Abstract: A windshield wiper drive mechanism comprises a casing housing a motor and a reciprocating mechanism for converting the rotary motion of the motor to a reciprocating motion of an output shaft. Damping mechanism are provided for damping the rotation of the shaft comprising a cam and a resilient element for applying a radial damping force to the shaft at least towards the limits of its reciprocal movement. The resilient element can act directly on the cam or alternatively it may be part of the cam itself.

Abstract: A solar-powered reciprocating pump for submersible use in a well, such as a water well. The pump has a pumping section with a plunger therein. The pump also has a drive section with a rotating output shaft and a transmission section which converts the rotating output of the shaft into reciprocating motion of the plunger. In one embodiment, the transmission comprises a gear train. In a second embodiment, the transmission comprises a ball screw which is actuated by a reversible motor. In a third embodiment, the transmission comprises a reversible ball screw which provides reciprocating action in response to rotation of a shaft in a single direction. The pumping section comprises an outer case portion with a cylinder disposed therein such that an annular volume is defined therebetween. A system of flow passageways and inlet and outlet valves provide for pumping liquid into and out of the pump in response to movement of the plunger in both upward and downward directions.

Abstract: A child proof handle for a bathtub faucet includes a substantially cylindrical inner handle member having a centrally located bore for receiving the faucet valve stem and a pair of diametrically opposed passageways. The device also includes an outer handle member having an open end in communication with a hollow portion and a substantially centrally disposed bore. Received within the bores on the inner and outer handle members is an elongated bolt that secures the handle members to the valve stem. A spring is disposed between the inner and outer handle members for biasing the outer handle member away from the inner handle member. The outer handle member further includes a pair of diametrically opposed pins received within the hollow portion spaced and dimensioned to be received within the passageways on the inner handle member.

Abstract: A multi-functional apparatus employs an intermittent motion mechanism. An electromagnetic device selectively causes movement of the intermittent motion mechanism thereby moving a mechanical device coupled thereto. In another aspect of the present invention, a single electric motor selectively actuates two or three intermittent rotary motion mechanisms thereby causing separate mechanical devices coupled thereto to operate within an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention is for a means for transmission of force whereby linear movement is transferred into rotating movement or reverse. The invention is primarily intended to be used by combustion engines. The invention is for a means to transmit force between a forward and backward movement and a rotating movement by means of a ballbearing which runs in several tracks comprising a ball which is surrounded by ballholder which is fixed onto a piston rod for each respective ball or corresponding device for transmission of the linear movement. Fixed connected to each piston (4,5) is a piston rod (6,7) which in its opposite end has a holding device (17,18) for the ball (15,16) through which the force from the forward and backward movement is transmitted to the rotating disc (13). The balls (15,16) also serve as bearing between the stationary disc (8) and the rotating disc (13).

Abstract: A device for actuating a valve including a body having a slot therein. A pin is positioned within the slot, and the pin is attachable to a valve stem of a valve, whereby when the valve stem is attached to the pin and the pin is moved within the slot, the valve stem moves therewith and actuates the valve. There is also a rotary actuator assembly including a rotary actuator, a body having a chamber therein attached to the actuator, and a valve associated therewith. A slot is provided in part of the chamber, and a pin extends through the slot for guiding movement of the valve stem of the valve when the valve stem is attached to the pin and the rotary actuator is actuated. The slot may be configured as a helical slot. A piston may be provided between the valve stem and the pin. The configuration of the slot may be varied for changing the length of movement of the pin, so as to change the length of movement of a valve stem attached thereto.

Abstract: A twist action roller friction drive comprises a rotating drive bar which drives in rotation a roller the axis of rotation of which is inclined relative to the axis of a rotationally fixed driven member with which the roller engages. The inclined roller comprises a single annular roller urged from the inside into driving contact with the driven member by one or more hydrostatic pads. The driven member is a tube and the skewed annular roller is in frictional engagement with the bore of the tube. In a typical use, the tube is fixed to the carriage of a machine tool and is aligned with the machine axis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel faucet with a non-circular slider assembly to which a resilient seat-washer is attached. In a preferable embodiment of the invention the slider assembly has a hexagonal cross-section. In embodiments of the invention the slider assembly is driven by a rotatory stem operated with a handle. The rotatory stem is provided with a helical groove mating with a faucet body of a complementary shape so that upon rotation of the stem the slider assembly is advanced towards or withdrawn from a sealing seat. Thus, when the handle of the stem is rotated by a user, the stem and the hexagonal slider assembly associated with it, are moved by the interacting force generated between the pair of helical threads, towards or away from the seat depending on the rotation direction.

