Abstract: A method is provided for locating the bottom roll of a stack of a plurality of slit rolls disposed upon a skid or pallet with the method incorporating the use of a disk snugly telescoped downwardly into the tubular core of the lowermost slit roll and being anchored to the supporting skid through the utilization of shank-type fasteners. After the positioning disk has been secured to the skid the remaining slit rolls of the stack are placed upon and axial aligned with the bottom slit roll of the stack and an elongated reinforcing gusset is snugly telescoped down through the cores of the stack. Thereafter, a shrink film is placed about the stack, around and beneath the skid securing the stack to the skid.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting the knife projection of regrindable, strip-shaped cutting tools which are each screwed releasably to a knife carrier (8) and which are releasably arranged together with the carrier, in an at least approximately radial direction, in the rotary-drivable disk (1) of a disk-type cutter.

Abstract: An article and method for shaping a sheet of material around an object such as a flower pot, the article comprising a ring-shaped collar adapted to be secured around the object. The collar may comprise pinch rings or barbed piercing elements, disposed about the periphery of the collar for attaching the sheet of material to the collar, or the collar may be adapted to be secured around at least a portion of the object so that the sheet of material is held between the object and the collar. The article also may be used alone for shaping a sheet of material.

Abstract: A rain cape for a golf bag comprising means removably tying the cape approximately midway between the top and bottom portions thereof, the top portion being folded over to define a cover for the cape and having a hook engagable with the means or with a handle on a cart carrying the bag.

Abstract: A device and method for angularly joining elongate boards end-to-end or edge-to-edge without mitering utilizes a plate for pivotal connection in overlying relation to square-cut abutted board ends to enable the board ends to be subsequently pivoted into their desired angular relationship, whereupon the connecting plate may be rigidly secured to the boards to fix them together.

Abstract: A crimping tool system is provided for compressing a connector component onto an optical fiber cable, wherein the component includes an open end into which the cable is inserted. A tool includes a pair of jaws relatively movable toward and away from each other. Each jaw includes a first stage recessed surface area combining with the first stage recessed surface area of the other jaw to define a first stage crimping cavity sized to compress the cable sufficiently to ensure that the cable is insertable into the open end of the connector component. Each jaw includes a second stage recessed surface area combining with the second stage recessed surface area of the other jaw to define a second stage crimping cavity sized to compress the connector component onto the cable. The second stage recessed surface areas have protrusions for indenting the connector component and driving portions of the component against the cable.

Abstract: Electromagnetic coils of laminated, foil construction are suitable for use in guideways of magnetically-levitated-vehicle systems. The coils are each constructed by applying a double-sided adhesive tape of insulating material to both surfaces of a continuous ribbon of conductive foil to form a tri-layer laminate or matrix. Then, the tri-layer matrix is shaped into a coil of a desired configuration. The coil loops or turns are formed by folding the tri-layer matrix along diagonal fold lines in selected bend regions so as to transpose the top and bottom surfaces of the laminate on either side of the folds, and bring the surface interior of the folds into contact. The insulating material in the laminate is omitted from the interior bend regions, so that, after folds have been made, the interior surfaces in those regions are exposed foil which electrically contact one-another.

Abstract: A container for a vertically disposed oil filter with its connector plate positioned downwardly. A pushing member for pushing the filter horizontally across a shearing member for shearing the connector plate off of the filter. The pushing member further pushing the filter horizontally against the back wall of the container thereby compressing the filter and the oil from the filter, the connector plate and the compressed filter falling through an opening in the container into a receptacle.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming a toroid coil on a toroidal body comprising a wire feeder for feeding the wire forward in the direction of its length toward the toroidal body. The wire is fed along a path which at the toroidal body is generally tangent to the surface of the toroidal body and nonparallel to the radial plane of the toroidal body. A die having a wire forming path defined therein constrains the wire to bend as it is fed forward into the convolutions of a helix extending through the opening in the toroidal body and advancing circumferentially around the toroidal body to form the toroid coil.

