Abstract: Bed clothes include a bottom sheet having a pocket formed at the head end and a pocket formed at the rearward end, the pockets sized to snuggly fit the head and foot ends of a mattress. Each pocket is formed with a bottom flap having a width (as measured from the mattress end towards the center of the mattress) greater than the thickness of the mattress, to firmly retain the bottom sheet into position. A top sheet is attached along a foot end to the foot end of the bottom sheet, and along the foot ends of the bottom sheet side panels, with auxiliary foot end portions extending beyond the side panels. The auxiliary foot end portions are attached along the lower edge of the bottom sheet side panels to form a fitted neat appearance for the top sheet.

Abstract: A portable shower and catch basin assembly for use in performing chemical decontamination procedures has a catch basin made of a highly effective chemical barrier fabric and a support framework of plastic tubing parts that may be erected quickly on site. The framework has vertical posts and horizontal support members provided with mating fittings that snap together. One of the posts has a vertical extension with a cradle that supports a shower pipe. The catch basin fabric is made up of a composite multilayer material resistant to permeation by a wide range of toxic chemicals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical table capable of supporting a litary litter. The table, comprising a base and at least one cross member, is made of lightweight, durable material, is portable, and is relatively easy to assemble, disassemble, and package for transport. The cross member may be positioned such that the patient's head or feet are elevated or lowered relative to the table's base. The fabric of the litter is used as the direct support for the patient while the patient receives medical attention.

Abstract: A personal extraction cart for supporting and restraining a person to facilitate movement of that person from an extrication point, wherein the cart includes a frame having a support surface. The support surface has upper and lower faces and a leg support portion and a back support portion defining a longitudinal length with oppositely disposed longitudinal edges. The leg and back support portions have a use position in which the upper faces of each of those portions are angled relative to each other along the longitudinal length of the frame. Wheels are preferably attached below the support surface for facilitating movement of the cart in its transportation position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a therapeutic pillow having a removable washable outer sleeve. The pillow has a baglike cover filled with natural granular material having a water content in the range of 5% to 25% by weight. The preferred range of water content is from 9% to 16%.Also disclosed is a method of treating pain with the therapeutic pillow.

Abstract: A combination back support for use during stretching and/or sitting with the legs extended or not extended. The device includes a substantially rectangular lumbar back support with a multiplicity of pairs of inelastic straps used in a first configuration to engage the knees of a user and with the addition of a strap extension used to engage the feet of a user. When the user is in one of the various seated positions, the straps are connected to form loops which are fitted over either the feet or Knees of the user. As the user applies pressure with the feet or knees, the lumbar rectangular support is pulled tight around the user's lower back, providing ample support.

Abstract: A apparatus for use in assisting a person in getting into or out of bed, adjusting position on a bed, or performing exercises on a bed. The apparatus comprises a sheet having one or more grasp able fabric handles situated in convenient positions which can be grasped by a person needing assistance in adjusting position, exercising, or entering or exiting a bed. The apparatus is secured firmly to a mattress be means of straps affixed on its bottom surface, so that stress caused by the use of the handles will not dislodge it from the bed.

Abstract: The instant invention provides a method for treating, in particular, for dyeing fabric warps, wherein the warps in the raw (white) state pass through a so-called sizing bath which rigidifies them and makes them more wear-resistant. The warps so treated are then woven and the textile so made is dyed in a manner to drastically lower costs. The invention calls for untreated warps in the raw (white) state to pass in-line through at least one bath containing the size in a single operational step, the dyes to be deposited being present as a viscous or pasty substance in the bath in addition to the size.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for detecting and interrupting an out-of-balance (OOB) condition in a washing machine. The system includes pneumatic generating units for generating a predetermined fluidic pressure in response to excursions of a tub of the washing machine during a spin cycle; an actuator which is fluidly coupled to such generating units for providing an actuating position corresponding to the OOB condition; and a switch responsive to the actuator in its actuating position to deenergize a motor which spins the basket for holding the articles to be cleansed and thereby interrupt the OOB condition.

