Abstract: The automatic sorting of laundry items requires a knowledge of all sorting criteria. One strives to read these out from data storage media attached to the laundry items. The problem is when laundry items lack data storage media, or they are not readable because they have been damaged, for example. The invention calls for deriving sorting criteria which cannot be otherwise obtained from at least one imaging recording of an imaging device, such as a 3D-camera. Such sorting criteria, which cannot be derived from the picture or recording of the 3D-camera, are derived from supplemental information which can be obtained in different ways. Thus, it is also possible to sort laundry items without data storage medium or with damaged data storage media in a fully automatic or at least largely automatic manner.

Abstract: Provided are a fabric having excellent stain resistance and flame retardancy, and a method for manufacturing the fabric. The fabric includes a first coating layer and a second coating layer on one surface of a polyester fabric impregnated with a fluorine-based water-and-oil repellent agent; in which the first coating layer contains a fluorine-based water-and-oil repellent agent and the second coating layer contains a flame retardant; the first coating layer being on the fabric side, and the second coating layer being on the side opposite to the fabric of the first coating layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a fabric having excellent stain resistance and flame retardancy. The method of manufacturing a fabric of the present invention includes the steps of (a) immersing a polyester fabric in a treatment liquid containing a first fluorine-based water-and-oil repellent agent to incorporate the treatment liquid thereinto, followed by drying the fabric; (b) coating one surface of the fabric with a coating composition containing a second fluorine-based water-and-oil repellent agent and a flame retardant; and (c) cleaning the fabric having the coating layer formed thereon with hot water of 65° C. to 90° C.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, the present invention is directed to improvements to molded fiber products. A first sealant layer can be applied to a prepressed biodegradable molded fiber or to biodegradable molded fiber which has not been prepressed. After the sealant layer has been applied, a heat press process is applied. A biodegradable paint can be applied to the first sealant layer. A sealer or binder can be mixed with paint before it is applied to the first sealant layer. A second sealant layer can be applied to the paint layer. Any binder mixed with the paint, as well as the first and second sealant layers respectively can comprise a natural, synthetic, oil based, or biodegradable polymer sealant, or a combination thereof. Preferably, the first sealant layer, the paint layer, and the second sealant layer add less than 10% of total non-biodegradable weight to the total weight of the molded fiber product.

Abstract: A textile printing method includes heating a cloth, and applying an ink composition onto the heated cloth by ejecting the ink composition from an ink jet head. The ink composition contains resin fine particles and has a viscosity of 4.5 mPa·s or less at 40° C. and a surface tension of 28 mN/m or less at 40° C.

Abstract: A method for producing a rope, wherein fiber bundles are applied with a liquefied matrix material upstream of and/or at a twisting point to form fiber strands, and are embedded into the liquefied matrix material during stranding, by which fiber strands a fiber core of the rope is formed and wires or wire strands are wound about the fiber core. The matrix material of the fiber strands is hardened after the stranding, and the fiber strands are subsequently stranded directly with one another without further application to form the fiber core. Preferably the fiber strands are heated, during or after the stranding thereof to form the fiber core, so that the matrix material softens at least individual fiber strands, preferably all the fiber strands, another of the fiber strands is connected with the matrix material, and is subsequently hardened, forming an integral bond with one another.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a scraper bar in a line for producing a paper web, having a wire, assigned to which are scraper bars oriented transversely to its direction of movement and situated at a distance from one another. The scraper bar is supported by a support bar and is adjustable with respect to the support bar and with respect to the wire by means of a positioning device. The scraper bar and the support bar are coupled together by way of links that are mounted thereon. The distance or the angular position of the scraper bar with respect to the support bar and thus with respect to the wire is adjustable by a displacement of the scraper bar with respect to the support bar.

Abstract: Yankee dryer cylinder (1) having a cylindrical shell made of steel (10), having a first and a second end opposite each other (11, 12) and provided with a plurality of circumferential grooves (15). The cylinder (1) includes a first and a second head (20, 30) made of cast iron and fixed respectively to the first and to the second end (11, 12) of the cylindrical shell made of steel (10). It is, furthermore, provided a hollow shaft (40) mounted inside the cylindrical shell (10) and connected to the first and to the second head (20, 30) at a first and a second end (41, 42), respectively. The cylinder is also provided with a first and a second bearing journal (50,60) fixed to the hollow shaft (40) at a respective end (41, 42).

