Abstract: A method of attaching a plurality of bristles each having a maximum strain that is less than 8% to a brush to form two spaced apart tufts. The method includes arranging the bristles adjacent and substantially parallel to one another to form a bristle grouping. The bristle grouping is divided longitudinally into an anchor portion flanked on both sides by a tuft portion. The anchor portion is bent in a manner that subjects the bent portion to less than about 8% strain. The bent anchor portion is inserted into and affixed to the bottom of a slot or aperture having an inside surface configured to receive the bent anchor portion of the bristle grouping and guide the tuft portions outwardly from the slot. The portion of the slot above the anchor portion and between the tuft portions may be filled with a material to separate the tuft portions.

Abstract: An oral care toothbrush includes a head mounted to one end of the handle containing a plurality of oral care elements. An oral care accessory is mounted to the opposite end of the handle. An oral care material dispenser is mounted in the head within the cleaning field defined by the oral care elements. The toothbrush is preferably made of small size and of lightweight so as to be readily portable for use away from the home.

Abstract: A motorized personal skin care implement capable of use with a disposable, single-use, skin care pad is disclosed with a molded hook arrangement for releasably but firmly holding the pad while cleansing or treating the skin but allowing for quick removal and replacement with a fresh cleansing or treatment pad. A method of using the skin care implement and a kit containing at least one pad and the implement is also described.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to tool handle assemblies, tools and kits for finishing wet concrete and like materials. The inventive tool handle assemblies are of a unique shape that permit a worker using a tool employing them to finish concrete with greater efficiency. Methods of using the inventive tool handle assemblies, tools and kits are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for removing sealing material on components of an aircraft having a drive unit and a tool connected to the drive unit. The drive unit can, for example, be realized with the aid of an electric motor and an eccentric. Accordingly, the tool, which can be actuated by hand, is set in a quickly oscillating to and fro movement parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tool by means of the drive unit, as a result of which the force to be applied by a user in order to lift off or tear away the sealing material from a joint is substantially reduced. An underside 22 of the tool forms with a wedge face a sharp cutting edge for detaching the slug of the sealing material from the base of the joint. The wedge face can be flat, concave or arbitrarily generally curved in one or two spatial dimensions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surface cleaning device, comprising a support body (1), connected to a cleaning sponge (2), whereby the support body (1) has at least one plunger-shaped projection (3) on the side thereof facing the cleaning sponge (2), which is arranged in a corresponding recess (4) in the cleaning sponge (2).

Abstract: A windscreen wiper supporting device comprises a hollow body, an interior of the body being installed with a retaining shaft; a lower side of the retaining shaft having a first magnetic unit; a second magnetic unit being at a lower side of the first magnetic unit and being within the body; the magnetic polarities of the first magnetic unit and second magnetic unit being identical; the body being formed with a through hole and a fixing hole; and an supporting rod having one end passing through the through hole; the retaining shaft and the fixing hole to be connected to the body; and another end of the supporting rod exposed out of the body so as to form as an supporting portion. The body has a cover and is installed with a combining seat which has a U shape or an H shape. The combining seat is installed with a nut and a screw.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a floor cleaning machine comprising brush means (2) adapted to scrub the floor (4) with a cleaning, i.e.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a handy cleaner that can be converted into a canister type vacuum cleaner. A vacuum cleaner includes the handy cleaner. Further, a handy cleaner-integrated vacuum cleaner has an improved dust container-mounting structure to allow convenient conversion into a handy cleaner, and an improved suction path structure allow convenient accommodation of the handy cleaner. The handy cleaner includes a dust container having an intake port and an exhaust port to allow circulation of air therethrough and including a filter disposed in the dust container to separate foreign matter from the air, and a driving unit detachably mounted to the dust container to generate suction force in the dust container and including a suction duct communicated with the intake port and an exhaust opening communicated with the exhaust port.

Abstract: A filter cartridge for a compact vacuum container includes a cylindrical side wall with an inwardly facing flange and a least one cross-beam extending along a diameter of the opening at the bottom and a radially pleated filer element is provided. The filer cartridge may be used with a dirt container having a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a closed top and a central outlet at the bottom having an improved air separation and dirt collection container. Dirt particles that separate from the air flow in the container. Clean air then exits an open upper portion of the column to the suction source below the container. The air exiting the bottom of the column may pass through an radially pleated filter before being drawn into the vacuum source.

