses a torque rod located inside a metal sleeve having the sleeve crimped or attached to or otherwise made integral with the rod at its top end so that the rod and sleeve act together at the top end. The lower end of the torque rod passes through a bushing attached to the sleeve and through a bushing cap surrounding the bushing. A resilient O-ring fits into an annular groove in the bushing. The torque rod assembly is installed on the door by forcing the O-ring past an aperture in the door so that the O-ring holds the assembly on the door and a head of the bushing mates with the aperture in the door. The lower end of the torque rod assembly is then mounted in an anchoring device which keeps the lower end of the rod from rotating.

Abstract: An apparatus for shaping a flowable product such as meat is provided which includes a main body or structure having a plurality of forming passageways extending therethrough. An inlet gate and an opposing outlet gate are positioned at opposite ends of the passageways. The inlet gate side of the body is adapted for coupling to a source of meat for delivery of the meat under pressure through the inlet gate of the body. Means is also provided for selectively and sequentially shifting the inlet gate and the outlet gate between open and closed positions. The passageways include means for adjusting the flow of meat therethrough. In operation, the meat product is forced under pressure from the meat source toward and through the main body, while the endmost gates are sequentially operated so that, in cooperation with the adjustment means provided in each passageway, a uniform meat product with squared ends is produced.

Abstract: A method of forming an encased meat product by forming an enclosed casing from a series of overlapped helical revolutions of a strip of casing material, filling the casing with a meat emulsion, rotating the filled casing and then holding the filled casing against rotation while the unfilled casing is rotated to create a twist point at the end of the filled casing, whereby the twist point will have the same number of twists therein as there are helical revolutions of strip material in said enclosed casing. An encased meat product made by the foregoing method.

Abstract: A tool, particularly a hand tool for opening clams, in which opposed jaw elements are incrementally pivoted closer together by successive opening and closing of handle elements, one fixed to one jaw element and the other pivoted to the other jaw element, with a toggle arm between the handle elements acting as a pawl to advance along ratchet teeth on one of the handle elements.

Abstract: An airline cleaner has a cylindrical cage coaxial and the same diameter as a pipe connected to either end of the cage. Helical vanes around the circumference of the cage cause the air and seed cotton moving through the pipe in the cage to move in a helical motion as they move through the cage. The helical motion will wipe the seed cotton against the cage, and trash will fall through spaces in the cage, thus being removed from the seed cotton. A housing surrounds the cage.

Abstract: A coiler plate of the type adapted for rotational disposition in association with a sliver can of a textile draw frame, wherein the coiler plate has a compression surface for contact with sliver deposited in the can and a sliver conduit through the coiler plate opening at the compression surface, may be coated with enamel over the compression surface and the interior wall surfaces defining the sliver conduit to provide a reduced coefficient of friction relative to sliver.

Abstract: A hermetic adjustable hose clamp to be used on hoses and the like of different diameters, comprises a strap having two parallel loops and two cylinders inserted in the two loops. A clamping tension is applied to the strap surrounding the hoses by an adjustable screw which joins the two cylinders which are supported at both loops of the strap.

Abstract: A fastening means for attachment to a sheet material, the fastening means comprising a body for location on one side of the sheet material, at least one blade member resiliently attached to the body and being movable relative thereto to define a gap for reception of the sheet material, the at least one blade member being adapted for insertion through a similarly shaped aperture formed in the sheet material so that on rotation of the body sheet material adjacent said aperture enters said gap and is used by the blade member(s) into contact with the body to thereby secure the fastening means to the sheet material.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a warp sheet of synthetic multifilament yarns is disclosed, and wherein the yarns may be withdrawn from supply packages and advanced along a path of travel in warp sheet form, heated and drawn while in advancing warp sheet form to orient the filaments, and then wound for example on a warp beam. Upon detection of a yarn break, the advance of the warp sheet is terminated, and means are provided for interrupting the application of heat to the sheet while the advance is terminated so as to avoid damage to the remaining yarns from a continued application of heat.