Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a radiator, the blade of a carving tool is applied at a specific angle to the surface of a metal plate with a high coefficient of thermal conductivity, the carving tool is advanced while the angle is maintained, and the surface of the metal plate is carved out to form plate-shaped heat-radiating fins vertically upward. A radiator is manufactured in which a plurality of heat-radiating fins are integrally formed vertically upward at a specific pitch from a single metal plate by repeating a step in which the carving tool is retracted at a specific pitch, the metal plate is carved out, and a heat-radiating fin is formed. A radiator that has high radiation efficiency and is highly safe during handling can be manufactured at low cost.

Abstract: Reinforcement holes and tube holes are formed so as to be of the same size, and the interval between the reinforcement hole and the tube hole adjacent to the reinforcement hole is made equal to the interval between the adjacent tube holes.

Abstract: A method for integrating a heat conductor with a heat dissipating fin is provided. The steps includes: a) employing a low-temperature treatment to an area of the heat conductor so as to generate a shape contraction thereof, wherein the area is a connecting area between the heat conductor and the heat dissipating fin; b) employing a heating treatment to the heat dissipating fin to generate a shape expansion thereof and opening an aperture on the heat dissipating fin corresponding to a position of the heat conductor; and c) integrating the heat conductor with the heat dissipating fin by passing the heat conductor through the aperture on the heat dissipating fin and combining the heat conductor and the heat dissipating fin under a room temperature. Accordingly, the contact density between heat conductor and heat dissipating fin is increased, while the thermal resistance is reduced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a valve arrangement and to a valve arrangement for an expansion valve, which is provided in a vehicle air conditioning system operated with refrigerant and has a basic opening in the valve seat, the cross section of this basic opening being produced for a predetermined mass flow by material removal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an auxiliary part (7) for mounting and removing accessories such as a skin-stretcher (9), a lubricator (14), etc. on and from the outer cutting member (4) of an electric shaver. In order to provide a cheap and simple part for mounting and removing accessories around and/or on a shaving head in a simple and quick manner, the auxiliary part according to the invention is characterized in that it is formed by an element (8) which at one side can be connected to the outer cutting member (4) and at its other side is provided with connecting means for one or more accessories (9, 14).

Abstract: The invention comprises a strap cutter that can be used with one hand to cut straps such as those used for seat belts and parachutes, and to score and break materials. The strap cutter may comprise a handle, a cutting head, and a driver tip. The strap cutter may further comprise a sharpening element or a pyrophoric material. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a strap cutter that can be used with one hand to cut straps and can also be used to start a fire. The strap cutter may comprise a handle made of a combustible metal or combustible metal alloy, a cutting head, and a pyrophoric material.

Abstract: A device used in self defense comprising a ring adapted to be worn on the little finger of the user and further comprising a top and a base. The base comprises a retractable blade mounted thereto that when fully deployed extends from the base of the ring in a direction opposite from the ring finger of the user.

Abstract: A handle for a utility knife includes a housing made up of two or more portions. In one embodiment, a manually operable member for use in releasing the blade is retained to at least one portion of the housing and does not become separated from the housing when the housing is in an open state. In another embodiment, a catch for engaging the blade extends from a support member that is slidably movable within the housing. In another embodiment, the housing is formed of metal and a nose portion is formed of a metal that is more wear resistant than the rest of the housing, in order to improve the durability of the nose portion.

Abstract: A utility knife includes a housing, a cutter holder slidably mounted in the housing for holding a cutter blade, a first compartment formed in the housing and aimed at the cutter holder, a second compartment formed in the housing for accommodating spare cutter blades, and a push block slidably mounted in the housing for pushing spare cutter blades from the second compartment into the first compartment, and a spring member provided inside the first compartment for pushing one cutter blade out of the first compartment into the cutter holder each time the cutter holder is empty.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is a long-blade cutter with adjustable blade extension and retractable blade guard including an elongated body in which the blade can retract, a slider capable of moving the blade in its plane, a blade holder/loader within which the blade can slide, characterized in that it also includes a safety guard made up of an extended element that can cover the edge of the blade over its full length, arranged movable between a fully retracted position inside the body and an extended position over the entire length of the blade at its position of maximum extension, an elastic recall link mechanism interposed between said safety guard and the slider, means of driving the guard by said slider and a push-button for disengaging said means of driving.

