Abstract: A compact machine for cleaning floors includes a solution tank and dispensing system for dispensing solution onto the surface to be cleaned, a deck assembly for guiding dirty solution to a recovery pickup point, a mechanically operated pump for collecting the dirty solution from the recovery pickup point, and a recovery tank for receiving the collected fluid.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a canister assembly and a nozzle assembly. A suction generator and dirt collection vessel are carried on the body. Further the nozzle assembly includes a housing including a bottom plate and an agitator cavity. A rotary agitator is held in the agitator cavity. A suction relief inlet is provided in the housing above the bottom plate. A passageway is also provided for directing air from the suction relief inlet to the agitator cavity adjacent the bottom plate.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a canister assembly and a nozzle assembly. A suction generator and dirt collection vessel are carried on the body. Further the nozzle assembly includes a housing including an electronic/electrical component compartment a bottom plate and an agitator cavity. An agitator drive motor and a printed circuit board are held in the electronic/electrical component compartment. A rotary agitator is held in the agitator cavity. A suction relief inlet is provided in the housing above the bottom plate. A passageway is also provided for directing air from the suction relief inlet through the electronic/electrical component compartment to the agitator cavity adjacent the bottom plate.

Abstract: A cyclone separator useable in a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone casing defining a cyclone chamber and having first and second opposed ends and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends. A separated material collection chamber surrounds at least a portion of the cyclone chamber and is communication therewith via a separated material outlet. The separated material collection chamber is spaced at least about 0.5 inches from the cyclone chamber. In addition, the separated material collection chamber is spaced from the bottom of the cyclone by at least about 0.5 inches.

Abstract: A lightweight caster is described that is resistant to ingress of debris into a caster bearing. The caster has a monolithic fork having an annular wheel-supporting portion and a chair-supporting portion. The wheel-supporting portion has a pass-through aperture for receiving a retainer. A rotational bearing is supported on the wheel-supporting portion, which supports a wheel rim such that the wheel rotates in the vertical plane. The rim has a pass-through aperture aligned with the pass-through aperture of the fork, and a ring at an inside edge of the bearing to retain the bearing between the rim and the fork and to inhibit debris from contacting the bearing. A retainer retains the rim on the fork and has an aperture aligned with the fork pass-through aperture. The retainer also has a bearing-retaining portion at an outside edge of the bearing to retain the bearing and to inhibit debris from migrating inwardly.

Abstract: A system for controlled rotatable movement of a closing element anchored to a stationary support structure includes a piston device and a hinge device. The hinge device has a fixed element and a movable element reciprocally coupled to allow mutual rotation, a seat for removably inserting the piston device, and a pivot member with a cam element facing the seat to interact with the piston device. The piston device includes a tubular body, an actuating head external to the tubular body, a plunger member slidable within the tubular body, and an elastic contrast member acting on the plunger member for returning it from a retracted end position to an extended end position. The seat of the hinge body includes a pass-through or blind bore extending along an axis for providing access into the hinge body in a direction substantially parallel to or coinciding with the axis.

Abstract: This invention provides a hinge assembly having variable friction resistance. The hinge assembly includes an elongated element having a generally cylindrical surface extending longitudinally. It also includes at least one torque element having a generally cylindrical surface compressively engaged with the cylindrical surface of the elongated element, the cylindrical surface of the at least one torque element having end portions. An actuator of the hinge assembly is configured for changing friction resistance generated by the at least one torque element by changing the relative position of the end portions of the at least one torque element, thus reducing compressive engagement between the cylindrical surface of the at least one torque element and the cylindrical surface of the elongated element.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for opening/closing a door in which the door can be semi-automatically closed in a preset section so as to enable an operator in an operating cab to easily close the door.

Abstract: This wheelchair movement assistance device comprises: a pair of mounting members which is mounted to the left and right front pipes or the left and right leg pipes of a wheelchair in a removable manner by being clamped or engaged therewith; and a square C-shaped pipe frame, to both ends of which the pair of mounting members is mounted. The mounting members are provided with clamping sections formed at the ends of pipe frame, and with grasping sections attached to the ends of the pipe frame at positions in front of the clamping sections. Each of the grasping sections grips a portion of each of the front pipes of the wheelchair or a portion of each of the leg pipes of the wheelchair, and each of the clamping sections is in pressure contact with a portion of each of the front pipes or the leg pipes of the wheelchair.

