Abstract: The present invention relates to a cherry tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a dense, large size, vigorous, very productive tree that produces fruit that is large in size, dark red in color, very attractive cosmetically, resistant to cracking and doubling, and matures in the latter part of May under the ecological conditions prevailing at Le Grand (Merced County), Calif. The tree produces a blossom that is self-sterile, thus requiring cross-pollination by another cherry tree to bear fruit, and the best pollinator determined to date is the Bing Cherry Tree (unpatented). The variety was developed as the result of a second generation seedling from the Bing Cherry Tree.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plum tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, medium vigorous, hardy, productive, and regular bearing tree, which requires a pollinator. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in the latter part of June, with first picking on June 19, 1989, and is uniformly large in size, clingstone in type, very dark purplish red in skin color, smooth in surface appearance, attractive in shape, sweet in flavor, and exceptionally firm in texture, resulting in excellent quality for keeping and shipping. The variety was developed as a hybridized seedling from the selected seed parent, Red Beaut (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,539), and an unnamed seedling as the selected pollen parent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plum tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, medium vigorous, hardy, productive, and regular bearing tree, which requires a pollinator. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in early June, with first picking on June 5, 1989, and is uniformly medium in size, clingstone in type, dark reddish purple in skin color, very smooth and shiny in surface appearance, attractive in shape, very sweet in flavor, and exceptionally firm in texture, resulting in excellent quality for keeping and shipping. The variety was developed as a hybridized seedling from the selected seed parent, Red Beaut (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,539), and an unnamed seedling as the selected pollen parent.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which is somewhat remotely similar to the Red Jim nectarine tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,518) with which it is most closely related but from which it is distinguished in several respects including that of producing fruit which is mature for harvest and shipment later than the Red Jim nectarine tree, or approximately August 30 through September 20 in the San Joaquin Valley of California.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nectarine tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in late July, with first picking on July 22, 1989, making it a mid-seasonal ripening variety. The fruit is uniformly large in size, clingstone in type, dark red in skin color covering almost the entire surface, acidic but sweet in flavor, and exceptionally firm in texture, resulting in excellent quality for keeping and shipping. The variety was developed as a hybridized seedling from the selected seed parent, Red Diamond (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,165), and an unnamed seedling as the selected pollen parent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nectarine tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in late June, with first picking on June 21, 1989, and is uniformly large in size, clingstone in type, fully dark red in skin color, slightly acidic but very sweet in flavor, and exceptionally firm in texture, resulting in excellent quality for keeping and shipping. The variety was developed as a hybridized seedling from the selected seed parent, May Diamond (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,454), and an unnamed seedling as the selected pollen parent.

Abstract: Novel compounds which are 2,6-di-tertiary-butylphenols substituted in the 4 position by an acylaminophenyl group, which acylaminophenyl group is substituted by a moiety which includes a carboxyl group, are useful as inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis and as antiallergic agents.

Abstract: Rigidifying or structural members are used to increase structural stiffness of cylinder block and consequently have reduced vibrations and noise emitted therefrom. These devices in the past have reduced serviceability, increased engine component complexity, increased cost and allowed additional interfaces for lubricant to leak therefrom. The subject structural member or rigidifying member provides a simple, inexpensive, light-weight solution to increasing structural stiffness of cylinder block. The subject structural member has an uninterrupted flange therearound and a plurality of equally spaced longitudinally positioned openings therethrough. The flange is secured in frictional contact with the inner mounting surface inside the oil pan. Thus, the interface for lubrication leakage of past members has been eliminated. The openings have reduced the weight of the member and provide an opening through which the crankshaft can swing preventing the need to increase the engine height.

Abstract: A coupling assembly which includes an inflatable annular tube, a plurality of friction shoes removably attached to the tube so that the shoes move radially as the tube is inflated and deflated. The shoes include a friction pad bonded to one side of a backing plate and a driving bar also made of friction material bonded to the other side of the backing plate and joined together in a unitary structure. The driving bars fit into grooves formed in the tube to improve torque transfer between the shoes and the tube.