Abstract: An improved scissors is provided. The scissors include a first scissors blade and a second scissors blade interconnected by a scissors pivot access. A concave is formed on the non-contacting surface of the first scissors blade. The scissors include a bearing sandwiched between the pivot access and the concave, and engaged with the outside of the pivot axis. A spring is disposed within grooves in each of the contacting surfaces of the scissor blades. The pivot axis is screwed to a hole of the second scissors blade. The pivot axis is adjusted to a position to make the friction force between the first and second scissor blades less than the restoring force of the spring, so that the scissor blades are not locked by a friction force.

Abstract: A scissors-action tool whose blades or jaws are urged apart by a spring and which includes an adjustable member restricting opening movement to a limited blade or jaw separation angle during normal use of the tool, but allowing the blades or jaws to be opened to a wider angle when the adjustable member is moved to a rearward position. The adjustable member may be a rocker including an elongated hole permitting the rocker to be moved rearwardly from a normal position of engagement with a rocker pivot pin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a counterbalance mechanism for a reciprocating power tool in which a rocker cradle operatively connects or is coupled to a rocker arm driven by a rotary transmission mechanism to drive a counterweight in the opposite direction to that of the movement of the reciprocating rod so as to counteract the vibration produced by the reciprocating rod.

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 shaving equipment system is provided that includes a razor assembly, a replacement cartridge container, and a storage apparatus. The storage apparatus includes a body, a wall attachment mechanism, a razor assembly holder, and a replacement cartridge container holder. The wall attachment mechanism, the razor assembly holder, and the replacement cartridge container holder are attached to the body.

Abstract: A sewing procedure map is provided through markings upon or within a portion of fabric applied during textile or fabric production to aid in the processes of both automatic and manual sewing operations, wherein markings upon the fabric enable a machine or human user a means for quickly identifying the straight-of-grain, bias, and lay orientation of a fabric without measuring or marking devices, or the need to reference the selvedge. The sewing procedure map applied to a portion of fabric can be accomplished during production, or in a second operation following production, and can use means visible or invisible to the naked eye. The straight-of-grain markings, lengthwise and crosswise, form a grid work by which the intersection of such markings create the coordinates by which bias is established, subsequent markings such as repeat of pattern, yardage counters, pre measured sections, would be applied at various points of reference on the fabric.

Abstract: A bow sight of the type having a pin guard that surrounds the sighting pins is fitted with a cover assembly. A protective cap can be moved between a closed position to protect the sight pins, and an open position in which the cap is out of the sight picture. The cover assembly can have a base that fits onto the distal side of the bow sight, with the cap being hinged to the cover on the riser side of a circular aperture through the base. The bow sight may have a built-in receptacle to attach the hinge of a cap. Also, the cap may have a transparent window for sighting with the cap in the closed position. The window may be clear, or may be an optical filter or a lens. A spring can bias the cap to the open position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for keeping a probe accurately positioned relative to a device to be tested. The apparatus having a probe and movable probe station element for positioning the probe at a predetermined test position on the device to be tested. The probe station element being driven by a drive to position the probe at the test position, and having a controller connected thereto for substantially keeping the probe at the test position and inhibiting the probe shifting therefrom. In one form the controller is capable of determining the variance between the current probe position and the desired or predetermined test position, and actuating the drive after the variance has reached a predetermined value.

Abstract: A laser calibration device includes a housing and a pendulum pivotally coupled to the housing and suspending downwards therefrom. A laser deck is mounted to the pendulum. At least one laser for emitting a laser line is mounted to the laser deck. The laser includes a laser barrel rotatable within a barrel holder and a laser lens pivotally coupled to the laser barrel. A first adjustment mechanism is mounted between the laser deck and the laser for adjusting pitch. A second adjustment mechanism is mounted between the barrel holder and the laser barrel for adjusting roll. A third adjustment mechanism is mounted between the laser barrel and the laser lens for adjusting crowning. A fourth adjustment mechanism mounted to the pendulum for adjusting a center of gravity of the pendulum.

Abstract: A gyrocompass has a liquid tank containing a supporting liquid therein, a gyrosphere floating in the liquid tank by the supporting liquid and whose central portion is rotatably supported by a center pin provided in an upper portion of the liquid tank, a gyro rotor incorporated in the gyrosphere, two dish-shaped electrodes disposed at a lower portion of the liquid tank and a lower portion of the gyrosphere, and opposed through the supporting liquid, and a pair of follow-up electrodes disposed in a vicinity of a equator of the liquid tank and opposed to be apart by 180°, and two belt-shaped electrodes disposed in vicinities of equators of the liquid tank and the gyrosphere in a state that the follow-up electrodes are located therebetween, and opposed through the supporting liquid, wherein electricity is fed to the gyro rotor through the dish-shaped electrodes and the belt-shaped electrodes.

