Abstract: There is provided a toothbrush where the dose of dentifrice used is controlled by the use of bristles of at least two different colors. When the bristles of one color are covered with a dentifrice the dose will be within guidelines. In addition, the dentifrice and bristles of one of the colors can be the same to aid in controlling the dose of dentifrice. This will in turn limit the dose of fluoride and other components of a dentifrice.

Abstract: A cleaning tool includes a fleece covering and support structures which both supported by a handle. The fleece material is sewn into a hollow cylinder and then turned inside out. A foam structure surrounds the upper end of the handle as it extends into the hollow fleece cylinder. A foam plug lies within the foam structure and cushions the upper end of the handle against the inside of the fleece material. Near the point of entry of the handle into the foam structure, the fleece material is attached to the handle to hold the cleaning tool together. Various shapes of cleaning tool can be formed with the overall outer shape of the fleece dependent upon both the cutting and sewing of the fleece material, as well as the shape of the supporting foam material.

Abstract: A paint roller assembly includes a wire frame having a spindle on which a wire cage is rotatably mounted with end mounting bearing members. An outermost bearing member includes an annular wall provided with a flexible arm having a stop at its distal end. The stop normally abuts an end of a tubular paint roller to lock same against lengthwise movement. A paint barrier on the bearing member defines an area for momentary reception of the arm and stop during roller removal and installation procedures.

Abstract: A decorating tool for use by painters in ragging a previously painted surface. The tool includes a sleeve elasticated to a roller which can be mounted on a conventional roller handle assembly. The sleeve is formed of a rag material and has a diameter and a length exceeding the diameter and length of the roller. The sleeve is gathered by a plurality of elastic bands that are axially spaced apart along the length of the roller and threaded in the rag material in a wave pattern to form random folds.

Abstract: A plastic paint roller frame includes a cross member having legs depending from opposite ends of the cross member, and pins on the legs in coaxial alignment with each other for rotatably mounting opposite ends of a roller cover between the legs. The legs have a pair of flexible ears on the inner ends thereof which are movable toward each other to permit the legs to be slid in and out of transverse openings in opposite ends of the cross member for ease of assembly and removal of the roller cover from the frame. External shoulders on the ears resist removal of the legs from the transverse openings when the legs are pushed into the transverse openings a sufficient distance such that the external shoulders clear the openings and the ears move the external shoulders radially outwardly into overlying relation with the upper ends of the transverse openings.

Abstract: A coupler is disclosed for coupling floor maintenance pads to a pad driven disc. The coupler has one part which is mounted to or from an integral part of the driver disc and a second part which snaps onto the first part for holding and centering a maintenance pad to a disc. A spring lock arrangement is provided for preventing the coupler from separating and comprises a spring clip carried by the retainer engageable with recesses formed on an axially extending locking post forming part of the base part. The spring clip is held to the retainer by a pair of keepers which define slots having diverging cross-sections. The spring clips include a pair of elongate legs interconnected by a bridging segment on one end and a pair of finger engageable pressure pads on opposite ends by which the spring clip is squeezed to spread apart the legs. Both the retainer and base include fluid supply openings through which floor treating fluids can be dispensed onto the floor.

Abstract: In a portable work machine having a prime mover, a driven unit such as a fan to be driven by the prime mover, a machine case made of synthetic resin and including an inlet port case, a central case and an engine case, a bottom portion of the central case is integrally formed with stands each having a hollow which opens at one side end of the bottom portion. A cutting is formed in the bottom portion to provide the hollow with an upper wall which opens partly. The bottom of the stand is formed with a raised edge.

