Abstract: A display assembly constructed of corrugated paperboard comprising two triangular vertical end columns with a center wall supported therebetween for affixing materials to be displayed and a header member affixed to the top of the two end columns and extending therebetween to provide lateral stability and serve as an additional display area. The display is manufactured to be delivered to the user in a flat knocked-down folded condition. The display is designed to be easily assembled by the user at the point of use without any tools or connectors other than those that are a part of and integral to the corrugated panels which are assembled to form the display.

Abstract: A weight for operating the lift-limiting switch of a crane, especially a telescoping-boom crane, is composed of two identical castings connected together by a hinge at one side and having a lock on the opposite side which, when actuated, holds the two members around the crane cable but which can be opened to allow the weight to be placed over the cable or to be removed therefrom.

Abstract: A foldable container comprises a base (20), a first pair of opposing side walls (3,3') hingedly mounted at one pair of opposing edges of the base, a second pair of opposing side walls (2,2') hingedly mounted at one pair of opposing edges of the base and including flanges (7) extending from both side end regions of the second pair of side walls toward the first pair of opposing side walls, and connecting means for providing toothed engagements between the flanges of the second pair of side walls and the corresponding lateral end regions of the first pair of side walls in the standing-up position. The foldable container can be easily folded when empty and stand up with good stiffness when using.

Abstract: A tamper resistant and tamper evident detachable cover is provided for a dispensing container so that any premature removal of the cover before customer purchase can be visually detected. The cover employs a closed opening in the top surface for subsequent perforation by the customer after purchase in order to release the cover.

Abstract: A cosmetics compact having mechanism for producing an audible sound to indicate when the compact is completely closed, the compact being opened and closed by slidably rotating the cover and the base in relation to one another.

Abstract: A telescopic rod with a plurality of tubular rod sections which are mounted so as to be slidable within each other, and with a multistage piston-cylinder unit arranged within the telescopic rod. The multistage piston-cylinder unit is connected, on the one hand, to the outermost rod section of the telescopic rod and, on the other hand, to the last inner rod section of the telescopic rod. Radially adjustable abutments are provided on the inner base portions of at least some of the rod sections, wherein the abutments are directed toward the outer surfaces of the extended stages of the piston-cylinder unit and can be placed in contact with the outer surfaces. Stationary abutments may be arranged on the first and last rod sections of the row of rod sections of the telescopic rod, wherein the stationary abutments are arranged adjacent the outer surfaces of the corresponding stages of the piston-cylinder unit when the piston-cylinder unit is extended.

Abstract: A body fluid collection assembly includes a tube having an outside surface, an open end and a closed end forming a chamber having an inside wall for holding a body fluid, the tube has a raised annulus at the open end. The assembly includes a closure with a shield having a top, an opening therethrough and a cavity for receiving the open end of the tube. The cavity has an inside surface having at least one protuberance projecting inwardly from the inside surface so that when the open end of the tube is in the cavity, the protuberance engages said annulus retaining said shield on the tube. The assembly includes a sealing element having a top surface and a lower flange and a gas barrier member bonded to the lower flange to form a primary seal with the inside wall of the tube and a secondary seal at the open end of the tube. The assembly further includes a plug housing having a passage and a resilient plug mounted in the passage, and elements for releasably mounting the plug housing on the shield.

Abstract: An axially crushable bottle made of plastics material and formed with transverse corrugations over the major portion of its height has fold starters in each corrugation, which fold starters project outwards from the bottoms of the corrugations and are angularly offset from one corrugation to another.

Abstract: A carrying cover for a food pan includes a pair of side channels generally parallel to one another and first and second cover ends generally parallel to one another and generally normal to the side channels. The cover handle is positioned closer to the first end than to the second end. When the two cover side channels and the cover end channel are engaged with respective edges of a steam table pan for pan carrying, the cover handle is "off center" with respect to the pan center of gravity. The force of gravity urges the pan toward the cover end channel which prevents the pan from sliding out of the cover.

Abstract: Self-sealing reagent container, and a system of same on a carousel, related to a vessel having a plurality of separate compartments, each compartment having an opening in an upper surface of the vessel, with a hinged lid member attached to said vessel having spring-like biasing to automatically reseal openings of the vessel after reagent extraction. The lid has a first arm that is normally biased such that its caps cover the compartment openings, but external force can be applied to said first arm to permit the first arm to be translated so as to displace the caps from covering the compartment openings whereby reagent in the compartments can be accessed and withdrawn. Once the reagent extraction is completed and the compartment opening cleared of the extraction device, the normal biasing acting on the first arm of the lid causes it to move back to reseal the caps over the compartment openings.

