Abstract: A device, and a method for making the device, for supporting and storing dish-shaped containers. The device has a column with side faces intersecting to form therebetween corners having specific angles. Vertical, non-releasing slits are formed in the side faces. Strips having pin-shaped projections extending therefrom slidably fit within the slits so that the projections extend away therefrom. Slits are also defined at the corners of the column. Strips having a centrally disposed longitudinal groove about which the strip is bent at the specific angle of each corner are inserted into the non-releasing slits disposed at the corners. All pin-shaped projections extending away from a given side face therefore extend in the same direction.

Abstract: A racking system exhibiting controlled compound movement is disclosed. The racking system includes a bracket adapted for engagement to a structural support and a translational tray assembly supported by the bracket for linear and rotational movement relative to the bracket. The system also includes a first dampening member associated with the translational tray assembly for dampening the linear movement of the translational tray assembly relative to the bracket and a second dampening member associated with the translational tray assembly for dampening the rotational movement of the translational tray assembly relative to the bracket. The first and second dampening members ensure smooth, controlled motion as the translational tray assembly is rotationally and linearly moved.

Abstract: A warehouse storage pushback device is provided having a first and second drive. Each drive has a chain, with a plurality of pads attached thereto, forming a closed loop. A plurality of rotating discs meshes with the chain and are rotatably mounted to an external structure. A plurality of rollers are rotatably attached to the chain and each pad and are in rolling engagement with a track. The first drive is able to operate independently of the second drive, allowing pads on one side of the material to be adjusted for better support while the others remain stationary. The device is used for storing pallets and provides other material handling functions.

Abstract: A merchandise display system for supporting products in a retail environment in a vertical array, the system having channeled slatwall with a plurality of horizontal, vertically adjacent generally P-shaped channels upon which different types of hardware and bracketry can be engaged. The P-shaped channels have upper and lower troughs in which different types of hooks and brackets are insertable, with the sections of the channels as load bearing surfaces. The slatwall can be formed with at least two channels extending from a single contiguous rear wall. The rear wall of the slatwall is securable to a backer panel with corrugations which are orthogonal to the channels. The slatwall is fastened to one or more backer panels by lances which protrude from the backer panel, and/or by securement fasteners between the channels of the slatwall.

Abstract: An upper boom compensation system for an aerial device having an articulating boom assembly. The lower boom is raised and lowered by a special double cylinder having two pistons and a common piston rod. A hydraulic circuit is arranged to transfer fluid between the lower boom cylinder and the upper boom cylinder in a manner to raise and lower the upper boom correspondingly to raising and lowering of the lower boom. The upper boom can also be controlled independently of the lower boom.

Abstract: A vented baby bottle is provided comprising a container including a circular bottom face and a peripheral side wall integrally coupled thereto and extending upwardly therefrom for defining an interior space and a top. The top is adapted for removably coupling with a nipple. An upper portion of the container includes a bore formed therein. A valve is situated within the bore of the container. Upon a suction being applied to the interior space of the container, air enters the container through the valve for equalizing pressure therein.

Abstract: A closure (10) is shown including a U-shaped handle (27) integrally connected to a cap (22) in turn integrally connected to the end wall (18) of a bottle (12) to seal the opening (20) formed therein. The handle (27) includes a lever element (28) in the preferred form of a hollow body (30) integrally connected to the cap (22) by a web (32) and for providing leverage in twisting the cap (22) off the end wall (18). First and second wings (36) are integrally connected to the lever element (28) for increasing the size of closure (10) to be larger than a small part. In the preferred form, each of the wings (36) includes a solid trailing portion (44) and a hollow tube (38) in fluid communication with the hollow body (30). The trailing portions (44) are compression molded by the mold halves (54) utilized to blow mold the bottle (12). The hollow tubes (38) are compression molded and thermoformed in the mold halves (56) forming the end wall (18), the cap (22), and the lever element (28).

