Abstract: A night vision device to mark the location of a front sight on a rifle or a modern bow includes a casing, a power source and a light emission device adapted to the front sight. Wherein, the casing contains the power source connected to the light emission device, and a light conductor is further provided to the front of the light emission device so to mark the location of the front sight to aim at a selected target by the light emitted from the light emission device during night hours or where poor visual contact presents.

Abstract: A tank cart for an LP tank includes a cart configured for holding an LP tank. The cart includes a frame, at least one wheel and a handle. At least one generally rigid attachment bar is included as a portion of the frame to support an elongated sling that wraps around a side of the LP tank. A means is included for releasably attaching the sling to the frame. When the sling is in place, it supports the tank against the frame to prevent the tank from slipping when the cart is moved to a different location. In a preferred embodiment, the cart is used with an insect trap that utilizes a fuel from a fuel tank to generate gasses that attract insects.

Abstract: An insect trap is disclosed having a dispenser for a chemical insect attractant. The trap includes a trap housing onto which the dispenser is attached. A housing on the dispenser includes a floor, a cover and at least one wall. Inside the dispenser is a compartment configured for holding an insect attractant. There is a plurality of vents in the wall configured for allowing the aroma of the attractant to exit the dispenser housing. Adjacent to the vents, there is a flow regulator that is positionable with respect to the wall and has a plurality of openings. The flow regulator is adjustable between a first position, wherein the openings substantially align with and open the vents, and a second position, wherein the flow regulator blocks at least some attractant flow through the vents. Also included is a means for adjusting the flow regulator from outside the compartment.

Abstract: The present method for producing a high stability, low emission, invert fuel emulsion composition comprises blending additives having a surfactant package with a hydrocarbon petroleum distillate fuel in an in-line blending station to create a composition. The surfactant package includes a primary surfactant, a block copolymer, and a polymeric dispersant, and the hydrocarbon petroleum distillate fuel is a continuous phase of the emulsion. The method also comprises blending purified water with the composition in a second in-line blending station to produce a second composition and aging the second composition in a reservoir to produce an aged composition and passing the aged composition through a shear pump to a storage tank.

Abstract: The invention relates to fuel compositions containing over 50% percent by weight diesel, gasoline, kerosene, or other hydrocarbons which are liquid at room temperature. The invention is characterized in that the compositions contain 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight of an additive of formula (I), wherein R represents a monounsaturated or polyunsaturated alkylene radical with 17 C atoms, n is 2 or 3 and k represents a number between 0.5 and 3, with the proviso that the sulfur content in the fuel composition docs not exceed a maximum of 0.2 percent by weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to middle distillates having a maximal sulphur content of 0.05 wt. %, which contain fatty acid esters of alkoxylated polyols with at least 3 OH groups (A) and at least one cold-fluidity improving additive (B), whereby said cold-fluidity improving additive contains at least one copolymer of ethylene and one or several ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid esters, said copolymer having an ethylene portion of 60 to 90 mole %.

Abstract: A Japanese knotweed injector system for injecting a dose of weed-killing fluid into the stem of a Japanese knotweed, including a fluid dispenser system with a fluid passage, a collared needle with a fluid delivery aperture in communication with the fluid dispenser system, and an actuator connected to the fluid dispenser system for actuating the transmission of fluid from the fluid dispenser system to the fluid delivery aperture.

Abstract: A buoyant system for restoring aquatic vegetation on an open body of water is described. The buoyant system is preferably equipped with flotation apparatus and a matrix sized and configured to support the vegetation, with the matrix being connected to the flotation apparatus. Also included is water-contacting means for raising and lowering the matrix relative to the surface of the water when the system is in use, so that at least a portion of a root region of the vegetation is brought into and out of contact with the water, on a periodic and repetitive basis, during use of the system.

Abstract: In a reforming reactor (31), a partial oxidation reaction is performed between a hydrocarbon fuel and air, and in a mixer (32), water is injected into hot gas heated by the partial oxidation reaction to vaporize the water, and the vaporized water is mixed with the hot gas. In a shift reactor (33), the vaporized water is made to undergo a shift reaction with the hot gas. In this way, a device for promoting vaporization of the water or a complex fuel injection device is not required.

