Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in repairing or replacing parts of the suspension system, such as a MacPherson strut of an automobile which suspends a frame or passenger compartment from a lower portion which includes the wheels and the axle. The apparatus includes an elongated upright apparatus which has a piston rod extending out the top. A special mounted assembly is mounted on top of the piston rod with outwardly extending arms which exerts an upward force on the spring of the MacPherson strut. At the same time a chain is attached between the housing of the elongated tool and the frame or body to prevent upper movement of the frame. When the spring is compressed the shock absorber portion of the MacPherson strut can be removed and replaced.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for interconnecting a drill collar and a stabilizer in axial alignment is disclosed. The tool includes an upper plate and a lower plate held in spaced, parallel relationship to one another with the upper plate having a plurality of peripheral holes around it. A plurality of rods project between the upper and lower plates, each one of the rods being mounted at a bottom end to the lower plate and inserted adjacent its top end in sliding relationship through one of the peripheral holes in the upper plate. A spring is placed around each of the rods for biasing the top plate away from the lower plate, and an attachment pin projects downwardly from the lower plate for insertion into a kelly pin hole on an oil rig. A stabilizing pin projects upwardly from the upper plate, and a rotatable plate is rotatably secured to that stabilizing pin intermediate the ends of the stabilizing pin.

Abstract: This invention relates to metal cutting and more particularly to method for manufacturing constant velocity universal joints. A construction is disclosed wherein spherical turning, milling and grinding of the races and grooves of the joint members of a universal joint are performed on common machines without removing the workpieces and the workpieces are held in common workheads. During the machining operations, relative movements between the tools and workpieces are referenced to common axes thereby duplicating the relative positions and movements between the workpieces during actual service. The inventive concept provides a means for achieving consistent product quality and is adaptable to the automated manufacturing of constant velocity universal joints.

Abstract: During treatment of a specimen (10) in an evacuated chamber, the temperature of the specimen is controlled by varying the radiant heat flux to and from the specimen. The specimen is supported adjacent to but spaced apart from a heat sink (14) with a blackened surface (16), and between the specimen (10) and the heat sink (14) are one or more reflective elements (20) movable so as to cover a larger or a smaller fraction of the surface of the heat sink.

Abstract: A helical baffle for shell and tube type heat exchangers is fabricated by stamp forming a plate in the form of a partial circular section into a helical section between opposed, mating helically-shaped faces of two forming dies. The plate contains a series of apertures in the form of a pattern for receiving heat exchanger tubes. The dies contain sleeves and opposed reaming rods which form lips on the apertures during stamping of the plate. Lips can also be formed on the outer edge of the plate and the edge of a central passage during stamping. The lips prevent the helical plate from twisting or returning to a flat configuration. The leading and trailing edge of the helical plates are then joined such as by riveting or welding into a continuous helical baffle with sets of heat exchanger tube apertures aligned along a common axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically processing the wire ends of cores includes a forming die for bending the axially projecting wire ends back to project parallel to one another generally away from the core. Cores are received in a receiving station aligned with the forming die and orientated so that the wire ends are spaced as far as possible from the die. When the wire ends are sensed to be in the correct orientation, an actuator is operated to push the core through the forming die. The core with its wire ends bent back is then preferably stepped through a series of processing stations to trim and tin the wire ends and then ejected from the machine. A series of cores can be stepped continuously one after the other through the machine.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for winding field coils on internal poles of stator bodies, particularly for electric motors, have a magnet wire feeding needle or needles displaced eccentrically from the central armature axis of the stator body. The or each such feeding needle is disposed to reciprocate and partially rotate on an eccentric axis located between the central armature axis and the internal pole being wound. Due to this eccentricity, during the partial rotation of the feeding needle, the end turns of the coil are lifted above the end of the pole and laid more precisely in place. This enables the conventional winding forms to be eliminated allowing a reduction in the length of the reciprocating stroke of the feeding needle and faster winding with reduction in "snap back" effect. A further cost saving occurs from a shorter length of the end turns resulting in less wire being used.

Abstract: A rocker bushing for a roller structure for supporting a boat on a trailer bed and having a male and female member formed of two cylindrical portions surrounding the shaft and supporting the roller. Each cylindrical member having a tapered longitudinal portion but terminating in a radially outwardly extending stop flange of increased radial thickness. The bearing surface of the rocker bushing positionally adjacent to the shaft is curved to allow the roller to gimbal or wobble to engage the angle of a boat hull. The integral construciton of the rocker bushing provides support across the entire width of the roller.

