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In a slider using thermal expansion type, being adjustable on a flying height thereof, having problems to be solved, i.e., to reduce the electric power consumption, and to lesson the heat load upon a reproducing element thereof, wherein a heating device 4 is located separating from tip portions of the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3. Also, for deforming only the vicinity of the heating device 4 and the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3, so as to protrude from, the heating device 4 and the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3 are surrounded by a resin film 6 of small rigidity, thereby increasing an amount of protrusion of the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3 per a unit of electric power, but without increasing temperature of the reproducing element 3, with an aim of the structure of cutting off the force from materials of circumferences against the deformation.

A mini-truss thin-sheet panel assembly. In one embodiment, a substantially rigid thin-sheet panel assembly having a non-rigid thin-sheet component includes the thin-sheet component which has selected plan area and shape, a backer having a plan shape and area substantially similar to the thin-sheet component, and plural riser elements of selected height and configuration each extending from the backer to distal ends connected to a reverse surface of the thin-sheet component, the riser elements being configured and disposed in an array which causes the assembly to have substantial rigidity in a selected direction in the thin-sheet component.

In a slider using thermal expansion type, being adjustable on a flying height thereof, having problems to be solved, i.e., to reduce the electric power consumption, and to lesson the heat load upon a reproducing element thereof, wherein a heating device 4 is located separating from tip portions of the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3. Also, for deforming only the vicinity of the heating device 4 and the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3, so as to protrude from, the heating device 4 and the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3 are surrounded by a resin film 6 of small rigidity, thereby increasing an amount of protrusion of the recording and reproducing elements 2 and 3 per a unit of electric power, but without increasing temperature of the reproducing element 3, with an aim of the structure of cutting off the force from materials of circumferences against the deformation.

A propulsive system for an aircraft including an auxiliary jet engine is integrated into a tail cone of a fuselage. A carrying structure of the jet engine is primarily formed with beams and frames or half-frames to which the auxiliary jet engine is fixed by lateral beams. The beams are interdependent of the frames and half-frames, and the beams are overhanging behind a frame behind which is fixed the engine. Each beam includes a lower half-beam and a higher half-beam, separated on at least a part of its length ahead from attachments of the jet engine to determine a space free of structure impediment for lateral air intakes.

A plate with housings for receiving objects for bulking, each housing being delimited by lateral walls and comprising a support zone for receiving the object for bulking. Each housing is formed by a cell with the lateral walls delimiting the cells adjoining one another from one cell to an adjacent cell and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the plate. Each cell is shaped to at least partially receive the proximal part of an object for bulking and each cell immobilizes each object for bulking.

A pneumatic lower extremity gait rehabilitation training system includes a support device for reducing the burden of supporting a user's body weight by lower extremity in a walking therapy, an exoskeleton rehabilitation device for adjusting the user's walking coordination at a treadmill, a center-of-gravity adjusting device for adjusting a change of upper and lower centers of gravity, and a remote monitoring device for receiving and capturing a signal of an angle displacement of a joint mechanism in a walking cycle. The user may support her / his body weight by the support device and the center-of-gravity adjusting device to reduce the gravity exerted onto the user's legs. The exoskeleton rehabilitation device improves the flexibility, safety and lightweight of walking and requires fewer driving elements. The remote monitoring device sends analyzed signals to the treadmill to adjust the user's walking speed, so as to improve the rehabilitation effect.

A blast protection structure is formed of one or more bags, generally shown as (1) in FIG. 2. Such bags comprise an upper and lower compartment, with the lower compartment having a reinforcing layer (2), preferably formed of an impact reactant structure such as Kevlar®. The upper surface (3) of the upper compartment, has a non-slip coating to provide improved stacking of bags. Such bags can be used to provide blast protection structures to minimize the risk of damage from an explosion.

This assembly of elements comprises a plate with housings for receiving the objects for bulking, each housing being delimited by lateral walls and comprising a support zone for receiving the object for bulking. According to the invention, each housing is formed by a cell; the lateral walls delimiting the cells adjoin one another from one cell to an adjacent cell and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the plate; each cell is shaped in order to at least partially receive in it the proximal part of an object for bulking; and each cell comprises at least one means for immobilizing each object for bulking.

An automated weldless inter-locking grating assembly for bridge decks and the like which includes a plurality of primary load-bearing members located laterally, a plurality of transverse secondary load-bearing members and a plurality of trimorphic load-bearing members. Secondary load-bearing structural members are inserted sideways into apertures of primary load-bearing members and trimorphic load-bearing members. Thus, when a horizontal force is applied to alternate primary or trimorphic load-bearing members or any combination thereof, rotation of secondary load-bearing member or members occur to efficiently and automatically lock secondary load-bearing member or members into primary and trimorphic load-bearing member or members completing assemblage thereof into a rigid structural form.