Abstract: A system for servicing and maintaining an aircraft includes a fuselage dock assembly having a first ground-supported column, a second ground-supported column and a walkway section supported by the first and second columns. The system also includes a tail dock assembly having a recess defined therein for receiving a tail section of an aircraft, and an engine stand for servicing an engine of the aircraft that is not readily accessible from the fuselage dock assembly or the tail dock assembly. Structure is also provided for adjusting the height and inclination of the walkway section relative to a horizontal plane, so that the walkway section will conform to the natural inclination of a particular aircraft. The system includes several other novel and advantageous features for increasing the safety and efficiency of aircraft maintenance.

Abstract: In a sweeper having a housing 1, in which a sweeping roller 6 driven by impeller wheels 4, 5 is rotatably supported, the sweeping roller comprising a shaft 15 with longitudinally extending sweeping strips 17, the sweeping strips 17 being comprised of a flexible leatherlike plastic material. The sweeping strips 17 are integral with a tube 16 that is slid over onto the shaft 15. Alternatively, the shaft and sweeping strips can be integrally molded as a single part by a two component extrusion process such that the sweeping strips are flexible and the shaft is rigid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a disk-type information recording medium such as an optical disk. The method and apparatus of the present invention involves the concept of automatically removing any surplus organic materials deposited on cylindrical outer surfaces of the disk and also provides for a disk-type information recording medium of a high quality finish. In the method and apparatus of the present invention, a cleaning belt is utilized to contact a disk which is positioned on a rotatable cleaning table to remove any organic materials existing on the cylindrical outer surface of the disk.

Abstract: A quick-release connector for connecting a handle to a mop head or the like comprises a first section for attachment to the handle and a second section for attachment to the mop head. The first section has a plurality of receptacles which mate with a similar plurality of bayonet projections in the second section. At least one of the bayonet projections is resiliently flexible and flexes outward when the first and second sections are pushed together so as to mate with and be securely gripped by an indentation in the first section providing a positive interlock between the sections. Another of the bayonet projections is a rigid, longer bayonet which acts as a guide when the two sections are connected together. The first section also has a polygon-shaped, shallow recess which mates with a similar polygon-shaped protrusion in the second section when the two sections are pushed together to provide resistance to torsional stress.

Abstract: A scrub brush which is structured to be comfortably and controllably held, has a variety of bristles for facilitating scrubbing of variously oriented surfaces, and has a shape which facilitates scrubbing of corners as well as flat and gently curved surfaces. The scrub brush is composed of a body having a main portion of substantially rectangular shape and a nose portion of substantially of triangular shape. The body has a bottom, an opposite top and an edge therebetween. The top is preferably domed for comfortably form fitting into the palm of a user's hand when the user grasps the scrub brush body. The nose portion forms an elongated tip which faces directly away from the main body along a longitudinal axis, and which is elongated along a vertical axis that is oriented perpendicular with respect to the bottom. A ridge is provided on the edge adjacent the top for facilitating a user's fingers and thumb to grasp hold of the scrub brush body.

Abstract: A broom specially designed for cleaning debris out of holes and cracks in asphalt and concrete prior to patching has a round broom head. The round head allows the broom to penetrate narrow holes and cracks resulting in more efficient and effective cleaning. The bristles are made of polypropylene and are similar to bristles used on street cleaners. A bristle band is free to move along the bundle of bristles, variably compacting the bristles for particular applications.

Abstract: The cleaning and polishing pad of this invention has extremely fine microfibers ranging in thickness up to one denier. In addition, the microfibers have a polygon configuration which provides edges that enhance the cleaning ability of the fibers. The pad can be attached to the rotating disk of a polisher by a bolt extending through an aperture in the pad. Alternatively, the pad can fit over the rotating disk like a shower cap where an elastomeric band is provided around an inner opening of the pad.

Abstract: A substrate cleaning device comprising a motor for rotating a wafer together with a spin plate, claws for holding the wafer so as to form a space between the spin plate and the wafer, a jet nozzle through which cleaning solution is jetted onto an upper surface of the wafer, a rotating brush for brush-cleaning the upper surface of the wafer, a mechanism for blowing nitrogen gas or pure water onto the lower surface of the wafer, and a mechanism for exhausting the space between the spin plate and the wafer, wherein a solution passage for the solution blowing mechanism and an exhaust passage for the exhaust mechanism are formed in a drive shaft of the motor and communicated with the space.

