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A flexible caulk tube nozzle that includes a tapered nozzle end portion, an accordion flexible section, a caulk tube attachment portion, and a number of angled caulk tube gripping structures. The tapered nozzle end portion, the accordion flexible section, and the caulk tube attachment portion are integrally formed to define an internal caulk passageway through the tapered nozzle end portion, the accordion flexible section and the caulk tube attachment portion. The caulk tube attachment portion defines a caulk tube insertion opening in connection with the internal caulk passageway. Each of the plurality of angled caulk tube gripping structures has a bevel edged internal caulk tube engaging portion that extends into the internal caulk passageway adjacent to the caulk tube insertion opening in a manner such that as the flexible caulk tube nozzle is screwed onto a caulk tube, the bevel edged internal caulk tube engaging portions each cut into and engage the caulk tube.

A self-service terminal (10), for example an automated teller machine, comprising a deposit mechanism for receiving deposits from a user. Associated with the deposit mechanism is a sensor for sensing or determining the thickness of media that is to be deposited in the terminal (10). Typically, this sensor is part of a shutter mechanism (24) for selectively opening or closing a deposit slot, this mechanism comprising a shutter (24) that captures and bears against media (34) that is to be deposited. By sensing the thickness of media (34) that is to be deposited, overloading of the deposit mechanism can be avoided.

A vehicle passenger restraint system comprises a shoulder belt for restraining a passenger to a vehicle seat. The shoulder belt extends diagonally from a shoulder area on one side of the passenger to a waist area on the opposite side of the passenger and has a belt inflatable part configured to be inflated with a fluid upon a collision of the vehicle is detected. The belt inflatable part is provided with a head restraining part configured to deploy in the forward direction of the vehicle as the belt inflatable part inflates to receive the passenger's head. When the belt inflatable part inflates, tension is generated in the shoulder belt and the tension increases the force with which the passenger is restrained. Simultaneously, the head restraining part is inflated to receive the passenger's head and to prevent the passenger's head from contacting a frontward vehicle part.

A plurality of secondary batteries are connected either one of in series or in parallel with metal plates, and are joined by connection plates to form a unit with spacing provided between the secondary batteries disposed in parallel. Also, when arranging an odd number of the secondary batteries, an arrangement is also possible where a connection plate at an end point of an even number of the secondary batteries is joined to the remaining battery so that the secondary batteries can be arranged in a different shape. The spacing improves the heat radiation capability of the secondary batteries, and a pressing force is prevented from being applied to the secondary batteries by forming supporting struts in the spacing.

The present invention relates to a retained member configured to prevent centrifugal force from disassociating a retaining ring provided with lugs from a groove located on a rotatable shaft when securing the retained member to the rotatable shaft and rotating with the shaft. The retained member includes a substantially annular portion and a retention lip provided with a cutout portion. The substantially annular portion defines an opening sized to receive the rotatable shaft so that the retained member is rotatable with the shaft. The cutout portion is configured to accommodate the lugs when in an installing position as the retained member is snap fit into the groove.

A foldable wheelchair (21) and foldable wheelchair frame assembly (26, 126) including a pair of side frames (24, 124, 224, 324), a cross-bracing frame assembly (36, 136) coupling the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) together for movement transversely between a spaced apart deployed position and a proximate folded position. A variable length link assembly (61, 161, 261, 361) is mounted into and forms a part of the cross-bracing frame assembly (36, 136) in a position between at least one of the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) and a remainder of the cross-bracing frame assembly. The extensible link assembly (61, 161, 261, 361) being formed for variation of the overall length in a direction extending transversely between the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) during movement of the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) between the deployed and the folded positions so as not to force the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) into unparallel motion which causes the upholstery to bind the folding mechanism. The extensible link assembly (61, 161, 261, 361) is preferably and over-center linkage that is resiliently biased to the extended position. A method of providing a foldable wheelchair frame assembly (26, 126) is also disclosed.

A bicycle including a frame having a main frame portion and an articulating frame portion pivotally mounted to the main frame portion and carrying a rear wheel of the bicycle at a hub axis. A shock absorber is operably connected between the main frame portion and the articulating frame portion to provide resistance to articulating motion of the articulating frame portion. A rearward end of the shock absorber preferably is pivotally mounted to the articulating frame portion at a location near the hub axis. The shock absorber preferably is positioned within a perimeter defined in a vertical plane generally by the articulating frame portion.

