Abstract: A rose variety of the Hybrid Tea class is provided having production of many large red flowers, thick, leathery, long lived petals, large leathery foliage, vigorous, upright habit of growth and production of single bloom stems suitable for cutting.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant is provided which abundantly forms attractive semi-double blossoms. These blossoms are cardinal in coloration and several blossoms commonly are borne per stem. Such blossoms are exceptionally long lasting. The plant exhibits a semi-erect growth habit, forms vigorous vegetation and is well suited for cut flower production. Additionally, the plant is not particularly affected by cryptogamic diseases.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of plum tree denominated varietally as First Beaut which is somewhat similar to the Red Beaut plum tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,539) with which it is most closely related, but which is distinguished therefrom and characterized principally as the novelty by producing fruit which are mature for commercial harvesting and shipment approximately May 15 through May 20 in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, the subject variety maturing for commercial harvesting and shipment approximately five days earlier than the Red Beaut plum tree at the same geographical location.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peach tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described approximately the last week in July, with first picking on July 27, 1988. The fruit is white in flesh color, large and uniform in size, freestone in types, firm in texture for good quality storage and shipping, mostly red in skin color, and sweet nonacid in flavor. The variety was discovered as a per-chance seedling occurring near a Babcock (Unpatented) peach tree located adjacent to a commercial May Grand (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,794) nectarine orchard. Subsequent to origination of the present variety of peach tree, it was asexually reproduced by budding and grafting, and such reproduction of plant and fruit characteristics were true to the original plant in all respects.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Prunus persica characterized by the short, bushy shape of its trees and by the firmness and apparent virus-free nature of its fruit.

Abstract: A Poinsettia plant named H-477/86 Red particularly characterized by the combined characteristics of its dark green leaves, bright red bracts, triple form, prolific bract development, large bloom size, and good shipping characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct horticultural variety of shiitake mushroom, Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. This new variety, named "Hokken 601", was discovered by crossbreeding. It is adaptable to short term cultivation in sawdust beds and is characterized by rapid growth in these beds. "Hokken 601" offers superior yields and firmer flesh than other varieties of shiitake.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel mobile apparatus and process therefor including a heat transfer test assembly and related conduit and valve assemblies for connection in fluid flow communication to a heat transfer apparatus for in-situ testing of the fluid passing therethrough and including monitoring and recording apparatus. The heat transfer test assembly includes a heating member for controlled heat input and thermocouples to measure the surface temperature of heating member to permit fouling determinations at varying flow rates with simultaneous monitoring and recording thereof together with data, such as corrosion, pH, conductivity, and the like.

Abstract: An air-driven ceiling fan uses air from the duct work system of a home such as the central air-conditioning system to harness that air flow and drive a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades which are spaced from the ceiling and upon a common shaft in a horizontal plane. Air flow through the duct work drives a squirrel cage blower which is mounted about a vertical axis so that air flow through the duct work also drives the squirrel cage blower and the ceiling fan.

Abstract: A bone screw comprising a shaft having a first set of leading threads and a second set of trailing threads spaced apart from the first set of threads by an unthreaded central portion. The second set of threads are carried externally on a sleeve having a smooth inner cylindrical surface such that the sleeve is slidable about the unthreaded shaft portion. A raised lip is provided about the trailing end of the shaft to retain the sleeve on the shaft.The first and second set of screw threads are like-handed, but preferably of different pitch, with the pitch of the first set of screw threads exceeding that of the second set of screw threads to effectively hold portions of a fractured bone in compressive engagement.Provision of the second set of threads on a slidable sleeve enables the main shaft to slide through the sleeve and back out of the bone, when absorption occurs such as when the invention is used to repair a femoral neck fracture.

Abstract: The concentration of unspent zinc-based hydrogen sulfide scavenger in an aqueous drilling fluid is controlled by selectively extracting the unspent scavenger in a solvent, such as glacial acetic acid, measuring the concentration of dissolved zinc, for example, with an X-ray fluorescence spectrograph, and utilizing the results of the measurements to proportion the extent of changes to be made in the concentration of the scavenger.

Abstract: A snap lock modification which can be applied to various types of present day releasable ski bindings in which one component of the binding is connected to or forms a part of a ski boot and the other component is attached to the ski. One of the components includes latch means movable from inoperative position to latching position in engagement with a receiver formation on the other component. A resilient force unit is adjustable after the boot is in place to yieldingly urge the latch means into engaging position to retain the boot in position during normal maneuvers and to release the boot in response to excessive loads produced during a fall. The modification provides a detent trigger which restrains the action of the loaded force unit and which is actuatable upon placing the boot in skiing position to release and allow the latch means to snap into latching engagement with the receiver formation.