Abstract: A dust collector cup working in the principle of fall centrifugal separation, consists of cup body (13), outlet (3) on the cup body (13), inlet (1) tangential to the circumferential wall of the cup body (13), and a separator settled in the cup body (13). The separator is composed of outlet tube (9), inlet (6) on the wall of the outlet tube (9), and the isolating shield (7) under the inlet (6) of the outlet tube (9), with the outlet tube (9) linked to the outlet (3) of the cup body (13). The fall between the horizontal positions of the lower end of inlet of the cup body (13) and the upper end of the inlet (6) of the outlet tube (9) is 0-140 mm.

Abstract: Door closure assist assemblies that assist in providing a final closing motion generally includes an extender portion comprised of an active material adapted to linearly expand in response to an activation signal and a releasable fastener having one component in movable communication with the extender portion and a second component attached to the other selected one of the door and doorframe. During operation, the door closure assist assembly provides the final closing action.

Abstract: A rotatable hinge has a stationary bracket, a positioning washer, a biasing washer, a limit ring, a rotating bracket, a keyed washer and a keyed pivot rivet. The keyed pivot rivet has a distal end. The distal end of the keyed pivot rivet extends through the biasing washer, the positioning washer, the stationary bracket, the limit ring, the rotating bracket and the keyed washer and is expanded to hold the rotatable hinge together. The rotatable hinge has a simplified structure and is easy to manufacture.

Abstract: An adjustable hinge set includes a set hinge and a pair of guide hinges, for mounting a door on a frame, the set hinge including a vertical adjustment mechanism for providing vertical adjustment of the position of the door independently of horizontal adjustment, and the guide hinges including a horizontal adjustment mechanism for providing horizontal adjustment of the door independently of vertical adjustment.

Abstract: An adjustable hinge for pivotally mounting a door on a door frame for pivoting of the door about a pivot axis relative to the frame for use in both left-handed and right-handed installations, includes a first adjustment mechanism located near one end of the hinge pin for providing vertical height adjustment in a left-handed installation and a second adjustment mechanism located near the opposite end of the hinge pin for providing vertical height adjustment in a right-handed installation set.

Abstract: A hinge structure is described. A hollow cylinder has a positioning slot in an inner wall thereof. A movable part has a positioning convex portion and a plurality of engraved portions. The positioning convex portion engages with the positioning slot such that the movable part slides within the hollow cylinder. A cover is fixed to the hollow cylinder to secure the movable part and the resilient part within the hollow cylinder. A resilient part is disposed between the cover and the movable part so as to provide the movable part a resilient recovery force. The engraved portions of the movable part are for engaging a rotatable member.

Abstract: A retainer configured for attachment to objects and for carrying personal appliances such as, but not limited to, a cell phone or a music player. The retainer comprising two members held together in substantially parallel relationship by a unshaped joiner at one end and by a ramp attached to the interior side of one of the members toward the other end. The ramp has exterior and interior slopes converging at the top and forming a compressible male form for fitment into a corresponding female form. The ramp allows ingress and egress of the retainer onto objects that separate the members as the retainer is pushed on and pushed off the object.

Abstract: The invention includes a belt clip for mounting objects to a user's belt. The belt clip has a resilient U-shaped member portion and a hollow hanger member. The resilient U-shaped member portion having an upper end and a lower end with a U-bend portion at the upper end and parallel inner and outer walls extending downwardly from the U-bend. A gap is defined between the inner and outer walls for slidably engaging a belt. The hollow hanger member portion protrudes outwardly from the outer wall of the U-shaped member portion and has a generally downwardly facing wall with an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture provides a means for mounting objects to the belt.

Abstract: A fastening structure for fastening a member to the rim of the steering wheel of a motor vehicle is disclosed to include a mounting base frame, which has two mounting holes at two distal ends for the mounting of an external member and two sets of hooks bilaterally protruded from the top wall between the mounting holes, and two elastic fastening belts, which have a hook hole one each of the respective two distal ends respectively hooked on the hooks at the mounting base frame to secure the mounting base frame to the rim of the steering wheel of the motor vehicle firmly in place.

