Abstract: This invention relates to a table operating device for a machine tool having a table on which a work is mounted and a table lifting means for supporting the table and for vertically moving the table. The table operating device according to this invention has a vertically extended clamping member disposed underneath the table, a first reference plane provided on a side to the clamping member for positioning the table in a first direction on a horizontal plane; a second reference plane provided on a side to the clamping member for positioning the table in a second direction on the horizontal plane; a first pressing member for pressing the clamping member to the first reference plane; and a second pressing member for pressing the clamping member to the second reference plane.

Abstract: A transfer unit for moving an object vertically, horizontally or rotationally has a drive mechanism installed on a horizontal bed, with a transfer portion mounted on the drive mechanism. The transfer portion includes a vertically disposed rotatable threaded shaft which cooperates with a nut mounted thereon to provide a vertical movement component for the transfer portion. A workpiece receiver mounted on top of the transfer portion is rotatable about a vertical axis. Motors are provided for rotating the nut and the workpiece receiver, respectively.

Abstract: A work piece stand is described which includes a vertical post, an arm, and means for securing the work piece to the arm. Attached to the arm is a panel member and a support bar extending perpendicularly outwardly therefrom. Both the panel member and the support bar have apertures for securing the arm to the work piece. A pivoting means pivotally interconnects the arm to the post and divides the arm into a first arm portion and a second arm portion. The second arm portion is selectively extendable to a position where the center of gravity of the combination of the arm, the work piece and the securing means is disposed substantially along the axis of rotation of the pivoting means, thereby making the work piece easy to position for performing work thereon.

Abstract: A lightweight component holding system which is simple to use, and in which an irregularly component may be readily positioned and repositioned for light assembly or inspection is disclosed. The system comprises: a side assembly having an elongated base having opposite ends and having; a carriage laterally slidable and lockable on the base, said carriage having; an upright column rotatably and lockably mounted on the carriage, said column having; a slide vertically and lockably slidable on the column, said slide having; an advancing shaft having a front projecting end having a component holding means attached thereto. At least three, and preferably four side assemblies have their opposite end portions interconnected so that they together form a stable planar component holding system, having a base center opening. In a preferred embodiment the advancing shaft comprises a holding means screw having a turning wheel on a rear end portion thereof.

Abstract: A table apparatus for a machine tool for moving a table along a guide member by a driving mechanism, feeding of the table being controlled by a feedback scale in cooperation with the driving mechanism, the feedback scale having a scale portion and a detecting portion, with opposed vicinal surfaces for accepting the feedback scale defined on the guide member and the table, respectively, the scale portion of the feedback scale being mounted on one of the surfaces, while the detecting portion is mounted on the other.

Abstract: A hanger for holding and supporting fascia board during installation along the rafters of a roof. The hanger is formed of a saddle or bracket which attaches to the upper edge of the rafter. A fascia catch is pivotally attached to the saddle through an adjusting bar. The catch can be adjusted along the adjusting bar as needed and then locked in place.

Abstract: A device for lifting and holding a cabinet to be mounted to a wall or ceiling. A base member is mounted on a suitable support, and a hollow, linear, elongate drive shaft extends upwardly from the base member. An elongate lift shaft is received coaxially within the drive shaft, with the lift shaft being driven in a longitudinal movement up and down within the drive shaft. At least two elongate, hollow stabilizer shafts are spaced outwardly from the drive shaft, with a longitudinal axis of each stabilizer shaft being substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the drive shaft. An elongate idler shaft is received coaxially within each stabilizer shaft, with each idler shaft being movable longitudinally within its respective stabilizer shaft so that the upper end of the idler shaft can move up and down relative to the upper end of the respective stabilizer shaft.

Abstract: An bi-directional, adjustable elevating and support mechanism to assist in the removal, installation and repair of rack-mounted items such as electronic telecommunications modules by supporting and aligning such modules during the removal, installation and repair of such modules from support racks.

Abstract: A stand is disclosed herein for supporting one of a variety of automotive components, such as a transmission, which includes a base having four upright posts terminating in connection with a support plate. The center of the plate is provided with a mounting opening for accommodating one of a variety of adaptors for holding, supporting and stabilizing a transmission during servicing. A selected adaptor may be a spacer, a shaft stabilizer, or a movable plunger and support bracket therefor. A height and width adjustment fixture is carried on the support plate for lateral and vertical extension to accommodate transmissions of different size.