Abstract: This application described a number of novel advanced piezoelectric ceramic power switching devices which are mounted within protective gastight enclosures that are either evacuated to a high degree of vacuum or filled with an inert gas protective atmosphere. The devices thus constructed are capable of operating over a range of load voltages extending from about 100 volts to 5000 volts or more with corresponding currents of from a few amperes to hundreds of amperes and wherein it is possible to provide a number of such structures in a single common protective gastight enclosure. For certain circuit applications the devices thus constructed have unpoled portions on which are mounted either passive circuit components such as resistors, capacitors and the like or active semiconductor devices all interconnected in circuit relationship with each other and the switching devices by using printed circuit or integrated circuit fabrication techniques.

Abstract: A bulletproof dress shirt is disclosed which incorporates the following features: ease of installation, adjustability and removability through the use of VELCRO fasteners; lightweight design and removable bulletproof pads for ease in laundering; optional vital area protection; and design resembling a dress shirt so as to prevent other persons from discovering the fact that the garment is bulletproof, which design includes snap fasteners to permit attaching the dress shirt front over the top of shoulder straps attached by the aforementioned VELCRO fasteners, to prevent detection of the shoulder straps. Additionally, means to improve comfort by absorption of perspiration are included.

Abstract: A nursing garment has a close-knit upper portion which lies over the shoulder of the nursing mother, which extends down into an expanded, open-knit lower portion which covers the breast and at least part of the baby while nursing, so that the upper portion may be used for burping the baby, and the lower portion is sufficiently opaque to provide privacy to the mother, yet adequately open to allow sufficient ventilation for the baby. In one embodiment, the garment is provided with two sides to cover both breasts, and in another embodiment, a single side is covered, in which embodiment the upper edge of the upper edge of the upper, close-knit portion is weighted to securely maintain the garment in place over the mother's shoulder.

Abstract: An improved head covering (10) comprising an elongated sheet (12) folded in half about a transverse axis (14) to form sides (16 and 18). An expandable crown portion (20) is adhered to the sides (16 and 18) along upper portions (15) and to itself along band (21). A tie strip (22) is attached to the sides (16 and 18) for securing the improved head covering (10) to the head of a wearer.

Abstract: Trousers include two selectively openable seams which extend from the upper edge to the hem edge of the trousers, the selectively openable seams being positioned in such a way as to be only minimally visible as the trousers are worn. Each of the two front selectively openable seams converges with its adjacent inseam. A back opening embodiment is also disclosed.

Abstract: An improved emergency wash station is provided for flushing irritants from the eyes or face of an individual, particularly such as a person working in an industrial or laboratory environment. The wash station includes a spray manifold having a large plurality of spray ports disposed above the upper rim of a drain bowl, with the spray manifold being connected to a water supply via a single inlet fitting located externally of the drain bowl. A pressure control member at the inlet fitting insures a relatively gentle yet substantially full face flush spray throughout a range of water supply pressures. In addition, the spray ports are formed with an outwardly expanding taper to minimize clogging by ice or other debris.

Abstract: A potty chair for toilet training children and of the type having an automatic speech and tune producing capability. The tune generating circuit (36) plays a tune when a child first sits on the potty chair seat (24). A moisture sensing circuit (32) detects the introduction of bodily waste into the waste receptor (20): which it communicates to the speech generating circuit (38), causing it to play a voice message. In addition, a changeable data storage circuit (40) determines the tune and voice messages that are produced. Other features of the invention include control of the tune and speech volume and power conditioning for the electronic circuits.

Abstract: A fluidized patient support apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus utilizes granular material beneath a patient support surface which when fluidized by pressurized gas uniformly distributes the pressure imparted to the body of a patient lying thereon. The apparatus includes means for recirculating the fluidizing gas in order to avoid raising the ambient temperature of a room in which the bed is situated with exhaust gas. Also provided are a pair of inflatable bladders and selective fluidization means to assist in turning and transferring the patient.

Abstract: A bedsheet is formed from a substantially rectangular piece of fabric. The fabric has attached to it an elastic band partially around its perimeter. The elastic band extends completely along the bottom edge of the fabric and at least partially along the two side edges of the fabric. The elastic band is stitched to the fabric to form an elasticized hem. Located at the other end of the bedsheet, on its bottom surface, are two Velcro strips. The Velcro strips attach to matching Velcro which is coupled directly to the foam mattress. The Velcro on the bedsheet couples with the matching strips on the mattress to hold the sheet firmly in place.

