Abstract: A device is for connecting the ends of a toothed belt having a plurality of longitudinal reinforcing cords. The device includes a connecting element having at least two interconnected lock parts. Each of the interconnected lock parts has a plurality of holes for respectively receiving an end of one of the reinforcing cords therein. Each of the ends of the reinforcing cords is connected with the lock parts by being force-locked within the hole.

Abstract: A belt connection mechanism having a rotatable connection element. The connection element is mounted in a bracket and can be shifted axially out of a locking position against spring force. In the locking position, detents provided on at least one end of the connection element engage in arresting notches of the bracket. In the locking position, an abutment of the connection element rests under the spring force against an abutment surface of the bracket.

Abstract: A bolo clasp for a bolo tie of the type which includes a braided cord extending around the neck of the wearer, the cord having two ends, the cord being received by the bolo clasp so that the two ends extend below the bolo clasp and the clasp allows adjustment of the length of the cord extending below the clasp, the clasp including a base with a short base post extending upwardly therefrom. The base defines a pair of recesses that open towards the base. A clamping member is disposed between the base and each of the recesses. A short clamping member post is affixed to the clamping member and extends toward and in alignment with the base post. A coiled compression spring has opposed ends, one end thereof receiving the base post and the other end receiving the clamping member post so that the clamping member is urged towards the base opposed recesses to resiliently retain the cords of a bolo tie therebetween.

Abstract: A clamp assembly for securing the ends of longitudinal tensile load-bearing elements comprises a pair of rings having complementary tapered surfaces. When assembled, one ring seats coaxially inside the other ring and the elements are gripped between the tapered surfaces. The outer, tapered surface of the inner ring is roughened and embedded in the surface of the elements so that load on the elements acts preferentially to draw the inner ring more tightly against the inner, tapered surface of the outer ring. An outer collar engages the outer ring with a flange to retain the assembly. The assembly finds particular application as an armour clamp for a submarine telecommunications cable.

Abstract: A device for fastening a line to an object, such as a mooring post or the like is of unitary construction having a bore therethrough through which a loop in the line is threaded. The device includes a cylindrical barrel portion which is adapted to be griped by user's hand, and a hub portion provided with a passageway through which one end of the line is threaded and knotted in order to secure the line to the device. The hub provides a shoulder against which the user's hand may bear to exert a force on the device in order to create slack in the loop to permit removal thereof from the anchoring object.

Abstract: A gripping device for selectively locking and releasing a flexible member, such as a rope, which may be moved over a guide surface, comprises a lever which may be swung about an axis and which is mounted in a frame. An engaging member is swingably mounted on the lever, and by means of an operating handle on which an eccentric cooperating with the lever is mounted, the lever may be moved between a locking position (FIG. 1) and a releasing position (FIG. 2). By movement of the operating handle in a direction towards and beyond the locking position a force-transmitting projection formed on the operating handle may be brought into direct engagement with an abutment surface on the engaging member, whereby a particularly strong and quick locking of the flexible member may be performed.

Abstract: Belt adjusting apparatus for use on an infant or toddler seat is disclosed which comprises an interlocking assembly of geometrically-configured metal plates, each having at least one slot therein, with a belt passing through the slots in a specific path so that the belt is freely moved in one direction when in a locked position so as to tighten said belt, but cannot be moved in the other direction without manually adjusting the relative position of the metal plates. A spring return may be used to maintain the position of the plates in a locked position.

Abstract: A hook or male element for surface fasteners has peripheral surface irregularities in the form of protuberances and/or grooves, affording increased surface area for a given material. This hook element is capable of holding itself in the shape and posture desired for effective engagement with its female counterpart, a loop element.

Abstract: A stretching apparatus in accordance with the invention has an upstream roll (2) and a downstream roll (6) which are driven with a given peripheral speed ratio, together with a plurality of intermediate rolls (8, 9) which are not motorized, but which are coupled to each other to rotate with a given peripheral speed ratio which is less than the speed ratio between the upstream and downstream rolls (2, 6).

Abstract: Satisfactory crimps are formed in high tensile modulus filaments having a tensile modulus of elasticity of 5,000 kg/mm.sup.2 or more by mixing the high tensile modulus filaments with additional filaments having a tensile modulus of elasticity of 3,000 kg/mm.sup.2 or less, and compression crimping the mixed filaments.