Abstract: A automobile body parts holder assembly, for, in particular, fenders and automobile body parts is disclosed herein. An adjustable, portable automobile parts holder is removably attached to a fender attachment unit, an automobile door attachment unit, a hood attachment unit, or a workbench attachment unit. The base structure includes a base having a front and a rear. At the rear of the base, there is a vertically adjustable support leg extending vertically upward. This support leg is adjustable for various heights. At the top of the vertically adjustable support leg is a horizontally displaced rotatable cantilevered support arm. This support arm permits the attachment of the various automobile body part attachment units, such as the fender attachment unit, or the door attachment unit. The support arm rotates 360 degrees about its axis so that when an automobile attachment unit and body part is attached to the support arm, a mechanic may have access to all locations of the body part.

Abstract: Apparatus for clamping and orienting work relative to a tool, for processing, comprising, in combination two laterally extending longitudinally separated support bars, and connector means connected to and extending between the bars for positioning them in fixed separated condition, there being work receiving space between the bars; bar leveling means extending downwardly from the bars for supporting the bars on a support bed, the means being adjustable to adjust the leveling of the bars; and work clamping pistons carried by the bars for hydraulically actuated movement toward the work receiving space for engaging and clamping the work to hold the work in fixed position relative to the bed.

Abstract: A finger hole drilling machine for a bowling ball is disclosed. The drilling machine includes a ball seat assembly, an air suction/expelling valve unit, a marking pen assembly and a turntable assembly. The ball seat assembly has a ball seat housing of the box type for tilting the bowling ball forward and backward, and a ball seat movably placed on the ball seat housing and adapted for tilting the bowling ball leftward and rightward. The drilling machine identically drills the finger holes on a plurality of bowling balls of a bowler, thus to achieve identity of the finger holes of the bowling balls. The drilling machine also readily sets the drilling positions on the bowling balls, thus to save time and to readily finish the finger hole drilling work and to improve the efficiency of the finger hole drilling work.

Abstract: A table translation apparatus for a wood working machine is disclosed wherein a table can be repetitively moved at a high speed within a small distance to enhance the working efficiency for wood. A pair of front and rear screw shafts are supported for rotation linearly at front and rear portions of a bed extending forwardly and backwardly and driven to rotate forwardly or reversely independently of each other by a motor. A pair of front and rear shuttles are held in threaded engagement with the front and rear screw shafts, respectively. A pair of front and rear side clutches for releasably connecting the table and the front and rear side shuttles to each other, respectively, are provided on the table mounted for forward and backward sliding movement on the bed.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming selected machining functions relative to a workpiece comprising a machine carriage having one or more machining spindles and a work table assembly having a pair of work tables, a shuttle assembly selectively moveable along the table movement axis and a connect/disconnect mechanism associated with each of the work tables for selectively aligning and connecting and disconnecting the work tables relative to the shuttle. The present invention also relates to a work table assembly for use with a machining apparatus.

Abstract: A mechanism for rotating a machine element and in particular for rotating a mandrel which holds a workpiecein a machine comprises a first frame member having a substantially linear road surface. A machine element is rotatably secured to a carrier on an axis extending transverse to the road surface. The machine element includes a wheel member having a substantially circular wheel surface adapted to engage the road surface, and may include a mandrel adapted to hold a workpiece. A first drive mechanism is operable for moving the carrier and the first frame member relatively together for engagement of the wheel surface with the road surface, and for moving or at least permitting movement of the carrier and the first frame member relatively apart for disengagement of the wheel surface from the road surface. A second drive mechanism is operable to produce relative movement of the carrier parallel to the road surface.

Abstract: A precision component mounting and positioning apparatus comprises a frame member and a stage member suspended in the frame member. The frame member is adapted to be mounted on a support surface, and the stage member is adapted to receive a precision component, typically a precision optical component such as an optical fiber or waveguide. The stage member can be positionally adjusted relative to the frame member in five degrees of freedom. Three axially oriented actuators are grounded in the frame member to provide for selectively rotating the stage member about two orthogonally disposed transverse axes relative to the frame member as well as for axially translating the stage member relative to the frame member. A pair of orthogonally opposed transverse actuators are grounded in the frame member and oriented to provide for transverse translation of the stage member relative to the frame member.

Abstract: A moving device includes a moving table for mounting an object thereon and for moving the object, a guiding mechanism for regulating the movement of the moving table, a driving mechanism for generating a force to move the moving table, and a transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force to the moving table. The transmission mechanism includes at least one set of parallel leaf springs having an oscillation-damping material disposed therebetween.