Abstract: The suction capabilities of a original-equipment (O.E.) extractor providing inadequate suction are enhanced, thereby avoiding the need to purchase another and more expensive extractor, by the addition to it of a vacuum booster. The booster contains its own blower and an electric motor for driving the blower, and the inlet of the blower is connected to the outlet of the O.E. extractor. The booster is conveniently mounted to the O.E. extractor by means of suction cups. A doubling of the suction level can be achieved in this manner.

Abstract: A retrieval and collection device is adapted for removable coupling in-line to a conventional portable vacuum cleaning system, at an upstream end of a vacuum hose. The retrieval device includes a casing with a relatively large diameter medial region and respective upstream and downstream coupling sleeves at opposite ends of the casing. The casing consists of two casing sections joined along the casing medial region for periodic disassembly to remove captured articles. The size of articles to be captured is determined by a flat, disc-like screen removably mounted in a chamber defined by the casing medial region. Multiple apertures through the screen are substantially uniform in size to capture objects of at least a given dimension. Separate screens with apertures of different sizes can be interchangeably mounted in the chamber. Each screen is part of a partition device that further includes a collar surrounding the screen and a handle projected axially from the center of the screen.

Abstract: A retractable caster assembly incorporating a strut lock formed of a sleeve mounted on the strut for sliding movement thereon, between closed position removed from the pivot axis and not interfering with the folding of the strut, and operative position seated over the pivot axis to hold the strut members in aligned, operative position and prevent their pivoting with respect to each other. Sleeve control means are mechanically associated with the sleeve automatically to move the sleeve to closed position when the wheel is being retracted and to operative position when the wheel is moved to operative position.

Abstract: A lever attachment is securable to a door knob to retrofit the door knob for easier operation by disabled persons. The attachment includes a generally annular body sized to slide over a door knob. The body has a front and a back with respect to its mounted position. A flange extends radially inwardly from the body front and a lever arm extends radially outwardly from the body. The body is frictionally secured to the door knob to fix the attachment rotationally with respect to said door knob so that the door knob may be operated by use of the lever arm. The attachment is non-handed with respect to the door handle position.

Abstract: A non-mortised door hinge is formed of a large and a small hinge leaf pivotally interconnected about a pivot pin, the smaller leaf being of substantially the same size and shape as a central cut-out in the larger leaf for nesting within the cut-out area of the larger leaf to form a hinge of single leaf thickness. At least one of the upper and lower peripheral edges of the smaller leaf taper away from the corresponding upper and lower margins of the cut out area for increasing the clearance therebetween with increasing distance from the pivot pin. The hinge has horizontally slotted screw holes on one leaf and vertically slotted screw holes on the other leaf. The slotted holes are used to attach the hinge to a door and frame using screws, while permitting subsequent alignment of the door in its frame. At least one round (non-slotted) hole is also provided on each leaf to accept a setting screw.

Abstract: Furniture hinge for hanging a door on a cabinet carcase whose door-side front face is narrowed by a frame formed of stick-like frame members reaching inward at right angles from the side walls and at least partially overlapping the inside of the door in the closed position, the hinge having a hinge arm of sheet metal which has a fastening plate which can be placed on the free edge face of a member of the frame remote from the side wall, has a width substantially corresponding to the width of the edge face of the frame member, bears the actual arm section coupled by a linkage to the hinge part attached to the door, and is provided with a slot running in the longitudinal direction of the edge face of the frame member, the width of the slot being substantially equal to the diameter of the shaft of the fastening screw, and at least one tab being created on the back edge of the fastening plate pointing into the cabinet interior which is bent substantially at right angles against the cabinet-interior face of the fr

