Abstract: A miniature pouch device which is removably attachable to the instep of a shoe for captivating the lace and bow used to tie the shoe, and retain them in a neat small package which sits in the location where the bow would normally reside on a conventional pair of shoes.

Abstract: A new and improved connector is provided for footwear and associated specific footwear step-on devices and surfaces. The invention utilizes complementing members of a type of separable, coacting, flexible gripping means, such as hook and loop "Velcro" type or knob-knob type or other similar flexible type fastening members. These members are arranged to form an integral firmly attached part of the invention specific sole of footwear worn by individuals and associated interfacing invention tailored step-on device surfaces and permit proper positioning mating and omnidirectional on-demand break-away disengagement between footwear sole and interfacing step-on device surfaces.

Abstract: A football kicking shoe is provided having a sole with the toe portion extending angularly downward with respect to the substantially flat instep and heel portion of the sole. The sole is sufficiently flexible so that when worn by a punter the sole will lie flat against the ground due to the pressure of the weight of the wearer and when the foot is raised, the toe portion of the sole will extend downwardly so as to present the upper surface of the shoe for contact with the football. The heel portion of the upper of the shoe has a convave cutout so as to permit the toes to be depressed without muscular effort on the part of the wearer of the shoe.

Abstract: A cutting wheel arrangement for a suction dredge includes a cutting wheel assembly provided with a plurality of cutting stirrups. A suction pipe is connected to a suction chamber arranged within the cutting wheel arrangement. The suction chamber has a suction opening in the suction area. The cutting wheel assembly includes two coaxially adjacent cutting wheels which are fixedly connected to each other and have lateral cutting openings. The suction chamber is separated by a center wall into two separate chamber portions. One of the suction chamber portions is located in the region of one cutting wheel and the other suction chamber portion is located in the region of the other cutting wheel. Each suction chamber portion is connected to the suction pipe through an opening which can be closed by means of an adjustable flap member in such a way that either the one or the other suction chamber portion is in communication with the suction pipe.

Abstract: An electric steam iron having a heating baseplate (1) and a vaporization chamber (2), and further including a plate (7) on which are fixed or formed at least part of the device (3) for feeding water to the vaporization chamber (2), an assembly (4) for regulating the flow of water and components for regulating the heating temperature and the electrical connections. The plate (7) and parts mounted thereon are preassembled and then assembled as a module into the iron.

Abstract: An indicia-bearing attachment for electrical conductors includes a hollow generally U-shaped housing having a horizontal top wall and a pair of downwardly-depending side walls, thereby to define an open-ended chamber for longitudinally receiving at either end one end of the conductor depending on the orientation of the housing for proper reading of the indicia. In order to maintain the conductor in the chamber adjacent the horizontal top wall, a T-shaped clamp member is pivotally connected between the lower ends of the side walls, two arms of the clamp member being horizontal and colinearly arranged longitudinally in the chamber, and a third arm being vertical and joined to the adjacent ends of the horizontal arms.

Abstract: An artificial lure is disclosed having loose ballast contained within a sealed cavity. One embodiment of the lure is generally configured to have an outward appearance similar to that of a small fish with a tail of a second smaller fish protruding from its mouth, the tail forming a generally planar surface extending at a downward angle to serve as a diving plane when the lure is drawn through the water. A second embodiment of the lure is generally configured to present an outward appearance similar to that of a crayfish. The second embodiment of the lure is drawn through the water tail first and configured such that the swimmerets are fanned and extend in a downward angle to serve as a diving plane when the lure is drawn through the water.

Abstract: A fishing lure is described which is wholly or in part comprised of hydroxylated polyvinyl acetal sponge. The sponge may include a fish attractant. The lure looks and may smell like natural bait, and achieves a desired more natural action of a lure with a much longer lived attractant functionality.

