Abstract: Wood splitting tool comprises head with handle secured thereto. Head includes wedge having wood engaging portion and opposite top surface portion. Pin is secured to wedge and extends outwardly from top surface portion thereof, and impact weight is slidably mounted on pin. Enlargement at free end of pin prevents removal of impact weight so that upon swinging tool weight slides along pin and strikes top surface portion of wedge to provide second hit immediately after edge portion of wedge engages wood being split.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting off branches and debarking of felled trees which are pulled through a stationary knife system having a plurality of knives extending transversely with respect to the tree trunk axis is disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment a plurality of knives for cutting off branches and a plurality of knives for removing the bark is swingably secured on shafts which extend in parallel with respect to the axis of a ring and secured thereto, which ring surrounds the trunk being pulled therethrough. The knives can be swung about the shafts and are resiliently pressable against the trunk by drive means. The knives for debarking are arranged on a forward face, with respect to the direction of travel of the trunk, of the ring and are disposed with their broad sides with respect to the trunk at a small angle of incidence with respect to the tree surface while the cutting edges of the debarking knives extend at an angle of from 20.degree. to 60.degree.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to wood chippers having a chip separation surface comprising unitary ribs which, after grinding of the cutter, form chip separator tips.

Abstract: Apparatus for removing the outer casing from the rim of a wheel so that each part of the wheel may be recovered separately for purposes of salvage or repair. The wheel is laid on its side upon a worktable having a circular opening formed therein with the rim of the wheel being positioned over the opening. A cylindrical clamping tool is brought down over the rim to engage the casing and securely clamp is against the top surface of the table. A knockout bar is passed down through the cylindrical clamping tool to contact the rim close to the bead-forming joint between the casing and the rim. Extension of the arm causes the bead to be broken and the rim to be forced away from the casing whereupon it falls through the opening in the worktable.

Abstract: In order to operate with maximum efficiency and safety, this device comprises two tubular assemblies which bear a jaw-holder block and can slide one within the other. An interlock system is arranged between the tubular assemblies and the jaw-holder block in order to control the sliding of the inner tubular assembly by that of the outer tubular assembly. The tire push member borne by the inner tubular assembly can push the sidewall of the tire back only when the fixed and movable jaws strongly clamp the flange of the rim. This device is preferably operated by a pneumatic impact wrench.

Abstract: The invention comprises a double glazing construction having foldable insulating louvers attached to and located between the glazing panels. The louvers include internal insulating means and dual hingeing means permitting the louvers to be closed and opened as one of the glazing panels is moved relative to the other. The specific configuration of the louvers and the means for attaching the louvers to the glazing permit the louvers, the hingeing means and the glazing to be manufactured from extruded plastic components. The louvers may be coated with a heat and light reflective material to further improve the insulating effectiveness when the louvers are closed and to direct sunlight deeper within a building interior when the louvers are opened.

Abstract: An improved drapery hanger and manipulator is disclosed herein having drapery panels or segments suspended on groups of drapery hook hangers and a series of carriers slidably actuatable along a traverse track bridge with inter-working structures and mechanisms driven and operated by a linear drive means for independently moving and positioning the carriers and associated panels or segments.

Abstract: An acoustic insulation curtain is composed of a number of long, relatively high mass optically transparent acoustic barrier sheets, having longitudinally extending central portions covered with panels of acoustic absorber material. The adjacent barrier sheets overlap one another. In some embodiments they are mutually spaced and also overlap portions of absorber panels of adjacent sheets. Absorber panels may be vertically discontinuous in a staggered relation from one panel to another to provide a circuitous sound absorbing air flow path from one side of the curtain to the other.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the direct chill casting of non-ferrous metals comprising varying the chill depth of the mould independently of the level or quantity of liquid metal in the mould by relatively moving the mould and a "hot-top" which may be a sleeve of refractory material during casting. The invention also provides for semi-automatic and automatic casting.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for the continuous casting of hollow articles (12) provides for the removal of liquid metal (49) from a mold (20) concurrently with the withdrawal of the solidified article (12). Undesirable reaction products, such as oxides, sulfides, and ceramic compositions, are commonly included in cast articles, reducing the mechanical and physical properties of the article and producing a product of inferior quality. The problem is solved by continuously casting molten metal (16) in a vertically oriented mold (20) and draining the contaminate enriched liquid (49) from an upper end (24) of the mold (20), thereby washing undesirable impurities from the freezing zone resulting in a clean, dense hollow article (12) having superior properties. Seamless mechanical tubing suitable for oil field and hydraulic cylinder applications can be produced by this process.