Abstract: An integrated scanning tunneling microscope and an integrated piezoelectric transducer and methods for making both. The device consists of one or two arm piezoelectric bimorph cantilevers formed by micromachining using standard integrated circuit processing steps. These cantilevers are attached to the substrate at one area and are free to move under the influence of piezoelectric forces which are caused by the application of appropriate voltages generated by control circuitry and applied to pairs of electrodes formed as an integral part of the bimorph cantilever structure. The electric fields caused by the control voltages cause the piezoelectric bimorphs to move in any desired fashion within ranges determined by the design. The bimorph cantilevers have tips with very sharp points formed thereon which are moved by the action of the control circuit and the piezoelectric bimorphs so to stay within a very small distance of a conducting surface.

Abstract: A termination machine for inserting wires into insulation displacement slots of terminals of an electrical connector. During each termination stroke, a connector locating member moves together with the termination blade to precisely position the connector for termination. A wire locator moves together with the termination blade and moves the wire into a guide slot in a template over the connector. When the blade, the wire and the connector are in precise alignment, the termination blade completes the termination stroke. A feed slide and pawl system moves the connector in steps equal to the terminal centerline spacing, and the feed stroke is selectively adjusted to skip voids where terminals are not to be terminated.

Abstract: An engraved micro-ceramic-coated cylinder and a coating process therefor, for use in converting industries, comprises a metal base cylinder having a metal layer disposed thereupon, having the metal layer engraved with a cell pattern and a protective/affinitive stratum of metal plated thereover, and having the surface of the protective/affinitive stratum abrasion treated and a ceramic coating applied thereover.

Abstract: This valve lifter and push rod extractor tool is designed to quickly and easily remove hydraulic valve lifters and push rods in automobile engines without removing the engine head from the engine block. The device utilizes the existing thread bores on the engine which normally secure the valve cover in place to mount the tool temporarily on the engine head. The device has a mechansim which is able to reach into awkward spaces in the engine with a clamp apparatus that can be temporarily attached to a valve lifter or push rod and then produce a sufficient pulling removal force which can be applied to either part until it comes free from the engine.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the attachment of plastic outer body panels to automotive vehicle subframes including positioning a cup within apertures in the subframe, applying a thixotropic heat curable plastic/adhesive to the cup, heat curing the plastic/adhesive in situ while forming a blind aperture in the plastic/adhesive, and securing the body panel to the subframe through threaded insertion of a fastener into the blind aperture.

Abstract: A method for replacing an automobile door panel without removing the door from the automobile utilizing a crimping tool is provided. The mirror is removed from the door. An inner section of the damaged door panel is cut out leaving a border around the door frame. The cut out inner section is removed and the handle and lock cylinder on the door are also removed. A plurality of relief cuts are made about the front, bottom and rear surfaces of the border remaining on the door frame. The border is then peeled away from the door frame. A new panel is placed around the front edge of the door frame holding the back end out. The panel is then pushed in and around the remainder of the door frame.

Abstract: A belt designed to simulate the appearance of an expensive leather belt comprises a belt strap to form exclusively of molded plastic and having its front face and edge substantially uniformly machine finished. A fastening means is secured to the belt strap adjacent one end thereof for operatively fastening the one strap end to the other strap end. An intermediate device for the simultaneous transport of a plurality of belt straps from a molding system and into and from a finishing system comprises a sheet of release paper defining a carrier and a plurality of belt straps of molded plastic having their back faces secured to the front face of the carrier for movement therewith as a unit.

Abstract: A device for tying back drapery can be coordinated with the drapery by affixing a swatch of fabric matching or coordinating with that of the drapery.

Abstract: A golf putting head having a lightweight plastic housing with a front wall forming a front surface for making contact with a golf ball, a pair of rearwardly spaced receptacles joined by a platform along the bottom of the club, and a weight having flanks within the receptacles joined by a section, the weight being fully contained within the plastic housing. The weight of the head is varied by the density of the material selected for the weight without changing the size and shape of the club. A sighting aid is provided between the receptacles. A method is also disclosed for manufacturing the head.

