A belt relaxer for relaxing a seat belt or shoulder belt including a sensor in a seat, gear means which drive the belt reel in a direction to relax the belt, and linkage activating the gear means a predetermined distance in response to a signal from the sensor when an occupant of the seat applies pressure against the sensor, such as the back of the occupant resting or being supported by the back rest of the seat. The gear means is arranged so that upon release of pressure on the sensor and pushi...

A portable brace for posterior support of the neck and upper back area consisting of back portion to which a movable neck portion is attached. The neck portion rotates in either the right or left direction and can be extended upwards to accommodate different neck dimensions. The back portion to which the neck portion is fastened fits over the shoulder area and extends downward to approximately the middle area of the back.

A hair relaxing system, activator and methods of use and preparation are disclosed. The system includes a first package containing a substantially water-free activator that includes a hydrolyzable organic base having a PK.sub.a value of at least about 12 present in free base form in an amount sufficient to relax hair dissolved in an organic solvent that is immiscible with petrolatum. The second package of the system contains water and may also contain oleaginous materials and emulsifiers. Admixt...

The present invention includes a hair relaxing composition for the straightening of hair. The composition includes a calcium hydroxide and guanidine carbonate. The present invention further includes a method for using the hair relaxing composition with the addition of heat to straighten hair.

A hair relaxer and post-relaxer hair brightener system and method is disclosed which overcomes the undesirable alteration of the natural tone of hair, especially of naturally gray hair, by highly-alkaline hair-relaxing systems. The natural tone of such alkali-relaxed hair is desirably brightened, enhanced and restored in a hair brightening step by certain disclosed post-relaxer aqueous hair brightener compositions which contain an active hair brightening agent. In a particularly preferred embodi...

The invention is embodied in an electrical device which includes at least a layer of a ferroelectric polyvinylidine fluoride polymer that has been processed to exhibit an electrostrictive strain of 4% or more when an electric field gradient of 50 megavolts per meter or greater is applied thereacross. The processing of the polymer preferably involves subjecting it to either electron beam radiation or gamma radiation. The polyvinylidine flouride polymer is selected from the group of: polyvinylidin...

A hair relaxing composition used in high alkaline conditions comprising at lease one active hair relaxer ingredient, moisturizers, emollients, and emulsifier, with polymethacrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride included in the formula.

An emulsified composition is disclosed which is stable on aging and convertible to a hair relaxer composition by admixture with an aqueous solution of guanidine carbonate. The relaxer composition is comprised of a continuous water phase having dispersed therein about 3 to about 50 weight percent oleaginous material, about 7 to about 25 weight percent emulsifier and about 2 to about 30 weight percent of a lipophilic organically modified hectorite clay gellant. These compositions may be prepared b...

A foot tension relaxer including a base upon which is mounted three successively narrowing cushion members, with the three cushion members being spanned by a flexible cover member that is attached at its peripheral edges to the base member. The configuration imparted to the flexible cover member by the progressively narrowing juxtaposed cushion members resembles the arch of the human foot. Thus, when a user steps on the flexible cover member, the resilient cushion members react against the weigh...

A foot reflex and relaxing machine for use in accordance with theories and underlying principles having to do with reflexology and zone therapy. It comprises a casing having self-contained facilities which break down crystalline deposits in the vital nerve endings. A cushioned ventilated motor is clamped in the casing and removable with the bottom wall. The motor operates a shaft whose upper end actuates an applicator operating through a clearance hole in the corrugated top wall. The pointed but...