Abstract: A portable electroplating system with components integrated into a complete system, rather than separated and disjointed. A single electroplating system can be self-contained to include all necessary rectifiers, tanks, cleaning functionalities, and other helpful or necessary items. By using smaller components than conventional electroplating systems, the system can allow for more economical use of chemicals, solutions, and energy and can be utilized more efficiently towards a unique shape or size of object to be plated. The system can also include wheels to make the system portable. A rack management system can be employed to move objects from one location to another within the system.

Abstract: A goggles emergency release apparatus is disclosed wherein an actuator, ptioned adjacent the goggles latching mechanism, drives a wedge into the mechanism to push a release pin into the open position and push the goggles away from the helmet. The actuator receives its initiation power when the ejection seat movement closes a microswitch.

Abstract: A system for fabricating a prefabricated home module utilizing a truss floor system with integral duct work. The module is assembled on carriers which run along a pair of tracks. A plurality of carriers can be connected to form a train which is moved from one construction station to the next. The module and mating deck components are transported to a home site and installed. The system relates to the construction of a home or building, and to modules therefor which are easily assembled, produced under factory, quality controlled conditions, and are inexpensively made.

Abstract: Elevator modules for use with an improved overall building system which consists of field assembled precast components reinforcing means embedded within site-poured concrete that forms portions of the wall and floor surfaces of the building, with the reinforcing means serving to structually unite the precast concrete components with the site-poured concrete and support the same against tension, shear and lateral shifting forces are disclosed. The elevator modules are precast components themselves having opposed front and rear walls and opposed side walls each having at least one through vertical void therein. The end walls have locating notches disposed in the bottom edges thereof. Some of the other precast components include full and partial thickness floor slabs and the locating notches in the bottom edges of the elevator modules are capable of engaging with and being supported on adjacent full thickness floor slabs.

Abstract: An improved method of concrete building slab construction comprising positioning a precast base portion having longitudinally extending bridge-type reinforcing units or joists pre-stressed in place therein, with the reinforcing units being transversely stiffened on precast concrete wall panels having vertical voids and covering the slabs with concrete during final pouring operations at the building site wherein the concrete enters the vertical voids.

Abstract: A precast concrete module defining a combined elevator shaft and utility chase area that is one story high and stacking of the modules on top of each other during construction, resulting in a completely finished elevator shaft and utility chase at the completion of erection. By this method of construction, considerable installation time following erection is eliminated in view of the fact that many of the components are already preassembled in the module prior to lifting to location.