Abstract: A reusable hose bundling sleeve is provided that is made of a tightly-woven nylon material coated with urethane. Strips of hooks and loops are adhered and stitched to opposite ends of opposite sides of the sleeve. The reusable hose is installed by wrapping the sleeve around the hoses or cables to be protected such that the strips of hooks and loops align and engage. Notches can be cut along the length of the reusable hose bundling sleeve to allow for shorter hoses or cables traveling within the sleeve to exit. Because of the materials used, the notches will not weaken the fibers and cause fraying. The reusable hose bundling sleeve is removed by separating the strips of hooks and loops and unwrapping the sleeve. The reusable hose bundling sleeve can be installed, removed, and reinstalled quickly and without diminishing the durability of the sleeve. Alternatively, the sleeve may be adapted to be secured and/or hanged.

Abstract: A clip system for use with tarps and other flexible sheet material. The system includes first and second parts that are rotatably mounted so as to be free to twist independently of one another, in response to wind or other forces. The first part may be a clip body having jaws for gripping a tarp or other flexible sheet material, and the second part may be an attachment fitting for engaging an article separate from the tarp. There may be a series of different attachment fittings that are interchangeably mountable to the clip body, such as a hook, a screw-on fitting for attachment to a bottle that forms a weight, or a fitting for attachment of a strap or shock cord, for example. The two pieces may be joined by a male coupler and a female receptacle that receives the coupler in locking engagement. The male coupler may have a plurality of resiliently flexible legs with beveled end surfaces that flex inwardly to pass through the opening of the female receptacle.

Abstract: A zipper tab assembly has a connecting member, a clamping member and a decorative tab. The connecting member has a through hole, an engaging channel and two engaging holes. The clamping member is detachably attached to the connecting member and has a resilient loop and two engaging ears. The resilient loop has a clamping space and an opening communicating with the clamping space. The engaging ears are formed on the resilient loop at two sides of the opening and are detachably mounted in the engaging channel in the connecting member. Each engaging ear has a protrusion extending into and engaging with one of the engaging holes in the connecting member. The decorative tab is mounted in and clamped inside the clamping space of the resilient loop.

Abstract: A towel restraint assembly and method of use thereof, comprising an adjustable non-elastic strap and a clip assembly for releasably gripping a towel, blanket or other material, wherein such clip assembly permits an expanded range of grip forces and opening widths to accommodate various towel, blanket or other material thicknesses without damaging or puncturing the fabric and, thus, preventing the towel, blanket or other material from being blown off the chair.

Abstract: A fastener includes a generally planar plate, which is sewn into a cover. The fastener includes a first arm and a second arm, each extending from the plate to a distal end in spaced relationship. The first arm includes a concave portion having an arcuate shape. The second arm includes a concave portion having an arcuate shape opposing the concave portion of the first arm. The concave portions of the first and second arms cooperate together to define a generally circular cross section defining a non-compressed width, and are compressible toward each other to define a compressed width. A rail includes an elongated channel having a channel opening, with the first and second arms insertable through the channel opening when the first and second arms are compressed into the compressed diameter and biased into the non-compressed diameter to retain the first and second arms within the elongated channel.

Abstract: A safety hook includes: a hook body having a base segment that has front and rear end portions, the rear end portion being formed with an elongate groove that is defined by a groove-defining wall which has a lower surface; a latch locking unit including a limiting rod that extends through the elongate groove and that is in sliding contact with the lower surface of the groove-defining wall; and a latch unit pivoted to the front end portion. The latch unit has a limiting arm unit extending toward the limiting rod, disposed above the limiting rod, and arrested by the limiting rod when moving downwardly.

Abstract: A snap hook includes a hook member having a gap formed by an attaching end and a receiving end, a pivotal gate pivotally secured to the attaching end of the hook member with an axle and having a latch pin attached to a latching end for selectively engaging with the hook member, and a locking member slidably engaged onto the pivotal gate and having one end movable to engage with the hook member and to lock the pivotal gate to the hook member. The locking member may be forced to engage with the hook member by a spring member in order to solidly lock the pivotal gate to the hook member at the locking position.

