Abstract: A strap locking device for binding freight, or goods loaded on a truck is provided. The locking device includes a plurality of strap length adjustment devices, or strap adjustment devices mixed with a simple strap hanger. Straps of adjustable length are combined with each strap adjustment device to be clamped and thereby stably bind freight loaded on a truck. A hook is secured to a distal end of each strap for engagement with a respective hook of the truck.

Abstract: An end connector for a zipper slide fastener includes a resilient socket member and a locking blade adapted for lateral snap-fit coupling. The locking blade is longitudinally slidable with respect to the socket member for decoupling. Additionally, a guide blade is simultaneously registrable with a slider member during the coupling operation for aligning the slider member to effect meshing engagement with two rows of complementary zipper teeth. In an alternate embodiment the socket member and locking blade are disposed in angular correspondence and the locking blade is laterally withdrawable from the socket member for decoupling.

Abstract: A snap-hook comprises a pivoting finger, associated to a locking ring movable in rotation between a first locking position and a second unlocking position. A locking bolt cooperates with the ring to lock the latter positively in the first position.

Abstract: A method for producing a polar fabric knitted upon a loop yarn loom with 100% polyester multi-filament yarn prior to treating the fabric with disperse dyes. The method includes first napping the loop side of the fabricwith a napper having opposed bristles for pulling the fabric loops and then napping the treated side of the fabric with a felting napper to compact the fabric.

Abstract: A fabric-finishing machine comprises a tank in which there is a series of drums driven in the same direction and forming an entrainment path extending from the front portion of the tank to the rear portion in a rectilinear direction. The drums entrain a single piece of fabric spread out or a plurality of pieces gathered into ropes. At least one nozzle is associated with each drum, for supplying an air-jet which presses the fabric, spread out or in ropes, onto the respective cylinder so as to achieve conditions of adhesion such that dry, moist or wet fabrics can be entrained.

Abstract: A system for automatically connecting a seat back to a seat cushion to assemble a seat, which includes a first setting device for setting the seat back upright, a second setting device for setting a seat cushion horizontally, and a robot hand device. The seat back is easily set on the first setting device, with a part of its upholstery being turned up by a retaining element of the same first setting device to expose the associated connecting member. The robot hand device includes a pressure arm element to pressingly hold such turned-up part of seat back upholstery. The seat back is transferred by the robot hand device to the second setting device, maintaining such turned-up state of the upholstery part all the way, so that the exposed connecting member of seat back is connected to another connecting member of seat cushion by operation of an automated connecting device of said second setting device, thereby forming a resulting seat.

Abstract: A tandem motorcycle seat for attachment to the frame of an associated motorcycle has a unitary, rigid, elongated platform member configured to seat upon and be secured to the frame of the motorcycle, and an elongated tandem saddle on the platform member providing drive and passenger seat portions. A backrest for a person seated on one of the seat portions has a depending leg spaced inwardly from the side margins of the saddle which extends through a passage in the saddle into a receptacle on a bracket secured to the platform member. In making the seat, a first layer of a mixture of glass fibers and polyester resin is embedded on the lower element of a mold which is configured to form the platform member of the seat. Hardware is applied on the first layer and a second layer of glass fiber/resin is applied to the first layer and about the hardware so as to encapsulate at least a portion of the hardware in the layers which are then partially cured.

Abstract: The repair of a warped peripheral planar sealing surface commonly provided on gear box or similar complex housings comprises the machining of the entire sealing face of the housing to a planar configuration and then removing additional metal from the edges of the sealing face to accommodate an adhesive sealant to secure a metallic gasket to the component so that the exposed face of the metallic gasket is not only planar but is disposed at the same dimensional location as the original face.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for mounting a support column to a chair base having a cavity formed therein and tilt-control housing having a hub defining a core. The support column has a top portion and a bottom portion. The apparatus includes a support structure, a vertical shaft and a mass positioned within a vertical housing. In operation, the base is supported by the support structure. The bottom portion of the support column is placed in the cavity of the base and the hub of the tilt-control housing is placed on the top portion of the support column. An impact force is applied against the tilt control housing to simultaneously press fit the top portion of the support column within the hub and the bottom portion of the column within the cavity.

