Abstract: A Kalanchoe plant named Isabella particularly characterized by its large and luminous flowers; distinctive and intense petal color; green leaves; and good keeping quality.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named `Debbie` characterized by its excellent branching and bud production, small and narrow leaves, red petal color which at opening is 43A on topside and 43B on underside, natural compact growth habit and mother stock production of many uniform cuttings of good quality.

Abstract: A Kalanchoe plant named Fame particularly characterized by its large, luminous and orange flowers; grayish small leaves; uniform growth; and good keeping quality.

Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of Elatior Begonia plant named Sanne, characterized by its upright and spreading growth habit; compact plant size; freely branching habit; strong stems and stem base; small leaves; soft red flower color; large number of flowers per raceme; small flowers; early and even flowering; and strong and vigorous root system.

Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of Elatior Begonia plant named Blenda, characterized by its upright growth habit; compact plant size; freely branching habit; strong stems and stem base; small leaves; dark red flower color; large number of flowers per raceme; small flowers; early and even flowering; and strong and vigorous root system.

Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of Elatior Begonia plant named Britta, characterized by its upright and spreading growth habit; compact plant size; freely branching habit; strong stems and stem base; small leaves; medium orange flower color; large number of flowers per raceme; small flowers; early flowering; and strong and vigorous root system.

Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of Elatior Begonia plant named Daisy, characterized by its upright and spreading growth habit; compact plant size; freely branching habit; strong stems and stem base; small leaves; light orange flower color; large number of flowers per raceme; small flowers; early and even flowering; and strong and vigorous root system.

Abstract: A Dieffenbachia plant named Tropic Dawn characterized by its striking white markings, very dark green shiny foliage and durability in interiorscapes.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shear lock comprising an electromagnet assembly adapted to be mounted to a doorway and an armature assembly adapted to be mounted to a door in a position to be attracted to tile electromagnet, the electromagnet comprises an elongated core of E-shape in cross section with an energizing coil positioned about the middle leg of said E-shaped core and between the outer legs of said E-shaped core. The electromagnet assembly in one embodiment has projections on either side and at both ends thereof extending beyond the surfaces of the core. An armature member has a generally rectangular surface adapted to be mounted to a door and positioned to be attracted by the electromagnet, the armature is relieved at the corners thereof whereby when the armature is attracted to the electromagnet the projections on the extension members extend into the relieved portions of the armature.

Abstract: Protective covering such as a surgical glove, finger cot or condom having two layers with a middle layer of sealing solution disposed between the two layers. The solution operates to fill punctures or tears in the two layers. The middle layer may include an evaporation inhibitor to inhibit evaporation of antimicrobial or sealing solutions in the middle layer.

Abstract: A football shoulder pad assembly is provided with an improved helmet support and restrictor to minimize rearward hyperextension and whiplash-type head movement. The support and movement restrictor comprises a compression molded plastic support plate having opposed wing portions which are secured to the back plates of the shoulder pad assembly and an upward extending cantilever portion of the support plate having a side-to-side curvature to form a concave surface for engagement with the lower rear portion of the helmet. The cantilever portion is curved rearwardly away from the player's head and neck to minimize interference with normal movement of his head. The cantilever portion may flex during use to absorb impact-type hyperextension and whiplash forces.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes a face guard for a sports headgear that comprises a face shield and a chin contacting element hingedly mounted to the lower part of the face shield, inwardly thereof. In one embodiment, the chin contacting element is pivotally mounted within a chin frame which is, itself, hingedly connected to the face shield, wherein the downward movement of the chin frame is limited by its upper edge contacting the lower edge of the face shield.

Abstract: A bib (10) for fitting about the neck of a baby and having a one piece body (12) and a pocket or pouch (14) secured thereto. Pouch (14) is secured to bib (10) between a pair of spaced neck portions (18) and (20) with the closed end of pouch (14) stitched to bib (10) along an upper edge of bib (10). The pouch (14) is free and turned outside in when the bib (10) is positioned about the neck of a child. The bib (10) is placed within pouch (14) by folding it or stuffing it via the closed end of the pouch while the pouch is turned inside out. The open end 35 of pouch (14) is then closed with bib (10) therein, and pouch (14) may then be stored or transported.

