Abstract: A cattle scrubber comprising a frame which defines a geometrically shaped treatment zone, a cylindrical feeder barrel located in each corner of the treatment zone, and an elongated, flexible livestock insecticide applicator, which extends around the periphery of the treatment zone. The frame comprises a plurality of interconnected, elongated rigid ground engaging members which intersect at their ends to define the geometrically shaped treatment zone, and a plurality of rigid, elongated upstanding members, one of which is located at each corner intersection of the ground engaging members. Each feeder barrel is located near one of the upstanding members and provided with a feeder opening which is arranged to face inward into the treatment zone. An arcuate bracket member attached to each of the upstanding members is shaped to engage against the cylindrical sidewall of the feeder barrel.

Abstract: An animal catching and carrying device for mounting to a vehicle. The inventive device includes a cage extending from the front of a vehicle. The cage has a back portion and a pair of sides extending from the back portion. The back portion of the cage has a mounting member that is coupled to the vehicle. First and second gate members are pivotally coupled to the sides of the cage. The gate members are positionable between a catching position and a trapped position. The front ends of the gate members are spaced apart when the gate members are in the catching position. The front ends of the gate members are positioned together when the gate members are in the trapped position.

Abstract: A leash pouch for containing disposable bags and animal waste when walking animals. The leash pouch attaches to a leash using a mounting device to free the pet owner's hands. A disposable bag compartment is on the first side of the pouch and a waste compartment is located on the second side of pouch. The pet owner picks up the waste with a disposable bag and places it in the waste compartment for later disposal. The leash pouch is convenient, lightweight, washable and durable.

Abstract: A boiler having a combustor for combusting an air/gas fuel mixture, the combustor including a heat exchanger which conducts coolant therethrough surrounding the combustion chamber and a fan coupled to an air line provides a flow rate of air in the air line. A gas line is coupled at one end to a source of gas and at another end to the air line so as to produce a mixture of gas and air. Means for measuring a property of the air/gas fuel mixture characteristic of its combustibility are utilized. A valve coupled to said gas line is operative to control a flow rate of gas in response to a control signal from the means for measuring. A temperature sensor takes a temperature measurement of the coolant after passing through the heat exchanger and transmits the temperature measurement to the speed control unit. The speed control unit slows down the speed of the fan when the coolant temperature approaches a preset limit.

Abstract: A water lance blower for cleaning heating installations, wherein a water lance (6) is movably (5) arranged with its mouth on or in a hatch (2) and can blow a water jet through the heating installation, which is in operation and is flowed through with flames and/or smoke, onto wall areas (A-E) which can be reached from the hatch (2), wherein the water lance (6) is movable by at least one movement element (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) which is stationarily fixed at one end outside a vertical plane through the point of movement (5) of the water lance (6) to the heating installation and by the other end (7.1, 7.2, 7.3) to the water lance (6), wherein path sensors are provided for precise determination of the position of the water lance (6). Preferably three movement elements (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) are provided, the fixing points (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) of which each form in particular an angle of approximately 80.degree. to 140.degree. to the point of movement (5) of the water lance (6).

Abstract: A fuel-fired water heater has a combustion chamber disposed above a wall ucture forming a flow path for combustion air being drawn into the combustion chamber during firing of the fuel burner portion of the water heater. A combustion air shutoff system is incorporated in the water heater and functions to sense an undesirably high firing temperature in the combustion chamber and responsively shut off essentially all further air flow to the combustion chamber and thereby terminate combustion therein. In various disclosed embodiments thereof, the combustion air shutoff system includes a damper member movable between an open position in which its permits air flow through the combustion air flow path, and a closed position which it blocks essentially all further air flow through the combustion air flow path. The damper is releasably held in its open position by a eutectic metal fusible link member positioned exteriorly adjacent an exterior wall of the combustion chamber.

