Abstract: An ice crampon for mountain climbing comprising a reinforcement 12B with a metal reinforcement, fitted with anchoring teeth 14, and a fastening device 30 comprising a lateral operating lever 32 forming a toggle joint for locking or unlocking the heel of the shoe along the pivoting direction of the operating lever 32.

Abstract: A method for the production of a toe cap for a safety shoe comprises placing a fibrous pellet material of a long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin in a pseudo-forming mold, compressing the fibrous pellet material therein under application of heat to primarily form a pseudo-toe cap, setting the resultant pseudo-toe cap in position in a mold for forming a toe cap for a safety shoe, and applying pressure and heat to the pseudo-toe cap to compression mold a toe cap for a safety shoe. By this method, there is obtained the toe cap made of a long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin in which the proportion of the content of reinforcing fibers in a skirt part to that in a main body part is in the range of 70 to 100%.

Abstract: A climbing shoe includes an upper portion and an outer sole attached to the upper portion. The outer sole has an interior area, a raised exterior area, and a hooking rim. The hooking rim can hook on a rocky ledge. A climbing shoe also includes teeth attached to the hooking rim. The teeth can vary in shape. The teeth are often a saw-tooth shape or a rounded half-moon shape.

Abstract: The invention provides apparatus for drilling trenches (42) in the ground, the apparatus comprising a frame (14) and a drilling assembly having a horizontal support plate (18) connected to the bottom end of the frame, said plate supporting drilling tools (24, 26) disposed beneath said plate, said trench being filled with a drilling mud.

Abstract: According to the invention, traveling bypass cut-off valves are disposed in center bypass passages respectively which are located between traveling direction control valves and working direction control valves disposed downstream of the valves, wherein, when at least a traveling motor and any of working actuators are operated simultaneously, the traveling bypass cut-off valves are switched from neutral position to another position. Thereby, when travel and work by working actuators are performed simultaneously, interference between pressure oil fed to traveling motors and pressure oil fed to the working actuators is to be prevented.

Abstract: To permit grasping operation conditions of a working machine at a control station located at a remote place no matter whether or not a trouble has occurred on the working machine, CPU 12 of a controller 3 arranged on a hydraulic excavator 1 produces operation data in accordance with signals outputted from operation detecting means 4 such as various sensors. These operation data are stored in a memory unit 13 on a basis of a time outputted from a clock unit 11, for example, depending upon the day. The operation data stored depending upon the day are outputted from an output unit 14 of the controller 3 to satellite communication terminal equipment 2, for example, when a key switch has been turned on.

Abstract: A locking system for coupling a first member including an aperture, and a second member having a receiving region is disclosed. The locking system comprises: (a) an interference element including (i) a first portion that fits within the aperture when the locking system couples the first member and the second member together, (ii) a second portion, wherein the first portion forms an angle with respect to the second portion, and (iii) a protrusion that extends into the receiving region when the locking system is in use; and (b) a locking element that engages the second portion of the interference element when the locking system is in use.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an assembly for locking a first workpiece mountable onto a second workpiece. The first workpiece has an opening adapted to allow a locking pin to pass therethrough. The opening is cooperatively disposed with respect to a pin receiving means in the second workpiece when the first workpiece is mounted on the second workpiece. At least one of the first and second workpieces has a recess to receive a pin carrier. The assembly comprises a locking pin adapted to pass through the opening and be received by the pin receiving means when the first workpiece is mounted on the second workpiece; and a pin carrier receivable in the recess. The pin carrier has a pin receiving orifice and is alignable with both the opening and the pin receiving means when the first workpiece is mounted on said second workpiece. The assembly further comprises magnetic means on the locking pin and/or the pin carrier to magnetically attract the locking pin and the pin carrier.

Abstract: A garment pressing station is adapted for pressing a finished garment. The pressing station includes a supporting frame and a vertical press board carried by the frame. A hand-held iron is suspended from the frame, and adapted for engaging and pressing the garment on the vertical press board.