Abstract: A process for making a loom harness provides for complete prefabrication of a plurality of subassemblies for an entire harness cord assembly as well as enabling the assembly process to move in one direction only rather than two. Each subassembly includes a frame hook, a counterpull element and a heald secured to a flexible harness cord. Connection is made between a bundle of harness cords and a carabiner hook of a Jacquard machine while mails of the healds are maintained at a defined height during an equalization process for insuring the right amount of tautness on each individual harness cord.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for attaching sutures to curved surgical needles. A vibratory bowl and vibratory rail function to present individual surgical needles to a transfer system in a predetermined orientation. The transfer system then delivers each oriented needle to a frame which positions the needle for subsequent swaging by a rotating die system which selectively impacts the needle to secure the suture thereto.

Abstract: A firesleeve assembly as used with hose systems, such as pressurized fuel, lubricating and hydraulic circuits. The cut end of a firesleeve utilizing a fibrous material such as glass fiber is enclosed and sealed by a cuff sleeve having a portion located upon the hose, or an associated fitting, wherein a portion of the cuff sleeve is located within the firesleeve adjacent the cut end and another portion of the cuff sleeve is folded over the cut end locating an outer cuff sleeve portion over the outer diameter of the firesleeve and enclosing the firesleeve end. Preferably, an annular clamp circumscribes the cuff sleeve to produce sealing between the cuff sleeve, firesleeve and hose system preventing moisture or liquids from entering the firesleeve end.

Abstract: A thin film magnetic head in which at least a magnetic layer, a conductor layer constituting a coil and an insulating layer (or layers) are formed and patterned to a predetermined shape on a substrate, wherein the conductor layer is formed of a Cu--Ag alloy of Cu.sub.100-x Ag.sub.x where 0.1.ltoreq..times..ltoreq.10 in atomic percent. The gap surface has a surface irregularity level not exceeding 350 Angstroms at Rmax and the conductor layer has a resistivity of 2 .mu..OMEGA.cm or less even after heat treatment at 450.degree. to 550.degree. C.

Abstract: Elongated generally rectangular in-section conductive metal bar stock is formed by extrusion to form a post type electrical bus connector. The shorter dimension is approximately the diameter of the posts to be formed, while the longer dimension is approximately the height of the posts plus the thickness of the bus or bar from which the posts will project. The narrow end forming the bus has a triangular ridge. The bar stock is cut-to-length dictated by the number of posts to form blocks which are then loaded into specialized pallets of a machining center. The machining center is the type having at lest two pallets, one being loaded while the other is indexed with respect to the tool spindle. The machining center also includes an automatic tool changer. The machining center mills the posts with a hollow center flush mill, drills the hole in the posts and forms tapped holes followed by deburring. The bar stock may have extruded L-shape flats, one of which forms a pad for a compression type connector.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing thousands of contacts between electronic packages and their next package level by use of small wires retained within a interposer structure or soldered directly into a printed circuit board or onto the module. Each wire can be either a signal or power connection. The wires may have multiple cross-sectional shapes compared to one another and are preformed before assemble into an array retainer. The retainers contain the multiplicity of wires and are used for additional process steps and as the final housing of the connector assembly.

Abstract: An aircraft brake assembly with stators and interleaved rotors with a piston support and cylinders mounted thereon for cooperative action by pistons slidably mounted therein for brake actuation wherein each piston has a piston head with a honeycomb insulator structure composed of cells made of longitudinally extending thin strips of deformed thin strips with non-coplaner surfaces that are parallel to the central axis with a thin cap on one of the end edges and a backup disc contacting the other end edges and to the method of making such honeycomb structure.

Abstract: A method for producing a honeycomb body includes the following steps: forming or winding a multi-layer hollow coil from at least one sheet-metal strip which has at least partial structuring; deforming the multi-layer hollow coil from the outside thereof towards the inside at at least three lines such that the at least one sheet-metal strip extends in loops between outer and inner reversal lines; and compacting the resulting deformed multi-layer structure about the inner reversal lines by rotationally intertwining the loops formed by the folded sheet-metal layers in a given direction.

Abstract: A method of making a gravure roll disclosed that produces a uniform coating gradient on a substrate. The gravure roll includes a series of cells arranged in circumferential line density sections in which the line densities progressively increase from section to section, and in which the cell volumes progressively decrease within each section, and in which the cell volumes at the end of one section are substantially the same as the cell volumes at the beginning of the next adjacent section.

