Abstract: A label tape having self-adhesive labels sticking on a carrier strip, with said labels being separated from each other by cuts running mainly transverse to the longitudinal axis of the label tape and being subdivided each into sections by at least two cutting lines in form of periodic curves running in longitudinal direction to the label tape. The height of the labels is greater than and aliquant to the periodic length of the cutting lines, the form of the cutting lines is chosen such that parts of the cutting lines confine an angle of not more than 90.degree. and the curves of the cutting lines of the label tape are staggered in a longitudinal direction. The height of the label measured in longitudinal direction of the label tape differs from the periodic length of the cutting lines and of a morefold thereof, and the periodic length of the cutting lines is lower than the height of a label. Thus, security against forgery by the invention is improved.

Abstract: An identification device for an electrical wire, comprising a cylindrical left portion adapted to be mounted on a wire to be identified, and a cylindrical right portion severably attached to the left portion and adapted to be severed and slid transversely over the left portion to frictionally engage the first portion. The left portion is preferably integrally connected with a wire terminal, such as a ring, pin, or spade terminal and the like. The left portion is crimped along with the terminal to from an electrical connection between the terminal the stripped end of the wire the terminal is to be connected to. An identifying portion is connected to the right portion, and adapted to visibly display alpha-numeric symbols or the like. The identifying portion is preferably an at least partially transparent hollow portion adapted to contain members with indicia printed thereon.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for facilitating the dialing of a given telephone number on a push button type telephone having a fixed arrangement of push buttons. The apparatus illustratively takes the form of a card having a plurality of openings therethrough of a number equal to the number of push buttons and positioned according to the fixed arrangement thereof such that the card may be readily inserted over the telephone and its push buttons inserted through the openings. Each of the openings has a region adjacent the opening and uniquely colored to identify that opening and the push button inserted therethrough from all other push buttons. A plurality of separable elements having a variety of colors corresponding to those of the regions is provided. The card includes an area for receiving and mounting selected of the plurality of elements on the card, the elements being selected and arranged in a sequence on the card to represent the given telephone number.

Abstract: A display unit having at least five translucent panels on which messages can be printed, including end panels, side panels and bottom panels. The side panels are adapted to support the bottom panel and the end panels are adapted to support both the side and the end panels are adapted to support both the side and bottom panels. The side panels are further adapted to fit into the support grid of the suspended ceiling over a fluorescent light fixture. Such a display unit can be easily installed on the ceiling of a store, with no tools, in order to display advertisements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-loading pistol with a magazine and a device for feeding cartridges of the magazine to a cartridge chamber connected ahead of barrel (1). In this case, barrel (1) is placed in pistol frame (2, 3, 4) so that there is a space (6) under it for magazine receiving, from which a magazine (30) can be lifted by a magazine conveyor device (7) into the area of the cartridge chamber. Several magazines (30) can be fastened to one another and successively brought by magazine conveyor device (7) in the area of the cartridge chamber. Emptied magazines (30) are removed from pistol frame (2, 3, 4) by a magazine drop-out shaft (13).

Abstract: An improved magazine wherein cartridges are loaded therein in two nested helical rows. Improvements further include a spring loaded feed lip bar which permits rapid loading and unloading of the magazine; a rod inside the drive spring in the magazine which prevents kinking and other undesirable operation characteristics of the main drive spring and which also permits the main drive spring tension to be released only when the magazine is not mounted on the cooperating gun; and a folding winder which is part of the magazine's rear end clutch and winder assembly which speeds winding of the spring.

Abstract: A gun stock sleeve with a mitten for use in adverse weather conditions by persons carrying rifles, shotguns or like firearms or guns having a stock is provided. The gun stock mitten includes a gun stock sleeve and a removably attached mitten. The sleeve is adjustable to fit tightly over the gun stock to permit carrying of the gun while the hand is in the mitten. The mitten and sleeve arrangement permits quick withdrawal from the mitten, without assistance of the hand used for grasping of the trigger, sighting and shooting the gun without interference by the gun stock mitten and its sleeve.

