Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for dispensing items such as money, preferably rolls of coins. The invention includes at least one magazine for stocking the items and has at least one discharge device for dispensing items. A movable receiving device, which is preferably movable up and down, is provided. The receiving device may further include at least one take-out device wherein the take-out device(s) is extensible for operative engagement with the item and can take an item out of one of the at least one magazine and deposit the item into a removal tray of the receiving device.

Abstract: An inverting spring assembly (10) including a housing, a resilient member (12), and an actuator (14). The housing includes a first support (16), a second support (18) opposite the first support, a third support (20), and a fourth support (22) opposite the third support. The first support and second support are a distance Y from another. The resilient member has a first end and a second end and is longer than Y. The resilient member is spaced between the first support and the second support with one end of the resilient member supported by the first support and the other end supported by the second support. The actuator is connected to the housing and appplies force to the resilient member in two directions causing the resilient member to be movable between a first position and a second position.

Abstract: An applicator for dispensing compositions includes a crushable ampoule covered with a barrier material that serves as a protective barrier. The applicator can also include a body made of a flexible material that holds at least one crushable ampoule. The protective barrier protects the user's fingers from puncture by shards created during breakage of the crushable ampoule.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical delivery systems and methods for delivery of liquid chemicals. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to systems having multi-reservoir load cell assemblies for delivering chemicals used in the semiconductor industry. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a multi-reservoir load cell assembly, including a controller, a buffer reservoir, a main reservoir, one or more load cells, coupled to the assembly and to the controller, operable to weigh the liquid in the reservoir(s), a plurality of supply lines, each supply line having a valve and connecting one of the supply containers to the main reservoir, and a gas and vacuum sources for withdrawing the liquid from the assembly when demanded by the controller and for refilling the assembly from the supply containers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container with a structural improvement. The improvement comprises one transparent hollow vessel, at least one circular dividing board and at least one reservoir for containing either liquid and/or solid, wherein the transparent hollow vessel has a first end and a second end, the first end further comprising a threaded sleeve, the second end of the transparent hollow vessel at an appropriate location having a water intake opening. The second end of the transparent hollow vessel is matingly-fitted with the circular dividing board, wherein the center of the circular dividing board has an opening to receive a dispensing tube, the dispensing tube positioned between the opening of the circular dividing board and the threaded sleeve of the first end of the transparent hollow vessel. The reservoir is matingly-fitted and positioned below the transparent hollow vessel.

Abstract: A bulk bag unloading station wherein a bulk bag is suspended above a discharge receptacle. An assembly is provided for securing a spout extending from the bag to a discharge tube. The assembly comprises a clamp ring which defines a channel configured to receive the free edge of the tube therein. An actuator assembly is moveable between a first position where the clamp ring is spaced from the free edge and a second position where it overlies the tube free edge.

Abstract: In a process for dispensing a powdery product (P) from a container (1) with a dispensing nozzle (4) aimed downwards, a flexible section (3) of the container (1) is deformed at least near the dispensing nozzle (3). This is achieved preferably by a movement of the container relative to the dispensing nozzle, in a direction with a component at a right angle to the dispensing nozzle. The movement of the container (1) and the dispensing of a portion of product from the dispensing nozzle (4) can take place immediately after one another. The invention also comprises a device for dispensing a powdery product (P), with which the process can be carried out and bridge and tunnel formation in the powdery product is opposed effectively.

Abstract: An improved sealing valve structure for liquid sprayers, in particular an improvement directed to an enclosed space formed in an interior of a valve of a manually operable sprayer or atomizer, essentially an improvement of the structure of a tightening valve and a movable valve, includes a tightening valve disposed below a compression chamber and capable of interaction with a movable valve, the tightening valve being integrally formed with a cylinder so that they are concentric and have enhanced durability to prevent loosening and failure of the tightening valve due to prolonged subjection to the action of the movable valve. An edge of an inner periphery of the tightening valve is provided with a projecting annular tightening end that achieves good tightness and smoothness during interaction with the movable valve so as to enhance their mutual tightness, stability and smoothness.

Abstract: A dispensing mechanism for a pressurized container employs a platform which sits on and engages the valve cap. A lever pivoted on the platform extends from its pivot point up and around the nozzle to terminate in the handle that is adjacent to the sidewall of the pressurized container. The upper portion of the lever engages the shoulder on the nozzle so that when the handle is manually squeezed against the sidewall of the container, the lever pushes down on the nozzle thus pushing the nozzle and valve in a downward axially direction thereby dispensing the pressurized contents of the container. It is when the nozzle is screwed into a dispensing state that the handle or the lever is pivoted away from the sidewall of the can so that it can be squeezed against the can to effect the dispensing of the contents.

