The present invention relates to batteries and battery systems. In particular, a battery is described which comprises a container which houses a plurality of cells. Each of the cells share a common negative terminal (4). Two or more positive terminal cells are provided. The specification also describes the use of such batteries to power cranking and auxiliary circuits according to a cell discharge...

A method of preparing ribbed ticks comprising a textile top sheet (60) and a textile bottom sheet (61) and partition-wall strips (1), said strips being welded along their opposite side edges to the top sheet and bottom sheet, respectively, by heating the entire surface of the joined webs of textile material after placing of lengths of folded partition-wall strips (1) in a given pattern, said strip...

A method and apparatus for displacing a continuous sheet of material. This invention relates to a method and apparatus for displacing a continuous flat sheet (1) of material having a first edge (3) and a second edge (4), running along a first plane in a first direction which is the direction of its centreline to a parallel but sideways displaced direction in a second plane the direction being para...

To reduce the occurrence of false alarms, the disclosed system incorporates an auxiliary sensor (8) for detecting the presence of a shopper passing through the electronic article surveillance device (1), such that the device is operated continuously, and the auxiliary sensor (8) is used to enable external alarms of the device only upon detecting the shopper's presence. Thus, while the device conti...

A reversibly mountable spring clip for use with badges, identification tags or pins which includes a clip which is selectively mounted in either of two directions within a pair of hinge posts which extend from the badge and which clip includes a clamping end which is resiliently biased with respect to the badge in order to engage an article therebetween.

A port is described which will lock on to a standard hose and clamp nipple end, and accommodate more axial mis-match between the axis of the port and nipple than is normally experienced in the fabrication of piping to join between two devices. A releasing member which will release the male from the port can also be included. When two ports are used in a sleeve-like device 20 in FIG. 1, and release...

The invention provides novel polyesters, fibers and films, nonwovens from the fibers and disposable products of the polyesters such as diapers from the nonwovens. The products are degradable under the conditions typically existing in waste composting processes, have low ingredient costs and yet provide strength and toughness properties adequate for end uses such as in disposable diapers. The polye...

A system and method are provided for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected restricted area on a golf course, such as a green. A signal transmitter having a transmitting antenna is postioned in the vicinity of the selected restricted area. A transmission signal is produced from the transmitting antenna at the selected restricted area. A signal receiver having a receiving an...

A lighting arrangement is provided that is generally useful for a variety of outdoor lighting applications and in particular on patio umbrellas. The lighting has a radial arrangement of the lights that extend from a central connector box. The central connector box allows a multiplicity of light strings to emanate from a single power source. A diffuse and attractive light display is provided by the...

A method and apparatus for monitoring a process having a periodic output so that the process equipment is not damaged in the event of a controller failure, comprising a low-pass and peak clipping filter, an event detector that generates an event pulse for each valid change in magnitude of the filtered periodic output, a timing pulse generator, a counter that increments upon receipt of any timing p...

Compositions having rodenticidal activity are disclosed which are constituted by a solution of a compound having anti-coagulant activity and which is an indane dione or a 4-hydroxycoumarin, preferably chlorophacinone, diphacinone, bromadiolone or coumachlor, in a glycol in admixture with a volatile co-solvent, preferably acetone or dichloromethane, which increases the solvent activity of the glyco...

PURPOSE:To facilitate the manufacture without deformation of an electroluminescent element by notching an outer skin film covering the bore part of the electroluminescent element followed by sealing at the time of roll sealing the electroluminescent element having the bore part. CONSTITUTION:An electroluminescent element 35 is cut into a determined size by a die cutter, and a bore part 40 is provi...

PURPOSE:To facilitate manufacturing work by mutually making adhere respective layers by a binder solution prepared by use of an alcoholic organic solvent having a boiling point of 100-140 deg.C. CONSTITUTION:An electroluminescent lamp is formed of a moisture-proof film 1' on the back side, a back lead electrode 2, a back plate layer 3, an insulating pressure resisting layer 4, an luminescent layer...

PURPOSE:To cut the reflection from external lights without any reduction in luminous strength from an EL(electroluminescent) element and improve the visibility as a display panel by providing a multilayered reflection preventing film on the glass base surface on the opposite side to the EL element. CONSTITUTION:A thin film EL element is formed by successively laminating a transparent glass base 1,...

An apparatus (1) for manufacturing automotive tire beads (2) wherein a pair of mandrels (3) for forming respective beads (2) each present an inner ring (9) which defines part of a drum (6) for winding a continuous metal wire (7) constituting the respective bead (2), and consists of two coaxial annular bodies (10, 11) designed to move between a detached and mated position; and an outer grip ring (5...

The invention provides a process for production of silver-containing precursor alloys to oxide superconductors, said alloys having reduced amounts of intermetallics. Powders containing metallic elemental components of an oxide superconductor are high energy milled for a predetermined amount of time to increase homogeneity of the mixed metallic elemental components of the oxide superconductor. Silv...

The apparatus comprising pairs of hooks in which one 32 of the hooks is articulated to the other hook 31. It is designed in such a way as to permit fastening onto the two hooks, in ensuring the engagement of one, and only one, cord on each of the second hooks 32 and in optimising the position of the hooks both for the fastening phase and for the unfastening phase.

The invention relates to an electrical connector for transmitting electrical signals between the outside and the inside of a well having a well head (20) terminated by a valve assembly (10). The connector comprises at least two inductively coupled electrical coils (1A, 1B; 5A, 5B) whose respective winding axes are aligned with the axis (zz') of the well head. The coils are integrated in the fluid ...

The invention relates to an arrangement for the automatic removal of water collecting in a fuel filter having a water separator. The evacuation takes place by means of a piston acted upon by a pressure medium, preferably a fuel pressurized by the pressure of the fuel pump, the piston being guided in the container of the fuel filter containing the water. It is particularly advantageous for an alrea...

A method is disclosed for the preparation of an integral silicone rubber article having an electrically insulating part and an electrically conductive part, in which the adhesive bonding between the two parts is greatly enhanced and each part exhibits a remarkably small permanent compression set. The method comprises the steps of preparing a first cured silicone rubber body from a first silicone r...