Abstract: A drive apparatus and a XY drive apparatus on which it is equipped that accomplishes highly accurate driving and positioning of a driven object by absorbing deflection of a nut in the radial direction while employing a simple construction.Deflection of a nut is absorbed by deflection of flexible portions as a result of said nut being supported by an intermediate member having said flexible portions able to deflect in a radial direction perpendicular to the shaft center of a feed screw.

Abstract: A precision component mounting and positioning apparatus comprises a frame member and a stage member suspended in the frame member. The frame member is adapted to be mounted on a support surface, and the stage member is adapted to receive a precision component, typically a precision optical component such as an optical fiber or waveguide. The stage member can be positionally adjusted relative to the frame member in five degrees of freedom. Three axially oriented actuators are grounded in the frame member to provide for selectively rotating the stage member about two orthogonally disposed transverse axes relative to the frame member as well as for axially translating the stage member relative to the frame member. A pair of orthogonally opposed transverse actuators are grounded in the frame member and oriented to provide for transverse translation of the stage member relative to the frame member.

Abstract: A plurality of telescoping tube members, each arranged for inter-locking relative to one another, are provided to include a threaded support rod threadedly directed within an uppermost of the tubes to position a pipe during a welding procedure. A modification of the invention includes support head structure arranged for mounting to the tube to accommodate various configurations of pipes.

Abstract: In the ball screw guide unit of the invention, since a guide rail is formed of a channel bar having a groove, and a ball screw shaft is engaged with a movable member which is reciprocatively movable in the groove along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail, so that the centroid of the guide rail is adjacent to the axis of the ball screw shaft. Therefore, when a pretension is applied to the ball screw shaft, a straightness of the guide rail is not impaired and a feed accuracy of the movable member can be maintained. Further, the guide rial may be provided at its lower and side surfaces with reference surfaces used for adjusting parallelism between the guide rail and the axis of the ball screw shaft, in which case assembly and adjustment of the table can be performed more easily.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the fixturing and positioning of objects such as workpieces or lenses in a repeatably presettable position relative to, for example, a cutting tool or other optical components includes a fixed base (40), a carriage (20) and a lead screw (30) rotatable with respect to the fixed base. The carriage (20) translates relative to the base and moves objects attached to it. The exact position of the carriage is indexed by first pressing a button (80A) to release an inside threaded concave cylindrical clamping piece (64) between the carriage and the lead screw and manually moving the carriage (20) to a desired location dictated by a scale (42A, 42B) on the fixed base (40) to relocate to a course number of thread pitch spacings.

Abstract: A vehicle repair and alignment apparatus for correcting and aligning misshapened vehicle frames and outer body panels comprises a frame having a pair of elongate track members with slotted rails provided along the outer edges thereof, vertical pull towers pivotably mounted on a respective semicircular platen slidingly engaged on each rail enabling selective angular orientation of the pull towers with respect to the track members, and two pairs of vertical bolster cylinders powerably positionable in both horizontal directions within the track members each having clamp elements provided on the upper ends thereof for anchoring the vehicle to the apparatus. Horizontal displacements of the bolster cylinder pairs are effected remotely by actuating electric motors while vertical motion of the clamp elments are accomplished by fluid lifters. Proximity sensors on each clamp element automatically signal the limits of vertical motion when a body portion on the underside of the vehicle is within grasp.

Abstract: A pillar (3) is projected upwardly from a central portion (2) of a base plate (1), and at least two work receiving portions (4) (4) are disposed in the opposite sides of the peripheral portion of the base plate (1). A plurality of pressing arms (5) (5) are projected radially from the pillar (3) toward the work receiving portions (4) (4), and these pressing arms (5) (5) are supported horizontally pivotally by the pillar (3). A pressing hydraulic cylinder (6) is disposed in the projecting portion of the pressing arm (5) so as to face downwardly.

Abstract: Disclosed is an automotive transmission utility stand which comprises a base, an upright stanchion connected to the base, and a bracket attached to the upper portion of the stanchion and which bracket having a means to be removably attached to the rear mount of a transmission. Further this invention can be equipped with an output shaft retainer which adjustably mounts on the stanchion and which is also horizontally adjustable outwardly over the base to match different transmission sizes. Even further, the invention can be equipped with means for tilting the stand to adjust the center of gravity.

