Abstract: Hinge and one or more wires, or electrical conductors, wherein a segment of such wire or wires extends axially through at least one hollow pivot pin portion of a hinge and wherein such segment of the wire or wires is placed in torsion upon the hinge being pivoted.

Abstract: A coupling device for coupling a cover to a platform body of a scanner. The coupling device comprises two legs for attaching to the cover; a pivot shaft formed between the distal ends of the two legal a stopper coupled to the pivot shaft at a first predetermined angle; a pivot socket formed at the intersection top surface of the platform and the platform sidewall comprising a cavity, two vertical slots formed in the sidewall of the platform and extending to and penetrating the top surface of the platform for respectively receiving the two legs into the cavity, a horizontal slot formed in the sidewall of the platform for receiving the pivot shaft into the cavity, an upper engaging portion, and a lower engaging portion.

Abstract: A hinge device is provided. In the hinge device including a flange, a shaft portion having a shaft having a diameter equal or smaller than that of the flange, a supporting portion through which the shaft portion inserts into rotatably, a stopper rotating together with the shaft for restricting the degree of rotation of the supporting portion and at least one first spring portion for applying an elastic force against the supporting portion are located between the flange and the supporting portion, and at least one second spring to apply elastic force against the supporting portion and a washer to prevent the nut from being loosened are located between the nut and the supporting portion.

Abstract: A hinge having a first hinge leaf hingedly connected to a second hinge leaf for movement about a hinge axis, the hinge leaves being inter-engaged to prevent axial separation along the hinge axis, and at least one hinge pin extending along the hinge axis, the hinge pin having a terminal axial face located internally of one of the hinge leafs to prevent access thereto.

Abstract: A hidden interior hinge for use in manufacturing cabinets and other furniture. When installed this hinge is fully hidden from exterior view and therefore does not detract from the exterior aesthetic appearance of a piece of furniture. This hinge is especially suitable for use in manufacturing cabinets from composite materials such as multi-density fiber (MDF) or particle board as it incorporates a cabinet wing assembly which grips a cabinet body between a support plate and a connecting plate, the support plate and connecting plate engaging with a routered cutout in a cabinet body and being tightened together and capturing the cabinet material therebetween.

Abstract: A feeding device for advancing fiber material includes a driven feed roll; a support element immovably held during operation and extending spaced from and generally parallel to the feed roll; and a feed tray assembly composed of a plurality of side-by-side positioned feed tray segments. Each feed tray segment is of a resilient material and has a first portion (end portion) immovably affixed to the support element and a movable, second portion having a surface oriented toward the feed roll and cooperating therewith for advancing the fiber material passing through a nip defined between the feed roll and each feed tray segment. The second portion of each feed tray segment is displaceable toward and away from the feed roll.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a method for biological oxidation of nitrogen in water, e.g., wastewater, nitrification, by using ammonia-rich water for the selection and enrichment of nitrifying micro-organisms in a separate aerated reaction volume, where organic matter already has been reduced. The nitrifying micro-organisms will get a competing edge compared to other species, as they are being able to obtain energy from the oxidation of ammonia into nitrate. The method can be applied to the activated sludge process by the introduction of a sludge aeration zone on the recycled sludge, and also be combined with a sludge anoxic zone, for denitrification, enabling a more reliable operation of biological nitrogen as well as phosphorus removal, by maximal use of reaction volumes with lower detention time and lower costs. It can also be applied to a fixed bed process.

Abstract: A tie retaining device according to the present invention includes a fastener part having a front side and a back side, the front side supporting a pair of opposed, laterally projecting barbs, and the back side including an eyelet. The retaining device also includes a retainer clip for connecting to either a button on a shirt or the centerline of the shirt to secure the retainer clip to the shirt, and a prong for removably coupling with the eyelet of the fastener part. The fastener part barbs are inserted into the rear, folded back flaps of a tie body to attach the fastener part to the tie. The narrow tie tail is then inserted through an elongated opening in the fastener part. The eyelet on the back side of the fastener part is then threaded onto the prong of the retainer clip. In an alternate embodiment, the retainer clip is replaced by a retainer chain which is attached at one end to the center of a rod, and at the other end to a clasp.

Abstract: A multi-purpose paper clip formed of a strand of flat cross section of a resilient material has a first loop portion and a second loop portion that are joined by mutually crossing portions, the first loop portion and second loop portion being of the same hand relative to either crossing portion and being spaced apart in opposed relation so as to form bights facing the crossing portions and each other.

