The belt system has a diagonal chest belt (1) in addition to the waist belt (2). The chest belt does not possess extra rings for fastening lines. Both belts are lengthwise adjustable.

A film having a good adhesive property comprises a base film and a coated layer formed on at least one surface of the base film. The coated layer comprises a mixture whose main constituents are a polyester resin and a melamine compound, and not less than 60% by weight of constituents forming the coated layer is the polyester resin. Additionally or alternatively, the coated layer has carboxylic aci...

Ä1Ü A liquid crystal polyester resin composition film made of a liquid crystal polyester resin composition comprising (A) a liquid crystal polyester and (B) a thermoplastic resin, said liquid crystal polyester being a continuous phase and said thermoplastic resin being a dispersed phase, and having a ratio (viscosity 1/viscosity 2) of 0.1 through 0.7 wherein said viscosity 1 is a melt viscosity me...

In a method of manufacturing a sintered body of the present invention, a feed stock including metal powder, a binder, and an organic material having a melting point lower than that of the binder is extrusion molded by using an extruder 1, so that an extruded body having a desired shape (cross-sectional shape) and dimensions is manufactured. In this method, the temperature of an extrusion side die ...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren bei der Sicherung des Fahrbetriebes eines längs einer vorgegebenen Fahrstrecke sich bewegenden Fahrzeugs, wie eines schienengebundenen Fahrzeugs (4). Herkömmlich erhält das Fahrzeug (4) von voneinander beabstandet angeordneten punktförmig wirkenden Systemen (2.1, 2.2) (oder Balisen) Fahrerlaubnis-Daten und Fahrstrecken-Daten. Bleibt ein Fahrerlaubnis-Datum aus,...

Das erfindungsgemäße elektronische Gerät mit einem Mikroprozessor; einem nicht flüchtigen beschreibbaren Datenspeicher, welcher für eine vorgegebene maximale Schreibzugriffzahl MSZ von Schreibzugriffen beschreibbar ist; ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gerät einen Zähler umfasst, welcher die Schreibzugriffe registriert, und der Mikroprozessor in Abhängigkeit der Entwicklung der Zahl der Schrei...

The device is designed as a large parasol to be positioned in a garden or on a balcony or terrace. It has a central pole and a set of metal spokes (1) carrying a textile cover and to be folded and unfolded with a rope operated mechanism (4). A second set of thin tubes (2) can be spread apart underneath the textile cover. The tubes are connected with various rows of washing line (3) for laundry dry...

A tire building drum (21) comprises a main drum shaft (22), a pair of movable bodies (37,38), approaching-separating means (23,28,29) for moving the movable bodies in opposite directions, plural bead lock segments (44,45) movably supported by each of the movable bodies in a radial direction, enlarging-contracting means (55) for synchronously moving the bead lock segments in the radial direction, a...

Electric accumulator battery, which comprises a receptacle (1) with cover, of a size which fits in the compartment traditionally reserved for this purpose in a motor vehicle. This receptacle is subdivided internally into a series of cells (2) that are distributed in two or more parallel rows between which are formed intermediate ventilation ducts (3), which are open to the outside through the bott...

The invention concerns a method of preparing an iron-based powder comprising the steps of mixing and heating an iron-based powder, at least one oligomer amide type lubricant, at least one fatty acid and optionally one or more additives to a temperature above the melting point of the lubricant and subsequently cooling the obtained mixture. The invention also comprises the mixture of the iron-based ...

A carrier (10) of the backpack type is provided for use by motorcyclists to carry their travel requirements and a motor cycle helmet (26) when on or off the motorcycle. The carrier (10) has a bag (11) of flexible textile material with adjustable shoulder straps (12), waist strap (16) and chest strap (13). The bag (11) has a main compartment (22) and a lower compartment (25) adapted to receive the ...

The hairdryer (1) has a casing and an electric cable (5). The dryer has axially opposite first (9) and second (10) support areas, which have holder elements (14,15). The holder elements allow the electric cable to be coiled in loops and supported on the support areas. Preferably, the first support area is formed on a protective cover at the handle part (2) of the dryer and the second support area ...

The invention relates to a hand-held analytical device for analyzing a sample, in particular a biological fluid, for a medically significant component, comprising a housing comprising a loading opening for receiving a replaceable cartridge having multiple chambers that may contain analytical consumables, in particular test strips, and each chamber comprising an opening on at least one face of the ...

The invention provides methods and compositions for modulating hepsin activity and the HGF/c-met signaling pathway, in particular by regulating pro-HGF activation by hepsin.

A game ball is disclosed that includes a polymer foam layer processed with an inert fluid blowing agent, such as nitrogen. The polymer foam may be a polyolefin material, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylvinylacetate, and the inert fluid blowing agent may have a relatively high-purity. The polymer foam may be manufactured with a process that includes impregnating a polymer with the ine...

Fumaric acid or a salt thereof, such as a fumaryl halide (e.g., fumaryl chloride), which contains unsaturated carbon-carbon double bonds that can be used for in situ crosslinking, is copolymerized with a biodegradable poly(caprolactone) macromer that has a flexible backbone such that the resulting copolymer may self-crosslink in the absence of a crosslinking agent. The biocompatible and bioresorba...

An electrosurgical apparatus (1) having a counter/lockout mechanism (10) that monitors the number of sterilization/use cycles the electrosurgical apparatus undergoes and indicates (22) the number of sterilization/use cycles that have actually been performed. The counter/lockout mechanism includes a temperature actuated element (70) actuated in response to each sterilization cycle and a mechanicall...

A system and method for implementing a program such as a loyalty program. An account (e.g., card) system includes a plurality of participating account holders (e.g., cardholders), a plurality of non-participating account holders (e.g., cardholders), a plurality of non-preferred merchants and a plurality of preferred merchants. A processor executes the program including evaluating transactions to i...

A system comprising an electronic book (10) and a propriety appendage (46) couplable to the electronic book (10).; Le système comprend un livre électronique et un appendice de propriété qui peut être couplé audit livre électronique; le livre électronique comprend un écran d'affichage visuel, un lecteur de données, des outils de navigation et une première partie d'un code d'identification unique de...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung zum Transportieren von Gegenständen, bei der die Gegenstände in Behältern (10) transportiert werden, welche mit wenigstens einem elektronischen Anzeigemittel (20) versehen sind. Die Anordnung weist Erzeugungsmittel (30) zur Erzeugung von auf einem Anzeigemittel (20) anzuzeigenden Informationen, Bereitstellungsmittel zur Bereitstellung von anzuzeigenden Informa...