A woven or knit fabric comprising air-jet interlacing spun yarns comprising polyester fibers of low titanium oxide content; a woven or knit fabric comprising air-jet interlacing spun yarns comprising polyester staple fibers obtained by graft polymerization of a hydrophilic compound; a woven or knit fabric comprising air-jet interlacing spun yarns comprising side by side crimped staple fibers; a woven or knit fabric comprising air-jet interlacing spun yarns comprising low-shrinkage staple fibers and copolymerized polyester staple fibers; and a process for producing these. A woven or knit fabric of polyester staple fibers that is bulky, excelling in moisture retention, lightweightness, water absorptivity, quick dryability, etc. and exhibits excellent anti-pilling properties can be obtained.

A stackable tray obtained by vacuum molding of a sheet of plastic material, said tray comprising, in open position: a) a top and a bottom; b) at least one receiving cavity opened upwardly, c) a hinge portion dividing said tray into a cover portion and a base portion; said receiving cavity being at least provided in said base portion; d) spacing means to keep, in a stack of trays, the top portion and the bottom portion of neighboring trays at distance from each other to thereby prevent interlocking therebetween; and e) at least one two-part locking means, each part being provided in the top of the sheet and positioned to engaged one into the other when the cover portion is folded over the base portion along the hinge portion to bring the tray into a closed position defining a box. A stack of said trays and a method using said trays.

A system and a method by which workpieces are bonded to and debond from a manufacturing fixture using a radiation responsive adhesive as a bonding agent. The system includes curing the adhesive agent during loading within seconds, and structurally weakens the adhesive bond during unloading within seconds. During the workpiece loading cycle, an adhesive dispenser deposits radiation responsive adhesive on to a load bearing, light transmittive surface, known as gripper pins. The workpiece is subsequently pushed against the locators, and towards the gripper pins causing the adhesive to interpose between workpiece and gripper pins, curing radiant energy is transmitted through the gripper pins and on to the adhesive to cure adhesive and bond the workpiece to the fixture. Therefore, the bond is structurally weakened or debonded in order to remove the workpiece from the fixture after manufacturing.

A quick-change tool post, having a rectangular tool post body with a bore there through defining an axis of rotation. The body defines a plurality of generally rectangular tool support faces and a plurality of laterally offset external dovetail connections receiving internal dovetail connections of overlapping tool support members. A post extends through the body and defines a pivot about which the body is rotatable. An indexing mechanism having locking and unlocking conditions permits unlocking of the post during a first increment of rotational locking handle movement and rotation of the post during a second increment of rotational movement of the handle in the same rotational direction.

A sway brace including a U-shaped sling with flanges at each end. The flanges are mounted to two mounting fixtures including block bodies and passages therethrough. Mounting surfaces on the fixtures receive the flanges of the U-shaped sling. Threaded members affix the flanges to the mounting surfaces of the mounting fixtures. The sling includes metal strapping formed in a U-shaped curve about an axis perpendicular to the width of the strapping in a manner to create rigidity and strength.

A stackable tray obtained by vacuum molding of a sheet of plastic material, the tray comprising, in open position: a) a top and a bottom; b) at least one receiving cavity opened upwardly; c) a hinge portion dividing the tray into a cover portion and a base portion; the receiving cavity being at least provided in the base portion; d) spacing members to keep, in a stack of trays, the top portion and the bottom portion of neighboring trays at distance from each other to thereby prevent interlocking therebetween; and e) at least one two-part locking members, each part being provided in the top of the sheet and positioned to engage one into the other when the cover portion is folded over the base portion along the hinge portion to bring the tray into a closed position defining a box. A stack of the trays and a method using the trays are also provided.

An improved design for a rolling suitcase having a retractable handle assembly is disclosed. The design includes a multi-piece molded shell having opposing side and end walls and a bottom wall, which together form a packing area. The telescoping tubes of the handle are located outside the packing area to maximize the packing area, and also to provide a flat bottom surface to minimize wrinkling of packed articles. The wheel skids are moved to the outer corners of the suitcase to minimize intrusion into the packing area. The tubes are made from fiber reinforced polymer for enhanced strength, and are concealed from view by a covering envelope. The handle assembly and wheel skids attach to the shell in a manner that enhances the structural strength and rigidity of the suitcase. Wear points on the handle assembly are provided with removable wear members made from abrasion-resistant material.

