Abstract: Latch operating means are disclosed comprising a linearly moveable operating member and a rotationally moveable latch operating member, interaction means comprising a thread and a thread engaging cam being provided betwen said operating member and said latch operating member, said interaction means translating linear movement of said operating member into rotational movement of said latch operating member: the latch operating means in the various forms of the invention are constructed such that said latch operating member has located rotatably thereon connector means, said connector means and said latch operating means having rotatory loss connection means therebetween; said thread being a groove and said thread engaging cam being a bearing; and being provided with locking means to restrain rotation of said latch operating member.

Abstract: A wet friction material composition for use in clutches, brakes and the like is composed of a resilient binder comprising a fluoroelastomer. The friction material is characterized by containing a significant amount of wollastonite as a filler, which unexpectedly alters the ratio between the dynamic and static coefficients of friction exhibited by the friction material during actual use.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sealant material to be primarily used in pneumatic tires to seal punctures made by external objects, such as nails. The sealant may be in a single layer or a laminate of sealant layer and covered layers. The sealant layer contains a material that is at least partially degraded by irradiation or heat in the presence of a peroxide. The laminate may be in sheet or strip form with various cross-sectional shapes. The layers in the laminate comprise rubber compounds, some of which may contain agents which either assist or retard cure by irradiation so that the layers will have different physical characteristics during the manufacture of end products containing the laminate. The laminate may be cured by any known method, either irradiation or thermal, after its assembly into the final product.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sealant material to be primarily used in pneumatic tires to seal punctures made by external objects, such as nails. The sealant may be a single layer or a laminate of sealant layer and covered layers. The sealant layer contains a material that is at least partially degraded by irradiation or heat in the presence of a peroxide. The laminate may be in sheet or strip form with various cross-sectional shapes. The layers in the laminate comprise rubber compounds, some of which may contain agents which either assist or retard cure by irradiation so that the layers will have different physical characteristics during the manufacture of end products containing the laminate. The laminate may be cured by any known method, either irradiation or thermal, after its assembly into the final product.