Abstract: The present invention relates to a cherry tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a tree of medium size and vigor, upright, vase formed, hardy, foliated with large, ovate, abruptly acuminate, acutely pointed, moderately coarse crenate leaves, that is inclined to be a very regular, very precocious bearing tree, with a lower chilling requirement than any commercial variety known to me presently grown in the United States, blooming approximately five (5) days ahead of Ruby (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,436), a low chilling variety, in my experimental orchard located near Lodi, County of San Joaquin, Calif., and four (4) days ahead of Tulare (patented), in my test plot in Orange Cove, County of Fresno, Calif. The present variety has very short stems, very firm textured fruit, being equal in firmness to mid-season commercial varieties, resembling Garnet (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,431) in fruit shape, maturing in Lodi, Calif.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Sandusky particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; yellow ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 70 to 79 mm when fully opened, when grown as a pinched spray pot mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 50 to 56 days; plant height with 14 long days after sticking unrooted cuttings, and with 0 to 1 applications of 2500 ppm B-9 SP, ranges from 23 to 30 cm when grown as a pinched pot mum with four (4) cuttings in a 15 cm pot; branching pattern is spreading and prolific, each plant having 4 to 6 laterals after pinch; and recommended as a spray pot mum.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Ami particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; yellow ray floret color, diameter across face of capitulum of 29 to 32 mm when fully opened, when grown as a pinched spray pot mum; very floriferous with excellent display of many small flowers; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 47 to 56 days; plant height, with 20 to 26 long days after sticking unrooted cuttings prior to start of short days and with 1 application of 2500 ppm B-9 SP, ranging from 18 to 24 cm when grown as a pinched pot mum with 4 cuttings in a 15 cm pot; and spreading and prolific branching pattern, each plant having 5 to 8 laterals after pinch.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named Fispic, characterized by the combined traits of dark orange-red bract color, low and compact plant habit, medium green foliage, comparatively narrow and somewhat pointed bracts, and no heat delay and no tendency to develop a bluish tint, thereby making the new cultivar well suited for early culture under high temperatures.

Abstract: An new cultivar of dalylily plant named Yellow Silk Ruffles, characterized by its very large light yellow-orange flowers with very ruffled petal edges, very fragrant flowers which are fade resistant, reblooming ability, vigorous growth habit, and its very floriferous.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium named Fisbliz, particularly characterized by the combined features of single white flowers with purple markings, medium green leaves with zonation, vigorous growth habit, and its bushy, well branched plant habit.

Abstract: A method and an electronic slide caliper serve for measuring a length. The slide caliper comprises a rule and a slide which is arranged on the rule for longitudinal displacement and which is provided with two sensors which are offset relative to each other in the longitudinal direction in such a way that the zero passages of the signals generated by the sensors will not coincide. In order to be able to measure the lengths even in the presence of considerable drifts, the zero passages (ND) of the signals are determined by determining first maximum values (MX) and minimum values (MN) of the signal values (U) and deriving thereafter the zero passages (ND) as arithmetic mean value. By taking the average of a larger number of zero passages one then determines the respective zero level (U.sub.N).

Abstract: The construction system of the present invention comprises a plurality of connectors and a plurality or struts, each of the connectors including three discrete flat elements interconnected in three mutually perpendicular planes, each of the three flat elements being composed of a semi-rigid material, each of the three flat elements having a plurality of outwardly directed prongs, and each of the struts being tubes into which the prongs project. The three flat elements are connected by engaging notches and slots. The prongs and the struts are connected by engaging catches and apertures. At least two of the elements have central openings presenting internal profiles and outer peripheries presenting external profiles.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing longitudinal, laterally spaced slits in a continuously moving sheet or web of corrugated paperboard or the like includes a plurality of upper tool heads each supporting a thin, circular rotary slitting blade. The blades are coaxially mounted and driven by a common drive shaft and each blade-carrying tool head is independently positionable across the width of the paperboard sheet. Each slitting assembly includes a lower tool head or counterhead carrying a roller assembly which supports the underside of the moving board and provides a firm surface to support the board against the upper rotary slitting blade. The roller assembly includes a circumferential radially extending slot in its outer surface through which an edge portion of the upper cutting blade travels with the sheet firmly supported by the roller surfaces on each side of the slot.

