Abstract: A collapsible mandrel for use in holding a can body in a process wherein a portion of the can body having uneven edges on the open end thereof is trimmed away is provided and comprises a hollow support member having a longitudinal axis and mounted at a relatively fixed location and having a plurality of axially and radially outwardly extending resilient fingers integral therewith and an elongated hollow member mounted on the hollow support member to provide for linear movement therebetween. The elongated hollow member has a bearing surface in contact with the resilient fingers so that movement of the elongated hollow member varies the radially outwardly extent of the resilient fingers so that can bodies having inner peripheral surfaces of differing inner diameters may be readily moved over the resilient fingers but wherein the resilient fingers will exert a sufficient force thereon so that the can body will rotate with the resilient fingers.

Abstract: In order that bar-shaped cutters can be ground as accurately as possible, it is essential that the bar-shaped cutters are clamped as close as possible to the surfaces which are to be ground. For this purpose, each bar-shaped cutter is pressed against two stop faces or surfaces by means of two claws of a clamping lever, and the one claw which is closer to the surface to be ground is structured to be more elastic or resilient than the other claw. Particularly, the claw closer to the surface which is to be ground is more intensely pressed or forced against the bar-shaped cutter than the other claw.

Abstract: A fly tyer's vise which has a pair of spring members at one end so as to receive and clamp a fish hook and which can be separated by a cam operated lever wherein said jaws are mounted on a shaft received in an adaptor such that when the supporting shaft is in the horizontal position, the jaws and fish hook can be rotated 360.degree. about a horizontal axis so as to allow the fly to be adjusted to all angular positions. A set screw passes through the adapter and is received in a groove in the supporting shaft for the fish hook jaws and a generally spherical knob fits over an extending end of the support shaft.

Abstract: A fixturing apparatus for locating, orienting and holding a workpiece during a milling operation, having a workpiece specific mounting provided with means for accurately and reproducibly positioning the workpiece within the fixture. The workpiece specific mounting has a workpiece specific pattern of clamping, vibration dampening and supporting devices to hold the workpiece during the milling operation. Accurate, reproducible location and orientation of successive workpieces of the same geometry on the apparatus for the same milling operations is achieved quickly and positively and vibration and workpiece distortion are minimized during the milling operations.

Abstract: A tube holder is adapted to be positioned in a ring on the conveyor of the tube filling machine. The tube holder is cup-shaped and has a central, generally cylindrical, tube gripper consisting of eight upwardly extending fingers. The fingers have radially inwardly directed pads on their upper ends. The fingers lean radially inwardly. When a tube is placed in them, they flex outwardly and provide a friction grip to the tube.

Abstract: A clamp having a pointed first fixed jaw which is integrally formed with a handle portion and an opposing second fixed jaw wherein the opposing jaw includes an arcuate tapering clamping surface such that the clamping surface of the opposing jaw is moved progressively closer to the first fixed jaw by a relative rotation of the clamp about the point of the first fixed jaw.

Abstract: A movable specimen holder for an electron microscope has a pivotal support block defining a cylindrical counterbore extending from an annular internal shoulder which supports a circular specimen grid. The grid is retained in the counterbore by a resilient split band or ring having an outer cylindrical surface for engaging the counterbore with a friction fit. The ring has a cylindrical inner surface interrupted by an annular recess or groove which is adapted to receive the outwardly projecting feet on the spring legs of a tweezers-like tool. The tool is used to insert the retaining ring into the counterbore adjacent the specimen grid and to remove the ring from the counterbore without losing the ring.

Abstract: A variable force exerting clamp assembly having a variable clamping area. A stretchable strap which deforms or "thins" to a smaller width in response to stretching is provided with a first work-engaging clamp secured to one end thereof and a second movable clamp which is slidable between the ends of the strap. The clamps are disposed for engaging a workpiece or workpieces between each other or for securing a pair of members together, and tension is applied until the strap is stretched to exert the desired force on the members, whereby, upon release of the tensional force, the strap tends to assume its original configuration, and the second clamp exerts a clamping force on the strap responsive to the strap expanding to its original width.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a part carrier of universal design wherein a common carrier is provided with a customizing plate secured on a flat surface thereof and exposing a portion of the flat surface. The walls formed between the customizing plate and the flat surface define a reference surface. A clamp having a rigid finger and a resilient finger applies a force to the device being secured to the part carrier wherein the resilient finger forces the device against one reference surface and then deforms as the second finger forces the device into the reference position.

