Abstract: A rocker arm has a one-piece metal body made by cold-forming operations, including staming, extruding, coining, and back-packing. The rocker arm includes an intermediate portion and two end portions. The intermediate portion has substantially parallel side walls with a large, generally rectangular opening at the top and with two end top walls extending sharply downwardly therefrom. The parallel side walls are deep and both the side walls and top walls are thinner at upper portions than at lower portions. A first end portion of the body has a wide top wall with arcuate side walls. A method of making the rocker arm includes forming a metal blank with a U-shaped cross section having a convex central portion. A slot is formed in the central portion and that portion is then pushed out or extruded to form the large, generally rectangular opening.

Abstract: A main lever for a high-speed rotary dobby having two opposing sidepieces in which two corresponding opposing frusto-conically flared holes are formed in each side piece by pressing or milling for a removable main pin for coupling the lever to the dobby crank arm. Two inner annular recesses concentric with the holes are also formed for housing a bearing of increased axial length. The sidepieces are joined together without welding by a special annular spacer hub acting as the fulcrum for the lever and, at the free end of the curved guide for the slider which adjusts the travel of the heddle frames, by a spacing and vibration-damping block. The slider passes between the two sidepieces in the curved guide zone and is locked in position by a special locking device. Lever modifications and special reinforcements are also provided.

Abstract: The low-inertia and high-strength accelerating lever comprises a hub part, arm and end part made of a thermoplastics reinforced by high-strength fibers. The lever is built up from a number of layers in the form a Prepregs or semifinisheds, which are placed one on another, the layers having different fiber orientations and extending substantially parallel to the movement plane. Longitudinal components of the fiber orientations predominate in the arm with a gradual transition to the hub part and end part; the hub part and end part having a substantially isotropic distribution of the fiber orientations.

Abstract: A device for adjusting and locking the inclination of the backrest of a seat, for example an aircraft seat, comprises a gas compression spring which acts between the back rest and the frame of the seat and which is of the type which has a locking and release member, which, when pressed frees the spring to expand or to be compressed and when released locks the spring in any position in which it is set to lock the back rest. The locking and release member is operated by a button fitted in an arm rest of the seat. To enable the button to operate the locking and release member entirely mechanically, the button is connected to one end of a Bowden cable through a first lever and the other end of the Bowden cable is connected to the locking and release member through a second lever. The two levers together provide a mechanical advantage of 8:1 between the force applied to the button and that acting on the locking and release member.

Abstract: A valve mechanism has a low-speed cam and a high-speed cam, a low-speed rocker arm operatively connected a valve and a high-speed rocker arm. A changeover device is provided for connecting the low-speed and high-speed rocker arm with each other so as to be rocked together by the high-speed cam. A roller follower is rotatably mounted on a shaft provided in the low-speed rocker arm. The high-speed rocker arm has a slipper engaging with the high-speed cam. The changeover device has a piston slidably mounted in the high-speed rocker arm so as to connect the high-speed rocker arm with the low-speed rocker arm.

Abstract: A valve stem which is located for axial movement; a valve lever is pivotally mounted at one end and is attached adjacent the other end to the end of the valve stem, the valve lever defines a track; a drive pin engages in the track the drive pin being mounted at one end of a first link the other end of the link being pivotally mounted about a fixed pivot, a second link is pivotally mounted at one end about moveable pivot, the first and second links being interconnected by an intermediate link pivotally attached to said first and second links at positions separated from their pivots, a drive link is pivotally connected at one end to the pivotal connection between the second link and intermediate link and at the other end to a crank, so that rotation of the crank will cause the linkage to oscillate and the drive pin to perform a reciprocating motion along an arcuate path; the trank has a first portion which is engaged by the drive pin when the valve is closed and coincides with the arcuate path of the drive pin

Abstract: A one-piece, cold-formed rocker arm of the cam-follower type includes a one-piece metal body which is cold-formed from a metal blank and is of U-shaped cross section at first and second end portions. The first end of said body has a bottom wall and two upwardly-extending side walls with a rounded recess in the bottom wall having a concave side facing downwardly for receiving an end of a lifter post on which the rocker arm can pivot. The second end of the body has a groove formed by a bottom wall with two downwardly-extending side walls and two doubled-back, upwardly-extending side walls which are structurally integral at lower edges with lower edges of the downwardly-extending side walls. The groove of the second end portion faces downwardly to receive an upper end of a valve stem. An intermediate portion of the body has two substantially parallel side walls which are structurally integral with the upwardly-extending side walls of the first and second end portions.