Abstract: A dual mode Z/Theta stage supports and moves a work piece such as a semiconductor wafer into position for positioning during testing. The Z/Theta stage has a peripheral four point elevator drive. The elevating suspension comprises parallel, vertically oriented, rigid lift pins which bear the weight of a top-plate. The lift pins are located about the periphery of the stage to provide stability of the support. The top plate essentially floats on the lift pins so that virtually no frictional forces are translated to lift pins. The lift pins are elevated together by the force of four matched pin lift levers, crank arms. The crank arms are driven by downward force from a vertically translating air piston which is in contact with the crank arms 31. The air piston provides a gentle force moderated by pneumatic pressure which can moderate the full force of a stepping motor which drives it.

Abstract: A spindle of clamping apparatus is adjusted in height or elevation in an infinitely variable manner by means of a transmission. The transmission comprises a pinion connected with a motor meshing with a gear wheel, which is indirectly connected with the spindle. The apparatus is especially useful for clamping large-are a work pieces.

Abstract: An apparatus for suspending and rotating a boat about its longitudinal axis in either direction, including a pair of movable and adjustable support frames having connecting arms which are designed to rotatably engage the support eyes (also known as ski tow eyes, wench eyes or mooring eyes) on the rear and front ends of the boat. The rear support frame includes a rotatable shaft upon which the rear end connecting arms are rigidly mounted so as to be capable of rotating the boat about its longitudinal axis. The rear support frame also includes a base frame with a pair of extensible legs which are adjustable to support and balance varying sizes of boats. Each support frame includes a hoist for causing vertical movement of the connecting arms which support the boat. The front end support frame is constructed so as to define a passageway therethrough to facilitate removal of the boat trailer upon which the boat rests, once the boat is hoisted therefrom.

Abstract: A floating fixture platen for use on machine tools having a machine support structure and a machine tool portion rotatable about an axis of rotation, the floating fixture platen including a planar member mounted on the machine support structure in a position normal to the axis of rotation of the rotating tool portion, the platen supporting a workpiece to be operated on by the rotating tool, apparatus on the support structure enabling the platen limited relative free movement in a plane substantially normal to the axis of rotation of the tool whereby rotation of the tool will produce torque in the platen and in the workpiece supported thereby, first and second oppositely facing fluid assemblies each having a piston portion engagable with a surface on the platen and positioned to oppose rotation of the platen, the fluid assemblies having pressure generated therein by the movement of the platen, and a fluid connection between the fluid assemblies to equalize the pressures therein.

Abstract: An article transfer apparatus includes a power driven shuttle carriage mounted for movement along a first linear path between opposite end limits. An article holder assembly includes a base mounted on the carriage for movement relative to the carriage along a second linear path normal to the first linear path between opposite end limits. The holder base mounts a sleeve slidable along an elongate guide rod whose opposite ends may be independently positioned transversely of the first linear path. The guide rod may thus be located to extend parallel to or to be inclined relative to the first path to accordingly enable the sleeve position the holder on this second linear path or to move the holder base transversely of the carriage driving movement of the carriage along the the first path.

Abstract: A woodworking corner clamp assembly having two screw clamp assemblies, each clamp assembly being oriented perpendicular to one leg of an L-shaped frame. Each clamp is also capable of longitudinal sliding movement along one leg of the L-shaped frame. The longitudinal position of each clamp along the respective leg of the L-shaped frame is controlled by the rotation of a threaded rod which passes through a longitudinal slot located in the leg of the frame and through a portion of the base of the clamp member, such that rotation of the threaded rod causes the clamp to be driven longitudinally along the length of the frame.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for precisely positioning various components of a compound bow is accomplished through the use of a device which adjustably, but securely, holds a compound bow in either a vertical orientation for the positioning of the nock or a horizontal orientation for the positioning of the arrow shelf, sights and pulleys. The method and apparatus of the present invention effectively alleviates the built-in inaccuracies in shooting an arrow. More specifically, the user can accurately position the nock on the main bow string, precisely align the arrow shelf with the main bow string, accurately align the sight bar on the bow with the peep sight on the main bow string, and check the accuracy of the alignment of the pulleys.

Abstract: Fibrous material is coated with boron nitride and a silicon-wettable material, the coated fibrous material is admixed with an infiltration-promoting material which is at least partly elemental carbon and the mixture is formed into a preform which is infiltrated with a molten solution of boron and silicon producing a composite containing boron nitride coated fibrous material.

