Abstract: An electrical interconnection assembly (19) is disclosed for use in a wall system having a four-panel configuration (10). Each of the panels includes a raceway with an interconnection assembly (19) disposed therein. Each interconnection assembly (19) includes a junction block (22) capable of receiving an electrical receptacle block (100). Female connector block pairs (34, 34A) associated with an end of the junction block (22) are each provided with a pair of side flanges (90) for engagement with flanges (125) of a pivotable male connector (120). A power cable assembly (20) includes a conduit (114) attached to the pivotable male connector (120). The conduit (114) is pivotable relative to the pivotable male connector (120) through a pivot assembly (160, 161).

Abstract: Embodiments of power center systems are provided which include manually operable and rotatable carriages. The rotatable carriages include component sections where electrical and communication components may be incorporated. The components include electrical receptacles and communications/data ports. The receptacles and data ports may be connected to incoming power and communication cables. When a carriage is rotated to an open position, power cords and communication lines may be connected to appropriate ones of the receptacles and data ports. Slack sections of the cords and lines may be placed within an open area below a work surface within which the power center system is placed. A cover portion of a carriage includes slots allowing the cords and lines to remain energized with the receptacles and data ports, when the cover is in a closed position. The carriages include covers having front and rear portions, rotatable relative to each other through hinges.

Abstract: A mobile communication system employs moving base stations moving in the direction of flow of traffic moving along a roadway. The moving base station communicates with fixed radio ports connected to a gateway office. A plurality of moving base stations are spaced apart on a closed loop and move with the flow of traffic along one roadway on one leg of the loop and with a flow of traffic on another roadway in another leg of the loop. The moving base stations communicate with a plurality of fixed radio ports connected by a signal transmission link to a gateway office which, in turn, is connected to the wire line network. The moving base stations are each provided with a pair of directional antennas with one antenna directed toward the flow of traffic and another antenna directed to the fixed radio ports.

Abstract: The concentration of a substance or group of substances in a body fluid is monitored by means of an interface held in contact with a living human or animal body and a detector is positioned downstream from the interface. A profusion fluid is passed from the interface to and along the detector at a flow rate of less than 60 .mu.l/hour. A constant flow is maintained at the low flow rate with very little or no supply of energy, allowing for a compact construction and reduced measurement delay.

Abstract: A plastic module for a conveyor mat, each module comprising on both sides over the entire width a number of equidistant hinge eyes and having a closed bearing surface, the hinge eyes being coupled on a side of a module to those of a module adjoining in the longitudinal direction of the mat by means of a hinge pin. According to the invention a lip-shaped flexible member is provided in the outermost hinge eye of the module includes and extends transversely over the opening for the hinge pin into a part of the hinge eye extended to the longitudinal center of the module, where the lip-shaped member is attached to an end wall of the extended portion. The opposite end wall of the hinge eye is provided with a cam-shaped projection for cooperation with the free end of the lip-shaped member so that this member can be fixed in a position blocking the hinge pin.

Abstract: A temporomandibular surgical implant includes a L-shaped bracket having first and second legs extending transversely with respect to each other. A portion of the first leg constitutes a mounting surface adapted to be mounted against an outer lateral surface of a patient's zygomatic arch. The portion of the first leg constituting the mounting surface faces in the direction in which the second leg extends away from the first leg. The implant includes a fitting member provided with a seating surface that is adapted to be seated against the articular eminence of the patient and is movably connected to the second leg in such a manner that the seating surface faces substantially in the direction in which the first leg extends away from the second leg.

Abstract: An interconnection assembly for use in a space-divider wall system includes first and second junction blocks for receiving electrical receptacles. A first connector is associated with the first junction block and a second connector is associated with the second junction block for mechanically securing the junction blocks together in a vertically stacked relationship. The first connector is located on a top portion of the first junction block and the second connector is located on a bottom portion of the second junction block for mating with the first connector to thereby mechanically secure the junction blocks together. Further junction blocks can also be connected to the first set of junction blocks in a side-by-side and stacked relationship. Each of the junction blocks includes electrical terminals and a connector block is attached to the electrical terminals for supplying power to the stacked junction blocks.

Abstract: A gas cleaning apparatus is disclosed which comprises a housing having an inlet adjacent a bottom portion thereof and an outlet adjacent a top portion thereof. The housing preferably has at least one radially-extending vane disposed along a longitudinal axis of the housing. A settling tank is fluidly connected at a top portion thereof to the base of the housing, at least one outlet fluidly connected to a waste treatment apparatus, and at least one outlet fluidly connected to the housing between the inlet and the outlet of the housing. The waste treatment apparatus preferably has at least one outlet fluidly connected to the housing between the inlet and the outlet of the housing.

Abstract: An improved saddle stitching apparatus has dual scoring disks which cooperate with a scoring drum to create a flat spine on a cover. In one embodiment, a split ring is provided with two clamp arms, so that the ring can be releasably secured to the scoring drum. The ring includes a pair of annular grooves, with the distance between the grooves being of the desired spine width. The scoring disks are positioned adjacent the grooves so as to form the scoring lines. A folding assembly is also disclosed, which utilizes a flat carrying belt and a V-belt for purposes of folding the cover and moving the cover toward a stitching station. A gathering chain is also utilized to deliver the cover and signatures to the stitching station. The station includes a guide to assist in directing the preassembled covers and signatures toward a stitching head. Also provided is a block guide and an anvil for assistance in centering the spine beneath the stitching head.

Abstract: A material handling system includes a depalletizer comprising a tower frame and a tilt bed which extends into the tower frame and is tilted to a predetermined angle. A lift bed raises a loaded pallet to the level of an exit conveyor. A back dam is disposed opposite the exit conveyor and is movably mounted to the frame to exert a stop against a layer of articles to be removed. An endless collector belt, mounted to the tower frame, extends over a slidable frame provided with a polygon shaped roller. The endless belt simultaneously rotates and moves between a position adjacent the exit conveyor and a position adjacent the back dam to remove the entire layer of articles.