Abstract: A rotary valve actuator for fluid control valves having improved actuator linkage matching the torque requirements of most rotary shaft valves. A link member is pivotally interconnected to a linear movable actuating member and to a rotatable lever. The link member enables a high actuator torque to be developed and provided during the times when the valve requires a high torque, and a low actuator torque during other times when the valve only requires a lower torque. A high-low-high actuator torque is provided matching the high-low-high torque requirements of most rotary valves.

Abstract: A wood-splitting tool includes at least one system with n parallel elemental wedges (3a, 3b, 3c, . . . 3n) which in succession are given a movement for penetrating the wood. The system for actuating the wedges can be a hydraulic, chain-type, connecting rod-type, or percussive-type system attached to a motive power unit.

Abstract: An integral outboard bearing support for a gear reducer on a papermaking machine oscillating doctor. The bearing support rotatably supports a distal end of the gear reducer's drive shaft to reduce deflection and fatigue. The outboard support also aligns internal bearing supports with the outboard support to optimize performance by preventing current reducer shaft and support bearing failures.

Abstract: A device for returning a reciprocating mechanism to a predetermined intermediate position of reciprocating motion, comprises a reciprocating link movable in accordance with a predetermined reciprocating motion, a pair of positioning members provided at both sides of the predetermined intermediate position of reciprocating motion, a pair of movable blocks, and a single resilient member interconnecting the movable blocks. The positioning members is adapted to position the movable blocks by abutting the movable blocks against the respective positioning members via a biasing force created by the single resilient member. The movable blocks is adapted to return the reciprocating link to its predetermined intermediate position by abutment of the reciprocating link on both the movable blocks, for restricting a reciprocating motion of the reciprocating link via the biasing force created by the single resilient member.

Abstract: A transmission mechanism for an outward turning wheel set of a toy car, including a casing and a gear set, wherein the gear set is received in the casing and driven by a motor to rotate a cam. The cam is driven to forcedly swing a cantilever between a first and a second position. The cantilever has a free end connected with a pressing lever. When the cantilever is swung to the second position, an elevating seat, a board member and a slide block are pressed downward, whereby when the car body is lifted, a linkage and multiple elbow joints forcedly turn the car wheels outward.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a scanning output from a rotary input based upon the cooperation of a continuous track and a discontinuous track via at least one interacting element.

Abstract: A transmission for a washing machine includes a housing, an agitator shaft rotatably mounted to the housing, and an input shaft rotatably mounted to the housing. A one-way clutch connects the input shaft and the housing which permits relative rotation between the input shaft and the housing in a first direction and prevents relative rotation between the input shaft and the housing in a second direction. An agitation system connects the input shaft and the agitator shaft whereby rotation of the input shaft relative to the housing provides back-and-forth agitation of the agitator shaft. A one-way clutch ball bearing rotatably and axially supports the housing. The one-way clutch ball bearing is a sprag type-clutch which prevents rotation of the housing in the first direction and permits rotation of the housing in the second direction.

Abstract: A child-resistant handle to be mounted to a valve stem to which is affixed a cogwheel adapter by a shoulder screw. The shoulder screw rotatably mounts the freely rotatable handle to the valve stem. The handle has an inverted cup shape that extends over and covers the cogwheel adapter. A clutch member connected to the handle with a resilient member engaging the clutch to normally keep the clutch member out of engagement with the cogwheel adapter. The clutch member linearly shiftable to engage the cogwheel adapter whereby rotation of the handle will cause a like rotation of the valve stem.

Abstract: Method and apparatus having a track of segments, ones of the segments having a non-varying profile, for generating a varying motion.