Abstract: An improved waistband construction for garments including a new one-piece flat elastic strip having middle and lower portions of different stretchability and a lip portion integral with the middle portion which extends above the edge of the middle portion and has a stretchability between the stretchability of the middle and lower portions of the elastic strip.

Abstract: A footwear article and the method of making the same which will allow water vapor due to perspiration to transpire through the article but will prevent liquid water from external sources from reaching the wearer's foot. One form of the footwear article of the invention comprises a sock which is of three-ply construction with the inside and outside plies being knit and the intermediate ply being made from an elastomeric polyurethane film. The three plies are uniquely bonded together using a pliant, waterproof adhesive.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clip-on garter for retaining a sock fully upright while being worn within a boot whereby preventing sliding of the sock into the boot cavity caused by movement of a user's foot relative the boot. The clip-on garter comprises a boot clip member clampedly attachable to the boot at the top edge of the leg opening. The boot clip member is formed of an elongated strip of resilient plastic or metal folded back against itself to form an inverted U-shaped structure having generally parallel inside and outside tension arms. The two arm ends define a clamping zone therebetween wherebetween the edge of the boot opening may be retained. A strip of pile fabric material is disposed on the inside arm such that the sock fabric engages with the pile fabric material whereby the top edge of the sock is retained adjacent the top edge of the boot leg opening for preventing the sock from sliding down into the boot cavity.

Abstract: A protective device for protecting a female genital region, particularly during athletic competition, having an elongated, banana-shaped cup portion with an elongated concave cavity having sufficient volume to bridge over the wearer's vagina and perineum without contact therewith, and adapted to extend rearwardly between the wearer's upper thighs with the edge of the cavity proximate to the superior ramii, the inferior ramii, and/or the Ischial ramii of the pelvis, with minimal contact with the upper thighs, and a resilient padding mounted onto the edge of said cavity adapted to absorb at least a major portion of any impact experienced by said cup, and optionally including a curved, kidney-shaped shield portion adapted to fit against a wearer's bowel area sufficient to overlay and shield the ovaries.

Abstract: A flush device for toilet comprises within a water tank a support arm including a check member, a restricting member and a outlet valve attached in series to an overflow tube, and an actuating assembly including a actuator arm connected with the outlet valve via the support arm by a lift wire or chain. The check member facilitates varying the discharge amount of the flush water and smooth operation in different modes.

Abstract: A self standing supporting structure and method for use in providing sleeping and/or resting accommodations in a limited space area such as in a college dormitory, a medical institution, a prison and in other areas. The structure is designed to support at least one bed and/or other accommodation device in at least two positions, one position being a "non-use position and the other position being a "use" position. The bed and/or other accommodation devices are pivotally mounted on the supporting structure and are retained in the desired position by at least one retaining device. The structure may also be constructed with adjustable feature to make the width of the device shorter as desired to facilitate the cleaning and/or painting of walls in the space area adjacent to the device.

Abstract: A sofa or bed structure has a seat and a variable-setting back and has a device for coupling the seat frame together with legs and a back set. The device is made up of a plate having a seat for the rotational coupling with the seat frame and a coaxial pivot insertable into a bush integral with a radial structure fixed to supporting legs. A restrainer on the seat frame ensures the stability of the position reached. The combination allows the seat frame and back to assume a wide variety of positions, through rotation of the seat frame in relation to the back set or through moving of the back set in relation to the seat frame.

Abstract: A mattress has an upper patient supporting low air loss bladder for ventilating and preventing skin degeneration of a patient supported thereby, an intermediate rigidly inflatable static bladder which becomes relatively rigid upon inflation to aid in transferring or weighing a patient, and a lower high air loss bladder for reducing the friction force between the mattress and the supporting surface to facilitate surface-to-surface transfers. The high air loss bladder includes a peripheral tube which seals against a supporting surface to contain the air which escapes from longitudinal sacks within the tube. The foot sections of the low air loss and static bladders are selectively deflatable.

Abstract: A foldable baby crib having a joint, which is located at the center of each top rail of the foldable baby crib, is disclosed. The joint consists of a cover, which pivotally connects the inner ends of the two round tubes of the top rail; a fixed member, which is received and centered within the cover by means of pins; and a movable member, which is movably hung on a fixed shaft of the fixed member. The fixed member has two spring wings with elongated through hole provided on the ears thereof for allowing the pins to pass therethrough and thereby fix the fixed member to the cover. When the two round tubes of the top rail are extended to become a straight line, the pins passing through the ears are extend into a space just below the inner ends of the two round tubes so as to support the same.

