Abstract: A method for marking a fabric for sewing, cutting, or the like includes placing a plurality of markers on the fabric at positions instructing how the fabric is to be manipulated. The markers are differentiable according to the instructions to be conveyed, are adhesively backed, and are distinguishable from the fabric when applied. A sewing aid includes a plurality of such markers.

Abstract: An eye protector having a body with an upper edge, a lower edge and an arcuate portion extending between the upper and lower edges. The body is dimensioned to fit over the eye so that, in doing so, the upper edge is positioned closely adjacent and above the eye while the lower edge is positioned closely adjacent and below the eye. The body is constructed so that the weight of the body between a midline extending across the arcuate section and the top edge of the body is greater than the remainder of the body. In addition, a plurality of spaced ridges extend outwardly from the anterior surface of the arcuate section which form cooling fins to cool the body.

Abstract: A method and bath therefor for electroplating improved zinc base-cobalt containing alloys. The bath contains a brightening agent dispersed therein of a class of compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aromatic nucleus such as phenyl, pyridyl, naphthyl, thienyl or furyl which may have one or several substituents selected from hydroxy, chloro, amino, amido or methylenedioxy and R.sub.2 is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or pyridyl. The baths also contains conventional additives such as wetting agents and aromatic monocarboxylic acids or salts thereof. The baths generally have a pH range of 3.0 to 6.8.

Abstract: A flexible drive belt for coupling at least two pulleys such as those found on a motor vehicle engine. The belt is manually installable without adjusting the distance between the pulleys and is particularly useful for temporary or emergency installation in place of a broken drive belt. The belt includes first and second ends which are fastened together to form an endless drive belt. The first end of the belt is provided with a series of openings which accept a corresponding number of projections which extend perpendicular to an intermediate surface of the second belt end. Both the first and second belt ends are provided with intermediate surfaces such that when joined a smooth inner surface is formed. For a permanent installation, locking pins may be disposed within throughbores extending through the sides of the projections such that the projections are prevented from unmating with the openings of the first end.

Abstract: A wheeled pallet for handling and transporting industrial loads such as storage or inventory bins. The device has a substantially rectangular base with a transversely mounted axle and rotatably mounted wheels. The end members of the base have raised intermediate portions with caster-type wheels for mobility. Tubular members vertically secured to the corners of the base accept the cylindrical legs of an industrial bin. Thus, the device provides mobility for industrial loads such as storage bins while preventing tipping because of its low construction.

Abstract: A novelty display device which simulates a snow fall. The device includes a base having a transparent container positioned on its top which forms a substantially closed chamber. An electric motor is contained within the base and rotatably drives a fan blade contained within and adjacent bottom of the chamber. Lightweight particulate matter is disposed within the interior of the chamber so that, upon actuation of the fan blade, the fan blade inducts the particulate matter from the bottom of the chamber and circulates the particulate matter throughout the chamber thereby simulating a snowfall.

Abstract: A workpiece holder comprising a base having guide walls defining a workpiece pathway and a linear pushbar displaceably mounted to said base to extend laterally toward the pathway. The pushbar includes an upper wedge-shaped arm adapted to mate with a wedge-shaped member fixed in a substantially fixed position with respect to said base and a second locking arm adapted to engage the edge of a workpiece at the workpiece station. The upper arm of the pushbar extends over a locking plate resiliently supported above the base so that insertion of the wedge depresses the locking plate upon the workpiece. A work stop is displaceably mounted at an end of said pathway to align the workpiece at the workpiece station before it is clamped in place for a machining operation.

Abstract: A piston pin comprising a tubular body enclosed by end caps, the end caps being secured to the tubular body by an extrusion extending into a recess in the inner periphery of the tubular body, and said extrusion being formed when said end cap is hammered into the tubular body so that an end of the end cap abuts against an annular wall in the tubular body adjacent the recess to force the end cap material into the recess. Preferably, the end cap includes an axial bore, and a transverse bore for communicating between the axial bore and the periphery of the cap, and the transverse bore is positioned so that it communicates with an area adjacent a tapered end portion of the tubular body. In a preferred method of forming piston pins according to the present invention, the tubular body is heated before the plug is hammered into position within the end of the tubular body. Once the end cap has been installed in the tubular body, the end cap and the axial end of the tubular body can be finish machined as desired.

Abstract: A turbine engine construction comprises an accessory drive mechanism in which accessories are mounted circumferentially around the turbine casing. The engine includes a planetary gear mechanism driven by a shaft extending axially outward from compressor and turbine sections of the engine, and forwardly of the air intake in the turbine casing. Accessory drive assembly includes a planetary gear mechanism having a ring gear exposed through circumferentially spaced apertures in the turbine casing to driven gears extending outwardly from accessory housings secured to the periphery of the turbine casing.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved stand for a table saw which has an upper work supporting surface. The stand comprises a generally rectangular frame having a top, bottom, two spaced sides and two spaced ends. The table saw is secured to the top of the frame while a pair of elongated supports are secured to one end of the frame so that the supports are spaced apart and parallel to each other. A platform containing a plurality of rollers is pivotally mounted to the supports and is pivotal between an upper and a lower position. In its upper position, an upper surface of each roller on the platform is coplanar with the table saw work supporting surface so that work can be slid from the platform and to the table saw or vice versa. Conversely, in its lower position, the platform is flush against the end of the frame for compact storage. A locking lever retains a platform in its upper position when desired.