Abstract: A cone shaped, hand held windshield ice scraper consisting of two parts, the cone body and the cap. The cap pressure fits into the open cone top, the open cone base is formed by the convergence of equal opposing angles resulting in a relatively sharp ridge about the base circumference. The cone and cap are composed of a soft plyable plastic to facilitate deformation. Raised ridges are arrayed about the cone for stiffening and grip enhancement.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing dust from an object has a resilient body having a first substantially flat surface and a second surface having a plurality of spaced-apart projections. A flock coating covers at least the first and second surfaces. The flat surface of the apparatus is used for removing dust from a generally flat surface, whereas the surface with spaced-apart projections is used for removing dust from more complex surfaces and from nooks which cannot be reached using the flat surface of the apparatus. The resilient body is preferably made of a foam material. Although the body may be of virtually any shape, polyhedral shapes are preferred in order to provide a plurality of dusting surfaces.

Abstract: A method and device in the operation of a doctor blade in a paper machine/board machine in which different quantities of lubricating medium are supplied into different areas in the longitudinal direction, i.e., along the width, of the doctor blade, independent of one another. A larger amount of lubricating medium is supplied into the area having the maximum extent of wear of the doctor blade.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a wafer washing and drying apparatus for accurately and reliably effecting the washing of wafers after slicing, mainly the removal of foreign particles attached to the wafer end faces. The apparatus comprises a washing unit including a pluralitys of brush roller pairs for washing wafers, arranged in a row in a wafer conveying direction such that they are rotated in different directions, that is, some of them being rotated in the wafer conveying direction, and the others being rotated in the opposite direction to the wafer conveying direction, their brush bundles being arranged helically in the axial direction, at least tips of the brush hair constituting the brush hair bundles being non-linear, and a drying unit including air stream blow-out nozzles for blowing out air streams upstream with respect to the wafer conveying direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor cleaning apparatus for removing particles that have adhered to the back side of a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer is placed on a support. Inert gas is blown against the back of the semiconductor wafer by a plurality of nozzles, each of which is positioned at a predetermined angle to the back of the semiconductor wafer and inclined in a first direction. An air exhaust is located near the periphery of the semiconductor wafer and arranged so as to suck in the particles removed from the semiconductor wafer with the nozzles.

Abstract: A grommet assembly for sealingly mounting elongated elements in an aperture in a panel such as the dash panel of a motor vehicle. The grommet assembly includes inner and outer grommet members which are relatively telescopically arranged. The outer grommet member has a rearwardly opening cup shaped configuration, is formed of a resilient material, and includes a tapered forward portion sized to fit in the panel aperture. The inner grommet member has a forwardly opening cup shaped configuration, is formed of a rigid material, and includes an annular wall telescopically received within the annular wall of the outer grommet member and engaging a front wall of the outer grommet member at a location forwardly of the annular groove.

Abstract: A rotatable grommet for opening or closing access to a panel opening. The rotatable grommet is a C-shaped grommet having a grommet opening approximately the same size as the access area of a panel opening. The rotatable grommet includes a post that engages an arched slot formed in the panel. The ends of the arched slot define the open and closed positions for the rotatable grommet. The rotatable grommet includes a handle having handle protrusions that ease rotation of the rotatable grommet. At least one latch establishes friction between the rotatable grommet and the panel opening so that the rotatable grommet will not be inadvertently opened or closed.

Abstract: A curtain suspension device for suspending curtains, drapes and other sheet-like material from a support bar or rod comprised of a generally circular curved member having an inner surface, an end and an opposite, the end fixedly attached to a first gripping member and the opposite end fixedly attached to a second gripping member. At least one gripping protrusion and at least one gripping protrusion receiving notch are opposingly, alternately and concentrically formed on the gripping surface of the first gripping member and on the gripping surface of the second gripping member. A friction reducing element is formed on the inner surface of the curved member minimizing frictional resistance as the curtain suspension device is moved along a prior art support bar or rod.

Abstract: A handle for a suitcase includes a base having two barrels disposed in the end portions for slidably receiving two tubes. A plate is secured to the bottom of the base and two slides are slidably engaged in the plate. The slides each has a latch for engaging with the tubes and each includes an inclined slot. A knob includes two inclined legs engaged with the inclined slots of the slides. The slides are moved toward each other or moved away from each other by the engagement of the inclined legs of the knob with the inclined slots of the slides.

