Abstract: A cam shaft manufacturing process wherein a cam shaft is cast from a heat-treatable gray cast iron having a high carbide microstructure, is annealed while retaining the carbides and then cooled to room temperature. Surfaces, such as cam lobe surfaces, are then surface hardened and the cam shaft may thereafter be machined. The heat treating process comprises heating the cam shaft at 1600.degree. F. (871.degree. C.) in about twenty minutes, holding the cam shaft at 1600.degree. F. (871.degree. C.) for about twenty minutes and thereafter heat treating the cam shafts at a temperature of 1600.degree. to 1640.degree. F. (871.degree. to 893.degree. C.) for about eighty minutes. The cam shafts are then cooled rapidly to about 400.degree. F. (204.degree. C.), for example, within about an hour and a half, and thereafter air cooled.

Abstract: A yoke for coupling helicopter blades to a mast is provided. The yoke comprises a long oval loop of glass fibers embedded in a cured adhesive to form a solid strap. The side portions of the loop are reinforced with layers of bias ply glass fibers arranged in parallel planes. Structure is provided to couple to the side portions of the loop for attachment to the mast.

Abstract: A horizontal stabilizer structure for improved stabilizer performance at positive and negative angles of attack is disclosed in which a leading edge slat/spoiler extending lengthwise along the stabilizer is disposed forward and below the leading edge of the stabilizer. The leading edge slat/spoiler directs airflow along the under surface of the stabilizer at negative attack angles and disrupts airflow over the upper surface at positive attack angles.

Abstract: Accurate torque loading of a bearing (28) mounted in a cavity (34) of a housing (30) is achieved by rotation of an adjusting bolt (50). The bearing (28) is retained within the cavity (34) by means of a bearing race (32) that has one element (32a) engaging a positioning ring (40) and a second element (32b) in contact with a loading washer (44). In surface to surface contact with the loading washer (44) is a driver washer (46) that is positionable within the cavity (34) by means of the adjusting bolt (50). The driver washer (46) is in contact with a positioning ring (42) and by an inward adjustment of the driver washer into the cavity (34) the loading washer (44) is forced against the element (32b) to preload a torque on the bearing (28). Once a specified torque level has been achieved, the adjusting bolt (50) is locked in position by the lock nut (56).

Abstract: A metallic filter element constructed of stainless steel. The filter element includes a tubular metal support member having a tubular filter media member slipped over the support member. When the filter element becomes clogged and is ready for cleaning or becomes damaged and is ready for replacement, the filter media member may be easily removed by merely slipping it off the tubular metal support member and replacing it with a new or cleaned filter media member.

Abstract: An electrohydraulic servovalve having a pair of linear, variable, differential transducers (LVDT) affixed thereto in side by side relationship. A spool valve driven by the electrohydraulic servovalve is connected to the movable core in each of the LVDTs so that as the spool valve moves, each of the LVDTs develops a position output signal representative of the position of the spool. The connecting mechanism between the driven spool valve and the LVDT cores is a rod which is attached to the spool and includes a pair of flanges at the opposite end defining a groove therebetween. A pair of plates spaced apart at the center define a slot centrally thereof. The plates at the slot are spaced apart so that the width of the two plates plus the space between them is greater than the width of the groove in the rod. The outermost flange is formed so that it will fit through the slot in the plates. The two cores of the LVDTs include rods which are in turn permanently affixed at each end of the plates.

Abstract: A positive expulsion tank incorporates an expanding bladder in the form of a metal bellows, which is adapted to undergo elastic deformation during a product storage condition to provide for thermal cycling of a stored product, and plastic deformation, during a product expulsion operation to achieve high efficiency expulsion of product from the tank. Convolution crests of the bellows are internally reinforced by rings, whereby plastic deformation of the bellows is caused to occur primarily in the root areas during the expulsion operation. As a result, the root areas are displaced radially outwardly towards the wall of the tank incident to axially directed extension of the bellows to lie in essential alignment with their adjacent crests when the bellows has been fully extended to complete the expulsion operation, thereby providing for expulsion efficiencies in excess of 97 percent.

Abstract: The leg portions of a continuous molded coupling element are bonded together to reinforce the attachment of connecting threads embedded in the leg portions.

Abstract: A fixture for holding zipper sliders is disclosed as including a clamp attached to a generally inverted J-shaped standard having in the upper edge thereat a slot adapted to receive a zipper slider. A tip of the standard adjacent the slot is rabbetted on both sides transversely to the slot so that the tip has a width equal to that of the slot, and the top of the tip lies in the same plane as the bottom of the slot.

Abstract: Power and communication service fitting buried in concrete beneath the floor covering so as to be out-of-sight. Only the power/communication service cables from the fitting below extend above the floor covering surface. A cover is easily removable to provide access to the interior.

Abstract: There is disclosed a fastener assembly comprised of a screw fastener member having a driver head, a threaded shank portion and an unthreaded shank portion intermediate the threaded shank portion and the driver head. The unthreaded shank portion also includes a protruding portion defining an effective diameter greater than the major diameter of the threaded portion. This portion is formed by rolling a groove into the unthreaded shank portion in such a manner as to provide an annular projection having a tapered surface portion. There is further included a helical compression spring member having at least one end portion formed to an inner diameter larger than the major thread diameter, but smaller than the diameter of the protruding portion of the unthreaded shank portion.

