Abstract: A hair clip including an upper clip portion and a lower clip portion pivotally connected at a their ends at a suitable position. These clip portions are elongate and curved structures. The upper clip portion is provided with a tongue-like recess at an upper side thereof with a plurality of projections extending downwardly along a center-line of the upper clip portion. The lower clip portion has a downwardly extending projection at a front end such that the hair clip will not scratch or hurt the head of the wearer. The lower clip portion is provided with an array of alternately projecting portions at either lateral side for matching the projections of the upper clip portion. By means of a torsion spring disposed at one end of the hair clip, the upper and lower clip portions may grip the hair of the wearer with a suitable force. The upper and the lower clip portions are pivotally joined by a couple of symmetrical pivotal portions.

Abstract: A quick connector including a casing, a coupling member mounted in the casing, a control member fastened to the casing at one end through a screw joint and turned to close/open the air passage through the coupling member, a first connector fastened to the control member through a screw joint and adapted for connecting to the air hose of an air compressor, and a second connector fastened to the casing at an opposite end and secured in place by steel balls through the control of a spring-supported shell around the casing and adapted for connecting to a pneumatic tool.

Abstract: A method of controlling driving power of a double-solenoid electric percussion tool utilizing the change of energizing time of the first solenoid to control the location of a hammer when the first solenoid is switched to the second solenoid so as to increase the driving power of a percussion tool.

Abstract: A rubber cone layer for use in a computer keyboard, having fine grains distributed over the top and bottom sides thereof to prevent sticking to the membrane circuit of the computer keyboard, and a plurality of rubber cones raised from the top side corresponding to the key switches of the computer keyboard for compression by the key switches to trigger respective contact points at the membrane circuit, each of the rubber cones having a downward plunger terminating in a conductive element and spaced above one contact point of the membrane circuit.

Abstract: A safety switch built-in with protecting circuit is provided. The safety switch includes a housing having a button shade pivotally mounted thereof. Three pairs of conductive plates is provided and one of the conductive plates is provided with a first platinum conductive boss. The other conductive plate is provided with a alloy plate having a second platinum conductive boss corresponding to the first conductive boss. A push and pull rod having one end being movably passed through an opening and the other end is pivotally connected with the button shade. Characterized in that wherein the alloy plate is made from assembling instead of pressing process. The curvature is formed such that the alloy plate is provided with bi-directional breaking functions. Furthermore, the internal stress structure will not be damaged during the assembling process. Besides, the yield and accuracy of mitering an overload current can be readily attained via the formula of V=IR and W=VA.

Abstract: A laminar flow electrostatic precipitator (200) is provided with a plurality of sandwich structure electrodes (100) alternatingly coupled to a respective one of a pair of output terminals (222, 224) of high voltage power supply (220). Each of the sandwich structure electrodes (100) includes a three layer electrode body (110, 110', 110") formed by a pair of plate members (112, 114) and a support structure (120, 120', 120") disposed between the pair of plate members for maintaining the plate members in a substantially flat contour. The spacing between the plurality of sandwich structure electrodes (100) and the velocity of gas flow there past is selected to achieve laminar flow and thereby maximize the particulate removal efficiency of the precipitator (200).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved umbrella including a spring received in a shaft of the umbrella and a controlling piece mounted on the shaft for engaging with a runner in closing state. By use of a slidable piece provided within the shaft and a connecting wire, it is capable of being automatic opened. Because of the spring is received in the shaft and prevented from being rusted or damaged, the invented structure of the umbrella is useful and has improvements.

Abstract: This invention relates to a livestock dung-collector which has a pair of rotary shafts respectively mounted at the lower front and back comers of a split-rail pen, the front rotary shaft can be driven by a driving device; a piece of net cloth is disposed between the front and the back rotary shaft, and both sides of the cloth are connected by chains; a plurality of horizontal support rods and vertical support bodies are used to support the cloth so as to provide a dung-collector for livestock industry.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fog signal lamp, which comprises a bulb set, a reflector, a shade holder, a decorative frame, an ornamental ring, a lampshade and an enclosing cover. Wherein, a colorful transparent ornamental ring can be fixed in the decorative frame, and the decorative frame is mounted on the front end of the reflector, therein the connection of the ornamental ring and the decorative frame is in bayonet joint. When the fog signal lamp is turned on, the beam emitting from the bulb shining the reflector is refracted and spotlighted with the lampshade as a common head-lamp, meanwhile the transparent ornamental ring absorbs refracted light to create a colorful ring light as a fog signal lamp.

Abstract: The transmission mechanism of the vibrating massager includes a stator, a movable frame supported on springy members and movably mounted around the stator, and a magnetic coil mounted around the stator and fixedly secured to the movable frame and energized to produce a magnetic force, causing the movable frame to be reciprocated relative to the stator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lock for use on a steering wheel having an air bag to particularly protect the air bag from being accessed and stolen. The lock includes a fixing seat having two forward extended and angularly spaced hooking bars and a downward extended rear hooking plate for the seat to fitly mount on a steering wheel. The fixing seat has a middle cover plate which just covers the air bag in the steering wheel. A receiving member is provided on a top of the cover plate to pivotally receive a front driving elbow of the movable rod therein. The locking device is adjustably connected to a rear locking bar of the movable rod and can be locked thereto so that the whole lock can be adapted to a steering wheel of any type and size. A rear end of the locking device is provided with many warning lights.

