Abstract: A door lock handle assembly in which left and right latch members are rotatably supported on a pin, a sector lock member is secured to an operating shaft coupled to a rotor of a front unit and also to a stem shaft of a thumb knob, a lock projection is secured to a shoulder portion of the left latch member such that it is in contact with a left end portion of an arcuate edge of the sector lock member, a lock projection is secured to a shoulder portion of the right latch member such that it is in contact with a right end portion of the arcuate edge of the sector lock member, a drive member is secured to an interlock shaft coupled to shafts of front and rear handles, and a drive projection is secured to an arm of the drive member such that it is in contact with passive arms of the left and right latch members. The handle assembly can be used for both leftward and rightward pulling doors and permits manufacturing cost reduction by mass production of a single item product.

Abstract: The suspension device is interposed between the rotor and the fuselage of the helicopter for filtering the vibration exciting forces and moments coming from the rotor. In this helicopter, a speed reducer (1) is provided in a housing mounted on the fuselage (22) by rigid oblique bars (28). According to the invention, there are disposed around the housing of the speed reducer, in a number equal to the number of rigid oblique bars (28), monodirectional antiresonant means (20,21,23,23a,23b,25) connecting the upper ends of the rigid oblique bars (28) to the speed reducer (1).

Abstract: A key switch assembly, which can reliably eliminate swinging of the key end and erroneous operation due to incomplete insertion of a key. A guide extends rearward of a lock cylinder received in a lock body and parallel to a switch juxtaposition. One side of the guide is aligned to an extension of a key groove surface and is provided with an axial positioning ridge for engagement with an axial positioning groove formed in a side of the key. A restricting front face of a guide disk secured to the lock body is held in contact with the rear face of the lock cylinder. The guide disk is provided with a restricting notch, the radius of curvature of an arcuate edge of which is made smaller than the radius of rotation of the key. The key has an edge provided with an escapement groove, into which the arcuate edge escapes when the key inserted to a predetermined depth is turned, and the guide has its stem provided with an escapement groove, which is engaged by the arcuate edge.

Abstract: Turbomachine wheel having blades mounted on a rotor including an annular peripheral ring in which are formed open axial recesses each of which receives the root of a blade. Each blade is radially retained in the recess by cooperation of complementary shapes of the fir tree type, with a direction of fitting being parallel to the axis of the rotor. The blade root is axially immobilized in the recess by a first flange and a second flange which are respectively disposed adjacent to the opposite lateral faces of the rotor, and at least partly close the opposite axial ends of the recesses for the roots of the blades. The first flange is fastened to the rotor by a bayonet type device whose lugs are formed on the first flange and are received in notches formed in the annular ring of the rotor with open ends of the notches for engagement of the lugs opening onto the transverse walls which define the recesses.

Abstract: In a method employed by the device, the distance between a shaft (14) of a grinding wheel (13) and a shaft (5) carrying a finished glass (7) in contact with the grinding wheel, is measured by means of a microprocessor (18) controlling a shifting device (11), by bringing a tracer member (9) in contact with a template (8) mounted on the shaft (5), a standard disk (20) being mounted on the shaft (14) coaxial with the grinding wheel (13) for measuring the distance between the shaft (14) and the shaft (5) by bringing the standard disk in contact with the finished glass.

Abstract: A shoulder pad configured and sized to dwell on the shoulder of a wearer; the shoulder pad includes an outer cover having upper and lower sheet portions which are folded over and stitched together so as to enclose a resilient core layer, and has an opening into a pocket provided within the core layer so that valuable articles may be placed therein for safekeeping. The pad also has lip portions provided at the pocket opening which are reinforced and include fasteners, such as VELCRO.TM. fastener strips, to close the pocket. The pad upper surface is provided with at least one VELCRO.TM. patch fastener or strip to engage the inside of the shoulder zone of a garment of a wearer to maintain the pad in desired position, and the pad lower surface includes a loop which can be opened and closed to embrace a brassiere strap of a wearer of the pad.

Abstract: A device for support and electrical control of animated figures including an enclosure which is firmly attachable onto a figure and which contains wiring from an electrical power source. A switch and plug are provided in the wiring, and a socket element is attached to a sidewall of the enclosure. If desired, a second device for support and electrical control of a figure can be plugged into the socket unit provided in the first enclosure. Thus, a separate switch exists for each device and when any switch is opened, such as in a stepwise sequence, all the device downstream from that switch are turned off.

Abstract: A pleasure mirror and fan unit includes a mirror mounted in a frame and a fan together with a lamp in a common unit. The mirror may be of any size or profile, e.g. oval, round or rectangular shaped. The fan may be pivotably mounted on the top or on either side of the mirror frame, and has variable speed operation for directing a low velocity of air against the face of a user. The mirror-fan unit is preferably portable, but may also be provided as a cabinet mirror and is useful for make-up or shaving purposes.