Abstract: An oscillatory drive incorporating the invention includes a driven rotor that is mounted on a shaft and includes plural driven permanent magnets disposed thereon. A spring arrangement is coupled to the driven rotor and limits both clock-wise (CW) and counter-clockwise (CCW) rotation thereof. A first driving rotor includes first driving magnets, is mounted for rotation on the shaft and is positioned to a first side of the driven rotor. A second driving rotor includes second driving permanent magnets, is mounted for rotation on the shaft and is positioned to a second side of the driven rotor. The drive mechanism imparts a CW rotation to the first driving rotor and a CCW rotation to the second driving rotor. The first driving permanent magnets coupling to the driven permanent magnets causes a CW rotation of the driven rotor until the spring arrangement terminates the CW rotation and causes a reversal of rotation direction in the CCW direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a carriage of a shuttle in a weaving loom consists of a housing, a driven shaft rotatably mounted in the housing and a driving wheel rotatably mounted in the housing and having an axis of rotation orthogonal to that of the driven shaft. A spool is fixedly mounted on the driven shaft. A wire has an end fixedly attached on the spool and another end connected to a carriage. A plurality of rollers are attached on a circumferential periphery of the driven shaft. One of the rollers is engaged with one of a plurality of guiding channels defined on a circumferential periphery of the driving wheel. The guiding channels are so configured that when the driving wheel rotates, the driven shaft can repeatedly have the following modes of movement: firstly remaining in a static state, rotating and accelerating in a first direction, decelerating, staying in another static state, rotating and accelerating in a second direction, decelerating, and finally returning to the first static state.

Abstract: A valve safety handle having a handle slidably attached to a valve stem. The handle incorporates a handle female spline sized to engage a valve stem male spline. The handle female spline is urged out of engagement with the valve stem male spline by means of a spring trapped between the handle and valve stem. The valve stem also has a valve stem key sized to slide into a handle lower recess keyway. Thus the handle may engage with the valve stem only after the handle has been rotated relative to the valve stem until the valve stem key aligns with the handle lower recess keyway, and the handle has then been translated relative to the valve stem against the spring until the handle female spline is engaged with the valve stem male spline. An alternate embodiment incorporates an adapter having an adapter female spline sized to engage a standard plumbing valve stem male spline.

Abstract: The invention refers to a wiper arm with a fixing part made from asheet metal, comprising a bore for the non-rotatable fixation on a wiper shaft and which is provided at least around the bore with an upper sheet metal section and a bottom sheet metal section being integrally connected and lying approximately in parallel to said upper sheet metal section. In order to provide the fixing part in the area of the bore with a high stability of form, a sheet metal section is supported against the flat side of the other sheet metal section around the bore at a distance from the outline of the fixing part which can be noticed when looked at in direction of the axis of the bore.

Abstract: The mechanism is used for rotating a tree-felling implement rotatably connected to a distal end of a boom of a logging vehicle by an implement pivot. The mechanism comprises a pinion coaxial with the implement pivot and fixed in rotation with reference to the distal end of the boom. Two longitudinally extending actuators are mounted on the frame. Both actuators are lying in the pinion plane. Each actuator is adjacent to the pinion on a respective side thereof, namely right and left, and bears a corresponding sprocket coplanar with the pinion plane and rotatably connected to their free end. To link the elements together, there is provided a chain in mesh with the sprockets and the pinion. The chain has ends rigidly attached to the frame of the implement. In use, the implement is rotated as the actuators are operated in opposite directions.

Abstract: The present invention entails a safety control knob for actuating a valve stem of a water valve such as typically found in a hot water line. The safety control knob includes a control knob rotatively journaled on a valve stem and movable thereon between an inoperative and an operative position. In the inoperative position the control knob is effective to simply free-wheel around the valve stem without actually turning the valve stem. In an operative position, the control knob assumes a position engaged with a collar or other member that is keyed to the valve stem. In the engaged position, the control knob is operative to turn and actuate the valve stem.

Abstract: A mechanism for advancing a rotating cylindrical member, which mechanism includes a frame having an opening with a first axis to accept a cylindrical member extending therethrough in a first line, an advancing roller for engagement with a cylindrical member extending through the frame opening, first structure for mounting the advancing roller for movement relative to the frame with the first structure including a mounting block on the frame having a passage and a carrier for the advancing roller that is movable guidingly in the mounting block passage in a path in first and second opposite directions, and sealing structure cooperating between the carrier and the mounting block for blocking migration of foreign matter into the mounting block passage.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a rotating element, a rotary to linear converter, a linearly moving element that linearly extends and retracts when the rotating element rotates in first and second directions, a rotary sensor assembly, integrally constructed with the rotating element, for determining relative movement of the rotating element and for thereby determining relative movement of the linearly moving element, a linear sensor assembly, integrally constructed with the linearly moving element, for providing an absolute position signal each time that the linearly moving element extends or retracts to a predetermined position.

