Abstract: The present invention relates to an actuation system for a parking brake of a motor vehicle, comprising a foot or a hand-actuated manual actuation means (10) for tightening of the parking brake, wherein the parking brake is purely mechanically tightened via the actuation means, a locking mechanism (20) for tightening and releasing of the parking brake, wherein the actuation means (10) and the locking mechanism (20) are arranged at different positions of the motor vehicle, respectively.

Abstract: A mechanical broadhead arrowhead has moveable blades that deploy from a retracted in-flight configuration to an outward deployed configuration as the broadhead strikes the target. Once in the deployed configuration, the blades are locked to each other against the resistance of the target, but freely pivot about the ferrule. Accordingly, if one blade strikes an obstruction such as a solid bone, the blade assembly simply pivots out of the way without damaging the blade, deflecting the trajectory of the arrow, or halting its penetration into the target.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing of preforms (15, 25) for saw blades respectively saw bands, comprising the following steps (a) arranging a strip (30) of a cutting material for a cutting edge of saw blades respectively saw bands without any play between the edges (12, 22) of a first carrier band (10) and a second carrier band (20); (b) guiding of a laser or electron beam (40) along a first edge (32) of the strip (30) for welding part per part of the first carrier band (10) to the strip (30), wherein regions (36) along the first edge (32) of the strip (30) remain unwelded; (c) guiding of a laser or electron beam (40) along a second edge (34) of the strip (30) for welding part per part of the second carrier band (20) to the strip (30), wherein regions (36) along the second edge (34) of the strip (30) remain unwelded; and (d) guiding a laser, water or electron beam (50) between the first edge (32) and the second edge (34) of the strip (30) or the second edge (34) and the first edge (32

Abstract: A safety syringe adapted consists of an outer casing that supports a conventional hypodermic needle and an inner casing which supports a blunt cannula that is disposed inside the inner lumen of the hypodermic needle. The inner casing is keyed to the outer casing by one or more pins that engage helical tracks formed along the inner surface of the outer casing. Rotation of the inner casing relative to the outer casing advances the inner casing so that the blunt cannula is moved from a retracted position within the needle to an extended position in which the blunt end of the cannula extends beyond the tip of the needle.

Abstract: A recording layer is described that is at least partially or entirely positioned at a distance T7 of less than 0.4 mm with respect to the second surface. When the optical recording medium is clamped in a drive, the recording layer has a “higher” position than a recording layer of a known DVD. The layer structure of the described optical recording medium reduces the thickness of the disc in an area of the recording layer. In particular, a thickness T1 of only 0.4 to 0.7 mm is possible while maintaining the reliability of the optical recording medium (i.e. without reading problems in most or all drives). Further, the optical recording medium may have only one substrate, i.e. only one disc of polycarbonate, whereas the other side of the recording layer is only covered by a protective lacquer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to parking brake lever system 1 for manually tightening and releasing of at least one brake cable 90, wherein the parking brake lever system 1 comprises at least one rotation arm 10, 12 pivotably supported at a fixed support 50, wherein the rotation arm 10, 12 is connected to the brake cable 90, and at least one actuation lever 20, 22, which at a first end thereof is pivotably connected to the rotation arm 10, 12 and which at a second end thereof is rigidly connected to a hand grip 40, wherein the actuation lever 20, 22 is slidingly supported at the fixed support 50, such that the hand grip 40 defines a curved path during actuation of the parking brake lever system 1.

Abstract: A two-piece floating disc brake assembly comprises a hub with a plurality of radially extending drive cogs that engage a corresponding plurality of teeth that extend radially inwardly from the disc brake rotor. The disc is retained to the rotor by a plurality of retainers that are bolted to the axially outward surface of the brake rotor to engage the axially outward surfaces of the drive cogs. Axially float of the brake disc relative to the brake hub is provided by a plurality of axially slots between the drive cogs that are deeper than the thickness of the drive cogs. Because the axial clearance is established by the depth of the radial slots alone, tolerance on axially float is easier to maintain and is independent of the thickness of the brake disc.

Abstract: A system for Digital Rights Management (DRM) license delivery is presented in which the license and encrypted content is accessed from a unique download URL address for each unit of encrypted content for each subscriber. The license is delivered only a limited number of times from each URL (typically once, but optionally more than once) and is delivered to the client system that first accesses the URL (or if more than one license delivery is authorized by the content owner or distributor) to the same or different client system that accesses the URL up to the maximum number of license delivery events authorized.. When the subscriber is ready to view the content, the subscriber clicks on the download URL to cause the browser for the subscriber client system to request the web page located at the unique URL location. In response to the request, the host system delivers a license and the encrypted content to the subscriber client system that accessed the URL.

Abstract: A portable enclosure for storing and carrying baseball and other athletic equipment consists of six fabric-covered rigid panels which can be closed by means of a single continuous zipper to form a rigid rectangular parallelepiped that can be carted easily by means of wheels located at a lower edge. When the portable enclosure is unzipped into the open position, the back wall and side walls open up flat so that the pockets, shelves and pouches located on the interior surfaces thereof are accessible. Yet, since the portable enclosure is now flat, it can be located out of the way, secured against the back of the dugout where it will not create a trip hazard for the players.