Abstract: An apparatus supports automobile body parts for removal, installation or servicing. The apparatus includes a T-shaped dolly support and a vertical standard on which a support unit slides. The support unit includes a cross arm with cradles at its opposite ends for engaging under a body part to be handled and a head above the cradle which carries a clamp for securing a hook-carrying webbing strap to the support unit. A resilient bumper strip extends from the head to the cross arm. The position of the support unit is adjusted along the standard with a screw jack positioned behind the standard. The strap and hook assembly engages a part to be handled and draws it against the resilient bumper strip providing a stable support for the part. The cross arm is preferably tiltable from one side to the other. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a wheel well adapter for supporting fenders and truck boxes.

Abstract: A belt sanding apparatus has an endless abrasive belt trained over both a drive and a driven roll for finishing a workpiece, the rolls being mounted on the apparatus frame for rotation about fixed upstanding axes. A side and/or end workpiece support table is mounted on the frame for four-way adjustment relative to the belt. An elongated support bracket plate is provided for mounting each table to the frame for pivotal movement about a transverse tilt axis. Guide rods on the table engage the bracket plate for vertical sliding movement and for effecting pivotal movement of the table about the transverse tilt axis. A turnscrew or the like is provided on the bracket for vertically moving the table relative to the belt, the table being connected to the guide rods for moving the table both along a horizontal plane toward and away from the belt and about a longitudinal roll axis, such that the table is capable of vertical, horizontal, tilt and roll adjustments relative to the belt.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding small articles comprises an elongated post, a rail member selectively slidably mounted at one end of the post at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the post, and a workpiece holding assembly mounted on the upper surface of the rail member. The workpiece holding assembly has a workpiece engaging device fixedly mounted at one end of the rail member and a selectively slidable jaw mounted on the upper surface of the rail member to allow holding workpieces of varying sizes and shapes between the slidable jaw and the workpiece engaging assembly.

Abstract: A jig for use with masonry saws for supporting and cutting flat and brick-shaped masonry material such as bricks and tile. The jig includes a frame, a "V"-shaped material-supporting bed pivotally mounted on the frame and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angle of the "V"-shaped bed with respect to the frame. The adjustment mechanism includes a support bar pivotally affixed to the material-supporting bed at one end and adjustably attached to the frame by a bolt fastened to the opposite end of the support bar and extending through a horizontal slot in the frame to threadibly receive a wing nut.

Abstract: A pair of guides having long grooves on the upper surfaces thereof for engaging optical fibers, a pair of fulcra formed in parallel with the long grooves of the guides for supporting the guides, a pair of centering stands having substrates for supporting the fulcra, a pair of centering mechanisms having load imparting mechanism sections having telescopic output ends, load imparting mechanism sections, and transmitting mechanism sections for the adjusting mechanism sections so that the long grooves of said centering stands are disposed adjacent to each other to align in a rectilinear line. The centering mechanisms are associated with the centering stands to contact the output ends of the centering mechanisms with the guides of the centering stands.

Abstract: A moving table apparatus includes a base, two guide rails laid on the base and extending in a direction Y, a first table capable of moving on rails, in direction Y, two guide rails laid on the first table and extending a direction X, and a second table capable of moving on the guide rails laid on the first table, in direction X. The first table has a main table located on the side of the base, a support table supporting the second table, and a pin supporting the support table what is rotatable relative to the main table. Before the main and support tables are fastened together by means of screws, the support table is rotated around the pin, thereby adjusting the angle between two straight lines extending in directions X and Y, respectively.

Abstract: A vise for joining frame pieces has clamp assemblies which can be moved on perpendicular axes, and has a quick-acting shifting mechanism for displacing one of the clamp assemblies from an initial position and returning it thereto. The complementary end faces of mounted frame pieces can thereby be brought into precise abutted registry with one another to establish a corner joint, moved apart by use of the shifting mechanism to permit the application of a fast-setting adhesive to the mating surfaces, and thereafter returned by reverse action of the mechanism to secure them in precisely the same relationship as was initially established.

Abstract: A tilting apparatus includes at least a pair of elements with curved surfaces arranged to tilt a platform with respect to a base. The apparatus is capable of tilting with a resolution in the order of a fraction of an arc second, with precision, reliability, and repeatability.

Abstract: For use in a machine capable of forming integrated circuits or the like on an odd-shaped, odd-sized semiconductor wafer, an improved chuck assembly, for increasing the rotational adjustment capabilities of the chuck assembly and a semiconductor wafer supported thereon. The chuck assembly comprises a mounting ring having a circular configuration formed of a plate and a peripheral wall forming a circular recess extending from a surface of the mounting ring. The chuck assembly also comprises a chuck plate having a circular configuration adapted to be received within the recess of the mounting ring. A lever extends radially from one edge of the chuck plate through an opening in the side wall of the mounting ring. An adjusting bracket is secured to the exterior edge of the mounting ring.