Abstract: The embodiments of the invention described relate to clamping apparatus for parts to be machined comprising cramps presenting elastically deformable fingers which engage the flanks of the part to be machined and rigid fingers which abut the part, a T-grooved bed-plate, sliders bearing the cramps, and locking braces for locking the sliders on the bed-plate. Eccentrics enable the cramps to be advanced on the slider to bend the deformable fingers and bring the rigid fingers into abutment with the part. The opposite cramps are secured to the bed-plate in alignment with a reference face perpendicular to the grooves. Lateral grooves are provided for engagement by clamps to fix the bed-plate to a table of a machine tool. Cramps are provided in recesses under the sides of the bed-plate for alternative engagement by the jaws of a vice. Variants are described, which enable parts with non-parallel sides to be clamped. The clamping apparatus is particularly suitable for repetitive use (mass production).

Abstract: The invention is an improved clip for holding workpieces to racks during alodining, anodizing and/or painting operations. The clip is constructed of a torsion spring having a central coiled portion and laterally extending tines interconnected by the coil. The coil is biased so that the ends of the tines are normally forced toward each other for gripping a workpiece inbetween their ends. A handle is connected to the coil and extends laterally away therefrom. This may be rotated in a manner so as to oppose the coil's bias, thus causing the tines' ends to spread apart for releasing the workpiece.

Abstract: An end effector for automatically removing an IC chip from its holder has locating pins to be inserted into holes formed in the holder to properly position itself with respect to the IC chip and shoving pins attached to horizontally movable grippers so as to be able to shove and bend parts of the holder holding the chip to thereby release the chip from the holder. A vertically movable tube connected to a vacuum pump above contacts the chip at the bottom and pulls it out of the holder by suction.

Abstract: A work-holding implement for use in honing or otherwise machining the inner surface of a bore in a workpiece comprises a torsion-carrying spring band coil mounted at one end of a handle. Most of the inwardly exposed surface of the innermost turn of the coil is a gripping surface, while the remaining turns in the coil have smooth bearing surfaces. A workpiece is gripped by the innermost turn, and as an interior bore in the workpiece is being honed or otherwise machined, rotational torques exerted on the workpiece by the machine tool cause the coil to become more tightly wound around the workpiece. As the workpiece is being worked on, the tightened coil bears against a planar segment of the spring band forming part of the implement and deforms it into a curved surface conforming to the workpiece surface over which contact is made.

Abstract: A device for facilitating the attachment of decorative objects to an outer surface of a balloon comprises a plate-like base member, a first plate-like side wall member rigidly attached to the base member and oriented substantially perpendicularly thereto, and a second plate-like side wall member opposable to the first plate-like side wall member. Hinges pivotably secure the second plate-like side wall member to the base member so that the second plate-like side wall member can pivot from an open position for loading and unloading to a closed position wherein the second plate-like side wall member is opposed and substantially parallel to the first plate-like side wall member. A plurality of rods attached at one end to the first plate-like side wall member extend substantially parallel to the base member and to each other and cooperate with the base member, the first side wall member and the second side wall member to hold the balloon in the device.

Abstract: A variable force exerting clamp assembly having a variable clamping area. A stretchable strap which deforms or "thins" to a smaller width in response to stretching is provided with a first work-engaging clamp secured at one end thereof and a second movable clamp which is slidable between the ends of the strap. The clamps are disposed for engaging a workpiece or workpieces between each other, and tension is applied until the strap is stretched to exert the desired force on the members, whereby, upon release of the tensional force, the strap tends to assume its original configuration, and the second clamp exerts a clamping force on the strap responsive to the strap expanding to its original width.

Abstract: A tool for facilitating the height and depth placement of electrical outlet and junction boxes during rough construction comprises an elongated extruded support member having a rectangular or square cross-section and approximately five feet long. The rear surface is a plane for placement against the front surface of a stud on which electrical outlet boxes are to be placed. The front surface has a slot in it and box locator devices are slideably attached in the slot, so that the vertical height of electrical boxes to be attached to the stud is established by an initial adjustment of the box locator devices. Each box locator device further includes a box spacer extending on the sides of the support member ot establish the depth to which the box is located on the stud; and a spring is used to releasably hold the box in place against the spacer.

Abstract: A clamp for holding small workpieces, such as jewelry, is disclosed. The clamp is rotatable and tiltable about a central mounting shaft, and includes hand rests extending transversely from each side of the clamp. The hand rests allow one's hands to be supported and stabilized while performing work on the workpiece, thereby reducing fatigue while also improving stability, accuracy and steadiness. In the preferred embodiment the clamp includes an integral flux cup for facilitating soldering operations.