Abstract: A triangular truss walkout cantilever for displaying railroad warning signals above the individual lanes of a road or highway at a railroad grade crossing is disclosed. The cantilever includes a cantilever arm attached to a vertical roadside mast. The cantilever arm has three parallel truss members that form a triangular cross section. These members are reinforced by a system of struts and braces. A catwalk allows a worker access to the warning signals for maintenance and no braces interfere with such access.

Abstract: A machine for cleaning the upper and lower surfaces of a sheet of material and having a housing and a conveyor for driving the sheet through the housing and through first and second cleaning stations located therein. At the first cleaning station portions of the surfaces of the sheet exposed by the conveyor are cleaned by passing the sheet between ionization bars which neutralize static electrical charges on the sheet, air jets which blow light particulate matter from the surfaces of the sheet and rotary brushes which sweep the surfaces of the sheet. Portions of the sheet surfaces not exposed at the first cleaning station are exposed by the conveyor as the sheet passes through the second cleaning station, where it is further cleaned by similar cleaning apparatus. As the sheet leaves the housing, it passes another ionization bar which neutralizes static charges produced by frictional engagement of the air jets and rotary brushes with the sheet surfaces.

Abstract: A multi-layered cloth mitten to be worn by the human hand for wiping surfaces prior to painting has been invented whereby the outer concentric layer of said mitten may be removed as it becomes soiled and the wiping operation may be continued with successive concentric clean layers of said mitten.

Abstract: A scraper includes a blade fixed in a front end of a handle. Two covers, each with two retainers and a clamping device are respectively provided on an upper surface and a lower surface of the handle. The retainers and the clamping device of one cover pass through the handle and engage with the respective retainers and the clamping device of another cover so that the two covers are easily clamped together. The two covers are provided to form a smooth outer surface for the handle.

Abstract: The tension of a windshield wiper is adjusted by turning a nut which adjusts the rotational tension of a spring on the arm. The positioning of the nut is fixed by a second nut, a spring also forces the arm into a detent, holding the arm away from the windshield.

Abstract: Cleaning apparatus for textile machines disposed in a row, which cleaning apparatus can be moved back and forth among the textile machines. The cleaning apparatus has blow hoses provided with nozzles to blow off loose fuzz from the textile machines, and at least one suction hose for sucking up the blown off fuzz. For each textile machine at least one stationary blower is disposed at the machine side opposite from the suction hose and has at least one blast nozzle for blowing air covering the floor below the textile machines. The cleaning apparatus has a vertically extending, relatively rigid air blast duct which docks at the blower when the cleaning apparatus is aligned with the blower.

Abstract: A multi-purpose suction nozzle, for a vacuum cleaner, for cleaning different types of surfaces, such as hard smooth surfaces, textile floor coverings, and upholstery, whereby the suction nozzle is detachably connected to a suction hose of the vacuum cleaner via a pivotably mounted connector. The suction nozzle has a housing with a first suction opening that communicates with a first flow channel, and with a second suction opening about which are provided planar slide surfaces and which communicates with a second flow channel. A brush is rotatably mounted in the housing in such a way that bristles of the brush extend through the first suction opening. A mechanism provides for selective communication of either the first flow channel or the second flow channel with the connector.

Abstract: A one-piece removable carrying handle assembly (10) for removably attaching the handle assembly to an item to be carried. The carrying handle has a middle strap portion (18) with two end portions (14, 16). Each end portion (14, 16) includes a housing member (28, 24) that has a slot (44) adapted to receive attachment hardware. The attachment hardware includes a screw (30, 36) and a spacer (32, 38). A screw (30, 36) and a spacer (32, 38) fit through slots (22, 24) in the end portions (14, 16) of the assembly (10). Each housing (28) is designed to be positioned over a screw (30), spacer (32), and a slot (22) so that each end portion of the strap assembly (10) contains all separate parts and so that each end portion is lockingly attached to the middle strap portion to form a one-piece unit.

