Abstract: A method for making a RF module by a ball grid array package includes: perforating a feed-through hole which penetrates top and bottom surfaces of a terminal position of a chip populated on a substrate; forming a conductive line connecting top and bottom surfaces of said substrate into said feed-through hole; coating a part excepting a ball grid array pad on said conductive line with an insulator, by using emulsion mesh on said top surface of said substrate; making a stencil mask which provides a predetermined-sized aperture on a top surface of said ball grid array pad by using a metal mesh, and printing a solder paste on said ball grid array pad by using said stencil mask; and forming a ball grid array package solder ball through a reflow soldering of the solder paste in a nitrogen atmosphere. This method accuratly and easily forms a desired RF module without a solder printing process about a minute terminal pattern, thereby reducing a cost of production and preventing a poor product.

Abstract: A connection component for electrically connecting a semiconductor chip to a support substrate incorporates a preferably dielectric supporting structure defining gaps. Leads extend across these gaps so that the leads are supported on both sides of the gap. The leads therefore can be positioned approximately in registration to contacts on the chip by aligning the connection component with the chip. Each lead is arranged so that one end can be displaced relative to the supporting structure when a downward force is applied to the lead. This allows the leads to be connected to the contacts on the chip by engaging each lead with a tool and forcing the lead downwardly against the contact. Preferably, each lead incorporates a frangible section adjacent one side of the gap and the frangible section is broken when the lead is engaged with the contact. Final alignment of the leads with the contacts on the chip is provided by the bonding tool, which has features adapted to control the position of the lead.

Abstract: A cross-connect bus for plugging engagement with a cross-connect panel having a plurality of rows of projecting insulation displacement connectors includes first and second rectilinear axially extending resilient spring wire contact elements having outer end portions supported in fixed positions and in coaxial alignment with each other by spaced apart receptacles defined by a common support base. The inner end portions of the contact elements are supported in cantilever position by the outer end portions and have overlapping free ends biased into electrical contacting engagement with each other. Plugging elements cooperate with the support base to disable, monitor or test circuits completed by the cross-connect bus without removing the bus from plugging engagement with an associated cross-connect panel.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are proposed for adjusting a valve lift, particularly a valve needle lift of an injection valve of an internal combustion engine, wherein a valve seat, which is preset in a housing of the valve (20), is axially displaceable in the housing by means of plastic deformation. The apparatus is provided with an adjustment device (50) which generates a feeding motion for a pressing tool (53, 55) in the direction of the plastic deformation and with a measuring device (30) which determines the valve lift that is changeable by way of the plastic deformation of the valve seat and compares the valve lift with a preset desired value, with the adjustment device (50) being controllable by way of the desired value/actual value comparison. The pressing tool (53, 55) is fed by means of a first and, if necessary, by means of at least one further feeding process.

Abstract: A catalytic converter structure comprising: cylindrical catalyst substrate; a first cylindrical tube covering a first end of the substrate; a second cylindrical tube covering a second end of the substrate; a support mat surrounding a central portion of the substrate and portions of the first and second cylindrical tubes; and a housing having a cylindrical shape, within which the substrate, first and second cylindrical tubes and the support mat are located, wherein the housing has a central body and first and second housing ends, wherein the housing ends each have a first diameter less than a second diameter of the central body, wherein the first and second housing ends engage the first and second cylindrical tubes, respectively. The structure requires few components, is easy to tool and easy to adapt to different engine implementations.

Abstract: Unitary vehicle body compartment structures of the type comprising wall members and/or interconnected frame members that define the surface of a cylinder are made by providing a tube that is initially smaller than the cylinder and expanding at least portions of the tube to the shape of the body compartment structure. Functional openings such as windows are trimmed from the deformed tube to further define the compartment. A complete body may be assembled by attaching two or more such compartments such as, e.g., a passenger compartment, an engine compartment and a luggage compartment. Tube or tube segments may also be employed to make segments of the body compartment or smaller body parts such as doors and hoods.

