Abstract: A wheeled toy includes a longitudinally extending chassis and at least one wheel assembly mounted in said chassis. The chassis includes cylindrical bearing wires mounted adjacent opposite sides thereof and oriented longitudinally thereof, while the wheel assembly includes a cylindrical axle transverse to the chassis and a pair of wheels at opposite ends of the axle. The bearing wires of the chassis are positioned above and perpendicular to the axle, contacting the axle at point contacts, and transmitting the weight of the chassis through the point contacts to the wheel assembly.

Abstract: The method of the present invention uses a combination of gap measurement methods to map the gap in a joint in a high pressure vessel such as a steam turbine or steam valve. An exposed and supported surface is hydraulically balanced allowing any twisting of the surface to be removed. The map is then created using a blue contact method, feeler gages, deformable gap measuring medium and laser profiling for both surfaces of the joint. A restoration plan is produced using the map which minimizes the restoration work and produces matching joint surfaces. The joint surfaces are welded and/or machined and finally finished in accordance with the plan. A laser can be used to guide or reference the machine tool. Matching joint surfaces, especially if relatively flat, provide a better high pressure seal than relatively flat surfaces that do not match while relatively flat surfaces that do match produce an even better seal.

Abstract: A wheel assembly apparatus for force fitting a wheel disc within a wheel rim by fixedly locating the wheel rim, fixing the relationship of the center portion and flange portions of the wheel disc to each other, and applying a uniform force to such portions of the wheel disc to force fit the flange portions within the drop center flange of the wheel rim while maintaining the center portion of the wheel disc in a plane parallel to a plane of the terminal flange of the wheel rim to provide a vehicle wheel with minimum lateral runout.

Abstract: A cooking oven has an enhanced heating structure for decreasing the cooking time relative to conventional ovens. The enhanced heating structure located on the bottom of the oven has a plurality of spaced apart upward projecting needle electrodes and a heater element located adjacent the needle electrodes. A frame and a flat plate form an enclosure of selected volume for enclosing the needle electrodes and the heater element. The flat plate supports the food for cooking and provides safety and ease of cleaning for the user. An electrical circuit generates a high voltage between the flat plate and the needle electrodes for increasing the rate of heat transfer from the heater element to the flat plate. The temperature of the selected volume enclosed is separately monitored and independently controlled.

Abstract: An electric dry shaver having skin engaging bar assemblies arranged at opposite sides of the cutter head assembly for tensioning or flattening the skin in advance of the cutter head. Means are provided for mounting the bar assemblies for movement transverse of the longitudinal axis of the cutter head to selected positions relative to the hair reception slots with control and actuator means spaced from the cutter head and operable from without the casing for effecting simultaneous movement of the bar assemblies.

Abstract: An electric dry shaver wherein the cutter head assembly is held securely within a cutter head receptacle portion thereof by means which includes latch members on the cutter head in latching engagement with a detent spring on the bottom wall of the receptacle. Additional means are provided for pivoting the receptacle away from the casing for presenting the detent spring in position to release the cutter head or clean the adjacent casing area.