Abstract: A tool adapted for tightly joining two assembly parts into each other is disclosed. The tool comprises a first handle and a second handle hinged together to form a pliers tool. Each handle has an arm extending therefrom. Each arm has a slot therein that receives an assembly part. To couple the two parts together, the two handles are squeezed together to bring the arms and hence, the two assembly parts together. A rotatable mechanism may be turned to pull the arms and hence, the assembly parts closer together after the handles have been squeezed together.

Abstract: A hinge reinforced structure to improve wobbling and idle swiveling of conventional hinges that result in unsteadiness includes mainly a rotary element and a holding element. The rotary element has a pintle coupled with a pintle hole formed on the holding element to generate a swivel displacement. The pintle has a driving portion to form a gap with the pintle hole. The pintle further is coupled with a reinforced element which has at least one reinforced portion to wedge in the gap and press the inner wall of the pintle hole to provide a bracing torque thereby to enhance the steadiness of the structure.

Abstract: An automated hinge assembly has at least two leaves and a driving member. The leaves respectively connect securely to a cover and a body of a portable electronic device and are connected pivotally together. The driving member is mounted between the leaves and has a resilient element, a stationary bracket and a sliding bracket. The resilient element provides a force to automatically pivot a moving leaf from a stationary leaf. The stationary bracket has at least one inclined surface formed circularly around a central axis. The sliding bracket is pushed by the resilient element and has at least one protrusion corresponding to and abutting the inclined surface of the stationary bracket, thereby generating a torque to drive the leaf connected to the stationary bracket to rotate relative to another leaf.

Abstract: A portable communication device includes a base and a top portion that are operatively coupled by a slider hinge assembly that is configured to facilitate sliding motion between the base and the top portion. The slider hinge assembly includes a base hinge member and an upper hinge member, where the base hinge member and/or the upper hinge member are comprised of a printed circuit board material.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for dry forming of fibre weave (9) are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a suction box (4) and a superjacent forming head and a forming wire (2) placed in between. The weave (9) is formed on the forming wire, in that the suction box (4) has an active suction area (17) that sucks the fibres towards the forming wire (2). With the object of avoiding beaching in the formed fibre weave (9) a pressure drop regulating means (3) is mounted in the suction box in a sub-section of the suction area (17).

Abstract: A headset clip assembly which includes a clip for attaching to a cloth material and a coupling mechanism for mating with a headset interface to couple the clip assembly to a headset.

Abstract: Devices for holding paper, cards, and/or wallets.

Abstract: A clip for use in a cable system for stretching a sheet across a surface and maintaining it under tension, the clip comprising a base plate and a top plate. The base plate has a pair of opposing retaining arms extending from the top surface and a recessed area defined in the base plate. The top plate has a hook protruding from the top surface having a channel defined therein. The top plate slides between the arms of the base plate and is removably retained therein and the plates engage the edge of a sheet. The hook removably engages a cable and the sheet is stretched when the cable is tensioned. The clip can be retained on the cable when a sheet is to be replaced by partially separating the two plates.

Abstract: Swimming goggles include a frame unit, lenses assembled on the frame unit, and a strap unit. The strap unit comprises at least a head strap with at least a free end, and a buckle for securing and adjusting the head strap. The free end defines a plurality of stop grooves therein. The buckle includes a base and a press portion movable radially relative to the base. The base has a first axis and a second axis respectively formed on opposing ends thereof for supporting the head straps. A first abut portion and a second abut portion are formed on the base. The press portion comprises a first stop portion and a second stop portion, an operating portion between the first stop portion and the second stop portion, and a first branch and a second branch respectively on opposite sides of the operating portion.

Abstract: A releasable fastener assembly comprises a flexible strap having a plurality of apertures extending through the thickness of the strap and a plurality of grommets positioned in each one of the plurality of apertures. Each of the plurality of grommets comprises a first annular end flange having a substantially flat portion, a second annular end flange, and a generally cylindrical portion that defines a passage. The assembly also comprises a pin having a shaft, a head, and a retractable latching mechanism. The flexible strap is configured to define a loop such that the passages of a first one and a second one of the plurality of grommets are aligned. The pin is selectively insertable through the passages such that the retractable latching mechanism abuts the substantially flat portion of one of the annular flanges when the pin is inserted through the passages of the first and second grommets.

