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2011 Draft Class
27. Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado
58. Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland
85. Jah Reid, OT, Central Florida
123. Tandon Doss, WR, Indiana
164. Chykie Brown, CB, Texas
165. Pernell McPhee, DL, Miss. State
180. Tyrod Taylor, QB, Virginia Tech
225. Anthony Allen, RB, Georgia Tech
Grade: B +
The Ravens draft — and the lovely Lindsay — is impressive from top to bottom. Ozzie Newsome's crew addressed areas of need early on with talented problem child corner Jimmy Smith and speedy local wideout Torrey Smith, then closed out strong with project passer Tyrod Taylor (a poverty-stricken man's Mike Vick) and power back Anthony Allen (the likely replacement for L-Train McClain and/or "What You Talkin Bout Willis?").
3. Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama
34. Aaron Williams, CB, Texas
68. Kelvin Sheppard, LB, LSU
100. Da'Norris Searcy, DB, UNC
122. Chris Hairston, OL, Clemson
133. Johnny White, RB, UNC
169. Chris White, LB, Miss. State
206. Justin Rogers, DB, Richmond
245. Michael Jasper, DT, Bethel
Grade: A
Sorry Buffalo fans, this girl is almost certainly from Toronto. Still, I heart Bills draft — mainly because they landed arguably the best prospect in the class with the No. 3 overall pick. Marcell Dareus is the perfect fit for Chan Gailey's "hybrid" a.k.a. "lack of scheme" defense, with the ability to play anywhere along a Nick Saban-style 3-4 look or slide over to the 3-technique as a mauling tackle in a 4-3.
4. A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
35. Andy Dalton, QB, TCU
66. Dontay Moch, DL, Nevada
101. Clint Boling, OL, Georgia
134. Robert Sands, S, West Virginia
167. Ryan Whalen, WR, Stanford
207. Korey Lindsey, CB, So. Illinois
246. Jay Finley, RB, Baylor
Grade: C
Dynamic one-two punch; and I'm talking Kathryn and Maria of the Ben-Gals. I'm not nearly as excited about the pass-catch duo of Andy Dalton and A.J. Green. On the bright side, Dalton's hair is the same color as Cincy's helmets — he could go Dennis Rodman with some wicked tiger stripes. This draft guarantees the Bungles are back, baby.
21. Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor
37. Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh
59. Greg Little, WR, North Carolina
102. Jordan Cameron, TE, USC
124. Owen Marecic, RB, Stanford
137. Buster Skrine, DB, UT-Chattanooga
150. Jason Pinkston, OL, Pittsburgh
248. Eric Hagg, DB, Nebraska
Grade: C +
Who knew Tim Tebow's girlfriend was a Browns fan who swam in Lake Erie? Aside from those three factual errors, I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. Cleveland rocks. Not a fan of the overall draft haul, though. But Mike Holmgren did pull off the trade of the night — getting the Falcons' first-, second- and fourth-rounder in 2011 and their first-rounder in 2012 in exchange for the No. 6 overall pick.
2. Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M
45. Rahim Moore, S, UCLA
46. Orlando Franklin, OT, Miami
67. Nate Irving, LB, NC State
108. Quinton Carter, DB, Oklahoma
129. Julius Thomas, TE, Portland State
189. Mike Mohamed, LB, California
204. Virgil Green, TE, Nevada
247. Jeremy Beal, DL, Oklahoma
Grade: C –
I do not salute the selection of Von Miller — a well-spoken, nerdy-looking nice guy — at No. 2 overall. Name the last great linebacker who was a boy scout? Patrick Willis came from dirt and boils with silent rage; Ray Lewis may or may not have killed a guy, plus he dances like a mad man; Dick Butkus played like it's a blood sport; Jack Lambert had the missing front teeth of a sociopath; Lawrence Taylor's insanity needs no explanation. John Elway may have enjoyed predraft dinner with Miller, but he wouldn't have feared him on a football field.
11. J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin
42. Brooks Reed, DE, Arizona
60. Brandon Harris, CB, Miami
127. Rashad Carmichael, CB, Va. Tech
144. Shiloh Keo, S, Idaho
152. Taylor Yates, QB, North Carolina
214. Derek Newton, OL, Arkansas State
254. Cheta Ozougwu, DL, Rice
New D-coordinator Wade Phillips is switching the Texans from a 4-3 to a base 3-4 scheme. As a result, Houston loaded up with big man J.J. Watt down low, quick-twitch Brooks Reed on the edge, undersized speedy corners Brandon Harris and Rashad Carmichael, and big-hitting safety Shiloh Keo. That's a good start.
22. Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston Coll.
49. Ben Ijalana, OL, Villanova
87. Drake Nevis, DT, LSU
119. Delone Carter, RB, Syracuse
188. Chris Rucker, CB, Mich. State
Desperate for O-line help, Bill Polian snagged Anthony Castonzo in the first, then traded up in the second to take raw tweener Ben Ijalana — reminding many of his second-round reach for raw tweener Tony Ugoh in 2007.
10. Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri
76. William Rackley, OL, Lehigh
114. Cecil Shorts, WR, Mount Union
121. Chris Prosinski, DB, Wyoming
147. Rod Issac, DB, Middle Tennessee
Grade: D
The Jacksonville cougars are already out to catch a glimpse of pretty boy Blaine Gabbert, who the Jags gave up their first- (No. 16) and second-round (No. 49) picks for. Once thought to be a contender at No. 1 overall, Gabbert was ultimately the third passer picked. I agree with the nine teams (10 counting the Redskins) that passed on the Mizzou product. Sorry, ladies.
26. Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh
55. Rodney Hudson, OG, Florida State
70. Justin Houston, LB, Georgia
86. Allen Bailey, DL, Miami
118. Jalil Brown, DB, Colorado
135. Ricky Stanzi, QB, Iowa
140. Gabe Miller, LB, Oregon State
199. Jerrell Powe, DT, Ole Miss
223. Shane Bannon, RB, Yale
Potential, potential, potential. Rodney Hudson, Justin Houston and Allen Bailey were all thought to be first-round talents at some point during the evaluation process. Jonathan Baldwin wasn't really, but he ended up hearing his name called on opening night. Go figure.
15. Mike Pouncey, OG-C, Florida
62. Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State
111. Edmond Gates, WR, Abilene Christ.
174. Charles Clay, TE, Tulsa
231. Frank Kearse, DT, Alabama A&M
235. Jimmy Wilson, DB, Montana
The "other" Pouncey twin stays in Florida and goes higher than his All-Pro brother did one year ago. But that's pretty much where the Phins' draft begins and ends. Like all Dolphins fans, Lilly — who I can only hope has a twin sister on South Beach — is still waiting for Dan Marino's replacement.
17. Nate Solder, OT, Colorado
33. Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia
56. Shane Vereen, RB, California
73. Stevan Ridley, RB, LSU
74. Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas
138. Marcus Cannon, OL, TCU
159. Lee Smith, TE, Marshall
194. Markell Carter, LB, Central Ark.
219. Malcolm Williams, DB, TCU
Patriots cheerleader Jessica Wanzie prefers a bikini to a hoody with cutoff sleeves, thank Bill Belichick. But the hooded-one did it again, adding a 2012 first-rounder (from the Saints), a left tackle (Nate Solder), the best arm in the draft (Ryan Mallett), a corner who is first-round caliber when healthy (Ras-I Dowling), a speed back (Shane Vereen) and a power back (Stevan Ridley). The Pats did not, however, add a pass-rusher.
30. Muhammad Wilkerson, DT, Temple
94. Kenrick Ellis, DT, Hampton
126. Bilal Powell, RB, Louisville
153. Jeremy Kerley, WR, TCU
208. Greg McElroy, QB, Alabama
227. Scotty McKnight, WR, Colorado
Grade: B
I'm pretty good at reading lips in still photographs and Fireman Ed looks like he's yelling that something or someone "sucks." Either way, he's probably not going nuts on either of the big 300-plus-pounders that the J-E-T-S (Jets, Jets, Jets) added to the middle of Buddy's son's Rex-ecutioner 3-4 defense. Plus, Jeremy Kerley is a triple-threat gamebreaker, Greg McElroy is a solid clipboard carrier and Scotty McKnight was childhood backyard football buddies with the Sanchize quarterback from SoCal.
48. Stefen Wisniewski, OG-C, Penn State
81. Demarcus Van Dyke, CB, Miami
92. Joseph Barksdale, OT, LSU
113. Chimdi Chekwa, CB, Ohio State
125. Taiwan Jones, RB, Eastern Wash.
148. Denarius Moore, WR, Tennessee
181. Richard Gordon, TE, Miami
241. David Ausberry, WR, USC
It didn't take a gorilla-suit-wearing fan from the Black Hole to figure out that Al Davis was going to take Silver-and-Black eight-time All-Pro lineman Steve Wisniewski's nephew, Stefan, and the fastest man from the NFL Scouting Combine, 4.28-running Demarcus Van Dyke — who doesn't really play football per se, but is very, very fast.
