Inclusion of salt of non-toxic divalent magnesium cation in absorptive pads, e.g., catamenial tampons, inhibits production of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 during use.

A substantially flat menstrual or incontinent pad embodying a longitudinal centrally located narrow rib or ridge on its top surface adapted to enter into the vaginal cleft to increase its fluid absorptive capacity and wherein the flat top surface of the pad on each side of the central ridge, and on the ridge itself, are provided with a multitude of relatively deep spaced apart channels and/or deep spot-depressions which increase the lateral compressibility of the flat marginal surfaces and/or th...

An auxiliary safety base pad is provided, particularly for the first base position, adapted to be fastened alongside the conventional base pad and extend across the running lane adjacent first base. The pad is preferably made up of a hard rubber base member with a covering of outdoor type carpet. The covering is attached to the base except for the corners thereof. A grommet is placed at each corner of the hard rubber for receiving a spike fastener upon anchoring the base to the playing field. Af...

A pad to be disposed between a load and a sling. The pad has at least two woven Nylon bands or layers joined together by a yieldable, flexible adhesive. The warp threads of the bands are respectively angularly oriented.

A wheel comprises a hub 11 and a plurality of ground-engaging pads 16 disposed around and coupled to the periphery of the hub by radial studs 17. Each pad is capable of at least a limited degree of angular displacement about the axis of its stud 17 whereby the hub may turn through such angle relative to any pad currently in ground contact. A resilient stop 30 is associated with each pad to return each pad to its undisplaced position when the pad has moved out of contact with the ground. In an al...

A seat having a headrest wherein a side pad is mounted on a support attached to a lateral portion of the seat, bracketed to the back, and an adjusting mechanism permits setting the height of the pad.

The casings for two ear-pads are adjustably mounted on opposite ends of an arcuate headband by means of a pair of rivet-like elements, each of which extends through an elongate slot in one end of the headband, and a central opening in the associated ear-pad casing. Each rivet-like element has an enlarged-diameter cylindrical head on its inner end and an enlarged, rectangular head on its outer end which is slidable in a correspondingly shaped recess in the headband to allow adjustment of each cas...

Gripper pads for hands include a pad covering the palm area of a hand and finger loops on the pad through which four fingers extend for securing the gripper pad to a user's hand. The gripper pad is preferably made of a rubber material which has a relatively high coefficient of friction for maintaining a relatively non-slip grip on whatever is being held by the user.

Zeolite-impregnated pads useful for filtering and removing ammonia from fluids and for enhancing plant growth and microbial activity comprise a nonwoven polymer pad having zeolite bonded substantially throughout the pad by a non-toxic adhesive composition. In addition, methods for removing ammonia from fluids comprise passing fluid through zeolite-impregnated pads, and methods for growing plants in situ and methods for growing bacteria comprise using zeolite-impregnated pads to enhance growth.

Molded seamless brassiere pads or cups made from thermoplastic adhesive bonded nonwoven fibrous batting and an apparatus and method for molding the same without thinning of the cross-sectional area of the apex portion of the brassiere pad or cup relative to the cross-sectional thickness of the remaining wall portions of the pad or cup. To this end a central portion of the blank from which the pad is molded under heat and pressure is subjected prior to the molding operation to the action of a coo...