Abstract: A pill or tablet fracturing set including a striking device, a pill support board upon which the pill or tablet is struck by the striking device using a control grip, and a supply of transparent pill retentive bags to contain the pills while being struck.

Abstract: An electrical contact assembly for use as a component of an automated system for testing electronic devices, such as silicon chips. The contact assembly comprises a ring element, a plurality of spring loaded contact probes, an elastic retaining band and alignment pins. The ring element has a plurality of holes that extend through the element from the top to the bottom surfaces, and a groove that encircles the ring element, extending inwardly from its outer peripheral surface, and connects through a small window with each hole. A spring loaded contact probe is positioned in each hole and has a small portion of its surface projecting into the groove through the window associated with each hole. An elastic retaining band is placed in the groove, and partially grasps a portion of the surface of each spring-loaded contact probe, where the surface thereof projects into the groove.

Abstract: The magnetic intensity in a succession of strips (12) in an article (10) is measured by producing relative motion between the article (10) and a magnetic sensing head (23) to produce a succession of first voltage waveforms. Each such waveform has a shape substantially characterized by the positions of the poles (13 and 14) in a respective strip (12). Each incremental portion of the shape has an amplitude proportional to the magnetic intensity sensed along the surface of the strip (12) and to the instantaneous speed of the relative motion between the sensing head (23) and such surface. By coupling a generator (31) to the article (10), a second voltage waveform is produced having a shape for each strip, wherein each incremental portion has an amplitude proportional to an instantaneous speed equivalent to the speed producing the first voltage waveform for the respective strip (12).