Abstract: Disclosed is a cover bracket for holding a clamp having a screw housing in place on a hose without contaminating the screw housing with adhesive. The cover bracket includes a cover portion configured to receive a screw housing and a first runner and a second runner connected to one another by the cover portion. Each of the first and second runners includes a hose contacting surface and the first runner includes a channel in the hose contacting surface. The channel including an aperture extending through the first runner to an exterior of the first runner. Also disclosed is a method for attaching the cover bracket to the hose having the clamp thereon.

Abstract: A trim clip for securing a panel to a structural part is disclosed herein. The trim clip includes: a captivating part having an anchor; a body part having a cavity for receiving the anchor; and means for locking the captivating part to the body part. Wherein the body part is engageable with the structural part and has a first flange for seating against the structural part. Wherein the captivating part has a second flange for seating against the panel. Wherein the captivating part and the body part in an unlocked state have a lateral float, an axial float, and an angular tilt float therebetween. Wherein the captivating part and the body part in a locked state have substantially no lateral float, no axial float, and no angular tilt float therebetween.

Abstract: A strapping system including a strap having opposite first and second faces carrying first and second arrays of touch fastening elements respectively and a buckle assembly releasably attached to one end of the strap and defining an opening sized to receive an opposite end of the strap. The buckle assembly includes a buckle and an attachment portion coupled to the buckle, the attachment portion having opposing surfaces that releasably engage the touch fastening elements on the first and second faces of the strap, respectively, to releasably secure the buckle to the strap, wherein the strap includes touch fastening elements engageable with other touch fastening elements of the strapping system when the buckle assembly attached to the strap to secure the strapping system about an object.

Abstract: A zipper slide for sealing a pair of sealing tapes comprises a separating plate separating an inner space of the zipper slide to form an upper guiding slot and a lower guiding slot, a top plate formed above the upper guiding slot, and a tab connected to the top plate. The upper and lower guiding slots are communicated with each other at a rear end of the inner space, and used to guide a first sealing groove of a first sealing tape and a second sealing groove of a second sealing tape so that the first and second sealing grooves are connected with each other at the rear end of the inner space. The separating plate of the zipper slide is extended forward out of a front end of the inner space of the zipper slide to form a sealing end having an inclined surface with a substantially triangle cross-section, which tightly inserts into a slit formed between the first and second sealing grooves.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a zipper head, and more particularly, to a zipper head with a pull tag that can be set and fixed to a predetermined angle. The zipper head of the present invention comprises a top plank and on the top plank there is a proboscis enclosing the pull tag, the characteristics are: the pull tag has an engaging hole; the top plank extending and forming a block corresponding to the engaging hole; when the pull tag is put down, the pull tag is engaged with the blocker by means of the engaging hole.

Abstract: A zip fastener comprises a pair of tapes and coupling elements along adjacent edges of the tapes. The tapes are partly cut away to form a gap into which an end stop is moulded. The end stop is provided so as to extend along the tape edges away from the fastener coupling elements.

Abstract: A mechanical fastening system having an engaging component and a receiving component. The receiving component has a first bond line, a second bond line, a bond zone, and a plurality of consecutive sweep regions. The second bond line is disposed adjacent to the first bond line such that a portion of the second bond line overlaps a portion of the first bond line. The bond zone circumscribes the first bond line and the second bond line. The plurality of consecutive sweep regions are disposed within the bond zone. At least one sweep region includes a portion of both the first bond line and the second bond line, and the remaining sweep regions include at least a portion of the first or the second bond lines. The receiving component has a bond ratio greater than or equal to about 1 and less than or equal to about 20.

