Abstract: A method of manufacturing a miniaturized multilayer ceramic capacitor having high capacitance which comprises a dielectric body of the type that the grain boundaries thereof are insulated. Multilayer chips are prepared which consist of a semiconductor ceramic material whose major constituent comprises titanate of alkaline-earth metal such as Ba, Sr or the like; and such chips are placed within a container formed of a fired mixture of CuO and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and subjected to a heat treatment so that copper ions which serve as insulating agent, are caused to uniformly diffuse from vapor phase in crystal grain boundaries of the semiconductor ceramics body of each of the chips.

Abstract: By operating a Z direction position adjustment mechanism by a driving motor, a Z table movable in the X and Y directions can be moved in a Z direction while maintaining its horizontal condition. Vibrations caused in the Z table when the Z table is moved at a high speed in the X and Y directions are damped by vibration damping means provided between the Z table and a base bed fixed to a coarse adjustment table which is mounted on a base and driven in the X and Y directions. Improvement in the accuracy of positioning in the X and Y directions is achieved, as well as a vibration damping effect. A chuck holding member is formed on the table to hold a chuck by suction which in turn holds a mounted member by suction, thereby making the exchange of the chuck easy and preserving the parallelism of the upper surface of the chuck.

Abstract: A laser element assembly used in an optical disk apparatus or others is made up of a laser element for emitting a laser beam and a holder for holding the laser element, and it is required to set the traveling direction of the laser beam accurately to a desired direction when the laser element assembly is incorporated in the optical disk apparatus. In a laser element assembly according to the present invention, the laser emitting surface of the holder is made perpendicular to the traveling direction of the laser beam and is attached to the optical disk apparatus. Thus, the traveling direction of the laser beam can be accurately arranged in relation to a reference plane of the optical disk apparatus.

Abstract: A non-crosslinked foam of a composition comprising:(A) 72 to 98% by weight of a 1-butene polymer; and(B) 28 to 2% by weight of a propylene polymer, the percentages being based on the total weight of the 1-butene polymer and the propylene polymer.

Abstract: A plurality of magnetic head cores is cut from a preprocessed ferrite core block having a gap formed by means of a fracture method. To this end the core block is notched on a line along which the gap is to be formed. subsequently the core block is subjected to a load (tensile stress) until it breaks on the line. A non-magnetic material in a liquid form is provided between the fracture faces which are kept at a desired distance from each other until the material has cured. In a preferred method the core block consists of a first sub-block having a series of yokes and a second sub-block bonded thereto to define the winding apertures. This permits use of a high grade ferrite only at the gap, and further permits winding the limbs of the yoke prior to bonding.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for placing prewound windings into the grooves of stator coils and armatures in which needles are employed to insert the stator coils into the grooves. During insertion, the needles are displaced with a feeding movement in a longitudinal direction to the slots thereby obviating damage to the wires during their insertion. During insertion both the needles with the inserted coils and cover slide are enabled to move to promote the insertion procedure and without causing damage to the coils in the process of such insertion.

Abstract: A tool for aligning contacts of an electrical connector with conductive areas of a circuit board comprises a clamp for clamping the connector therein, a slide is movably mounted on the clamp and includes a comb between the teeth of which the contacts are disposed, and adjustment means moves the slide and comb thereby causing the comb teeth to move the contacts so that they are positioned in alignment with the conductive areas.

Abstract: An improved hermetic terminal pin for conducting electrical current including a stop flange and fuse-like and locking groove areas adjacent thereto and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the terminal pin including the steps of feeding a wire material of preselected composition from a storage area to a cutting area and then to a roll forming area, the apparatus including die means to accomplish the roll forming step.

Abstract: A pliers for cuticles includes a pair of gripping arms having cutting blades, and an opening leaf spring positioned between the gripping arms and carrying at one end thereof plastic sliding element sliding against the inner surface of one of the gripping arms and anchored in an opening formed in the end portion of the leaf spring.