Abstract: In an electrical generator, a connector for connecting stator coil sections and the method of making that connection, each coil section ending in a header cap of a predetermined geometry, and the connector being provided with openings of complementary geometry and spaced and aligned so as to receive the header caps. A recording tool is used for recording the spacing and alignment of a pair of header caps to be connected, the recorder being used in conjunction with a drill rig for drilling the openings in accordance with the recorded spacing and alignment information. The solid connector bar is placed over the header caps which are received within the drilled openings, and the bar is clamped onto the header caps with nuts.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing a timepiece stepping motor comprising the steps of: providing a flat one-piece stator member defining an opening for the rotor and having a pair of diametrically opposed narrow sections on either side of the opening; providing a movement frame having stator locating projections and defining a pair of holes larger than the narrow sections and extending through the movement frame; locating and attaching the stator to the frame with the narrow sections spanning the holes in the frame; cutting through the narrow sections with a laser to sever the stator into two members, utilizing the holes in the frame to dispose of vaporized metal from the stator; encapsulating and re-joining the severed sections with a plastic fixation; and attaching a coil core assembly to the stator members and in magnetic circuit therewith.

Abstract: A method for forming an edgewise wound core from a lanced strip of generally thin ferromagnetic material. The lanced strip includes a pair of sets of segments extending generally lengthwise thereof with the segments of one of the segment sets being integrally interposed between the segments of the other of the segment sets, and a set of salient pole teeth are integral with the segments of the one segment set extending generally laterally therefrom. In practicing this method, successive segments of the other segment set are successively and independently edgewise constrained, and the salient pole teeth and segments of the one segment set are unconstrained. Only the edgewise constrained segments of the other segment set are edgewise deformed, and the unconstrained salient pole teeth and segments of the one segment set are maintained in their original lanced configurations.A method of operating apparatus for continuously forming edgewise wound cores is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a thermal balance of a rotor. When obtaining a difference in shaft-vibration component of the rotor between an actual load condition and a no load condition, on the basis of detection results at a simulated load, a difference in shaft-vibration component of the rotating rotor between a no-load condition and a condition in which the rotor is heated from the outside and a difference in shaft-vibration component of the rotating rotor between a no-load condition and a condition in which the rotor is heated from the inside are detected at the simulated load. The detected differences in shaft-vibration component are converted respectively to differences in shaft-vibration component under a temperature condition at the actual load. Both the converted differences in shaft-vibration component are added to each other in a vector manner to obtain a difference in rotor shaft-vibration component at the actual load.

Abstract: A roll for use in rolling process is disclosed. The roll is provided with a sprayed coating of cermet in such a way that a porosity of the sprayed coating of for example a compound of tungsten carbide and cobalt and nickel-chromium cermet is selected less than 1.8% and a surface roughness Rmax of the sprayed coating is selected less than 3.0 .mu.m.

Abstract: A method of installing a sports equipment grip suitable for covering a hardened or worn conventional golf club or tennis racquet grip, the grip comprising a thin conical tube of flexible material such as latex rubber and the steps of the invention comprising: a. providing an elongated, thin walled, conically shaped, tubular grip closed at its broader end and open at its narrower end, the tubular grip being formed of a latex rubber composition and having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface; b. lubricating the inner wall surface; c. clamping the open end of the tubular grip; d. folding over the clamped end and a portion of the tubular grip; and e. continuing to fold portions of the tubular grip until the closed end inflates; f. pushing the inflated end over at least a portion of the hardened or worn grip; and, g.

Abstract: Successive hollow polygonal bodies which are made of a ductile material and each of which has three corners and two straight open-ended terminal portions are converted into rectangular spacer frames for use between the panes of multiple pane windows by orienting the polygonal bodies in such a way that the terminal portions extend downwardly from their open ends, by admitting metered quantities of a flowable desiccant into selected parts of the two terminal portions, by converting one of the terminal portions into an L-shaped frame member with a section which is in register with the other terminal portion, and by inserting sealing plugs into the open ends of the two terminal portions.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electromagnetic flowmeter includes the steps of inserting and filling electrode members into a pair of insertion holes formed to oppose each other from outside to inside through the circumferential wall of a measuring pipe made of a sintered ceramic material, and heating and solidifying the electrode members to form electrodes.