Abstract: A device holding structure generally including a first band and a second band being used in association with a prior art device such as a watch casing. The first band includes a first end with means for attaching to connecting elements of the casing, and a buckle and a bar known in the art, and defines an angle such that when the device is placed upon the top of the wearer's hand the first band downwardly extends below the individual's fifth or smallest finger immediately above the wearer's wrist. The second band includes means for attaching to the connecting elements of the casing and first and second band members. The buckle is attached to one of a plurality of loops in the second band member such that the first band and second band member encircle the wearer's hand below the base of the wearer's thumb.

Abstract: A security mount for displaying an article such as a handheld device is provided that includes a device mount that can be secured to a handheld device and a base mount that can be secured to a display structure. The device mount is releasably connected to a tether such that the device mount can be detached from the tether without detaching the device mount from the handheld device.

Abstract: A slide fastener (1) comprising a slider (5) with a pull-tab (6), and a top stop (4) with a retaining element (20) disposed to act against a contact face (30) of the puller (6), when said pull-tab (6) is in a suitable locking position, to prevent the slider (5) from sliding away and keep the fastener (1) closed.

Abstract: A slide fastener (1) comprising a pair of tapes (2), carrying respective teeth (3), a top stop (4) and a die-cast or injection-molded slider (5), said slider (5) having a structure with an upper blade (8), a lower blade (9), lateral flanges (10, 11) and a diamond (20) connecting the upper and lower blades, wherein a cavity (21) is formed in said diamond (20).

Abstract: An fastening clip includes a main body defining a through hole, a flange radially extending from the main body, a first clipping member hinged on the main body, a second clipping member hinged on the main body and comprising a first latching portion, and a latching mechanism extending from the first clipping member and comprising a second latching portion and a release tab. The clip has first and second positions. In the first position, the first and second clipping members extend out of the through hole, and the second latching portion can engage with the first latching portion. In the second position, the first and second clipping members are received in the through hole. When the release tab is operated, the release tab can engage the second clipping member to make the second latching portion disengage from the first latching portion.

Abstract: A method and device for clamping a support rail (5) at a load carrying tube (7) of a bicycle carrier (17) of a vehicle using a fastening device. The fastening device (1) is arranged initially slidably along the support rail (5) and along the load carrying tube (7). The support rail (5) is displaceable along the load carrying tube (7) and transverse to the load carrying tube (7) to a desired position. A clamping device or fastener (12) of the fastening means (1) is operated to an essential simultaneously contact against the supporting rail and against the load carrying tube (7) to fasten these relative to each other.

Abstract: A retaining clip for the windshield of a wheeled vehicle includes: a windshield clip portion formed of a first material, the windshield clip portion including an inner wall, an outer wall, and a bridge connecting ends of the inner and outer wall to form a windshield clip channel sized to receive the side edge of a windshield panel; and a frame clip portion formed of a second material that differs from the first material, the frame clip portion including a joint arm mounted to the windshield clip inner wall, a retaining arm, and a bridge connecting ends of the joint arm and the retaining arm to form a frame clip channel. In this configuration, the windshield clip portion can easily and removably be attached to the windshield, and the frame clip portion can attach the windshield to the frame of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the retaining clip is co-extruded, with the windshield clip portion being formed in the same operation as the frame clip portion.

Abstract: A system for securing a shoe on the foot of a wearer, the shoe having an upper part with a pair of opposed edges with eyelets which are drawn together in securing the shoe on the foot, the system comprising; an elastic shoelace (10) having a pair of ends, each end having an elongated, covering of material with one end having a hook (11) and the other end having an eye (12) whereby the hook and eye system adapted to allow shoelace ends to fasten. The present invention will eliminate dangling shoelace ends that otherwise create a safety issue for the wearer and will result in an aesthetically pleasing product.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cremated remains spreading device that includes a hopper for holding the cremated remains having a conduit attached to the hopper. A blower assembly including a blower and motor is connected to a first end of the conduit for providing a pressurized air flow through the conduit. The hopper is adapted to deposit the cremated remains into the pressurized air flow in the conduit, the cremated remains being discharged from an outlet port formed at a second end of the conduit.

