Abstract: A molded, semi ridged device for the purpose of securing a length of fabric or towel wrapped around the body of a person of the type having a straight flat base (10) connected to the face (12) by the top section (21). The base can be offset from the face to the left (7), right (13), and bottom (9) making the device easy to install beneath the bottom layer of the towel or fabric. The face of the device is inclined toward the base a few degree's from parallel till the beginning of the raised lip (14) which than is raised away from the base a few degree's from parallel to help facilitate the installation process. The towel/fabric clip has raise rails (15) (16) running vertically under the face, and raised rails (17) (18) running vertically under the base of the device to insure horizontal and vertical pressure on the towel/fabric.

Abstract: A variable alignment zipper (10) having a rib and groove interlocking means. The male interlocking profile (16) has a plurality of male ribs (26, 30, 32), each formed with a double-barbed end section. The male interlocking profile (16) is interlockable with a female interlocking profile (20), where the female interlocking profile (20) includes grooves (64, 68) formed by a plurality of male ribs (44, 48, 52). By varying the interlocking relationship of the male ribs (26, 30, 32) of the male interlocking profile (16) with the grooves (64, 68) of the female interlocking profile (20), the variable alignment zipper can align in any one of four positions for closure.

Abstract: A buckle apparatus in which a permanent magnet and a GMR element are provided. A shielding member is provided to an ejector of the buckle apparatus via a lever. When an inserted tongue plate of a vehicle seat belt pushes and moves the ejector as far as a position at which an engaging piece can engage with a through-hole, the shielding member is interposed between the permanent magnet and the GMR element, and the shielding member shields lines of magnetic force from the permanent magnet toward the GMR element. As a result, magnetic forces lines penetrating the GMR element are greatly reduced, and an electrical resistance value of the GMR element is suddenly and greatly changed. Thus, a buckle apparatus is provided which includes a detection mechanism that can reliably detect when the tongue plate has been inserted into the apparatus main body.

Abstract: A combination-type curtain hook is disclosed. A combination-type curtain hook having a stitching strap and a moving hook characterized in that the stitching strap includes a stitching piece having one side being mounted with a plurality of protruded blocks being spaced apart to form a sliding rail, and the other side of the stitching piece is stitched to the folded flap of a curtain, and the moving hook including a pair of protruded arms at one side thereof is engageable with the protruded block and the protruded arms are positioned at the gap formed between each neighboring protruded blocks, thereby the sliding hook slides up and down along the protruded blocks, achieving the positioning and height adjustment of the curtain.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for recycling a fabric containing high performance fibers having a tenacity of at least 10 grams per dtex and a tensile modulus of at least 150 grams per dtex, to make a yarn from the fabric. In the process, and the fabric is cut into pieces where the largest dimension is no larger than 15 centimeters. From 30 to 99 weight percent staple fibers are added to the fabric pieces to make a blend and the fibers of the blend are separated and aligned into a sliver, and the sliver is formed into a twisted yarn. This yarn may be used to make a fabric or any other useful article.

Abstract: The conventional method for production of a multiple-layer, non-woven fibre is by means of the air-lay method, with thermal bonding using bonding fibres. The same method can be applied to a composite non-woven fibre with an intermediate pulp layer. This method of bonding does not reduce the later pilling wear and hardly influences the inner composition of the layers of the composite. According to the invention, the outer non-woven fibre is preferably made from a bicomponent fibre and treated by hydrodynamic needling for bonding, such that not just the surface is bonded, but also the layers are bonded to each other.

Abstract: Colored patterning of a web-shaped nonwoven or a composite made of a nonwoven and a fabric or knit is achieved by water jet needling. The nonwoven provided as the upper layer of two layers is provided with one or more colors or is colored or printed itself and is placed on a second nonwoven or a woven or one that has a different color. Then both layers are subjected to the water jets that displace the fibers, with the colored fibers in the first layer being displaced into the second layer to produce a pattern on the underside of the second layer. It is also possible, instead of colored fibers in the nonwoven of the upper layer, to move them when they are not colored into a second layer that can have any color.