Abstract: Various methods and devices for securing pleasure craft, for example, surf boards, snow boards, or canoes, which provide for ease of securing the craft and ease of releasing the craft are disclosed. These methods and devices typically employ some form of cables or other tensile members and cable locking or securing devices. Cable securing and locking devices are also disclosed. In particular, various cable securing devices consisting of a first u-shaped channels and a second u-shaped channel pivotably connected to the first u-shaped channel are disclosed. These u-shaped channels include cable attaching and tensioning devices which facilitate the restraint and removal of the cable. One attaching device includes a threaded nut-type fastener for retaining the cable in the channel and rotating disk element over which the cable passes which facilitates the tensioning of the cable during restraint of a craft or other device.

Abstract: A holder for lines on a boat wherein the holder has internal grooves formed by alternating teeth and which are used to hold a line when force is exerted in one direction and which allow the removal of the line from the holder by pulling on the line in an opposite direction. In addition, the alternating teeth are formed of different heights to accommodate lines of different diameters.

Abstract: A bra strap converter for pulling bra straps closer together is provided. The bra strap converter includes a slide and a fastening apparatus, which can be constructed in three different ways. The slide allows the size of the bra strap converter to be adjusted, and may include hooks at each end that functions by attaching to each shoulder strap of the bra in the area across the shoulder blades. Alternatively, an elastic strap may include a hook-and-eye closure apparatus which allows the bra strap converter to be looped around the shoulder strap of the bra and hook together. In addition, a method is disclosed for using a detachable bra strap which includes a first attachment part at one end of the attachable bra strap and a second attachment part at another end attachable bra strap.

Abstract: A garment fastener includes two constituent fastener components (1, 2) each of which is provided with a front disc and a back disc (3, 5; 4, 6) and a fabric section (8, 10) is sandwiched between these discs. In order to permit, to the greatest extent possible, one-handed manipulation and to cause the fastener components to center themselves automatically when in the closed state, one of the fastener components (1) is provided at its perimeter with a hooked, U-shaped projection (13) and the other, complementary fastener component (2) is provided within its perimeter with a counterhooked projection (15). In the closed state, the hook and counterhook are partly engaged. Each fastener component (1, 2) contains a magnet (11, 12) which allows the fastener components to attract each other and to mutually center themselves. A strong pull in the closing direction causes a further, more positive engagement between the hook and counterhook.

Abstract: Methods of forming mold cavities (1) suitable for hook and loop fastening (100), along with effective hook construction and hook and loop fastener products that have an ultrathin cross section (118). Photochemical techniques are employed to form plates (250) that define hook-form mold cavities (1), and, alternatively, chemical etching is employed following preforming of the cavities and machining. Included are hooks having three-dimensional tapers with enhanced loop engaging characteristics. By utilization of special surface finishes and tolerances, hook fasteners, having ultrathin cross sections (118) are realized, that pave the way for practical use of touch fasteners in a wide range of new areas.

Abstract: A shoe fringe clamp comprising a top arm, a bottom arm, a joint that allows the top arm to extend upward away from the bottom arm, and a clasp assembly that secures a smaller extension extending from the top arm to a hollow bottom extension extending from the bottom arm. Rubber strips are positioned along the inner surfaces of the top arm and bottom arm. While in the open position, the bottom arm of the shoe fringe clamp is placed under a layer of fringes found on the top portion of a shoe and the top arm is descended onto the bottom arm, thus fastening the clasp assembly. The fringes are then secured between the top arm and the bottom arm. The rubber strips protect the material of the fringes from damage.

Abstract: An adjustable buckle device used in conjunction with a strap or the like for holding an object firmly in position is provided. The buckle device includes a buckle body fixed to one end of the strap and a ratchet member fixed to the other end of the strap for firmly releaseably engagement with the buckle body. The buckle body has a base and a locking plate pivotally coupled to the base for firmly engaging with the ratchet member. The locking plate is formed with a stopper for stopping the ratchet member from being released from the buckle body after the ratchet member enters and passes through the buckle body. The locking plate also allows the disengagement of the buckle body and the ratchet member to be conveniently operated by simply lifting up the locking plate.