Abstract: A sheet sorting apparatus with a stapler, includes a plurality of bin trays, bin tray shifting device for moving the plurality of the bin trays stepwisely substantially in the vertical direction to oppose the respective bin trays to a sheet inlet of the sorting apparatus, while expanding the clearance between the bin tray opposed to the sheet inlet and an upper adjacent bin tray to provide a larger clearance than the predetermined clearances, a shaft extending substantially perpendicularly to the extension of the inclined sheet receiving surface, and a stapler, supported rotatably about the shaft and having a stapling head movable to above the sheet receiving surface in a lateral direction by rotation about the shaft and an anvil movable to below the sheet receiving surface by the rotation, for stapling the sheets interposed between the stapling head and the anvil, wherein the bin trays are so disposed that between those ends of adjacent ones of the bin trays which are closer to the sheet inlet are deviated w

Abstract: A trenching machine has an elongated chain type digging implement that is pivotally mounted for vertical adjustment and movably mounted to a main frame thereof for lateral adjustment. The pivot coincides with the power shaft, and the elongated chain type digging implement is supported so it can be moved laterally in order to position the digging implement adjacent either side of the digging machine main frame and anywhere therebetween to excavate closely adjacent to buildings and other structures. The mechanism for moving the digging implement can be manually actuated by a hand crank arrangement. The main frame of the machine can be tilted laterally to either side to align the digging implement to excavate a vertical ditch. The tilting of the machine also makes it easier to manually move the digging implement laterally.

Abstract: A body protective vest for sports use has a front panel and a back panel joined at the shoulders and side panels. The front panel and back panel include inner and outer plies having elongate padding inserts held in place between the inner and outer panels by line stitching. The padding inserts on the front panel are angled diagonally and held in place by diagonal line stitching which permits the front panel to yield and fold as the wearer assumes different positions.

Abstract: Body protectors, particularly an articulated shock absorbing vest for use in the equestrian sports. The vest is characterized by its capability of absorbing traumatic impact and crush, while not interferring with movement of the equestrian rider's torso and arms. The vest includes a back panel and two adjoining side panels conformed to fit the human torso. Each panel includes a plurality of shock absorbing cellular foam ribs independently and movably supported in skeletal array. A protective spinal sheath is supported upon the back panel.

Abstract: A garment adapted for wear by a sportsperson. The garment includes a support member in a generally square configuration having long side edges and short end edges. An oval head opening is centrally disposed therein. The larger axis of the oval is parallel with the end edges and the smaller axis is parallel with the side edges. A slit is formed in the center of one of the end edges extending to the head opening to facilitate donning and removing of the garment. A plurality of permanently fixed or removable pockets are also provided. Each pocket has a back face and a front face with coupling components interconnecting the support member and the pockets.

Abstract: A cap is disclosed which allows the wearer to display a photograph or other work of visual art through a transparent panel covering a cutout portion of the cap, providing protection for both the front and back surfaces of the photograph and having means for retaining the top and bottom of said photograph.

Abstract: A mask body of semi-rigid material having a plurality of holes through the body which permit visibility and breathability. The inner surface of the mask body is of a dark color so as not to impair the vision of the wearer. The outer surface of the mask is preferably painted with a desired image or a solid color. The holes can be made in the body before or after the body forming process. The mask can be covered with different materials for different visual and textural effects. For example, the mask could be partially or fully covered with hair, fur, fabric, appendages, paint or other finishes. The mask could be reversible if desired, and it could have a rotatable mask body on the whole head and the head can be rotatable on the head or have spinning effects on the head or other desired effects.