Abstract: A bulkhead comprises a main section including left and right edges, a left flap connected to and extending outward from the left edge of the main section; and a right flap connected to and extending outward from the right edge of the main section; wherein the main section of the bulkhead laterally extends substantially completely across the back panel of the liner, between the left and right back edges thereof; and the right flap of the bulkhead extends over and is connected to the right flap of the liner to connect the bulkhead thereto, and the left flap of the bulkhead thereto, and the left flap of the bulkhead extends over and is connected to the left flap of the liner to further connect the bulkhead the.

Abstract: A garbage container and liner dispensing system including a cylindrical container having a recess formed in a lower end thereof. An internal bag storage compartment is formed within the recess in the lower end of the cylindrical container by a pair of spring-hinged lids secured to an upper end of the recess. A bag holding flange is positioned on a peripheral rim of the cylindrical container. A lid is dimensioned for removable positioning on the bag holding flange.

Abstract: A carton blank formed from a laminate of a relatively flexible fluid impervious material and a relatively rigid paperboard material is provided with paperboard to paperboard facing surfaces so that an effective seal can be formed.

Abstract: A pressure cooker includes a container having an upper annular shoulder. A pot is engaged in the container and has an annular flange extended from the upper portion. A cap has a peripheral portion engaged with the annular flange of the pot. A cover is pivotally coupled to the container and may be locked to the container for enclosing the container. The container, the cap and the cover each includes a hollow space for engaging with heat insulating materials. A spring is engaged between the cap and the cover for biasing the cap to enclose the pot.

Abstract: A carton blank comprising a relatively rigid material having an inner surface, having a central body portion and opposite edge portions and wherein a relatively flexible material, preferably fluid impervious, having a central body portion and opposite edge portions has its central body portion secured to the central body portion of the relatively rigid material and the opposite edge portions of the relatively rigid material and the relatively flexible material are not secured to each other. In some instances strips of another relatively flexible material are secured to the opposite edge portions of the relatively flexible material but are not secured to the opposite edge portions of the reactively rigid material. In other instances, a plurality of spaced apart strips of a relatively flexible material are superposed over portions of a relatively rigid material and a plastic coating is applied to the exposed surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A container which is suitable for retaining lobsters and similar catches in a live condition comprises a container body and a lid which can be secured in place to close the container body, both the body and lid being of synthetic polymeric material(s). The lid has one or more sealed chambers in it which are of sufficient total capacity to render the lidded container buoyant when full. Thus the catch of lobsters or the like may be retained in a live condition and secure against escape while the container is floated, for example alongside a fishing boat or fish quay.

Abstract: A collapsible container comprising a peripheral side wall; a closed bottom at a lower end of the peripheral side wall and an opening at an upper end of the peripheral side wall; the peripheral side wall having at least three axial sections, with at least one relatively thin section located axially between upper and lower relatively thick sections; wherein at a transition area between the relatively thin section and at least one of the upper and lower relatively thick sections, the peripheral side wall is shaped to include a sideways oriented, substantially S-shaped cross section.

Abstract: An adapter is attached to a cover of a squeezable drink container for preventing a direct contact between a user's mouth and the container outlet. The adapter comprises a cup, an upper edge of which rests around the user's mouth during drinking. The cup has circumferentially spaced-apart side openings for draining an excess of the liquid supplied to the user's mouth.

Abstract: A safe box is provided with currency containers and a plurality of separate currency chutes with time delay access for security. Manually operated apparatus is provided for aligning and releasing containers into the chutes as well as manually operated drawers for selecting and dispensing only one container from the chutes during any time delay. A door is provided in the front panel for access to the interior of the safe box and the front panel of the safe box is hinged to open the box for servicing.

Abstract: A plastic bag holder is disclosed. The plastic bag holder comprises a housing formed of a front wall and a parallel back wall with parallel side walls therebetween. Each of the walls has upper edges and lower edges and with side edges therebetween. A rectangular bottom wall with side edges is coupled to the lower edges of the front and rear and side walls with an open top thereabove. All the walls are formed of a rigid material but with a slot in the front wall and an aperture in the bottom wall. The side walls have outwardly extending projections. A lid is formed with a top wall and linear front and rear and side edges and with trapezoidal side walls extending downwardly at an angle therefrom. The lid has a rectangular shoulder on its interior surface located at an intermediate extent of its side walls and with downwardly extending gripping fingers adjacent to the lower edges thereof. The lid is formed of a material with limited resilience.

