A style handle for writing and engraving instruments. The base portion of this style, which is gripped when in use, consists of three, essentially-flat surfaces arranged in a triadic spiral at a selected pitch conforming with an individual's finger grip when the style is held in a normal manner. So held, the edges of the spiral lie in the grooved portions between the individual's thumb and fingers with the thumb and fingers resting upon the flats of the spiral in a relaxed, natural manner. Also,...

A slam-style safety lock for industrial refrigerated walk-in compartments, truck bodies, and self-sealing environmental rooms, to allow egress from the interior when the lock is secured on the outside. The lock bolt is retractable, being actuated by a pivotal handle in the well known manner, and the bolt has a centrally positioned aperture in which is positioned a cam hub which engages a shoulder at the rear of the bolt, the shoulder acting as a cam follower. The forward portion of the bolt has ...

Tufted style brushes are herein disclosed which overcome many of the disadvantages associated with the use of stapleset brushes. The brushes of the instant invention include a plate of rigid or semi-rigid material, such as sheet metal or reinforced synthetic material, having a plurality of holes pierced therethrough, said plate being relatively smooth on the obverse side, and having flanged or raised areas circumferentially surrounding each hole on the reverse side. Tufts are secured in the hole...

An apparatus for the production of printed images according to electrostatic printing techniques comprising guide means for the electrode arrangement and/or the aforesaid carrier or the counter electrode serving as its support, and means cooperating with the guide means for carrying out a change in the spacing between the electrode arrangement serving to produce the latent charge image and the carrier for the reception of the latent charge image or its counterelectrode.

A chunk style peanut butter containing from about 15 to 25%, by weight, granulated roast peanuts exhibiting good spreadability, resistance to oil separation and desired flavor characteristics.

A sleeve-style beverage carton for use on a carton filling machine having traveling flight bars is disclosed. The carton may be formed in various models for use in packaging either cans or bottles and contains a novel first cut-out formed in the dust flaps of the carton. The first cut-out is sized a predetermined length to provide a cut-out area so that the dust flaps can be revolved during the filling operation to clear the traveling flight bar used in the carton filling machine. A second pair ...

The present invention provides a seaman style preset necktie characterized mainly in that the portions of the necktie below the tie knot are bifurated into two branches, there are no inner and outer ties as those with conventional neckties, and that the tie knot is suspended before the wearer's chest instead of being tied adjacent to the neck opening. In the present invention, both ends of the necktie are provided with zippers on the same side and the tie knot is provided with a pair of zipper s...

A wrench which includes an elongated shaft having a device at one end to receive a drive, such as a handle or the like, which drive usually is free to rotate on the elongated shaft, and a device at the other end to receive a socket or similar article. Alternatively, the other end may itself be configured in socket form or other tool, such as a phillips screwdriver head. The elongated shaft includes two swivel points along its length, permitting the tool to take various operating configurations, ...

A multi-ring loose-leaf binder which incorporates hooks adopted to detachably secure the binder to a horizontal bar of a suspension filing system, recessed into the top edges of its front and back covers. The binder is further provided with a hinged jack recessed within its spine and which may be extended to prop the open binder at a convenient angle to a horizontal work surface.

A pearlized plastics mosaic article having a ceramic glaze thereover is made in a mold having a deep etched pattern of engravings to provide a relief casting having a pattern of grooves simulating the look of mosaic tiles. An ornamental mosaic finish is obtained by casting mosaic and background layers of thermoset materials. For contrast and definition of the mosaic ornamentation, the thermoset layers are cast of materials having different color pigmentations and material textures. In the moldin...