Abstract: A fastening device comprises a fastening clip (12) and a module support part (14) having an opening (16) to receive the fastening clip (12), wherein the fastening clip (12) has a shaft (18) and a head part (20) which is formed onto the shaft. Locking elements (22) are provided on the shaft (18) underneath the head part (20), which locking elements engage into the opening (16) of the module support part (14) and secure the fastening clip (12) on the module support part. The fastening device is used for fastening a module support and a panelling piece on a raw component such as a door plate of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A child safe fastening device comprises a clip, one or more than one padded layer covering one or more surfaces of the clip and one or more than one cover layer secured to the padded layer. The clip, the padded layer, and the cover layer form a plush device.

Abstract: A binding machine includes a tightening mechanism adapted to tension a belt and a limiting mechanism adapted to limit tensioning of the belt. The tightening mechanism includes, for example, a ratchet and a pawl coupled to a body of the tightening mechanism. A handle is adapted to rotate the ratchet in a first direction in response to a first force applied to the handle. The pawl is adapted to prevent the ratchet from returning in a second direction when the first force is released. A spring mechanism allows the handle to indicate when a second force opposing the first force achieves an established magnitude.

Abstract: A child restraint seat is provided including a seat shell adapted to be coupled to a vehicle seat, a child restraint harness coupled to the seat shell, and a harness adjustment mechanism. A shoulder strap mounting mechanism permits the height of the shoulder strap mounts to be varied to adapt the seat to accommodate children of different sizes. The mounting mechanism is easily operable from the front of the seat without requiring operation of latching mechanism or the rethreading of straps.

Abstract: An innovative method involves facilitating, symbolically representing and displaying charitable tributes in memory of a deceased person at a funeral service. The method includes making and/or facilitating donation tributes to a charity or charities to honor a loved one, friend, acquaintance or other deceased person and having the donation acknowledged by a representative keepsake that is displayed at the time a funeral service is being held in honor of the deceased.

Abstract: Particles of active electrode material are made by blending mixing a mixture of activated carbon and binder. In selected implementations, sulfur level in the activated carbon is relatively low and the binder is inert. For example, sulfur content of the activated carbon and the resultant mixture is below 300 ppm and in other implementations, below 50 ppm. The electrode material may be attached to a current collector to obtain an electrode for use in various electrical devices, including a double layer capacitor. The electrode decreases current leakage of the capacitor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a conductive polymer electrolytic capacitor comprising the step of aging a capacitor element including an electrolyte containing a conductive polymer and an ionic liquid by applying an aging voltage y (V) to the capacitor element to satisfy the following formula (1) or the following formula (2) is provided. In the following formulas (1) and (2), x represents a forming voltage for a valve metal. An electrolytic capacitor having a high withstand voltage is implemented by this method. 0.

Abstract: A tubing termination comprises a termination portion adapted to make a fluid connection and a tube attachment portion, adapted to receive a tube and to be crimped or swaged. The tube attachment portion comprises a retention mechanism that is adapted to be manipulated during crimping or swaging to bite the tube so as to lock the tube attachment portion relative to the tube. This retention mechanism may take the form of a deformable bite ring, a deflectable c-insert, irregularities defined on an inner surface of the tube attachment portion, and/or the like. The tube attachment portion also may include a resilient sealing mechanism adapted to provide a seal between the tube and the tube attachment portion, and thereby a fluid-tight connection between the tube and the termination portion.

Abstract: A method of assembling a cooling module with the module having a shroud (38) having a cover (42) receiving bearing structure (40). The cover has an opening (68) therein. A fan (36) is provided for moving air. A rotor and stator assembly (30) has an opened end and includes a stator, including permanent magnet structure (14), and a rotor having laminations (16), windings (21), a shaft (18) and a commutator (20). A brush and connector unit (52?) including brushes. The method mounts the fan to a first end of the shaft. The rotor and stator assembly is coupled to the cover to substantially close the opened end, with a second end of the shaft being received by the bearing structure. The brush and connector unit is inserted through the opening such that the brushes are associated with the commutator. The brush and connector unit is secured to the cover.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a bodywork component of a motor vehicle that has first been shaped and is then thermally surface-treated, said method comprising iterative simulated steps with variable geometric data of tools that are used in the shaping process. According to the invention, a continuous check verifies whether the expected geometric data of the component lies within the permitted tolerance range of the nominal geometric data of the component. If this is not the case, the geometric data and the generation of corrected tool geometric data is modified. This takes place in two stages, the first stage for the shaping steps and the subsequent stage for the process steps of the thermal surface treatment.