A vibration isolation system for building, comprising a vibration isolation layer, the vibration isolation layer including: an upper layer structure consisted of upper beams and / or slabs and moveable bases, which is coupled to columns of the building; a lower layer structure consisted of lower beams and / or slabs and fixed bases; and vibration isolation devices and elastic member horizon-resetting devices which are mounted between the upper layer structure and the lower layer structure, in which the vibration isolation devices are mounted between the moveable bases and the fixed bases, respectively, and the elastic member horizon-resetting devices are mounted between the beams and / or slabs of the upper layer structure and the lower layer structure, respectively. Therefore, the above devices do not interfere with each other and convenient to maintain, and positions and functional parameters thereof can be set and selected reasonably.

An image forming apparatus, including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, a pair of resin frames configured to support the image forming unit at least partially from mutually opposite sides, a pair of metal-made upper enhancing pieces arranged along upper faces of the resin frames, and a pair of first metal beams, each of which is arranged to bridge over a position between the paired upper enhancing pieces and forms a four-sided opening in conjunction with each other and with the paired upper enhancing pieces, is provided.

The present invention relates to a structurally rigid, X-ray translucent backboard for transporting an injured person from the scene of an injury to a treatment center. The backboard comprises a planar top side which contacts the patient and a bottom side forming a single curvilinear shape that provides structural support to the planar top side. A hollow, foam filled core formed between the planer top side and the curved bottom side helps provide sufficient X-ray translucence and structural support to the backboard.

At a portion of an inclined main groove from a tread center to an auxiliary groove of a pneumatic tire, an angle of inclination theta1 of a groove wall surface at a block step-in end side is set to be smaller than an angle of inclination theta2 of a groove wall surface at a block kick-out end side. Therefore, rigidity of step-in ends of blocks defined by inclined main grooves is lowered such that a striking sound can be reduced. Further, at a portion of the inclined main groove from the auxiliary groove to a tread end, an angle of inclination theta1 of a groove wall surface at a block step-in end side is set to be greater than an angle of inclination theta2 of a groove wall surface at a block kick-out end side. Therefore, rigidity of kick-out end sides of blocks defined by the inclined main grooves is lowered. Heel-and-toe wear which occurs at the kick-out end sides is suppressed, and an increase in pattern noise caused by heel-and-toe wear is suppressed.

A combination of a window covering assembly and a window frame can be used in a vehicle. The window frame has an outer face including at least one groove having a depth direction in a direction substantially orthogonal to a pane of the window frame. The window covering assembly is provided with one or more snap elements for snap-fixing the window covering assembly to the at least one groove of the window frame.

A propulsive system for an aircraft including an auxiliary jet engine is integrated into a tail cone of a fuselage. A carrying structure of the jet engine is primarily formed with beams and frames or half-frames to which the auxiliary jet engine is fixed by lateral beams. The beams are interdependent of the frames and half-frames, and the beams are overhanging behind a frame behind which is fixed the engine. Each beam includes a lower half-beam and a higher half-beam, separated on at least a part of its length ahead from attachments of the jet engine to determine a space free of structure impediment for lateral air intakes.

A handguard securement system and related method are provided. The system can include a barrel nut that secures a barrel to a receiver and forces a handguard against the receiver. The barrel nut can include one or more annular grooves. When the handguard is initially installed loosely adjacent the receiver, over the barrel nut, the grooves are misaligned with corresponding handguard fastener holes, such that portions of the barrel nut obstruct a portion of the holes. When the fasteners are advanced in the holes, and into further registration with the corresponding grooves, this results in a rearward force exerted by the fasteners on the perimeters of the holes to thereby drive with that force the handguard into forced engagement with the receiver. Any gap between the handguard and the receiver can subsequently be eliminated, with the handguard forcibly pushed against the receiver with the force generated by the fasteners.

The present invention provides a hydraulically actuated downhole adjustable bent housing for use in directional drilling of bore holes and wells that allows adjustment of the housing from aligned to a bent configuration without raising or lowering the drillstring. The present invention also provides a method of directionally drilling a bore hole or a well using an downhole adjustable bent housing that can be operated without raising or lowering the drillstring.

A distributor-applicator includes a body having a container for containing a product and application means integrated with the container. The application means can be in communication with the container through an upper opening and includes an application surface for application of the product, and a cap cooperating with the body so as to protect the application means when the distributor-applicator is not being used. The body includes a vibration generator, a power source, an associated electric circuit, and a switch for starting and stopping the generator.

A shelf stocking device (10) includes two arms (12,14), each with a handgrip member (24) at one end and a linking member (16) interconnecting the other ends of the arms together. An alternative embodiment (36) is generally L-shaped and includes an elongated arm (38) with a cross-bar (40) extending away from one end of the arm (38).