Abstract: The NC complex automatic lathe is provided with a main spindle receptive therein a workpiece for chucking the same such as to protrude a front end portion of the workpiece, and a main spindle base for supporting the main spindle rotatably around a center axis and displaceably in a lengthwise direction of the workpiece. A turret type tool slide is disposed in the vicinity of the front end portion of the workpiece. The turret type tool slide is displaced transversely toward the center of the workpiece. A plurality of tool slide members are arranged radially around the front end portion of the workpiece in a free space away from the moving area of the turret type tool slide such as to undergo displacements toward the center of the workpiece.

Abstract: A rivet setting anvil is provided with a replaceable clinching head that allows the rivet rolling surface to be replaced without replacing the entire anvil. The clinching head may be threaded to the pedestal portion of the anvil or retained with a releasable locking arrangement.

Abstract: A riveter includes a handle, a chuck coupled to the handle, a casing secured to the body, a seat extended from the casing, a chamber formed in the seat for slidably receiving the chuck, and a disc rotatably secured to the seat, two or more mouths of different size are disposed in the disc, either of the mouths can be aligned with the chuck when the disc is rotated such that mouths of different sizes can be easily aligned with the chuck for drawing rivets of different sizes.

Abstract: A tool for tensioning safety cable to a predetermined tension limit and for automatically terminating the cable when the predetermined limit is reached. The tool comprises a rotatable wheel mounted for reciprocating rotation about a point on the tool for incrementally advancing the cable during a drive stroke and a toggle assembly operatively connected to the rotatable wheel for affecting its reciprocal rotating motion. A tension setting mechanism operatively coupled to the toggle assembly for inhibiting rotation of the rotatable wheel when tension on the cable is greater than a preselected value. A clamp is operative in response to inhibited rotation of the rotatable wheel for terminating the cable by crimping a ferrule to the cable while simultaneously severing a free end of the cable.

Abstract: A method of making a spacer frame assembly including the steps of providing a supply of thin, flexible relatively narrow sheet metal ribbon stock, feeding the ribbon stock endwise to a first forming station, stamping the ribbon stock to form spacer frame corner structures at the first forming station by defining zones of weakness at frame corner locations spaced along the stock, stopping the movement of stock through the first forming station while stamping, feeding the stock to a second forming station, and roll forming the stock at the second forming station to define a rigid linearly extending frame element having opposite side walls and a base wall, the corner structures disposed at least in part in the opposite channel side walls.

Abstract: A method for extruding metals and alloys, particularly difficult-to-work high temperature alloys, is described which comprises inserting a billet of the metal or alloy into an extrusion can, heating the canned billet to a temperature in a temperature range in which the ductility of the billet material is substantially maximum, cooling the canned billet sufficiently to establish a preselected temperature difference between the billet and can at which the difference between the flow stress of the billet material and the flow stress of the can material is substantially minimum, and extruding the canned billet to preselected shape.

Abstract: Hole forming and selftapping screw of up to approximately 6 mm thread diameter for tapping into sheet metal of a thickness of up to approximately 1 mm comprising a head including a formation for receiving a tool, a thread shank and a cylinder member following thereon having a diameter less than the thread-pitch diameter of the thread shank, merging into a tapered hole forming member. The thread shank merges with the cylinder member via a taper extending over approximately four threads, a distance corresponding approximately to the four-fold sheet metal thickness. The hole forming member terminates in a convexly curved friction surface corresponding to a radius (R) of approximately 0.5 mm. The entire screw is formed in one piece of tempered steel having a tensile strength of up to approximately 1400 N/mm.sup.2, mechanically hardened steel respectively.

