A child body protector formed of polyurethane foam in an oval shape in the design of a ladybug on its outer surface which has straps to strap onto the back of a child in order to provide cushioning from a fall which may occur while a child is learning to walk. The outer image on the protector provides amusement to the child.

A glove-shaped overwrap of, e.g, cotton has finger portions which extend radially outwardly from a central hand portion. Ravel-stop means, e.g. baste stitches, encircle each of the finger portions adjacent the hand portion. A drawstring or other means permits the overwrap to be secured about the patient's wrist. Where a patient's finger is to be bandaged or medicated, the other finger portions are severed from the hand portion. The finger is bandaged or medicated and the overwrap is then put on ...

An eye protector having a body with an upper edge, a lower edge and an arcuate portion extending between the upper and lower edges. The body is dimensioned to fit over the eye so that, in doing so, the upper edge is positioned closely adjacent and above the eye while the lower edge is positioned closely adjacent and below the eye. The body is constructed so that the weight of the body between a midline extending across the arcuate section and the top edge of the body is greater than the remainde...

A boxer-type swim suit for a water skier in which the suit has at least one rear panel, a liner attached thereto along a waistband, a band attached to the rear panel and an elongated strip having its upper edge joined to the rear panel and its lower edge joined to the liner. The elongated strip and band define opposing sides of a vent which extends across substantially the entire width of the rear portion of the swim suit. The vent allows first water and then air to escape which would otherwise ...

A concealed pocket assembly, and more particularly, a concealed pocket assembly which can be incorporated into swim wear, beach wear, active wear, exercise wear and related articles. The concealed pocket assembly is generally provided for incorporation into clothing. The concealed pocket assembly includes a pocket member attached to a fabric portion adjacent an edge of the opening of the pocket and in association with a lining portion of the garment.

Sliver supplied to a combing machine and/or to an open end spinning machine is clamped closely adjacent to the line of contact between a driven supply roll and a resiliently engaged cooperating loading device, the distance between the contact line and the clamping location preferably being less than the average staple fiber length in the sliver. Such sliver clamp, when actuated, simultaneously separates the loading device from the driven supply roll, and when such clamp is released the supply of...

A textile spinning frame including apparatus for automatically doffing and donning bobbins and, if desired, for rejoining breaks occurring in a strand of yarn. A carriage passes the numerous spinning positions on the frame and automatically delays its travel to service any spinning position requiring attention.

A novel monofilament nylon yarn suitable for use in knit constructions, particularly women's hosiery, characterized by its boardability and twist-liveliness values is disclosed. A false twist process, which may be a simultaneous or sequential drawing, false twisting operation utilizing a twist insertion flange, is disclosed as exemplary of methods to produce the yarn.

An automatic spinning system has at least one spinning frame with opposite banks of spinning stations. A tractor carries a tender capable of randomly servicing the spinning stations. The tractor is mounted for back and forth movement between opposite ends of a track above the banks of spinning stations. The tender is mounted on the tractor for swinging movement about the ends of the spinning frame from one of the banks of spinning stations to the other bank when the tractor is at either of the o...

A reel-type retractor for a safety belt incorporating an improved automatic locking device. The retractor is designed so that a driving member rotating in accordance with the reel, cooperates with a driven member to actuate a locking device, thus preventing further extension of the belt when the acceleration of the reel exceeds a preselected rate. I. Field of the Invention This invention relates to safety belt retractors, and more particularly to those retractors which are normally unlocked when...