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A small, portable infusion device for ambulatory use by a patient includes an audible enunciator integrated circuit chip. This chip is controlled by a microprocessor to provide output data to an operator, and to work in place of, or in association with a visual output display, such as an LCD screen. The audible data output permits a remote clinician to monitor operation of the pump, and diagnose and correct problems with the pump's operation.
1. A system for monitoring an ambulatory infusion pump comprising:
an ambulatory infusion pump;
a plurality of verbal messages stored such that they can be audibly accessed;
a control panel on the infusion pump; and
means for audibly accessing the plurality of stored messages when the control panel is manipulated.
2. The system as defined in claim 1 wherein the verbal messages are digitally stored in a digital voice storage chip which stores a vocabulary of individually addressable words.
3. The system as defined in claim 1 wherein the control panel comprises a plurality of keys which control the rate of flow through the ambulatory infusion pump.
4. The system as defined in claim 3 wherein at least one of the plurality of verbal messages is audibly accessed when each key is depressed.
5. A method of monitoring an ambulatory infusion pump comprising the steps of:
providing an ambulatory infusion pump having a control panel and a storage device containing a plurality of stored verbal messages such that the verbal messages can be audibly accessed;
manipulating the control panel such that the verbal messages are audibly accessed; and
listening to the audible verbal messages.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
responding to the audible verbal messages by manipulating the control panel again.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein the listening step is accomplished in a remote location by means for transmitting the audible verbal message to the remote locational.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein the manipulating step and listening step are performed by separate individuals.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of responding to the audible verbal message by the individual who performed the listening step instructing the individual who performed the manipulating step how to manipulate the control panel again.
10. A method of reprogramming an infusion pump from a remote location comprising the steps of:
providing an ambulatory infusion pump having a control panel;
providing a plurality of stored verbal messages audibly accessible by the control panel;
providing a standard telephone;
manipulating the control panel by a first individual in the location of the infusion pump such that the verbal messages are audibly accessed;
transmitting the verbal messages to a remote location using the standard telephone;
responding to the verbal messages by a second individual in the remote location instructing the first individual how to manipulate the control panel; and
manipulating the control panel by the second individual;
whereby the manipulation of the control panel results in a new program for the infusion pump.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the control panel includes a speaker which is accessible by the stored verbal messages to audibilize the message.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the standard telephone includes a standard handset and the step of transmitting the audible verbal message includes holding the handset near the speaker.
13. The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of:
manipulating the control panel again by the first individual such that an updated verbal message is accessed; and
transmitting the updated verbal message to the remote location using the standard telephone;
whereby the second individual may verify that the infusion pump has been correctly reprogrammed.
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/690,164 filed Jul. 26, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,848,988.
1. General Background
This invention relates generally to a medication infusion device for administering fluid to patients and more particularly to an improved, ambulatory infusion device with a disposable administration set which is inexpensive to manufacture, convenient to operate and which ensures fluid delivery at a consistent and uniform rate. More specifically, this invention relates to an annunciator system for such an ambulatory infusion device which permits status data and the like to be audibilized. In addition to assisting a patient in controlling the infusion device, this feature permits a remote clinician to monitor the status of the device, accurately change infusion profiles and other device parameters, and diagnose alarm indications, all over normal telephone lines, and without special telephone equipment
2. Description of the Prior Art
As a result of the ongoing need for improved health care, there is a continuous effort to improve the administration of intravenous fluid to patients. As is well known, medication dispensers and infusion devices are used for infusion of predetermined amounts of medication into the body of a patient. Various types of medication dispensers employing different techniques for a variety of applications are known to exist.
In many cases it is of critical importance to provide precisely controlled and consistent flow rates of intravenous fluid to patients. This need for more controlled IV flow rates is only partially fulfilled by prior art pumps. Specifically, when a patient or nurse experiences a problem with a pump, they typically call a 24 hour "hotline" for clinical assistance. The called clinician is well versed on the proper operation of the infusion device and attempts to resolve the issue or reprogram the pump by asking the patient or nurse a variety of questions. For example, the clinician may inquire as to the current programming of the pump, the indicators or alarms that are being or have been displayed on the pump, as well as the status of the infusion. Status information may include, for example, how much medication has already been infused, how much of the current medicine dose has been infused, what has been the mean time between patient activated bolus requests, and the like.
The information relayed by the patient or nurse to the clinician is vital in order to properly determine whether there is a problem, to diagnose the problem if one exists, and to take the necessary corrective actions to remedy the problem or to reprogram the pump. The accuracy of the relayed information is critical, and misinformation could result in some instances, in serious patient injury.
This communication problem is often compounded by the fact that the patient, usually unattended by a clinician, is frequently under the effects of a narcotic, such as morphine, and possibly compromised from pain or other effects of the illness being treated. As a consequence of these or other factors, the patient's interpretation of the indications and program information, typically read from a small LCD display on the pump body, is sometimes incorrect. For example, the patient may fail to see or report a decimal point. Complicating matters further, many patients, especially diabetics, have compromised sight and are unable to read the LCD indications and program from the infusion device.
Even in circumstances where the assistance of a remote clinician is not needed, patients with impaired vision or perception, due to drugs or illness, often have difficulty assuring that they are correctly operating or programming the infusion device, or correctly interpreting alarm indications from the pump.
Existing pumps which use LCD displays to provide status information to the patient require that a compromise be made between pump portability, pump cost, and data clarity or completeness. In order to reduce cost, and to make ambulatory pumps as small and lightweight as possible, manufacturers must reduce the size of visual displays, such as LCD displays, as much as possible. Small displays, however, are difficult for patients to read, and will provide only two or three word outputs at any one time, compromising instruction or status understandability.
