Abstract: A seine ring which is equipped with a replaceable wearing piece, where the wearing piece is affixable to the mount part of the seine ring adapted for this function by means of a nut and bolt connection which is fed through a hole in the mount part. The hole is formed such that, seen from either side and along the axis thereof, it tapers towards the axial center of the hole. The wearing piece is given a clearance in relation to the mount part to facilitate its ability to tilt in relation to the mount part.

Abstract: An inexpensive carrier, transport, and storage device (40), (50) for the securing of fishing pole segments (12), (14) in such a way as to separate the segments for convenience of transportation and storage without derigging the pole. The main body member coupling (41) and female coupling end (44) of the clip device are made of a material conducive for gripping during a frictional engagement and tapered and leveled so as to firmly telescopically grip and hold pole segment ferrule portions (30), (32). Pole segments (12), (14) are aligned so that mounted line guides (15), (17) and fishing line (22) face inward. Space (24) is filled by suspending clip device (40) over protruding support (56) of storage rack (50).

Abstract: A soldering device includes a tube (1) for delivering a source of heating energy such as gas which is slidingly mounted in a chamber (52) such as a piston cylinder so that only the tube needs to be moved in order to move the heat source up and down with respect to a workpiece. Likewise, in a solder dispenser, the solder is supplied through a rigid tube (33) which may be slidingly mounted in a cylinder (52). The two may be used together in a combined soldering device/dispenser.

Abstract: A superior unitary one quarter mile long railroad rail and system and method for manufacturing the same. The method of manufacture is characterized by the use of a continuous rolling process and the in-line controlled cooling of the rail. The system produces very long rails without any weld seams.

Abstract: A device adapted for holding an object comprising, in combination, an exterior component shaped in an inverted generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration, the exterior component having a resilient upper portion and a lower portion formed of legs and terminating in parallel lines, the legs being movable, upon the application of pressure, to a holding orientation with the parallel lines spaced a distance to preclude the passage of a minnow therethrough, upon the release of the pressure, the legs move to a release orientation with the parallel lines spaced a distance to allow the passage of an object therethrough. A resilient interior component with an upper end adjacent to the upper portion and a lower end adjacent to a location above the parallel lines for thereby assisting in the return of the parallel lines to the release orientation after grasping an object in the space between the short legs and the lower end of the interior component.

Abstract: Crawling insects are caused to abandon sites they have infested or prevented from infesting other sites by preparing dispersions from selected minus 10 micron particles and forming a film on the surface to be protected. Different insects can selectively be controlled by adjustment of the particle sizes in the dispersion.

Abstract: A grid casting mold for the casting of accumulator lead grids has two plates (11, 12) which can be placed against one another with a casting profile (13) or mold cavity complementary to the lead grid which is to be manufactured being formed in their confronting mold surfaces. The plates (11, 12) moreover have a base body (14, 15) which is provided at the profile side with a thermally insulating layer (16, 17) of high temperature fiber ceramic material which is coated on the side remote from the base body (14, 15) with a high wear resistant metal oxide (18, 19).

Abstract: An improved artificial bait which includes a wire body portion, a first lower leg of the body portion having a molded head portion and terminating in a fish hook member; a second upper leg of the body portion extending from a juncture with the first leg portion, and terminating in a spinning blade member; and an eyelet positioned at the juncture of the first and second leg portions for attaching a fishing line. A plurality of stiff stabilizing bristles is provided, arranged in two groups, each group extending rearward from the molded head portion, at preferably a 30 degree angle from the centerline of the body portion, sufficient to provide a stabilizing force to maintain the spinner bait upright as the spinner bait is pulled through the water. The bristles extend downward below the plane of the hook shaft to prevent the bait from snagging as it is pulled over obstacles beneath the water.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-wire locking system incorporating a novel and unique ground contact which is formed in a unitary manner in a single piece or element from a single piece of metal stock, without the need for machining or assembly. The subject ground contact is utilized within and the present invention contemplates a receptacle or connector assembly which performs in a superior manner when compared to the prior art.

Abstract: A roll for use in a roll caster. The roll has a heat exchanger core and an outer generally cylindrical shell surrounding the core, the core and the shell defining an enclosed space. A working fluid is contained in the enclosed space. When molten metal is cast onto the shell, the working fluid in proximity to the outer shell changes from a liquid to a vapor. Due to the rotation of the roll, the liquid phase of the working fluid forces the vapor in proximity with the outer cylindrical shell to return to the area adjacent to the core. At this area, the vapor phase is condensed into a liquid which is then subsequently delivered radially to the outer cylindrical shell. In this way, the working fluid constantly changes from vapor to liquid and back to vapor again and acts to continuously remove heat from the molten metal cast onto the outer cylindrical shell. A single roll caster, a twin roll caster, and a melt spinning apparatus as well as an associated method are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fishing sinker of iron material that is either cylindrical, with an elongate or tapered construction having a through hole for passing therethrough a fishing line, or mostly spherical with a slit for holding a fishing line, and a method of making a fishing sinker of iron material without the use of die casting comprising the steps of: (a) cutting on a punching tool an iron bar to form an iron blank of a predetermined length; (b) transferring the iron blank to a second position on the punching tool, whereon the iron blank is punched a straight hole at one end thereof or respectively at both ends thereof; (c) punching to enlarge the straight hole; (d) punching a through hole along a longitudinal axis of the iron blank so that the iron blank becomes a cylindrical blank; and (e) forging the cylindrical blank on the punching tool so that the cylindrical blank is stretched out to form a fishing sinker having therein a through hole to receive a fishing line.

