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A hybrid bumper system includes a polymeric reinforcement beam with end sections and structural covers attached to the end sections to considerably strengthen the end sections. Bracketry stably supports the reinforcement beam on a vehicle frame. A fascia covers at least part of the reinforcement beam but leaves a portion of the structural covers in a visible position. The structural covers are treated for aesthetics, such as by painting, chroming, or other surface treatment. In one aspect, the beam includes a molded polymeric beam component, structural L-shaped covers attached to its end sections, and a tie bar along its rear side that stiffens and rigidifies a center of the polymeric beam component. In another aspect, a tow bar or rail-to-rail metal reinforcement beam front system (or rear with tow bar) is incorporated.

Disclosed are contact members which have elastically deformable points of contact formed in two locations, and a main connector body for insulating and holding a plurality of contact members arranged at intervals in a width direction with the points of contact in the two locations of the respective contact members being in the same positions as seen in the direction of arrangement. The main connector body includes a pair of socket portions for receiving board ends defining land electrodes in two rows corresponding to the points of contact of the respective contact members lying in the same positions as seen in the direction of arrangement, so that the land electrodes are in pressure contact with the corresponding points of contact.

A method for analyzing a sample comprising the steps of: generating ions from the sample within an ionization chamber at substantially atmospheric pressure; entraining the ions in a background gas; transferring the background gas and entrained ions to an evacuated chamber of a mass spectrometer system using a single-piece capillary having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein a portion of the capillary adjacent to the outlet end comprises an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of an adjoining portion of the capillary; and analyzing the ions using a mass analyzer of the mass spectrometer system.

An indexable type cutting tool includes a drill having a shank and a drill body which extends from the shank, the drill body being defined with body flutes, and being formed with an insert seat which has seat side surfaces and a seat bottom surface and body flank surfaces and body thinning surfaces; a drill insert fitted into the insert seat of the drill body, having cutting edges and an insert bottom surface which is brought into close contact with the seat bottom surface, formed with insert flutes and insert side surfaces which are brought into close contact with the seat side surfaces, and defined with a through-hole which passes through the insert side surfaces; and a fastening screw for fastening the drill insert fitted into the insert seat to the drill.

In the case of a sports seat (101) for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle, having at least one rigid seat shell (103) as a structure for the seat part, and a separately formed, rigid backrest shell (105) as a structure for the backrest, the shells are adjustable in inclination relative to each other, the adjustment of the inclination takes place by way of fittings (107), each of the fittings has a lower part connected fixedly to the seat shell (103), and an upper part which is connected to the backrest shell (105) and can be rotated relative to the lower part.

A bumper / muffler assembly is provided comprising a bumper; and a muffler having an outer shell. The outer shell may be formed from a non-high impact resistant material, such as a thin metal or a composite material. The muffler may comprise a separate element from the bumper, which is coupled thereto, or is formed as an integral part of the bumper.

In a terminal manufacturing method of the present invention, first a thin plate-like body including a thin plate-like terminal portion and a thin plate-like leg portion is formed with a die. The thin plate-like terminal portion has a shape corresponding to a terminal portion 24 of an upper-level terminal 22 and a terminal portion 30 of a lower-level terminal 28. The thin plate-like leg portion has the shape corresponding to a leg portion 26 of the upper-level terminal 22 and a leg portion 32 of the lower-level terminal 28. Then, the upper-level terminal 22 is formed by bending the thin plate-like leg portion toward one side of a plate-thickness direction. Also, the lower-level terminal 28 is formed by bending the thin plate-like leg portion toward the other side of the plate-thickness direction. Thus, by simply changing the bending direction of the thin plate-like leg portion, either the upper-level terminal 22 or the lower-level terminal 28 can be formed. According to the terminal manufacturing method of the invention, when the terminal includes a first terminal mounted in an upper-level mounting hole of a connector housing and a second terminal mounted in a lower-level mounting hole, these two terminals can share a blank material of the same type in common at the manufacturing stage thereof.

In the case of a sports seat (101) for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle, having at least one rigid seat shell (103) as a structure for the seat part, and a separately formed, rigid backrest shell (105) as a structure for the backrest, the shells are adjustable in inclination relative to each other, the adjustment of the inclination takes place by way of fittings (107), each of the fittings has a lower part connected fixedly to the seat shell (103), and an upper part which is connected to the backrest shell (105) and can be rotated relative to the lower part.