Abstract: A device and method for automating immunohistochemical staining of biological material on glass slides is presented. The slides are placed on a base with the tissue section facing upwards. A "chamber" consisting of a rectangular plastic box with a hinged overhead door is clamped directly over the tissue section. A rubber gasket seals the chamber--slide interface. Reagents are dropped on to the tissue section by opening the hinged overhead plastic door. When the door is closed, the chamber is sufficiently sealed so as to prevent evaporation. Washing of the tissue section is accomplished by the addition and aspiration of buffer through ports in the chamber. The ports are connected via flexible tubing to a manifold. Because the wash steps are peformed in tandem and do not require manual manipulation of slides, a significant time savings is realized.

Abstract: A reusable factory fixture frame is disclosed for use in the manufacture of a color cathode ray tube having a flat faceplate and a tensed foil shadow mask. The frame provides for mounting an in-process shadow mask during photoexposure of an in-process faceplate in a lighthouse. The frame includes a generally rectangular frame structure having grooves thereabout for receiving an edge of the shadow mask. Spring-loaded mechanical mask-retaining devices are secured to the side of the factory fixture frame for temporarily and removably supporting the in-process shadow mask in tension in the grooves. The shadow mask is heated and allowed to expand prior to being temporarily and removably supported on the frame, and the shadow mask is allowed to cool and shrink in tension while so being supported to effect tensing of the shadow mask in clamped condition on the frame.

Abstract: An improved, inexpensive machinist's clamp apparatus for holding metal workpieces during milling, drilling, shaping or the like is provided. The improved clamp apparatus has a generally "U"-shaped holder removeably affixed to the rear end of a step clamp to be used in conjunction with a step block. Through the "U"-bend is threadingly inserted a thumbscrew having a resilient endpiece affixed thereon, such as a spring or a rubber pad. When the step clamp is adjusted to the desired height on the step block, the thumb-screw is advanced such that the resilient end thereof is forced into tight holding contact with the rear vertical face of the step block, resulting in a combination of step clamp, step block and holder which is rigidly attached so that, when a workpiece is removed, the step clamp does not fall away from the step block, thereby avoiding unnecessary time delays in re-setup. Also provided is a new step block base holder for affixing the step block to the work surface.

Abstract: A spring clamp with a lower clamping jaw, an upper clamping jaw, a first handle portion extending rearwardly from and integrally connected with the lower clamping jaw, a second handle portion extending rearwardly from the upper clamping jaw, the upper clamping jaw having a slide-housing integrally connected to the second handle portion, and an L-shaped bracket having a first leg portion having a free end for sliding cooperation with the slide-housing and a second leg portion extending at right angles to another end of the first leg portion. The slide-housing has a first cooperating means and the first leg portion has second cooperating means, the first and second cooperating means being operatively associated to allow for the sliding movement of the first leg portion with respect to the slide-housing and for preventing the escape of the first leg portion from sliding engagement with the slide-housing means.

Abstract: A device for releaseably holding a workpiece includes a resilient collet which is pivotally attached to a base. Several fingers for holding the workpiece extend from the collet. The fingers are pivoted by actuating a member which elastically deforms the collet and causes the fingers to pivot from a position for engaging the workpiece to a position for releasing the workpiece and vice-versa. In one application, the base is a platen for supporting a wafer in a semiconductor processing system and a plurality of such platens and a corresponding plurality of the holding devices are arranged around the periphery of the disk. A counterweight ring is attached to the ring-shaped collet to counter-balance the moment generated by the centrifugal force of the wafer pressing against the fingers as the disk is rotated.

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 container holder capable of holding various containers, such as bottles and cans, comprises a deformable container-holding member made from a plastic material, a holding frame, and an adapter plate. The central portion of the holding member is divided into several tongues, and a central hole surrouded by these tongues is formed. The holding member is sandwiched between the adapter plate and the holding frame. Depending on the kind of the container held by this holder, the adapter plate is replaced with another adapter plate. Also disclosed is a container carrier in which container holders as described above are detachably mounted. An apparatus for handling containers using this container holder comprises mechanisms for performing these handling operations and conveying the container carrier between stations for the handling operations while the containers are received in the container holder.