Abstract: A work or component mounting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a rotating drum arranged above a workbench and divided into upper and lower drums, a head unit detachably mounted to the lower drum of the rotating drum, a circular work head (or, in other words, a component head) attached to the head unit, a suction nozzle protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the work head toward the workbench, and a controller housed in the upper drum of the rotating drum for controlling the turning motion of the work head and the supply of suction pressure to the suction nozzle. While the lower drum is rotating, the suction nozzle of the work head repeats cycloid motion along the workbench with its posture kept fixed with respect to the workbench. While repeating the cycloid motion, the nozzle receives a work from a work feeder of the workbench by suction, and mounts the work on a printed board on the workbench.

Abstract: A crimping die comprised of a wire crimping portion and an insulation crimping portion, and an anvil includes a wire retaining mechanism sandwiched therebetween where the wire retaining mechanism includes a wire retaining detent in advance of the crimping surfaces formed on the wire crimp member and the insulation crimp. The wire retaining mechanism is fixedly mounted to the crimping die and insulation crimp member by way of a retaining portion which has been wire eroded from an interior portion of the plate which forms the wire retaining mechanism. A formed spring is wire eroded from the plate portion and is positioned intermediate the retaining portion and the remainder of the plate portion to allow the wire retaining detent to be moveable vertically upward along the crimp axis during the downward movement of the wire crimp member and the insulation crimp member during the normal crimp cycle.

Abstract: A system for the handling and storage of large capacity collapsible shipping containers particularly adapted for use at major airports handling large volumes of cargo. The system provides a specific location for storing large numbers of collapsed containers in planar juxtaposed vertical relation including a multicompartment rack. The pallet elements of the containers are separated during disassembly and are stored in a horizontal stack in a well adjacent the rack. The rack may be moveable from a point adjacent the well to permit a similar rack to be positioned in its place. Means is also provided for the movement to and from this location of erected containers for use at a remote location or the collapse of erected containers for storage in the rack.

Abstract: An electrical device includes an electrical component encased in encasement material with leads electrically coupled to the component and extending through the encasement material for attachment to an electrical circuit. The leads include an internal region plated with solder for attachment to the component, an external region plated with solder for electrically coupling the component to a circuit board, and an intermediate region between the internal and external regions which is devoid of solder and which is positioned to be in contact with the encasement material to define an unplated interface between the lead and the encasement material.

Abstract: Methods of fabricating multilayer circuits are presented. In accordance with the present invention, a plurality of circuit layers comprised of a dielectric substrate having a circuit formed thereon are stacked, one on top of the other. The dielectric substrate is composed of a polymeric material capable of undergoing fusion bonding such as a fluoropolymeric based substrate. The circuits each include a layer of a noble metal at, at least, selected exposed locations. Once stacked the circuits are subjected to lamination under heat and pressure to simultaneously fuse all of the substrate and diffuse conductive layers together to form an integral multilayer circuit having solid conductive interconnects.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reworkable circuit .package formed by controlled collapse chip connection ("C4") bonding of integrated circuit chips to circuit cards and boards, and direct chip attachment ("DCA") where an encapsulant is disposed under the chip. The encapsulant offers protection of the C4 connections and a thermal expansion matched to that of the C4 joints. However, most encapsulants interfere with reworkability. The disclosed circuit package overcomes this problem by the provision of a passivating layer of Parylene is reworkable, dry processable, uniformly depositable by vapor phase deposition, forming thin films on facing surfaces at the 3-5 micron film thickness corresponding to the C4 lift-off distance.

Abstract: In surface packaging of thin resin packages such as resin molded memory ICs or the like, cracks of the package occur frequently at a solder reflow step where thermal impact is applied to the package because the resin has absorbed moisture before packaging.To solve this problem, the devices are packaged moisture-tight at an assembly step of the resin molded devices where the resin is still dry, and are taken out from the bags immediately before the execution of surface packaging.

Abstract: The invention has been achieved to solve the problem mentioned above. The object of the invention is to provide a novel method of manufacturing a printed wiring board by allowing manufacturers to provide a slit and perforations on the substrate without causing even the slightest crack to be generated in the course of manufacturing the printed wiring board.In the course of manufacturing printed wiring boards splittable across a slit and perforations,the method embodied by the invention executes those sequential steps including the following; provision of thickness adjusting film for specific regions adjacent to the slit and perforations; adjustment of the thickness of a main substrate and a splittable substrate which is splittable by means of the slit and the perforations; and formation of the slit and the perforations by applying a pressing and punching process.