Abstract: A vehicle washing machine is disclosed having an inverted U-shaped housing mounted for movement lengthwise of a stationary vehicle and return movement to an initial reference position during a vehicle washing cycle of the machine. The housing includes first mechanism comprising a vertically movable and rotatable pod depending from a bridge portion of the housing and having horizontally reciprocative nozzles mounted thereon for successively applying a cleaning solution and pressurized rinse water to a front end, top, and rear end of the vehicle, and second mechanism associated with opposite legs of the housing and having vertically reciprocative nozzles mounted thereon for successively applying a cleaning solution and pressurized rinse water to opposite sides of the vehicle. The machine includes a relay logic system for controlling the vehicle washing cycle.

Abstract: An apparatus moves, for example with a rotative motion, a member or a first group of members by moving another member or a second group of members with a reciprocating rectilineal motion by the interaction between magnets (1, 2) or groups of magnets (1.sup.i, 2.sup.i) fixed to the members or the group of members. If the reciprocating rectilineal motion is obtained by connecting one of the two groups of magnets to pistons of a two-stroke engine and to a mechanical energy-restoring system (8), a high-efficiency apparatus is realized, which is suitable for engine-traction, which does not need a crank-shaft, a lubricating system, a water cooling system, an alternator, or a torque converter, and which is automatically switched off when the vehicle is not in motion. The work-torque can be varied by varying the distance between the restoring system (8) and the supporting members (14) which are connected to the pistons (5).

Abstract: A high pressure computer controlled liquid jet cutting system particularly adopted for cutting granite on-site at quarries comprising a balanced oscillator, an optional mobile system, a power unit, multiple intensifiers, one or more nozzles with diamond or sapphire orifice and a microcontroller with a control panel for programming and controlling rise and fall, indexer and oscillator system. The computer controlled balanced oscillator with rise and fall in turn comprises a bent cam shaft in cam housing and a drive shaft in a drive housing. The drive shaft on one end has a pulley driven by a motor. Also included are means for adjusting the balance. A typical embodiment also includes boom leveling system for tilt, dump and swing, tilting system for chain feed to level and position in travel mode and E Chain containing extendible, flexible high pressure hose as well as means for disengaging the oscillator from the high pressure tubing without breaking any fittings for centering purposes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for processing disc-shaped registration carriers, provided with a number of processing stations in which the disc-shaped registration carriers are supported, and with a transport assembly by which said disc-shaped registration carriers can be moved from one processing station to another processing station. The transport assembly is fitted with interconnected, jointly driven holders for simultaneously taking hold of and moving the registration carriers between the processing stations. The processing stations are at least partially fitted with readily exchangeable processing units.

Abstract: An electrical toothbrush according to the present invention comprising a housing, an electric motor mounted in the housing for rotating an eccentric pin, a reciprocating vibration holding shaft mounted in the upper housing for being adapted for attachment of a toothbrush thereon, the holding shaft being drivable for oscillation about its longitudinal axis, the toothbrush being interchangeably connected to the upper end of the holding shaft, transformer structure for transforming the rotary motion of the eccentric pin into a reciprocating vibratory motion of the holding shaft, the transformer comprising a cylindrical member and an elastic deformable member connected by an integral lever member.

Abstract: A diaphragm valve includes a valve body accommodating an axial valve stem and housing a weir-type valve seat which cooperates with a diaphragm operated by a hand wheel for regulating a flow of fluid through the weir. A screw nut extends axially between the valve body and the hand wheel for limiting a closing lift of the diaphragm by impacting on the valve body. The screw nut is connected in form-fitting manner with the hand wheel so as to follow a displacement of the valve stem when turning the hand wheel for opening and closing of the valve.

Abstract: The invention concerns a windshield wiper arrangement including a windshield wiper arm (2) the active length of which varies in the course of the sweeping movement, characterized in that it includes: motor means including a first motor shaft (26) given a first alternating rotation motion and a second motor shaft (34) given a second alternating rotation motion, the amplitude of the alternating rotation of the second shaft (34) being greater than that of the first shaft; a crank (24) coupled for rotation onto the second motor shaft on the one hand, and on the other hand articulated onto said arm (2); an arm support element (6) coupled for rotation onto the first motor shaft (26); and coupling means between the support element (6) and the arm (2) permitting a translation motion of the arm (2) on said support element (6) in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal dimension of the arm (2).