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing a fiber web comprising a feeder 1 for supplying a fiber material, a plurality of fiber opening cylinders 2.sub.1, 2.sub.2, 2.sub.3, . . . 2n (n is a natural number) mounted adjacent to one another for transferring and opening the fiber material fed from the feeder 1 and having metallic wires 2a mounted to the surface thereof, a conveyor 7 arranged for receiving the opened fiber unloaded from the fiber opening cylinder 2n mounted at the outlet end, and a suction box 8 arranged beneath the conveyor 7 for drawing the opened fiber towards the conveyor 7 by a sucking action, said fiber opening cylinders 2.sub.1, 2.sub.2, 2.sub.3, . . . 2n being enclosed in a housing 3 which has fiber transfer openings 4 between any two adjacent fiber opening cylinders and a fiber releasing opening 5 for unloading the opened fiber from the last fiber opening cylinder 2n, and also arranged so that any two adjacent cylinders can rotate in opposite directions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping device for semipermanently fixing a part, such as a fluid conveying hose, dustproof bellows, axial boot or the like, on the circumferential surface of an desired mating device. According to this invention, even if such part looses its elasticity owing to aging, the clamping device maintains the permanent stable firm clamping state. For this purpose, the inner and outer overlap portions (11a, 11b) of the clamp band (11) are forced by an operating tool to spread until the seizing tooth (18a) of the inner overlap portion (11a) and the fixed tooth (22b) of the outer overlap portion (11b) seize each other, thereby contracting the bore diameter of the clamp band (11). This state is locked by a prop key (23) extending from the outer overlap portion (11b) to engage the inner overlap portion (11a), while an elastic hump (25) for storing the spring force acting circumferentially of the clamp band (11) is outwardly bulged from the outer overlap portion (11b).

Abstract: A clip device includes an elongated base plate, an elongated pressing plate pivoted to the base plate, and an elongated elastic block fixed on the base plate under the pressing plate. The elongated base plate has a first pivot portion located at an end portion thereof, and two adjacent flexible retaining portions located at the other end portion. Each of the retaining portions has a vertical body and a barb-like upper end. The barb-like upper ends respectively extend outward from the vertical bodies in opposite horizontal directions. The elongated pressing plate has a second pivot portion located at an end portion thereof and mounted pivotally on the first pivot portion, and two engagement hole portions located at the other end portion and over the retaining portions of the base plate. The engagement hole portions can be turned downward to engage the retaining portions respectively when the retaining portions are pushed inward.

Abstract: A tie clip having a first bar, a second bar extending transversely to the first bar and slidably connected thereto, a first clip affixed to a surface of the first bar, and a second clip affixed to a surface of the second bar. The second bar is slidable along the longitudinal axis of said first bar. The first bar has a longitudinal slot formed therewithin. The second bar has a portion received within the longitudinal slot and slidable within the slot. The first clip has an openable end positioned adjacent an end of the first bar. The second clip has an openable end facing the first bar. The first clip grips the designer label of a tie. The second clip grips a placket of a shirt.

Abstract: A snap button assembly attaches onto a garment fabric. The snap button assembly has a cap member, a socket member, a tack member releasably engageable with the socket member, and a sealing member adapted to house the socket member. The sealing member has an outer diameter substantially equal to that of the cap member such that the garment fabric is held in place against sagging or separation from around the area to which the button assembly is applied.

Abstract: A covered buckle comprises an upper annular member of inverted U cross-section into which is telescoped a lower annular member of U-shaped cross-section having a generally upstanding outer peripheral leg which either cants outwardly or is provided with an outwardly extending lip and an upstanding inner peripheral leg provided at its top with upstanding serrations to ensure adequate gripping and retention of even thin coverings.

Abstract: An automatic buckling device comprising a tongue attached to a seat belt and a buckle for latching the tongue. The tongue includes a cover case, a tongue plate which can project from the forward end of the cover case, a spring for urging the tongue plate in the direction in which the tongue plate is withdrawn into the cover case, and a recessed portion provided on the surface of the tongue plate at the forward end thereof so as to engage a ball.