Abstract: A roller used for a roller conveyor which includes an outer cylinder of the roller supported by a pneumatic bearing. The roller also includes a fixed shaft having a path for letting air pass through in the center thereof, and annular members fitted on the fixed shaft, the outer cylinder covering the shaft and annular members leaving a narrow gap around the annular members. The path for letting air pass through the shaft and the narrow gap communicate with each other by way of holes and a groove made on the annular members. Therefore, the introduced air can pass through the holes and the groove and then fill the narrow gap to such an extent that the wall of the outer cylinder never comes into contact with the annular members, the thin layer of air in the gap functioning as the pneumatic bearing.

Abstract: In a finned heat exchanger, preferably of aluminum, the feed of the fins (1) are secured to tubular passages (3, 3a, 3b) formed from plates (2) that have been rolled together and then expanded. The bond between the fins (1) and the plates (2) may be an adhesive bond, as by welding or a cohesive bond, as by tight pressing together.

Abstract: A method for adding a compartment to a commercially available mini-truck vehicle includes the steps of cutting the frame rails of the original vehicle to separate the front and cargo sections and then extending the chassis by adding extension members which are welded to the cut rails. A frame platform is emplaced on the extended sections and a fiberglass compartment is secured to the frame platform. The resultant vehicle possesses the same contours as the original vehicle while the added compartment allows at least two additional passengers to be transported.

Abstract: A method of making a composite container comprising a hollow, molded, plastic body and a liner formed of relatively thin, flexible sheet material, such as paperboard or plastic film, surrounding and reinforcing the body side wall.

Abstract: A lightweight mounting structure combination for small dish antennae is provided. The structure includes an upright mast for supporting the dish antennae. The mast has an upper end for attachment to said dish and a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure. The structure also has a bent strut having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. In addition, a second strut is provided having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure an an upper end for attachment to said mast. Further included is means for anchoring the respective lower ends of the mast, bent strut and second strut to the rigid-type structure and for attaching the respective upper ends of the bent and second struts to the mast. A bolted joint connection and a method for installing a dish antenna mounting structure are also provided.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a solar energy collector assembly of the integral storage type is disclosed herein. This assembly utilizes a specifically designed storage arrangement which is expanded into its final shape from an initial collapsed configuration. In the specific embodiment disclosed, the storage arrangement includes many of its own design features apart from the overall collector assembly and serves as the main structural component of the entire assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically mounting chip-type circuit elements on a substrate for a printed circuit board is disclosed which is capable of overcoming the problem of suction failure and wrong posture of a circuit element to efficiently carry out the mounting operation of the elements on a substrate. The automatic mounting apparatus includes a detecting device for detecting a defect such as a failure in suction of a circuit element by a mounting head and/or the wrong posture of a circuit element sucked up and a rotating disk controllably actuated to allow a mounting head other than that relating to the defect to suck up a circuit element of the same kind from tape feeders and mount it on the substrate after the detecting device detects the defect.

Abstract: A stator core support structure and an assembly of a stator core in a core support structure, both characterized by having a plurality of stress-relief devices that are mounted at selected areas of high radial rigidity on the core support structure to transmit a predetermined compressive force from the support structure to a stator core mounted in it with an interference fit, thereby to secure the stator core in a predetermined geometric configuration. The method of the invention includes the steps of mounting a plurality of stress-relief devices at selected points between a stator core and a support structure surrounding it, and loading each of said devices to transmit compressive forces to said points of the stator to secure it in a desired geometric configuration within the support structure.

Abstract: An ironing roller adapted for use in a heated trough mangle comprising a hollow cylindrical drum having a plurality of perforations therethrough thereby forming a generally screen-type perforated shell, a gas permeable padding layer formed of intrinsic elastic material, the padding layer being defined by a plurality of strips of material connected together in end-to-end and wrapped helically about the shell, the elastic material being thermally resistant resiliant silicon rubber having a Shore hardness generally within the range of 50 to 75, but preferably 55 to 65, a mesh-like inlay within the strips, a fabric cover covering an exterior generally cylindrical surface of the padding layer, the exterior cylindrical surface being roughened, the strips having a plurality of through holes distributed along the lengths thereof, the strips having under surfaces engaging the perforated shell with a plurality of channel-like grooves therein interconnecting the through holes, the strips having stepped ends each definin