Abstract: A quick release clamp for clamping relative to a member is provided as well as a method of locating frame members of a roof truss frame on a roof truss frame table to permit fabrication of roof truss frames. The clamp has a moveable clamping jaw, a threaded clamping shaft, and a threaded clamping nut. The jaw is attached to one end of the shaft so that it can rotate with the shaft when the shaft is rotated. The shaft has a stop at the opposite end to the jaw. The nut is screw-threadably attached to the shaft between the jaw and the stop. The jaw is arranged to pass through an aperture in a member to which the clamp is to be attached. The aperture may in fact comprise a slot in a track member. The jaw and the aperture are shaped so that in one angular rotated position of the jaw relative to the aperture the jaw can pass through the aperture but in another angular rotated position relative to the aperture the jaw cannot pass through the aperture.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a procedure for mounting a bearing wheel journal box (6) in a supporting structure. The supporting structure consists of a supporter side plate (4) having a seating (21) for the journal box (6). The seating has an opening delimited by corners (23,25). On the periphery of the journal box (6) there is an area (12) of reduced thickness, in the region of which the outer measure (S) of the journal box is smaller than the distance (W) between the corners (23,25) of the seating (21), while at other points the outer measure (D) of the journal box is larger than said distance (W). The journal box (6) is inserted into the seating (21) by holding the reduced-thickness portion (12) against the edge (23) of the opening and then turned into a desired position in the seating (21).

Abstract: A razor having a retractable shaving head is provided. The retractable shaving head razor includes a main body having generally a "T" shape that carries a conventional razor blade cartridge and which is displaceably housed within a shell having generally a shape that corresponds to the "T" shape of the main body. The shell is characterized by a "T" shaped cavity formed therein within which the main body may be stowed. Interfacing the main body and the shell is a positioning mechanism formed by a compression member which spring biases the main body relative to the shell and a locking plate pivotally coupled to the main body which is rotated by deflection to appropriately lock the main body in a shaving or a stowed position relative to the shell. The main body may be displaced between its shaving and stowed positions simply by applying a temporary depression force thereon.

Abstract: An arrangement for lowering the noise level in connection with a cooling layer in a pulp dryer having a heat-insulated bottom wall and top wall constituting a sound-attenuating construction and a wall at the inlet side of the cooling layer also constituting a sound-attenuating construction. At the outlet side of the air flow from the cooling layer in the pulp dryer, sound-attenuation baffles are arranged preferably perpendicular to or inclined in relation to the direction of the air flow and which are placed at a distance from one another.

Abstract: A steam drying apparatus in which a process chamber is fitted at a loading opening with a lid which is closed from above. The inner side wall surface of the process chamber has a first surface formed in the lower part thereof and is substantially in parallel with the inner wall surface of the lid, and a second surface extending from the upper end part of the first surface and bent outwards to face the inner wall surface of the lid. The second surface is provided with a steam supply port for supplying the processing solution vapor into the process chamber. To the steam supply port is connected a steam supply means for supplying the processing solution vapor into the process chamber.

Abstract: A collapsible and portable hair dryer with gas combustion heat supply system is provided. Gas combustion is adapted to supply heat for air inside the hair dryer. A motor ran by a self-contained power source system is provided to rotate a fan in order to blow air through several bladelike portions, which are heated by the gas flame. Thus, the air passed through the heated bladelike portions becomes hot and is blown out for use. The hair dryer can be used outdoors because an electrical socket is not needed.

Abstract: In an inner shoe (10) for ski-boots comprising a sole (18) and an upper (16) which includes a padding (24) enclosed in an inner (26) and outer (28) lining, the shoe (10) is of the rear-entry type whereby it has a rear opening (20) extending from the top end (22) of the upper (16) up to the sole area and the shoe has not the usual front opening which can be covered by a tongue.