Abstract: A workpiece holding device which wedges against the side of a workpiece during machining operations to provide a clear surface for machining. A tool head having a clamping face and a wedge ramp face is attached to a flexible shaft and support structure. A wedge is pressed against the wedge ramp face by a hold down fastener which also secures the support structure. The multipurpose components produce a very lightweight, low profile holding device for use in machining operations.

Abstract: A fixture for mounting and aligning a heat sink to a PGA chip package disposed in a Murphy-type carrier includes a substantially flat, rectangularly-shaped plate (51), a first end portion (53a), and a second end portion (53b). The plate member (51) has a top surface (54) and a bottom surface (52). The plate member (51) further includes a top side edge (44), a bottom side edge (46), a left side edge (48) and a right side edge (50). Retaining means are formed in a central portion of the bottom surface (52) of the plate member (51) to releasably hold the heat sink. The first and second end portions (53a, 53b) are pivotally connected on opposite sides of two of the four side edges (44-50) of the plate member (51) and include hooked portions (70a, 70b) for releasably engaging a bottom surface of the Murphy-type carrier.

Abstract: A coaxial collect truck is disclosed having at least two clamping jaws which are radially adjustable by a respective chuck lever, whereby every chuck lever is connected to a respective stationary base part at one end by a first spring joint and is connected to a set collar at its other end by a second spring joint. The set collar is capable of engaging and releasing the clamping jaws by being rotatably seated at the base part by a respective third spring joint. Coaxial clamping in the sub-micrometer range is thereby achieved for precision round parts, particularly of plug pins for the releasable connection of optical fibers of light waveguides, whereby all chuck levers, base parts, first, second and third spring joints as well as the set collar are fashioned of one piece from a common plate.

Abstract: A clamp (16) has movable and fixed ledges (58, 82) extending forwardly towards one another from posts (38, 40) on the clamp's halves (34, 36). The movable ledge receives a door whose weight moves the ledge in a generally gravitaionally downward direction to move post (38) towards post (40) and to clamp the work piece therebetween. The fixed ledge is positioned in the path of movement of the door and the movable ledge to limit the movement and any excessive pressure which otherwise might be exerted on the door by the clamp halves. The clamp is mounted on a base (14) which comprises angled piping (20, 22) to form a two-dimensional support for the clamp and the door. Insulated electrical wires (22) extend through the piping. Sockets (26) are secured at one or more ends (24) of the piping, save for one, to provide electrical outlet connections for power tools. The insulated wire extends from the remaining piping end (32) for connection to a conventional electrical outlet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lateral pressure pad for positioning workpieces on a support provided with one or more stops, employing resilient pressure with a retaining pin 1 partially enclosed in a housing and insertable with the housing in an aperture of the support. The pin is provided with a flange 3 abutting the housing wall 2 and is pressed with its flange against the inwardly angled housing rim 6 by a compression spring arranged in the housing between the housing bottom 4 and flange 3. The spring force of the compression spring 5 can be varied by an adjusting element adjustable in the housing bottom 4 via a set screw 8.

Abstract: A reusable factory fixture frame is disclosed for use in the manufacture of a color cathode ray tube having a flat faceplate and a tensed foil shadow mask. The frame provides for mounting an in-process shadow mask during photoexposure of an in-process faceplate in a lighthouse. The frame comprises generally rectangular frame means and quick-release mechanical mask-retaining means for temporarily and removably supporting an in-process shadow mask in tension. The frame has at least first six-point indexing means on a first side for registration with complementary registration-affording means on an exposure lighthouse, and second six-point indexing means on a second, opposed side for registration with complementary registration-affording means on an in-process faceplate. As a result, the in-process shadow mask can be precisely registered and re-registered with the lighthouse and the in-process faceplate for the photoexposure of the in-process faceplate while retaining the in-process shadow mask in tension.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for supporting semiconductor wafers individually within a support while permitting processing of both faces of a wafer as well as facilitating rapid insertion and removal of wafers into the support. Each assembly includes a wire clip having an arcuate tip used to grasp the wafer. The wire clip can be moved in two planes by actuating mechanisms, thereby moving the clip out of the plane of wafer processing and facilitating loading in the wafer processing plane.

Abstract: A system and methods for handling semiconductor wafers and dummy wafers in semiconductor process equipment such as an ion implanter. Tray assemblies are provided, each of which is adapted for releasably holding and automatically aligning a standard semiconductor wafer cassette next to a dedicated dummy-wafer cassette. The dummy wafers are used to complete a full load of wafers when there are insufficient wafers in the standard cassette. The trays are mounted on the paddles of a load lock carousel, which indexes the trays to an unloading/loading station. There, an indexer assembly picks up and indexes the tray so that the standard and dummy wafers can be selectively lifted by a vertical transport mechanism to a pivotal wafer chuck for transfer into the process equipment.