Abstract: A method for operating a machine for producing and/or processing a material web, wherein a first drive unit is supplied by a converter with a current, a vibration propagating over the material web is captured via the first drive unit, the vibration is measured and transformed into a measurement signal that is examined for presence of a signature that differs from the basic waveform of the current, a web tear is thus identified if the signature propagating over the material web is missing during the evaluation of the electrical measurement signal, whereby no further sensors, in particular optical sensors, are required to capture the measurement signal, and the measurement also occurs independently of a torque, a speed or speed development of drive motors over time and, moreover, the detection of the web tear does not require a comparison measurement at the machine without a continuous material web.

Abstract: A paper web includes a surface having a plurality of sections. At least one section of the plurality of sections has a plurality of positions. The plurality of positions each has an equal length and is obtained by subdividing the at least one section. The paper web also includes ink applied to the surface of the paper web at some of the plurality of positions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention a method for producing a composite paper by providing a particulate sorbent, providing a paper pulp, and mixing the particulate sorbent and the paper pulp to develop a mixture. The method includes producing an article from the mixture that includes the particulate sorbent at least partially distributed through at least a portion of the article. Further, the at least one article is configured and arranged to uptake and release carbon dioxide as a function of moisture content. Some embodiments of the invention include a composite paper-like assembly including at least a first and second layer including hydrophobic fibers, and sorbent particles and/or a sorbent loaded paper sandwiched between the first and second porous sheets. Some further embodiments include a method for producing a material that supports a moisture swing by providing a material including activated carbon, and infusing the activated carbon with ionic salt.

Abstract: The instant invention pertains to a method for the production of brilliant glossy metal coatings on paper or board substrates. Further aspects of the invention are a paper or board product obtainable by using the method and the use of such a paper or board for decorative or packaging purposes. In particular the instant invention is directed to a method, wherein a UV curable composition is applied/printed on a paper or board substrate and cured through the paper or board from the reverse side by UV/Visible light. Simultaneously with the curing step the coated/printed paper or board is pressed from the coated/printed side against a mirror like shim. The shim has no structure and should be of mirror quality. In a second step this glazed and cured surface is overcoated/overprinted with an aluminium layer. The result is a metallized surface exhibiting excellent gloss and brilliance.

Abstract: A coated paper-based substrate for manufacturing a container and a method for preparing the same. The coated paper-based substrate comprises a cellulosic fiber-based substrate coated on a first surface with a coating A and coated on a second surface with a coating B. The coating A comprises at least one layer of an extruded or laminated polymeric film or of a laminated foil. The coating B comprises at least one layer obtained by applying an aqueous dispersion of at least one polymer or copolymer capable of providing a water and/or moisture barrier to the second surface of the paper-based substrate once coated. The extruded or laminated polymeric film and the polymer or copolymer of the aqueous dispersion are different. The coating A and the coating B are heat sealable to each other.

Abstract: A method of making an absorbent structure including forming a stock mixture of fibers, a cationic wet strength resin, an anionic polyacrylamide and a cellulase enzyme, and at least partially drying the stock mixture to form a web.

Abstract: Typically, a tie plate assembly for supporting a rail on a tie includes a tie plate and a spike that is driven through the plate into the tie to secure the tie plate to the point. A sleeve is provided on the plate that is inserted into a tie to prevent the deflection of the spike with respect to the ties wheels of a train pass over the tie.

Abstract: A holddown assembly fastens a railway rail to a transversely extending hollow sleeper formed with a vertically throughgoing hole. An upwardly projecting lateral brace element is provided on the sleeper offset from the hole, and the assembly has a body fitted between the rail and the brace element and transversely bracing the rail against the brace element. An anchor of the assembly is engaged through the hole, projects upward from the sleeper, is transversely shiftable in the hole, and bears upward on the sleeper. A spring clip is pressed by the anchor down against the rail and presses the rail down against the metal sleeper.