Abstract: A spring-loaded, double acting fish hook assembly having a single strand of spring wire bent to provide two legs extending from the bend to respective terminal ends. A pair of essentially conventional, banked fish hooks are fixedly attached to the terminal ends of the legs, one of which is further bent in a 360.degree. loop to provide a torsion spring, by first and second connecting members. One of the connecting members also serves as a pivotal mounting for a catch and trigger mechanism, and the other connecting member provides a latch for the catch arm of the catch and trigger mechanism. A perforated spinner blade is preferably mounted on the legs other than that having the 360.degree. loop for rotation as the lure moves through the water.

Abstract: A bait holder for holding live bait (e.g., an earthworm) on a fishhook comprises an arcuate or concave saddle member and a strap-like retaining member that is positioned over the bait to retain same in place. The saddle member and retaining member both include rubber sections that are resilient and have gripping surfaces that engage the bait and prevent the bait from slipping out of the holder, yet permit the bait almost total freedom of movement to wriggle about to attract fish.

Abstract: A device for disgorging a fish hook attached to a line from a fish which has various adaptable knobs for various size fish hooks with the knobs being rotatable to lock the line into the knob to hold and secure the fishing line while using the device. The device may also contain a mechanism which removes the slack of the line between the device and the fish hook allowing the fishermen to use one hand to hold the fish while working or walking the device down the line with the other hand to engage the hook and then securely lock the line into the device for easy removal of the hook and line from the fish's mouth.

Abstract: A foldable lure container has a series of horizontally aligned removable tubes positioned in at least two tiers. These tiers can be of any suitable length and the tubes can be any suitable diameter. This lure container when in use is unfolded and opened so that one series or alignment of tubes are positioned alternatively above the other series of tubes. When the device is to be carried from one location to another, the lower level or series of tubes is folded upward so as to be in horizontal alignment with the upper level or series. Each tube has a flip-open top or cap that permits entrance or exit of the lure housed therein. The tube is removed from the tube holder, inverted, the cap opened and the lure removed. In the preferred embodiment, the bottom of the tube has a spring-loaded hinge which when opened will allow the lure to freely drop out. It also could be a non-springloaded cap that would just snap in place either externally or internally.

Abstract: A controlled release system for volatile liquid insect attractant compositions can be formed from a container having an aperture closed by a membrane, wherein the dimensions of the container, the dimensions of the aperture, the nature of the membrane, the liquid level, and vapor space within the container are conformed to produce an effective attractant release rate.

Abstract: An automatic transplanter utilizes relatively simple mechanical structure to so securely engage the root-bound plug of a seedling that the plug and seedling may be rapidly (a) lifted out of its small germination compartment, (b) horizontally transported to correct vertical register with its newly assigned soil-filled and dibbled larger compartment, and (c) accurately positioned in and discharged into the dibbled cavity. An illustrative relatively short two-second cycle is described wherein plural seedlings are thus concurrently transplanted, for each such cycle, from individual small compartments on a first periodically advanced conveyor of a two-dimensional array of germinated seedlings to correct individual larger compartments on a second conveyor that is also periodically advanced, but at a recurrence rate and incremental advance which differ from that of the first conveyor.

Abstract: Hand-held chemical applicators are provided for applying chemicals such as herbicide to selected plants while surrounding plants are shielded from accidental contact. The chemical is forcefully applied by gripping or pressing a selected portion of the plant against an applicator pad containing the chemical. The amount of applied chemical is controlled by variation of the pressure or area of contact between the plant and the pad. Preferably a porous applicator pad is mounted between the distal portions of a pair of elongated tongs so as to define a shielded application zone. A supply of liquid is stored in a small bottle attached to the tongs. One of the tongs is hollow and contains the applicator pad and a channel for the liquid to flow from the bottle to the pad. The second tong is in the form of a resilient strip which the operator can press toward the hollow tong when maneuvering among plants and when grasping a portion of an undesired plant.