Abstract: A ratchet buckle has a mandrel around which a strap for securing cargo or the like is wound. A handle assembly is connected to the mandrel through ratchet wheels and is manually driven up and down to tighten the strap. The handle assembly is divided into an outer section, which is manually driven up and down, and an inner section, which is connected to the mandrel. The two sections are connected together so that the driving of the outer section effects driving of the inner section. A spring operates to urge detents on the inner section into the ratchet wheels. Torsion springs are connected between the inner and outer handle sections. The inner and outer sections as well as the torsion springs are supported on a bolt and interconnected by lugs on one section and slots in the other section, which are driven together by spring washers.

Abstract: A synthetic biometric article for use in a cremation process is disclosed. The synthetic biometric article comprises a body, which is to be placed with a deceased individual, including a cremation compatible material that is suitable for mechanical pulverization. At least one synthetic biometric is integrated into the cremation compatible material in order to provide for continuous positive identification of the deceased individual during the cremation process.

Abstract: A polymer bulk acoustic resonator that includes an active semiconductor layer, a first thin film electrode layer applied to the semiconductor layer, a thin film electro-active polymer layer applied to the first thin film electrode layer; and a second thin film electrode layer applied to the thin film electro-active polymer layer.

Abstract: A slimcert installation tool for installation of inserts into a work piece. The tool comprises a driver body having a hex shank and a sleeve arranged around the driver body. The tool also comprises a spring arranged between the sleeve and the driver body. A collar is arranged over an end of the sleeve.

Abstract: A fixture exchange rail system is provided having first and second fixture assemblies movably mounted with respect to respective first and second stationary rails. A movable rail is disposed substantially adjacent to, and movable between, the first and second stationary rails. The movable rail is sufficiently configured to selectively receive the first and second fixture assemblies thereon. A method of operating a workstation having a fixture exhange rail system operable to enable work on a workpiece is also provided including the steps of: A) determining the style of workpiece present at the workstation; B) aligning a movable rail with one of a first and second stationary rail having a respective first and second fixture assembly mounted thereto corresponding to the style of workpiece; and C) moving the fixture assembly corresponding to the style of workpiece from the stationary rail to the movable rail.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a method and apparatus for attaching webbing to a furniture frame. The apparatus includes a frame, a mounting assembly, and a webbing attachment assembly. The mounting assembly includes a clamping mechanism and a rack. The clamping mechanism is coupled to a lower portion of the frame while the rack is coupled to an intermediate portion of the frame. The clamping mechanism and rack are adapted to receive at least one furniture frame and hold the furniture frame in place. The webbing attachment assembly is coupled to the frame and is adapted to position the webbing relative to the at least one furniture frame to enable the webbing to be attached to the furniture frame.

Abstract: A spline rolling tool including a plurality of forming teeth that are to bite into a cylindrical workpiece so as to roll splines in the workpiece. Each of the forming teeth has an incomplete toothed region in which a crest of each forming tooth is removed such that an upper end of each forming tooth in the incomplete toothed region is defined by an incomplete-toothed region surface that includes a curved surface portion, a flat surface portion and a slant surface portion. The incomplete-toothed region surface is defined at its periphery by a chamfered edge that has a surface roughness of not larger than about 3.2 ?m. Also disclosed is a process of manufacturing the spline rolling tool, which includes a chamfering step of forming the chamfered edge by using a wire brush having abrasive grains that are fixed to bristles of the wire brush.

