A flare has a cylindrical body composed of a solid combustible flare composition. One of the end walls of the body is covered with a non-combustible and heat-resistant covering and the side wall of the body is encompassed with a non-combustible and highly heat-resistant wire netting along its entire length. The netting ends substantially flush with the other end wall of the body. Ignition of the flare composition is started at this other end wall. The wire netting prevents direct access of combu...

A floating body upon which swimmers may rest has an inner central chamber open at its bottom to let in surrounding water, a valved conduit leading from the upper end of said chamber to the outside for letting a swimmer control the amount of water and air in said chamber and thus the amount of submergence of the body and a bolt extending through the center of the bottom of the body to allow an anchor to be attached thereto to allow the rotation of the body in the water, while the remainder of sai...

A contact body for contacting traveling materials treated with lubricating substance, such body comprising a thermally conductive base member having a surface adjacent to the path of travel of the materials and consisting of a first material subject to attack by the lubricating substance, and a coating applied to the surface and consisting at least in part of a second material which is impermeable to the lubricating substance and which is not subject to attack by the same.

The bootleg pocket of a vehicle body is completely filled with a foamed-in-situ mass of rigid synthetic resin which is adhered to the body members defining the pocket. The upper exposed surface of the mass of resin is located angularly to the rear floor pan of the body and a cover adhered to this surface and supported by the mass of resin provides a continuation of the rear floor pan and also drains liquid to the floor pan.

An apparatus for supporting a body in which the surface which engages the body is provided by a plurality of movable support elements. The weight of the body causes the elements to depress, forming a surface which conforms to the body contour. Means are provided to sequentially move groups of the support elements away from body contact, and then for returning these groups to a position supporting the body. Means are also provided for adjusting the sequential speed of the element groups. The sequ...

The disclosure hereof is related to body construction and particularly to such bodies as are used in trucks and provide for storage space and areas at opposite sides of a platform for accessibility from the ground at opposite sides of the truck or the like upon which the body is mounted. Further, the concept is to form the body hereof in body units which themselves are arranged to be positioned at opposite sides of a platform assembly, such side units in turn being comprised of modular elements ...

A vehicle body including an outer shell including side walls, end walls and a floor. The floor has a discharge recess located at one end thereof inside the shell. A plurality of vertically positioned and spaced apart bulkhead members are mounted inside the shell to provide a plurality of separate, material containing, storage compartments therein. A bulkhead drive including a plurality of power screws is provided for successively driving the bulkhead members along the floor of the shell and over...

A body positioner for turning and holding a person lying on a bed with the body positioner comprising a shaped body sheet having members extending therefrom for engaging the side rails of a bed. The members including dual fastening means for preventing the patient from accidentally releasing the body positioner.

A tubular body on whose external surface are formed a series of periodically wavy recesses of specific depth and angle, said recesses becoming the corresponding series of similarly wavy projections and thereby improving the mixed state or heat conduction efficiency of a fluid flowing therein.

A dart body for a hand thrown dart is provided with a series of parallel circumferential grooves that provide improved resistance to slippage when the dart is propelled forward, but also provide an improved smooth release of the dart when it is released. This is accomplished with grooves shaped with a 90.degree.0 or acute angle juncture on the forward or thrust wall of the groove and an obtuse blended angle at the juncture of the aft or rearward wall of the groove with the dart body surface.