Abstract: A multi-layered support structure of an open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, configured to provide high permeability to a magnetic flux from a source of a magnetic field, includes a first multi-layered support structure, a second multi-layered support structure and at least one third support structure, connecting the first multi-layered support structure and the second multi-layered structure.

Abstract: A portable floating hot tub that is easy to assemble and take down and can be used in environments with extremely cold and turbulent water. The hot tub has three main components: a collapsible frame made of connected rigid members, an insulated liner sized and shaped to closely fit against the deployed frame and form a subassembly, and an inflatable pontoon that may have a central aperture for receiving the subassembly. The pontoon is first inflated and placed on the body of water, after which the frame and liner subassembly are placed over the central aperture. Filling the internal volume defined by the insulated liner with water causes the subassembly to descend within the pontoon: Cooperating means on the subassembly and/or pontoon prevent the subassembly from passing completely through the central aperture. A source of heated water such as a portable heater having a heating capacity of at least 30,000 BTUs rapidly heats up the water within the hot tub.

Abstract: A pressure vessel is provided including a liner forming a cavity and having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a composite wrap including a plurality of composite layers disposed adjacent to the outer surface. The composite wrap has a desired strain modulus gradient across a thickness of the composite wrap. Also provided is a method for producing the pressure vessel.

Abstract: Placing device for placing a fastener. The device includes a housing, a mounting surface for a fastener and comprising an opening, a drive mandrel comprising a rotation axis and a portion which passes through the opening and that is structured and arranged to engage the fastener, and a fork-shaped receptacle arranged at least one of in an area of the mounting surface, adjacent the mounting surface, and associated with the mounting surface.

Abstract: The present invention is an assembly and method for continuously manufacturing fasteners. A die press actuated at a first speed receives the contoured wire into a die having a piercing element for piercing an aperture and a cutting element for cutting a fastener from the wire. A guide receives the fasteners from the die press and a drive unit engages the fasteners oriented by the guide and conveys the fastener to an elevated height relative to a tapping device. The guide redirects the fasteners by a first router. The fasteners are gravity fed into the first router and redirected to one of the tapping devices. Each tapping device has a tapping element for forming internal ribs in the aperture of the fastener. The tapping devices each actuates at a second speed that in aggregate is generally equal to the first speed of the die press.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a rotary electric machine according to the present invention comprises steps of: (1) preforming a coil including a plurality of element coils of an insulated conductor; (2) inserting a first side of a first element coil of the element coils into a first slot of a stator core through an opening of the first slot; (3) inserting a second side of the first element coil into a second slot in which a first side of a second element coil of the element coil has been already inserted; (4) electrically connecting coil ends of a plurality of the coils to each other; and (5) rotatably mounting a rotor inside the stator core.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated rotor core includes a punching process for punching a strip-shaped material to make a core piece, a placing process, which is performed simultaneously with the punching process of the core piece, for placing the core piece in a die so that the core piece is placed on another core piece previously punched and placed in the die and a joining process for joining the core pieces.

Abstract: Methods for forming data storage media and the media formed thereby are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method for forming a data storage media, comprises: injection molding a substrate comprising surface features, wherein said surface features have greater than about 90% of a surface feature replication of an original master; and disposing a data layer over at least one surface of said substrate; wherein said data storage media has an axial displacement peak of less than about 500? under shock or vibration excitation when excited by a 1 G sinusoidal loading.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for sticking edging material (12, 10) onto lightweight building boards (1) comprising two thin-walled outer layers (2, 4) and a core layer (6) of lightweight filler material disposed between the outer layers, having the steps: provision of a lightweight building board (1), a decor edge (10) and a stabilising edge (12), and sticking on of the decor edge (10) and/or the stabilising edge (12) in the region of a narrow surface (1?) of the lightweight building board (1). The process according to the invention is characterised in that the stabilising edge (12) is introduced into a section between two outer layers (2, 4) in the region of the narrow surface (1?) without having first created a recess of at least one outer layer and/or of the core layer in this section, said recess corresponding substantially to the stabilising edge.