Abstract: A display device is provided which comprises a support portion and an integral display portion constructed in such a manner that the portions are relatively movable, through a periscoping action of the display portion, between a planar configuration of the device wherein the display portion is substantially covered by the support portion, and an erected configuration of the device wherein the display portion extends upwardly from a support formed by the support portion. The display portion comprises a display panel including a tongue which, in the erected configuration, extends through a central slot in the display portion and a base including shoulders disposed on opposite sides of the tongue. The support portion includes two pairs of serially arranged panels which, in the planar configuration, lie flat and overlie respective faces of the display panel and which, in said erected configuration, form the support for the display panel. An end panel is secured to the display panel.

Abstract: A display card holder which securely holds and displays a directory card or the like for use in connection with shopping baskets. The holder has a releasable outer frame member which clamps the card to a backing member.

Abstract: A multi-message sign includes a frame having a recessed front panel adapted to releasably mount a primary sign by use of double-stick tape or other suitable fasteners. A plurality of additional secondary signs disposed in overlying relation within the frame selectively drop through a slot in a bottom portion of the frame for display. The primary and secondary signs each preferably include indicia for sighted persons and corresponding braille indicia for blind persons. The inventive sign includes a hidden pivotal release mechanism operated by insertion of a coin into a slot to release and drop the secondary signs. The sign includes several decoy slots to deter tampering. In order to facilitate convenient change of the secondary signs while deterring tampering, the frame includes a bottom cover detachably secured by concealed latch members.

Abstract: A tamper-resistant display holder is responsive to the selective application of an external magnetic field. The display holder includes at least one frame section having an elongated front member and an elongated back member which are adapted to be interconnected to one another in a pivotal relationship for holding a display piece. The display holder further includes a magnetically attractable locking tab having first and second opposite ends. The first end is pivotally attached to the front member such that the second end is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the back member in response to the external magnetic field.

Abstract: A combination bolt lock and cartridge ejector mechanism for a small arm is rovided. The mechanism has a hollow cylindrical bolt lock having slots cut through the cylinder and having beveled shoulder on the bolt engaging end. The cartridge ejector is also slotted and fits inside the hollow bolt lock. A single spring inside the bolt lock operates both the bolt lock and the cartridge ejector. A retaining pin secures the mechanism together and provides a means for attaching the mechanism to a receiver of a small arm.

Abstract: A firing system for a small firearm including a caseless munition of a small calibre that is discharged by an electric arc in the vicinity of the primer of the munition from a high voltage applied between two electrodes. The electrode forming the anode is mounted on a support fastened to the rear of a firing chamber. The support ensures sealing for the combustive gases and insulation for the anode. The electrode forming the cathode is constituted by the metallic firing chamber of the weapon.

Abstract: A waterfowl decoy system that may be used by hunters to lure waterfowl within effective killing range is disclosed. The decoy system uses a decoy having a realistic exterior cooperatively coupled to a flotation device. One preferred embodiment of the invention uses a conventional two liter bottle as a flotation device. The decoy resembles the outer appearance of a selected waterfowl. The decoy comprises a shell molded or formed of plastic or wood. The shell may be painted or molded into almost any preferential color or shape to lure the desired game. The shell interior supports a foam subframe that frictionally locks a portion of another decoy within the interior when the decoys are stacked. The foam subframe also frictionally engages the flotation device and serves as a stabilizer when the decoy system is deployed. The shell interior houses a receptacle that selectively couples the flotation device to the decoy.

Abstract: A waterfowl decoy system including a plurality of combined feed decoy/anchor members each having an outer surface pigmented with a color that contrasts with a water bottom and having a weight-to-volume ratio sufficient to cause each of the plurality of combined feed decoy/anchor members to sink to the bottom of a body of water, each of the plurality of combined feed decoy/anchor members having connecting rings extending from opposed side walls thereof in a manner to allow two or more of the plurality of combined feed decoy/anchor members to be linked end to end with a connecting mechanism; a plurality of threaded eyebolts securable to the combined feed decoy/anchor members; a feeding duck decoy member having a tether securable to the eyebolts; and a swimming duck decoy member having a tether securable to the eyebolts.

Abstract: A mechanism for securing and releasing accessories, such as bobbers and sinkers, from fishing lines. The mechanism includes a snap eyelet hook to slidably fasten an accessory to a fishing line at any position on the line without threading the line through the eyelet or breaking the line. The mechanism also includes a releasable clamp to secure the accessory to the fishing line at any position on the line without threading the line through the eyelet or breaking the line. When a fish strikes the baited hook, the increased tension applied to the line by the strike releases the line from the clamp and permits the accessory to freely slide along the line. The fisherman can then reel in and net the fish without interference from an accessory otherwise permanently secured to the line a considerable distance from the fishing pole.