Abstract: A sanitary napkin is formed of a plurality of vertically stacked layers comprising an underply of fluid impervious material, an intermediate ply of absorbent material, an underply of fluid impervious material and a peripheral binding ply of fluid impervious material having an inner and outer peripheral edge and defining a central opening into the body. The plies are adhered together about their outer peripheral edge and include an elastomeric member along each of the longitudinal side edges of the body, which resiliently contracts the body in the longitudinal direction drawing the body into a cup shape providing a deep compartment for retaining fluid between the underply and the intermediate ply and at the same time, raising the inner peripheral edge of the binding ply to form a continuous encircling wall against the flow of fluid from the compartment.

Abstract: Process for the separation and purification of oxygen and nitrogen is disclosed which utilizes solutions of oxygen carriers to selectively absorb oxygen from a gaseous stream, leaving nitrogen as a byproduct. In the process, an oxygen carrier capable of reversibly binding molecular oxygen is dissolved in a solvent solution, which absorbs oxygen from an oxygen-containing gaseous feed stream such as atmospheric air and desorbs oxygen to a gaseous product stream. The feed stream is maintained at a sufficiently high oxygen pressure to keep the oxygen carrier in its oxygenated form during absorption, while the product stream is maintained at a sufficiently low oxygen pressure to keep the carrier in its deoxygenated form during desorption.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive composite with a delivery system having particular benefit in application of very thin backings such as high moisture vapor permeable films widely used as medical dressings is disclosed. The composite has a backing coated with adhesive on at least a portion of the backing and liner over the adhesive. At least one edge of the backing is a delivery strip which is separable from the remainder of the backing. The liner is securely adhered to the delivery strip and releaseably adhered to the remainder of the adhesive coated backing. The bond between the a liner and the delivery strip is strong enough that the delivery strip will separate from the remainder of the backing before it will separate from the liner.

Abstract: A plasticized polyurethane gel system comprising the reaction product of an isocyanate compound and a polyol in the presence of an ester plasticizer compound having a total solubility parameter of .[.between about 8.3 and 8.9 or.]. between about 9.1 and .[.9.7.]. .Iadd.10.1. .Iaddend.Said polyurethane systems are cured, cross-linked, non-spewing, grease compatible, and reenterable. This extended polyurethane is further characterized as having superior insulating properties so that it can be used of repairing, encapsulating or reclaiming electrical or telecommunication cables as well as for hard volume encapsulants or general elastomer use.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an agent for absorbing and releasing water vapor, which comprises a homopolymer of at least one monomer selected from specific N-alkyl- or N-alkylene-substituted acrylamides and methacrylamides, a copolymer of two or more of the acrylamides and methacrylamides, a copolymer of said at least one monomer with one or more monomers other than the acrylamides and methacrylamides and copolymerizable therewith, or a water-insolubilized product of the homopolymer or either one of the copolymers. The above agent has broad utility for humidity control of gases, humidity control in green houses and prevention of fogging on surfaces of transparent materials, as humidity sensors and dew sensors, etc.

Abstract: There is provided a method of modulating a data bit series consisting of a first value (e.g. 1) and a second value (e.g., 0) whereby a transition as a state transition is caused so as to satisfy the following conditions of (a) to (d).(a) The transition at the boundary portion of the bit cell which is sandwiched by bits 0.(b) The transition at the central portion of the bit cell of bit 1.(c) Among an even number of the bits of 1 which are sandwiched by bits 0, the transition is inhibited at the central portion of each bit cell of the last two bits of 1 and the transition is caused at the boundary portion of these two bit cells of 1.(d) When at least one bit in a pattern which starts from the two bits of (01) appears at a location next to an even number of the bits of 1 subsequent to bit of 0, the transition is caused at the central portion of the bit cell of bit 0 between these two bits.

Abstract: An optical inspection system for articles moved by a conveyor, in which photo-electric transducers of one or more cameras are directed onto a transverse viewing area to detect light variations in individual articles. A threshold system permits correction for light signals in relation to the angular distance between the article being observed and the camera optical axis. A two-step inspection involves first detecting anomalous light levels, and subsequently detecting the size of each defect.

