Abstract: A structure for mounting a liquid crystal display (LCD) in a portable computer and a method for making the mounting structure are described. The mounting structure absorbs the shocks associated with day-to-day handling of the portable computer including occasional dropping or compressing and thereby protects the LCD from damage. The mounting structure consists of resilient shock absorbers mounted along the edges or at the corners of the LCD and glass assembly which are sealed with the LCD glass and circuitry behind a transparent overlay while under compression. The sealed mounting structure acts as a suspension system which allows the LCD glass to float along a single plane only. Any shocks due to dropping, compressing, bending or deflecting are absorbed by the shock absorbers and the LCD remains unaffected. The mounting structure may be evacuated and hermetically sealed, which provides protection to the LCD glass and circuitry from humidity, dust and other contaminates as well.

Abstract: A magnetic fixing member is produced by fitting a metal plate having suitable magnetism to one of the surfaces of a thin sheet-like ferrite type anisotropic rubber manget. The size of the fixing member is determined so as to be fitted into a gap defined between a paper package box to be held by the force of magnetic attraction of the rubber magnet and the contents of the paper package box. The rubber magnet sheet has at least two poles magnetized on one of its planes.

Abstract: A tree stand comprising an open receptacle shaped to define inner and outer walls on which fastening means are provided to fasten a tree to the receptacle, the fastening means comprising a plurality of pins extending radially about the axis of the tree and slidable within a number of corresponding apertures in the walls of the receptacle. Locking assemblies to interfere with such sliding movement are characterized by a lever having an aperture between its ends for location on the pin between the inner and outer walls of the receptacle, the diameter of the aperture being sufficiently greater than the diameter of the pin to allow the pin to move freely when the lever is in a release position perpendicular to the axis of the pin, while being sufficiently small to interfere with such movement of the pin when the lever is in a lock position, inclined relative to the axis of the pin and in abutment with the pin.

Abstract: Isolating a load from a source of vibrations includes detecting vibrations from that source, and controlling a displacement transducer stage with these detected vibrations through a feedforward loop. Isolation is increased with a resilient mount between the displacement transducer stage and the load. Residual movements of the load may be detected and the displacement transducer stage may additionally be controlled with these detected residual movements through a feedback loop.

Abstract: An alignment positioning mechanism for correcting and compensating for misalignment of structures to be coupled thereby. The mechanism comprises a power screw 12 with a base portion 13 and a threaded shank portion 14. A mounting fixture 18 is provided for rigidly coupling said base portion to the mounting interface of a supporting structure with the axis of the screw perpendicular thereto. A traveling ball nut 40 threaded on the power screw 12 is formed with an external annular arcuate surface 41 configured in the form of a spherical segment and enclosed by a ball nut housing 50 with a conforming arcuate surface 51 for permitting gimballed motion thereon. The ball nut housing 50 is provided with a mounting surface 53a which is positionable in cooperable engagement with the mounting interface of a primary structure to be coupled to said supporting structure.

Abstract: This invention relates to a suspension apparatus for control devices which can be assembled from a connection flange or connection rotary joint, support beam sections, elbow joints, or intermediate joints which can be connected with a wall or the body of a machine, and a coupling unit which can be connected to the control device. The support beam section comprises an essentially U-shaped base profile section and a cover profile section closing the same. The base profile section is divided, by means of a separating bar parallel to its crossbar, into a support part constructed as a closed hollow profile and an open U-shaped mounting part opposed to the bar. The connection bars, which proceed in a longitudinal direction in the support part and in the mounting part, are integrally formed with screw mountings.

Abstract: A mounting frame facilitates the installation of ganged electrical devices into a single switchbox. The frame is a rectangular plate with a rectangular opening and provides a rigid support for the devices. Support is needed when the wall on which devices are to be mounted is not planar or when the switchbox is not properly mounted into the wall. The frame can also include markings that help to align the devices to permit a multigang faceplate to snap onto the devices. An alignment frame provides markings to help align the devices, without also providing a rigid support.

Abstract: A boom for the supply hose of a fluid used in a car wash is rotatable around a vertical axis in a horizontal plane. Flexibilty of the boom out of the horizontal plane is provided by a spring wire having a loop turned through more than 360.degree. partway along the length of the wire with a leveller device engaging upper edges of inner and outer portions of the wire on either side of the loop and an underside of the inner turns of the loop so as to hold down the outer portion of the wire and locate the boom in the required horizontal plane. Rotation in one embodiment is provided by a vertical portion at the inner end of the wire mounted within a suitable bearing and provided with a coil spring acting to bias the boom to a required angular orientation around the vertical portion of the wire. In a second embodiment for use with 360.degree.

Abstract: A shock absorbing bicycle seat mounting post is provided and is mounted upon a hollow tubular socket member havng a binder clamp of a frame of a bicycle. The shock absorber will effectively absorb shocks which are carried through the frame when the wheels encounter obstacles and holes when traveling along the ground. In a modification the shock absorbing bicycle seat mounting post will also allow the bicycle seat assembly to rotate thereabout for additional adjustment.

