Abstract: A chainsaw guide bar includes a bar body and a nose member removably attached to the bar body by an elastic snap-in coupling, eliminating the need for separate fastening elements. The snap-in coupling includes dimples formed in tongues of the nose member, the dimples being received in holes formed in a web of the bar body. The dimpled portions of the tongues are elastically flexible in a thickness direction of the guide bar to enable the nose member to be inserted or removed.

Abstract: A portable circular saw includes a base. A saw blade has a portion projecting downward from the base. A saw-blade cover conceals at least a part of the saw blade. A projection provided on the saw-blade cover protrudes in a direction away from the saw blade. The projection has a lower surface extending across a first plane which is parallel to an axis of rotation of the saw blade, and which contains a tangent to an outer circumference of the saw-blade at a point of intersection with a second plane including a lower surface of the base. Chips fly from the point of intersection along a direction in the first plane. The lower surface of the projection inclines relative to a line perpendicular to the tangent so as to change a path of a portion of flow of the chips toward a forward side as viewed in a cutting direction.

Abstract: A tool-less blade clamps (10, 50) may include a rod (2, 52) having a slot (2a, 2c, 52c) and a guide slot (2b, 52b) formed substantially perpendicularly to the slot (2a, 2c, 52c). A control member (20, 56) may be slidably disposed within the slot (2a, 2c, 52c) and a spring (21, 57) preferably biases the control member (20, 56) towards a forward portion of the slot (2a, 2c, 52c). The rod (2, 52) rotatably supports a sleeve (11, 53). Preferably, the sleeve (11, 53) being prevented from axially displacing with respect to the rod (2, 52) when the sleeve (11, 53) rotates about the rod (2, 52). An L-shaped slot (16, 53a) may be formed in the sleeve (11, 53) and may have a blade lock slot (16b, 53ab) disposed substantially perpendicularly to a blade lock control slot (16a, 53aa). The control member (20, 53) may include a pin (22, 55) that extends through the guide slot (2b, 52b) and travels within the L-shaped slot (16, 53a).

Abstract: A safety razor including a housing having a connecting structure for making a removable connection to a handle and a pivoting structure providing pivoting about a pivot axis, a guard at the front of the housing, a lubricating strip at the rear of the housing, and first, second, and third blades carried by the housing between the guard and the lubricating strip, such that a user's beard is engaged sequentially by the guard, the first blade, the second blade, the third blade, and the lubricating strip during a shaving stroke, wherein the pivot axis is in front of the blades and below a plane that is tangent to the guard and the lubricating strip.

Abstract: A mechanism for determining whether the sun is visible at a diurnal solar event and for mechanically triggering actions based upon the sun being visible during the diurnal solar event is disclosed. The mechanisms of the invention can perform these operations without intervention or supervision for long periods of time. Certain embodiments have been applied to provide a diurnal solar event trigger based upon sidereal noon for a clock providing accurate timing for 10,000 years without intervention or supervision.

Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting production of threaded members wherein the threaded members are inspected to ensure that when the threaded member is matched with a corresponding threaded hole in an automotive drive system, the threaded member will mate properly to serve its intended purpose. The apparatus of the invention is formed as a three-piece gage assembly that checks for lead errors and length errors set forth in the threaded member. The combination gage includes a substantially cylindrical gage spacer, a threaded ring gage, and a flush gage pin, which is associated with the threaded ring gage, having a low end mark and a high end mark thereon. The markings indicate proper/improper axial length of the threaded portion. The preferred embodiment is used to evaluate a drive pinion shaft of an automotive axle assembly.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for vertically calibrating a wire of a wire cutting electric discharge machine are provided. The vertical calibration apparatus includes a body, an upper calibration board and a lower calibration board attached to the body and parallel to a machine table, with a circular hole formed through the upper calibration board and on the lower calibration board respectively. The two circular holes are coaxial and have different diameters. The method of wire vertical calibration includes searching for the circle centers of the two circular holes by contacting the circles several times with the wire in a prescribed manner, then passing the wire through the circle centers. The method and apparatus allow wire vertical calibration to be more easily and accurately performed.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method of providing an executable program from an executable program provider to a customer for use in a controller of a three dimensional coordinate measurement system. The method includes receiving a request to create an executable program from a customer and obtaining information related to the executable program. The executable program is developed which guides an operator through a number of measurement steps to be performed with the three dimensional coordinate measuring system. The executable program is delivered to the customer over a network.