Abstract: A bottle closure assembly for providing access to the fluids within a bottle without the complete removal of the closure. The bottle closure apparatus comprising a cap and a sleeve connected by a hinge. Both the cap and the sleeve containing internal threads for twisting the closure apparatus onto a threaded bottle opening. The closure sealing the container when fully threaded on to the threaded opening, while providing access to the fluid therein when only partially threaded (sleeve only) by allowing the cap to pivot about the hinge. In addition, position nubs may be provided along the threads to resistively indicate when the cap is pivotable.

Abstract: A combination of a customized bottle and a closure. The bottle has a neck with an interior circumferential surface defining a throat with a longitudinal axis and having an end face, at least a portion of which is inclined with respect to an imaginary plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The closure has a head and a cylindrical shank extending from the head and has a cross-sectional area less than that of the head and having a longitudinal axis extending through the shank and having a cross-sectional area which is less than that of the cross-sectional area of the throat in the neck of the bottle. The head has a surface facing toward the shank and has a portion thereof which is inclined with respect to an imaginary plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shank and which is complementary to the inclined surface on the face of the neck.

Abstract: An outdoor assembly exposed to rain water has an enclosure and a cover. A first mounting means for the cover installs the cover to form a barrier to rain water for the enclosure rendering it drip proof or water proof. A second mounting means for the cover on the enclosure installs the cover to form a rain shield for the enclosure. The first mounting means allows opening or rotation of the cover about a vertical axis thus allowing access to the enclosure. The second mounting means releasingly engages the cover with respect to the enclosure generally at a right angle to the vertical direction, thus providing a rain shield for the enclosure.

Abstract: A device box having a cover member and a base member releasably coupled together by a snap-fit latching arrangement. Preferably, both the cover member and the base member are integrally molded as one-piece, unitary members with only non-hidden surfaces so that they can be manufactured by straight draw-type injection molding techniques, rather than by molds using sliders. The latching arrangement of the preferred embodiments includes one or more latch members resiliently coupled to the base member for releasably engaging one or more apertures in the cover member.

Abstract: A container system includes a one-piece, one-way valve. The container system can be evacuated by pressing the lid, thereby forcing air out of the one-way valve. The one-way valve does not allow air to enter the container system. The one-way valve includes an interface or release which allows air to enter the container system when the interface is pressed. The one-way valve is preferably an umbrella-shaped valve made of a silicone or plastic.

Abstract: A container includes a container body, a cap member, a disk member and an evacuating unit. The cap member is mounted on a top open end of the container body and is rotatable about a vertical axis. The disk member is provided beneath and inside the cap member to sealingly close the top open end. The disk member has a downward hollow mounting portion in fluid communication with the top open end. The evacuating unit is operable by the cap member for evacuating air from the container body, and is coupled with the disk member. The evacuating unit has a piston mounted on the downward hollow mounting portion. The piston is movable upward and downward in the downward hollow mounting portion via rotation of the cap member so as to suck out air from the container body.

Abstract: A deformable retaining net for securing certain items such as laundry articles within a container such as a laundry basket. The deformable retaining net comprises a netting panel which is rectangular in shape and bounded on at least two opposite sides by double-ply sleeves. An elastic drawstring having opposite ends and a connecting hook at each end each extends through each of the double-ply sleeves such that the connecting hooks are located external to said double-ply sleeves. The device is employed by securing two of the connecting hooks to any surface contours of one of the side walls of the container, and then stretching the netting panel over the open top of the container and securing the remaining connecting hooks to surface contours located upon the opposite side wall of the container, so that the netting panel is thus firmly secured across the open top of the container, and items are prevented from escaping through the open top from the container's interior.

Abstract: The combination of a reusable lid and a container, the lid being provided with external threads and the container being provided with internal threads adjacent its upper end for mating with said external threads. The lid is assembled to the container by engagement of the external and internal threads on the lid and container respectively. Preferably the lid has a sealing ring disposed adjacent to the underside of an outer peripheral ledge for engagement with a selected portion of the container, so as to tightly seal off the contents of the container. A latch element is formed on the lid for engagement with a cooperating catch element formed on the container. The latch element prevents removal of the lid from the container until the latching element is released from the catch element.