Abstract: Apparatus for gripping panels or stacks of panels during cutting thereof, comprising a series of identical mechanical grippers grouped side by side in battery formation. The grippers are each formed by two vertically superposed levers (1, 6) acting along a vertical plane, interconnected at a common fulcrum point (7) and urged in the closing direction by a spring (9) and in the opening direction by a centralized mechanical system comprising a shaft (10) which cooperates transversely with the upper levers (6), which is supported by the same structure as the grippers and which may be selectively raised and lowered by one central motion unit (13).

Abstract: An electrode plate arranging jig according to the invention which allows to arrange electrode plates with high precision and facilitates the work of constructing an array of electrode plates, characterized in that a member with a plurality of grooves cut at pitches at which the electrodes are arranged has a structure of two superimposed members (11, 12) deviatable from each other in the direction in which the plurality of grooves are arranged, and has grooves (13, 14) having a width which has enough leeway compared to the thickness of the electrode plates.

Abstract: An easily replaceable collet assembly for use in a movable pallet containing a plurality of stations for releasably gripping and rotating a plurality of resin preforms as they are moved through a blow molding process for providing rapid reconfiguration of the stations to accept different sized preforms. There is a mounting member carried by the pallet for rotation, the mounting member comprising a mounting plate perpendicular to a rotatable shaft connecting it to the pallet; a locking member carried by the mounting member for rotation about the shaft; and, a collet member for releasably gripping a preform of a given size, the collet member including locking apparatus for interacting with the locking member to releasably attach the collet member to the mounting plate to be moved in combination therewith.

Abstract: A portable holder for a hand held type electric soldering iron which iron includes an insulated handle, a heater section and a bit. The holder includes a first support and a bit support supported in spaced relation on a base. The first support and the bit support are adapted to support an iron in a first position wherein the iron is in a stand-by or storage position with the bit in the bit support. The bit support has a shield of material to inhibit air flow about a bit contained therein. The bit support is constructed such as to prevent direct accidental contact with it. A second support spaced from the first support is with the first support adapted to hold an iron in a second position wherein the iron is held in an operable soldering position. The base is provided with a plurality of peripherally located posts about which the electric cord of the iron may be wrapped for storage.

Abstract: An improved mechanism for automatically clamping a die tool to a press bed or press ram. The automatic die clamp is self-locking and self-compensating to provide a failsafe operation in the clamped position and thus the mechanism retains the clamp in the clamped position. A ramp is provided to guide the movement of a wedge which wedge movement controls the movement of a clamping member. A spring bias may be provided as an optional feature to assist in the self-locking. Release of the clamp requires the application of an external force to overcome the locking of the teeth.

Abstract: A method is described for indexing a polyform block in which a metal field shaping block is cast to both the cutting tray of a hot wire cutting system and the treatment tray of a radiation therapy treatment machine. The cast metal field shaping block is automatically correctly oriented for treatment. A cooling tray for cooling the casting is also described.

Abstract: A sample chucking apparatus including a clip provided at a plurality of positions correspondingly to a sample and operating closedly to release and hold the sample, with the clip being acutated by a magnetic force. A spring force counters the direction in which the clip operates, thereby simplifying the structure and ensuring a reliability on fixing or carrying of the sample.

Abstract: An apparatus having an elongate, first member, positionable along a first axis, and a second member, carried on the elongate member so that both members are movable with respect to each other along that axis, is provided for fixedly pre-positioning frames for doors, windows or the like. The first axis is parallel to an axis of the frame. The second member has a first claw which extends outwardly along a second axis orthogonal to the first, a second claw, and means for fastening together the second member and the elongate member along the first axis. A cantilevered, biasing member is provided and is connected to one end of the elongate member such that when one of the claws of the second member is engaged over the corner of a frame, the biasing member causes the apparatus, and therefore the frame, to be held in the desired position.