Abstract: An ironing board pad having a plurality of fibrous elements arranged adjacently and held together by a web with a plurality of loops forming a network to hold the fibrous elements in compressive adjacent relation to one another, the web being made of a heat resistant material.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to be able to vary a device for holding turning plates (14), turning pockets, turning sleeves or the like with regard to the receiving capacity thereof. The inventive turning plates, pockets, sleeves or the like are provided with pivoting pins (13) Carriers (1) can be connected to one another by means of coupling elements (5) which are provided with holes (26) that form lines of holes, whereby said carriers are used for the turning plates (14), turning pockets, turning sleeves or the like and are provided with holes (12) on the upper and lower edges thereof, whereby said holes form lines of holes.

Abstract: The invention is a backlit display apparatus, mountable to an exterior surface, including an automobile, wherein plain paper designs, digital photographs on plain paper or transparencies may be displayed between a white translucent dispersing panel and a clear front panel, with the front panel and the dispersing panel having a weather-proof seal. A high lumen light source, which could consist of a single bulb or a plurality of low lumen light sources, is located behind the dispersing panel, powered by either an internal DC electrical power source, an external DC electrical power source or an external 110 volt AC power source, the high lumen light source having a variable illumination control mechanism to select from a constant illumination, a flashing illumination or a passive illumination, such passive illumination derived from the external power source, including the brake light electrical system or the running light electrical system of an automobile to which the apparatus may be attached.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a transparency includes a Fresnel lens panel and a support structure. The support structure supports the transparency on a horizontal surface in an upright viewing position, and supports the Fresnel lens panel in a position behind the transparency. In this configuration, light passing through the Fresnel lens panel from the rear of the Fresnel lens panel is directed through the transparency for viewing of the transparency.

Abstract: The modified magazine bottom (32 is provided with the two lateral cheeks (33′ or 33″) and the prisms (34′ or 34″) which provide for a slide fit in combination with lateral grooves existing on a pistol stock. The magazine with the magazine bottom (32) can thereby be fastened to the pistol stock and used as a support grip. The latch (32f) acts as a spring catch in combination with the transverse groove at the bottom of the pistol stock.

Abstract: A lacquer bullet gun barrel having an inner wall, on which a plurality of projections are circularly arranged. The projections are separated by vent grooves and have top surfaces which form a broken circular circumference around a firing path for a lacquer bullet. Thus a reduced contact surface between the lacquer bullet and the inner wall results.

Abstract: A method and dispenser for attracting wild animals utilizing readily, commercially available hand warmer pads and commercially available wild animal scent sources, both of which are familiar to most wild game hunters. These products are used in a pouch formed of a material through which the scent may penetrate to provide the final dispenser.

Abstract: Abstract: a moving, floating waterfowl decoy propelled by a steam jet motor and used by hunters to attract waterfowl to the hunting area. The device is an addition to a standard commercial hollow floating waterfowl decoy of any species. The steam jet motor is powered by combustion of fuel and has no moving parts. The steam jet propulsion system provides lifelike natural movements, wakes, ripples and splashes to enhance attraction of a decoy set.

Abstract: A fishing lure device includes a frame, a fishing hook and a buzz blade. The frame is configured to provide first and second frame members and a third frame member extending transversely between and interconnecting leading ends of the first and second frame members. The fishing hook is attached to a rear end of the first frame member. The buzz blade is rotatably mounted along the second frame member between front and rear ends thereof and has a leading portion and a pair of trailing portions bent relative to the leading portion to have different pitches and radii of curvature relative to one another such that as the buzz blade rotates about the second frame member upon the device being pulled through water the device moves with a side-to-side motion in a transverse relationship to the second frame member.

Abstract: A expandable bait sleeve and method therefor capable of expanding in order to securely retain baits of various sizes and dimensioned to be coupled to various types of fishing lures and fishing hooks in order to improve a fisherman's chances of catching a fish by minimizing the chance that a fish will be able to “steal” the bait without being caught on the hook.

