Abstract: A Hybrid Tea rose plant having deep rose-pink flower color, large flower size, long, strong stems, good cut-flower production and vigorous, upright growth habit.

Abstract: A Hybrid Tea rose plant having non-fading, bright red flowers, dark green, glossy, mildew resistant foliage, long stems, moderate fragrance, and good vase life.

Abstract: A new variety, called `Golden Oji`, of `Dawn Redwood` is valuable for landscape ornamental. The new variety has beautiful golden leaves genetically, so exhibits very lovely figure from spring to fall. The growth rate is slightly slower than that of a normal `Dawn Redwood`. The new variety becomes better in full sunlight or partial shade. The leaf color is extremely distinctive, that is bright yellow especially under strong sunlight. The new variety can be reproduced on a commercial scale by cutting or grafting.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of poinsettia plant named Fisbon, characterized by the combined traits of orange-red bract color, medium and well branched plant habit, medium green foliage, no tendency to develop a bluish tint, and its good performance in early culture under high temperatures.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria named `Patriot` is characterized by large purple blossoms which have numerous longitudinal dark purple streaks on its inner circle of tepals; the top two tepals of this inner group of three also have white on their lower portions. The individual florets are produced in large numbers on short peduncles. The plant is also distinguished by its short (approximately 32 cm. when grown in full sun), but strong, stems and its upright and vigorous growth habit. There is a continuous production of flowers on its umbel arrangement of branches during each of its blooming seasons.

Abstract: The cultivar is characterized by its dark clear pink color, Its compact, controlled growth habit and prolific blooms provide for superb cuttings and performs equally well in hanging baskets or in a ground bed. The blooms are very heat tolerant.

Abstract: The cultivar is characterized by its bright white color. Its compact, controlled growth habit and prolific blooms provide for superb cuttings and performs equally well in hanging baskets or in a ground bed. The blooms are heat tolerant.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of geranium plant named Guishiva particularly characterized by the combined features of blood red double flowers, deep green foliage with medium zonation, early and rich flowering, medium growth and bushy plant habit.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of geranium plant named Guimongol particularly characterized by the combined features of pink semi-double flowers, medium green foliage with weak zonation, and compact bushy plant habit.

Abstract: A new ivy geranium cultivar particularly distinguished by mid-green foliage with light zonation, lavender color, and semi-double flowers on large umbels, fast rooting and a compact growth habit.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named Maya, characterized by its moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; proportional leaf size; peduncles that do not stretch during flowering or during postproduction; soft red flower color; and excellent keeping quality.

Abstract: A new variety of Anthurium is provided. The inflorescences are composed of red spathes with a red-purple spadix carried on dark red-brown peduncles. The flowers are held slightly above the foliage with the leaves being dark green, shiny and often have light reddish-brown petioles. The plant canopy width is greater than the canopy height and the plant habit is freely branching, compact and upright.

Abstract: A vibrator apparatus adapted for rubbing absorbent granules against a surface to remove oil spots therefrom. The apparatus comprises a platen having a generally flat lower face for engaging the surface, and a power driven shaft rotatably mounted on the platen and eccentrically weighted for vibrating the platen to rub the granules against the surface. The eccentrically weighted shaft comprises at least two eccentric weights mounted on the shaft and projecting radially therefrom at axially spaced locations. At least one of the eccentric weights is rotatable relative to the shaft to adjust the relative angular orientation of the eccentric weights and releasably lockable to the shaft, whereby adjustment of the relative angular orientations of the eccentric weights alters the vibrating motion of the platen. A method of removing oil spots with the vibrator apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for removing hazardous contaminants such as radon gas and volatile synthetic organic chemicals from domestic water supplies includes a perforated, horizontally-oriented tray which is baffled to define a curved (e.g., serpentine, spiral) liquid flow path. Contaminated water is distributed upon a portion of the tray and flows as directed by the baffles to a downcomer and into a storage tank. Air is blown into the storage tank, which is located below the perforated tray, and up through the perforations. The forced air causes the water flowing across the tray to froth, and evaporates the contaminants out of the frothing water. The forced air, carrying the volatilized contaminants, is then vented outside the home.

Abstract: An extension box for electrical .[.condulets.]. .Iadd.CONDULET boxes .Iaddend.or junction boxes can be used by itself as a basic junction box in an electrical conduit system or as an auxiliary junction box coupled to a basic junction box to increase the interior volume of or extend a branch conduit system from the basic junction box. The body of the extension box has coupling hubs leading through the body walls to the body interior, for receiving ends of electrical conduits. Complementary male and female coupling formations are provided at the open front and back of the extension box body to permit two or more extension boxes to be coupled in stacked relation to a conventional junction box such as a .[.condulet.]. .Iadd.CONDULET.Iaddend.. Removable covers close the open back of the extension box.