Abstract: The strength of slats attached to an inflatable packer assembly by welding is increased by forming the slats of an age-hardening materials, welding the slats to the inflatable packer assembly in an annealed condition followed by age-hardening of the welded slats. A slat structure having much greater strength than welded cold-worked material is realized.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use in a method of making a torque converter clutch. The torque converter clutch is comprised of an annular clutch plate to which is secured or bonded an annular friction surface. The annular friction surface is formed on the machine by die-stamping, from a flat sheet of friction material, successive arcuate segments. Each arcuate segment is stamped into a holding ring which is indexed to accept the next successive segment until a full annulus is provided. The holding ring is transported to a stripper station. Simultaneous with the stamping, the annular clutch plate is heated and transported to the stripper station. When both components are in the stripper station, the friction annulus is stripped from the holding ring onto the heated clutch plate. The clutch plate and attached friction annulus are discharged from the machine. Simultaneous with the stamping, the offal of the sheet of friction material is cut transversely and longitudinally for discharge into an egress channel.

Abstract: An automatic storage and retrieval system comprising a main track having an end, a storage rack which is adapted to be fixed adjacent the track and which defines a plurality of storage locations, a storage and retrieval machine which moves along the track and which places objects in and removes objects from the storage locations, and a maintenance module fixed adjacent the end of the track so that the maintenance module serves as a maintenance area for the storage and retrieval machine, the module also providing a container for packaging the storage and retrieval machine for shipping.

Abstract: A flower pot cover consisting of a base and a skirt. The base has an upper end and a lower end with a pot opening being formed through the upper end of the base providing access to a pot receiving space. The skirt is connected to the upper end of the base and the skirt extends a distance outwardly from the base terminating with an outer periphery. A bonding material is disposed on the skirt or the base or both. A flower pot is disposed in the pot receiving space and the portion of the skirt and/or the base having the bonding material thereon is crimped to provide a crimped portion for cooperating to maintain the flower pot cover connected to the flower pot.

Abstract: A composite fastener, preferably in the form of a rivet, which comprises a shank having a first head integrally formed on one end thereof, the shank and head formed of a high temperature thermoplastic matrix material selected from the group consisting of a polyether ether ketone resin and a polyamide imide resin, and having continuous reinforcing fibers, such as graphite fibers, axially oriented in substantially parallel relation throughout the shank, the fibers being flared and extending continuously into the head and substantially evenly flared and swaged therein, thereby forming a fastener having high shear and high tensile characteristics.

Abstract: A method of guiding rivets around a small radius curve includes sending the rivet through a rivet supply line into a rivet brake and staging tube where it is held until the rivet hole is drilled. The rivet is then blown into a curved, arched slot in a rivet guide shoe that fits into a recess in a movable shuttle body. The shuttle body is first moved to position a drill cavity in line with a drill which drills the hole. The shuttle is then moved to align the curved, arched slot in the rivet guide shoe with the rivet brake and staging tube to receive the rivet and convey it around the curved slot and into a rivet guide tube fitted into the far end of the slot. The rivet guide tube has an axial passage equal in diameter to the diameter of the curved, arched slot, so the rivet encounters no edges or other discontinuities in the transition from the slot to the guide tube. The rivet is guided into the guide tube by an ear on the upper end of the guide tube.

Abstract: A transfer line for machining differential housings, in which the outer surface of the workpiece is clamped against angled locating surfaces in each work rest. The workpiece is rotated through 90.degree. and located against a work rest in a successive machining station which is oriented 90.degree. to the first mentioned work rest locating surfaces so that the same locating points on the workpiece are used for locating in the successive machining station despite the workpiece having been rotated to enable machining from a different angle.

Abstract: A system of machining lead frames (7), such as punching, cutting and bending of the leads consists of a number of machining devices (1, 2, 3) placed in series. Transport means (8) are provided for transporting the lead frames between the successive machining device. Each device comprises means for transporting the lead frames in horizontal and vertical direction, a tool carrier driving means for driving the tool carrier (18). Further, a control device (4) is provided for controlling, synchronizing and protecting the operation of the machining devices. The machining devices are purely mechanically driven and the system is a device on a modular basis.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for generating and connecting an intermediate lead wire extending between multiple portions of a coil wound on a pole of a stator core to a slotted terminal mounted on the stator core. Such stator cores, wound by coil winding shuttles, are used in electric motors, generators and similar devices. An intermediate lead wire extending between multiple portions of a coil is first captured by a hook mechanism, aligned with a slotted terminal, and then inserted in the terminal by a wire insertion device. The wire is then held in engagement with the terminal while the next portion of the coil is begun, producing an intermediate lead wire connection wherein a first portion of the lead wire is engaged within a slot in the terminal and the portion extending from the terminal to the next coil portion is wrapped tightly against the exterior of the terminal. In accordance with the principles of this invention, no cutting of the intermediate lead wire is required.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for plural antenna modules which is suitable for mass production. Each antenna module includes a ground element, an antenna element, a loop element, and an element support.