Abstract: A spray shield assembly adapted to be moved over row crops to temporarily enclose the crops when liquids are sprayed onto them or the ground around them, which assembly includes a liquid distribution system for distributing liquid to outlet nozzles, and a polymeric shield defining a channel opening through one side and front and rear ends of the shield for receiving the crops. The shield has a converging leading portion for directing portions of plants into the channel, and a semi cylindrical portion in which the nozzles are mounted, with two of the nozzles in one of an array of openings in opposite sides of the shield, which arrays of openings allow adjusting the location of the nozzles to accommodate the portion of the plants desired to be sprayed.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the planting out of plants wherein the plants to be planted out are fitted into pieces of substrate. Said pieces of substrate are located in compartments formed between blocks fitted onto strips. Usually these strips are located adjacent and each second strip is shifted lengthwise over the length of a block, being equal to the length of a compartment so that a chess-board-pattern develops in plan view. For the planting out, the strips are separated and subsequently supplied to a pushing element which pushes the pieces of substrate including the plants in a transverse direction out of the strip and into bigger containers. To use only a single directional movement the strips are inclined relative to the bigger containers. To compensate for this inclination the pieces of substrate are slightly rotated during the movement.

Abstract: An opening/closing device of a door for a refrigerator or the like will open/close the door member at a desired side, namely, at the right side or at the left side, without requiring a movable operating handle. The device is simple in construction, has a high adiabtic efficiency, and can be easily incorporated in the door member. Therefore, no special mechanism is necessary in the door member and no structural change is required inside the door member.

Abstract: An automatic door bottom is disclosed in which a channel member has a drop bar assembly mounted therein with an adjustable length push rod connected to the drop bar for cooperation with a spring means to selectively lower and raise the drop bar in response to opening and closing the door. A pair of magnets are placed within the channel on the drop bar and in the channel for effecting movement of the drop bar to insure that the bar drops in a sizzle-like manner, with the end closest to the door hinge dropping down and lifting up, before the end away from the door hinge.

Abstract: A wooden door for hinged mounting in a frame wherein the door opening is defined by jambs equipped with magnetic weather stripping is characterized by clip-like trim strips of resilient magnetic metal extending in enclosing relation with the corner of each side and the top of the door which enter the frame. These trim strips have the multiple functions of providing a magnetic interconnection between magnetic weather stripping and the otherwise wood door, protecting the corners of the door against damage by contact with foreign objects extending into the door opening, and providing a decorative appearance.

Abstract: The sealing and guiding element comprises an extruded elastomer with metal backing which includes a first U-shaped part forming a grip, suitable to be fitted on the frame of the movable window and a second U-shaped part turned the opposite way round to the first part and acting as a guiding and weathersealing member for the movable window. The first and second parts are joined together by a flexible resilient hinge contained in the elastomer without metal backing. The hinge permits a dual freedom of movement to the second part, on the one hand pivoting in relation to the said first part and, on the other hand, in translation substantially in the plane of movement of the movable window.

Abstract: The proposed chamber relates to sheet rolling in metallurgy. The chamber has two halves with a structure for closing, sealing, and opening the halves, and departing one half from the abutment plane, and includes two mechanisms for compacting the abrasive powder. The structure for closing, sealing, and opening the two halves along the abutment plane includes a ring having two cams divided by a slot. The ring sits in annular recesses separated by a slot and arranged on a support of the shaft of the mechanism for compacting the abrasive powder.

Abstract: A grinding tool, for attachment to a grinding tool carrier in a grinding machine, comprises a core member (3) which is provided with means such as a central bolt (5) for attachment to a tool carrier (6), and has at least two segments (21) of grinding material disposed circumferentially about and permanently fixed by an adhesive to the core member, grooves being defined between the segments of grinding material. The core member with segments of grinding material is easily replaced without replacing the tool carrier.

Abstract: An improvement in a valving device used to dispense and control a high velocity stream of abrasive granular material intrained in a fluid stream. The valving device defines a gun configuration having a handle trigger and a movable valve element pivotally mounted to the trigger and a nozzle. The valve element is a resilient member that is advanced into sealing relation with the nozzle.

Abstract: A method for the precision working of crowned tooth flanks of particularly hardened gears with a two-flank abutment and at crossed axes with an abrasive gear-shaped or rack-shaped tool, in which the tool carries out several back and forth feed movements relative to the workpiece in a direction X extending at an angle .epsilon. inclined with respect to the workpiece axis 4 and a plunge feed movement in the sense of a center-distance reduction. The tool does not have corrected teeth. The crowning is created only at the end of the precision working during at least one back and forth feed movement without a plunge feed movement.