A pinion of a pretensioner is provided at a side of a torsion shaft, which side is opposite a side connected integrally to a spool via a sleeve. A base lock of a lock mechanism is connected to the pinion. Due to the lock mechanism operating, a leg plate side end portion of the torsion shaft is locked. In this way, due to operation of the pretensioner, the pinion, which is connected to a rotating portion of a sleeve, also is locked by the locking mechanism. Therefore, a piston of the pretensioner is not lowered, and internal pressure of a cylinder does not affect deformation of the torsion shaft.

A shifting arrangement for an automatic transmission with manual gear shift feature has a control member which is operative to connect and disconnect operational linkage between a shift lever and a shift cable connected to a manual valve in a hydraulic control circuit. The control member is supported to slide relatively to the shift lever while the shift lever is operated between driving positions including an automatic gear shift selecting position so as that the shift lever remains operationally connected to the shift cable and is coupled to the shift lever when the shift lever is moved in the transverse direction from the automatic gear shift selecting position to a manual gear shift selecting position so as to operationally disconnect the shift lever from the shift cable. The shift lever is movable relative to the control member in the transverse direction when the control member is connected to the shift cable.

The present invention aims to prevent forcing of pins when a female connector is obliquely inserted into a shunt.A shunt fits into a cylindrical socket concavely formed in an external face of a housing of an airbag inflator and short-circuits of a pair of contact pins of a squib of the inflator. These pins rise at the center of the socket from the bottom to a point near to the opening. The shunt includes an annular wall having a fitting hole into which the pins enter from the bottom side of the center thereof and into which a female connector fits from the top side, and a short-circuit piece provided on the annular wall, which will contact both of the pins when the shunt is fitted into the socket, and will be pushed to move away from the pins when the female connector is fitted into the fitting hole. To prevent forcing or bending of the pins if the female connector is improperly obliquely inserted into the fitting hole of the shunt, the height of the annular wall is not less than the sum of the depth of insertion of the female connector into the fitting hole in the axial direction of the pins when the female connector is inserted obliquely plus the height of the pins from the bottom of the socket.

A pneumatically operated animal stunner achieves a high stunning energy to produce concussion and stun an animal without penetration by accelerating a lightweight stunning rod to high speed. The stunning rod is preferably hollow and made of a lightweight material. A piston sliding within a cylinder with an anti-friction coating drives the stunning rod. To increase stunning rod speed, air is vented ahead of the stunning rod. One end of the stunning rod is provided with a large diameter impact head of a material that resists deformation. The opposite end is made of a wear resistant material and is engaged by the catch. The extension distance of the impact head beyond the front end of the tool is limited and can preferably be adjusted. A specially shaped air-cooled internal bumper is provided to absorb the very high stunning energy of the stunning rod without damage.

A transport system for transporting a wind turbine blade on first and second railcars that serve as load cars. A root end fixture on the first railcar is connected to a root end portion of the wind turbine blade. A mid-frame fixture on the second railcar supports a reinforced midsection of the wind turbine blade using a pair of support saddles. A tip end fixture restrains a tip end portion of the wind turbine blade against lateral movement outside of a preselected range of movement in opposite lateral directions and causing bending of the blade about the mid-frame fixture when the restraint device imparts sufficient restraining force to the tip end portion of the blade.

A portable radio communications device (1) has a display (6) on which a position indicator (7) can be positioned, and means (8) for controlling the position of the position indicator (7) on the display (6) manually by a user. The controlling means comprise an optical emitter adapted to illuminate an object through a translucent and moisture-proof surface; an optical detector adapted to detect changes in light reflected from the object due to the movement thereof; and circuitry for generating a control signal for the position of the position indicator (7) in dependence on the changes in reflected light. The optical detection of the movement of a finger provides a very easily operated control device with no need to press the finger against the device, and thus forces on the printed circuit boards are avoided. The moisture-proof surface ensures that the device is insensitive to dirt and moisture.