Abstract: A two-piece lock comprises a male connector; a locking mechanism provided on the male connector including a pair of connecting rods each having a rod portion and a slope portion, a pair of springs each putting on one of the rod portions, a tube member for receiving the springs and the rod portions on two opposite sides having a longitudinal center opening and a transverse center hole, a movable member having a head portion and a recessed body portion, and a pair of connecting members each pivotably connecting the rod portions and the recessed body portion which is pivotably secured to the tube member by inserting a fixing means through the transverse center hole and a predetermined position of the recessed body portion; and a female connector comprising a pair of holes on two opposite sides each receiving one of the slope portions in a locked position, and a recessed portion for receiving the head portion.

Abstract: Method of producing a nonwoven material by hydroentangling a fiber mixture containing continuous filaments, e g meltblown and/or spunbond fibers, and natural fibers and/or synthetic staple fibers. The method is characterized by foamforming a fibrous web (14) of natural fibers and/or synthetic staple fibers and hydroentangling together the foamed fiber dispersion with the continuous filaments (11) for forming a composite material where the continuous filaments are well integrated with the rest of the fibers.

Abstract: A yarn blowing device used in conjunction with a nozzle is disclosed. The device comprises a base having air inlet in one portion, a housing provided on the other portion of base having a driving shaft with upper portion protruded above housing and lower portion received in bore, a cam mounted to bottom end of shaft, an engagement means provided in one side of housing, and a sliding block provided between base and housing having an opening in one portion for receiving cam and the other portion formed as member with an air hole. In use, rotate shaft and cam to reciprocatively move the engaged opening of sliding block along a predetermined direction such that air inlet of base may periodically be in and out of communication with air hole of sliding block for introducing high pressure air from nozzle to blow yarn passing through the member. Also, lift shaft to disengage cam from opening for pulling sliding block out of the device for cleaning.

Abstract: A fastener setting tool is constructed so that the mandrel of a fastener is inserted into a nose at the front end of the tool; the body of the fastener projected from the nose is inserted into the mounting hole of a base member such as a panel; under that condition, the mandrel is pulled enough to break the mandrel to enlarge the shank of the fastener body to fix the fastener by the enlarged shank portion and a flange of the fastener body. The tool also includes a broken piece collecting assembly 30 for collecting, through a path 9 within the tool, the broken pieces 37 of the mandrels, which are broken by the above pulling operation. The broken piece collecting assembly comprises a container 15 encircling the outlet port of the path and extending to elongate the path for collecting the broken pieces as discharged from the path; and a broken piece entangling prevention means disposed in the container.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for assemblying, handling, and fabrication are disclosed in which targets are used on objects. The targets can be specifically applied to the object, or can be an otherwise normal feature of the object. Conveniently, the targets are removable from the object or covered by another object during an assemblying process. One or more robots and imaging devices for the targets are used. The robots can be used to handle or assemble a part, or a fixture may be used in conjunction with the robots. Conveniently, the CAD design system is used in designing the targets as well as for the assembly process using the targets. A plurality of targets can also be used to monitor and inspect a forming process such as on a sheet panel.

Abstract: A method of making a novel brachytherapy device is disclosed. The device is formed from a hollow-tube-shaped seed-substrate, allowing the easy association of the device with suture material. This shape minimizes the chance of migration of implanted seeds due to better attachment to tissue. The distribution of the radioactive material on the exterior surface of an interior tube of the tubular device provides a relatively uniform radiation field around the hollow-tube-shaped brachytherapy seed source. Methods are disclosed of making brachytherapy devices that are inherently radioactive. Also disclosed are methods of making devices that can be rendered radioactive by the transmuting effects of neutron irradiation. Brachytherapy devices are disclosed that facilitate medical application and improve safety for patients and medical personnel.

Abstract: A semi-automated machine and method for singulating individual surgical needles from an bulk supply and attaching a suture to the surgical needle is described. Each of the surgical needles has a suture receiving opening formed therein for receiving a suture. The machine includes a singulation station having a sliding surface that assists an operator in singulating needles and depositing them in a pair of drop locations for subsequent automatic handling. Indexing conveyors, an articulated robot and a precision conveyor are used with a precise positioning station for orienting each needle for automatic handling. A universal gripper mounted on a rotary indexing device automatically receives each individual needle in a predetermined orientation and conveys the needle for sequential processing from station to station to form the needle-suture assembly.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an elongate stack of interlocked laminae in a die assembly. The method includes the steps of stamping a first lamina having generally opposed first and second edges in the strip stock material, stamping at least one first interlock means for engaging another lamina in the first lamina, separating the first lamina from the strip stock material, placing the first lamina into the choke passageway, the first and second edges of the first lamina frictionally engaging the choke passageway, stamping a second lamina having first and second elongate edges in the strip stock material, stamping at least one second interlock means for engaging another lamina in the second lamina, at least partially engaging the first and second interlocking means, separating the second lamina from the strip stock material, placing the second lamina into the choke passageway, and frictionally engaging the choke passageway along the first and second elongate edges of only one of the first and second laminae.