Abstract: A vehicle mounted air conditioner controlling system is disclosed and of which system comprises a vacuum mode controlling switch (41) being controlled by depression of push-button switches (56) for each mode and mounted on a controller, a shift actuator (43) and vacuum selectors (42, 42'). The system is controlled by uni-directional vacuum signal and blower outlet doors and the air intake door are controlled by respective actuator provided individually therefor.

Abstract: Heat is transferred to and from a building having a stack or other group of containers for thermal storage mass, arranged to be illuminated directly or indirectly by sunlight, via a frontally spaced sun swept glazing system. A connection path is established through the glazing to module space and a shade system is provided for modulating heat transfer. For cooling, warmest water may be removed from the modules, spray cooled and circulated back to coolest modules. Designs for field-erectable modules are disclosed.

Abstract: An air conditioning system and/or a heating system is described in combination with a solar pond, especially a pond which is of the gradient type, wherein it is important to maintain a concentration of salt which increases with the depth of the pond. The pond is regenerated, that is, the salt concentration gradient is maintained, by components of the air conditioning system, or by special concentrator towers wherein moisture is removed from brine that is circulated to the towers from the pond.

Abstract: Method of and apparatus for exchanging heat between two fluids wherein a core member is composed essentially of vermicular expanded graphite which has been compressed primarily along one axis and heat is exchanged in the core member between the two fluids along an axis normal to the primary axis of compression of the core member.

Abstract: A downhole tool includes inner and outer telescoping cylindrical members. The inner cylindrical member has a cylindrical indexing sleeve disposed thereabout. A groove having a semi-circular cross section is disposed in a cylindrical outer surface of the indexing sleeve. Connected to the outer cylindrical member is an apparatus for holding a spherical ball so that approximately one-half the ball is engaged with the semi-circular cross section groove and the other of the ball is disposed within a radial bore in the outer cylindrical member. Relative movement between the inner and outer cylindrical members is defined by engagement of the spherical ball with the groove. The spherical ball is biased toward the groove by a compression spring or a displaceable fluid under pressure.

Abstract: A method and apparatus especially adapted for use with an injection well in which a valve controlled H-member interconnects the two tubings of a two tubing installation and landing nipples are attached to the lower legs of the H-member to receive expendable fluid control means, such as standing valves, in which pressure applied to one tubing to create a pressure differential will move the valve controlling the interconnection between the H-members to open position to permit TFL operations to be carried out in the well and thereafter pressure exerted on a ball supported on the valve member of the control valve for the H-member closes the control valve, and the ball passes through the control valve. The fluid control members in the landing nipples may be ejected either before or after closing of the valve in the H-member.

Abstract: A ballast leveling apparatus mounted on a mobile ballast cleaning machine comprises a pair of endless ballast leveling chains, a vertical pivot in each ballast bed shoulder and supporting a respective chain for pivoting in a plane underneath the track, a rotary drive for driving each ballast leveling chain and a power drive linking each chain to the machine frame for vertically adjusting the chain. In the automatic ballast leveling method using this apparatus, ballast is removed from a surface layer of uneven ballast distribution to a predetermined, controlled depth and simultaneously conveyed to two paths from the center of the ballast bed towards the shoulders while filling any depressions in the ballast bed in the paths of the conveyed ballast with the conveyed ballast to level the ballast bed.

Abstract: A depth control system for a disk tiller or similar groundworking implement having a gang of tillage tools adjustably supported from a main frame. A trailing support arm is rigidly connected to the gang and pivotally carries a gauge wheel spring-biased into engagement with the tilled soil. As the depth of the tools varies with changing conditions, the support arm moves and the gauge wheel pivots with respect to the arm to rotate a first lever. The first lever is operably connected to a second lever by a pair of pretensioned springs. Movement of the second lever moves a switch activating arm which activates one of a pair of microswitches. The microswitches control solenoid valves to operate a depth control cylinder for the gang and maintain the desired depth of cut. The switch activating arm is dampened by a dashpot which, together with the springs, prevents switch activation during short periods of oscillation.

Abstract: A deep tillage cultivator consists of a center section and at least two wing sections one upon each side hingedly secured to said center section. The sections are wheel supported along a transverse center line and by a hitch assembly extending from the center section. Also, castor wheel assemblies extend forwardly from the outer wing sections on each side of said center section. Flexible fore and aft connections are provided between adjacent sections with a universal joint type of connection being provided between the sections to permit better flexibility to wide cultivators. Structure is provided to stabilize the universal type hinge connection prior to folding the sections for transport purposes.