Abstract: A railroad tie plate has a generally prismatic body including a field side flange and a gauge side flange connected by an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion includes a rail seat for positioning a railroad rail. At least one of the flanges includes a protrusion extending in a thickness dimension of the tie plate. A hole extends into the at least one protrusion so as to receive a retaining device, such as an e-clip. The tie plate is made by hot forging, having a microstructure comprising pearlite and alpha-ferrite. The net shape of the tie plate may be achieved by forging without subsequent material addition and without subsequent material removal.

Abstract: A rail alignment tool for aligning a rail segment of a railroad track positioned on a plurality of railroad ties is provided. The rail alignment tool includes a first side member and a second side member. The first side member includes first and second adjustment arms, and a first connecting member between the adjustment arms. The adjustment arms are positioned on opposite sides of a railroad tie. The second side member receives the adjustment arms and includes a second connecting member. At least one of the side members includes a first adjustment member that extends from the first and/or second connecting members in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rail segment. The adjustment arms engage a bottom surface of the rail segment and move the rail segment away from the railroad tie when the first adjustment member is extended.

Abstract: An industrial mat that has a support core configured and arranged to support other components of the mat; and upper and lower layers that provide upper and lower surfaces of the mat and that protect the support core. The support core includes a frame of longitudinal side members, end members and cross members each of which is made of steel or a thermosetting plastic material. The frame can include wood, plastic or elastomeric internal members or materials to fill internal open areas of the frame, with the upper and lower layers and the sides and ends of the frame retaining the internal members or materials therein. The mat preferably includes lifting elements of D-shaped rings, O-shaped rings, chains, or cables attached to the upper or lower layer or the support core to provide certified overhead lifting of the mat for installation and reclamation thereof.

Abstract: The method includes creating a polymer mixture, wherein the polymer mixture includes a stabilizing polymer, a bulk polymer, a flame retardant polymer combination, and a compatibilizer. The stabilizing polymer and the bulk polymer are immiscible. The stabilizing polymer includes fibers surrounded by the compatibilizer within the bulk polymer. The stabilizing polymer is aramid. The flame retardant polymer combination is a mixture of triazin and melamine. The method further includes extruding the polymer mixture into a monofilament. The method further includes quenching the monofilament. The method further includes reheating the monofilament. The method further includes stretching the reheated monofilament to align the fibers relative to each other and to form the monofilament into an artificial turf fiber. The method further includes incorporating the artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing.

Abstract: A rotor assembly for a cold planer is disclosed. The rotor assembly may include a rotor chamber that is configured to house a milling drum, and the milling drum may be configured to rotate within the rotor chamber. The rotor assembly may further include a plate movably coupled to the rotor chamber and an upper pulley wheel rotatably mounted to the plate. Furthermore, a lower pulley wheel may be rotatably mounted to the rotor chamber and the lower pulley wheel may be operably coupled to the milling drum such that the lower pulley wheel and the milling drum synchronously rotate. The rotor assembly may further include an actuating mechanism operably coupled to the plate, and the actuating mechanism may be configured to move the plate and the upper pulley wheel between an operation position and a transport position.

Abstract: A construction machine for the treatment of ground surfaces includes a chassis carrying a machine frame, a driveable work drum supported from the machine frame and including an outer surface and exchangeable tools fastened to the outer surface, a working space defined within the machine adjacent the work drum, and at least one seat for an operating person, the at least one seat being movable into a working position in the work space adjacent the work drum so that the operating person can exchange the tools on the work drum.

Abstract: In a self-propelled construction machine for working ground pavements comprising at least one machine frame, at least one height-adjustable milling drum for working the ground pavement in a working operation, driven by at least one drive unit, at least one control device for monitoring and controlling the milling depth of the milling drum and the speed of the construction machine, it is provided for the following features to be achieved: that a monitoring device detects an interruption of the working operation, and when detecting the interruption of the working operation emits a signal to interrupt the drive of the milling drum.

Abstract: A raised pavement marker (RPM) is sized and configured to comply with Department of Transportation requirements and includes a main body with a top side, opposite angled side faces, opposite ends and a bottom surface structured to be bonded to a road surface. A sheet substrate is coated on a top surface with multiple layers of a photoluminescent composition containing one or more rare earth materials that emits a highly visible glowing light in dark or near dark conditions for at least 6 hours when fully charged. The sheet substrate is inserted within a recessed pocket on the top side of the RPM with the photo-luminescent top surface facing up and is covered by a transparent acrylic lens that is electronically welded to the main body to provide an integral one piece sealed structure. The opposite angled side faces may be fitted with prismatic reflective lenses.

