A low density RRIM/RIM article formed of rigid foamed polyurethane which has incorporated in it, hollow glass microspheres with a compressive strength greater than 4,000 psi and a maximum size of 120 microns. This low density RRIM/RIM fascia may have physical properties and continuous high gloss painted outer skin comparable to conventional RRIM/RIM products while having reduced density in compari...

The invention is a device which holds a brake band and provides a simple levered actuating force. One end of the band of a brake is mounted to a U-shaped bracket. Slots are provided for the U-shaped bracket so that a lever, which connects to the opposite end of the band brake, can pivot on the bottoms of the slots and pull the band brake tightly around the brake drum and so providing a powerful br...

This invention relates to a process for making a flexographic printing plate from a photosensitive printing element having an infrared reduction ablatable layer capable of being selectively removed by a laser beam and wherein the process includes placing a material capture sheet in proximity to a photopolymer layer.

A photosensitive element for use as a photopolymer printing plate comprising a support, a layer of a photopolymerizable material on the support, and an infrared ablation layer which is ablatable by infrared radiation and substantially opaque to actinic radiation on the photopolymerizable material. The infrared ablation layer comprises at least one infrared absorbing material, a radiation opaque ma...

A construction kit for horizontally and vertically sliding window assemblies in which each window includes a sash. A meeting rail is connected to each sash and includes a slot at each of the inner and outer surfaces of the meeting rail. Weather stripping is fitted into the slot at outer surface of the meeting rail and is wrapped around the end of the meeting rail and secured within the slot at the...

The present invention, which relates to post hydration processing of contact lenses and the packages into which the lenses are placed, includes several assemblies which are ideally suited to performing the various steps which are associated with post hydration processing. These several assemblies include: a deionizing water injection assembly which fills the packaging elements prior to the lenses ...

An apparatus for forming contact lenses, wherein front curve mold halves are filled with a hardenable transparent material, such as a polymerizable hydrogel, and back curve mold halves are coupled to the front curve, therein forming a lens. More particularly, the apparatus includes a conveyor means for transporting pallets of mold halves to the apparatus, an array of piston structures for raising ...

An automated means for hydrating a molded hydrophilic contact lens is provided in which a first robotic assembly removes a plurality of contact lens molds from a production line carrier, each of the lens molds having a contact lens adhered therein. The first robotic assembly transports the molds to a first staging area where the lens molds are sandwiched between a lens mold carrier and a top chamb...

This invention relates to a device for removing and transporting articles, such as ophthalmic lens mold sections, or packaging elements from a mold. The invention, in one embodiment includes first, second, and third assemblies; the first of which removes the articles from the molding station at a first location and transports them to a second location; the second assembly receives the articles fro...

The present invention, which relates to the transfer of contact lenses in post hydration processing of the lenses. A lens transfer and insertion assembly removes contact lenses from lens hydration pallets, alters their spatial distribution, and deposits them into packaging elements. The lenses are transferred with fluid and retained on the transfer assembly by surface tension.

There is described an external fixator for use in the treatment of a fractured bone having a first bone fragment and a second bone fragment which external fixator comprises: means of attachment to the first bone fragment of the fractured bone; means of attachment to the second bone fragment of the fractured bone; a first rigid support bar having a first end and a second end, being connected to the...

The present invention is directed to a consolidation apparatus for consolidating a plurality of products having random variations in product arrangement with gaps between the products.

A packaging arrangement for packaging products such as contact lenses in packages such as blister packs. The packaging arrangement includes an intermittently indexed, linearly driven endless conveyor which includes a plurality of identical support pallets, equally spaced apart along the endless conveyor. Each support pallet is designed to support and align an array of individual package bases. The...

A water-pistol and puppet assembly in which the pistol is concealed within the puppet, yet is fully operable. The pistol includes a hand grip provided with a trigger, a liquid reservoir and a pump which when the trigger is pulled then draws liquid from the reservoir and pumps it into the barrel of the pistol from whose outlet nozzle the liquid is ejected. The puppet includes a head having an open ...

A method for displaying relatively large amounts of data representing an image has a display device (28). The display system has a processor (22), a disk (24), random access memory (RAM)(26), and the display device(28). First, data to be displayed is obtained (60). A number of tile are created (34). Each tile represents a portion of the image. Next, it is determined if a particular tile is in RAM ...

An improved rotatable joint of the kind disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,381,570 for foldable tubular playpen frames having a step in the tooth of a recessed sprocket portion in which a connecting gear rests. In order to unlock the joint one must move the gear axially inwardly with a pushbutton as well as relieve the stresses on the joint by lifting up the tubular bars connected to the joint so that t...

Un chauffe-moteur est un petit élément électrique alimenté par un cordon raccordé à une prise murale de courant alternatif de 110 volts. Le chauffe-moteur est placé à l'intérieur du moteur du véhicule qu'il doit réchauffer. La puissance est d'environ 750 watts. Ce système fontionne sans problème s'il a été installé correctement. Notre système est plus compliqué et est destiné aux personnes qui ne ...

Soldering peg used in soldering process, comprising (A) main part (1) with fastener section (2) and (B) curved section of soldering material (11) contg. void region (9) and cuff (10) - contains flux placed inside void region before pressing cuff over fastener section so that a flange (3) locks the cuff onto this section. The void region is conical, cylindrical (with conical tapered- or dome-shaped...

A flexible partition suspended from a ceiling of a gymnasium or the like. The flexible partition includes a drive cylinder which extends the length of and intermediate the curtain forming the partition. The cylinder is provided with a drive motor internally of the cylinder, and a reaction device is provided externally of the curtain such that the motor device when activated will drive the cylinder...