Abstract: A three-segmented expandable pull rod for luggage is composed of a handle, two first segments fastened with both ends of the handle, two second segments for receiving extractably and retractably the first segments, two third segments for receiving extractably and retractably the second segments, and two locating sets each having a control member, a main elastic element, a first retaining member and a second retaining member. The second segment is retracted into the third segment such that the bottom end of the second segment presses against the control member so as to cause the second retaining member to retract, thereby causing the first retaining member to engage the first retaining hole of the third segment. The second segment is extracted from the third segment such that the control member is urged by the main elastic element so as to force the first retaining member to retract, thereby causing the second retaining member to engage the second retaining hole of the third segment.

Abstract: A device for a door hinge structure of the snap-in type, where the hinge has a first hinge flap designed to be secured to a door frame and pivotally attached to a second hinge flap in the form of an insertion part which can be snapped into an insertion pocket in a receiving part that is secured to an end portion of a door leaf. The receiving part has a spring-loaded peg which is slidably mounted in a slide that is moveable parallel to the depth direction of the insertion pocket. The slide forms steplessly adjustable threaded engagement with an axially immoveable, rotatable adjusting screw, provided in the receiving part, and the peg is moveable transverse to the insertion pocket for releasable engagement with a hole or a cut-out portion in the insertion part, whereby the length of insertion of the insertion part in the depth direction of the insertion pocket is steplessly adjustable.

Abstract: A belt buckle which includes a base frame fastened to a lead end of a belt, the base frame having a locating plate with a notch, a holder frame fastened to the base frame, the holder frame having a chamber and a front opening disposed in communication with the chamber, a locking mechanism pivoted to the holder frame in its front opening and moved between a locking position where the locking mechanism is moved into the notch on the locating plate to hold down a tail end of the belt, and an unlocking position where the locking mechanism is moved out of the notch on the locking plate to release the tail end of the belt, and a release control unit mounted in the chamber of the holder frame and controlled to move the locking mechanism from the locking position to the unlocking position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a microphone clip connecting structure mainly including a microphone back cover having a round recess, a rotational disk rotatably received in the round recess, and a clip assembled to the rotational disk. A plurality of locating holes and a sunken hole deeper than the locating holes are spaced around the round recess. The rotational disk has a retaining hook and a retaining block at each side of its top surface, defining a mortise space between them. A locating projection extends from a bottom of the retaining block into one of the locating holes or the sunken hole. When the rotational disk is turned with the locating projections extend into two of the locating holes, the rotational disk is temporarily fixed in place.

Abstract: A clip made from a band-like metal plate having spring characteristics, includes: a back portion formed at a center portion of the metal plate in its longitudinal direction so as to have a width in the longitudinal direction corresponding to a maximum clipping thickness of the clip; a pair of abutment portions formed by bending the band-like metal plate in the same direction at longitudinally opposite ends of the back portion so that longitudinal opposite ends of the respective abutment portions form abutting edges which abut against each other for holding edge portions of sheet-like members to be clipped between the abutting edges of the abutment portions; and at least three bent portions for giving an elastic force to the abutment portions.

Abstract: A tongue assembly (10) includes a metal plate member (34) having a first portion (36) with a buckle latch receiving first opening (42) and a second portion (46) offset from the first portion. The metal plate member (34) has a second opening (60) between the first and second portions (36 and 46) through which seat belt webbing (16) extends. The first portion (36) of the metal plate member (34) is positionable on one side of the belt webbing (16). The second portion (46) of the metal plate member (34) is positionable on the other side of the belt webbing (16). A seat belt webbing cinch bar (130) is attached to the metal plate member (34) and located on the other side of the belt webbing (16). The cinch bar (130) has a first position in which the belt webbing (16) is located between the first portion (36) of the metal plate member (34) and the cinch bar (130).