Abstract: Disclosed is a storage container enclosing a plurality of spools for receiving filament such a fishing tippet line. The spools are positioned adjacent to each other on separate shafts and rotate independently. Each spool may be removed from its shaft in the container, and a length of tippet line may be conveniently wound around each spool outside of the container. The spools are then returned to their respective shafts in the container. The free end of each spooled tippet line is threaded through an access hole in the side of the container and extends across the outside of the storage container to a structure that conveniently holds and cuts the tippet line. A desired length of tippet line may be withdrawn through the access hole and cut. The storage container is preferably relatively thin and compact. It may be small enough to fit within an average-sized pocket in a fisher's clothing. When the lid of the storage container is closed, the lines on the spools are protected from tangling and unwinding.

Abstract: My invention is a net designed to fit inside a boats live-well to eliminate the need to place hands in the water inside the live-well to remove fish that have been caught. Fishermen have had to catch their fish one at a time and risk being bitten, cut or finned trying to remove their catch. With The Livewell Net installed they simply grab the handles and lift The Livewell Net out fish and all in one motion. No more frozen wet fingers or clothes and they don't have to remove coats or roll up sleeves.

Abstract: The method and the system are applicable in household activities, healthcare, industry, agriculture, forestry, etc. for exterminating pests, weeds and pathogens. The system performing the method comprises a source of lethal impact which is a microwave generator (1) with a microwave guiding element (2) directed so as to face an antenna (3). The microwave generator (1) is placed by means of three supports (4) in the focus area of the antenna (3). The control input of the microwave generator (1) is connected to the output of a control unit (5) whose power supply input is connected to a power unit (6).

Abstract: An acqueous synfuel composition to be used as an additive for coal and like combustible materials to cause chemical bonding with the coal or materials to transform it into a substance legally defined by United States Air Quality Regulations as a synfuel. The composition contains polyvinyl alcohol, a hydrocarbon wax, and water which interact with the coal or material.

Abstract: The scavenger for oxides of nitrogen to be used in gasoline solutions is ethyl carbamate also called urethane. This compound is not soluble in 100% gasoline but it is soluble in solutions of 90/10 v/v gasoline/ethanol, 90/10 v/v gasoline/methanol and 90/10 v/v gasoline/mixture of ethanol and methanol. A small percentage of water such as 5% by volume can be present in the alcohol so therefore, 190 proof ethanol can be used. The solutions of ethyl carbamate in the above blends of gasoline and alcohol are clear and stable both at room temperature and at sub-freezing temperatures such as −15° C.

Abstract: A process for upgrading brown coal is disclosed, including providing at least two converging surfaces defining a nip, wherein at least one of the surfaces is rollable in a direction toward the nip; feeding the brown coal to the nip where, by the rolling action of the rollable surface, the brown coal is subjected to shearing stresses, causing attritioning of the microporous structure of the brown coal and the release of water contained in the micropores; and continuing the shearing attritioning until the brown coal forms into a plastic mass. Processes for the production of char are also disclosed utilizing as feed material pellets formed from the upgraded brown coal produced by the above process, as well as a process for recovering metal from a metal containing material.

Abstract: Sheets of material having a first printed pattern disposed on an upper surface thereof and a second printed pattern disposed on a lower surface thereof are disclosed, as well as methods for producing same. Such sheets of material may be employed to provide a decorative cover for a floral grouping or a decorative cover for a flower pot; or to form a preformed flower pot cover for covering a flower pot; or to provide a sleeve for wrapping or covering a floral grouping or a flower pot; or to provide a ribbon material. The sheets of material of the present invention may be constructed of a single layer of material or multiple layers of material.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation system includes a fuel container, a spent fuel container, a catalyst system and a control system for generating hydrogen in a manner which provides for a compact and efficient construction while producing hydrogen from a reaction involving a hydride solution such as sodium borohydride.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixed phase materials for the preparation of catalytic membranes which exhibit ionic and electronic conduction and which exhibit improved mechanical strength compared to single phase ionic and electronic conducting materials. The mixed phase materials are useful for forming gas impermeable membranes either as dense ceramic membranes or as dense thin films coated onto porous substrates. The membranes and materials of this invention are useful in catalytic membrane reactors in a variety of applications including synthesis gas production. One or more crystalline second phases are present in the mixed phase material at a level sufficient to enhance the mechanical strength of the mixture to provide membranes for practical application in CMRs.