Abstract: There is disclosed a necktie or cravat which has snaps or other fasteners allowing it to be fastened at the shirt collar or removed without tying or untying the knot. One embodiment has a strip of semi-rigid plastic several inches in length with holes which engage with standard male snap fasteners at the top ends of the two panels of the necktie. The necktie is attached and removed by snapping and unsnapping the snap fastener into a selected hole in the plastic strip. Holes spaced one-half inch apart provide adjustability to accommodate different neck sizes. Preferably the two panels of the tie are not actually knotted but are provided with a separate matching slide formed of the same material as the tie and wrapped about the panels in a manner to simulate a single windsor knot, a double windsor knot or other decorative simulated knot.

Abstract: A safety glove for use by people engaged in active sports or in industrial job activities to protect against hyperextension of ligaments and tendons in the wrist. The glove includes a body having palm and back portions joined to fit about the hand. An inelastic wrist strap is attached at its proximal end to the body and extends along a length sufficient to wrap about the person's wrist in the range of one and one-half to substantially three turns, depending upon the requirements of the particular sports or job activity. Finger receptacles are formed for receiving the thumb and fingers of the person's hand. In one embodiment the strap tapers from an enlarged proximal end to a smaller width at the distal end. In another embodiment the strap is of substantially uniform width along its length.

Abstract: A headband device fo absorbing liquids used with hair dressing treatments. A fluid impervious barrier layer is formed into a strip which extends for a distance greater than the circumference of the head. The strip has a width sufficient to define an absorbent region and a sealing region. Also provided is an adhesive layer applied to the absorbent region of the inside of the strip. A layer of superabsorbent material is placed in the absorbent region of the strip and is held in place by the adhesive. A moisture pervious fibrous stock is attached to the strip to cover the super absorbent and is exposed on the inside of the strip for contact with the head. The sealing region of the strip is bonded to the fibrous stock along the length of the strip and at the terminal ends. Flow of liquids such as perm solutions are limited to the absorbent region solely through the fibrous stock. The device is adjustable for fastening to a person's head to absorb hair coloring agents, perm solutions and the like.

Abstract: Athletic legwear designed especially for use by a person while engaged in aerobic exercise includes a pair of pants of approximately knee-length. A plurality of pocket assemblies are removably attached to the pants between the waist and knee of the wearer, each pocket assembly having one or more pockets adapted to hold securely therein one or more weights.

Abstract: An adjustable hinge assembly to be fastened to a sanitary fixture, such as a bidet or a toilet, and to a seat and/or cover, is disclosed. The movable hinge element is shaped so as to be insertable into a correspondingly shaped fixed element mounted in the rear of the seat and/or cover, respectively. The movable hinge element is provided with means to fix the movable element at a desired insertion depth so that the front section of the seat and/or cover match the outer peripheral profile of the front upper rim of the fixture.

Abstract: A selected number of size indicating stripes is formed in a particular location in the socks, such as the cuff. The number of size indicating stripes is selected to indicate the size of the particular sock in which the size indicating stripes are knit so that the size of the particular sock is easily recognizable by the number of size indicating stripes knit therein. The size indicating stripes extend completely around the sock and are knit with circular courses of a particular color of yarn, which color contrasts with the color of the yarn knit in the adjacent areas of the sock.

Abstract: A device for attachment to a hospital bed to facilitate the showering and/or bathing of bed-ridden patients is comprised of a compliant rectangular waterproof sheet whose perimeter has a multitude of tethers which secure the sheet tightly upon the mattress. A splash cuff is upraised from the upper surface of the sheet to retain water, and a drain port extends through the splash cuff to enable run-off water to be conveniently disposed of.

Abstract: An improved rest cot is provided which includes a plurality of elongate support members arranged to form a frame having a canvas or cloth panel secured thereto. The ends of the support members are attached to each other using specially designed corner pieces. Each corner piece includes a downwardly extending leg constructed of multiple tubular sections. The leg of one corner piece is designed to nest within the leg of another corner piece so that storage of the cots in a stacked configuration is facilitated. Each corner piece also includes two open attachment sections each designed to receive one support member. The attachment sections individually include multiple engagement members sized to receive a support member. Once a support member is received between the engagement members, they are urged together against the support member using a collar which is secured to the corner piece by a mechanical fastener.

Abstract: This invention relates to a swaying bed suppport, while such supports are known they either have a massive base structure or require fixing to the ground or floor. The swaying bed support of the invention comprises two end supports and a lower linking assembly, the bed itself is generally conventional and suspended from the end frames by chains, ropes and the like. The linking assembly and end supports are detachably secured to each other so they can be readily dismantled for movement between rooms and residences. The lower linking assembly can itself be dismantlable. This frame is sufficiently rigid to enable the bed to sway without distorting the frame. Optionally an upper linking assembly may be present, which may be two parallel arched members joined by cross pieces, which may be used to hold a canopy, or it may be two diagonal arched members meeting at a cross piece. The upper linking assembly is desirably detachable and disassemblable.

