Abstract: An insert for use in filling paper or plastic bags with yard waste materials. An elongate rectangular sleeve of corrugated paper board has an open top and open bottom. Weight retaining elements are formed near the bottom of opposing sidewalls of the insert. Tuck openings are formed along the length of the opposing sidewalls to receive gathered segments of the top edge of a plastic bag in which the insert is placed. Hand openings are formed near the upper ends of opposing sidewalls. The insert may be inverted while a yard waste bag is placed over it and then righted to rest in an upright position with the yard waste bag surrounding it.

Abstract: A slip-on, insulating and decorative cover is provided with an overall covering complete with decorative outer aesthetics having one of a variety of designs. The decorative novelty cover is specifically adapted for use with the popular, commercially available GEORGE FOREMAN™ grilling machines. The decorative novelty cover is intended to make a fashion statement along with the additional benefit of keeping the appliance clean.

Abstract: This invention relates to off-road tires 10, more specifically, one embodiment of this invention relates to an all-terrain vehicle tire 10 having an inner tread 13 with a textured surface 15.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing snow tire chains to tires. Two cables are secured to snow tire chains secured about at least one tire utilizing a securing mechanism. The two cables are secured to the securing mechanism utilizing a connecting mechanism integrated with the securing mechanism. The cables are connected to the snow tire chains by a tensioning mechanism integrated with the securing mechanism. The securing mechanism is centrally mounted along a side of the tire. The securing mechanism can be configured with a chamber for receiving the cables within the securing mechanism. The tension mechanism is generally centrally located within the securing mechanism. The cables can be attached to the snow tire chains utilizing an attachment mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a coupling system (white filler/diene elastomer) for a rubber composition based on diene elastomer reinforced with a white filler, formed by the association of a polysulphurized alkoxysilane, a zinc dithiophosphate and a guanidine derivative. The invention also provides a rubber composition usable for the manufacture of tires, comprising, as base constituents, one or more diene elastomer(s), a reinforcing white filler, a polysulphurized alkoxysilane coupling agent with which are associated a zinc dithiophosphate and a guanidine derivative. Also provided is a process for preparing such a rubber composition, and a tire or semi-finished product, in particular a tread for a tire, comprising a rubber composition according to the invention.

Abstract: A tire 10 has a composite ply 40. The composite ply 40 has a primary ply 40A reinforced with parallel inextensible cords 41 and a pair of ply extensions 40B having synthetic cords. The method of manufacturing the tire 10 is described. The tire 10 can be made as a runflat type tire.

Abstract: Pneumatic vehicle tires comprising a carcass which extends between two bead rings, a belt arrangement provided between the carcass and a tread strip, and also rubber reinforcing plies arranged in the sidewall regions, which adopt a supporting function when the tire is deflated, are characterized in that a single rubber reinforcing ply is arranged radially within a first carcass ply and its maximum thickness is disposed in the upper half of the sidewall height; with the rubber reinforcing ply extending from the bead apex region up to and beneath the edge region of the belt ply, and with the bead apex, which extends approximately up to the half sidewall height, being surrounded by the first carcass ply.

Abstract: A two-ply radial runflat tire having a belt structure, a ply structure, two inextensible beads and two wedge-insert reinforced sidewalls. The outer ply is reinforced by high-modulus, light-weight aramid. The aramid reinforcement material of the outer ply is clamped around the beads. The outer ply is prestressed in tension during manufacture of the tire. The resultant tire is light in weight and resists upward buckling of the tread during runflat operation.

Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement, which is surmounted by a crown reinforcement including at least two plies of reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the next, the two plies being of unequal axial widths, characterized in that each edge of the ply which is axially least wide is separated from the axially widest ply by a profiled element P of rubber mix, the profiled element P itself being separated from the liner C of the least wide ply by an edging rubber G, the profiled element P, the edging rubber G and the liner C having respectively moduli of elasticity at 10% elongation MP, MG, MC such that MC≧MG>MP.

Abstract: A laminating system includes a feeder apparatus, a laminating apparatus, and a trimmer apparatus mounted on a movable support structure that is adapted to maintain alignment in order to enable a user to move the system without upsetting the alignment. Simultaneous and differential speed control components for the feeder apparatus and the laminating apparatus are provided according to a separate aspect of the invention to enable the user to control spacing between individual sheets as they move along a feed path to the laminating apparatus. A guide plate provided on the feeder apparatus according to another aspect of the invention has an upwardly extending surface that faces the leading edges of sheets in a stack of sheets.