Abstract: There are disclosed aqueous colloidal dispersions of tertiary amine salts of urea-urethane polymers of triamine-containing polyamines and isocyanate-terminated, urethane prepolymers having carboxylic groups. The urea-urethanes have sufficient tertiary amine neutralized, carboxylic groups to provide stable, aqueous dispersions having infinite dilutability with water, and the solids of the amine-neutralized dispersions are essentially of colloidal size. Carboxylic groups are supplied by polyol reactants employed in making the prepolymers. The colloidal, urea-urethane polymers may be stably dispersed in the aqueous medium, even in the absence of substantial amounts of cosolvents, and are useful in, for instance, coating compositions to provide water-resistant coatings.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a cylindrical cargo-roller construction wherein a circumferentially continuous molded-plastic elongate cylindrically annular tire is carried between radial flanges at the ends of a rigid tubular body. The tire is of slightly larger diameter than the flanges, and radial bearings are fitted beneath the radial flanges, so that overloads are sustained directly via the radial flanges, whereas normal loads are distributed along the length of the tire.

Abstract: An electrohydraulic servovalve including a second stage piston slidably mounted within a housing and movable responsive to application of pressure signals thereacross to control the flow of fluid under pressure from a source to a load in response to electrical input signals applied to the servovalve. The electrical signals are applied to a torque motor which has a driven member affixed thereto which generates the pressure signals applied to the spool. A mechanical feedback member is connected between the driven member and the spool. The mechanical feedback member is part of an assembly which is removably attached to the driven member. The removable attachment includes a tang extending radially from the driven member which receives a holder to which the feedback member is permanently affixed. The holder includes opposed flanges one of which receives the tang through an indexing opening provided therein.

Abstract: Band making apparatus comprising a mandrel on which is wound wire of U-shaped cross-section with relatively inverted portions alternating longitudinally of the axis of the mandrel having a side edge interengaged in the channel of the other, has a guide for guiding the wire onto the mandrel provided with a guiding surface which engages the external surface of a side of the wire incoming to the mandrel, and the wire and mandrel are relatively rotated about the axis of the mandrel and reciprocated longitudinally of that axis at a controlled speed ratio such that the back pressure of previously wound turns maintains the incoming wire side against the guiding surface.

Abstract: A clasp construction for use in adjustably interconnecting the free ends of a bracelet on the wrist of a wearer, including a clamp assembly that receives one of the free ends of the bracelet therein in slidable, adjustable relation and a coupling assembly that is secured to the other free end of the bracelet, the coupling assembly including a coupling member that engages the clamp assembly for removably mounting the bracelet on the wrist of the wearer.

Abstract: A servo operated throttling control valve for controlling fluid flow in a fluid system such as a pipe line includes a body defining an internal chamber in fluid communication with an inlet and an outlet fabricated in the body. The valve further includes a deformable valve element mounted within the chamber that, in the valve closed position, seats against a valve seat and a rib grill defined in the chamber. The valve element and the body define a control chamber adapted to be coupled to a source of control pressure. The configuration of the body is fluted to accommodate bolt patterns employed in different flange ratings.

Abstract: A flow responsive device for use in a fluid flow system to establish a signal when a predetermined flow rate is attained within a flow conduit. The device is adapted for connection to a flow conduit and has a target vane adapted for insertion within the flow conduit for movement in response to predetermined flow to open internal valve means against the bias force of a compression spring and control pressure within a pressure chamber. In operation, the control pressure is maintained at a higher pressure than the fluid pressure within the flow conduit so that after initial opening of the valve means, the control pressure drops and the valve means undergoes fast-action movement to its fully open condition. The flow rate at which the valve means closes is less than the flow rate at which the valve means opens so that hunting of the valve means during operation is prevented.

Abstract: The invention contemplates an improved traction-drive transmission of the variety in which plural planet wheels are radially displaceable in orbital motion about an axially opposed pair of axially shiftable sun wheels and within an axially opposed pair of rotationally fixed reaction rings, said planet wheels having constant angular-contact with the wheels and rings of both pairs. An axially fixed pivotal reference between the sun wheels is used for linked connection of the sun wheels such that displacement of the respective sun wheels is always equal in magnitude but in opposite axial directions with respect to the axially fixed reference, thus assuring that the instantaneous radius of planet-wheel orbit between the sun wheel and reaction ring on one axial side of the fixed reference will at all times match the instantaneous radius of planet-wheel orbit between the sun wheel and reaction ring on the other axial side of the fixed reference.

Abstract: A molded plastic peg strip for mounting on a display support a plurality of metal hooks from which merchandise bearing cards are hung has a laterally extending series of open top pockets projecting integrally from a transversely flexible base, each pocket being formed by a low front wall connecting the lower portions of two higher laterally spaced side walls which have slight transverse ribs in their upper portions to constrict the pocket width between said ribs for snapping of the side walls over the shank of a hook when the foot of the hook is pushed down into the pocket to seat the shank down on the top of the pocket front wall or seat the end of the foot on the bottom of the pocket.