Abstract: A plastic vessel for a pressurized fluid, having an upper end wall and a lower end wall and an intermediate part with an outer wall and internal partition walls. The internal partition walls are placed in such a way in respect of each other and the outer wall that at least two longitudinal compartments for pressurized fluid are formed, which compartments are communicating with each other and run between the end walls. The vessel is non-circular. The outer wall between each pair of partition walls has a curve, with a radius adapted in such a manner that the tensions arising in the outer wall when the vessel is filled with a pressurized fluid will mainly be transformed solely to tensile stress in the partition walls which are joined to the outer wall. The partition walls are joined to the outer wall in the border lines where two such curves meet.

Abstract: A fuel tank has a superior outer appearance. A body and a bottom are aligned to each other in a vertical direction to form a sealed closed space for storing fuel between both members. The body is formed as a container having an opening in a downward direction. A connected end part is bent inward in a continuous manner from a lower end of its outer surface. The opening is covered from below with the bottom and its circumferential edge is overlapped on the connected end while its position is set and connected at its entire circumference by brazing.

Abstract: The invention concerns a pressure tank comprising a rigid casing having opposite first and second orifices, and an elastically deformable separator extending inside the casing between the two orifices and subdividing the inside volume of the casing into variable-volume first and second compartments. The second compartment communicates with a hydraulic circuit via the second orifice. The first compartment is filled with elastically deformable solid elements, and the resulting assembly behaves like a spring. In the non-compressed state, the overall volume of the elastically deformable solid elements is substantially equal to the volume of the first compartment when the separator is at rest.

Abstract: A tank cover for a tank socket of a vehicle fuel tank has a flap and a pivot arm with a curved portion having a first and a second leg. The first leg is connected to the flap. The second leg includes a hinge component with which the second leg is connected to the vehicle such that the flap is pivotal about a first end. A support surface is positioned adjacent to the curved portion remote from the flap. When the flap is to be mounted, the curved portion rests on the support surface and is pivoted while being supported on the support surface for mounting the hinge component. The support surface, after mounting of the tank cover, is spaced at a preset distance from the curved portion.

Abstract: A pop-up coupon dispenser for small sheets which have a repositionable adhesive is provided with a flexible plastic cable tie. The dispenser includes a box filled with such sheets having an adhesive stripe along one margin and stacked in accordion fashion, the sheets being printed as manufacturer's coupons supplied to a retailer who attaches the box by the cable tie to a wire rack, to a cardboard display or other suitable support, such as a shelf, and cuts off the excess end of the cable tie. Customers can remove the coupons one-at-a-time and affix them by their adhesive backing to the product for which the coupon is redeemable. A check-out cashier can, therefore, immediately determine that the purchaser is purchasing the product for which the coupon was issued. The dispenser box may also be provided with a conventional shelf clip connected to the bottom of the dispenser box.

Abstract: A lid dispenser for round plastic lids of the type normally used on plastic take-out cups for coffee, soft drinks, and the like in convenience stores is in the form of a sanitized tubular container. The lids are stored inside a protective housing. A cap that snaps down on the top of the housing completely seals off the upper end. The bottom end of the housing is open. The plastic lids hang on a center stainless steel rod passed through the straw openings in the lids. The lids can be retrieved one at a time by grasping a lid through a finger opening and pulling the lid from the opened bottom of the dispenser.

Abstract: In a hot and cold water distribution system wherein the hot water is delivered from a water heater to a distant hot water tap adjacent a cold water tap, a hot water recirculation pump assembly purges the hot water line of any cooled-down water in order to assure instant hot water delivery when the hot water tap is opened. The volume of water drawn from the hot water line is flushed back through the hot water line by admission of an equal amount of water that was stored within a tank. That volume of water is pumped back into the tank, and automatically replaced by hot water drawn from the water heater.