Abstract: A shaving system includes a replaceable shaving cartridge and a shaving razor handle. The replaceable shaving cartridge has a housing carrying blades, a guard, a cap, and a camming surface. The cartridge includes an interconnect member having a pivotal support structure that pivotally supports the housing and a base structure adapted to be removably and fixedly attached to the handle. A shaving razor handle has an elongated hand gripping structure and a cartridge support structure extending from an end of the hand gripping structure. The cartridge support structure has an extension with outer side surfaces that mate with inwardly directed surfaces of a recess on the cartridge and an end surface with an opening. The extension has an asymmetrical shape to ensure proper orientation. A spring-biased plunger is retained in the cartridge support structure and extends through the opening of the cartridge support structure.

Abstract: A vibrator motor for electric hair clippers, massagers and the like includes a fixed magnetically permeable piece and a moving magnetically permeable piece. The fixed and moving pieces form a plurality of flux gap zones between selected corresponding surfaces of the fixed and moving pieces.Each of the flux gap zones has an air gap formed between the selected corresponding surfaces of the fixed piece and the moving piece. The air gaps have a total gap surface area, and an apparent gap surface area. The apparent gap surface area can be measured by viewing a selected surface which forms each gap through a plane which is generally perpendicular to the direction of the path of oscillating motion of the moving piece, or through a selected cross-section of the fixed or moving piece which is perpendicular to the path. In this invention, the total gap surface area of the gap in at least one of the flux gap zones is greater than the apparent gap surface area of that gap or gaps.

Abstract: An improved ice chipper having a plastic blade holder with outwardly propagating reinforced ribs holds a flex resistant blade of minimal thickness. A shaft of the ice chipper can be constructed of a low cost steel pipe covered with a polyethylene sleeve with knurled grip surfaces. The sleeve conforms to the pipe diameter upon application of heat during manufacture. A one-piece handle is attached to the free end of the shaft.

Abstract: Cutting shears or pruning shears have one handle longer than the other handle. The tool can be used with two hands when cutting a cut-resistant object while maintaining the handiness and lightness of pruning shears for one hand.

Abstract: An open top shoe having a slotted end cap, an opened end, a bottom wall and opposing side walls contoured to removably support a commercially available industrial electric foliage clipper, is integrally supported to an elongated pole that may be telescopic and includes a slotted end cap at one end to encapsulate the aft end of the clipper and a portion of the handle. A strap attached by a cord to the shoe is adapted to secure the trigger to the clipper's handle and place the clipper in the active condition. An electrical extension cord with a male plug is attached internally at the bottom of the pole and a detachable end cap fits into the end of the pole to close the end and the male plug. A female plug adapted to fit into the male plug of the clipper is secured to the end of the electrical extension cord that snakes through a hole formed on the upper end of the pole. Straps supported to the side walls of the shoe secure the clipper in place and prevent the clipper from dislodging from the bottom wall.

Abstract: A knife blade has an edge provided with a recessed portion of a wavy profile and extending from the heel to the tip of the blade. The recessed portion of the edge is composed of a plurality of thick segments and thin segments. The thick segments press against the sides of an incision of the cut surface such that the thin segments and the cut surface form a plurality of gaps to accommodate air or fluid so as to prevent the sides of the incision of the cut surface from attaching to sides of the edge.

Abstract: An improved can opener includes a disk-like cutter having an inwardly furled rim at a lower edge thereof and pivotally connected to a press lever at a slightly slanting angle, the press lever being pivotally connected via a pivot pin to a handle having a serrated disk rotatable by a rotary knob. When the press lever and the handle are pulled away from each other about the pivot pin, the distance between the serrated disk and the cutter is increased so that a top side of the can can be placed therebetween. By pressing the press lever, the cutter will displace towards the serrated disk, with a part of its cutting blade piercing into an outer peripheral portion of the top side of the can. When the rotary knob is turned, the serrated disk is caused to displace along an inner peripheral portion of the can and the cutter is caused to rotatably cut along the outer peripheral portion of the top side of the can.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a razor comprising a handle, a razor blade unit having one or more razor blades which can be connected to the front end of the handle, and a connecting device for connecting the razor blade unit to the handle, such that the shaving results are improved for normal shaves as well as for specific applications like medical pre-operation shave. The razor blade unit of the present invention is mounted such that it can swivel relative to the handle about a swivel axis which intersects the cutting edge of the razor blade.