Abstract: A tank containing an aluminum matrix and a combustible mixture includes the addition of a volume increasing diluter to a base fuel. A fuel tank, a tank of diluter and a tank of combustion enhancing additive are arranged to feed their respective products through control valves into an intermediate mixing tank. The mixed fuel is then metered into an individual consumer's tank which includes an interior aluminum mesh matrix.

Abstract: A tensioner for a cable includes a fixing point and a free end. A first active part defines a first surface of the tensioner, and a second active part defines a second surface of the tensioner which is different from the first surface. The tensioner tensions the cable while following the displacement of the cable. One of the active parts acts as a tensioner on the cable, and the other of the active parts allows the free end of the cable tensioner to follow displacement of the cable, preventing the twisting of the tensioner or deformation of the cable. The tensioner can be employed with cable-driven window regulator for a vehicle.

Abstract: A side sliding door apparatus for an electric railcar includes a side sliding door suspended from a horizontal door rail with a C-shape cross-section. The side sliding door is capable of moving freely via a door roller, and a gap is formed between the door roller and a ceiling of the door rail. A guide roller with a smaller diameter than that of the door roller is provided adjacent to the door roller. A gap between the guide roller and the ceiling of the door rail is set to be smaller than that between the door roller and the ceiling of the door rail. Preferably, a gap adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the gap between the guide roller and the ceiling of the door rail.

Abstract: A balance assembly (15) is provided for a sash window assembly (10). The sash window assembly (10) has a sash window (12) slidable within a master frame (14). The balance assembly (15) has an elastomer balance member (30) having one end adapted to be connected to the master frame (14) and another end adapted to be connected to the sash window (12) to provide an upward biasing force to the sash window (12). A system (50) is provided for custom-manufacturing the balance member (30) and for custom-manufacturing a sash window assembly (10) incorporating the balance member (30).

Abstract: The present invention provides a weather strip in which a body side weather strip 1 and an inner seal 2 of the lower side, which are attached to the door opening edge of a body of a hardtop or an open top car, are integrated by a die formed part 15, and the inner seal 2 has a grip 13 with a metal core embedded which is inserted into and attached to a body flange, and the upper end of the inner seal is formed as a cut end face.

Abstract: A sealing gasket for mounting around a motor vehicle door presenting at least one corner of small radius of curvature, the gasket being mounted directly on its support without being subjected to any specific localized treatment operation in a support corner of small radius of curvature, and comprising at least a flexible or semi-rigid fixing portion fixed by adhesive to its support and an elastically-deformable tubular portion for providing sealing, wherein the elastically-deformable portion of the gasket is given a shape extending from its fixing portion that is generally triangular, being defined by two lateral pillars which between them form an angle of about 10° to 80°, and which are united by an arch, said angle being defined using two straight lines passing substantially through the middles of the two lateral pillars at ⅖ths and at ⅘ths of the total height of the gasket measured from its fixing portion.

Abstract: A polishing pad used for polishing the surface of a semiconductor wafer in CMP equipment, includes a support layer adhered to the top of a rotary plate of the CMP equipment, a polishing layer disposed on top of the support layer, and an adhesive layer interposed between the support layer and the polishing layer and adhesively fixing the polishing layer to the support layer. In one embodiment, the polishing support layer is a plate-shaped molded article formed of a mixture including magnetic powder and a bonding agent containing synthetic resin. In another embodiment, a protective film extends along outer peripheral side walls of the adhesive layer and the support layer.