Abstract: To create a compact package for transport and storage of a foldable agricultural implement such as a field cultivator or the like, a pair of hydraulically operated 180.degree. fold hinges of different heights connect the outrigger frames to the ends of the main frame of the implement. The hinges lift the outrigger frames up and sequentially stackfold one on top of the other in generally parallel relationship above the main frame.

Abstract: A hydraulic drilling apparatus, especially a rock drill comprising a body, a cylinder in the body and a percussion piston reciprocating in the cylinder. A tool is connected to the body and a motor is provided for rotating the tool. A control valve is also provided for the percussion power. A control valve is also provided for regulating the motor speed. Both of these control valves are operated independently by one lever. A hydraulically operated flushing valve is also provided. A hydraulic pump and hydraulic channels coact to form a percussion circuit and a rotation circuit is parallelly coupled with the percussion circuit in relation to the hydraulic pump. A flushing valve circuit is controlled by the percussion circuit and a circuit for the free circulation of the hydraulic pump which is parallelly coupled with the percussion circuit in relation to the hydraulic pump. The circuits are connected to the hydraulic pump.

Abstract: A mechanical force to electrical signal transducer includes a flexible metal body operable as a beam in which a bending strain is to be measured as a measure of a mechanical force. At least a part of one surface of the metal body includes an electrical insulating material with a resistance element formed from a layer of a thick film resistor ink of the type used for thick film integrated circuits fused upon the electrical insulating material. A plurality of such transducers may be combined in a weighing scale, with the individual transducers electrically interconnected to provide for electrical summing of the transducer signals to provide a total weight measurement.

Abstract: A working vehicle according to this invention comprises right and left traveling members (1a, 1b) adapted to be driven and stopped individually or simultaneously to effect traveling and turning round of the vehicle, a traveling speed changing mechanism (8) for providing a high speed drive and a low speed drive and including an operator member (8a), and a switch mechanism (13) adapted to automatically and reversibly switch the traveling speed changing mechanism (8) from a position to provide the high speed drive to a position to provide the low speed drive when the vehicle traveling straight turns round.

Abstract: A combination car system is made up from a first car and a second car, both of which are capable of running independently. The first car includes a pair of front wheels by which it is driven, a pair of rear wheels, a first engine, and a first transmission which drivingly couples this first engine to the front wheels. The second car includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels by which it is driven, a second engine, and a second transmission, which drivingly couples this second engine to the rear wheels, and which is an automatic transmission which can be set to at least N, D, L, and R ranges according to the position of a switching valve. The first car and the second car are couplable together into a combination car which runs on the front wheels of the first car and on the rear wheels of the second car, the rear wheels of the first car and the front wheels of the second car being at this time removed from road contact.

Abstract: A restraining device for removable components of vehicles, such as the battery unit (26) of an electrically powered lift truck. The vehicle has an enclosure frame (14) having opposite sides (16,20) each of which has an aperture (30,28) through which passes in a longitudinally slidable fashion a restraining bar (34) positionable to a locked position preventing dislocation of the removable component (26). The restraining bar (34) may be fixed against longitudinal movement by affixing it to the enclosure frame (14) with a locking means (42). If the restraining bar (34) is not in its locked position a pivotably positional cover (52) overlying both the removable component (26) and the restraining bar (34) cannot be placed in an operating position owing to contact between the restraining bar (34) and a downwardly extending edge portion (58) of the cover (52).

Abstract: Axle suspension for a road vehicle, particularly a motor bus, including a subframe arranged between the drive wheels and the vehicle body. The subframe encompasses a torsionally flexible, flexurally rigid cross support member having rigidly fastened thereto, in a cranklike manner proximate each end, an axial trailing link. The axial trailing links are pivotably supported on the vehicle body at their free ends, and the wheel bearings of the drive wheels are located at approximately the central region of the axial trailing links. A differential is fastened on the vehicle body.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved steering and suspension system for use on off-road type vehicles. The system comprises a gear train at each drive wheel made up of three gears: an input gear, an intermediate gear and an output gear. The input gear is mounted on a driven output shaft which extends out of the differential of the vehicle. The output gear is mounted on an outwardly extending shaft which is retained in a gear case which surrounds the entire gear train. Rotatably attached to this gear case is a tubular hub with a pivotally attached yoke. The yoke supports the axle on which the drive wheel is mounted. Positioned within the area defined by the tubular hub and the yoke are two pairs of intermeshing bevel gears. These bevel gears unite the outwardly extending shaft with the axle and allow torque to be transmitted from the engine of the vehicle to the drive wheels. Also included in this system are two pivotally connected arms which unite the tubular hub to the frame of the vehicle.

