Abstract: In an electrical connector to be surface-mounted on a printed circuit board, which comprises an insulator body, a plurality of contacts fixed to the insulator body, and a metallic shell fitted on the insulator body, the contacts having contact portions in a mating hole for receiving a mating plug connector, the insulator body is formed with a pair of pillars extending in parallel with the contacts for supporting the metallic shell. The mating hole is defined by the metallic shell supported by the pillars so that the contacts are enclosed directly by the metallic shell without insulator walls therebetween.

Abstract: The invention provides for a refinement of phytochemicals in order to tailor the refined end product to particular human dietary needs. More particularly, a composition is prepared by extracting phytochemicals from plant matter. This composition is enriched preferably in two or more isoflavones, lignans, saponins, catechins and phenolic acids. Soy is the preferred source of these chemicals; however, other plants may also be used, such as red clover, kudzu, flax, and cocoa. The composition is a dietary supplement for treatment of various cancers, pre-and-post-menstrual syndromes, and various other disorders.

Abstract: An article of jewelry has a first (5) and a second part (3) and a hinge (7) which articulatedly connects the two parts (3, 5) in such a way that the parts (3, 5) are movable between a first closed position and a second opened position. The article of jewelry is characterized in that a spring (21) is provided which forces the two parts (3, 5) into the closed position.

Abstract: A multi-coaxial connector comprises a metallic die-cast block having a plurality of through-holes, a plurality of L-shaped contacts each having foot and leg portions, and a plurality of insulator sleeves. The through-holes hold the foot portions of the L-shaped contacts on the inside circumferences thereof, via the insulator sleeves, respectively. The L-shaped contacts serve as inner coaxial conductors, while the metallic block serves as a common outer coaxial conductor for the inner coaxial conductors. The connector further comprises an insulator housing which has an open rear end and additional through-holes corresponding to the through-holes. Such insulator housing accommodates the front end of the metallic block inserted thereinto through the open end, so as to serve as a cap of the metallic block.

Abstract: A helmet comprising a shell and a chin guard. The chin guard has a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion and a front portion positioned between the first and second lateral portions, said chin guard being hingedly mounted to the shell and moveable between an open position and a closed position. The chin guard has a locking mechanism for locking the chin guard to the shell in the closed position. The locking mechanism comprises a first locking member applied at the first lateral portion and provided for engaging the shell in a locking position; a second locking member applied at the second lateral portion and provided for engaging the shell in the locking position; and an actuating member connected to said first and second locking members and provided for actuating the first and second locking members. The front portion has a first cavity and a second cavity faced towards each other.

Abstract: A toaster oven has a double wall housing with an air space between the double walls. The inner one of the double walls has a plurality of openings therein arranged above and below heating elements inside the oven. Inside the oven, an air divertor having a pair of spaced parallel walls is positioned adjacent each opening. One of the spaced plates has perforations so that an air stream in the air space between the double walls is driven through the openings, the space between the parallel plates, and out the perforations. A food product is located to receive the air emerging from the perforations. The individual perforations have a funnel shape in order to concentrate the emerging air and better paint the surface of the food product.

Abstract: In a card connector comprising a plurality of contacts at a rear end portion thereof to be mounted onto a printed circuit board, a card receiving portion in front of the contacts for receiving a card to be connected to said contacts, and an ejector mechanism for ejecting said card from connection with said contacts, the contacts are mounted in a thin insulator body to form a connector portion, while the card receiving portion is formed in a rectangular cylindrical frame portion which is mounted onto the connector portion after the connector portion is mounted onto a printed circuit board. The ejector mechanism is previously assembled onto the frame portion.

Abstract: The invention concerns a directional method for a server for cells transmitted by a module attached to a local mobile area network as well as a network of this type for implementing said method. The directional method applies to a network which is comprised of a plurality of concentration stages and terminals linked to the low-level concentration stages, said network comprising servers respectively linked to concentration stages. This method is characterized therein that it consists of initially establishing permanent virtual channels in direction of the servers and, when a mobile is connected to two terminals of said network, said two terminals ascertain the closest common server and modify the header of the user cells transmitted by said mobile in such a way that they carry the identifier VPI/VCI of the channel established for said server so as to enable it to be processed there. The present invention also concerns a network provided for implementing said method.

Abstract: In order to drive connectors relatively to mating connectors in a housing for connection and disconnection of the connectors with the mating connectors, the connectors have projections thereon which projects outside of the housing when received in the housing, and a slider is slidably mounted on the housing and having a groove with a cam portion for receiving the projection. When the slider is pulled or pushed, the projection is driven by the cam portion of the groove to drive the connectors. Partitions are mounted in the housing to partition an inner space of the housing into a plurality of rooms for accommodating the connectors so as to separate between adjacent connectors by the partition. Each of the partition has engaging projections engaged with engaging holes formed in the housing wall. One of the engaging holes is registry with the groove of the slider so that the corresponding one of the engaging projection is also received in the groove at the projecting end through the engaging hole.