Abstract: An engine of reciprocating piston type includes a cylinder block which defines one or more cylinders and connected to which is a cylinder head closing the cylinders. Each cylinder reciprocably receives a respective piston and is defined by a respective cylinder barrel which is integral with the remainder of the cylinder block only at one or both ends. The remainder of the length of the cylinder barrel is spaced from the remainder of the cylinder block in the radial direction by a gap which constitutes a cooling passage. The wall of the cylinder barrel affords a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extending in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder lining over at least a proportion of its length.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine in one embodiment includes a number of cylinders each having a crank piston connected to an engine crankshaft and disposed within a combustion chamber. Each cylinder includes a valve seat projecting inward from cylinder wall offset from the top dead center position of the crank piston. A free piston is slidingly disposed within the cylinder between the head end and the valve seat. The free piston has an outer diameter that is less than the inner diameter of the cylinder to permit leakage of combustion gas past the free piston. The free piston also includes a lower face opposing the crank piston with an annular groove defined in the lower face configured for sealing engagement with the valve seat. The free piston defines a pressure chamber that is pressurized during the by combustion process when the free piston is disposed apart from the valve seat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for delivering and for metering additives to the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine consuming a known and controlled amount of lubricant, according to which the lubricant consumed comprises at least one additive designed to improve the quality of the combustion in the chamber. In particular, the additive is designed to promote the combustion of an engine working with controlled self-ignition and to obtain operation in a wider speed and/or load range of the engine.

Abstract: A valve timing control device for controlling the opening/closing timing of the intake valve or exhaust valve of an internal combustion engine is disclosed, comprising a valve opening/closing rotary shaft rotatably assembled with the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine; a rotation transmitting member mounted around the rotary shaft so as to rotate relative thereto within a predetermined range for transmitting a rotating power from a crank shaft; vanes provided on the rotary shaft or the rotation transmitting member; a fluid chamber formed between the rotary shaft and the rotation transmitting member and halved into advancing chambers and delaying chambers by the vanes; first fluid passages for feeding and discharging a fluid to and from the advancing chambers; second fluid passages for feeding and discharging the fluid to and from the delaying chambers; a refuge hole formed in the rotation transmitting member or the rotary shaft and accommodating therein a lock pin spring-biased toward the rotary

Abstract: A variable valve timing mechanism for an internal combustion engine wherein the camshaft is supported at one end by a combined bearing and valve body member that is detachably connected to the supporting engine body. The connection is such that fluid from the engine lubricating system can be delivered to this body and distributed by control valves mounted in it. This simplifies machining of the engine body and permits a more compact, lower cost construction without sacrificing any function.

Abstract: A variable valve control apparatus which is capable of reducing the size of the entire apparatus. A rotary member is assembled with a timing pulley by a bolt so that it rotates together with the timing pulley. A cylinder head supports the rotary member rotatably but axially immovably. The rotary member supports an intake camshaft rotatably and axially movably. Even if the intake camshaft is axially moved and changed in rotational phase relative to the timing pulley as arc-shaped gears move axially, the rotational phase between an exhaust camshaft and the timing pulley does not change.

Abstract: A variable valve timing controller according to the present invention comprises a locking mechanism for holding the vane in the middle of the pressure chamber until the internal combustion engine starts; and a damper for sealing up one of the advance chamber and the delay chamber and for slowing the relative rotation between the rotational shaft and the rotation-transmitting member. According to the present invention, the locking mechanism maintains the vane in the middle of the pressure chamber until the internal combustion engine starts. Therefore, the vane cannot vibrate even when unstable transitional pressure is supplied to the pressure chamber so that no undesirable noise shall be generated. Further, the valve timing may be further delayed after the internal combustion engine starts since the vane is maintained in the middle of the pressure chamber.

Abstract: A rocker arm or finger lever (1) formed without machining (by a non-cutting shaping process) which has a U-shaped profile in cross section over almost its entire length which is open toward the top or the bottom, whereby the rocker arm or finger lever (1), in its end region in which it contacts a valve shaft end, is constructed double-walled.This rocker arm or finger lever (1) is distinguished in that the double-walled section or at least a strap (13) projecting over the longitudinal extension of the rocker arm or finger lever (1) is formed on an upper wall (10) which is bent under and lies between its two side walls (11, 12).A lever configured in this manner can be manufactured economically and has a good rigidity despite the reduced material used.

Abstract: Two embodiments of overhead camshaft internal combustion engines wherein the camshafts are provided with cutouts in the area adjacent the cam lobes so as to keep the center of gravity in the lobed area closer to the rotational axis of the camshaft and also to improve balance and reduce vibration.

Abstract: A direct injected, internal combustion engine combustion chamber configuration that employs a three intake valves per cylinder and direct cylinder injection. Stratification is accomplished by providing a piston bowl and air flow pattern within the combustion chamber through intake passage shape and squish action. The shape of the combustion chamber also provides rapid flame propagation even at low speeds and loads.

Abstract: A spark-ignition type engine comprising a spark plug arranged at the center of the inner wall of the cylinder head and a fuel injector arranged at the periphery of the inner wall of the cylinder head. A cavity extending from a position beneath the fuel injector to a position beneath the spark plug is formed on the top face of the piston. The circumferential wall of the cavity extends archwise below the spark plug and has an arc shaped cross section.

