Abstract: A paint roller tray is made from one piece of plastic and has a rectangular bottom with a raised edge, which edge stops along one side. The paint roller tray, furthermore, has two flexible arms, one on each side of the place where the raised edge stops. Each arm is provided with a means of coupling made up of two flexible hooks for coupling the paint roller tray to a paint tin. When the paint roller tray is on the paint tin, the side where the raised edge stops is situated above an opening in the top of the paint tin. Here, the hooks grip the rim of the paint tin.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a floor treatment component that is designed such that as it passes over an uneven surface it applies a substantially constant downward force to the uneven surface. Specifically, systems for connecting the floor treatment component to a floor treatment apparatus are described.

Abstract: Disclosed is an automobile hood stopper structure wherein a stopper serving as a cushioning member during closing of a hood attached to a front potion of an automobile body is disposed between the hood and an automobile body member, which comprises a support bracket formed with a support portion supporting the stopper, and attached to the automobile body member. The automobile hood stopper structure is designed such that, when the stopper supported by the support bracket is subjected to the action of a load having a given value or more which is greater than a load acting thereon during closing of the hood, the support bracket is deformed to thereby facilitate a downward movement of the stopper. The automobile hood stopper structure of the present invention can effectively absorb an impact energy during closing of a hood, and effectively cushion an impact load acting in the event of a collision, for example, a collision of a pedestrian's head against a top surface of the hood, in a simplified structure.

Abstract: An electric supply system for the door of refrigerators and freezers and other appliances comprising a cabinet (10) to which is articulated an end edge (21) of a door (20) carrying an electronic control means (30), comprising a connecting means (15) mounted to each region of the cabinet (10) that is foreseen to receive and affix a respective hinge (40); an auxiliary electric wiring (16) connecting each connecting means with an internal electric circuit of the appliance; a duct (22) provided in the door (20) and having an inlet (22a) opened to the interior of the door (20) and a pair of outlets (22b) opened to the outside of the end edge (21), one of them bearing a tubular hinge pin (42) of a respective hinge (40); an electric wiring (31) mounted through the duct (22) and the hinge pin (42) and having an internal end (32) connected with the electronic control means (30) and an external end (33) coupled to the connecting means (15) adjacent to the hinge (40).

Abstract: A decorative hinge does more—but also has shocking eye appeal. A hinge that can turn fish, whales, animal, birds and insects into designer hinges. The different designs and figures that can be made into hinges will never end. Especially adds sales appeal. Being a surface mounted hinge, that gives you a full opening—as a 28? door will be 28? wide instead of 26? as now. That will allow room for wheel chair passage—that has never been possible. You do not have to reconstruct a home to apply a surface mounted hinge.

Abstract: A hinge for furniture comprises a fastening box designed to be received with a central portion thereof into a hole in a piece of furniture. The box comprises two axially rotatable pins designed to be fitted into the hole together with the central portion of the box. Each pin has at least one laterally projecting tab. Working levers enable the pins to be rotated to lead the tabs to project outwardly of the box so as to interfere with the wall of the receiving hole and prevent the box from being drawn out of the hole.

Abstract: A hinge (20) is for joining housings of a foldable electronic device together. The hinge includes an axle (22), a clip (220) at one end of the axle, a spring (24), and a block (26) at an opposite end of the axle. The axle has a screw thread (224) thereon. The block has a screw hole (262) therein. Through engagement of the screw thread in the screw hole, the block is retained on the axle. The spring is retained between the clip and the block. The structure of the hinge is stable, by reason of the connection provided by the axle between the clip and the block. The mobile phone using the hinge can reduce or eliminate damaging impact that would otherwise occur when the cover is opened up from the main housing and reaches an open state.

Abstract: To provide a hinge which achieve durability, good feeling, size and weight reduction, for portable phones or laptop computers which require to be smaller and lighter. A hinge mechanism that generates a stress at the start and end points of arbitrary opening and closing range can be constructed by causing one cam set of two cam sets in which a rotating cam 4 and a fixed cam 5 engage only one time in 360° to generate a stress at the start point of the rotating range or opening and closing range of the hinge mechanism, and causing the other cam set to generate a stress at the end point of the rotating or opening and closing range. The hinge mechanism of the present invention achieves durability, good feeling, and size and weight reduction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a handle have been disclosed.