Abstract: The detailed shaving device includes a spring-mounted, infinitely-positionable, rotating razor blade with a full 360-degree range of motion which is attached to a handle having an angular offset for improved grip. The shaving device allows the user to lock and release the razor blade from its angular position relative to the handle and includes a knob for adjusting the rotation of the blade. The characteristics of spring mounting, infinite position adjustment, and razor blade rotation allow the user to accurately shave difficult to reach areas of the body.

Abstract: Apparatus for determining the flatness of a generally circular polishing pad through direct measurement of the pad for use in maintaining the flatness of the pad and the flatness of surfaces of articles polished on the polishing pad of a polisher. The apparatus includes a measuring device, a frame mounting the measuring device being capable of measuring a distance between an upper surface of the polishing pad and a reference plane at plural locations along the polishing pad. The apparatus further includes a controller for controlling the measuring device. The controller is configured to indicate whether the flatness of the pad falls outside a predetermined specification.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously measuring the thickness of a bottom wall and the inside diameter of a bottoming hole. The apparatus includes a measurement auxiliary unit; a measurement head removably mounted at a lower end portion of the measurement auxiliary unit, the measurement head having an outside diameter fittable in a bottoming hole of a workpiece such as a tappet; a nozzle, provided in the measurement head, for jetting outward a compressed air supplied from an air micrometer; and an electric micrometer, provided over the measurement auxiliary unit, for detecting a vertical displacement of the measurement auxiliary unit.

Abstract: Labeling equipment alignment tooling for properly adjusting the components of the label transfer system of rotary labeling equipment including a pallet timing plate, a pallet centerline locator, a gripper timing protractor, and a pallet measuring tool.

Abstract: A layout and guide tool in which a coilable tape measure is disposed on a base to serve as a template for marking a workpiece or fashioning the workpiece with a tool. The layout tool has a guide to align the tool with the workpiece so that the integral template is in known orientation to the workpiece, and witness marks from which to read a direct numerical measurement of the distance from the end of the workpiece to the relevant work point or layout point.

Abstract: A dryer mounted in a housing with a balance for determining the moisture content of material to be weighed which is in a dish placed in the balance and is subjected to a heat source. The dish is placed in a dish support device which can be placed in and removed from the dryer together with the dish. The dish can be inserted into the dish support device and removed from the dish support device manually and from the side. An upwardly bent inner edge of a support ring prevents impurities resting on the support ring from unintentionally dropping into the dish.

Abstract: A hair dryer system that includes a rechargeable battery pack for supplying electrical power to both the air heating element and the blower fan; that includes an air filter holder for holding a replaceable air filter that can be replaced when clogged by lint and other airborne contaminants; and that includes a hair bonnet positionable over a user's head and an adjustable waist strap for securing a dryer housing containing the air heating element and the blower fan about the waist of the user.

Abstract: A method of controlling a web of paper forming slurry stationary on a dryer fabric during drying in the drying section of a papermaking machine comprising:forming the dryer fabric of synthetic yarns to be continuous;positioning the dryer fabric about drying drums of the paper drying machine;providing the dryer fabric with an adhesive or tacky support surface and delivering the web onto the adhesive support surface for passage through the dryer section;gripping or securing the web with the adhesive support surface into a relatively fixed and stationary position on the dryer fabric as it is passed about the drums and through the drying section of the paper making machine; andremoving the web from the dryer section.

