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Global Equipment Company Inc.

Thermasol Ltd.

Global Equipment Company, Division of Continental Dynamics Corp.

Global Equipment Company, Div. of Continental Dynamics

Arthur Roberts

Richard B Leeds

Murray Altman

Richard Altman

Two conductive mating halves of a connector hood include facing inserts of resilient conductive materials. A cable, having shielding conductive braid or foil exposed on a surface thereof is contacted in passing between the inserts. A low-resistance electrical path is provided between the shielding and the conductive connector hood by a resilient conductive material for resisting escape of radio-frequency interference from the connector hood. In one embodiment of the invention, a foam material with parallel embedded metallic wires is employed for the resilient conductive material. The wires are preferably oriented for conduction between the connector hood and the shield braid or foil on the cable with substantially no conductive paths parallel to the axis of the cable. Facing, metallic spring-type strain-relief devices in the connector hood provide strain relief as well as enhance the resistance to radiation of radio-frequency interference.

Shielding for connector hood

A computer work station for use with a computer system includes two sections, a front section and a rear section, pivotably connected about an exterior pivot axis. The rear section includes shelves for supporting some components of the computer system, such as the CPU, display monitor, keyboard and modem. A keyboard shelf is slidably disposed within the rear section, while other shelves are fixedly mounted therewithin. A common power strip is disposed between two of the shelves of the rear section for providing a single connection of at least some of the components of the computer system to an exterior power source. The front section includes a front panel which extends substantially the entire height of the computer work station, and includes a cork strip for posting memoranda and the like thereon. The front section further includes shelves for supporting other components of the computer system, such as a printer and its associated box of paper. None of the shelves extend the complete depth of the computer work station, so that cords used to connect the various components of the computer system may be conveniently placed therebehind. The computer work station also includes fasteners for supporting such cords between the front and rear sections. The front and rear sections are shaped complementarily with respect to each other, so that, when the computer work station is in a closed position, the two sections together form a substantially enclosed object.

Computer work station

A hood for an electrical connector employs a pair of identical body porti which are mated together to grasp the electrical connector and to provide strain relief to the exiting conductors. Strain relief is provided by a resilient or flexible strain relief tab extending angularly inward from an inner surface of each of the body portions. The strain relief tabs have sufficient resilience to permit outward deflection thereof as necessary to handle a substantial range of cable or wire bundle diameters. An optional bifurcated tip on the strain relief tab doubles the contact lines with a small cable and improves the ability of the tip to conform to the shape of a small cable or wire bundle. Ridges on the strain relief tab engage the surface of a large cable or wire bundle. The ridges may be sawteeth which are angled to resist outward forces on the cable or wire bundle. Exit channels are provided for cable exit either axially or in either of two transverse directions.

Electrical connector hood

A combination liner assembly for bathtub, walls and ceiling is provided for renovating a worn or outmoded bathtub installed in a wall recess. The assembly includes a plastic bathtub-shaped liner having a tub portion sized to be seated in the tub cavity of the bathtub with the bottom surface of the tub portion resting upon the bottom surface of the original tub cavity and said bottom surface supporting the weight of the liner as well as the water and the bather therein. The bathtub liner is connected to the waste and overflow drains of the original bathtub and has an outwardly projecting peripheral flange around the top edge thereof which overlies the marginal ledges of the bathtub. Sealing membranes provide water-tight seals between the peripheral flange of the bathtub liner and the walls of the wall recess. The assembly also includes a matching wall liner which covers the walls of the recess above the bathtub liner. The wall liner may be topped by a dome, which rests on an outwardly-extending flange.

Bathtub, wall and ceiling liner assembly

This invention relates to composite articles of manufacture and to a method for the preparation of these articles. The articles are impact-resistant, three-dimensional and rigid. The articles are comprised of two essential elements: (1) A pliable, hollow premolded outer plastics layer and (2) an essentially rigid non-cellular organic plastics structural backing member solidified in the hollow interior of the plastics skin, and essentially solidly filling said hollow interior. The hollow outer layer is prepared in a manner to have an access opening to its hollow interior. A liquid plastics composition is next prepared in a separate step that comprises an organic binder which solidifies at room temperature, in most cases by converting to a thermoset stage. This liquid composition is then introduced through the access opening into the cavity of the premolded outer layer. The liquid composition is then solidified in a manner to fill essentially voidlessly and fully the cavity of the outer layer, thus producing a dense tough integral article of manufacture having the shape of the premolded outer layer. Illustrative for the outer layer materials are plasticized polyvinylchloride compositions, polyethylene and rubbers. Illustrative for the interior component are epoxy resins, polyester resins, room temperature curing phenolics, filler containing polysulfide rubber, repolymerized depolymerized rubber and polyurethanes. Fillers may be present in the liquid compositions. By the favored method the outer plastics layer is kept in its original mold when applying and solidifying the liquid plastics composition in its hollow interior. Such mold is either a multipiece or an elastomeric mold permitting removal of the completed rigid article even if undercuts in the shape of the article are present.

Molded solid plastics articles and a method for their manufacture

Rigid composite impact resistant textured tiles having a pliable and essentially void-free plastics facing component and a rigid backing component, are prepared by a specified sequential operation.

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Westbury, NY, United States of America

Arthur Roberts