Abstract: A power transmission device for connecting a rotation shaft with a mechanism for converting rotational movement into reciprocal movement. The rotation shaft is concentrically accommodated in a rotation shaft sleeve having an outer wall with a circumferential groove. A connecting sleeve, with a plurality of circumferentially arranged through-holes with a ball mounted in each through-hole, slidably receives the rotation shaft sleeve. A sliding sleeve having a circularly formed internal recess is mounted over the connecting sleeve and is slidable to position the balls in the through-holes such as to either connect or disconnect the connecting sleeve from the rotation shaft sleeve.

Abstract: A fluid control valve unit particularly suited to be used as an air control valve in an overhead passenger service unit for aircraft, buses, trains and the like. This valve unit includes a non-rotatable and axially movable closure member which moves in response to rotation of an axially non-movable actuator member supported in a universally pivotable and tiltable housing. This valve has relatively few component parts and is thus easy to manufacture and assemble. A helical groove on the actuator member cooperates in a cam-like manner with a projection on the closure member to create the desired translation.

Abstract: Method and apparatus producing oscillatory motion output from a rotary input using balls to interact between input and output cams. Preferred embodiment features a speed reduction stage and an oscillation stage. Dwell periods can be provided as well as indexing to a specific location.

Abstract: A gate valve has a housing for a valve seat, and an attachment which extends outwardly from the housing and constitutes an extension thereof. A cap is secured to the attachment at the end of the latter remote from the housing, and a plate which traverses the attachment is held between the cap and the attachment. An externally threaded, non-rotary valve stem extends between the cap and the housing and passes through the plate. The valve stem meshes with an internally threaded, rotatable sleeve which receives the valve stem and is connected to a handwheel. The sleeve is at least partially confined by the cap and the plate, and both the cap and the plate are provided with bearing locations for the sleeve.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an electric power driven toothbrush having a four-bar linkage (8) disposed in the handle section, the input end thereof being driven by an electric motor (2) through a train of spur gears, while the output end thereof drives in an oscillatory manner an output shaft (15) within an angular range of .+-.35.degree., approximately. The output shaft (15) is suitable for coupling engagement with a toothbrush section through a bevel gear train, and the axis of rotation of the toothbrush section forms an approximately right angle with the axis of the output shaft (15).

Abstract: A rotary plug valve actuator comprising a mounting bracket, a ball screw mechanism pivotably mounted to the mounting bracket and a lever pivotably mounted to the ball screw mechanism. The ball screw mechanism includes a ball screw shaft and a ball nut. The ball nut moves axially on the ball screw shaft when the ball screw shaft is rotated. The lever converts the axial movement of the ball nut to rotary motion. In that way, rotation of the ball screw shaft will in turn actuate the rotary plug valve. An associated rotary plug valve assembly and an associated method of actuating a rotary plug valve are also provided.

Abstract: A looper drive cam is formed of a cylindrical cam which is fixed to a main shaft so that its axis is inclined thereto at an angle of .theta.. A looper drive fork forming an U-shaped cam follower is attached to a looper drive shaft, and is engaged with the inclined cam. The fork is attached to the looper drive shaft with a degree of freedom which allows for deviation between axes of the main shaft and the looper drive shaft. As the main shaft rotates, a cam face of the inclined cam changes in a range of .+-..theta. in a plane containing the main shaft, so that the fork rotates to rotate the looper drive shaft. Owing to the freedom of degree of the fork thus attached, the motion is transmitted smoothly, and wear and rattling are prevented.

Abstract: A device and a process are disclosed for driving a moving surface in a reciprocating motion in a plane, and having a magnitude A.sub.2. Two parallelograms are provided, which can be distorted in a plane perpendicular to the plane where the motion is carried out. Each of both parallelograms exhibits two parallel sides, one being common to both parallelograms and driven in a reciprocating motion having a displacement A.sub.1 =A.sub.2 /2, the other parallel side of the first parallelogram being stationary and the other parallel side of the second parallelogram being driven in a reciprocating motion having a displacement A.sub.2.

Abstract: A rolling joint is provided for obtaining slewing maneuvers for various apparatuses including space structures, space vehicles, robotic manipulators and simulators. Two noncircular cylinders, namely a drive and a driven cylinder, are provided in driving contact with one another. This contact is maintained by two pairs of generally S-shaped bands, each pair forming a generally 8-shaped coupling tightly about the circumferential periphery of the noncircular drive and driven cylinders. A stationarily fixed arm extends between and is rotatably journalled with a drive axle and a spindle axle respectively extending through selected rotational points of the drive cylinder and of the driven cylinder. The noncircular cylinders are profiled to obtain the desired varying gear ratio.