Abstract: A trolling weight used in conjunction with downrigger type fishing systems that is very stable and tracks straight at trolling speeds up to and greater than eight miles per hour. The weight is easily attached to any trolling cable using a variety of commercially available trolling cable attachment clips or by connecting the trolling cable directly to the trolling cable attachment eye of the trolling weight. The trolling weight varies in size ranging from two to sixty pounds with a broad selection of colors. The trolling weight is produced of materials considered to be environmentally safe to use in fisheries, unlike the lead weights now available. They are coated with a polyester powder coating and cured at approximately 400 degrees fahrenheit to produce a hard abrasion resistive surface. The trolling weight's unique design is highly resistant to fouling when contacting underwater objects.

Abstract: A fly and insect trap for attachment to a depending light bulb has an enclosure of translucent material for installation around the light bulb, the enclosure having an upwardly open top defining an opening for receiving the bulb into the interior of the enclosure with the top spaced outwardly from the bulb to form therebetween an inlet gap for the entry of flies and insects into the interior of the enclosure. A retainer is secured to the enclosure within the enclosure and beneath the opening and resiliently engageable with the bulb for suspending the trap from the bulb.

Abstract: A method and associated apparatus for trapping flies; with the method involving the following steps. Firstly, provide a tube which has an adhesive layer. Secondly, place the tube on a window sill with the adhesive layer positioned immediately adjacent to an interior surface of a pane of glass. A fly bouncing off the interior surface of the pane of glass adjacent the sill comes in contact with the adhesive layer and is held securely to the tube.

Abstract: The ability to effectively landscape an artificial surface that normally is incapable of supporting plant growth while simultaneously eliminating hazardous substances from the surrounding atmosphere in a simple and efficient manner is provided. A substrate having a thickness of at least 0.5 cm. is constructed that comprises an effective concentration of solid particles dispersed therein (e.g., activated carbon particles) that are capable of absorbing hazardous substances from the surrounding atmosphere. Also dispersed within the substrate is provided an effective concentration of living microorganisms that are capable of converting the hazardous substances when absorbed on the solid particles into non-hazardous substances that are capable of being utilized during the growth of plants that are rooted in the substrate.

Abstract: A removable light controlling blind assembly for a marine vessel or the like includes two generally circular superimposed panels. Each of those panels has a plurality of translucent horizontal strips printed thereon and a plurality of alternating light transmitting strips separating the translucent strips. The two panels are movable in a linear direction to bring the strips into registration with one another. A flexible gasket is also provided and includes a groove for positioning the blind assembly in a port or hatch in the vessel.

Abstract: A flexible form member in accordance with the invention comprises a hollow-shaped body having a flexibility and openable fluid introducing and discharging means for permitting fluid to be introduced into and discharged from the body. A method of forming a through hole by means of the flexible form member comprises placing the flexible form member as contracted in a desired position between an outer form and an inner form, introducing fluid into the flexible form member to expand it between the outer form and inner form, pouring concrete, removing the forms and contracting the flexible form member after curing of concrete, and removing the flexible form member thus contracted from concrete.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fire isolation device for a free standing structure. This device includes a left tarp and right tarp fabricated from a fire resistant material. The left tarp and right tarp are of a size to completely enclose the free standing structure. Attached to the left tarp and right tarp is a support structure, which is capable of moving from an upward position where the left tarp and the right tarp completely enclose the free standing structure to a downward position where the left and right tarp expose the free standing structure. This device also includes a moving mechanism for moving the plurality of support members from the downward position to the upward position.

Abstract: A sheet metal mini-wall parapet structure is provided. The structure is basically a U-shaped member formed of sheet metal. At one lower corner of the U-shaped member is formed the cleat used to attach the conventional coping member. The cleat is formed by extending one leg of the U-shaped member downwardly and folding it over in a continuous fashion with an extension from the bottom of the U-shaped member. The upright legs of the U-shaped member are staggered in height so that when a top member is attached, the top member is sloped in one direction so that any water accumulating on the top of the mini-wall parapet is drained toward the roof. The top member is usually of 3/4" pressure treated plywood which is screwed into bent over flanges along the tops of each leg of the U-shaped member. Before the top member is screwed into place, the void within the sheet metal legs can be filled with insulation to minimize heat loss through the mini-wall parapet.