Abstract: A discharge apparatus for flowable media, comprising a basic body having a central, substantially cylindrical portion having upper and lower ends, the upper end having a spray nozzle and the lower end having actuating and gripping shoulders; a pump unit at least partly received by the basic body, the pump unit having: a piston rod holding a hollow needle projecting therefrom; a pump chamber connectable to a discharge opening via a discharge channel; and, a pump cylinder and a pump piston bounded by the pump chamber, the pump cylinder forming a medium reservoir and the pump piston being displaceably guided in the pump cylinder; an actuating sleeve; a ring-shaped fastening element having at least one breakable material bridge integral with the actuating sleeve and destroyable by an actuating force exerted in the pump stroke direction; the fastening element having an L-shaped cross-section having a bottom portion and a substantially cylindrical jacket portion, the actuating sleeve projecting centrally through an

Abstract: Rechargeable dispensers, in particular spray bottle dispensers including at least one chemical reservoir for recharging the spray bottle dispenser. Preferably, a separate solvent reservoir and chemical concentrate reservoirs are provided.

Abstract: A dispensing lid assembly for use with a container assembly and a container assembly including the lid assembly. The lid assembly can be attached to a container liner of the container assembly. The lid assembly includes a spigot housing through which liquids are dispensed. The spigot housing is configured with a grip portion which facilitates tipping of the container assembly with the lid assembly attached thereto. A dispensing conduit is provided in the lid assembly which communicates with a cavity in the container liner. A spring loaded valve assembly is retained in the spigot housing to controllably dispense liquids from the container liner through the dispensing conduit. A check valve assembly is included in the lid assembly. The check valve assembly provides controlled introduction of air into the container to equalize the pressure in the cavity during dispensing.

Abstract: A faucet apparatus is provided for dispensing heated liquid from an urn interior. The faucet includes an insulated foamed plastic body made from foamed polypropylene or the like and has a liquid flow bore defined therein. The foamed plastic body has a plurality of gas-filled insulative bubbles dispersed through the walls thereof and is adapted for connection to an urn with the liquid flow bore in fluid communication with an interior portion of said urn. The faucet includes means connected to the body for controlling the flow of liquid through the bore to a liquid outlet of the faucet.

Abstract: An add-on valve assembly for dual-component cartridge has a valve member and a retainer nut which secures the valve member to a dual-component material cartridge. The valve member includes a body having a forwardly extending threaded nozzle and rearwardly extending top and bottom tubes. First and second passageways are formed in the top and bottom tubes, respectively, and extend through the body and nozzle. A valve stem extends generally vertically within the body and is rotatably mounted therein. The valve stem is formed with top and bottom holes which align with the first and second passageways, respectively, when the add-on valve assembly is rotated to an open position and which extend perpendicular to the first and second passageways, respectively, when the add-on valve assembly is rotated to a closed position. The tubes are adapted to extend within respective passageways of the material cartridge and communicate with a pair of chambers formed within the material cartridge.

Abstract: A dispenser for fluid materials in which at least two replaceable cartridges having collapsible tubes for conducting the material to nozzles on the distal ends of the tubes. The dispenser includes a movable carriage which releasably holds the tubes and carries a platen against which the tubes may be collapsed to expel the material. The dispenser cover carries an operating handle bearing a compression pad. The carriage is movable to bring one or the other of the tubes into alignment with the compression pad so that the selected tube can be collapsed against the platen upon actuation of the operating handle.

Abstract: A thermoplastic closure for a fluid container which has a flexible needle-like dispensing extension continuous with and extending from the base and ending at a tip wherein the extension has an internal cylindrical cavity with an interior aperture positioned within the base and an exterior aperture positioned at the tip. The flexible, needle-like extension facilitates ease in refilling reservoirs such as ink-jet cartridges and facilitates control over the rate of flow of the ink from the container into the reservoir.

