Abstract: A self-luminous buoy thereof comprises a solar generator, a battery for storing therein the electrical energy generated by said solar generator, a light emitting element which emits the light by the energy supplied from the storage battery and an energy control means which permits the supply of the electrical energy from said storage battery and an energy control means which permits the supply of the electrical energy from said storage battery to said light-emitting element only when illumination drops below a predetermined level.

Abstract: A threshold poison bait station having an opening or openings in a threshold frame that are narrow in width and short in length. "V" shaped directing guides are connected to the openings thereby preventing direct, straight line access from interior openings to exterior openings and also thereby creating an enclosed insect access channel which directs insects along the channel to an interior poison bait receiving station. By extending one of the "V" shaped directing guides in length, a deep, dark, interior poison bait receiving station, which is very attractive to insects, is provided. While the device may be "armed" with the poison bait of the user's choice, little fear of contact with the poison bait by children or pets arises because the openings are so small yet so attractive to insects. In another form, a permanent division is placed dividing the threshold poison bait station in two and preventing access from the interior to the exterior, or vice versa, by insects.

Abstract: A bimetallic shaped-charge liner is formed by explosively bonding two metal disks and then shear-forming the bonded disks simultaneously into a conoidal shape over a mandrel. An exemplary method for manufacturing a ductile, bimetallic, shaped-charge liner comprises the steps of explosively bonding a plate of one metal to a plate of another metal; annealing the bonded plates; cuting forming blanks from the bonded, annealed plates; shear-forming the blanks with the light metal side outward into a conoidal shape over a mandrel; and then annealing the resulting conoid.

Abstract: A fountain-type soldering apparatus is disclosed, which comprises:an outer tank which contains molten solder;a nozzle which is immersed in said molten solder in said outer tank, said nozzle having a longitudinally-extending discharge port which extends above the surface of said molten solder and having two end panels at the opposite ends of said nozzle which form the end walls thereof, each of said end panels having a through opening formed therein;a moving body which is disposed in said discharge port and which extends for the length thereof, the opposite ends of said moving body passing loosely through said through openings in said end plates; andsupport means for supporting each end of said moving body such that said moving body can oscillate vertically therein.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for sealing lids to chip carrier assemblies that increases the efficiency and reliability of batch processing operations for integrated circuit manufacturing. A mounting fixture captively locates individual chip carriers with their covers in a recessed pocket that provides accurate lid-to-carrier positioning. A tension plate having a plurality of convex-type protrusions is mounted on the fixture that covers the chip carriers and lid assemblies such that a protrusion rest upon each chip carrier and lid assembly. A cover plate having a pattern of multiple apertures covers the fixture and tension plate. The relationship of the diameter of the apertures in the cover plate to the maximum protrusion diameter in the tension plate can control the amount of tension that the convex-shaped protrusion place on the individual chip carriers and lid assemblies for the sealing process.

Abstract: A fishing sinker is provided for aligning a fishhook so that the main barb of the hook is directed toward the upper or lower portion of a fish's mouth, thereby decreasing the likelihood that the hook will be pulled sideways through the opening in the fish's mouth created by the sinker. The sinker includes a generally conical body having an elliptical cross section with front and back portions that are wider than its side portions, and a locking portion to secure the fishhook in a predetermined orientation with respect to the body. When the fish bites the sinker, the body rotates so that the front and back portions of the elliptical cross section of the body are generally parallel to the upper and lower portions of the fish's mouth. By securing the fishhook so that the main barb extends substantially perpendicularly away from the front and back portions, the main barb will be directed toward the upper or lower portions of the fish's mouth.

Abstract: A pallet for conveying a plurality of ceramic leadless chip carriers (LCC) through an automated wave soldering machine. The pallet includes recesses formed to receive and contain the LDD's with the lid of the LCC facing into the recess. This results in protecting the lids from the molten solder. Additionally, the recesses are formed in a diamond orientation with a solderable pin placed at the trailing apex of each recess. Both the pin and the diamond orientation prevents solder build up on the trailing conductive pads, resulting in enhancing the coplanarity of the solder on the pads.

Abstract: Fishing lures which releasably secure chemiluminescent capsules therein. Releasable mountings are sized to receive and snuggly hold the resilient chemiluminescent capsules and enable them to be readily removed and replaced, despite possible variances in length.In one group of preferred embodiments, the chemiluminescent capsules are mounted in the interior of a transparent lure for easy insertion and removal. Another preferred embodiment enables a chemiluminescent capsule to be readily affixed to a segment of fishing line using straps without cutting of the line. Another embodiment has the capsule attached to loops formed in the shank of a hook.

Abstract: A tong-like device which contains a bottom strip with an opening through which a fishing jig eye can be inserted and a top strip which has a tab with a point which can be pressed down so that the top tab passes behind the bottom tab and the point passes through the jig eye removing any materials therein. The end of the device where the upper and lower strips meet may be coated with plastic.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for ultrasonic welding of wires which include a welding tip of a standard shaped readily machineable cross section with no concave surfaces. The welding tip is rotatable about an ultrasonic horn to present several alternative available worksurfaces. The worksurface in use defines a wall of the compression chamber into which wires to be welded are inserted. An anvil, a support, and a gathering tool each define an additional surface of the compression chamber. The position of each of these elements is adjustable thereby allowing for adjustment in two dimensions of the cross section of the compression chamber. This allows for the welding of various sizes or numbers of wires.