Abstract: A DIP insertion machine is disclosed wherein the feeder, inserter, valve stack for the feeder and inserter and electronic distribution panels for the valve stack, feeder and inserter are all mounted on a single plate which is secured to a mounting bracket attached to the bottom of the cross-beam on which the component magazines and shuttle are secured.

Abstract: Measurement apparatus for use in connection with a connector assembly apparatus, for accurately positioning a connector on a cable relative to a previously mounted connector, the apparatus comprising a slotted plate mounted perpendicularly with respect to a base member and being adapted for displacement relative to a connector assembly station, the slot being sized to receive the cable but having a depth less than that of the mounted connector so that the cable can pass freely through the slot until the cable is positioned to abut the slotted plate. A cable having a connector prepositioned at one end thereof is positioned within the slotted plates and drawn therethrough so that the connector is urged against the plate to lock the cable in the desired position.

Abstract: A tool for extracting one lead including a cable and its associated contact from a dense grouping of leads connected to a receptacle. In this instance, each contact is held in position in an associated bore of the receptacle by means of a locking tab integral with the receptacle and engaged with an annular shoulder on the contact to prevent its inadvertent removal. The tool is readily attachable to the cable, then said along the cable until extraction jaws are caused to engage the contact. They displace the locking tab and permit withdrawal of the lead from the receptacle. Subsequently, the jaws can be opened and removed from the cable. A reverse procedure can be utilized for returning the contact to its original position or inserting a new contact in its place.

Abstract: A method and a device for the formation of the braided sheath on a cable in such a way that the sheath when mounted in such as a connection box gives good contact with the casing of the box.

Abstract: A method for repairing interconnect interruptions with congruent preforms. Congruent preforms that bridge an interconnect interruption are utilized for repairing interconnects whose width lies in the range from 50 through 70 .mu.m and whose course is fashioned meander-like. Interconnects having a width of about 150 .mu.m can be repaired with previous repair methods. Due to miniaturization of the interconnects, a special method for monitoring the congruent alignment between the preform and the interconnect at the location of the interruption as well as for monitoring the symmetrical bridging of an interconnect interruption is needed. This monitoring method occurs by monitoring with video camera, whereby the location of the interconnect interruption and the environment thereof, a preform that is congruent therewith, and the positioning of this preform relative to the interconnect interruption are viewed at different positions.

Abstract: A punch has a planar surface and raised portions extending from the planar surface. First ones of the raised portions may have a height of approximately 3-25 mils. Second ones of the raised portions may have a greater depth than the first raised portions. The punch may be heated and/applied to the planar surface of a substrate which may also be pre-heated and which has properties of becoming deformed when subjected to heat and pressure. The punch produces cavities and grooves in the substrate at the positions of the raised portions. Electrical components may be disposed in the cavities in the substrate and an electrically conductive material may be disposed in the grooves to communicate with the electrical components. The raised portions in the punch may be provided by printed circuit techniques or by matching or by laser techniques. Alternatively, a foil may be disposed on the planar surface of the punch and the raised portions of the punch.

Abstract: In a shaver a housing supports a cylindrical blade carrier carrying a blade. A rotatable cylindrical mesh encircles the blade and carrier. As the mesh is drawn across the face, bristles enter the mesh and are cut as the mesh slides across the cutting edge of the blade. The mesh is formed from a flat sheet which is rolled into a cylinder, the ends of the mesh overlapping to form a seam. The overlap is arranged so that the edge of the inner layer faces away from the cutting edge of the blade to prevent it catching on the blade.

Abstract: A safety razor blade has a blade body with a substantially planar upper surface. A row of blunt convex protrusions are spaced along the forward edge portion of the blade body in a comb-like configuration. The protrusions have upper surfaces substantially coplanar with the upper surface of the blade body. Cutting elements are provided between the protrusions, each cutting element having an upper surface which tapers downwardly from the upper surface of the blade body to a cutting edge. The protrusions extend beyond the respective cutting edges.