Abstract: Exemplary system and process for assembling a camera module are provided. The system includes a worktable, a light intensity sensor, a lens module holding device and a controlling unit. The worktable provide placement of the image sensor module thereon, thus a center of the image sensor having a coordinate value thereof. The lens module holding device can hold and move the lens module above the worktable, and it has a light source to emit parallel light that converged at a focus point, wherein the light intensity sensor can detect the focus point location and generating a signal associated with a coordinate value of the focus point. The controlling unit can receive the signal and instruct the lens module holding device to move the lens module toward the image sensor module so that the optical axis of the lens module is aligned with the center of the image sensor.

Abstract: The invention prevents reduction of a pickup rate even when a storage tape in use and a new storage tape are connected to each other with a connection tape. A component recognition camera takes an image of an electronic component held by a suction nozzle, and a recognition processing device performs recognition processing. When a positional shifting amount calculated by CPU based on the recognition processing result is more than ?, a board recognition camera takes an image of a storage portion of a storage tape storing a next electronic component to be picked up. When a positional shifting amount of the storage portion calculated based on the recognition processing result is more than ?, the CPU enables seam passage processing. Based on the image taking of the storage portion by the board recognition camera and the recognition processing by the recognition processing device which are performed each time the storage tape is fed N times, the CPU controls correction of a pickup position.

Abstract: A multistage compression tool for attaching a coaxial cable connector to a coaxial cable includes a sliding bolt which moves in response to a lever arm. The sliding bolt includes a plunger and a sliding ring attached to a spring. First stage compression is complete when the sliding ring stops moving forward. Second stage compression begins as the compression force on the spring causes the plunger to move forward and ends when the lever arm is fully closed. The first stage of compression seizes an outer conductor of the coaxial cable connector, while the second stage of compression seizes an inner conductor of the coaxial cable connector.

Abstract: A device for the ballplayer of a football-playing table includes a head and a body combined together. The body is bored with a combining hole with a stepped surface extending downward to form a stop ring, and the stepped surface is cut with two opposite notches. A neck under the head has its lower end fixed with two opposite projections extending outward and respectively matching with the two notches of the stepped surface, having its bottom disposed with an insert pin extending downward. A metallic tube is inserted through the lateral insert hole of the body and bored with a diametrical hole for the insert pin to be inserted therein. In assembling, the neck is first fitted in the combining hole and then turned to let the projections sustain the stop ring and insert the insert pin in the metallic tube to combine the ballplayer with the metallic tube.

Abstract: An electronic device substrate is provided with a thin-plate core substrate; a metal electrode provided on the core substrate and electrically connected to an electrode of an electronic component to be packaged thereon; and an electrical insulation layer on which is mounted the electronic component, and which is provided to surround the metal electrode.

Abstract: A multilayer printed circuit board has an IC chip 20 included in a core substrate 30 in advance and a transition layer 38 provided on a pad 24 of the IC chip 20. Due to this, it is possible to electronically connect the IC chip to the multilayer printed circuit board without using lead members and a sealing resin. Also, by providing the transition layer 38 made of copper on the die pad 24, it is possible to prevent resin residues on the pad 24 and to improve connection characteristics between the pad 24 and a via hole 60 and reliability.

