Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for mounting an electrical connector on a printed wiring board. The printed wiring board is initially positioned on locating projections on a tooling plate. Eyelets are positioned in hold down apertures in the connector. The hold down apertures initially engage the locating projections to align the connector pins with pin receiving apertures on the printed wiring board. Engagement continues until the pins are positioned in the apertures and the lower end of the eyelet is deformed to engage the innerside of the down aperture and the lower side of the printed wiring board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transfer type circuit board fabricating system including a conveyor device for transferring circuit boards in a predetermined transfer direction through a component placing device for placing electronic components on the circuit boards. The conveyor device includes a pair of conveying surfaces for conveying the circuit boards and a pair of board supports for supporting one of the circuit boards. Each board support extends between and is supported by the pair of conveying surfaces. A table having a surface is situated below both the pair of conveying surfaces and the pair of board supports. A pair of deflection shields extend from and at an acute angle with respect to the surface of the table to terminate at an edge. Each edge is flush with and adjacent to one of the conveying surfaces and is also beneath the pair of board supports.

Abstract: A security case for small valuables, comprises an arm strap for extending and detachably securing around an arm, a first pocket attached to the strap intermediate to the ends thereof, the pocket having a pliable first back panel and a transparent front panel secured together along side and bottom edges forming an envelope type first pocket, and a second pocket formed of a shell of pliable material, the shell formed of a second back panel, an enlarged front panel, the panels secured together along common side edges and a bottom edge thereby forming at least one receptacle having a top opening and a cover flap for covering said opening, the second pocket hinged along a side edge to one side edge of the first pocket and having releaseable securing members along the other side edge releaseably securing the second pocket over the first pocket.

Abstract: An efficient and repeatable method for manufacturing a protectively coated helical conductor antenna. The helical conductor is threaded onto a temporary, removable support, such as a bolt including a shaped head and a shank having threads to hold the helical conductor. After being threaded on the bolt, the entire winding and the bolt shank are placed within an injection mold cavity. The mold also includes a recess outside of the injection cavity for accommodating the bolt head, with the recess being shaped to permit a specific orientation for the bolt. The shape of the bolt head and the recess define a repeatable orientation for the bolt and helical conductor. As a result, the point of injection relative to the helical winding may be exactly repeated time and time again. This allows selection of an injection point relative to the helical winding that produces minimal deformation, and the obtainment of consistent results thereby reducing variation and necessary manufacturing tolerances.

Abstract: A metal wiring forming process in which an insulating film is formed on the principal surface of a substrate. Grooves or via holes are formed in the insulating layer and then a barrier film and a metal film in this order are formed on the substrate. Thereafter, the principal surface of the resulting substrate is smoothed until the insulating film is exposed completely and the grooves or via holes are filled with the metal film. The surface smoothing process includes a first polishing stage of conducting chemical mechanical polishing until the surface of the barrier film is exposed, and a second polishing stage of conducting mechanical polishing to polish the whole resulting surface at a constant rate.

Abstract: A wire-wound component to be mounted on a printed circuit board. The wire-wound component is formed by winding a wire on the body of the wire-wound component and by winding both end portions of the wire on terminals. The terminals and the body of the wire-wound component are formed as one unit by molding a heat-resistant resin material. The molded terminals, on which both end portions of the wire are wound, are inserted into the printed circuit board, and then connected to a circuit pattern on the printed circuit board by soldering.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a microcircuit board with a mechanical cut-out piece between the microcircuit and the board to limit stresses transmitted to the microcircuit. A blank of a network of conductors is created and the microcircuit is fixed in a container formed by shaping the blank, the microcircuit keeping the different parts of the network in position relative to each other and the module thus formed is installed in a cavity in the board by fixing the external connection areas onto the upper surface of the cavity.

Abstract: A weighted sport training assembly used to overload the muscles while making sport specific movements during sport training. The principle can be applied to several sports implements such as a golfclub, a tennis or squash racquet, hockey stick, baseball bat, and other similar sports devices. The Golf Swing Training Club is an assembly of golfclub pieces and weights combined to offer an individual training a golf swing, or performing exercises that are either technical in nature, or fitness related, the opportunity to change the shape, length, or weight of the club by adding an extension shaft and inserting a variety of weights into the assembly.

Abstract: A replaceable chip module for electrically connecting one or more first circuit members to a second circuit member. The replaceable chip module includes a module housing has a plurality of device sites each capable of receiving at least one first circuit member. A first connector is located in each of the device sites. The first connector includes one or more first contact members having a first compliant member defining a first circuit interface engageable with the first circuit member, a resilient, dielectric encapsulating material defining a second compliant member surrounding a portion of the first contact member, the first and second compliant members providing a first mode of compliance, and at least one end stop positioned to engage with the first contact member in a second mode of compliance. A second connector is positioned to electrically connect the first connector to the second circuit member.

