Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for testing the fire hazard of a material. According to one embodiment of the method, a plane region of the surface of a specimen made of the material is brought in contact for at most a predetermined contact time with a glow wire, which has been heated to a predetermined temperature. Image data of the specimen are furthermore acquired by at least a first camera at least while the specimen is in contact with the glow wire. Image processing of the acquired image data of the specimen is furthermore carried out, preferably in realtime, ignition of the specimen by the glow wire being detected if applicable. A first duration is then determined, which corresponds to the length of time between the application of the tip of the glow wire on the specimen and the ignition of the specimen.

Abstract: The image data capture of a test piece is performed with at least one first camera. A reference point of the test piece is determined by processing the image data recorded with the at least one first camera. A burner is positioned at a prescribed first distance from the reference point for the flame exposure of the test piece. At least one second camera may also detect whether the test piece exposed to a flame is burning or incandescing. At least one third camera may be used for monitoring the burner flame and at least one fourth camera may be used for determining whether the test piece drips while burning. Furthermore, at least one detector may used for detecting whether the drips ignite a pad of wadding positioned under the test piece.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for testing the fire hazard of a material. According to one embodiment of the method, a plane region of the surface of a specimen made of the material is brought in contact for at most a predetermined contact time with a glow wire, which has been heated to a predetermined temperature. Image data of the specimen are furthermore acquired by at least a first camera at least while the specimen is in contact with the glow wire. Image processing of the acquired image data of the specimen is furthermore carried out, preferably in realtime, ignition of the specimen by the glow wire being detected if applicable. A first duration is then determined, which corresponds to the length of time between the application of the tip of the glow wire on the specimen and the ignition of the specimen.

Abstract: The image data capture of a test piece is performed with at least one first camera. A reference point of the test piece is determined by processing the image data recorded with the at least one first camera. A burner is positioned at a prescribed first distance from the reference point for the flame exposure of the test piece. At least one second camera may also detect whether the test piece exposed to a flame is burning or incandescing. At least one third camera may be used for monitoring the burner flame and at least one fourth camera may be used for determining whether the test piece drips while burning. Furthermore, at least one detector may used for detecting whether the drips ignite a pad of wadding positioned under the test piece.

Abstract: A clamping ring for a sealing system has a channel for receiving flanges of the pipe connections and seals is formed of a plurality of segments, which are pressed radially on the flanges by a strap retainer, which has an arrangement for tightening the retainer on the outer portions of the segments.

Abstract: In order to provide a rotating trimming line (10) for brush cutters (100) equipped with a driving motor (119) which sets the rotating trimming line (10) that is clampingly secured with one end (13) into rotational movement, in which case the rotating trimming line (10), by virtue of the centrifugal force, extends essentially toward the outside and the rotating trimming device (10) is constructed in such a way that, in relation to its longitudinal axis (L), it possesses a varying position of the cross-section, with which, even at a high speed of rotation or at a high number of revolutions per unit time of the rotating trimming line, a substantial noise reduction can be achieved in comparison with the known rotating trimming line embodiments, which is simple to manufacture and which possesses a great stability, it is proposed that the rotating trimming line (10) possesses a radially symmetrical, viz.

Abstract: A cable sleeve composed of a socket pipe and end-face seal members. The matching of introduction openings in the end-face seal members to the diameters of the cables to be introduced ensues with the assistance of seal member inserts that are fit into the introduction openings and which provide cable openings for close fitting to the cable introduced therein. Sealing in parting planes is undertaken with appropriate, known sealants.

Abstract: An arrangement for depositing splicing cables for light waveguides within a cable sleeve provides a separate receptacle for excess length of the light waveguide leads for each of the splicing cassettes. The splicing cassettes and receptacles are respectively arranged on a carrier plate and are held in a fixing arrangement or structure so that an individual carrier plate with its respective splicing cassette can be removed without disturbing or removing the remaining carrier plates and their cassettes.

Abstract: The invention provides the suspension device for suspending a cable sleeve or fitting on a support cable. The suspension device includes a strip-shaped securing part which has one end fashioned as a hook and the other end fashioned as a mounting lug for securing to end members of the cable sleeve. Preferably, the securing part is provided with an arrangement to prevent accidental disengagement of the hook from the support cable.

Abstract: A cap sleeve is composed of a pipe-shaped envelope body having at least one end opened and is closed by a disk-shaped sealing member which has cable introduction seals. The sealing member is provided with an adapter, with whose assistance a radially-effective sealing system of the presently known type is converted into a basically axially effective sealing system.

Abstract: A holder (1) with a cylindrical housing (4) for an electrical component is arranged to be secured to a mounting panel of thickness (d) by pushing the housing through an opening in the panel until a flange (3) engages the panel. The housing is surrounded by a clamping collar (6) providing groups of strip springs (8) of different length. The springs are provided with oblique end edges (7) and are twisted outwardly so as to center the holder in the mounting panel opening and to engage the back of the panel around the opening.

Abstract: A fuse holder for an electrical cartridge fuse (5), has an insulating housing (1") having a mounting recess (4) for the fuse (5) and a pair of contacts (2, 3) in the housing (1") for engaging respective end caps of the fuse (5). The housing (1") includes a pair of slots (6, 7) extending substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the mounting recess (4), the contacts (2, 3) being arranged one in each of the slots (6, 7). Each contact (2, 3) has a spring contact tongue (22', 27') which projects inwardly out of the respective slot (6, 7) to engage the associated contact cap on the fuse (5).

Abstract: A holder for a fuse or the like of the type which is insertable into a hole in a mounting plate and fastened to the mounting plate comprises an elongate housing dimensioned to be axially inserted in the hole in the mounting plate and having at one end a flange portion which abuts the mounting plate upon full insertion of the housing in the hole. A resiliently deformable sleeve is mounted on the housing adjacent the flange portion and the sleeve has an outer diameter slightly greater than that of the mounting plate hole. During insertion of the housing in the mounting plate hole, the sleeve makes sliding contact with the wall of the hole thereby causing inward deformation of the sleeve to an extent sufficient to cause the sleeve to exert radially outward pressure against the wall of the hole to thereby frictionally fasten the holder to the mounting plate.