Abstract: A self-aligning end effector is mounted to a robot for transferring a magnetic read/write head from a feeder to an assembly fixture. The robot positions the end effector above the head. A hollow needle extends from the end effector adjacent to the head. A vacuum is applied through the needle to draw the head to the end of the needle and the end effector is lifted away from the feeder. As the robot moves the end effector toward the assembly fixture, a nest with an alignment locator is lowered onto the head. The locator has tapered sides for orienting the head in a precise alignment. An upper surface of the head seats against a flat surface when it is aligned. The vacuum holds the head on the end effector throughout this operation. The nest is then withdrawn from the head so that it is again located on the end of the needle. When the end effector is located above the assembly fixture, the head is released into the assembly fixture by turning off the vacuum.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for lifting the tabs of a protective seal with edges embedded in a laminate. The base of the device has an annular top having a plurality of cartridge receiving apertures spaced equally from one another. Each hole receives a tab engagement assembly comprising a cartridge, a spring, and a finger have an abutment surface. The finger is pivotally fastened at one end within the slot of the cartridge and is biased away from the cartridge by the spring. When the base is placed in proximate relationship with the laminate seal patch secured to the substrate, the rotating base causes the abutment surfaces of the fingers to drag across the periphery of the laminate seal in a circular motion. The stresses created on the tabs of the protective seal cause the embedded edges to be lifted. The lifted tabs are accessible to the end user and the protective seals may be easily peeled from the substrate when desired by the end user.

Abstract: A motor armature having a simplified assembly comprises an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder arranged coaxially, and a plurality of pole pieces provided radially at equal intervals between the inner and outer cylinders. The inner cylinder is formed into a cylindrical shape by curling up in the longitudinal direction a first hoop member (band steel) formed of a magnetic material and having a predetermined thickness and length. The outer cylinder is formed of a second hoop member similar to the first hoop member. The pole pieces each comprise a wire piece cut from a wire formed of a magnetic material and having a coil would thereon. One end of each pole piece is welded to one of the hoop members and the other end of the pole pieces is welded to the other hoop member.

Abstract: A suspension includes a resilient flexure for supporting a magnetic head slider near its one end, and a load beam with a base end portion, for supporting the flexure. Particularly, connection conductors are formed on the flexure in a thin film pattern, and one ends of the connection conductors are to be connected to the magnetic head slider and the other ends of the connection conductors are positioned near the other end of the flexure. The other end of the flexure extends to at least a position of the base end portion of the load beam.

Abstract: A slider producing method in which a slider bar is lapped from the side of a base to the side of a thin-film element of a slider, in a fixed direction substantially perpendicular to the slider bar. Thereafter, the slider bar is polished by making it reciprocate in a direction perpendicular to the lapping operation, whereby smears are removed. The slider producing method makes it possible to prevent, in the lapping process of a slider, the formation of a stepped portion between a rail and the thin-film element of the slider, and the occurrence of a short circuit at each of the element layers of the thin-film element.

Abstract: A machine includes a casing disposed in a housing for receiving one or more tubes and a number of fins engaged around the tubes. A frame is slidably received in the housing, and one or more rods are secured to the frame and moved to engage into and to expand the tubes to engage with the fins when the rods are moved toward the tubes. A bracket and a seat have one or more pipes slidably received in the barrels for slidably receiving the rods and for preventing the rods from being bent. The rods each includes a mold piece for further expanding the tubes.

Abstract: A dense semiconductor flip-chip device assembly is provided with a heat sink/spreading/dissipating member which is formed as a paddle of a metallic paddle frame in a strip of paddle frames. Dice are bonded to the paddles by e.g. conventional die attach methods, enabling bump attachment and testing to be conducted before detachment from the paddle frame strip.

Abstract: Multilayer circuit lamination methods and circuit layer structures are disclosed which enable one to manufacture high-density multichip module boards and the like at lower cost, with higher yield, with higher signal densities, and with fewer processing steps.