Abstract: A combination reclining headboard and table for a bed is provided and consists of four head posts, spaced apart and secured to the head of the bed frame, thus dividing it into three sections. A pair of headboard panels are each sized to fit between two of the head posts at the first and third sections, while a table panel is sized to fit between two of the head posts at the second section. Each of the headboard panels adjustably moves from a vertical position to a rearwardly reclined position so that a person can rest against it. The table panel adjustably moves from a vertical position to a forward horizontal position so that a person can place various items on it.

Abstract: An orthopedic cradle for aiding in the prevention of hip articulation disorders in infants, comprises, bottom, foot, head and side walls, a post secured at its lower end to the bottom wall at an intermediate location on its central longitudinal axis, and a transverse bar joined at its mid-portion to the upper end of the post and at its opposite ends to the side walls. The post and transverse bar define a pair of sockets for receiving the two legs of the infant to form an angle of 60.degree.-90.degree. with respect to the longitudinal axis of the infant's torso.

Abstract: A seat cushion for a vehicle is made by integrally molding a block of foamed polyurethane and coiled metal spring members. The spring members are disposed in a seat base portion or side portions of the seat cushion where a suitable hardness or repulsive elasticity is required to asist the restoring force of the layer of the foamed polyurethane lying on the spring members.

Abstract: A cutting tool kit for outdoorsman consisting of a knife, a saw, a hatchet, and an ax. Four handles including two head handles releasably secured to the coupling hub openings in the ax and hatchet having tubular ends adapted to telescope onto the head handles and to a corresponding shaft on the saw. The hubs and head handles have coupling tapered keyways and keys which taper outwardly from the inner end of the hub to the outer end such that the ax coupling forces increase as the ax tends to move from the handle. The handles have slightly different lengths to form different operations. The grip handles have radial pin openings for coupling to spring-loaded pins in the head handles and shaft. A flat carrying case includes individual pockets for storage of the separate parts of the assembly.

Abstract: A golf ball and golf club cleaning device uniquely suited to the task of cleaning golf balls and golf clubs with wood or metal heads of either left-handed or right-handed configuration. This device employs a rotating segment brush assembly, lifted by cam action, to work about its x and y axes simultaneously; and further, this device provides a spring-biased club head receiver, assuring positive club head placement and brush contact. A ball carrier slide extending vertically from the housing lid provides proper ball insertion, cleaning and removal. Additionally, size and configuration of this device are compatible to either stationary mounting, or mounting to a motorized vehicle for transporting players about a golf course.

Abstract: A power apparatus for cleaning pine needles and other debris from overhead rain gutters while operated by an individual who is standing on the ground. A disk with protruding plastic apikes is attached to a gear assembly and electric motor. The disk rotates and throws debris from the gutter. A guard prevents said thrown debris from landing on the roof. The electric motor and gear assembly are located inside a housing which is at one end of a crossarm. A guide, fitting underneath said housing, can be adjusted to provide the proper amount of contact between the disk and debris laying in the bottom interior of the gutter. At the opposite end of said crossarm to the housing is a dislodge blade used to shift debris which may be unreachable by said disk especially debris located directly beneath gutter hangers. The dislodge blade is used to push this debris to a more accessible area of the gutter where the, disk is then used.

Abstract: A robot cleaner for insertion between parallel platens for cleaning the platens. A body having first and second sections movable away and toward each other by an air bladder. Said sections include gripping and scraping blades, each of the sections includes sides movable transversely toward the plate by a bladder. One of the sections grips the platens while the second section traverses across the plates and scrapes and cleans the plates.

Abstract: A trowel suitable for spreading underlayment onto a floor and for later spreading an adhesive layer over the hardened underlayment. It makes use of a rail on one side of which the handle is mounted and on the other side of which the blade is mounted. The blade is of a spring metal, and the rail is in the form of a U-shaped channel member secured to the central portion of the blade. The rail is wider than the handle, and covers about 87% of the length and about 60% of the width of the blade, to stiffen the blade while leaving its edges somewhat flexible. The rail is also provided with flange on each side of the channel portion, and the flanges each contain openings for receiving spring clips bent up from the blade, so that the blade can be easily mounted to and demounted from the rail. Punched-up detents on the blade cooperate with bent-down ends of the channel to hold the blade in position on the rail while permitting its easy release for cleaning or replacement.

