Abstract: An improved high pressure sodium lamp is described utilizing a polycrystalline alumina arc tube that is hermetically sealed, at least at one end, with a polycrystalline alumina end closure. Said end closure novel member is shaped as a flat disc having the contour and size permitting partial insertion into the internal opening of said arc tube, along with having a larger size projection located adjacent one major surface of said disc externally of said arc tube and with said disc being hermetically sealed directly to said arc tube. In a preferred embodiment, said end enclosure member further includes a central aperture through which extends one of the thermionic electrodes contained within said arc tube.

Abstract: A method of making a compact fluorescent lamp by providing a sealed, exhausted and prefilled light emitting capsule which is mounted within a jacket formed from a glass transparent to a given range of radiation. The jacket is then exhausted, filled and sealed with the same pressure and type buffer gas as is contained in the light emitting capsule. A laser then pierces the capsule allowing communication of gases in the outer jacket with those in the light emitting capsule. This permits a much faster exhaust sequence for the light emitting portion of the lamp and outer jacket.

Abstract: A connector (10) having two rows of opposed terminals (11, 12) joined by a pair of solder bars (13, 14) is mounted on a printed circuit board (16) with the terminals overlaying circuit board edge contact pads (15, 19) on opposite sides of the board. The assembled connector and circuit board is placed in a fixture whereafter pairs of comb devices are manipulated to position the comb tines between adjoining pairs of terminals. The fixture is conveyed at a fast rate in a first direction past a pair of heaters (34, 35) for preheating the two rows of terminals, the solder bars, and the circuit board pads. Next, the fixture is returned in a second opposite direction at a slow rate past the heaters to melt and thereby solder bond the comb held terminals to their corresponding board pads.

Abstract: An imaging device such as a silicon intensifier tube (SIT) has an envelope closed at one end by an input faceplate and at the other end by a camera section which includes a silicon target. A novel appendage processing assembly is in communication with the envelope for forming a photoemissive cathode on an interior surface of the input faceplate. The novel appendage processing assembly includes a conductive tubular sidearm which is attached to the envelope. A chamber is attached at one end of the sidearm. The chamber is closed at the other end by a stem portion having a plurality of conductive stem leads extending therethrough. A contact spring and a connecting rod are provided within the chamber to electrically connect the sidearm to one of the stem leads. At least one alkali metal vapor source and preferably three alkali vapor sources are disposed within the chamber and connected between two of the stem leads to permit electrical resistance heating of the vapor sources.

Abstract: A multiple fishing lure fastener comprising a single continuous wire structure that is bent into a generally V-shaped configuration having a bent eyelet at each end of the V for attaching a pair of artificial lures and a twisted figure eight wire structure at the point or apex of the V for attaching the fishing line and a third artificial lure or spinner.

Abstract: A two-piece fish hook assembly for combination with a rigid lure having a passageway, open at both ends, extending therethrough. A first section of the assembly has a hook at one end and extends through a shank portion to the opposite, terminal end. The other section has an eye at one end for attachment of a line or leader, and extends through a shank portion to the opposite, terminal ends. The hook assembly is assembled with the lure in a permanent manner by inserting the shank portions of the eye and hook sections into the forward and rear ends, respectively, of the passageway. The two shank portions have engagement means in the form of angled teeth on their surfaces which may be slid over one another to bring the shank portions into overlapping relation within the passageway, but which lock the two sections of the assembly together and prevent disengagement thereof from the lure after insertion.

Abstract: An automatic welding apparatus for forming a circular bead along a circumference of a first workpiece at its junction with a second workpiece in order to weld the former to the latter, comprising a turntable, clamp members for clamping the second workpiece to the turntable, a torch holder for holding a welding torch in an adjusted position, a torch positioner which is engageable with the first workpiece, for maintaining a constant relative positional relationship between the welding torch and the first workpiece, a positioner guide mechanism for supporting and guiding the torch positioner to a desired position in a plane extending in parallel relationship with respect to a surface plane of the turntable, and the torch holder being restricted from rotating.