Abstract: A tile spacer is provided which can be used to create consistent gaps between tiles in a tile floor installation. The spacer is in the form of a cross having a center and four arms extending outwardly from said center with each arm positioned at an angle of about ninety degrees from each adjacent arm, and each arm has a predetermined width for forming a space of desired width between adjacent tiles placed on a substantially flat, adhesive-coated surface which will be subsequently filled with grout, and a groove of predetermined shape connecting the diagonally opposed intersections between the arms forms a raised bead in the adhesive for providing further support for the tiles and grout once the adhesive cures.

Abstract: A marking device is used with a measuring tape extendable from a coiled position to mark a desired distance measured by the tape. The marking device includes an actuation member and a marker holder. The actuation member has an exterior portion for manual movement from a retracted to a marking position which moves the marker holder from the retracted to the marking position. A marker is attached to the marker holder for marking the desired distance. A guide device is provided to guide the marker across an inker and then to the marking position. A biasing device, such as a spring, is connected to the marker holder to urge the marker holder towards the retracted position.

Abstract: A length measuring device for determining a relative position of two objects, which can be moved relative to each other. The measurement device, includes a carrier body which supports the measurement device and is connected with a contact area with a mounting area of one of the two objects and with a scanning arrangement connected with another one of the two objects and scanning the measurement device along a measurement direction. Wherein a torque on an end face of the carrier body in the measurement direction acts on the carrier body in such a way that the contact area of the carrier body is pressed against the mounting area.

Abstract: An angular position measuring system has a measuring tape including an adjusting device, the measuring tape being attached via an elastic layer to a clamping ring. A clamping device allows the arrangement to be attached to a body to be measured. Thus, the adjustment of the distance between the ends of the measuring tape is independent of the attachment of the measuring tape to the shaft. The elastic layer largely prevents the transfer of friction-dependent, local expansions of the clamping ring. The demands on the surface processing of the shaft are reduced in comparison with the related art.

Abstract: The preheater and dryer device has a housing and a first collector is disposed inside the housing. A feeding device extends into the housing and contains a material to be dried and preheated. A movable and hollow central conduit extends from the upper end of the housing to a bottom portion of the first collector. The central conduit carries a hot and dry air into the housing. A first and a second conical shield are attached to the central conduit. The central conduit is movable between a first open position and a second closed position. The second conical shield is tightly held against the first collector to close the bottom opening thereof when the central conduit is in the second closed position and the second conical shield is separated from the first collector when the central conduit is in the first open position.

Abstract: A scraper is mountable on a snow removing machine for scraping snow on a road surface. The scraper has a polygonal prism member rotatably mountable to a lower end portion of a snow removing plate of a snow removing machine. The polygonal prism member has a first end, a second end disposed opposite the first end, surfaces disposed between the first and second ends, and a central hole extending throughout a length of the polygonal prism member from the first end to the second end. The scraper also has blades each removably connected to respective ones of the surfaces of the polygonal prism member. A rotation prevention device has a pair of rotation prevention members for preventing rotation of the polygonal prism member.