Abstract: An endoscope whereby the vein image below the mucous membrane within a body cavity or the like can be observed has an insertable part to be inserted into the body cavity and is provided with an illuminating window and observing window in the tip part of the insertable part. A light guide transmitting an illuminating light emitted from a light source is inserted through the insertable part. The illuminating light transmitted through the light guide is emitted from the illuminating window to illuminate an object to be observed. The reflected light from the object forms an image in an imaging apparatus through the observing window and the formed object is converted to an electric signal. A light separating filter separating the light entering the imaging apparatus into a plurality of wavelength bands is provided between the light source part and imaging apparatus. The output signal of the imaging apparatus is processed by a video signal processing circuit and is input into an operating circuit.

Abstract: An adapter to be plugged in between a conventional watt-hour meter and an electrical power use installation socket to protect both the meter and downstream equipment from possible damage by transient surges in electrical potential resulting from lightning or similar disturbance. For the usual meter having a pair of power input terminals and a pair of power output terminals, this adapter has a pair of varistors or similar non-linear resistances connected between the respective input terminals and ground, so as to conduct away such surges. It also preferably has a heat sink connected to the grounded side of the varistors to dissipate the thermal energy resulting from the surge conduction. Additional features include an indicator of operating condition and fuse links to the varistors.

Abstract: A technique for encrypting and decrypting information signals normally arranged as a succession of lines of active information, with each line having a line timing reference, such as color video information signals. The active video portion is time shifted with respect to the horizontal sync portion of the corresponding line using a predetermined slowly varying time shifting function. The time shifting information is conveyed to the decryption site by encoding the instantaneous value of the time shifting wave form for the beginning of each field in the vertical blanking portion of that field. To provide a reasonable maximum time shifting range, portions of the trailing edge of the active video in the preceding line and portions of the leading edge of the active video in the current line are discarded. During decryption, the original line timing and color burst signals are discarded and new signals are generated which are time displaced from the active video portion by the original amount before encryption.

Abstract: An article of clothing for the medical or chemical field for protection against liquids and/or micro-organisms comprises at least three layers. The outer layer (1) is formed of a hydrophobic fabric which forms a liquid barrier and a micro-organism barrier. The inner layer (22) comprises at least one carrier material (24) having a net-like, apertured or open mesh structure secured to said outer layer at a non-critical position at which the danger of passage of liquids and/or micro-organisms through the outer layer is low. At least one membrane (26) is secured to the carrier material (24) at the aforementioned critical position at which the danger exists of the passage of liquid and/or micro-organisms through the outer layer.

Abstract: The garment is provided featuring stretchable, resilient straps and a bodice. The straps are sufficiently resilient and suitably stretchable so that when a women wearing the garment pulls down the bodice, she can expose a breast for nursing and when through, she can return the bodice to its original position covering the breast. Straps and bodice are resilient such that garment regains it as original shape when returned to the original position. In this fashion, a women wearing the garment is able to expose the breast for nursing with one easy motion without having to deal with flaps or buttons or the like. The invention also provides female snap fasteners on the inner surface of the cups so that breast pads may be removeably fixed thereto. Thus, the invention provides a garment which is self sufficient, not requiring a bra for the use of breast pads. Bodice also fits snugly enough to hold nursing pads in place even if they are not snapped in.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a bolo having a string like portion and a gripping portion. The string like portion has a first and second end. The bolo portion is attached to a tie-like or blade portion having an upper side and lower side, a face and a rear, and a first hole and second hole. In the gripping portion of the bolo is received by the first hole. The bolo is then placed through the gripping portion. The ends of the string like portion then pass through the second hole from the rear to the front thereby exposing the first end and the second end and anything attached to them.

Abstract: A bouffant headpiece (10) includes a loose bouffant-type cap (12) having an elastic strand (16) attached to, and extending about, a lower edge (17) thereof for contracting the lower edge of the cap onto a wearer's head. The headpiece also includes a head-band strap (50) having two free ends (52, 54) attached to the lower edge of the cap but only at a front portion (18) thereof for being wrapped about the wearer's head, when the cap is on the wearer's head, and being fastened together behind wearer's head to stabilize the position of the lower edge of the front portion of the loose cap. An elongated, flexible, eyeglass retainer member (14) having a proximal end portion (30) attached to the front portion of the cap and a distal end portion (32) for extending below the cap is for passing about a bridge of eyeglasses, doubling back on itself, and fastening to itself.