Abstract: A wheelable backpack having a front portion to carry items therein, a rear portion to rest against the back of a person using the backpack in a back-carrying mode and a pair of shoulder straps to enable the person to use the backpack in the back-carrying mode, a pair of channels substantially parallel to and spaced with respect to each other disposed in a rear portion extending from the top to the bottom of the backpack; a handle device disposed in the pair of channels; a pair of compartments disposed in the bottom portion with each of the pair of compartments being disposed in communication with a different one of the pair of channels; a pair of wheels each disposed in a different one of the pair of compartments; and a mechanical arrangement disposed in each of the pair of channels connected between the handle device and each of the pair of wheels to convert linear motion of the handle means to rotary motion to extend each of the pair of wheels out of their associated one of the pair of compartments when the

Abstract: Container lid with a cooling reservoir for releasably covering a disposable cup containing a hot beverage. The cooling reservoir includes a side wall with a small opening to allow a small volume of the hot beverage to pass into the cooling reservoir in which the beverage sufficiently cools down to enable the consumer to sip the beverage.

Abstract: An assembly for processing a flexible tape comprises a carrier frame having a slot and a cut-out region contiguous with one end of the slot for selectively transferring the flexible tape from the top surface of the carrier frame to the bottom surface of the carrier frame. An apparatus for processing the flexible tape is also disclosed and includes the carrier frame, a base having an aperture and a platform sized to fit within the aperture of the base. The base is pivotable around one end of the platform.

Abstract: A method of grinding a microelectronic device includes a step of preparing an abrasive member by crushing a solid-phase liquid into massive form and by compacting the crushed solid-phase liquid, an abrasive member by compacting a solid-phase gas, or an abrasive member by crushing a solid-phase liquid into massive form, by mixing the crushed solid-phase liquid with a solid-phase gas and by compacting the mixed solid-phase liquid and solid-phase gas, and a step of pressing a surface of the microelectronic device to be ground against the abrasive member.

Abstract: An apparatus for the making and breaking of a plug and socket connection within a hazardous environment by remote handling means includes at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate. The positioning and retaining plate has one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket. The at least one receiving bracket and the fixed plug or socket are movable in a direction parallel to the axis of the fixed plug or socket on slider means. The apparatus includes means for moving the at least one receiving bracket and the fixed plug or socket relative to the other of a plug and a socket which is fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation thereto so as to make or break the connection. The at least one receiving bracket has means to permit the fixed plug or socket to be placed in or removed from the at least one receiving bracket by the remote handling means.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel lamp removal tool which can be used to advantageously remove a hot lamp from a lamp module that has limited access space by not requiring the cool-down of the system such that a burned-out lamp can be quickly removed and replaced causing minimal impact on the fabrication process.

Abstract: An ergonomic bookpack having an automatic suspension system is disclosed. A series of top straps, side straps, bottom straps and optional support members serve to move the bookpack center of gravity higher in the bookpack and closer to the wearer's body, significantly redistributing the load borne by the wearer's shoulders along a longer portion of the body and back. The body of the bookpack can be made so that the interior compartment of the bookpack body is transparent and the contents of the bookpack are visible to the human eye. The invention also comprises an optional yoke and lumbar pad. This bookpack of allows the wearer to bear heavier loads for a longer period of time with less fatigue, thus reducing the possibility of debilitating musculoskeletal difficulties.

Abstract: This invention relates to golf balls having a relatively soft cover and soft core which, in combination, provide golf balls with PGA compression ratings under 70 and a cover Shore D hardness of about 57 or less having good play "feel" and a soft sound.

Abstract: A method of making a circuitized substrate such as a printed circuit board having at least one hole therein which comprises the steps of providing a layer of dielectric, forming at least one (and preferably several) holes therein, providing a fill member including a quantity of fill material and reinforcement means located within the fill material, positioning the fill member on the dielectric over the holes and thereafter applying a predetermined force sufficient to cause only the fill material to be forcibly driven into the accommodating hole(s), not the reinforcement means. Subsequent steps can include forming a layer of circuitry on the substrate's external surface and over the filled holes such that an electrical component such as a ball grid array (BGA), semiconductor chip, etc. may be directly positioned on and/or over the hole(s). A fill member usable with the method is also provided.

Abstract: A waterjet head is resiliently supported at one location along its axis and is pivotally supported at another, axially spaced location. The head is driven in a pivoting, oscillating manner by a drive system including a rotary motor and an eccentric. The outlet nozzle of the waterjet head pivots in an orbital path so that the UHP liquid or liquid/abrasive stream discharged from the nozzle describes an orbital path on an adjacent workpiece surface, enabling the stream to carry out a uniform surface treatment operation such as cleaning, polishing or milling without damaging the workpiece surface.

Abstract: A grinding fixture that allows a variety of helical shapes to be ground upon a variety of cutting inserts. The grinding fixture includes a bottom sine base for varying a first angle. A shaft is rotatably attached to the bottom sine base for providing rotation of the insert about an axis. A primary slide is rotatably attached to the shalt in parallel relation to the top surface of the bottom sine base for adjusting the position of a locating point on the insert in a first direction relative to the axis of rotation. The locating point is adjusted in a second direction relative to the axis of rotation by a cross slide attached to, and disposed in perpendicular relation with, the primary slide. A top sine assembly is fixedly attached to the cross slide for varying a second angle and includes a connection surface for fixedly connecting the insert holder to the sine assembly.