31. Cam Heyward, DT, Ohio State
63. Marcus Gilbert, OT, Florida
95. Curtis Brown, CB, Texas
128. Cortez Allen, CB, Citadel
162. Chris Carter, LB, Fresno State
196. Keith Williams, OL, Nebraska
232. Baron Batch, RB, Texas Tech
Matching socks are easier to find than twin linemen; the Steelers failed to pair Maurkice with twin bro Mike Pouncey. But Hits-burgh did add Ironhead's son, Cam Heyward, to the mix while beefing up the O-line and adding desperately needed depth in the secondary.
18. Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois
50. Marcus Gilchrist, CB, Clemson
61. Jonas Mouton, LB, Michigan
82. Vincent Brown, WR, San Diego St.
89. Shareece Wright, CB, USC
183. Jordan Todman, RB, Connecticut
201. Steve Schilling, OL, Michigan
234. Andrew Gachkar, LB, Missouri
Too Liuget! Too Liuget to quit! A.J. Smith was once one of the great minds in the game on draft day — and he is undoubtedly still the "Lord of No Rings" — but I think he's lost a step lately. Remember when LaDainian Tomlinson lost a step, A.J.? Luckily, the GM can just blame his coach, Norv Turner, for the Bolts' lack of electricity.
8. Jake Locker, QB, Washington
39. Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
77. Jurrell Casey, DT, USC
109. Colin McCarthy, LB, Miami
130. Jamie Harper, RB, Clemson
142. Karl Klug, DT, Iowa
175. Byron Stingily, OT, Louisville
212. Zach Clayton, DT, Auburn
251. Tommie Campbell, DB, California (Pa.)
Grade: B –
Elvis may not have to buy a new jersey, as Jake Locker — who wore No. 10 at UW — could slide right into Vince Young's old jersey and starting quarterback job. What? There's nothing country about scratching the name off the back of your jersey, or duct-taping a new name over the old one, or taking your shirt off and painting on a fresh coat of homemade jersey. Locker was a bold pick; but the Titans may have taken the No. 1 overall pick of 2010 at No. 8 overall in 2011. New coach Mike Munchak hopes so.
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If you don't know, a movie is coming out called "the purge" which depicts a world where every year, a 12 hour "purge" takes place where all laws are ignored and emergency services are disabled.
Trailer for those who haven't seen it.
Obviously there will never be a day when what's depicted becomes reality. Instead, the Government will just fail to act in a breakdown of civil order brought on by any one of a myriad of disasters that could occur. Financial collapse, oil shortages, war, pandemic (genuine), solar flares, meteoroid, earthquakes etc. Any single event that causes the end of "life as we know it" where shelves fail to be stocked, access to electronic funds is offline, and people are starving and forced to fight for survival. The veneer of civilization is paper thin, and when the hordes of zombies go hungry it will be hell on Earth.
This is more predictive programming, warning those who are listening of what's to come. The way the scam works is that those who are collaborating in the open destruction of the United States, and installation of a one world government – is that these pawns are promised a seat in the new world. A post purge throne for themselves. What's funny is that people like Jay Z and Lady Gaga believe the elite of the planet actually have a use for them after they finish their job of selling out their people.
Jay Z's "Empire State of Mind" lyrics read
"Cities is a pity, half of yall won't make it."
This isn't a simple rhyme, he's repeating what he's been told. Cities will be literal death zones during ANY type of major crisis. It would be a miracle If 50% survived.
Of course the likes of Jay Z have been instrumental in turning the masses into zombies. Zombies being an analogy for the useless hordes of dependent slobs that society hosts. Always depicted as craving "brains" because the zombified masses don't have any. This is where all of the race wars come into play continually pitting every single race against each other. During a melt down, races will group and racial hatred will breed. As a result the masses will wipe each other out. What remains will be easily picked off after being starved out.