Abstract: A brake and transmission control system for a vehicle having a hydraulically controlled power shift transmission and a spring applied hydraulically released parking brake. Both the transmission control and the brake are interconnected hydraulically with the operator's seat whereby when the operator leaves the seat the transmission is automatically shifted to neutral and the parking brake is automatically applied.

Abstract: An emergency rescue system for use in rescuing persons trapped in the upper floors of a multistory building during emergency conditions such as during a fire or the like. The rescue system comprises a rescue gondola suspended alongside the exterior face of the building by a suspension cable. The suspension cable is secured to a carriage at the top of the building including means for adjusting the length of the suspension cable to adjust the elevational position of the gondola, and the carriage is movable along a track at the top of the building to adjust the lateral position of the gondola. A tension cable is removably secured between the carriage and a fixed point near the base of the building, and is received over the exterior face of the gondola to steady the gondola and to urge the gondola inwardly toward the building.

Abstract: This application discloses a modular stairway system for circular structures or other structures having non-linear walls. The invention comprises a plurality of first stringer means with a plurality of first connecting means integral to said first stringer means for joining the first stringers, a plurality of second stringer means horizontally spaced from and parallel to the first stringer means with a plurality of adjustable second connecting means integral to said second stringer means for adjustably joining the second stringers such that the first and second stringers conform to the curvature of the structure. A plurality of stairs are horizontally interposed between the first and second stringers, and a stair mounting means for securing the stairs to the first and second stringers are provided.

Abstract: A ladder assembly includes a supporting bracket to pivotally mount one end of a ladder member; the ladder member comprises an elongated support member which suitably comprises a tubular pole, and a plurality of spaced apart rung members extending transversely of the support member to form rung members on opposite sides of the support member; the rung members are suitably tubular with grip sleeves over at least a portion of their outer surface to minimize hand and foot slippage. The ladder assembly may be particularly adapted for a marine vessel, access to hydropoles and escape from high buildings.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for greasing an article such as a wheel bearing in a common vice including a housing defining an internal grease chamber including a first open end; a dished piston slideably insertable into said chamber, including a threaded aperture; a stem threadably mounted in the piston aperture; and a tapered spool compression application member disposed over the stem for forcing the piston against the grease to cause grease to pass through the piston and into the bearing.

Abstract: A truck upright having a fixed upright section, one or more telescopic upright sections, and a load carrier mounted on one of the telescopic sections. A sole asymmetric lift cylinder assembly is located adjacent one side of the upright in a position which provides improved overall operator visibility through the upright. The lift cylinder is adapted to be operatively connected to a telescopic upright section by means of a pair of lifting chains. One of the chains is reeved on a pair of spaced and rotationally aligned sprockets supported either from a telescopic section or from the lift cylinder assembly such that the chain traverses the upright and is fixedly secured at one end a substantial distance outwardly of one side only of the cylinder assembly to a member, such as to the adjacent outer upright rail, and at the other end to the remote side of a telescopic section or to a fork carriage.

Abstract: Procedure for exact aligning with the storey floor level of a lift cage driven by an alternating current motor, wherein the current in one or several phases of the lift's drive motor (2) is choked with a controllable choke element (22). The control is governed by a control unit (23) which receives information of the lift cage's (8) true velocity, constituting a feedback-connected control loop which imparts to the lift cage in fine adjustment running a low velocity from which the lift cage is able to stop at the storey floor level within a required tolerance range.

Abstract: With this group control the allocation of elevator cabins or cars to existing storey or floor calls should be timewise optimized and newly arriving storey calls should be immediately allocated. A computer device provided for each elevator computates at each landing or storey, irrespective of whether or not there is present a storey or landing call, from the distance between the storey and the cabin position indicated by a selector, the intermediate cabin stops to be expected within this distance and the momentary cabin load a sum proportional to the time losses of waiting passengers. In this way the cabin load prevailing at the computation time point is corrected such that the expected number of passengers entering and exiting the cabin, derived from the previously ascertained number of entering and exiting passengers is taken into account for the future intermediate cabin stops. Such loss time sum, also referred to as the servicing cost, is stored in a cost storage or memory provided for each elevator.