Abstract: A sensor dispensing instrument (20) includes a sensor magazine (26) that contains a plurality of blood glucose sensors (38) disposed in sensor slots (30A-J). Each of the sensor slots (30A-J) is in fluid communication with a desiccant cavity (50A-J) in which desiccant material is disposed. The front and rear walls (34, 32) of the sensor magazine (26) are sealed with burst foils (40, 42) so as to seal the sensor slots (30A-J) and the desiccant cavities (36A-J). The sensor instrument (20) has an outer housing (22) with a laterally extending magazine opening (24) adapted to receive the sensor magazine (26). A pivot rod (28) is moved through the magazine (26) and is locked into an operating position. The magazine (26) is rotated on the pivot rod (28) until a detent arm (48) on the instrument housing (22) engages a detent groove (50A-J) on the magazine (26) to position the magazine (26) in a sensor feeding position.

Abstract: A meter for measuring the quantity of milk by weight flowing in a pipeline comprises a main housing having a main milk inlet pipe and a main milk outlet pipe. A buffer chamber in the main housing receives and holds the milk prior to weighing. A weighing container in a weighing chamber sequentially receives discrete quantities of milk from the buffer chamber through a communicating opening. The weighing container is mounted on a load cell, which sequentially weighs the settled weights of the discrete quantities of milk, the settled weights of which are cumulatively stored. Weighed milk is discharged from the weighing container through a discharge outlet opening. A main valve member and a secondary valve member selectively close the communicating opening and the discharge outlet, respectfully. Milk samples are collected in a milk sample reservoir on discharge of weighed discrete quantities of milk from the weighing container for subsequent collection in a collection jar.

Abstract: A valve assembly for dispensing a measured quantity of a gelatinous semisolid material into a receptacle comprises a cylindrical housing provided with a piston actuatable to move through the throughbore of the housing to a cap provided with a cylindrical sleeve. Mounted within the sleeve is a hollow valve body connected to a sealing member having an end of circular cross-section and a slidable hollow cylindrical body provided with an orifice whose cross-section is substantially equal to that of the end of the sealing member. The barrel is connected to the valve body by springs. In the valve closed position the end of the sealing member is situated in the barrel orifice, preventing the dispensing of the gelatinous material; in the valve open position the barrel is pushed away from the sealing member, allowing the material to be dispensed. The barrel returns to the valve closed position after the material has been dispensed.

Abstract: A method for adhesively joining two members includes the steps of mixing non-compressible beads with an adhesive, applying the resulting mixture to one of the members and hemming one member over the other in overlapping relationship. Apparatus for performing this method includes a container for containing a mixture of an adhesive and a plurality of non-compressible beads, an applicator for applying the mixture to one of the members, and hemming apparatus for hemming one member over the other in overlapping relationship. A metering device for dispensing adhesive fluid is constructed with a dispensing rod having a cooling apparatus for facilitating operation of the metering device. The present invention finds particular utility in bonding together the inner and outer panels of an automotive door assembly.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a body for mounting in a counter with a spout above the counter, a escutcheon for the upper end of the shank or body, and a pump with cylinder and piston in the body, with the upper end of the piston projecting above the cylinder and connected to the spout and with the lower end of the cylinder connected to a container below the counter. An electrical solenoid is carried on the body below the counter with a moving plunger connected to the cylinder for moving the cylinder upward relative to the piston for pumping fluid from the container through the piston and out through the spout. A lamp housing is carried in the escutcheon, with an infra red source and an infra red detector mounted in the housing, and an electrical cable is connected between the lamp housing and an electrical circuit mounted adjacent the solenoid for energizing the infra red source and for energizing the solenoid in response to a signal from the infra red detector.

Abstract: A dispensing machine is particularly intended for dispensing semi-solid products such as ice cream or frozen yogurt. The machine utilizes a container for the product which container is open at one end and is deformed to discharge the product by the application of a plunger to the opposite end. A sealing plate is releasably located in the open end of the container and the plate includes a discharge outlet for the product which leads to a discharge nozzle. The plunger is driven by a piston and cylinder device and the container, the plate and its housing is movable in and out to replace the container.