Abstract: Pressure roller and heating element combination for a welding apparatus and a method designed to weld a first thermoplastic sheet laid on the deck of a roof structure and secured to the deck by a line of fastening means, and an overlapping second thermoplastic sheet disposed over the line of the fastening means. The pressure roller includes a distal end, a proximal end, and a center portion which defines a groove. The groove is provided with an elastomeric cushion to smoothly ride over the line of fastening means and expel air from between welds produced on both sides of the fastening means when the apparatus is advanced in tandem with a heating element longitudinally along the overlapping portions of the thermoplastic sheets.

Abstract: A surface finishing apparatus for finishing the edge surfaces of fiberboards or like substrates. A pair of axially convergent drive wheels impart rotational and radial motion to a board and pushes the board against a foiling head or other surface finishing hardware. The foiling wheel is pushed by a pneumatic cylinder towards the board. An air clamp holds the board down against the drive wheels during operation. A speed indexer computer controls the rotation of the axially convergent drive wheels in inverse relationship to the rotational speed of the foiling head. In an alternative embodiment, a pair of angled hold-down wheels are used to hold the board against the drive wheels.

Abstract: Banknotes are placed for transportation purposes in cassettes comprising a container and a hinged lid, made secure by applying a seal composed of two parts that can be coupled non-releasably and are provided with latch elements appearing as curved teeth positioned to locate in the holes of lugs associated with the container and with the lid. The seals, loaded into a magazine with the two parts spread, are fed and applied to the cassettes by a unit comprising a clamp assembly with retaining pins designed to pick up the seals from an outlet of the magazine and transfer them to a gripper head presenting a pair of arms by which the two parts are taken up and restrained; the arms are mounted to respective pivots on the gripper head so that when the head is made to assume a final operating position adjacent to the lugs on the cassette, the arms can be rotated toward one another, causing the two parts of the seal to couple together with the curved teeth engaging the holes of the lugs, securing the cassette.

Abstract: An apparatus for the mounting/dismounting of tires on wheels. A bead breaker module with elongated pressure clamps pivotally moved by an actuator such that the elongated pressure clamps extend from the perimeter of a tire to a position proximal the tire side and bead; the actuator urges the elongated pressure clamps together to disengage the bead from the rim. A time mount/dismount module having a base plate affixed to a wheel; a receiver and drive assembly rotatably affixed to the base plate with a receiver receiving a bead rolling tool which is inserted between a tire bead and wheel rim and which, when the receiver and drive assembly is rotated, disengages the bead from the rim or, when installing a tire, engages the bead relative to the rim.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of installing a barrier device at a passageway. The method includes attaching a barrier housing containing a retractable barrier to a structural element on one side of the passageway, extending the barrier a desired distance from the barrier housing, with the barrier so extended, setting an extension limit of the barrier to prevent subsequent extension of the barrier beyond the desired distance from the barrier housing and, with the extension limit set, retracting the barrier into the housing. The set extension limit can permit subsequent retraction and re-extension of the barrier up to the set extension limit.

Abstract: A modular blind transport system for a window blind application. The complete system may be assembled form a relatively small number of individual modules to obtain working systems for a very wide range of applications, including especially a category of counterbalanced blinds wherein a relatively small external input force may be used to raise or lower the blind, and/or to open or close the blind.

Abstract: Continuous strip casting device comprises a pair of parallel casting rolls onto which molten metal is supplied by metal supply means. Casting rolls are enclosed by a casting chamber into which hot strip is delivered downwardly from the casting rolls. Strip passes downwardly into a cooling chamber where it can either fall into a moveable scrap box at the bottom of chamber or be guided by operation of moveable apron through an exit door from chamber into a heat exchange chamber provided with heaters. A pair of seal rolls are moveable in a seal chamber to form a seal between chambers and are provided with respective gas inlets to admit oxidation inhibiting gas into those chambers. Scrap box is moveable into and out of the bottom of chamber via a scrap box exchange chamber fitted with an airtight door.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for producing slabs in a continuous casting plant preferably equipped with a vertical mold, preferably for thin slab plants for casting preferably steel having, for example, a solidification thickness of 60 mm-120 mm, for example, 80 mm, and casting speeds of up to 10 m/min. and a maximum casting output of about 3 million tons per year. In a first vertically extending first segment 0 of a strand guide, exclusive strand reduction, also called casting and rolling, is carried out. The segment 1 arranged immediately underneath the first segment 0 carries out bending of the strand through several bending points into the inner circular arc. Prior to final solidification, the strand is bent back through several return bending points into the horizontal.