Abstract: Pendulum gears for windshield wipers of motor vehicles are known, which pendulum gears comprise a first gear member provided with teeth, which gear member is non-rotatably seated on a driven shaft, and a second gear member provided with teeth, which gear member meshes with the first gear member, and by which the first gear member can be driven in pendulum motion between two reversing positions. The noises occurring in the reversing positions of the first gear member are to be reduced. For this purpose the tooth play between the teeth of the two gear members is decreased towards the reversing position of the first gear member. Thus a beating noise caused by the teeth when changing the tooth flanks is avoided.

Abstract: A windshield wiper system which when operating will define a non-circular wiping pattern of a windshield wiper. The system includes a motor spindle and at least one windshield wiper arm interconnecting the motor spindle and the wiper arm for providing sliding movement in a radial direction. There includes a control component for controlling the sliding movements of the arm. The control component includes a drive spindle and arm mounted on the drive spindle which is adapted to be rotated. A coupling member interconnects a plurality of pivot members which are spaced eccentrically. An engaging member translates the wiper and wiper arm from an entirely semicircular path equidistant from the motor spindle to a non-circular path with respect to the motor spindle in at least two portions of the wiping pattern.

Abstract: A motion converter for small appliances driven by electric motors, such as electric toothbrushes, electric razors or the like, comprising a motor, tool bit and tool bit carrier, which is driven by the rotary motion of the motor and imparts a preferably orbital motion to the tool bit. The latter is accomplished by a novel mechanism for converting the rotary motion of the motor shaft into a generally transverse reciprocating motion. The mechanism employs a follower having a guide slot with parallel side faces and conically extending, radial outer contoured surfaces. The follower comprises a bore for the motor shaft or for a cam on the motor shaft and is slidingly mounted thereon.

Abstract: A rotatable rigid material valve operator is provided having a threaded shank threadedly engaged within a threaded blind bore formed in a valve member constructed of thermo plastic elastomer having an 80-90 "SHORE" scale durometer hardness and snugly slidingly disposed within a valve body bore against rotation relative thereto, the threaded shank being rotatable relative to the valve body against axial displacement relative thereto such that rotation of the threaded shank translates into axial shifting of the valve member within the valve body bore.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush comprises two main casings, a battery/motor casing and a brush drive casing, both casings being made of plastics material and one casing telescopically fitting over the other. The casing contains a battery, a motor and a motor shaft which carries the first gear of a reduction gear set which also comprises gears which drive a motor gear output shaft carrying a male coupling. The brush drive casing carries a brush head further reduction gearing and a brush drive shaft which carries a female coupling. When the couplings are mated telescopically, the male and female couplings connect so as to complete the drive to the toothbrush head. Preferably the toothbrush head is arranged to be driven in alternate directions, i.e., so as to have a reciprocal motion.

Abstract: The valve comprises a rotating operating wheel (32) acting on a closing element (20) inside the body (10) of the valve. In order to enable the wheel (32) to be operated easily and at the same time to prevent accidental opening, the wheel (32) is connected to the closing element via a ratchet system (34) with sawteeth which are oriented so as to prevent the closing element (20) from opening without prior axial displacement of the wheel (32) counter to the action of a spring (44).

Abstract: A locking device for use with a gas flow distribution device to be connected to a source of gas under pressure. The device has a yoke for securement to the source and a fastening screw threaded in the yoke for securing the device to the gas source. The locking screw has a tee-shaped handle. The locking device has a collar including a sleeve defining opposed openings for engagement of the yoke to permit longitudinal movement relative to the yoke but substantially prevents rotation of the sleeve relative to the yoke. The collar has a yoke-remote portion including a plurality of handle-engaging recesses. A spring biases the collar outwardly from the yoke into locking engagement with the handle for preventing unintended unfastening of the screw.

Abstract: A vehicle headlight position adjustment assembly is provided that in a preferred embodiment (100) has a rotary input member (8) that upon rotation causes a threaded output adjustment member (6) to transverse axially through openings (34) and (34') in opposite side walls of first housing part (2) of a two part housing. The second part (4) or cover for the housing includes at least one pedestal (44) and preferably two spaced-apart pedestals (44) and (44') having apertures therethrough through which output member 6 extends enabling the pedestals to hold housing parts 2 and 4 together in the event that they become detached from each other.

Abstract: A reciprocating rotary tool driver is driven by a motive source which provides power to its tool through a splined shaft while the rotating tool is oscillated in a vertical mode by means of spur gear, worm gear, and crank means.