Abstract: A clasp is provided for gripping a towel, having a base with a planar surface, and a locking member pivotally carried by the base. The locking member has a gripping edge separated from the base by a clearance, and a handle movable relative to the base through an arc for adjusting the clearance between the base and the locking member. The clearance is maximized in a loading position with the handle at a first region along the arc allowing a small potion of the towel to be inserted between the planar surface of the base and the locking member. The clearance between the planar surface of the base and the gripping edge of the locking member is minimized in a clasping position with the handle in a second region along the arc for securing the towel between the gripping edge of the locking member and the planar surface of the base to prevent removal of the towel.

Abstract: A system adapted to be coupled to the alternator-rectifier system of a motor vehicle including a feedback capacitor coupled from the stator windings to the rotary coil for applying a pulsating DC output to the rotary coil when a welding load is applied to the output of the alternator-rectifier system. A DC power supply is employed normally to excite the rotary coil during no-load conditions.