Abstract: A plurality of insulator-sheathed electric wire elements (a) are secured together to a connector (C) by an insulation displacement manner by means of juxtaposing the electric wire elements (a) on a plane, passing the wire elements (a) through a gripper (10), an insulation displacement press (30), clamping the passed ends of the wire elements by a chuck (43) of a measuring and drawing device (40), drawing the juxtaposed wire elements (a) by a given length by the chuck (43), and pressing the juxtaposed wire elements (a) at the given position in the length and width directions. The connector (C) is attached to the juxtaposed wire elements (a) at the position in the length and width directions by repeating the steps. Upon pressing, the given electric wire elements are cut off at the rear side of the pressed portions. The gripper (10) clamp the juxtaposed wire elements (a) after cutting them.

Abstract: A method of reducing the gap between a liner and a turbine distributor of a turbojet engine. The method allows for the improvement of the seal on the inside of the distributor of the high pressure turbine at the lower platform. The method includes the steps of: applying a protective deposit to the lower part of the external surface of the liner, before carrying out a filling by diffusion brazing between the liner and the distributor. The protective deposit, preferably a anti-adherent ceramic, makes it possible for the braze to avoid fixing the liner onto the distributor at the lower platform level. The method also has applications to turbojet engines.

Abstract: A static ventilator provided with a deformable corrugated portion is described herein. The static ventilator is provided with a tubular base to be installed to the roof, a sleeve to be connected to the tubular base and a cover to be installed to the free end of the sleeve. The tubular base is provided with a deformable corrugated portion enabling the tubular base to be installed to a sloping roof while allowing the sleeve to be positioned and maintained in a generally vertical orientation. The present invention is also concerned with a method for forming a tubular base for static ventilator provided with a corrugated portion.

Abstract: A method of making a multi-layer plain bearing comprises roll-bonding a relatively soft aluminum-tin alloy to a harder aluminum-based bearing substrate and then roll-bonding the composite to a steel backing. Following heat treatment conventional for reticulation of the aluminum-tin alloy the surface is machined to give a precise overall bearing thickness of which the aluminum-tin overlay is in the range of 0.01-0.10 mm, typical of an overlay but having greater fatigue strength and war resistance than conventional electro-deposited materials. Alternatively, the overlay substrate and backing strips may be roll-bonded simultaneously.

Abstract: A tool is used for piercing a chestnut to prevent it from bursting while cooking. The tool includes a base, an inverted U-shaped support, a plunger, a striking knob connected to a top end of the plunger, a bumper on the opposite end of the plunger, and a cutting blades having four cross blades attached to the bumper.

Abstract: A utility knife includes a knife holder slidably received in the front portion of two casings. The front portions of the casings are hooked together. A knob is pivotally coupled to one of the casings and includes one end biased to engage with the other casing. A spring is engaged between the rear portions of the casings for biasing the rear portions of the casings away from each other when the knob is disengaged from the other casing and for allowing the casings to be easily separated from each other by the user.

Abstract: The head comprises two covers (3, 5) connected together and an intermediate ring (7), these defining a volume for containing at least one cutting cord (F). The intermediate ring (7) comprises spring means (7A, 7B, 7C) that lock said intermediate ring (7) angularly to at least one of said covers in such a way as to prevent relative rotation between the intermediate ring and the cover in the direction in which the ring tends to be rotated by the resistive force (F.sub.t) acting on the portions of cutting cord projecting from the head (1) during the rotation of the latter; at the same time the spring means permit relative rotation in the opposite direction by torsionally releasing the intermediate ring from said cover, by the action of the traction exerted on said projecting ends of the cutting cords (F).

Abstract: A spherical cutter and cutter holder arrangement, which includes a cutter holder and a spherical cutter mounted in a longitudinal mounting slot at the cutter holder and fixed thereto by a screw, wherein the spherical cutter has a first cutter layer and a second cutter layer, each cutter layer having a plurality of cutting edges spaced around the periphery, and a plurality of plane notches respectively spaced between each two adjacent cutting edges, the cutting edges of one cutter layer being respectively arranged with the plane notches of the other cutter layer at same azimuth, the cutting edges and the plane notches each having a head portion and a tail portion, the head portion and tail portion of one cutting edge of one cutter layer being respectively connected to the tail portion and head portion of one cutting edge of the other cutter layer, the head portion and tail portion of every plane notch of one cutter layer being respectively connected to the tail portion of one plane notch of the other cutter la

Abstract: A a scoring tool which can be used to aid in removing wallpaper. The tool has a hand grip to which is connected a pair of cutting wheels. The wheels are mounted in the lower portion of the hand grip so the wheels diverge away from each other.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for measuring the contour of a lens frame of an eyeglass frame and measuring the shape of a template. The apparatus has at least a pair of holding hooks (43, 44) for holding the rim of the eyeglass frame from above and below. The apparatus is constructed to hold a template holder (100) of a template (T) by the holding hooks (43, 44).