Abstract: A panel includes a sheet of material and an array of spaced projections on the sheet. The projections are cut and folded from the sheet, cast or molded. The projections create turbulence in drainage across the sheet, increasing drag and reducing flow velocity. The panel is mounted in a roof valley, along roof eaves above the rain gutters or anywhere that excess drainage flow velocity can create a problem. The panel is also an improved snow and ice guard for a roof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flashing for weatherproofing an aperture made in an inclined roof to allow passage of a vertical member such as chimney through the inclined roof. This flashing has a base member adapted to be mounted over the aperture and a surrounding member that is tubular in shape and extends upwardly from the base member to fit around the vertical member. The base member comprises a covering panel of quadrilateral shape having a top edge adapted to be positioned on an upper part of the inclined roof, a bottom edge adapted to be positioned on a lower part of the inclined roof, two opposite side edges and an opening large enough to allow passage of the vertical member therethrough. A bottom side wall projects downwardly from the bottom edge of the covering panel and two lateral side walls respectively extend downwardly from the opposite side edges of the covering panel and sidewardly from the bottom side wall in a tapering fashion.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying furniture in a showroom environment. A plurality of furniture pieces are displayed in a room setting having a plurality of walls to create the impression of a partially enclosed space. Adjacent room settings can have a transparent panel, such as a mesh screen or Plexiglas sheet, placed between them as a divider to simulate a wall, yet still enable the consumer to see through the transparent panel to view the furniture in either room. A large scale photographic image of the furniture in the room setting shows the same furniture pieces in actual use. The photographic image is mounted on a room wall generally behind and in proximity to the displayed furniture. A portal can be positioned at a front end of the room setting to simulate an entryway and to provide separation between other areas of the showroom floor. The portal is a free-standing structure that can be relocated easily.

Abstract: A method for expedited construction of an affordable building structure is disclosed, including securing an internal structure to a foundation at a first time, securing a plurality of preformed panel members to the foundation at a second time, and securing at least one roof member to the internal structure and the plurality of preformed panel members at a third time.

Abstract: There is provided a shelter foldable between an open, operative position and a closed, storage or carrying position. The shelter comprises first and second elongated planar side sections, each formed from elongated rear and front members; and cross members extending between and secured to the rear and front members of each side section to rigidify each side section. A collapsible cross brace structure pivotably and slidably secured to the rear members joins the planar side sections and permits them to be moved between closed position adjacent each other and open position spaced from each other. The shelter also comprises a bench secured to one of the cross members and pivotable therewith between a storage position parallel to its corresponding side section when the shelter is in closed position, and a seating position extending over to and supported on a corresponding cross member on the other side section when the shelter is in open position.

Abstract: Novel window and patio door frame members are formed by an extrusion process that provide these members with at least one channel and with an outer weather resistant surface and an internal imitation wood surface together with integrated sealing strips formed in the channels for the doors, these components being fully integrated. The process is carried out by extruding a foamed profile with a channel through a first die therein having reduced dimensions where a protective shell is desired, co-extruding a plastic with said foamed profile in a second die to form a protective shell where the reduced dimensions occur, passing the co-extrusion though a calibration die, and then heating the co-extrusion at selected location where weather stripping is desired and then passing the co-extrusion through a final die where plastic weather stripping is extruded therewith and then cooling the integrated member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a layout for shop window construction, made up of a dormant frame and an opening frame of a closed tubular section defining an internal volume (8), said opening or dormant frames appearing in the form of an assembly of the profiles (1,2) defining said closed tubular section, said profiles (1,2) being joined edge against edge by their ends e1, e2.

Abstract: The invention concerns a container, such as a residential container, for instance, with built-in windows, doors, etc., which can be equipped with shutter frames and shutters, in which the connection of the container wall opening to the window frame is effected by means of an interposed, wraparound installation frame, which is connected mechanically to the window frame or shutter frame, on the one hand, and to the edge of the container wall opening, on the other hand.

Abstract: An insulated concrete panel having one or more tendons positioned in the insulation layer inside the panel which are put into tension after the concrete panel has been formed.

Abstract: A kit for use in erecting a log structure having a finished window opening formed therein includes a support log, having a substantially horizontal support tenon formed in a top thereof; and a header log, having a substantially horizontal header tenon formed in a bottom thereof. At least one pre-assembled window opening frame includes: an upper frame piece configured to nestably engage the header tenon; a lower frame piece configured to nestably engage the support tenon; and a pair of side frame pieces coupled intermediate the upper and lower frame pieces. Each side frame piece has a side receiving channel formed in an outward side thereof, the side receiving channels being configured to nestably engage at least a portion of one of a plurality of wall component logs stacked adjacent to the side frame pieces and vertically atop the support log.