Abstract: A hinge for mounting a door to a door frame through upper and lower assemblies, with each assembly including a door frame plate and a door plate disposable in engagement with each other to define a common pivot axis extending through both assemblies. The door frame plate of the upper assembly is provided with a hole engageable by an axle carried on the top surface of the corresponding door plate. The door plate of the second assembly includes a downwardly extending flange engageable within a blind hole formed in the corresponding door frame plate, with the bottom of the hole having a convex protrusion for stabilizing the door in an open position.

Abstract: A hinge assembly has a plurality of rollers which are pressed against an elastic washer by a shaft. The rollers and elastic washer are contained within a cylindrical retainer which is held in a fixed position relative to a first bracket, while the shaft is held in a fixed position relative to a second bracket so that, when either or both the first and second brackets are moved relative to each other, the roller move around the outside diameter of the shaft resisted by the elastic washer, providing a smooth resistance to the movement of the first bracket and/or second bracket relative to the other. An electronic digital device, having a display section with an adjustable viewing angle utilizing the improved hinge assembly, is shown in which the hinge assembly provides a smooth resistance for the movement of the display section relative to the base of the device.

Abstract: Cabinet hinge having a door-related part configured as a plug-in cup and a carcass-related part configured as an elongated supporting arm, which are articulated relative to one another by two hinge links journaled at their ends in the cup at one end and on the supporting arm at the other. The hinge has a closing mechanism having a cam element disposed at the inner end of the inner hinge link, which is joined corotationally with the hinge link, and on whose cam surface a resiliently flexible section of one leg of a substantially U-shaped leaf spring lies under bias while its second leg is joined to the outer end of the resiliently flexible leg in the interior of the supporting arm by a bridging section and thrusts against the interior of the supporting arm. The inner hinge link has at its inner end two parallel ears spaced apart from one another, between which the cam element is disposed for corotation therewith.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for treating cotton contaminated or imbued with honeydew. For this purpose, cotton flocks are fed into a microwave oven, in which the cotton flocks are heated by microwave energy, thus reducing the stickiness or tackiness of the honeydew such that there are no processing disadvantages on subsequent machinery. The microwave oven basically comprises a conveyor belt on which the cotton flocks are conveyed through a passage or channel provided with microwave generators. At the exit or outlet of the microwave oven the cotton flocks are transferred to an opening unit which transfers the cotton flocks into a feed chute or shaft.

Abstract: A roller for the treatment of fiber masses for the textile industry has a sawtooth wire received in a rectangular cross section helical groove of a steel roll body and indented by a peening or indenting roller to provide, by plastic deformation of the foot portion, the outward forces which clamp the foot portion of the wire against the ribs flanking the groove of the roller body. As a consequence, the roller body as a whole is not deformed.

Abstract: A closure clip, especially for the closure of bags, has a base member with a first and a second leg of plastic material, each of the legs forming a rigid structure having a hinge end and a coupling end portion. The legs are hingedly connected at their hinge ends and provided with first and second snap coupling members, respectively, at their coupling end portions. The coupling end portions with their first and second snap coupling members, respectively are integral to the rigid structure of the respective leg. The snap coupling members are manually engageable to each other and manually releasable from each other only by swivelling the legs about their hingedly connected ends.

Abstract: A clasp for the cords of a bola tie comprising two mating shell halves and a manually operable spring biased clamp disposed between the shell halves to provide an enclosed clasp which is releasable and which provides improved external appearance and mechanical function. The inner surfaces of the clasp which engage the tie ends are smooth non-abrading convex portions of toroidal-like surfaces and clasp the tie ends around an extensive part of the periphery of the cord and along extended portions of the cord. Although firmly clasping the cord ends the clasp may be forced along the cord ends without manually releasing the clamp.

Abstract: A clip comprising outer and inner rings (11, 12) formed to protrude forwardly in the form of rings and wound together such as to form leg portions (14,20 and 15, 21) crossing one another. The leg portion (14 or 21) having at least one of the two rings having a cut end rearwardly extends at a gentle angle to the corresponding leg portion (20 or 15) of the other ring and eventually overlaps the corresponding leg portion. The clip may clip a material without bending an end thereof, and it hardly produces a trace of clipping.

Abstract: A portable cleat including a primary connector element having a principal axis and opposed ends and a secondary connector element attached to the primary connector element at at least one of the ends, said secondary connector element having angularly disposed arms.