Abstract: A gyrocompass has a gyrosphere which incorporates a rotor and floats in a liquid tank filled with an electrolyte, and a plurality of electrodes which are disposed in the gyrosphere and the liquid tank, and are respectively opposed through the electrolyte, wherein at least one circuit which supplies electric power to the rotor involves the electrodes, and the plurality of the electrodes includes a first belt-shaped electrode disposed in an equatorial portion of the gyrosphere, the first belt-shaped electrode is formed of a metal which is corrosion-resistant and is a good conductor, and an insulating film is formed on a portion of a surface of the first belt-shaped electrode.

Abstract: A plumb bob bracket is disclosed for use in building construction having a first stud wall and a second stud wall each having an upper beam, a lower beam, and a plurality of vertical beams therebetween. The plumb bob bracket includes a first leg, a second leg attached to the first leg at an angle, a plumb bob attached to the plumb bob bracket by a string, wherein the first leg comprises a first flat panel and a second flat plat panel attached to the first flat panel at a right angle, and a bar member attached to the first flat panel at one end and the third flat panel at a second end.

Abstract: A drawing tool in the form of an angle bar with first and second legs having parallel edges and outer faces forming a dihedral angle greater than 180°, and with a handle attached to the first outer face. The handle and the first edge are preferably disposed in a plane that is perpendicular to the second edge.

Abstract: A clubhead measuring gauge comprises a fixed base capable of rotating and adjusting its position along a circumference and fixing a protractor; an adjustable measuring base for mounting the protractor and allowing the protractor to shift its position in an increasing or decreasing angle; and an assistant measuring base having a standard side. All of the foregoing components are coupled to a base having a flat horizontal surface. By means of the protractor of the adjustable measuring base, the face angle of golfclubs can be adjusted to match the measuring angle of the measurement, and thus reducing the error and improving precision. Further, the fixed base is rotated to the left or right to attach the sole of the golfclub with the horizontal surface of the base for the measurement of the angles of golfclubs.

Abstract: An angle-measurement device comprising a carrier element with at least two tracers. At least one tracer is configured as an annular surface, and at least one tracer is configured as a cylindrical surface. Each tracer has essentially coinciding periodic patterns that are electromagnetically or optically detectable by at least one sensor, and one tracer has a number N of patterns and the other tracer has a number N+1 of patterns. In another embodiment, one tracer is disposed on one face and the other tracer is disposed on another face of an annular carrier element.

Abstract: An air pulse attachment for a handheld dryer includes a shell defining a passage within the shell. The passage in the shell communicates the dryer with an outlet. A pulse valve is pivotably disposed in the passage and has a pivot axis. At least one deflection member is associated with the outlet of the shell and is rotatable with respect to the pivot axis. The at least one deflection member is configured for deflecting the air from the dryer.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for sanitizing sports equipment which comprises a cabinet which can be sealed, first and second conduits in fluid communication with the cabinet, an ozone generator, and fans for circulating ozone containing gas through the conduits into the cabinet, the fans being operative to circulate the ozone containing gas in a first direction and subsequently in a reverse direction. There is also provided a fluid storage device, the fluid storage device being associated with a spray action to spray the fluid into the cabinet after the ozone has been circulated.

Abstract: A process for lyophilizing a solution of an active agent in a container is provided. Solution of active agent is deposited into a container, the container is covered with a covering plate and placed inside a lyophilizing apparatus. Lyophilization can be conducted to dryness by radiation, convection or both. Also provided is a device made by this process, an active agent-plastic administration device (e.g., a syringe), containing an active agent in the form of lyophilized cake, and an array of such administration devices.

Abstract: A drying process for wafers includes positioning the wafers to be dried in a cleaning device full of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) vapor and replacing moisture out of the wafers with the IPA vapor. Gas steam including the IPA vapor is exhausted from the cleaning device into a scrubber, and the scrubber has at least a solvent therein for dissolving the IPA vapor and an exhaust outlet for discharging gas mixture of the IPA vapor and the solvent. A flow rate of the solvent in the scrubber is adjusted to increase a concentration of the IPA vapor in the cleaning device and thus obtain better uniformity for drying the wafers.