Abstract: A ceramic green sheet is formed on a carrier film; both the ceramic green sheet and the carrier film are cut into prescribed dimensions; a hole to serve as a via hole is provided in the ceramic green sheet while the ceramic green sheet is maintained in the state backed with the carrier film; the hole is filled up with a conductive paste while the ceramic green sheet is in this state; an interconnection pattern is formed on the ceramic green sheet which is still backed up with the carrier film; and the ceramic green sheet is then separated from the carrier film and is then immediately stacked in order on other ceramic green sheets. Thus, it is possible to improve the accuracy in stacking of ceramic green sheets in a method of manufacturing a ceramic multilayer circuit board having portions electrically connected through via holes.

Abstract: Connectors for attachment to cables including a large number of very small flexible conductors or conductor pairs, in which very small contacts are provided as an array exposed on a flat mating surface. Contacts may be raised slightly above the flat surface by plating conductive metal to form raised bumps on one of a pair of connectors. Individual conductors are placed through apertures defined in a substrate acting as a template, and are potted in place before shaping the mating surface of the connector. Contact bases to be plated may be defined precisely by photoresist lithography on a cover layer attached to the template substrate, and an elastomeric layer may be provided between the cover layer and the template substrate. Pin and socket combinations are used to align mating connectors with each other.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a shorting bar insert for placement in a modular jack assembly to provide for the selective shorting of predetermined contacts during periods of nonelectrical engagement, with a modular plug, such as for an 8 position miniature modular jack in accordance with USOC STYLE RJ48X, for example. The method comprises the steps of preparing a strip of stamped contacts from a planar sheet metal blank joined together by a removable carrier strip having a front face and a back face, where the contacts are formed in pairs in parallel relationship and joined together at their ends remote from the carrier strip, the carrier strip including registration means, such as holes, offset from the centerline of each respective pair of contacts.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for cracking a connecting rod comprises long and short semi-circular dies. The dies include self-contained means for biasing their flat surfaces together to enable them to be inserted through the connecting rod bore. The long die is supported on both sides of the connecting rod. The connecting rod bore initially contacts only the long die. A force generating tool passes through the long die and contacts the flat surface of the second die. The tool operates to separate the two dies against the self-contained biasing means such that both dies contact the connecting rod bore. The tool applies a force to the second die along a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the connecting rod bore. The force is sufficient to crack the connecting rod. The force may be either an impulsive force or a relatively slowly applied force.

Abstract: A microscopic laminar-flow heat exchanger, well-suited for cooling a heat generating device such as a semiconductor integrated circuit, includes a plurality of thin plates, laminated together to form a block. Each plate has a microscopic recessed portion etched into one face of the plate and a pair of holes cut through the plate such that when the block is formed, the holes align to form a pair of coolant distribution manifolds. The manifolds are connected via the plurality of microscopic channels formed from the recessed portions during the lamination process. Coolant flow through these channels effectuates heat removal.

Abstract: A bushing having an outer sliding surface is produced by a die forming method without machining. A crowning shape is provided to the outer surface so that the outer diameter of the bushing is smaller at its opposite longitudinal ends, and increases progressively toward a central zone of the bushing. A cylindrical bushing blank is fitted on distal end portion of a vertically-movable mandrel. Next, one of an upper die and a lower die is reactively moved toward the other to plastically work the bushing blank by the both dies and the mandrel, thereby working the bushing. An inner diameter of the upper die is larger at its lower end, and decreases progressively away from the lower end, and an inner diameter of the lower die is larger at its upper end, and decreases progressively away from the upper end.

Abstract: A shaving razor comprising a razor head or blade holding compartment, an elongate planar body portion, and a perpendicular tab portion. This structure allows the thumb and fingers of a user's hand to grasp the razor by the perpendicular tab portion and against the planar body portion; or the perpendicular tab portion to be grasped between the user's extended fingers, and the planar body portion to be grasped between those fingers and the user's thumb. The perpendicular tab portion may be foldable against the planar body portion for compactness in storage and transport.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus comprising a cutting blade arranged along a pole pendent from a motor portion, a press rod having a cloth press attached to the lower end thereof, which is vertically movably arranged at a front part of the cutting blade, and a brake disposed to confront the press rod for controlling the vertical movement of the press rod, wherein a guard covering the cutting blade is attached to the press rod, a handle is provided with a lever to be actuated when the handle is gripped, a switch of the motor portion to be actuated by the operation of the lever is connected to open and close the brake, and a power source is separately arranged.