Abstract: A rocker arm is formed from a unitary sheet metal material with a unitary journal and pad with selective welds to provide rigidity.

Abstract: A valve train for an overhead camshaft type engine includes a finger follower lever type rocker arm assembly. The lever is of lightweight stamped construction containing a pocket or recess in which is received a precision molded plastic bearing cup. The cup has a smoothly polished bearing surface for slidably receiving an axleless roller that is contained laterally within the insert and is rotated by the engine driven cam located above the roller for pivotally moving the lever to actuate the engine valves. The inclusion of the pocket in the lever assures lubrication of the parts at all times since it will collect and retain lubricant or engine oil during engine operation so that even during a lengthy shutdown, upon restart, the elements will be fully lubricated.

Abstract: A cold-formed rocker arm of the cam-follower type is specifically designed for variable-lift engines. The rocker arm comprises a one-piece metal body preferably of generally inverted U-shaped cross section throughout most of its length. The body has a top wall and two side walls extending downwardly therefrom and carrying an axle on which a cam-contacting roller is rotatably mounted and exposed through a central opening in the top wall above the roller to be engaged by a tapered cam of a cam shaft. The rocker arm has a substantially semi-spherical recess at one end to receive an end of a lifter post on which the rocker arm can pivot. The other end of the body has an open-ended channel extending longitudinally of the body to receive a rounded upper end of a valve stem. A lubrication port in the top wall of the rocker arm communicates with an inner end and with a clearance in a central portion of the channel. The clearance provides a lubrication path for the flow of oil along the channel.

Abstract: An improved throttle control which includes a metal throttle lever, a metal bracket, a plastic detent plate and the lever being pivotally mounted to the bracket with the detent plate therebetween and a spring biasing the lever toward the detent plate. The detent plate includes an annular ridge facing the lever and immediately surrounding the mounting means and an arcuate ridge facing the lever and spaced radially outward from said annular ridge. The arcuate ridge includes at least one recess which coacts with a detent on the lever to provide an easily detected preset throttle position. The detent on the lever rides on the arcuate ridge and the force necessary for lever movement is determined by the friction force created between the lever detent and the detent plate arcuate ridge. The lever also includes an arm which engages a throttle cable and the bracket receives and secures the end of the throttle cable sheath.

Abstract: A device for mounting an operating lever for operating a gas pressure control plug of a gas spring is disclosed, in which the operating lever is in contact with the free end of the gas pressure control plug supported on a mounting frame of a seat or the like. The operating lever has a short shaft provided at an end and extending perpendicular to the axis of the gas spring. The short shaft is pressure fitted in an engagement groove, which is provided in a synthetic resin bearing block secured to a mounting frame and has a more-than-semicircular arcular sectional profile.

Abstract: A housing for a discharge valve includes a hollow cylindrial socket which projects in the radial direction, and in which a siphon an actuating pin for control of the valve stopper is mounted in a leakproof manner in a ball-and-socket joint arrangement. A spherical part enclosing an intermediate portion of the actuating pin is received in a ball socket recess in a holding element, which is snapped onto the socket in a leakproof manner. The ball socket recess has on the outer side a spheri-zone type sealing surface on which an O-ring slides. A set of fingers of the holding element partially enclose the spherical part and press it with a specific force against the sealing surface.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a passive lubrication system for use in a high speed print hammer mechanism to provide continuous lubrication to all print hammer elements. Channels are formed along the length of a pivot pin and filled with a porous material having a finer porosity than the sintered print hammer block serving as the principal reservoir. Fins located at each side of print hammer elements also are of the same porosity as the print hammer block and communicate lubricant to the material in the pivot pin channels. From the channels, lubricant is conveyed to the interface between each print hammer element and the pivot pin by capillary action.

Abstract: A pump lever for a jack is disclosed which comprises a protrusion formed near a plunger of a fluid pump for the jack; a handle sleeve having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted to receive a handle and the second end being pivotally joined at said protrusion by a first pin, and in addition, a certain position between the first and second ends of the handle sleeve being pivotally joined with the plunger by a second pin; and a torsion spring having a pair of counteraction portions and a loop portion shaped between said pair of counteraction portions, the loop portion being passed through and supported by the first pin, and the pair of counteraction portions being adapted to respectively make contact with the protrusion and the second pin so that the torsion spring will urge the handle sleeve to raise to its uppermost position when one frees the handle, the top end of which is received in the first end of the handle sleeve at a lowered position.