Abstract: Paint is removed from surfaces by impacting it with particles of cured unsaturated polyester including about 10-20 weight weight percent methyl methacrylate, the particles having a low ratio of longest to shortest dimension and an average of at least about 40 facets.

Abstract: An improved particle blast cleaning apparatus and process featuring sublimable pellets as the particulate media is described as having a source of sublimable pellets, a housing defining an internal cavity having spaced pellet receiving and discharge stations, and a radial transport rotor for transporting the pellets from the receiving station to the discharge station. The radial transport rotor further includes a plurality of transport cavities each being formed in the circumferential surface of the radial transport rotor to receive the pellets for radial transport between the receiving and discharge station. The receiving station is in communication with the source of sublimable pellets, and has a mechanically assisted flow of the pellets to the transport cavities. Also included is a discharge nozzle and a high pressure transport gas source for conveying the pellets from the discharge station to the discharge nozzle.

Abstract: A ventilating curtain wall includes at least a vertical beam secured to a building framework and at least a horizontal beam, both beams being linked together by a ventilating coupler having a hollow bolt poking through the coupler, and each vertical beam being inserted with a ventilating pipe therein, so that a ventilating system will be formed in situ in the curtain wall for ventilating environmental air inside a building interior through a perforated horizontal beam, the ventilating coupler, and the ventilating pipe.

Abstract: A device for adjusting and fixedly securing window frames and door cases or the like within wall openings comprising at least one manually rotatable threaded shaft upon which a fixture is mounted and adapted to be connected with a portion of the frame, the fixture being supported upon a side wall of the wall opening, wherein the threaded shaft is directly supported upon the side wall of the opening by means of a thrust element at its free end, the fixture comprising a shaft nut portion, and wherein the fixture detachably grips the frame portion by means of support portions such that the frame can be fixedly secured with respect to the associated wall of the opening, and is also transversely displaceable.

Abstract: An extruded metal plank for use in the construction of deck surfaces is disclosed along with certain supporting structure for the plank. The metal plank includes a horizontal element having an upper surface, a lower surface, and two parallel edges defining outer boundaries of the upper surface. Two side elements depend from the lower surface contiguous to the two parallel edges for defining the sides of the plank. At least one supporting element depends from the horizontal element lower surface, each supporting element including a horizontal projection at a lower end of the element for supporting the plank. A plurality of additional elements depend from the horizontal element lower surface for maximizing the area of the lower surface to enhance heat transfer from the plank to the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A closure is provided for temporarily sealing a roof vent. The closure has a resilient core receivable within the opening of the vent, the core pressing against the sides of the vent to hold the closure in place. A mounting plate carries the core, and the mounting plate limits the entry of the core into the vent. The mounting plate also includes a handle for manipulation of the closure. The mounting plate is formed of somewhat stiff material. A center section receives the core, and opposed end sections have cutouts shaped to match the core, the end sections being folded over to hold the core in place. Staples or other fastening devices hold the end sections against the center section.

Abstract: A window mounting assembly for the flush mounting of door lights or the like. The mounting assembly utilizes a pair of reversible female extrusions joined to a male extrusion secured within the mounting article. The male and female extrusions have dual durometer surfaces and flanges as sealing means between each other, the door, and the door light.

Abstract: A dresser made of bonded alundum-type abrasive is ground by a rotating blade made of bonded super abrasive to dress the blade. The surface of a semiconductor wafer is ground by the rotating dressed blade to convert it into a matte-finished surface substantially free from saw marks.

Abstract: A trussed girder to be positioned between a pair of columns, the trussed girder comprising:a pair of upper chord members disposed generally parallel to each other in a horizontal plane;a lower chord member disposed beneath the upper chord members to form a triangular cross-section so that three vertices are formed by the upper chord members and the lower chord member;a pre-tension member extending generally longitudinally within the triangular space;whereby a compressive force is exerted on the lower chord member as tension is exerted on the pre-tension member.