Abstract: A cell manufacturing method in which a main operator, who carries out main operations that include a plurality of steps in which parts are installed on a workpiece, is moved along with the workpiece so as to transit a plurality of stations where auxiliary steps related to the main operations are carried out. At least a portion of operations in which parts and/or jigs are supplied to a main car are carried out via a main delivery apparatus by using a main car on which a workpiece is mounted and on which a main operator rides, and that travels automatically on a predetermined travel route that transits a plurality of stations. The main delivery apparatus has a main serving position and a main receiving position. Parts and/or jigs that have been disposed at the main receiving position are delivered to the main serving position.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly device (1) and to a method to reliably mount containers (3) fitted with a self-supporting structure (4), in particular plastic containers (3) for liquid media and chemicals such as liquid engine-fuels, for affixation on stationary or displaceable supports (2). The method comprises the steps: affixing conduits to a support (2); affixing the container (3) on the support (2); and connecting the container (3) to the conduits; where the step of assembling the container (3) to the support (2) includes affixing one connector part (8) each on the support (2) and on the container (3) as well as joining to each other the connector parts (8). Preferably the connector part (8) shall be affixed on the support (2) before the step of affixing the conduits. The assembly device (1) comprises means with which to carry out said method.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for clamping and subsequently machining a disk- or ring-shaped workpiece, wherein the workpiece is set down on a contact surface of a contact member made from elastomeric material. The workpiece is axially pressed against the contact surface with an elastomeric-material clamping member of a clamping device and simultaneously fixed in place perpendicular to the workpiece axis. Subsequently, the workpiece is machined with a tool.

Abstract: The device comprises at least one pressing member and an attachment member for attaching it to a wind turbine part, for example, a blade root, which may have a relative movement with regard to a first part, for example, a bearing in a pitch blade mechanism, the first part having a seat into which the joint is to be fitted. Upon relative rotation between the first parts, the pressing member presses the seal into the seat. A method for fitting the seal into the seat is also provided. Operations of maintenance or partial or complete replacement of the seal can be carried out in situ on the wind turbine and also on pitch bearing manufacturing easily and effectively.

Abstract: A protective sheet loader may comprise a first roller, a second roller, a sheet of material spanning between the first and second rollers, and a loading mechanism. A portion of the sheet of material may be loaded into the crimping chamber of an apparatus for reducing the size of a medical device. A medical device may be placed within the crimping chamber such that the sheet of material forms a barrier between the walls of the crimping chamber and the medical device and prevents cross-contamination between the medical device and the crimping device. After a crimping step is completed, the medical device and the contaminated portion of the sheet of material may be removed from the crimping chamber, and a clean portion of the sheet of material may be loaded into the crimping chamber.

Abstract: A method of testing a tubular member and selecting tubular members for suitability for expansion by subjecting a representative sample the tubular member to axial loading, stretching at least a portion of the tubular member through elastic deformation, plastic yield and to ultimate yield, and based upon changes in length and area calculating an expandability coefficient indicative of expandability of the tubular members and selecting tubular members with relatively high coefficients indicative of good expandability.

Abstract: A tool for drawing duct sections together is formed of a U-shaped steel section. The center pane of the U has a V-shaped notch that is slipped behind the flanges of duct sections. The V draws the duct sections together as the tool is moved into place. When the tool is in place, a cleat can be inserted over the flanges from the same direction as the tool was installed. Because of the gauge of material used to make the tool, the cleat and the tool both fit behind the flanges of the of the ducts, allowing the cleat and tool to be installed from the same side of the duct. After the cleat is in place, the tool can be removed.

Abstract: For manufacturing a sound transducer structure, membrane support material is applied on a first main surface of a membrane carrier material and membrane material is applied in a sound transducing region and an edge region on a surface of the membrane support material. In addition, counter electrode support material is applied on a surface of the membrane material and recesses are formed in the sound transducing region of the membrane material. Counter electrode material is applied to the counter electrode support material and membrane carrier material and membrane support material are removed in the sound transducing region to the membrane material.

Abstract: A magnet covering member made of a soft steel plate covers an outer surface of a magnetized permanent magnet placed in a rotor core of a rotor. The magnet covering member is detached from the permanent magnet when the rotor is incorporated into a stator of an alternator during an alternator assembling process. Because of a soft magnetic characteristic of the magnet covering member, an outer magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet placed between adjacent claw poles of the rotor core makes a magnetic short-circuit, and a magnetic attracting phenomenon caused by such a magnetic field is thereby reduced. The soft magnetic characteristic of the magnet covering member also serves to support the rotor.