Abstract: The disclosed methods rely upon the use of unique sets of cutting blades. Each set of blades includes a V-blade and a Delta-blade. When the sets of blades are adjacent one another, a V-blade from one set of blades is adjacent the Delta-blade from the other set of blades and vice-versa. The angle of bevel of the respective pairs of blades is so oriented that when the sets of blades are adjacent one another, a sharp diamond-shaped opening is formed which automatically accommodates to the particular configuration of the wire which is to be stripped. In a modified embodiment, a cutter mechanism is employed along with a gripper mechanism thereby permitting the insulation with the conductor portion to be removed from the end of a wire with the remaining conductor portion being recessed within the end of the cut insulation.

Abstract: Deformation of TAB tapes due to temperature changes is prevented by thermo-mechanical leads. In one embodiment of the invention, a semiconductor device (30) includes an electronic component (31) and a TAB tape. The tape includes a carrier film (12) and electrical leads (20) formed on the carrier film. The electrical leads are electrically coupled to the electronic component. Also included on the carrier film are thermo-mechanical leads (32) which are formed in opposing regions of the carrier film, regions which are typically void of leads. The thermo-mechanical leads have approximately the same lead pitch as the electrical leads in order to provide a uniform distribution of stresses across the TAB tape upon exposure to varying temperatures.

Abstract: An IC-mounting flexible circuit board and the process of producing the same in which the process comprises the steps of forming bump protrusions passing through a flexible circuit board to be electrically conductive with a circuit wiring pattern in such a way that the bump protrusions are allowed to protrude from the back surface of the flexible circuit board, and arranging to have the surface of each bump protrusion coated with junction metal in accordance with the structure of the protrusion, so that a bare IC chip is simply bonded to the bump protrusions of the flexible circuit board by means of heat fusion or ultrasonic bonding.An excimer laser means is preferably used for boring small holes in an insulating base to form bump protrusions, i.e., IC pad junction protrusions on the flexible circuit board. Such an IC pad junction protrusion is formed by a plating means such as soldering or the filling of a conductive member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cover for use in automatically mounting electric connectors to a printed-circuit board with the aid of a vacuum-suction nozzle. The cover comprises a top plate to which the vacuum-suction nozzle can be applied, and opposite hooks integrally connected to the opposite ends of the top plate which catch the opposite side walls of the connector housing. The fitting cover may be easily attached to an electric connector having pin-like terminals projecting from its upper surface to cover the pin-like terminals of the electric connector. The attaching of the fitting cover to the electric connector will provide a smooth, flat surface to the connector-and-cover combination, thereby facilitating the use of the vacuum suction nozzle to hold electrical connectors regardless of the contour of their upper surface.

Abstract: The semifinished casting for an alloy road wheel undergoes three successive machining operations in which material is removed by stages to produce an inner circumferential seating, destined ultimately to accommodate one bead of a tire, a center hole coaxial both with the inner seating and with the axis of rotation of the wheel, also a set of fixing holes of which the axes describe a circle centered on the axis of rotation, and finally, an outer circumferential seating destined to accommodate the remaining bead of the tire, which is offset from the axis of rotation in such a way as to achieve a non-uniform distribution of mass, limited to the part of wheel affording the outer circumferential seating, that varies progressively with the change in angular position around the axis of rotation between a maximum and a minimum value.