Abstract: The “RELEASE URN” (commercial product name) is a mechanical device designed specifically to temporarily store, and then aid in the spreading of both human and animal cremated remains (ashes). The device consists of a hopper, where the ashes are loaded, a valve to release the ashes into the ash chute, a low pressure venturi, a push rod/cam actuator, micro switch, battery, a blower assembly, ash port, and a decorative “box”, made of various materials including wood, pressboard, metal, plastic, plywood with wood veneer, fiberglass, or composite, that houses the mechanical parts, and hardware that, holds the “box” together, provides a handle for lifting the box, and, provides a handle to the push rod actuator.

Abstract: A tool for preparing piston rings for installation on a piston to be mounted in a bore includes a first cylindrical bore section having an inner diameter equal in measurement to an inner diameter of the cylinder in which the piston is to be mounted. A second cylindrical bore section has an inner diameter smaller in measurement to an inner diameter of the cylinder in which the piston is to be mounted, and the second cylindrical bore section is coaxial with the first cylindrical bore section. A squaring shoulder separates the first cylindrical bore section from the second cylindrical bore section, the squaring shoulder being oriented perpendicular to the axis of the bore sections. The first cylindrical bore section is adapted and constructed to receive piston rings to be mounted on the piston within the cylinder so that the rings are inserted and removed in the shaping process, thus preventing damage from insertion and removal into the cylinder itself.

Abstract: This invention provides a swing type electrode chip replacement apparatus which enables an electrode chip to be attached/detached without damaging a shank even if the shank is bent. The swing type electrode chip replacement apparatus comprises a fixed plate 20 located in the vicinity of a spot welding machine and a movable plate 21 slidable in the back-forth direction on the fixed plate 20, its front end being swingable in the right-left direction. An attaching unit 1 for attaching an electrode chip 95 to the tip of a shank 90 of a spot welding machine or a magazine of the electrode chip 60 for removing the electrode chip 95 is loaded on this movable plate 21, which is slidable in the back-forth direction and swingable in the right-left direction when the shank 90 comes into contact with the attaching unit 1 or the magazine of electrode chips 60.

Abstract: A tool is provided to facilitate the assembly of a seal ring. The tool comprises an elongated body and a flange projecting radially from the elongated body. A first portion of the tool is configured to receive the placement of a seal ring and a retainer cap thereon. The retainer cap may carry attachment elements, such as screws, used to secure the retainer cap on the housing. To mount the seal ring, the tool is inserted through a shaft hole of the housing to clamp the seal ring and the retainer cap between the housing and a flange of the tool. The attachment elements then are tightened to fix the retainer cap on the housing, which secures the seal ring sandwiched between the retainer cap and the housing. After the assembly of the seal ring is completed, the tool may then be slidably removed.

Abstract: A method for the crack repair of a component having a crack on a surface, including excavating a hollow around the crack, wherein the hollow has two recesses and the recesses are arranged at the height of the surface and are open at the height of the surface, and wherein the recesses are arranged around the circumference of the hollow and further including filling the hollow with a braze. A component having a crack on a surface is also provided with a hollow which is excavated around the crack, the hollow has two recesses and the recesses are arranged at the height of the surface and are open at the height of the surface, and the recesses are arranged around the circumference of the hollow, wherein the hollow is filled with the braze.

Abstract: A bulge forming method includes arranging a raw material tube inside a die having an inner surface shape, in which plural crest portions and root portions are alternately formed, and providing a rod inside the raw material tube in the axial direction of the raw material tube, and the rod has a pressurized liquid supply opening. The bulge forming method further includes providing a pair of sealing portions so as to have the pressurized liquid supply opening therebetween, and the sealing portions seal a space between the raw material tube and the rod. The bulge forming method further includes moving the rod in the axial direction while applying compressive stress to the raw material tube in the axial direction and supplying a pressurized liquid from the pressurized liquid supply opening into the raw material tube, whereby the raw material tube is formed into the shape of the inner surface of the die.