Abstract: A handle comprising a substantially flat strap 2, with an elongated opening, or slot 3, 4, in each end, and a grip member 5 attached to the middle part of the strap 2.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a closure ring to a container wherein the ring is split and has a lever pivotally attached to a plate secured to the ring at one end and a pivot arm attached to a plate at the other end with the attachment plates having identical attachment points such that tooling and welding of the attachment plates is facilitated. The lever latch closure is further improved by forming locking tab on the lever attachment plate proximal the attachment points and extending upwardly through the lever in a closed position.

Abstract: A hose clamp includes a binding belt, which has a flat head, a protruded portion adjacent to the flat head, a locating hole formed in the protruded portion, a through hole cut through the flat head, two bottom welding flanges at two sides of the through hole, and two bottom stop blocks in front of the through hole, and a screw holder attached to the top surface of the flat head to hold a screw for joining the ends of the binding belt and having two mounting plates respectively clamped on the bottom surface of the flat head and stopped between the stop blocks and the protruded portion and respectively welded to the welding flanges by spot welding, the mounting plates each having a positioning rod respectively engaged into the locating hole in the protruded portion.

Abstract: A pair of oval woven shoe laces, each lace about 51 inches long and each end of the two laces being cut and tipped. One half of each lace being a solid dark color and the other half of each lace being a solid light color. Preferably the solid dark color is royal blue and the solid light color is canary yellow and the circumference of each lace except for its tipped and cut ends is 0.5 inches.

Abstract: A decorative shoelace tip holder comprises a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by plastic tubing. The decorative holder and the shoelace tip are engaged by punching. The rim of an open end of the decorative holder is ground into arced shape for protecting fingers holding there from being cut. The decorated holder is made of aluminum, whereby coloring it by electroplating can be easily provided so as to realize a colorful visual effect.

Abstract: A clip has a frame and a flapper. Two dry bearings are inserted into a hole formed in the flapper. Then an attaching shaft is inserted from one of the holes in the frame to the other through the dry bearings, so as to swingably attaching the flapper to the frame. DAIDAYNE DDK 01 of DAIDO METAL Corp. is used as the dry bearing. A first and a second clip covers are provided to cover the clips. Fresh air feeding pipes are connected to the first and second clip covers. Fresh air is fed from the fresh air feeding pipes toward the clips through air outlets provided in the first and second clip covers.

Abstract: Finite goods are continuously packed between two non-wovens by means of hydrodynamic needling and are fully sealed. When used, said wovens should not nap and should not become linked to the goods during packing. When packed, the volume of the goods should, wherever possible, remain unchanged. In order to achieve said aims, the covering non-wovens are prefixed by means of hydrodynamic needling. Particularly good results are achieved if perforated non-wovens are used to cover the finite products, the number of said perforations being approximately 5-20 perforations per inch, and when said non-wovens are joined to each other by means of water needling.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the texturing of endless yarn by means of a texturing nozzle having a continuous yarn duct into which compressed air at a pressure higher than 4 bar is blown in the direction of the yarn conveyance, whereby the yarn duct is preferably conically widened at the outlet end with a widening angle larger than 10° for generating a supersonic flow. The invention furthermore relates to a texturing nozzle for the texturing of endless yarn with a continuous yarn duct having an inlet end, a central, preferably cylindrical portion with an air supply orifice as well as a preferably conical outlet end with a widening angle larger than 10°, but smaller than 40°.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a constructed camshaft starting from a tube into which a plurality of noncircumferential depressions, which are oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis and are transverse with respect to the longitudinal axis, are pressed, and separately prefabricated cams are attached to the tube. In this context, the pressing-in of the depressions and the attachment of the cam rings to the tube take place in one working step.