Abstract: A jewelry closure includes a pair of closure members for magnetically engaging together. One or both closure members includes a magnet. A first closure member of the pair is supported by a casing which extends outwardly to receive the second closure member when both closure members are magnetically engaged together. The closure is secured by a clip attached to the outer surface of the casing. A portion of the clip lies adjacent an outer end surface of the second closure member when the closure is secured. In closed position the clip prevents the closure members from being separated when the jewelry closure is secured.

Abstract: A zipper securing device which comprises of a circular clip open at one end which can be sprung over or around a button as a means of attaching invention to the material in which the zipper is fitted, an eyelet as a means of attachment by sewing and a hook as a means of attachment to the zipper tab securing it in the closed or zipped up position. It also comprises of a connecting member as a means of attaching said hook to said circular clip open at one end and an indentation providing a weakened area to allow a means of seperation between said circular clip open at one end and said connecting member.

Abstract: Slide fastener for footwear or protective garments constituted of two support tapes (13) off chains of teeth (11) and a slide-tab (16). The chains of teeth (11) of the slide fastener are connected to their respective support tape (13) and mounted, brought together, such that they are located raised on the single side (13") of said tapes adapted to be turned towards the inside of said footwear or garment.Figure of the abstract: figure 1.

Abstract: A multipurpose fastening device for securing items to more stationary objects or bundling elongated items or lengths or rope-like material together. More specifically, this device utilizes, primarily, lengths of webbing material together with strips of hook and loop fasteners in various embodiments. This multipurpose fastening device is reusable, durable, relatively inexpensive and easy to use.

Abstract: Briefly, according to the invention, a clip assembly 10 comprises a clip 1 and a bracket 6, each having at least one hole (4, 5, 11, and 12) for alignment with each other. Alignment of the holes is required so that a pin 13 positioned through the holes pivotally secures the bracket 6 to the clip 1. The pin has a head 15 with a diameter that is greater than at least one of the holes. The pin 13 with the head 15 is passed through the holes for retaining the clip assembly 10. In the preferred embodiment, a spring 17 is used for biasing the clip 1 towards the bracket 6.

Abstract: In a belt buckle for safety belts, particularly in motor vehicles, for receiving and locking an insertable tongue having a housing and, arranged therein, an insertion path for the insertable tongue, with the path containing a spring-loaded ejector, and having a locking element which is pivotably mounted in the buckle and, in the locked position, engages in the tongue recess and is secured in the locked position via a securing member movably mounted in the buckle, and having a slidable actuator for releasing the locking element, which is guided in the housing transversely with respect to the plane of movement of the locking element and which, to protect it from shock, cooperates with a counterweight guided in the housing, the intention is to simplify the construction of the buckle for the purpose of shock prevention and reduce the mass of the parts which cooperate in the event of acceleration of the buckle.

Abstract: A casket has a metal shell. A plurality of blocks project from the surface of the shell and are integral with the shell. Mounts are secured over the blocks and have laterally-projecting trunnions. Arms are mounted on the trunnions at one end and receive a handle bar at the other, thereby providing a pivotable handle bar mount.

Abstract: Device for drying a bundle of threads between a stretching trough and a sizing trough has a tiered array of elongate nozzle bodies each having a plurality of thread channels therein for receiving a partial bundle of threads therethrough. Each channel has a cross section consisting of a semicircular bottom part of radius r and a rectangular top part of width 2r and height r, the semicircular bottom part having a centered air inlet for generating turbulence to dry the threads. The channels are closed by a metal cover which is received flushly against a cover contact surface having an air checking borehole which assures that the cover is in place. A preferred embodiment has channels with restricted inlet and outlet parts to facilitate generating knots of turbulent air in a central turbulent part of the channel.

Abstract: A method for combining a relatively elastic yarn component with a relatively inelastic yarn component is disclosed, and wherein the two components are guided through a jet of high velocity air so as to entangle the filaments and produce a bulked composite yarn. To facilitate the air jet entangling operation, at least the inelastic yarn component is subjected to a filament spreading operation prior to its advance through the air jet. The method may also be incorporated in a false twisting process, and wherein the inelastic component is false twisted so as to transversely spread its filaments prior to its being brought into contact with the elastic component and subjected to the air jet.