Abstract: A downrigger for releasably retaining a fishing line terminated by a lure and including a fishing line retainer for releasing the fishing line when a fish strikes. An alarm may be activated in response to the release. The downrigger is configured to reflect sonar signals for indicating the depth of the fishing line retainer. The downrigger is constructed to attach rotatably and removably to a cleat on a fishing vessel. The downrigger line may be electrically conductive to transmit the alarm signal on release of the fishing line.

Abstract: A liquid fish attracting substance is arranged for application to artificial or cut bait. Fish attractant of a plurality of categories is arranged for selective application to fish bait and onto an individual's fingers to minimize contamination of the scented bait utilized in a fishing scenario. The arrangement includes a plurality of drawer members slidably mounted within a container to permit application of one or a plurality of fish scents to various categories of bait.

Abstract: Device for attracting moths, for example Ephestia cautella, which comprises at least one external surface exhibiting light and dark stripes which are vertical when the device is disposed for use, there being present on or in the device a substance e.g. a pheromone which is an attractant for moths.

Abstract: A device which serves as a barrier precluding the migration of ground dwelling pests of, but not limited to the Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (snails and slugs) therebeyond. The barrier has a concavo-convex-spiraloid configuration in cross-section generally defined as an involute. The barrier has an interior which is concave and contains an upwardly disposed trough. The trough serves as a container for baits to attract and retain snails for later collection. Alternatively, the trough may also serve as a container for pesticides and pesticide-containing baits such that said baits are presented to pests with virtually no risk of access to and accidental poisoning of pets and children. The exterior of the barrier is a substantially convex configuration. The various component parts forming the barrier may be assembled using a plurality of linear and angular connectors such that the barrier can accommodate cultivated areas of varying enclosed geometric configurations.

Abstract: The automatic door assembly includes a rail, a door carriage movably provided on the rail, a driving unit for moving the door carriage, a rechargeable battery unit for supplying electric power to operate the driving unit and a circuit for electrically connecting the rechargeable battery unit and the driving unit. It also has a charging unit for timely charging of the rechargeable battery unit and a device for stopping the door carriage automatically at the open and closed positions.

Abstract: A trim for a vehicle having a trim body and a weaterstrip which is in contact with an inner surface of a window glass in an outer side of an upper end of the trim body. A flange part projecting outwardly and extending along the upper end of the trim body is formed at the trim body. A plurality of boss parts are formed integrally with the trim body under the flange part with proper intervals between the boss parts along the upper end of the trim body. The weatherstrip is fixed to the boss parts by bolt members, wherein an inner surface of the weatherstrip contacts with outer ends of the flange part and the boss parts.

Abstract: A weatherstrip having an upper lip and a support section on one side defining therebetween a panel receiving groove and having a hollow seal on the other side. A sponge rubber material is integrally provided with at least a portion of the upper lip and faces the panel receiving groove, to thus firmly bond with a panel and to absorb a bending deformation of the weatherstrip at corners of the panel. Such as a weatherstrip is particularly suitable for use as a weatherstrip for a sliding roof of an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: The eccentric grinder includes a housing, a griding disk on which a grinding paper is held, an eccentric shaft on which the grinding disk is nonrotatably mounted and a mechanism for changing a grinding movement of the grinding disk having at least one fixed friction or toothed rim. At least one exchangable reversible intermediate plate (17,37) is provided for the grinder attachable to the eccentric shaft and each having at least one other friction or toothed rim (21,22). In operation, one of the intermediate plates (17,37) is placed between the housing (6) and the grinding disk (24), which, when engaging the fixed friction or toothed rim (34,35) with one of its friction or toothed rims (21,22), causes a rotary motion of the grinding disk (24) in addition to an eccentric motion.

Abstract: A method for reconditioning of the sealing face (11) at the opening of the manhole (10) of a drying cylinder (K) of a paper machine when the cylinder (K) is in its operating position in the paper machine. In the method a separate frame part (13) is attached to the cylinder end. The frame part (13) comprises guides (15a, 15b), along which a machining unit (16) is displaced which is fitted to machine the sealing faces. Also disclosed is a device for use in the method.

