Abstract: A weld joint configuration facilitating the connection of two closely positioned workpieces having spaced apart end surfaces comprising sidewalls of a weld joint space. One of said workpieces has a tongue projecting therefrom that is received at least in part in a groove formed in the other of the workpieces. The interface between the tongue and a surface of the other workpiece partially defining the groove comprises a weld joint parting line. An extension projecting from at least one of the workpieces provides workpiece material located between this parting line and the weld joint space. When the workpieces are welded electrode material and the extensions are mixed to form a composite weld having a root portion with a parting line extending substantially tangentially from the root portion.

Abstract: An electrical conductor connection between at least two aluminum conductors which includes a weld nugget having a substantially cylindrical cross-sectional configuration perpendicular to the major surfaces of the aluminum conductors. The ends of the weld nugget are convexly cupped and extend outwardly past the major surfaces of the aluminum conductors to provide visual verification of joint integrity. The electrical conductor connection is formed by a method which includes providing an aperture in one of the conductors to be joined and providing a recessed backup against the other conductor, aligned with the aperture. Timed, multiple sequence MIG arc spot welding provides a weld nugget having the desired shape and diameter at the interface or throat between the two conductors. The method also enables the welding operation to be performed out of position, without sag or run of the molten pool of aluminum.

Abstract: A brake lever connection is formed from a tube with a two-piece jaw welded to each end, each jaw having laterally spaced side portions merging at one end into end portions engaging each other to form the inner end of the jaw, which has a first frusto-conical surface tapered toward the other jaw and merging into a smaller diameter frusto-conical surface tapered less sharply. The larger end of the smaller conical surface has about the same diameter as the inside of the tube, into an end of which the smaller conical surface is inserted. The end walls of the tube form with the first conical surfaces annular recesses filled with welding metal that joins the jaws to the ends of the tube.

Abstract: A feedthrough connector for use on an implantable electronic cardiac pacer. A single structure provides a means for connecting a heart lead to the pacer and feedthrough into the body of the pacer. The feedthrough may include filtering means to protect against external interferences. The entire structure has provisions for physical compliance to absorb stresses due to different heat coefficients and as may be caused during assembly and use. Also disclosed is a method for making the feedthrough connector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector and method of connecting electrical conductors or other substrates. It is particularly suited to making connections between coaxial cables, even those having different diameters. The connector is a shell comprising a hollow heat-recoverable member having two open ends, an electrically conductive deformable member disposed within the heat-recoverable member and a quantity of solder also disposed within the heat-recoverable member. To make a connection, the conductors are inserted into different ends of the sleeve and the assembly heated to cause recovery of the heat-recoverable member. The recovery force of the recoverable member deforms the deformable member into close contact with the conductors to provide mechanical strength to the connection and electrical contact between the conductors. The heat used to bring about recovery also fuses the solder to improve both the mechanical and electrical integrity of the connection.

Abstract: The capacitive fluid pressure transducers described herein comprise quartz bodies and diaphragms having suitable electrodes deposited thereon to form both sensing and reference capacitors in appropriate configurations for high fidelity measurement of relative blood pressure, said transducers being substantially unaffected by temperature and other environment factors.

Abstract: A solder connection between an aluminum and copper conductor includes cladding a strand of aluminum wire with a copper coating, severing the cladded aluminum wire to a suitable length and soldering the severed end to the strand of copper wire with a lead-tin solder forming a hermetical seal about the soldered joint including any portion of the aluminum exposed to the ambient at the joint prior to soldering.

Abstract: Magnetohydrodynamic devices using hot ionized gas as working fluid require channel refractories, insulators, and electrodes to be cooled at their reverse sides in order to carry away heat flux fast enough to keep obverse sides below melting point, since gas temperatures of roughly 2500.degree. C. exceed melting points of any available metals or ceramics. Common procedure of brazing ceramic to metal backing (which is more conveniently fastened in apparatus and cooled) creates only partially solvable problem of differential thermal expansion, or bad fit. Ceramic reverse is grooved with dovetailed or convergent slots against which brazing stock is placed for brazing to metal backing. During brazing, molten braze alloy enters grooves and forms mechanical lock which on test proves stronger than ceramic itself.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a joint for trusses, preferably trusses where the force transmitting members mainly consist of tubes having relatively large diameters.

Abstract: An improved thermite-type coupler for the splicing of bar-like structures such as reinforcement bars, of the type having an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve located within the outer sleeve; two collar members, each joining one end of the outer sleeve to one end of the inner sleeve; the area defined between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve containing a thermite-type mixture and the area within the inner sleeve forming an annular space utilized for insertion of the ends of two bar-like structures, including means for igniting the thermite-type mixture and means for allowing the thermite-type reaction products after ignition to enter the annular space under pressure thereby, upon solidification, splicing the bar-like structures together having the improvement wherein the means for allowing the thermite-type reaction products afer ignition to enter the annular space comprises the inner sleeve having a multiplicity of perforations distributed over its surface.

Abstract: An improved wall construction and method of fabrication is disclosed in which a wall assembly is comprised of a base metal layer of mild steel with a bonded intermediate layer of copper and a bonded layer of corrosion resistant material containing a fusion weld joining the steel base metal members with the root of the fusion weld abutting an inlaid insert of the corrosion resistant material, a fusion weld joining the layer of corrosion resistant material of the members to each other and to the inlaid insert of corrosion resistant material to provide a relatively smooth surface in the corrosion resistant layer, with the intermediate copper layer removed from the weld areas.