The present invention provides an improvement which supplements or completely replaces the visual output, such as the LCD output, on an ambulatory infusion device or pump. An integrated circuit chip capable of storing recorded words is included within the infusion device. This chip stores a vocabulary which is specifically selected for this infusion device, and includes, for example, verbalizations of alarms, numbers, control function names, etc. This chip is controlled by the microprocessor which operates the pump, and each of the stored words or phrases is individually addressable by the microprocessor. Thus, the microprocessor can form stings of words or phrases together by addressing, in succession, words or phrases from the vocabulary. In this way, the microprocessor, in response to measured pump parameters or the depression of control keys on the pump, can create phrases or sentences which indicate an alarm condition, provide infusion profile data, and explain pump conditions or the like.
Because the output of data is audible, the patient, attending nurse or other helper can hold the ambulatory infusion device near a telephone and dial a remote clinician. The clinician, with the help of the patient or nurse, can direct control keys to be depressed and listen, over the telephone, to the pump's audible response.
In essence, the present invention permits the remote clinician to bypass the patient's interpretation of the condition of the pump and to get the information directly and accurately from the pump itself. Because the voice tone and inflection of the recorded words are easy to recognize, the remote clinician can easily distinguish between words spoken by the patient and words "spoken" by the pump. The remote clinician merely directs the patient to push the appropriate button or key sequence on the pump. The pump then "speaks" its program and infusion status through a transducer, such as a speaker, on the pump directly into the handset of the telephone, without any electrical connection to the telephone. The remote clinician can then hear all the information that is normally available through the displays and indicators on the pump without concern about the accuracy of the information received.
When a problem has been diagnosed by the remote clinician, a reprogramming of the pump is frequently required. The clinician directs the patient or the patient's helper to push the proper button sequence. During this operation, the clinician can verify that the correct button sequence has been pushed by listening as the pump itself audibilizes the name of each depressed key. If the clinician detects a sequence error, they can immediately direct corrective action. After the pump has been reprogrammed in this manner, the clinician can again direct the patient to press the proper button sequence which directs the pump to "speak" its infusion profile and status. This verifies that the reprogramming was successful.
The invention also permits the pump to provide information about its status or the program, which is not normally, or cannot be displayed, on the visual display because of the necessarily small size of the pump and its display. In other words, this speech function can be used to provide information which would not normally justify an increased size or complexity of a visual display.
Another purpose of the invention is to provide audible direction to a programmer or user of the pump on site. This function is comparable to a "help" screen on a computer. An incomplete or incorrect button entry might lead to a verbal direction to appropriately complete the programming (i.e. "push run/stop to resume the infusion" or "push SET to enter the value"). This can be done without a resulting increase in size or cost of the pump.
In some circumstances, the invention can completely replace the visual display on the pump, significantly reducing the cost and size of the pump.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in and by the following drawings in which like reference numerals indicate like parts and in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective, exploded view illustrating an infusion device having a disposable administration set and an audible data output in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a disposable administration set for use with the infusion device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross section view taken along the line 3--3 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the underside of the infusion device of FIG. 1, showing the control buttons or keys, the visual output device and the audible output device.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the audible output chip and its connections to the microprocessor and speaker.
FIG. 1 illustrates the infusion device 10 of the present invention for administering intravenous fluid at a consistent and uniform rate. The infusion device 10 is designed to be small, lightweight and ambulatory. The infusion device 10 includes a disposable administration set 12 having a plurality of cam followers 42 which are displaced in a predetermined sequence when depressed by a pumping mechanism 64 to squeeze a delivery tube 36 for dispensing fluid. In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, an administration set 12 is shown, and will be used to explain the operation of the device 10 by way of background.
The pumping mechanism 64 is driven by a commercially available motor 11 (not shown). The disposable administration set 12 loads easily into the housing structure 66 adjacent the pumping mechanism 64. Oriented directly above the housing structure 66 is an optional fluid reservoir 60 which provides a continuous flow of fluid to the inlet of the delivery tube 36 for dispensing and infusing fluid into a patient's body. Alternatively, the fluid delivery tube 36 may connect to an external reservoir (not shown), or the reservoir 60 may be located at other positions on the assembly.
The housing structure 66 comprises a rectangular chamber 67 surrounded by side walls 68 and a rear wall 69. The floor of the rectangular chamber 67 drops into a recess 70 towards the front end. The pumping mechanism 64 is located within the recess 70. Extending throughout the length and parallel to the base of each of the side walls 68 is a narrow channel 72 having a lower shoulder 73. The disposable administration set 12 slides within the channels 72. As best seen in FIG. 3, each of the channels 72 includes a spring-biased ball assembly 75. The disposable administration set 12, while being manually inserted into the channels 72, depresses the spring assemblies 75. After insertion of the set 12, the spring assemblies on either side bias the disposable administration set 12 against the shoulders 73 of the channels 72, holding the disposable administration set 12 accurately in position. In operation, the disposable administration set 12 is manually loaded into the infusion device 10 in a simple sliding operation. As the administration set 12 slides into the infusion device, the cam followers 42 are gradually pushed against the delivery tube 36 by the pumping mechanism 64.
FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate the disposable administration set 12 of the present invention, which is formed from rigid plastic or the like, and includes a tubing retainer plate assembly 14 which may advantageously be injection molded as a single piece.
The tubing retainer plate assembly 14 includes a tubing retainer plate 16 having a flat tube-contacting surface and a cam follower retainer 20 projecting normal to this surface at one end. The cam follower retainer 20 terminates in a an overhanging latch 24 projecting substantially parallel to the retainer plate 16. The latch 24 serves as a locking mechanism for holding the cam followers 42 in position, adjacent the tube 36 prior to insertion of the administration set 12 into the housing 66. During insertion of the administration set 12 into the channels 72, some of the cam followers 42 are depressed by the pumping mechanism 64. Between pumping cycles of the various cams, the followers return to a standby position against the latch 24.
