Appliances designed to be mounted on the bottom of a structure such as an overhead cabinet system. The appliance has an integrated unit (or module) which includes a television tuner and, optionally, a player for an optically readable disk. The appliance also has a display unit of the flat screen type. The display unit is attached to the appliance module by a universal pivot mechanism which allows the unit to be: (a) rotated and tilted to face a viewer, and (b) folded up against the appliance mod...

An ostomy pouch coupling member includes a filter assembly having a filter housing with a bore. A filter element is insertable into the bore, and is ejectable from the bore into the ostomy pouch by pushing the filter element. The filter element may be made of superabsorbent material.

An ostomy appliance having a concave disk insert disposed between the flexible pouch and the faceplate member and designed to reduce the discomfort of prolapse and/or stoma expansion. The invention also includes an ostomy appliance insert for keeping the pressure of clothing from collapsing the ostomy bag against the stoma. The two inserts can most preferably be used in combination to improve comfort of the ostomy appliance user.

In a bed for example for hospital use in which the mattress comprises a plurality of separate air cells at different pressures, means for mounting the air cells so as to render them easily removable but at the same time with an effective air seal between the air cell and the bed even when the air cells are flexed in use.

An electric cooking appliance comprises one or several hot-plates fitted in respective openings in a top plate. A ring encircles each hot-plate with a peripheral flange of the hot-plate resting on said ring. The outer edge of the ring and the inner edge of the opening in the top plate have downwardly directed continuous flanges which are sealed to one another and fixed to one another. A frame by which the appliance can be mounted on a base has an opening provided with a downwardly directed flang...

This invention relates to a respirator provided with a supply circuit and a utilization circuit, with a breathable gas accumulator, a distributor and a cyclic action control device. The respirator comprises an auxiliary make-up circuit for providing a make-up or complement of breathable gas, a discharge circuit for the breathable gas and a ventilation corrector device sensing the pressure in the utilization circuit and acting on said make-up circuit and discharge circuit to provide a complement ...

A therapeutic or protective appliance formed to fit the surface of a segment of a body coated with a room temperature vulcanized silicone elastomer. The appliance may be made in rigid or flexible form, is reusable and durable, and may be maintained in a hygenic condition easily by washing or other means. Flexible appliances find application in body areas where soft tissue has been removed or disappeared such as disorders of the foot or toes or areas where flexibility is important to body comfort...

In order to save space, a bathroom appliance such as a lavatory pan, urinal, basin or bidet is mounted to turn about a pivot axis between an operative position in which the appliance is accessible for its normal usage and an inoperative position in which the appliance is retracted into a cavity within or behind the structure, e.g. wall or floor, on which the appliance is pivotally mounted. The water inlet and waste outlet to and from said appliance are connected thereto by water tight joints whi...

An ablutionary appliance comprising a water catchment member in which water cannot be retained, a water delivery pipe which is adjustable so that its outlet end can be disposed in a range of different positions over the catchment member, and at the outlet end, an adjustable spray nozzle is mounted for controlling the rate of flow of water and the trajectory of the water spray.

A gas appliance such as a gas burner or gas fire, has means to vary the factors producing flames in the appliance in a substantially random or pseudo-random manner. This means can take several forms, including a `liquid-bubbling` device (FIG. 1), fan devices (FIGS. 2 and 3), flapper or governor valve devices (FIGS. 4, 5 or 9), feed back devices (FIG. 6) and other electrically controlled or motorised devices.