Abstract: A cable operated rear bicycle brake mounted with a sprocket wheel wherein a ratchet and pawl mechanism is provided between a hub barrel and the sprocket wheel, the rotation of the hub barrel being effected by the direction of the rotation of the sprocket wheel. Instead of an internal shoe brake mechanism, the rear brake utilizes a disc brake mechanism provided between the hub barrel and a brake cone member to brake a bicycle efficiently.

Abstract: A disc brake including a stationary holder having a pair of arm portions spaced in the direction of the circumference of a rotatable disc and straddling the circumferential edge of the disc, a pair of guide pins mounted on the holder, a caliper slidably supported on the guide pins, a pair of friction pads disposed on opposite sides of the disc and slidably mounted on the arm portions, and a brake actuating mechanism provided in the caliper for pressing one of friction pads against the disc and displacing the caliper with respect to the guide pin so as to press the other friction pad against the disc. Each guide pin includes a first portion for slidably supporting the friction pads with the opposite ends of the first portion being supported on each arm portion of the holder, and an extending portion slidably supporting the caliper thereon.

Abstract: A disc brake comprises an operating piston mounted in a cylinder rigid with a stirrup. The piston is movable in the cylinder to cause axial movement of friction linings under the action of hydraulic pressure or the force of a mechanical brake actuator. An operating clearance is provided to allow a limited retraction of the friction linings when the hydraulic pressure or the mechanical actuating force is released. The mechanical actuator comprises a screw rotatable in the cylinder. A nut engaged by the screw is connected to the piston by a unidirectional coupling device comprising teeth on the nut co-operating with teeth on a ring fixed for rotation with the piston. The nut is mounted for translatory movement in relation to the piston solely through a limited distance corresponding to the operating clearance, and the ring is mounted for axial displacement relative to the piston.

Abstract: A self-supporting brush holder assembly 10 is disposed on the cylindrical outer surface of a shaft 20 of a viscous fan drive 11 which is rotatable about an axis of rotation 25. The brush holder assembly includes a first portion 12 having a generally C-shaped concave surface 16 and a second portion 14 having a generally C-shaped concave surface 18 which is adaptable to mate with the generally C-shaped concave surface of the first portion to define an annular surface 28 defining a cylindrical opening having its longitudinal axis adapted to be disposed coaxial to the axis of rotation. The cylindrical opening is adapted to surround the cylindrical outer surface of the shaft 20 with the annular surface 28 being disposed contiguous to the cylindrical outer surface of the shaft 20 to support the first and second portions 12, 14 on the shaft 20 to prevent radial movement between the shaft and the first and second portions.

Abstract: A spring engaged fluid released fan clutch is disclosed. A sheave connected to a live shaft is connected to rotate with a friction disc. Encompassing the friction disc and rotatable relative thereto is an outer shell portion carrying fan blades. Connected for rotation with the outer shell portion and rotatably mounted on the friction disc is a cylinder plate. An annular piston, having a friction facing, is slidably mounted on a hub provided internally of the outer shell portion and is connected to rotate with the shell portion. Springs urge the piston with its friction facing into engagement with the friction disc to engage the clutch. Fluid pressure is introduced through the hub of said outer shell portion and into a cavity between the cylinder plate and the piston urging the piston away from the friction disc against the action of the springs to disengage the clutch.

Abstract: A bank note depositing device for a transaction machine comprises a cabinet having a depositing inlet through which at least one bank note is deposited into the transaction machine, a storing pocket positioned within the cabinet and adjacent the depositing inlet for temporarily storing the bank notes entering the machine through the depositing inlet, the storing pocket having an outlet through which the notes are discharged, a discharge roller for discharging the notes from the storing pocket, the discharge roller movable between a retracted position out of contact with the notes and an extended discharging position in contact with the notes, a support member positioned opposite the discharge roller on the opposite side of the notes, the support member movable between a retracted position away from the discharge roller and an extended discharge position toward the discharge roller to urge the notes into contact with the discharge roller.

Abstract: The apparatus feeds products in mutually spaced relation to a work station such that successive products are received thereby at substantially the same point of successive working cycles. The apparatus comprises a first conveyor arranged to receive a longitudinal row of products in which adjacent products are touching, and a second conveyor receiving products from the first conveyor and driven at a speed greater than that of the first conveyor. A plurality of photocell devices sense the position of products on the second conveyor relative to their theoretical desired positions appropriate to cause the products to be successively fed to the work station at the desired point of successive working cycles. Upon the difference between the actual and theoretical desired positions of the products on the second conveyor exceeding a predetermined value, the speed of the first conveyor is appropriately adjusted.