Abstract: A liquid transfer system which minimizes user exposure to hazardous materials, effectively addresses new governmental regulations and provides a positive methods for deterring system tampering. The liquid transfer system includes a novel valve mechanism which can be connected to a container such as a metal or plastic drum, and a coupler mechanism which can be removably coupled with the valve mechanism for operating the valve mechanism. An important aspect of the liquid transfer system is a tamper evident closure cap for closing the top to the dispensing valve mechanism of the system. The tamper evident cap is of a unique character such that it must be broken before access to the container can be achieved. The top opening of the valve mechanism is uniquely configured so that it will accept only couplers of a particular compatible design.

Abstract: A powdered milk measuring container has a base dish, a hollow vessel disposed on the base dish, a hollow cylinder disposed on the hollow vessel, a control device disposed in the hollow cylinder, a measuring bottle enclosing the hollow cylinder, and a cover covering the measuring bottle.

Abstract: A dispenser assembly particularly adapted to selectively dispense predetermined amounts of dry fertilizer or other dry material onto an area of disbursement, such as a plant, and including an elongated dispensing conduit having a holding chamber of predetermined dimension connected thereto along with a control mechanism such that selective operation of the control mechanism will automatically dispense, by gravity, a premeasured amount of dry material onto the disbursement area. A double disk valve mechanism is provided having an inlet valve and an outlet valve simultaneously translatable to open one end of the holding chamber and close the respective other end. In an embodiment, the outlet valve is selectable from a plurality of valve plates to vary the dispensing amount. A gun-shaped valve mechanism is provided as the control mechanism in a preferred embodiment.

Abstract: An improved water bottle design for use with a water cooler type bottled water dispensing apparatus is provided in which the water bottle includes a horizontal surface area positioned around the base of the neck of the bottle, where the bottle contacts an annular opening of the housing above an open end of a reservoir portion of the housing of the bottled water dispensing apparatus. This flat horizontal surface area results in greater stability for the water bottle on the housing than can be achieved with conventional bottles which engage the annular opening of the housing at a vertically curved surface of the bottle. Moreover, no special adapters or couplings are necessary to produce an interfit between the water bottle and the housing, and therefore, the improved stability is achieved in a very simple manner.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel granular material metering and dispensing system. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel adjustable-rate apparatus for metering and dispensing granular chemicals, seeds and fertilizers. A metering dispenser for granular materials comprising: (a) a metering assembly for affixing to a resevoir of granular materials; and (b) at least one roller comprised of two opposed, truncated cones rotationally mounted on a metering shaft in the metering assembly.

Abstract: A sealing and dispensing closure for the outlet opening of a package, such as a flexible plastic bottle containing a consumable beverage. The closure comprises a closure base which is threaded onto the outlet opening of the bottle, and a removable overcap which is pivotally connected to the closure base. The closure base includes a spout having a self-sealing dispensing valve therein which is movable from a lowered closed position to a raised open position by an increased pressure in the bottle resulting from the squeezing of the bottle. The valve is positioned at a recessed location within the spout so as to preclude access to the valve by the consumer when the valve is lifted to its raised open position, and the overcap includes a post which seats in the upper end of the spout when the overcap is mounted on the closure base, and so as to form a hermetically sealed chamber above the valve which prevents the valve from lifting to its raised position in the event the bottle is inadvertently squeezed.

Abstract: An improved plugging system for a liquid container (31) comprises an inner plug (3) and an outer plug (1), an opening/closing member 8, and pressure adjusting springs (9, 9') which apply elastic force to the opening/closing member (8) against the inner plug (3). A push button (131) is mounted in the center of the plugging system and has a rib (132) which is downwardly extended and coupled to the opening/closing member (8). In a closed state of the plugging system, a shoulder portion (135) of an opening/closing button (133) is caught by the rib (132). While in an opening state, as the opening closing button (133) is pushed outwardly, the rib (132) is pushed downwardly and a moving rail portion (134) slides on the rib (132) since the shoulder portion (135) is released from the rib (132) thereby opening the discharge path (4).

