Abstract: A sunvisor for automobiles comprises a sunvisor body, a metal reinforcing rod which reinforces the sunvisor body and has two U-shaped ends, a retaining spring, a sunvisor hinge having a vertical arm attachable to a base member fitted to a structure of a vehicle and a horizontal arm snugly attachable to the retaining spring housed in the linking body so that the sunvisor may be rotated about a horizontal arm of the supporting pivot, the linking body being formed as an elongated parallelopipedon with two adjoining hollow longitudinal sections including a front section and a rear section separated from one another by a wall, the front section housing the retaining spring and being open at its free end and also having means for snugly receiving both ends of the metal ring reinforcing rod so that the ends are aligned longitudinally and left facing each other, means for fixing a position of the retaining spring, and means for fixing a position of one of the L-shaped ends of the metal reinforcing rod, the rear secti

Abstract: An exemplary pultrusion mandrel of the invention comprises a first portion for arranging a fiber reinforcement substrate thereabout, a second portion having an elongated body and internal heater, and a resin injector system intermediate therebetween and having a plurality of resin injector ports integrally disposed at different angles for wetting inward surfaces of the substrate being formed. The mandrel is preferably used in conjunction with an external die. Also disclosed is an exemplary method for continuous pultrusion.

Abstract: A latch for an appliance door has a support member adapted to be mounted within the appliance, and a latch assembly movable on the support member between latching and unlatching positions. The latch assembly includes a bracket member, a pivotal mounting between the bracket member and the support, an elongated operating handle affixed to the bracket member, a latch arm for locking a door having a slot about the pivotal mounting whereby the latch arm may have rotational and translational motion with respect to the pivotal mounting. A toggle arm is pivotally connected at one end thereof to the bracket member and at the other end thereof to the latch arm, and a spring is connected between one end of the toggle arm and the support member whereby, upon operation of the handle from an unlatched to a latched position, the latch arm is moved to a position to latch the door and the spring holds the assembly in a stable condition.