Abstract: A process, requiring minimal skills, for applying a protective acrylic coating, with or without extending the tips, to the human fingernail as afforded by (1) clearing and roughening the surface of the nail, (2) applying a layer of liquid acrylic monomer, (3) applying a powdered polymethacrylate ester to the wetted nail surface, (4) removing loose powder and smoothing the nail surface, (5) brushing on, as one would with nail polish, a second layer of liquid acrylic monomers and, after curing, (6) finishing the nail in the conventional manner.

Abstract: A process, requiring minimal skills, for applying a protective acrylic coating, with or without extending the tips, to the human fingernail as afforded by (1) cleaning and roughening the surface of the nail, (2) applying a slow-curing cyanoacrylate glue, (3) applying a powdered polymethacrylate ester to the wetted nail surface, (4) removing loose powder and smoothing the nail surface, (5) brushing on, as one would with nail polish, a blend of acrylic monomers and, after curing, (6) finishing the nail in the conventional manner.

Abstract: A resiliently deformable link is interposed between the throttle linkage and the throttle lever of a carburetor normally associated with a conventional internal combustion engine. The resiliently deformable member receives and stores energy during acceleration movements of the linkage and transmits the energy to the throttle lever for opening the throttle valve. A pneumatic restrictor such as a dashpot or bellows opposes the opening of the throttle valve in response to the resiliently deformable member. The rate of discharge of air into or from a chamber within the pneumatic restrictor modulates the rate of opening the throttle valve. Air flow is regulated by air bleed means which may be an adjustable atmospheric vented valve or other means responsive to engine manifold vacuum.Biasing means serve to urge the throttle lever toward a closed throttle position.