Abstract: A turret for use on a machine tool has a turret body, a swivel drum, an indexing actuator, a drive motor and a joint. While one of rotating tools on the turret is indexed to an indexed position, the joint directly connects the rotating tool to the drive shaft of the drive motor to rotate the rotating tool with the drive motor. The drive motor is fixed to the turret body and the drive motor has a housing supported on the turret body. The turret further comprises a liner whose thickness is adjustable disposed immediately behind the housing. The liner has the thickness thereof adjusted to adjust a position of the drive motor with respect to the turret body. The drive motor can be highly accurately assembled onto the turret body through an opening, of the turret body, which provides easy access to the turret body.

Abstract: There is disclosed a holding device for holding two rotary members relative to one another. The device has two holding members and a connecting member to which the holding members may be clamped by respective clamps. One of the holding members may be selectively positioned along the connecting member and clamped thereto at selected distances from the other holding member.

Abstract: The device used to protect/repair a debris chute is a sheet of material adapted to fit over and between the conical funnel sections of construction debris chute. Two chain segments are attached to the sheet to allow a user to connect the sheet to the two chute support chains, which support the conical funnel sections of a construction debris chute. Each of the chain segments are connected to a clevis, shackle, or bolt for connecting the chain segments to the support chains. The sheet of material is of a suitable material and of suitable size and thickness to properly withstand the impact of falling material that would typically be dropped down a construction debris chute.

Abstract: A device and method for removing tooth applications such as brackets, wherein a force may be applied to the application via a transmission element for debonding the application from the tooth. The transmission element has an impulse conductor for receiving and transmitting an impulse, and an output surface for transmitting the impulse onto the application. Advantageously, the impulse is applied by an accelerated mass to an input surface of the transmission element. The mass is accelerated to a predetermined impact velocity by an acceleration device and impacts on the input surface so as to couple the impulse into the impulse conductor of the transmission element.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrostatic motor including a stationary member with electrodes disposed on an insulating substrate at regular intervals, a movable member with electrodes disposed on an insulating substrate at regular intervals, a first support member for fixedly supporting the stationary member, and a second support member for movably supporting the movable member. A plurality of electrodes are formed on one surface of an insulating substrate and, simultaneously therewith, a light interrupting mark is locally formed on the surface independently of the electrodes, to produce the stationary or movable member. A local region of the insulating substrate adjacent to the light interrupting mark is irradiated with a light, whereby removing the local region along an edge of the light interrupting mark without substantially damaging the light interrupting mark, to provide a mounting recess in the stationary or movable member.

Abstract: A process is described for fabricating sliders with reduced lapping damage to the hard-bias materials. The stack of layers for the magnetic sensor is deposited on a wafer and patterned into an initial shape. The hard-bias structures are fabricated at the side of the magnetic sensor as in the prior art. In each of the two described embodiments of the invention, the hard-bias material below the ABS is reduced or removed and replaced with a fill material such as alumina. A first embodiment reduces the hard-bias material below the ABS by forming an extended lapping gap along the ABS in both the sensor and hard-bias material. A second embodiment forms a photoresist mask over the sensor and the portion of the hard-bias/lead structures above the ABS and the exposed hard-bias/lead material below the ABS is thinned or completely removed by milling.

Abstract: A single membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is assembled from an anode side gas diffusion media (GDM), a rigid precision thickness plastic gasket, a complementary cathode side gas diffusion media and another rigid precision thickness plastic gasket. The MEA preassembly is assembled with outer protective plastic film layers that are removed prior to the assembly of the MEAs, which are sandwiched between successive bi-polar plates in a multicell proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a lithium polymeric battery cell. The method comprises the steps of forming a cathode comprising a first polymeric plasticizer, forming an anode comprising a second polymeric plasticizer, forming a separator comprising a third polymeric plasticizer, forming a bicell by combining the cathode, the anode and the separator, removing the first, second and third polymeric plasticizers, and inserting an electrolyte solution into the bicell.

Abstract: A tool holder device. The tool holder comprises a shank having a first shank portion and a second shank portion. The tool holder also comprises an end component having a first component portion and a second component portion. An expansion member is configured to surround the first shank portion and the first component portion wherein the expansion member expands as the shank is engaged with the end component. Additionally, a method of fastening a tool comprises positioning an expansion member around a shank and positioning an end component partially within the expansion member. Next the end component is connected to the shank wherein the shank is inserted within a spindle bore. Then, the expansion member is expanded against the spindle bore to secure the shank within the spindle bore.