Abstract: A leveling system for a shed or other pre-fabricated building. The system includes a series of concrete supports and bases for receiving the vertical support arms for the shed. The bases each have pivot points to receive slant support beams. The pivot points allow the user to place the slant support beams to the correct angle depending on the incline of the terrain. The bases also have the capability of receiving mechanical fasteners, such as screws, to stabilize the support system to the concrete bases. The system can be used in several places beneath the shed, to compensate for uneven terrain in different places beneath the shed or prefabricated buildings.

Abstract: A product, and a wall system utilizing such product, adapted to allow drainage of moisture from a wall of a structure. A sheet of corrugated material forms a plurality of ridges and grooves on opposite sides of the sheet of corrugated material. The sheet of corrugated material is relatively inflexible under a force applied generally perpendicular to the sheet. The sheet of corrugated material has a multiplicity of perforations. A sheet of water permeable material is affixed to one side of the sheet of corrugated material. The product is flexible in a direction along the plurality of ridges and grooves allowing the product to be stocked in roll form. A method of providing drainage of moisture from a wall structure is also disclosed.

Abstract: A foaming cement (1), cooperates with the steel member (5), forms the fender structure (111), which could solely resist the load in horizontal or vertical direction, or cooperate with the columniation (222). The whole lightweight steel (5) is embedded in the foaming cement or the floor slabs. The fender structure (111) cooperates with the roof board, the ceiling (555) and the various floor slabs (333) in forming the structural system, which is capable of preserving heat and bearing the load and beautifying the environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to light-gauge steel construction, and more particularly to a new construction assembly and method which is intended for the construction of single and multi-story buildings. The present invention provides the easiest and most economic means to construct single and multi-story buildings from light gauge steel which comply with applicable building codes and resistant to environmental forces such as earthquakes and wind sway from hurricane type winds. Furthermore, the construction assembly and method can used to form wall assemblies with and without apertures for windows and doors, floor assemblies and truss assemblies. The present invention utilizes standard building studs, expansion-contraction joints, expansion-contraction joints, and bridging, bracing and fire-blocking means to form floor, wall, and truss assemblies which comply with current building code requirements, and obviate the need for structural steel support.

Abstract: A support specially designed to attach a blind case to the underside of a floor/ceiling vault or other kind of wall, allowing protection of the outer side oft he case against strong impacts or blows, without having a negative repercussion on the occupation of space which might create problems due to the case jutting into the inside of the room. The support proposed is formed of a main profile (5), whose general configuration is an “L” shape, made of aluminum, for example, and whose horizontal axis (6) is designed to be adapted to the ceiling or the innerside of the floor/ceiling vault (1), being fitted to same with screws (7) or any other appropriate means, while its vertical axis, which corresponds to reference (5), constitutes a prolonging skirt that goes down the general front plane of the facade.

Abstract: The present invention relates to drywall corner beads, particularly drywall corner beads having an outer paper layer, and paper therefor. The improved paperbead includes an elongated core having an outer surface. A paper strip is bonded to the outer surface of the core. The paper is impregnated on one side with a polymer, preferably latex, that penetrates only about half the thickness of the paper. The other side of the paper is roughened to improve adhesiveness to joint compounds. The latex impregnated side of the paper maintains increased strength making the paper resistant to scuffing while at the same time, the roughened side of the paper improves its adhesiveness to joint compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying to a flooring panel a layer designed to reduce the footfall sound on the floor, and a panel of this kind. With the prior art, it is disadvantageous that the sound-insulation layer is glued onto the laminate panel in a subsequent manufacturing stage. Accordingly, the panel is initially manufactured by pressing with the associated gluing of layers and/or papers. The sound-insulation layer is glued in place in a subsequent operational stage. PVA-glues, thermoplastics or wood glues may be used, for example, to attach the sound-insulation layer. In the manufacture of a panel with a carrier board, decorative paper, counteracting paper and/or a wood veneer, an additional layer, preferably in the form of a sheet or a roll, is provided. The material of this roll or sheet product is designed to provide the desired sound-insulation properties as described above and/or provides these properties when a panel is being walked over.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for improving a modular wall system having a first module and a second module. Each module has a vertical support component having vertical surface edge. The vertical support component edges are positioned in vertical abutting relationship. The improvement includes providing each module's vertical support component edge with a vertical support component slot. The vertical support component slots are in registry and held together by a generally U-shaped connector clip having a base and a pair of legs extending from base. The clip legs are inserted through the vertical support component slots for compressively engaging the vertical support component edges. The first module or second module may carry a wall panel, a window assembly, or a door assembly.