Abstract: Improved spring fasteners are formed from a single length of at least partially hardened wire bent to form a generally planar base and a generally diamond-shape engagement portion or dart extending generally perpendicularly from the center of the base. The length of wire is bent at its center to form the dart. Free ends of the wires are crossed past and partially around one another to provide a scissor action to arms forming either side of the dart. The free end portions of the wire are extended away from the dart in opposite directions. Each is curled into a circular loop in which the extreme end of the wire is overlapped or butted with an intermediate portion of the wire to form a fully closed loop at either end of the base. The configurations are actually less compact than previous configurations and, as a result, is less likely to nest with identical fasteners.

Abstract: A lock slider for slide fastener has on a slider body in a lock slider for slide fastener, an operating-lever-receiving seat is formed on a slider body. An operating lever has a grip at one end, and a locking pawl at an intermediate position off to the other end, which pawl is angularly spaced by 90.degree. from the grip. With the lever, a resilient plate, an axle of a pull tab and attachment plate placed one over another in the seat, an axle of a pull tab placed over the resilient plate, the attachment plate is fixed to the seat in such a manner that the lever is angularly movable by about 90.degree.. The grip is turned in such a manner that the resilient plate presses the cam so as to insert the locking pawl between the coupling elements to lock, and when the grip is raised, the locking pawl is retracted from between the coupling elements so that the slider can slide.

Abstract: A latching fastener having cocking and triggering mechanisms is provided. The fastener has two flexible fastening latch arms each fixed at a proximal end of the arm and having a free distal end. The two arms are located relative to each other to cooperate in grasping a structure between them. A fastener cocking mechanism is connected to the fastening latch arms for retracting the distal ends of the arms when the cocking mechanism is activated, to thereby produce a latching gap between the distal ends of the arms. A trigger mechanism is located between the fastening latch arms such that a structure guided into the latching gap can activate the trigger, for deactivating the cocking mechanism, which in turn results in closing together of the distal ends of the fastening latch arms, to grasp the structure between them and latch the structure to the fastener.

Abstract: The invention provides laces, such as shoelaces, having affixed to them repeatedly collapsible and expandable aglets which can form 2- or 3-dimensional objects. The aglets can advantageously be passed through an eyelet thereby making it possible for them to be permanently affixed to laces during their manufacture. Thus, a user need not purchase a lace and aglets separately and attach them to each other after lacing an article such as a shoe.

Abstract: Disclosed is a textile laminate comprising a fiberfill web substrate and a face layer. The fiberfill web substrate has a plurality of first fibers at the surface of the substrate. The face layer comprises a plurality of extruded second fibers which are mechanically intertangled with the plurality of first fibers at the surface of the substrate to thereby form the textile laminate. Typically, the first fibers of the fiberfill web are polyester fiberfill fibers and the second fibers of the extruded face layer are polypropylene fibers.

Abstract: An hydraulic treatment apparatus (10) and method is provided for finishing and upgrading the quality of continuous filament cloth materials. The fabric (12) is supported on a member and impacted with a uniform, high density jet, fluid curtain (34,70) under controlled process energies. Low pressure/low energy treatments spread filaments in the fabric to reduce air porosity and provide improved uniformity in material finish. High pressure and energy treatments increase fabric bulk and porosity. Fluid treated fabrics of the invention demonstrate substantial improvement in at least two of uniformity, cover, opacity, increased or decreased bulk, increased or decreased air permeability, abrasion resistance, tensile strength, edge fray, and seam slippage.

Abstract: A reed drawing-in apparatus provides a method whereby a warp thread can be properly and smoothly drawn in a respective gap between adjoining dents of even an extremely high-density reed without being cut off during the reed drawing-in operation. A threader apparatus which can stand longer use is also used. The work carrier sequentially stops at a respective gap between adjoining dents of the reed while it moves towards the latitudinal direction of said reed. A gap opener carried on the work carrier temporarily enlarges a target gap and a threader thrusts in the enlarged gap so as to hook a warp thread sorted out from a thread supply section. Thread is drawn into the reed which is provided with a hook part thereon.