Abstract: Apparatus for making a helically wound conductor includes a pulling mechanism for axially advancing a cable core and a guide mechanism for axially directing one or more secondary strand(s) from a location offset from the cable core toward the cable core at a common approach angle. A mandrel body is disposed at a forward end of the apparatus, the mandrel body having an axial passageway extending from a rearward to the forward end of the mandrel body dimensioned to axially receive the cable core therethrough and a forward radiused end positioned to intercept the secondary strand(s). The secondary strand(s) converge on the mandrel radiused end at a common approach angle, tangentially intersect respective locations of the mandrel radiused end, and follow the radiused end to intersect with the cable core. The secondary strand(s) are rotated with the mandrel to wind about the cable core.

Abstract: A collector mirror exchanging apparatus capable of safely and easily exchanging a collector mirror for collecting extreme ultra violet light emitted from plasma generated within a chamber of an extreme ultra violet light source apparatus. The collector mirror exchanging apparatus includes: a supporting base for supporting a collector mirror or a collector mirror structure; and a guiding rail disposed on the supporting base and regulating a moving direction of the collector mirror or the collector mirror structure; wherein at least the collector mirror is taken out of the chamber by moving the collector mirror or the collector mirror structure along the guiding rail on the supporting base.

Abstract: A splice connector assembly for electrically connecting or splicing mini-coaxial cable ends together includes an insert having opposed conductor pin-receiving sockets, a crimping member at one end of the body for crimping one cable end to the body with its conductor pin inserted into one of the sockets, and another cable end having its conductor pin inserted into the other socket, the assembly being conformable for use alone or in wall mount applications and with a wall mount clamp color-coded to signify intended application of the splice connector for different uses and a tool for positioning the clamp onto the connector body.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an installation/removal device capable of favorably installing and removing a card fitted to a conveyed object; a display change device including the installation/removal device; and a dosing system including the installation/removal device. A display change device 1 is formed by connecting and thereby integrating an installation/removal device 2 and a card display change device 3 together. The card installation/removal device 1 is configured to have at a back side thereof a pressure reception wall 23e, at a further back side of which a position adjustment mechanism part 100 is provided. The position adjustment mechanism part 100 is configured to include a seat member 101, a moving part 102, and a drive part 103. The position adjustment mechanism part 100 is configured to strike and move the card installation/removal device 1 by an eccentric cam 112.

Abstract: In an electronic component mounting process for mounting electronic components (6) to a substrate, each of the electronic components having an adhesive layer on a surface to be bonded to the substrate is picked up with suction nozzle provided with individual heater, and a time taken for the mounting operation is so allotted that a first heating time of a duration from a moment when the suction nozzle comes into contact with the electronic component for picking it up till another moment immediately before it begins a mounting motion to the substrate is longer than a second heating time of a duration from the moment when the suction nozzle begins the mounting motion till another moment when it leaves the electronic component mounted to the substrate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic substrate including an electronic component bonded with adhesive to a base part, comprises (a) applying a droplet containing the adhesive to an area on the base part, the area facing to the electronic component, within a range substantially equal to a size of the electronic component by using a droplet ejection head moving in relatively to the base part, and (b) mounting the electronic component on the adhesive applied to the base part.

Abstract: In a printed wiring board 10, an upper electrode connecting portion 52 penetrates through a capacitor portion 40 in top to bottom direction so that an upper electrode connecting portion first part 52a is not in contact with the capacitor portion 40, passes through an upper electrode connecting portion third part 52c provided at the upper portion of the capacitor portion 40, and then connects from the upper electrode connecting portion second part 52b to an upper electrode 42. Furthermore, a lower electrode connecting portion 51 penetrates through the capacitor portion 40 in top to bottom direction so that it is not in contact with the upper electrode 42 of the capacitor portion 40, but is in contact with a lower electrode 41.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an antenna connector is provided. The components of the antenna connector are mechanically assembled in an automatically operated workstation to effectively eliminate the labor/time consuming assembly process requiring assembly by hand as in the case of the prior art. The electrical connection between the coaxial cable and the terminal can be ensured and also the coaxial cable can be effectively secured to the housing so that the coaxial cable may not come loose. Thus, it is not only possible to effectively increase the production throughput, but also the reliability of the antenna connector may be effectively promoted.