Abstract: A tool assembly using a fluid-powered actuator and including first and second tool members. The first tool member is pivotably connectable to a boom arm of a vehicle or stationary support platform for rotation about a first axis. The first tool member is also attached to a body of the actuator and the second tool members is attached to a shaft of the actuator so that operation of the actuator rotates the second tool member relative to the first tool member about a second axis spaced apart from the first axis and independent of rotation of the first tool member about the first axis. The second tool member is positioned to cooperatively engage the first tool member to assist in collection operations. The actuator has a generally cylindrical body with an output shaft rotatably disposed therein for rotation about the second axis.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an improved display device that accommodates articles or display receptacles having a plurality of different dimensions. In a preferred embodiment, the display device includes a product identifier (“PID”) card having a plurality of folds and at least one pre-cut area. The folds and pre-cut area can be manipulated to provide a booster for short greeting cards. The folds can also be manipulated to convert the display article for use in connection with spinner-type display units. The PID of a preferred embodiment can include a vertically disposed label area that remains unobstructed when tall cards are placed in or in front of the display device. In another aspect, the invention relates to a display device having a non-linear upper edge that can form a contiguous pattern in cooperation with adjacent display devices.

Abstract: Fluid decoration including a soft transparent or semitransparent envelope body and a seat body. At least two kinds of fluids with different specific weights and colors are filled in the envelope body. An inlaid member is placed in a bottom end of the envelope body. The bottom end is then sealed. The inlaid member has an upward extending patterned article. An ejecting device is disposed in the patterned article. The ejecting device is composed of a tube body and a driving unit connected with the tube body. A top end of the tube body is formed with an ejecting opening. The periphery of the tube body near the bottom thereof is formed with through holes. When the driving unit is powered on, the heavier fluid is pumped through the through hole into the tube body and forcedly pushed upward. The heavier fluid is then upward ejected from the ejecting opening of the ejecting device. Thereafter, the heavier fluid gradually splashes down onto the bottom of the envelope body.

Abstract: An illumination case used for decoration or advertisement. It includes a case-body, a front cover, an inner frame, a light source, a transparent back plate, an illumination filmstrip, a grating plate, and two step motors with a transmission that drives the grating plate to move. The transparent back plate is fixed onto the inner frame. The illumination filmstrip overlays the transparent back plate and is fixed against it. The two step motors mentioned above are installed on the inner frame behind the upper part or lower part of the transparent back plate, one on the left side, and the other on the right side. The above-mentioned grating plate is fitted with a hanging bar on both the upper side and bottom side respectively, which makes the grating plate spread out neatly. One hanging bar is linked with the transmission of the two above-mentioned step motors through a set of corresponding levers installed on the inner frame.

Abstract: A unitary sign panel including a transparent, preferably phosphorescent, plastic sheet having opposed forward and rearward planar surface and grooves in the rearward planar surface of the sheet to form outlines of desired indicia viewable from the forward planar surface of the sheet. Additional grooves are provided in the rearward planar surface forming hatch patterns within the outlines of the selected indicia which are also viewable from the forward planar surface of the sheet. The additional grooves preferably have a depth less than a depth of the grooves. The unitary sign panel is free of materials at the forward and rearward surfaces of the sheet such that light is transferable through the sheet in a direction perpendicular to the forward and rearward planar surfaces of the sheet. The sheet has a thickness sufficient for viewing through the sheet in the direction perpendicular to the forward and rearward planar surfaces of the sheet so that a viewer can see objects on the other side of the sign panel.

Abstract: A versatile enlarged hand-shaped novelty display is formed from a flexible foam body, with front and rear sides, configured with an outline defining five articulated digits consisting of four fingers and a thumb. Patches of releasable engagement material, such as Velcro hook-and-loop type, are affixed to the novelty hand at specially selected locations, such as the finger tips, that enable an unprecedented number of hand signs, signals and/or gestures to be set up and retained as long as desired and then easily released and set up differently. Engagement patches at the digit extremities can engage an engagement strip extending across the palm. In addition, engagement patches in the vicinity of the fingernail location on the backs of two of the fingers can be engaged onto the thumb or to the front patch of an adjacent finger.

Abstract: A display fixture is provided for mounting to shelving in a retail store and presenting products or advertising so as to be more readily visible to the customer walking down the aisle. The display feature includes a mount, a coupler integrally provided with the mount for attachment of the mount to an upright surface such as a support of shelving or other retail displays, a display arm swingably carried by the mount, and a centering device on the extension arm which is positioned for receipt in a depression such as a hole in the mount. In a centered position, the display arm has an extension arm portion which extends preferably perpendicular to the upright surface with the centering device received in the depression, and which swings freely from the centered position with gravity returning the display arm to the centered position without the need for springs or other biasing devices.

