Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of miniature rose plant named Ruixandra, characterized by its very large white, red and pink tri-color flowers; numerous flowers per plant; and long shelf-life.

Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of miniature rose plant named Ruibleu, characterized by its large lavender pink flowers; numerous flowers per plant; freely branching plant habit; and long shelf-life.

Abstract: A new and distinct rose plant of the hybrid tea class named `Light Carola`. The plant is characterized by vigorous growth, non-fragrant flowers with red (RHS 47 A - 57 B) petals, early and prolific flower production, and fast and good propagating features.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Carnation plant named Hildisco, characterized by its medium pink petal color with contrasting dark rose pink eye; compact growth habit; freely branching plant habit, uniform inflorescence display; and numerous flowers per plant.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Empire Crown Jewel particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; dark red-purple ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 50 to 55 mm when fully opened; spreading branching pattern; natural season flower date of August 23 to 28 when planting rooted cuttings on June 17 to 18 in Salinas, Calif., and September 25 to October 2 when planting rooted cuttings June 15 to June 22 in Hightstown, N.J.; plant height of 23 to 28 cm when grown in fall under natural daylength with no growth regulators; and durable, uniform performance, with minimal color fading under outside conditions.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named HWD Moonlight, characterized by its creamy white flower bracts; compact growth habit; short crop time, early flowering; freely branching plant habit; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named HWD Menorca, characterized by its bright red flower bracts; large flower bracts; large showy cyathia, large number of flower bracts per inflorescence; medium to high vigor; large leaves; freely branching plant habit; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named HWD Melodie, characterized by its medium light pink flowers; floriferousness; flowers that are resistant to rain damage; compact growth habit; freely branching plant habit; and dark green and glossy non-variegated foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named HWD Bourree, characterized by its large orange iridescent flowers; compact and freely branching growth habit; moderate vigor; and medium green and glossy non-variegated foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named HWD Campana, characterized by its semi-double purple flowers; compact plant size; freely branching habit; and a large number of umbels per plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named HWD Aida, characterized by its semi-double dark red flowers; compact to medium plant size; distinctly zoned foliage; and basal branching plant habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named HWD Gabrieli, characterized by its semi-double salmon flowers; numerous flowers per umbel; and zonation pattern on foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named HWD Jubila, characterized by its semi-double lilac pink flowers; reddish brown peduncles and pedicels; dark green foliage; and freely branching plant habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named HWD Ventura, characterized by its semi-double bright red flowers; medium to large umbels; compact plant size; and freely branching plant habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named HWD Violetta, characterized by its semi-double rubine red flowers; large umbels; large flowers; medium plant habit; and zonation pattern on foliage.

Abstract: A glass refrigerator door structure constructed with two or more glass panels and having a peripheral door frame extending around the sides of the door structure and at the inside of the door without covering the outside glass surface of the door. Sealant is used to bond the glass panels to peripheral spacers separating the panels and to pipe-like structures which extend peripherally around the sides of the door structure. The door frame is connected to the pipe-like structures by a peripheral extension from the frame which engages elongated slots in the pipe-like structures. As such, mechanical fasteners such as nuts, bolts or screws are not needed for the purpose of holding the refrigerator door structure together.

Abstract: The multi-purpose attachments for power lawn mower blades are designed to increase the efficiency and usefulness of the mower both to cut lawns and blow snow, leaves or debris from areas. The serrated cutter attachments allow replacement with ease, have longer lasting sharpness and the cutting surface is protected from foreign objects. In addition, the serrated cutters may be manufactured economically enough to allow used cutter attachments to be discarded. The blower attachments are designed to create adequate air pressure to remove snow, leaves and debris from select areas. The blower attachments are also designed to be resilient to assure safe use if foreign objects are struck during such use.

Abstract: Refrigerant leakage in heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems employing hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants is determined by adding a mixture .[.of.]. .Iadd.including .Iaddend.predetermined amounts of a napthalamide optical brightner .[.with an appropriate lubricant.]. to the system. Inspection of the system under ultraviolet light provides an indication of any leakage occuring in the system of liquid and/or gas.

Abstract: A device for opening a shutter of a disc cartridge along with insertion of the disc cartridge into a holder of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus for performing recording and/or reproducing operation is disclosed. The device includes at least one arm member freely rotatable about a pivot provided at one end thereof and having at the other end a first engaging portion adapted to be in engagement with the shutter substantially during insertion of the disc cartridge. A guide means or a slot extending in an oblique direction between the cartridge inserting direction and a direction in which said shutter is slided to open is provided for guiding therealong a second engaging portion of the arm member during first-step advancement of the disc cartridge into the holder from an unloaded position to a half-loaded position, thereby rotating the arm member to open the shutter due to continued engagement thereof with the first engaging portion.

