Abstract: A process and an assembly for producing force-locking connections between tubular members inserted one into the other or for attaching elements slid onto tubular members, by permanent radial expansion of several sleeves slid into the tubular members in a coaxial arrangement. The sleeves are filled with a pressurized fluid and pistons are inserted into end apertures of the sleeves. The apertures of adjoining sleeves which face each other are closed by a single piston. Finally, by bringing the pistons closing the outwardly facing apertures of the outer sleeves closer together, the internal pressure is increased.

Abstract: A repair lining for a heat exchanger tube includes a sleeve having ends. A tubular basic body is disposed in the sleeve and has ends protruding beyond the ends of the sleeve. One of the ends of the basic body has a top part being supported on the sleeve and the other of the ends of the basic body has a thread formed thereon. A nut is disposed on the thread for bracing the repair lining in the heat exchanger tube. At least one clamping ring is disposed on one of the ends of the basic body between the sleeve and the top part, and at least one clamping ring is disposed on the other of the ends of the basic body between the sleeve and the nut. The clamping rings have a conical shape in an initial relaxed condition being changed into a flattened shape with an enlarged diameter by relative motion between the basic body and the sleeve.

Abstract: A bottle opener for cutting open thermoplastic bottle caps is disclosed. The bottle opener includes a first arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the first arm including at least one transverse aperture. A second arm includes a proximal end and a distal end, the second arm mounting a cutting blade. The first and second arms are joined together at their respective proximal ends and are normally urged apart into an inoperative mode and when urged together into a cutting mode, the cutting blade is moved into a cutting position that traverses the aperture and cuts the top off of a bottle resting therein.

Abstract: A razor unit and a method of forming the same having a skin-engaging portion and a sequentially molded shaving aid on the shaving unit wherein at least four anchoring openings are disposed substantially equidistant from each other.

Abstract: A knife with a holder secured at the handle. The elongated, plastic or metal holder is tapered along the lines of the knife. The end of the holder, at the cutting edge of the knife, is curved with teeth pointing downward towards the blade of the knife or the end of the holder is flat. While cutting skin and fat from poultry and meats, the individual grips or holds the skin or fat for easy disposal.

Abstract: A clipper-type bush cutter comprises a mount part provided on the side of a power source, an upper part of a head unit connected rotatably within a predetermined angle range back and forth with respect to the mount part, and a lower part of the head unit connected rotatably through 360 degrees in the right and left directions at the bottom of the upper part and for reciprocatably supporting clipper-type cutting blades.A first relative angle adjusting device is disposed between the upper part and the mount part and a second relative angle adjusting device is disposed between the lower part and the upper part.

Abstract: A cutting guide for use in making a cut in a carpet comprises an elongate base including a substantially flat upper surface portion and a channel which extends along the base. The inner side walls of the channel are at an oblique angle relative to the upper surface portion so that when the guide is placed underneath a carpet and a knife drawn along the channel in contact with a side wall, the cut edge thereby produced in the carpet is at an oblique angle to the plane of the carpet. When two such edges of different portions of carpet are abutted together, a tidy unobtrusive seam is produced.

Abstract: An adjustable size hole cutter for ostomy adhesive wafers is disclosed having firstly a cylindrical body adapted to hold a cutting blade, a cylindrical pilot protruding outward from the bottom circular face of the cylindrical body to reside in a preformed hole in the colostomy wafer, and a Tee handle protruding outward from the top face. Adjustment of the blade's distance from the center of the cylindrical body for cutting different sized holes is accomplished by means of removable adjustment spacers situated in a radial slot formed in the wall of the cylindrical body, the cutting blade secured to the outside adjustment spacer by a set screw passing through a hole in the blade and aligned holes in the adjustment spacers. A circular base plate with centrally located hole receives the pilot of the adjustable hole cutter. The ostomy wafer is placed between the bottom face of the cylindrical body and the base plate whereupon the blade cuts into the wafer and the circular hole cut as the cutter is rotated.