Abstract: Steering wheel lash and suspension play are checked by comparing predefined movements of the steering wheel and the road wheels. A steering wheel fixture adapted to be mounted to the steering wheel particularly facilitates the steering wheel lash determination. Quickly mountable and removable road wheel angle sensors also facilitate the method.

Abstract: A 3D laser leveler is provided for accurately locating distant parallel or extension lines. The 3D laser leveler has a base block and a rotator. The base block provides a base plane for resting upon a flat surface when in use, a first leveling unit for examining the leveling status of the base plane, and a pivot mechanism. The rotator is rotatably connected to the base block and rotatable around the pivot mechanism, and includes a housing for providing an internal accommodating space, a battery set and a laser unit received inside the accommodating space. The laser unit uses power provided by the battery set for generating a spanning plane laser beam that can be utilized to locate a spatial extension or a perpendicular line. In addition, a joining bracket can be included separately to connect the 3D laser leveler and a conventional beam leveler.

Abstract: A linear encoder including a modular scale having at least one support and a plurality of graduation carriers mounted on the support and arranged one behind another in a longitudinal direction, with the support and the graduation carriers having substantially same coefficients of thermal expansion, and with the graduation carriers having knife-shaped butt junction surfaces, the linear encoder further having a measuring head for scanning the scale.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic foot-sizing apparatus having a base, at least one motor, an activation switch activated by the proximity of the ball of the person's foot, at least three panels driven by the motor for engaging the heel, the toe projecting forwardmost from the foot, and the outer edge of the person's foot being measured, a distance-determining means associated with each panel for producing data representing how far each panel travels from a known starting position until engaging the person's foot, and a microprocessor for detecting activation of the switch, for controlling the motor, for receiving the distance-representing data, and for converting the distance-representing data into a shoe size. The apparatus provides a visual display for providing measurement information to the user and a keypad entry to enable the user to start the apparatus and to indicate the age, sex, and arch-type of the person being measured.

Abstract: A calibration tool for calibrating the leveling and tilting of a wafer transporting blade and a method for using such tool are provided. The calibration tool is constructed by a body portion and a leg portion each having a surface that are provided with a multiplicity of calibration lines facing each other such that a two-dimensional calibration can be performed on a blade simultaneously by positioning the blade between the body portion and the leg portion. The capability of measuring a plane, i.e., leveling and tilting, simultaneously is a great benefit made possible by the present invention method and apparatus.

Abstract: A non-contact surface roughness-measuring machine is provided which can avoid damage caused by collision with a workpiece and set a non-contact surface roughness probe at an appropriate position relative to a measurement surface of the workpiece. A non-contact surface roughness probe and a touch-signal probe are attached at a tip end of an arm of a coordinate measuring machine. A stylus of the touch-signal probe is protruded relative to a detection surface of the non-contact surface roughness probe, in which the protrusion amount is within an optimum distance of the non-contact surface roughness probe relative to the measurement surface. When the probes are brought close to the workpiece and the touch-signal probe detects contact, the non-contact surface roughness probe is set within the optimum distance relative to the workpiece.

Abstract: A position sensor having a housing which defines a carriage guide, a carriage movably arranged in the guide, and a measurement probe arranged on the carriage for transmitting a measurement signal as a function of a position of the carriage. The measurement probe includes a measurement probe carrier separated from the carriage and the carriage guide and movably arranged in the housing. The measurement probe carrier is also connected to the carriage and the carriage guide so that a force can only be transmitted to the measurement probe carrier parallel to a movement direction.

Abstract: A retrofitted extension for mini roller covers. Conventional rotatable paint spinners are used to expel retained paint from held paint roller covers or brushes. The conventional spaced flexible arms of the paint spinner are normally used to retain either a paint roller cover on the outside of the arms or the handle of a paint brush between them. A mini roller cover adaptor has a handle which is mountable in the spinner arms normally used to hold the paint brush handle to the paint spinner. This added mini roller adaptor handle has a rod member fixed to it and a rod retaining clip. The clip retains a mini paint roller cover to the rod member. By having a rod member that is the same exact size as the inner diameter of the mini roller cover, the paint adaptor can be used with the conventional spinner to spin the min roller cover clean.