Abstract: The method and apparatus of the present invention measures degree angle and anthropometric linear measurements of the skeletal structure of the human body. The individual stands in reference to the apparatus with the top of the sternoclavicular joint, or suprasternal notch, as a point of origin. Every individual is measured from the same beginning point. Ten component variables are taken with the measuring unit. These variables allow infield studies of individual workers at a work station or exercise on a resistance training program and/or undergoing medical treatment for biomechanical correction. By measuring bone lengths and degree angles of a human body certain characteristics or trends can be found by this systematic measuring procedure.

Abstract: The machine of the present invention measures degree angle and anthropometric linear measurements of the skeletal structure of the human body. The individual stands behind the machine with the top of their sternoclavicular joint at 0 degree line. Because every individual is measured from the same beginning point a study can be done according to the data collected. From here 10 componet variables are taken with the measuring unit. These variables are entered into a computer data base for calculation. This now begins an infield study of individual workers at a work station or exercise on a resistance training program and or undergo medical treatment for biomechanical correction. Studying repetitive motion injuries in the work force is one example. (non-surgical). By measuring bone lengths and degree angles of a human body we have found that certain characteristics or trends can be found by this systematic measuring procedure.

Abstract: A filter adapter (2) uses back to back multiposition plug and receptacle or male and female electrical connectors (4, 6) each of which has terminals (10, 12) mounted in an insulative housing (12, 14). Filter components, such as surface mount capacitors (18), are positioned between terminals (10, 12) and a ground bus (20) located between the two back to back connectors (4, 6). Each terminal has a resilient plate (30) located at its end, and the plates resiliently engage the capacitors to urge them against the ground bus. Each terminal includes insulation displacement slots (32, 34), and wire segments are inserted into these slots to connect corresponding terminals and to secure the capacitors in place. One of these slots (32) is located in the resilient plate (30), and insertion of the wire shortens the resilient beam length of the portion of the plate engaging the capacitor to increase the force on the capacitor.