Referring to FIG. 3, it will be seen that, after insertion of the administration set 12 into the housing 66, the dispensing tube 36 is positioned immediately below the spring-biased retainer 75. The spring-biased retainer 75 holds the administration set accurately in place against the shoulders 73 (as best seen in FIG. 1). The cam followers 42 are pushed against the tube 36 by a plurality of cams 85, one of which is shown in FIG. 3. Pumping is accomplished by squeezing the tube 36. A more complete description of the pump and its operation to provide a constant, continuous flow of medication to a patient, is provided in U.S. Pat. No. 5,074,756, issued Dec. 24, 1991 to the inventor of the present application, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The underside of the pump 10 (as viewed in FIG. 1) is shown in FIG. 4. This face 87 includes a plurality of keys or buttons 89 for controlling operation of the pump 10, a visual output display 91 which may be, for example, an LCD display, and a speaker grill 93 behind which is mounted a speaker 95 (FIG. 5).
Referring now to FIG. 5, the operation of the vocalizer chip of the present invention will be described. The pump 10 includes a microprocessor (not shown) which operates the pump motor (not shown) to control the drug infusion rate. This microprocessor is controlled, in part, by the buttons or keys 89 shown in FIG. 4, to program pump operation and infusion profiles, to diagnose problems with the pumping mechanism, and the like. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the microprocessor will have other inputs also, which are not unique to the present invention, such as sensors which monitor for occlusions of the tube 36, for air bubbles in the medication, for an empty supply receptacle, or the like.
In addition, the microprocessor is connected to the voice chip circuit 96 of FIG. 5, which is included in the body of the pump 10, by a bus which includes ten address lines 97 and an eleventh address line which is used by the microprocessor to select this device, as opposed to other devices which the microprocessor controls. The ten address lines 97 are used to select specific words from the vocabulary stored in the chip . Once a specific word is addressed, and a microprocessor strobe output on line 103 goes low, the output of an inverter 105 enables a gate 107 to initiate a pulse on line 109. The resistor 111 and capacitor 113 are used to time the trailing edge of this pulse by disabling the gate 107 after a fixed period. The pulse on line 109 is inverted at 115 and, with the select line 101, used to enable a gate 177 which, in turn, causes an addressed word to be "spoken" by the speaker 95. The chip 96 includes an amplifier to enable the chip 96 to directly drive the speaker 95 to vocalize the selected word. In order to conserve battery power, the microprocessor controls input line 120 to power up or power down the chip 96.
At the end of the word, an output signal on line 119 from the chip 96 alerts the microprocessor that a spoken word has ended. This permits the microprocessor to access a different word, and, through a repetition of this process, cause the chip 96 to "speak" phrases and sentences. In the preferred embodiment, the chip 95 is an ISD2500 "Single-Chip Voice Record/Playback Device" manufactured by Information Storage Devices.
While the words and phrases which this system can audibilize is virtually unlimited, examples will be provided with regard to the use of the chip 96 in this invention. First, when the buttons 89 on the infusion pump are depressed, the microprocessor will cause the chip 96 to vocalize the name of the button as, for example, by saying the word "set" or the word "lock." This permits a clinician, over public telephone lines, to confirm that a patient has depressed the right button on the pump.
As a second example, if the pump is in a continuous infusion mode, and the "display" button is depressed, the chip 96 will audibilize current infusion information, by saying, for example, "The dose is XXXX Milliliters, the rate is XXXX militers per hour, the bag contains XXXX milliliters." If, on the other hand, the pump is in the continuous infusion mode, and the "display" button is depressed twice in succession, the infusion status is spoken. For example "The elapsed time is XXXX hours and XXXX minutes, XXXX hours and XXXX minutes remain, XXXX Milliliters have been infused, XXXX Milliliters remain to be infused"
The chip 96 is also programmed to audibilize alarm conditions. For example, the pump may respond to a downstream occlusion by the microprocessor causing the chip 96 to audibilize "Downstream occlusion."
In addition, the chip 96 is operated by the microprocessor to provide "help" information. For example, if an incomplete entry is made while the pump is being programmed, the microprocessor may cause the chip 96 to audibilize "push SET to enter the value."
From these examples, it can be seen that the variety of data which can be audibly provided by the invention is almost unlimited. In each instance, the invention provides an audible output, so that a patient can be sure of the button that has been pushed, or the condition of the pump. Of equal importance, the invention provides information to a clinician remote from the patient to enable diagnosis of pump malfunctions, reprogramming of the pump, and assistance to the patient in operating the pump. All of this can be done over the public telephone system, using the standard handset of a standard telephone to receive the messages from the pump, without special adapters such as modems or the like.
In addition to the ability to provide a simple and reliable communication link directly from the pump to a remote clinician, this invention permits this communication without risking shock to the patient, as would occur if the pump were directly wired to a communication network.
Although this invention is described in terms of certain preferred embodiments, other embodiments that are apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art are also within the scope of this invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is intended to be defined only by the claims which follow.
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does anyone have a recipe for hot pepper jelly
I didn't have a recipe that I've made, but I found these recipes on the internet.
Hot pepper jelly recipe
1/4 c. ground hot pepper
3/4 c. ground bell peppers
1 1/2 c. vinegar
6 1/2 c. sugar
1 bottle Certa
Wash peppers, cut and remove seeds. Grind, saving juice. Pour juice over peppers in large cooking pot. Add sugar, vinegar. Mix well. Boil 10 minutes. Remove from heat, add Certa, stir well. Add few drops of either green or red coloring. Cool slightly and put in glass jars. Turn upside down to seal. BE SURE TO WEAR RUBBER GLOVES WHILE CLEANING AND PREPARING PEPPERS.