Abstract: An improvement on the end plate shear connection (Table IX, Section 4-57, Seventh Edition A I S C Manual of Steel Construction) in which the end plate has an integral stem plate at right angles to the end plate and offset from the center line of the end plate to compensate for the web thickness of the beam to which the end plate is to be connected. The end plate is secured to the web of the beam by a shop weld with the weld adjacent the end plate fully penetrating the web, the stem plate and the end plate. Before welding, the stem plate is clamped to the web and minor adjustments made so that when welded the finished length of the beam will be proper and the end plate will be properly located and aligned with the center line of the beam. The end plate - stem plate unit is prefabricated in stock sizes. The unit may be a rolled shape. The stem plate may be joined to the end plate by a single fillet weld at the junction between the stem plate and the end plate remote from the web.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the joining of a first glass member, such as an optical fiber, to a second member by means of solderable splices and terminations which additionally can form hermetic seals. To form the splice, termination or seal, the peripheral surface of the glass member is coated in the area of the intended joint between members with a thin adhering metallic layer. The coated glass member is properly positioned adjacent the second member and solder is flowed around the joint between the members. Where the second member is also formed of glass, a thin adhering metallic coating layer is similarly formed on the peripheral surface thereof in the area of the intended joint prior to solder being applied.

Abstract: A wall assembly and method for making the same which consists essentially of a layer of first metallic material and a layer of second metallic material, each layer having one face in a face-to-face contact, either bonded or unbonded relation with a face of the other layer, containing a fusion weld joining two members of the first layer, and fusion welds joining the layer of second material of such member in edge abutting relation to an inlaid insert over a flush insert of second material inset into said first layer so as to provide a relatively smooth surface in the second material of the wall.

Abstract: An improved composite wall construction and method for fabrication or repair of equipment having layered metals forming a corrosion resistant liner on a structural metal backing which includes fusion welding the abutting ends of the backing metal to an interposed base strip, bridging these ends and welds with an inlay strip of liner material underlying the ends of the liner material, and fusion welding the ends of the liner material to each other and to the inlay strip.

Abstract: An improved composite wall construction and method of fabrication is disclosed in which a wall assembly is comprised of a base metal layer and a layer of corrosion resistant material containing an intermediate filler of base metal fusion welded to the original base metal members and to an inlaid insert of base metal at the weld root, and a fusion weld joining the layer of corrosion resistant material to provide a relatively smooth surface in the corrosion resistant layer.

Abstract: There is disclosed an extension for a motorcycle fork of the type including a downwardly biased damper and having its upper extremity received in a hollow fork tine and having its bottom extremity secured to the bottom end of a hollow slider which has its upper extremities telescoped over such tine. The bottom wall of the slider is severed from the slider itself and the damper rod extended and severed medially. A damper rod extension of a predetermined length is fitted between the top and bottom sections of such damper rod and has its opposite ends affixed to the medial ends of the damper rod sections. The damper rod is then retracted into the tine and a slider extension formed with an extension chamber having an axial length at least equal to such predetermined length is fitted over the lower end of such damper rod and affixed thereto. The slider extension is then secured to the lower extremity of such slider as by welding.

Abstract: Herein is described an article for encapsulating in separate compartments a plurality of elongate substrates. Typically the substrates comprise the union or junction between pair of electrical conductors or similar structures. The article comprises a heat recoverable outer tubular member and an inner spacer member to divide the space within the outer member into separate compartments. In particularly preferred embodiments, the article also comprises a fusible insert which will melt when the outer member is heated to cause its recovery. The fusible member can flow about the substrate. If the fusible member comprises, for example, solder, the article can be employed to simultaneously incapsulate and form a secure electrical connection between electrical conductors at their union.

Abstract: A weldment wherein two members are joined by a weld bounded at a back portion by a back-up member providing improved weld penetration and prevention of undesirable conditions in the weld such as root gaps or blow-throughs. The back-up member may comprise an elongated element secured to the surface of one member and, more specifically, may be welded thereto by a continuous weld.

Abstract: The needle unit is particularly adapted for use in acupuncture treatments and consists of a flexible needle member formed with a pointed end portion having an angle of about four degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the needle. The angle is formed by axially advancing the needle transversely of the axis of a rotatable forming or grinding tool. A tubular handle member is mounted about the opposite end portion of the needle member with the outer end thereof substantially flush with the corresponding end face of the needle member. The handle member is rigidly secured to the needle member by the application of a silver solder about the needle at opposite ends of the handle member.

Abstract: An annular composite joint of wire and braze alloy fluid-tightly seals the bucket of a gas turbine to the root sidewall piece bridging the space provided between the two parts to eliminate the necessity for close tolerance fit.

Abstract: A bulldozer blade comprises a push plate having a cutting edge mounted on a lower end thereof and a plurality of structural members secured on the back of the push plate and welded together to increase the structural integrity thereof. Each adjacent pair of such members are joined together at a weldment comprising a groove and contiguous dam formed on a surface of one member to have a corner of the other member disposed adjacent thereto and common weld means at least substantially filling the groove and securing the members together. The groove and dam are preformed on an arcuate portion of the first member during a cold forming operation.

Abstract: Novel header for use in nuclear applications comprised of a base containing at least one bore, a niobium terminal passing through said bore sealed in an alumina plug which, in turn, is sealed in a bore defined in the base.