Abstract: Twin roll caster for casting thin steel strip comprises chilled casting rolls 16 mounted on roll supports 104. One of the rolls is fixed and the other is moveable laterally and biased toward the other roll by biasing units 119 acting on the moveable roll supports 104. A casting pool of molten steel is supported on the rolls 16 and the rolls are rotated to produce a solidified steel strip delivered downwardly from the nip between the rolls. A substantially constant gap is maintained between rolls 16 such that unsolidifed molten metal passes through the nip between the solidified shells of the forming strip and solidifies below the nip. The biasing units 119 are effective to apply substantially constant and low biasing forces to the biased roll. The biasing forces may be between the same and slightly more than the force required to balance the hydrostatic pressure of the casting pool and to overcome the mechanical friction involved in moving the biased roll.

Abstract: A cooling roll (5) for producing magnet materials, comprising a roll base material (51) and a surface layer (52) covering the outer periphery of the material, wherein the roll base material (51) is preferably formed of a metal material of a high heat conductivity, and the surface layer (52) is formed of a material lower in heat conductivity than the roll base material (51) and preferably formed of ceramics. The surface layer (52) satisfies the relation, 1.01≦Tmax/Tmin≦3, where Tmax is the maximum thickness of the surface layer (52), and Tmin the minimum thickness. The peripheral surface (511) of the roll base material (51) has a surface roughness Ra of 0.03 to 8 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A molten metal supply system (90) includes a plurality of injectors (100) each having an injector housing (102) and a reciprocating piston (104). A molten metal supply source (132) is in fluid communication with the housing (102) of each of the injectors (100). The piston (104) is movable through a return stroke allowing molten metal (134) to be received into the housing (102) from the molten metal supply source (132), and a displacement stroke for displacing the molten metal (134) from the housing (102). A pressurized gas supply source (144) is in fluid communication with the housing (102) of each of the injectors (100) through respective gas control valves (146). The gas supply source (144) is used to pressurize a space formed between the molten metal (134) and the piston (104) during the return stroke of the piston (104) of each of the injectors (100).

Abstract: The invention concerns a diamond body designed to enable thermal contacting with at least one source of heat (30) and presenting at least one recess (13, 15) defining an angular position in relation to the mechanical tensions generated by said or any source of heat (30). Consequently, the mechanical tensions generated at various temperatures, either, for example, by various expansion coefficients of the diamond body (12) or by the source of the heat (30) featured by one semi-conductor component, are at least partly compensated, resulting in the possibility to take advantage of the exceptional thermoconductive capacity and insulating characteristics of the diamond, including diamond bodies (12) of a relatively big size.

Abstract: A thermal bus is provided for cabinets housing high power electronics equipment that includes two spaced-apart horizontally oriented parallel evaporators interconnected in flow communication with a condenser. Each evaporator is mounted in a support having a central recess and each having a tube having a capillary wick disposed on an internal surface and being mounted within the central recess of the support. Each of the tubes includes a closed distal end and a closed proximal end with a liquid-working fluid entrance port located at the closed proximal end of the first tube and a vaporous-working fluid exit port located at the closed proximal end of the second tube. A duct defining a central passageway and having a capillary wick disposed on the walls of the central passageway is disposed in fluid communication with the first tube and the second tube.

Abstract: A device for treating a substantially gaseous medium includes a number of parallel plates (14) which are connected to each other and provided adjacent to each other in such a manner that they, via port holes in the plates (14), form a first channel (5) and a second channel (9, 9′). The first channel (5) is arranged to transport the gaseous medium, and the second channel (9, 9′), which is separated from but in heat transferring contact with the first channel (5), is arranged to transport a cooling medium for cooling the gaseous medium. At least a part (3) of the first channel (5) is arranged to separate liquid from the gaseous medium. The part (3) of the first channel (5) is formed by a plurality of plate interspaces between a part of the plates (14), wherein at least one of the plates (14), delimiting one of the plate interspaces, is arranged to be passed by the gaseous medium on both sides thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger block having a row of heat exchanger walls (1f, 1g) which are arranged at a distance from one another and define intervening heat-exchange medium flow chambers (1c, 3) for a first and a second heat-exchange medium, and a plurality of spaced thermally conductive rods (2) which extend all the way through the row of heat exchanger walls (1f, 1g) and the intervening heat-exchange medium flow chambers (1c, 3). The heat exchanger walls are formed by flat-tube sections (1) which are arranged at a distance from one another in the direction of the row and the interiors (1c) of which form first heat-exchange medium flow chambers, and the flat-tube interspaces (3) of which form second heat-exchange medium flow chambers.

Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a plurality of first heat exchange tubes extending through the exchanger, and through a plurality of laterally extending heat exchanger chambers, each chamber having at least one entry from a first chamber and at least one exit to a second axially adjacent chamber, and each chamber having a plurality of transverse interconnecting zones, each of which is defined by at least two of said tubes, and at least one first zone has an entry to said first chamber and at least one second zone, different from said first zone, has an exit to said second chamber. Also included is a vessel for mixing or distributing streams of a first fluid passing axially from an upstream to a downstream location, which comprises transverse baffles across said vessel in at least two successive rows, which rows of baffles define an open transverse chamber, the baffles in successive rows having a different spatial distribution across the vessel.

Abstract: A method for preparing a heat exchanger, comprising forming a moisture-permeable film having an air-impermeable function on a single side of a plate-shaped porous member to provide a gas-impermeable member for heat exchange, bonding a spacer corrugated for forming a fluid passage to a side of the gas-impermeable member with the moisture-permeable film formed thereon to provide a plurality of heat exchanger constituent elements, and layering the heat exchanger constituent elements so that the spacer in each of the heat exchanger constituent elements forms a fluid passage in each layer.

Abstract: An evaporator stack, in particular for a double evaporator, includes foils for converting a liquid medium into a gaseous medium. The foil stack has at least one foil through which a medium flows and at least one additional foil. The foil stack has an inlet region for the liquid medium and a discharge region for the gaseous medium. The discharge region is designed such that a pressure gradient in the medium over the at least approximately entire width of the discharge region is smaller than a pressure gradient in the medium over the at least approximately entire length of the media foil through which flow occurs.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes an extruded base member having a planar central portion and spaced-apart cooling fins extending from one side of the planar central portion. A cross-over member is located on the other side of the planar central portion and includes a plurality of spaced-apart flow channels that communicate with inlet and outlet manifolds formed in the base member or the cross-over member, or partially in both the base member and the cross-over member.

Abstract: An evaporator comprises a pair of upper and lower horizontal header tanks, a group of heat exchange tubes arranged laterally of the evaporator in front and rear two rows and each connected to the upper header tank and the lower header tank respectively, and a vertical partition wall provided inside the upper header tank and extending laterally of the evaporator so as to form sectioned header chambers for causing a refrigerant to flow through each pair of front and rear adjacent heat exchange tubes in directions opposite to each other. An inlet is provided for a liquid-vapor mixture refrigerant in a sectioned rear header chamber, and an outlet is provided for vaporized refrigerant in a sectioned front header chamber. The evaporator is 3 to 30% in channel opening ratio.

Abstract: An environmental test chamber provides a fast cool down to a temperature of about −125° F. and a fast heat up of an element under test. The environmental test chamber fast cool down and heat up system comprises: an environmental test chamber having a fast cool down evaporator and fast heat up condenser coil, wherein the coil is selectively coupled either to receive a hot refrigerant gas flow or to receive a sub-cooled refrigerant flow; a cascade condenser coupled to the environmental test chamber; a primary stage sub-system coupled to the cascade condenser; a secondary stage sub-system coupled to the cascade condenser; and a thermal storage unit coupled to the primary stage sub-system and to the secondary stage sub-system. Wherein the environmental test chamber has an operational temperature down to about −125° F.

Abstract: A downhole tool that is connectable to a line to be run downhole with the tool includes a housing, a sensor and a mechanism that is located inside the housing. The mechanism is coupled to the sensor to, in response to the detection of the feature by the sensor, generate a tension signal in the line without physically contacting a downhole structure.

Abstract: A torque head for gripping tubular members, in at least some aspects, has a housing, grip mechanism secured within the housing, the grip mechanism for selectively gripping a tubular member, the grip mechanism including at least one jaw selectively movable toward and away from a portion of a tubular member within the housing, the at least one jaw having mounted thereon slip apparatus for engaging the portion of the tubular member, the slip apparatus including die apparatus movably mounted to the at least one jaw, the die apparatus movable with respect to the at least one jaw so that relative movement of the tubular with respect to the torque head is possible to the extent that the die apparatus is movable.