Abstract: A pouch for holding viscous food product for dispensing from a specific hand held or similar type dispenser, is formed so as to include a tear strip to open a funnel-shaped, centrally disposed outlet spout formed to be sealingly held in the specific dispenser. The pouch includes a pair of alignment/holding openings formed on either side of the outlet spout for securing the pouch in a fixed position in the dispenser. The invention also includes head seal tooling having a pair of heated jaws which are brought together to simultaneously form the bottom seal of a top unfilled, pouch and the outlet spout and angularly disposed top seals of a filled lower pouch, while at the same time forming perforations for the tear strip, the pair of openings in the lower pouch and cutting-off the formed, filled and sealed lower pouch from the upper pouch.

Abstract: A measuring/dispensing cap adapted for attachment to an open, upper end of a container, the cap including a lid and a peripheral skirt extending downwardly from the lid, the lid pivotally secured to the skirt; a sifter panel integral with the skirt and separating the skirt into upper and lower sections, the upper section including a measuring chamber and the lower section including a screw thread for attaching the cap to the open upper end of the container. The sifter panel is formed to provide a flow opening on one side of a horizontal centerline extending across the cap, the flow opening defined in part by a first edge extending parallel to and spaced from the horizontal centerline. A rotatable weir dam panel overlies the sifter panel, the weir dam panel having a second edge which may be aligned with the first edge to enable substantially free flow of container contents through the flow opening.

Abstract: A mountable soap bottle with cavities which engage arms on the mounting plate. The soap bottle can be securely mounted to the plate and pump top on the soap bottle can be securely fastened to the bottle so as to resist tampering or pilferage.

Abstract: A snowfall simulator which houses and dispenses artificial snow from a box like housing (20) using agitation. The box or dispenser has small openings (32) uniformly placed on the bottom horizontal plane. Mounted directly over the desired area, shaved polystyrene, used for snow, is placed inside the housing. A small motor (14) attached on the outside of the housing is connected by gear (16) and shaft (18) to a light-weight reticulated agitation plate (24) resting on the inside bottom horizontal plane of housing. The motor creates a gentle horizontal agitation under the artificial snow causing it to slowly work itself out of the dispenser through the bottom openings. By this arrangement, a long-lasting, gentle, realistic snowfall effect is created uniformly over an imitation village, Christmas tree, or display. Once the dispenser is empty, the snow can be collected off the bottom and placed back into the dispenser for further enjoyment.

Abstract: A dispensing package including a resiliently deformable bottle and an overcap capable of being coupled with the top of the bottle to protect a self-sealing dispensing valve. The valve is coupled with the overcap or a closure. The overcap includes a hinged lid pivotal from a closed position at which it protects the valve to an open position at which product in the bottle may be dispensed when the package is inverted.

Abstract: A metering valve for liquids to be dispensed in doses of fixed amount has a metering chamber of fixed volume which is intended to be filled with the liquid when the container is inverted and the operating valve is partially opened. After the metering chamber has had its contents discharged by the valve being fully opened, and the valve member is released to return to its valve-closed position, the chamber refills under gravity. When the container is replaced in its upright position, liquid is prevented from flowing back into the container by an effective one-way valve. This may be provided by an O-ring or similar mechanical barrier to flow, or the flow passage may be dimensioned so that capillary forces prevent gravity being able to allow gas or vapor in the ullage space to displace the liquid in the metering chamber. By these structures the container remains capable of dispensing the desired fixed amount of liquid immediately after it is inverted and the operating member is operated.

Abstract: An improved triangular-shaped garment hanger having two legs of approximately equal length, a base member, and at least one pair of opposed flex points, one flex point of each pair located on the base member and its paired flex point located in an opposed position on one of the legs to allow it to temporarily fold into a nearly flat configuration for fast insertion into the neck opening, the flex points comprising flexible devices securely attached over the one of the legs and the base member, the flexible devices being attached to the leg and base member hanger frame by means such as adhesive or force fitting the flexible devices over ribs on the distal ends of one of the legs and the base member to obviate the need for a sleeve to hold the flexible devices in place, the garment hanger also having brackets positioned between each leg and the base member to add strength to the garment hanger configuration so that it can support heavy garments without sagging and drooping of a garment and for insertion without

Abstract: A hanger which includes garment support means for retaining garments in the proper position is described. The garment support means includes a connecting part, an arm, a carrier element, a pressing member and a portion of reduced width located on the face of the connecting element. The portion of reduced width, after heating and during cooling, causes the carrier element and the pressing member to bias towards the main bar of the hanger. In addition, a stop formation and raised areas which increase the retention of the garment in the proper position are described.

