Abstract: An indoor/outdoor game in which toy pieces are thrown to a target. The toy pieces and target are covered with hook and loop material so that contact of the toy piece and target results in adherence of the toy piece and target. Boundary and point marker pieces are also provided. A high degree of creativity is allowed the player as they can determine target zones, point values of those zones, and target shapes. The target can be collapsed and provided with handles and zipper to form a carrier for the toy pieces and prevent separation of the toy pieces from the game during transportation or storage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for shielding a shed entrance, particularly during loading and/or unloading of a vehicle parked thereagainst, comprising: a wall-mounted frame arranged on an outside wall round the shed entrance; a hanging frame which is held in a plane substantially parallel to that of the wall-mounted frame and at a distance therefrom with resilient separating means; and at lest one fabric element extending at least over the distance between the wall-mounted frame and the hanging frame. The wall-mounted frame and the hanging frame are each formed from at least one hollow profile and at least one open profile, wherein the hollow profile and the open profile form a unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assembling and disassembling an installation present on a seabed, for instance a pipeline lying on a seabed, wherein components, for instance pipe flanges, are mutually attached by means of nut and bolt connections and the nut and bolt connections are released and/or secured by means of a wrench. Nut and bolt connections are herein released by divers using a wrench. This is heavy and difficult work. It is impossible for divers to operate at considerable depth. Complicated and very costly pipeline connections are then applied which can be released and secured without divers. The invention has for its object to reduce the stated drawbacks of the known method. To this end at least one wrench is used, of which an engagement cup for engaging a nut and/or a bolt head in axial direction of a nut and bolt connection for manipulating is displaceable relative to a cup carrier counter to spring action.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bumper device which is to be mounted on a stationary object to absorb a shock in the case a vehicle collides against the object, comprising at least one body of resilient material; and, at least on the front part of the body, a closed and flat front element of material with a low coefficient of friction in the case of contact with material of the vehicle.

Abstract: A barbecue table having a frame and a top connected to the frame. The top serves as a table and is formed by a flat metal plate. A heating element is arranged under the metal plate and connected to the frame. The heating element is mounted on the underside of the metal plate and heats the metal plate allowing food to be prepared thereon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for protecting a shed entrance, particularly during loading and/or unloading of a vehicle parked thereagainst, comprising: a wall-mounted frame arranged on a wall outside the shed entrance; a hanging frame which is held in a plane substantially parallel to that of the wall-mounted frame and at a distance therefrom with resilient separating means; wherein the separating means comprise an elongate body of form-retaining material extending in upward direction between the wall-mounted frame and the hanging frame and a coupling of elastic material on both ends of the body, wherein each coupling is connected to one of respectively the wall-mounted frame and the hanging frame.

Abstract: A device for lifting a sea-going structure (C), such as a drilling platform consisting of a superrstructure (B) and a jacket (J), which device consists of a flotation body (1) such as a boat provided with one or more laterally slidable lifting devices (2), wherein each lifting device (2) is provided with a coupling member (5) for fixing on a part of the substructure which is arranged for movement in all directions relative to the lifting device (2), whereby the device adapts better to the swell and the relative displacement of the flotation body (1) relative to the drilling platform.

Abstract: A method for lifting a sea platform with its substructure attached from a seabed and moving that platform to a different location. Use is made of flotation bodies which are filled with water and attached to the substructure. The flotation bodies can be emptied of some water to provide greater flotation and can be rotated around a horizontal axis to facilitate movement of the entire assembly under various sea conditions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for positioning an upright with a desired orientation in order to mount thereon a superstructure such as a post of a pylon. The device is characterized by a frame, and a rotation mechanism connected to the frame for rotation in a plane round a standing axis, wherein the rotation mechanism comprises coupling means for coupling the upright thereto at the desired angle of inclination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming weakenings in a metal plate (8), comprising of: deforming the metal plate to a predetermined depth to form a weakening thinned portion along at least one line; and bending the metal plate along the line, characterized by displacing relative to each other the metal plate and at least one tool deforming the metal plate along the line and over at least one surface of the metal plate with a force directed substantially transversely of the metal plate and sufficient to deform the metal plate. The invention also relates to a device for performing thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for determining the direction and speed of an air flow, comprising a chip which is provided with two mutually perpendicularly positioned pairs of measuring circuits placed at a distance opposite each other, optionally four heating elements in positions coinciding with the measuring circuits and a control circuit, which chip is fixed onto a substrate, characterized in that the mounting between chip and substrate is substantially homogeneous and preferably effected by gluing. The chip is for instance accommodated in a housing of conducting material. The device can contain in addition to the measuring chip a reference chip without heating elements which is embodied in substantially identical manner and which is shielded from the measuring chip by an insulator.