Abstract: Heat shrinkable thermoplastic compositions are prepared by blending an ethylene copolymer resin with an EPDM rubber and dynamically vulcanizing the rubber. The ethylene copolymer resin is a copolymer of ethylene with an alkyl ester of an alpha, beta monoethylenically unsaturanated monocarboxylic acid as well as copolymers of ethylene with the acid per se. The preferred copolymer is ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer. Uncured rubber can be included in the composition.

Abstract: A composite living skin equivalent is described comprising an epidermal layer of cultured keratinocyte cells, a layer of non-porous collagen, and a dermal layer of cultured fibroblast cells in a porous cross-linked collagen sponge matrix. Preferably the non-porous collagen is Type 1, Type 3 or mixtures of Types 1 and 3 bovine collagen, which has been pepsin treated. A process for preparing the skin equivalent is described, as well as a test kit for in vitro testing of the skin equivalent. The skin equivalent has use for skin grafting as well as in vitro testing of the effects of various substances on skin.The questions raised in reexamination request No. 90/003,418, filed Apr. 25, 1994, have been considered and the results thereof are reflected in this reissue patent which constitutes the reexamination certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 307 as provided in 37 CFR 1.570(e).

Abstract: A protective body pad (10) for lessening injury to knees, elbows and other body parts as a result of exposure to either repetitive or sudden impact forces. The protective body pad of this invention includes a shell (14) with straps (16, 18) that is secured to the body part to be protected. A cushion sub-assembly (12) is disposed inside the shell. The cushion-sub assembly includes a first, outer cushion (22) formed of relatively incompressible material and a second, inner cushion (24) formed of more compressible material that is attached to the outer cushion and positioned to be located adjacent the body surface. Metal caps (20) are attached to the outer surface of the shell to absorb and deflect impact forces.

Abstract: A device for the mechanical hooking of a display system to a helmet which includes a sheath that surrounds the body of the display system except for elbowed optical elements leading to the combiner forming the eye-piece of the display system and that has a projecting longitudinal ridge acting as a guiding shaft for the hooking and as a fastening lug, and also includes a hooking stud. The device also has a stage that is interposed between the side wall of the helmet and the sheath. This stage is provided with a channel designed to receive the longitudinal ridge of the sheath and a hook jaw designed to grasp the hooking stud. The device is fixed to the side wall of the helmet by mechanism enabling the adjustment of its position both vertically and laterally, to enable the adjusting of the position of the eye-piece of the display system in the alignment of the helmet wearer's eye.

Abstract: Headgear including a light-filtering visor. The headgear may be of any applicable type, including caps, hats, and headbands. The light-filtering visor may be flipped downward to an operative position and upwards to an inoperative position. In the operative position, the filter is positioned generally vertically in front of the eyes of the user. In the inoperative position the visor extends generally upwardly and within the headgear. Means are provided to restrain the folding or flipping action of the visor so that it extends downwardly rather than horizontally in the downwardly-flipped operative position. The visor has two stable positions, upwardly and downwardly.

Abstract: A convertible visor has a bill including a first bill covering attached to a second bill covering with a bill stiffener therebetween. The bill stiffener permits the reversing of the bill to display either the first bill covering or the second bill covering as the exterior of the visor. A headband attaches to the bill and includes a first headband covering attached to a second headband covering. The first and second headband coverings define an enclosure therebetween that contains a headband stiffener. Furthermore, the first and second headband coverings are rotatable about the headband stiffener to permit the display of either the first headband covering or the second headband covering as the exterior of the visor.

Abstract: A protective glove is formed of the type having a back portion, a palmar portion and a plurality of digital sheaths distally projecting from between the back and palmar portions for use on the hand of a wearer. The human hand has a proximal transverse palmar crease, a distal transverse palmar crease and a longitudinal thenar crease all positioned on the palmar surface of said hand. The improvement disclosed comprises the provision of a plurality of flexible resilient pads for absorbing shock positioned on the palmer portion of the glove in spaced, non-overlapping relation to each other and in adjacent substantially non-overlapping relation to the proximal digital crease, the distal transverse palmar crease and the longitudinal thenar crease, such that the plurality of flexible resilient pads abut one-another in edge-contacting relation upon flexion of the hand to form a substantially continuous, non-creased shock absorbing layer covering the metacarpal region of the hand.

Abstract: A support belt has a core layer made of a three dimensional fabric in which a cushion layer has a serpentine undulating cross-sectional shape in at least one dimension so as to define peaks and valleys which space inner and outer surfaces of the core such that the thickness of the core at a given location is greater than the sum of the thicknesses of threads of the fabric at that location. The core may have multiple cushion layers and may be covered with a closed weave fabric on one or both sides thereof. Preferably, a strap encircles the core and a buckle is provided for adjustably securing the strap around a body with the core between the strap and the body.