Abstract: A sock donning assist device that allows a caretaker to put a sock on a disabled person who can not put the sock on themselves. The sock donning assist device includes a hollow rigid substantially L-shaped frame. The hollow rigid substantially L-shaped frame consists of a plurality of different sized and shaped slender members. The plurality of different sized and shaped slender members form a substantially vertically-oriented portion for retaining a sock during donning wherein the sock has an upper portion and a lower portion, and a horizontally-oriented portion extending forwardly from the substantially vertically-oriented portion of the hollow rigid substantially L-shaped frame for gripping by a user during donning the sock.

Abstract: A wearable infant carrier. The carrier is a type of durable shirt having a front portion and a back portion which is removably attachable to the front portion. The carrier can be slipped on over the wearer's head so that the front portion is draped across the wearer's torso and the back portion extends from the wearer's shoulders along the back and around opposing sides of the wearer for attachment to the front portion to form a sitting support with the front portion. After the carrier is secured upon the wearer, an infant can be placed between the front portion of the carrier and the wearer's torso so that the infant sits in suspension upon the sitting support with the infant's legs straddling the sitting support. The carrier thereby holds the infant sandwiched between the front portion of the carrier and the wearer.

Abstract: A holster is disclosed employing a formed composite of fabric-foam and fabric in which the outer face is formed to match the contour of a hand gun to carried in the holster while the inner face is generally flat. A belt loop assembly is secured to the inner face including a generally "Y" shape with an opening between the arms of the "Y". Hook or pile fastener fabric is located within the belt loop assembly. A thumb break or strap includes an end which extends through the opening into the belt loop and is held in place by contact with the hook and pile fastener. The thumb break is angularly adjustable within the belt loop and securable at various angles by the hook and pile fastener. The belt loop assembly, most importantly defines a belt loop and the thumb break and the hook and pile fastener cooperate to restrict the size of the belt loop and provide restriction against unwanted movement of the holster on a belt.

Abstract: A fishing rod and reel holder having a body which includes a cylinder having openings at both ends of the cylinder for receiving rod handles. A J-shaped slot in the cylinder accepts a reel mount. An elastic tensile member, such as a shock cord, biases the reel mount against the tip of the curl of the J, thereby securing the rod and reel within the cylinder. A recess, approximately coaxial with the cylinder, and distal from the cylinder, supports the rod's shaft towards the front of the holder. Suction cups mount the body securely to a surface, such as a car top.

Abstract: A restraining strap includes a waistband for circumferentially transversing the waist of the user having thereon a yoke. The yoke comprises a first length and a second length when extended from the waistband, where each of the first and second lengths has a proximal end fixedly attached to different locations on the waistband. A distal end of each of the first and second lengths are attached one to the other at or near each of the distal ends of the first and second lengths. Restrainers are positioned proximate the distal end to form a holder therebetween. The article may be enclosed by the holder such that the restraining maintains the suspended article from motion relative the user.

Abstract: A backpack having a resilient member associated with one of the panels of material forming the backpack. The resilient member is held in an elastically deformed configuration on the one panel so that it stiffens that panel and tends to hold the backpack open. Shoulder straps of the backpack are constructed with ventilation channels on their undersides of the straps and portion of the body underlying the straps. The underside of each strap includes frictionalizing material for engagement with the top of the shoulder of the person wearing the backpack. Each strap also includes a load distributing region generally located along the length of the strap for engagement with the top of the shoulder of the person wearing the backpack. At least one strap includes a pocket having an opening extending generally longitudinally and transversely across the strap.

Abstract: A material feeding apparatus intermittently feeds a material having a relatively large width at high speed with high accuracy, whereby adjustment of the apparatus and the die maintenance can be readily performed, and the material will not be easily damaged. The material feeding apparatus includes a pair of gripper feeds which are provided on both the right and left sides of a press machine and actuated synchronously.

Abstract: A nail magazine of nail stapler comprises a main body, a cap, a nail pushing member, an end plate member and a cover plate. The nail magazine is provided with a receiving slot for accommodating the U-shaped nails, a linear slot for accommodating the single-legged nails having a head, and a linear groove for accommodating the single-legged nails without a head. The nail magazine can also accommodate nails of various lengths.

Abstract: A surgical instrument for performing endoscopic surgical procedures. In one embodiment, the instrument includes a knife that remains unexposed until initiation of a cutting sequence, and returns to an unexposed position at the conclusion of the cutting sequence, minimizing the risk of injury to the person handling the instrument. In another embodiment, the instrument includes a flexible neck for articulating a surgical head assembly with respect to the shaft of the instrument. In another embodiment, a device for locking the articulated head at an angle of articulation is provided. In yet another embodiment, a mechanism for opening and closing an anvil assembly is disclosed.