Abstract: A method of joining superalloy substrates together comprises diffusion bonding the superalloy substrates by depositing an activator directly on the surface of the joint to be bonded and thereafter subjecting the joint to heat and pressure. The heat and pressure causes the surface of the superalloy, in the presence of the activator, to diffusion bond without the use of a brazing alloy. By eliminating the brazing alloy, a high strength, high temperature bond is achieved, yet there is no molten brazing alloy to be drawn through capillary action into any fine features surrounding the joint being bonded, and there is no residue left at the interface that would diminish the mechanical or chemical properties of the joint.

Abstract: A take-up reel for winding and storing an elongate hose or electrical cable comprises a reel that is rewound by a torsional spring. A viscous clutch is coupled to the reel by means of a unidirectional clutch, which engages the viscous clutch to the reel to rewind the reward speed, but disengages the viscous clutch from the reel when the hose or cable is being payed-out. This permits the hose or cable to be payed-out without resistance from the viscous clutch. The uni-directional viscous clutch assembly thus allows the hose to be payed-out at any speed while providing the substantial safety benefits of a viscous speed governor during rewind.

Abstract: An inflatable emergency evacuation slide system comprises a slide pack (60) with an emergency evacuation slide (10) stored in an uninflated, folded condition together with an inflator (30). A manual inflation lanyard (38) having a mechanical stop (44), such as a crimped ferrule located along its length, is routed in a conventional manner to a point proximal the girt bar (64) securing the evacuation slide (10) to the aircraft (20). The manual inflation lanyard (38) is routed through a grommet (46) at one end of an automatic inflation lanyard (50), the other end of which is attached to the aircraft exit door (18). In operation, when the aircraft exit door (18) is opened in the armed condition, the evacuation slide pack (60) is released from its storage compartment and is dropped from the emergency evacuation exit.

Abstract: An aircraft life raft assembly for use as a deployable escape slide from an egress opening of an aircraft. The escape slide is a longitudinally extending structure with a center line that extends from the head end of the slide, adjacent the egress opening, to a toe end that is located adjacent the horizontally extending ground plane. Pressurizing means is operative to inflate the escape slide, which escape slide has panels or panel members of flexible material with an upper sliding surface that extends in the longitudinal direction. The escape slide has a portion of its length that is curvilinear in plan view, which curvilinear portion maybe close to the egress opening of the aircraft or anywhere along the length of the escape slide.

Abstract: An inflation system for inflating an inflatable evacuation slide includes an enclosure containing an uninflated, stored evacuation slide. The enclosure is sealed by means of a tightly fitting enclosure door that optionally includes a seal for excluding dirt and moisture. The system also includes a source of pressurized gas comprising a conventional pyrotechnic gas generator, stored pressurized gas, or hybrid inflator. The inflation system includes an overpressure relief vent, which vents inflation gas outside of the inflatable member in the event of an overpressure condition in the gas source. The overpressure relief vent includes a directional vent connected to a conduit. The conduit passes from the overpressure relief vent to an opening in the aircraft fuselage, which allows any vented gas to be safely directed away from the inflation system enclosure.

Abstract: A linear ignition fuze has a sheath, the inner surface of which has an irregular cross section such that the sheath is capable of forming a gas channel against a single strand core having a substantially circular (e.g. circular or elliptical) cross section. According to one embodiment of the invention, the sheath wall is of a non-uniform thickness having a cylindrical outer surface and a polygonal inner surface. The gap formed between the apexes of the polygonal inner surface and the substantially cylindrical core form the gas channels, while the contact between the side walls of the polygonal inner surface and the cylindrical core confine the core within the sheath.

Abstract: A golf club having suppressed vibration modes is disclosed. The club comprises a shaft, a golf club head, a grip and a plurality of discrete shaft stiffeners. The shaft stiffeners are strategically located along the shaft so as to shift the nodes of at least the second and third flexural vibration modes of the club shaft such that a node of each of the second and third flexural vibration modes occurs both at the club face and within the region underlying the golf club grip. Preferably, the stiffeners are made of a shape memory alloy that can be shrunk onto the outside surface of the shaft, then expanded to permit the position of the stiffeners to be adjusted to suit the boundary conditions imposed by the human user.

Abstract: A modular starting gate having a truss module, a door releasing module, a stall divider module, a front door module, a rear door module, a towing module, and a wheel assembly module. The door releasing module includes a roll-bar having articulated members that are coupled to the front door module via a coupling bar and a turnbuckle adjuster. The roll-bar is coupled to the truss module via a bearing and includes a first section coupled to a second section via a U-joint. A rebound stop is coupled to the starting gate, wherein the rebound stop has a first portion mounted to the front door module which cooperates with a second portion coupled to the stall divider module.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating musculoskeletal disorders comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes and a control circuit. The control circuit causes the light emitting diodes to pulse at predetermined frequencies of from 0 (continuous) to 125 Hz. The light emitting diodes themselves emit light radiation in a frequency range of 628 nanometers (+/? 5%) for the visible diodes and 850 nanometers (+/? 5%) for the infrared diodes.