Abstract: A tightening system and method for operating the same in an article for a wearer includes first and second members arranged for being connected at first ends, and separated by a distance at second ends. A tension element connects the first and second members. A tensioning mechanism is mounted on the first member and coupled to the tension element. The tensioning mechanism includes a housing and a retractable and extendable line arranged to be extended from the housing and automatically retract to the housing upon release of the line to permit one-way incremental winding of the tension element to thereby draw the first and second members closer to one another by reducing the distance therebetween.

Abstract: A protector is equipped with a main body and a lid which are combined together to form a tubular body capable of housing cables; a pair of band insertion holes formed through the main body; a band fastening space which is defined in the main body so as to contain one band insertion hole and in which to place a buckle of a cable tie with its top position lower than a housing height of the cables; and a fastening space closing plate which closes the band fastening space when the lid is attached to the main body.

Abstract: A wire coil retainer having a band with at least one fastening feature configured to detachably attach one side of the band to the other side of the band that allows for quick and easy retention of a wire coil, such as a headphone wire. When the fastening feature is attached, two opposing loops are formed on either side of the fastener. A wire coil can be retained by placing the wire coil inside the interior of the band and detachably attaching the fastening feature through the center coil opening. A first portion of the wire coil is retained in a first loop and a second portion of the wire coil is retained in a second loop of the fastened wire coil retainer. A wire coil retainer may be configured with one or more retainer protrusions that aid in the retention of a wire coil within a loop.

Abstract: A reusable fastener that secures the zippers of a dual closed-ended zippers mechanism in the mechanism's closing position. The reusable fastener secures products that are dependent on the dual closed-ended zippers mechanism for actions of opening and closing from being unintentionally opened. While able to secure zippers of the dual closed-ended zippers mechanism in the closing position, the reusable fastener can also be easily detached. Additionally, the detachment process will not destroy the reusable fastener, enabling the reusable fastener to be reused. Furthermore, since no personally-tailored knowledge or lock-and-key is necessary to detach the reusable fastener, public and safety officials can securely reattach the reusable fastener to the zippers after inspections. The reusable fastener contains a plate that will make the reusable fastener easily identifiable. These advantages of the reusable fastener will provide users of products containing the dual closed-ended zippers mechanism a peace of mind.

Abstract: A releasable adhesive mounting element that includes a segment of material having a determined shape defined by one or more edges and having a first side and a second side. At least one marginal offset area is defined on the second side of the segment of material, which is offset a determined width from the one or more edges of the segment of material. A first adhesive area is defined on the second side of the segment of material, which has edges that extend to the at least one marginal offset area. A first releasable adhesive is disposed within the first adhesive area. The first releasable adhesive is configured for simultaneously, releasably adhering the segment of material to a portion of a work and a portion of a mounting surface. A second adhesive area may be defined at least partially within at least a portion of the first adhesive area.

Abstract: A container engagement retainment band for resiliently securing selectively about the surface of a container with a universal clip extending therefrom. The attachment clip provides dual selective access portions for band engagement by deformable adjacent ring portions allowing for clip placement and positioning about the band and selective attachment portion access via displacement of aligned portion thereon dependent on user's need or preference use accessibility.

Abstract: A slide fastener including a pair of first and second stringers each including a tape and a row of coupling elements mounted on one longitudinal edge of the tape; wherein each of the coupling elements includes a first non-connecting portion and a second connecting portion and wherein the second connecting portion includes a head portion and a body portion; and wherein the first non-connecting portion includes an attachment surface to which a decorative element is attached and the attachment surface has a first surface and a second surface lower than the first surface. The decorative element is attached to the second surface.