Abstract: A brake cable assembly including a substantially vertical shaft, an elongate arm extending substantially outward from the shaft, a clamp secured to one end of the arm opposite the shaft for securing and supporting a pair of handlebars, a housing extending from the shaft or arm, including a pair of sides horizontally spaced from one another, a pin, at least a portion of which is secured between the sides of the housing defining an axis of rotation, and a device mounted on and rotatable about said pin, such device including a generally triangular body including a horizontal bore having a diameter larger than the diameter of the pin through which the pin extends, a first fork extending from the body for retaining the end of a brake cable connected to the brake lever, the first fork including a pair of curved prongs, wherein the space between the prongs of the first fork forms a vertical slot and one side of the prongs of the first fork forms a partial cylindrical surface and a second fork, spaced from the first

Abstract: An idler wheel assembly having an idler wheel arm and an idler wheel rotatably mounted on one end of the arm to co-act with a feed wheel located on one side of a document track when the arm is moved from an inactive to an active position relative to the feed wheel. The arm has a pivot area which is mounted to move along the line which is perpendicular to the document track; this enables the assembly to accommodate documents of varying thicknesses. One embodiment uses a loosely mounted pivot point to effect the movement of the pivot area, and a second embodiment uses an elongated slot in the frame of the assembly to effect the movement of the pivot area along the line mentioned.

Abstract: A linkage in an electro-mechanical shaker. The linkage has link arms which have two end members coupled to a center member. The three members provide three pivoting points in an axial direction and prevent lateral movement between the relatively movable structures to which they are attached.

Abstract: A lever connecting mechanism for a horizontal hydraulic jack with tension rod comprises a vertical pumping rod having a traversed U-shape connecting member fixed thereon for receiving a bar provided on a foot pedal which is pivotally connected to the structure of the hydraulic jack, and a lever member pivotally connected to the structure of the hydraulic jack. The lever member has the same axis of rotation as the one of the foot pedal so that said lever member can be used to drive said foot pedal toward a downward direction. Since the foot pedal and the lever member are individually supported by two springs at their upmost position, the foot pedal can be depressed without affecting the lever member, but however, the downward movement of lever member will cause the foot pedal being depressed also.

Abstract: A low-friction, boat-type, cold-formed rocker arm is provided. The rocker arm is of generally U-shaped configuration in transverse cross section throughout most of its length. An intermediate portion of the rocker arm has a concave interior surface extending there-across with a central opening through which a shank of a pedestal extends. One end portion of the rocker arm has a concave recess facing downwardly to receive the upper end of a push rod. The other end portion of the rocker arm has a rectangular opening in the bottom thereof. An axle extends between side walls of the rocker arm above the rectangular opening and a roller is rotatably mounted on the axle and has a circumferential portion exposed at the rectangular opening. The roller engages an end of a valve stem with rolling, rather than sliding, contact, resulting in lower friction during operation of the rocker arm.

Abstract: Device for converting the rotary motion of an eccentric driven by a motor shaft into an oscillating motion of a working tool in electrically powered appliances, consisting of a double-armed rocker arm and a connecting rod connecting the rocker arm with the eccentric, as well as a single articulation at whose articulation midpoint all the motion axes of the connecting rod and rocker arm meet directly or indirectly.

Abstract: An actuating linkage for a motor vehicle clutch with a clutch lever which can assume two end positions corresponding to the engaged and the disengaged clutch and at which engages an over-dead-center spring that exerts on the clutch lever a force directed toward a respective end position. In order to reduce the actuating force to be produced by the driver with a strong over-dead-center-point spring, the compensating spring engages at the clutch lever which exerts on the clutch lever a force directed toward the end position corresponding to the disengaged clutch whereby the torque applied on the clutch lever by the compensating spring is smaller with a disengaged clutch than with an engaged clutch.

Abstract: An apparatus for rocking a crank has a crank having opposite ends and being pivotally mounted at one end thereof to a first point on a first substrate, a first spring attached at one end thereof to a second point on a second substrate and at the other end thereof to the other end of the crank and a second spring attached at one end thereof to a third point on a third substrate and at the other end thereof to the other end of the crank, an angle defined between a line extending through the first and second points and a line extending through the first and third points, respectively, on a side opposite an arc through which said other end of the crank moves being in a range of 105.degree. to 160.degree. and the first spring or both first spring and second springs being made of shape memory alloy(s) which returns(s) to a predetermined shape upon application of heat whereby the crank is rocked back and forth by temperature variations.