Abstract: An automatic handling system is described for delivering a molten metal, such as magnesium or magnesium alloys, to a casting machine. The handling system comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC) for monitoring and controlling the sequential delivery of shots of a precise quantity of molten metal from a furnace or holding pot to a shot delivery apparatus of the casting machine. In the preferred system, the PLC also monitors and/or controls the temperatures of the molten metal in the holding pot and in a metal transfer system, the operation of a pump for pumping molten metal from the holding pot to the shot delivery apparatus, and the level of metal in the pot, and the operation of the the casting machine.

Abstract: A process for casting high oxygen affinity metals or metal alloys such as titanium through use of an induction furnace while preventing the pick up of contaminating gas by the metals or metal alloys during melting. An inert shielding gas such as nitrogen or argon or carbon dioxide is introduced as a liquid in a closed environment above the metal or metal alloys being melted such that there is preferably no more than approximately 1% contaminating gas in the gaseous environment proximate the surface of the molten metal or metal alloy. Simultaneously, the mold placed under the induction furnace is purged with a similar or different inert gas.

Abstract: A slip bobber includes a float assembly having a fishing line guide and locking mounted thereon for movement between locked and unlocked positions. The float assembly includes a pair of elongate buoyant float members interconnected by a support element having a opening therethrough. The fishing line guide and locking assembly includes a mounting member journaled on the support element and having elongate guide elements projecting into an opening therethrough. The fishing line extends through the guide elements, mounting member and support element and is freely moveable through these components when the guide and locking assembly is in a horizontal unlocked position in the water. The fishing line is locked to the support element and the guide and locking assembly when the latter is in a vertical position in the water.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous upward casting of a metal object comprises a nozzle having an upper part, a cooler surrounding the upper part of the nozzle and defining a cooling chamber for receiving a flow of cooling agent, a separating element dividing the cooling chamber into an inner part and an outer part. A guide structure is formed in the cooler near the bottom of the cooler, for influencing flow of cooling agent and intensifying cooling of the metal object near the bottom of the cooler, whereby a solidification front is formed in the nozzle between molten metal and solid metal near the bottom of the cooler.

Abstract: An improved seat cover for use with automobile, truck or other type vehicle seats for improved comfort, heat reduction and to avoid user perspiration, said seat cover including reversible terrycloth fabric sheets that include a foam padding disposed therebetween, said foam padding being separated by individual longitudinal chambers, and said seat cover including a plurality of mounting straps firmly connecting the seat cover to the vehicle seat by flexible, stretchable bungee cords. The seat cover includes a plurality of lateral and longitudinal rods that ensure form and configuration stability. A very thin foam cell sheet is used between the outer portions of the seat cover and vehicle seat to prevent lateral movement of the seat cover.

Abstract: A novel method for repelling rodents such as rats and mice is provided, including the step of placing an effective amount of camomile in an area where rodents are not desired.

Abstract: A flexible fishing bait assembly for catching fish with a rod, reel and line comprising a support rod configured with an eyelet in a central extent thereof for coupling to a fishing line. The support rod has a first extent continuing linearly as an extension of the first end of the eyelet, a hook coupled to the end and a fish-attracting member molded over the region of coupling between the loop and the hook. The support rod also includes a second extent extending away from the first extent from the second end of the eyelet. The support rod is fabricated of a plurality of discrete strands of carbon steel in a spiral configuration to allow for flexing of the support rod when pulled in one direction by a fish on the hook and in the other direction by a fisherman. Fish-attracting components are coupled to the second extent of the support rod.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a gas shield includes two radially adjustable walls disposed in spaced relation to each other along a substantially common central axis, each wall including a plurality of radially oriented wall segments defining a substantially flat, round wall having a circumference; a wedge structure for radially displacing the plurality of radially oriented wall segments between an expanded position wherein the circumference of each wall is expanded and a withdrawn position wherein the circumference of each wall is withdrawn; and a conduit for introducing a shield gas into a space defined between the two radially adjustable walls.

Abstract: An insect observation and feeding device which is particularly suitable for ants has a central core member contained within a protective outer enclosure. The central core member extends within the enclosure between a base portion and an entrance portion and includes one or more predetermined surfaces which may define a plurality of distinct levels. Some of the levels may be used for the support of food while other levels may include members for enhancing insect observation, such as structures that require the insects to move across different terrain, including ladder-like devices, maze patterns and the like.