Abstract: A method for hydroenhancing fabrics is described. The method uses the force of pressurized liquid passing through elongated orifices and impinging on the fabric. The pressurized liquid exits in a coherent or columnar fashion from elongated orifices that are generally rectangular or linear in shape. The elongated orifices can be arranged so as to produce various effects on a web of fabric, including striping, graduated shading and seer-suckering. The elongated orifices also facilitate the hydroenhancement of high-warp-count fabrics without streak or moire effects. Liquid filtration can be relaxed without clogging the orifices, because the elongated orifices permit larger solid objects to pass. The use of elongated orifices also enhances the energy efficiency of the hydroenhancement process.

Abstract: This patent describes an alternative form for the automatic creation of garments. The garment creation system includes mapping portions of an arbitrary image sensed by an image sensor device onto a garment and outputting a depiction of the garment. Additionally, a garment fabric printer is adapted to to print out corresponding pieces of the garment including the mapped portions. The printing can include printing out instructions for joining the pieces together on the fabric and printing such that joined pieces of fabric appear to be derived from a continuous pattern.

Abstract: A portable tub/shower valve assembly workstation used to assemble tub/shower valve assemblies having a frame, a template, the template arranged and constructed to support at least one tub/shower valve, the template being pivotally carried on the frame for 360° rotation about a horizontal axis, whereby when the template is at a first angular position, the at least one tub/shower valve can be mounted and temporarily secured on the template, and when the template is rotated about the horizontal axis from a first angular position to a second angular position, the at least one tub/shower valve is retained on the template.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing a seal (3) that is fixed in a groove (6) of a component. According to said method, a highly pressurised jet of liquid is aimed at the seal (3) or between the seal (3) and the component in order to loosen the seal (3) and free it from the groove. The inventive method is particularly suitable for freeing a sealing strip in a rotor or in a housing (2) of a turbine-type machine, and is considerably less time-consuming and expensive than the twisting-off method that has been used up until now.

Abstract: A metal plate (126) has a plurality of openings (127) extending through it, and is cleaned using a wet hydrogen process (157). Glass windows (106) are then placed in the openings, and are each fused to the metal plate by heat (231) in a manner so that each window projects outwardly on each side of the plate. Both sides of each window are then simultaneously ground and polished (232). Exposed surfaces of the metal plate are electroplated with nickel and gold (236). One or more coatings (41, 46, 47) are applied to one or both sides of each window. Several sections are then cut from the assembly, each of which can serve as a lid (17) for an optical apparatus (10).

Abstract: An apparatus for removing nails from a tape is provided. The apparatus comprises a guide that directs a path of movement of the tape through the apparatus. The guide has a transition end over which the tape passes as the tape moves through the apparatus. The guide transition end is adapted to form a bend in the tape thereby exposing a head of the nail from the tape as the tape passes over the guide transition end. The apparatus further comprises a claw that is adapted to engage the nail head as the nail head is exposed when the tape passes over the guide transition end.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for automatically processing multiple used oil filters (3, 34) used for internal combustion engines for disposal, in particular for disposal in which essentially all of the residual oil is removed making the crushed canister (18, 18A) and internal element a non-hazardous material and making the connector base plate (38A) available for recycling as scrap steel.

Abstract: A system and method for deploying a solar collector system comprising a solar collector, pedestal, pedestal jacking device, and advanced drive unit is described. The advanced drive unit is capable of erecting the pedestal over a preformed mounting area. The pedestal jacking device lowers the pedestal into the mounting area. After the pedestal has been secured, the pedestal jacking device may be used to raise the solar collector and the advanced drive, which includes azimuth and elevation drive sub-assemblies, from the ground level to the operational level, near the top of the pedestal. The advanced drive unit is used to track the movement if the sun and position the solar collector in optimum position for receiving light rays from the sun. The pedestal jacking device may be used to lower the solar collector and the advanced drive unit if repair to either one is needed.

Abstract: A self-piercing element including a shank, a radial flange and a tubular barrel. The flange includes spaced concave surfaces and the annular bearing surface has an area at least four times the concave surfaces. The element is installed in a panel supported on a female die including a central die post, wherein the outer side wall is a frustoconical having an included angle between five and twelve degrees. During installation, the tubular barrel pierces an opening in the panel and the panel is drawn against the outer surface of the tubular barrel and the barrel is deformed into a U-shape. The flange is simultaneously received in the die cavity and the panel is incrementally deformed radially into the concave surfaces between the frustoconical side wall and the flange portion providing improved torque resistance.