Abstract: A fastener includes a clip including a flexible head having an outer surface configured to engage and edge of a first slot in a first panel when the flexible head is inserted therein and a retainer configured to be inserted into a channel within the flexible head to impede flexing of the flexible head thereby retain the flexible head in the first slot. The clip may further include at least one member extending from the head and configured to engage a second slot in a second panel to hold the first and second panels together when the first and second slots are positioned in an opposing relationship. In some embodiments, the at least one member may include first and second spring arm members extending from the head and having outer surfaces configured to engage edges of the second slot when inserted therein. Methods using such fasteners are also discussed.

Abstract: A clip may include a base member, a pillar formed in the base member, and engagement legs formed in the pillar. The engagement legs are defined by slots formed in the pillar. Each of the engagement legs has an engaging portion that is shaped to engage an attachment bore formed in a plate-shaped subject member when the pillar is inserted into the attachment bore. Each of the slots is configured such that an edge-to-edge distance in first portions corresponding to a section including the engaging portion of each of the engagement legs is smaller than the edge-to-edge distance in second portions corresponding to a substantial section of each of the engagement legs.

Abstract: A device having a securing element which can be blocked in a load rail which is anchored so as to be fixed to a vehicle, the securing element having a base member with a retention region which can be inserted into the load rail in a positive-locking manner, and the base member includes at least one bar member for engagement in a catch bar arrangement of the load rail which is supported so as to be able to be moved relative to the base member. A additional bar is provided which is movably supported parallel with the bar member and independently of the bar member, and which is resiliently loaded in the direction of the blocking position and which can be moved together with the bar member into the release position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastener element for attachment to a component, wherein the fastener element has a contact surface which contacts the component in the installed state. Furthermore, the fastener element has a mounting recess which faces the component in the dismantled state. The mounting recess is bounded by at least one sidewall and by a base section. The sidewall is, at least regionally, provided with at least one undercut which is effective in the axial direction of the fastener element. The base section is formed free of any aperture.

Abstract: The bracelet clasp includes a rectangular base element wherein each of the long sides is formed of side bars each formed of at least two leaf springs forming an elastic device allowing first and second folding parts to be locked onto said base element and disengaged therefrom when a pressure is exerted simultaneously on said side bars.

Abstract: A rotary closure for a shoe, especially for a sports shoe, including a housing which can be attached to the shoe, a tensioning roller which is rotatably supported around an axis in the housing, wherein a tensioning element can be spooled during lacing of the shoe on the tensioning roller and a rotary knob which is arranged rotatable around the axis at the housing to turn the tensioning roller. The rotary closure furthermore includes an intermediate carrier, wherein the intermediate carrier has at least one pawl which engages in a first blocking gearing of the housing and at least one locking lever which is arranged in or at the intermediate carrier, wherein a first and a second control element which co-operate with first and second crank section of the locking lever, are disposed on the rotary knob.

Abstract: A casket lid assembly includes lower rails, upper rails, side panels and a top panel. Each lower rail has a lower surface configured to be received on a respective side of a casket base, and has an upper side that includes an angled notch. Each of the upper rails includes a first notch and a second notch. Each of the side panels has a first edge received within the angled notch of a respective lower rail, and an opposite second edge received within the first notch of the respective upper rail. The top panel has a first edge received within the second notch of the first upper rail and an opposite second edge received within the second notch of the second upper rail.

Abstract: Disclosed is a super capacitor and method of manufacture thereof. This invention relates to a solid state super capacitor comprising a solid state polymer electrolyte and a modified carbonaceous electrode. Said modified carbonaceous electrode comprises a conductive carbonaceous material covered with active ingredients. Said modified carbonaceous electrode and said solid state polymer electrolyte are layered on top of each other to form a sandwich-like structure. Said super capacitor performs much better than known super capacitor comprising liquid or gel-form electrolytes. Said super capacitor has higher conductivity, therefore can be manufactured without a current collector. Since said super capacitor contains solid state polymer electrolyte, the method of manufacturing said super capacitor is more environmentally friendly and has a higher safety level.