A brush-holder system for an electric motor which is the type which has a rotating commutator that is journaled in a first motor housing portion, the assembly includes a second motor housing portion configured to be matingly connected to the first motor housing portion and having at least one brush holding pocket therein. The pocket is formed by a structure of the second motor housing portion which defines a support surface on one side thereof and a bridge portion on an opposite side thereof. The system further includes an elongated brush having first and second ends, wherein the first end is configured to be coupled to a biasing member and the second end is configured to contact the motor commutator, and at least one removable brush-holder having a first open end configured to receive the brush therein and to fit in the pocket, and a second open end enabling the brush to extend outwardly therefrom to contact the motor commutator. The system also includes a biasing member coupled to the brush, and an end cap coupled to the first open end and configured to be in abutment with the biasing member to bias the brush toward the motor commutator.

A hydraulic drive system for a working machine provides improved safety during forced regeneration. Upon input of a forced regeneration command signal from a forced regeneration switch, a controller detects non-operated states of all hydraulic actuators such as an arm cylinder arranged on a hydraulic excavator based on a lock detection signal from a gate lock detection switch, and also an attitude of a front working mechanism. The attitude is proper from the standpoint of safety. The detection is based on an arm angle signal from an arm angle sensor, a bucket angle signal from a bucket angle sensor and a boom pressure signal from a boom pressure sensor. Taking the detection of the non-operated states and proper attitude as conditions, the controller outputs control signals to a boosting proportional solenoid valve and flow-rate controlling, proportional solenoid valve to make a forced regenerator conduct forced regeneration.

An improved method for attaching soft tissue to bone by passing a suture through an opening in the bone, e.g., a transosseous tunnel, and affixing the soft tissue with the suture. The improvement, for preventing the suture from migrating through the bone at the end of the opening, includes placing a eyelet into an end of the bone opening and passing the suture through the eyelet, as well as through the opening in the bone, in order to affix the soft tissue to the bone with the suture.

While securing the strength of the neck and securing the function of the leaf spring, bending of the upper parts of the side walls and expansion of the upper walls are prevented, and in turn, smooth insertion of the female crimp terminal into a cell of the housing is assured. As this allows shortening of the longitudinal length of the neck, the female crimp terminal can be compactified. The female crimp terminal comprising a tubular body, a leaf spring being located inside the body and being integrally formed on the front part of the body, a neck being formed approximately into a U shape when seen in the longitudinal direction and being integrally formed on the lower parts of both side walls and the bottom wall at the rear end of the body, and a barrel being formed integrally into a U shape when seen in the longitudinal direction, being integrally formed on the neck and having retainers extending upward high above the neck, and a notch is made in each side wall from the rear end of the body so as to divide the side wall into an upper part and a lower part.

A container treatment machine with at least one gripper, which can be compulsorily transported along a predetermined transport section for handling a preform or container during transport and / or acceptance and / or delivery, and including, at a holder retaining at least two gripper claws, at least one controllable electric or magnetic drive for the gripper claws, where the gripper claws can be moved relative to each other in opening and closing directions and at least between defined gripping and release positions, and where each gripper claw can be individually separately actuated by the drive in the opening and / or closing direction relative to another gripper claw of the gripper. Alternately, both gripper claws can be actuated together in the same direction.

The invention relates to a method of managing a parking force in a brake system for a vehicle equipped with at least one electric brake having at least one electromechanical actuator which comprises a pusher actuated by an electric motor to apply a force selectively onto friction elements of the brake, the method including the step of causing the pusher to exert a parking force that is initially equal to a nominal parking force on the friction elements so that the parking force is maintained in the absence of drive from the electric motor. According to the invention, the method includes the step of adjusting said parking force at least once.

A vehicle passenger restraint system comprises a shoulder belt for restraining a passenger to a vehicle seat. The shoulder belt extends diagonally from a shoulder area on one side of the passenger to a waist area on the opposite side of the passenger and has a belt inflatable part configured to be inflated with a fluid upon a collision of the vehicle is detected. The belt inflatable part is provided with a head restraining part configured to deploy in the forward direction of the vehicle as the belt inflatable part inflates to receive the passenger's head. When the belt inflatable part inflates, tension is generated in the shoulder belt and the tension increases the force with which the passenger is restrained. Simultaneously, the head restraining part is inflated to receive the passenger's head and to prevent the passenger's head from contacting a frontward vehicle part.