Abstract: A one-piece, cold-formed rocker arm of the cam-follower type is provided. The rocker arm includes a one-piece metal body cold formed from a metal blank and being of inverted U-shaped cross section throughout most of its length. The body has a top wall with depending, structurally-integral side walls. An intermediate, convex portion of the top wall has an opening extending therethrough with an axle extending between the side walls below the opening. A cam-contacting roller is rotatably mounted on the axle and has a circumferential surface exposed at the opening to engage a cam. The rocker arm body has a recess at one end portion to receive a lifter post and an additional recess at another end portion to receive an end of a valve stem. The one end portion of the body is wider than the remainder of the body. Ribs are formed at the lower edges of the body and extend along the intermediate portion of the body between the two end portions.

Abstract: A metering valve comprised of two rotary registers are each provided with cutouts which are symmetrical in relation to the axis of the central opening defined by the movement of the registers. In accordance with the present invention, a mechanism for operating the registers synchronously and in opposite directions is composed of levers and connecting rods acting on the axis of suspension and rotation of the registers through the action of, for example, hydraulic jacks. In order to avoid the offsetting of the flow because of the difference between the radii of curvature of the registers, the entire mechanism is adapted to pivot as a whole about the pivot axis of the registers.

Abstract: A metering valve comprised of two rotary registers are each provided with cutouts which are symmetrical in relation to the axis of the central opening defined by the movement of the registers. In accordance with the present invention, a mechanism for operating the registers synchronously and in opposite directions is composed of levers and connecting rods acting on the axis of suspension and rotation of the registers through the action of, for example, hydraulic jacks. In order to avoid the offsetting of the flow because of the difference between the radii of curvature of the registers, one of the connecting rods acting on the axis of the registers is adjustable in length.

Abstract: A force multiplier mechanism comprising a base supporting member, a driving lever being pivotably connected by a first pivot means to said base supporting member which can be rotated about the first pivot for a predetermined angle between a first and second position thereof, a driven lever one end of which is pivotably connected to the free end of the driving lever by a second pivot, a follower pivotably connected to the other end of the driven lever which receives a multiplied force and transmits it to other member, said follower being supported remote from the second pivot means by a distance substantially equal to the distance defined between the first and second pivot means, and a guide means for guiding the follower coupled to the driven lever which forces the driven lever to rotate about the second pivot and in turn forces said follower along a continuous pathway to a point located close to said first pivot resulting in high force multiplication.

Abstract: A micropositioning device having a plurality of degrees of freedom is provided. This device is particularly useful in guiding optic components. The device has N degrees of freedom and comprises two rigid members, namely a reference base and a movable platform. The reference base and the movable platform are connected by N independent chains. Each chain consists of N elastic guide means with a single degree of freedom, arranged in series, and an actuator fixed to the reference base.

Abstract: A one-piece, cold-formed rocker arm of the cam follower type is provided. The rocker arm includes a one-piece metal body cold formed from a metal blank and being of U-shaped cross section substantially throughout its length. The body has a bottom wall with upstanding, structurally-integral side walls. An intermediate, convex portion of the bottom wall has a rectangular opening therein extending therethrough. A cam-contacting roller is rotatably mounted on an axle carried by the side walls above the rectangular opening. The roller has a circumferential surface positioned to engage a cam above the rocker arm. The rocker arm body has a downwardly-extending pin with a rounded end to receive a lifter post on which the rocker arm can pivot. The pin is affixed to the bottom wall at one end portion of the rocker arm body. The bottom wall has a shorter convex surface at another end portion with an elongate opening therein to receive an end of a valve stem.

Abstract: In a clutch having a housing and a release fork with a clutch release bearing on one end of the fork in the housing and with its outer end projecting out of the clutch housing and connected to a clutch operating mechanism; a clutch cooling system in which the release fork is hollow and an air outlet opening and an air inlet opening are provided on the release fork at the inside and the outside of the clutch housing, respectively, for feeding cooling air from the outside of the housing to the clutch in the housing for cooling the clutch.

Abstract: The mechanism comprises a movable member having three axes converging in a center of the mechanism, i.e. two main axes guided each by a crank, and a driven axis on which any point follows a substantially circular path centered in the above center. This is due to an appropriate geometry. A driven member may be linked to the movable part about the driven axis, and to a parallelism rod which is in turn linked to one of the cranks. The driven member remains then parallel to itself when the mechanism is actuated, that is, when the one crank is rotated with respect to a carrier member. The driven member may be a cylindrical side window of a car.