Abstract: A resilient anti-fatigue layer shaped to fit under the sole and heel of a shoe of a wearer includes a mat of fibers heat bonded together with a tight surface against the sole and a loose surface against the floor. The mat of fibers includes a generally flat portion shaped to match the bottom of the shoe and a plurality of tabs formed of the mat at the edges of the bottom portion and projecting beyond the edges of the bottom portion with at least one tab at the front, two tabs at the rear and at least one tab at each side, with each tab having attached thereto a respective strap. The straps provide a on each side a single strap which extends from the front side connection tab, through slots provided in a toe connection member to the rear side tabs, to the heel tabs and over the foot.

Abstract: An insert 2, 3, for a sole of a shoe, boot or sandal is provided to give a cushioning effect. The sole 1 comprises a first integrally formed member which forms part of the sole 1 and which has a sole tread pattern on the first surface thereof, and a second integrally formed member 2, 3, in the form of an insert received in a cavity of the first member so that it is received in the cavity above a mounting surface 5, the mounting surface 5 being formed on a surface opposed to the surface having the sole tread pattern. There are a plurality of projections 6 projecting away from the mounting surface 5. The inserts 2,3, have parts whose thickness in a direction normal to the mounting surface is lower than the thickness of other parts of the respective insert in a direction parallel to the mounting surface 5.

Abstract: A method of obtaining a rubber plate or tape, which comprises providing and heat vulcanizing two layers made of different mixtures, thereby obtaining a composite plate or tape, applying at least one layer of a finishing spreadable product suitable for providing a so-called pull-up effect onto at least one surface of said plate or tape thus-obtained, and applying mechanical stress to said plate or shoe sole obtained therefrom through die-cutting to determine a desired chromatic change of said pull-up effect product.

Abstract: An insole for footwear comprising silicone with a filler material, having a selected region of a silicone-cork mixture with a sufficiently high proportion of cork that the height thereof can be formed by grinding.

Abstract: An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. The textile element may also have a first area and a second area with a unitary construction. The first area is formed of a first stitch configuration, and the second area is formed of a second stitch configuration that is different from the first stitch configuration to impart varying textures to a surface of the textile element. Various warp knitting or weft knitting processes may be utilized to form the textile element.

Abstract: A lining has a vamp member, a sole member and an inner sole. The vamp member is stitched to the body portion of the sole member directly. The vamp member further has a periphery portion bent inwards under and attached on a bottom side of the sole member at where a portion of the sole member is adapt to bear a heel portion of the foot thereon. The inner sole has a portion attached on a bottom side of the sole member and a periphery portion attached on the vamp member via a glue layer. The inner sole has a waterproof and ventilation layer and two non-weave fabrics attached on the opposite sides respectively.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a 3-D insert to be disposed in a skate boot so as to eliminate or reduce the gap between the posterior section of the Achille's heel and the boot liner.

Abstract: What is new is the innovation of attaching the spikes/cleats into the midsole and creating a multiple use shoe. By placing the cleat/spike attachment in the midsole this allows the shoe to be worn and played in without the spikes/cleats. Thereby, promoting the shoe as sport specific, versatile and casual.

Abstract: A waterproof protective overshoe or boot adapted to be worn over a standard rubber or plastic cleated golf shoe, the overshoe having a rugged outsole with a protruding patterned grid tread, a resilient flexible conforming insole for receiving the rubber or plastic cleats of a golf shoe into a corresponding number of recesses formed by the cleats locking the golf shoe in place within the protective overshoe, a double gusseted front creating a wide opening mouth for ease of putting on or taking off the boot, and a plurality of adjustable fasteners for securing the boot to the shoe clad foot of a golfer, the boot being of unitary construction and extending above the ankle of a golfer so as to be impervious to water intrusion, particularly when worn in combination with rain pants.

Abstract: An improved snow moving apparatus has a semi-cylindrical body and side plates that form an inner cavity that is impermeable by snow. The apparatus has a pushing scraper and a pulling scraper. The pushing scraper is in contact with the ground when the apparatus is in pushing mode and the pulling scraper is in contact with the ground with the apparatus is in pulling mode. The scrapers are adjustably attached to either the side plates or the body or both so that the level of the scrapers can be easily adjusted when the blades wear down through use.

Abstract: A bucket and bucket rigging assembly including a central hoist trunnion attached to the bucket, and only one hoist chain coupled to central hoist trunnion. The bucket and bucket rigging assembly also includes a trunnion link attached to the central hoist trunnion, and wherein the one hoist chain is attached to the trunnion link. The rigging assembly includes spaced apart first and second hoist sockets, a hoist chain, a link including a two ends and a central section, a first hoist clevis for pivotally attaching the first hoist socket to one link end and a second hoist clevis for pivotally attaching the second hoist socket to the other link end, and a third hoist clevis for pivotally attaching the hoist chain to the link central section.

