Abstract: A flexible, self-tightening mechanical splice between sections of cable or other elongated sections comprises an elongated braided wire sleeve receiving end portions of the elongated sections, and wire clamps securing the ends of the sleeve in circumferential grooves on two-piece grommets mounted on the elongated sections. The mechanical splice may be employed in conjunction with an electrical splice in electrical cable, such as armored electrical cable of the type used to support submergible pumping units in wells, for preventing application of tension to the electrical splice proper. An automobile jack of known construction is modified to provide a tool for forming the wire clamps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism for assembling components side by side, said components including at least two components, namely, a front component and a rear component.

Abstract: A butt hook having a main body defining a laterally open cavity within which is received a choker line ferrule. A sleeve on the main body is positionable therealong to open and close the cavity for release and retention of the ferrule. A winchline receiving, removable shackle on the main body confines the sleeve against opening movement to assure ferrule and choker line retention. The shackle is of the type manually removable enabling choker line detachment and replacement without the aid of tools. A modified form of butt hook utilizes a sleeve of reduced length slidably mounted on the main body to open and close a ferrule receiving cavity. A key on the main body prevents axial movement of the sleeve until a keyway in the sleeve is rotated into alignment with the key to permit axial sleeve movement.

Abstract: A first member is provided with an elongated recess which has one open end, and a first throughgoing passage which extends transversely to the elongation of the recess. A second member which is to be connected to the first member is provided with a disc which extends outwardly away from the second member. The disc is adapted to be received in the recess when the second and first members are connected to one another. The disc is provided with a throughgoing passage so arranged as to communicate and bound with the first passage of the first member a throughgoing channel. A wedge-shaped element is closely receivable in the channel so as to arrest the second member on the first member and prevent any movement of these two members relative to one another.

Abstract: The specification discloses an improved fastener particularly designed for anchoring sections of grating to an underlying support. The fastener includes a saddle clip for engagement with the top edges of elements comprising the grating. A leg is secured at one end to the saddle clip and extends downwardly therefrom. The leg slidably carries a foot which extends beneath the support for the grating. The foot is threadedly coupled to the saddle clip for actuation into engagement with the support to removably secure the grating in place.

Abstract: A cable connector or terminator suitable for coaxial cables, devices including coaxial cable-like fittings, or the like embodying a protective or security shield is disclosed. The connector or terminator includes a protective sleeve-like shield open at one end and disposed about the male and female connector or terminator members in a manner so as to closely surround at least a portion of the members permitting tool engagement access to the tool engagement surfaces of the connector or terminator longitudinally from the one open end.

Abstract: A coil is wound on a hollow plastic bobbin and mounted in a U-shaped ferromagnetic frame, there being a pair of aligned bosses on opposite sides of the bobbin bore at one end thereof fitting into cooperating slots in the frame. A ferromagnetic core is axially movable within the hollow bobbin and is urged away from the bottom of the frame by a leaf spring. A compact plastic housing covers the bobbin, coil, and the upper portion of the frame, and electric terminals, mounted in pockets at the top of the bobbin, project through slots in the housing to the exterior. Portions of the bobbin are extruded into openings in the base of the terminals to hold them in place, and a pair of tabs on the bobbin interact with slots in the housing, and posts on the inside corners of the housing form abutments to prevent over-insertion of the tabs in the slots. A hook on the bottom of the frame is shaped to be engageable with an opening in external support elements of differing thickness to facilitate installation.

Abstract: A support plate for an electrical connector shell mounted over an opening in the backplate of an avionics rack and panel tray to strengthen the connector shell from bending during insertion of and mating with a removable avionics electronics module. When an avionics module is inserted into the avionics tray, a great deal of force is applied to the connector shell tending to cause it to bend away from the force. This bending is substantially prevented by providing one or more support plates having a transverse plate aligned perpendicularly to the plane of the connector shell. The support plate is mounted on the rear side of the backplate by means of the same bolts used to mount the connector shell. The perpendicular transverse plate has a projection that extends through the opening in the backplate to abut against the rear face of the connector shell midway between its mountings, thereby resisting any rearward bowing or bending of the connector shell.

Abstract: A ball and socket joint comprising a ball housing threaded into the socket using a screw-thread of one hand and an annular locking member threaded into the socket and into engagement with the ball housing using a screw-thread of the opposite hand, the annular locking member having an inwardly directed portion at least a part of which is deformed axially into at least one recess in the ball housing to prevent relative rotation between the locking member and the ball housing.

Abstract: A pin for holding a rotary tiller tine hub in place on a shaft is, in turn, held in place by a wire clip having a straight intermediate section extending parallel to the shaft and received in a transverse hole extending through the pin adjacent an end thereof, the intermediate section extending perpendicular to and joining a straight end section and an arcuate section which embraces and extends about the hub.

