Abstract: A mounting shelf or bracket support element is provided which includes a back engaging part and a chassis support portion to provide a shelf structure. A rack engaging part includes a first pin for engaging a left rail opening of the rack and a second pin for engaging a right rail opening of the rack. The pins engage the opening of either the left or right rail of the rack disposing the chassis support portion in a position extending substantially horizontally. The bracket side portions are labeled with indicia such as L and R for Left and Right. A system is also provided which uses the left and right indicia on each bracket element and also preferably uses openings in the bracket to locate the proper position of the chassis relative to openings of the rail.

Abstract: A leading end termination connector on each locomotive and an EP line termination circuit in the leading end termination connector. The leading end connector of a locomotive not connected to an adjacent locomotive is connected to the leading end termination connector. This provides protection for the non-connected leading end connector as well as providing appropriate electrical termination on the EP line.

Abstract: An ergonomic baby bottle construction 10 including a baby bottle member 20 having a lower generally cylindrical base portion 21 and an upper bent neck portion 30 which is disposed at an acute angle relative to the base portion 21. The rear surface of both the upper end of the base portion 21 and the bent neck portion 30 are provided with a plurality of finger grooves 40 which extend towards the front surface of the bent neck portion 30 such that the base portion 21 of the bottle member 20 will be disposed in a vertical orientation when the bottle member 20 is disposed in the feeding orientation.

Abstract: An apparatus for the reusable interim storage of partially consumed medicated oral dosage forms and methods for employing such an apparatus in order to use medicated oral dosage forms in the safest possible manner. The apparatus of the present invention in its broadest terms comprises (1) a container sized to hold a medicated oral dosage form, (2) means for allowing a medicated oral dosage form easy access into the container but substantially preventing the medicated oral dosage form from passing out of the container, and (3) a child resistant means for allowing an adult to remove a medicated oral dosage form from within the container despite the one-way access means. The preferred embodiment comprises an opaque container having one opening, a child resistant closure with an aperture there through that extends over said opening, and a plastic slitted membrane covering said aperture.

Abstract: A container, particularly for medical preparations, comprises a container body (2) with an integral closure portion (16) and a cap (6) provided over the closure portion. The container body is provided with a frangible portion for removal of the integral closure. The cap is provided with an internal spike (28) which penetrates the closure portion (16) when the cap (6) is screwed towards the container body (2). A Luer connector (26) is provided on the cap (6) and accesses the container contents via a passage through the spike (28).

Abstract: A tamper-evident, snap-on, screw-off closure is used with a specially shaped container neck. The neck has double lead external threads and, below the threads, a conical wall having external ratchet teeth. The closure has an upper skirt having internal threads mating with the neck threads. A conical lower skirt is connected to the upper skirt by a plurality of frangible bridges. The lower skirt has internal ratchet teeth to mate with the neck ratchet teeth. The cap skirt threads are double pitch and slightly over 360° in length. When the cap is applied to the neck it snaps on in two stages. The lower skirt has a tear tab which, when pulled, fractures the lower skirt on a vertical line. Continued pulling on the tab sequentially fractures the bridges.

Abstract: A port closure and method of installing the same. The port closure includes, in combination, a tank, a closure member and an actuator. The tank has defining walls, an exterior surface, an interior surface, an interior cavity and an access port. The closure member is disposed within the interior cavity of the tank. The closure member has an access port engaging face that is larger than a cross-sectional area of the access port. The actuator is coupled with the closure member and moves the closure member between a first position in which the access port engaging face closes the access port and a second position laterally spaced from the access port.

Abstract: A tank closing device for a container includes a filler neck at the container and a closing member received in the filler neck. A closing cap is securable at the filler neck by a bayonet fitting. A sealing element is arranged at the closing member. A spring rests at the closing cap and biases the sealing element against the filler neck. The closing cap has a top face and a gripping member projecting upwardly from the top face. The bayonet fitting includes at least three socket elements at a circumferential surface of the closure cap or the filler neck and includes at least three dogs cooperating with the at least three socket elements and arranged on an opposing circumferential surface of the closing cap or the filler neck. The socket elements or the dogs or both the socket elements and the dogs are unevenly distributed over the circumferential surface, respectively.