Abstract: A stacked-type solid electrolytic capacitor package structure includes a capacitor unit, a package unit and a conductive unit. The conductive unit includes a plurality of stacked-type capacitors stacked on top of one another and electrically connected with each other, and each stacked-type capacitor has a positive portion and a negative portion. The package unit includes a package body for enclosing the capacitor unit. The conductive unit includes a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal. The first conductive terminal has a first embedded portion electrically connected to the positive portion and enclosed by the package body and a first lateral exposed portion connected to the first embedded portion. The second conductive terminal has a second lateral exposed portion, a second front exposed portion, a second rear exposed portion, and a second embedded portion electrically connected to the negative portion and enclosed by the package body.

Abstract: A device for effecting and verifying a full mating operable engagement between a slidable coupler and a complementary corresponding socket. The coupler and the complementary corresponding socket are received into a receiving region defined between first and second opposing sidewall portions which squeeze the coupler and the complementary corresponding socket together to effect the full mating operable engagement from a partial mating engagement relationship. A method for use of the device to verifying a full mating operable engagement between a slidable coupler and a complementary corresponding socket is also provided.

Abstract: There is described a method for terminating an optical fiber within a proximal portion of a guidewire tubing. The guidewire tubing has an outside diameter and comprises a lumen. The method comprises centering the optical fiber relative to the outside diameter of the proximal portion of the guidewire tubing. The optical fiber and the inside of the lumen define an average gap there between. The average gap around the optical fiber is between 1 ?m and 100 ?m for allowing a substantial displacement of the optical fiber inside the lumen during the centering.

Abstract: An axle hub puller may include a puller body. The puller body may include a plurality of counter sink holes and a threaded puller screw hole. The puller body may be operable to removably attach to hub with a plurality of wheel lugs by having the plurality of wheel lugs pass through the plurality of counter sink holes. A puller screw may be inserted into the threaded puller screw hole. The puller screw may be turned against a hub axle center allowing for the removal of the hub and a brake rotor.

Abstract: A supporting collar for elongated articles, in particular, cables or pipes, includes holding members of the elastic type having two opposite ends, optionally metallic, outwardly extendable to allow the introduction of the article between the ends in a direction transversal to its own longitudinal axis; connection members suitable for fixing the collar to a fixed structure and/or to another collar; and a substantially tubular gasket made of a flexible or elastomeric plastic material, in particular EPDM rubber (ethylene-propylene-diene monomer), fixed to the holding members, suitable for receiving in its interior a section of the article and having a longitudinal opening situated between the ends, the opening having, in correspondence with the outer edges, a flared portion broadening outwards. A fixing method of an article using such collar.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for creating an integral assembly formed from a transparent member and a housing formed at least in part of a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy. The methods and systems create integral transparent member and amorphous metal alloy-containing parts using thermoplastic molding techniques in which the amorphous metal is molded to the transparent member in a thermoplastic, not liquid, state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for connecting an end of a first metal strip to the beginning of a second metal strip, in particular in strip treatment installations, wherein the end of the strip and the beginning of the strip are positioned one on top of the other to form an overlap and are connected to one another at a number of connecting points in the region of the overlap, characterized in that the connecting points are produced by means of clinching.

Abstract: A punch-riveting die comprises a basic body, which has a recess for forming an underside of a punch-rivet joint, the recess having a base and an annular wall. In a central region of the base, the die includes an annular radial-flow inhibiting device, which inhibiting device limits a radial material flow out of the inner region of the annular radial-flow inhibiting device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tie and a method for tying at least one object. More particularly, the tie has a strip, which includes a tip, a connecting end opposite the tip and a plurality of teeth arranged on the strip between the tip and the connecting end, and a plurality of locking members, which are connected to the connecting end of the strip. Each of the locking members includes an opening for passage of the strip therethrough and a locking tab for engaging at least one of the teeth so as to allow the strip to move through the opening of a corresponding one of the locking members only in one direction.

Abstract: A screw fastener can include a first screw and a second screw. The first screw can include a head and a threaded portion coupled to the head. The head can define a first position portion thereon. The second screw can define a threaded hole therethrough configured to engage with the threaded portion. The second screw can further define a second position portion adjacent to the threaded hole, corresponding to the first position portion.