Abstract: A wirelaying apparatus and method using a tool (30) having a cutter (31) operatively opening a cut in the interior bore surface (11) of a cylindrical pipe fitting (10), laying wire (12) into the cut and closing the cut using a flange closer (33). The wire (12) is delivered into the cut via an aperture (32) through the cutting means (31). Delivery of the wire (12) into the cut is thereby improved. overcoming the problem of wire running free within the fitting. In a second embodiment (see FIG. 12) the cutter (31) is rotatably mounted allowing a double helical coil to be formed without removing the cutter from the bore surface.

Abstract: A device and method of removing a rivet which has been installed on a work piece. The method includes clamping a hand held device having springs onto the work piece, engaging a drill with a drill bit of the hand held device, the springs applying a pre-load force to the drill bit, operating the drill, thereby causing the springs to apply an increased load force to the drill bit and causing the drill bit to drill into a button of the rivet, unclamping and removing the hand held device from the work piece, and using a compression tool to remove the rivet from the work piece. The compression tool includes a push out portion configured to push out the rivet, and a recess is disposed generally opposite the push out portion for catching the rivet as the rivet is pushed out.

Abstract: A heater is inserted into an inside chamber of a sensor element until a tip end of the heater is surely brought into contact with a bottom surface of the inside chamber. Next, a metallic holder is attached on an outside surface of the heater. Then, the metallic holder is slid along the outside surface of the heater toward the bottom surface of the sensor element to engage the metallic holder with an edge of the sensor element.

Abstract: A yoke in a motor includes a cylindrical yoke housing having a closed end and two magnets that is located in the yoko housing. The magnets are fixed to the yoke housing with adhesive. The adhesive is applied a at least to each adhering area of the yoke housing that is to be adhered to the corresponding magnet or to an adhering area of the each magnet that is to be adhered to the yoke housing. The adhesive is spread to the adhering areas of the yoke housing and each magnet by sliding the adhering areas on each other. Therefore, the magnets are firmly fixed to the yoke housing with a small amount of adhesive.

Abstract: A dual band microstrip antenna (1) made by a method of the present invention includes a dielectric substrate (11), a ground plane layer (10) attached to a bottom surface (111) of the substrate, a first and second conductive patches (21, 22) separately elevated above and parallel to a top surface (110) of the substrate, a first and second conductive posts (23, 24) electrically connecting the first and second conductive patches respectively with the ground plane layer and a first and second coaxial feeder cables (25, 26). A method for making the dual band microstrip antenna includes adjusting the height of the first and second conductive posts to achieve a good performance of the dual band microstrip antenna.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a head of an inkjet printer includes forming a heater on a substrate and also forming an ink feeding passage through the substrate in a vertical relation to a surface where the heater is formed, forming an ink chamber communicating with the ink feeding passage of the substrate; attaching the substrate to the nozzle plate, and forming a tapered nozzle in the nozzle plate, the tapered nozzle being narrower in diameter in an inside of the nozzle plate than an outside of the nozzle plate, by radiating a laser beam from inside toward the outside of the nozzle plate, wherein the substrate is used as a mask. Since the nozzle is formed by radiating the laser beam to the nozzle plate through the ink feeding passage of the substrate after attaching the nozzle plate to the substrate, the accuracy of the nozzle in form and position improves, and the nozzle of desirable structure of the improved ink discharge efficiency can be obtained by radiating the laser beam only once.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a planar temperature sensor including disposing a thick amount of a material having a temperature coefficient of resistance of greater than about 800 parts per million and a natural resistance of above about 5 micro-ohm-centimeters on a substrate, measuring a resistance value of said material, and setting a laser trimming device to ablate material consistent with achieving an inputted resistance value.

Abstract: Apparatus includes an upper plate assembly including a main portion, a first extension member and a second extension member. The extension members extending from the main portion at an angle. The apparatus also includes a lower plate assembly connected to the upper plate assembly, a first side plate, and a second side plate. The side plates connected to the lower plate assembly. Each side plate including a top and a bottom. The apparatus further includes an engaging assembly attached to the upper plate assembly and the lower plate assembly. Engagement of the engaging assembly causes the bottom of the first side plate to move toward the bottom of the second side plate.