Abstract: A compact portable hanger which can be attached to the windows of automobiles is described. The body of the hanger is attached to a connection section which has one or more suctions cups. The suctions cups of allow the hanger to be reversibly affixed to an automobile window. The connection section will space the hanger from the window to allow an article of clothing to freely hang.

Abstract: A portable cylinder carrier arrangement for holding at least one gas cylinder to a storing surface for storing or transporting, includes a supporter device firmly affixed on a storing surface for storing or transporting, at least a carrier shell forming at least a receiving cavity for holding a gas cylinder therein, a restraining device for securing said gas cylinder in position inside said receiving cavity of said carrier shell, and a mounting seat for securing said carrier shell to said supporter device. The portable cylinder carrier is adapted for the secure transport and storage of fire extinguishers or cylindrical gas cylinders, allowing for the carrier to be easily moved from a mounted storage position to a mounted transport position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a carrying rack for transporting sporting or work equipment over a truck bed. The carrying rack utilizes the space above the truck bed so the truck bed may be enclosed with a tonneau or hard shell cover. The carrying rack is mounted to the truck bed so the cover may be removed or raised without removing the entire carrying rack. The carrying rack includes removable cross members that are attached when in use. The removable cross members include mounts for attaching equipment such as bicycles, skis, kayaks, ladders, or other types of equipment. The carrying rack allows the truck bed space to be used for other purposes while transporting sporting or other equipment.

Abstract: A motor vehicle body assembly and welding station comprises a pair of facing tool (12) support conformators (11) designed to work on the body and taken between them by a conveyor system (14). The conformators are movable between a rest position in which the body is free to enter and exit the station and a work position in which the tools are near the body to work on it. At least some of the tools (12) comprise measurement means (20) for the relative position of facing body parts and the conformators have an intermediate position between said work and rest positions. On command control means (19) take the conformator into said intermediate position and activate the measurement means (20) to determine the agreement of body dimensions with predetermined measurement intervals and issue acceptance or rejection signals (22) for the body on the basis of the survey result.

Abstract: Assuming that the processes of joining, rolling, coiling, etc. of a material is evaluated by a preset speed pattern after the extraction from a heating furnace, the required time is predicted and calculated for both of a preceding material and a following material. At the time when the following material can catch up with the preceding material at an aiming position on the line, the following material is extracted from the heating furnace according to the result of the above prediction calculation. Control is carried out so that both of the preceding material and the following material finish the process at a preset speed. Also, the traveling speed of the following material is controlled according to the position and the speed of the tail edge of the preceding material in a section close to the catch-up position so that a distance between the tail edge of the preceding material and the leading edge of the following material be closed.

Abstract: A work having a number of solder bumps on a substrate is mounted on a work positioning mechanism, and scanned by an optical micro head to measure errors of a mount posture of the work. Each stage is controlled to correct the errors, and thereafter, the apex positions of the bumps are scanned and measured. The measurement results are collected by a personal computer, and the measurement results together with control data of each axis are sent to a main personal computer and displayed on its screen. An error of an apex position of each bump from a regression plane is calculated, and if the error is smaller than a reference value, the work is judged to be good.

Abstract: A printed circuit board which has been soldered in a molten solder bath is cooled immediately thereafter with a cooling liquid at a rate of at least 10° C./second. Thermal effects of high-temperature solder during soldering are suppressed, and the metal matrix of the solder is refined, resulting in soldered connection of increased strength.

Abstract: A solder interconnection between a module and printed circuit board or card is provided by a plurality of solder connections arranged in a micro grid array joining solder wettable pads on a major surface of the module to a corresponding set of solder wettable pads of the printed circuit board or card. The solder connections are column shaped with the height of each connection being at least about 1.4 times the diameter of the connection.

Abstract: A rotation device provides precise, stepwise rotation of a wire bonding capillary about the longitudinal axis of the capillary. This enables the capillary to be rotated to different angular alignments to perform wire bonding in different directions. The rotation device can be a click ring-type device, a cam-type device or any other device to provide stepwise rotation. At least a part of the rotation device is coupled to the capillary. Another part of the rotation device is separate from the capillary but engageable with the first part to provide rotation. Indicators may be positioned on the capillary to provide signals to detectors. The signals can be used to initially align the capillary and to realign the capillary during wire bonding. A computer may be used to provide automated control of the indicators and detectors, and automated rotation of the rotation device.