Abstract: A fairing removal tool and a method of using the tool provide for an improved method of removing a fairing from an engine inlet case. The fairing removal tool employs a hook and notch to engage the fairing and release the bonds joining the fairing to an inner structural element of the inlet case.

Abstract: A video monitor wall mount including components for switching between a fixed upright angle to an adjustable tilt angle configuration is disclosed. Also, a method for configuring a video monitor mount from a fixed upright angle to an adjustable tilt angle is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for configuring a video monitor mount from an adjustable tilt angle to a fixed upright angle. Finally, a system for switching a video monitor wall mount configuration between a fixed upright angle and an adjustable tilt angle is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of edge to edge assembly of panels. The method generally includes performing male and female matching cuts on the panel edges to be assembled next to each other, and assembling the panels edge to edge so that the male protuberances of one panel are inserted in the matching female cavities of the second panel, and vice-versa. Such method is applicable to aircraft and automobile manufacturing for the assembly of thin structures, primary or secondary, such as fuselage panels, airfoils, cabin and cockpit paneling, etc., and can be used for metallic as well as composite panels.

Abstract: A process for producing a metallic gasket, which comprises making a thin metallic sheet into a solid figure having an inclined surface, thereby providing a bead region extended upwardly and downwardly over the inclined surface, and forming a sealing part made of a hardened rubber layer on the surface of bead region, characterized by forming a sealing part extended from the apex of the bead region down to an upperward position on the inclined surface, and another sealing part extended from a downward position on the inclined surface down to the flat bottom part, and joining the sealing parts by the rubber material in a solution state extended along the inclined surface from both of the sealing parts, before drying and hardening of the material for making sealing parts. Application of the rubber material in a solution state is carried out preferably by a screen printing process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a motor assembly for mounting to a base. The motor assembly includes a stator assembly having a plurality of stator teeth. Each stator tooth is configured to support a stator coil. The motor assembly also includes a flexible printed circuit having top and bottom surfaces and an end portion. The end portion is affixed to the stator assembly at the top surface. The bottom surface is affixed to the base.

Abstract: Methods for producing cost effective and reliable antennas for wireless devices are disclosed. The antennas are formed by applying a conductive layer to one or both sides of a carrier sheet. The combination of the carrier sheet and the conductive layer are then formed into one or more three-dimensional antenna structures in a thermoforming process. This -technique enables high volume production of antennas in a fast, reliable, and cost-efficient manner. The plurality of antennas formed in this fashion may then be separated by a cutting apparatus to obtain individual antennas that are ready for integration into myriad communication devices.

Abstract: Forming an inlay comprising an antenna wire having two end portions and a site for a transponder chip, comprises: mounting the wire to a surface of substrate; and leaving the end portions of the antenna wire free-standing, as loops adjacent terminal areas of a site on the substrate for the transponder chip. With the transponder chip installed on the substrate, the free-standing loops are repositioned to be substantially directly over the terminals of the transponder chip, in preparation for interconnection of the loops to the terminals of the transponder chip, then are bonded to the terminals. An embedding tool for mounting the wire on the substrate may embed the wire in or adhesively place a self-bonding wire on a surface of the substrate. The substrate may have two transponder chips, and function as a secure inlay. An anti-skimming feature is included in the inlay.

Abstract: A tool is designed to be attached to an actuator having a rotary fulcrum and heads on a tip end opposite to the rotary fulcrum. The tool includes a finger inserted between a first pair of mutually adjacent suspensions which are provided with heads having mutually opposing scanning surfaces, and a partitioning plate inserted between a second pair of mutually adjacent suspensions which are provided with heads having mutually opposing back surfaces that are on opposite ends from the scanning surfaces.