Abstract: An apparatus for clipping two or more articles of clothing, such as socks, together. The apparatus includes two jaw members which are hingeably attached and a securing member that has two arms which are respectively positioned in two channels in the two jaw members. The securing member is slidable between a closed position, where it urges the two jaw members inward to thereby securely clamp the two articles of clothing therebetween, and an open position where one of the arms is not engaged with one of the jaw members allowing the jaw members to be separable to permit removal of the two articles of clothing. The apparatus includes a latch mechanism comprised of a ridge in one of the channels and a lip in the corresponding arm which engage to retain the securing member in the closed position. The apparatus is used to keep articles of clothing together during washing and drying.

Abstract: The specification discloses a method and system for color coding the sizes of garments to be displayed and sold in a retail clothing or department store which has a plurality of clothing lines for a plurality of consumer groups, wherein each consumer group includes individual consumers of similar physiology. The system and method provide a uniform color sizing code to assist individual consumers in locating items of clothing in different lines of clothing appropriate to their personal physiology. The individual items of clothing to be offered for sale are first classified into a plurality of clothing lines, and each of the clothing lines is segregated into a plurality of graded sizes. Some of the common size designations such as S(small), M(medium), L(large) or XL(extra-large) appear in all of said lines, although they may represent different sized clothing in the different lines.

Abstract: A beverage can holder for attachment to a person's belt, clothing pocket or the like has an open fronted holder body with a vertically extending back portion and a horizontal base portion on which a can may be rested. A pair of resilient arms extend from the back portion to clasp the can and have spaced apart front ends forming a gap into which a can may be forced by an at least partially sidewise movement of the can. A lid attached to the holder body by a flexible lid retainer has a circular lip proportioned to snap engage on the top of a beverage can and acts to seal opened cans. In the preferred form the lid has a plurality of lips with the lips being of progressively smaller diameter and being progressively closer to the underside of the lid thereby enabling engagement of the lid on cans of differing diameter.

Abstract: An holster includes a biasing member that forces a handgun forwardly in a holster such that the handgun engages one or more molded ledges in the inner cavity of the holster and allows withdrawal only by way of a specific series of steps. The biasing member includes an engaging member that carries an axle-mounted roller and forces the roller against the handgun at a predetermined position. A spring may be mounted between the engaging member and a support body to which the engaging member is pivotably mounted. Positive locking devices are provided for the engaging member in some of the embodiments with some being releasable by a finger of a wearer or by movement of the handgun in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: A cup holder of the invention includes a slider slidably situated in a housing, an arm pivotally attached to a lower side of the slider so that when the slider is pulled from the housing into a using position, a front portion of the arm descends, a supporting member pivotally attached to the front portion of the arm, at least one holding arm rotatably attached to the slider, and a link mechanism. The holding arm has a holding portion laterally rotated to form an inserting portion between the holding portion and the slider when the slider is moved to the using position, and a first pressing portion for rotating the holding portion in a direction away from the slider when the first pressing portion is pressed. The link mechanism is rotatably attached to the arm and has a second pressing portion in a rear portion. The second pressing portion moves forward along a movement of the slider to press the first pressing portion to force the holding portion to rotate in the direction away from the slider.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable storage enclosure which can be used as a seat. The device includes a storage enclosure defining a storage cavity, and an access opening thereto. A door is mounted on the storage enclosure. The door is movable from a position at which it covers the access opening to a position at which it permits access to the storage cavity. A belt is attached to the storage enclosure. The belt is adjustable from a first position at which the belt can be secured about a wearer's waist to a second position at which the belt can be secured around a generally vertical support, such as a tree or utility pole. The apparatus of the present invention is designed so that the wearer can remove the storage enclosure from the wearer's waist, attach the storage enclosure to the generally vertical support by the belt, and use the storage enclosure as a seat.