Abstract: The motor drives the crown gear which has an upwardly projecting eccentric drive pin which drivingly engages the channel fixed on the spindle which reciprocates in the fixed tube and supports a saw blade. The induced vibration is counterbalanced by the reciprocating counterbalance which slides on the outside of the tube. The crown gear has a cylindrical drive member which engages the cylindrical hole in the transfer block. The transfer block is moved in an orbital path and the opposed parallel sides engage and reciprocate the counterweight. The crown gear and cylindrical drive member have material removed to counterbalance the two drives.

Abstract: A magnetic compass in which a conventional compass card provides an analog readout of compass heading and a binary coded digital disk together with fiber optic sensing technology provides a digital readout of compass heading contained within a single housing, together with a gravity driven inclinometer providing a measurement of the inclination of the ground. The compass magnet is shielded by Faraday type shielding from the electronics that processes the digital reading. An analog electronic readout of both compass heading or inclination, capable of remote display, is provided by a tapered iris disk and fiber optic reader combination. A magnetic compass employing a compass disk with a reflecting tapered iris on one side of the disk sensed by a reflecting fiber optic reader and a standard compass card on the other side which can be read visually provides an improved magnetic compass being very compact and providing both analog and digital readouts.

Abstract: A liquid-type compass comprises a light-weight thin, flat disk of magnetic material so constructed that it is capable of floating on a liquid surface so as to be movable to orient itself in a North-South direction. A flat support provided for storing the disk when not in use is releasably secured to a support member. The support member is in the form of a small flat card containing survival instructions as well as instructions for use of the compass.

Abstract: A two axis sensor is provided for detecting angular movement relatice to either of two mutually perpendicular axes. The device includes a two-axis sensor comprising an upwardly directed, spherically shaped common electrode, an upwardly directed spherically shaped insulating member uniformly spaced from the common electrode to form a cavity therebetween, the common electrode and the insulating member being sealed to each other about respective peripheries thereof, with a dielectric fluid contained in the cavity, a plurality of detecting electrodes provided on an underside of the insulating member, the detecting electrodes formed by a selectively applied conductive surface coating on the underside, and a device for detecting variations in capacitance proportional to movement of the sensor relative to each of two mutually perpendicular axes by reason of movement of the dielectric fluid within the cavity.

Abstract: A base-point anchor that will allow anchoring of chalklines, plumb bob lines, string for layout lines and tape rules, comprising a body with adhesive locking apertures and an anchor aperture and a bulk adhesive adhering to the body and extruded into the adhesive locking apertures.

Abstract: A machine for marking a garment for placement of subsequent operations, such as buttons and buttonholes, includes a frame, a first garment marking plate mounted on the frame and carrying a plurality of first garment marking media, and a second garment marking plate mounted on said frame and carrying a plurality of second garment marking media. Drive means arcuately move the first marking plate relative to the second marking plate between a ready position wherein the first and second marking media are spaced from each other and from the garment and a marking position wherein said first and second marking means are in close proximity to each other and in simultaneous contact with the garment to mark the garment.

Abstract: A protective housing for accommodating a scale member and a longitudinally movable scanning unit of a length measuring system comprises a housing tube, which is adapted to support the scale member and preferably has a basically rectangular cross-section and in one narrow side wall is formed with a slot, which is adapted to receive an actuating member, which is adapted to be coupled to the scanning unit, and which housing tube is adapted to be closed at both ends by end closures, which are adapted to hold the housing in position and protrude beyond the ends of the housing tube.

Abstract: An improved tape measure having a writing member is disclosed. The writing member has a front surface for receiving markings and a back surface with an adhesive connected to the back surface for attaching the writing member to the tape measure device.

Abstract: A sludge treating apparatus is disclosed which includes a gas turbine engine generator, an exhaust boiler for generating heated vapor using exhaust heat coming from the gas turbine engine generator, and a dryer for drying a sludge supplied from an external source through the utilization of heated vapor coming from the exhaust boiler, to thereby provide a dried sludge.