Abstract: A wheelchair includes a chassis having a pair of side frame assemblies that are rigidly connected to each other by a seat pan. Mounted on each side frame assembly is an interchangeable axle receiving platform for orienting drive wheels at a desired camber angle. One end of a seat member is pivotally attached to a foot member for adjustment of the seating angle. By moving an opposite end of the seat member along a curved portion of a bottom member of each side frame assembly, the seat angle is changed. A one piece caster assembly is disposed forward of the drivewheels on the chassis. Through the one-piece caster assembly, each caster can be simultaneously adjusted to a particular location along the frame.

Abstract: A roof truss fabrication method and apparatus are disclosed in which multiple parallel guideways, or tracks, are laid out along the X axis in an X-Y coordinate system. Multiple pressing stands are mounted for movement on the tracks. A head portion of each stand is movable on its stand along the Y axis and may also be pivoted about a vertical reference axis. Each stand is driven along its track, and the drive means is coupled to a position indicator which gives a digital readout of the X coordinate position of the stand on its truck. Similarly, a drive means for each head is coupled to a position indicator which gives a digital readout of the Y coordinate position of the head. The stands and heads may be manually driven or driven through stepper or servo motors controlled remotely by computer to position each stand and head at predetermined X and Y coordinates of the system.

Abstract: A tool for stripping insulation from a live high voltage power line comprising a pair of relatively movable jaws adapted in a support head attached to the distal end of an non-conducting shaft. The jaws each have C-shaped blades and a longitudinally directed blade for the cutting of the insulation upon the capture of a power line between the jaws.

Abstract: A folding knife holder and method, whereby a folding knife can be safely carried in an elongate knife holder, comprising a housing member that has an elongate recess defined by a base surface, side surfaces and end surfaces, and sized and shaped to receive the knife in an orientation that is substantially parallel to the base surface, with the spine of the knife laying against the base. The margin of the walls of the housing member define an elongate orifice opening into the recess. The orifice is partially occluded at one end by a strike member. The strike member has a gap, wider than the knife blade. When the back of the knife blade is grasped and pulled in an outward direction, the knife blade will pass through the gap in the strike member and the strike member will blockingly engage the butt of the knife handle, thereby allowing the knife blade to be pivotably rotated into an open position.

Abstract: Cutting nippers (1), which are used for cutting tiles and glass, are provided with two long operating handles (5), two short pressure levers (6) and nipping tools located on the working ends of the pressure levers (6). To allow a simple and optimum design of the nipping tools, the nipping tools consist of cutting wheels (7, 8), preferably made of sintered metal carbide, which can be secured to the working ends of the pressure levers (6). The cutting wheels (7, 8) are secured with the aid of screws (11) and can be set to any desired rotational positions relative to the working ends of the pressure levers (6).

Abstract: A "trim-easy" wall paper trimmer (10) which is light weight, hand-held and comprising of four rechargeable d.c. battery cells (15) contained in a battery chamber (12) and supplying power to a 4.8 volt electric motor (24) which drives a reciprocating action for two spring-loaded cutting rode (29, 30) of some 8000 strokes each minute. The "trim-easy" wall paper trimmer (10) cuts through wall paper coverings in situ and with ease. No scissors or knives are required to shape round switches, sockets, covings or any other wall appurtences. The "trim-easy" trimmer (10) is press-button operated by a conveniently placed finger switch (14) and includes a 2.1 mm standard power charging socket with a LED signal lamp (19) to indicate correct charging procedures. The "trim-easy" trimmer (10) is conveniently and easily held in one hand to direct the cutting rods (29, 30) at a correct angle to ensure paper can be cut cleanly, without tearing and in a fraction of the time it takes to do so by knife or scissors. The 4.

Abstract: A de-vibration element for a handle portion of a motor saw includes a coil spring (10, 30) which is attached between the saw body (19, 39) and the handle portion (13) by an attachment device provided at each end of the spring. In order to increase the resilience of the spring during small load one of the attachment devices includes with an articulated connection which preferably, a ball joint (15, 17; 35, 37).