Abstract: A system for coupling together two flaps of an aircraft wing, which flaps are adjacent and are situated at least substantially in the extension of each other. Each flap has its own pivoting and drive means. The system includes a mechanical coupling which connects the two flaps together and which is intended to ensure synchronized operation thereof. The system further includes a mechanical emergency connection able to take over the function of the mechanical coupling should this latter fail. The transfer of function between the mechanical coupling and the mechanical emergency connection causes the movement of at least one mechanical signaling member.

Abstract: A one-piece, cold-formed rocker arm of the cam follower type is provided. The rocker arm includes a one-piece metal body cold-formed from a metal blank and being of inverted U-shaped cross section substantially throughout its length. The body has a top wall with depending, structurally integral side walls. An intermediate, convex portion of the top wall has a rectangular opening therein exceeding therethrough. A cam-contacting roller is rotatably mounted on an axle carried by the side walls below the rectangular opening. The roller has a circumferential surface extending upwardly through and beyond the rectangular opening to engage a cam. The rocker arm body has a rounded recess formed at one end portion to receive a lifter post on which the rocker arm can pivot. The body has an additional recess at another end portion to receive an end of a valve stem.

Abstract: A rocker arm assembly for use in internal combustion engines comprising a rocker arm member having a longitudinal extent and including bearing means for mounting the member for oscillation about an axis perpendicular to its longitudinal extent. An insert body defining a push rod seat recess is press fitted in an end of the rocker arm member to extend transversely to the axis of oscillation. The insert has a first generally cylindrical end portion of a first diameter and a second axially aligned generally cylindrical end portion of a smaller diameter. The first end portion is spaced from the second end portion by an intermediate transition surface which is inclined relative to the axis of the cylindrical end portions. The push rod seat recess extends axially into the first end of the body. The relationship of the insert end portions and the transition surface prevents loosening of the insert in the rocker arm body.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for varying feed stroke of feed bars for use in a transfer press. According to the device of the invention, the feed stroke of feed bars is varied by the action of a substantially parallel four-node linkage connected through a connecting rod to the feed bars and actuated by a rotary cam.

Abstract: A retainer is installed on the pedestals of adjacent rocker arm assemblies to tie the pedestals, rocker arms, and retainer into a permanent subassembly. The retainer includes rectangular apertures for receiving the pedestal shanks which in one direction comprise spring steel tabs which grip the sides of the pedestal shank with high unit loading and in the other direction provide generous clearance to permit axial sliding adjustments of the pedestals relative to each other to align the bolt holes and thus facilitate installation of the subassembly on the engine head. The spring steel tabs further align the pedestals with each other and with the engine and prevent the pedestals from turning when the tie down bolts therethrough is torqued.

Abstract: The disc brake (10) includes a parking cartridge device (28) which transfers reaction forces of the mechanical parking actuator (36) directly to the caliper housing (12) and also provides support and guidance for a cable (90) attached to lever arms (70) of the mechanical parking actuator (36). The mechanical parking actuator (36) is disposed within an opening (34) of the parking cartridge housing (30), the parking cartridge housing (30) having a plurality of through openings (42) so that bolts (50) may be secured at one end to the caliper housing (12) and at the other end to a bracket (60) which abuts an end (33) of the parking cartridge housing (30).

Abstract: An improved gate driving link mechanism is provided, this mechanism being originally designed for opening and closing a flapdoor type discharge gate of a weighing hopper of top-charge and bottom discharge type, used in a combination weighing device such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,344,492, the improvement of which is to add an intermediate bell crank for confining overshoot of the opened gate to avoid unwanted time loss which affects high speed operation of the device and undesirable shock and vibration which affect accuracy of measurement.

Abstract: A rocker arm for a valve of a combustion engine comprising a lever arm with an offset end portion arranged in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rocker arm. On a side face of said lever arm offset portion there is fixed an element for adjusting the valve clearance, oriented along the longitudinal axis of the rocker arm.

Abstract: The blade adjustment device of the present invention is used with a sod cutting machine comprising a sod cutting blade, a sod roller positioned in close spaced relation to the blade for cooperating with the blade to sever the sod from the ground, a blade supporting frame connected to the blade and movably mounted for movement toward and away from the roller. The adjustment device comprises a power actuator, and a linkage mechanism pivotally interconnecting the power actuator to the blade supporting frame for causing the blade supporting frame to move toward and away from the roller. The linkage includes an input end connected to the power means and an output end connected to the blade supporting frame for moving the blade supporting frame in response to actuation of the power actuator. The linkage mechanism reduces the distance of movement, so that the input end moves a greater distance than the output end.