Abstract: Soldering methods and compositions are disclosed to provide electrical connections between surfaces with reduced likelihood of short circuits or solder-starved joints. Two component solder compositions are employed to preferably form “metallic foam” joints upon heating. In one embodiment, bimetallic particles are disclosed which fuse together rapidly reducing the likelihood of reflow-related solder joint faults. The methods and compositions of the present invention can also reduce the potential for thermal fatigue and other solder joint failures in electronic devices following fabrication because the porous solder joints relieve plastic constraints and lower the average tensile joint stress. In one preferred embodiment, solder compositions are employed which are composed of particles of a first metal coated with a second metal. Alternatively, the compositions can include particles of a first metal surrounded by a salt solution or suspension of a second metal.

Abstract: An imaging engine and signal processing devices and methods are disclosed for reading various kinds of optical codes. The compact structure may include a two dimensional image sensor, apparatus for focusing images at different focal disclosures, an aiming system, a hi-low beam illumination system and related signal processing circuits.

Abstract: A portable, hand-held reader reads a symbol associated with a product selected by a customer. A database of a host computer stores attribute data of many transactions. The database is accessed on a real-time basis to automatically retrieve the stored transaction attribute data. The retrieved data is displayed on a display associated with the reader. A card reading device is provided on the hand-held reader, for charging a customer's account, all at one location. A printer prints a written memorandum of the transaction.

Abstract: An identification card, typically of the proximity type, having on its outer structure a numeric keyboard. When approaching a high security entrance, the user enters into the card a PIN code known only to himself or a few others. The PIN code entry is compared to a reference code within the card and if correct enables the logic system of the card. When the card is next placed in proximity to a Reader antenna, a normal read occurs, that is the data of the card is transferred to the Reader. The card acts as a data source. Identification data is transferred during the read action, and also financial transactions, and an emergency code if the user is under duress and requests emergency help. The data sent to the Reader is also optionally sent to a higher order data processing system such as a central computer. In a second embodiment, the proximity circuits and antenna are made integral to a hand held palm top or lap top computer or cell phone.

Abstract: An element which can be plugged into an electronic data processing (EDP) device, for receiving a user card which is equipped with components, including at least one of a processor and/or data memory, a frame having an exterior form, which is designed to accommodate the user card, a first interface for transferring data between the element and the EDP device, and a second interface formed by contacts on the user card and on the frame, for transferring data to and from the user card. The exterior form of the frame is that of a diskette so that it can be inserted into a diskette station of an EDP device. The first interface between the element and the EDP device is designed in a standard fashion, so that data can be transferred using a standard read/write device already present in the diskette station of the EDP device.

Abstract: A method is provided for encoding two-dimensional frame codes comprising the steps of establishing first and second line bit sequences, determining an exclusive OR (XOR) logic value of the first and second code lines to obtain a two-dimensional matrix of XOR logic values and determining the two-dimensional frame codes using the matrix of XOR logic values.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to techniques for determining the presence, orientation and location of features in an image of a two dimensional optical code. The techniques are adapted for use in mapping data in an image pixel plane with grid locations in a grid-based two dimensional code to account for size, rotation, tilt, warping and distortion of the code symbol. Where such a code is a MaxiCode, techniques are disclosed for determining the presence and location of the MaxiCode bulls-eye, orientation modules, primary data modules and secondary data modules.

Abstract: A scent dispensing device for dispensing a scent while protecting the scented material from the elements. The scent dispensing device includes a container comprising a base portion and a cover portion for covering the base portion. The cover portion has a peripheral wall integrally coupled to a top wall. The peripheral wall has a peripheral edge. A first hanging structure for hanging the container is fixedly coupled to an exterior surface of the top wall. The base portion has a peripheral wall and a bottom wall. The peripheral wall has a lip thereon. The lip has a size and a shape adapted to fit in the cover such that the lip may be releasably coupled in the cover. A plurality of slots releases the scent. The slots extend through the peripheral wall of the bottom portion.

