The invention provides an apparatus for removing an animal from a shell. The apparatus has a tubular helical main portion having an inlet, an outlet and an attachment portion for coupling the apparatus to a source of high pressure fluid. The apparatus may be inserted into the shell and coupled to high pressure fluid which urges the animal from the shell.

PURPOSE:To prevent a creep phenomenon by enabling a controlled hydraulic pressure, which is lower than a line pressure but higher than a creep prevention control hydraulic pressure, to be applied to an automatic transmission gear before the difference between an engine speed and a turbine speed exceeds the specified value. CONSTITUTION:A creep prevention device includes a starting clutch 2, a join...

The electromagnetic actuator (1) is provided with an electromagnet (2) and a movable core (3) which can be attracted by the electromagnet (2); this latter is formed by a small plate (4) carrying on its front surface (10) facing the core (3) a plurality of grooves (12) in which are housed respective substantially rectilinear conductor elements (11) electrically connected together in such a way as t...

An automatic splicer for spun yarn, including open end spun yarn. Opposite yarn ends for splicing are inserted in opposed yarn clamping devices, adjacent yarn loop pulling devices, in a splicing slot of a splicing chamber, adjacent mechanical combing devices and in yarn severing devices. Excess yarn is cut from the yarn ends by the yarn severing devices at a predetermined distance from the splicin...

A bobbin holder (1) having a pivotally mounted bobbin frame (2) is provided at its two support arms (3a, 3b) with a respective freely rotatably mounted tube plate member, of which one plate member (7) has a centering projection (10) for receiving the bobbin tube (5), has axially therebeside at least one thread catch means (12) and has a mounting projection (11) which concentrically surrounds a mou...

This invention relates to a procedure for splicing yarns, whether textile or otherwise, with a join made by coupling two single untwisted yarns and thereafter retwisting them, wherein the single yarns are untwisted beyond a substantially nil twist value and are then coupled and retwisted so as to impart to the single yarns a desired twist at least the same as the twist comprised in the original ya...

1. Waste processing device, particularly for crushing products containing cellulose as for example wood from vine or trees, waste from wood, straw and the like, consisting of a housing (11) having an inlet opening (12) and an outlet opening (13) and further having a rotating knife (21, 21', ...) located in the housing and cooperating with a stationary counter-knife (31), characterized in that the ...

In a scintillation camera apparatus, weight of the detector (14) composed by the scintillator, the photomultiplier tube and so on is generally relatively heavy. To support such a heavy detector (14), it is usually necessary to employ a heavy counterweight (16) or a long support arm so as to maintain balance condition between the detector (14) and the counterweight (16), resulting in a bulky and he...

In a packaging machine for use with a plurality of webs as a packaging material, each of the webs being formed with fold lines extending widthwise thereof and arranged longitudinally thereof at a spacing corresponding to the height of the finished containers to be eventually formed from the web, the plurality of webs being different in the spacing between the fold lines to form containers of capac...

The invention relates to a method of synchronizing clocks contained in a local network of bus type, such as Ethernet and a system of synchronizing clocks. In local networks of this kind a number of nodes are connected to a common data channel. The object of the invention is to obtain a method and a system of synchronizing the clocks which is more accurate than previous methods and systems, in whic...

There is described a blood fractionation system, apparatus and method of processing blood. There is also described a blood fractionation pathway (1 - 15) for use with a centrifugal blood fractionation apparatus (16 - 31) and preferably including a substantially toroidal separation chamber (1).

The invention adopts improved venturi and uses a cover with blades, by which inlet air flow is generated rotary vortex along the axis of fan, The clutch relief start is used in the power-unit, in the operating condition when uniform and overspeed runs is regulated automatically by the inertia of flying hammer the drive clutch is used.

A safety binding for a cross-country ski including a longitudinal rib bordered laterally by two longitudinal surfaces which are substantially planar and are adapted to engage a groove in a shoe sole. The rib is independent of and displaceable laterally with respect to the longitudinal surfaces and supports an apparatus defining a transverse journal axis around which the anterior zone of the shoe i...

Process for the removal of H2S from a sour gaseous stream comprising contacting the sour gaseous stream with aqueous reactant solution in contacting zone (2) at a temperature below the melting point of sulphur, the reactant solution containing solubilized coordination complex of Fe (III) with nitrilotriacetic acid under conditions to convert H2S, producing a gaseous stream having reduced H2S conte...

The density of successive increments of a cigarette rod is measured by an apparatus which employs one or more photocells operating with ultraviolet, infrared or visible light. The radiation source of each photocell emits a beam of ultraviolet, infrared or visible light which penetrates through the wrapper and the filler of the rod and thereupon impinges upon one or more transducers which transmit ...

In an alarm for an enclosed space (eg a vehicle theft alarm) an externally accessible keyswitch (or the like) achieves temporary disarming to allow an authorised person sufficient access to an internal arming/disarming arrangement. The externally accessible device may be remotely actuable (eg by radio). The internal device may be associated with the ignition switch.

1. An electrically heated laminated glass sheet comprising at least two glass sheets, which are connected with each other by a thermoplastic intermediate layer of transparent plastic, in which linear or strip-like electrical heating conductors are embedded, characterized in that the heating conductors (16) are applied to their own support foil (23) of a plastic with a strength and flexural rigidit...

Apparatus and method for inspecting the finish of transparent containers, particularly glass containers, which include facility for directing diffused light energy laterally through the container finish as the container is rotated about its central axis. A camera includes a plurality of light sensitive elements disposed in a linear array angulated with respect to the container axis to view the ext...

A tool (10, 11) to be lowered down a borehole has a collar (13) with vanes (14) for sensing the transverse and torsional forces created by inflow at a perforation. The forces distort a bar (15) to which the collar (13) is attached by a spider (16) and strain gauges (18) provide corresponding signals. The total force on the collar provides an indication of the flow velocity through a perforation re...