A method of producing a tension-proof thread connection by splicing includes preparing threads for splicing by contacting ends of the thread with a hot gas before splicing for dissolving the thread ends into open-ended individual fibers, for softening the individual fibers and for making the fibers better suited for splicing; and subsequently splicing the threads by alternatingly tangling, interlo...

A wound dressing comprises an absorbent material and a surface layer of a non-absorbent wet laid apertured fabric having a smooth substantially planar surface. The non-absorbent apertured fabric preferably serves to present a soft smooth surface to the wound, maximizing conformability to the wound and minimizing any possibility of adherence of the dressing to the latter. Absorption of exudate from...

A four-wheel drive system for a vehicle, comprising a power unit having an output shaft in a lateral direction of the vehicle, a power transmission gear unit including transmission input and output shafts each having an axis of rotation parallel with an extension of the axis of rotation of the output shaft of the power unit; an intermediate drive gear parallel with the axes of rotation of the tran...

A hopper feed apparatus for the powder hopper of a powder reinforcing machine, to keep the hopper and its supply conduit free of clogged powder, the apparatus comprising of an arrangement of springs attached to the top of the hopper on the inside thereof, which springs extend downwardly to a common point near the discharge orifice, to where they are attached to a line which extends through the con...

A battery grid pasting machine has an endless steel conveyor belt (80) for advancing grids beneath a paste hopper (132). The lower end of the hopper is closed by an orifice plate (170). The top run of the belt is supported by a vertically adjustable roller (82) directly beneath an orifice slot (194) in the orifice plate (170). A guide assembly is provided for advancing the grids in a downwardly in...

In a methanol production process comprising synthesis gas generation, catalytic synthesis, recovery of crude methanol and purification by distillation, organic compounds of higher boiling point than methanol (the so-called "fusel oil" stream) are contacted in liquid form with a gaseous stream to be fed to synthesis gas generation, whereby to convert those compounds to synthesis gas. When an alkali...

The present invention is directed to a clear, flexible, coated, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a polyester film support and a radiation curable silicone coating on at least a portion of the support. The radiation curable silicone coating is derived from a dispersion of colloidal silica in an alcohol-water solution of the partial condensate of specified silanols and multifunctional ac...

A heel piece for a safety ski binding is provided comprising a support member in the form of a slide member on which is pivotally mounted a sole holder having a pedal, a sole engaging portion and an interior cam surface configured to cooperate with a bearing member or cam follower which engages the cam surface. The cam follower is supported by a bearing lever having an axis of rotation near the up...

The amplitude variation of an acoustic wave propagated within drilling mud mixed with a mineral-deposit fluid is measured and compared with the amplitude of a reference wave obtained from the drilling mud alone. The method and the device are primarily applied to the detection of an inflow of oil or gas during a well-drilling operation.

In order to provide pulsating thrust on vehicle half-shafts during excess differential actions such as occur on spin-outs or skids on ice, the side gear teeth are modified to exhibit two different e.g. involutes on the single tooth engagement zone (P1-P2). Their junction line is a convex discontinuity (Q), the modified teeth becoming thicker. The pinions are typically unmodified. The pulsating inc...

The spot-type floating-caliper disc brake includes at least one guide bolt secured to the brake support member and extending from the support member into an axial bore of the floating caliper adjacent the side of the brake cylinder. A roll-back sealing ring is provided at both ends of the axial bore, one disposed in an annular groove of the floating caliper and the other disposed in an annular gro...

An actuator-adjuster mechanism (10) for an aircraft multi-disc brake has an actuator mechanism (20) and a tubular member (54) that engages a head (62) of a stem (40), the tubular member (54) having a plurality of openings (58, 58' . . . 58) located at intervals along its axis and the head (62) acting to sequentially expand the material between the openings (58, 58' . . . 58) to adjust for di...

A beam-splitting prism provided with a roof-edge prism is described. The roof-edge prism is made of a cured transparent synthetic material and can be arranged on a surface of the beam-splitting prism in a simple and cheap manner.

In a tube (6) mounted fluid pressure operable diaphragm actuator the actuator push rod (11) carries a pair of sealing and guiding members (19, 20) for guiding the push rod (11) in the tube (6) and by virtue of the inward edge of the sealing member clearing the inward end of the tube it has a sealing and clearing the inward end of the tube it has a sealing and clearing function for preventing conta...

A movable disc for a friction type electromagnetic clutch/brake is designed for preventing the production of grating sounds from the movable disc. The movable disc includes a rotary armature being movable in a predetermined direction by the application of electromagnetic force, a friction material stuck onto one side surface of the rotary armature, an elastic member supported on one side surface o...

An electroviscous (EV) fluid composition whose fluid properties are altered in the presence of an electric field comprises water-containing particles of a phenol-formaldehyde polymer dispersed in a non-conducting liquid. The composition, selected from the broad range of fluid compositions of UK Pat. No. 1570234, possesses improved fluid properties combined with markedly reduced electrical conducti...

The present invention discloses a vinylidene chloride resin type in-mold foam molding having a broad cross-sectional area and a free shape, which is useful as thermal insulating plate materials or as anti-shock molded vessels, and also to foam particles, which are or expandable particles convenient for the preparation thereof. The present invention is also related to a series of advantageous foami...

A method of making a foamed, polyester resin comprises mixing a liquid unsaturated polyester composition, with a liquid borohydride blowing agent which is a liquid borohydride complex, a borohydride complex in organic liquid medium or a borohydride salt dispersed in an organic liquid medium, which medium is at least substantially non-reactive with the borohydride salt. The resulting mixture is per...

A combined brake cylinder/air reservoir device in which a relatively small, tubular-shaped piston in a positioning chamber is connected to a larger power piston having an application chamber on one side and a release chamber on the other side in which air is stored in place of separate reservoirs. A replaceable cylinder liner is provided to receive different-sized power pistons. During a brake app...