Abstract: Apparatus for lifting produce-filled cartons from an agricultural field. A main frame has a pickup device at its forward end, comprising a pair of rotating facing discs on two generally vertical converging planes with high friction faces for engaging the carton side walls. A gripping device behind the pickup device comprises a substantially coplanar pair of rotatable yieldable tired wheels facing each other and inclined rearwardly upwardly, the tires providing high friction surfaces for engaging the carton side walls. The gripping device is located so that it positively takes away the carton from the pickup device and supports it while conveying it rearwardly and upwardly to a conveyor means that moves the carton upwardly and rearwardly therefrom.

Abstract: In a bucket elevator having two traction members guided in parallel loops by upper and lower guide wheels, and buckets spacedly mounted between the traction members, the rim of at least one of the upper guide wheels defines a free space about its axis of rotation, and one or more rollers mounted on the supporting structure in the free space engage the rim for supporting and/or driving the wheel so that the material discharged from the buckets during travel over the upper guide wheels can be conveyed further by a chute extending axially through the one upper guide wheel.

Abstract: A roller conveyor includes driven rollers, drive to which is transmitted through resilient drive belts looped about the rollers and about drive sleeves carried for rotation on and frictional engagement with a drive shaft, which extends longitudinally of the conveyor and adjacent the rollers. The drive sleeves consist of tubes carried on the shaft on nylon bush bearings and are restrained from axial movement along the drive shaft and the drive belts are in direct engagement with the surface thereof to assume a stable position thereon. When an article being transported is halted by external means the frictional drag between the bushes and the shaft is exceeded and the sleeve beneath the article and all associated rollers stall, thus preventing further articles being transported by those rollers.

Abstract: An improved cigarette case including a plurality of matches disposed thereon so as to be immediately accessible for use, and a striking surface for lighting said matches.

Abstract: For packaging groups of articles whose exterior dimensions may vary somewhat, an article carrier of the wraparound type comprises a blank of generally rectangular configuration having lap panels at its ends which may be overlapped and secured together in flat face contacting relation in alternate relative positions of long and short overlaps to form tubular structures of different girths respectively wherein at least one combination locking and retaining tab is struck from one of the lap panels and wherein at least one locking tab and at least one retaining tab are struck from the other lap panel and disposed in spaced transverse alignment with each other whereby said combination locking and retaining tab may be driven through the aperture defined by said retaining tab when said one lap panel is disposed in an outer overlapping position relative to said other lap panel and whereby said locking tab may be driven through the aperture defined by said combination locking and retaining tab when said other lap pane

Abstract: Grammophone record sleeve made of thin material as paper or cardboard and comprising a first section and a second section (13), which sections are connected to each other and intended to store the record (9) in between them and have such a size and shape that they substantially cover the same. The sleeve is made of a material which surface is electrically conducting at least on the substantially part of the surfaces which by the storing of the grammophone record (9) in the sleeve will be in contact with the sides thereof and on at least one surface of contact (8) which is so positioned that it presumably will get in contact with the hand of a person handling the sleeve for the insertion and extraction of the grammophone record whereby said inner surface or surfaces are in electrically leading connection with the surface or surfaces of contact.

Abstract: A mechanical shock and impact resistant ceramic semiconductor package is formed by applying a resilient, non-conductive, non-absorbent, heat-resistant material onto the surfaces of said package. In a dual in-line ceramic package a silicone polymer is discretely applied onto at least one end of the longitudinally opposite end edge surfaces. This renders the package mechanical shock and impact resistant.

Abstract: A package for storing and dispensing precut segments of tape with adhesive backing includes a plurality of pieces of sheet material having first and second ends and at least an upper surface with a smooth texture adapted to releasably retain tape with adhesive backing. The pieces of sheet material are releasably bound at the first ends of the pieces of sheet material and are constructed and arranged to allow removal of one of the sheets from the package. a plurality of elongated segments of tape with adhesive backing on a first face thereof are releasably mounted to the upper surface of the sheets. The tape segments include at least a first end portion having no exposed adhesive material adapted to be manually grasped for removal of the tape segments from the sheets. A chain or string is affixed to the package to allow it to be suspended from a rigid object.