Abstract: A tool holder for mounting on a user'belt comprising a support member having two front supports and two rear supports, each rear support having a rear top portion, a rear bottom portion, and a rear transition portion positioned therebetween. Each front support is spaced from and biased substantially parallel to the rear top portion and being nonparallel to the rear bottom portion. Each rear transition portion extends toward the front support to provide a narrow gap which is smaller than the spacing between the front support and rear top portion, with the rear supports being connected by a support cross member, and the rear bottom portions extending away from the front supports. Also, the rear bottom portions are of substantially the same length as the rear top portions. A bracket member is operatively associated with the front supports for holding a tool.

Abstract: A pill splitting device is provided including a housing. Also included is a razor blade movable with respect to the housing for splitting a pill therein.

Abstract: Apparatus for dividing laminated glass consists of a device for dividing laminated glass, and a glass cutting table 30 with a cutting bridge 33 which can move along a support and on which a cutting head 38 for scratching plates of glass can move. The device for dividing laminated glass is located on one of the edges of glass cutting table 30 which run parallel to cutting bridge 33. On cutting bridge 33 of glass cutting table 30 there is stop 40 for orienting the laminated glass in the device for dividing laminated glass. Thus the amount of space required is reduced. The device for dividing laminated glass can also be made narrower or can have only one movable support 5 if a support 2 affixed to the frame is made integral with the bearing surface of glass cutting table 30. The glass cutting table is not used to divide the laminated glass: only its cutting bridge is used, and only as an adjustable support for the stop 40.

Abstract: A device for fusing a shank and a cutting edge to form a bit is composed of a bottom plate on which a shank locating apparatus, a heater, a cutting edge locating apparatus, a collection apparatus, and a pneumatic-electro control apparatus are mounted. The device can be manually or automatically operated through the pneumatic-electro control apparatus such that a plurality of shanks are arranged and located one after another at a first fusion position, and that a plurality of cutting edges are arranged and located one after another at a second fusion position. The shank located at the first fusion position is heated by the heater before the shank is fused with the cutting edge located at the second fusion position.

Abstract: A welding device, in particular a stud welding device with a stroke compensating arrangement comprises a clamping member cooperating with a dragging sleeve and a conically shaped region of an actuating pin capable of reciprocating in its longitudinal direction. The dragging sleeve at least partially surrounds the clamping member and the region. The clamping member is designed in the form of a hollow cylinder with at least one elastic portion which can be brought to rest radially on the dragging sleeve by the region, and a carrier member is provided on which the clamping member rests in part.

Abstract: A protective device for welding a seam between a pair of workpieces has a flexible metallic band extending along the seam, spaced from surfaces of the workpieces, and having longitudinal edges on which are carried respective elastomeric heat-resistant strips extending the full length of the band and engaging the surfaces of the workpieces. A flexible ceramic band is provided between the elastomeric strips on the metal band between same and the surfaces. The band has a face turned toward and spaced from the surfaces and forms with the surfaces at the seam a chamber extending along the seam.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing curved surfaces, in particular a pipe surface, using processing means which are guided over that surface at a distance thereabove by means of a guide to be pre-arranged on that surface, wherein the guide consists of a flexible body provided with two parallel edges witch extend some distance above the surface for processing, and a carrier for the processing means is provided with a follower system consisting of at least three follower members which are ordered in a triangle and which co-act with the edges, this such that the carrier follows the curved surface at a fixed distance during movement along the guide, whereby processing of the surface can be performed under uniform conditions which enhances precision and therefore quality.

Abstract: A capillary (22) for use in wire bonding is provided. The capillary (22) includes a tubular body (24) having a longitudinal axis (AA). At least one notch (42, 62, 64) is formed in the tubular body. The angular alignment of the capillary (22) and capillary face (42) correspond to the angular position of each notch (42, 62, 64), thus allowing the position of the capillary face (42) to be controlled by inserting the capillary (22) into a capillary channel (44) having a wedge (32) that mates with the notch (42, 62, 64).