Abstract: A device that attaches to a rotary lawn mower to convert it into a weed, brush and small tree cutter. The rotating blade of the lawn mower is replaced with a drive sprocket that engages a continuous loop cutting element. The cutting element is retained in front of the mower by pulley guides. The pulley guides are retained by adjustable brackets attached to the mower. The cutting element is protected by guards that project in front of the mower.

Abstract: A sight scope for an archery bow is provided which consists of a telescopic tubular housing having a first segment mounted to a handle of the archery bow, so that a viewing end of the first segment can be positioned in front of an eye of an archer, with a second segment of the archery bow being adjustable thereto. A cross hair is carried within the first segment of the telescopic tubular housing. A structure is for adjusting the height of the cross hair with respect to the adjusted length between the first and second segments of the telescopic tubular housing, so that the archer can focus on a target to try to hit the target with an arrow.

Abstract: The instrument comprises a sphere mounted in a holder between two rings, so that the sphere is held in specific spatial relationship to holes in the holder which define a line of sight of the instrument. A flat cylindrical assembly comprising a bubble level and a compass is mounted on the sphere with the center of the assembly at a point which represents the point on the earth's surface intersected by a line from the earth's center to the geostationary satellite served by the instrument. The assembly touches and moves between the rings. A mark on this assembly points in the direction of a point on the sphere which represents true North relative to the center of the assembly. A map of the area served by the satellite is marked on the sphere. A scale marked in degrees and having a base point is mounted between the rings with its centerline parallel to the rings. The map is marked with points representing major locations at which antennas may be located.

Abstract: A combination of a compass and a connecting arrangement. The compass includes a compass housing having a base wall, a circular wall connected to and upstanding from the base wall and a transparent window connected to the circular wall to define a sealed chamber in which is located the compass works. The compass housing has a radially outwardly extending flange thereon which is greater in dimension than the outer diameter of the circular wall. The connecting arrangement includes a strap for securing the compass housing to an archer's bow. The strap includes an elongated, uniformly thin strip of material having oppositely facing surfaces. The strap has a centrally disposed, circular-shaped first hole therethrough, the diameter of the circular-shaped hole being less than the diameter of the aforesaid flange. The compass housing is received in the circular-shaped first hole, the flange abutting the second surface on the strap.

Abstract: A combination of a compass and a connective arrangement for facilitating connection of the compass to a firearm or other portable object. The connective arrangement includes a one or two part elongated and hollow sleeve having an interior opening therein opening outwardly at opposite first and second ends. A housing containing the compass works is received in the first end of the sleeve. The interior opening at the second end of the sleeve has an internal thread threadedly secured to an externally threaded screw to thereby facilitate the connection of the compass works containing housing to the firearm or other portable object.

Abstract: A masonry guide for supporting a vertical masonry line parallel to, and at a fixed distance from, a structural shell is disclosed. A masonry line attachment means is slidably mounted on the guide to permit location of the masonry line at the desired distance from the structural shell. The masonry guide may be attached to either a flat surface or corner of the structural shell. Alignment of the masonry guide with door and window jambs is facilitated by a locating tab pivotally mounted in the guide.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for drying of a cellulosic fibrous structure having constant basis weight and/or density or multiple regions varying in basis weight and/or density. Such a cellulosic fibrous structure may have a nonuniform moisture distribution prior to drying by the disclosed method and apparatus. An equally or more uniform moisture distribution is achieved by providing a micropore medium in the air flow path which has a greater flow resistance than the interstices between the fibers in the cellulosic fibrous structure web. The micropore medium is the limiting orifice in the air flow used in the drying process. The micropore medium may be executed in a laminate of plural laminae, each of successively increasing or decreasing pore size. This arrangement provides the advantage that minimal sagging or deformation of each lamina into the next coarser lamina occurs and lateral air flow between the micropore medium and the cellulosic fibrous structure is reduced.