Abstract: In superfinishing a Gothic-arch-shaped groove of a nut by using a superfinishing stone attached to the tip end of an oscillation arm while oscillating the superfinishing stone about the oscillation axis and, at the same time, moving the superfinishing stone in the longitudinal direction of the Gothic-arch groove, the oscillation axis is inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the Gothic-arch groove. The shape of the cross section of the Gothic-arch groove orthogonal to the oscillation axis is regarded as a single circular arc and, thus, both flanks of the Gothic-arch groove can be superfinished simultaneously.

Abstract: A method for internally cleaning a powder-carrying hose conduit of an electrostatic powder coating system between changes in powder color. A granule/air stream is conducted through the hose to be cleaned, and the granules are returned for re-use after they emerge from the hose.

Abstract: A honing stone and guide assembly is described comprising an abrasive honing stone bonded to a plastics shoe. The shoe is a snap fit on the platform of a stone holder. A similar plastic snap-on honing guide fits a platform of a guide holder.

Abstract: An extruded plastic strip contains abrasive grains or minerals embedded homogeneously therein throughout is scored along the machine or extrusion axis direction, such scoring including elliptical or pointed perforations with the long axis or generally pointed ends aligned with the scoring and parallel to the machine or extrusion axis. The preferred plastic material is a 612 nylon, although other plastics may be employed. The material is heat workable, yet relatively stiff and can be used to form a wide variety of power driven abrasive tools. The present application also disclosed a rotary wheel type tool utilizing the perforated strip, and a method of making that tool using a gel type cyanoacrylate as an adhesive. With the strip of the present invention, rotary wheel tools as well as many other tools can economically be produced.

Abstract: A rotatable wheel for removing material from a workpiece has a rigid circumferential surface on which a removable abrasive strip is mounted. The circumferential surface has a transverse slot extending into a cavity within the wheel which is generally covered by a coverplate secured over the cavity. Within the cavity is a first device for engaging the leading end of the strip and a second device for engaging the trailing end of the strip. The first device includes a positioner which is operable to align the first device under an opening in the coverplate to permit insertion or removal of the leading end of the strip. Similarly, the second device includes a locator arm which is operable to align the second device under an opening in the coverplate to permit insertion or removal of the trailing end of the strip. The first device places static tension on the strip, while the second device places dynamic tension on the strip as the wheel is rotated.

Abstract: An abrasive pad which may be removed from a tool without breaching the bond between the Velcro.RTM. fabric and the abrasive pad. A tab member is attached to the Velcro.RTM. fabric which allows a user to impart removal forces substantially on the Velcro.RTM. fabric.

Abstract: A gutter assembly that includes a primary gutter and a secondary gutter that are connected to one another and attached to a roof panel. Water is inhibited from flowing between the primary gutter and a panel edge by a flange that overlies the roof panel. The end of the flange has a feather edge so that water atop the panel is directed onto the top of the flange and into the primary gutter. The primary gutter is spaced apart from the edge of the roof panel by a stop member that depends from the flange and that abuts the edge of the panel so that no water can collect between the gutter and the panel edge. This prevents deterioration of the panel. The panel edge also overhangs the secondary gutter to further ensure that no water collects on the panel edge. Drop outlet openings are formed in both gutter parts, and the opening in the secondary gutter is larger than the opening in the primary gutter to prevent water buildup in the primary gutter.

Abstract: A flashing structure for installation along a roof edge to aid in proper drainage of moisture run-off. The sheet metal flashing includes a planar body portion for installation under the shingles or other roof covering and extending from a free edge to a parallel drainage edge. The flashing is bent at the drainage edge to extend back under and away from the body portion in a continuous curve, preferably of constant radius, for about 180.degree.. The flashing is bent again at an angle of less than 90.degree. at the juncture of the curved portion and a flat portion which extends from the juncture edge to a drip edge where the material is bent back upon itself to provide a portion extending to a terminal edge.