Abstract: A telescopic movable guard surrounding a circle saw as its internal section equipped with a circular disc positioned so that the movement of the wood being cut is not impeded by the action of the saw blade and wood chips and forward movement in the lower guard is facilitated.

Abstract: A drum deheader device comprising a pair of mounting bars for respectively supporting a shearing blade and an opposing anvil adapted to be positioned at opposite sides of a can cover portion of a chime and a linkage interconnecting said bars to advance and retract the bars for cutting and releasing the device, the linkage being formed and arranged to cut the chime twice as the operating levers are moved back and forth toward and away from each other, the blade being positioned to cut through an upper section of an outer layer only of the chime and to expose an inner layer of the chime beneath the shear blade which has a wedge face which slides on the exposed portions of the inner layer of the chime to separate the layers apart, thereby loosening a cover from the container and forming a continuous strip of scrap material whereby sliver forming is inhibited.

Abstract: An accessory for addition to a standard carpenter's level includes: a light source fastenable into the finger slot common to such levels and fiber optic, light-transmitting tubes extending from the light source to illuminate the bubble vials of the level.

Abstract: A universal guide for an electric drill includes a transparent elongated L-shaped member with two mutually perpendicular faces. Each face has two parallel long edges and two short edges, and they share a common long edge. For each face, one of the two short edges is a perpendicular edge and the other of the two short edges is an angled edge in which the perpendicular edges are perpendicular to the long edges, and the common edge is formed such that the perpendicular edges are mutually adjacent to each other and the angled edges are mutually adjacent to each other. Magnetic areas are formed on surfaces of each of the faces. Level indicators are attached to each face perpendicular to the common long edge and to the common long edge in a direction perpendicular to the perpendicular level indicators. At least one long edge is ruled and guide lines are marked on the faces in a direction parallel to the long edges.

Abstract: A combination gauge measures (1) the depth of the projectile inside a cantube bore after the projectile has been rammed and seated in the lands and grooves of the rifling of the cannontube and (2) any angular deviation of orientation of the rammed/seated projectile normal to the centerline of the cannontube. A data logger electronically records the measured data and a computer stores and analyzes the data.

Abstract: A measurement device is provided for measuring the degree of mandibular movement during therapy following maxillofacial surgery or to otherwise accomplish measurement of jaw movement. The measurement device is in the form of a flat object having a rounded end and defining a reference depression for receiving the incisal edge of the teeth of either the mandibular or maxillary arches. The measurement device includes a curved end and a slightly curved top which are provided with indicia to indicate the degree of jaw opening by comparing the location of an incisal edge with respect to the indicia. The measurement device along a straight end is provided with measurement indicia to enable effective measurement of lateral jaw movement and to accomplish measurement of movement relative to the occlusal plane of the patient's dentition.

Abstract: An infant measuring and growth charting device having a substantially flat bottom base of a length and width to accommodate infants to be measured, a fixed head board, and a slideable locking foot board, the infant being place in the device, the foot board slid forward to touch the bottoms of the infants feet, the infants legs being fully extended, and the device locked into place. An embedded ruler is affixed into the upper surface of the bottom base, and a viewing hole in a portion of the sliding foot board, over the embedded ruler, follows, and displays the measurements of the infant, and when the exact measurement of the infant is displayed in the viewing hole, the foot board is locked into that position, and this exact measurement will be in the viewing hole for later recording, or, photographing. After the infant is removed from the measuring device, a T-square charting device is inserted into the same groove used to guide the moveable foot board.

Abstract: A body, having a straight-edged rule fixed thereto, and transverse thereto, slidably receives a pair of blocks which also have straight-edged rules fixed thereto. All the rules are parallel, and one thereof is used to engage a proximate wall surface, while the other two are adjustably set to take the measure across a last-laid tile. Then, the first, which engages the wall surface is fully retracted, while the adjustably-set other two rules are advanced, with the body, to the wall surface. The outermost rule, then, along its straight edge, defines whereat a next tile is to be cut to fit an undersized space.