Abstract: A photosensitive material-drying apparatus for drying a photosensitive material after being dipped in a treatment solution to wet the same. Water-absorbing rollers for contact with the same surface of the photosensitive material are provided in the vicinity of a photosensitive material-introducing inlet, and are arranged along a direction of transfer of the photosensitive material. The water-absorbing abilities of the water-absorbing rollers is increased progressively in the direction of transfer of photosensitive material.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for curing cylindrical and belt-like substrates include a curing chamber defining a horizontal central axis; a support structure selectively receivable within the curing chamber for supporting at least one substrate along a horizontal axis radially offset from and parallel to the central horizontal axis and for rotating the at least one substrate about the offset horizontal axis; and a curing device located within the curing chamber for expelling temperature controlled air toward the at least one substrate as the at least one substrate rotates about its offset horizontal axis. Preferably, the curing device is located along the central horizontal axis for expelling air radially outward. In a preferred embodiment, the support structure supports a plurality of substrates in a planetary configuration surrounding the central horizontal axis, each substrate being located along an offset horizontal axis radially spaced from and parallel to the central horizontal axis.

Abstract: A drying chamber for curing products, such as confectionery, loaded on a plurality of rows of stacked trays, the chamber having novel and improved means for evenly supplying, distributing and exhausting conditioned air.

Abstract: A shoe sole (1) manufactured of one or more pieces of a resilient material, such as plastics, natural or synthetic rubber, including a recess extending from below the heel and forward to the forefoot. The recess only allows the longitudinal circumferential rims of the shoe sole to come into contact with the walking surface when the user of the shoe is standing on said walking surface. A shock-absorbing projection (2) is provided in the recess opposite the heel bone of the foot, said projection not coming into contact with the walking surface at a low pressure load. At a high pressure load, such as when the user is walking or running, the shock-absorbing projection (2) comes into contact with the walking surface. In this manner the shocks usually affecting the heel of the shoe are moved to the heel bone as well as absorbed in the best possible manner. When the user is standing still the resilience is achieved by the circumferential rim of the shoe sole absorbing all the pressure in the heel area.

Abstract: A shoe having a detachable heel. The shoe includes a foot receptacle portion having a threaded stem extending downwardly from the foot receptacle portion and a locking pin slot, and a shoe heel threadedly engageable to the stem and having a locking pin assembly which engages the locking pin slot to secure the heel in a fixed position.

Abstract: A heel securing device, for ski boots of the rear-entry type comprising a front quarter and a rear quarter which are associated with a shell inside which an inner shoe can be removably arranged. The peculiarity of the device resides in that it is constituted by at least one flap which is associated with, or provided at, the shell, the inner shoe or an adapted removable heel element, the other free end embracing the rear region of the heel overlying the perimetric edge of the shell. It is thus possible, once the rear quarter is secured onto the front one, to achieve uniform pressure on the entire heel region without activating adapted and specific means.

Abstract: A rear-entry ski boot includes a quarter closure device constituted by a rear vertical lever which tensions one or more traction elements. Temporary engagement with the one or more traction elements are provided on the body of the vertical lever or on at least one of the quarters, and the temporary engagement allow the partial take-up of the working length of the traction elements when the rear vertical lever is open. A boot is thus provided with which the skier can walk easily.

Abstract: A reversible curved frame for pictures or other generally planar decorative items. Curved channel segments are joined end to end to form an endless frame. Links received with the channels at the ends thereof retain the segments in joined relationship.

Abstract: A sign stand and sign combination supported, when in use, by a pair of pivot leg assemblies secured along the bottom on the respective sides of the sign, each such assembly comprising a generally U-shaped leg having a generally linear center portion having formed therein a support locking aperture and a storage locking aperture, a leg support and a latch for engaging either the support locking aperture or the storage locking aperture for locking the leg either in a support position with the legs extending from the sign in a storage position with the legs substantially parallel to and adjacent the sign, is disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for storing and dispensing cartridges into the tubular magazine of a .22 caliber or other such rifle. The apparatus includes a central chamber section having a central passageway extending therethrough with a plurality of storage passageways radially spaced equidistant from the central passage and equidistant from each other. An upper cap and a lower cap are spring loaded against opposite ends of the chamber by way of a tension spring passing through the central chamber. The upper cap includes a dispensing opening radially aligned with the plurality of dispensing passages. The outer periphery of the dispensing chamber includes a plurality of semi-cylindrical grooves and the inner periphery of the cap includes two detent rib for positioning in the various semi-cylindrical grooves of the chamber.

