Abstract: An underwater anti-fouling agent contains as an effective component a hexacyano compound, preferably a hexacyanoferrate. The anti-fouling agent is useful for the preparation of an anti-fouling paint.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting and demounting a lid of a vessel on and from a body thereof. The lid and the body are fastened to each other by a plurality of stud bolt and nut assemblies. A turntable is supported on a sling to be fixed to the lid, for turning movement in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis passing through a center of the lid. A plurality of operating units are supported by the turntable and are arranged in circumferentially spaced relation on a circle having a diameter equal to that of a pitch circle of the stud bolts. Each of the operating units includes a device for transporting the nuts to and from the stud bolts, and a device for attaching and detaching the stud bolts to and from an end flange of the body of the vessel. A positioning arrangement is provided for moving the turntable in the horizontal plane relatively to the sling so as to bring the operating units into vertical alignment with the stud bolts.

Abstract: An ionic conductive polymeric sticking agent comprising: (a) a reaction product of (i) a polyurethanepolyol prepolymer having an alkylene oxide chain and/or a polyol having an alkylene oxide and (ii) a polyurethane polyisocyanate prepolymer having an alkylene oxide chain, and (b) an ionic compound.

Abstract: An air flow control device for an automotive vehicle includes an air flow control fin pivotably secured near the rear end of a vehicle. The air flow control fin is pivotable to either of two angular positions with respect to the vehicle body. A manual operator is disposed within a vehicle compartment and is connected to the air flow control fin through a remote control mechanism. The air flow control fin is movable between a first spoiler position in which the fin diverts air flowing along vehicle body surface upwards so as to exert a downward force and enhance the traction of the vehicular wheels, and a second air flow guide position in which the fin guides the air flow toward a rear window surface so as to remove rain water, dust and so forth. The manual operator can be operated by a driver in the vehicle compartment to select either the first spoiler position or the second air flow guide position.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for a front-pillar and side-door arrangement of an automotive vehicle, the pillar and door arrangement including a front pillar having a wall portion formed with an opening and a side-door sash assembly including a front portion extending along the front pillar and spaced apart from the wall portion of the pillar, the sealing assembly comprising a flexible sealing member having an inner portion attached to the front pillar and an outer portion warped from the outer portion and held in elastically pressing contact with the front portion of the side-door sash assembly, the sealing member being formed with an opening in the inner portion thereof, and a snap element having a head portion passed through the opening in the sealing member and a stem portion projecting into the front pillar through the opening in the wall portion of the pillar and smaller in cross sectional area than the head portion so that the head portion has adjacent to the stem portion an end face which is held in contact with

Abstract: A shock absorbing assembly disclosed such as an over rider of a bumper, a shock absorbing bumper, a stopper or a guard molding, comprises a core member or members molded of a low density elastomeric material having stud bolts or nuts inserted before molding and embedded therein, and a cover member molded of a high density elastomeric material enclosing the core member inserted before molding the cover member.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an improved bumper construction for an automotive vehicle.The vehicle has a plurality of bumper mounting stays and a body panel adjacent the stays.The bumper construction comprises a thin-walled plastic bumper, a reinforcement member mounted to the bumper at an intermediate section thereof adjacent the body panel and a spring member interposed between the reinforcement member and the vehicle body panel. The reinforcement member and the intermediate section of the bumper are adapted to define a closed bumper configuration. The spring member is operatively connected to the reinforcement member and the vehicle body panel such that the intermediate section of the bumper is supported through the spring member by the body panel.