Abstract: A hard hat adapter for a welding helmet is disclosed. The dapater includes a housing which has an outer wall, an interior surface and a bottom surface. The outer wall includes a surface defining a window therethrough. The interior surface includes a recessed surface circumscribing the window. The recessed surface includes at least one planar surface thereon. A rotatable boss is captured within the housing against the interior surface. The boss has an annular lip that includes at least one planar surface thereon configured to selectively engage the planar surface on the recessed surface of the housing and prevent the boss from rotating when engaged thereon and freely rotatable when disengaged therefrom. A mounting post extends from the boss and projects through the window on the housing. The mounting post is configured to selectively couple to a welding helmet. The welding helmet may include a rotatable cam configured to engage a lever arm on the hard hat adapter.

Abstract: A universal TV support and mounting kit allows the consumer to employ any of the three modes of support, namely stand mount, console mount and wall mount. The console mount incorporates a vertical spine and a cantilever arm to support the television over the console. A mounting frame is provided that can be attached to the cantilever arm or to a wall. Pivoting and tilting is accommodated by the cantilever arm.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to safety eyewear and more particularly to a safety eyewear that includes a coloration or tinting of an outer peripheral edge of the lens for indicating a performance characteristic of the safety eyewear or the lens and selected absorption of visible wavelengths of light. In one embodiment, the eyewear includes a VLT rated lens having a light visible tint or slight mist tint to provide ornamental coloration of the outer peripheral lens edge. The lens has a roughened or textured cut along an outer peripheral edge of the lens to diffract light. The outer peripheral lens edge is color coded according to a performance characteristic of the lens or the eyewear. In operation, the ornamental color of the outer peripheral edge of the lens is activated upon the diffraction of light along the roughed or texture outer peripheral edge of the lens while still meeting industry VLT requirements for a substantially clear lens.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to safety eyewear and more particularly to a safety eyewear having a horizontal ledge defined within a lens of the safety eyewear for attaching the nose piece structure. The safety eyewear includes a frame and a lens. The nose piece structure configured for attachment to a central portion of the lens. The nose piece structure having a channel defining horizontal ledge indents for mating engagement with horizontal ledge protrusions defined within the central portion of the lens. The central portion of the lens defining horizontal ledge protrusions for inserting within the ledge indents of the nose piece structure when the nose piece structure and the lens are attached together. In another embodiment, the channel of the nose piece structure defines horizontal ledge protrusions for mating engagement with horizontal ledge indents defined within the central portion of the lens.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel means of joint and body protection using engineered textiles to provide dynamic kinematic control within the device itself and for the underlying body part. The apparatus may be used in apparel or orthosis wherein a textile is organized about the proximal and distal aspects of a joint or body part and uses the mechanical and material characteristics of the engineered textile to dynamically control the kinetics of the body part and more specifically to prevent the body part from reaching extremes in range of motion. The engineered textiles can be designed to provide non-uniform increases in stiffness in any direction. The engineered textile may incorporate strain or strain rate dependant materials in which case stiffness properties would vary non-uniformly with velocity and/or acceleration within the device allowing for protection from blunt trauma, blast, or ballistic events anywhere on the body.

Abstract: A pluggable optical transceiver module includes a housing with first and second ends, upper and lower surfaces, a channel and an opening slot formed thereon. A locking boss is slidably mounted within the housing and has a locking detent projecting therefrom and through the opening slot of the housing to engage an opening in a latching tab located in a receptacle cage. The locking boss also has a top end with an inclined surface, which is disposed within the channel of the housing. An actuator arm is slidably mounted within the channel of the housing and has an internal end with an inclined surface thereon. The inclined surface of the actuator arm cooperates with the inclined surface of the of the locking boss to free the locking detent from the latching tab of the receptacle cage when the actuator arm is moved within the channel of the housing.