Abstract: A honeycomb manufacturing expander mechanism which includes a cam or guide plate having two sets of guide slots respectively extending outwardly in opposite directions away from a center portion of the plate. The inboard ends of the slots in each set are equally spaced from each other. In extending outwardly, the slots in each set converge such that the spacing between the outboard ends of each slot is less than that of the inboard ends. Disposed beneath the plate are a pair of mutually parallel bars, each carrying a plurality of expander pins which extend upwardly through corresponding slots in the plate. The bars are movable in concert from positions beneath the inboard ends of the slots to positions beneath the outboard ends of the slots by one or more motor-driven lead screw drives.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a hydraulically bound web. A homogeneous mixture of wood pulp and synthetic fibers is blown on a forming surface. The web has a mixture of at least 70% wood pulp by weight of the mixture. The web is subjected to hydraulic bonding to form a stable fabric. The web is further heated to a temperature to cause partial melting of the synthetic fibers and further bonding of the fabric.

Abstract: A cut-off (10) for severing an elongate hollow form member comprises a die (11) having a pair of spaced blades (22), the hollow form member being supported on the upper surface of the die (11), the upper surface of each blade (22) being shaped so that they are contiguous with the lower surface of the hollow form member, a punch (12) having a pointed substantially triangular shaped blade (28), punch (12) above the die (11), controlling the punch (12) such that it moves towards the die (11), and controlling the descent of the punch (12) such that the punch (12) impacts the upper surface of the hollow form member with sufficient force to pierce and cut the upper surface of the hollow form member. A cap fitting apparatus is provided for fitting end caps to each end of the severed hollow form member.

Abstract: A valve spring compressor apparatus for removing and installing valve springs on automotive racing engines includes a valve seat and a compressor pump assembly. The valve seat is placed between the valve spring and the engine housing. The compressor engages the valve spring seat with a support arm and extends a piston toward the valve spring seat, thus compressing the valve spring and allowing for the removal of the retainer ring and keeper lock. The compressor uses a source of compressed air to drive a power piston into a compression chamber multiplying the supply air pressure several times. This multiplied air pressure is retained in the extension piston chamber by a one-way valve. As the extension piston extends, the multiplied air pressure in the extension piston is maintained by repeated cycling of the compressor.

Abstract: A hand held tool for inserting a forward end of a cylindrical insert member into an open end of a relatively thick-walled plastic tube. The tool comprises a pistol grip having a hand engaged member that is squeezed by one's hand. A push shaft is positioned at the top end of the pistol grip, with the push shaft having a forward end that extends away from the pistol grip. The hand engaged member cooperates with a mechanism for moving the push shaft forward in longitudinal movement along the longitudinal axis of the push shaft when the hand engaged member is squeezed. A housing extends from the pistol grip around and along the push shaft, with a distal end of the housing extending beyond the forward end of the push shaft. An access opening is provided in the housing through which the forward end of the push shaft is accessible for positioning the cylindrical insert member in axial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the push shaft at the forward end of the push shaft.

Abstract: A method is described of drawing a pre-oriented multifilament yarn (POY yarn). Hereby the multifilament yarn is fed from a delivery godet, around which it is wrapped, at a first velocity into a main drawing zone and removed from the main drawing zone at a second velocity by a drawing-off godet around which it is wrapped. The drawing in the main drawing zone takes place between the delivery godet and the drawing-off godet whereby the drawing-off godet is heated to a temperature of between 160.degree. C. and 240.degree. C. The first and the second velocities are so adjusted with respect to each other that the second velocity is 70% to 180% greater than the first velocity.

Abstract: An apparatus for the continuous crimping of thermoplastic threads has at least one crimping nozzle with a feed channel and a nozzle orifice and at least one pair of lateral guide means, e.g. needle rows, arranged around the circumference of a plug feed roller wherein, in an apparatus in which several threads are crimped in parallel, several axially spaced guide means pairs are used on the same feed roller, and in order to prevent disturbing transverse flows so as to render the aerodynamic conditions uniform during plug formation in the vicinity of the crimping nozzle orifice and for easy handling the plug feed roller, the guide means are axially protected against one another and against the outside by protective rings which have an identical or larger external diameter than the pair of guide means.