Abstract: An access hatch having a frame containing an access opening, a grate, and a pull member pivotally coupled to the grate. The pull member has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is pivotally coupled to the grate near the far side of the grate, such that the proximal end is moveable away from the grate from a rest position. The proximal end is normally in the rest position when the grate is in the closed position. A worker, intending to open the grate, is prompted to stand at the near side of the grate and grasp the proximal end of the pull member, to pull the grate to the open position.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-purpose arena that can be used for sport and non-sport type of events. The size of the arena can be varied to suit the particular type of entertainment present in the arena. The acoustics can also be varied or tuned to maximize the performance in the arena. The seating in the arena is disposed to provide excellent viewing of the entertainment being performed in the arena. And, the arena can accommodate the staging requirements for almost any use that is developed for the arena.

Abstract: This invention discloses tongs-linkage, which, in its extended position, provides an essentially triangular-shaped surface, whereby the links of the tongs-linkage are themselves the panels that form the surface. Such assemblies may be planar, or, by use of intermediate hub elements, may form a surface with curvature. As such an assembly is compressed, the panel-links slide over one another, compressing down to a compact stack. Such tongs-linkages may be joined to similar linkages by pivots lying along their respective edges thereby forming extended structural surfaces. Surfaces that are planar, cone-shaped and doubly-curved surfaces of revolution are disclosed. In each case when the structure is retracted it compresses down to a compact linear element or ring.

Abstract: The present invention is a cemetery monument, memorial or grave marker and a method for assembling the same. The monument is attached to a solid stone base. Vertical metal or stone panels are affixed to each other and a top and bottom horizontal panel to form a substantially hollow chamber. At least one of the panels contains memorial indicia of the deceased. Openings are provided through at least one panel forming a decorative pattern. The monument or grave marker further includes illumination means and a power source electrically coupled to the illumination means.

Abstract: A multi-paned fenestration unit in which the glass panes are manufactured directly into the support structure without first manufacturing an insulated glass unit. The support structure is designed to provide the structural support for the glass panes without a separate spacer.

Abstract: Wall constructions and methods for constructing walls. In one embodiment, the wall is constructed from studs that each having a web that has at least one opening therein. The studs are oriented such that the openings in their webs are aligned to permit at least one spacer member to extend therethrough. The spacer members are formed with structure for engaging portions of the webs through which they extend. Retainers are provided on the webs of the studs for retaining the spacer members in position. In another embodiment at least two studs that have webs with openings therethrough are oriented such that the openings are aligned with each other. At least one spacer member is inserted through the aligned openings to engage a portion of each web through which they extend. The spacers are then brought into engagement with retainers on the webs of the studs.

Abstract: A corner piece for covering a corner of a structure defined by two mating walls of the structure and for use in conjunction with siding panels attached to the mating walls includes an ornamented central portion having a first and second lateral edges and a first and second side walls. Each of the first and second side walls has an exterior face and an interior face. The first and second side walls are integrally formed with the ornamented central portion and extend from the first and second lateral edges, respectively. The first and second side walls cover a portion of the first and second mating walls of the structure, respectively, and overlap at least a portion of the siding panels when the siding panels and the corner piece are fastened to the structure.

Abstract: The system and method of this invention uses brackets which are secured around a telephone, utility or like pole. An upper bracket is clamped around the upper region of the pole. A lower bracket is clamped around the lower region and an intermediate bracket is clamped at the proximate mid-point of the pole. A cable is secured to the upper and lower brackets and passes around a pulley located at the intermediate bracket. The cable is placed in tension between the upper and lower brackets. A turnbuckle attached to the cable is moved to increase the cable tension, causing a righting movement at the upper end of the deformed/bent pole, forcing the pole to a substantially upright, vertical position. The constant tension of the cable then maintains the pole in this position. If necessary, the turnbuckle can be tightened periodically, to continually maintain the pole in the upright position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for making a sloped floor includes a plurality of elongate arms disposed in radial array relative to a drain. Each arm has a common height along its extent. The radially innermost end of each arm is positioned near or connected to the drain. In a first embodiment, the radially innermost end of each arm is pivotally connected to an adapter that is connected to a center ring that circumscribes the drain. In a second embodiment, each arm is positioned at an incline by an adapter that rigidly joins the arm to the center ring. In a third embodiment, the arms are of shallow construction and are removed after the concrete has been poured. A mounting strip secured to the shower wall may support the radially outermost end of each arm. In all embodiments, the concrete is worked so that it is flush with the uppermost edge of each elongate arm.