Abstract: A razor handle assembly comprising a grip portion, a head portion at one end of the grip portion having first and second arms pivotally movable toward and away from each other and having, respectively, first and second shell bearings mounted thereon, the shell bearings being adapted to receive a shaving cartridge for pivotal movement on the handle, and a spring-biased button member movable in the head portion, the button member having outwardly extending detents, the arms having opposed cam surfaces, the detents being engageable with the cam surfaces, and spring means urging the arm cam surfaces into engagement with the button member detents, to position the arms in a selected posture.

Abstract: Tool for cutting of plastic tubes comprises an arm portion (1) and at the end of the arm portion a first jaw (2) and a second jaw (3) forming an opening (4) therebetween for insertion of a plastic tube (10) into the opening. The tube is arranged to be cut by a rotational movement (A) of the tool and the tube relative to each other and for accomplishing this, the first jaw (2) is provided with a circular cutting blade (6) and the second jaw (3) is provided with several support areas (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d) for accomodating of tubes of diferent sizes, the areas having each an arcuate surface. The support areas are arranged, as seen in the insertion direction (B), one after the other so that of two successive areas (9a, 9b), the area (9a) further back is adapted to hold a tube of smaller size than the area (9b) in front of it.

Abstract: There is provided a laminated glass cutter. The cutter includes a rectangular body frame and a pair of opposed cutting members associated therewith. In use the laminated glass cutter may cut a laminated sheet into two adjacent separate components upon a single pass of the body over the sheet.

Abstract: The swivel joint of the shears comprises a dish-like rotary head 14 which is moulded from plastic and which is inserted with an inner bush 46 into a swivel joint bush 44 of an extension provided with the fixed upper grip 10. The axial fixing is via a detent means 54, 56.On the rotary head 40 the lower blade 50 is fixedly disposed and the upper blade 68 is pivotal on a bearing bush 58 of the rotary head. A pull rod 78 led through the bush 46 is anchored with a bent end to the movable upper blade laterally of the pivot axis thereof. The other end is anchored in an adjustment bush 82 which is adjustably fixed in an adjustment pin 84. The locking is by a plastic slide 24 which is disposed at the front end of the upper grip and can easily be displaced with the thumb to lock or unlock the lower grip or movable blade.

Abstract: The saw blade for an electric compass- or keyhole-saw has a saw part with a tooth arrangement and a clamping part with which the saw blade is clamped between two clamping pieces of a clamping device of the compass- or keyhole-saw with a clamping screw to hold parts together in clamped relationship. The clamping part has a centering opening and a plug or insert opening for the tensioning or clamping screw. The plug or insert opening is delimited or bounded by two clamping tongues laterally thereof. The relationship or ratio of the width of the clamping part measured transverse to the longitudinal axis of the saw blade with respect to the length lies in a range of approximately 1:1.4. The relationship or ratio of the length of the plug or insert opening to the width thereof lies in a range between approximately 1:0.7 to approximately 1:1.1. The clamping tongues are constructed respectively having approximately square or rectangular shape.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus is disclosed for guiding the continuous drawing of two intersecting lines with interconnecting curved corner portions. The apparatus comprises a set of rulers which intersect one another at a desired angle of 90.degree. or less to define thereby a corner. A guide is provided for guiding the continuous drawing of two intersecting lines with the curved corner. The guide has a base portion with an external edge. An aperture extends through the base and has an interior edge of a shape to define the desired curved shape for the corner. The guide remains stationary in the corner defined by the rulers to cause a drawing instrument to follow the interior surface of the aperture in continuously drawing a curved corner of desired shape from a first line merging into a second intersecting line.

Abstract: An arrangement for releasably holding an aiming device on a gun barrel, which includes a sleeve-shaped holder arranged to be placed on the gun barrel and to thereby hold the aiming device on said the barrel; and a pressure fluid supply device arranged to supply a pressure fluid to the holder so that the holder expands and moves on the gun barrel, and also to thereafter remove the pressure fluid from the holder, so that the holder subsequently shrinks and becomes fixed on the gun barrel.