Abstract: A fuel injector comprising a nozzle body defining a first bore and an inwardly opening valve member slidable within the first bore, the valve member being engageable with a first seating to control fuel delivery through a first outlet opening provided in the nozzle body. The valve member is provided with a second bore within which an outwardly opening valve needle is slidable, the valve needle being engageable with a second seating to control fuel delivery through a second outlet opening provided in the valve needle. The fuel injector also comprises first and second control chambers for fuel, whereby fuel pressure within the first and second control chambers controls movement of the valve member and the valve needle away from their respective seatings so as to permit fuel delivery through a selected outlet opening.

Abstract: A spreader for spreading a fluid, such as an adhesive, in a thin layer on a surface including a spreader housing and a plurality of outlet nozzles, which are arranged at regular intervals along one side of the spreader housing, and which are connected to a feeding channel system accommodated in the housing. The feeding channel system communicates with an inlet opening for the fluid. The nozzles, the feeding channel system thereof and the inlet opening are shaped in a separate lining detachably secured in the housing, the housing including cavities for receiving the lining and being able to firmly clamp around the lining in use, and whereby at least one opening is provided in the housing, where the nozzles project from the interior of the housing through the opening.

Abstract: Apparatus for directing the flow of material from a supply source to one or more shaping dies has a flow channel therein. A flow directing insert (34A) located in the downstream region of the flow channel spreads the material toward the outer walls and improves uniformity of flow in an exit zone (40). In the downstream region (11), the channel height is gradually decreased and levels off near the exit. The flow channel may be split into two or mom flow branches (15A, 15B), each flow branch having a flow directing insert (34A) therein.

Abstract: Electrical household appliance for culinary preparation, of the food processor type having a body forming a base to receive a working receptacle in which can be disposed a rotatable working element driven by a motor disposed in the body, a lid to close the working receptacle, and a mechanism for locking the lid on the working receptacle. The mechanism has jaws movably mounted on the body between a locking position in which they engage the lid to block it vertically and an unlocking position in which the lid can be withdrawn, these jaws being movable against at least one restoring member toward one of the two positions. The appliance further has an unlocking mechanism movably mounted on the body between a rest position in which the jaws are able to lock the lid on the receptacle, and an active position in which the jaws are brought into their unlocking position.

Abstract: An apparatus for breaking chips into fragments, including an outer structure which is fixedly provided such that a center line of the outer structure is parallel to a reference direction having a vertical component, an inner structure which is provided inside the outer structure such that the inner structure is concentric with the outer structure, a rotary drive device which rotates, in a rotating direction, the inner structure about the center line, and the inner structure including a central portion which is concentric with the outer structure, and a plurality of blades which extend radially outwardly from an outer circumferential surface of the central portion and each of which is inclined relative to the rotating direction such that a lower surface of the each blade can be seen as viewed from a downstream side of the each blade in the rotating direction.

Abstract: Devices and methods for paying off an elongate material between two coaxially aligned packages without interruption. The elongate material from a first wound package is connected to the elongate material of a second wound package by joining the tail end of the first wound package to the head end of the second wound package. Each wound package includes the elongate material having a body portion and a tail portion wound about a core. Also, each body portion has the head end at an outer diameter of the respective package and each tail portion has the tail end at an inner diameter substantially corresponding to a diameter of the core. Further, the path of the wound elongate material is transitioned from the first wound package to the second wound package by providing transition device having a supporting surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a harmonic reduction gear comprising a drive-side eccenter (12) which engages into a complementary opening (13) of an outer toothed member (14), and a housing-fixed inner toothed ring (15) which is arranged around the outer toothed member (14) and on which the outer toothed member (14) rolls with the reversed rotational sense as the eccenter (12) when the eccenter (12) is rotated.

Abstract: A tensile yarn force sensor (7) has a measuring member (17), with which the tensile force of a traveling yarn (1) is detected as a function of the measurable pressure the yarn (1) exerts on the measuring member (17) during winding onto a cheese (2) at the work station of a multi-station textile machine, e.g., a winding machine or a combined spinning/winding machine. At preselectable intervals, a control device (11) actuates cutting of the traveling yarn (1), and triggers the performance of a zero compensation at the measuring member (17) thereby relieved of the yarn pressure, whereby external influences on the measured result are sufficiently compensated by the zero compensation, even if the chronological sequence of bobbin changes, yarn breaks or cleaning cuts triggered by imperfections in the yarn alone do not offer a sufficient opportunity for performing the required zero compensations.