Abstract: A crimping device having a reciprocating driven member which is moved back and forth at a rear end of a tubular body inside, a cam which is coupled to a front end of the reciprocating driven member through a link and can be swung with a pin as its fulcrum point, a caulking arm which is in forced contact with the cam at a rear end roller and has a front end claw freely going in and out of a caulking concave portion located at a front end of a main body and is carried by a separate pin at its intermediate portion, a return spring which returns the reciprocating driven member to an ordinary rear end position, and a return spring which always presses the roller onto a cam surface of the cam, the cam surface having such a shape as to push up the roller when the reciprocating driven member is moved forward.

Abstract: A device for the removal of a liner bolt from a SAG mill including a support member for affixing to an exterior surface of the SAG mill and a ram affixed to the support member and having an end movable relative to the support member. The end serves for compressive abutment with a surface of a liner bolt. The support member includes a first arm, a second arm, and a strut connected to the first and second arms. The ram is affixed to the strut. A first bolt receptacle is formed on an end of the first arm and a second bolt receptacle is formed on an end of the second arm. The ram includes a cylindrical member affixed to and extending downwardly from the support member, a circular frame affixed to the support member and rigidly affixed to the cylindrical member, and a hydraulic ram having a body received within the cylindrical member.

Abstract: A method for repairing a damaged sill member of a vehicle bodywork, wherein the sill member is formed as an extruded hollow section member which is disposed connected between two cast light-metal node elements. A damaged girder portion of an extruded hollow section sill member is severed at a distance from each node element, and is removed. A girder stub portion of the original hollow section sill member remains attached to each node element. Short sleeve inserts are slidably inserted into the open ends of each of the girder stub portions such that a portion of a sleeve insert extends into an associated stub portion and another portion of the sleeve insert projects out of the associated stub portion. A replacement girder portion is inserted between the open ends of the girder stub portions.

Abstract: A pallet nail press used to drive random fasteners extending from the pallet after repair and assembly has taken place. The pallet nail press includes multiple continuous feed and exit conveyors that pre-position individual repaired pallets within a press support assembly having multiple vertical lift beams below the conveyors. The vertical lift beams are driven by a lift bag assembly. In use, the pre-positioned pallet is lifted off the continuous conveyor and driven against correspondingly positioned anvil beams driving the outwardly extending fasteners flush with the pallet. Sensors activate positioning pins and lift bag air assembly in a selected nature, cycling the pallets through the pallet nail press.

Abstract: A conveyored bale dewiring system for safe severing and removal of bale strap material from about a compressed bale composed of a planar table with an integral conveyor system, an overhead cutting assembly on an articulated balanced 4-bar linkage, a grasping blade and opposing meshed puller gears, a rotating drum anvil and rotating drum cutter head assembly, and containment safety shroud. The system consists of a continually moving conveyor on which the bales are loaded; a cutting head which floats over the top of irregular shaped bales and automatically grabs and cuts each strand in succession as the bale is moving forward on the conveyor, and a grabber and chopper unit which simultaneously grabs each strand and pulls it down through the conveyor deck into a rotary drum anvil which chops the wire or bands into a manageable length and deposits it into a holding bin.

Abstract: There is disclosed a terminal crimping apparatus which comprises a crimping machine (29) for connecting a cable connection portion (2a) of crimp terminals (2) to a cable end by crimping the cable connection portion (2a), a terminal frame supply mechanism (30) for intermittently supplying the crimp terminals (2) in the form of a terminal frame (4) to the crimping machine (29), and a terminal attitude correcting unit (36) for the crimp terminals provided on the way of a supply path of the terminal frame to the crimping machine (29). The terminal frame supply mechanism (30) includes a terminal guide jig (35) having guide grooves (34) for guiding carriers (1) of the terminal frame (4), and the terminal attitude correcting unit (36) is provided on the way of the guide path of the terminal frame (4) by means of the terminal guide jig (35).