Abstract: An azimuth calculation apparatus includes an azimuth sensor mounted on a moving body for detecting a direction of the moving body, the azimuth sensor having an excitation winding wound on an annular magnetic core and a pair of output windings wound on the core perpendicularly relative to one another to produce first and second output signals therefrom in response to energization of the excitation winding. The calculation apparatus is arranged to detect a temperature of the azimuth sensor and to determine a pair of correction values based on the detected temperature of the azimuth sensor so as to correct each value of the first and second output signals from the output windings to an optimal value for calculating the direction of the moving body in dependence upon the corrected output signals from the output windings.

Abstract: For leveling prehung door assemblies a device is described on which a level indicator is mounted on one flange of a channel member that can be snap fitted onto the door edge.

Abstract: A method and article of manufacture allows great accuracy in machining the edge of a face on a prism to a predetermined position respective a feature carried on the face and formed by deposition of insulating material. The preferred application for this invention is in accurately machining the transducing surface of a disk memory transducer assembly so that the throat height of the thin-film head carried on an end face of the assembly has a precise value.

Abstract: A ski boot is provided having a clamping device mounted on the rear heel part for tightening and loosening a mechanical coupling arrangement connected to a restraining part arranged on the ski boot. The clamping device may be a hydraulic, pneumatic or electric driving system with an adjusting element for acting on the mechanical coupling arrangement. At least one actuating element is mounted on the top side of the clamping device, which can be depressed with the help of a ski pole so as to permit clamping of the retaining part with the desired tightness.

Abstract: On a bicycle pedal is mounted a disc with flange elements projecting radially outward. These flange elements in conjection with inwardly projecting flange elements on the bottom or outsole of a shoe provide a bayonet joint connection that is readily established and equally readily released by axial interpositioning of the flange elements, followed by a twist. In addition, an lug is mounted on the pedal that carches in a corresponding recess in the outsole after the bayonet connection is established.

Abstract: A one piece identification tag which is formed from a flexible material. The tag comprises a panel on which identification indicia can be applied. A neck portion extends from the panel and terminates in a head portion. The head portion has a pair of flaps which project backwardly therefrom toward the panel with a flap being situated either side of the neck portion.

Abstract: A holder for pet tags which is attached to a typical pet collar. To prevent the tags from rattling, the holder has a flexible extension which secures on the tags when the holder is folded around the tags. The holder has flaps folded over the tags to give a neat appearance and to enclose and further secure the tags. The tags are secured to the holder by attachment utilizing the hole provided in the tag such as a screw. The holder is compact and fits neatly on the collar.

Abstract: An image projection system is provided for projecting and displaying images at billboard or signboard scale in which a building display window defines the display aperture or viewing aperture of the image projection system for viewing projected images from outside the building. A deployable and retractible rear projection screen is positioned for deployment in the display aperture adjacent to the display window. A first timer is adjusted to actuate a screen motor and deploy the screen after daylight hours and actuate an image projector. Optical elements establish the focal plane of the projector at the display window aperture. A second timer sequentially advances the image projector for projection of sequential still images on the rear projection screen during selected time intervals of sufficient duration to avoid objectionable or distracting motion effects to viewers outside the building.

Abstract: A sealed backlit sign frame having a photographic transparency as the viewing face of the frame is provided. Lights are provided behind the transparency for illumination. A partial vacuum or negative pressure is created in the frame and bows the transparency inwardly. This bowing action stabilizes the transparency and prevents wind induced undulations. Exhaust blowers and air vent dampers are provided to maintain the negative pressure in the frame. The blowers, dampers and lights are preferably controlled by a suitable control system.

Abstract: The release of the safety button of a firearm is indicated by the lighting of a lamp and/or the sounding of a buzzer. Movement of the safety button is detected by a resiliently positioned coil of wire which acts as a switch contact to supply electrical energy from a battery to the indicator upon release of the safety.