Abstract: The present invention is a baiting machine using entire fishes. The machine combines a guide known for the guiding of the point of the fish hooks, a corridor for the introduction of the baiting fish which is perpendicular to the trajectory of the fish hook point, a retractable wall prolongating the wall of the corridor on the downstream side of the trajectory of the fish hook and a second wall perpendicular to the first, said second wall being prolongated by an arm which can be caught by the fish hook in order to pivot the retractable wall about a pivoting axis situated toward the corridor and downstream with respect to the trajectory of the fish hook and an oblique ramp pushing back the head of the bait introduced along the longitudinal direction of the corridor toward the second wall of the retractable wall. The machine is usable for trawl line fishing.

Abstract: A fishing line float is disclosed which has an axis, essentially coincident with the fishing line on which it is used. The main body of the float is comprised of a material having a specific gravity substantially less than one, and includes an axial channel with a first cross sectional configuration extending from a first end thereof, and opening into an enlarged channel portion at a second end with a second cross sectional configuration. A bushing is exteriorly sized and configured for press fitted engagement within the length of the two channel portions and includes an interior screwthreaded fore portion extending from the first end to a tapered portion, somewhat inward of the second end which terminates in a keyhole slot opens radially outward at the second end in alignment with coincident slots opening radially outward through the length of the bushing and main body.

Abstract: A fishing lure having a cyclic structure consisting of a front towbar portion containing means for attachment to a fishing line and a rear track portion integral with an interconnecting opposing ends of said towbar. Ring means encircle said track portion and are slidable thereon. A hooking mechanism is attached to said slidable thereon. A hooking mechanism is attached to said slidable ring means. As the lure is towed through the water, changes in force, caused by water currents or change in direction of the tow, causes the ring means to slide along the track thereby changing the position of the hooking mechanism on the lure.

Abstract: An explosive trap for burrowing rodents is comprised of an elastic sack and an associated support frame which are placed in a tunnel that is formed adjacent to the rodent's run. The frame includes a pointed spike which punctures the sack when it expands to a predetermined size upon inflation by the pressurized gas. The resulting explosion provides a concussive shock which kills the rodent. The sack is fluidly connected to an above ground container which can be filled with the pressurized gas through a length of hose, and a valve located at the outlet of the container normally prevents the gas from flowing from the container into the sack. A trigger located outside of the rodent run above its clean-out hole causes the valve to be opened and release the gas from the container, so that it will inflate the sack, when the rodent pushes more dirt out of the clean-up hole.

Abstract: An electron gun comprises, as in prior guns, a plurality of metal gun elements, held in position from a common ceramic member. A novel transition member is brazed to the common ceramic member. The transition member has a contact portion and a removable frame portion. The transition member is a bimetal comprising two layers of metal bonded face-to-face along an interface extending therebetween. A first layer of metal has a melting point higher than that of a second layer of metal.The novel transition member is provided with a V-notched weakened bridge region extending through the first layer of metal and terminating at the interface with the second layer of metal having the lower melting point. The frame portion of the transition member is removed from the contact portion at the V-notched bridge region when the transition member is brazed to the common ceramic member and the second layer of metal melts. The contact portion has a substantially smooth edge following removal of the frame portion.

Abstract: A combination fish landing net, weight scale, and length scale for use by fishermen to obtain accurate fresh weight and length measurements of a captured fish immediately after netting. A flexible mesh net is secured upon a generally circular, tubular hoop. A rigid plug secured in the interior of the hoop by a pair of screws may be removed to permit removal and replacement of a damaged net. The compressed hoop ends are secured by a rigid rivet to one end of an expansible, steel spring and fitted in coaxial relation into the interior of a rigid, phosphorescent, plastic tube. The spring is secured within the tube by a rigid pin. A pair of parallel rectangular clearance slots are cut in opposite sides of the tube. The tube is coaxially, telescopingly fitted within a rigid, elongated, tubular handle of a highly contrasting color. A rigid steel fastener passes through the handle between the clearance slots of the tube to capture the opposite end of the spring.

Abstract: A molded non-layered unitary article (serving as a larvicide carrier) is formed solely from a substantially homogeneous mixture consisting of cork particles and a molding- type of plaster into which a larvicidal micro-organism, such as B.t.i., has been added. The article may be dispensed conveniently, on to either small or large bodies of water, without regard for its orientation relative to the body of water. The article has a specific gravity of less than 1.0 and floats freely on the surface of the water, but if desired, may have a restrained-floating application. A sustained release of the larvicidal micro-organism is assured for effective mosquito control. All of the ingredients are found in nature, are bio-degradable, and are non-toxic to non-target organisms; hence will not adversely affect the environment. In a preferred embodiment, the article is substantially-toroidal and slightly-tapered and is provided with a central opening therein.