The float valve has a water inlet, a perforated bottom surface and a lift valve mounted between the water inlet and the bottom surface. A float and a rocker arm are used to raise and lower the disc of the lift valve in response to a water level inside the housing. The valve seat has a first vertical axis and the water inlet has a second vertical axis and the first and second vertical axes are parallel to each other and are spaced apart a distance corresponding substantially to a radius of the valve seat. In another feature, a stud on the rocker arm interferes with the valve stem when the float is in a down position, for leaning the valve stem away from the axes of the valve seat and of the water inlet.

In a webbing winding device, when an external gear of a clutch receives driving force of a motor and rotates in a winding direction, a pressing portion of an inertial plate pushes a pawl and meshes the pawl with outward teeth of an adaptor. Consequently, the winding shaft rotates in the winding direction. When the external gear receives rotating force of the motor and rotates in a drawing out direction, another pushing portion of the inertial plate pushes another pawl and meshes the pawl with the outward teeth of the adapter. Consequently, the winding shaft rotates in the drawing out direction. Thus, by providing these pawls, in this webbing winding device it is possible to transmit both forward-rotation and reverse-rotation of the motor for rotating the winding shaft.

A foldable wheelchair (21) and foldable wheelchair frame assembly (26, 126) including a pair of side frames (24, 124, 224, 324), a cross-bracing frame assembly (36, 136) coupling the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) together for movement transversely between a spaced apart deployed position and a proximate folded position. A variable length link assembly (61, 161, 261, 361) is mounted into and forms a part of the cross-bracing frame assembly (36, 136) in a position between at least one of the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) and a remainder of the cross-bracing frame assembly. The extensible link assembly (61, 161, 261, 361) being formed for variation of the overall length in a direction extending transversely between the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) during movement of the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) between the deployed and the folded positions so as not to force the side frames (24, 124, 224, 324) into unparallel motion which causes the upholstery to bind the folding mechanism. The extensible link assembly (61, 161, 261, 361) is preferably and over-center linkage that is resiliently biased to the extended position. A method of providing a foldable wheelchair frame assembly (26, 126) is also disclosed.

A composite hose is constructed to have an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes an elastic layer and a reinforcing layer provided on an outer periphery of the elastic layer. The inner peripheral portion includes a corrugated metal tube which is provided with a corrugated portion formed with corrugation his and corrugation valleys. A distance between the reinforcing layer and tops of the corrugation hills of the corrugated metal tube is designed 0.27 mm or less.

A vehicle drive including an input coupled to an engine, an output coupled to wheels, an intermediate member between the input and output and coupled to a rotary electric machine, a friction engagement device between the input and intermediate member, and a control device. The control device, when starting the engine with the friction engagement device disengaged, engages the friction engagement device when a rotational speed difference between the input and intermediate member is equal to or less than a predetermined value; raises a rotational speed of the input using the rotary electric machine with the friction engagement device engaged to start the engine; and, when a rotational speed of the engine is equal to or more than a predetermined value, reduces an engagement pressure of the friction engagement device and the friction engagement device is returned to the engaged state when the rotational speed difference reaches a threshold.

The wrestling shoe according to the present invention comprises outer soles 1F and 1B separated forward and rearward on the side of a grounding surface of the shoe. The fore and rear outer soles 1F and 1B essentially protrude downward further than an outer skin 3, thereby to support the foot in a fore foot part and a rear foot part, respectively, when landing on the ground. The fore and rear outer soles 1F and 1B are made of an outer sole material of rubber and / or resin. The outer skin 3 is formed of a laminated body where an outer surface layer 30 and a cushion layer 31 are laminated. The outer surface layer 30 is exposed in a mid foot part M and made of substantially flexible sheet-like material, and the cushion layer 31 is laminated on the inner side of the outer surface layer 30 and made of substantially flexible rubber foam or resin foam. The outer skin 3 is formed so that a bottom portion 32 and medial and lateral roll-up portions 33 that roll up from the bottom portion 32 along an upper 2 are integrally formed.