Abstract: A pieced flooring includes at least four rectangular floorboards connected to one another. Each floorboard includes four edges each having a series of dovetail tenons laterally extending from the edges of each of the floorboards and a dovetail mortise defined in the floorboard between every two adjacent dovetail tenons for complementally receiving a corresponding one of the dovetail tenons of an adjacent floorboard. Each floorboard includes four corners each having a cutout defined in the floorboards such that an opening is centrally defined in the pieced flooring relative to the at least four floorboards that are connected to one another. At least one insertion is fixedly inserted into the opening and having an area greater than that of the opening to prevent the insertion from detaching from the pieced flooring and to promote the connection between the floorboards.

Abstract: Floor panel, of the type consisting of a laminate panel which comprises at least a printed decorative layer (8) and a top layer (9) forming the upper surface (10) of the floor panel (1), more particularly a so-called overlay, whereby this top layer (9), or, thus, overlay, is realized on the basis of a thermosetting resin, characterized in that in the upper side (11) of the floor panel (1), indentations (12) are formed and in that at last in a number of these indentations (12), a component (13) is provided, which is obtained in that it has been provided in those indentations (12) after the provision of the indentations (12).

Abstract: A modular cornice system includes at least one substantially rigid face section and at least one substantially rigid return section having a connector configured to couple the return section and the face section. The system further includes at least one retainer on the face section configured to engage a bracket for attaching the cornice system to a mounting surface. An opening may be provided on the sections to receive a portion of a cover material, so that the cover material may be applied over at least a portion of the face section.

Abstract: A manufacturing system for the manufacture of columns, beams and any other member of a structure is provided, based on the integration of two open cross section elongated members that—being joined to each other, so that their main axes are parallel to the main axis of the column or beam they conform—permit the manufacture of a wide variety of closed and hollow structural elements by using a small number of the above mentioned open cross section elongated members.

Abstract: A wall support has an elongated adjustable-length brace that includes an elongated galvanized metal channel bar and a threaded rod secured to the channel bar by pressure crimping an end portion of the channel bar around a portion of the rod. Preferably, at least a portion of the channel bar defines an open cross section, such as a C-shape. The wall support is particularly useful underground for supporting pre-formed wall panels of an in-ground swimming pool or a retaining wall.

Abstract: In order to reinforce a cylindrical pipeline, in particular an underground water supply pipeline, prestressing reinforcements are placed and tensioned around it. In a zone where the pipeline has a radial projection, for example providing a manhole for access to the inside of the pipeline, the prestressing reinforcements are deflected to bypass the radial projection so that the reinforcements, located in the same layer on a side of the pipeline opposite the side having the projection, are distributed in a plurality of layers on this side having the protuberance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming a reinforced hollow member. The method comprises the step of inserting a structural reinforcement insert into a hollow member. The structural reinforcement insert is then positioned in the hollow member such that the structural reinforcement insert and hollow member define at least one fluid passageway. A structural adhesive is applied in the fluid passageway to lock the structural reinforcement insert in the hollow member.