Abstract: Disclosed is an internal combustion engine having a direct injection combustion chamber. The internal combustion engine includes a fuel injector mounted in a cylinder head at substantially a center of the combustion chamber; an intake port and an exhaust port formed in the cylinder head and which exit into the combustion chamber on opposite sides of the fuel injector; a first spark plug mounted in the cylinder head such that a firing tip thereof is positioned under where the intake port exits into the combustion chamber, the first spark plug operating to ignite a lean mixture of fuel and air supplied to the combustion chamber by the intake port and the fuel injector; a second spark plug mounted in the cylinder head on one side of the fuel injector, and which ignites a fuel-air mixture of a stoichiometric ratio fed into the combustion chamber by the injector and the intake port; and a piston head provided on a upper face of a piston.

Abstract: A method of controlling the mass of fuel delivered to a direct injected engine subject to a change with time in engine load demand. A rate of change of fuel required per cycle of the engine in response to the change in engine load demand is determined. A filter constant is applied to the determined rate of change of fuel required to maintain a value of the rate of change of fuel required at no greater than a predetermined threshold level. The application of the filter constant is dependent upon at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of engine gear, clutch position, vehicle road speed, engine load and engine speed.

Abstract: A crank angle detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft operationally coupled to pistons. A crank rotor provided on the crankshaft has a plurality of angular segments, each angular segment includes a group of teeth of different lengths as measured in the circumferential direction of the crankshaft, the group of teeth in each angular segment having a distinct combination. A magnetic sensor faces the teeth for detecting passage of the teeth when the crank rotor rotates. An ECU (electric control unit) receives signals from the magnetic sensor and generates a crank angle signal, wherein the crank angle signal changes in accordance with the combination of the teeth. A camshaft includes a first one hundred eighty degree segment and a second one hundred eighty degree segment.

Abstract: A transmission system includes an internal combustion engine, a vehicle drive train and a fuel supply. A method for controlling the internal combustion engine for preventing low frequency bouncing oscillations includes connecting a transmission element upstream of the transmission system. The transmission element has a transmission function inverse with respect to a transmission function of the transmission system. A selection of a time constant of the transmission element not only prevents the bouncing oscillations but also achieves a damping of load jolts.

Abstract: A hydraulically-actuated system includes a fixed displacement pump with a plurality of parallel disposed pistons that reciprocate in a pump housing that defines a high pressure area and a low pressure area. A control valve is attached to the pump housing and moveable between a first position in which the pistons displace fluid in a first proportion between the high pressure area and the low pressure area, and a second position in which the pistons displace fluid in a second proportion between the high pressure area and the low pressure area. A high pressure common rail is connected to the high pressure area of the pump. At least one hydraulically-actuated device is connected to the high pressure rail. A source of low pressure fluid is connected to the low pressure area of the pump. An electronic control module is in communication with and capable of controlling the position of the control valve.

Abstract: An injection-pressure setpoint value for the pressure accumulator of an accumulator injection system is specified as a function of the operating point of the engine. The setpoint is specified with the aid of respectively separate characteristic diagrams for the start, idling and load engine operating states. In load operation, the profile of the injection-pressure setpoint value is additionally adapted to the particular requirements of the transient engine operation with a first timing element whose timing characteristics depend on the engine speed. The profile may be briefly raised out of a low engine speed in the case of an acceleration. With the aid of a downstream, second timing element which is independent of the first timing element, sudden transitions in the specification of the setpoint values when the engine operating state changes are suitably smoothed out. Any jumps in the injection-pressure setpoint value are avoided.

Abstract: A fuel injection system for supplying fuel from a fuel source to an internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber, the engine preferably powering an outboard motor, is disclosed. The fuel injection system comprises at least one fuel injector for supplying fuel to the combustion chamber of the engine, a pump delivering fuel at high pressure to at least one fuel rail arranged to deliver fuel under high pressure to the at least one fuel injector, a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure of the fuel in the fuel rail, and a valve controlling a by-pass passage through which a portion of the fuel pumped by the pump may be selectively diverted away from the fuel rail, based upon the fuel pressure detected by the pressure sensor.

