Abstract: A gas bag for occupant protection in vehicles is provided in which the outflow of gases at the seams is largely prevented. At least one strip of sealing material extends along the seam. The sealing effect which exists by means of the sealing material strip prevents the gas from escaping in the areas of the seam holes, because these are closed by the sealing material.

Abstract: An active-substance-containing transdermal therapeutic system for the controlled release of estradiol or its pharmaceutically acceptable able derivatives alone or combined with gestagens consisting of a layer, an active-substance-containing reservoir which is bonded thereto and produced by using pressure sensitive adhesives, and a removable protective layer is characterized by the fact that the pressure sensitive adhesive comprises esters of colophony.

Abstract: An inflatable occupant protective cushion for use along an upper side area in vehicles between an A-column and an C-column, comprising at least two inflatable chambers connected to each other and spaced from each other in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle. The chambers include a front chamber that extends, when inflated, next to typical sitting positions of front occupants and a rear chamber that extends, when inflated, next to typical sitting positions of rear occupants, wherein the front and rear chambers have front and rear delineation lines that are curved in a manner to correspond to a perpendicular projection of the typical sitting positions onto the inflated cushion.

Abstract: The use of water-redispersible polymer powders based on protective colloid stabilized vinyl ester polymers in building adhesive compositions, wherein the vinyl ester polymers contain from 0.2 to 1.5% by weight, based on the overall weight of the vinyl ester polymers, of auxiliary monomer units derived from monomers having a higher water solubility than vinyl acetate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag restraint device comprising a gas bag module having an outlet opening. The module has a gas generator and a gas bag, the latter including a front wall with a center section. This front wall, onto which an occupant who is to be restrained can strike in a case of restraint, has a depression. The depression is defined by the center section of the front wall being permanently fastened to the module and, on inflation of the gas bag, is prevented from a free movement. The restraint device further comprises a module covering closing said outlet opening. A holding part is provided surrounding the gas generator and fastened to the module, to which holding part the center section is fastened.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system, in particular a side gas bag module extending along a roof frame of the vehicle. The gas bag module comprises a gas bag and a housing with two separate side pieces which define an ejection channel for the gas bag. One of the side pieces is to be located close to the frame and the other of the side pieces is to be located close to an interior of the vehicle. The side pieces each have upper and lower ends constituting marginal sections. The side piece close to the interior is constructed to be so elastic and to have such a shape adapted to a shape of the side piece close to the frame, that the side piece close to the interior only rests against an outside of side piece close to the frame and embraces the latter in the manner of a clip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas generator comprising a generator housing which has a base part, and an electric igniter which has a rear side, is fastened in the base part and has connection lines on the rear side. The gas generator further comprises a propellant charge in the generator housing, the propellant charge being provided outside the igniter and an insulating bush surrounding the connection lines and fastened to the generator housing. The insulating bush consists of plastic and contains electrically conductive particles.

Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel comprises a steering wheel body and at least one electric switch attached to the steering wheel body. The switch, for adaptation to the length of the fingers of a driver, is adjustably attached to the steering wheel body in such a way that it can be adjusted by the driver to assume various positions relative to the steering wheel body.

Abstract: A steering wheel comprises a steering wheel body, an airbag module movably mounted on the steering wheel body and at least one guide that is connected to the airbag module as well as to the steering wheel body, the airbag module being adapted to be moved over a displacement path relative to the steering wheel body for purposes of actuating a horn. The guide has at least two carriers that are arranged transversely to the direction of the displacement path and parallel to each other as well as offset in the direction of the displacement path. Further, the guide has a first end that is connected to the airbag module and a second end that is connected to the steering wheel body.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for producing tubular hollow items, in particular for containers, form card material or the like, to improve the efficiency and thus to reduce the costs on the production of known packages, the following steps are proposed: transporting a blank bound by longitudinal edges, or a web of card material or the like, from which the blank is separated into a bending station, the blank or the web being bent by guide elements acting as a bending apparatus and then being held stationary in the bending station and being bent by means of movable bending apparati into the finished shape of the hollow item and an overlap region being formed, in which the two longitudinal edges of the blank, which are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hollow item, are placed one on top of the other and are connected to one another and the hollow item being conveyed out of the bending station.

