Abstract: An unbalanced bascule bridge having an unbalanced bridge span including a pair of longitudinal girders with a low torsional stiffness interconnected at a pivoting end by a torsionally rigid cross-girder and interconnected along a longitudinal expanse of the longitudinal girders by a steel frame which forms a closely spaced lattice for supporting a relatively thin, lightweight concrete roadway deck. The bascule bridge span is raised and lowered by an actuator assembly including a plurality of hydraulic cylinders pivotally mounted on support columns and corresponding piston rods which apply a torque to the cross-girder through crank-plates welded to the cross-girder and pivotally interconnected to a base. The cross-girder isolates the longitudinal girders from all support and reaction forces while raising and lowering the bascule bridge span.

Abstract: In a method of transferring goods into a container 83, the container 83 is tilted toward a goods loader 18, and a goods transferring member 90 with goods accommodated therein is inserted into an upper empty space in the tilted container 83. Thereafter, the goods transferring member 90 is tilted downward, and in this tilted state, it is withdrawn to the outside of the container 83, thus effecting the transfer of the goods in it into the container 83.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a substantially monochromatic light beam for chromotherapy and/or actinotherapy is disclosed ; the apparatus comprises a transportable housing including a light source, which housing includes a movable heterogeneous interference filter mounted on a support that is displaceable by means of a motor, said apparatus further including a wand enabling said light beam to be directed onto a zone to be treated, and said apparatus also including transmission means for conveying said light beam from said housing to said wand, said housing including an infrared filter interposed between said light source and said interference filter.

Abstract: A manufacturing machine operating at high speed and using a feed system with suction cups can be fitted with an air delivery system in which the single suction cup is mounted directly to a three-way valve affording a first passage open to the cup, a second passage coupled to a vacuum pump and a third passage connected to a source of compressed air; the second and third passages can be connected in alternation to the first passage, in such a manner that the cup will release swiftly and positively as suction generated by the vacuum pump is neutralized by the rush of air.

Abstract: A front fork assembly having an axially movable partitioning wall member disposed in its lower portion such as to define the lower end of an oil chamber in it. In the front fork assembly, a gas chamber is formed over the oil chamber. An operating pin extends from the partitioning wall member and penetrates a slot in the front fork assembly. An adjusting ring is fitted for axial movement on the front fork assembly and coupled to the operating pin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a process for producing a laminated ornamental glass, comprising:a) printing by a color inkjet printer an opaque, first coating layer having computer designed glazed painting or striped-figure pattern on the inner side of an outwardly facing glass substrate; by a color inkjet printer connected to a computer with a program of the design of said painting or pattern stored therein;b) coating a second, white paint coating layer and a third, black or grey oil ink coating layer in turn over the first coating layer by conventional spray coating or roll coating method; after dried,c) engraving in an array or net figures selected from the group consisting of circles, tetragons, and hexagons on said coating layers by a laser engraving machine connected to said computer with a program of the design of said figures stored therein, leaving transparent coating-free crevice portions between said opaque patterned coating portions; andd) laminating with adhesive an inwa

Abstract: A powder-metallaurgically produced material or extruded semi-finished product for electric contacts of silver or a silver-based metal material with 0.5 to 10 wt. % carbon and 0 to 2 wt. % of an additional metal. The material contains powdered carbon in combination with carbon fibers in the mass ratio of 10:1 to 1:10, whereby the diameter of the powder particles is on average smaller than half the length of the fibers.

Abstract: In the invention, at least one electrode is placed in contact with a user's skin such that it transmits electric impulses produced by a current generator to the skin. The support comprises a projecting support element, supporting two electrodes rotatably connected to the belt device such as to rotate with respect to the belt device, so that the electrodes can be positioned longitudinally or transversally to the device, correspondingly to the development direction of a muscle to be stimulated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for filtering a material that flows through a filter housing having a housing chamber, a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and an annular shoulder disposed in the housing chamber. A non-sealing filter element having a fluid pervious filter bag fixed to a non-sealing shape retaining filter collar assembly including an annular sleeve, an outturned annular flange, and a fluid pervious annular filter element disposed on the annular shoulder of the housing chamber. The fluid pervious annular filter element may be a separate element interposing the outturned annular flange of the non-sealing shape retaining filter collar assembly and the annular shoulder of the filter housing to filter material not filtered by the fluid pervious filter bag. Alternatively, the outturned annular flange and the annular sleeve of the non-sealing shape retaining filter collar assembly may be comprised of a fluid pervious material to filter material not filtered by the fluid pervious filter bag.