Abstract: There is described a manufacturing system comprising a production system operable to process starting materials to output a product. In an embodiment, the manufacturing system includes a sensor which is operable to generate a data signal representative of a parameter of the production system, the sensor having associated therewith a signalling device comprising a retro-reflecting modulator which receives an incoming light beam from a good signalling device associated with a system manager, modulates the incoming light beam in accordance with the data signal, and retro-reflects the modulated light beam conveying the data signal back to the second signalling device.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting semiconductor chips has a pick and place system arranged stationary in vertical direction for the picking, transport and placement of a semiconductor chip onto a substrate. The pick and place system comprises a bondhead with a chip gripper deflectable relative to the bondhead. The deflection of the chip gripper takes place by means of a pneumatic drive arranged on the bondhead which has two pressure chambers separated by a piston, whereby the chip gripper is secured to the piston. The pressure p1 prevailing in the first pressure chamber and the pressure p2 prevailing in the second pressure chamber are dynamically controlled by means of a regulator controlled valve system. The regulator can be operated in two operating modes. In the first operating mode, the deflection of the chip gripper and/or a variable derived from it is controlled based on the signal delivered by a position encoder which measures the deflection of the chip gripper.

Abstract: Substrate measurement system including a measurement chamber (30), and a substrate handling chamber (7) possessing substrate transfer means (10) and a substrate container interface (1) arranged two receive a substrate container (8), the handling chamber (7) containing a first interface (50) to connect the measurement chamber (30), the measurement chamber (30) containing a second interface (51) to connect the handling chamber (7), and the transfer means (10) being arranged to transfer substrates between the container (8) and the measurement chamber (30) through the handling chamber (7), in which system a second measurement chamber (39) is provided, having the same second interface (51) as the first measurement chamber (30) to replace the latter chamber (30).

Abstract: A production organizing method and a method and apparatus for assembling vehicle body are provided. The production line organizing method comprises the steps of classifying all parts for all types of vehicles to be assembled into groups of main part, synchronous subparts, and non-synchronous subparts, and the manhour for the non-synchronous subparts are assigned to the difference in manhours for assembly of main parts and synchronous subparts. In addition, a vehicle body assembly method and a vehicle body assembly line are also provided, which are capable of reducing a length of a main line and increasing the productivity by classifying all of the parts used for all vehicle types into three groups of main parts and two groups of subparts including non-synchronous main parts and subparts, and by assembling and storing the non-synchronous main parts and subparts in the separate section and supplying the sub-assembled non-synchronous subparts to the main line when necessary.

Abstract: A small planing watercraft manufacturing system includes a hull loading station, an engine mounting station, an adhesive applying station, a deck assembling station, a clamping station, a curing station and a watercraft unloading station that are disposed in a closed loop-shaped travel path in the order named with the hull loading station and the watercraft unloading station located adjacent to each other. By virtue of the closed loop-shaped travel path, the manufacturing system requires only a small space for installation thereof, can be constructed at a relatively low equipment cost and is able to produce small planing watercrafts with increased efficiencies.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for removing adhesive in a short time without requiring any solvent, a repair of which has conventionally been required for a long time,

Abstract: An electrical structure, and associated method of fabrication, for reducing thermally induced strain in a soldered interface, such as a solder ball or a solder column, between a chip carrier (or chip) and an electronic carrier such as a circuit card. The thermally induced strain may be caused during thermal cycling by a mismatch in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and consequent differential rates in thermal expansion, between the chip carrier (or chip) and the electronic carrier. The thermally induced strain may also exist with a large chip carrier characterized by a large temperature difference during thermal transients between the electronic carrier and localized regions of the chip carrier, even in the absence of a CTE mismatch. The electrical structure of the present invention includes an interposing compliant layer of soft and spongy material between the chip carrier (or chip) and the electronic carrier.

Abstract: An electronic structure, and associated method of fabrication, for coupling a heat spreader above a chip to a chip carrier below the chip. Initially provided is a substrate, a chip on a surface of the substrate and coupled to the substrate, and the heat spreader. Then a fillet of at least one adhesive material is formed on the chip and around a periphery of the chip. Additionally, the heat spreader is placed on a portion of the fillet and over a top surface of the chip. The fillet couples the heat spreader to the substrate. An outer surface of the fillet makes a contact angle of about 25 degrees with the surface of the substrate. The small contact angle not exceeding about 25 degrees prevents cracking of the substrate that would otherwise result from thermal cycling.

