Abstract: An outboard drive device (10) comprising a motor (11) having a crankshaft (16), wherein said outboard drive device (10) further comprises a propeller shaft (12) with a propeller which propeller is below the hull (13) of a boat when said outboard drive device (10) is operated, and a power coupling system for transferring power from the motor (11) to the propeller shaft (12). The motor (11) is an automotive motor or an industrial base engine, wherein the crankshaft (16) is substantially horizontal and substantially parallel to the propeller shaft (12) when said outboard drive device (10) is operated. The power coupling system comprises a power transfer device (17), a transmission (18) and a transmission drive shaft (19). The power transfer device (17) connects the crankshaft (16) with the transmission drive shaft (19) for transferring the output power from the crankshaft (16) to the transmission drive shaft (19).

Abstract: An outboard drive device comprising a motor having a crankshaft, wherein said outboard drive device further comprises a propeller shaft with a propeller, and a power coupling system for transferring power from the motor to the propeller shaft. The power coupling system involves a transmission including side-by-side positioning of forward and reverse gears of the device, which are rotatably engaged with a drive shaft. Particular variables of the system enable increased power output to be transmitted through the transmission, while also providing quick and efficient power distribution among different rotations of the propeller shaft of the device.

Abstract: An outboard drive device (10) comprising a motor (11) having a crankshaft (16), wherein said outboard drive device (10) further comprises a propeller shaft (12) with a propeller which propeller is below the hull (13) of a boat when said outboard drive device (10) is operated, and a power coupling system for transferring power from the motor (11) to the propeller shaft (12). The motor (11) is an automotive motor or an industrial base engine, wherein the crankshaft (16) is substantially horizontal and substantially parallel to the propeller shaft (12) when said outboard drive device (10) is operated. The power coupling system comprises a power transfer device (17), a transmission (18) and a transmission drive shaft (19). The power transfer device (17) connects the crankshaft (16) with the transmission drive shaft (19) for transferring the output power from the crankshaft (16) to the transmission drive shaft (19).

Abstract: An outboard drive device (10) comprising a motor (11) having a crankshaft (16), wherein said outboard drive device (10) further comprises a propeller shaft (12) with a propeller which propeller is below the hull (13) of a boat when said outboard drive device (10) is operated, and a power coupling system for transferring power from the motor (11) to the propeller shaft (12). The motor (11) is an automotive motor or an industrial base engine, wherein the crankshaft (16) is substantially horizontal and substantially parallel to the propeller shaft (12) when said outboard drive device (10) is operated. The power coupling system comprises a power transfer device (17), a transmission (18) and a transmission drive shaft (19). The power transfer device (17) connects the crankshaft (16) with the transmission drive shaft (19) for transferring the output power from the crankshaft (16) to the transmission drive shaft (19).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an outboard drive device (10) comprising an outboard motor (11) having a crankshaft (16), wherein said outboard drive device (10) further comprises a propeller which propeller is below the hull (13) of a boat when said outboard drive device (10) is operated, and a power coupling system for transferring power from the motor (11) to the propeller. The power coupling system comprises a power transfer device (17) for transferring output power from the crankshaft (16) to a transmission drive shaft (19) of a transmission (18), and a power transfer means (20) for transferring output power from the transmission (18) to a drive shaft (21) of an endless loop flexible drive coupling (22) operatively connecting said transmission (18) to a propeller shaft (12) for driving said propeller, wherein the crankshaft (16) is substantially horizontal and substantially parallel to the propeller shaft (12) when said outboard drive device (10) is operated.

Abstract: The rotary die cutter includes a frame, having rails and vertical post walls, and a cylinder supported by the vertical post walls at a first position. There is a polyurethane tube affixed to and extended over the cylinder. First and second rings are affixed to the ends of the cylinder for fixing a position of the polyurethane tube. A pair of bearing holders at each end of the cylinder vertically lift the cylinder from a first position to a second position. The bearing holders are engaged to lifting screws driven by a motor. A pair of sliding plates at each end of the cylinder axially or horizontally shift the cylinder when lifted from the first position to a second position. The sliding plates are engaged to a screw driven by a motor for horizontal movement. The cylinder is rotated by a pulley assembly attached to the bearing holders.

Abstract: System for fixing rotary die cutters in die cutting machines for cutting laminar material includes a fixing means between the die (1) and a die-holder surface or cylinder (2) around which the die (1) is arranged, wherein the a fixing element include a plurality of bolts (3) actuated by an actuator (5) housed inside a hollow body (8) fixed to the die-holder cylinder (2) in order to provide for a rapid fixing of the rotary die to the die-holder cylinder.

Abstract: A high flow rate humidifier employs a mixing body having a high pressure oxygen (128) jet that entrains water from a container (121) to provide a turbulent aerosol mixture of gas having water particles entrained therein. To remove the water particles and introduce vapor into the mixture, the mixture is passed through an evaporation chamber (200) formed by a pair of juxtaposed mutually spaced discs (202,204), each of which has a number of square holes (212a, 212b, 222a, 222b). The turbulent aerosol mixture at and about the jet orifice (132) is caused to flow linearly through the holes of the first disc into the space between the two, where it again becomes turbulent. The turbulent flow from between the discs is caused to flow linearly through the holes in the second or output disc into a mixing chamber (146) from whence the humidified gas is discharged.