This site is a prime example of how races are pitted against each other. We're at a point where everyone is soooo fucking busy yelling at another race, that they fail to see that the people who have ruined their health, wealth and freedom aren't some ignorant monkeys, or barbaric cave dwelling muslims. No, neither group destroyed your economy. Nope, neither group is poisoning your food. Nope, neither group is selling your country out to Israel and the UN. Nope, neither group is looting trillions from the US economy YEARLY. Nope, neither group is arming to the teeth to fight every freedom loving American. Nope, neither group is busy indoctrinating your children and poisoning them with anti-psychotics and lethal "vaccinations."
So while everyone is busy slaughtering each-other, someone, somewhere will be adding another checkmark to the win column, for the old strategy of divide and conquer. The best part about divide and conquer, is that the force behind it hardly needs lift its finger, instead it just needs to deceive both parties, and stir ignorant hatred among them. For millenia the pawns of this tactic did not know better, but its 2013 here folks, we've got the most powerful tool ever invented – the internet. It's no mystery that we're under attack. The mystery is how we've come to blame everyone but those responsible? How have we fallen for the propaganda trap while at the same time pretending we HAVEN'T?
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The smart and sassy detective Zephyr Zuckerman is now armed and undercover in a Greenwich Village hotel where mysteries—from garbage-grabbing guests to the reservation system—lurk around every corner.
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The smart and sassy detective Zephyr Zuckerman is now armed and undercover in a Greenwich Village hotel where mysteries—from garbage-grabbing guests to the reservation system—lurk around every corner.
Now working as a junior detective with the New York City Special Investigations Commission, Zephyr's gone incognito as a concierge to find out who laundered a hundred grand off the hotel books—and why. But the discovery of a prone, flush-faced guest gasping for air in room 502 only hints at the sinister goings-on inside this funky establishment. While the rapid response of the fire department leads to a sweaty date with a smooth-talking, rock-climbing rescue worker, Zephyr finds herself even more hot and bothered by an attempted murder on her watch. Could the smart-mouthed Japanese yenta across the hall know more than she's telling? How are cryptic phone calls from a mysterious corporation linked to the victim in 502?
Under pressure and overwhelmed, Zephyr soon finds that a concierge cover is no protection in a place where crime, like the city itself, never sleeps.
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"One should not simply read Super in the City; one should gobble it up like candy. This is particularly intelligent candy, mind you."—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
"Part mystery, part screwball comedy, part sexcapade . . . and all entertaining."—San Jose Mercury News
"Three cheers for Zephyr Zuckerman, smart, sassy girl detective, in this fun, feisty romp of a novel."
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"Daphne Uviller delivers a madcap Manhattan mystery that whisks you into the world of super sleuth Zephyr Zuckerman and doesn't let go until the very last page. Fast-paced, clever and laugh-out-loud funny, Hotel No Tell will have you cheering for Zephyr as she goes undercover to crack her biggest case yet." Jenny Nelson, author of Georgia's Kitchen
"A whip-smart mystery with a wicked sense of humor. Zephyr Zuckerman is an undercover detective, an unflagging friend, a confused romantic, and the best tour guide to the city you could ever hope for. When it comes to writing that's just fun to read, Uviller is one of New York's finest." David Guion and Michael Handelman, screenwriters, "Dinner for Schmucks"
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Chapter 1
Friday, September 4, 2009
Commissioner Pippa Flatland was now the newest and most unlikely addition to a growing club whose members thought that my disinclination toward motherhood was a personal taunt, a façade I was maintaining for the sole purpose of driving them insane. My parents, Ollie and Bella Zuckerman, were the original founders and most active members, though the award for angriest protester went to Gregory Samson, the gangly, moody, wisecracking, nerdy-sexy, perfect-for-me ex-boyfriend whose departure from our relationship and apartment on West 12th Street had been the only quantifiable casualty of my new life policy.
The air-conditioning throughout the downtown Beaux Arts building on Pearl Street in which the Special Investigations Commission's offices were housed had broken down for the second time that week. It was the sweltering Friday before Labor Day weekend, and Pippaa six-foot-tall, sinewy, laconic British ex-pat in her late forties with a pageboy haircut, a penchant for polka-dotted linen dresses, and a heart that had never fully taken leave of the cool breezes of the Lake Districthad stopped by my cubicle.
She brandished two sweating Nalgene bottles fresh from the mini-fridge beneath her desk and, with a curt tilt of her head, gestured for me to follow her. Pippa's favorite office alternative, the Staten Island Ferry, was a five-minute walk from the SIC, a free ride both ways, and she had double-checked that there were no conflicts of interest in holding the occasional meeting on the windy decks of the hulking orange vessels. We all knew that when she left the office for hours at a time to "get some proper work done," she was riding back and forth, MacBook on lap, editing a report for the mayor or a press release for a news conference, freed from the temptations of the Internet and landlines.
