Abstract: A green tire building process comprises: the steps of: jointing both longitudinal ends of a belt-like tread rubber for producing an endless tread band, and applying the endless tread band on an inner periphery of an annular face: jointing both longitudinal ends of a belt-like breaker ply for producing an endless breaker band, and disposing the endless breaker band within said endless tread band with its mid-circumferential plane being aligned with that of said endless tread band; expanding the endless breaker band radially and applying the endless breaker band on the inner periphery of the endless tread band for building a tread breaker assembly; disposing a cylindrical green case within and in coaxial relation with the tread breaker assembly; deforming the cylindrical green case toroidally to be applied on the inner periphery of the endless breaker band for integrally building the cylindrical green case and the tread breaker assembly.

Abstract: Derivatives of hexafluoropropene dimer expressed by the following general formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.f represents (CF.sub.3).sub.2 C.dbd.C(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.3) or (CF.sub.3).sub.2 CH--CF(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.3) and R represents a hydrocarbon residue of a carboxylic acid having one free site capable of reacting with the dimer. A process for preparing the derivatives is also disclosed in which the dimer is contacted with the carboxylic acid in an inert solvent in the presence of a catalyst. Metal, amine or ammonium salts of the acid may be also used for the reaction, in which case the reaction is feasible in the absence of a catalyst.

Abstract: Easy-to-prepare dimers of hexafluoropropene such as ##STR1## are heated at 20.degree.-150.degree.

Abstract: A process for preparing fluorine-rich organic compounds containing one or two carbon atoms from organic fluoro compounds of lower fluorine content in which starting partially or completely halogenated fluoro carbon compounds having at least one halogen atom other than fluorine, e.g., CHCl.sub.2 F, CHClF.sub.2, CCl.sub.2 F.sub.2, CCl.sub.3 F, C.sub.2 Cl.sub.3 F.sub.3, C.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 F.sub.4 and C.sub.2 Cl.sub.4 F.sub.2, are contacted under disproportionation conditions with a catalyst system of a specific type which comprises 0.1 - 5% by weight, as metal, of a nickel(II) halide, titanium(III) chloride or titanium(III) fluoride and a balance of an aluminum compound such as activated alumina, silica, alumina or aluminum fluoride.

Abstract: Oligomers of tetrafluoroethylene are prepared by oligomerization of tetrafluoroethylene in an organic solvent in the presence of a fluoride compound and a crown ether. The catalytic action of the fluoride compound can be far improved when the fluoride compound is used together with a crown ether.

Abstract: Oligomers of hexafluoropropene are prepared by oligomerization of hexafluoropropene in an organic solvent in the presence of a halide compound and a crown ether. The selectivity to the dimer or trimer may vary depending on the kind of solvent. For example, the oligomerization of hexafluoropropene in acetonitrile or methylene chloride in the vicinity of room temperature gives the dimer thereof at high selectivity. Use of N,N-dimethylformamide favors the formation of the trimer at high selectivity.

Abstract: In order to automatically load sheet materials on a plurality of shelves piled on a book truck, an apparatus comprises a loading mechanism provided adjacent to the book truck for loading predetermined numbers of the sheet material on the shelves of the book truck, a waiting mechanism provided adjacent to an end of the loading mechanism remote from the book truck for conveying the sheet materials onto the loading mechanism when the loading mechanism has no sheet material thereon and for holding the sheet materials thereon when the loading mechanism has the sheet materials thereon, and a lining-up mechanism provided adjacent to an end of the waiting mechanism remote from the loading mechanism for lining up the sheet materials and conveying the sheet materials onto the waiting mechanism.

Abstract: An apparatus for coating a liquid on opposite sides of a flexible material, which is particularly suitable for use in applying a splicing cement to predetermined surface areas on obverse and reverse sides of a vehicle tire tread. The apparatus comprises in combination: first sheet conveying means for transferring a flexible sheet material through a first coating position; first liquid coating means located at the first sheet coating position for applying a coating liquid on a predetermined surface on an obverse side of the sheet material; second sheet conveying means for transferring the flexible sheet material through a second liquid coating position; second liquid coating means located at the second coating position for applying the coating liquid on predetermined surface on a reverse side of the sheet material; and turn-over means located between the first and second sheet conveying means for transferring the flexible sheet material upside-down from the first to the second sheet conveying means.