Abstract: The present invention is directed to the method of making a dependable, low cost, low pressure accumulator characterized by the provision of a bladder support sub-assembly secured to an end cap member by an annular weld line, the connection between the noted components being effected prior to insertion of the assembly and end cap into a cylindrical pressure vessel component, whereby the opposed surfaces in registry with the weld are exposed to ambient temperatures, eliminating the danger of damage to the bladder in the course of welding. The bladder sub-assembly and end cap are thereafter inserted into and weldingly connected to a pressure vessel, the open mouth portion of which is inwardly deformed to overlie the end cap and retainer portion of the bladder sub-assembly, dependably to secure the components together and to effect the desired seals between adjacent components.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of making a multi-layer ceramic capacitor and, in its more particular phases, to a capacitor having closely predictable tolerances. The method comprises the steps of providing or fabricating green ceramic sheets and imprinting or otherwise depositing on such sheets patterns of electrode material, the patterns each defining a continuous electrode area many times the anticipated area of the final capacitor. A multiplicity of layers of the ceramic and electrode are stacked and increments of the composite mass are cut therefrom in the direction perpendicular to the axis of elongation of the electrodes, which increments are thereafter fired, terminated and glazed or enveloped in an insulating coating whereby there are formed capacitors which are substantially marginless, i.e. do not include borders of ceramic material projecting beyond the electrode area.

Abstract: An accumulator incorporating an improved plug retaining assembly for supporting the plug and associated valve asssembly in the oil port of an accumulator device. More particularly, there is provided in accordance with the invention a split locking ring assembly adapted to be deformed in such manner that the same may be readily convoluted about the shoulder portion of a plug assembly, enabling the use of an improved oil port sealing arrangement.

Abstract: This invention relates to an underfloor wheel set lathe for the profiling of wheel sets of trackbound vehicles of the type in which the wheels are at least in part supposed by rolls carried by a roll carrier, at least one of the rolls being driven. Movement of the roll carrier is resisted by a horizontally acting brake mechanism which permits vertical lifting movements of the carrier. The force with which horizontal movement is resisted may, by suitable hydraulic means, be controlled as a function of the cutting force or driving force imparted to the wheels, the lifting force exerted against the wheels, or otherwise coordinated with the force applied in the course of profiling.

Abstract: Method and equipment for drying and/or shrinking of textile structures which are formed into a tubular conformation and sleeved onto a tubular carrier. By the application of a heated gaseous medium under pressure, the tubular conformation is transported in alternate directions on the tubular carrier.

Abstract: The invention concerns the field of information display boards, and relates to an attachment plate constituted in the form of a plane body comprising:on its vertical side edges, two mutually complementary assembling tabs,and on the level of its lower edge, a bar designed to fit in one slot of the board.The present invention finds a particular application with boards designed for the display of T-shaped cards.

Abstract: An accumulator device which incorporates an improved mounting for the bladder assembly. More particularly, there is provided a stem adapted to be secured to the pressure vessel, the stem having a mounting portion to which the mouth of the bladder is bonded, the configuration of the mounting portion and the configuration of the bladder member adjacent the mouth assuring the formation of a tight leakproof gas and oil seal, and augmenting the integrity of the connection between bladder and stem.

Abstract: An accumulator device is characterized in the provision of plural mechanisms for maintaining the oil port sealing valve member in open position, one said mechanism comprising a spring and the other comprising a control device member which may be activated to its valve stem releasing condition responsive to pressure drops of a predetermined magnitude or after a predetermined time interval.

Abstract: Suspension device, for the suspension of a cabin on a vehicle chassis.The undertray of the cabin is suspended in at least three points on the chassis of which at least one point at the front and two points at the rear, the middle front point of the cabin suspended by an elastic element of low frequency being connected to the chassis by a means for guiding the undertray of the cabin and said cabin being connected to the chassis by an elastic return means for controlling the roll of the cabin.The invention finds an application for the suspension of truck cabins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cold rolling metal parts to achieve improved surface uniformity and hardening. The method comprises applying to the work piece a pulsating force at a frequency of from about 30 to 300 the duration of the pulses being at least twice the time between pulses. The pulsating force varies from about 10% to 100% above the minimum force necessary to achieve a smooth rolled finish. The method contemplates just statically rolling the work piece and thereafter applying the pulsing force which, in such instance may reduce to zero.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting fixture adapted to be mounted directly to the ceiling of a room or the like. A characterizing feature of the invention lies in the provision of a frame structure adapted to seat against the upper surface of the ceiling, the frame structure including means in the nature of clips which are shiftable radially into complementary guideways formed in the frame, the clips in the course of such outward radial movement including tangs which embed themselves in the ceiling structure proper to securely mount the fixture at a desired position in the ceiling.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a moisture sealed and vandal-resistant lighting fixture and is characterized by novel means for securing a diffuser in tightly sealed engagement against a gasket on the housing of a lighting fixture, which means precludes the ingress of moisture and reduces the likelihood that the fixture may be vandalized. More particularly, the invention relates to a lighting fixture, preferably rectangular, wherein the diffuser component is pressed against the mouth portion of the housing component by a cam arrangement, access to the cam arrangement being provided through a wall of the housing via an inconspicuous aperture or apertures whereby only one who is familiar with the operating characteristics of the fixture would recognize how to release the cam arrangement and, hence, the diffuser.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wide field specular scanning device, especially intended for the examination under magnification of a selected area within the cornea of the eye. The device includes a specular microscope incorporating a converging lens and an objective lens or a group or series of lenses performing the functions thereof. A beam of light from a light source is passed through the lenses of the microscope into the cornea of the subject through a reciprocating or oscillating mask or plate having a first slit to one side of the optical axis of the microscope through which the beam is passed and a second slit to the opposite side of said axis a predetermined distance from the first slit through which the reflected beam transmitted backward through the microscope is passed through a magnifying lens or other device either for direct observation or onto a screen or photo-sensitive surface.

Abstract: A pressure vessel comprises a rigid envelope enclosing a chamber and consisting of a body and cover, the rim of the cover being inserted in the rim of the body, and the body and cover being secured to each other. Defined between the overlapping rims is an annular groove adapted to receive a flange at the periphery of a circular flexible diaphragm, which serves to divide the chamber into two compartments of variable volume. There is a fluid orifice in both the body and cover, the two orifices being axially alinged and communicating one with each variable-volume compartment. To ensure a good seal between the compartments, and to enhance retention of the flange in the groove, the annular groove is of less height and greater width than the flange on the diaphragm, before the flange is sandwiched into the groove between the rims of the cover and body, so that the flange is deformed into the groove, when the cover is assembled on the body.