Abstract: An edible cake decoration comprising a sugarpaste formulation including at least one humectant. A method of forming the decoration is also disclosed which includes exposing the sugarpaste to a humid environment. An apparatus for use in the method is also disclosed which comprises a blister (6) having a profiled surface and a plurality of ventilation holes (8) therein, which blister (6) forms a template for use in the vacuum forming of the wet sugarpaste to provide a 3-D shape to the decoration, the sugarpaste being dried after vacuum forming.

Abstract: A device for reforming the brim of a cap having a flexible frame constructed of two flexible members and a third, hinged arcuate member, of rigid construction is provided. The two flexible members are attached to the top of the curved, rigid, bottom member and are maintained in a parallel relationship regardless of the degree of articulation of the bottom member around the hinge. This construction allows the user to insert a cap brim into the parallel slot and bend the device thereby imparting a variable degree of curvature to the brim of the cap. A ratchet device is connected to the bottom member to allow the device to be adjusted or set in a specific position to impart the desired curvature to the brim. In addition, the device has a mounting hook at one end for hanging so that it can be used as a storage or display device while the cap is retained therein.

Abstract: A thermal transfer printing device, i.e. thermal printer, includes a printing film saving system wherein the print head is lifted during media advancement so that the print film is not advanced during media advancement, and further includes an associated arrangement for tensioning of the print media during printing and print head lifting operations so that the print media maintains print registration and the printing film does not pull upwardly when the print head is lifted. Single print station (monochrome) and multiple print station (color) embodiments are disclosed. Forward tensioning is accomplished by the use of a feed drive positioned forwardly of the single print station in the monochrome embodiment, or forwardly of the last print station in the color embodiment. The feed drive comprises a nip that pulls the print media through the print stations. In the color embodiment, rearward tensioning is accomplished by the print media supply roll, or further upstream by adjacent print stations.

Abstract: A process for regenerating a selective oxidizer bed, by the introduction of oxygen is provided. In a single oxidizer bed environment, regeneration may be carried out on shut-down or on start-up. On start-up, the process includes providing a selective oxidizer bed as well a fuel processor. The selective oxidizer bed is heated to approximately 180° F. Air is passed through the selective oxidizer bed while maintaining the selective oxidizer bed at a temperature of approximately 180° F. for 1-2 minutes. The selective oxidizer is then purged with steam to remove residual air therefrom. Fuel is then introduced from the fuel processor into the selective oxidizer. On shut-down, residual fuel is purged from the oxidizer bed and then air is passed therethrough while maintaining the bed at a temperature between approximately 180° F. to approximately 220° F. The oxidizer is allowed to cool to ambient temperature and then heated to 180° F.

Abstract: An ultra-wide bandwidth optical amplifier for the 1.5 &mgr;m optical band divides the 1520 nm-1610 nm bandwidth into three narrow bandwidths, i.e. C1 (1520 nm-1541 nm), C2 (1541 nm-1565 nm) and L (1565 nm-1610 nm), and uses three separate erbium doped fiber amplifier blocks, configured in parallel relation and individually optimized to separately amplify the respective bandwidth. Multipath interference is controlled by constructing all three amplifier blocks with the same optical transmission length. The C1 and C2 band amplifier blocks, which include shorter erbium doped fibers than the L band amplifier block, are physically lengthened using lengths of single mode fiber so that the total length of the optical transmission path of each amplifier block is generally equal. Fiber lengths are controlled to within 500 microns.

Abstract: A reverse mount heat dissipating device, for removing heat from an electronic device package, includes a circuit board with a bore therethrough. A semiconductor package is affixed to the top surface of the circuit board via a number of electrical contacts. The semiconductor package is positioned over the bore of the circuit board. A retaining collar is positioned in the bore of the circuit board. The retaining collar is secured in the bore in the circuit board by a circumferential groove and flanges. The retaining collar also includes a female threaded collar bore therethrough. A heat dissipating member, with a male threaded shank portion and a substantially flat top surface, is threadably received in the female threaded collar bore so that the flat top surface of the heat dissipating member is in flush thermal communication with the bottom surface of said semiconductor package.