Abstract: A technique for assembling a multi-chip module does not necessitate more than one pass through a die attach machine. The technique involves attaching a smaller die to a larger die without using a die attach machine. The larger die may be attached to a support structure using a die attach machine. In some embodiments, the larger die is affixed to the support structure first and in other embodiments, the smaller die is affixed to the larger die first.

Abstract: A bump used for electric contact with an electric part is formed by arranging on a conductor a conductive material including a substantially same electric characteristic as the bump by fusing, and forming the arranged conductive material into a desired shape by die pressing with a bump forming die in which a recess having a given shape is defined.

Abstract: According to a method of mounting electronic components on a printed circuit board (PCB), the electrical contacts of the components are coupled to PCB bonding pads that are intersected by via pads. To minimize various defects encountered during solder reflow, while concurrently minimizing PCB area and manufacturing costs, the via pads are formed so that the via holes substantially avoid underlying the solder fillets coupling the component contacts to the PCB bonding pads. In one embodiment, the via pads are formed in the inter-pad space beneath the component; in another embodiment they are offset from the bonding pads. A substrate, an electronic assembly, and an electronic system are also described.

Abstract: A method for attaching an electric conductor to an electrically conductive terminal. The electric conductor comprises a wire and a cladding surrounding the wire. The wire has an exposed end portion extending from an end of the cladding. The method comprises placing a sleeve over the electric conductor. The sleeve is of an electrically insulative material. The method further includes positioning the exposed end portion of the wire adjacent the terminal, securing the exposed end portion of the wire to a first portion of the terminal in a manner so that the exposed end portion of the wire is mechanically secured to and electrically coupled to the terminal, moving the sleeve along the electric conductor to a position in which a portion of the sleeve is adjacent the terminal, and securing the sleeve to a second portion of the terminal in a manner so that the sleeve is mechanically secured to the terminal.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for repairing a TBC ceramic top coat in local regions that have experienced a mechanical or thermally-induced spallation event leaving the underlying bond coat intact. A novel combination of groove design (i.e. spacing, pattern and depth) and laser-surface incident angles fabricated into the remaining bond coat is used to achieve spallation resistance equal to or greater than baseline after applying and maintaining a TBC ceramic patch to the localized areas of spallation. The method is particularly useful, but not limited to, repair of coating systems comprised of physical vapor deposited (PVD) ceramic top coats.

Abstract: A system is disclosed to manufacture a recuperator core. The core is made up of a plurality of cells and an inner sealing member. A manufacturing system has an input end, an assembly station having a lower or inner chucking portion and an upper portion, and a welding station. The lower or inner chucking portion is movable between a lower position and an upper position and has a retracted position and an expanded position. The upper portion is movable between a loading position and a clamping position and is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The welding station performs a tack welding operation and a lineal welding operation.

Abstract: An attachment particularly useful for adapting an electrical shaver for wet shaving, includes a cap having a scraping edge located to engage a user's skin forwardly of the cutter head, when the cap is attached to the shaver, to erect hairs and to tauten the skin before engaged by the cutter head. The attachment may also include a dispenser for dispensing a shaving lotion during shaving. Also described are an auxiliary cleaning device which may be used for cleaning or drying a shaver head, and a kit including some or all of the foregoing.

Abstract: A convertible knife assembly includes a knife and a conversion piece. The knife includes a blade with a handle end portion, a tip, a cutting edge intermediate the handle end an the tip, and a spine opposite the cutting edge. The conversion piece has a spine-opposing portion and a handle portion such that the conversion piece is adapted to be mounted on the knife pivotally with the spine-opposing portion opposing the spine of the blade and the handle portion opposing the handle of the knife. The action of a user squeezing the handle portion of the conversion piece and handle of the knife toward each other causes the spine-opposing portion of the conversion piece and the spine of the blade to move toward each other in order to bear against an object the user positions between the spine-opposing portion of the conversion piece and the spine of the blade.