Abstract: An earth anchor for securing light standard apparatus having a post, a cap on the post, and a base, includes a removable stabilizer which is fitted to a stake after the stake has been inserted through the base. The stabilizer extends through a slot in the stake. The stabilizer has an inverted triangular configuration.

Abstract: A window shutter device for automatic regulation of solar illumination in response to variations in external sunlight. Gas pressure change in a sunlit cavity causes fluid displacement between two transparent window panes. A transparent fluid is displaced by another fluid which blocks part of the sunlight falling on the panes. Glare is prevented while preserving adequate interior illumination and a clear view outside the window.

Abstract: A shelterwall assembly for a storage dock, characterized by its protrusion from the docks, beneath its canopy and the optional use of additional guarding because of its "breakaway" column feature. It is particularly useful when the storage dock has side-by-side openings for the simultaneous loading and off-loading of open truck/trailers which have been backed into registry with the dock. The units herein are anchored above and below the dock opening to provide swingable curtains that fill the gap between vehicle and building. Provision is made for optional winter or summer positioning and a lockout assembly coacts with curtain supports to retain the curtains against displacement, once they have been set.

Abstract: A vertical log building and method for constructing the same including a foundation that has a floor plate attached an upper portion. A plurality of wall structures that are secured to the foundation. Each wall structure has a plurality of vertically oriented logs disposed side by side and a plurality of corner logs. One of the vertical logs joining to one of the corner logs. Each log has two sides that have a pair of slots therein. Each of the plurality of vertical logs have an L-shaped notch at a floor end and a ceiling end. The L-shaped notch allows each vertical log to have an inner side. The L-shaped notch of the floor end is secured to the floor plate. Each corner log has a frontal area with a plurality of slots. The plurality of slots form two outer slots and two inner slots. The floor end and the ceiling end of each corner log has a generally V-shaped notch for attaching the corner log to the floor plate.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of repair for manholes and other like tubular structures and is more specifically directed to a sectioned panel assembly which is premanufactured for installation within an existing manhole.

Abstract: An assembly of extruded thermoplastic structural components for use in the construction of a building, each structural component including an elongated rigid sheet member provided with at least two integral lengthwise edgewise rails. The structural components include first flat wall structural components and second elbowed corner structural components, wherein a few of the structural components releasably slidingly interlock with one another about their rails to form a hollow elongated panel. The inside cell of the hollow panel receives concrete to be poured. The hollow panel releasably interlocks with adjacent hollow panels successively to form a continuous wall structure. The structural components in their disassembled state released from one another are compactly stackable in the smallest volume of storage, whereby shipping costs from the home country manufacture to the local building site are very low.

Abstract: An anchored/resilient floor system includes at least one upper flooring layer supported by parallel rows of attachment members which are supported above a base by a plurality of compressible pads, the attachment members being secured to the base at predetermined positions therealong by a fastener construction which permits downward deflection under loaded conditions but prevents vertical raising of the members beyond their initial static position. The attachment members are anchored in a manner which does not hold the pads in a precompressed state when the floor is unloaded. The fastener construction may include a one, two or three piece construction. The single member fastener construction is particularly suitable for reanchoring or retrofitting an already installed floor at a significantly lower cost than that of installing a new floor, and the one-piece fastener construction also may be adapted for use with a portable floor.

Abstract: Modular insulating upholstery for a closed chamber (7) consisting of panels (1, 2) and prefabricated elements, specially suited to chambers for the transport of goods such as containers. The panels and prefabricated elements form part of an assembly set or kit adaptable to the dimensions of the chamber interior (7) to be insulated and comprise all the necessary upholstering elements. The panels (1) covering the chamber peripheral walls and ceiling consist of a self-supporting sheer insulator in one piece. The prefabricated elements essentially comprise spacing units (6) in the form of small blocks, which are placed between the inner chamber surface and at least the outer panel surfaces, and are made of a material capable of breaking any thermal conduction between the two surfaces.