Abstract: A device using the failure of a material decomposable by ozone to indicate a predetermined ozone exposure. In the preferred embodiment, a plurality of contact rods stretch latex to varying thicknesses to indicate more than one level of ozone exposure upon failure. The device can be made compact and portable, usable as a personal monitor. In an alternative embodiment, material such as rubber in the shape of O-rings is employed as the material decomposable by ozone.

Abstract: Apparatus for coupling an elongate support and a fence, such as a partition between cubicles in a stall. Cubicle partitions are first hung from couplings which have been fixed to a horizontal member of an elongate support. The partitions are hung on the support one end at a time, allowing for a single person to perform this operation even with relatively heavy partitions. After hanging the ends of the partition, the partition can be adjusted prior to finally securing the ends of the partition to the support.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing curved surfaces, in particular a pipe surface, using processing means which are guided over that surface at a distance thereabove by means of a guide to be pre-arranged on that surface, wherein the guide consists of a flexible body provided with two parallel edges witch extend some distance above the surface for processing, and a carrier for the processing means is provided with a follower system consisting of at least three follower members which are ordered in a triangle and which co-act with the edges, this such that the carrier follows the curved surface at a fixed distance during movement along the guide, whereby processing of the surface can be performed under uniform conditions which enhances precision and therefore quality.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for arranging at least one duct in a ground. The method is distinguished by above ground assembly of the duct; bringing the ground into plastic state; and forcing the duct into the ground. The ground is subjected to vibration in order to effect the transition to the plastic state thereof. The method is also distinguished by placing piles and fixing the duct to the piles prior to bringing the ground into the plastic state; and by subsequently forcing the piles with the duct fixed thereto into the ground. The present invention further relates to a system of ducts in a ground which comprises at least one type of duct, wherein piles fixed to the ducts are arranged in the ground.

Abstract: A method for removing a superstructure from a jacket placed on a sea-bottom, wherein a vessel is positioned in the vicinity of the jacket. In this operation, the problem of the superstructure colliding with the jacket during lifting thereof due to up and down movement caused by the vessel floating on the waves is real and present. The superstructure and/or the jacket can sustain damage. To avoid such damage, the superstructure is engaged by lift supports which are movable relative to the vessel. Once the movement of the vessel in the waves is detected, lifting of the superstructure from the jacket is started when it is detected that the vessel is situated below it's average depth level in the sea.

Abstract: A method for laying a pipeline on a surface located under water such as a deep sea bed. The pipeline is held fixedly by tensioners having tensioning elements each extending between a clamping member engaging on the pipeline and a support member connected to a vessel. Tensioning is accomplished by sets of endless clamping bands which apply a braking action to the pipeline. A set of clamping jaws is clamped fixedly to the pipeline and moves along with the pipeline from a starting position to a releasing position. As a set of clamping jaws is clamped to the pipeline, another set of clamping jaws is released from the pipeline and returned to a starting position to continually repeat the cycle of holding and releasing of the pipeline.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for laying a pipeline on a floor located under water, wherein a pipe string is lowered from the pipe-bedding installation to the floor, characterized in that the part of the pipe string situated between the water surface and the floor is at least partially supported by bearing mechanism which engage on the pipe string, wherein an axial displacement is realized between the bearing mechanism on the one hand and the pipe string on the other.A heavy pipeline can hereby be laid on a deep seabed, for instance at a depth in the order of magnitude of 1-3 km, and/or the capacity of the draw benches on board the pipe-bedding installation can be reduced.

Abstract: A laser sighting apparatus for firearms having a laser module disposed in a cartridge-shaped housing with the same bore as the firearm. The laser module is adjustable so as to consistently produce a red dot on a target from a laser beam running through the bore of the firearm. The crosshairs of a conventional scope mounted on the firearm can be aligned with the red dot, and the laser module and housing removed from the firearm. A live round of ammunition, when discharged from the firearm, will now strike a target exactly at the point defined by the intersection of the crosshairs of the firearm's scope. A safety spring is provided which prevents destruction of the aperture if the firearm is accidently discharged with the laser module and housing still in the bore of the firearm.

Abstract: Apparatus for safely deodorizing and purifying an enclosure such as a building structure or vehicle using an ozone generator thereby minimizing the risk of biological exposure and pollutants which trigger environmental illness or allergic reactions. The ozone generator is controlled with an electronic logic circuitry and sensors which automatically regulates ozone exposures to peak at an antiseptic level thereby preventing inadvertent oxidation damage due to over exposure. One embodiment of the apparatus uses an ozone decomposing material to eliminate the harmful residual ozone concentration within the enclosure which is present immediately after an effective ozone treatment. Another embodiment allows for control of the apparatus from outside the enclosure being purified, allowing the operator to alter the outcome of the treatment.