Abstract: An on-line moisture control method for powdered or granular materials and a related system to practice the method. A fixed amount of materials are sampled by a material sampling means, transported into a heat treatment chamber having an airtight heating part, heated in the heat treatment chamber while an inert gas is supplied therein, and the weight measured by a weight measuring unit. The moisture generated by heating the materials is sent to a moisture measuring unit together with the inert gas. An operation unit receives the weight value measured by the weight measuring unit and the titrated value measured by the moisture measuring unit, and calculates the moisture content of the materials and displays the value.

Abstract: A levered footwear to provide a manipulating force to an aquatic board is described. The footwear has a rigid structure extending to the rear of the heel of the wearer, which is attached to a flexible member covering a portion of the wearer's foot. An adjustable strapping holds the flexible member in place on the wearer's foot.

Abstract: A coiled shoe connector (14) is provided to connect a first shoe (10) to a second shoe (12). The coiled connector (14) has a relaxed length (L) and an expanded length (L2). The pair of shoes (10 and 12) are interconnected by the coiled connector (14) for display with the connector (14) in its relaxed length (L). To test the pair of shoes (10-12), a customer may walk in the shoes by repeatedly stretching the coiled connector (14) between its relaxed length (L) and its expanded length (L2). In a preferred embodiment, the coiled connector (14) is reusable and is therefore, connected to the shoes (10-12) by a separate fixing element (36). After a customer has tested the shoes (10-12) and decided to purchase them, the shoes (10-12) are deposited with a sales clerk. The sales clerk may then cut the fixing elements (36) in order to retain the coiled connector (14) for reuse.

Abstract: The invention relates to screen fabric, fabric border constructions, and screen frames. The fabric border constructions and frame are of a size and shape so as to releaseably fit and lock together. The fabric is attached to the border constructions and is of a size and shape in relation to the frame so as to be stretched to a precalculated tension upon being acted upon by the placement of the border strips on the frame. The invention provides for the border constructions and fabric to be released from the frame and later reattached duplicating the tension and placement of all coordinates of the fabric in relation to coordinates of the frame.

Abstract: The present invention provides a copyholder having a ratchet mechanism including a flexible rack attached to a line guide with the rack being operable by a pawl which is moved by a foot operated actuator functioning through a cable to move the line guide in discrete steps the magnitude of which are adjustable. Manual adjustment of the line guide is permitted when the ratchet mechanism is in an inoperative position.

Abstract: A hinge member comprising a plurality of hinge units, each unit having a body portion, with a slotted region and an annular region. The annular region is formed by an elongated circular channel in a cylindrical portion of the hinge. An elongated groove in the slotted region of the body has a region of reduced thickness relative to the slotted region. The elongated groove intersecting with the elongated channel, with a first passage in the slotted region and a second passage in the region of reduced thickness. A ridge is thereby provided between the slotted region and the region of reduced thickness. The axis of the first passage means is parallel to the axis of the second passage and parallel to the axis of the elongated channel. The first passage has its axis perpendicular to the first surface of the slotted region.

Abstract: A flexible magnetic holder capable of coupling to a metallic surface having a pocket open on its top and one side for storing materials which can be readily inserted and removed from the holder.

Abstract: A display unit suspended adjacent to and backlit by a ceiling mounted light fixture, including a plurality of display material panels, each with a peripheral mounting flange. The display unit is mounted with a plurality of slotted openings on the panels which permit attachment of the mounting flange with a suitable mounting member using spring clips.

Abstract: Firing mechanism for firearms, including a hammer which is actuated by a spring and rotates about a pivot, defining a cocked position and a percussion position; the spring acts directly on the hammer on a surface point which defines a lever arm with the pivot of the hammer, so that the lever arm is variable as the hammer moves between the cocked and percussion positions.

Abstract: A lightweight portable device for supporting a pistol in a stable shooting position on the ground or stationary object. A base has a smooth convex top surface which is slidably received in a concave recess formed in the bottom of a pistol butt supporting member for moving a top surface of the supporting member to a level position. The top surface is configured to match the contour of a bottom surface of a pistol butt to be seated thereon. An elastic strip movably secures the supporting member on the base. Removable inserts may be individually mounted on the supporting member each having a different configured top surface matching the bottom surface of a pistol to be used with the support enabling the device to be used with various pistols.