Abstract: A means to engage two vertical pipes or tubes of unlike and increasing size that have been co-inserted such as with a roof or floor drain, in a manner that prevents the contained fluid from overspilling when the said pipes become full or when the fluid flows in a direction opposite from normal gravity flow, which is generally considered as flow from the smaller to the larger pipe. The means of engagement closes the void between the inside diameter larger pipe and outside diameter smaller pipe to withstand fluid pressure in a way that accounts for angular misalignment, pipe or tube eccentricity, manufacturing tolerance, as well as tube condition and debris attached to either pipe sidewall. More specifically, a roof drain system for existing roofs or new construction including a flanged outlet pipe for insertion into the roof drain pipe with the flange mounted on top of the roof. A water straining system is mounted on top of the flange.

Abstract: A roll-form spacer product providing air space and drainage passageways within a building structure. Preferably, the spacer product is a corrugated web of material having undulating front and rear faces and serpentine-shaped longitudinally extending edges. The faces include alternating arrays of grooves and ridges which extend perpendicular to the side edges and parallel to an axis of a spiral roll of the spacer. Thus, when the spacer is unrolled and applied to a building structure in a plurality of horizontally extending rows, the ridges and grooves are substantially vertically-disposed to form a plurality of unobstructed passageways for the drainage of moisture. Preferably, the web is made of an openwork mat of randomly convoluted polymeric filaments, and thus, enables ready circulation of air.

Abstract: A roof module comprises an outer shell and a foamed inner shell. The outer shell has a rim including an edge of cut and the inner shell extends as far as on the edge of cut. There is also proposed a method of producing such a roof module.

Abstract: A connector that joins flat roof panels coplanarly together. The connector includes a body, a neck, a head, a pair of legs, a pair of feet, and a pair of toes. The neck extends upwardly from the body. The head extends transversely across the neck. The pair of legs depend from the body. The pair of feet extend outwardly from the pair of legs, respectively. The pair of toes extend upwardly from the pair of feet, respectively. The body, the neck, and the head together define a pair of opposing channels that coplanarly and slidingly receive the flat roof panels, respectively, so as to form a connection. The pair of legs, the pair of feet, and the pair of toes together define a pair of upwardly opening channels that provide a runoff for any water passing through the connection and running down the pair of legs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fungus resistant gypsum board, made of first and second polymeric fibrous sheets with a gypsum core sandwiched there between. The gypsum core containing less than 0.03% of formulation additives that serve as fungus nutrients and less than 0.5% of the dry gypsum core contains of fungus nutrients. The fibrous sheets are preferably nonwovens and the gypsum core preferably contains a fungicide. The invention is also directed to a process for making a fungus resistant gypsum board.

Abstract: A covering arrangement (10) for a building has parallel elongate supports (14) and covering parts (16) arranged thereon. The covering parts comprise a core (22) and, connected thereto, upper covering elements (24) and lower planar covering elements (26), with the result that a sandwich is formed. The covering parts (16) furthermore have an elongate, striplike form and in the installed position are arranged transversely to the supports (14), extending at least from one support (14) to a neighbouring support (14). In order to increase the resistance to wind loads, it is proposed that a longitudinal border region (30) of a covering part (16) comprises a connecting device (68) and the opposite longitudinal border region (34) of a neighbouring covering part (16) has a connecting device (70) complementary thereto, by means of which the two covering parts (16) are firmly connected to each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a panel element for forming a floor covering, consisting of several identical interconnectable panel elements and having the following features: two first sides of each panel element, called the “longitudinal sides”, these sides having a groove and a tongue; the tongue of a panel element which is positioned at an angle with an installation level of a first, identical panel element can be introduced into the groove of the first panel element; the tongue interacts with the groove of the adjacent, identical panel element in such a way that two interconnected panel elements are protected against separating forces which are exerted along both of the axes extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal side of the panel elements; two second sides of the panel element, called the end sides, are provided with fixing means and a groove and tongue, these forming an end-side connection between two adjacent panel elements; the end-side grooves and tongue can be interconnected by means o