Pepper jelly recipe
1 1/4 c. chopped green hot pepper*
1 1/2 c. chopped green sweet pepper*
6 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. white vinegar
1 bottle liquid pectin (certa)
Red or green food coloring
Mix peppers, sugar and vinegar; boil 10 minutes. Add green or red food coloring. Add pectin; boil 5 minutes. Strain, pour in hot jar and seal. Makes 6 jars. Great with cream cheese on crackers. *NOTE: It can be made mild by using 3/4 cup chopped green hot pepper; 2 cup chopped green sweet pepper. And if want red jelly used; red hot pepper 1 1/4 cup or 3/4 cup; red sweet pepper, 1 1/2 cup or 2 cup; and use red food coloring.
Hope this helps you.
Here are a few from the Harvest Forum. I've tried them and they are good :-)
Cranberry Jalapeno Jelly
3 cups cranberry juice -- (or cran-raspberry juice)
1 cup jalapeno peppers -- chopped and seeded
7 cups sugar
1 cup vinegar
2 pouches liquid fruit pectin (Certo) -- 3 ounces each
10 drops red food coloring -- optional
Prepare your jars and get all canning supplies ready (you'll need 8 half pint jars). Place cranberry juice and peppers in a blender; cover and process until peppers are fully chopped. Strain through a double thickness of cheesecloth. Pour the strained juice into a large kettle; add sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Stir in vinegar and pectin; return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; skim foam. Add food coloring, if desired. Pour into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.
Habanero Gold Jelly
1/3 cup finely sliced dried apricots
3/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 up finely diced red onion
1/4 cup finely diced sweet red pepper
1/4 cup finely diced habanero peppers, including seeds
OR 1/4 cup diced, combined jalapeno and Scotch Bonnet peppers
3 cups granulated sugar
1 pouch Certo liquid pectin
Cut apricots into 1/8 inch slices. Measure into a large deep stainless steel saucepan with vinegar; let stand 4 hours. Individually, cut onion and seeded peppers into 1/8 inch slices; cut slices into 1/4 inch dice. Measure each ingredient; add to apricots. Stir in sugar.
Over high heat, bring to a full roiling boil. Stirring constantly, boil hard 1 minute. Remove from heat. Immediately stir in pectin, mixing well.
Pour jelly into hot jar, dividing solids equally among jars and filling each jar to within 1/4 inch of top rim. Wipe rims. Apply lids.
Process 10 minutes in BWB. Cool upright, until lids pop down, about 30 minutes. When lids are concave but the jelly is still hot, carefully grasp jar without disturbing lid and invert, twist, or rotate each jar to distribute solids throughout jelly. The jar can be inverted temporarily but do not allow it to stand upside-down for prolonged periods.
Repeat as necessary during the cooling/setting time, until solids remain suspended in the jelly.
You might pop over to the Harvest Forum and ask the group to post the oh-so-popular Peach Jalapeno Jelly recipe and the Apricot Pepper recipe (this one is really good)....
Thanks for posting the recipes. I will need to try a couple of them.
My favorite way to eat hot pepper jelly is to spread light cream cheese on "Sociables" crackers and then put a blob of hot pepper jelly on top of the cream cheese. Very tasty! I have to limit myself or I will just eat until everything is gone.
Sociables are a savory cracker and are very good with pepper jelly and cream cheese. You could use almost any cracker, but I like the flavor that Sociables provide.
the one I made with the cranberry juice is very good, I served it yesterday, when I had a large holiday party, I placed a block of creme cheese and poured a small jar over it, then people could just take some with a cracker, everbody loved it.
I made 5 more batches using Certo liquid pectin and it worked. The previous batches were made with Ball liquid pectin and they all failed to set, so the Ball pectin was the problem. Pepper jelly is gret on cream cheese, i put ahunk of check out, cover it with the jelly and serve with Old London mini wheat crackers. Its also great with turkey, pork, chicken and sometimes I use as glaze when grilling.
I did a jalapeno jelly this year for the first time. It is surprisingly sweet with an afterbite!
3/4# jalapenos, seeded
2c cider vinegar
6c sugar
2 Certo pouches
Puree peppers and 1c vinegar in food processor. Pour into large kettle, add 1c vinegar and the sugar. Bring to a rolling boil and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in pectin, return to boil and cook 1 minute. Ladle into jars and seal. Process 10 minutes in water bath. Makes about 5 1/2 pints.


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R. Karthick, S. P. K. Babu, A. R. Abirami, and S. Kalainila
Periyar Maniammai University
Periyar Nagar
Vallam, Thanjavur
Tamilnadu, India
This paper presents the design and simulation of high sensitivity and fast response capacitive humidity sensor. Generally, the capacitive humidity sensor is made up of parallel electrode, the upper electrode being a grid with various line width and line spacing. A model is simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics. High sensitivity and fast response of the model is optimized by varying the ...
Simulation of a One-Port SAW Resonator using COMSOL Multiphysics
R. Krishnan, H.B. Nemade, and R. Paily
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
In this paper, we discuss simulation of one-port Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) resonators using COMSOL Multiphysics. Resonator action can be achieved in one of the two ways; a single Inter-digital Transducer (IDT) having several fingers over a piezoelectric substrate or a short IDT with reflecting gratings at the ends of the IDT. We have modeled a Rayleigh wave type SAW device choosing YZ ...
Using COMSOL Multiphysics Capability for Engineering High Q MEMS Resonators
Amy Duwel
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Cambridge, USA
Micromechanical resonators are used in a wide variety of applications, including inertial sensing, chemical and biological sensing, acoustic sensing, and microwave transceivers. Despite the distinct design requirements for each of these applications, a ubiquitous resonator performance parameter emerges. This is the resonator's Quality factor (Q), which describes the mechanical energy damping. ...