Abstract: A liquid containment device for capturing and retaining any liquid falling into the device, such as from a leak, spill or run-off of another liquid container, where the device is designed to fit between the parallel rails of a railroad track with a railroad car positioned above, comprising a generally rectilinear pan or tray and a removable cover which directs rain water into a drain opening which corresponds to an apertured drain column rising from the bottom of the pan, such that with the cover in place rain water is directed into the drain column and passed underneath the pan rather than into the pan itself. Multiple pans may be connected in line through connector fittings in their end walls, or drain conduits may be connected to the fittings for removal of the liquid from the pan. Apertured grating members and absorbent mats may be placed within the pans. The pans may be used in conjunction with lateral pans positioned on the outside of the rails.

Abstract: A three part package of polymer coated aluminum for fill-goods under pressure includes a for example frusto-conical barrel, a top and a bottom. The bottom includes a central, circular dome facing inwardly in the package, outside thereof a circular portion, which is inwardly curved and extends toward the barrel, and a rim, which extends downwardly from the curved portion and is intended for sealing to the barrel.

Abstract: Two-piece cups formed, e.g., from a thermoformable plastics material, include a bottom wall disc which is bonded to an inwardly turned annular bottom flange of the side wall by an upwardly and inwardly sloped transition wall. The transition wall allows the bottom wall disc to be bonded to the sidewall flange in such a manner that the annular bottom edge is substantially unaffected by the heat and pressures during the bonding process. The bottom wall disc may be in the form of multiple concentrically disposed, annular bottom wall segments which are connected to one another by respective ones of a plurality of transition walls.

Abstract: A filter housing has a pot-like base, a lid that closes the base in a pressure-tight manner, one or several additional elements such as pipes, flanges or the like, which are connected to the wall of the base in the area of the seal between base and lid, and at least one rib which extends radially around the base in this area. The rib has varying dimensions around the circumference of the base and a reduced cross-section in the area in which the additional elements are connected to a wall of the base. The lid and base are directly screwed together by means of matching threads and the variable cross-section of the rib ensures a practically identical rigidity of the base against inner pressure stresses all around its circumference.

Abstract: Cookware is provided with a swingable handle via a mounting assembly which has an actuator which, upon depression, allows the handle to be swung from an extended position into a position in which the handle overlies the cookware or it tangential thereto. The handle can be locked in either of its extreme position.

Abstract: A waste container assembly comprises a container body, a lid body, a flange and a door. The container body has an upper rim. The lid body has an outer surface extending from a top of the lid body to a lower portion of the lid body. The lower portion of the lid body is shaped and adapted for engagement with the upper rim of the container body. The flange extends from the lid body and has an inner rim that at least partially defines an opening in the lid body. The door is positioned adjacent the opening in the lid body and is pivotally connected to the flange for selectively moving the door between open and closed positions relative to the lid body. The door is adapted to substantially cover the opening in the lid body when the door is in its closed position. In another embodiment, the door pivots about a pivot axis and has a rim engaging portion adapted for engagement with the inner rim of the lid body when the door is in its closed position.

Abstract: A multi-flavor post-mix dispense head includes a nozzle having a plurality of concentrate inlet ports for directing concentrate(s) to a plurality of outlet ports; and a diluent inlet port for directing a diluent to an annular outlet port, surrounding the concentrate outlet ports. The annular diluent outlet port has a configuration which forms a cylindrical outlet flow of diluent surrounding a liquid stream of concentrate from any of the concentrate outlet ports. The cylindrical outlet flow of diluent combines under surface tension into a single stream to form a freely-supported cup downstream from the nozzle. The concentrates are respectively introduced through the concentrate outlet ports internally of the cup in a stream or spray to be mixed together with the diluent and then flow downstream together in a homogenous mixture.

Abstract: The dispenser comprises a plunger operating in a hollow body. The body has formed adjacent its upper end an inward and downward annular flap. Below the flap is a vent hole. The plunger stem has a tapered zone leading to a greater diameter above the tapered zone. When the plunger is in its lockdown position, the flap cooperates with the greater diameter to provide a vent seal.