Abstract: A spacer support having a body portion, a surface engaging portion and a securement to attach the body portion to a weldment plate in tilt-up construction is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the securement includes a resilient clip that can snap onto a Nelson stud. One or more shelves on the support spacer prevent longitudinal movement of the Nelson stud. The length of the spacer support may be adjusted manually by cutting the body to length or by rotating one threaded member relative to a second to accommodate different thicknesses of walls. The spacer support is preferably plastic but may be metal. In another embodiment, a clamp secures an elongate body portion to a weldment plate projection.

Abstract: An insulated concrete wall assembly having an embedded anchor plate which enables reliable mounting of fixtures, such as curtain rod brackets and the like, to an exposed surface of an interior wall of a building. The anchor plate is preferably an expanded metal plate having securement apertures of a size to receive and positively engage a fastener extending through wallboard and the anchor plate thereby permitting the fixture to be drawn into tight engagement with the wallboard by positive engagement of the fixture mounting fastener with the anchor plate. In addition, the anchor plate preferably has integrally formed securement projections, or spikes, which enable the anchor plate to be pressed into engagement with the rigid foam insulation before wallboard, such as drywall, is applied over the insulation. The invention also relates to a method of assembling an insulated concrete wall.

Abstract: A building structure such as, for example, a door or window jamb, is provided having outer solid wood members secured together around a LSL core which provides uniform moisture and density and which remains within dimensional and tolerance requirements. The multi-directional placement of wood fibers in the LSL core allows for a uniform binding of wood composite components to all flat surfaces and allows for any change in moisture content causing shrinkage or swelling in all directions reducing twisting or cupping. The LSL core provides a product that has a lesser weight per volume and is easier to handle and move to the point of installation within the building. The multi-directional fibers of the LSL core further provides greater screw holding capabilities and carrying ability than prior core products.

Abstract: Renewing, washing, and/or recycling of used carpet tiles is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, carpet tiles are purchased or leased and installed with adjacent tiles being of a different pattern, design, color, shade, and/or the like so that no two identical tiles abut one another. This method of patterning and installing carpet tiles can eliminate the need for shade sorting and site mapping. Also, this method permits the ability to replace one or more damaged or severely stained tiles with new or renewed tiles and without worrying about tile-to-tile shading. The renewed carpet tiles are washed with a high-pressure fluid, and entangling of piles is removed and piles raised.

Abstract: A packaging core (10) has an elongated, hollow tubular body portion (14) with funnel shaped ends (18, 22) and is used to prepare bales (34, 36, 38, 40) for transportation. The bales are formed into four-bale sets (56), each set (56) being bound together around a packaging core (10), for example with elastic bands (52). A pole lift can then be used to load the bale sets (56) onto a truck or other vehicle for transportation. The four bale sets (56) are more stable during transport than individual bales and are therefore less disorganized when they arrive at their destination. This reduces the time and effort spent during the loading and offloading processes, as well as the risk that neighboring bale sets (56) will be damaged during the offloading process.

Abstract: A bag manipulating method and assembly including a pair of bag grippers that receive and grip opposing side edges of a bag positioned in a loading station. The bag grippers are movable in a plane substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the loading station. The bag manipulating assembly also includes upper and lower bag spreader assemblies, each having a suction cup to apply suction to the bag and a spreader plate that is insertable into the bag and movable to spread apart the bag. Preferably, the bag grippers move toward each other in a plane substantially normal to the longitudinal axis while the bag is being spread apart to facilitate opening the bag. To facilitate closing and sealing the bag, the bag grippers move away from each other in a plane substantially normal to the longitudinal axis after the bag has been filled.