Abstract: A method for influencing fuel metering in an internal combustion engine, in particular in transient operation. In accordance with the method, a correction signal (fTW, kTW) is generated to influence the fuel metering. At least one of the following signals is considered thereby: a signal (QK), which relates to the heat flow through fuel evaporation in the intake section (102); a signal (QAn), which relates to the heat flow between the air flowing through intake section (102) and the wall of intake section (102); a signal (QMot), which relates to the heat flow between the engine block and the wall of intake section (102); a signal (QU), which relates to the heat flow between the air flowing through the engine compartment and the wall of intake section (102). In generating the correction signal (fTW, kTW), a signal (TW) can be determined, which represents the wall temperature of the intake section (102).

Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a control element, particularly an injection-timing device of a high-pressure fuel pump, in an open loop. A control unit presets a driving value to be applied to the control element. The driving value and a neutral value are applied alternately to the control element.

Abstract: A booster container, an inlet nozzle for air entering the container and an outlet nozzle for air leaving the container, a body of liquid within the container body, the body of liquid being disposed remotely from the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle, a plurality of deflectors located within and attached to the container body, forming passages through which the air travels and at least one of the deflectors being partially immersed in the body of liquid. Air passes around the deflectors into the body of liquid and is influenced by a vacuum from an intake manifold, wherein the air forms bubbles in the liquid and leaves the body of liquid under vacuum and passes through the passages formed between the deflectors and leaves the booster container through the outlet nozzle connected to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: An aftercooler apparatus that is connected to a turbocharger and to a reciprocating engine has a primary and a secondary saturation chamber, and a drying chamber. Turbocharged air from the turbocharger is directed into the primary saturation chamber. The incoming air is initially mixed with and cooled by water located at the bottom of the primary saturation chamber before being directed through a diffusion screen. The air exiting the diffusion screen enters the secondary saturation chamber where intense bubbling and foaming increases the air-water contact area to further cool the air and form an air-water mixture approaching the temperature and moisture level of saturation. The air-water mixture is then directed into the drying chamber where a majority of the moisture is removed from the air through the use of centrifugal force. The now cooler moist air is directed toward the engine intake manifold, whereby the moisture in the air stream acts to reduce the NOx formation during the combustion process.

Abstract: A valve operation verifying system for making verification of valve operation of an EGR valve of a type having a diaphragm elastically deformable according to operating conditions of an engine to admit controlled amounts of exhaust gas that is recirculated into an intake air stream which verifies, on a basis of gas pressure in an EGR passage, whether the diaphragm remains elastically deformable as specified and whether a pressure sensor remains free from freezing, and executes the verification of valve operation of the EGR valve on a basis of a change in the gas pressure in the EGR passage when the EGR valve opens and when it closes, and when the temperature of ambient air is lower than a critical point, verifying that the diaphragm remains elastically deformable as specified and that said pressure sensor is free from freezing.

Abstract: An engine of an outboard motor includes an improved engine component layout to minimize the size of the engine and to improve the performance of the components. A separator of a crankcase ventilation system is located on a cam cover outside the cam chamber in order to reduce the size of the cam cover while providing the necessary spacing between the separator and the valve mechanism within the cam chamber. A fuel pump is positioned at about the center of the cam cover, beneath the separator, to generally balance the length of fuel travel to each of the carburetors. A fuel filter also is located on the cam cover, beneath the fuel filter, to generally isolate the fuel filter from the effects of the heated cylinder head and block. The arrangement of these components does not interfere with the hinge-like travel of a top cowling, which surrounds the engine, relative to a lower tray.

Abstract: A bi-fuel injection system includes a source of first liquid fuel; a source of second liquid fuel; at least one variable vapor pressure fuel injector; a common fuel rail for supplying first or second fuels to the fuel injector; a first valve structure in selective communication with the source of first or second fuels and in communication with an inlet of the fuel rail to selectively control supply of one of the first and second fuels to the fuel rail; and a second valve structure in communication with an outlet of the fuel rail and in selective communication with the source of first or second fuels to return fuel exiting the fuel rail to the source of first or second fuels. The second valve structure may be in selective communication with a vapor purge system to receive fuel vapors exiting the fuel rail.