Abstract: A circuit board tester includes a contact array, contact fingers arranged for travelling in a plane parallel to the contact array, two contact fingers forming a probe pair as a component of a test current circuit, a controller for positioning the contact fingers on circuit board test points of a circuit board to be tested, the circuit boards being insertable into the tester simultaneously during a test procedure being tested, and two sets of contact fingers, one set being arranged for testing the front side and the other set for testing the rear side of a circuit board to be tested.

Abstract: An assembly consisting of a cylindrical inflator, a housing and a retainer by means of which the inflator can be fixed in the housing. The inflator has a longitudinal centerline and a circumferential surface area and the retainer comprises a circular opening with an edge. Protruding from the edge into the opening are tabs which engage the circumferential surface area of the inflator to fix the latter in the opening.

Abstract: A mechanism and a method for generating a corona discharge by a wire-shaped corona discharge electrode provides that the corona discharge electrode is stretched between two end blocks that respectively contain a space for the acceptance of a respective electrode holder insert. The electrode holder insert has a rotational-symmetrical electrode receptacle element with an axially parallel electrode receptacle channel in the generated surface as well as a further electrode receptacle channel in an end face, the further channel adjoining the axially parallel channel and residing perpendicularly thereon, and also has an annular cap element that, proceeding from the end face containing the further electrode receptacle channel, can be pressed onto the electrode receptacle element with the corona discharge electrode guided in the electrode receptacle channels.

Abstract: Solventlessly preparable coating compositions for producing soiling-resistant coatings, comprise:

Abstract: A steering wheel for vehicles is provided which comprises a hub for attachment on a steering column and a clamping screw. The hub has a central, substantially cylindrical passage for accommodation of an end section of the steering column and at least one slit extending parallel to the passage. Two hub sections are defined on opposite sides of the slit. The hub sections have aligned bores that extend substantially tangentially to the passage. A first one of these bores has an internal thread, and the clamping screw is adapted to extend through a second one of these bores and to be screwed into the first one of the bores, thereby clamping the hub on the steering column end section. A screw holder is attached to the hub for limited movement in an axial direction of the clamping screw against spring force. The screw holder has a recess for passage of the screw and simultaneous engagement into the thread of the screw. The screw holder is formed by a bracket of spring steel.

Abstract: A belt spool for a belt retractor comprises a torsion rod and a spool body that has a recess in which is provided a shaped part by means of which an end of a safety belt can be fastened in the recess. The shaped part rests at the torsion rod in order to be supported when the shaped part is stressed by a tensile load of the safety belt. There is also proposed a belt retractor including such a belt spool.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission wherein each of two parallel shafts carries a pulley having a fixed flange and a second flange movable axially of the shaft toward and away from the respective fixed flange. An endless torque transmitting chain or belt is trained over the two pulleys. At least one flange of at least one of the pulleys is assembled of two or more parts which consist of sheet metal and are welded and/or otherwise affixed to each other.

Abstract: A gas bag restraint device for restraining an occupant comprises a gas bag module, which has a gas generator and a gas bag with a gas bag wall. The gas bag wall has a front wall facing the occupant, which front wall has a center section with a depression, in relation to an inflated state of the gas bag, so that an annular gas bag chamber surrounding the depression is formed. The device further comprises a module covering which on inflation of the gas bag opens an outlet opening, and a fastening device for the center section, with which the center section is prevented from a movement out of the gas bag module even in the inflated state of the gas bag, so that the depression is formed. The fastening device includes a reinforcement insert integrated into the module covering and fastened to the gas bag module.

Abstract: A method for operating an electrographic printer or copier includes determining an adapted exposure energy before the start of the printing process. To this end, a portion of the image elements on a charged photoconductor region is exposed to a predetermined exposure energy. The other portion of the image elements on the photoconductor region is not exposed. A raster parameter which takes the ratio between exposed and unexposed image elements into account is used during the determination of the adapted exposure energy. A printer or copier apparatus for carrying out the method is also provided.

Abstract: Dry mortar formulations comprising