A toy vehicle racing game is described utilizing a continuous, unguided vehicle race track with steeply banked curves and straight, flat horizontal track sections. The width of the unguided roadbed surface is selected so that vehicles may pass one another. A player-controlled chicane is employed in the path of the high speed vehicles. The chicane includes normally active slow-down devices which the players attempt to disable manually just at the time that their vehicle is about to pass over the ...

A clip which can be used to retain a component assembly in a carrier during pick-and-place and thermal assembly operations is provided. The clip comprises an elongate bridgepiece having opposed ends; a pair of legs, each depending from one of the opposed ends of the bridgepiece, the legs being shaped in dimensions to mate with complementary apertures in the carrier to releasably lock the bridgepiece to the carrier at a fixed height therefrom; and a plurality of deformable formations on an unders...

A method employing a wire holder to retain side-by-side lead and magnet wires, joined together at adjacent ends, in a fixed position with respect to and insulated from a magnet coil on which it is mounted. It relieves strain on the magnet wire.

A clip fastener for securing a partition wall to a ceiling T-Bar framework, has a clip portion of resilient material having a main body with opposed side edges. One side edge has a pair of longitudinally spaced shorter tabs overlying the main body, each shorter tab being a folded-over extension of said one side edge, and the opposite edge has a pair of longitudinally-spaced longer tabs overlying the main body, each longer tab being a folded-over extension of the opposite side edge. The width of ...

An improved applicator for applying a liquid composition comprises a flexible base member having a plurality of integral alternating first and second protuberances the first protuberances having a concave cup of dimensions for holding and retaining a drop of liquid when the applicator is held upside down and second protuberances having a convex-shaped surface, the protuberances being of substantially the same diameter and projecting substantially the same distance from a planar surface.

A torque tool for applying torque to set a frangible threaded fastener, and to secure and retain detached fastener fragments. The tool drives a hollow spindle and drive socket to which is connected conduitry that leads to suction means such as a vacuum cleaner, whereby the drive socket provides means both for driving the fastener and for securing and retaining fastener fragments and other detritus.

An apparatus for loading a tape cartridge for a magnetic instrument comprising a lever to move a holder holding the tape cartridge from a loading/unloading position, to an operative position, springs to urge the holder from the operative position to the loading/unloading position and to urge the tape cartridge so as to remove it from the holder, a lock to lock the holder to the operative position and a protrusion in the holder to engage the tape cartridge within the holder so as to hold the tape...

A transfer method for electrophotography uses a two-component developer including a magnetic carrier and a magnetic toner. The toner is transferred to a recording sheet while holding the magnetic carrier on a surface of a developer-holding body with a magnetic member which is capable of magnetic adsorption. The magnetic member is disposed in an interior of, or on an inner surface of, the developer-holding body, at a location corresponding to a location at an outer surface of the developer-holdin...

A securement member (13-18) has a relatively rigid foot (4-25) adapted to be secured on a first member (1) and prolonged by a body (5-19) provided in at least one region of its side surface with protuberant elastic hooking formations (7-20), and a seat (8-23) provided in the second member (2) whose internal side wall (9-24') has a shape of revolution, and adapted to receive with friction the body (5-19) and the hooking formations (7-20). The securement member (3-18) and the seat (8) comprise a m...

This invention bode is to confine potential oil spills while transfer in, between a ship and a wharf, or between two ships. It is made of a barrier that is fitted on a IS beam fixed on the wharf on which the barrier can be moved vertically with a float, according to the waterline. This barrier is mobile and detachable, of a mechanical. pneumatic or hydraulic type, and can be easily operated by one man. A waterproof canvas is placed on the mechanical barrier to confine the oil slick; a spring thr...