Abstract: A cutting tool is provided for cutting the shell only of wire-filled corrugated flexible plastic electrical conduit of the type known to the trade as `ENTX`. The tool features a blade so spaced relative to an indexing device as to cut through the shell of the conduit proximal its maximum outside radius while the indexing device engages the conduit at an axial location proximal its minimum outside radius, said indexing device may also act as a stop to prevent the penetration of the blade beyond a predetermined radius in fixed relationship to said minimum outside radius.

Abstract: A handle for a chain saw comprises a first U-shaped member and a second U-shaped member. The two members are connected to each other. The first member is connected to a bottom of a chain saw and the second member has a side bar that is connected to the body of the chain saw. The two members provided a handle that completely encircles the body of the chain saw to form a structurally rigid closed loop having multiple grasping positions which is relatively easy to assembly with the chain saw.

Abstract: A tracing instrument for producing symmetrical sketches includes a transparent or translucent base plate, an illuminating source for projecting light through the base plate, and a transparent top plate disposed on an opposite side of the base plate from the illuminating source, and being spaced apart from the base plate such that a narrow space is formed therebetween, and wherein the top plate forms a surface to support a tracing paper or the like for tracing thereon. Further, a mounting piece is provided which has at least a window therein and is insertable in the narrow space between the base plate and the top plate, wherein a seed drawing is positioned at the window such that light from the illuminating source passes through the window and seed drawing to form an image on the tracing paper for tracing. Also, a shifter is provided for shifting the mounting piece with respect to the tracing paper such that the image is projected onto different portions of the paper.

Abstract: A method is disclosed by which an article of art comprising a mosaic-like pictorial design may be made. The pictorial design comprises an arrangement of a plurality of flat, colored pieces of material, with each piece having the configuration of a square, a triangle or a rectangle. The pieces are pictorially arranged by visually following a separate, mosaic-like pattern of numerically color-coded shapes which lie on a grid pattern of intersecting transverse and longitudinal lines which form rows of equal-sized squares and wherein the coded shapes are square, with the size of a grid square, triangular, and rectangular; the triangular shape formed by diagonally bisecting a square, and each rectangular shape by bisecting a square with a line parallel to a transverse or longitudinal line.

Abstract: A tool for use in establishing a precise level line or plumb line or line for alignment uses a visible laser diode for projecting the line. The tool is relatively small and compact, drives the laser diode using batteries contained in the tool, and includes tilt compensation for use on surfaces which are not level, up to about 5.degree. off level, for still delivering a truly plumb or truly horizontal beam. A manual selector device is provided for shifting the beam from a vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation when desired. Specific forms of tilt compensation apparatus are disclosed.

Abstract: A viewing apparatus for the purpose of separating a particular view from its surroundings and for the purpose of identifying the distance of the viewed object is disclosed. A viewing apparatus that attaches to and is used in conjunction with firearms weaponry is disclosed. The apparatus is characterized by an enclosed and elongated see through hooded opening attached directly to said firearms weaponry and is used to direct and aid open sight viewing of a distant object by blocking out immediate surroundings and thereby separating the view of said object from its immediate surroundings. The apparatus is affixed with a calibrated scale designed to measure distance of a distant object according to its height. The apparatus can be affixed with additional apparatus for precise windage and elevation adjustment.

Abstract: A reticle plate provided with a reticle and three concentric circles of ving diameter and methods of use thereof, the invention allows a user to establish a north-oriented or south-oriented line by alignment of selected circumpolar stars with the circles. The circles are located on the reticle plate in positions determined by angles which exist between the celestial north (or south) pole and the particular low-magnitude circumpolar stars chosen as sighting points, the radii of the circles being directly proportional to the objective lens focal length of the theodolite or optical instrument within which the plate is used. A first method of the invention allows unambiguous location of the north or south pole by alignment of each of three selected stars with one each of the three circles. A second method provides data to a user sufficient to locate the pole by alignment of innermost and outermost circles respectively with one each of two of the selected stars.