Abstract: A vacuum attachment mountable on a forward end of a hair grooming clipper includes a conduit body enclosing an internal air flow passage between inlet and outlet ends thereof such that flow of hair cuttings entrained in air can be drawn from front cutting blades of a cutting head mechanism of the clipper via the inlet end through the passage to an external hose coupled to the outlet end, and mounting wings integrally and externally formed on the conduit body and extending from opposite sides thereof such that the conduit body and mounting wings define a replacement cover that can substitute for and replace the original equipment cover removed from the forward end of the casing of the clipper in order to enclose the opening in the forward end of the casing of the clipper.

Abstract: A scissor is made more ergonomic and comfortable to use by the addition to the upper loop handle of the scissor of an enlarged handle portion that fits into and can be held in the palm of a user's hand without the user's thumb passing through the loop handle. One or more of the user's fingers are passed through the lower loop handle in normal manner to operate the scissor. The enlarged handle portion may be secured to the upper loop handle of existing scissors or scissors may be manufactured with the enlarged handle portion included rather than or in addition to the normal loop handle. As an add on, the enlarged handle portion may include two halves secured together to capture and hold a portion of the upper loop between the halves to thereby secure the enlarged handle portion to the upper loop handle.

Abstract: A portable trimmer capable of applying to a throttle valve a different operation from that according to a throttle operation lever. The portable trimmer includes a brake device for braking the movement of a cutting blade that is released in conjunction with a throttle operation. The portable trimmer includes a throttle wire having a first throttle wire extending between a throttle operation lever and a swingable member, and a second wire portion extending between a swingable member and a throttle to provide a first operation transmission path for transmitting the movement of the throttle operation lever to the throttle valve. The portable trimmer further includes an additional operation lever for performing a different operation from said throttle operation, and a pulley pivotally attached to the swingable member.

Abstract: Any tool used to be attached to a cold knife for the purpose of pushing or pulling a cold knife in removal of auto windshields. Made of either metal or plastic.

Abstract: A cutting and grinding tool for removing grout from between tiles comprises a rotatable cutting disc formed with a plurality of radially extending teeth about the circumference of the disc. A drive gear engagable with the teeth is rotated by a power drill to exert a drive force to rotate the cutting disc. The disc teeth serve a dual function of performing a cutting and grinding operation and transmitting the drive force of the drive gear to rotate to the disc. The tool is simple in construction, reliable in operation and easy to control in order to efficiently remove grout from between tiles.

Abstract: The rear portion of each active member has a cross-section of height greater than its width. The corresponding intermediate element is made by being overmolded around the rear portion. The rear portion and the corresponding intermediate element are pierced by at least two through holes for passing respective fasteners such as screws for fixing the corresponding tubular handle in place.

Abstract: A knife assembly comprises a blade, a rear extension and a handle. The blade and the rear extension lie in planes that are perpendicular to each other, forming a cross at a connecting place. When the knife is used for cutting, the resulted counterforce spreads over a horizontal area so as to reduce the pressure and avoid injuries of the hand and the elbow.

Abstract: A knife blade assembly comprises a blade and a connecting piece. The connecting piece has an insertion part at an upper side. A rear extension of the blade is inserted in the insertion part and firmly connected therewith.

Abstract: This invention discloses a hand-held electric powered flush cutting saber saw that is capable of making flush cuts both up to and along a surface lying in an intersecting perpendicular plane. This is accomplished through means of mounting the saw blade so that its teeth can project beyond the plane of the front of the saw, as well as simultaneously cut in a line that follows a perpendicular plane lying beyond the plane of either side of the saw's housing.

Abstract: A power tool, such as a reciprocating saw, including a spindle for supporting a tool element, a body defining a pivot axis and housing a motor and a drive mechanism driven by the motor, the drive mechanism driving the spindle, the body having a forward end supporting the spindle and a rearward end, and a grip connected to the rearward end of the body for pivoting movement about the pivot axis. The reciprocating saw may include a locking assembly for locking the grip in a pivoted position relative to the body and a switch assembly at least partially supported on the grip. The switch assembly is preferably inoperable when the locking assembly is in an unlocked condition, and the locking assembly preferably cannot be moved to the unlocked condition when the switch assembly is in an operating condition. Also, the reciprocating saw may include a grip portion provided by the body and engageable by the operator's other hand.