Abstract: A system for accurately dispensing controlled amounts of viscous material. The system includes a pressurized supply of the viscous material, a dispenser connected with the pressurized supply and a feedback control for ensuring that a discrete dispensed amount corresponds closely to the desired dispensed amount for a particular application. The different methods of feedback control include changing pressure of the pressurized supply after measuring a dispensed amount and comparing the dispensed amount with a stored value representing the desired amount. Another manner of feedback control includes changing an air operating pressure associated with the dispenser. A third type of feedback control includes adjusting the duration that the dispenser is maintained on to dispense the viscous material. Each of these types of feedback control are preferably used in succession, as necessary, to ensure that the desired amount of viscous material is discharged from the dispenser.

Abstract: A fuel dispenser with telescoping frame having a upper column portion operatively affixed to a lower column portion for movement of the upper column portion relative to the lower column portion. In one embodiment, a valance is attached to the upper column portion. In this embodiment, the upper column portion and valance are adapted for movement toward and away from the lower column portion.

Abstract: A removable wrist strap having a compartment containing a potable liquid held to the user's wrist by a VELCRO fastener. The wrist strap includes a tube or spout for the user to access the liquid during physical activity.

Abstract: An installation (10) for conveying a liquid from a container (12) to a carrier material (45, 47). The installation (10) comprises a conduit system with two parallel conduit branches (24, 26). A conveying pump (14, 16) is arranged in each conduit branch (24, 26), and each conduit branch (24, 26) leads to a dispensing head (34, 36). At least one dispensing pump (14) is an intermittently operating pump, in particular a piston pump, while the second conveying pump (16) can be a pump of any arbitrary construction, in particular a continuously operating pump, for example a gear pump. The installation (10) can be used for conveying liquids of various, also temperature-dependent viscosities, such as an adhesive, for example.

Abstract: A nasal pump sprayer having a folding actuator that can be used as a dust cover, finger grip and shipping clip. The folding actuator has a pair of wings that are hingedly connected to the pump body of the nasal pump sprayer and which can be locked in a closed position and used as a cover and shipping stop. The wings may also be opened to a lateral position and used as finger grips for actuating the nasal pump sprayer. Each wing has a locking means at one end for snap-locking the wings together and a hollow interior that is complementary in shape to the nozzle of the sprayer. An immobilizing means extends from the connected end of each wing and engages a confronting edge of the pump body thus locking the plunger head of the nasal pump sprayer against reciprocation for storage and shipping.

Abstract: A multi-piston, ratcheted dispensing device for cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations comprising a hollow body, the body being interiorly divided into at least two channels; a ratchet cup for applying force to at least two ratcheting members, each ratcheting member being in rigid contact with one of at least two pistons, each piston being disposed within the channels; at least one recoil member for biasing the ratchet cup away from the pistons; exit orifices disposed within the body; and, optionally, conductors for directing the dispensed product, sealing mechanisms to prevent dry-out of the product and an actuator.

Abstract: A operating handle device for a pressurized cheese dispensing container for actuating the dispensing system of a cheese dispensing container. The operating handle device for a pressurized cheese dispensing container includes a tubular member. The tubular member has a pair of open ends. A peripheral wall extends between the open ends. Each of the open ends has perimeter edge. The tubular member has a break therein. The break generally extends between the open ends. The tubular member has a size adapted to removably receive the container. A protruding member is integrally attached to and extends away from the peripheral wall of the tubular member. The protruding member is positioned generally adjacent to a first of the open ends of the tubular member and generally opposite of the break. The protruding member has a slot therein. An actuating means for actuating the dispensing tube of the container comprises a rod. The rod is positioned in the slot in the protruding member and hingedly coupled thereto.

Abstract: Disclosed is a garment hanger having a generally central portion and garment support arms extending therefrom, the support arms each having a movable part slidably connected to the central portion for reciprocal movement to increase or decrease the length of the arms, wherein the movable parts of the arms are connected by a flexible link member such that extending movement of one movable part causes extending movement of the other moving part.