Abstract: A method for operating a work station (10) of a cheese-making textile machine. A work station computer (32) communicates with a tensile yarn force sensor (54) for monitoring the tensile yarn force of a yarn (22) traveling from a supply bobbin (12) to a takeup bobbin (14). A yarn tensioner (36) regulates the tensile yarn force of this yarn and a yarn cutting device (52) performs a controlled severing of the running yarn. According to the invention, the work station computer (32) predetermines the contact pressure (APD) of a yarn braking device (114, 116) of the yarn tensioner (36) acting on the yarn (22) in accordance with the tensile yarn force ascertained by the tensile yarn force sensor (54), compares the predetermined contact pressure (APDist) with a predetermined contact pressure value (APDmax), and interrupts the bobbin winding process if the limit value is attained or exceeded for a predetermined time period (t2−t1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying foil material, the apparatus comprising a motor-driven supply roll, a withdrawal means and a consumption sensor provided between the supply roll and the withdrawal means for controlling the drive of the supply roll in response to the consumption of foil material, and at least one stationary deflection roller, at least one sensor roller and a sensor means, the sensor roller being supported and arranged such that it changes the distance from the stationary deflection roller in response to the difference between supply capacity and withdrawal capacity of the foil material, and the sensor means senses said change in distance and accelerates the supply roll when the distance is smaller than a first predetermined distance, and slows down the supply roll when a second predetermined distance is exceeded. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for supplying foil material.

Abstract: A method for performing a batch change in an automatic cheese winder, which has many identical winding stations disposed in sections and a transportation system for supplying yarn-wound spinning cops to and removing empty unwound spinning cops from the winding stations. Transport trays for transporting spinning cops or empty tubes revolve within the transportation system, which has many different transport paths, among others transverse transport paths leading to the winding stations. The clearing away of an old batch of yarn is done section by section. Thus, from the transverse transport paths of one winding station section, spinning cop-carrying transport trays are discharged until such time as that section has been cleared out. The temporary storage of empty transport trays in the transverse transport paths of a cleared winding station section is already begun while adjacent winding station sections are still being cleared.

Abstract: In an electronic component feeding device which comprises a component carrier tape wound around a reel, on which electronic components are accommodated in cavities formed on a support tape whose surface is covered by a removable top tape, a reel guide is pivotally mounted, which has a U-shaped cross section that resembles a hook, an open end of the hooked part being formed at a fixed angle &thgr;, and which holds the reel when engaged with an outer peripheral edge of the reel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the transformation of a traditional self-sustained horizontal take-off and landing aircraft into hybrid, integrated, self-sustained vertical take-off and landing and horizontal flight comprising, besides the propulsion system already provided in the aircraft, a hydraulic propulsion system, activating at least a blade rotor (1), to be used during the vertical take-off and landing and transition phases, said hydraulic system being powered by the engines of the aircraft, and at least an auxiliary engine (2), provided in a rear position and/or under the aircraft, said at least an auxiliary engine being progressively tiltable and swingable between two limit positions, respectively vertical position and horizontal position, said standard propulsion means of the aircraft being deactivated during the vertical take-off and landing and the transition and activated during the self-sustained horizontal flight, and said at least an auxiliary engine and said at least one auxili

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for reducing the drag of an aircraft wing. Many modern high speed aircraft have a low aspect ratio wing generating significant induced drag. The invention provides a drag reduction system, which is made up of a high aspect ratio supplementary wing connected to the fuselage by a streamlined fuselage connection, and at least two struts connecting the supplementary wing to the main wing. The drag reduction system is capable of reducing the total drag of a modern high speed, high altitude aircraft with a low aspect ratio cantilevered wing, by at least 29.1%. At least 65% of the total lift of the aircraft can be provided by the supplementary wing. The main wing then provides structural strength to transfer lifting loads to the fuselage of the aircraft, and for this purpose, the main wing and interconnections for the supplementary wing can be designed with this structural function in mind.

Abstract: An arrangement for an aircraft propulsion system to determinably reduce or eliminate inlet cowl induced bending of a turbofan aircraft jet engine case during certain flight conditions. The arrangement includes a turbofan aircraft jet engine having an engine case with a fan case portion, a nacelle structure housing the engine and having a forward nacelle portion and a rearward nacelle portion, and a pylon structure to support the engine and the nacelle structure while permitting the forward nacelle structure to be translated forwardly from an operational position to a servicing position to permit access to the engine and its components. The forward nacelle portion is independently supported from the pylon and has an inner skin portion that sealingly engages the fan case portion of the engine case and an outer skin portion that is determinably locked to the rearward nacelle portion.

