Watch movement with an off-center center wheel driving a third wheel with a friction-coupled auxiliary pinion driving the minute hand which permits setting of the hand while the third wheel is continuously driven, a fourth wheel extending at the same level as said off-center center wheel, resulting in a thinner watch movement structure.

A center brace filler for the center sill of a railway vehicle truck provides cross-walls which are integral with the sidewalls of the brace which lie against the walls of the center sill. The center brace is rigidly secured to the center bowl and is rigidly attached to the center sill with its upper extremities spaced from the top of the center sill.

A center brace for mounting within the center sill of a railway car in the area of the underframe over the center plate and where the body bolster intersects the center sill and to provide an improved mounting of the center plate on the center brace.

An apparatus, means and system are described for providing a load center container apparatus for use with a load center, in which a container is adapted to receive a load center, wherein the container has a plurality of sides, an open top and a closed bottom, and a cover adapted to cover said open top of the container, wherein the container apparatus has a removable load center protector that is adapted for mounting on a load center. A method is also described for providing a method for protecti...

An apparatus, means and system are described for providing a load center container apparatus for use with a load center, in which a container is adapted to receive a load center, wherein the container has a plurality of sides, an open top and a closed bottom, and a cover adapted to cover said open top of the container, wherein the container apparatus has a removable load center protector that is adapted for mounting on a load center. A method is also described for providing a method for protecti...

A fabricated center filler and center plate construction for the underframe of a railway car in the area where the body bolster intersects the center sill. The fabricated center filler includes four interconnected, vertical walls and a bottom floor plate secured by welding thereto. The center filler is secured by welding to the vertical sidewalls of the center sill with the floor plate of the center filler positioned flush with the lower surfaces of the center sill flanges. Opposed ends of the c...

A driver interaction center, and a method of operating such a center, which includes a driver service dispensation structure, having a plurality of collection stations for dispensing services, and a plurality of driveways, each of which is arrayed adjacent to at least one of the collection stations and which is directionally oriented for tandem collection of the services at the driver's side of vehicles such that drivers need not have to leave their seats to collect the services. Each of the dri...

A racket is described, with a center of gravity thereof being approximate to a center of a rubber sheet of the racket, and a center of gravity that moves approximately to the center of rubber sheet and is located in a high ball-strike area. The racket has a substantially triangular blade. The blade comprises a head, a neck and a handle. The head becomes gradually narrower from front to back of the head, and the handle can further be lightened. The center of gravity of the racket can thereby move...

A Quality Center for a Virtual Sales and Service Center. The Quality Center is responsible for monitoring the "customer experience" across the telephone customer access resource. The Quality Center assists in managing the business of operating multiple call centers as a single Virtual Sales and Service Center and presents the business in a professional, informative and impressive manner. The Quality Center includes a forecasting system for predicting contact volume for a plurality of physical lo...

A system for locating the center of a window covering relative to a cutting mechanism. The window covering including a head rail with a first end and a second end and a connector disposed approximately midway between the first end and the second end, the connector including an aperture. The system includes a locator that engages the connector and positions the window covering.