Abstract: An engine stand for transporting and storing an engine is universally adjustable to adapt it for use with a wide variety of engines of different sizes and configurations. The engine stand includes a base portion, a pair of upwardly extending front legs on the base portion, a pair of upwardly extending rear legs on the base portion, a pair of adjustable front mounting assemblies on the front legs and a pair of adjustable rear mounting assemblies on the rear legs. The front mounting assemblies are adjustable in vertical longitudinal and transverse directions relative to the base portion and the rear mounting assemblies are adjustable in vertical and transverse directions relative to the base portion to adapt the stand for receiving engines of various different sizes and configurations.

Abstract: An eyeglass frame is produced from a plastic workpiece panel of elongated outer periphery having two lens-holding apertures, each aperture having a groove about its perimeter for receiving the lens of the eyeglass. The workpiece is placed upon a holder having two slidably adjustable chucks, each chuck having impingement structure which controllably engages the perimeter of the aperture. The impingement structure is driven in radially divergent directions toward the perimeter by pressure applied from balls housed within the chuck.

Abstract: A surface inspection apparatus is equipped with a transfer machine which includes a first storage unit for storing a plurality of wafers therein, a first transfer portion for receiving the wafers from the first storage unit one by one and transferring them along a horizontal plane, a first receiver moving vertically between a lower position and an upper position for receiving the wafers from the first transfer portion when the first receiver moves from its lower position to its upper position and moving them up and down, a chuck moving to a predetermined position under the wafers received by the first receiver when the first receiver is at or near its upper position and receiving the inspected elements from the first receiver when the first receiver moves from its upper position to its lower position, the chuck holding the wafers in their fixed condition and moving them in a given direction along a horizontal plane while they are inspected, a second receiver moving vertically between a lower position and an u

Abstract: A device for use in building construction applications to position wallboard or like materials in place by means of attachment of the device to a wall stud, thereafter placing the wallboard member in the positioning bracket of the apparatus and engaging the mechanism to securely hold the wallboard in place. Use of the apparatus so described thus allows a single workman to position, adjust and attach the wallboard by nail or screw means to existing wall stud structures.

Abstract: A teaching apparatus for teaching how to take measurements to connect two pieces of pipe whether or not such pieces are offset from each other or in a straight line. The apparatus includes a main support, an upstanding post laterally movable on the main support, a first pipe section holder on the post selectively movable vertically therealong and a sub-support spaced from the main support having an upstanding flange member laterally movable on the sub-support having a second pipe section holder thereon angularly adjustable with respect to the flange member on the sub-support. The pipe section holders can be used to clamp a pipe section therein and adjusted to set up a predetermined spacing and angular relationship between the unconnected pipe sections. The angularity of the main support and the sub-support in their horizontal planes can also be adjusted. In this manner, the apparatus can be used to teach the interconnection of the pipe sections or to actually determine the proper coupling therebetween.

Abstract: A method of producing a material having a layer of ceramic as a first component, a layer of a metal as a second component and an intermediate layer lying between said layers and including said first and second components in continuous gradient ratios so that the properties of the material may change continuous, including a step of forming said intermediate layer by igniting a powder mixture of metallic and nonmetallic constitutive elements of said ceramic component and said metal component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in the powder mixture.

Abstract: A X-Y table is disclosed having a table rotatably mounted on a base for movement in the X-Y and .theta. directions. The device includes fine adjustments in both X and Y directions and a quick shear mechanism with means for automatically returning the table to its original position after the quick shear procedure. The table may be used as a stand above unit or particularly for use in installing and removing components from printed circuit boards.

Abstract: A golf club wood head facing machine is disclosed which comprises a base with a planar top upon which is mounted a face cutting assembly with a movable motor driven cutter which can be pivoted simultaneously both horizontally and vertically to shape the head's face to give it a defined bulge and roll. In addition thereto there is mounted on the assembly a club head holding mechanism consisting of a downwardly directed clamp above a railbed having two parallel rails mounted thereon to permit the seating and clamping of the golf head to be faced. The holder provides loft, face angle, face progression and lie adjustment means, as well as feed means to urge the club face forward against the cutter. Provision is also made to raise or lower the holder so as to locate the club face against the cutter.