Abstract: An exemplary extraction tool assembly includes, among other things, a base having a slot to receive a component held within a fixture. The base is moved to cause the component to move relative to the fixture.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing an optical communication device is disclosed. An optical sub-assembly and optical platform can form the optical communication device. Pre-defined break lines are placed on a carrier wafer. The wafer can accommodate a modulator sub-mount and a laser sub-mount. A tooling process is used to place the modulator sub-mount on an optical platform and the laser sub-mount adjacent to a thermo-electrical cooler. The laser sub-mount can be hermetically enclosed and aligned to communicate with the modulator sub-mount.

Abstract: A self contained breathing apparatus electronics system that provides a method for maximizing battery life, estimating remaining battery life and condition, insuring reliable communications between modules, maintaining reliable real-time clock (RTC), minimizing piezo interference, minimizing effects of RFI and EMI on pressure measurement, retaining consistency in the motion detection circuitry due to sensitivity to temperature changes, and providing a thermal imaging camera in cooperation with either a HUD or POD mounted inside a SCBA facemask.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an optical metrology system and methods of using the optical metrology system. The optical metrology system has a linear optical array including a plurality of optical components. One end of the linear optical array is configured to receive a confined beam. At various stages of the fabrication process, the performance of the actual optical components used in HAMR devices is evaluated based on the performance of the optical metrology system.

Abstract: A laminated iron core manufacturing method in a blanking die apparatus having multiple machining stations is provided. The method includes feeding a belt-shaped workpiece progressively in a longitudinal direction in the blanking die apparatus, operating cutting tools provided in the respective machining stations simultaneously to perform predetermined blanking operations on the progressively fed workpiece and finally perform a contour blanking operation on the workpiece so as to form core pieces, and laminating the core pieces within or outside the blanking die apparatus to thereby manufacture a laminated iron core. An auxiliary cutting tool is operated to form a disposal hole by partly blanking a scrap forming area of the workpiece simultaneously with the operations of the cutting tools of the multiple machining stations, to thereby secure a load balance of the blanking die apparatus in the feeding direction.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an antenna pattern frame, includes arranging antenna radiators in an elongated radiator sheet in the form of cells, the antenna radiators including antenna pattern portions receiving an external signal, and while moving the radiator sheet, forming connection terminal portions of the antenna radiators by a successive bending process and injecting-molding radiator frames such that the antenna pattern portions are formed on one set of respective sides of the radiator frames and the connection terminal portions are formed on the other set of respective opposite sides of the radiator frames.

Abstract: A fabricating method of a touch cover is provided. The method includes shaping a substrate so that the substrate has an inner plane and an inner side surface extending from the inner plane, wherein the inner plane and the inner side surface are not coplanar. A conductor layer is formed all over the inner plane and the inner side surface of the substrate. The conductor layer is patterned to form a sensing circuit on the inner plane and to form at least a portion of a grounding circuit on the inner side surface.

Abstract: The invention provides a component supply device which is small and can supply electronic components efficiently. The component supply device 1 mounts a component supply tape T and exposes the electronic components out of the component supply tape T to provide to a component installation device 7 which mounts the electronic components on a circuit board. The component supply device 1 has a replenishment device 2 which replenishes a new component supply tape (Tb) when a preceding component supply tape Ta runs out, and a sensor S which detects the run-out of the preceding component supply tape Ta. The replenishment device 2 has a reel holding section 21 on which reels 20 wound with the component supply tape T are inserted, and a standby section 5 of the component supply tape T. When the sensor S detects that the preceding component supply tape Ta runs out and issues a detection signal, the component supply tape T is moved from the standby section to be replenished.