Abstract: A surgical stapling instrument for performing a circular anastomosis stapling operation is provided. The surgical instrument includes a stapling head assembly mounted by a flexible support shaft to an actuator handle assembly. The support shaft is capable of bending in any radial direction relative to its centerline into a curved configuration suitable for insertion into a patient. The flexible support shaft includes a dual coil structure which is adapted to support itself in any curved configuration and to resist deflection upon insertion into the patient and actuation of the stapling head assembly. The stapling head assembly includes a driver assembly which is operable in multiple stages to separate the staple forming and tissue cutting actions to reduce the peak force required to operate the instrument.

Abstract: A device is available for bonding one component to another, particularly for bonding electronic components of integrated circuits, such as chips, to a substrate. The bonder device in one embodiment includes a bottom metal block having a machined opening wherein a substrate is located, a template having machined openings which match solder patterns on the substrate, a thin diaphragm placed over the template after the chips have been positioned in the openings therein, and a top metal block positioned over the diaphragm and secured to the bottom block, with the diaphragm retained therebetween. The top block includes a countersink portion which extends over at least the area of the template and an opening through which a high pressure inert gas is supplied to exert uniform pressure distribution over the diaphragm to keep the chips in place during soldering. A heating means is provided to melt the solder patterns on the substrate and thereby solder the chips thereto.

Abstract: Process for the production of a soldered joint. The invention pertains to a soldering process in which thin walled carbon parts are soldered, on a flat side, to silicon carbide parts, for the connection of mechanically and thermally highly stressed parts such as supporting and sliding rings that are utilized in dry gas seals, with the use of a pure silver-titanium solder, having a titanium content of 2-6% by weight, in combination with synthetic graphite and a silicon carbide comprised of silicon, silicon carbide and carbon, whose physical properties are well known, it is possible to produce a durable bond, in a vacuum furnace, by means of a predetermined time/temperature program under suitable conditions, which bond is particularly suitable for the noted supporting and sliding rings utilized in dry gas seals.

Abstract: A photomultiplier tube, image intensifier tube, or night vision device includes a cascade of plural microchannel plates which are physically and electrically connected together to provide an electron multiplication through the microchannel plate cascade. At least two adjacent microchannel plates in the cascade are also physically interbonded to one another. The bonding of the adjacent microchannel plates may be accomplished by use of a metallic interbonding layer covering all except a peripheral edge portion of at least one face of one or both of the bonded microchannel plates, which interbonding layer confronts and bonds with the other of the bonded microchannel plates. The interbonding layer may cover only a peripheral annular portion of the one face of the one bonded microchannel plate, or only sub-areas of this peripheral annular portion of this one microchannel plate. During manufacturing of such an image intensifier tube, the microchannel plates are initially fabricated and handled as individuals.

Abstract: A lid is sealed to an integrated circuit package by a method that uses a spring biased pressure foot that is structurally carried by a secondary loading jig to impose sealant curing load on the lid. The pressure foot is retracted against the spring bias while secondary jig index pins are meshed with corresponding sockets in the fabrication boat that are aligned with the package position on the boat. When the pins and sockets are meshed, the pressure foot is released to apply optimal assembly force at the package center normal of the package lid plane.

Abstract: A direct chip attachment process and apparatus for aluminum wirebonding on copper circuitization are provided. After at least one integrated circuit chip is attached to a carrier, an aqueous cleaning solution containing citric and oxalic acid based additives is applied to the carrier and attached integrated circuit chip. Then a deionized water rinse is applied to the carrier and attached integrated circuit chip, followed drying for a set time period. Next wirebonding on copper circuitization carried by the carrier is performed.

Abstract: A one-piece blank which is folded to provide a shroud is used in conjunction with a bottom tray and securing mechanism to form a display case for enclosing an array of packages. The one-piece blank or shroud formed thereby includes a central top panel and a pair of side panels hinged thereto so that when the side panels are bent along the hinge lines to form the shroud the side panels are located adjacent respective opposed side faces of the array of packages. The blank or shroud also includes a pair of opposed projecting portions hinged to each side panel with a central hinge line therein to define a reinforcing panel and a leg panel so that when the reinforcing panels of each pair of projecting portions are bent back onto the associated the side panel the leg panels are bent perpendicular to the reinforcing panels to come together and to form a leg which is inserted laterally into the side face of the array of packages.