Abstract: A movable vehicle supported by a plurality by a pair of front and rear wheels or tracks, upon which a structural frame is set upon, the vehicle driven by a fuel engine which would in turn power a hydraulic pump for steering, lifting and rotating and other purposes on the vehicle. The vehicle would include primary collection system along its leading edge, which would include a means such as gas and water eductor lines for educting fluid into the pond at a point ahead of the on moving vehicle, so that the crawfish which may be hiding or settled at the bottom of the pond would tend to be disturbed and float to a level within the water in the pond, and urged into the forward moving trapping device by the relative movement of pond water to the vehicle combined with the urging of pressurized water and air floor toward the forward opening of the harvesting device.

Abstract: A method for bonding which comprises the step of heating a bottom thermode to a temperature of approximately 150.degree. C. The bottom thermode is then pulse heated to approximately 350.degree. C. while a die and lead frame are disposed above the lower thermode. An upper thermode, which may remain unheated, is then lowered to cause contact between the lead frame and the contacts of the die. The lower thermode then returns to a temperature of approximately 150.degree. C. The pulse heating of the lower thermode lasts for approximately 1-3 seconds.

Abstract: An ice fishing assembly includes a conical ring member adapted for the insertion of a fishing pole having a spring-type signaling device. Two displaceably connected sections of transparent plastic resilient material normally enclose the top opening of the ring member and permit the extraction of fish during which the sections are automatically displaced. The plastic sections are interchangeable with styrofoam sections of the same size to further retard and prevent the passage of heat and air energy from the water to the atmosphere. A plurality of assemblies may be nested together and carried in a common receptacle with the fishing apparatus poles in the central cavity of the innermost ring member to be conveniently transported as a kit to allow the fishing of a plurality of ice holes.

Abstract: A one-piece plastic wheel protector for dual wheel casters that snaps over and locks on the wheels and is easily removed by a breakaway pull tab.

Abstract: A feeding station for vermin which allows for ingress of the vermin to feed on a poisoned bait held at a central portion therein and for their subsequent egress is described. It comprises a base having at least one inclined ramp which, preferably, has a substantially flat floor, the ramp leading inwardly from the more peripheral sections of the base member to a more raised position adjacent a single central well holding a poisoned bait for the vermin. Peripheral wall means bounding and closing off a substantial portion of the interior of the feeding station from the exterior and having at least one opening to the outer and lower portion of the inclined ramp leading to the central well adapted to hold the bait are also provided. A cover is also provided which is joined to the top of the base member to cover the central well holding the poisoned bait and to also cover a substantial portion of the ramp and wall means.

Abstract: Apparatus for capturing birds and other animals may comprise: a pair of carrier poles the proximal ends of which may be anchored to the ground for pivoting from first parallel positions against the ground to second parallel positions against the ground. A semicylindrical net is provided one longitudinal edge of which is affixed along the ground and the other longitudinal edge of which is fixed between the distal ends of the carrier poles so that upon movement of the carrier poles from their first to their second positions the net is deployed in a semicylindrical configuration to envelope animals beneath the net.

Abstract: An aid for attachment to a fish line to facilitate casting a lightweight lure or bait a substantial distance. The aid includes a body member having a slot connection to a disposable weight for separation when submerged under the action of a buoyant body on the aid. The body member has structure facilitating use either as a disposable unit or a non-disposable unit, depending upon the desire of the fisherman.

Abstract: An electronic component with lead terminals, includes an electronic component element, electrodes respectively formed on opposite end faces of the electronic component element, and lead terminals respectively connected to the electrodes for electrical conduction, and each of the lead terminals having a large width portion formed at one end of its small width tip portion, and the large width portions of the lead terminals being conductively connected to the electrodes of the electronic component element. The disclosure is also directed to a method of manufacturing such electronic component.

Abstract: The symmetrically operating jaws of the fish gaff are movable between an open and cocked position and a closed fish engaging position. The jaws are normally urged to the closed position to thereby clampingly engage opposite sides of a fish positioned therebetween. A coil spring trigger is connected at opposite ends to medial portions of the jaws and extends in a straight line path across the space between the jaws when in the open and cocked position to maintain the jaws in the open position. The medial portion of the coil spring trigger is engageable by a fish in position between the open jaws so that the coil spring trigger is moved out of the straight line path and releases the jaws so that they are immediately free to clamp the fish therebetween.

Abstract: An insecticide bait holder for luring insects such as ants is in the form of a box having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connecting the top and bottom walls. The peripheral wall has score lines defining flaps which can be deformed inwardly to provide entrances to the box for insects. Annular ridges in the top and bottom walls form stops for the respective flaps limiting their inward deformation to acute angles which preclude straight line access to a bait holding station formed inwardly of the respective ribs. Thus, while insects can readily obtain access to the bait when the flaps are deformed inwardly, the flaps themselves form barriers precluding a child from readily obtaining access to the bait.