Abstract: The current invention is a collapsible construction cone that breaks down at five different levels to create a compact, easily transportable traffic control device. The design is stackable for convenient storage and can be quickly adjusted to its upright position. A user would twist the handle to pull up. Pull upwards until all five layers are visible, or to the preferred height, and then twist the opposite direction to lock the cone in place.

Abstract: The present invention is a water soluble collection bag for the disposal of bodily waste and pet fecal matter in a toilet. The present invention includes a method of use that prevents plumbing system clogs when disposing of bodily fluids and pet fecal matter in a toilet.

Abstract: An animal waste collecting tool for improved sanitization includes an elongated shaft having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end connects to an attachment member that is for securing the tool with a user's arm. The lower end connects to a V-shaped support member wherein two legs of the V-shaped support member are connected to a semi-circular member. On the bottom surface of the semi-circular member, there are a plurality of hooks on the bottom surface of the semi-circular member, each of the plurality of hooks being biased in the forward direction. Another hook being biased in the rearward direction is inside the tip between two legs of the V-shaped support member, for securing a disposable bag on the semi-circular member in conjunction with the plurality of hooks on the bottom surface of the semi-circular member.

Abstract: An animal waste removal and collection system may include a waste removal apparatus with a handle, a blade connected proximate to an end of the handle, and a comb connected proximate to the end of the handle opposite the blade. The waste removal apparatus is configured to be supported on a support surface at a first contact point of the blade with the support surface and at multiple second contact points of the comb with the support surface. The animal waste removal and collection system may also include a waste collection apparatus with another handle and a pan connected proximate to an end of the second handle. The pan includes a base and walls extending upwardly from the base, where one of the walls includes a slot to interface with the blade and another one of the walls includes a second comb to interface with the first comb.

Abstract: A guard for a snow plow may include a body portion and a head portion extending from the body portion and including a bull nose shape, wherein, the body portion and the head portion may have embedded therein a plurality of wear resisting elements and wherein the body portion and head portion may each comprise a polymer material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.

Abstract: A drill unit for forming a column in ground which includes an outer drill and a concentric inner drill, where attached to the outer drill there is at least one drill tooth which includes a first face, a second face and a base face wherein:—the first face and the second face are immediately adjacent one another and are coterminous at a first edge and a second edge;—the base face is the face closest to, or coterminous with, the first terminal end;—all faces, except the base face, are independently coterminous with the base face; and extend away from the base face in the same direction;—at least part of the at least one drill tooth extends away from the first terminal end to terminate at the second edge;—the second edge is the edge of the at least one tooth that is most longitudinally distant from the first terminal end;—the first face further includes a first alpha edge, where the first alpha edge is an edge of the first face opposite the first edge;—a line joining the first edge and the first alpha edge, where

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cutting concrete piles. The device having a frame, gripping means connected to the frame and including at least two opposing gripping parts, which are movable at least closer to each other to form a closing grip around a pile and further away from each other to release the pile from the closing grip, and sawing means, which are arranged to perform a back and forth sawing movement on the two opposite sides of the pile moving along a horizontal guide rail attached to the frame and which is further arranged to turn towards the pile to be sawed and back around their rotational axis. The invention further relates to computer program means suitable for controlling a device according to the invention to perform a desired sawing profile in the concrete pile.

Abstract: A device for calculating construction assistance information includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, from a vibratory hammer construction machine, information that contains at least values indicating a eccentricity force of a vibratory hammer which the vibratory hammer construction machine imparts to a construction object, the number of impacts, and a depth of penetration of the construction object; and a calculation unit that calculates a accumulated impact force indicating a work load of construction on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A reinforced geocell is made of flexible polymeric strips arranged in rows and interconnected in a staggered order lengthwise to form a three-dimensional cell structure when stretched in the direction normal to surfaces of the strips. The strips are provided with drainage apertures and are reinforced in a longitudinal direction with reinforcing threads having at least two fibrous elements twisted along full lengths thereof. A method for producing a geocell includes extruding a polymeric material for producing a sheet material, laying out twisted reinforcing threads onto the sheet material, calendaring the sheet material when heated to 120 to 200° C. to press reinforcing threads into the sheet material, cutting a reinforced sheet material into sheets, perforating the sheets for producing drainage apertures, cutting the sheets into strips, and interconnecting the strips in a staggered order to form a three-dimensional cell structure.