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MEMS is the leading technology which combines both electronic and mechanical devices on a single microchip. Tracing the position of the object is an important problem in engineering. This can be addressed by Gyroscopes. These sensors are used to find orientation and angular velocity. This paper focuses on 3D MEMS Piezoelectric Gyroscope. COMSOL Multiphysics® is used for designing and ...
Numerical Modeling of Dielectrophoretic Forces Acting upon Biological Cells in Silicon Lab-On-Chip Devices
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2D Simulation of Cardiac Tissue
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[1]University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
A two-dimensional atrial tissue model has been constructed in COMSOL Multiphysics® software to study the propagation of action potential and electrograms. The model presents the atrial electrograms recorded with a mapping catheter. A 2D atrial tissue model is simulated using the Courtemanche et al. cell model equations. PDE in coefficient form was used in COMSOL Multiphysics® to reproduce ...
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[1]King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The simulation of the piezoelectric actuation of the micro-cantilever is presented. Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) was chosen for the device fabrication design, due to its thin film processing flexibility. Four layers compose the cantilever structures presented in this work: PZT (piezoelectric material), Platinum (electrodes) and Zirconium Oxide as the buffer layer for the PZT film and polyimide ...
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"For years we have used Coleman and Meyer Ranch All Natural beef and we'll now be able to offer a true all natural chicken with the Springer Mountain Farms product, which we believe is the highest quality available in the market," said Boyd Hoback, president and CEO.
The new chicken platform has been in test for the past several months and has yielded substantially increased chicken sales as a percentage of its total sales at those test restaurants.
Hoback said the company is committed to protocols that ensure no hormones, no antibiotics, no pesticides or animal byproducts in the feed and responsible practices for animal welfare and environmental impact, which both Meyer Ranch Beef and Springer Mountain Farms follow.
"It's taken quite a bit of refinement by our operations team for us to deliver the quality and consistency we need by hand breading in each restaurant, but the customer response has been overwhelmingly positive. It is a strategic move that aligns with our brand position to offer fresh, all natural, handcrafted quality and helps to continue to differentiate us from the larger QSR competitors," Hoback added.
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R.I.P. FastestFox, you've been dear to me.
I'm using Fastest Search now, it's almost the same. Almost :(
Doesn't work anymore with Firefox 35 Bewertet mit 1 von 5 Sternen
Please update, it ''was" a great add !!!!
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Firefox 35 not working :(
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Just another ABANDONED add-on...
I love this add-on as it is super useful and time-saving. I've used it for a long time without any problems. What a pity the developer isn't supporting it anymore, and it's not working after Firefox 34.0.5.
I'm so used to this convenient little add-on that I rolled back to Firefox v34.0.5 in order to continue using it...
Don't know how long I'll be able to hold on.
What a pity !
(a few hours later)
The closest (and perhaps even better) alternative that I have found is InstantFox. The BEST part is that it is highly configurable and you can add your own customized search engines for websites that you frequently visit. However, learning how to add your own search engines is a bit steep (as I found out), but it's a breeze once you know how. First time users may take a bit of time (like I did) to understand how to add custom search engines, so here's a small guide I made to help you all:
How to add your own search engine:
1. Go to the website that you want to add. (e.g. http://www.thesaurus.com)
2. Enter any search word in the box as usual. (e.g. GOBBLE) and click Search.
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4. Click the InstantFox button in the toolbar, and click the green 'Add+' button.
5. Fill in the Short name box (e.g. Thesaurus) and Shortcut box (e.g. t).
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7. Lastly, add %q in place of the section that you deleted (e.g. http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/%q)
8. Click OK and you're done. :-)
How to use your own search engine:
You can use all your search engines in the following 2 ways:
1. In the browser's address bar, directly type t (shortcut for Thesaurus) and the word you want to look up separated by a space. Press enter. (e.g. t gobble)
2. Highlight a word or phrase in the web-page that you're on. Right-click on it and select from the drop-down list of engines.
Faster Browsing !
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Saturday, April 25th and
Sunday, April 26th, 2015
The show will again be taking place at
Shopko Hall
(Brown County Veterans Memorial Complex): 1901 S. Oneida St. Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Admission (subject to change):
Ages 13-64 ... $7
Seniors 65+ ... $6
Ages 6-12 ... $1
Ages 0-5 ... Free
Parking ... $4
$1 off second day with proof of first day ticket
Stay Tuned for locations to purchase
Advance Tickets for $1 off!
We have over 40,000 square feet of trains! Including:
Fun for ALL ages... Families welcome!
Door Prize and Raffle Info
Every year our
generous Vendors donate merchandise to give away hourly as Door Prizes... be
sure to keep your ticket stub as we may call out your number on the hour(need to
be present to win)!
Also be sure to sign up at the
World's Greatest Hobby
booth for a chance to win a complete train set at the end of the show on
Sunday... need not be present to win!
Finally, new this year our
local modelers' club is holding a raffle at TTS to give away a completed 4x8
HO-scale model railroad! Be sure to stop by their booth to
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Václav Havel
Chair in Modern Culture
Marie Arana
Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Manuel Castells
Chair in Technology & Society
David Grinspoon
Astrobiology Chair
Steven Dick
Astrobiology Chair
Hon. Major Owens
Distinguished Visiting Scholar
John Witte, Jr.