Abstract: A wiring structure for a semiconductor device comprises a first interlayer insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, first level wiring conductors formed on the first interlayer insulating film, a second interlayer insulating film formed to cover the first level wiring conductors and including a SOG film, and a second level wiring conductors formed on the second interlayer insulating film. A first level wiring conductor which is formed in a peripheral zone of a semiconductor chip and which has to have a wide line width, is divided into a plurality of divided wiring conductors having a narrow line width. Alternatively, the first interlayer insulating film in the peripheral zone of the semiconductor chip is etched by a predetermined thickness so that the first level wiring conductor located in the peripheral zone of the semiconductor chip is formed at a level lower than the first interlayer insulating film located in an inside of the semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A disc brake assembly is disclosed of the kind in which a friction pad (3) is applied to one face of a rotatable disc, in which the friction pad is provided with one or more protrusions (8, 9) which project from the leading radial edge in a circumferential direction, the radial thickness (r1) of the projection being small relative to the total radial thickness (R) of the pad, the arrangement being such that in the event of tilting of the pad assembly with respect to the disc, where the brake is in the off position, contact between the protrusion and the disc prevents contact between the rest of the pad and the disc. Preferably, one protrusion is provided at each corner of the pad. This helps to reduce wear of the disc producing judder vibration during braking by reducing disc thickness variation.

Abstract: A memory control system includes a frame memory divided into N image memories. Serial input image data are sequentially written into the N image memories in rotation. Then, image data is concurrently read from each of the N image memories depending on a desired read position to produce N image data in parallel. The N image data are sorted to produce consecutive N image data in parallel.

Abstract: There is provided an insertion and withdrawal connector apparatus in which a plurality of connectors can move only in a range of capable of engaging and separating with and from a plurality of mating connectors within a connector receiving body. A connector receiving body (1) has a pair of parallel frames (3), a pair of frame blocks (4) positioned at both end portions, and a plurality of partition members (5). One connector (10) and one mating connector are received in each of a plurality of space portions, that is, receiving chambers partitioned by a pair of frames, a pair of frame blocks, and a plurality of partition members. Each of the partition members has a pair of lances (5f, 5g) having a spring characteristic and each of the connectors has a pair of interlocking groove portions (10g) on both side surfaces.

Abstract: In a crushable plastic bottle, a plurality of foldable creases are formed on a wall surface of a body of the plastic bottle so as to in a longitudinal direction thereof in parallel. The foldable creases are formed so that wide and narrow creases are arranged alternately so as to form inequilateral lambda's (&Lgr;'s). When the foldable creases are folded, the narrow creased are roughly turned over in such a way that each inner surface of the narrow crease is brought into contact with the inner surface of each outward adjacent wide crease. Thus, with each narrow crease sandwiched between the two adjacent wide creases, the wide crease are overlapped with each other and fixed in shape as they are.

Abstract: An automatic packaging machine for forming and filling a latching flip-top box uses a two part mandrel which are joined by a hinge. One of the two hinged parts has a roller thereon for following a cam track having a quarter turn spiral therein. As the roller follows the spiral causing one hinged part to move through a quarter turn causing the flip-top to fold over and be formed. A somewhat loose tab on the top edge of the bottom of the box is a latch tab which is caught when the flip-top folds over.

Abstract: An apparatus and process produces salts by an electrodialysis operation. The basic electrodialysis apparatus is a cell having a number of compartments separated by membranes. A DC source is connected to drive a current through a feed stream passing through the cell which splits the salt stream into an acid and a base. The incoming feed may be nanofiltered to remove divalent metal. The base loop may be in communication with an ion exchange column packed with a material that removes multivalent cations. Depending upon the material being processed and the desired end result either or both the nanofiltration and the ion exchanged column may be used in the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus and process produces salts by an electrodialysis operation. The basic electrodialysis apparatus is a cell having a number of compartments separated by ion exchange membranes. A DC source is connected to drive a current through a feed stream passing through the cell which splits the salt stream into an acid and a base. The incoming feed may be nanofiltered to remove divalent metal. The base loop may be in communication with an ion exchange column packed with a material that removes multivalent cations. Monovalent selctive cation membranes may be used to effect preferential treatment of the monovalent cations to the base loop. Depending upon the material being processed and the desired end result either or both the nanofiltration and the ion exchanged column may be used in the apparatus.

Abstract: An anticorrosive film which can be formed without causing any substantial environmental pollution, can effectively prevent any corrosion from occurring through pinholes in a corrosive environment, allows the formation of a contact of high reliability maintaining a low contact resistance, and remains stable for a long time on the surface of a substrate having a gold or gold alloy layer without causing any variation in contact resistance, or undergoing any change in outward appearance. The film is formed by bringing the substrate surface into contact with an aqueous solution containing at least one of mercaptobenzothiazole and its derivatives as represented by the following formula at a concentration of 6 to 30 mmol/l.

Abstract: In a cable connector (1) in which a core wire (81a,81c) of a cable (81) is pressed against a base contact (3) in a predetermined direction (a) intersecting the core wire, a support contact (5) is cooperated with the base contact to clamp the core wire therebetween in the predetermined direction. The base contact is coupled to a base insulator (2). The support contact is coupled to a cover insulator (4) movable against the base insulator in the predetermined direction. A partition wall (42) is formed integral with the cover insulator and positions the core wire to make the core wire face the base contact. When the cover insulator is moved towards the base insulator, the core wire becomes in press contact with the base contact.