Abstract: A safety grill or grate for use with a camera and the like during maintenance.

Abstract: A floor support frame (8) is provided with a left side pilot valve (21). The left side pilot valve (21) is provided with a left side operating pedal (23) that is foot-operated. The left side operating pedal (23) is configured of a first foot board (26) that is mounted on the left pilot valve (21) to be rotatable in an upper-lower direction, a shaft (27) that is mounted in a rear portion of the first foot board (26), and a second foot board (28) that is mounted through the shaft (27) on the first foot board (26) to be rotatable in a horizontal direction. The second foot board (28) is rotatable between a storage position of overlapping the first foot board (26) and a use position of being rotated in the rear side of the first foot board (26). An operation regulating mechanism (29) is provided in the front side of the first foot board (26) to be engaged to the second foot board (28) when the second foot board (28) is rotated to the storage position to regulate a foot operation.

Abstract: A bucket comprises a shell including a curved member that defines a first transverse end, a second transverse end, a top edge and a bottom flat portion, a first flat angled member attached to the first transverse end of the curved member and a second flat angled member attached to a second transverse end of the curved member, a bottom member, and at least one attachment bracket, wherein the bucket assembly defines a bucket center plane and the first and second flat angled members are tapered toward the center plane of the bucket.

Abstract: Mobile apparatus, comprising a main frame (202) displaceable on displacing means; a sub-frame (203) which is rotatable around a vertical axis and which is mounted on the main frame and provided with a control unit; at least one operating arm (210) mounted on the sub-frame and an automatically movable lifting device provided on the main frame, which lifting device is adapted to be connectable to an agricultural attachment.

Abstract: A jetting system for an undersea trencher has jetting conduits extending onward of its trench-cutting jetting swords. Jetting conduit nozzles direct liquid radially from their jetting conduits into the trench after the trench is excavated by the jetting sword cutting nozzles. The jetting conduits direct sufficient liquid into the trench to maintain the mix of trenched soil and water in the trench along the length of the conduits at not more than a super-critical density, extending the distance in which the product being laid in the trench is able to descend in the trench and increasing the likelihood that the product will be buried at the intended trench depth.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a console box disposed to a side of an operator's seat, and a support including a rotational axis disposed in a left and right direction below the console box. The console box is configured to be rotatable in a forth and back direction. The support rotatably supports the console box around the rotational axis and between an operating position in which the console box is horizontally disposed and a retracted position in which the console box is inclined at a position in which the console box has been rotated rearward from the operating position. A spacing in a horizontal direction between front and rear ends of the console box disposed in the retracted position is less than a spacing in the horizontal direction between front and rear ends of the console box disposed in the operating position.

Abstract: A control system for a work machine is disclosed that may include an input device, an electronic controller, and a joystick. The input device may be configured to transmit an electronic selection signal. The electronic controller may be in electronic communication with the input device, be configured to receive the electronic selection signal, and transmit an electronic configuration signal. The joystick may be in operative communication with at least one of a ground engaging member and a work implement and be configured to regulate movement of at least one of these. Further, the joystick may be in electronic communication with the electronic controller and may be configured to move along multiple axes. The joystick may be further configured to receive the electronic configuration signal and be selectively non-movable along at least one of its axes in response to this signal.

Abstract: An electronic control system for controlling movement of a work machine is disclosed. The control system may include a first and a second joystick, each of the first and second joysticks configured to move between a neutral and an operational position. Moreover a first and second resistive device may be operatively coupled to the first and second joysticks respectively. The first and second resistive devices may be configured to generate a resistive force to selectively retain the first and second joysticks in the operational position. Additionally, the control system may include a controller in communication with the first and second joysticks and the first and second resistive devices. The controller may transmit a first and second resistive force signal to activate one of the first and second resistive devices to generate the resistive force such that one of the first and second joysticks is retained in the operational position.

