Abstract: An IC card substrate according to an embodiment is provided with a main body with a rectangular plate shape, a recessed portion which is provided on the main body, and in which an IC card having an IC chip and a contact pattern is to be fitted, and a groove portion which is provided on the main body and ranges from the recessed portion to a side of the main body.

Abstract: A jig (40) for locating anchor bolts in concrete standards of outdoor lighting installations comprises four complementary corner members (42) that can be interconnected and then secured together with fasteners (45) in the desired pattern. A second embodiment (70) comprised of male and female members (72, 74) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A framing clamp for the assembly and construction of multiple sided and multiple-cornered structures employing a ratchet assembly with a multitude of clamp braces to provide constant tension on a object and to also provide a easy mode of adjusting the clamp with a ratchet assembly.

Abstract: A free clamp for holding the sides of a closed frame, box, chair legs, etc. during gluing or the like wherein the workpiece is engaged by clamp corner elements biased inwardly by an elastic tension cord. All of the corner elements, except one, include anti-friction rollers engaging the rubber tension member cord, and the ends of the cord are connected to an anchor corner element including a lock for receiving the elastic tension member and maintaining the tension therein. The tension member cord is mounted upon the corner elements in an asymmetrical relationship to permit the tension forces imposed upon the corner elements to be most advantageously applied to the frame sides during clamping.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing gypsum board. The method includes the steps of mixing a predetermined amount of fibers, absorbent, and water to form a mixture of wetted, loose fibers, mixing the wetted fibers with predetermined amount of dry calcined gypsum, forming the mixture into a matt having a substantially uniform consistency and compressing the matt to form a board composed of bonded fibers and gypsum. The resulting board has a smooth exterior and can be a homogeneous or a multilayer board.

Abstract: Manufacturing method for integrated circuit chip carrier or similar devices comprises the steps of producing the substrate as a discrete part by pressing ceramic powder in a precision mold and sintering the pressed part. The discrete substrates are then placed in a work holder in which a plurality of substrates are precisely located with both surfaces of each substrate exposed. The manufacturing steps of metallizing the substrates, imaging, plating, resist removal, etching, and so on, can then be carried out on all of the substrates in the work holder simultaneously. The processes can be applied to both surfaces of each substrate simultaneously and in addition, further steps such as assembly of an IC chip to each substrate and wire bonding can be carried out while the substrates are in the work holder. The process greatly reduces the cost of manufacturing chip carriers, particularly the type having terminal pads on both surfaces of the substrate and conductors extending between the major surfaces.

Abstract: A workholder for holding a plurality of substrates, the workholder configured in a flat plate having a top surface and a bottom surface which is parallel to the top surface. The top surface spaced a distance from the bottom surface, such that the distance between the top surface and the bottom surface does not exceed a distance between an upper surface and a lower surface of an individual substrate. A plurality of substrate receiving openings extend through the plate, each opening being dimensioned to receive a respective substrate therein. A biasing spring means adjacent to each opening for biasing a substrate in the opening. The biasing spring means being between the top and bottom surfaces of the workholder and not extending beyond the top and bottom surfaces thereof. The configuration of the workholder allows the substrates to be held in the openings of the workholder, while having their upper and lower surfaces projecting beyond the top and bottom surfaces of the workholder respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a jig for constructing a carcase-type article of furniture. A panel which is to form a part (e.g. a door) of the finished article, is placed down on a horizontal surface. A jig is assembled around the panel using the panel as a template, the jig incorporating abutment blocks to contact the edges of the panel and locating blocks in predetermined positions relative to the abutment blocks to define the positions of the carcase walls and to locate the walls in position while being secured to one another. The carcase walls are cut to the desired size, and placed edge down within the locating blocks of the jig. Securing the walls to one another now forms a carcase the walls of which are correctly aligned with the edges of the panel.

Abstract: A clamping apparatus for use in assembling a picture frame as described herein comprises an anchoring corner block and a plurality of secondary corner blocks and a flexible cable. The cable has one end secured in the anchoring corner block and extends through the secondary corner blocks so that its other end may be releasably secured to the anchoring corner block. When the corner blocks are located in a position supporting an assembled set of picture frame members arranged in the required configuration a clamping load may be applied thereto by the corner blocks by applying a tensile load to the flexible cable. The various corner blocks are adapted to support the flexible cable in one or other of several predetermined planes selected to provide support for the particular frame moulding configuration which has to be clamped.