Abstract: A restoring device for an adjusting element, which serves in particular for restoring a throttle device of an internal combustion engine. The restoring device has a first spring subject to bending, which is disposed on a bushing that is rotatably supported about a throttle valve shaft and with one end engages a step of the bushing, while the other end of the spring is hooked onto the housing on the throttle valve fitting. A lever is connected with the shaft. The first spring subject to bending acts in the restoring direction of the throttle valve. A second spring subject to bending is disposed in the bushing, one end of this spring engaging the bushing and the other end being supported on the lever. The spring force of the second spring subject to bending is less than that of the first such spring, so that the bushing, with a stop step, is rotated so far that the second spring has not influence in the restoring direction upon the throttle valve.

Abstract: An apparatus for actuating a proportioning valve is presented. The valve consists of a pair of registers, each register having a cut-out portion defining a variable area orifice which is generally symmetrical about a central longitudinal axis through the orifice. The registers are respectively connected to a first and second drive shaft, the drive shafts being mounted about a common axis and being mounted in bearings in a frame such that by pivoting about the common axis, the drive shafts will urge the registers to simultaneously move in opposite directions. Each of the two drive shafts are provided with an arm which are pivotably connected to a tilting lever via a connecting rod. The two tilting levers are mounted on a pivot shaft which is parallel to the common axis of the two drive shafts. The tilting levers are also connected to a driving device, i.e., a hydraulic jack which acts to pivot them about their pivot shaft so that the registers are simultaneously actuated in opposite directions.

Abstract: A compound parallelogram four-bar linkage is provided wherein a first primary link is connected to a second primary link through connector links of substantially the same length and the pivotal angles of the first primary link and second primary link are maintained at substantially ninety degrees as movement is transferred from one primary link to the other so that the resonant frequency of the linkage does not vary and the linkage stiffness is independent of the angle of rotation.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a lever assembly which comprises generally two parts, which are lever holder and a lever proper. The lever holder has at its one side a tubular portion which is lockably fitted in an opening formed in a door panel, while, the lever proper has at its one side a hollow shaft portion which is lockably but pivotally received in the tubular portion.

Abstract: An improved lock retains the pin connecting a crank in the gear shifting mechanism of an outboard motor to the shift shaft. The crank is mounted on a movable shaft having a groove adjacent the crank. A locking member, fastened to the pin, has a slot by which the locking member is removably retained in the groove for securing the connecting pin in the crank and shift shaft.

Abstract: The device comprises a rocker arm formed with a main bearing surface mounted on a main bearing and further bearing surfaces which co-operate with the upper ends of exhaust and inlet valves and pushrods respectively. Movement of one pushrod to open the inlet valve will turn the rocker arm a first axis and movement of the other pushrod to open the exhaust valve will turn the rocker arm about a second axis transverse to the first axis.

Abstract: An improved diluent valve actuator for a soft drink beverage dispenser serves dual functions. The first function, accomplished when the actuator is in a first operative position, is to actuate the solenoid controlled valve for the beverage diluent (such as carbonated water) when the actuator is pressed by an operator. The second function, accomplished when the actuator is in a second non-operative position is to act as a cover over the opening in the dispenser where the actuator would have extended if the actuator were in the first position. In the second position, the remainder of the actuator is concealed within the beverage dispenser out of view.

Abstract: The rocking lever for a cam mechanism presents a hollow box-type structure and consists of a modular base piece provided with the trunnions and with the cam follower rollers adapted to cooperate with the cams. The modular base piece presents two connection surfaces, arranged at 90.degree. with respect to each other, and adapted for the fastening of modular appendix pieces. The said modular appendix pieces can be secured in a removable and changeable manner to the modular base piece.

Abstract: A carburetor having a throttle valve and throttle shaft is shown provided with a throttle shaft lever which has a U-shaped portion carrying a linkage connecting member effective for connection to associated throttle actuating linkage; a sleeve-like spacer is situated about the connecting member and between the legs of the U-shaped portion as to add rigidity thereto.

Abstract: This window glass raising arm comprises a ribbed link of thin sheet metal having an end portion which is formed over onto a conical base of a roller which is in one piece with the base and of plastics material. This provides a simple and cheap assembly which is nonetheless suitably efficient.