Abstract: An annealing process for a TMR or GMR sensor having an amorphous free layer is disclosed and employs at least two annealing steps. A first anneal at a temperature T1 of 200° C. to 270° C. and for a t1 of 0.5 to 15 hours is employed to develop the pinning in the AFM and pinned layers. A second anneal at a temperature T2 of 260° C. to 400° C. where T2>T1 and t1>t2 is used to crystallize the amorphous free layer and complete the pinning. An applied magnetic field of about 8000 Oe is used during both anneal steps. The mechanism for forming a sensor with high MR and robust pinning may involve structural change in the tunnel barrier or at an interface between two of the layers in the spin valve stack. A MgO tunnel barrier and a CoFe/CoB free layer are preferred.

Abstract: The method of producing a head slider is capable of restraining variation of processing read-elements, forming the read-elements having a prescribed size, improving production yield and improving magnetoresistance characteristics. The method comprises the steps of: forming grooves in a wafer substrate, wherein the grooves correspond to raw bars to be cut from the wafer substrate; filling the grooves with an insulating material; forming read-elements and write-elements on the surface of the wafer substrate, whose grooves have been filled with the insulating material; and cutting the wafer substrate, on which the read-elements and the write-elements have been formed, along the grooves so as to form the raw bars, whose base members are constituted by the wafer substrate and coated with the insulating material.

Abstract: The present invention can include a mechanical actuator having an interface region and an actuation region that is thicker than the interface region. The interface region can provide an interface for a user to move the actuator. The actuation region can incorporate a feature that mates with an electronic component within an electronic device. When a user moves the interface region, that motion can be translated by the actuation region to actuate the electronic component. The present invention also includes methods of manufacturing the actuator.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a collector connected to a tab and having a thickness reduced with increasing distance from the tab, wherein the collector is formed by stacking a plurality of collector plates having different dimensions in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the thickness.

Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell comprising a cell housing defining an inner space, a first terminal and a second terminal; and at least one pre-formed pellet disposed within the inner space of the cell housing. The pellet includes an outer electrode portion formed from a material to geometrically define the pellet in a solid form. The outer electrode portion is in electrical communication with the first terminal of the cell housing. The pellet also includes an inner electrode encapsulated by a separator and embedded within the material of the outer electrode portion. The inner electrode is in electrical communication with the second terminal of the cell housing and electrically insulated from the outer electrode material. In a preferred embodiment, the inner electrode comprises an anode and the outer electrode portion comprises a cathode portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for setting side glass in a convertible vehicle body, prior to assembly of a convertible top on the vehicle body, includes a fixture adapted to engage multiple convertible top locating points on the vehicle's header and rear deck-lid shelf. Sensors mounted on the fixture detect the position of the raised side glass relative to the locating points and provide relative position information to an assembly operator, for example, through use of LED arrays, whereby the assembly operator can quickly set the side glass to a target position with which to achieve a desired side glass engagement with the convertible top, upon subsequent assembly of the convertible top to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A carrier tape package 20 is used in an electronic components placing apparatus for feeding electronic components by a tape feeder, and has a carrier tape 22 housed in a wound state on a tape reel 21. In the carrier tape package 20, a data storage unit 23, in which an IC tag 25 having carrier tape information containing identification information of electronic components P held in the carrier tape 22 is held in a holder 24, is attached to the tape reel 21. At the instant when the carrier tape 22 is mounted in the tape feeder, the carrier tape information is read out by a reader/writer belonging to the tape feeder from the data storage unit 23 mounted on the leading end portion of the tape feeder.

Abstract: A pick and place machine for placing components upon a workpiece includes a placement head, a robotic system and at least one detachable nozzle. The robotic system is configured to generate relative movement between the placement head and the workpiece. The detachable nozzle is coupled to the placement head and includes wireless communication circuitry. A detachable nozzle having wireless is communication abilities is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus which quickly clamps onto the copper strand bundle in the slot of a dynamoelectric machine and rips out the coil from the slot one axial position at a time. As the copper bundle is ripped from the slot the tooling moves along the slot from one end to the other.

