The Procter Gamble Company

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James F Ward

Donald J Peterson

Lawrence A Gilbert

Randall Stryker Matthews

Ralph Anthony Damico

Bruce S Griffith

A marriage and divorce game and game board. The game board is divided into four quadrants and includes a plurality of defined spaces that extend around the periphery of the game board. A church and a courthouse are disposed in a central area of the game board. There is provided an array of consequence cards that include marriage, divorce, pastor and judge cards. The marriage and divorce cards include events that relate to marriage or divorce. The pastor and judge cards also include events such as penalties and benefits. Through the course of the game, points are accumulated by the individual players and individual players whose tokens land on spaces corresponding to the marriage, divorce, pastor and judge cards are required to draw an appropriate card from a deck and deal with the consequences of the card or gain the benefit conferred by the card.

Marriage and divorce game

A harness having four sets of straps extendable around a dog's torso, with one of these strap sets being disposed proximate with the dog's neck and another with its hindquarters, at least one longitudinally-extending upper strap member, and a flexible truss including a pair of strips of unequal length coupled together by a connector such as a D-ring slidably received by the strips and movable along substantially the length of the shorter strip. The pair of strips so coupled define a branched structure having branches of continously variable length. The strap sets, as well as the ends of each strip, are attached to the upper strap member, the distal ends of each strip being spaced apart from each other and from the ends of the other strip. Moreover, the distal ends of the shorter strip are disposed proximate with a contiguous pair of sets of straps and with one end of the shorter strip on one side of the midpoint of the upper strap member and the other on the other side of this midpoint. When a dog is suspended in the harness by a leash attached to the connector, the flexible truss supports each of the strap sets of the harness in such a way that the weight of the dog's body is spread substantially evenly along the length of the harness. Alternately, when the leash/harness is used to restrain a dog, restraining forces are transmitted through the connector and into the branched structure in such a way as to avoid applying excessive loads, generally independently of the direction in which the leash is being pulled, to any one particular portion of the animal's body.

Multi-purpose pet harness

The present invention is directed to a process for sulfating unsaturated alcohols using inexpensive reagents and mild reaction conditions. The process comprises reacting an unsaturated alcohol of the formula R--OH, wherein R is a C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 alkenyl group, with an ether sulfate of the formula R.sup.1 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OSO.sub.3 M, wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl group, n is an integer from 1 to 10, and M is an alkali metal, to form an unsaturated sulfate; said reaction being carried out in the presence of a catlaytically effective amount of an acid catalyst. The mole ratio of unsaturated alcohol reactant to ether sulfate ranges from about 0.5:1 to about 2:1. In this process the sulfation occurs primarily at the hydroxyl group of the unsaturated alcohol, with minimal sulfation at the olefinic moiety of said alcohol.

Process for sulfating unsaturated alcohols

A comfortable, lightweight and portable stadium seat with a slidably removable tray for spectator use is disclosed. This seat contains back rest and seat bottom portions with cushions attached to interconnected tubular rails so that the seat is collapsible for easy carrying. In addition the tray is mounted under the seat bottom portion in such a manner that it can be pulled out as needed to extend in front of the spectator for holding food and drinks. A safety feature consisting of a spring-loaded hook-like fastener mounted on the bottom of the seat and keeps the seat from tipping over backwards while in use.

Portable stadium seat with tray

The invention discloses a lifesaving and mooring device (8) having a resilient, floatable member (10), defining a pair of channels (12) therethrough, adapted for slidable receipt of an elongated member, such as a rope (14) through the channels. The rope slidably passes through the channels in a U-like configuration so as to form an adjustable slip-loop (18). At least one end of the rope has a diameter greater than that of the channels so as to prevent removal of the rope therefrom.

Lifesaving and mooring device

Liquid detergent compositions containing alpha-amine oxide surfactants and having a pH of from about 9.0 to about 13.0 are disclosed. The alpha-amine oxides have improved stability against metal-catalyzed decomposition in the present compositions. The compositions preferably contain heavy-metal chelating agents, and also other surfactants and detergent adjunct materials.

Liquid detergent compositions containing alpha-amine oxide surfactants

Solid detergent compositions containing alpha-amine oxide surfactants and alkaline materials, which exhibit a pH of greater than 9.0 at a concentration of 1% by weight in water, are disclosed. The alpha-amine oxides have improved stability against metal-catalyzed decomposition in the present compositions. The compositions preferably also contain other surfactants and detergent adjunct materials.

Solid detergent compositions containing alpha-amine oxide surfactants

Novel organotin-substituted cyclic sulfone compounds of the general formula: ##SPC1## Where each R is alkyl of from 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, or aryl and each R' is alkyl of from 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, aryl or hydrogen, and a process for preparing same. These organotin compounds have insecticidal, acaricidal, bacteriostatic, fungicidal and herbicidal properties.

Novel organotin compounds

Disclosed are novel(organosulfinylmethyl) triorganotin compounds and a process for preparing same. These organotin compounds correspond to the general formula: ##EQU1## where R is a 1 to 14 carbon atom alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl group and each R' is an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The organotin compounds of the invention have insecticidal, acaricidal and herbicidal properties and are employed in the formulation of pesticidal compositions effective for combating these pests.

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Fairfield, OH, United States of America

James F Ward