Abstract: A printed circuit board manufacturing method includes: a hole-forming step of forming a through hole in a substrate that will become an element of a printed circuit board after manufacturing; and a jig insertion step of inserting a jig in the through hole formed in the hole-forming step such that the jig adheres to a portion of an inner wall of the through hole, the inner wall having a portion connecting to the outside of the through hole. The method further includes a conductive-film forming step of forming a conductive film only on the portion of the inner wall of the through hole connecting to the outside of the through hole, after the jig is inserted into the through hole in the jig insertion step.

Abstract: A dead end electrical connector assembly including a dead end connector member, a collet, wedges and an outer sleeve. The dead end connector member has a first end section and a second end section. The second end section includes a threaded section. The first end section is adapted to be connected to another member and includes a general bolt head section adapted to be turned by a powered tool to axially rotate the dead end connector member. The front end of the collet includes a threaded section adapted to be threaded onto the threaded section of the dead end connector member. The wedges are inserted directly between the collet and a core member of a cable conductor. The second end section of the dead end connector member is adapted to push the wedges into the collet.

Abstract: A method is for repairing turbo machine blades, e.g., gas turbine blades on integrally bladed gas turbine rotors. The method includes at least the following steps: a) providing a turbo machine blade to be repaired or an integrally bladed rotor to be repaired having a damaged blade section; b) removing the damaged blade section from the turbo machine blade or from the integrally bladed rotor resulting in a blade stump; c) clamping the blade stump at least in the region of a flow leading edge and a flow trailing edge of the same in a cooling device; d) applying respectively a punctiform welding bead in the region of the flow leading edge and a flow trailing edge of the blade stump by laser powder build-up welding, the welding beads protruding at least over the flow leading edge and the flow trailing edge; e) applying material by laser powder build-up welding between the welding beads in the region of the or each removed blade section for restoring the respective blade section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger (10) for an air heating apparatus (12) for integration into a housing which guides air. The heat exchanger has a heat exchanger body (14) with a longitudinal axis. According to the invention, the heat exchanger body (14) is at least partially fabricated in a pressure-casting process employing two molded masses (“cores”), with the molded masses being withdrawn from the mold in opposite directions (40, 42) extending along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: In a method of fabricating an exhaust gas handling device, particularly an automotive emission control device, an insert, for example comprising a substrate and a support matting, is sensed as to its specific elasticity before it is clamped in place in an outer housing. For sensing, the insert is pressurized from without in a sensing station. Via the applied pressure and the displacement of the sensing tool the displacement of the insert at which it is to be clamped in place in the outer housing is determined. Then, the insert is fitted in an outer housing the inner dimensions of which correspond to the previously sensed wanted outer dimensions of the insert in the wanted compression.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a toothing on a component 2 of a shaft/hub connection, the component 2 being held permanently in a chucking 3 while it receives an at least two-stage toothing in this chucking. A special draw die 4 for carrying out the method is also proposed, a first toothing-forming region 14 with a first height and at least one following second toothing-forming region 15 with at least one second height being arranged between a first and a second end face 5, 6 and the first height being designed to be lower than the second height.

Abstract: The present invention relates to surface densification of a work piece that comprises at least one toothed section made from sintering material, wherein a first surface of the work piece is densified using a different from a second surface of the work piece.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle. A set of vehicle body structure components is assembled with interlocking mating features.

Abstract: A folding knife in exemplary embodimentsTong comprises a handle portion, a blade, a locking cross-bolt, and a motion limiting member coupled to the handle. When the blade is in the closed position, the motion limiting member is in a first position that prevents the cross-bolt from moving to its locked position. When pivoting the blade to the open position, the motion limiting member moves to a second position that does not prevent the cross-bolt from moving to its locked position. A biased safety mechanism can also be used to block the cross-bolt from moving to an unlocked position.

Abstract: An apparatus for shaving a person's hair by way of laser radiation includes a base unit with at least one laser light source, a portable unit which a user can move to the region of the hair to be cut, and also a transmission device with a plurality of optical fibers. The fibers transmit the laser radiation emitted by the at least one laser light source from the base unit to the portable unit. The ends of the optical fibers are arranged in the portable unit in such a way that the laser radiation emitted from these ends can at least partially overlap and provide for a linear beam cross section in the overlapped state.