Abstract: A rapid-start fluorescent lamp has a tubular envelope with a phosphor-coated inner wall surface, a pair of spaced electrodes and a pair of electrical leads sealed into each end of the envelope with one electrical lead connected directly to the electrode and the other electrical lead having an integral circuit breaker connected to the electrode and formed to disconnect the electrode from an energy source during lamp operation. Also, the rapid-start fluorescent lamp is fabricated by preparing a phosphor coated envelope, forming a pair of end members having a pair of leads and an integral circuit breaker with one lead connected directly to the electrode and the circuit breaker connecting the other lead to the electrode, sealing the end members into the envelope, heating and exhaust tubes the envelope, heating the electrodes via the circuit breaker, dispensing a fill gas and mercury into the envelope and pinching off the exhausting of the envelope.

Abstract: An improved animal trap adapted to be less injurious to a trapped animal because of a center mounted swiveling chain. The trap also has a flat base made possible by novel way of fastening the trigger mechanism to the base and uses a novel self-setting trigger system. Furthermore, because of unique jaw levers, the initial force tending to close the trap is substantially greater than that of former traps of similar size and conformation.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an internally clad tubular product employing a tubular host such as steel, including the steps of plating the internal surface of the tubular host with a low melting point bonding metal alloy, inserting a tubular clad member, such as of nickel base alloy, into the plated tubular host, circumferentially welding one end of the cladding member to one end of the host member directly and welding the other ends in such a manner as to incorporate a metallic gas reservoir, thus forming a subassembly, evacuating the annular space formed in the subassembly between the exterior of the cladding member and the interior of the tubular host of water vapor and oxygen, heating the subassembly to about 1650.degree. to 2000.degree. F. thereby melting the bonding metal alloy, and hot rolling the heated subassembly to metallically bond the cladding member to the tubular host by means of the mechanism of liquid interface diffusion bonding.

Abstract: A process for brazing a sleeve within a tube which is resistant to longitudinal expansion is disclosed herein. In the first step of the process, a thermally induced radial expansion is induced in the tube in a first longitudinal section of the tube which does not include the ring of brazing alloy which circumscribes the sleeve. In the second step of the process, a brazing heat is applied across the longitudinal section of the tube which does include this ring of brazing material. The residual tensile stress created by the thermally induced radial expansion in the tube avoids the creation of gaps in the braze joint between the sleeve and the inner walls of the tube. This process is particularly useful in creating high-quality braze joints in sleeving operations in nuclear steam generators, where the heat exchange tubes which need to be sleeved may be partially or completely prevented from expanding in the longitudinal direction due to sludge deposits in the generator.

Abstract: A child and pet safe rodent bait station formed by a rectangular hollow housing having transversely aligned see-through rodent entry openings in its opposing side walls adjacent one end of the housing. An upstanding ridge forming barrier on the housing bottom wall defines a bait compartment in the other end portion of the housing. An upstanding polygonal-shaped wall on the housing bottom, partially intersecting the rodent passageway between the entry openings and disposed medially the width of the housing, cooperates with housing side wall indentations to restrict the passageway between the entry openings and the bait compartment to exclude children and/or pets.

Abstract: A motor driven trolling device for fishing which when mounted to a gunwale of a fishing boat provides automatic, powered trolling action to a fishing rod held in the device. The mechanism is attached to a gunwale by a specially configured frame which is rigidly locked to the boat. A motor drives a slider crank mechanism which causes an upstanding lever on the slider to move back and forth along a straight line parallel to the gunwale of the boat. The shaft of a fishing rod is held within a notch formed in the upstanding lever and the butt end of the fishing rod is held to a rod holder attached to the frame. As the slider of the slider crank mechanism moves back and forth, the free end of the fishing rod is moved back and forth thereby providing a powered trolling action. The stroke of the fishing rod may be varied by attaching the connecting rod of the slider crank mechansim to a different aperture of the driven crank.