Abstract: The dryer section of a machine for manufacturing a paper web includes at least one and more usually a plurality of heatable drying cylinders, each of which is wrapped over a part of its circumferential surface by the web of material to be dried. A support belt is guided by guide rolls to wrap over a part of the circumference of each of the drying cylinders and over the web. A pressing device presses against the support belt to press the web of material against the drying cylinder. That pressing device may comprise a pressure box outside the support belt to which air or steam pressure is applied. The pressure box may include several zones either along the web path or transverse to the web path permitting different pressures to be applied. The pressing device may alternately comprise a plurality of pressing rolls extending transversely to the web axis and parallel to the drying cylinder axis and being biased against the support belt, e.g.

Abstract: An apparatus for cooling, drying and granulating plastic strands emerging from a nozzle in molten form includes a discharge channel washed with cooling water through which the plastic strands are conducted. A draining and drying device forms a separate unit following the lower end of the discharge channel and has a device subjecting the plastic strands to an air stream and a water collecting apparatus disposed under the plastic strands. A granulator follows the draining and drying device.

Abstract: A method of storing and transporting gas wherein a large amount of gas is stored and transported by bringing the gas into contact with a porous material having fine pores and a large specific surface area in the presence of a compound serving as a host at or close to room temperature. The method according to the invention enables the gas in an amount equivalent to more than 180 times as much as an unit volume of the porous material to be stored or transported in a short time, even under a low pressure, for example, atmospheric pressure or up to 10.68 atm (equivalent to 10 kg/cm.sup.2 by gauge pressure) or less, and furthermore, is applicable to various kinds of gases.

Abstract: A clothes dryer fabric softener sheet dispenser with a fabric softener sheet dispenser mounted on a door of a clothes dryer, a filling chamber in the dispenser for holding a roll of fabric softener sheets, a sheet guide inside the filling chamber guiding the sheets away from the filling chamber, a pair of electric motors allowing the driving of the sheets away from the sheet guide and allowing the driving of the sheets away from the filling chamber toward a dryer compartment of the clothes dryer. The clothes dryer fabric softener sheet dispenser also has belts for engaging the sheets driven from the sheet guide in order to facilitate movement toward the dryer compartment.

Abstract: A shoe cover for being worn over the shoes consists of a cover foil adapted to protect the shoe and at least a part of the calf of a person and a reinforcing foil adapted to reinforce at least the sole portion of the cover foil. The cover foil is made of a first soft or plasticized polymer, and the reinforcing foil is made of a second soft or plasticized polymer. Besides the sole portion, the cover foil consists of a shaft portion. The sole portion of the cover foil is reinforced by the reinforcing foil by welding them together by means of a plurality of punctual welding points. Those welding points form a plurality of punctual recesses in the reinforcing foil, which recesses cause a sucker effect, such that a high adhesion between the shoe cover and the ground results. At the shaft portion, the cover foil is provided with a strap or a tape which allows to tighten the shoe cover at the foot or calf of a person.

Abstract: A custom-made shoe of a sandal-type having a sole, an orthotic unit prescribed specially for the foot of the wearer adhered to the sole a vamp unit secured forwardly to the sole, and a counter secured to and projecting upwardly from the rear periphery of the sole.

Abstract: A footwear shock-absorbing device comprises a main body, at least one shock-absorbing body having a plurality of cavities, and a pliable base equal in number to the shock-absorbing body for sealing off the bottom openings of the cavities such that the pliable base and the cavities form jointly a plurality of the closed air cells capable of alleviating the shock.

Abstract: Footwear comprising a sole formed from a first resilient material for attenuating the shock of impact to a wearer during running or walking, and a second material harder than the first material for providing firm support for a foot. The sole has heel, arch and toe sections, each of which have medial and lateral regions. The sole also has a forefoot section having a first region for supporting the first, second, third, fourth and fifth metatarsal heads of the foot, associated phalanges and metatarsal phalangeal joints, and the metatarsal necks associated with the fourth and fifth metatarsal heads, and a second region for supporting the metatarsal necks associated with the second and third metatarsal heads.