Abstract: A controlled energy ignition system for an internal combustion engine includes an ignition coil having a primary coil and a secondary coil coupled to first and second electrodes of an ignition plug defining a spark gap therebetween, wherein the primary coil is responsive to activation of a control signal to produce a spark voltage across the secondary coil and across the spark gap. The secondary coil is responsive to the spark voltage to produce a discharge current across the spark gap of the ignition plug. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, means are provided to draw discharge current away from the ignition plug to thereby limit the discharge current to below a threshold current value within some predefined time period after activation of the control signal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to be able to correct for deviation of an actual air-fuel ratio from a point for satisfactory purification performance of an exhaust gas purification catalytic converter, during an interval from immediately after start up until an air-fuel ratio sensor and an exhaust gas purification catalytic converter attain a stable condition. To achieve this, a control constant in an air-fuel ratio feedback control is set and altered during an interval from immediately after start up until the air-fuel ratio sensor and the exhaust gas purification catalytic converter attain a stable condition. In this way, the actual air-fuel ratio can be shifted, and hence the deviation of the actual air-fuel ratio from the point for satisfactory purification performance of the exhaust gas purification catalytic converter during the interval from immediately after start up until the air-fuel ratio sensor and the exhaust gas purification catalytic converter attain a stable condition, can be corrected.

Abstract: An inventive cam body which includes a counteracting weight which generates a net counteracting centrifugal force to act against the forward force of the bow.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention includes an archery bow construction comprising: a) a rotating member rotatably joined to a first limb; and b) a weight removably attached to the rotating member, the weight comprising at least two discrete components, the discrete components being fastened together by a pin extending into the discrete components. In another aspect, the invention includes an archery bow construction comprising: a) a cam rotatably joined to a first limb and comprising a screw thread; and b) a weight removably attached to the cam, the weight comprising a screw thread complementary to that of the cam and comprising a mass of at least 100 grains.

Abstract: A spring tension arrow stabilizing mechanism is provided with trigger-controlled disengagement. The arrow stabilizing mechanism includes a mounting bracket for attachment to a bow, an elongate rod rotatably mounted through the mounting bracket so as to have a forward end and a rearward end, a holding mechanism mounted on the rearward end of the rod, and a trigger mechanism pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket and attached to the forward end of the rod. The trigger mechanism has an at rest position and a pulled position. The holding mechanism has an engaged and a disengaged position, with the engaged position for stabilizing an arrow on the bow. A tension element biases the trigger mechanism into the at rest position and the holding mechanism into the engaged position. Pivoting of the trigger mechanism to the pulled position causes rotation of the elongate rod and thus the holding mechanism mounted thereon to the disengaged position.

Abstract: The pneumatically operated projectile launching device is preferably comprised of three principal elements: a body which houses and interconnects all of the pneumatic components and also houses the electrical power source, a grip mounted to the body which includes an electrical switch that activates a launching sequence, and an electrical control unit housed within both the body and the grip which directs flow between the pneumatic components to load, cock and fire the gun. The body preferably contains a plurality of bores in communication with each other including a bore containing and distributing pressurized gas, a bore containing a compressed gas storage chamber and mechanisms for filling the storage chamber with gas and releasing gas from the storage chamber to fire the projectile, and a bore containing mechanisms for loading and launching the projectile.

Abstract: A cutting tool is provided which includes a steel metal body and a cemented carbide cutting tip secured to the metal body by a metallic layer. The metallic layer has a high-strength metallic portion and a high-toughness metallic portion. The high-strength metallic portion is made of a metal having a thermal expansion rate between a thermal expansion rate of the metal body and the thermal expansion rate of the cutting tip. The high-toughness metallic portion is located between edge portions of a securing region of the metal body and the cutting tip and has toughness larger than that of the high-strength metallic portion.

Abstract: A saw strip for fixing a crystal of semiconductor material when cutting wafers from this crystal using a wire saw, and a method for cutting wafers using the saw strip. The strip has a section adjoining the crystal that has a hardness which essentially corresponds to the hardness of the crystal. The saw strip may be a composite of several sections and/or may have a hollow cross section.

Abstract: A burner for gas cookers (1) comprises: a central flame crown (22) concentric with two circumferential crowns (25, 26) themselves concentric; radial ducts (23) for feeding the primary gas-air mixture I to the circumferential crown and a substantially horizontal Venturi effect chamber (18) defined by facing surfaces (15, 16) and equidistant from the body (14) of the burner and from the cover of the of central flame crown respectively.

Abstract: A portable or canned heat product is made where a liquid fuel is added to a filler made of bicomponent curled fibers with the fibers substantially oriented such that the axes of the fibers are parallel to the axis of a container holding these fibers and this filler and fuel provides an easy to ignite wick free heating device and a method to make ignition of a fiber surface easier.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for an oven or range that allows a door to be attached to the cooking chamber, locked in place and removed as desired. The hinge assembly includes a hanger mounted to the door and a locking arm mounted to the hanger. The oven or range chamber has at least one pin for receiving a channel on the hanger. When the locking arm is pivoted to an unlocked position with the hanger channel open, the hanger can receive or disengage the pin. When the locking arm is pivoted to an unlocked position with the hanger channel closed, the pin is trapped and the door is secured to the cooking chamber.