Abstract: A self-actuating clamp for attachment to a structural member in a subsea environment is disclosed. The clamp includes a housing having spaced side members, a transverse compression plate mounted between the members across the top of the housing and external accessory mounting surfaces. A pair of opposed, elongated jaw members have their upper portions disposed within the housing, the upper portions of which include upper ends adapted for pivotal mating engagement for permitting limited pivotal movement between the members, with the lower portions of the jaw members projecting below the housing and adapted for opposing clamping engagement with the subsea structural member. Force exerting means, which in one embodiment may comprise a pair of leaf spring assemblies, are provided to cooperate with the housing and jaw members to exert sufficient forces on the jaw members to clamp the jaw members to the exterior surface of the structural member.

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: A fixture for supporting integrated circuit packages during wave soldering of leads on the packages includes a carrier portion including two sets of orthogonal support members. The support members have formed edges for defining seats for receiving the packages. A frame cover includes appendages for engaging the packages and maintaining the packages in the seats. The arrangement of the orthogonal support members and cover appendages facilitates solder wave access to all leads of the packages and cleaning and drying of the packages. Heat transfer from the molten solder during the wave soldering procedure is minimized due to the low mass of the cover appendages.

Abstract: A wheeled carrier for transporting elongate articles having a wheeled axle, a dynamic clamp for the article including spring biasing to return the clamp to a relaxed position when the article is removed therefrom, and a suspension extending between the clamp and the axle to absorb shocks transmitted from the wheels so that the clamping force on the article is substantially constant. A "T" handle will move the carrier when empty by picking up the entire carrier, due to its light weight.

Abstract: Described is a novel "bevel tool" and associated technique for holding prescribed magnetic head workpieces and placing them in prescribed constant angular relation with a rotary lapping means; this tool preferably including a workpiece-receiving pocket adapted to be spread apart and to resiliently grip the work, with one or more guide-faces surrounding this pocket and adapted to indicate a prescribed orientation of the work against a prescribed "lapping plane".

Abstract: An engine push rod holder of one piece of partially resilient material has a relatively thin, flat head from one edge or which a plurality of pairs of fingers extend in one direction. The fingers of each of the pairs have arcuate ends facing each other in the direction of the fingers and are deformable to snap around and closely engage a push rod.

Abstract: In heating and cooling assemblages, that use a thermoelectric module of the Peltier type held tightly between heating and cooling members, an improvement, for avoiding fracture of the frangible components of the Peltier type thermoelectric module, is provided by using a clamping means, that acts against the members clamped against the thermoelectric module, that employs spring means that exert the assembly pressure against the thermoelectric module's substrates. The spring means desirably apply force in line with the central portion of the module's substrates, where the hottest portion of the module's substrate is located. The spring means employ one or more elongated leaf springs whose center is offset from the ends of the springs that are engaged by selectively actuatable clamping means. In one specific form a cooling box for use in the field is equipped with assemblages, as disclosed, provided at the corners of the box.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting chip type electronic parts, in which the parts can be smoothly, reliably and accurately mounted on, for example, a printed circuit board. The apparatus for mounting the chip type parts comprises means for conveying the part to be mounted, means for supplying the part onto the conveying means, means for receiving the part from the conveying means and for mounting the same onto a printed circuit board for example, and also means for positioning the part upon the conveying means before transfer of the part to the receiving and mounting means. The method for mounting a chip type part according to the present invention comprises the steps of supplying the part onto means for conveying the same to be mounted, positioning of the part on the conveying means, and then removing the part off the conveying means and mounting the same.

Abstract: A moveable clamp and an improved method of fabricating insulated glass is disclosed according to the preferred teachings of the present invention. The clamp includes first and second clamping rollers which are rotatably mounted to the first ends of first and second arms. The arms are pivotally mounted together by a third arm having a first end attached to the first arm and having a second end pivotally secured to the second arm. The second ends of the first and second arms are biased apart by a spring for creating a clamping force between the first and second clamping rollers. A first guide wheel is rotatably mounted to the first arm for rolling on the outside surface of the glass sheet to prevent the clamp from tipping with respect to the stacked glass sheets. A second guide wheel is rotatably mounted to the first arm for rolling on the edges of the stacked glass sheets for preventing the clamp from moving away from the perimeter of the stacked glass sheets.

Abstract: Described is a fixture for glass-bonding a digital magnetic recording slider workpiece (the component parts thereof), while holding them carefully aligned. In one preferred embodiment this fixture includes a slot for receiving a number of such work pieces in pre-assembled form registering and aligning them together and providing retainer means individually for each work piece adapted to resiliently and selectively engage each work piece and hold it positively in careful precise alignment while glass bonding and related operations carried out on the array of multiple work pieces so-aligned and retained.