Abstract: An alpine ski boot having a shell base provided with an external sole topped by an upper that is provided with a central and/or anterior opening for the passage of the skier's foot and which forms, at its upper portion, a collar adapted to encircle the lower part of the leg with at least one tensioning member positioned on transverse flaps. The boot is composed of two main parts that are constituted, on the one hand, by the shell base having a longitudinal opening at its upper portion and made of a relatively rigid material and, on the other hand, by a single opening-closing element attached and fixed on a periphery of the upper longitudinal opening of the shell base, this element itself having, all in one piece, a first substantially vertical portion forming the upper, and a substantially horizontal second portion obtained in the extension of the first and forming an upper cuff for holding the foot, the assembly thus formed being obtained in a relatively less rigid material than that of the shell base.

Abstract: A snowshoe incorporates a semi-rigid boot housing assembly which encloses the boot of a user on either side and bottom of the foot, and an integral heel crampon assembly which precludes deflection of the snowshoe flotation member and heel crampons by ensuring that the downward force of a user's weight is transmitted directly to the crampons whereby the crampons remain perpendicular to the snow surface, the boot housing assembly extending to the heel area and upward to the ankle area and including an adjustable heel stop assembly attached to the housing for ensuring that the ball of the foot is positioned directly over the snowshoe axle, the housing assembly having semi-rigid side walls which extend the lateral rigidity to the ankle area, and provide a tension member to resist foot movement during descents, the housing walls being designed to comfortably restrain the foot using an instep clamp assembly, the boot housing assembly including a width adjustment system which allows the user to pre-set the proper wi

Abstract: An vehicle for removing and melting snow from a roadway wherein the snow is collected, transferred to a snow melting means which utilizes heat from the exhaust and cooling system to melt the snow. The vehicle includes means for restricting flow of a heat transfer fluid such that a greater force is put on the engine which will thereby generate a heat output through the exhaust and radiator cooling system. The vehicle is designed to be operated at relatively high speeds so as not to impede the flow of traffic.

Abstract: An electric iron including an electrically heated soleplate having a pressing surface. The soleplate being configured so as to form and enclose an atomization chamber in a frame-like manner which is open toward the pressing surface of the soleplate. The electric iron further has a spraying device provided in the soleplate which spraying device includes at least one outlet opening arranged to open into the atomization chamber.

Abstract: A steam iron pump assembly including two pistons for producing a spray of water and/or a surge of steam. The pump assembly includes a shared water inlet and a flange for directing a ball check valve to the valve seat during the assembly of the pump.

Abstract: A marker for placement adjacent an evidence item at a crime scene having upstanding panels connected to form a freestanding unit. A base panel extends from the lower edge of the upstanding panels and is imprinted with reference indicia such as suitable scales and a photographic target. The surfaces of all panels carry alphanumeric indicia. The markers may be placed on a horizontal surface or suspended by use of a fastener from a vertical surface. The markers are provided to law enforcement personnel in kits containing multiple sequentially imprinted markers.

Abstract: In a first embodiment, a photograph is held between two panels of a multi-panel display device and viewed through a die cut in the outer panel. The outer panel has graphics printed around the die cut in such a way as to give the appearance of interaction between the subject of the photograph and the scene depicted in the graphics. In second and third embodiments, the display device is in the form of an album containing multi-layered pages which hold photographs between their layers. The photos are viewed through die cuts in the outer layers of the pages. The pages have graphics printed on their pages which give the appearance of interaction between the subjects of the photos and the graphics printed on the pages. The die cuts and graphics can be formed such that the face of a subject of a photograph appears in place of the face of a character depicted in the graphics. An audio storage device can be included to deliver an audio message to accompany the photos and graphics.