Abstract: An extension assembly for use with a damper assembly and for extending the damper assembly control shaft. The extension assembly is provided for coupling of a handle to the control shaft and includes an extension member, a locking member and a securing member. The extension member includes a connecting portion having a closed end and an open end. The open end includes a bore dimensioned to operatively receive the control shaft. The extension member further includes a shaft portion extending longitudinally from the closed end of the connecting portion. The shaft portion includes two parallel flat sides merging transversely with two opposite arcuate sides and dimensioned to be received by an aperture in the handle. The locking member provides the function of locking the control shaft within bore. The securing member ensures that the handle will remain a fixed distance from duct and provides a lock tight surface for a nut to engage and hold the handle.

Abstract: A concentrator for focusing solar radiation onto an elongate absorber, comprising a plurality of transverse supports arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, stabilizing the concentrator in the transverse direction and defining the shape of the concentrator profile, and a thin-walled support structure resting on said transverse supports and having a plurality of adjacent longitudinally extending ribs stabilizing the concentrator in the longitudinal direction. In the transverse direction, the support structure adapts to the curved profile of the transverse supports and forms a light-weight and strong bearing for a reflector plate.

Abstract: A method and device for monitoring the condition of at least one filter arranged in a flow path of a ventilator. Flow measurement signals are obtained from a first flow meter and a second flow meter and pressure signals are obtained from a first pressure meter and a second pressure meter. When a filter in the inspiratory section of the ventilator is to be tested, flow through the filter and the drop in pressure across the filter are determined from the pressure measured by the first pressure meter and the second pressure meter. If the drop in pressure in relation to the flow lies within predefined limits, the filter is deemed to be serviceable. In a corresponding manner, another filter in the expiratory line can be tested, wherein flow through the filter is determined by the second flow meter.

Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable cuff type anesthesia mask with three methods of improved support shell orientation of the inflatable cuff in combination with and to enable the successful operation of the mask at a point substantially more inferior on the bridge of the nose than currently shown in the prior art. In addition, the face directed inner edge of the support shell/cuff attachment forms a novel outline for improving the gas tight seal on the human face.

Abstract: A female condom has a pouch that has a predeployment position on the outer surface of a shield portion wherein the pouch includes a telescoped portion forming an exteriorly accessible pocket for receiving a retention sponge; the retention sponge is sealed within the exteriorly accessible pocket by a removable cover that seals the sponge within the exteriorly accessible pocket while in its predeployment position; the locking and sealing member is removable from the telescoped pouch portion for deployment.

Abstract: Securement of a condom to the glans penis is facilitated by a molded, contoured, or thickened wedge portion which fits snugly within the cleft of the glans such that a continuous circumferential seal may be obtained about the glans penis. An expansible seminal reservoir is provided and the shaft of the penis, as well as the rear portion of the glans penis opposed to the cleft, may be left unsheathed in order to allow greater sensitivity. A greater wall thickness than that typically utilized in a full length condom may be used without significant loss of sensitivity and a stronger condom more resistant to tearing during use than a conventional full length latex condom is obtained. An adhesive backing with a tab allows location of the device prior removal of the backing to ensure correct positioning and an effective circumferential seal with the adhesive.

Abstract: A surgical drape for use in a thermal treatment system having an automatic dislodgement mechanism for dislodging congealed liquid is accomplished by a drape having either a coefficient of friction approximately in the range of 0.4-1.0 as measured against steel per ASTM 1983 a metalocine-based olefin film having a flexibility approximately in the range of 10K-12K psi secant modulus measured by ASTM D882, a securing mechanism, or a preformed container portion having ribs or ridges to prevent the drape from being drawn beneath the automatic dislodgement mechanism. The securing mechanisms may be attached to the drape either at the ends of a drape portion hanging down from a top surface of the system, or at a location coincident the top surface of the machine. Further, the securing mechanisms may be separate units disposed on the drape subsequent to disposal of the drape in the basin.

Abstract: In order to bypass a restriction in a parent vessel, a first site in a branch vessel branching from the aorta is accessed intraluminally. An occlusion is formed at the first site, and the aperture is formed in the branching vessel, intraluminally, proximal of the first site. An aperture is formed in the parent vessel distal of the restriction, and a lumen is formed which communicates between the branching vessel proximal of the occlusion, and the parent vessel distal of the restriction.