Abstract: A hydraulic machine for shearing leads, connectors and other components from printed circuit (PC) boards includes a frame supporting (i) a carriage slideable on inclined parallel rails carrying a shear blade, (ii) a jacking platform providing a flat surface parallel the rails moveable perpendicularly, (iii) an anvil located beyond lower end of the rails having a planer face with a horizontal notch for capturing an edge of and supporting a PC board laid flatly on the jacking platform, and (iv) a plurality of normally retracted, pneumatically energized, clamping pistons translatable perpendicularly toward the jacking platform securing the PC board against the jacking platform preventing it from bending and buckling as the shear blade carried by the sliding carriage chisels components from the board's surface. The sliding carriage and the jacking platform are hydraulically reciprocated within the frame respectively by separate hydraulic circulation loops supplied from a common pump source.

Abstract: A removal tool for removing a component bonded to a printed wiring board. A housing and securing mechanism are provided for securing the printed wiring board to the housing. An adapter holds the component that is to be removed. A variable jaw assembly applies a closing force to the adapter to hold the component. A spanner assembly comprises a variable position slider block for holding the jaw assembly in a vertical orientation, and locking devices for securing it to the housing. A second securing mechanism is provided for locking the slider block to secure the variable jaw assembly. A torque handle assembly is coupled to the jaw assembly that is rotatable to apply torque to the component to break the bond between the component and the printed wiring board. The securing mechanism comprises a support block, an end stop, a swivel block disposed opposite the end stop, and a locking device for supporting and holding the printed wiring board in the housing.

Abstract: A method for forming a small outline "J" lead for a semiconductor device having a main body and a lead comprises three bend steps. The lead comprises a surface attached to the body, a distal end away from the body, and a proximal area interposed between the attached surface and the distal end. The method consists of the lead bend steps of rounding the distal end of the lead in a single bend step to form an are in the distal end having a radius of between 0.030" and 0.040", the arc terminating toward the proximal area of the leads in a substantially straight lead portion. Next, the proximal area of the lead is bent close to the attached surface such that the proximal area of the lead forms an angle of between about 60.degree. and 90.degree. with the attached surface of the lead. Finally, the arc in the distal end is increased to a radius of between about 0.035" and 0.045".

Abstract: Fan-folded electrical leads made from copper cladded Kapton, for example, with the copper cladding on one side serving as a ground plane and the copper cladding on the other side being etched to form the leads. The Kapton is fan folded with the leads located at the bottom of the fan-folds. Electrical connections are made by partially opening the folds of the fan and soldering, for example, the connections directly to the ground plane and/or the lead. The fan folded arrangement produces a number of advantages, such as electrically shielding the leads from the environment, is totally non-magnetic, and has a very low thermal conductivity, while being easy to fabricate.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a circuit board having a lateral conductive pattern and shield regions, a first laminate of a substrate, covered on one side by a copper foil, is contour cut whereafter a second entirely covering copper foil is laminated to the second side of the substrate, and a conductive pattern of signal conductors and ground conductors is etched in the second copper foil. The second substrate is also contour cut and is laminated to a copper foil, whereafter a window is etched in the copper foil, corresponding to a window cut in the substrate. The second laminate thus formed is adjusted in regard of the pattern to the first laminate and is adhesively secured thereto, the side of the second laminate covered by the copper foil turned away from the wide of the first laminate provided with the conductive pattern.

Abstract: A method of securing a shaft of a cam follower device for a valve action mechanism is provided such that after both ends of the shaft are engaged in an interference relationship in the through-holes which are formed in alignment in a pair of separated support walls provided opposing the cam to receive the action of a cam, the diameter at both ends of the shaft is expanded and the opposite ends of the shaft are caulked or crimped at the inner peripheral surface of the through-holes, and then both ends of the shaft are further expanded throughout the entire periphery thereof and inset or wedged into the inner peripheral surface of the through-holes.

Abstract: A pultruded composite blade for a Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbine is disclosed, along with a method for fabricating such a blade. The blade is a composite structure with a uniform cross-section with reinforcing fibers at least some of which extend parallel to a lengthwise central axis and run continuously from end to end. The composite blade is pultruded straight and, when installed on the tower, the blade is elastically bent into a curved shape that approximates a troposkein. The composite structure includes a skin composed of multiple layers of resin-coated glass fabric that define an airfoil shape. The composite structure also includes one or more internal ribs or spars composed of multiple layers of resin-coated glass fabric.