Abstract: The liquid indicating leveling device consists of a modular unit having four walls each at 90.degree. to one another, the inside surfaces of the walls having a flat non-reflective white surface together with a white back wall and having an open viewing front defining a viewing chamber. The bubble vial is disposed in the viewing chamber parallel to the bottom wall of the viewing chamber so that the vial may be viewed through the open front for both vertical and horizontal leveling. Illumination is provided for selectively maintaining the light level within the viewing chamber at a level sufficiently above ambient for taking a bubble reading without glare or reflections from outside elements. A beam is provided in which the modular unit is mounted to increase the accuracy of the unit over a greater length for more accurate readings. A cross bubble device is provided for taking both vertical and horizontal readings.

Abstract: A drafting or measuring instrument, such as a caliper, divider or compass, has legs pivotally connected at one end and carries working elements at the opposite ends which may be moved between closed and opened positions. A thin case for releasably holding the instrument has an opening with an inner side wall conforming generally to the outer edge of the instrument so that the instrument may be placed in the opening. Formed on the respective opening side wall and the instrument edge are cooperating projections and grooves. The instrument may be manually positioned in the opening with the attaching projections being engaged by the retaining grooves so that the instrument is releasably held in the case until relative pressure is exerted between the instrument and the case to remove the instrument. An aperture may be defined at one end of the opening to receive the working elements of the instrument.

Abstract: A position measuring device for measuring the relative positions of two objects, wherein the two objects are machine components of a processing or working machine or a measuring machine for tools. The graduation of a scale connected to the first object is scanned by a scanning unit connected to the second object. The scale is arranged on a scale carrier so as to be slightly displaceable in a measuring direction. The scale carrier is connected with both ends thereof to fastening elements which, in turn, are rigidly connected to the first object. When the scale, the scale carrier and the workpiece have different thermal expansion, the scale carrier is connected at least at one end thereof to the fastening element with a translatory degree of freedom in measuring direction. The scale is biased at least at one end thereof by a spring element. The spring element is connected to the translatory movable end of the scale carrier.

Abstract: A cooling and exhaust unit for an IR reflow soldering machine is arranged to be mounted on the soldering machine after the last heating zone. The unit has fans which direct cold air downwardly on to the conveyor and this cooling air divides into two streams, one moving with the conveyor and one counter to the movement of the conveyor. An exhaust inlet is provided near the front and the rear of the machine, the exhaust inlets being connected through an exhaust chamber to an exhaust outlet. To minimize the amount of hot process air sucked out of the soldering machine into the nearer exhaust inlet an additional cold air inlet is provided, this being located intermediate the rear end of the unit (i.e., the end abutting the soldering machine) and the nearer exhaust inlet.

Abstract: Footwear comprises a sole consisting of upper and lower members (2, 3) bonded together. The upper member 2 has a plurality of holes 4 penetrating it. The lower member 3 has the top formed with grooves 5 each having a stem 6 communicating with each hole and an end 7 open on the side of the lower member. The top of the upper member communicates with the side of the lower member through ventilation holes 8 consisting of the holes 4 and grooves 5.

Abstract: A spring shoe is provided, of the type which includes a top plate that holds a person's foot and a bottom plate coupled to the top plate through springs to allow for vigorous jumping, wherein the top plate is stabilized against unwanted motion in a simple and rugged mechanism. An elongated cross bar is provided which has a front end hinged to the front of the top plate and a rear end hinged to the rear of the bottom plate. The cross bar permits vertical motion and pitch of the top plate with respect to the bottom plate, while avoiding other unwanted motions of the top plate such as longitudinal and lateral shifting and tilting in roll.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wader for use in fishing and other activities having a body portion covering the lower body (including the legs, feet, hips, and waist of the wearer), and a chest portion normally folded inside the body portion but extendable upward about the chest, but not the shoulders of the wearer. The chest portion is preferably held about the chest by a drawstring, such as an elastic drawstring, and is advantageously biased into the lowered position inside the body portion by mans of a seam joining the two portions.

Abstract: A removable, pressure-adjustable, shock-absorbing cushion device for sports goods, comprising a cover and an air cushion enveloped in the cover. The cushion is a hollow flat bag having upper and lower sheets adhered to each other at round recesses or linear recesses, either alone or in combination. The recesses furnish the air cushion with shock-absorbing elasticity and flexibility whether the cushion is inflated or not. An inflation pump or an air nipple is provided in the cushion for inflating or deflating the cushion.