Abstract: Fishing apparatus adapted for use with fishing accessories comprising a tackle box with an opening extending through an upper end and forming an inside wall. A first attachment means is disposed generally on a portion of the inside wall in the tackle box. The apparatus includes a container having outside walls generally surrounding a container opening with the container opening intersecting the upper end and being sized for receiving fishing accessories. A second attachment means includes a portion connected to the outside wall of the container. The second attachment means and the first attachment means each are adapted so that the second attachment means is removeably connectable to the first attachment means for removeably connecting the container to the inside of the tackle box.

Abstract: A brush rake is provided for use in cooperation with a tractor-type vehicle and a tree shearing device. The rake includes a plurality of generally vertical and arcuate tines which are mounted on a backing plate to form a forwardly concave tine framework. The tine framework is quickly and releasably securable to the tractor. The backing plate includes upper and lower flanges which cooperate with an attachment mechanism on the tractor to engage and disengage the rake. The rake further includes a jack stand including at least one jack leg, a corresponding jack shoe, and a corresponding support member. The support member maintains the jack leg in a lowered position which maintains the rake in an upright position for ease of connection to the attachment mechanism. The support member is detachable so that the jack leg may be pivoted upwardly after attachment to the tractor.

Abstract: Apparatus defined by an elongate truck body with a cab and truck bed housing overlying elongate truck frame plate. A forwardly oriented chute with an impeller drive at a forwardmost end of the chute directs snow upwardly through the chute by use of a drive belt into a receiving tank. The receiving tank includes a plurality of heater plates arranged in an angular relationship overlying the tank adjacent the uppermost end of the drive belt. The truck bed includes an auxiliary pump for directing fluid outwardly relative to the tank and further includes a drive motor for driving a generator to operate the heater plates, auxiliary pump, and heater unit positioned rearwardly within the truck bed housing with the heater unit underlying an apertured floor of the truck frame plate to direct heat therethrough to effect completion of snow removal underlying the truck body during its traverse over a road surface to be cleared of snow.

Abstract: A plow assembly useful for moving material from surfaces such as roadways in various selectable discharge directions includes a moldboard assembly and pivotable frame. The moldboard assembly is capable of being oriented in a right side discharge or a left side discharge in response to pivoting movement of the pivotable frame. A tripping mechanism is included to prevent damage of the plow assembly from obstacles located on the plowing surface. A cutting edge of the plow assembly is secured to the moldboard assembly by a wedge mechanism thus allowing quick cutting edge replacement.

Abstract: An ironer folder is provided in which an ironed flatwork item such as a sheet is folded into quarter panels along its length by a pivoting arm. The folded sheet is placed on a sequence of conveyors which carry the folded flatwork into engagement with a series of three cross-folding stations whereby the flatwork may be cross-folded three times and discharged from the apparatus. The longitudinal and lateral free edges of the folded flatwork are interiorly disposed in the discharged folded item so as to present an attractive folded appearance having a periphery defined by continuous bight portions.

Abstract: Compositions comprising urea peroxide are effective for treating plants for fungal, bacterial, and viral infections and for infestations of mites and insects. The compositions reduce populations of ice nucleating bacteria on plants, thus protecting the plants from frost damage. The compositions are applied to the aerial portions of plants, e.g., leaves, flowers, fruits, stems, branches, vines, and trunks.

Abstract: Suspension or hanger bars, particularly a weight-responsive hanger bar which is pivotable to indicate changes in weight of the suspended object. The device is particularly adaptable to suspension of moisturized planters, such that the hanger bar is pivoted, as the moisture content of the planter is depleted.

Abstract: A twist lock pivot pin is provided for rotatably connecting a lift arm of a cross arm window regulator mechanism for a vehicle window to a support panel. The lift arm has a non-circular through opening and the pivot pin, which is rotatably supported by the support panel, is provided with a complementary shaped non-circular head which is insertable through the non-circular opening in the lift arm. The head of the pivot pin is undercut to define a neck which engages a side surface of the non-circular opening in the lift arm when the pivot pin is rotated 75.degree. to cause sections of the head to overlie the lift arm to lock the lift arm to the support panel against movement axially of the pivot pin. A counterbalance spring then biases the neck of the pivot pin into engagement with the lift arm.