Abstract: A device for actuating in rotation a mechanism and control stick incorporating the device, which includes, elastic means for applying to a control shaft (10) a reaction torque having a magnitude which is a function of the angle of rotation of the shaft comprise a cam follower structure (18, 24) which is slidably mounted on a reaction lever (22) having an axis Z--Z perpendicular to the control shaft (10) and which is elastically slidably biased so as to cooperate with a confronting cam profile (16) formed on a reaction member (42) relative to which the cam follower structure (24, 18) is moved when the control shaft (10) is rotated, the cam profile (16) extending in a plane perpendicular to the control shaft (10).

Abstract: Optical information carrier comprising an optical transparent layer and a reflective layer adjacent to each other whereby the interface comprises an optically readable information structure containing alternate areas with such different properties, so that a scanning light beam is modulated in correspondence with the information present in said structure. Between the surface of the transparent layer and the surface of the reflective layer one or more gas-filled interconnected buffer spaces are realized at positions distributed over the interface between said layers.

Abstract: Optical information carrier comprising an optically transparent layer and a reflective layer adjacent to each other, and the interface between the layers comprises an optically readable information structure containing alternate areas with such different properties that a scanning light beam is modulated in correspondence with the information present in the structure. In the interface between the optically transparent layer, and the surface of the reflective layer, multiple gas-filled interconnected buffer spaces are provided at positions distributed over the interface, so as to provide for vapor pressure equalization across the carrier structure to maintain its flat shape.

Abstract: The needle has an openable eye and is of use in a lacing stage of a tridimensional weaving of a composite reinforcement element, for driving out rigid rods and replacing them with loops of wire or thread. The needle has an axial aperture (13) at the end of the needle in the vicinity of the eye and the inner end of the aperture (13) is open and connected to the exterior through a passageway (14) which is oblique relative to the axis of the body of the needle (8) and laterally opens out through an orifice (15) in the vicinity of the eye (12), between the eye and the end of the needle.

Abstract: The machine comprises on a body bearing and rolling devices (5), a guiding arrangement constituted by adjustable claws (11) adapted to bear against the edge of the work piece (30) to be chamfered, and a router (20) including a milling cutter (24) mounted on the body to be pivotable in a plane perpendicular to the edge, the milling cutter (24) being located between the claws (11).

Abstract: The device is of the type comprising a carriage slidably and pivotally mounted on a shaft (101), and an arm (102) connected to the carriage and bearing against and slidable along a rail (108) parallel to the shaft (101), the arm (102) bearing against the rail (108) through an element (110) for actuating a sensor (112) mounted on the arm (102), a roller (111) being interposed between the rail (108) and the actuating element (110) and being rotatively mounted on the latter. According to the invention, the actuating element is a rod (110) mounted by a first end (125) of the two ends (125, 113) of the rod on the arm (102) to pivot about a pivot pin (126) which is parallel to the shaft (101) and disposed in the vicinity of the rail (108). The sensor (112) is mounted on the arm (102) and cooperates with one of the two ends (125, 113) of the rod (110). A system (127-131) for balancing the force (F) applied to the rod (110) by the roller (111) is provided.

Abstract: In this connector for cables having optical fibers of the type comprising a body (19) having a bore (20) in which a female element (1) and a male element (2) are interconnected, the elements (1, 2) each comprise an arrangement (10, 18) for providing a mutual angular positioning of the elements, the female element (1) being covered with a tearable protective hood (13), and a device (24) is provided in the body (19) for immobilizing the hood (13) in the body. The angular positioning arrangement comprises on the male element (2) an inclined surface (18) on a member (17) surrounding the male element, and an inclined surface (10) inclined in a corresponding manner on the cut end of the body (9) of the female element and defining a sharp edge (11) adapted to cut and tear the hood from the interior.

Abstract: The apparatus, for an aircraft comprising a platform provided with balls for receiving loads in the region of a lateral door, comprises a foldable rolling track (1), a device (6) for shifting the rolling track transversely of the luggage compartment, in synchronism with the opening of the door (5), from a first folded storage position (32) in the luggage compartment in the region of the door to a second folded position (32') entirely outside the aircraft in which it is articulated by one end to the threshold of the door (5), and vice versa, guide devices (18) which are carried by the platform (12) and in which the rolling track is guidedly mounted, devices (9, 10, 34) for lowering and raising the rolling track (1) in the second position (32'), and a pulling device (39, 40) connected to the platform (12).