A rigid tie capable of being removably mounted on an end portion of an elongate pliable member such as a bungee cord that has a resilient core covered with a woven fabric, with the tie when so mounted serving as an anchor. A pair of the ties may removably engage opposite end portions of a pliable member to form an endless loop that is adjustable as to length by sliding the pair of ties towards or away from one another. A single tie if desired may be utilized to removably join the end portions of...

An elongated insulating structure, for installation adjacent a structural surface having supporting structures extending at right angles therefrom, including first and second sidewalls orientated in spaced mutually parallel relationship. Each of the sidewalls has an inner edge and an outer edge and first and second oppositely disposed ends. The first side wall includes a tab strip along the inner edge thereof which is foldable outwardly upon itself to enable connection of the inner edge of the f...

A capacitive structure, which structure is a length of a plurality of layers, each layer having opposed edges and comprising a dielectric substrate and a metallic film. The metallic film extends from one edge toward the other edge. Each layer includes a zone free of metallic film, which zone is spaced from the other edge and defines a narrow marginal metal film band at the other edge which is spaced from the remainder of the metallic film by the metal free zones. The layers are disposed with the...

A roof structure for an automotive vehicle includes a roof panel, a roof rail, a head lining and a support member therefor. The support member is divided into three parts: a main part and two side parts. The main part is separate from at least one side part. The main part may be separate from one side part and formed integrally with the other side part. The main part may be separate from both side parts. Each side part is fixed to the roof rail. The side part or parts are joined to the main part...

The present invention relates to a waterproofing structure and method, and, in particular, to a flexible water-impervious sheet material, and to a method of using same, for providing an effective barrier against water seepage.

The insulated walls of a refrigerator chamber are pressurized so as to maintain a pressure within the insulated interior of the walls that is slightly higher than the exterior ambient air pressure. This is accomplished by means of small fans or the like blowing outwardly and mounted on the interior of the walls.

A wrench head having an input gear meshed with an output gear, and a universal joint carried on the output gear such that a nut connected to the output gear can be turned within a range of selected angles with respect to the axis of rotation of the input gear. A ratchet wrench having a ratchet gear and a universal joint supporting a stud, attached to the ratchet gear is also disclosed.

A case includes a case body and two slidable and rotatable case covers. The case body is provided with two ring recesses and two guide slots at each end of its two outer side walls. Each cover is provided with two locating pins which are located on the inner walls thereof and are positionable and movable in corresponding ring recesses. Also located on the inner walls of each case cover are two projecting pins located above the corresponding locating pin and insertable into the guide slot of the ...

An enclosed seating structure comprises a plurality of trapezoidal faces forming an enclosure. The enclosure has a small horizontal base, a widened midsection and a small ceiling. The enclosure defines an opening extending substantially from the base to the ceiling. A seat is pivotally mounted on an axle that is secured across the opening. The seat extends through said opening. Automatic means position the seat in one position substantially blocking the opening, in a reclining position being sub...

A circumferentially extending structure 30 for containing particles having an axial component and a radial component of velocity is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a hollow annular beam 48 and a fabric 46 wrapped under tension about the annular beam such that the installed length of the fabric is greater than the free length of the fabric. In one particular embodiment the fabric is coated with a layer 116 of epoxy resin such that the resin penetrates only the top layer of the fabric to ...