Abstract: A method of forming a tiled floor including the steps of (a) fastening a plurality of base modules (310) having a contoured top surface (330) to a ground surface and (b) laying tiles on the modules so that the surface of the tiles reflects the contoured surface (330) of the modules (310). In one form, the modules (310) are formed from an open grid which is filled by pouring concrete and any excess concrete scarped from the contoured top surface (330) of the grid before tiles are laid.

Abstract: Algae-resistant roofing granules are formed by coating mineral particles with a clay-silicate binder including a metal oxide algaecide and small organic particles. When the particles are heated to cure the binder, the organic particles pyrolyse to form pores in the coating. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules.

Abstract: A corner crimper allows a person to crimp a corner bead to drywall at a beam. The corner crimper has a driving member mounted on a corner plate. The corner plate has a first flat substantially rectangular surface that can be positioned over a first surface of the corner bead (attached to the first panel of drywall), and a second flat substantially rectangular surface that can be positioned over a second surface of the corner bead (attached to the second panel of drywall). The driving member is then driven by a power source and impelled toward the corner bead to crimp the corner bead, driving blades or nails or screws or staples into the drywall.

Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting and guiding device for holding movable, hanging door or wall elements that are mounted in runner rails (1) which are shaped as hollow boxes and are provided with a continuous recess on the bottom thereof. Said runner rails (1) are fixed to the ceiling of a building via a hanging construction (14, 21). In order to exclude impairments as far as possible in connection with mounting such a supporting and guiding device, an intermediate profile (2) is arranged between the runner rail (1) and the hanging construction (14,21).

Abstract: An apparatus for a deck includes a first frame member, and a second frame member. One of the first frame member or the second frame member has a spacing element thereon. The spacing element spaces the one of the first frame member or the second frame member with respect to the other of one of the first frame member or the second frame member. The spacing element includes a lip formed with respect to one of the first frame member or the second frame member. The spacing element can also a connector associated with at least one of the first frame member or the second frame member. A method for assembling a deck frame that includes placing a first frame member with respect to a second frame member, wherein one of the first frame member or the second frame member has a spacing device thereon; temporarily attaching the first and the second frame members; and permanently attaching the first and the second frame members.

Abstract: A feed system for a strapping machine automatically detects a strap error or fault, stops strap retraction or take-up and refeeds the strap into the strapping head following that error or fault. The system is used in a strapping machine of the type having a strap supply, a strap chute and a strapping head disposed between the supply and the chute. The feed system includes a strap path from the supply to the head, a pair of tensioning wheels disposed along the strap path proximal the strap supply and a pair of feed wheels disposed along the strap path proximal the strapping head. The feed wheels define a nip therebetween. A feed wheel drive is operably connected to one of the feed wheels and a tensioning wheel drive is operably connected to one of the tensioning wheels. A sensor is disposed along the strap path for generating a signal to indicate a movement or a lack of movement of the strap along the strap path.

Abstract: An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support surface such as a floor. The apparatus of the present invention further includes a conveyor assembly, which conveys the food product from a production line and into the slide area or chute. Positioned proximate the distal end of the chute is a voider assembly defined by a stationary set of voider gates and a moveable set of voider gates.

Abstract: The present invention provides a strip tape mounting device that stabilizes an upper portion of a bag that will be attached to a strip tape, while preventing the bag from being crushed. The strip tape mounting device of the present invention includes an attaching mechanism that attaches an attachment portion of a bag to the strip tape by compression, the bag being manufactured by a bag manufacturing unit that manufactures bags that are filled with articles. The strip tape mounting device also includes a transfer unit that holds the bag below the attachment portion of the bag and transports the bag to the attaching mechanism, and a retaining plate that supports the bag so that the bag is supported in a predetermined posture.

Abstract: A method of producing a hot melt adhesive solid, the method comprising the steps of inserting a hot melt adhesive heated to higher than a flow temperature into a container having a mold-releasing internal surface and a bottom plate which is openable and closable or removably fixable to the container, cooling the hot melt adhesive at least until the surface of hot melt adhesive becomes solidified, and taking out the hot melt adhesive from the container by opening the bottom plate or displacing the same; hot melt adhesive solid; method of packaging the same; and method of transporting the same.