Abstract: A billboard tab which includes a uniformly thin flat sheet of synthetic resin material having at least first and second sections integrally connected along a mutually adjacent edge by a tearable perforated joint. The first section has a display surface area thereon configured to be oriented at an angle to the second section. The second section has a hole therethrough adjacent a first edge thereof, the hole being oriented adjacent the perforated joint. The second section also has a connecting structure adjacent a second edge remote from the first edge adjacent the hole for facilitating connection of the second section to an object.

Abstract: A non-integral frame apparatus provides, in combination, plural separate lengths of a frame structure mounted onto a mirror or similar object. Each of the lengths of the frame structure provide an outwardly facing surface with a generally decorative design, and an inwardly facing planar surface. The inwardly facing surfaces of the lengths of the frame structure provide mounting engagement devices such that the lengths of frame structure are fixed onto the mirror in an end-to-end, closed-figure arrangement without mutual engagement. This enables the mirror to appear as if framed by an integral frame assembly without suffering the drawbacks of making, handling and using such.

Abstract: A picture frame includes a flat sheet having opposite front and back sides and partitioned into top and bottom pages. The bottom page includes a picture site, and the top page includes a border. The border is sized to frame the picture site upon folding together of the top and bottom pages. A picture is printed on the picture site and is surrounded by the border printed with graphics.

Abstract: A carrier lock for use in semi-automatic firearms.

Abstract: In a weapon, in particular a self-loading pistol, having a barrel (1) and a breech block (4), it being possible for a cartridge (2) to be fired in the barrel (1) by being acted upon by means of a firing pin (7), to identify a fired cartridge (2) and/or to increase the precision during the shot, a contact region (10) of the breech block (4) with the cartridge (2) has at least one prominence (11) and/or recess (12).

Abstract: A rod and reel combination which may be configured for normal casting or for automatic casting. For automatic casting the rod is flexed by turning the reel crank and the cast is made by pressing the thumb button to free the line as the kinetic energy stored in the flexed rod is imparted to the weight.

Abstract: Fishing rod components such as guide (12), hook keepers (16), and tops (18) are formed from shape memory alloy materials such as nickel-titanium alloys and provide lighter weight coupled with improved performance, high flexibility and superelasticity.

Abstract: An adjustable depth fishing bobber having a hollow bobber housing for upright floatation having a top and a bottom opening, an elongated stem extending displaceably through said housing openings and having provision for the attachment of a fishing line to an upper end and a fishing leader to a lower end, a top cap affixed to the stem above the housing that normally engages the housing to sealably close the top opening, and a coiled spring surrounding the stem within the housing urging the stem downwardly with respect to the housing to normally close the top opening, the stem being upwardly displaceable relative to the housing whereby a quantity of water can be admitted into or drained from the housing to vary the buoyancy of the bobber.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for eradicating pests through the use of heat. The apparatus has a chamber with a ceiling plenum, a floor plenum and a perforated floor for controlling the flow of air throughout the chamber.

Abstract: A termite lure for use with an hole passing through a slab includes: a tubular container with an open lower end; a mass of entangled cellulose fibers within the container; a rod having a length greater than that of the container extending through the container; and a retainer, for slidably retaining the container on the rod, that leaves an hole at the lower end of the container through which termites can gain access to the mass of cellulose fibers within the tubular container. The lure may also include an expansible plug that seals the hole in the slab to which the rod may be attached. Preferably, the termite lure is used with a non-repellant termiticide and the lure in placed in the hole with the cellulose fibers in contact with the soil beneath the hole.

Abstract: Disclosed is a retrofittable aerating root pruner (RARP) adapted to be detachably mounted on the inner face of the side wall of a plant container having drain ports at the bottom of the side wall thereof, which is an elongate rectangular flat or hemi-cylindrical sheet member with wings along both its long sides which fit snugly against the inner face of the side wall of the plant container when the RARP to form a conduit extending to the bottom of the plant container. The RARP is mounted at its upper end to the upper edge of the plant container and at its bottom end by an extension which projects through a drain port and mounts on the outer surface of the bottom of the plant container.