Abstract: A multi-stage liquid elevator which is assembled from individual stages is a fabricated from ordinary pipe components and has no moving parts. Each elevator stage consists of a reservoir defined by a casing enclosing an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. A coupling connects any two stages of the elevator together. As many stages as required can be joined together to construct a multi-stage liquid elevator of any desired length. Each stage is fabricated to a length compatible with the available gas pressure. Enough pressure must be available to move a column of liquid a vertical distance equal to or greater than the length of one stage of the elevator.

Abstract: The present invention provides an artificial lift apparatus that monitors the conditions in and around a well and makes automated adjustments based upon those conditions. In one aspect, the invention includes a pump for disposal at a lower end of a tubing string in a cased wellbore. A pressure sensor in the wellbore adjacent the pump measures fluid pressure of fluid collecting in the wellbore. Another pressure sensor disposed in the upper end of the wellbore measures pressure created by compressed gas above the fluid column and a controller receives the information and calculates the true height of fluid in the wellbore. Another sensor disposed in the lower end the tubing string measures fluid pressure in the tubing string and transmits that information to the controller. The controller compares the signals for the sensors and makes adjustments based upon a relationship between the measurements and preprogrammed information about the wellbore and the formation pressure therearound.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for treating produced water from a heavy oil thermal recovery unit to achieve water recovery and recycle levels of greater than 80% and as high as 100% to achieve zero discharge criteria. The method includes the initial steps of capturing the waste heat energy from the high pressure steam separator located downstream of the steam generators. Further, transferring the heat energy into a heated separator and reboiler exchanger to distill oil reservoir produced water and recover distilled water and a concentrated brine or solid product. The heated separator concentrated stream is circulated through the reboiler exchanger to maintain from 1% to about 50% mass vapour in the stream returning to the heated separator and prevent fouling and scaling. The apparatus includes a low pressure waste energy separator, heated separator and vapour compressor in combination with a forced circulation circuit to generate the distilled water.

Abstract: A method for performing operations and for improving production in a well includes the steps of: locating a process tool at a required depth in the well, placing a reader device in the well proximate to the process tool, and then transporting an identification device through the well past the reader device to actuate the reader device and control the tool. The reader device includes a transmitter configured to transmit rf signals to the identification device, a receiver configured to receive a unique rf code signal from the identification device, and a control circuit configured to control the tool responsive to reception of the unique rf code signal. In a first embodiment the tool comprises a casing conveyed perforating tool and a perforating process is performed. In a second embodiment the tool comprises a tubing conveyed packer setting tool and a packer setting process is performed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims methods and apparatus for forming an opening or a window in a downhole tubular for the subsequent formation of a lateral wellbore. In one aspect of the invention, a thermite containing apparatus is run into the wellbore on a wire line and a widow is subsequently formed in casing wall. In another aspect of the invention, the apparatus includes a run-in string or drill stem with a drill bit attached to a lower end thereof. A diverter, like a whipstock is attached temporarily to the drill bit with a mechanically shearable connection. At a lower end of the whipstock, a container is formed and connected thereto. The container is designed to house a predetermined amount of exothermic material at one side thereof adjacent the portion of casing where the window or opening will be formed. A telescopic joint extends between the bottom of the container and an anchor therebelow and the telescopic joint is in an extended position when the apparatus is run into a wellbore.

Abstract: A method for retarding temperature loss of fluid being produced in a well employs a fluid of low thermal conductivity in the tubing annulus. The tubing annulus extends between the production casing and the production tubing. It extends from a packer at the lower end of the tubing annulus to a wellhead. The fluid in one case is low density gas created by a partial vacuum. A vacuum is drawn on the tubing annulus to reduce the air density, which in turn reduces the amount of heat that convection currents can carry. In another example, the tubing annulus fluid is viscous hydrocarbon liquid. The hydrocarbon liquid also has a low thermal conductivity. Heat is supplied to the fluids being produced through the tubing annulus by a heater cable that extends into the well.

Abstract: A connection between a riser and a receptacle of a floating platform may be preloaded to reduce fatigue. The platform has a receptacle with upper and lower grooved profiles. A hanger is connected to the upper end of the riser. The hanger has a latch that engages the lower grooved profile in the receptacle to resist downward pull of the riser. A tieback connection inserts from above into the receptacle. The tieback connection has an outer member that lands on the hanger. The outer member has a latch that engages the upper grooved profile. The tieback connection also has an inner member with a set of internal threads. Threads on the inner member engage threads on the latch, rotating the inner member relative to the outer member exerts an outward force on the tieback connection latch. As the latch is pushed into the tieback grooved profile, a downward preload force is created, which passes to the hanger latch.