Abstract: A hydraulic drive system of a construction machine includes: a control valve configured such that an opening area of a center bypass passage gradually decreases in accordance with increase in an operation signal; an operation device that outputs the operation signal; a bleed-off line; and a bleed-off valve that includes a pilot port to which a secondary pressure from a solenoid proportional valve is led, the bleed-off valve being configured such that: a bypass passage is open until the operation signal exceeds a first setting value, and the bypass passage is closed when the operation signal exceeds the first setting value; and an unloading passage is opened when the operation signal exceeds a second setting value, and an opening area of the unloading passage gradually decreases until the operation signal that has exceeded the second setting value reaches a third setting value.

Abstract: A control system includes: first and second hydraulic pumps; an opening/closing device provided in a passage connecting the first and second hydraulic pumps and configured to open and close the passage; a control device controlling the opening/closing device to switch between connected and unconnected states of the first and second hydraulic pumps; a first hydraulic cylinder to which hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic pump is supplied in the unconnected state; and a second hydraulic cylinder to which hydraulic fluid from the second hydraulic pump is supplied in the unconnected state. The control device controls the opening/closing device to be in the connected state when distributed flow rates of the hydraulic cylinders are a predetermined supply flow rate or lower and a difference between a pressure in a rod-side space and a pressure in a cap-side space of the hydraulic cylinder is a defined value or smaller.

Abstract: A hydraulic system for a work machine includes a first hydraulic pump driving a swing hydraulic motor; a second hydraulic pumps driving a boom cylinder; a first pump displacement increase valve controlling a volume of the first hydraulic pump; a swing pilot pressure sensor detecting a swing operation amount; a boom raising pilot pressure sensor detecting a boom raising operation amount; and a controller controlling a control signal to the first pump displacement increase valve on the basis of the swing operation amount and the boom raising operation amount. The controller controls the control signal in such a manner that a delivery rate of the first hydraulic pump becomes higher as the swing operation amount is larger and an increasing rate of the delivery rate of the first hydraulic pump becomes lower as the boom raising operation amount is larger during a swing boom raising operation.

Abstract: A flow control manifold that routes pressurized fluid from one of a first fluid manifold connection and a second fluid manifold connection of the flow control manifold to an input of a work tool and directs return fluid from an outlet of the work tool to the other of the first and second fluid manifold connections not receiving pressurized fluid.

Abstract: An image pick-up apparatus includes a first stereo camera attached to a revolving unit and a second stereo camera attached to the revolving unit. The first stereo camera picks up an image of a first image pick-up range. The second stereo camera picks up an image of a second image pick-up range above or beyond the first image pick-up range.

Abstract: A monitoring system implemented on an electric rope shovel having a boom, a dipper, a dipper handle and a revolving frame. The system comprises a plurality of strain gauges, data acquisition unit, a processor and memory, and at least one output device. The locations of the strain gauges include locations on the boom are positioned to predict lateral bending stresses in the dipper handle. The data acquisition unit acquires real-time strain data from the strain gauges, and the processor and memory process at least the acquired real-time strain data to calculate one or more measures of actual instantaneous stress or accumulated damage in the dipper handle. At least one of the output devices provides information comparing the measures with corresponding reference values of maximum allowable stress or accumulated damage.

Abstract: A monitoring system implemented on a drill having a mast lockable into at least a vertical position and pivotable on a fixed support about an axle by operation of mast raising cylinders. Included are strain gauges, a data acquisition unit, a processor and memory and at least one output device. The strain gauges are located on at least the mast, preferably at failure prone locations. The data acquisition unit acquires real-time strain data from strain, pressure and position gauges. The processor and memory uses the data to calculate actual stress or accumulated damage to determine a real-time operating state of the drill. The output device or devices provide show instantaneous stress or accumulated damage with corresponding reference values of maximum allowable stress or accumulated damage. A warning is issued when stress or accumulated damage exceeds or approaches a corresponding reference value.

Abstract: Breaker straps, preferably made of steel, include holes that line up with the holes in breaker rings, to keep the breaker rings in place on a fire hydrant. A collision kit includes breaker straps, the breaker rings, a coupling, and coupling pins.