Abstract: An exoskeleton structure made up of a plurality of pairs of triangular units which are adjacent to each other and which are interconnected. Each triangular unit has a generally horizontal segment and a pair of upright diagonal segments connected to the respective ends of the respective horizontal segment. The segments of each structural unit are shell-like or transversely curved so that, when they mate with the segments of adjacent triangular units, the segments of the two units form frame elements having hollow interior spaces for receiving concrete which is directed into the hollow spaces after the structural units have been erected. The configuration of adjacent structural units is repeated throughout the entire extent of the structure so that the numerous triangular structural units form an exoskeleton structure having maximum strength and high resistance to lateral forces.

Abstract: A self supporting dome structure comprised of a plurality of rings connected one upon another, each of the rings approximating a conical frustum with successively higher rings having lower angles of inclination. Many of the rings are formed of a plurality of individual, flat panel, each of which includes a flat rectilinear top plate member, a flat rectilinear bottom plate member and opposed flat rectilinear side members, the side member converging inwardly from the bottom member to the top member.

Abstract: The invention is a prefabricated housing addition that can be used either as a room addition or to enclose a porch or patio. A number of specially designed joints are used to facilitate the assembly of the addition. These joints are adapted to be easily made by machine and to provide the structure with great strength and rigidity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thin slab of plastic material adapted to cover the terraces of buildings.Thin slab of plastic material adapted to cover the terraces of buildings, particularly for use in covering arrangements of the type of thin slabs on blocks, characterized in that it has, on the one hand, on its undersurface, a partitioned structure constituted by recesses or depressions (1) and partitions (5), on the other hand, a border (2) at its periphery, and, finally, on its upper surface, a flange (6) defining a space (7) adapted to receive a surface coating, as well as, on its lateral surfaces, means (3, 10) permitting assembly with adjacent thin slabs.

Abstract: The framed surface component includes a surface component having circumferentially extending abutting surfaces provided with inwardly offset portions, L-shaped cross-sectioned frame legs enclosing the surface component circumferentially, each of the frame legs having one section leg engaging behind the surface component and another sections leg extending spaced from and parallel to a respective circumferentially extending abutting surface, and an adhesive connection between the surface component and the frame legs made with a hardening sealing compound. The sealing compound fills the offset portion in the abutting surfaces between the surface component and a free space between the surface component and the section legs of the frame legs, which section legs extend parallel to the abutting surfaces. The section legs extending parallel to the abutting surfaces of the surface component can each have a widened portion extending from a front side.

Abstract: A panel wall system is based on panels, each of which includes a sheet of high density fiberboard, a vapor barrier on the back surface of the fiberboard sheet and a sheet of substantially rigid polymeric material adhesively secured to the front face of the fiberboard sheet, the polymeric sheet having a thickness of not less than about 0.022 inch. The other components of the system are various trims and moldings.

Abstract: Wall panel system having a fastener including a clamping plate, a bolt, and a locking bar mounted on the bolt, wherein the plate has two spaced, parallel tongues that extend through a gap between panel elements and has a stop to regulate swinging of the locking bar about the bolt from a first position extending between the tongues to a second position bridging the gap.

Abstract: A floor construction for refrigerated vehicles is provided with longitudinal elements having parallel upstanding walls supporting a load supporting surface and providing substantially retilinear ducts between the longitudinal elements and providing for rectilinear end sealing plates.

Abstract: An axially extending sleeve (1), for use as an anchor secured by grout or a hardenable mass in a blind bore (2a) in a structural component (2), has an outside surface with a radially outwardly projection extending in the axial direction of the sleeve. The sleeve has a closed first end leading in the insertion direction and a trailing second end. The projection extends from the second end in the axial direction toward the first end. An elastic layer (3) is placed over the surface of the structural component containing the bore and a hole (3a) in the elastic layer is aligned with the bore in the component. When the sleeve (1) is inserted into the bore (2a), the projection (1d) forms a passageway through the elastic layer, so that air and excess grout can escape from the bore through the elastic layer.