Abstract: A clamp-type garment hanger defined by a pair of opposed jaw members between which a garment is hung. The opposed jaw members have gripping members and opposed gripping surfaces. The gripping members, opposed gripping surfaces and jaw members of one jaw member are formed from the same material, which may include either polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, styrene-butadiene copolymers and blends, or polycarbonates. The other jaw member has bonded thereto an elastomer material for gripping the garment. To increase the coefficient of friction of the opposed gripping surfaces, the surfaces may be treated by engraving, acid etching, electrical discharge machining, vapor honing, or sandblasting.

Abstract: An arrangement for receiving a suitcase on a vehicle hood, particularly a rear opening hood of a motor vehicle, comprises at least three fastening elements arranged on a hood surface which are connected by way of fastening devices with support parts of the rear opening hood. Two of the fastening elements are arranged in a transverse plane and—relative to the driving direction—close to a forward hood edge, and another fastening element is arranged close to a rearward hood edge in a longitudinal center plane of the vehicle.

Abstract: The bag of the present invention is a self standing bag having a pair of pivotal legs secured proximate its upper extent. These legs are adapted to be retracted when the bag is lifted from the ground. A pair of straps enable the bag to be carried upon both shoulders of a user in a backpack style. Additionally, in order to ease the weight of the bag upon a user, the each of the straps is partially filled with a gel. Furthermore, the upper portion of each of the straps is secured to the bag by way of a shock absorber. This shock absorber includes upper and lower components which are interconnected by a pair of springs.

Abstract: A sheath for secateurs comprises an elongated tray provided at an upper end with a mounting clip and at a lower end with an open rim extending along an outer periphery of the tray and consisting of a bottom rim portion and two vertical portions. The sheath is made from a polymer, and the rim vertical portion are elastically deformable and provided with retaining tongues serving to retain a secateur in the sheath. For easy manufacture of the sheath, the tray is provided with openings disposed behind respective ones of the tongues.

Abstract: The present invention is a sheet having a serrated cutting edge attached to a carton case containing a roll of a cooking sheet such as a synthetic resin film, paper sheet and metallic foil, the sheet having a serrated cutting edge used for cutting the cooking sheet. The sheet having a serrated cutting edge is made of a vulcanized fiber. A moisture-proof film of a synthetic resin is formed on the two surfaces of a vulcanized fiber blank in order to make the most of the rigidity and elasticity which are advantages of the vulcanized fiber and decreases moisture absorption which is a disadvantage thereof. The invention also is a carton to which the sheet having a serrated cutting edge is adhered to as well as to a method of adhering the sheet having a serrated cutting edge to the carton by utilizing the moisture-proof film and ultrasonic adhesion.

Abstract: A nail magazine for a power nailer is disclosed which includes an elongated housing formed from a pair of parallel side walls which have a plurality of opposed elongated channels formed therein cooperating to define a plurality of guide tracks which receive the heads of a strip of nails fitting between the side walls. The side walls have a discharge end from which nails in the strip are discharged. The nails are biased towards the discharge end of the strip by a spring pusher arrangement including a flat plate received between the side walls.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for connecting metallic materials, in particular electrical conductors such as flexible cables, by means of a transducer (10) which generates ultrasonic oscillations and contains a sonotrode (16) with a sonotrode head (14) as well as a converter (12). In order to be able to embody the transducer compactly, it is provided that the transducer alone is seated in the first oscillation node remote from the sonotrode head.

Abstract: A wire bonder includes a cut clamper having a pair of supporting members and a pair of electrodes formed in rectangular shape. Each electrode is rotatably connected to the supporting member. Each electrode has an uneven surface. A heater is incorporated in one or both of supporting.

Abstract: A friction stir weld system for welding and weld repair has a base foundation unit connected to a hydraulically controlled elevation platform and a hydraulically adjustable pin tool. The base foundation unit may be fixably connected to a horizontal surface or may be connected to a mobile support in order to provide mobility to the friction stir welding system. The elevation platform may be utilized to raise and lower the adjustable pin tool about a particular axis. Additional components which may be necessary for the friction stir welding process include back plate tooling, fixturing and/or a roller mechanism.