Abstract: A coating applicator for a suspended cable comprises a housing defining a coating reservoir and having a roller rotatably mounted in said housing that is at least partly immersed in the coating reservoir. The coating roller includes a peripheral groove defined by tapered walls adapted to receive the cable therein. In one form of the invention, a pair of brackets support suspension rollers from opposite sides of the housing so that each suspension roller is spaced from the other and aligned over the groove in the coating roller from opposite sides of the cable. The housing includes a fluid coupling for connection with a conduit in fluid communication between the coating reservoir and a reversible pump which is in fluid communication with a supply reservoir, so that a predetermined level of fluid can be maintained in the coating reservoir and so that the coating can be drained from the reservoir when the coating operation is completed.

Abstract: A filter head for spin-off filters comprises an extruded body having a first longitudinal bore and a second longitudinal bore separated from each other, and an elongated, laterally expanded flat exterior surface. Fluid passageways are bored through the flat surface to intersect with the longitudinal throughbores so that separated inlets and outlets in the spin-off filter can be fluidly connected with the longitudinal bores. Preferably, the extruded body also includes a mounting flange offset from the flat longitudinal surface so that the filter head can be mounted to a surface which does not interfere with the installation or removal of the filter. The elongated extruded body is cut to any desired length required for mounting one or more filters of various sizes against the longitudinal flat surface.

Abstract: A filter assembly for an exhaust stack having a housing defining an interior chamber and an inlet and an outlet which are connected in series with the exhaust stack. A mounting frame is secured diagonally within the interior of the housing so that the mounting frame is interposed between the inlet and outlet of the housing. A plurality of filter elements are detachably secured to the mounting frame so that influent into the housing inlet passes through the filter elements prior to exhaust out through the housing outlet and to the atmosphere. The filter assembly is easily retrofitted to existing systems.

Abstract: The installation comprises a static mixer (1) connected to receive yoghurt from a yoghurt store (4) and a flavoring from a selected flavoring store (8 to 10). The amount of yoghurt and flavoring dispensed is measured by appropriate metering pumps (11 to 14). The static mixer has a bottom outlet (1a) under which a beaker (20) is placed to receive a portion of flavored yoghurt. The beaker stands over a waste funnel (19) to catch drips and spills. A wash tank (22) is provided together with various feeds for rinsing and/or cleaning materials (27 to 28). The wash tank is connected via a pump (33) and a duct (31) to a spray head (34) in the yoghurt store (4). A thorough automatic rinse-wash-rinse cycle can be performed, whenever necessary. The rinse cycles are preferable open circuit cycles, and the wash cycle is preferably a closed circuit cycle.

Abstract: The present invention provides an archery quiver which is detachably secured to an archery bow. A mounting plate is secured to the archery bow and includes an elongated projection having two sides which taper towards each other from one end to the other end of the projection. The quiver, furthermore, includes a channel open at at least one end and which conforms in shape to the projection and so that the projection is slidably received through the open end of the channel to a predetermined positon within the channel. A cam lock is pivotally mounted on the quiver and movable between a locked and unlocked position. In its locked position, a cam surface on the cam member abuts against the mounting plate and secures the mounting plate and quiver together. Conversely, in its unlocked position, the cam surface disengages from the mounting plate and permits the quiver to be slid away from the mounting plate, and thus from the bow, when desired.

Abstract: A document carrier, typically for supporting a book to be copied in a document copier by location of an opened page against an inclined window in a scanner housing, which carrier comprises a pair of separate plates (26, 28) supported in a trough-like configuration by arms (27, 29) which connect the backs of the plates to a movable platform (30), springs (31, 33) being provided, preferably to act between the platform and the supporting arms, to urge the plates into their said trough-like configuration (FIG. 2).

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for inserting a catheter within the intercostal space to withdraw a fluid from that space. A hollow needle of a syringe is first inserted into the intercostal space to determine the presence or absence of the fluid and, if present, a guide wire is inserted through the needle, into the space and then the needle is withdrawn. A tubular catheter is then positioned over an elongated trocar so that the trocar carries the catheter. In addition, the trocar includes an axial throughbore designed to receive the guide wire. Consequently, with the guide wire positioned through the trocar throughbore, one end of the trocar as well as the catheter are forced into the intercostal space after which the trocar is withdrawn from the catheter. The catheter is then connected to suction equipment or the like to drain the intercostal space in the desired fashion.

Abstract: A board game based upon the three events of the triathlon race--swimming, cycling, and running, includes a flat and substantially rectangular playing board, a plurality of playing pieces representing the participants of the event, instruction and strategy cards, and a time sheet to record the cumulative time it requires a player to move his or her playing piece through the game course. The game board is illustrated with the race course which is divided into the three events. The course is further divided into individual segments or squares each representing a segment of time and distance. The winner of the game is the player to advance his or her playing pieces through the course utilizing the least number of time segments while overcoming the obstacles inherent to the triathlon.