Abstract: A support stand for a minnow trap of the type comprising a large jar having a funnel opening at one end and a plurality of apertures at the other end. The ends of the jar are engaged and supported by a pair of opposed generally planar end plates. A plurality of generally parallel support rods extend between these end plates and are spaced apart circumferentially so as to secure the jar against transverse movement between the rods. A handle means is pivotally connected to one of these support rods.

Abstract: The outer conducting sleeve of a coaxial cable connector is soldered to a housing wall or metal plate, the sleeve being butt-mounted to the plate. The plate has a raised edge surrounding the opening, and a ring of solder is placed between the raised edge and the inner surface of the sleeve before the sleeve is butted against the plate, and the solder is subsequently melted. Indentations in the plate, under the end wall of the sleeve, permit solder to flow outward so as to wet the outer surface of the sleeve to form a continuous joint.

Abstract: A continuous and optimum weld is provided in the weld space between the attachment end of a secondary pipe and the outer surface of a primary pipe by means of a downwardly extending electric welding burner, the secondary pipe being oriented to extend at an angle to an imaginary central axis line extending through the primary pipe, by coordinating the vertical and horizontal positioning of the welding burner as the primary pipe is rotated, both around its imaginary central axis and end over end, so that the welding burner will be continuously aimed at the weld space and will operate at a constant current strength as the primary pipe rotates.

Abstract: A vapor phase bonding apparatus wherein articles to be bonded are heated with hot vapors of a heat transfer liquid so that a bonding agent such as a solder provided between the articles to be bonded is melted to effect the bonding. The apparatus includes a vessel for containing the heat transfer liquid, a heater for vaporizing the heat transfer liquid, inlet and outlet port means provided in the vessel to allow the passage of articles to be bonded therethrough, conveying means to convey the articles through the inside of the vessel via inlet and outlet port means, closure means for opening and closing the inlet and outlet port means, and cooling means provided on the closure means for condensing vapors of the heat transfer liquid.

Abstract: A fishing apparatus having a main frame comprising of a center post having a sprocket wheel rotatably mounted on its upper end. There is further provided a frame extending from the center post for housing a second sprocket wheel, the two sprockets interconnected via a continuous link chain, so that rotation imparted onto the main sprocket imparts rotation to the secondary sprocket. The secondary sprocket is rotated in unison to a reel member housing a quantity of fishing line to be reeled in and out depending on rotation of the sprocket wheel. There is further provided a braking frictionally braking to the reel upon movement of the chain in a certain direction. Likewise, upon slight movement of the chain in the second direction the secondary sprocket wheel becomes a free rolling wheel and will allow a line to be reel therefrom.

Abstract: A fish line sinker produced from a length of coiled metal spring. The coiled spring windings are contiguous and resiliently permit stretching and bending, i.e., the spring snaps back when released. The spring windings are tightly coiled and strongly resist crushing. Thus when wedged between rocks, a pulling action that tends to drive the spring deeper into the wedge (by the fisherman pulling on the line) is resisted by the noncrushable cross section. Bending and/or stretching does occur and upon release, the snap back action frees the sinker.

Abstract: A device for holding a fishing rod especially useful for persons having the use of only a single hand. The base is heavy and has ribs for keeping the device in place on sandy or muddy soil. The tubular rod holder is pivotally connected to the base and is biased to a holding position but readily movable to provide a hook-setting motion.

Abstract: A method of solder leveling in printed circuit boards or other circuitized substrates. Flux is first applied to the surface of the substrate to be soldered. Molten solder is then applied to the fluxed surface after which the soldered substrate is cooled to a temperature below 300.degree. F. Molten solder is then again applied to the previously soldered surface of the substrate. This last step results in leveling the solder first applied to the substrate, including removal of any solder balls which had been formed over recessed pins and flush filling of passage holes formed in the substrate. The method can be performed without regard to the surface condition of the substrate, the composition of flux and solder, whether the substrate is of the thin film type or of the thick film type, nor whether dip soldering or wave soldering techniques are used. The invention also incompasses the end product resulting from use of the method.

Abstract: A strand guide for a continuous casting plant includes rollers supporting and guiding the strand. Each roller has a cavity through which a coolant flows and which is connected with a coolant supply duct and a coolant discharge duct. The coolant discharge duct is aligned in duct-like manner with at least one tuyere or a set of tuyeres of an external cooling device. In order to combine the advantages of an external cooling device with the advantages of an internal cooling of the rollers, the external cooling device includes tuyeres or sets of tuyeres arranged between the rollers. Each tuyere or set of tuyeres is arranged adjacent the roller end that includes the coolant discharge duct. The jet direction of the tuyere or tuyeres of the set of tuyeres is directed opposite to the flow direction of the coolant through the roller.

