Abstract: A assembly is improved in rigidity to sufficiently bear the stress imposed thereon under a tensile force exerted by a strap 27. In the assembly, the strap winding shaft 7 is constructed of a pair of the main-shaft segments 7a, 7b and a core plate segment 8; and, the strap 27 has its first one 27a of its opposite end portions 27a, 27b inserted into both the first slots 24 (which extends the radial direction of the main-shaft segments 7a, 7b) and the second slot 25 (which extends in the thickness direction of the core plate segment 8), and the strap is wound on the strap winding shaft 7.

Abstract: A three-piece wound golf ball having improved characteristics of moment of inertia, initial spin and total flight distance with minimal dispersion, the ball comprising:a solid center core portion which is substantially spherical, is composed mainly of polybutadiene having a core diameter of 1.35-1.50 inches (34.3-38.1 mm), a specific gravity of 1.23-1.24; and a Shore D durometer hardness of 55-75 and a compression of 59-75 on an Atti compression tester;an intermediate thread-wound portion wound with an elastomeric thread material upon the core portion to a diameter of 1.540-1.600 inches (39.1-40.6 mm), the thread having an elongation of 800-1000%, a tensile strength of 4000-5000 psi, and a rectangular cross-section configuration of 0.0625 (+/-0.002) inch .times.0.024(+/-0.

Abstract: A moving mouth mechanism for an animated character, the mechanism being mounted within the head of the animated character, such as a doll. A head member of the character has an electrical motor mounted in the head upper portion, and has an elongated flexible element or string attached at one end to a rotatable shaft extension of the motor. The other end of the string is attached to a pivotable lever which is spring actuated. The lever outer end is attached to a pivotable lower lip of the mouth in the head, so that whenever the motor is activated with an electrical signal such as from an audio and control system for the activated character, the pivotable lower lip is movable upward and downward so as to simulate normal realistic speech for the animated character.

Abstract: A miniature electric lamp and reflector assembly including a bulb holder unit with an electric memory retaining bulb and a base socket member for receiving the insert plug. The base socket has a member shaped cavity to accept the plug and a reflector member lower end, and has dual oppositely located radial projections at its upper end; a reflector has an annular-shaped lower sleeve portion which contains dual oppositely-located longitudinal grooves and is provided with an annular stop surface and dual notches at its upper end. Insertion of the base socket member upper end into the reflector member sleeve permits the dual projections to slide through the dual longitudinal grooves, and be rotated into the notches, which results in an interlocking connection joint between the base socket member the reflector.

Abstract: A cyclone separator adapted for attachment to the upper outlet end of a fluidized bed reactor such as an atmospheric (ACFB) or pressurized fluidized bed combustor (PFBC) has its gas flow capacity increased while maintaining high inlet gas flow velocity and particle separation efficiency. The cyclone inlet flow passageway has aspect ratio h/w increased to at least 4/1 and preferably to the range of 5/1 to 10/1. Also, the inlet passage inner wall is tapered or curved so that the inlet opening area exceeds that of the outlet opening adjacent the cyclone barrel. The cyclone outlet vortex tube lower portion has a truncated cone shape attached to a cylindrical-shaped vortex tube upper portion. The cyclone separator can be formed from multiple parallel tubes each having longitudinal fins for carrying a cooling fluid such as water or steam, and having a refractory material covering the tubes and fins.

Abstract: A system for feeding a coal-water paste material coaxially upwardly through a feed nozzle assembly into a pressurized fluidized bed reactor having a lower portion and a larger diameter upper portion. The feed nozzle assembly includes a nozzle unit for atomizing the coal paste feed material, and a concentric outer shroud tube enclosing the nozzle unit. The feed nozzle assembly is inserted upwardly through an opening in the bottom portion of the pressurized fluidized bed reactor into a coaxial orientation with the bed, so as to provide substantially complete combustion and/or carbonization of the coal paste material fed into the reactor to produce a combustible gas product. If desired, a sorbent material nay be fed into the fluidized bed together with the coal paste feed, so as to absorb sulfur from the coal and produce a clean fuel gas. During reactor operations at 130-200 psig pressure and 1,600.degree.-1,800.degree. F.