Abstract: An excavator thumb assembly for use with an excavator having a boom, a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder shaft that extends and retracts from the hydraulic cylinder, and a bucket pivotally attached to an end of the boom and operatively attached to the hydraulic cylinder shaft. The excavator thumb assembly includes a thumb pivot plate attached to an intermediate portion of the boom. The thumb pivot plate has a thumb attachment point positioned above the longitudinal axis of the boom. The excavator thumb assembly also includes a thumb pivotally attached to the thumb attachment point along a thumb pivot axis, and operatively attached to the hydraulic cylinder shaft. The excavator thumb assembly is configured so that the thumb and bucket opposably grab and release objects as the hydraulic cylinder shaft extends and retracts, respectively.

Abstract: A heated bucket system for significantly reducing the accumulation of frozen mud and ice within a bucket thereby maintaining the bucket's dirt moving capacity. The inventive device includes a bucket attachable to an arm of a backhoe or other machinery, a pump attached to the coolant system of the backhoe, an inflow tube fluidly connected to the pump, a heat tube attached to the back member of the bucket preferably in a sinusoidal pattern and fluidly connected to the inflow tube, and an outflow tube fluidly connected to the heat tube opposite of the inflow tube and fluidly connected to the coolant system of the backhoe. In operation, the pump draws the heated coolant within the coolant system and pumps it through the heat tube attached to the bucket. The heat from within the coolant is exchanged with the bucket thereby maintaining the temperature of the bucket above freezing. The coolant is then returned to the coolant system through an outflow tube.

Abstract: Excavator bucket connectable to a boom has opposing side walls in a fixed position with respect to each other and each having a front edge and a back surface. The back surface is movable between a first position that substantially defines the capacity of the bucket, and a second position toward the front edges of the side walls. When the back surface is moved from the first position toward the second position, retainage that may be adhered to the interior side walls of the bucket is forced out of the bucket by the back surface.

Abstract: A pusher/bucket has back plate with wings pivotably mounted at either end, and a drop blade pivotably mounted thereto. The drop blade can be secured in a raised position where it is superimposed over the back plate; when in the raised position, the wings can be positioned relative to the back plate to provide a wing plow. The wings can be folded parallel to the back plate, with the raised drop blade residing therebetween. When the wings are normal to the back plate, the drop blade can be secured in a lowered, horizontal position; in this position, the drop blade acts as the bottom of a loading bucket, the sides being formed by the wings and the back plate. A float mechanism allows the pusher/bucket to push material across uneven terrain, and is preferably disabled when the pusher/bucket is configured as a bucket for loading and dumping material.

Abstract: A video monitoring system is disclosed which may be used by the operator of a vehicle to guide the approach of the vehicle to an implement or a trailer or the like to bring connecting members of a hitch mechanism respectively located on the vehicle and on the implement or trailer into alignment and engagement with each other. A video camera is installed onto either the vehicle in the closest possible proximity to the hitch latching mechanism and is directed toward an alignment indicia located on the implement or trailer. A video monitor in the cab of the vehicle displays the video image “seen” by the video camera of the alignment indicia, allowing the vehicle to be driven into a position in which the implement or trailer may be hitched to the vehicle.

Abstract: A combination retail display card and display easel. In a retail display configuration, the combination retail display card and display easel is adapted for use with a retail display rack having a support arm. In a display easel configuration, the combination retail display card and display easel is adapted to rest on a supporting surface for displaying a graphic image.

Abstract: A system and device to enhance the visibility of signs by using ambient or projected light, Solar or Electric powered LED's or Fiber Optic Lights to enhance the sign legend.

Abstract: An article of furniture having multiple surfaces including a substantially horizontal top and substantially vertical sidewalls. At least one of these surfaces is provided with a substantially planar support layer, an article receiving layer and a removable outer substantially transparent window wherein the substantially transparent window is spaced from the article receiving layer and is selectively repositionable with respect to the at least one surface to facilitate the insertion and removal of objects from the article receiving layer.

Abstract: An indoor modular panoramic sign attached by insertion in grooves or by press action or glued or screwed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transferring a label from a label assembly onto a multi-surfaced object includes folding a first portion of the label along a first line of weakness and retaining a remaining portion of the label to the back sheet. An edge of the object is then inserted against the first line of weakness and the first portion of the label is adhered to a first surface of the object. A remaining portion of the label is then removed from the label assembly and adhered to the additional surface of the object resulting in a properly indexed, smooth application of the label to the object.