Abstract: An adaptor is made to connect a standard sterilized water container to a standard aerosol flow passage that itself is connected to a heater. The flow control adaptor comprises a nipple that is connected to the water bottle above the heater and chamber and extends through and sealing relation to the chamber to position the nipple bottom at the heater platen which forms the bottom of the aerosol flow chamber. The bottom of the nipple adjacent the bottom of the chamber is formed with a relatively lower and smaller water feed aperture and a relatively higher and larger vent aperture that collective operate to maintain a constant level of water in the bottom of the aerosol flow chamber.

Abstract: An air entrainment nebulizer obtains a high oxygen content with an optimum total flow rate by employing an oxygen jet large enough to flow about 40 liters a minute of pressurized oxygen and an air entrainment opening of a very small total size. The air entrainment opening is a configured for very fine incremental adjustment adjacent the minimal opening or nearly closed position so as to readily control oxygen content of the discharged moisturized mixture without excessively increasing total flow rate. The air entrainment aperture is divided several parallel mutually staggered elongated slots, each having a width sufficiently small to block projection of water droplets from the mixing chamber. The combination of a high flow rate oxygen jet and a small size air entrainment aperture provides a discharge outlet having oxygen percentages in the range of about 60% to nearly 100% while maintaining a total output flow rate in the order of about 40 to about 70 liters per minute.

Abstract: A nebulizer providing a moistened breathing mixture of aerosol for inhalation therapy is provided with an improved accumulator chamber and heater configured to heat aerosol discharged from the nebulizer so as to most efficiently utilize the heat energy and to most efficiently transfer heat energy from the heater to the aerosol. Passage of the aerosol through and accumulation in a relatively long annular accumulator chamber that adjoins the heater allows introduction of heated water vapor into the aerosol. A central chamber collects precipitated droplets from the mixing chamber, and a wicking disc flows the collected liquid, under pressure or by wicking action, into the accumulator chamber where it is heated and vaporized.

Abstract: A nebulizer providing a moistened breathing mixture of aerosol for inhalation therapy is provided with an improved accumulator chamber and heater configured to heat aerosol discharged from the nebulizer so as to most efficiently utilize the heat energy and to most efficiently transfer heat energy from the heater to the aerosol. Passage of the aerosol through and accumulation in a relatively long annular accumulator chamber that adjoins the heater allows introduction of heated water vapor into the aerosol. A central chamber collects precipitated droplets from the mixing chamber, and flows the collected liquid, under pressure, into the accumulator chamber where it is heated and vaporized.

Abstract: A longitudinal surgical scrub brush is packaged in a sealed compartment formed by two thin, flexible sheets which also include an aseptic solution containing chamber adjacent the head of the brush. The head of the brush is configured to facilitate rupture of the seal between the brush containing compartment and the separate solution compartment to allow the brush to be manipulated by the handle and to cause the head of the brush to be inserted into the solution containing compartment, thereby absorbing solution only on the bristles and sponge carried on the brush head. The brush with its head containing the absorbed solution may be withdrawn from the package by the handle, which remains free of solution, and the brush may continue to be manipulated by this solution free handle.

Abstract: A nebulizer providing a moistened breathing mixture of aerosol for inhalation therapy is provided with an improved heater having a single heating element arranged in a heating housing, configured so as to support and heat the liquid in the nebulizer container and to also heat the aerosol discharged from the nebulizer so as to most efficiently utilize the heat energy and to most efficiently transfer heat energy from the heater to the aerosol. Passage of the aerosol through and accumulation in the relatively long annular accumulator that circumscribes the heater collects rain out from the aerosol and re-vaporizes the collected liquid to add further moisture to the aerosol.

Abstract: A cassette pulley is assembled from a flange part having three assembly pins which are received in corresponding holes of a hub part. The hub part has a number of reinforcing ribs which divide the bottom of the hub part into a number of recesses which are conveniently employed to hold the hub part on a group of hub holding stub shafts during assembly. Because there are more recesses than holding stub shafts, the hub may assume more than one orientation relative to the stub shafts. In order to achieve proper relative orientation of hub and flange, the hub holder is formed with a hole that is aligned with one of the hub holes when the hub is in one of a selected group of orientations. Optical sensing of such alignment enables the flange to be positioned in an orientation appropriate for assembly of the flange pins into the hub holes.

Abstract: A nebulizer has a mixing chamber into which is projected a high velocity jet of oxygen that aspirates water from a container connected with the mixing chamber. A compressed air input port in the chamber projects a stream of compressed air adjacent to and alongside the oxygen jet to impinge upon the tapered entrance surface of a venturi tube that forms an exit from the mixing chamber. The percentage of oxygen in the output is effectively rendered independent of output back pressure, the lower limit of the amount of oxygen in the output is lowered, the amount of water entrained in the output is increased, and the amount of waste water is decreased.

Abstract: A nebulizer providing a moistened breathing mixture for inhalation therapy is arranged to flow a gas-liquid mixture in a circular path around the inner surface of a container that is provided with shallow baffle forming ribs extending vertically across the circular flow path to trap relatively large water particles. A heater is detachably connected to the nebulizer discharge fitting and provides additional structure for trapping and removing larger water particles.