Abstract: Providing an overturn preventing device which can easily be mounted between a top surface of a piece of furniture and a ceiling while an axis line of a damper relative to a vertical direction is inclined at an angle ranging from 15° to 25°. The overturn preventing device includes a damper, a first base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion has a first abutting surface and a first connection. The first base portion is mounted on the top surface of the furniture. The second base portion has a second abutting surface and a second connection. The second base portion is mounted on the ceiling. A relation, X+L sin 15°?Y?X+L sin 25°, is obtained where reference symbol X designates a distance from the first abutting surface to the first connection, reference symbol L designates a length of the damper and reference symbol Y designates a distance from the second abutting surface the second connection.

Abstract: Providing an overturn preventing device which can successfully prevent overturn of an article. The overturn preventing device includes a damper mounted between a piece of furniture and a ceiling and a setting member connected to both ends of the damper. The setting member has a first setting part body and a second setting part body. The first and second setting part bodies and of the setting member are spread when the overturn preventing device is mounted between the furniture and the ceiling. The setting member assumes such a shape as to extend in one direction when the first and second setting part bodies and are unspread.

Abstract: A vehicle, in particular, a military vehicle, includes a self-supporting vehicle body (2) and a drive assembly (3) for driving the vehicle. The drive assembly (3) is connected to the vehicle body (2) via an assembly support (6, 7), the assembly support (6, 7) forming a part of the support structure of the vehicle body (2). In a method for mounting a drive assembly (3) in a vehicle (2) that has a self-supporting vehicle body (2), the drive assembly (3) is connected to the vehicle body (2) via an assembly support (6, 7) and the assembly support (6, 7) forms a part of the support structure of the vehicle body (2) in the mounted state.

Abstract: Handbag or carrying case includes a retaining compartment for retaining objects which is defined by structure having a plurality of apertures extending from the compartment to an exterior thereof, and at least one snap fastener which snaps into a respective aperture to thereby be secured to the compartment defining structure. An object may be coupled to the snap fastener such that the object is secured to the structure defining the compartment. The position of the object is variable depending on which aperture the snap fastener snaps into, with the user selecting where to locate the object by selecting the location at which the snap fastener connected thereto will engage with the compartment defining structure.

Abstract: In a foil bearing (23) having a plurality of foils (26) disposed in a gap between a rotating member (12) and a stationary mount member (25), a circumferentially extending portion of each foil and a moveable member (27) rotatable with respect to the stationary mount member are provided with magnets (30, 31) so that a magnetic force between these magnets urges the foils toward the rotating member. By rotating the moveable member to vary the relative circumferential position of the moveable member with respect to the foils, it is possible to adjust an amount of magnetic force between the magnets of the moveable member and the magnets of the foils.

Abstract: A driven trolley for suspension from and travel on a rail comprised of a pair of co-axial supporting wheels carried on shafts, one of the supporting wheels being disposed for location on each side of the rail, a driving motor having a driving shaft parallel with the supporting wheel shafts, and the ends of the motor driving shaft being connected by first and second belt drive apparatus to the supporting wheel shafts.