Abstract: A transom assembly for a bathing enclosure or the like is disclosed. Preferably, multiple sliding transom panels are supported only at their lower end by two upwardly facing channels formed in the lintel or header of the door assembly. The panels may be positioned to overlap and thus create a transom of variable length. Locking ridges in the panels fit locking ridges in the channels to hold the panels against vertical movement. A sealing strip fits within the channels and is held by the locking channels to seal the open portions of the channel when the panels are positioned.

Abstract: A deflatable sealing member forms a weatherstrip to seal a closure opening. The sealing member includes an operative tubular section designed to provide tight interference engagement between the closure and vehicle body when vented to atmosphere and expanded by built-in resilient memory. A bellows pump is connected to the sealing member through a flow control circuit. The bellows pump serves to deflate the sealing member during closing of the closure. The bellows pump is adapted for convenient mounting in a cavity in the closure or vehicle body spaced from the closure hinge area. A flexible cable connects the bellows pump to the closure or vehicle body to provide the necessary actuation for operation of the bellows pump in response to the swinging movement of the closure. As the closure closes, a bleed port of fixed or variable size located at the pump vents the sealing member to ambient pressure, and the sealing member expands by resilient memory to its full cross section so as to provide a tight seal.

Abstract: An automatic grinding machine for cleaning castings, including a machine stand, supporting mutually adjustable clamping or holding devices for processing a casting, and further including a tool holder, on which a grinding and/or cutting-off disk is adjustable with respect to the casting via a sliding device supported on a machine support, permits non-contact, precise generation of a control signal. The clamping devices are electrically insulated from the machine stand, and the grinding and/or cutting-off disk is electrically insulated from the tool holder. The grinding and/or cutting-disk is electrically conductive. The grinding and/or cutting-off disk and the clamping devices, including the casting held therebetween, are series-connected to a regulable high-tension generator and an ignition current evaluating switching unit, which supplies the control signal.

Abstract: A grinding wheel for use in a grinding machine, wherein a plurality of grinding tips are bonded on the periphery of a wheel core having a disk-like shape using a bond which forms a bonding layer between the wheel core and the grinding tips. The grinding wheel is further provided with means for preventing coolant from entering inside of the abrasive layer and/or bonding layer, thereby preventing the bonding layer from being swelling by the coolant. In a first embodiment, the preventing means is composed of rubber layers formed on the both side surfaces of the grinding wheel at the places corresponding to the radial position of the bonding layer. In another embodiment, the preventing means is composed of water-repellant material capable of repelling water. Such material is composed of silicon or fluorine resin and is soaked into the grinding tips.

Abstract: Roughly precut glass plates are delivered to a cutting and breaking station where they are cut and broken while invariably mounted. For this purpose, a processing head having a cutting head and a mechanical or thermal breaking system is provided which in a sequence of operations produces a cutting line and relief incisions and then breaks off the plate edges extending on the outside of said cutting line. As the plate is cut to shape, it is transferred, in a predetermined position, to a grinding station, where the plate edge is ground. Effecting the cutting and the breaking operation in one location allows a considerable simplification of the installation and an improved utilisation of all parts of the system. Positioning by means of stops as well as conversions of breaking tool adjustments for different plate shapes are no longer necessary. Programming of the various processing operations is particularly simple.

Abstract: A method for manufacture of a toothed abrasive tool mating with the machining gear wheel (2) from a flat abrasive wheel (1) comprising axial feed of the flat abrasive wheel (1) and delivery of free abrasive material into the contact zone, and a method for finish machining with said tool of a gear wheel (2) comprising replacement of the free abrasive material by the cutting fluid and replacing the axial feed of the abrasive wheel (1) at the final stage of tool manufacture by the tangential feed of the gear wheel (2).

Abstract: A method for polishing hydrophilic contact lenses which comprises applying a polish consisting of a substantially water free material that in solution acts as a surfactant and an optional abrasive material to the lens surface to be polished and applying a moving polishing tool to the lens.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for inhibiting the corrosion of a tendon within a post-tensioning anchor plate assembly. A tubular extension member protects the tendon and includes a foam injection port which is adapted for the injection of foam material to inhibit tendon corrosion, when it is sealed against the anchor plate. The tubular extension member further includes a circumferential ring disposed therearound providing a water stop to the infiltration of moisture after construction of the post-tensioning assembly. An anchor plate cap is also provided for covering the terminal end of the post-tensioned tendon. The cap is constructed with a radially extending ridge disposed along the inner edge for interlocking engagement with the anchor plate. A round die cut foam insert is provided in the cap to seal the terminal end of the tendon.

