Abstract: A garment having a GPS tracking device configured to be stored within a concealed integrally formed pocket of a user's garment, the concealed pocket having a water-resistant barrier and a foldable cover configured to receive text or an image. The GPS receiver assembly having a rechargeable battery is capable of being wirelessly replenished with inductive charging when the garment containing the GPS tracking device is placed on a charging base station.

Abstract: An accessible work cell is provided. In one embodiment, the accessible work cell a plurality of walls defining at least one work zone and at least one pair of sliding doors that provides access to the work zone. The pair of sliding doors includes an upper sliding door and a lower sliding door. The first upper sliding door is operatively connected to the lower sliding door such that movement of the upper sliding door in a first direction will cause the lower sliding door to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A ferris wheel workpiece positioner may include a base and a workpiece holder operatively connected to the base and configured to be rotated about a central axis. The ferris wheel workpiece positioner may also include a first-side set of rails operatively connected to a first side of the workpiece holder and a second-side set of rails operatively connected to a second side of the workpiece holder. The ferris wheel workpiece positioner may further include a first-side set of workpiece supports including at least one first-side support operatively connected to the first-side set of rails, and a second-side set of workpiece supports including at least one second-side support operatively connected to the second-side set of rails.

Abstract: An accessible work cell is provided. In one embodiment, the accessible work cell a plurality of walls defining at least one work zone and at least one pair of sliding doors that provides access to the work zone. The pair of sliding doors includes an upper sliding door and a lower sliding door. The first upper sliding door is operatively connected to the lower sliding door such that movement of the upper sliding door in a first direction will cause the lower sliding door to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A method of automatically manufacturing a filled packette having a closure where a film is advanced from a feed roller to a punch that produces a series of holes in the film. Individual closures are then positioned into each punched hole and ultrasonically welded into place. The film is folded and oriented vertically so that heat sealing may be used to form the side and bottom edges of individual pockets. The film is then clipped to form individual pockets and filed with the appropriate amount of desired material from a bulk feeder. The filled pockets may be sealed along the top edge to form a closed packette and die cut to form the final packette shape.

Abstract: A method of automatically manufacturing a filled packette having a closure where a film is advanced from a feed roller to a punch that produces a series of holes in the film. Individual closures are then positioned into each punched hole and ultrasonically welded into place. The film is folded and oriented vertically so that heat sealing may be used to form the side and bottom edges of individual pockets. The film is then clipped to form individual pockets and filed with the appropriate amount of desired material from a bulk feeder. The filled pockets may be sealed along the top edge to form a closed packette and die cut to form the final packette shape.

Abstract: A ferris wheel workpiece positioner may include a base and a workpiece holder operatively connected to the base and configured to be rotated about a central axis. The ferris wheel workpiece positioner may also include a first-side set of rails operatively connected to a first side of the workpiece holder and a second-side set of rails operatively connected to a second side of the workpiece holder. The ferris wheel workpiece positioner may further include a first-side set of workpiece supports including at least one first-side support operatively connected to the first-side set of rails, and a second-side set of workpiece supports including at least one second-side support operatively connected to the second-side set of rails.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly for cooling a heat generating integrated circuit (IC) component is provided. The assembly includes a heat sink base positioned adjacent the IC component and a thermal interface member positioned between the heat sink base and the IC component. The interface member has a first surface in abutting engagement with the heat sink base and an opposite second surface in abutting engagement with an outer surface of a lid on the IC component. The first and second surfaces each include a plurality of protrusions to increase a number of contact points between the interface member and the heat sink base and between the interface member and the outer surface of the lid to facilitate a transfer of heat from the IC component to the heat sink base.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a housing with first and second sides configured to be joined to first and second circuit boards, respectively. The electrical connector also includes a wafer held in the housing. The wafer has first and second card edges and has electrical traces extending between the first and second card edges. The first card edges are divided into upper and lower sections configured to be received in separate upper and lower connectors mounted on the first circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a housing with first and second sides configured to be joined to first and second circuit boards, respectively. The electrical connector also includes a wafer held in the housing. The wafer has first and second card edges and has electrical traces extending between the first and second card edges. The first card edges are divided into upper and lower sections configured to be received in separate upper and lower connectors mounted on the first circuit board.

Abstract: A header assembly (10) having an array of posts (12,14) extending through plastic bodies (16,18) with end portions extending beyond opposed header faces for connection with circuits of a pair of parallel, spaced circuit boards. Adapters (40) are securable at ends (32,34) of the assembly that self-secure to end posts (12) and include alignment posts (50) along one face (26), such that after the header assembly has been mounted onto a first circuit board, the alignment posts provide for blindmate alignment with a connector of the second circuit board (or directly with the second circuit board) for board-to-board interconnection.

Abstract: A connector 20 for disk-shaped batteries 102 includes a housing 22 with a battery receiving cavity 38, first and second pairs of side walls 30, 34 and first and second terminal-receiving slots 40, 54 for receiving respective terminals 66, 84 therein and located between the side walls of the first and second pairs respectively. Each side wall 30, 34 includes an inwardly directed retention flange 32, 36 respectively for securing the battery 102 in the housing 22. The base 24 includes a plurality of board standoffs 62 of sufficient length to permit portions of the connector base 24 to be flexed downwardly toward a circuit board 108 a sufficient distance to move the retention flange 36 of one of the side walls 34 outwardly thereby releasing the battery 102 from said connector 20.

Abstract: An electrical connector generally comprising a housing, a terminal member and a clamping member. The housing has a first open end, a generally closed second end including a conductor passage, and an internal cavity extending between the ends. The terminal member has a first end which includes an IDC mating contact, a second end which includes a planar electrical contact, and a middle portion extending therebetween. The terminal member is positioned in the housing with the first end adjacent the first housing open end and the middle portion extending through the housing cavity. The second end is positioned within the clamping means conductor receiving area. A conductor is connected to the second end of the terminal member by passing it through the conductor passage into the conductor receiving area and actuating the clamping member which moves the planar electrical contact into contact with the conductor.

Abstract: A cover (10) adapted to be releasably secured to an electrical connector assembly (30) for positioning the assembly (30) to a surface of an electrical article (70) by use of a vacuum-suction nozzle (66). The connector assembly (30) includes a housing (32) having a transverse body section 33) and a plurality of electrical terminals (50) disposed therein and extending above the body section (33). The cover (10), which overlies at least a central region of the housing, has a plate (12) having planar top surface (14) and at least one projection (18) extending substantially perpendicularly from a lower surface (16) of the cover (10) intermediate the side edges thereof. The projection (18) is dimensioned to be received in a central location of the connector assembly (30) and to be releasably gripped by cooperating surfaces therein.