Abstract: A tool for holding electrical boxes in position for attachment to upright studs in residential and commercial building construction. The tool comprises a main body made of an elongated tubular support member, a holder attached to the main body for releasably holding an electrical box in position for installation, a height adjuster connected to the main body for positioning the electrical box at a predetermined distance above the floor, a depth adjuster attached to the main body for positioning the electrical box at a predetermined depth relative to the face of the upright stud, and an alignment device attached to the main body for positioning the electrical box so that the sides of the box are parallel to the sides of the upright stud. One aspect of the invention provides a clamping trigger for automatic activation of the box gripping force. The clamping trigger is located and configured so that electrical boxes which are presented in misalignment do not activate the trigger.

Abstract: A picture frame hanging wire applicator tool includes an elongated body member, an end member attached to and projecting transversely from an end of the body member for holding the body member in relation to a top edge of a picture frame, and a series of longitudinally-spaced apart protuberances in the form of pegs carried along a front side of the body member. Each of the pegs carried by the body member provides a means for retaining a picture frame hanging wire at an apex point which is at a known distance from the top edge of the picture frame. Indicia labels can be provided on the back side of the frame for recording the distance between the hanging wire apex point and the top edge of the picture frame for use by the end user or person who later will hang the picture frame at a desired location on a wall.

Abstract: Exhaust air from a clothes dryer is dried in an air treatment unit and returned to the dryer. The air treatment unit is manually portable and separate from the dryer. Air is circulated through the air treatment unit by means of the dryer fan. The dryer heating mechanism can be deactivated so that drying is effected by very dry, unheated air. Recirculation fans can be provided in the treatment unit for recirculating air a number of times through each compartment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying herbicide to the interior of sewer lines. The invention includes a heating assembly which is capable of raising the temperature of the herbicide such that it enters a gaseous state. This gaseous herbicide is then forced through flexible tubing and into the sewer line where it attacks flora infestations therein. A highly saturated atmosphere is maintained within the sewer line by a pair of inflatable inner-tube type devices which entrap the gaseous herbicide within the area of sewer line to be treated.

Abstract: The subject invention is an integrated process for economically drying and briquetting coal to produce strong briquettes. The subject invention utilizes a conditioner to output dried coal having a selected moisture content and temperature and mean particle size and size distribution for briquetting. The conditioner reduces the moisture content of coal particles by contacting them with steam. The preferred conditioner fluidizes a bed of coal particles with steam generated during the coal drying process. The moisture content of the dried coal is in the form of steam which fills the pores and inter-particle void spaces of the coal particles. The moisture content of the dried coal is controlled by supplying heat to heat exchange tubes in the coal bed in response to coal bed temperature. The bed temperature is related to the moisture content of the dried coal.

Abstract: The removal of organics and volatile metals from soils using thermal desorption comprises moving contaminated materials, positioned on a belt conveyor, through a chamber (32) under oxygen conditions, temperature conditions, and residence time effective to substantially avoid incineration of the contaminants, while volatilizing the contaminants and producing a processed material that is substantially decontaminated, where the volatilized contaminants are carried from the chamber (32) by a transport gas which is passed through a packed tower (70) where quench/scrubbing liquid flows countercurrent to gas flow, for producing a substantially cleaned gas and a contaminated liquid concentrate. The gas may be passed through a further gas cleaning system (86) prior to discharge into the atmosphere, while the liquid concentrate is passed through a water treatment system (90) for producing substantially cleaned water which may be passed through an air cooler (92) and recycled back to cool the processed material.

Abstract: The method and apparatus operate to complete the following stages. At the first stage the coating is held at room temperature in the time interval from 20 s to 1 hour, depending on the type of polymer coating. At the second stage the coating is held at an elevated temperature under excessive pressure, sufficient for suppressing propagation of microcracks in such time interval so that at reaching the predetermined protective properties the thermodestruction of the polymer coating does not occur. At the third stage performed is the cooling of the coating to room temperature. According to the invention, the excessive pressure is built up at the first stage and maintained at the cooling stage. The invention may find application in manufacture of integrated circuits, as well as for the formation of thin polymer insulation coatings.