Abstract: Providing a terminal inserting apparatus which does not give a limitation to an assembled wiring harness thereby, the terminal inserting apparatus includes a jig mounting unit, a housing holding unit, an inserting unit and a jig transporting unit. The jig mounting unit has a plurality of holding jigs. The holding jig has a connector housing. The housing holding unit has one holding jig including the connector housing. The inserting unit inserts the terminal 6 connected with the electric wire into a terminal receiving chamber of the connector housing. The jig transporting unit transports the holding jig from the jig mounting unit to the housing holding unit.

Abstract: A pre-preg sheet including a substrate and a resin impregnated in the substrate is provided. A first metal foil is placed on the pre-preg sheet to provide a laminated body. The laminated body is put in a heating device having a temperature maintained at a temperature close to a softening temperature of the resin. The laminated body is compressed at the temperature at a predetermined pressure. The first metal foil is bonded to the pre-preg sheet of the laminated body and hardening the resin, thus providing a circuit board. This method provides a stable resistance of a conductive paste filling a through-hole in the pre-preg sheet to be compressed at a small rate.

Abstract: The present invention is an assembling type of camshaft including: a cam piece having a shaft hole; and a shaft to be press-fitted into the shaft hole of the cam piece; wherein a press-fitting groove and a penetration groove are respectively formed to extend in an axial direction in an inside circumferential surface of the shaft hole of the cam piece; a press-fitting tooth is formed to extend in the axial direction partially in an outside circumferential surface of the shaft; and the press-fitting tooth is adapted to be press-fitted into the press-fitting groove in the axial direction and to pass through the penetration groove in the axial direction.

Abstract: A method for producing a liquid-jet head comprises the steps of: forming a vibration plate and piezoelectric elements on one surface of a passage-forming substrate, and removing the vibration plate in a region to be a communicating portion, thereby forming an exposed portion; forming a wiring layer on the passage-forming substrate within the exposed portion, and forming lead electrodes; bonding a reservoir forming plate to the one surface of the passage-forming substrate; wet-etching the passage-forming substrate at the other surface thereof to form pressure generating chambers and the communicating portion; forming a liquid-resistant protective film on inner surfaces of the pressure generating chambers and the communicating portion; removing the protective film within the exposed portion; and performing wet etching on the communicating portion side to remove the wiring layer, thereby establishing communication between a reservoir portion and the communicating portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a node and of securing a plurality of structural components to the node to form an article, such as a vehicle frame assembly, includes the initial step of extruding a workpiece having a plurality of longitudinally extending passageways formed therethrough. A plurality of interim workpieces can be formed by separating portions of the extruded workpiece into a plurality of discrete sections. If necessary, the interim workpieces can be machined to provide a plurality of nodes. The nodes can be formed or machined to have one or more bores formed therethrough that extend from a first outer surface to a second outer surface. A portion of the structural member is inserted into the bore from the first outer surface of the node, while a magnetic pulse forming/welding inductor is inserted into the bore from the second outer surface of the node. The magnetic pulse forming/welding inductor is then operated to secure the portion of the structural member to the node to form an assembly.

Abstract: In a razor cartridge a frame is provided and carries at least two discrete cartridge segments each positioned in the frame for individual movement relative thereto. Each of the cartridge segments includes at least one razor blade that defines an at least partially exposed cutting edge.

Abstract: A razor having a base, a ceramic blade installed in the base, a plurality of ceramic rollers installed in the base at two sides of the ceramic blade. The base has a lid having a slit allowing an edge of the blade to extend through and a plurality of openings allowing portions of the rollers to extend through. The rollers are supported by at least one resilient member such that the exposed portions of the rollers can be pressed inwardly for shaving and retrieved to the original height when the pressing force is relieved.