Abstract: A method of twisting a feed yarn of little strength, which is wound under little tension on a winding tube into a yarn package, wherein the wound yarn package with the winding tube is inserted into a spindle pot, the spindle pot is put in rotation, the winding tube is subsequently pulled out of the yarn package, and the feed yarn is then withdrawn from the inside surface of the yarn package and wound to a package or twist package.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for closing a package (1) provided with at least one flap (2), comprising a path of movement for the package (1) and comprising a rotatable closing element (3) arranged next to the path of movement. In order to prevent the package from being deformed during closing of the flap (2) and in order to be able to carry out the closing operation quickly and safely, it is provided that the closing element is designed in the form of a cylindrical pipe, at least at one area of its outer surface being cut at an angle in order to define a guide edge (4).

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel deflator means for expelling excess air from packages which is used in connection with form, fill and seal packaging machines, said deflator means comprising flexible walled, fluid-filled bladder means which engages a product-containing bag and forces excess air out from the bag, the bladder fluid also being provided to be in communication with a reservoir which permits fluid exchange between the bladder, and the reservoir during the packaging cycle.

Abstract: A portable loader may be brought up to and selectively positioned to deliver product into mandrels carried by an automatic packaging machine. The loader may receive product on an asynchronous and on-demand basis and delivers product on a time basis coordinated with operation of the automatic packaging machine. The loader has two bins which are opened and closed in sequence to receive and deliver product with a buffer time storage in a second of the two bins in order to accommodate the timing of the packaging machine. The loader handles pouches and similarly irregularly shaped product, having a geometry which may vary at random. The pouches are gently shaped to fit into a box as they are transferred from a source of product into a loading position of the packaging machine.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for supplying web material to an indexing advancement mechanism, such as may be associated with a packaging machine which forms the web into a component of a package. The web is supplied from a supply roll to an unwind mechanism, which continuously unwinds the web during indexing advancement of the web by the advancement mechanism of the packaging machine. The unwind mechanism includes an unwind motor which is operable to vary the rate at which the web is unwound from the supply roll. Tension is maintained in the web upstream of the advancement mechanism by a take-up mechanism interposed between the unwind mechanism and the advancement mechanism. The unwind motor speed is controlled by the position of a movable arm associated with the take-up mechanism.

Abstract: According to the invention, a band is led to a tip of a guide rod provided at a tip of a movable arm, the band is pulled out therefrom to a slide table side, the band is stretched by sandwiching a front edge of the band by a tension jaw and a clamping jaw provided on the slide table side, a packing article is moved while pressing the stretched band, the movable arm is rotated to wind the band around the packing article, the band is melt bonded by a heater, and the bonded band is cut out after that by a cutting mechanism.

Abstract: A real mower includes a cutting unit having a frame including opposite side plates joined together by front and rear cross members, the rear cross member being located above upright ends of a u-shaped bed knife support which are respectively bolted to the side plates by upper and lower mounting bolts. A pair of stress relief slots is respectively provided in the pair of side plate between the bed knife support and the rear cross member, the slots respectively being arranged arcuately about the upper bed knife support mounting bolts.

Abstract: A harvester adapted for harvesting low-lying fruit, such as typical with high-density, dwarf trees, includes an intra-loop conveyor for collecting detached fruit relatively close to the ground and elevating same with a single flighted belt. The harvester straddles a single row of the trees and detaches the fruit therefrom by repeatedly impacting the tree canopies are the harvester moves along the row. Spring-loaded deflection plates close around the tree trunks and deflect detached fruit outwardly to interior surfaces of a pair of single-loop conveyors. Baffles cooperating with the interior of each conveyor restrains fruit therein as the conveyor passes overhead to an inverted position. Fruit is discharged from the conveyor elevated segment onto an output conveyor passing beneath the discharge area. The output conveyor includes a multi-segment, foldable conveyor frame over which a single conveyor belt is entrained. The conveyor belt may be folded over the harvester during non-harvesting transport.