Abstract: In a bolt latch with a minimum number of parts, compact size, lightweight and operable by a snap action: socket 13 is fixable to stationary frame 1; latch body 3 has longitudinal groove 3a and circumferential groove 3b; latch body 3 is fixable to door 2, the groove 3b and is perpendicular to the groove 3a, communicates with and extends from a front end of the groove 3a; bolt 4 is in the latch body and is axially slidable and rotatable on its axis and engages with the socket 13 in locking operation; pin 5 is fixed to the bolt 4 and slidable slidably received in the grooves 3a, 3b; spring 6 linearly urges the bolt 4 to have its front end received in the latch body 3 and rotatably urges it to have the pin 5 received in the groove 3b; and seat 9 is fixed to the body 3 and butts against the pin 5 in an unlocking operation to prevent the bolt 4 from further moving rearward in the body 3.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a machine for forming helical lock-seam tubing. The machine includes rollers for forming flanges on edges of laterally staggered overlapped strips, a forming head for forming the strips into a helical configuration, rollers for clinching the flanges into locking engagement, reels for supplying the strips, and structure for guiding the strips from the reels to the forming rollers.

Abstract: An animated character such as a Santa figure which is capable of moving repeatedly from a sitting to a standing position, and also producing vocal speaking or singing sounds synchronized with movements of the character. The character includes a body having a torso casing containing an electric motor and multiple gears, a head-piece capable of making side-to-side nodding motions, and multiple lever members provided on opposite sides of the casing and pivotably connected together so as to produce the repeated standing motions of the character from a sitting position. Operation of the character is controlled by an electric circuit which is operated either manually or from a light-sensitive switch which can sense motion of any nearby moving object or person and activate movements of the character.

Abstract: The invention relates to the new product lactitol monohydrate and to a method for the production of crystalline lactitol. The crystalline lactitol monohydrate can be obtained bij seeding an aqueous lactitol solution of a special concentration under special conditions causing the lactitol monohydrate to crystallize and recovering the product. From the mother liquor a further amount of lactitol dihydrate can be recovered. Crystalline lactitol dihydrate can be obtained using different special conditions. Lactitolmonohydrate can further be obtained by mixing one part bij weight of an aqueous lactitol solution of a suited concentration with 1 tot 3 parts bij weight of methanol or ethanol and cooling the mixture to 15.degree. tot 25.degree. C.

Abstract: Piping systems adapted for handling fluids such as steam and various process and hydrocarbon gases through a pressure-reducing device at high pressure and velocity conditions can produce severe acoustic vibration and metal fatigue in the system. It has been determined that such vibrations and fatigue are minimized by relating the acoustic power level (PWL) generated in the piping system to being a function of the ratio of downstream pipe inside diameter D.sub.2 to its wall thickness t.sub.2. Additionally, such vibration and metal fatigue can be further minimized by relating the fluid pressure drop .DELTA.p and downstream Mach number M.sub.2 to being a function of the ratio of downstream piping inside diameter D.sub.2 to the pipe wall thickness t.sub.2, as expressed by M.sub.2 .DELTA.p=f (D.sub.2 /t.sub.2). Pressure-reducing piping systems designed according to these criteria exhibit minimal vibrations and metal fatigue failures and have long operating life.

Abstract: A holding assembly for holding movable members such as doors and the like in their closed positions comprises: a female element 1 fixed to one of a movable member 17 and a stationary member 18; and, a male element 11 fixed to the other thereof. The female element 1 has a slot 36, a right-side wall portion 2 and a left-side wall portion 3 in its central portion so that the walls portions 2, 3 sandwich the slot 36 therebetween. The right-side wall portion 2 and the left-side wall portion 3 are provided with a right hole 4 and a left hole respectively. The male element 11 is constructed of a latch-support frame 8, latches 12, 13 and a casing 19. The latches 12, 13 mounted in the latch-support frame 8 are slidably urged axially outward by a compression coil spring 14. The casing 19 is provided with through-holes 15 and 16 in its right-side and its left-side wall portion through which semispheric front-end portions 27 and 28 of the latches 12 and 13 project outward, respectively.