Abstract: A prong for a low profile plug consists of an exposed segment forming a plugging portion and a covered segment which is divided into two separated lugs. The two lugs are bent horizontally in opposite directions. One of the lugs has two fins that are bent up to form a U-shaped groove for receiving a wire therein. In one embodiment, the lug without the two fins is divided into two sub-lugs, each extending in opposite directions. The covered segment is thinner than the exposed segment.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing resin articles with naturally formed patterns is provided. The method uses organic matter, such as portions of a fern like the "Sphaeropteris lepifera", and a resin, to be molded together and then machined into a desired shape. The inner surfaces of the upper mold section and the lower mold section are covered by aluminum foil sheets and enclose a portion of a fern, such as the "Sphaeropteris lepifera" therein. A resin is injected into the mold through an opening in one foil sheet and the mold is heated to an appropriate temperature. Subsequently, the mold is cooled by room temperature air and dried by a drying machine. The resin is removed from the mold and machined into a particular shape in accordance with a predetermined design. The shaped molded resin is smoothed by grinding or filling in uneven portions with resin. After smoothing, the molded resin is polished to provide a naturally-formed pattern on the surface thereof.

Abstract: A waste tire treating apparatus is disclosed. It includes a grinding device for grinding the waste tire into blocks with smaller volume, a washing device for washing the ground waste tire, a drying device for drying the washed waste tire, a granulating device for cutting and granulating the dried waste tire into granules with predetermined volume, a heating device for heating and melting the waste tire granules and a sorting device disposed under the heating device for receiving the molten rubber and nylon fibers and the steel filaments of the waste tire. The sorting device includes a channel with circulated water flow, whereby the mixture of the rubber and nylon fibers float on the water, while the steel filaments precipitate onto the bottom of the channel to be separately recovered.

Abstract: The invention is related to a telescopic and flexible antenna, comprising a plurality of main bodies each being a hollow tube to the lower end of which a conductor plug is affixed, with two arched conductor plates embracing the peripheral surface thereof to form a telescopic antenna, and characterized in that each main body encloses a resilient metal plate with conductor rings at its ends and abutting against the arched conductor plates of another main body.

Abstract: A continuous treating method for converting waste into resources is provided that includes the steps of comminuting, liquefying, condensing hot gaseous oil, separating organic matter form inorganic matter, and washing the inorganic matter. Prior to the liquefaction step, the comminuted waste is soaked in oil in an inclined screw conveyor for wetting the comminuted waste and excluding air therefrom during subsequent steps. The liquefaction is carried out within a converter having a rotating screw for displacing the oil soaked waste therethrough during a time period approximating 30 minutes. The waste within the converter is maintained at a temperature within the approximating range of 200.degree.-370.degree. C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a yoke of a golf club bag which comprises three brackets connecting together and mounting on an opening of a golf club bag. The yoke is presented in a high, a middle and a low attitude of the brackets with varied retaining spaces, in which the middle retainers of the brackets are defined by several slanting paralleled diaphragms for locating the heads of iron and brassy putters respectively, whereas the high retainer of the bracket is a sleeve barrel and is provided for the shaft of the wood driver jamming in and the head bridging over the opening of the sleeve.

Abstract: There is provided a golf aid device (10) for aiding a user to strike a golf ball in a predetermined manner. The device (10) generally includes a support (20) to be worn securely on the user's head; and, a self-adjusting visual guide assembly (30) coupled to the support (10). The self-adjusting visual guide assembly (30) includes an alignment portion (32) disposed in spaced relation to the support (10) for visually delineating within the user's line of sight the projected path that the golf ball is to travel upon being struck in the predetermined manner. The self-adjusting visual guide assembly (30) also includes a mechanism for pivotally coupling the alignment portion (32) to the support (10), whereby the orientation of the alignment portion (32) relative to the given playing surface in at least one plane of motion is substantially preserved independent of the user's head movement in that plane of motion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety vacuum syringe with two opposite needles for blood sampling, which mainly comprises a cylindrical barrel, a bell type sleeve, a needle unit, a cylindrical vacuum container, a snapping member, a needle cap, and a bottom cap. When it is desired to sample blood, the vacuum container is pushed into the barrel through the back end thereof, so that the snapping member will be hooked with the bell type sleeve, After finished of the blood sampling, the vacuum container stored with blood is pulled out of the barrel, and the bell type sleeve with the needle unit will be pulled into the barrel, the needle cap and the bottom cap are then recversely inserted into the barrel for bending the needles to be damaged.

Abstract: A bus port transmission device for signal transmission between the first extension card and the mother board of a computer system, the device including at least one coupling device, each of the at least one coupling device including a first connector at one end connected to the contact for exclusive signal of one bus interface slot of the first extension card, a second connector connected to the exclusive signal of the corresponding extension slot of the mother board, wherein the signals of the extension slots of the mother board can be transmitted through the at least one coupling device to the interface slots of the first extension card, enabling the interface slots of the first extension card to provide the respective exclusive signals.