PURPOSE:To obtain a positive plate with a long life by applying a paste to the whole surface of a grid in such a manner that the paste which is adjacent to the current-collecting part of a lead storage battery becomes thinner that which is remote from the current-collecting part, before the paste is compressed to an equalized thickness. CONSTITUTION:A paste 1 is applied to the whole surface of a g...

A thread guide for drawing threads (3',4') overhead from two yarn bobbins (3,4) disposed coaxially one above the other comprising separate thread guide flyer arrangements (5,12) mounted by means of respective bearing bushes (6,13) provided for each yarn bobbin. The thread guide flyer arrangement (5) provided for the lower yarn bobbin (3) is mounted between the two yarn bobbins. The second thread g...

The plate (10) comprises a matrix or binder resin phase (12) in which is dispersed particulate, conductive tin oxide such as tin oxide coated glass fibers (14). A monopolar plate (11) is prepared by coating a layer (18) of electrolytically active material onto a surface of the plate (10). Tin oxide is prevented from reduction by coating a surface of the plate (10) with a conductive, impervious lay...

The unitary electrode (10) comprises a porous sheet (12) of fiberglass the strands (14) of which contain a coating (16) of conductive tin oxide. The lower portion of the sheet contains a layer (18) of resin and the upper layer (20) contains lead dioxide forming a positive active electrode on an electrolyte-impervious layer. The strands (14) form a continuous conduction path through both layers (16...

A seal for a container having a straight cylindrical neck with an opening in the neck includes an upper sealing member which fits over the top of the neck and down a portion of the cylindrical surface of the neck. The top sealing member has a tapered edge on its bottom which accepts an indentically tapered edge of an intermediate sealing member which engages it. The intermediate sealing member als...

Topographical defect detecting apparatus and process for optically inspecting a circular or spiral track surface defining a diffraction grating such as exists on a video disc or optical disc record. Light from a substantially point source illuminates the track surface. Diffracted reflections from the surface are viewed by the human eye with or without the aid of a TV camera and monitor. Non-unifor...

A method for controlling the state of vulcanization of a wheel tire which comprises controlling the process steps of a vulcanizing process preceeding the heating step according to a time mode, controlling the heating step according to an equivalent cure unit control mode and again controlling the process steps subsequent to the heating step according to the time mode. A vulcanization apparatus is ...

A disposable waste-containment garment such as a disposable diaper, an external incontinent protection garment for adults (e.g. adult incontinent briefs), an external catamenial, or a disposable liner for either a disposable diaper or an incontinent brief. The garment, which may be elasticized by, for example, having elasticized leg cuffs and waistbands, comprises an absorbent core comprising subs...

The invention relates to a damping device having at least two coaxially arranged centrifugal weights mounted for relative rotation counter to the action of damping means. To improve functioning and increase the service life, a rolling bearing is provided between the two centrifugal weights, having at least two groups of rolling elements, each interacting, on the one hand, with a rolling track prov...

A torsion damping assembly which is installed between the crankshaft of the engine and the input element of the change-speed transmission in a motor vehicle has two coaxial flywheels one of which is driven by the crankshaft and the other of which can transmit torque to the transmission in response to engagement of a friction clutch. The transmission of torque between the two flywheels takes place ...

A torsion damping device with two flywheels which are rotatable relative to each other within certain limits and are installed between the crankshaft of the engine and the input element of the change-speed transmission of a motor vehicle. Angular movements of the two flywheels relative to each other are opposed by a set of circumferentially acting coil springs, by a first friction generating devic...

An elongated flat arm is joined at one end to the outer side of one of a pair of spaced apart legs, with that leg extending at about 90 degrees to the arm. The legs are joined together at one end, and are open ended at the other end. Inwardly directed cooperating projections are located adjacent the open end. A latch having a knobbed end is joined intermediate the length of the joined leg, and tha...

Coatings of a powdered protective metallic material or refractory material and mixtures thereof are formed on a ferrous metal strip as a wet film dispersion in a resin binder composition of a synthetic organic resin and a volatile organic solvent compatible with said resin, and the coated strip is heated to effect curing said resin binder and forming a flexible non-tacky dry film. The metal strip ...

A ceramic bonded structure with a high bonding strength has a first member of a ceramic, a ceramic-modified bonding layer formed on at least a bonding surface of the first member by a thermal treatment, a metal layer formed on the ceramic-modified bonding layer, and a second member of a ceramic or metal bonded with the first member through the metal layer.

An ink jet printing system including a lower cabinet in which is supported ink and solvent supplies, an upper cabinet in which is supported a microprocessor based controller and a remote ink jet printing head connected with the lower cabinet through a flexible cable which supplies ink, solvent and electrical control signals to the head. A proximity sensor may be mounted on the head to supply sense...

The optical head in a data carrier recording-reading device comprises a semiconductor laser source. A lens makes it possible to focus the beam from this source. A polarization beam splitter makes it possible to deflect the beam reflected by this carrier towards a group of photodetectors. According to the invention the splitter is an isosceles prism, which serves as an anamorphotic-splitting means....

HINGE ASSEMBLY A hinge assembly which includes two sleeves, two U-channels, a spring to effect pivotal movement between the sleeves and several links which both transmit drive force from the spring and act as an overcenter latch to lock the hinge assembly in an unfolded configuration. Each U-channel is disposed within one of the sleeves and is pivotally connected to the other U-channel to provide ...