Abstract: A display device having an interior area in which multiple images are displayed. The images arise from reflections of one or more externally or internally illuminated patterns located within the apparatus. The device creates an optical illusion whereby multiple images appear to extend a rearward distance that is greater than the thickness of the apparatus. When multiple patterns are employed, the patterns may be spaced from each other and are combined to form the desired image. The apparatus may include one or more spotlights that function to highlight predetermined area(s) within the device. The apparatus may alternatively or in combination employ an isolated light source that illuminates the interior of a light transmitting object located between the reflective surfaces to thereby cause the object and especially the object's side edges to glow with light.

Abstract: A magnetic display erasing apparatus is provided wherein the distance by which an erasing head is moved when an unerasing operation is to be performed can be made as short as possible, thereby allowing the apparatus to be miniaturized and various designs obtained. A magnetic stripe an a magnetic display sheet are formed on a magnetic card. An erasing head is disposed on the side of the back face of the magnetic card which is conveyed. During an erasing operation, a magnetic field which is substantially parallel is formed at the position where the magnetic display sheet passes. When the magnetic display sheet is not to be erased, the erasing head is retracted from a card conveying path and then housed in a magnetic shield so as to be hermetically sealed. Accordingly, the magnetic field from the erasing head is weakened and cannot reach the magnetic display sheet.

Abstract: A back lit alphanumeric sign module having a printed web which includes opaque and transparent regions that define alphanumeric characters. The web is trained between end plates having illumination cutouts and which support a spring biased take-up-roller, drive roller, a pair of transparent idler rollers and tie rods. A spiral wound spring at the take-up roller continuously tensions the web. A biased latch arm and slot at the take-up and drive rollers define web stop limits. A split, spring biased ratchet collar is provided in manual modules. The split ratchet collar at the manual drive roller provides a one-way geared rotation and cooperates with a pole engaged loop to vary rotation and sign information. A pulse modulated motor controller drive is provide at the electric module. A remote controller at the electronic module provides programmed and operator entered spread spectrum drive signals over a power line carrier circuit to the drive motor to vary sign information.

Abstract: A display stand comprises collapsible elements which are quickly and easily assembled into a stable configuration without the use of tools. The elements can be shipped in a substantially flat container to reduce shipping expenses. Vertical supports are mounted to a base to securely hold display units having messages and/or photographs for viewing. The display units have curved outer surfaces to facilitate viewing from other than directly in front or from the rear of the display stand. A header can be attached to the top of the display stand to further draw the attention of individuals.

Abstract: A signboard comprises a backboard having a frame which contains a sign member disposed contiguous with the frame so as to fill the area within the frame. The sign member has a rear surface releasably attached to the backboard, for example by means of a magnetic strip, said rear surface also having a recess. The configuration is such that pressure applied to a region of the front surface of the sign member over the area of the recess causes said sign member to lift along its opposite edge sufficiently to facilitate its removal. Alternatively, a plurality of sign members may be provided, disposed contiguous with each other and with the frame, at least one of which sign members is capable of being lifted by applied pressure.

Abstract: Lettering plate (10) which is to be attached to the outside of a lattice jacket of a pallet container has a lower support edge (14) which is flanged or bevelled to the outside. The lower support edge abuts horizontal lattice rod (8) and reaches behind it. Two side edges (15, 16) of the lettering plate are flanged to the outside for resting on two vertical lattice rods (9). Openings (18) are provided in center section (17) of two side edges (15, 16) to hold horizontal lattice rod (8). The lettering plate (10) also has an upper edge (19) which is made as a clawed edge and which in the mounted state fits behind horizontal lattice rod (8) thereby resiliently bracing plate (10) against horizontal lattice rod (8). The horizontal lattice rod abuts the back of the plate in a middle plate section. The lower and upper edge (14, 15) have, depending on the size of lettering plate (10) and the grid division of the lattice jacket, one or more openings for holding one or more vertical lattice rods (9).