Abstract: A hand warming muff and holding apparatus for use by a bow hunter including a hip pocket having a tubular insulated body with a sealed bottom end and an open top end, a cuff coupled to the top end of the body for receiving a bow hunter's hand and snugly fitting about the bow hunter's arm once his hand is disposed within the body, and an exterior pocket affixed to body for holding hunting-related accessories therein; and a coupling mechanism for removably securing the hip pocket for use at a location proximal with a bow hunter's waist.

Abstract: The invention relates to a male undergarment brief which through simple construction forms a defined genital pouch and a secured leg opening edge. The brief includes front and rear panels. The front panel comprises two knitted cotton panels having identical shapes which are obversely stitched together thereby forming overlapping fly openings. The two knitted panels provide for a pair of concave lower edges which make up a portion of the leg openings. The concave edges are provided with elastic strips which in their unstretched condition are approximately 2/3 the length of the concave edges. The elastic strips are each stretched to the length of the concave edges and then secured thereto. With the contraction of the elastic strips, a shirring takes place on the panels forming a genital pouch and secure leg openings.

Abstract: A protective hat for children and adults comprises a head-enveloping member constructed of a core of impact absorbent foam, encapsulated within a shell of textile fabric material, the textile fabric material providing the inner and outer surfaces of the hat. The core is so constructed as to provide for conformity to the shape of head of the wearer, and to allow for ventilation. The bulk and density of the foam core is such that in sizes for children, the hat provides significant buoyancy.

Abstract: A cap body is formed with a support sleeve and an arcuate guide projection wall which are concentric with a mounting base plate. The support sleeve is formed with a first notch and a first guide groove. A first engage claw is projected from a pivot shaft of a shield plate and enters and comes out of the first notch. The first guide groove engages with the first engage claw through the first notch. A lock lever is pivotally supported by the mounting base plate, and is provided with a first and second lock claws which engage and disengage with first and second engage claws in accordance with a locking position and an unlocking position of the lock lever. Therefore, at the attaching and detaching position of the shield plate, the shield can be locked at least at two points by a single lock member and thus, a coupled strength of the shield plate is increased.

Abstract: A seat cover for padding a toilet seat and precluding a transmission of germs from the toilet seat to an individual. The inventive device includes an elliptical pad positionable over the toilet seat. A plurality of straps can be extended about the toilet seat and cooperate to retain the cover relative thereto. The elliptical pad is provided with folding structure which permits the cover to be compactly folded for storage and transport thereof.

Abstract: A lifting device for a cover and seat on a bowl of a toilet comprising a pivot pin. A structure is affixed to the bottom surface of the cover at a side edge thereof, for extending horizontally the pivot pin away from the side edge of the cover. A handle is also provided. A component at a bottom end of the handle, is for coupling the handle to the pivot pin in a rotatable manner. A hand grip is on a distal free end of the handle. A hand of a person can grasp the hand grip and pull upwards, to lift the cover of the toilet up without bending over the bowl.

Abstract: A toilet seat assembly for automatically closing a toilet seat includes a mount for attachment of the toilet seat to a conventional toilet bowl. The toilet seat is rotatably connected to the mount for movement between a first upright position and a lowered position. A chamber containing a movable mass is associated with the toilet seat. The mass moves in response to the force of gravity resulting in the movement of the center of gravity of the toilet seat from a first non-closing position to a second closing position causing the toilet seat to automatically close. The toilet seat assembly includes a connection of the toilet seat to the mount constructed and arranged to prevent rotation of the toilet seat about the mount to selectively maintain the toilet seat in a second upright position.

Abstract: A bed or cot structure which can be retracted into a ceiling. The bed structure is designed to fit within a recess, formed in a ceiling, which serves as a receptacle for the structure. An elongate pivoting support is rotationally coupled at one end within the recess such that it may be rotated downwardly from the recess, from a retracted to an operational position. The bed or cot is rotationally coupled to the other end of the pivoting support such that it may be rotated into a horizontal and operational orientation upon rotation of the pivoting support into its operational position. The structure is further designed to include both a controlling device which provides for easier manual control of the deployment and retraction of the bed between the recess and its operational position, and a locking device for locking the bed into a desired position.

Abstract: A portable hydraulic lift step stool for raising handicapped patients to an elevated location comprising of a lower base positionable upon a floor, the lower base having parallel corner walls extending upwardly therefrom. An upper base having a planar surface, the upper surface of which is adapted to support a patient to be lifted and transported, the lower surface of which faces the lower base, the upper base having front and rear edges with a downwardly extending plate adapted to be positioned between the upwardly extending corner walls of the lower base. And a hydraulic jack having an upper end secured to the lower surface of the upper base and having a lower end secured to the upper surface of the lower base, the hydraulic jack including a handle extending outwardly from the upper base and lower base in a space between the corner walls of the lower base, the handle adapted to be pumped to raise and lower the hydraulic jack, the jack also having a switch for reversing the direction of movement of the jack.