Abstract: A portable container for receiving a plurality of article holders of the same size and external configuration, comprising: a plurality of outer walls defining a portable enclosure of a size and configuration to receive a plurality of the article holders in a two-dimensional matrix constituted of a plurality of longitudinally extending columns and transversely extending rows; a longitudinal shifting assembly within the enclosure for shifting a column of the article holders in the longitudinal direction; and a transverse shifting assembly within the enclosure for shifting a row of the article holders in the transverse direction.

Abstract: A moment control device for positioning a spacecraft which employs a plurality of spinning bodies operable to impart a desired torque to a space craft, the bodies being constructed in a unitary combination and the unitary combination being mounted to the spacecraft to be positioned.

Abstract: A Stationkeeping Mode for a spacecraft having a gimballed momentum wheel for attitude control in which the stationkeeping is divided into short duration open-loop stationkeeping maneuvers to correct orbital errors, and interlaced with closed-loop momentum management operations to manage momentum stored in the momentum wheel. The sequence of open-loop pulses are spaced to deadbeat a given dominant flexible motion of the spacecraft. Between and during the thruster pulses, the gimbaled momentum wheel is maintained in the closed-loop feedback control using gyro sensor or other inertial reference measurements. Limitations on the range of the momentum storage device and its torque capability are minimized by combining the maneuver thruster pulses with pulses from other thrusters, or by reducing the fire time of one of the maneuver thrusters, to minimize momentum buildup.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is an alarm monitor for a railroad grade crossing, the grade crossing having an island activation relay that is activated in response to an approaching train, the alarm monitor including a micropower impulse radar (MIR) responsive to pedestrians and motor vehicles in a prohibited area of the crossing island during activations of the island activation relay; and a processor configured to generate a warning signal when the MIR detects a pedestrian or a motor vehicle in the prohibited area during an activation of the island activation relay.

Abstract: The rigid frog for switch points and crossings with two wing rails (1, 2) and a frog point (3, 6, 4, 5) arranged therebetween, which forms with the wing rails switch openings (11) that run at an acute angle relative to each other, is characterized in that the frog point and the wing rails are elastically joined by anchor clamps on each foot side to ribbed plates (247-253). The previous unit of a rigid frog with wing rails and HB bolted point is thus resolved to individual rails. The individual rails each have their own intrinsic elasticity so that the frog behaves like a normal rail in the track in terms of oscillation and damping behavior. The previously used filling plates are no longer required. Beneath the rails are plates with which a height adjustment, especially of the wing rails (1, 2), can be effected, so that wear of the traversed surface of the wing rails can be compensated for in terms of height by changing the thickness of the spacers. The spacers (42, 43) can be elastic.

Abstract: A cable support system comprising a series of elongate racks connected together end-to-end, each rack having upper and lower metal tubes of circular cross-section extending longitudinally at the sides thereof, stamped sheet metal cross-members extending between the lower tubes, and stamped sheet metal side members extending between the upper and lower tubes at each side of the rack, a method of constructing the support with a change in direction, and a method of supporting cable with the cable enclosed in components of the racks.

Abstract: A clamp device is provided for holding a radar sensor on a bumper of an automobile. The clamp device includes a C-shaped body having a pair of end lips extending therefrom and a chamber defined therein for accommodating the radar sensor. The lips have aligned mounting holes to receive a bolt and nut for fixing the C-shaped body on the bumper of the automobile.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to an apparatus and methods for restraining a water heater to a supporting structure, such as a wall. The fastening system includes at least one bracket which mounts to the supporting structure and at least one restraining strap, one end of which attaches to a bracket, the other end of which can attach to another bracket, or mount directly to the wall, to hold the water heater tightly against the supporting structure. In some embodiments, the strap is long enough to encircle the water heater. In other embodiments, the strap can be split into two straps and joined at the water heater with tension buckles. In the preferred embodiment, two straps are used, and both are secured to the supporting structure with brackets. One of the straps encircles the water heater, and both connect to each other at the water heater through tension buckles.

Abstract: Decorative structure for car exhaust pipe, including a freely swingable panel block for a user to mount a decorative article on a surface thereof as desired, an adjusting unit which is freely adjustable in length in accordance with the length of the exhaust pipe and a fastening ring which is adjustable in inner diameter in accordance with the diameter of the exhaust pipe. The decorative structure can be installed on various types of car exhaust pipes with different specifications and diameters to achieve a decorative and beautifying effect.