A golf swing training device for attachment to a golf club. A bell-shaped weight having an axial bore and a slot that communicates with the bore is slidably mountable to the shaft of a golf club. The weight is attached to and suspended from an elastic, expansible cord. The cord is attached to an eyelet inserted into a recess in a top surface of the golf grip. A cord guard comprising a segment of t...

A data processing system for implementing transaction management of auction-based trading for specialized items such as fixed income instruments. The data processing system provides a highly structured trading protocol implemented through a sequence of trading paradigms. The system employs a distributed computer processing network linking together a plurality of commonly programmed controlled work...

Electronic anti-intrusion warning and protection system for isolated houses, apartment blocks and business premises generally, comprising one or more electronic units, remote transmitting (50), supplied with microtelecameras (51), placed in the internal (10) and external (40) areas to be guarded, whether associated or not to various services such as street lamps (41), light bulbs, street buzzer pa...

The invention provides a process for the preparation of a cellular polymeric product which comprises reaction of a polyisocyanate composition with an isocyanate-reactive composition having a functionality of at least 2, in the presence of a blowing agent and in the presence of an inert, organic liquid which is substantially insoluble in the reaction mixture and which is present as the disperse pha...

Process for the preparation of a fine celled closed celled rigid polyurethane or urethane-modified polyisocyanurate foam comprising the step of reacting a polyfunctional isocyanate-reactive composition with a polyisocyanate composition wherein the foam-forming composition comprises carbon black.

The fastening, especially for a ski boot, consists of a feeler (2) which provides at least local support for the sole of the boot. A jaw (7) can be pivoted between locking and releasing positions. A housing (6) holds the jaw and is connected to a base (3), and a primary return mechanism. The return mechanism is located at least partially inside the housing and incorporates a spring (8) and a locki...

The invention features a device for binding a boot on a snow board. It consists of a sensor (2) for housing the sole of the shoe and a body (6) connected to the ski by means of a foot. The body (6) carries the boot-binding clamp (7) and can move between a boot-binding and a boot-releasing position. A primary return motion mechanism located in the body is made of one or more tension springs (8, 8a,...

The retractable bed comprises a rigid rectangular horizontal frame (4) with longitudinal sides (5,6) and transverse sides (7). The frame is supported by four jambs (11,12) resting on castors (2). The jamb upper ends are connected to the frame by four pivots (14,17) two of which are fixed to the bed side and two sliding on the other side of the bed. The bed has a gas actuator (23) which assists the...

The clamp consists of a central pivot, a jaw (10), and a housing (11) which turns about the pivot. A return spring (13) is located inside the housing and presses against the pivot to return the housing to a central position. It also has an asymmetrical connecting mechanism (23,25) between the housing, the pivot and the spring. The pivot has a forward thrust face. The spring has a counter thrust el...

The boot retaining clamp consists of a base which is fixed to the ski and carries a housing with two jaws (48,52) pivoting about vertical axes. Each jaws has an inner projection (48a,52a) which interacts with an inner spring-loaded transmission member. The clamp incorporates a mechanism to reduce the lengthwise movement of the transmission member in relation to one of the side jaw projections. It ...

The fixing consists of a cylindrical shock-absorbing bush (10) with an annular groove (22) in its outer surface (20) to receive the edge (24) of a circular hole in the wiper supporting plate (12). The bush (10) has a central hole (26) for a rivet (28) which fixes the bush and plate to the upper surface of a body panel (14). The rivet is stepped, having an upper collar (30) which presses against an...

The present invention provides a method for improving the biocompatibility of devices, especially medical devices which are invasively present within a patient's body and the improved medical device. The present invention particularly reduces the thrombogenicity of polyurethane materials in contact with the blood of a living patient. The method comprises providing a biocompatible medical device ha...

In a process for producing self-releasing, compact or cellular moldings which comprise polyisocyanate polyaddition products and may contain reinforcing material by reactinga) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates withb) at least one compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms and having a molecular weight of from 62 to 10,000 and, if desired,c) chain extenders and/or crossli...

The invention relates to a safety system for a motor vehicle equipped with at least one braking system corresponding to a wheel unit. Furthermore, an automatic transmission system is provided which changes its ratio automatically based on specific shift criteria. A safety-relevant signal is generated in dependence upon a detection unit which detects states critical to safety of the brake system of...

The throttle motion control determines the relationship between accelerator pedal position and throttle opening, in particular the rule governing the transition from one position to another. The choice of transition rule is based on sensing the driving style of the driver of the vehicle. The driving style is determined by computer applying a set of fuzzy logic rules to translate a number of input ...

An additive for coated paper which comprises (a) 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin obtained by reacting a polyamine compound with a polyphenolic epoxy resin and having a nitrogen content of 6 to 16.5 wt.%, (b) 20 to 300 parts by weight of an organic solvent which has an SP value (solubility parameter) of 9.5 to 12.5 and in which the synthetic resin is soluble, (c) 0.1 to 15 parts by weight ...

A process for compatibly hydrating a fragmented solid which forms a gel with an aqueous composition, said process comprising: a. generating a first aqueous composition and a second oily composition containing the said fragmented solid; b. combining the first and second compositions in an at least the essential absence of air; and c. contacting the combined composition with a means for vibratorily ...

A foil made of polymer moulding masses substantially consists of mixtures of ester-amide polymers and thermoplastic polyurethanes. The ester-amide polymers in turn substantially consist of mainly linear ester-amide copolymers with a molecular weight above 10,000 g/mol and the thermoplastic polyurethanes have a melting point below 200 DEG C.

An electronic directory stored on a computer readable storage medium having: a database of merchant records including respective name, product/service, brand and advertiser fields, and classifications of product/services in the product/service fields; and a processing module for selectively generating respective index displays of list of index items comprising names in the merchant fields, brands ...

The present invention relates primarily to a system for transfer of data in a network, in particular in connection with games, lotteries, and the like, the said system comprising substantially one main administration server, and for the purpose of providing a system which may easily be controlled from one single contractor yet still allow access for users or players at a global level, it is accord...