Abstract: A trim for trimming out or finishing contemporary, one-piece fiberglass and acrylic bathtubs and shower stalls. The trim comprises framing pieces which are positioned around the edges of the surrounding wall portion of a bathtub or shower stall after the bathtub has been installed. A large flange portion of each of the framing pieces is secured to the wood stud framing or wall by wood screws. The larger flange portion and a small flange portion extend from a base portion and form a cavity for receiving an edge of a dry wall sheet. The trim may include separate finishing pieces which snap-on to an outer surface of the small flange portion of the framing pieces. Alternatively, the small flange portion of the framing pieces may be formed with a finished surface thereby dispensing with the need for separate finishing pieces.

Abstract: An injection packer for injecting a synthetic resin into cracks in concrete has an elongate plastic body having a longitudinal injection channel, an injection nipple arranged at the rear end of the plastic body and communicating with the injection channel, and a sealing cuff made of a plastic material which is softer than a material the plastic body is made of, and fitted in a positive inter-engagement manner around the front end of the plastic body.

Abstract: A seal adapted to be mounted on an edge of an element such as, for example, a sheet metal panel or non-sliding glass of an automobile, and of the type comprising a sealing portion fixed to a channel or U-portion which can be engaged on the edge of the element, the seal comprising, at least one lip articulated to the channel and projecting into the interior of the channel, the lip having a portion for bearing elastically on a wall of the element, and of a profile in the form of an arc of a logarithmic spiral centered on a point of articulation of the lip on the channel, the sprial having a profile wherein the angle made by a radius vector of the spiral with the normal at the point of contact of the lip on the element is less than the angle of friction between the respective materials of the lip and the element.

Abstract: The invention provides a box for the passage of pressurized liquid through masonry work of small thickness, particularly dividing walls, the box (1), firmly secured to a plastic sheath (4), also embedded in the masonry work (2), allowing plastic material pipes (5) to be installed for pressurized liquids. Said pipe (5) passes through the case and the sheath with radial clearance, which makes it possible to change it for maintenance purposes, the parallelepipedic shaped box having a large opening on which a lid (3) is placed, this lid carrying the connection of the pipe (5) formed by holding means and sealing means.

Abstract: An extendible stud, consisting of two substantially identical Z-studs each of which has opposed flanges of substantially different widths and inwardly turned lips at the flange outer edges, and each Z-stud having a central raised ridge in its web, raised in a direction toward the wider flange, which two Z-studs are interconnected by the narrow flange of each being held within the channel formed by the wider flange of the other Z-stud along with its associated lip and web. Also the method of interconnecting two Z-studs and the method of erecting hollow partitions with the extendible stud.

Abstract: An insulated wall assembly which combines strength with good insulating qualities includes spaced apart, elongated wooden posts, which are I-shaped in cross section; and elongated rigid foam plastic panels extending between adjacent posts, the panels being generally cruciform in cross section so that projections on the lateral edges thereof extend into the recesses of the posts while the front and rear or outer and inner surfaces of the panels are in the same planes as the outer and inner surfaces of the posts. Alternatively, the panels are parallelepipedic blocks with longitudinally extending, rectangular grooves in the sides thereof for receiving splines, which connect the blocks to rectangular, grooved insulating inserts in the posts.

Abstract: A decorative panel which simulates the exposed surfaces of installed glass blocks. The panel, which is transparent, semi-transparent or translucent, has a variety of configurations simulating various combinations of 2", 3", 4", 6", and 12" glass blocks such that an installation of the panels in adjacent relationship can be adapted on-site to provide almost any rectangular planar area with the glass block effect. Each of the panels is adhesively secured to an existing planar glass surface therebeneath. A layer of air trapped between each of the relatively thin panels and the underlying glass surface provides a thermal barrier for insulating purposes. The underside of the panels can be tinted, frosted, etched or sculpted whereby a window containing the underlying glass surface is rendered translucent, providing visual security.