Abstract: This invention relates to a suspension apparatus for control devices which can be assembled from a connection flange or connection rotary joint, support beam sections, angle units, or intermediate joints, which can be connected with a wall or a machine body and a coupling unit which can be connected with the control device. The support beam sections have an essentially U-shaped base profile section and a closing cover profile secton. The base profile section, with a separating bar positioned parallel to its bar, is divided into a support part constructed as a closed hollow profile and an open U-shaped mounting part turned away from the bar. In the support part and in the mounting part, longitudinally directed and penetrating connecting bars are integrally formed with screw mountings. The angle comprising a corner connector and a covering cap creates, for such suspension apparatus, a rigid, highly-stressable corner connector between support beam sections placed perpendicular to one another.

Abstract: A resilient mounting intended primarily to withstand compressive loading is of a tubular and interleaved construction comprising a pair of end plates and an intermediate annular plate which serves to stiffen a tubular elastomeric body provided between the end plates. A buffer member is secured to one of the end plates and extends longitudinally within the tubular body to lie normally free from contact with the tubular body. A protective cushioning layer provided between the buffer member and internal edge of the intermediate plate prevents direct contact between the buffer member and intermediate plate under transverse load.

Abstract: A mounting structure mounts a car-mounted device, having a front panel projecting from a main body with a step therebetween, in an instrument panel, with the front panel projecting from a mounting hole of the instrument panel. A mounting tube has detent holes formed in side walls thereof and is inserted and fixed into the mounting hole from the front thereof. Mounting pieces are fixed to side walls of and mount the main body to the mounting tube and have integrally formed elastic pieces that can be angularly dislocated within a flat plane perpendicular to the inserting direction and that have detent pawls formed at end parts thereof. The detent pawls of the elastic pieces engage with the detent holes when the main body is mounted to the mounting tube.

Abstract: A universal bracket assembly for gas risers includes first and second L-shaped members with each member having a main body portion and a flange extending from one end of the main body portion. A first aperture is provided in the L-shaped member, in each flange, through which a first fastener can extend. A second aperture is provided in the L-shaped member, in each of the main body portions, through which a second fastener can extend to secure the main body portions to each other. The first and second L-shaped members can be secured to each other in different ways to create several different structures whereby different numbers of gas risers can be supported. The bracket assembly can also be secured to varying types of support structures.

Abstract: An overhead support for receiving medical appliances comprises an extension arm and appliance receiving means and is modified for receiving various chassis-mounted appliances on said appliance receiving means. To this end the appliance receiving means is level-adjustable such that it receives a medical appliance carried on a chassis by grabbing the chassis from below.

Abstract: A mirror assembly which may be mounted on a wall or beam is provided. The assembly includes a base which is mounted to a wall or beam, a pedestal connected to the base and a mirror or mirror connected to the pedestal. The mirror may rotate with respect to the pedestal about a first axis defined by the longitudinal axis of the pedestal and about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. This enables the position of the mirror to be easily adjusted when the assembly is mounted on a wall or beam, in order to enable the assembly to be used at various locations where expanded viewing of an area is desirable.

Abstract: A suspension device for cable or the like, formed of nonmetallic flexible material woven or braided into elongated, tubular or sleeve-like form so that the cable or a like flexible linear body, can be passed through the central passageway of the suspension device and out an opening formed in the defining sidewall of the device and be frictionally gripped or held by the device against lengthwise movement relative to the suspension device, and wherein the latter can be formed at one end thereof into a self-retaining loop for securing the device and gripped cable or other linear body to an overhead support, thus transmitting any tensile load applied to the cable or other linear body to the support via the suspension device and thus preventing any tensile load being transmitted along the cable or other linear body to its connection point, such as, for instance, an electrical junction box.

Abstract: The system for rapid mounting and removal of a carrier on and from a support frame comprises a handle which is accessible at the front of the carrier and the ends of which are joined to two side arms pivotally mounted on two shafts. The handle is locked in the top position by means of a blade-spring device. Two studs come into position within notched portions of the arms. Each stud is attached to a spring, the other end of which is attached to the support frame. The springs are stretched in order to bring the studs into an initial stop position. After mounting of the carrier, higher tension is exerted and has the effect of locking the carrier position.

Abstract: An adjustable support base for portable vehicle mounted equipment includes a perpendicular pair of support legs adjustable relative to one another. Each leg is adjustable in length and anchorable to the vehicle on which the equipment is being mounted. A plate mounting system is angularly adjustable and secures the vehicle mounted equipment to the base provided by the support legs.

Abstract: A wall bracket to support the side of a shelf. A cradle extending from a back plate and a pair of wall anchors formed integrally with the back plate. Laterally expandable fingers on the wall anchors. Drive pins for being driven through the sockets to expand the fingers. Reinforcing ribs on the front of the back plate to strengthen the sockets against strain of the drive pins.

Abstract: A cutting machine for cutting trenches in the ground, including a flat bottom face portion for supporting a pair of motor blocks; two motor blocks, with parallel axes, adapted to mount half-drum cutters; each motor block comprising a central vertical keel projecting downwardly from a horizontal top plate; connection means securing each motor block top plate to said bottom face; the inner edge of each top plate being provided with a beveled surface; an abutment member having parallel beveled edges complementary in shape to the beveled edge of each top plate; means mounting said abutment member to the central portions of said bottom surface; locking means urging the beveled edge of each top plate against the beveled edges of said abutment member.