Abstract: A protective glove for preventing inadvertent needle punctures of a health care worker's hand is fabricated from shark skin or other such leather having a surface covered with placoid scales. The protective glove may be used in combination with a barrier glove fabricated from latex or the like. The protective glove is highly resistant to needle punctures, but is relatively thin and preserves tactile sensations.

Abstract: A leak proof materials handling glove that comprises a textile outer layer shaped to fit a hand. The outer layer is of a cut resistant material with good gripping ability on oily metal machine parts, preferably terry cloth cotton. The outer layer defines an interior and exterior surface. A liquid impermeable inner layer of a polymeric material impervious to attack from petroleum based products, such as PVC, is bonded to substantially the entire interior surface of the outer layer. The inner layer forms a continuous liquid-impermeable barrier to machine tool cutting fluids, protecting a wearer's hands from contact with the fluids.

Abstract: One or more transparent pockets for a cap is disclosed. Each such pocket is designed to store and display at least one object. Each pocket is formed on an outside or external head covering portion of the cap. The head covering portion includes a circumferential edge and an outwardly extending brim. One or more transparent panels are secured to the outside or external surface of a segment of the head covering portion along selected peripheral edges for forming each pocket between each transparent panel and the segment. Each transparent panel is secured along its lower peripheral edge in the vicinity of the circumferential edge of the head covering portion. The side peripheral edges of each transparent panel are secured to side peripheral edges of the head covering segment. The upper edge of each panel is unattached from the head covering segment in order that an object can be inserted into or removed from each such pocket by a user.

Abstract: A hat having its cylindrical body adorned by synthetic fur bristles put up in pelts, and rendered waterproofed by rooting the pelts in the cylindrical body so they are in a horizontal orientation in overlapping relation to each other and in encircling relation about the cylindrical body, thus serving both as an appearance-enhancing adornment of the cylindrical body and as a waterproofing barrier against rain seepage through the rooting connections of the pelts to the cylindrical hat body.

Abstract: A garment for the purpose of attaching and displaying information panels, such as a competitor's racing bib. One or more flexible flap members are permanently attached to the garment. Each distal end of the flexible flaps has a means of fastening, such as a snap fastener. Complementary means of fastening are permanently attached either to the garment, or to the proximal portion of the flexible flap. When the information panel is held in position, the complementary fasteners are coupled to secure the information panel. The garment may be worn without the information panels, as some information panels may be of a very temporary basis.

Abstract: A protective apparatus has a helmet and shoulder pads. The helmet is coupled to the shoulder pads by a rear support and lateral supports. The rear support is coupled to the shoulder pads by a ball and socket joint. The lateral supports have rollers which are received by channels formed in the shoulder pads. Impacts to the helmet are transmitted to the shoulder pads by the supports. The helmet can move from side-to-side with respect to the shoulder pads by the lateral support rollers traversing the channels, and up and down by the rear support ball and socket joint. Inside of the helmet is a crown that has inner and outer bands. The outer band is pivotally coupled to the helmet so as to allow the head to move up and down within the helmet. The inner band is located within the outer band and rotates within the outer band so as to allow the head to move from side-to-side within the helmet.

Abstract: A sports sock for use while playing soccer or other activities includes a tubular elongated leg section having a cuff and an elastic top spaced from the cuff along said leg section and positioned interiorly thereof. A conventional foot portion is included in the preferred embodiment. The elongated leg section will allow the sock to be folded to sandwich a shin guard to protect the wearer's leg during play as the elastic top maintains the sock upright on the wearer's leg while the cuff grips the ankle area to contain the shin guard.

Abstract: Disclosed is a protective head covering to be worn mostly while skiing. In this particular sport many falls and or spills occur which can be quite hurtful to the head of a skier, especially to the back of the head where many injuries are sustained. The head covering consists of an inner head contacting portion having an elastic strap placed thereon which will retain an impact absorbing pad. The pad is made of an open cell material and is shaped in the form of a crescent to thereby extend over the head of a wearer from substantially the forehead to the lower margin of the cranium at the back of the head of a wearer. The impact absorbing pad has a predetermined thickness and also extends width-wise across the head to its sides. The inner head contacting portion and the outer crown portion are made of a unitary piece of a material and they have a mutual margin in the form of a fold at a lower edge of the head covering.

Abstract: This invention relates to a protective helmet for a cyclist having a conventional shock-absorbing shell and a fastening strap. The rear part of the fastening strap is threaded through an abutment plate which is slightly concave and destined to bear on the occipital bone of the head of the cyclist. The front part of the fastening strap is attached to the front part of the helmet. The abutment plate is attached to a loop band which hangs from the rear part of the helmet. When the cyclist puts the helmet on and fastens the fastening band, the abutment plate bears on his occipital bone to prevent the helmet from tilting frontwardly in the sagittal plane.