Abstract: A textile yarn processing machine, in particular a yarn twisting machine, having a plurality of spindle assembly working positions, which is enclosed on both longitudinal sides over its full height with a soundproofing cover comprising several paneling elements which are movable for partially overlapping each other. Between the paneling elements and the working positions of the machine, maintenance units are arranged, which are able to move also in the closed condition of the paneling elements.

Abstract: A textile machine has a bank of spindles each provided with a flyer having a presser finger and a fork having a plurality of elongated teeth thereon for simultaneously removing full bobbins from the spindles and for supplying empty bobbins to the spindles. A safety device is provided for moving the presser fingers out of the paths of the empty bobbins as the empty bobbins are inserted into the flyers, comprising deformable elements extending longitudinally of the teeth of the fork. The presser fingers have members thereon so positioned as to be engaged by the deformable elements and to swing the presser fingers out of the paths of the empty bobbins when the empty bobbins are inserted into the flyers by movement of the fork in one direction.

Abstract: Packages, particularly cross-wound packages are produced directly at a ring spinning frame. In a method and apparatus for making packages a rewinding device is provided for a group of spinning stations. The rewinding device comprises a fixed winding station and a gripping device movable along the group of spinning stations. The rewinding device is able to perform all the manipulations for starting up a spinning process with empty yarn carriers. It is also possible to change the full yarn carriers and mount the empty yarn carriers on a spinning frame, remove thread breaks and carry out spinning following a batch change. Spinning of the individual yarn carriers takes place individually, so that when replacing one yarn carrier, the other spinning stations continue to operate. This leads to a high production rate of the ring spinning frame and simultaneously reduces costs for rewinding compared with known systems.

Abstract: A spinning mill installation including an overhead conveyor system having rails for feeding and removing bobbins to and from at least one creel-less spinning machine. To provide the function of the absent creels, an array of rail elements is positioned above each spinning machine, the rail elements having detent mechanisms defining the locations of the bobbin stations, are provided in the overhead conveyor system. A cleaning device moves along an overhead rail and is provided with a driving device which also drives the bobbin carriers.

Abstract: In a spinning method in which, after a bundle of fibers has been drafted, the fibers are introduced into a twisting device using an air jet. The fibers are formed into bound spun yarns by the twisting device and are wound on a package by a winding device. The spinning method includes the steps of arranging and doubling at least two spun yarns upstream from where a twisting torque applied to the spun yarn by the twisting device disappears, entangling the spun yarns by the residual twisting torque, and thereafter winding them on a package.

Abstract: An assembly for producing heat/mechanical energy by combustion of sugar includes a combustion chamber and a means for fluidizing sugar. Fluidized sugar is injected into the combustion chamber, optionally in combination with a hydrocarbon fuel and ignited. The combustion gas energy can be recovered as usable mechanical energy using conventional piston crank shaft or turbine asssemblies. Exhaust gases have reduced levels of noxious pollutants relative to exhaust gases from internal combustion engines not burning sugar fuels.

Abstract: A dual rotor gas generator of a gas turbine generator is fired with fuel delivery based on a fuel demand signal. Actual air flow is determined by sensing the low pressure rotor speed. A ratio of the fuel demand and actual air flow is calculated. Actual fuel flow is not used. Loss of flame is detected based on a fuel/air ratio as compared to a preselected value.

Abstract: A Cheng cycle, dual-fluid heat engine comprising a compressor for compressing a first working fluid, having a compressor outlet; a combustion chamber in fluid communication with the compressor outlet; a turbine having an inlet in fluid communication with the combustion chamber for performing work by expansion of working fluid, and a turbine exhaust. The engine also has a heat recovery exchanger coupled to the turbine exhaust for heating thereby, having a heat recovery exchanger inlet and an outlet for heating a second working fluid; and an injector for introducing heated second working fluid from the heat recovery exchanger into the turbine. The engine has a coolant inlet port for introducing coolant having a temperature less than the first working fluid temperature at the compressor outlet, to at least one of turbine nozzles and blades in the turbine.