A heel pad comprising, a sheet of porous material having a hemispherical portion for placement on the heel, first and second opposed flap portions extending upwardly from the hemispherical portion and a central portion connecting the first and second flap portions. The pad has third and fourth flap opposed flap portions extending downwardly from the hemispherical portion, and a central portion connecting the third and fourth flap portions. The third and fourth flap portions are adapted to overla...

A machine for distributing padding material within a previously dug ditch so that a pipe placed within the ditch is protected from objectionable objects which may otherwise cause damage thereto. The padding machine comprises an earth moving vehicle having a laterally arranged conveyer means connected thereto, so that padding material can be transported laterally away from the vehicle and into a ditch while the machine travels along a parallel path respective to the ditch.

An improved padding press for holding under pressure a plurality of sheets of paper and cardboard backers while the backs are being glued together to form individual pads, providing a support rack, a pressing mechanism and a plurality of insertable padding racks which enable said support rack and pressing mechanism to be utilized continuously in the padding process. While pads in one insertable padding rack are being glued and dried, another batch can be aligned and pressed in another insertable...

A padding device is provided comprising a flowable material and/or low compresison set foam. The flowable material comprises discrete particles dispersed in a wax suitable for use in seating cushions, including bicycle seat cushions. A method for securing the padding device to a bicycle seat is also disclosed.

There are disclosed two embodiments of a pipeline padding machine which comprises a first rearwardly inclined conveyor mounted on a vehicle adapted to be moved along a ditch in which a pipeline has been laid and over a row of spoil which has been removed from the ditch, and a scoop on the forward end of the first conveyor for removing a layer of the spoil and deliverying it onto the first conveyor as the vehicle moves over the row of spoil. The first conveyor is arranged to move the spoil rearwa...

Cast padding for use in forming a cast on a patient's extremity comprising, an elongated sleeve having a cavity and an opening communicating with the cavity. The sleeve has an outwardly turned edge extending peripherally around the opening against which plaster is wrapped during formation of the cast. The padding may also have an inner sleeve of stretchable fabric having an end section extending past the opening for placement around the edge into the plaster.

A shock absorbing pad is formed of first and second interleaved constituent components of different hardness which are interleaved through the thickness of the pad for absorbing forces applied in the direction of the pad thickness. The pads are formed by die cutting interim pads from mats of the first and second materials with the pads comprising constituent components that are separable. The constituent components are separated and respectively associated with different constituent components f...

A heel pad comprising, a sheet of porous material having a hemispherical portion for placement on the heel, first and second opposed flap portions extending upwardly from the hemispherical portion and a central portion connecting the first and second flap portions. The pad has third and fourth flap opposed flap portions extending downwardly from the hemispherical portion, and a central portion connecting the third and fourth flap portions. The third and fourth flap portions are adapted to overla...

A padding system for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a seat providing a pad comprising foam and having a border area. The system may also include at least one reinforcing section embedded in the border area of the foam. A method of manufacturing a padding element for use in a vehicle seat is also disclosed. The seat may include a reinforcement, a carrier at least partially surrounding the reinforcement, and a foam at least partially surrounding the carrier. The method may incl...

A machine is disclosed for automatically applying glue to one edge of a multi-leaved paper product to form a pad or book. A plurality of trays are mounted on a wheel-like carrier which is incrementally rotated about a horizontal axis to advance the trays in a circular path. The trays lie essentially in angularly spaced planes intersecting at a common line that is the axis of the carrier, and are loaded on at a time after arriving at a loading position in which the tray to be loaded is horizontal...