Abstract: A vehicle body welding system includes a work station for welding components of a preassembled body with respect to one another. The body is moveable along a fixed path of travel through the work station. At least two moveable pillars are located on each side of the fixed path of travel through the work station for synchronized reciprocation between first and second end limits of travel toward and away from the fixed path of travel of the body. At least one gate is connectible in a repeatable located position with respect to the moveable pillars on each side of the fixed path for synchronized reciprocation between first and second positions toward and away from the fixed path of travel of the body. Locating members are engageable between each pillar and the corresponding gate for locating the gate with respect to the moveable pillar in at least two dimensions.

Abstract: A workpiece is held at a welding station by several clamps during welding. After welding, the workpiece is transferred to a checking station where a determination is made of the actual location of critical points on the workpiece. The actual critical point locations are compared with ideal critical point locations to determine if there is any error in the manner in which the workpiece was held by the clamps. If an error is determined, one or more of the clamps are adjusted to compensate for the error when holding a subsequent workpiece for welding. Apparatus is also provided for carrying out the method of this invention.

Abstract: A thermal mass (18) is reflow soldered atop of a multi-layered medium (10) in order to yield minimum thermal resistance between a heat source (22) located on the multi-layered medium (10) and the thermal mass (18) for greater heat dissipation efficiency. Moreover, the thermal mass (18) can be auto-placed onto the multi-layered medium (10) in order to accurately and closely position the thermal mass (18) next to the heat source (22).

Abstract: A bonding tool for bonding an inner lead to an electrode pad of a semiconductor chip, wherein the bonding tool has a head surface which is rectangular. The rectangular head surface has a long side that is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the inner lead and wider than a width of the inner lead, and a short side that is narrower than an opening in a passivation film.

Abstract: In method for forming a ball on a bonding wire, the tip end of the bonding wire that extends from a capillary is bent toward a discharge electrode, and the capillary is moved obliquely so that the tip end of the tail of the bonding wire faces the discharge electrode, and then an electric discharge is performed between the discharge electrode and the tip end of the wire, thus forming a ball on the tip end of the wire.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for joining metals or alloys together. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method comprising the laser alloying of a first metal/alloy piece so that it can be joined with a second metal/alloy piece of a nonidentical composition.

Abstract: A method of making an electrically conductive contact on a substrate by applying a layer of solder paste to a circuitized feature on a substrate and selectively heating and melting the solder paste over the feature to form a solder bump. The excess solder paste is removed. A focused energy heat source such as a laser beam or focused Infrared heats the solder paste. In another embodiment, a reflective mask with apertures may be used to allow focused heating source to selectively melt areas of the solder paste layer applied to a circuitized feature. In yet another embodiment, a reflective mask with apertures filled with solder paste is applied onto a substrate and then heated to cause localized solder melting. The mask and excess solder paste are removed.

Abstract: A mailing form, including an upper sheet of material adhesively fastened to a lower sheet, is configured for the printing of information on a single side during passage of the form through a non-impact printer. The upper and lower sheets are fastened together permanently at one end, forming a pocket to be used as a return envelope. The portion of the upper sheet which extends away from this pocket is divided into an inner flap, on which information is printed, and an outer flap, which is temporarily fastened to the lower sheet in order to protect an adhesive pattern during the printing process. After the printing process, the outer flap is removed and discarded, the inner flap is folded along lines provided for folding, and the lower sheet is folded on itself to enclose the inner flap. As the adhesive pattern holds the lower sheet shut in this position, address and return address information printed on the inner flap is visible through apertures in the lower sheet, which forms an envelope.

Abstract: A mechanical lock assembly for a wrap-around carton. The mechanical lock assembly has a primary variable lock belt, which both prevents withdrawal of a locking tab after it has been inserted into a locking opening of an associated overlapping panel flap, and enables the lock to adjust according to the size carried items. A secondary locking system prevents the primary locking system from disengaging.

Abstract: An information recording medium comprises a commodity image portion representative of each commodity by an image, a commodity selectively designating dot code including a tone signal corresponding to commodity designation information for individually selectively designating each commodity, a control information inputting dot code including a tone signal corresponding to information regarding various operation for designating start or cancel of ordering the commodity to a recipient by an originator, and a quantity information inputting dot code including a tone signal corresponding to quantity information for designating quantity of the commodities to be ordered and printed on a commodity catalog.