Abstract: A waterfowl decoy assembly in which a reel is positioned in a downwardly opening cavity in the forward end of the body of the decoy and an anchor line is wound around a central hollow hub of the reel. A strip of spring steel is positioned in wound condition within the hub member with the inner end of the strip secured to a fixed axle on which the reel is rotatably mounted and the outer end of the strip fixed adjacent the inner periphery of the hub member. The parameters of the strip of spring steel are chosen such that, with the anchor line tensioned by the weight of the anchor, the steel strip functions to controllably resist the unwinding movement of the reel to allow the anchor to seek the bottom of the associated body of water, whereafter the spring steel strip functions to preclude any further paying out of line and to tension the payed out line so that the decoy remains directly over the anchor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus which comprises moving means which continuously moves the works that are transferred along a frame chute, and detector means which detects at least a portion of the work that is moved. The moving means is controlled by kind-of-work data and by a work position signal from the detector means, and the work is set to a predetermined position. Hence, even a work of a different kind can be set to an optimum bonding position without the need of exchanging the unit, making it possible to perform the operation fully automatically and to meet general purposes.Further, provision is made of means which moves the frame chute in a direction at right angles with the direction in which the work is moved, so that even that work that has different widths and shapes in the widthwise direction can be placed in position and subjected to the bonding fully automatically.

Abstract: Metal articles are press-fitted together, using a lubricant dispersion comprising about 1-15 wt % colloidal graphite in isopropanol. The isopropanol is removed and the articles are then welded together at a joint to form a unitary weldment. The process is especially suitable for use on articles made from aluminum and aluminum alloys.

Abstract: A fishing jig using a chemiluminescent capsule. The jig includes an elongated, weighted fish shaped body having a longitudinal extending cavity for receiving and holding the chemiluminescent capsule therein. The cavity has a pair of light emitting openings in the opposite sidewalls of the body communicating with the cavity. A continuous bore extends longitudinally and fully through the body from the forward to the rearward end, and a resilient tubular line guide is disposed in the bore. The line guide is a resilient Teflon tube having a lengthwise bore with a low friction, nonchaffing interior wall surface. The line guide bore is sized to loosely receive a fishing line and allows the free sliding of the jig along the line and the free rotation of the jig about the line during usage. The line guide has a resilient forward end portion extending out of the body bore at the body forward end by a distance sufficient to provide a shock absorbing action as the jig wobbles on the line during usage.

Abstract: Breached copper pipes are repaired by wrapping a solder coated strip of copper about the pipe, mounting a multiple section heat jacket about the pipe over the strip, and heating the heat jacket with a torch or an electrical heating element inserted into a channel formed in the jacket.

Abstract: In a method of preparing from weld material a component having a curvature which is symmetrical in rotation, difficulties arise, more particularly in the case of large and heavy components, in guiding the treatment zone. The treatment zone remains in a horizontal positio for welding, on stationary welding heads. For economic form welding under numerical control, it is proposed that the rotational axis of the component be tilted stepwise, to an extent depending upon the advance of the buildup of weld material layers, around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the rotational axis, the welding heads being adjusted stepwise as the tilt position varies.

Abstract: A method for joining thin-walled tubular parts (1, 2) of metal by forge/diffusion welding comprising establishing a joint (3) between opposed bounding surfaces (4, 5), the joint having increasing height from one side (7) to the other. During heating of the parts the joint (3) is supplied with an inert or reducing flushing gas, for instance hydrogen, until the oxides are removed from the joint surfaces (4, 5). By subsequently pressing the parts together, complete forge/diffusion welding is obtained. It is also suggested to reduce the cross-section of the parts excentrically in the joint area and press the parts out to their initial cross-section during the forge/diffusion welding. A packer (8) is used to close the joint (3) on the side where the distance between the parts (1, 2) is the greatest. Means (10, 11) are shown for performing the welding under water.

Abstract: A pallet for holding electronic components or circuit boards for solder coating, soldering or tinning in a soldering machine has a light weight unit which is quick, easy and simple to use. The pallet can be operated in small loading areas and is self contained not requiring easy to lose components. The pallet includes a frame with recesses for locating electronic components or circuit boards, at least one slide bar extending across the frame which has clamp members attached thereto for clamping the electronic components or circuit boards in the recesses, and toggle clamps connected to the slide bar for clamping and unclamping the electronic components or circuit boards with the clamp members, and for moving the clamping members aside from the recesses when not clamped to permit electronic components or circuit boards to be removed and replaced.

Abstract: A boiling-water reactor core is positioned within a prestressed concrete reactor vessel of a size which will hold a supply of coolant water sufficient to submerge and cool the reactor core by boiling for a period of at least one week after shutdown. Separate volumes of hot, clean (non-borated) water for cooling during normal operation and cool highly borated water for emergency cooling and reactor shutdown are separated by an insulated wall during normal reactor operation with contact between the two water volumes being maintained at interfaces near the top and bottom ends of the reactor vessel. Means are provided for balancing the pressure of the two volumes at the lower interface zone during normal operation to prevent entry of the cool borated water into the reactor core region, for detecting the onset of excessive power to coolant flow conditions in the reactor core and for detecting low water levels of reactor coolant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tip-up system for ice fishing which incorporates a heated housing for preventing ice fishing hole freezer over, means for imparting motion to bait secured to a fish line carried by a fishing pole, and a signal-flag, tip-up arrangement carried by the fishing pole.

Abstract: A fishing lure has a body with a diamond-shaped cross section with a first front apex and a second rear apex disposed along an axis and third and fourth apexes disposed along opposite sides of the axis. The body has a bow portion with first and second surfaces extending from the first apex rearwardly to the third and fourth apexes, respectively, the first and second surfaces forming an edge extending from the first apex to a keel portion. A hook extends rearwardly from the second apex and an eyelet is disposed on the edge of the bow portion and rearwardly from the first apex and forward of the keel portion.