Abstract: In a method for forming bumps 19 on electrodes 32 of a wiring board 31, a fluid 14 containing conductive particles 16 and a gas bubble generating agent is supplied onto a first region 17 including the electrodes 32 on the wiring board 31. Then, a substrate 40 which has a protruding surface 13 having the same area as that of the first region 17 and formed on a main surface 18 of the substrate 40 having a larger area than that of the first region 17 is disposed so that the protruding surface 13 faces the first region 17 of the wiring board 31. Then, the fluid 14 is heated to generate gas bubbles 30 from the gas bubble generating agent contained in the fluid 14.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB) includes: providing a first PCB substrate, a second PCB substrate and an adhesive layer, the first PCB substrate having a first main portion and a first unwanted portion divided by a first imaginary boundary, the second PCB substrate including a second main portion and a second unwanted portion divided by a second imaginary boundary; forming an opening in the adhesive layer; filling an filling mass in the opening; laminating the first PCB substrate, the second PCB substrate and the adhesive layer such that the adhesive layer is sandwiched between the first PCB substrate and the second PCB substrate, and the first, second imaginary boundaries are misaligned, a projection of each of the first and second imaginary boundaries in the adhesive layer being within the opening; and cutting the first and second PCB substrates along the first and second imaginary boundaries respectively.

Abstract: A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and may include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. The sensor is calibration-adjusted, eliminating the need for a user to enter a calibration code or for the meter to read a calibration code.

Abstract: A method for connecting a first terminal array 6 provided in a connection portion 5 of a first electric component and a second terminal array 8 provided in a connection portion 7 of a second electric component to each other in such a manner that electric continuity is established between them has two steps, that is, a step of tentatively fixing the two connection portions 5 and 7 with each other whose terminal arrays 6 and 8 are positioned with respect to each other by soldering them with solder particles 3 using a paste-like anisotropic conductive adhesive 1 in which the solder particles 3 and conductive particles 4 are dispersed in a thermosetting resin 2, and a step of finally fixing the two connection portions 5 and 7 with each other with the thermosetting resin 2 that has been set thermally. This prevents positional deviation from occurring between the two terminal arrays 6 and 8 during a transport from a tentative fixing apparatus to a final fixing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rocker arm manufacturing method capable of stably forming valve stem guide walls. In the method according to the present invention, an intermediate product 13 having both side walls 20 extended in a predetermined direction and arranged in parallel with each other and a one end side connection wall 30 connecting lower ends of both the side walls 20 at a longitudinal one end of the product is obtained. Next, a first pressing punch 70 is pressed against the outer surface portions of both the side walls 20 from the outside thereof to cause downward plastic flows of regions of the outer surface portions of both the side walls positioned below the cutout portions 31 to thereby form raising walls 32 in a downwardly protruded manner at both sides of the one end side connection wall 30. Thereafter, valve stem guide walls 35 are formed by pressing second pressing punches 80 against both the raising walls 32 of the one end side connection wall 30.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid ejection head including an ejection outlet forming member provided with an ejection outlet for ejecting liquid and including a flow passage communicating with the ejection outlet is provided.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid jet head is provided, which includes: a preparation step of preparing a substrate array which is provided with a first substrate having formed therein a first flow path, a second substrate bonded to one side of the first substrate and having formed therein a second flow path, and a separation layer partitioning the first flow path and the second flow path; a sealing step of sealing the first flow path by adhering a sealing film onto a side of the first substrate opposite to the second substrate using an adhesive layer; and a removal step of removing the separation layer after the sealing step is performed, wherein in the removal step, the separation layer is removed in a state in which an internal pressure of the first flow path is lower than an external pressure.

Abstract: An integrated heat spreader is disclosed in which grooves are formed in a recess of the heat spreader to enhance the stiffness and strength of the integrated heat spreader without increasing production costs or complexity. The integrated heat spreader may be fabricated by providing a metal strip having raised portions thereon to provide a recess therebetween, forming grooves on a bottom surface of the recess, where the grooves extend along a periphery of the bottom surface which is substantially free of the raised portions, and subsequently singulating an integrated heat spreader from the metal strip.