Maguire Chair in Ethics & American History
John Bew
Kissinger Chair
Charlotte Rogers
Kluge Fellow
Renata Keller
Kluge Fellow
Manuella Meyer
Larson Fellow
Joshua Caffery
Lomax Fellow
Chet Van Duzer
Kislak Fellow
Amanda Ciafone
Kluge Fellow
Ernesto Capello
Visitng Fellow
Amanda Lahikainen
Kluge Fellow
Linda Morenus
Kluge Staff Fellow
John E. Haynes
Kluge Staff Fellow
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Lys Alcayna-Stevens
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of Cambridge, "Ethnographic Accounts of Central African Forest Peoples, and Contemporary Political Ecology in Equateur Province, DR Congo."
Mark Breeze
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of Cambridge, "Analysing Conceptions of Space, Time, Motion, Narrative and Modes of Vision in Key Moving Image Work in The Paper Print Collection."
Bonny Brooks
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, Newcastle University, "Beyond the Hermit Kingdom: Tracing Fugutive Subjectivities from North Korea Through Fiction."
Maximilian Buschmann
Bavarian Fellow, 2014, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, "The Global History of Modern Hunger Strikes"
Rosamund Cole
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, Royal Northern College of Music, "Study of Lilli Lehmann Diaries."
Cece Conway
Alan Lomax Fellowship, 2013, Appalachian State University, "Musical Crossroads."
Elia Corazza
Kluge Fellow, 2014, Independent Scholar, "New Music for a New Dance: Diaghilev's Ballet and Music."
Blogpost: "A Piece of Music Found, A Lost Opera Complete"
Surekha Davies
Kislak Fellow in American Studies, 2014, Western Connecticut State University, "Of Monsters and Men: Maps, Ethnography and the Americas in Renaissance Europe."
Emma Doubt
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of Sussex, "Photographic Sovereignty in the Work of Jennie Ross Cobb and Francis Benjamin Johnston: A Comparative Case Study."
Edward Falvey
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of Exeter, "Locating the Cinematic City: Urban Iconography and Transformation, and the Birth of New York City, 1890-1930."
Joseph Genetin-Pilawa
Kluge Fellow, 2013, Illinois College, "The Indians' Capital City."
Book: "Crooked Paths to Allotment: The Fight Over Federal Indian Policy After the Civil War"
Webcast: "Native Americans in 19th Century Washington, D.C." - American History TV (C-SPAN3)
Article: "The Indian at Appomattox" - Disunion | The New York Times
Blogpost: "The Indians' Capital City: Native Histories of Washington, D.C."
David H. Grinspoon
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Book: "Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life"
Webcast: "Searching for Life in the Universe: What Does it Mean for Humanity?" (Jan. 28, 2014)
Lecture: "Terra Sapiens: The Human Chapter in the History of Earth" (Oct. 31, 2013)
Book: "Venus Revealed: A New Look Below the Clouds of our Mysterious Twin Planet"
Web site: Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology chairholders
Web site: Scholar Profile: David Grinspoon
Article: Shaping the Future of the Earth From Inside the Library of Congress
Franziska Hoppen
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of Kent, "Avoiding Encounters: The Spiritual and Philosophical Foundation of the Politics of Multiculturalism in Modern, Western Societies."
Armenoui Kasparian Saraidari
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of the Arts London, "The Materiality of Photography and the Memory of the Armenian Genocide."
Ave Lauren
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of Cambridge, "The Rise of New Migrant Identities and Landscapes in San Francisco."
Bradford Lee
Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations, 2014, Naval War College, "One hundred Years of Blood-Dimmed Tides: The United States and War 1917-2017."
Nicole Lindenberg
German Fellowship, 2014, Goethe University, "Passing and Split Habitus in Ellison's Three Days Before the Shooting."
Sibylle Machat
German Fellowship, 2014, Universitat Flensburg, "The Depiction of Planet Earth in American Children's Books."
David McLaughlin
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, University of Cambridge, "Sherlock Holmes as Travel Writing: The Role of Fandom in Constructing Geographical Imaginations."
Nara Milanich
ACLS Burkhardt Fellow, 2014, Barnard College, Columbia University, "The Birth of Uncertainty: A Global History of the Paternity Test."
Book: "Children of Fate: Childhood, Class, and the State in Chile, 1850-1930"
Jeffrey Moser
Kluge Fellow, 2014, McGill University, "Excavating China's First Archaeologist."
Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti
British Research Council Fellow, 2013, King's College London, "A Critical Review of the Literature on Violence and Public Security Policies and Practices in Brazil."
Bradley Rogers
Kluge Fellow, 2014, Duke University, "The Cinematic Dramaturgy of Rouben Mamoulian's Musical Theatre."
Paul Scolieri
ACLS Burkhardt Fellow, 2014, Barnard College, "Ted Shawn and the Invention of American Dance."
Book: "Dancing the New World: Aztecs, Spaniards, and the Choreography of Conquest"
Antony Stewart
British Research Council Fellow, 2014, Newcastle University, "Tracking Foreign Intervention through Medicine and Social Science in Haiti, 1900-1950."
Blogpost: "A New Discovery Sheds Light on Haiti's 1930s Elites"
Tara Tappert
David B. Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality, 2013, Independent Scholar, "Arts and Crafts-making as a Transformational Healing Process for War Trauma."
Lecture: "ART FROM WAR: Documenting Devastation / Realizing Restoration"
Blogpost: "Art from War: Lecture January 22nd"
Blogpost: "War, Trauma, Memory and Art"
Ruth Wasem
Kluge Staff Fellow, 2014, CRS, "Whom We Shall Welcome: The Legislative Drive to End the National Origins Quota."
Katrin Weller
Digital Studies Fellow, 2014, GESIS Institute, "Studying historical events based on big data and online (social) media."
Book: "Knowledge Representation in the Social Semantic Web"
Book: "Science and the Internet" (ed.)
Book: "Twitter and Society" (ed.)
