FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES A composite comprising two or more layers of fibre-reinforced, crosslinked epoxy resin, wherein adjacent layers of the reinforced, crosslinked epoxy resin are interspaced with a layer of a thermoplastic polymer, which thermoplastic polymer comprises a linear polymer of carbon monoxide with one or more olefinically unsaturated compounds, wherein the monomer units origina...

The pallet container (1) that is used as a reusable container to transport and store liquids of different kinds has, as its main structural elements, an outer casing (2) that is made up of intersecting vertical and horizontal mesh rods (3, 4) that are of metal, a supporting insert (5) that can be inserted into the outer casing and which is made up of smooth wall sections of plastic for an exchange...

The polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or copolymer thereof used to produce one-piece intraocular lenses is modified by a compression molding process to produce a much tougher material with improved mechanical properties. The process takes material in rod form and compresses into lens blanks. The molded lens blanks receive little or no compression strain in the center 4 mm optic zone. The compression ...

A sputtering method comprises applying a negative voltage intermittently in a constant periodic cycle to a cathode disposed in a vacuum chamber, wherein the negative voltage is intermittently applied so that a time during which the negative voltage is not applied includes a time during which the voltage is controlled to be zero volt in a range of from 10 mu s to 10 ms, and the zero voltage time i...

Swimming flipper (1) formed by a blade (3) and a shoe (2), wherein the blade (3) comprises a body (4) of an ethylene vinyl acetate-based polymer made by injection moulding and at least partially covered by at least one flexible and elastic film of polyethylene additioned with ethylene vinyl acetate, having a decorative and/or protective and/or mechanical function. The film (6) is applied onto and ...

Apparatus for the production of ricotta by means of acidifying milk serum heated at a predetermined temperature, comprising a tank (1) provided with feeding and discharging means (13) of the milk serum, heating means (20) and means for the metered introduction (53, 54) of an acid substance. The tank (1) has a bottom wall (18) communicating at one end thereof (4) with an outlet hopper (23) placed b...

The device comprises a movable pinion (6) and a control electromagnet (3), a transmission comprising a rocker arm (8) being interposed between the core (10) of the electromagnet (3) and the pinion (6). In the portion in question of the drive appendage (15) turned towards the core (10), this arm (8) has a profile which is substantially perpendicular to the axis of translation of the core (10). The ...

System for the delivery of gaseous fuel contained in the liquid state to its container. The system comprises a heating device 16 to encourage conversion of the fuel into the gaseous state. Heating device 16 comprises a heat exchanger 18 located outside container 2 through which the fuel passes. The heat exchanger is associated with at least one heating catalytic panel 24 fed with fuel taken from c...

The process is suitable for application in the sector of window and door frames, and in particular is relevant to the production of metal or plastic grills to fix onto windows, doors or items of fixtures and furnishings. It consists basically of two phases: cutting of the pieces of tubing to be used in the grill (3), single punching of the ends of each tubular element (1.1) to be used to form the ...

The implement for making decorations on the surface of a membrane used for making surface coverings, comprises an impregnator for impregnating a membrane to form an impregnated membrane. There is at least one hopper downstream of the impregnator for containing solid particles, and having an outlet mouth for dispensing the solid particles. There is at least one applicator for applying the solid par...

The present automatic and manual safety device, for installation on motorways, communicates by means of yellow lamps that flash once per second and via radio in the cabin of motor cars, that within a minimum of 300 m to a maximum of 600 m there is a thick fog or it is pouring with rain or snowing; it also gives a warning when the road surface is icy, or there is a strong wind or when road works ar...

This high chair has the special feature that its adjustment can be varied as regards support of the baby and its level above the floor 18, the first adjustment being provided by a parallelogram structure 1 formed by the frame 11 of the seat having a lower hinge axis 6 which is common with a node axis of a hinged control actuator quadrilateral 8, the said common node axis 6 comprising the mutual ce...

A capping unit (1) wherein a number of capping heads (63), movable with a supporting carrousel conveyor (10) about a first axis (11), are each rotated about a respective second axis (47a) by a respective first shaft (61) movable axially on the carrousel conveyor (10), for moving the respective head (63) to and from a respective container (3) movable with the carrousel conveyor (10) and coaxial wit...

An angular connection element provided with a safety feature for movement mechanisms of frames, which comprises a L-shaped structure 1, which can be associated with the corner of a window frame 2 and inside which is mounted a flexible connection element 4 that can slide lengthwise, horizontal 7 and vertical 5 movement mechanisms for the frame, and a slide 10 which can move transversely inside an o...

A washing liquid and a granular substance in a quantity equivalent or greater in density than that of the liquid are placed in a drum in such a way that the surface of the liquid is located above the upper surface of the layer of granular substance when the drum is in a stationary condition and the drum is caused to oscillate with an object which is to be washed placed within it in order to wash o...

An improved gas analyser for measuring exhaust gas emissions from internal combustion engines, in particular to detect the fractions of CO, CO2 and hydrocarbons present in such emissions. The analyser incorporates a source of IR radiation 2 which passes through a chamber 4 into which the gases are introduced, the sensor 7 measuring the intensity of the radiation passing through chamber 4, and a pl...

A disposable syringe which can be used to automatically or manually retract a standard hypodermic needle into the piston and immobilize the latter within it once it has been used is described.