Abstract: The station comprises a conveyor belt to bring empty containers to a basket housing station, and for removing the containers when filled, and a conveyor belt for transporting baskets inwardly of the containers; the baskets are housed in an ordered fashion in the containers by a movement device of the baskets inside the containers.

Abstract: A lid for sealing a container. The lid adheres to the container by a vacuum formed within the container. The lid is formed of a substantially circular panel having a flanged perimeter and a concave depression on an upper side of the circular panel. A pressure release hole extends through the concave depression of the circular panel and sanitary coating is disposed on a lower side of the circular panel. A first adhesive material is applied to the lower side of the lid by fusion to the sanitary coating to form a thin film over the release hole, and a second adhesive material is disposed in the concave depression on the upper side of the lid to form a removable seal. The second adhesive material has the same properties as the first adhesive material.

Abstract: In order to provide a mixed oxide ceramic sintered body having no defect such as void and pore, and high strength, toughness and reliability, a mixed oxide of rare earth oxide-alumina oxide added with silica is fired with a non-oxide mixture of SiC and/or Si.sub.3 N.sub.4. In the production method, the crystal grain size of the sintered body is controlled to not more than 30 .mu.m, and abnormal grain growth and occurrence of pore can be restrained to easily produce a practically usable mixed oxide ceramic sintered body having excellent toughness inherent to oxide sintered body and excellent high-temperature strength inherent to SiC and Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 and uniform structure.

Abstract: A bag comprising several side panels, a bottom panel and a top panel with a filling opening is made by stitching together opaque fabric webs forming the aforementioned panels. The bag includes seams which are formed by turning up edge regions of the fabric webs and in which at least one sealing strip of material is inserted and stitched to the fabric webs. To obtain increased sealing tightness of the stitching, the strips of material are of yielding construction and have an isotropic structure. The side panels of the bag may be constituted by a tubular one-piece fabric portion.

Abstract: A filling method is disclosed, which comprises a step of filling a content into a bottle 1 and a step of fitting a cap 2 on the bolt 1 with the content charged thereinto. The bottle 1 is conveyed in a state held by a bottle container 3 on a conveyor, while the cap 2 is conveyed in a state held by a cap holder 4 on a conveyor.

Abstract: A method of bidirectional data transmission between a computer system comprising at least two computers and at least one peripheral unit e.g. a magnetic tape terminal via data paths. The computers have different control unit address administration using addressing logs. Each of the peripheral units has a unique control unit address and is connectable via normal data path to that computer which has a consistent control unit address. The procedure provides detecting the addressing logs on the data paths, whereby an addressing compatibility device is switched into the data path of a computer having a control unit address which is not identical (inconsistent) to the control unit address of the peripheral unit. An addressing generator is set to the designated control unit addresses.

Abstract: An insulated locking sleeve arrangement including a connector disposed about mating male and female conductor plugs to fixedly retain the conductor plugs in mating relationship and to isolate the conductor plugs from the environment. A heat shrinkable tubing may also be applied over the locking sleeve connector to act as a moisture barrier and also to relieve strain between the conductor cable and the locking sleeve connector.

Abstract: An apparatus for joining a plurality of metal sheets by first drawing and then laterally extruding the metal into an enlarged shape which will permanently and mechanically interlock the two metal sheets. The apparatus utilizes a novel die body construction in which the die body has a cavity wall provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending flutes which communicate with a depressed groove surrounding a centrally raised portion of an anvil. Upon compression and drawing, the material from the metal sheets will extrude from the raised central portion of the anvil into the depressed groove and the extrude laterally into the substantially longitudinally extending flutes which allow the finished assembly to be withdrawn from the die body along the path of the substantially longitudinally extending flutes. A method of forming a joint between metal sheets is also disclosed. Also disclosed is a die body which permits withdrawal of the finished product without requiring movable releasable portions in the die.

Abstract: In the preparation of a galvanized steel strip by continuously heating and anneal reducing a steel strip and subsequently admitting it, without contact with the ambient air, into a molten zinc bath to coat the strip with zinc, there is provided a method for preparing a galvanized or galvannealed steel strip having minimal uncoated defects, characterized in that a steel strip having a composition which containsup to 0.1% by weight of C,0.01 to 1.0% by weight of Si,0.05 to 2.0% by weight of Mn, andup to 0.15% by weight of P,and satisfies the following formula (1):Si/28+Mn/55+P/31.gtoreq.0.01 (1)wherein the element symbols represent the contents in % by weight of the respective elements in the steel strip is used as the starting strip to be galvanized, and the steel strip is subjected to carburizing treatment during the anneal reducing step or before the anneal reduced steel strip is admitted into the molten zinc bath.