Abstract: An elasticized garment intended to provide exercise to the upper legs, hips, buttocks and abdominal muscles of a wearer, the garment being generally in an inverted, U-shaped configuration. An upper portion of the elasticized garment is intended to be attached to a rear waist portion of the wearer, to which upper portion, the upper ends of a pair of elongate, elasticized descending members are firmly attached. The lower end of each of the elasticized descending members has an attachment arrangement permitting attachment on the rear side of an upper leg portion of the wearer, with these elasticized descending members thus serving to resist to a desirable degree, the wearer's forward leg motion. I preferably utilize a pair of thigh-encircling members, to which the lower ends of the elasticized descending members may readily and removably attach. In this way, the wearer can derive a desired amount of exercise during walking or running.

Abstract: A holster worn outwardly of an article of clothing and attached to a snug body engaging inside article of clothing in the form of a belt or an undershirt or a bullet-proof vest, the attachment including spaced keys mounted on a semi-flexible inside support member attached at selected positions on the inside article of clothing and keyhole or keyways attached to the holster.

Abstract: A cap glide puller comprising an elongated handle. A head is longitudinally offset at one end of the handle. A hook diagonally extends downwardly from the offset end of the handle towards the head. The head and the hook are capable of engaging a cap glide on a free end of a chair leg. When the handle is manually lifted up, the cap glide will be removed from the free end of the chair leg.

Abstract: A boy's urinal trainer comprising a tubular seat having a top end, a bottom end with a lip formed thereon, a peripheral side wall interconnecting the top end with the bottom end, an integral rim extended downwards from the bottom end, and a cut out formed through the side wall and with the lip positionable upon a top edge of a bowl of a toilet with the rim extended therein for holding the seat in a fixed configuration, the cut out receiving a boy's urine stream directed towards the bowl, and the side wall in combination with the rim used for properly directing a boy's urine downwards to the bowl for collection.

Abstract: An improvement for a dual flush mechanism which permits a partial flush of a toilet in addition to the full flush. When the operator pushes the partial flush handle down, the partial flush mechanism lifts the flapper valve off the annular valve seat a small distance by raising the connected flush lever arm a similarly small distance. The improvement is a flush lever arm holder adapted to suspend the flush lever arm in the slightly raised partial flush position after the operator has released the partial flush handle. More particularly, a rotatable cam resides on a plate secured to the toilet tank wall, the cam, operably attached to a float, engages the underside of the flush lever arm such that the float holds the rotatable cam under the flush lever arm to secure it in the raised position during the partial flush. As the water level in the toilet tank falls, the float begins to fall with the water and lowers the cam holding up the flush lever arm.

Abstract: A seat lift includes a cylinder, a frame, a seat, and a block which wraps around the cylinder and moves with the frame to support the frame.

Abstract: A system for recycling water used in a bathtub/shower is disclosed. The system alternatively directs water drained from the shower or bathtub to either a recycled water storage tank or a sewer line. The water in the recyclable water tank is subsequently pumped to a sprinkler system or an outdoor faucet. The water is directed to either the sewer line or the storage tank through the use of a valve with a first inlet for accepting water from the drain of the bathtub, a second inlet for accepting water from the overflow drain of the bathtub, a first outlet leading to the sewer line, and a second outlet leading to the recycled water storage tank. The valve is operative for blocking either the first inlet, the first outlet or the said second outlet only, and all other parts remain open. The position of a rotatable element of the valve is controlled by a lever mounted on the bathtub overflow plate.

Abstract: A wall-mounted foot support for use primarily in a shower stall enclosure during showering, whereon a woman can rest or support her foot to elevate her leg while shaving the elevated leg. The support is height-adjustable so as to accommodate users of various heights, so that the user will be made more comfortable when shaving a leg. The foot support eliminates the risk of injury in the shower due to bending, slipping, odd body contortions, and razor slippage.