Abstract: A method of warp thread drawing-in for warp thread machines having at least one warp thread magazine, heald frame, and reed comprises the steps of placing the warp thread magazine, heald frame and reed from the warp thread machine on a warp thread charging device which is separate from the warp thread machine; passing warp thread groups, comprised of one or more warp threads, in stages through a respective heddle of a heald frame; assigning each of the warp thread groups a space in the reed; drawing each of the warp thread groups through its respective space with an automatic reeding device, the automatic reeding device being movable along a width of the reed as the drawing step is carried out; transferring the warp thread magazine, heald frame and reed from the warp thread charging device to the warp thread machine and returning the warp thread magazine, heald frame and reed to their operational positions in the warp thread machine. A warp thread charging apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for mounting diamonds in stainless steel objects includes steps of cutting material stainless steel into needed sizes and shapes, of drilling holes for diamonds in objects, of etching small projections on an outer edge of each hole by an electric processing machine, of grinding surfaces of objects attached with small projections by an electrolysis grinding machine, and of mounting diamonds in the objects by means of a diamond mounting machine having a press rod for pressing small projections to bend on sloped faces of diamonds placed in the holes of the objects.

Abstract: One driver having external electrodes arranged over both surfaces of a piezoelectric ceramic plate polarized in the direction of its thickness, and one generator having two mutually opposed interdigital electrodes on one or both surfaces of a piezoelectric ceramic plate and alternately polarized in the direction of its length between the electrode fingers of the interdigital electrodes are formed combined in alignment in the direction of the length of the piezoelectric ceramic plate. Alternatively, the driver and generator may be formed in alignment in the direction of the width of piezoelectric ceramic plate. By applying a low voltage to this piezoelectric ceramic transformer from the driver at a resonance frequency of a longitudinal vibration of second order mode of the piezoelectric ceramic plate, a high voltage can be picked up from the generator.

Abstract: A fastener installation tool installs fasteners of the type in which a part of the fastener is broken off during the installation process. The tool has collection means for collecting broken off fastener parts during operation of the tool. The collection means (34) is removably connectable to the tool. A safety device in the tool is responsive to the collection means being connected to the tool or being not connected to the tool. The safety device (64,68,72) allows further operation of the tool only when the collection means is connected to the tool.

Abstract: A tool including a short shaft with splines corresponding to motor shaft splines at one end, and splines corresponding to pump shaft splines at the other end. The tool is placed between a pump and motor so that their respective shafts can be aligned, and the tool is then removed so that the pump and motor can be permanently secured together.

Abstract: A tool (10) for removal of a gudgeon pin (33) from an assembly (34) of a reciprocating end of a connecting rod (28) and a piston wherein there is provided a base (11), a post (16), a pair of projecting half-arms (12, 13) projecting forwardly of the post (16) and above the base (11), each of the half-arms (12, 13) each having a support web (27) with a semi-circular inner edge which co-operates with the inner edge of the other half-arm (13, 12) to provide an ejection aperture (32) for the gudgeon pin (33) while the webs (27) of the half-arms (13, 12) resist the ejection pressure and thereby avoid piston damage.

Abstract: In forming an element-free space portion in a continuous fastener chain, legs of a number of metallic fastener elements, which legs exist on one side of the fastener chain are cut by a pair of cutting blades, and then coupling heads of the fastener elements and the legs extending from the coupling heads and existing on the other side of the fastener chain are removed from cores of fastener tapes while being clamped by a punch and a die. Therefore, it is possible to remove the fastener element portions from the fastener tapes without damaging the cores and not to require so high precision in positioning the fastener elements at a cutting station, thus the structure of a slide fastener chain manufacturing machine can be simple and hence the rate of production is improved.