Abstract: A system for producing hydrocarbons from a subsea well comprises an unmanned floating platform positioned over the well, the platform including equipment for inserting coiled tubing or wireline tools or the like into the well for servicing, controlling, or conducting other operations in or to the well, a vertical access riser connecting the platform to the well, a control umbilical connecting the platform to the well, a host facility adapted to receive the produced hydrocarbons, and aproduction pipeline connecting the well to the host facility, the production pipeline including at least one access port between the well and the host facility.

Abstract: A system for use with a subsea well that includes a BOP includes a fluid line and a tool that is not connected to the fluid line. The fluid line is connected to the BOP to communicate a pressure encoding a command, and the tool is adapted to decode and respond to the command when the tool is inside the BOP.

Abstract: A hydraulic control system for downhole tools enables convenient selection and actuation of a well tool assembly from among multiple well tool assemblies installed in a well. Each well tool assembly includes a control module having a selecting device and a fluid metering device. A predetermined range of pressure levels on one of multiple hydraulic lines causes the well tool assembly to be selected for actuation, a differential between pressure on that hydraulic line and pressure on another hydraulic line determines a manner of actuating the selected well tool assembly, and pressure fluctuations on one of the hydraulic lines causes fluid to be transferred from another hydraulic line to an actuator of the well tool assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for orienting tubular strings in wellbores. In one aspect, the invention utilizes the inherent eccentricity of a non-vertical wellbore to provide a means of orienting a portion of casing that contains a pre-milled window.

Abstract: A selectively released well packer is set between a pair of anchor shoe assemblies. Each assembly comprises a tubular setting sleeve having finger projections meshed with an anchor shoe cage. Wicker shoes are confined by the shoe cage. The packer seal and shoes are set by an axial translation of one shoe cage toward the other driven by a hydraulic sleeve piston. The packer is released by cutting the mandrel and pulling up on the tubing string. The uphole shoe cage is secured to the mandrel with limited axial freedom. Upward translation of the uphole portion of the severed mandrel therefore disengages the uphole anchor shoes and the packer seal. A buttress thread section of the mandrel engages a corresponding thread on the downhole setting sleeve to sequentially release the downhole anchor shoe.

Abstract: Embodiments of a low-pressure actuator, for use in a dry, low-pressure, pressurized gas, liquid fire control and suppression sprinkler system, with a pneumatic/electric double interlock mechanism, which requires that two separate events, such as discharging air pressure from the sprinkler system, and an electrical detection, must occur in order for the sprinkler check valve to be activated, thereby allowing water into the sprinkler system, are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a low-pressure actuator is utilized in series with a liquid flow valve equipped with a solenoid and an electrical detector/sensor for detecting an event such as the occurrence of smoke, heat, or a high rate of temperature rise. In alternative embodiments, the low-pressure actuator itself is equipped with the solenoid and detector/sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holder (1) for mounting a spray head for fire fighting, which holder comprises a body (8), a first end (9), a second end (10) and a passage (11) between the first and the second end for conducting extinguishing medium from the first end to the second end, a channel (17) at the second end of the body for receiving the spray head in such a way that a housing (18) of the spray head is inserted into the channel, the first end being intended to receive a conduit (3) for conducting extinguishing medium.

Abstract: A garden tool for rejuvenating the soil of a garden includes a tool head and a handle pivotably mounted onto the tool head. The tool head includes a central hub and a plurality of tines which are integrally formed onto the outer periphery of the hub. Each tine extends radially outward from the outer periphery of the hub and includes an arm formed onto the hub, a sharpened tooth formed onto the free end of the arm and a pair of elongated, outwardly curved wings which are formed onto the tooth. The handle is adapted to be lockably disposed at any angle from a horizontal position to a vertical position relative to the tool head.

Abstract: An electrically powered hand tool is disclosed. The tool includes a motor, a power source, a work element and a controller. Various alternative features, embodiments and operative configurations are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powered screw driver having a spindle 20 that is caused to rotate by an electric motor 10 within a range of about 5000 rpm (revolutions per minute) to about 7000 rpm (revolution per minute) when the spindle 20 idles. Because the spindle 20 rotates at a high revolution speed, the screw-fastening operation can more quickly be completed when the user of the screw driver 1 fastens the screw in a normal posture. The screw driver 1 may used to fasten screws having a pitch within a range of about 1.3 mm to 2.0 mm (i.e. about {fraction (1/32)} inch to {fraction (3/32)} inch).