Abstract: The present invention relates to connector tools for seating connectors on a substrate such as a printed circuit board. In various embodiments, the connector tools can be made by wire electrode discharge machining (WEDM) process. In the embodiments, the connector tool includes reinforced ribbed end walls, ribbed internal walls, interconnected walls and contours that reduce tool and connector damage. In other embodiments, the connector tools include guiding structures that align the connector tool to the connector before seating the connector so that the connector tool aligns to the connector pins and body to avoid damage to the connector and/or the substrate. In another embodiment, the connector tool has guiding skirts and surfaces to capture the connector in position then seat the connector. Thus, the invention reduces connector and substrate damage during manufacturing, reduces tool damage, and lowers product costs by boosting manufacturing yields.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ancillary fixture for assembling a touch display and the method for using the same. The ancillary fixture comprises a first carrying member, a second carrying member, a support structure, a first positioning mechanism, and a second positioning mechanism. The first carrying member and the second carrying member are pivoted at the support structure. The first carrying member has a first carrying surface. The second carrying member has a second carrying surface opposing to the first carrying surface. The first carrying surface and the second carrying surface are used for carrying at least one component of the touch display, respectively. The first positioning mechanism and the second positioning mechanism are used for adjusting the inclination angle of the first carrying member and the second carrying member with respect to the support structure, respectively, to finish assembling the touch display.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic component mounting method including the steps of: placing an electronic component having a primary surface on which a first electrode is formed, on a circuit member having a primary surface on which a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode is formed, with solder and a bonding material including a thermosetting resin interposed between the first and second electrodes; subjecting the thermosetting resin to a first heating at a temperature lower than the melting point of the solder and thus causing the resin to cure, while pressing the electronic component against the circuit member, and then releasing pressure applied for the pressing; and subjecting the solder interposed between the first and second electrodes to a second heating with the pressure released, and thus melting the solder to electrically connect the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a multi-layer circuit board includes the following steps. Firstly, two core layers are compressed to form a substrate having two surfaces opposite to each other. Then, a via connecting the surfaces is formed. A patterned circuit layer including a concentric-circle pattern is then formed on each surface by using the via as an alignment target. Next, a first stacking layer is formed on each surface. Then, a first through hole penetrating regions of the first stacking layer and the substrate where a first concentric circle from the center of the concentric-circle pattern is orthogonally projected thereon is formed. A second stacking layer is then formed on each first stacking layer. Afterward, a second through hole penetrating regions of the first, the second stacking layers and the substrate where a second concentric circle from the center of the concentric-circle pattern is orthogonally projected thereon is formed.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a multi-layer circuit board includes the following steps. Firstly, a substrate having two surfaces opposite to each other and a via connecting there between is provided. Next, a patterned circuit layer is formed on each of the surfaces by using the via as an alignment target. Each patterned circuit layer includes a concentric-circle pattern. Next, a first stacking layer is formed on each of the surfaces. Then, a first through hole penetrating regions of the first stacking layer and the substrate where a first concentric circle from the center of the concentric-circle pattern is orthogonally projected thereon is formed. Next, a second stacking layer is formed on each first stacking layer. Afterward, a second through hole penetrating regions of the first, the second stacking layers and the substrate where a second concentric circle from the center of the concentric-circle pattern is orthogonally projected thereon is formed.

Abstract: A method of assembling a swash plate-type fluid machine, comprising: bringing, with each of a plurality of pistons suspended by a swash plate, a shaft assembly in a vertical axis posture and a cylinder block close to each other to insert each of the pistons into a corresponding one of cylinder bores, in incorporating the shaft assembly, which has the plurality of pistons each installed on the swash plate via a pair of shoes matching with both end surfaces of the swash plate, respectively, into the cylinder block.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a crankshaft with a turning and broaching machine is provided with a temporary setting process, a lifting process, a centering process, and a clamping process. An unprocessed crankshaft is mounted on first and second temporary settings in the temporary setting process. A rear flange is lifted by a first chuck jaws and a front flange is lifted by a second chuck jaws in the lifting process. First and second centers are inserted into first and second center holes in the centering process.

Abstract: A tool for installing a retrofit bearing having a length that extends beyond the original location of a tapered sleeve used to secure an original bearing and a method of performing the installation provide a reliable way to replace an engine bearing that supports and extends within a shaft end. The tool includes a flange with holes matching the engine block, a body coupled to the flange for accepting the captive portion of the replacement bearing, and a tapered sleeve disposed within the tool body for compressing a wire lock engaged with a mating channel of the replacement bearing when the captive portion is in the tool. The tapered sleeve has a diameter that mates with an inside diameter of an end of the engine shaft, so that the wire lock remains compressed until it engages with the channel provided in the engine shaft for the original snap ring.