Abstract: A clip for a surface mounted device, such as a fuse, which is attachable to a fuse by spring pressure and is attachable to a printed wiring board by soldering. The inner portions of the clip surfaces are non-solderable whereas the outer surfaces are covered with a solderable material. As a result, the inner surfaces of the clips and end caps of the fuse are not soldered during the soldering operation. This enables a fuse to be easily removed from the clips and replaced with a new fuse.

Abstract: A connector is provided with grounding contacts electrically connected to the host device's ground. The grounding contacts are positioned in the insertion path of a plug that is connected to a cable. The grounding contacts momentarily electrically contact the electrical contacts on the plug to discharge electrostatic charges in the cable to ground. A jack behind the grounding contacts in the housing receives the inserted plug. The jack includes jack contacts that are intended for making electrical contact with the plug contacts when the plug is fully inserted. Electrical connection between the plug contacts and the grounding contacts established as the plug is first inserted in the connector is broken prior to the electrical connection between the plug contacts and the jack contacts being established.

Abstract: A self-relamping clearance/marker light assembly includes a pair of lamps connected to a proving ring switch. A primary one of the almps is lighted and the switch prevents current flow through a secondary one of the lamps until the primary lamp burns out. The lamps are operated at a derated voltage to increase life and a small compensating lamp provides the necessary additional illumination lost through the reduced voltage operation of the primary and secondary lamps. The lamps are mounted for isolation from high frequency vibration and shock impacts using the lamp lead wires to form part of the shock mounting.

Abstract: A device for automatically caring for potted plants includes a rotary support carrying a potted plant and supported by a suitable base on which there is a container for liquid to be fed to the potted plant. The rotary support is driven so as to be rotated at a speed according to which the time required for one revolution of the rotary support does not form a multiple or fraction of 24. The container for the liquid is flexible while the rotary support carries at least one cam to compress the container in order to discharge liquid out of the latter, and a feed tube extends from the container to the potted plant to deliver liquid thereto each time the cam compresses the container.

Abstract: An analyzing structure .Iadd.and method .Iaddend.for determining properties such as elastic shear modulus and mechanical hysteresis of a material. A pair of mutually spaced holders hold the sample in such a way that the holders are interconnected by the sample, and these holders are in turn carried by driver and driven supports. A drive sets the driver support into vibratory motion so that the latter is transmitted through the sample to the driven support. By detecting the manner in which the driver and driven supports vibrate it is possible to determine properties of the sample. The sample is tested by cyclically generating substantially pure shear forces in the sample, with the power required to sustain the vibrations of the sample at a constant level being measured to determine the damping of the sample and the frequency of vibration being measured to determine the modulus of the sample.