Abstract: A system for creating, dispensing, and redeeming electronic discount coupons in a store. The system includes a “smart card”, product stations adjacent to selected products in the store, and a checkout station in the checkout area. To create an electronic coupon, the customer inserts the card into the product station adjacent to an product the customer wishes to purchase, and the product station then writes an electronic coupon onto the card. The customer thus shops throughout the store collecting electronic coupons for products of interest. Upon completion of shopping, the customer redeems the electronic coupons at the checkout area, by inserting the card into the checkout station. During checkout, when UPC data matches data stored on the card, the customer is credited with the value of the corresponding coupon. Periodically, the electronic coupon data is transferred to a remote clearing house.

Abstract: By linking together a first set of identification information and a second set of identification information, and by creating a database linking together manufacturing information, sales information, and distribution information with the first identification information as a keyword, the burden on the user of controlling manufacturing can be lightened by, for example, the manufacturing information side informing the sales information side that the product renewal date is approaching. Further, a response can rapidly be made to demands from the user, and steps rapidly taken (i.e. transmitted to the manufacturing process and put into practice) to meet those demands.

Abstract: A plurality of scan lines is used to detect characteristic features of a checkerboard structure or similar pattern structure of symbology within a field of view. The scan lines cross leading edges of the symbology which provides signals to a plurality of processors. The processors detect instances wherein sequential leading edges exhibit angular shifts corresponding to a pattern of the symbology. A further processor is used to detect when a coincidence of these angular shifts occur, thereby providing an indication of the location of the symbology within the field of view.

Abstract: An optical or symbol reader including CMOS circuitry preferably integrated on a single chip. A CMOS optical reader chip comprises a CMOS imaging array having a plurality of pixels each with a dedicated pixel-site circuit. Charge is accumulated at each pixel location transferred upon demand to a common bus. In a preferred embodiment, exposure time of the imaging array is controlled using a feedback loop. One or more exposure control pixels are positioned adjacent to or within the imaging array and receive light along with the imaging array. The charge of the exposure control pixel or pixels is measured against a threshold level, and the amount of time taken to reach the threshold level determines the time exposure of the pixels of the imaging array. CMOS signal processing circuitry is employed which, in combination with the exposure control circuitry, minimizes time-to-read over a large range of light levels, while performing spatially optimal filtering.

Abstract: A flexible scan element for scanning a light beam, and methods for making and actuating the scan element. The scan element includes a first leaf that is rigidly affixed to a substrate, a second leaf having a mirror affixed thereto, and a flexible hinge that couples the first leaf to the second leaf. The second leaf is moveable and pivots about an axis of the flexible hinge. The first leaf is coupled to the second leaf solely by the flexible hinge, and the flexible hinge is formed solely from an elastomer material. The first and second leaves are preferably formed from flat rigid metal, and optionally include bonding flanges that couple the leaves to the elastomeric hinge forming material. The mirror is affixed on one side of the second leaf and a magnet is optionally affixed on the opposite side of the second leaf. The scan element optionally includes tabs for mounting the device to a flat substrate or circuit board, and, in one embodiment has a resonant frequency in the range of 20 Hz-100 Hz.

Abstract: A numbered data carrier and method for producing the same, wherein the data carrier includes a document of value and at least one security element having a serial number that individualizes the data carrier out of a series of data carriers. The security element includes first and second parts. The first part of the security element partly represents the serial number and the second part of the security element represents the serial number either partly or completely. The security element is applied on the document.

Abstract: Card and Card Reader contain a broadly m-shaped or twin looped antenna consisting of one or more thin conducting layers between plastic laminates wherein the middle branch 18 oscillates in anti-phase with the two outer branches 16 and 17 for proximity coupling applications, whereas all the said three branches oscillate in phase in distant read/write applications. The prevailingly capacitive positions 15, 13, 14 of the antenna can be utilised for card readers where it is preferred to draw a card through a slot into the interior of a sensor unit where the card may be tested, processed, or if need be, withdrawn. Capacitive transfer may be also useful in cases where the temporary clipping of the card to a piece of equipment will unite its data base to a digital system. The instructive component can best be utilized in informal proximity presentations of the card to a Reader area; and its electromagnetic manifestation can best be used in card identifications a distance of several meters.