Abstract: A safety pad or mattress such as for use in a crib prevents sudden infant death syndrome by ensuring an oxygenated breathing space beneath the infant. Reticulated foam or other air permeable material is made into the shape of a pad or even a mattress and covered with a fitted open weave fabric covering. An air tube is embedded in the pad or mattress and interconnected with an air pump which circulates fresh, i.e., oxygenated, air in a breathing space formed beneath an infant by the air permeable mattress. The forced air circulation flushes any exhaled carbon dioxide from the breathing space, even when the infant is face down or otherwise in a prone position on the mattress, to prevent carbon dioxide poisoning. The materials of the fabric covering and air permeable mattress permit any fluids regurgitated from the infant to drain away from the infant's face.

Abstract: A device and method for forming a skirt about an article, particularly a bed. A strip of material is connected to slits formed in a body member in a manner wherein the strip of material extends a distance from the body member. The body member is disposed upon an upper surface of the article to be covered whereby the body member is disposed about at least a portion of the perimeter of the article and the strip of material hangs down over the edge of the article and thereby forms a skirt about at least a portion of the article. Multiple devices may be utilized to form a skirt about multiple sides of the article.

Abstract: A method of bonding fabric materials together into an integral structure is unique in the attachment of a mating fabric onto a base fabric. The mating fabric is disposed to have a longitudinal binding end of specified profile for adhesion to the base fabric with improved tensile strength. Also disclosed is a structurally durable seamless quilt obtained by the use of the method.

Abstract: A infant post-feeding device comprises an elongated flexible base member positionable beneath an infant's abdomen during use and having two spaced apart slots extending perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the base member. A belt extends through the two slots and around the infant's waist during use, wherein the belt has two releasably connectable free end portions to fit the belt closely around the infant's waist. The flexible base member is sufficiently flexible to permit limited rolling while preventing rolling over.

Abstract: A vehicle service ramp comprising a unitary ramp having an external structure including a rear wall, a pair of side walls and a front. The front includes a surface sloping upward to a top flat plane. The ramp has an internal structure forming a honeycomb pattern of supporting walls extending between the rear wall, side walls and front. The ramp is formed from a foamed polymer having a tensile strength sufficient to support its rated load bearing capacity.

Abstract: A form decking apparatus for use in paving concrete decking on bridges, which apparatus includes multiple elongated form channels oriented on conventional, adjustable cross supports or "whalers" extending between concrete or steel bridge beams, with T-plates spanning the spaces between the form channels to facilitate pouring concrete on the T-plates and form channels. In a preferred embodiment the form channels are deployed on the whalers by means of roller assemblies bolted to the whalers to facilitate minimum risk in traversing the beams and whalers by workmen. In another preferred embodiment of the invention each of the form channels is fitted with a pair of form release bolts which thread into corresponding release nuts welded to the form channels, to release the form channels and the T-plates from the poured and cured concrete decking on the bridge when the whalers are adjusted away from the form channels.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus has a roller unit coated with an adhesive layer formed from acrylic emulsion for eliminating contaminants from a surface of a semiconductor wafer and a washing unit for washing away a piece of adhesive substance left on the surface of the semiconductor wafer, and the adhesive layer formed from acrylic emulsion is so large in tackiness and hydrophilic that the cleaning apparatus removes not only large but also micro particles without residue of the adhesive substance on the surface of the semiconductor wafer.

Abstract: A floor scrubbing machine has a chassis mounted on front and rear wheels and a scrub head attached to the front of the chassis by a system of articulated links. Structure is provided for absorbing the kinetic energy of the moving machine in the event that the scrub head strikes a fixed object. On impact the geometry of the linkage system causes the front wheels to be lifted off the floor, thereby quickly lifting considerable weight. Also, a pair of heavy springs stretch, and parts of the chassis deform elastically. By this structure the kinetic energy is absorbed within the machine. No heavy protective shrouds are needed, and a simple flange along the front edge of the scrub head housing provides adequate stiffness.