Abstract: A line cleaning apparatus includes a pair of frames with handle arms, a roller brush and a secondary roller respectively disposed between the frames at it leading and trailing ends thereof. The roller brush and the secondary roller are rotatably supported on the frames by shafts. A primary roller is disposed between the frames substantially at the central portion thereof, and is rotatably supported on the frames by a shaft. A pulley is rotatably provided on each end of the shafts, with a belt extending around a respective pair of pulleys in the form of a figure eight.

Abstract: A universal tool for maintenance and handling of soldering and de-soldering equipment incorporates a holder for cleaning needles that is inserted into a handle. The holder consists of a number of segments, each of which holds one cleaning needle at any time, that are connected to each other by means of an axis of rotation. The segment that contains the desired cleaning needle at any one time is rotated 180.degree. in relation to the other segments from the holder that has been removed from the handle, at which time the holder is inserted into the handle with the unused cleaning needles facing into the handle. The handle has hexagonal openings at both ends, which are used to screw or unscrew nozzles, suction nozzles, and clamping sleeves. The holder can be inserted into one of these hexagonal openings. The holder can also be fitted with a cap that has a slot through which a selected cleaning needle may pass.

Abstract: Bristle articles comprise a bristle carrier and bristles mechanically or thermally fixed thereto and formed from plastic monofilaments, optionally combined into bundles. For increasing the cleaning, distributing or application function of such bristle articles, over at least part of their length the monofilaments are flocked with short plastic fibres. Such bristle articles can be produced in that the surface of the monofilaments is provided with an adhesive or the surface thereof is heated to the soft plastic state and subsequently the fibres are applied to the monofilament in an electrostatic field. Instead of this, it is also possible to subsequently apply the fibres to the bristles connected to the bristle carrier, e.g. by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: A tool for scraping a grill of the type having a plurality of spaced apart parallel grill rods is disclosed. The scraper includes an elongated handle having a flat rectangular scraper member transversely attached to one end of the handle. The scraper member includes at least one access slot opening at one edge transversely intersected by a cross slot having ends shaped and sized to receive at least one grill rod of predetermined shape and size.

Abstract: A card for producing fibrous webs or random webs of textile fibers comprises a plurality of cylinders in series with metallic wire. The cylinders rotate in a predetermined mutual sense to which worker rolls are coordinated. The cylinders and workers are covered by trough-shaped plates. The trough-shaped cover of the cylinders or workers (7, 8, 9) is formed of a plurality of trough sections (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) which are arranged in close succession. The trough sections are adapted to be adjustable and to be opened respectively. By this means, a control of the optimum air amount at the rollers may be achieved uniformly over the working width.

Abstract: A wiper device for a windshield of a vehicle comprising a wiper arm, a drive for oscillating the wiper arm, and an elongate flexible torsion rigid member for transmitting an oscillating movement of the wiper arm into pivotal movement of the wiping blade about an axis spaced from the windshield and extending substantially parallel thereto, the elongate flexible torsion rigid member including a fixed end having a longitudinal axis extending to the pivot axis of a pivot shaft attached to the other end of the elongate flexible member and connected to the wiping blade, at an angle less than 180.degree., and extending to the axis of a wiper shaft at an angle less than 90.degree., the pivot axis of the pivot shaft being a continuation of the longitudinal axis of the other end of the elongate flexible member.

Abstract: In a vacuum cleaner comprising an electric blower and a speed control unit to operate the electric blower at a variable speed, a plurality of kinds of operation control rules of the electric blower are previously stored in the speed control unit, a load current value of the electric blower is continuously detected during the cleaning and the type of the surface to be cleaned is estimated from the load current value. Thereafter, the operation control rule suitable for the estimated cleaning surface is selected from the operation control rules stored in the speed control unit and the electric blower is driven on the basis of the selected operation control rule.

Abstract: An auxiliary tool handle (10) for attachment to cylindrical tool handles (12), such as those used for garden rakes, hoes, push brooms and the like. The auxiliary tool handle (10) comprises at least one curvilinear handle segment (16, 20) for removable and adjustable mounting on a conventional tool handle. Sleeves (18) for slidable mounting of the handle segments on conventional cylindrical tool handles are attached to the handle segments (16, 20), thereby enabling adjustable mounting thereof about the circumference and along the length of the tool handle.

Abstract: A device for removing the craw of a slaughtered poultry comprises a mandrel carrying on its circumference projections with blunt outer ends. The projections extend in the direction of rotation and the direction of motion of the mandrel and define the outer limitation thereof.