Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system in which a viewer displays and manipulates a bitmap image within a window in a network system. The bitmap image has a hierarchal system of folders associated with the bitmap image.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system in which a multiple-image viewer concurrently displays and manipulates multiple images within a single window in a network system. One or more of the display images are a raster graphic file. Each of the display images has a separate data file.

Abstract: A binding lifter for a ski includes a fastener retention layer, a lifter core extension above and below the fastener retention layer and an exterior layer over at least a portion of the lifter core. The fastener retention layer has a greater density than the lifter core. Binding fasteners are securable to the fastener retention layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to knotters for tying knots and has particular, but not exclusive, application to agricultural balers. In known baler knotters, twine for tying the bales is cut by a fixed or movable knife in such a way that substantially the same portion of the knife edge is used for cutting with the result that early blunting occurs which can give rise to only partially cut twine which adversely affects the knotter. In accordance with the invention a knotter (24) comprises a twine holder (63) operable to hold, during a knot-tying operation, a primary and a secondary portion (20,43) of twine in which the knot is to be tied, and rotary knife means (130) operable to cut at least one of said twine portions at a predetermined point in the operational cycle of the knotter and as said at least one twine portion is held by the twine holder.

Abstract: A baler for baling crop material, comprising a feed mechanism including two relatively slidable elongate support members (6, 10) carrying a plurality of depending feed fingers (7, 9, 18), a feed area (1) within which the feed fingers are movable, a bale chamber communicating with one end of the feed area (1) and a bale plunger (25) reciprocable within the bale chamber, the two support members (6, 10) being constrained to move in continuous loop-like paths during a lower run of which one of the support members (6) leads and the other (10) trails as the feed fingers (7, 9, 18) engage the crop material within the feed area (1) and transfer the crop material towards, respectively into the bale chamber, at least one of the feed fingers (18) being mounted on the trailing support member (10) to ensure that crop material disposed at the other end of the feed area (1) is moved towards the bale chamber, thereby preventing an accumulation of crop material at the other end of the feed area.

Abstract: An agricultural baler of monocoque construction having a fore-and-aft extending bale case, and a first rigid member connected at one end to the bale case intermediate its ends and extending away therefrom in a transverse direction, the bale case and the rigid member forming a self-supporting structure adapted to support further components thereof. A second rigid member may be provided attached at one end to the bale case.

Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine comprises a frame, a crop pick-up mechanism mounted on the frame for flotational movement with respect thereto, and counterbalancing means operable to counterbalance at least a portion of the weight of the pick-up mechanism. The counterbalancing means comprise a combined sheave structure rotatably mounted on the frame and having a first sheave coaxial with the axis of rotation, and a second sheave connected for rotational movement with the first sheave and having a nonuniform radius relative to the axis of rotation, resilient means coupled between the frame and the sheave structure and first and second interconnecting means interconnecting the combined sheave structure with the pick-up means and the resilient means respectively.

Abstract: A disc mower which is silent in operation and simple to maintain. The mower comprises a casing (1) on top of which is mounted at least one pair of rotatable cutter discs (8) driven by a belt transmission (9) housed within the casing (1). The casing (1) has a base portion (3) and an upper portion (2) hingedly connected together along one edge and releasably secured together by a plurality of skids (33-37) which in use are contactable with the ground to support the mower.