Abstract: Miniature rose plant having compact, quite rounded growth habit; bright-colored, distinctive, small, hybrid-tea-shaped blooms; large flower clusters; and small, dark green, disease-resistant foliage.

Abstract: A miniature rose plant having attractive, pure white flower color; dark green, disease-resistant foliage; ease of propagation by softwood cuttings; compact dwarf growth habit; and suitability for pot culture.

Abstract: A miniature rose plant, a mutation of the variety POULoral, having a distinctive light pink flower color as compared to the coral flower of its parent, while having similar plant habit, foliage and flower production.

Abstract: A miniature rose plant having a compact, dwarf growth habit; ease of propagation from softwood cuttings; attractive coral flower color; long shelf life, the flowers staying on the plant in an attractive state for up to two weeks; and resistance to disease.

Abstract: A new variety of Tulbaghia which is a mutation of Tulbaghia violacea and produces flowers of near white coloration.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Julia particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type, with 4 to 5 rows of ray florets; yellow ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 50 to 60 mm when fully opened; branching pattern is spreading and prolific, with 9 breaks after pinch when grown outside under natural daylength in fall flowerings and 5 to 7 breaks when grown in 10 cm pots for spring flowerings; natural season flower date of August 23 to September 3 when planting rooted cuttings on June 21 to 25 in Salinas, Calif., and October 3 to 10 when planting rooted cuttings June 11 to June 18 in Hightstown, N.J.; flowering response of 46 to 49 days after rooting in no light/no shade programs in spring in Salinas; plant height of 23 to 30 cm when grown in fall under natural daylength with no growth regulators in New Jersey, and 13 to 18 cm when grown in 10 cm pots in spring with no growth regulator applications; and recommended for spring and late season fall variety.

Abstract: We provide a torch cell for a dual gas-liquid fuel engine, the torch cell has a torch cell nozzle at one end thereof and the other end having appropriate means to connect said torch cell to a fuel supply. A fuel injector is mounted in said torch cell at a predetermined angle to an axis of said torch cell. The torch cell has an auto-ignition chamber that is in operative communication with the injector by an injector nozzle passageway. The injector nozzle passageway enters the auto-ignition chamber at a predetermined angle relative to the cell axis. The torch cell provides an improved dual fuel engine and method for operating a dual fuel engine by use of its autoignition chamber. We also provide a cylinder head which can replace present dual fuel engine cylinder heads. Our cylinder head has at least one of our torch cells operatively connected to the cylinder head.

Abstract: A TTL/CMOS compatible input buffer circuit comprises a Schmitt trigger input buffer stage and a reference voltage generator. In the TTL mode, the reference voltage generator supplies a reference voltage having a level that forces the trigger point of the Schmitt trigger to a predetermined value. In the CMOS mode, the reference voltage generator is disabled and a voltage equal to the power supply voltage is provided to the Schmitt trigger. The input buffer circuit affords an enhanced input noise margin and minimizes DC power loss.

Abstract: A body armor panel has integral receivers disposed intermediate the multiple ballistic layers of the panel at the side and shoulder portions thereof. Resilient straps extend from the receivers, and have separable fasteners on the ends thereof for attachment to complimentary fasteners on a wearer's body. Using resilient straps, anchored in and extending from both the shoulders and sides allows the armor panel to be tensioned around its periphery, thus causing the armor panel to substantially keep its shape and surface area protection after successive impacts, as the resilient straps counteract the drawing in of the ballistic layers after each impact. Multiple linear stitching is used to attach each receiver within the armor panel to reduce susceptibility to ballistic impacts and to allow contouring of the side and shoulder portions to a body shape.

Abstract: A positionable mount is demonstrated as a headgear implement-mount (28) supporting an eyewear front (30) through a resilient appendage (68). The implement-mount includes a friction surface (50) cooperating with a headed stud (52) to establish a constraint-dimension (62). The appendage is formed with an edged-channel cross section and includes an elongated slot (76) for receiving the implement-mount headed stud. In engaging the implement-mount, the appendage cross section is torsionally, deformably constricted in a manner creating resiliently biased friction between the appendage edges (72) and the friction surface, thereby holding the eyewear implement in a selected position relative to the headgear. Because the appendage with implement-mount engagement is resiliently biased, the implement position may be hand adjusted. The appendage with implement-mount engagement may be influenced by a pair of hand operators (100).

Abstract: To provide effective and protective sliding means for in-line roller skating, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW) plates are detachably fastened to the protective outerclothes and gloves of the user. Hook and loop fasteners are used in a manner that permits the UHMW plates to articulate on the fastening as the plate slides or skids on the pavement and the user's position changes during the slide. With the hook and loop fastening, excessive shear stress or pulling, from contact with an obstruction, permits the UHMW plate to separate before these stresses damage the skid plate, the hook and loop fastening, the adhesive bonds or the underlying protective clothing. The result is a slide or sliding fall as on ice in ice skating and various fall and slide maneuvers of the ice skater are made practical for the in-line roller skater on pavement.