Abstract: A firearm (1) comprises a housing (2), a barrel (3), means defining a chamber (5), and a firing mechanism including a trigger (10). The chamber (5) is defined by a chamber member (4), which is separate from the barrel (3) and is mounted in the housing (2) for reciprocation between a firing position and a loading position transversely to the axis of the barrel. In the firing position, a forward end of the chamber (5) coaxially adjoins and is open to the barrel bore and the rear end of the chamber (5) is closed by a closing wall (7) of the housing (2). In the loading position, both ends of the chamber (5) are exposed on the outside of the housing and spaced from the barrel and the closing wall.

Abstract: A firing mechanism having a trigger operated breech block. A crank, connected between the trigger and the breech block, has a first camming surface for moving the breech block forwardly and locking it in a firing position, and a second camming surface for cocking and releasing the firing pin during the breech block's forward movement.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for orienting and loading a plurality of unoriented rim-fire cartridges into a magazine are provided. An orienter apparatus employs gravity to orient rim-fire cartridges by hanging a plurality of cartridges from a number of parallel rails. The orienter is repositioned to a second or vertical configuration so that gravity can be used to feed the columns of oriented cartridges through a chute. The orienter operatively engages with a loader which employs a camming mechanism to move cartridges one at a time into a magazine. The cartridges are placed in a first angular relationship with respect to the magazine opening and are moved through the opening while changing the angular relationship of the cartridge with the magazine opening.

Abstract: A fish gaff comprises a gaff hook releasably attached to a handle by either spring tension or compression. Depending upon the weight of the gaffed fish, the hook may be partially released from the handle to permit its relative rotation. This construction permits a user to maintain control of a fish without the gaff being twisted, bent or jerked out of the user's hands. In a first embodiment, spring tension is utilized to pull the hook into engagement with a locking slot formed in an interior portion of the handle. In a second embodiment, spring compression is utilized to maintain the hook in a locked position relative to the handle.

Abstract: A turtle exclusion device is inserted in a trawl body of a shrimp trawl net immediately before the cod end, and permits the ready escape of entrapped marine turtles. The device is a array of angled, spaced bars, oriented in the direction of trawl flow and affixed to the trawl net, supporting the trawl net through a net entry hoop. An arcuate hinged turtle escape door is attached to the excluder at hinge points intermediate the top and the bottom of the net hoop; the door when closed provides a continuous net section preventing the escape of shrimp, yet is readily opened by the weight and force of an escaping turtle, as the turtle naturally rises up the array of excluder bars. The arcuate shape of the doors particularly adapted to the shape of the shell of the turtle and is more readily activated by the turtle's attempts to escape.

Abstract: A fishing pole holder mount comprising a C clamp to which a holder tube is swivelly mounted so that it can be fastened to the gunwale of a boat such as a johnboat, regardless of whether that gunwale be cylindrical or square or otherwise, and so that the fishing pole holder can be put at whatever angle the fisherman desires it to have.

Abstract: A diving lure or crankbait capable of reaching increased diving depths. The lure includes a diving plate or lip extending forwardly from the front end of the lure body. A forward portion of the lip is upwardly angled in relation to a rearward portion thereof, producing an increased flow of water over the upper surface when the lure is cranked. This increased water flow produces a downward pressure on the lip in front of the pull point, increasing the diving angle and significantly increasing the maximum depth obtainable by the lure.

Abstract: A molded plastic tackle box is adapted for use by fishermen to store and transport items of tackle, bait, fishing accessories and other equipment. The box has a selectively movable storage deck adapted to temporarily and safely hold a limited number of such items. The storage deck may be mounted in the box during normal usage and transportation of the box. However while fishing, the storage deck may be mounted outside of the box on the side wall of the box. When the deck is so mounted, the lid of the box may be closed so as to prevent rain water and other casual water from getting into the box and to preclude the spillage of the contents of the box if it would happened to be bumped or tipped over.