Abstract: Surface finishing or polishing rollers are made by successively mounting disk-shaped surface finishing elements on a spindle rotating in operation. The surface finishing elements are formed of a slitted, preferably rectangular sheet having a continuous portion of material with lamellae protruding perpendicularly therefrom. The slitted sheet is shape-fixed with binder, and the periphery of the protruding lamellae forms an ellipse. The surface finishing elements, each of which comprises an oval disk with lamellae, are mounted inclined on the shaft of the spindle so that the contour of the successively mounted surface finishing elements forms a cylinder in the axial direction of the spindle.

Abstract: A device for fitting a protective boot to a shaft member particularly in a universal joint wherein an expanding device is provided for expanding the diameter of a first collar of the boot so that a shaft upon which the boot is to be mounted may be inserted into the assembly device and the boot. A stripping device cooperates with the expanding device and is axially movable relative thereto so that the stripping device will leave a receiving region of the expanding device radially freely accessible in order to engage the first collar of the boot thereon. After the shaft member has been positioned with the first collar of the boot extending thereabout, the stripping device is moved relative to the expanding device so that the collar may be slipped off the expanding device and onto a recess in the shaft upon which it is to be mounted. The invention is particularly suitable for use in automated assembly of propeller shafts.

Abstract: The brake shoe rivet press is for removing in a single operation rivets which are arranged in rows to hold a fibrous liner to the base of a brake shoe to thereby permit removal and later replacement of the liner. The press has a frame and a punch holder fixedly carried by the frame. The punch holder has a plurality of movable punches also arranged in rows and corresponding in number to the number of rivets in the brake shoe. The press includes upper and lower rams movably carried by the frame on opposite sides of the punch holder. The lower ram is provided with a support surface for positioning and supporting the brake shoe and also includes a plurality of openings arranged in rows for receiving the spent rivets. The upper ram has an operating surface, which, when the upper ram is actuated, engages the punches so as to urge them against the rivets to remove them from the brake shoe in a single operation. A hydraulic circuit is provided for controlling the movements of the upper and lower rams.

Abstract: A machine for remotely lining the inside of a heat exchanger tube end (13) received in a tube plate (14). The machine includes a flexible tube (15) connecting a push-pull device to a motorized unit (16) for driving tools used for fixing the sleeve in the heat exchanger tube. The machine also includes a tool loader (25, 26) at the head of a cable (20) which is driven by the push-pull device and means for applying the end of the flexible tube to the end of any of the heat exchanger tubes which may need lining. The motorized unit (16) includes two superposed fluted hubs (30, 33) one of which is driven by a low speed electric motor while the other is driven by a high-speed pneumatic motor.

Abstract: An improved tape automated bonding method of bonding the beam leads of lead frame tape to gold bumps formed on the contact pads of a semiconductor device, wherein the tape includes a plurality of interconnected beam leads defined by at least one opening in the tape such that each beam lead has an inner end and an outer end. The method includes the steps of depositing a gold layer on the beam leads, masking a region of each beam lead from further deposition of material such that a predetermined portion of each beam lead is exposed for further deposition of material, depositing a predetermined amount of tin on the exposed portion of each beam lead, establishing contact between each beam lead and the die bump to which each beam lead is to be bonded and applying a predetermined amount of pressure and heat to form a bond between each beam lead and the die bump to which the beam lead is to be bonded such that the bond formed includes the primary eutectic of the combination of tin and gold.

Abstract: The invention provides a mounting method by which a flat coil formed by winding an insulator layer and a metal foil sheet in layers can be mounted readily and with certainty on a circuit board. In mounting a flat coil on a circuit board, at first a pair of terminal portions each composed of a layer of solder are formed at a first end portion and a last end portion of the flat coil such that they extend in an axial direction of the coil, and then the coil is disposed on the circuit board such that the terminal portions thereof may be opposed in a perpendicular relationship to connecting faces of a conductor pattern on the circuit board. After then, the coil and the circuit board are heat processed to cause solder material applied to the connecting portions of the conductor pattern to adhere to faces of the terminal portions over the full extent of the axial length of the flat coil to interconnect the connecting faces of the conductor pattern and the terminal portions of the flat coil.