Abstract: Methods and tools are disclosed for disassembling hand made, high quality writing instruments. Hand made, high quality writing instruments are typically comprised of several different components. The methods and tools allow the individual components of a writing instrument to be disassembled without marring or destroying the components of the writing instrument. The tools for disassembling a hand made, high quality pen comprise a first shaft for removing the pen tip, and a second shaft and spreader for removing the internal mechanism of the pen without destroying the pen's internal mechanism or marring the surface of the pen body.

Abstract: A method of providing a toy balloon with a ribbon comprising the steps of providing a toy balloon, a roll of ribbon having a free end, and a conveyor having a table portion for supporting at least a portion of the toy balloon and an adjacent recess for receiving the ribbon roll and for orienting the ribbon free end to overlie the table portion. The toy balloon is placed on the table portion and the ribbon roll is placed in the recess so as to overlie the toy balloon with the ribbon free end and securing the ribbon free end to the toy balloon.

Abstract: A connecting device comprises a connecting part (2) surrounding and fixed to the end of a tube (1). Connecting part (2) includes a ring-shaped hollow (5) at its downstream end. A flange (8) on the downstream end of the tube is located in hollow (5) and retains the connecting part (2). A ring-shaped groove (9) is also arranged at the downstream end of tube (1). Groove 9 is intended to receive a leakproof gasket (10). Assembly of the connecting part (2) onto the end of the tube (1) is carried out by means of a rivet snap tool (12). The tool (12) includes a support (13), a truncated central protrusion (14), and a rib (15).

Abstract: A steel tube furniture frame ornament includes a first half and a mating second half. The two halves of the ornament have grooves formed on a face thereof confronting each other to define tube extension channel within which a tube of the tube frame is received for mounting the ornament to the tube frame. The confronting face of the first half has at least one pin to extend through a hole formed on the tube and force-fitting into a pin receiving hole formed on the second half so as to secure the ornament to the tube. A method for manufacturing the ornament is also disclosed.

Abstract: A tool (10) for the termination of insulated wires in electrical connectors having different heights, which tool has a mechanism affording adjustment of the spacing between a pressing body (50), accommodated by a splice head, and a retaining body for the connector. The adjustment in height between the bodies is afforded by step adjustment and by an intermediate member (56, 58) affording smaller pitches, and the tool has an attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the tool to the retaining body.

Abstract: An electrical motor and the process for forming that motor utilizes injection molding techniques to unitize the stator assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator lamination stack and preferably a metal front end cap which is secured to the lamination stack after the lamination stack is insulated and wound. The windings are terminated at a plurality of conductive pins fusion welded to the terminating ends of the windings. The stator assembly with front end cap in place is positioned in an injection molding die. Pressure is applied to the die, and molten plastic is injected under pressure to fill voids in the stator assembly, and also to form a plastic mass which will serve as the rear end cap. The rear end cap is also molded with a connector portion which fixes the conductive pins in place as a part of the connector. A bore formed in the stator assembly provides mounting surfaces for bearings on a rotor assembly.

Abstract: At a time of disassembling and assembling stator windings of a dynamo-electric machine in which the stator windings fitted in slots formed to an inner periphery of a stator core disposed inside a stator frame are disassembled therefrom and conveyed outside the stator core successively and new stator windings are then conveyed into the stator core and assembled into the slots successively, a mounting apparatus is arranged between the slot and an inside conveyer for mounting the stator winding into the slot. The stator winding is disassembled from the slot into which the stator winding is inserted while receiving and holding the stator winding by a receiving member provided for the mounting apparatus. The stator winding is then moved to the inside conveyer from the mounting apparatus and then conveyed from the inside conveyer to an outside conveyer.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for producing polymeric type positive temperature coefficient resistor devices takes a strip of PTC material (100) preferably produced by a continuous extrusion and lamination process and cuts discrete devices (10) from the strip. The cutter (42) cuts the devices to a precise predetermined length and the resistance of each device is measured as it is cut. The predetermined length of each device to be cut is determined based on a desired resistance value of the device and the length and measured resistance of the just cut device. Printing station (55) adds indicia to the devices indicating relevant information about the devices.