Abstract: A holder for supporting a vase in an upright position has a base member. An adhesive is coupled to a bottom surface of the base member. The adhesive is used to coupling the holder onto a surface on which the vase is to be displayed. A holding member is coupled to the base. The holding member is used for holding the vase in an upright position.

Abstract: A support apparatus (10) for trees (12) comprising a mounting part (14) in the form of a plurality of brackets (16) interconnected by ties (24), engageable around the tree (12), and a ground engaging member (32) extendible from each bracket (16) at an inclination to the tree (12).

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and device for above-ground plant growth, and air root pruning which provides significant advantages over known methods of conducting above-ground plant growth and air root pruning.

Abstract: A molded plant growing container system is easily stacked in a vertical array providing a self-supporting apparatus for intense horticulture. This apparatus increases crop yields over conventional growing methods. The containers nest within each other for ease of transport, are quickly and easily assembled, provide efficiency in installation and use of growing medium, increased numbers of plants in a given space, and are adaptable to a variety of irrigation methods.

Abstract: A decorative window surround sealing system includes a plurality of seals adapted to be mounted on a vehicle body for sealing a movable window panel in a window opening, each of the seals having an exterior surface, at least one fitting on at least one of the plurality of seals, a one piece surround cap having at least one cooperative fitting compatible with at least one fitting on the at least one of the plurality of seals for attaching the surround cap to the at least one fitting, the decorative surround cap covering a substantial portion of the exterior surface of each of the plurality of seals.

Abstract: A temporary water drainage system having a tubular length of flexible water-proof material (25) and a fastening device (15) on at least one end where the material (25) can be connected to a water source (20). The fastening device (15) may be an adhesive material or it could be a form of clamp (26) or a sleeve which passes over the tubular length of flexible water-proof material (25). The length of flexible water-proof material (25) may, at its end away from the water source be connected to a stormwater drain or the like or can pass any water received therein to waste in some other way.

Abstract: The invention is a flange device used for flush mounting construction fixture or hardware trims. The invention reduces the potential of a hair line crack between dissimilar materials. The invention can be molded, extruded or otherwise formed into nearly any shape and designed to work with a large variety of different fixtures, hardware and trims. The portion of the flange in contact with a surfacing material (those applied at plastic state) bonds the two surfaces together and is an interface which isolates the dissimilar fixture or hardware material.

Abstract: A display board which comprises a thin panel member adapted to be supported on an office wall partition to closely overlie a cover of a partition. The display board is preferably coupled to an internal frame of the partition by a mounting bracket which extends laterally inwardly over the top of a cover into engagement with the internal frame. With an inner surface of the display board lying on an outerface of the cover coupling to the framework to merely provide for support against vertical downward movement of the display board can be sufficient. Mounting separate brackets which extend from the framework outwardly above a cover are advantageously provided for ease of connection.

Abstract: A structure to fast combine two boards into a box or cabinet by means of a snap catch comprised of a catch piece and a strike piece without using any screw, within, the catch piece being incorporated into a first board and provided with catch-hook while the strike plate being incorporated into a second board provided with recess to receive insertion by the catch from the catch piece to couple both boards to each other, laterally or vertically as required.

Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a removable cover for retaining off-gases inside a clarifier. The cover comprises trusses extending across the clarifier and a flexible sheet laid across the trusses. Structural angles enclose the clarifier and constitute a kick plate on the walkways around the clarifier for improving the safety of workers. One side of the flexible sheet is permanently affixed to a first wall of the clarifier. A series of pullers are mounted inside the structural angles for pulling and releasably sealing the three other sides of the flexible sheet against the outmost trusses and against a second wall of the clarifier opposite the first wall. Each puller has a cable-deflector bar extending substantially at a same level as a mounting surface of the puller for increasing an angle of downward pull on the flexible sheet. The flexible sheet is rolled-up along the trusses to expose machinery inside the clarifier.