Abstract: An animal capturing and restraining device 10 which shall catch and hold an animal so captured, securely without mutilation and without inflicting pain and from which the captured and restrained animal will not effect escape through, for example, the expedient of gnawing a paw off and leaving it in the device. An animal caught by the device will be restrained and prevented from escape by means of an adjustable slip noose 40 comprising flexible member 28 and large loop 30. Relatively small animals may be captured about the body while relatively larger animals will be captured about the neck whereby an uncomfortable adjustment to the noose will be made or relaxed only in direct proportion to any struggles initiated by the animal itself.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel trap assembly including a spring-loaded body member positioned on and mounted to a base member whereby the body member is capable of raising up into an instant upright operational configuration. The novel trap assembly provided with side wall members hingeably mounted to the base member for encasing the body member during retrieval of the novel trap assembly.

Abstract: A portable table having a platform comprised of a light-weight material with an outer insulated surface and a removable insulating cover. The platform includes a handle, a recessed dry storage compartment and a recessed ice storage compartment separated from the dry storage compartment by a separating member. A threaded orifice is provided between one storage compartment and the side of the platform for storing and draining water from the table. The table further includes supporting members fixedly secured to the botton of the platform for setting the platform on a conventional table and also includes legs pivotably secured to the platform to support the platform above the ground or floor. The legs are provided with retractable locking rings which frictionally engage the supporting member to secure the leg into position. The table includes numerous accessories which may be readily mounted to the table including a "sneeze" guard.

Abstract: A flower pot having a drainage tray, an outer shell supported on said drainage tray, an upper insert, a lower insert and a top block. The upper insert is disposed between the lower insert and the top block. A soil groove is provided in the upper insert for receiving soil to determine the wetness of the soil above the top block.

Abstract: The subject holder and attachment bracket comprise a holder for floral arrangements and a bracket for attaching the holder to the end of a support structure. The holder is an open topped container having at least one flat side. There is a rectangular opening in the flat side near the rim, its long axis being in a horizontal plane. The bracket comprises a strut portion and a clip portion. The strut portion has first and second sides. A hook near the top of the first side engages the opening in the container and holds the container flat side against the first side. The hook and opening are shaped so that the motion of the container relative to the strut portion is highly restricted. A protuberance extends from the second side of the strut near its lower end. The clip portion extends from the top of the strut portion in a direction away from the first side of the strut. It then curves downward and back toward the strut and ends with a small curve in the opposite direction.

Abstract: A corner deviating device for a locking bar brace supported in a casement frame of window or a door has a one-piece housing which is provided in a corner region with a mounting opening for a spring band having drivers at its ends, the mounting opening being closable by an angular cover. One leg of the housing is insertable into a receiving groove of one wing of the casement frame, while the other leg of the housing is fixable on an edge strip of an associated receiving groove of another wing of the frame.

Abstract: An auxiliary or backup locking mechanism which is used primarily with garage doors of the swing-up type which are controlled by an automatic garage door opener. The backup mechanism causes the lower corners of the door to be secured when in the closed position and to be unlocked by the oepration of the garage door opener when the door is to be opened.

Abstract: Apparatus for automatically closing the deck lid of an automotive vehicle wherein the deck lid is manually moveable between open and closed positions and carries a latch operable to latch the lid closed and release the lid for opening movement. The apparatus of this invention is advantageous because it will not interfere with manual opening and closing of the lid. It includes a drive mechanism connected to the deck lid and operable when actuated from a remote location such as a switch inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, to move the deck lid downwardly to a nearly closed position. A moveable striker inside the trunk compartment is engageable with the latch in the nearly closed position of the deck and is operable to pull the deck lid downwardly to the closed position.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the edge grinding of a glass pane in which a grinding wheel is guided to the glass pane so that a grinding point is defined therebetween which travels along the edge of the rotating wheel. Cooling during grinding is provided by a coolant jet dispensed from a nozzle whose end is essentially pointed towards the grinding point. Via a respective control unit, the coolant jet is caused to follow automatically and precisely the movement of the grinding point.