Abstract: A pneumatic spring conductively connecting a heater on the window pane in the tail gate of a station wagon to a battery is mounted between ball-and-socket joints whose plastic socket parts are equipped with barbs permitting insertion of the ball part without tools, but preventing accidental release.

Abstract: A locking device arranged on an electrical unit slidably received in a receptacle of a rack, to retain the unit in the rack, said locking device comprising two stop members spaced apart in the direction of insertion of the electrical unit and displaceable relative to one another by means of a manually actuatable drive. The rearmost one of said stop members, considered in the direction of removal of the electrical unit from the rack, being adjustable by means of an adjusting member between an insertion position within the free cross-section of the rack receptacle and a locking position in which a portion thereof extends beyond the free cross-section of the receptacle to engage a rack member of the rack.

Abstract: A goose-neck fitting used to form a universal joint between a boat mast and a hollow thin-walled boom or spinnaker pole comprises a tubular socket received into the end of the pole adjacent the mast. The sleeve is suspended in the pole parallel to the pole axis by footings which, with the sleeve, form an H-like truss that extends between the opposite walls of the pole for an appreciable distance inward from the pole end. When in use the sleeve receives a male connector member swivelly mounted on the mast, the goose-neck connection opposes shear forces acting on the pole so as to maintain the pole in the proper orientation with respect to the mast and enable the pole end to withstand the substantial shear forces acting upon it at the point of its connection to the mast.

Abstract: A mounting device is provided for mounting a door to a door supporting mechanism, the device including a mounting member which is slideable in a slot and which projects to be rotatably engageable with an eccentric aperture in a further mounting member which when assembled is itself rotatably located in a further aperture, the arrangement affording easy levelling and positioning adjustment and locking means being provided for locking the members together after such adjustment.

Abstract: A drum support apparatus includes a drum with webs adapted to be fitted within grooves located on the interior of the drum. The webs are supported on a shaft that is cantilevered from a machine frame and have adjustable lugs attached thereto that fit within the grooves on the interior of the drum in order to maintain the outside surface of the drum concentric with the shaft and thereby reduce the possibility of drum run-out.

Abstract: An improved connector for attaching a swivel pad to a supporting bolt of a clamp for maintenance, replacement or lubrication and which permits pivoting of the swivel pad over a wide angle. The connector has particular utility in combination with a screw clamp and comprises a shoe assembly having a work-engaging pad with a socket for receiving a truncated spherical head of a screw bolt and means for restraining the said truncated head in the socket.

Abstract: Structure for removably locking a cover in a covering disposition. The locking device is arranged to be released notwithstanding the disposition thereof in a relatively inaccessible area of the machine on which the cover is mounted. The locking device includes a locking pin which is axially movable so as to have clearance with the cover with the pin being so moved by a tool inserted through the small access space available to the locking device. The pin is drawn back outwardly into locking arrangement with the cover by a threaded device having a shank portion passed through a hole in the cover into threaded association with the locking pin, permitting threaded operation of the device to draw the pin outwardly into the hole of the cover and thereby lock the cover against rotation about a pivot mount thereof.

Abstract: A needle case and a yoke are respectively formed on their surfaces to be joined together with a key and a keyway which are so shaped as to provide a clearance for receiving a wedge of suitable shape. When driven into the clearance thus provided in the keyway between the needle case and the yoke fastened together, the wedge tightly holds them together in intimate contact with each other.

Abstract: An adjustment mechanism is provided, the mechanism providing minute movement by use of a single screw engaging a fixed member and a movable member. The mechanism is particularly suitable for finshield adjustments adjacent bushings.

Abstract: An oil seal for an automotive power transmission mechanism adapted to seal a transmission output shaft within the transmission housing so that automatic transmission fluid within the housing is retained during storage and during shipping of the transmission prior to its assembly within an automotive vehicle driveline and transmission lubricant within the transmission housing is retained after it is assembled in the driveline following insertion of the transmission driveshaft yoke on the output shaft.

Abstract: A composite "U" joint guard-step has a first member and a second member. A first assembly is provided for releaseably maintaining the first member in substantial mating alignment to the second member. A second assembly is provided for maintaining the second member at a preselected position relative to a "U" joint.The first member has first and second flanges and a middle portion and is of an elongated channel and inverted "U" configuration. The middle portion is generally planar and generally horizontal to provide a step for an operator. The first member is of a configuration sufficient for extending over and being spaced from the "U" joint.The second member has first and second flanges and is of elongated channel configuration. The second member is of a size sufficient for mating with the first member at the first and second flanges, while being spaced from the "U" joint. In combination with the first member, the first and second members encompass the "U" joint.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mechanism for releasably locking a nose tip to a vehicle utilizing a pawl and ratchet and pinion arrangement.

Abstract: An electric motor having a removable shaft assembly comprising a plate member attached to the motor core, an assembly shaft, and a bearing arrangement attached at one end to the assembly shaft and at the other end to the plate member.