Abstract: A folding tool includes a handle and an implement pivotally coupled to the handle according to one embodiment. The implement is adapted to travel between a closed position and an open position and has a tang with a contoured surface. A spring arm has a first end coupled to the handle and a second end adapted to interact with the implement. The spring arm exerts an opening force on the implement during at least a portion of the travel of the implement between the closed position and the open position and also locks the implement into the open position.

Abstract: A replaceable tip for a driving member of a clipper is configured to drive a moving blade. The replaceable tip is replaceable without disassembly of the clipper body.

Abstract: An adjustable ergonomic scissors has a thumb ring shank, finger ring shank and longitudinal axis along the scissor blade direction. The scissors includes a thumb ring both slidable and rotatable along the thumb ring shank. A finger ring shaft is offset approximately between 15° and 45° from the longitudinal axis of the scissor blades and a connector is positioned along the finger ring shank that allows a finger ring to be adjustably positioned in relation to the finger ring shank. When in the closed position, the thumb ring and finger ring offset form each other to ergonomically fit in a user's hand. The scissors thereby adjusts to a user's hand to improve use.

Abstract: Batch casting of rim sprockets for chain saws as particularly applied to larger rim sprockets experience undesired high scrap rate resulting from porosity and chip-out. The solution is to ensure flow of molten steel throughout solidification of the molten steel in the sprocket mold while retaining molten steel portals or gates of a size that permits breakaway of portal stems. Such enhances the cooling rate of the molten steel in the sprocket mold which was found beneficial. The objective of reduced scrap rate is thus accomplished by maintaining a ratio of mass to surface area of the sprockets being cast to no greater than about 4 grams of material to each square inch of surface area and alternatively provide through bores through the rim sprockets which additionally assist in wood chip removal. This design also reduces the material content which reduces the cost and weight of the product.

Abstract: A power tool, in particular a circular saw, for eccentrically a rotatable working tool and, in particular, a circular saw blade, includes a roller device (13) supported on a tool housing (6) and having at least two roller pairs (12, 16) each having a first roller (10, 14) and a second roller (17, 19) engageable with opposite sides of the working tool (4), with at least one of the rollers (10, 14, 17, 19) of at least one roller pair (12, 16) being rotatable by a tool motor (8) which is located in the housing (6), for driving the working tool (4), and a pivot device (20) for pivoting the first rollers (10, 14) together relative to the second rollers (17, 19) between a release position in which the working tool (4) is brought in or removed from the roller device (13), and a drive position in which a forcelocking connection between the at least one of the rollers (10) of the at least one roller pair (12, 16) and the working tool (4) is established.

Abstract: A jigsaw comprises a body housing a motor and a drive mechanism to convert the rotary output of the motor into reciprocal motion of the drive the blade. The body 1 is mounted on a shoe which has two forward projecting arms. A guard rail is mounted on the shoe at the front end of the arms and comprises a horizontal bar supported by upright portions which respectively engage the arms. The guard rail is formed from a single metal bar.

Abstract: A can opener (100) has two pivotal handles (110 and 120), a traction wheel (200) and a cutter blade (300) movable by respective handles (110 and 120) for cutting open a can, and a pivotable lever (400). There is a ratchet assembly (500) driven by the lever (400) upon reciprocation for operating the traction wheel (200) and cutter blade (300), which has a ratchet wheel (510) connected with the traction wheel (200) and a spring-loaded pawl (520) movable by the lever (400) for turning the ratchet wheel (510) in a driving direction (D) upon reciprocation of the lever (400). The pawl (520) has front and rear ends (521 and 522) taken in the driving direction (D), with the front end (521) in engagement with the lever (400) and the rear end (522) engageable with the ratchet wheel (510) for turning the same.

Abstract: A stage driving apparatus comprising a movable unit, a fixed unit, first, second, and third driving units, and a controller, is provided. The movable unit can be moved in first and second directions. The movable unit can be rotated on a movable-plane. The movable plane is parallel to both the first and the second directions. The fixed unit supports the movable unit so as to be movable and rotatable. The first driving unit supplies a driving force in the second direction to the movable unit. The second and third driving units supply driving forces in the first direction to the movable unit. A second driving point of the movable unit receives the driving force from the second driving unit. A third driving point of the movable unit receives the driving force from the third driving unit. A line segment connecting the second and the third driving points is not parallel to the first direction.