Abstract: A foam plastic sheet attached to a primary wall, or substructure, is provided with a plurality of spaced, linear, parallel slots in its outer surface. Also securely attached to the primary wall adjacent to a lower edge of the plastic sheet are a plurality of spaced gussets for supporting an L-shaped ledge angle which is also mounted to the wall and extends the length of the plastic sheet. The ledge angle extends outwardly from the wall and includes a return flange on the distal end thereof. A grout adhesive layer is applied to the outer surface of the plastic board followed by insertion of an elongated support/spacer strip into each of the slots therein. Each strip is provided with a plurality of spaced, generally pointed tabs extending outward from the plastic sheet and through the layer of grout. A high strength fabric mesh is pressed into the grout such that the tabs extend through apertures in the mesh.

Abstract: A trim system for a wall panel system including first and second panels each having upper, lower and opposite side edges and opposite faces, the panels being connected with respective side edges located adjacent to each other. The trim system includes edge caps for mounting on the panel upper and side edges and includes a plurality of intersection caps adapted for joining the edge caps at panel intersections. The intersection caps have configurations which correspond to various configurations of the panel intersections, such as right angle, three-way tee, four-way cross and obtuse angle. A method of trimming a wall system includes the steps of placing panels in configurations with respective panel side edges adjacent to each other, inserting edge caps into intersection caps, placing the intersection caps over the panel intersections, placing the edge caps over the panel edges, and snapping the panel edge caps into releasable engagement with the panel edges.

Abstract: A floor platform or matt for placing over a portion of existing flooring. The matt having a composite structure including a bottom hardboard layer, a middle hardboard layer adhered thereto. The bottom and middle layers cut into two pieces forming seams running the length of the matt, and the seams being displaced from each other. The matt also having a top hardwood finish layer consisting of a plurality of interlocking tiles. The tiles consist primarily of several individual hardwood strips flexibly held together by metallic strips, and the tiles are adhered to the middle layer. Reduction trim pieces are attached to the perimeter of the bottom and middle layers and include grooves for interlocking with the tiles. A support structure is secured to the bottom of the central region of the matt. The support structure includes gripping appendages integral therewith and extending therefrom.

Abstract: A sprayed closed cell foam roof is prepared by applying the foam directly to the entire roof deck and layering the foam with sufficient gravel to prevent ultraviolet light deterioration of the foam. The roof is devoid of the waterproof layer conventional in foam roofs that leads to leaks and other failures common to such roofs.

Abstract: A rubbery sealant for between the edge faces of insulating glass units and the sash containing a small percentage by weight of spacer particles of uniform diameter and a process of using the same in the manufacture of insulating glass windows and doors.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for forming a shrink-wrapped package from polyolefin film which overcomes the problems of forming the bottom lap seal of the tubular package formed from the film and initial low strength of the heat seal at the forward end of the package, by positioning the static sealer for the bottom lap seal upstream from the heat sealer for the forward end of the package and by using a ram to move packages into the tubular package but to stop them short of the heat seal at the forward end of the package.

Abstract: A vision panel assembly for a fire door is provided with a decorative shielding unit which enhances the appearance of the fire door and renders the vision panel assembly substantially tamper-proof.

Abstract: This invention comprises a suspended ceiling grid system having an adjustable compression strut installed between the grid members of the system and the building or construction superstructure which lies in a plane above the suspended ceiling. The adjustable compression strut stabilizes the ceiling system and prevents upward movement of the system such as might occur during a seismic shock or earthquake tremor. The compression strut comprises two co-axial, telescoping cylindrical strut members having a spring clip attached to the inner end of the inner strut member that allows the strut to be extended but not retracted. The compression strut is installed by simply holding it in position between the suspended ceiling grid and the superstructure and then extending the strut members until they are locked in place by the action of the spring clip.

Abstract: A watertight fastener for mounting a peripherally grooved prefabricated bathtub surround panel on a wall. The fastener includes a rigid support and a resilient seal. The support has a mounting portion adapted to be secured to the wall, and a surround-receiving portion adapted to enter the peripheral groove of the surround panel and defining adjacent the free end thereof an aperture extending at least partially therethrough. The seal has an elongate body portion and a sealing portion. The body portion is adopted to enter the peripheral groove of the surround panel with the surround-receiving portion, has a serrated front surface, and defines a transversely-extending plug resiliently retained by the aperture. The sealing portion is adapted to extend intermediate the surround and an adjacent surface to form a watertight seal therebetween.

