Abstract: The apparatus for attachment to a non-inflatable part of a tandem, two-wheel cycle for rigidly mounting the cycle for transit purposes includes a bracket-like member adapted to be secured to the frame or other non-inflatable part of the cycle. A multi-part assembly is connected to the bracket for supporting the same for movement in longitudinal, transverse and vertical directions. The multi-part assembly includes a component adapted to be secured to the bed of a trailer or other transit vehicle. The multi-part assembly includes an adjustable securing mechanism for fixing the position of the bracket-like member.

Abstract: In a first embodiment the combination boat dry dock and boat launching apparatus includes two planar dock sections pivotally connected to each other. The dock sections include cradle straps for supporting the hull of a boat with the longitudinal axis of the boat in substantial parallel relationship with the pivot axis of the dock sections. Each dock section is supported by two pontoons attached at proximal and distal portions of the dock sections. The two pontoons at respective proximal portions of the dock sections may be flooded with water to allow the proximal portions of the dock sections to descend below water level for launching of a boat. Air is introduced into these two pontoons for expelling water and thereby raising the dock sections above the water level. In a second embodiment, a constant buoyancy pontoon is mounted to each dock section intermediate the other pontoons. A pump and conduits transfer water between the proximal and distal pontoons of each dock section.

Abstract: A system and methods for automatically investing, a portion of interest charged amount paid by the card issuer or the cardholder, on a credit card account, to an individual retirement account, taxpayer relief act of 1997 IRA, "Roth Act" or "Super IRA", college education IRA or spousal IRA (herein, collectively, "IRA"), college savings account, 401(K) plan (with or without linkage to a company expense account credit card), dividend reinvestment program (in stock of the card issuing company or otherwise) or other investment feature.

Abstract: A method of removing particulates and sulfur oxides from a hot gas by controllably contacting the hot gas in a first spray-dryer zone with a selected chemically reactive absorbent for the sulfur oxides and then sequentially contacting the hot gas with the absorbent in a second fabric filter zone. The preferred absorbents are calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and sodium hydroxide. The selected absorbent dissolved or dispersed in an aqueous medium is controllably introduced into the spray dryer, together with the hot gas, in an amount and at a rate to react in the spray dryer with only a portion of the sulfur oxides in the hot gas to produce a dry particulate reaction product consisting of calcium or sodium sulfites and sulfates, together with sufficient unreacted absorbent of enhanced reactivity for subsequent reaction in the second zone with the remaining sulfur oxides, all being entrained in a substantially water-unsaturated gas of reduced sulfur oxide content.

Abstract: The front idler roller of the belt sander is mounted by a yoke for swinging movement in a plane containing the axes of both the drive and idler rollers and for shifting movement along a path generally toward and away from the drive roller. A transversely disposed shaft mounted by the tool housing has a cam formation at one end thereof received within an opening formed in the yoke; the cam is captured in this opening formed in part by a cam follower. The shaft is mounted for axial and rotational movements. Rotation of a first knob on the other end of the shaft causes the latter to move axially thereby to swing the idler roller for centering of the belt. Rotation of a second knob, concentric with the first knob and also mounted on other other end of the shaft, causes the shaft to rotate thereby activating the cam for shifting the idler roller toward the rear roller for easy belt replacement.

Abstract: An automatic flash-limiting arrangement for use in combination with a flash unit associated with a camera and arranged to automatically terminate the light flash produced by the unit when the subject has been properly exposed, the flash-limiting arrangement being associated with the flash unit so as to become operative only upon initiation of a light flash, thus assuring that the arrangement will not respond to extraneous flashes occurring before the flash which is to be controlled. The flash-limiting arrangement is constructed to sense the light being received by the camera, to produce a signal which is the sum of a component proportional to the time integral of the intensity of such light and a component which is proportional to the instantaneous amplitude of the intensity of such light, and to terminate the flash when this signal reaches a predetermined value.

Abstract: An asphalt finishing machine includes a tractor and a screed of the free floating type wherein the latter is towed behind the tractor by a pair of draft arms pivotally connected at their forward ends to the frame of the tractor. A pair of hydraulic cylinders is connected to the tractor and to the screed for lifting the latter away from the roadway mat when the finishing machine is transported from one job site to another. A control system is connected with these cylinders and is automatically and instantaneously brought into operation, by means of a pressure-sensitive switch, whenever forward motion of the finishing machine is arrested, as when the hopper is being refilled, for actuating the hydraulic cylinders to develop a lifting force having a magnitude at least 80 to 90% of the force developed by the dead-weight of the screed thereby to prevent the screed from settling into the mat during such periods of time when forward motion of the finishing machine is stopped.

Abstract: The striker is mounted in a barrel for axial reciprocal movement thereby to impart successive hammer blows to the end of a tool shank element extending into one end of said barrel. An actuator is connected to the piston by lost-motion means. A motor driven, mechanical crank assembly is connected to the actuator for reciprocating the piston such that its velocity in the hammer-direction is greater than its velocity in the return-direction.