Abstract: A stable window molding assembly for sealing a gap between a window glass and a frame includes a U-shaped fastener, which has a first hook extending inward from one wall and a second hook extending inward from an opposite wall. The window molding includes a window lip, which contacts an upper surface of the window glass, and a frame lip, which contacts the frame. An arm of the window molding includes projections that engage the hooks of the fastener. Grooves are respectively formed in the arm for facilitating elastic deformation of the projections.

Abstract: A cover assembly is provided for preventing water infiltration into an in-floor receptacle fitting, such as a poke-thru fitting. The fitting includes an internal compartment which is accessible through an opening in the surface of the floor. The cover assembly includes a trim flange which overlies the floor opening. The trim flange supports at least one receptacle, such as a power receptacle, within the fitting such that the receptacle can be interconnected within the inner compartment with source cables that enter the fitting from below the floor, and can be interconnected from above with a connector such as a male electrical plug. A cover plate is mounted on the trim flange and overlies the receptacles carried by the fitting. The cover plate includes a plurality of access doors. Each of the access doors is movable between a first position at which it overlies an associated receptacle to prevent access thereto and a second position at which the associated receptacle is exposed and accessible from above.

Abstract: A protective cover for covering the end of a reinforcing bar has a cylindrical tube having an open end and an upper end. A cap is on the upper end of the tube, and an inverted fristo-conical surface is provided in the upper end of the tube to cause the reinforcing bar to orient itself vertically upon impact by a falling body. The protective cover also has strengthening ribs both above and below the canopy to prevent its inadvertent collapse. The ribs below the canopy are further strengthened against lateral deflection by a circular wall which extends downwardly from the canopy and intersects each of the ribs at their substantial mid section.

Abstract: A system of building construction comprises prefabricated modules with wall sections having finished paneling on both faces, inner foam panels and spacers made from insulating foam, and a steel-reinforced concrete core. The modules come complete with outer and inner finished panels, as well as inner insulating foam so that no on-site mounting of the panels to the wall module is required. The foam panels and facing panels are attached together with a plurality of coilies or rigid spacers, held together with simple screws to create a complete wall system. Concrete is subsequently poured into the module cores to create a monolithic structure. The Inner-wall and outer wall is already in place and needs only to be decorated as desired. All elements stay in place and no forms or heavy external bracing are needed.

Abstract: A clean room which avoids the problems attendant with the raised floor found in prior art clean rooms uses a perforated floor upon which equipment can be directly placed. The perforated floor includes a regular array of openings through which air can pass to an underlying facility room. The openings are covered by a grate through which the air can pass. In combination the perforated floor and the grates are able to support equipment in any location thereon.

Abstract: Reinforcing bars for concrete structures, are made from a composite of a depolymerizable and repolymerizable thermoplastic resin and longitudinally oriented reinforcing fibers. These reinforcing bars provide excellent tensile reinforcement, and do not exhibit the corrosion problems of conventional steel reinforcing bars. The rebars are readily formed into a great many shapes that are adapted to many specialized reinforcement requirements.

Abstract: A grille system comprising at least two rod arrangements 1a and at least one clamping member 12. The clamping member 12 retains the rod arrangements b 1a in a predetermined spacial configuration. Each rod arrangement 1a comprises a straight rod 2 having a first end portion 2a provided with an expanded portion 3 received by the clamping member 12. The clamping member 12 comprises two separate, corresponding portions 5 secured together by a bolt 10 and nut 11. The grille system is used as a security grille or in the manufacture of garden furniture or plant supports.

Abstract: The connector of the present invention comprises a planar sheet bent to form two perpendicular plates each of which is formed with one or more elongate slots. The slots on one plate are oriented so as to permit relative deflection of a building member in a vertical direction and the slots on the other plate are oriented so as to permit relative deflection of a building member in a horizontal direction. Each plate is mounted to a respective building member with fasteners passed through a slideable retainer, e.g., either a stepped washer or a guide to mount flush to the building member and slidingly retain the connector.