Abstract: A slide mount for a transparency has a generally rectangular and annular back frame formed with front and back faces terminating outwardly at four straight outer sides, a central window, an annular row of mounting studs projecting from the front face around the window inward of the outer sides so that perforations in the transparency fit over the studs with the slide spanned across the window, and an L-shaped lip extending along two of the outer sides and having an overhanging edge. The other two sides of the back frame are plain. A generally rectangular and annular front frame geometrically similar to the back frame is formed with front and back faces terminating outwardly at four outer sides, a central window, an annular row of recesses in the respective back face around the respective window inward of the respective outer sides, and an L-shaped lip extending along two of the respective outer sides and having an overhanging edge. The other two respective sides are plain.

Abstract: An air-chambered frame for sealing a photograph or any document therein to protect against any type of moisture or environmental element. The frame comprises an integrally formed frame plate having a finished outer surface and a rear surface defining a plurality of recessions and a transparent lens section centrally located therein, a backing plate substantially the same outer dimensions of the frame plate, an adhesive gasket for joining the backing plate and frame plate and for sealing the contents therein from any moisture and an opaque cover plate which is removably attached to the frame plate for concealing the contents of the frame from view or light.

Abstract: A funeral product display case for displaying facsimiles of such funeral products as burial caskets, cremation caskets, cremation containers, cremation urns and the like in a funeral home display area for purposes of offering for sale the funeral products to customers of the funeral home comprises a cabinet mountable to a wall of the funeral home display area and having interconnected back, top, bottom and side walls. A door is pivoted to a side edge of the cabinet and is movable to and between an open position wherein the contents of the cabinet are viewable and a closed position wherein the contents of the cabinet are concealed. A first sheet-like member is removably received against the back wall of the cabinet and includes a decorative front, a back and a plurality of apertures therein.

Abstract: A picture frame and frame assembly are provided which preferably includes a transparent sheet defining picture covering, a picture positionally aligned adjacent the picture covering for viewing therethrough, and a backing sheet member positioned to underlie back portions of the picture and to support front portions of the picture against the picture covering, and a frame body integrally formed from a unitary piece of a soft, pliable material. The frame body of the invention preferably has a front portion which includes a first opening formed therein arranged for viewing a picture therethrough and a back portion which includes a second opening formed therein positionally aligned with the first opening. The second opening receives the picture covering, the picture, and the backing sheet member therein.

Abstract: A less than lethal chemical apparatus that can be fitted to conventional handguns and rifles without requiring major modification of the weapons and yet fits within the profile of the weapons framework. The invention features a chassis containing a chemical module that can house MACE or other incapacitating chemical agents such as tear gas that can be mounted in various positions, depending on the weapon selected. For a handgun, the chassis mounts on the front face of the muzzle. The weapons factory installed hand grips are replaced by modified hand grips that contain electronic controls, water proof activation switches, and a power source. The hand grips are wired to the chassis via a flexible internal circuits. The apparatus can also be activated at a distance from the firearm using an infrared activation control.

Abstract: There is disclosed an improved firearm, and in particular an improved rifle such as a bolt action rifle. Known rifles suffer from a number of problems, for example, accuracy, ease of disassembly, ease of assembly and realignment. Accordingly there is provided a rifle 5 comprising a stock 10 and an action 25 seated in the stock, the stock comprising a forestock 15 and a buttstock 20, wherein there are provided means for connecting a foremost end of the buttstock 20 to the action 25. The connection means allow the stock 10 and the action 25 to be releasably connection one with the other.

Abstract: An improved ring mount for mounting scopes and similar devices to firearms, comprising a vertically split mount having an upper ring portion, a lower mounting portion which can be drawn together for a transverse clamping action on a scope base, each clamping half comprising an integral, identical half. Draw bolts on the lower mounting portion are used to pull the clamping halves together in a pivoting motion from the top to the bottom of the ring mount which firmly clamps the scope in the ring portion prior to the lower mounting portion being lockingly clamped to the scope base. In a preferred form the ring mount is formed as a continuously extruded half with built in multiple height adjustments in the lower mounting portion, allowing the user to cut the extrusion into virtually any combination of lengths, ring spacings, height options.