Abstract: A method for producing a sensor housing comprises forming three seals including a first annular seal and a second annular seal connected to each other by a connecting web formed materially integral in a unipartite fashion with the first annular seal and the second annular seal, and positioning the first annular seal and the second annular seal on a housing shell of the sensor housing.

Abstract: A system simultaneously applies compression and cooling to a body part. An ice bag has a removable cap for inserting ice and removing water. An air release valve in the cap allows release of air from the ice bag without removing or loosening the cap. A compression wrap is a unitary sheet of elastic material having a central body with straps extending therefrom. A hole in the central body receives the neck of the ice bag, which is positioned over the body part. The unitary body and straps of the sheet apply pressure via the ice bag. Air released into the ice bag from melting ice is removed via the air release valve without disturbing the compression wrap or the cap. The compression wrap contracts to compensate for the volume of the released air, thus maintaining continuous pressure on and thermal contact with the body part.

Abstract: The intake device for an engine includes a carburetor section and an air cleaner section. The carburetor section includes a body having an intake passage which has an opening communicating with the air cleaner section and a choke valve being a butterfly valve having a plate-like valve body. The air cleaner section includes an air filter, an air-flow chamber provided between the air filter and the intake passage, and a reverse-flow restriction surface provided within the air-flow chamber. The air cleaner section further includes a plate-like partition extending from a location near an air-cleaner side periphery of the valve body of the choke valve in the full-open position to a location near the reverse-flow restriction surface so as to continue the periphery.

Abstract: A hot air generator comprising a handle (12), an elongated nozzle (14), flame generating means (6), a venturi (4), a gas conduit (162) intended to bring a combustible gas into the elongated nozzle (14) and at the flame generating means (6), an air conduit (164) intended for bringing compressed air into the elongated nozzle (14) and downstream from the venturi; characterized in that the generator further comprises a servocontrolled pressure regulator (2) controlling a gas pressure (Pd.g) in the gas conduit (162) depending on an air pressure (Pd.a) in the air conduit (164).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a gas-heatable appliance for personal use as, for example, a curling iron, a curling brush, a hair dryer, an epilating appliance, a domestic appliance, or the like, including a fuel gas reservoir, a combustion chamber, and a valve assembly disposed between the fuel gas reservoir and the combustion chamber for controlling and/or regulating the amount of fuel gas supplied, in particular in dependence upon temperature. There are further provided a valve housing (4) with a gas passageway (5, 15, 16) and a sealing element (6) associated with the gas passageway (5, 15, 16), as well as an actuator (7) for actuating the sealing element (6). The element is configured as a control member actuatable by a user and/or as a temperature-responsive actuator (7). In this arrangement, the sealing element (6) is actuated directly by the actuator (7).

Abstract: A gas powered soldering tool (1) comprising a main body member (4) terminating in a soldering tip portion (8) has a combustion chamber (10) located therein. A gas catalytic combustion element (12) is located in the combustion chamber (10), and fuel gas is delivered into the combustion chamber (10) from a jet nozzle (15) and an air mixing venturi bore (17). A temperature responsive controller (28) for controlling the fuel gas supply to the jet nozzle (15) comprises a valve (39) having a valving member (58) which is operable by a permanent magnet (63) slidably located in a bore (64). A first member (70) of thermomagnetic material the Curie point of which is substantially similar to the temperature at which the main body member (4) is to be controlled is located at one end of the bore (64).

Abstract: A flammable gas heated cauterizing device for use in cauterizing the horn stumps in older cattle as well as removing the horn buttons from young calves. A propane torch having a burner tube is utilized to heat a cauterizing device fabricated from surgical stainless steel. A first embodiment, for cauterizing larger horn stumps, comprises a torch attachment tube spot welded to a cauterizing tip having a flat cauterizing face with rearwardly extending frustoconical tubular sidewalls. A second embodiment, for cauterizing horn buttons, is identical to the first embodiment but utilizes a concave cauterizing tip. The invention heats up much faster and to a much higher temperature than the prior art devices, thereby making the cauterizing process much quicker and less painful for the animals.

Abstract: A handy gas torch controlled by a valve control mechanism to eject gas into a combustion chamber inside a nozzle for burning, said valve control mechanism comprising a valve control sleeve having a bearing plate fastened therein, a gas tube inserted through said bearing plate, said gas tube having a valve attached thereto at the bottom and stopped at a valve port through which gas is discharged out of a gas tank, a screw nut screwed up with said gas tube at the top above said bearing plate, a guide member mounted on said screw nut at the top, and spring means constantly forcing said valve to stop at said valve port. Moving said valve control sleeve causes said valve to disconnect from said valve port for discharging gas out of said gas tank into said nozzle for combustion. Releasing upward pressure from said valve control sleeve causes said valve to stop said valve port again. Said nozzle comprises a combustion tube having a commutator fastened therein through which a very hot flame is produced for welding.

Abstract: An apparatus which is heated by a gasified liquid fuel has between the liquid fuel reservoir and a burner, a flow regulator/evaporator consisting of two porous masses separated by a recondensation chamber, the valve for cutting off the combustion being provided between the burner and the downstream mass. Liquid fuel can accumulate in the recondensation chamber so that, for startup of the system, there is an increased flow of fuel through the downstream porous mass to the burner to allow rapid heat up of the heat-distributing member. After the initial heating period the flow to the burner is determined by the porosity characteristics of both masses in series.

Abstract: A gas-fired heating device suitable for burning animal horns comprises a burner body and an external casing which is part of the burner body. A heating tip is heated by a flame in the burner body and the external casing is arranged and adapted to prevent flames escaping from the burner body and foreign bodies entering the burner body. The device is held by means of a handle which may be adapted to accommodate a replaceable gas storage reservoir.

Abstract: A portable hair roller heating device includes a housing defined by top, side and bottom walls, the top wall including apertures through which elongated hair rollers can be inserted into the housing; a heating chamber in the housing for heating the hair rollers inserted through the apertures; two burner tubes with free ends extending into the heating chamber; a fuel delivery system for supplying fuel to the heating chamber through the burner tubes; an ignition device for igniting the fuel supplied to the heating chamber by the burner tubes so as to heat the chamber; a plurality of heat conducting tubes positioned adjacent the heating chamber and in line with the plurality of apertures for supporting the hair rollers in the housing and for conducting heat to the hair rollers from the heating chamber; a first screw-threaded well in the top wall for removably connecting a fuel supply cartridge thereto in an inoperative state when the heating appliance is not being used; a second screw-threaded well in the bottom