The rotor of a rotary position sensor mounts directly upon the rotary shaft to be sensed. The rotor prior to installation is retained in position by a pair of small protrusions extending from the rotor that cooperatively engage a pair of small indentations formed in a pair of supporting arms. During the installation process, the rotor is slipped onto the shaft and the protrusions are released from the engaged position. During operation of the position sensor, the rotor is free from direct contac...

An oil-free and wax-free solid or powder-based cosmetic material having beneficial oil and wax characteristics without the detrimental effects thereof. The cosmetic material comprises pigments and/or pigment extenders which are surface treated with a hydrophobidizing material to become hydrophobic. The hydrophobidized cosmetic material is admixed with oil-free and wax-free binders in an aqueous slurry and then vacuum dehydrated and dried at an elevated temperature to provide the finished cosmeti...

A cosmetic composition free of mineral oil and free of lanolin includes effective amounts of the following cosmetically acceptable ingredients (components): (A) at least one wax; (B) at least one triglyceride; (C) a mixture of esters including (i) a mixture of esters with a first mixture (i) having a maximum acid value 0.5 and a saponification value of 268-288; and a second mixture (ii) having a maximum acid value of 0.5 and a saponification value of 206-226; (D) distarch phosphate; (E) at least...

Improved cyanide-free aqueous electroplating baths for plating metals, the baths containing water soluble phosphonate chelating agents combined with at least one chelatable metal ion and containing as an additive at least one strong oxidizing agent, and electroplating processes employing said baths. Additional materials may also be added for further improvements.

A free wheel hub mechanism for a vehicle including an axle shaft for the front wheels adapted for selectively receiving a driving force from a vehicle engine, a cam member rotatable with the axle shaft, a non-drive member operatively connected to the front wheels and frictional means disposed between the cam member and the non-drive member, the frictional means being automatically and frictionally engaged with the non-drive member by the cam member when driving force is transmitted to the axle s...

A forged snap hook is provided with an integral base plate for attachment to a parachute harness. A resiliently biased high strength corrosion treated guard is pivoted on the hook and has a hollow crown with slotted depending sidewalls. A winged finger piece is shaped to form an interlocked dovetail joint with the guard and the wings of the fingerplate overlap the slot of the guard and extend laterally therefrom adjacent the crown to reinforce the guard.

A ripple free counter includes a plurality of cascaded stages and an input stage. The input stage input is connected to a voltage source and counting signals are applied to all stages simultaneously. Each stage includes first and second storage devices operative in first and second states. The second storage device is connected to the stage output. A first switching arrangement is responsive to the counting signal and the first storage device being in its first state to connect the stage input t...

A free wheel locking mechanism for a vehicle comprising, an axle shaft mechanically connected to an engine of the vehicle, a drive member connected to the axle shaft and rotatable thereby, a non-drive member operatively connected to the wheels of the vehicle so as to rotate therewith, means for selectively transmitting the driving force from the engine to the axle shaft, frictional means disposed between the drive member and the non-drive member, the frictional means being automatically and fric...

A turbine oil well pump capable of being run into and out of the well hydraulically. The pump includes an axial flow turbine and an axial flow pump interconnected in end-to-end relation with the turbine above the pump. The turbine has a power fluid intake adjacent its upper end and a spent power fluid exhaust adjacent its lower end. The pump has a well fluid inlet adjacent its upper end, and adjacent the power fluid exhaust, and has a production fluid outlet adjacent its lower end.

A shower stall comprising a receptor, a one-piece, three-sided wall surround, a one-piece molded header and a pair of elongated stile members, is disclosed.