Abstract: A tool for scribing a longitudinal groove on an elongate cylindrical rod suitable for implanting as a prosthetic in a living being supports the rod in a linear groove on a bed of a frame of the tool. A track is mounted on the frame and runs parallel to the groove. A carrier mounted on the track can slide on the track in constant spaced relation to and along the groove. A scribe mounted on the carrier extends toward the groove to contact a rod in the predetermined position. A preferred version of the tool has a clamp mounted on the bed for clamping the rod in the predetermined position. Additional features allow for precise angular positioning of the rod and for scribing a dashed line on the rod. In use, the tool operator places the rod in the predetermined position in the groove. The scribe is then pressed into contact with the rod. While the scribe is in pressed contact with the rod, the operator slides the carrier along the track.

Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining dimensions for threaded fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes an apparatus that determines a dimension of a fastener using a probe that senses a linear displacement of the fastener. A probe tip is rotatably disposed on the probe that contacts the fastener. A controller is coupled to the apparatus for receiving the dimensional characteristic. In another embodiment, a measurement apparatus includes a rotating spindle that supports the fastener and a probe that detects a dimension and having a portion that rotatably engages the fastener. A scale is coupled to the probe to determine a displacement. In another embodiment, a method includes positioning a fastener in a spindle that rotates the fastener, engaging the fastener with a probe to sense a dimension of the fastener, the probe having a terminal portion that rotatably conforms to the fastener, and processing the dimension.

Abstract: A universal laser beam generating device is provided with an automatic indication function. The laser beam generating device has a case, a laser beam generator, and a universal vial. The laser beam generator is positioned in the case to produce a laser beam, and the universal vial is arranged in the case to indicate the inclined angle between the laser beam and a reference plane.

Abstract: A level includes a display screen and a control portion. The display screen has a central area which is located at a center of a cruciform of two groups of horizontal display units and two groups vertical display units. A plurality of display bars are located on two sides of each group of horizontal units and arrow-head-shaped horizontal indications are located at two respective remote ends away from the central area of the horizontal display units. The display screen includes a memory area (Memory), an alarm set area (SP), a calibration area (CAL), a resolution area (Resol), a pitching area (Pitch), and a rolling area (Roll). The control portion includes a mode button (MODE), a reset button (MEMO/SET), a calibration button (CAL) and an alarm set button (SP).

Abstract: A borehole caliper tool includes a tool body and an arm coupled to the tool body. The arm is deflectable relative to the tool body. The caliper tool further includes a cam coupled to the arm such that a position of the cam changes as the arm deflects. The caliper tool further includes a proximity sensor for sensing the position of the cam, wherein the position of the cam provides an indication of the deflection of the arm relative to the tool body.

Abstract: A scanning unit including a support and a scanning plate fastened on the support by a first fastening element and a second fastening element. An eccentric element that can be rotated around a first axis of rotation and causes pivoting of the scanning plate with respect to the support around a second axis of rotation, wherein the first axis of rotation is constituted by the first element and said second axis of rotation is constituted by the second fastening element.

Abstract: Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of ambient air drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel, with the ambient air being pre-dried prior to being drawn over and about the heat exchanger.

Abstract: In an electrostatic atomizing hairdryer, electrostatically atomized mist generated in an electrostatic atomizing unit is effectively scattered into airflow emitted from a main body of the hairdryer so that the mist can be sprayed to hair uniformly and a time necessary for treatment of hair can be shortened. A tank constituting the electrostatic atomizing unit is detachably provided on a portion in the vicinity of an outer periphery of the main body, and an electrode unit for generating the mist is provided in a path of airflow sucked in an inside of the main body so as to be insulated from heat of a heating unit by an adiabator. A mist emitting opening from which the mist is emitted is disposed on a plane substantially the same as and at substantially the center of an air exit opening of the main body. Thereby, the mist emitted from the mist emitting opening is effectively scattered into the airflow emitted from the air exit opening.