Abstract: In relation to the magnetic head using a polycrystalline Mn-Zn ferrite as a core material, a magnetic head manufacturing method is provided for preventing the generation of the post-recording noise which is a pulse noise generated immediately after the completion of a current flow through the recording and reproducing coil. A fused core block is manufactured using Mn-Zn ferrite having a mean crystal grain size of equal to or less than 30 .mu.m as the core material of at least the recording and reproducing head and glass fusion using one type of glass, and the fused core block is annealed at a temperature equal to or higher than the strain point of the glass.

Abstract: In forming a heat exchanger, a tube of the heat exchanger is expanded by a bullet, which is attached to a mandrel. The tube is projected from both end faces of a piled body formed by piling a plurality of fins. Each fin has a tube hole through which the tube passes. The fins and the tube are integrated by expansion of the tube. A first projected section of the tube, which is projected from one end face of the piled body and which has been expanded by the bullet, is held at a prescribed position. The bullet is pressed toward a second projected section, which is projected from the other end face of the piled body. As the bullet moves toward the second projected section, it expands the tube. The second projected section of the tube is allowed to contract during the tube expansion. An object of the present invention is to prevent adhesion of adjacent fins and irregularities in fin clearances between adjacent fins.

Abstract: In an apparatus for mounting electronic components of the invention, a moving part is attached to a frame of the apparatus and moved freely in front and rear directions by a moving device. Also, first and second movable members are attached to the moving part and freely and independently moved in right and left directions by first and second moving members. First and second fitting heads are attached to the first and second movable members, and independently and freely moved between a supply section and a mounting section in the frame. When the electronic components are held at the first and second fitting heads, the first fitting head moves the electronic components from the supply section to mount onto a substrate in one mounting section, and the second head moves the electronic components from the supply section to mount on a substrate of a different mounting section in the apparatus.

Abstract: A structure is provided for securing cable, which has internal working fibers and an external outer coat, to a terminal connector. Included in the structure is a crimp body which has an interior axial hole extending therethrough and an exterior surface with at least one groove and at least one ridge. The outer coat of the cable is placed around the exterior surface of the crimp body and a crimp ring is placed around the outer coat and the crimp body. The crimp ring is deformable and has an interior large enough to accommodate the crimp body and the outer coat. The crimp ring is deformable so that it can secure the outer coat between the crimp ring and the crimp body, with the groove and ridge arrangement of the crimp body further holding the outer coat in place.

Abstract: An insertion tool for inserting substrates having contacts disposed at their distal ends into a connection device and a method of use. The tool of the present invention is useful with any size substrate and contact, but is particularly useful for wires or fiber optic cable having small diameters with insufficient rigidity to withstand the connection force required to insert the contact into the connection device. The tool includes a pusher arm which engages the contact and forces the contact into the connection device. As the contact is inserted, the pusher arm is also inserted into the connection device and is subsequently removed from the connection device.

Abstract: A process for producing a multilayer printed circuit board which comprises coating a light and heat curable undercoating agent on an internal layer circuit board, irradiating the undercoating agent with active energy beams to make the same tack-free, then laminating thereto a metal foil having an insulating adhesive layer and subsequently heating the resulting assembly to integrally cure the same. When the undercoating agent is coated on an internal layer circuit board and irradiated with a light to be made tack-free, and thereto is laminated a copper foil having a thermosetting insulating adhesive by a rigid roll or the like, the undercoating agent is softened or fluidized and the surface is smoothened. When the resulting laminate is thereafter heated, the undercoating agent coated on the internal layer circuit board and the insulating adhesive coated on the copper foil are integrally cured.