William Julius Wilson
Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance, 2012, Harvard University, "A Cultural Analysis of Life in Poverty."
Book: "More Than Just Race"
Book: "The Bridge Over the Racial Divide"
Book: "The Declining Significance of Race"
Book: "When Work Disappears"
Blogpost: William Julius Wilson Arrives at the Kluge Center
Appointment: Wilson Named Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance


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Book your room at Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay
Casual Double, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Grande 6, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 8 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Urayasu hotel with 5 restaurants
Situated in the entertainment district, this hotel is close to Disneyland® Tokyo, Tokyo Sea Life Park, and Tokyo DisneySea®. Local attractions also include Kasai Rinkai Park.
Hotel Features
In addition to 5 restaurants, Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include a porter/bellhop and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Room Amenities
Guestrooms have refrigerators, air conditioning, and climate control; rooms also include desks and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 5 restaurants. The property also offers a grocery/convenience store. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Event facilities include conference space and meeting rooms. This Japanese business hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and laundry facilities. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay is a smoke-free property.
- Number of floors - 12
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free theme park shuttle
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Designated smoking areas
- Grocery/convenience store
- Total number of rooms - 503
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 1995
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Number of restaurants - 5
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Flat-panel TV
Where to Eat
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Feb. 4, 1969 K. A. HOY
INTEGRAL TIRE AND Hus Filed Oct. 26,, 1966 7 I6. 13 3KENNETH A.HOY
United States Patent 3,425,475 INTEGRAL TIRE AND HUB Kenneth A. Hoy, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, assignor to B. F. Goodrich Company, New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Oct. 26, 1966, Ser. No. 589,657
US. Cl. 152-9 Int. Cl. B601; 9/00; B60c 5/00 9 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The principal object of this invention is to provide a one-piece, inflatable low-pressure balloon tire with integral hub for rimless mounting on a driving axle and having an improved means for providing a driving connection between the tire and axle such that the driving torque is transmitted directly from the axle to the tire without generating torsional stresses between the tire and its integral hub, thus eliminating bonding failures of the tire to the hub and providing smooth power transmission. In the preferred embodiment this is effected by integral elastomeric lugs provided on one or both sidewalls of the tire in the region adjacent the end of the hub, which lugs cooperate with complementary surfaces on a driving member in the nature of a hub cap mounted on the axle.
These and other objects and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the disclosure of the presently preferred embodiment, and certain modifications thereof, described with reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the presently preferred embodiment of an integral tire and hub constructed accordance with this invention, the tire and hub being shown mounted on an axle;
FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the section being taken along line 22 of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken similar to FIG. 2, of a different embodiment.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the tire is shown as comprising an annular tread portion 10 and sidewalls 11 with the latter extending generally radially inwardly from the tread. The tread may be provided with traction assisting cleats or ribs and both it and the sidewalls are preferably formed of elastomeric material without cord reinforcements. The radially inner edges of the sidewalls 11 are integrally bonded to the end portions of a rigid hub 12 which is preferably formed of metal having a generally cylindrical shape with flared outer ends 12a. These ends are embedded in and bonded to thickened portions 13 of the sidewalls, see FIG. 2. The hub, sidewalls and tread provide a closed, air-tight compartment or inflation chamber. The sidewalls and tread may be of sutficient stiffness to sustain the loads to which the tire is subjected when the air therein is at substantially atmospheric pressure. Preferably, however, the tire is provided with a valve means for the introduction therein of inflating fluid under low pressure as for example, not in excess of five pounds per square inch. For this purpose, the tire 10 is here shown as having a conventional snap-in type tire valve 14 provided in the wall of 3,425,475 Patented Feb. 4, 1969 the hub, intermediate its ends, and communicating with the interior of the chamber.
The thickened portions 13 of the tire sidewalls extend on both sides of the flared ends of the hub and on the axially outer sides of such ends the portions 13 have a plurality of circu mferentially spaced elastomeric lugs 15 for providing a means of torque transmission to the tire and hub assembly. These lugs are preferably formed in the elastomeric material of the sidewalls by molding. As here illustrated the axially outer surfaces of the thickened portions 13 are molded with a chamfered surface 16 and the lugs are formed therein by providing the mold, not shown, with appropriate projections to form circumferentially spaced recesses 17 in the chamfered portion 16. The resulting lugs have parallel side surfaces 15a and 15b extending generally radially inwardly from the outer surface of the chamfered surface 16. The width of the lugs is such as to impart the requisite stiffness to the lugs for enabling them to transmit driving torque directly to the sidewalls 11.
The tire and hub are adapted to be mounted rimlessly on a driving axle 18 and to be driven thereby through a suitable member on the axle interengaging the lugs 15 for torque transmission. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the driving member is shown in the form of a rigid hub cap 19 which has a surface adjacent the tire side wall 11 provided with generally radially extending alternate projections and recesses complementary to the recesses 17 and lugs 15 of the tire and interengaged therewith. The axle 18 extends through a central opening in the hub cap and the latter is secured to the axle by an suitable means capable of preventing relative rotation between the axle and hub cap. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 the rigid hub cap is removably secured to the axle by a cross pin 20. The invention however is not limited to the particular means for interconnecting the axle and hub cap. For example, the hub cap could be welded, threaded, keyed or otherwise secured to the axle in a manner preventing relative rotation therebetween.
The hub 12 of the embodiment of invention illustrated in FIG. 2, has a rigid web 21 extending interiorly radially across the axis of the hub intermediate the ends thereof and rigidly connected to the inner periphery of the hub. The Web has a central opening through which the threaded end of the axle extends.