Abstract: A selectively adjustable firearm scope mount is provided which includes a base for mounting to a firearm and a rib for receiving a scope assembly. The rib is preferably selectively positionable relative to the base as determined by a selected one of a plurality of individually and independently adjustable stops. The stops correspond to and are adjusted according to different ranges or cartridge loads and thus the selected relative position between the rib and the base. The stops are preferably carried by a rotatable turret presenting indicia corresponding to the various stops, each stop being positioned within a cavity. The turret may be fixed against undesired rotation by a catch. A pin is removable and replaceable without the need for tools thereby permitting ready substitution a new rib with scope assembly mounted thereto as a modular unit.

Abstract: A decoy comprising a hollow body, a head pivotally joined to the body for selective pivotal movement with respect to the body about a generally horizontal pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position, and a weight that is inside the body, that depends from the head, and that normally biases the head to the raised position.

Abstract: An electrically powered indicating device for use in conjunction with a fishing rod is disclosed. The device indicates when the end of the fishing rod remote to the handle is pulled downwardly and distinguishes between a fish nibbling at the hook on the fishing line and a fish caught on the hook of the fishing line. The device comprises a protective housing, an electrical power source, such as a battery, an electrically powered indicating means such as a light emitting diode or buzzer, and a non-positive contact switch means such as a mercury tilt switch, all electrically connected in series with one another. When the device becomes tilted past a certain orientation, the non-positive switch means becomes closed, thus turning on the indicating means. When the non-positive contact switch means is closed and the device is moved abruptly or vigorously, the non-positive contact switch means becomes opened and closed intermittently.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ice fishing tip-up and more particularly to a means for activating an audible or visual indicator to alert a fisherman when a fish has engaged a hook of the ice fishing tip-up. The device is comprised of a switch which interconnects the audible or visual indicator to a power source. The switch has terminals normally biased toward a closed position whereby a first terminal is in contact with a second terminal. An insulator is placed between the terminals of the switch such that the terminals are not in contact. The insulator is then removed from between the terminals in response to an increase in tension in the fishing line when a fish strikes the hook. The removal of the insulator from between terminals causes the switch to close, thereby activating the audible or visual signal to alert the fisherman.

Abstract: An illuminated fishing float for line fishing uses a tubular container for an illumination source of transparent elastomeric material telescoping into a supporting tube and having an end closure whereby the illumination source can be readily inserted, removed and replaced by detachment of the container and telescoped support tube.

Abstract: An improved, two-part weedguard for a fish hook having as one part a U-shaped point guard (10) fashioned from a light-weight, rigid material. The point guard has a longitudinal channel (14) on its upper side in which the fish hook point is cradled. In addition, this channel is of sufficient volume and length so as to completely envelope the hook point, thereby protecting the hook point from fouling on weeds, cover, and other obstacles. The second part consists of a guard mount (22) fashioned from a single strand of resilient steel wire bent upon itself, forming a loop (24), two parallel arms (26) and two terminal ends (28). In addition, the mount has a right angle ward bend in the loop-bearing end. The guard and mount are joined by threading the terminal ends of the arms through two longitudinal through-holes (20) in the channel walls until the guard comes to rest on the ward bend and the loop.

Abstract: A novel bait retainer for fish hooks is disclosed which includes a wire type helix with at least one end of the retainer left open and having a sharp point. The body of the retainer is an elongated cylindrical configuration with a diameter and length which corresponds with the type of bait and size of hook with which the retainer is to be used. The retainer is positioned slidably over the shank of the hook with the open end positioned nearest the curved portion of the hook. In use the bait is inserted over the end of the hook and is moved to the shank portion. The retainer is rotatably threaded through the mass or body of the bait and the retainer and bait is then moved backward around the curved portion of the hook until the bait is properly positioned with respect to the barbed end of the hook. In this way the retainer supports the bait and holds the bait in the proper position to catch fish.

Abstract: A fish hook disengaging device is disclosed comprising a handle, a first shank portion extending from the handle, a loop member to contact the hook, a second shank portion extending from the loop member back in the direction of the handle, and a gripping member on the end of the second shank portion and adjacent the handle, whereby the user can grasp the handle and the gripping member with one hand during the hook disengaging operation.