Abstract: A control system (10) in a hair clipper that senses increased load while operating and, as a result, automatically and momentarily increases blade speed output for more efficient cutting.

Abstract: Molded in at least five discrete parts. Each of which are adapted to engage together to safely long wedge cut, slice, and then 3d dice a sausage food product. In this device one handle acts as a guide with no cutting means for a sausage while it's inserted in a cutter housing. The cutter housing and two handle beam apparatus could be pushed down at this point to reveal individual through slices down the sausage length. The opposite end of a two handle beam apparatus would have a cutting means for a sausage, than inserted into a cutter housing. At this point the respective cutter housing and respective two handle beam apparatus could be lifted off a food ejector to reveal long end to end wedge cuts. Both, the long end cut operation, and sliced cut operation together would create a diced sausage product.

Abstract: Dispensers are provided for razor blade cartridges used with a handle. The dispensers have a housing structure that defines sections for receiving respective cartridges and retaining the cartridges in predetermined positions that permit connection of a handle connecting structure on the handle to one of the cartridges as the handle is moved toward the cartridge. The dispensers also include a latch for each section. Each latch is shaped and positioned to interact with a corresponding feature on the blade unit of the cartridge.

Abstract: A shearing device is disclosed that encloses a cutting member for user safety, and that allows the cutting member to be quickly and easily replaced, the shearing device including a cutting member removably coupled to a mount and disposed in a housing, wherein the mount is coupled to an actuator, and wherein the shearing device is adapted to minimize an amount of waste material sheared from a hose.

Abstract: A one piece eating utensil that will perform the tasks of a knife, fork and spoon. The invention is designed in one piece with no moving parts. The invention has a wide upper section that consists of two blunted knife edges that end at the top of the utensil in a three pronged fork. The center of the upper portion has a hollowed out center section that is the spoon area. Immediately below the upper section, on both side of the utensil, there are two flattened areas which allow the user to apply finger pressure on the side of the utensil when cutting food. The invention is ambidextrous.

Abstract: A rotary cutter knife provided with a guard member, which extends beyond the outer edge of the rotary blade to enhance the safety. The guard member is divided into two sub-members, which can independently move between an extended position where an outer profile of the sub-member extends beyond an outer edge of the rotary blade and a retracted position where the outer profile of the sub-member is retracted such that the outer edge of the rotary blade is exposed. Thus, the cutting edge of the rotary blade is not exposed in the area where the cutting operation is not performed, and the cutting edge is exposed only in a limited area associated with the cutting operation, such that the highly enhanced safety is realized.

Abstract: An electric nibbler has a handle, a battery package, a front cover, a base, a lower blade, a drive device, a transmitting device and an upper blade. The battery package is detachably attached to the battery seat of the handle. The front cover is mounted securely to the handle and has a mounting bracket and a housing. The base is connected securely to the housing and has an upper segment and a lower segment. The lower blade is connected securely to the lower segment. The drive device is mounted in the handle and a drive shaft. The transmitting device is connected to the drive device and has a connecting tube, a transmitting shaft, a drive axle, a gear wheel, a crank and a piston rod. The upper blade is connected securely to the bottom end of the piston rod.

Abstract: A pair of scissors with comb comprises a first blade having an edge, a second blade openably and closably supported together with the first blade and having an edge and a comb member attached to the first blade. The comb member is provided with a plurality of comb tooth groups with different characteristics from each other. The comb member is attached to and detached from the first blade. The mounting state of each comb tooth group is changed with respect to the first blade, whereby, for example, an extending direction of the comb tooth group is changed based on differences in the direction of eyebrows so that each comb tooth group can be used properly. Since an extending direction of a comb tooth of each comb tooth group inclines, the scissors with comb can be rendered convenient when eyebrows are trimmed.