Abstract: A rolling device for a gear-grinding machine in which the rotation portion of the rolling movement is effected by roll bands secured at one end to a roll-band carriage which is movable transversely with respect to the workpiece axis and at the other end to a roll cam. The roll cam is oriented coaxially with the workpiece on a roll-cam carriage which is movably driven back and forth transversely to the workpiece axis. The roll-cam carriage and the roll-band carriage are hingedly connected to a rocker arm which is hingedly supported at a pole point which can be adjusted on the machine frame corresponding with the workpiece diameter, and transfers the back and forth movement of the roll-cam carriage onto the roll-band carriage. The pole point of the rocker arm lies on a straight line which is defined by the hinge points of the two carriages, preferably between the two hinge points. That is, the diameter of the roll cam is then larger than the pitch circle of the workpiece which is to be machined.

Abstract: A jointing method and apparatus is described for jointing rotating blades on surfacing machines such as wood planers. The apparatus includes a pair of rods secured to the surfacer framework. An actuator mechanism is slidably mounted to the rods by a pair of bushings. The actuator mechanism carries a jointing stone securely, yet adjustably, for motion along the length of the rods and along the rotating cutter head. The adjustment mechanism is provided such that the stone can be moved in an arc toward and away from the cutter head. This adjustment is facilitated, along with free motion of the stone holder along the guide rods by a single hand wheel operated at a position remote from the rotating cutter head.

Abstract: A process is provided for bilateral abrasive machining of wafer-like workpieces, especially semiconductor wafers. The process uses carrier disks in which the outer periphery on which the driving forces mesh, is made of a material having a tensile strength of at least 100 N/mm.sup.2, while in the area that comes into contact with the workpieces to be machined, there is provided a plastic material having an elasticity modulus of from 1.0 to 8.10.sup.4 N/mm.sup.2.

Abstract: A system for performing operations on the edge of an irregularly shaped workpiece, such as seaming the edge of a piece of glass (G) is accomplished by moving the glass (G) along a conveyor (11, 12). The edge of the glass (G) is detected by a camera (13) which makes images of the glass (G). Electronic circuitry (20) receives the image information from camera (13) and determines the location of the edge of glass (G) at a plurality of locations and stores information which is indicative of the entire profile of the glass (G). Additional circuitry (32) receives signals proportional to the location of the seaming heads (16, 18) and compares these signals with the data stored in circuitry (20). When the glass (G) has moved downstream to the position to be seamed, the seaming heads (16, 18) are then moved to the position of the detected profile of glass (G) to perform the seaming operation.

Abstract: A method of producing a screened layer on an electrophotographic element by applying a homogeneous layer to a support and removing small areas from the layer by blasting it with particles having a diameter of between 5 and 1000 .mu.m.

Abstract: A protective awning for scaffolding and tubular structures of the type generally used in restoration of buildings and construction in general. A laminar piece of cloth, canvas or similar material constituting the awning proper is fitted on a bearing structrue formed from tubular elements welded together. The bearing structure is finished at the bottom by vertical sections with a sleeve welded to the free or bottom ends thereof, in which sleeves the top ends belonging to the structure of the scaffolding are housed and attached, and are fixed by radial screws provided in the sleeves. The extreme lateral zones have a bar for the passage of the awning over them, each of which is complemented by a mechanism for securing the awning to the bearing structure.

Abstract: The terrace glasswork, which is particularly simple to adapt to building conditions, contains the following features: (a) It is made up of a vaulted roof, which is supported above on an existing wall and below on the terrace floor; as well as two gable parts. (b) The roof is made up along its length of several identical, glassed in arch components, the side frame parts of which can be joined and sealed to one another. Each of the latter has two movable glass panes (17, 20) guided so as to slide at different levels. (c) The gable parts are each made up of three gable components, namely of a square basic component (4) and two connecting components (5a, 6a) each of which to the arch components, and which connects together two right-angled frame sides of the basic component (4).