Abstract: Device and method for drying pants wrinkle-free by closing the waist and leg openings of the pants and by blowing pressurized air into the pants through an opening in an impermeable member which supports the waist of the pants. Pressurized air inside the pants simultaneously stretches the pants free of wrinkles and causes air to flow through the permeable pants to carry away moisture. A portable hair dryer preferably generates a static pressure of from 0.1 inches (2.5 mm) of water to 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) of water in order to stretch wrinkles from the pants without overly stretching any part of them. The impermeable member supporting the pants is preferably an adjustable disk assembly capable of fitting a large size range of pants, which is hung from a clothes line by a cord with a hook.

Abstract: The invention is a footwear protector comprised of a single piece of material of uniform thickness and width which, when in place, forms an open-toed design protector. The protector utilizes an opening at one end to allow the insertion of any front tassel or decoration of the protected footwear and to secure the protector to the front portion of the footwear. Velcro.RTM. fasteners are located at each end of the protector's length to further secure the protector. This fastening system allows the protector to be fitted to different size footwear, and facilitates quick and easy attachment and removal of the device. Additionally, the protector is constructed of a soft, nonabrasive fabric, allowing the protector also to be used as a footwear buffing and cleaning cloth when not secured to footwear.

Abstract: A sport shoe with an outsole cleat-type gripping element is constructed so that, even in an inclined position of the outsole, the supporting areas of the gripping element or elements have as complete a ground contact as possible, without the gripping element being damaged or destroyed by excessive lateral forces. Further, the damping property of the gripping element can be matched in a simple way to the respective requirements. In particular, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention these characteristics are obtained by providing a receiving device, which has an inside thread for receiving the threaded bolt for at least one gripping element, in a holding insert that is embedded in the outsole, the receiving device being mounted so as to be both axially movable and slightly tiltable laterally without being able to rotate.

Abstract: A control device for controlling the position of a snowplow mounted on the front of a vehicle is disposed in the cab of the vehicle and is selectively mountable in any one of a plurality of locations in the cab to facilitate access to the control device in accordance with the preference of the vehicle and snowplow operator. The control device includes a housing supporting manually operable pushbutton switches which control the selectable plow positions. The housing is provided with one component of a two component separable fastening arrangement, the second component of which is mounted in the cab in one or more of a plurality of selectable positions, such as on the dashboard, armrest, console, gearshift lever or clothing worn by the vehicle operator, whereby the control device can be positioned in a location most convenient to the operator.

Abstract: A locking pin (100) for use captively retaining a tooth (14) on an adapter portion (12) of an excavating tooth and adapter assembly has a primary wedge member (110) with an integral spring (120) extending upward from the member's distal end (116). A first positive stop means (130) extends from the wedge member (110) while an opposing second positive stop means (122) extends from the integral spring (12). After insertion, the locking pin (100) prevents separation of tooth (14) from adapter portion (12) while the first and second positive stop means (130, 122) prevent accidental loss of the locking pin (100) from the assembly. To remove the locking pin, a force sufficient to separate the first positive stop means (130) from the pin (100) is exerted to drive the pin (100) from the assembly. In another embodiment, the integral spring extends from a lateral surface of the locking pin (700, 800).

Abstract: A display frame is provided for displaying a baseball card or the like. The display frame includes a planar front section including framing portions defining a display or viewing opening for the card. A planar rear section is folded over from one edge of the front section and includes an erectable support assembly erectable from the plane of the rear section for supporting the display frame so as to enable the display frame to stand up on a support surface. A pocket forming intermediate section is open at the top and includes spaced side portions one of which is folded over from the opposite edge of the front section. The intermediate section is disposed between the front and rear sections so as to form a pocket behind the display opening in which a card can be received for display. A method for making the display frame and a blank used in making the display frame are also provided.