The tire and hub are mounted by inserting the end of the axle in the opening of web 21 and moving the tire as necessary, causing the latter to engage the complementarily shaped recesses in the hub cap 19, and the threaded portion of axle 18 projecting beyond web 21 is provided with a nut 22 which is tightened to insure firm retention of the tire with the hub cap. The integral balloon tire is thus driven directly from the axle eliminating the torsionally imposed shearing forces between the hub and tire which occur when driving is eflected through the hub.
Referring now to FIG. 3, another embodiment of this invention is disclosed which incorporates hub caps 23 and 24 in both ends of the hub 12. The rigid web within the hub is omitted in this embodiment but the tire and hub construction is otherwise the same as heretofore described. In the instant embodiment, the axle 25 has an integral shoulder 26 and a reduced diameter portion 27 adapted to pass centrally through the entire hub length. The tire and hub are assembled to the driving axle by positioning one hub cap 23 onto the axle by passing the shaft through a central hole in the hub cap until it engages the shoulder 26. The tire and hub are then placed upon the axle and moved to engage the complementarily shaped recesses and projections with the lugs 15 and recesses on the tire. The second hub cap 24, which has a central axle opening surrounded by generally axially recesses and projections complementary to the lugs and recesses on the tire, is then placed over the end of the axle with the cooperating surfaces on the cap and tire axially positively engaged. A nut 28 is then threaded on the end of the axle and tightened against the axially outer face of the hub cap 24 to retain the tire and hub caps in driving engagement.
A suitable means is provided to prevent relative rotation between at least one of the hub caps and the axle. As here shown this comprises a cross pin 29 extending through the hub cap 23 and axle 25. Although the hub cap 23 is disclosed as provided with means for preventing rotation relative to the axle, it will be apparent that the cap 24 rather than hub cap 23 or both may be prevented from such relative rotation and the means for that purpose are not restricted to the use of a cross pin. Without limitation thereto such means may employ a key, spline or the like or the axle and one or both hub caps may be provided with complementarily shaped polygonal surfaces. Retention of the assembly on the axle also is not limited to threading of the axle and use of a nut as shown. The embodiment of invention illustrated in FIG. 3 as well as that illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, therefore, comprises an integral balloon tire and hub adapted to be directly mounted upon an axle and to have the tire directly driven from the axle through the elastomeric lugs on either or both sides of the tire.
It will now be apparent that the invention not only provides a simple, inexpensive construction but one which reduces the danger of bond failure between the hub and sidewalls of the assembly. This is not only due to the fact that the driving torque is directly applied to the sidewalls, thus eliminating the relative displacement between the hub and sidewalls that occurs when driving is effected to the hub, but also by virtue of the clamping action of the side walls to the flared ends of the hub by the hub caps. These and other advantages of the invention are not lost by changes in the details of construction coming within the scope of the appended claims whether or not those changes have been heretofore described or illustrated and hence, all such modifications are deemed within the ambit of the invention.
1. A low pressure pneumatic tire with integral wheel hub comprising a rigid generally cylindrical one-piece hollow metal hub, a pair of generally planar sidewalls of elastomeric material integrally joined to said hub only adjacent the ends thereof and extending generally radially outwardly therefrom in axially spaced parallel relationship, an annular tread of elastomeric material integrally joined with the outer periphery of said sidewalls providing with said sidewalls and hub a closed chamber, and a plurality of generally radially extending lugs of elastomeric material arranged in peripherally spaced relation on at least one outer sidewall of the tire adjacent the proximate end of said hub, the lugs being integral with the sidewall thereby providing a positive means for effecting a driving connection between said tire and a driving member.
2. A tire and hub as defined in claim 1 wherein the ends of said hub are flared radially outwardly and each flared end is embedded in a thickened portion at the inner periphery of the adjacent sidewall.
3. A tire and hub as defined in claim 2 wherein the said lugs are formed in each of the said thickened portions of the sidewalls.
4. A tire and hub as defined in claim 1 further comprising valve means communicating with the said closed chamber for introducing an inflating fluid therein.
5. A tire and hub as defined in claim 4 wherein said valve means is positioned in the wall of said hub.
6. A tire and hub as defined in claim 1 in combination with an axle and a hub cap, the said cap having surfaces complementary to and interfitting with said lugs, and means removably interconnecting said hub cap and axle in a manner preventing relative rotation therebetween.
7. A tire and hub as defined in claim 1 having the said lugs at both ends of said hub, an axle extending through said hub, a pair of rigid hub caps on said axle, the said hub caps each having surfaces complementary to and interfittting with the said lugs, means to retain said hub caps in engagement with said lugs, and means to prevent relative rotation between said axle and at least one of said hub caps.
8. The tire and hub as defined in claim 1 wherein said hub has a rigid inner web securely joined to the inner periphery of the hub intermediate its ends and extending radially thereacross perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said hub, a rigid hub cap having surfaces adapted to cooperatively positively engage said elastomeric lugs in torque transmitting relationship, the said web and hub cap having axially aligned openings, a rigid axle having a threaded outer end extending through the said axially aligned openings, means providing a positive interconnection of said hub cap to said axle preventing relative rotation therebetween, and nut means on the said axle engaging said Web and thereby removably retaining said hub cap in engagement with said lugs.
9. The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the ends of said hub curve radially outward and are embedded in elastomeric material of the same composition and stiffness as said sidewalls, the elastomeric material over the axially outer surfaces of said hub having a chamfer formed thereupon, and said lugs being formed in equally spaced relationship in said chamfered portion of said material by projections therefrom each lug having two opposite parallel sides extending generally radially inwardly of the tire from said chamfered surface.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,901,759 3/1933 Maranville 1529 FOREIGN PATENTS 354,556 8/1931 Great Britain.
ARTHUR L. LA POINT, Primary Examiner.
C. B. LYON, Assistant Examiner.
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