Abstract: A therapeutic glove for exercising the fingers of a hand includes a glove body having finger portions each with a tip, a ring surrounding the tip of each finger portion, an anchor rod for each finger portion, a channel below the surface of the glove body extending along the back of each finger portion from the ring to the anchor rod, and an elastic resistance band located in the channel and connecting together the ring and the anchor rod.

Abstract: A sports cap with a replaceable tradename/logo panel to allow one cap to be worn bearing different tradenames/logos on different occasions as desired.

Abstract: A releasable garment support device is provided for pants, trousers and other garments whereby the waist of the garment can be readily adjusted to fit a wearer who rapidly increases or decreases his waist size. The device comprises a thin, elongated member which is attached at each end inside the waistband to form a chord along an arc of the waist circumference to reduce the effective size of the waist opening.

Abstract: A safety helmet with a crown comprises a head-band with a strip adjustable by means of a first mechanism with inverter pinion cooperating with a first crown-wheel and a second crown-wheel located at the two opposite ends of the strip. An operating ring is accessible from outside to perform adjustment with one hand when the helmet is on the user's head. The double crown-wheel is arranged on the side of the crown and enables perfect centering to be achieved regardless of the size of the head-band.Application: potholing, mountaineering, construction sites, etc.

Abstract: A flexible member formed of opposed and facing accordion pleated triangular walls is arranged to orient the triangular walls on diametrically opposed sides of a commode bowl mounted to a commode bowl top wall, with the V-shaped walls further mounted to a commode lid bottom wall, such that lifting of the commode lid effects opening of the V-shaped walls to provide for a shield structure relative to the commode bowl.

Abstract: An airtight spa cover (11) supported by air generated by the spa pump and the spa blower (29). The cover is attached to the external periphery of the spa walls (17) and includes a skirt (29) that extends into the spa water (35), adjacent to the internal periphery of the spa walls (17). The pressure of the air trapped between the skirt (24), the surface (33) of the water, and the overlaying portion of the cover (11) is adequate to support an adult. The attachment mechanism is designed to prevent unauthorized entry when the spa cover is pressurized. The spa cover (11) includes an air ventilation pipe (49) whose lower end, initially, lies beneath the surface (33) of the spa water (35). As the pressure rises, the lower end rises above the surface of this spa water allowing trapped air to escape. The cover rises and falls until a pressure balance is achieved. The spa cover is deflated by raising a pressure release pipe (59) to allow the air trapped in a dead air space (37) to escape.

Abstract: A shower-commode chair and bathtub transfer track can be connected together to transfer a person on a sliding chair seat between the chair and the tub area of a bathtub in a seated position without being lifted from the seat. The chair has an adjustable height frame supported on wheels and a pair of horizontal channels secured in parallel spaced relation extending from side to side. A seat is supported on rollers in the horizontal channels. The bathtub transfer track has a pair of elongate channels secured in parallel spaced relation to extend transversly from one side of the bathtub to the other on the top surfaces of the bathtub walls and span the open area of the bathtub to receive and support the seat. Removable arm members on the chair frame retain the seat on the chair frame when attached and allow movement of the seat when removed. A removable backrest connected to the seat moves with the seat.

Abstract: This is a device for collecting water from a vacuum breaker tube that connects a toilet flush valve to a toilet bowl and conveys the collected water to a trap located beneath the toilet bowl. There is a conduit, one end of which is in communication with the vacuum breaker tube and the other end of which is in communication with the trap. There is a water scoop positioned within the vacuum breaker tube and in fluid connection with the conduit. The scoop is formed and adapted, regardless of its orientation within the vacuum breaker tube, to collect a small amount of water from that flowing from the flush valve to the toilet bowl and to convey the collected water to the conduit.

Abstract: A hand cart for lifting, transporting and installing toilets, including a wheeled base and frame designed to straddle a toilet. The lifting member includes a hand operated screw jack and ball engaging grapples and a rim clamp to securely hold the toilet on the cart during the lifting and transporting process.

Abstract: Waterbed mattress having a drain valve which is opened and closed by the insertion and removal of a hose connector to control the passage of water from the mattress. The valve is located in a cornerpiece at one corner of the mattress, and a hose is readily connected to the valve through an opening in the deck of the support structure on which the mattress rests.

Abstract: This invention relates to a portable air support device having a plurality of air inflatable cells, arranged within a conveniently dissembled air support bag. The portable device comprises a novel air distribution manifold, control console and air distribution valve assembly to inflate a novel air flow quilt which provides an upward flow of air to a patient reclining thereon, to provide comfort and promote patient healing.

Abstract: A shoe stretching device comprising in combination a first tool component having a handle element, the handle element having a first end and a second end, an interconnecting element having a first end and a second end, the first end of the interconnecting element being integral with the second end of the handle element, a head element having a first end and a second end, the first end of the handle element being integral with the second end of the interconnecting element a convex leather stretching element connected to the second end of the head element of the first tool component a second tool component having a handle element, the handle element having a first end and a second end, a interconnecting element having a first end and a second end, the first end of the interconnecting element being integral with the second end of the handle element, a head element having a first end and a second end, the first end of the handle element being integral with the second end of the interconnecting element a concave l