Abstract: A clip for installing the top out panel of vinyl siding is formed from a continuous strip of metal having seven contiguous portions defining two vertically spaced gripping channels adapted to engage the overlying top edge of a last panel and bottom edge of a top out panel, respectively. The clips allow for easy installation, float of the top out panel, and a finished surface free from nails.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for building a brick wall having tensile strength comprising brick with two spaced apart recesses opening to the top and the bottom surfaces of each brick with one recess centered in the left half of each brick and the other centered in the right half of each brick. The bricks in the row above are offset from the bricks in the row below so the recesses in the left of the brick of the row above, line up with the recesses in the right half of the brick of the row below. The pattern continues with each succeeding row so the finished wall has rows of staggered bricks, with recesses lining up from the top of the wall to the bottom. Coupling fasteners are inserted in the recesses of each brick as each row of bricks is laid, and spacers are placed between each row of bricks to hold the brick apart for filling the spaces in with mortar after the entire wall has been assembled.

Abstract: A wall board structure is formed of one of pulverized straw, pulverized chaff and pulverized palm material having a maximum dimension of from 1 to 3 mm. The pulverized material is mixed with a substantially equal quantity of clay. A fibrous material is added to the mixture, the fibrous material including one or more of palm material fibers, hemp fibers and shredded straw, the fibrous material having a length of from 3 to 5 cm. The mixture of pulverized material and clay and the added fibrous material is poured into a form and then dried. The form preferably includes means for forming one of recesses and through holes in the poured mixture.

Abstract: A cross-brace for connection to a pair of parallel conventional joists comprises elongate brace members assembled to form a X-shaped array, with a pair of vertical reinforcement members extending between outer ends of the brace members. The brace members and reinforcement members are connected to one another and, when the cross-brace is assembled with the joists, the reinforcement members abut mutually opposed sides of the joists. When I-beams are employed, the outer ends of the brace members and the opposite ends of the reinforcement members cooperate to form right-angled notches for snugly receiving longitudinal beam members, which are interconnected in pairs by web members against which the reinforcement members abut. The web members are connected by dovetail joints to the beam members instead of simply being inserted in a conventional manner into slots in the beam members.

Abstract: A retaining device for casting into concrete or the like, particularly concrete slabs, comprised of an anchoring foot and a transport stay. At least one tongue and groove connection is provided between the anchoring foot and stay for a simple and secure fastening of the transport stay to the anchoring foot.

Abstract: A termination bar for covering an edge of a sheet of roofing material applied to an outer surface of a building includes a planar body, a cover and a hinge for pivotally connecting the cover to the planar body, all formed as an integral unit. Opposite longitudinally extending edges of the planar body are thicker than a central portion of the body and apertures for receiving fasteners are formed in the central portion. After the termination bar has been attached to the building over the edge of the roofing material by suitable fasteners, the cover is pivoted into a superposed position on the planar body. The cover is maintained in position by a first latching means formed on the planar body and a cooperating second latching means formed on the cover.

Abstract: A modular building concept is described which entails connection of a building module between building support columns. The module comprises a frame having two uprights for connection to opposed faces of adjacent columns and a panel connected to the uprights. In a specific embodiment, the panel is formed by planks stacked vertically on their edges to reproduce the piece en piece appearance in which the columns are exposed on the finished building.

Abstract: A tool having a first member adapted to rest on the upper face of a header to which a joist hanger is to be mounted. A magnetic structure is coupled with the first member for holding a joist hanger in place by magnetic attraction as the first member is supported on the upper margin of the header. Thus, the hanger can be nailed. The magnetic structure includes a second member coupled with the first member and has a pair of opposed flat side faces provided with magnetic structure thereon. Such magnetic structure can be in the form of spaced, permanent magnets extending into holes drilled in the side faces of the second member. The second member can be removably and adjustably coupled to the first member by alignment structure.