I had been subjected to ferry meetings only twice. No one had warned me that Pippa did not begin talking until she reached the ferry; had I known that before my first meeting, I could have saved both of us five minutes of flailing and ultimately futile attempts at small talk, an item not featured on Pippa's menu. The second time, I had been with a group of senior detectives, all of whom remained uncharacteristically silent. I got the picture.
"You can't possibly be serious, Zephyr," she finally said as we waited for the glass doors of the terminal's boarding area to slide open.
I tried to guess what conversation, in her multitasking mind, we had already begun. I looked at her helplessly.
"Gregory," she said curtly.
Oh no. No, no, no. In a moment of weakness, I had allowed Pippa to eke out some personal information. Specifically, I had, some months ago, let it come to her attention that Gregory was threatening to pack up and move back to a state he loathed to live with parents he loathed. I didn't mind her knowing, but I dreaded being the object of one of her famously awkward attempts to prove she cared about her staff beyond the office perimeter. Pippa herself had risen into existence on the half shell or been dropped by a stork or simply burst into being out of cosmic debris. The woman had us all believing she possessed no past. As a result, her take on personal relationships had about as much value as an expired MetroCard.
"Oh, I'm serious," I said firmly. "Gregory left. In June." I held myself taut so that I wouldn't graze the extremely appealing shoulder of the tall, clean-shaven collection of muscles in the hard hat to my right. Apparently, I had also been unable to keep my return to single status a secret from my libido.
The doors opened and Pippa and I moved with the rest of the crowd up the gangway, an experience that never failed to make me feel simultaneously like a herded cow and also like an Astor or Vanderbilt boarding a dazzling ocean liner of yesteryear, trunks and servants in tow. Other times, I imagined I was an emigrant leaving home for the last time, terrified of what lay ahead but even more frightened of remaining behind.
Once we had deftly threaded our way through the less decisive passengers to secure outdoor seats on the starboard deck, I figured we were safely past the personal. But, like a seagull with a scrap of garbage, Pippa wouldn't let go.
"No," she said, handing me one of the Nalgenes. "I mean, I don't believe you told him you wouldn't ever have children. You can't be certain." It occurred to me that her holding meetings at sea was not unlike a floating weddinga power play. You will do things your host's way and you will not leave until you have screeched along to Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" with twenty other women.
I raised my eyebrows slightly as we sat down on a plastic bench shined to a smooth finish by hundreds of thousands of commuting butts. I assumed this self-declared spinster was putting me on, but, despite nearly three years of an easy working relationship, we were not on jokey terms. Pippa was many thingsa shrewd detective, an ardent cyclist, a just boss, and, somewhat bewilderingly, a collector of Lucite handbags (specifically, sea-green Lucite handbags)but she did not have a jokey bone in her body. The guys in the office referred to her behind her back as Poker Pippa, for her discomfitingly unreadable face.
"Pippa," I said, unsure whether to delve into my boss's personal life. Hell, she'd started it. "You've made it abundantly clear that marriage and kids aren't for you." I wiped the perspiration from the crooks of my arms and tried to tuck some damp, unruly strands of hair back into my improvised chignon. In hot weather, we were allowed to dress down, and I steadily rotated through my modest collection of thrift-shop sundresses. That morning I'd chosen a red-and-white-checked number that caused no end of "lost your sheep?" and "how many cows you gotta milk to getta gallon?" comments from my colleagues, whose first instincts were rarely to put someone at ease. As professional interrogators, it came in handy.
"Well, yes, but that's my decision about marriage and children." She sniffed and squinted out at the water. "I don't think you've thought it through for yourself."
It was such an outrageously condescending pronouncementof the kind favored by my motherthat I was struck speechless. I opened my mouth to issue forth an inchoate protest, but at that moment the boat's horn blasted; I'm sure it looked and I know it felt like I was the one letting out the enormous honking roar. I closed my mouth, feeling as though the ship had expressed itself on my behalf. We began our glide to the far side of New York Harbor.
"Just give it a bit more thought. Yes?"
I nodded, like a child promising to do better on the next spelling test.
"Right, then, your new case," Pippa said, and I exhaled. She glanced distastefully at a small woman who had sat down too close beside her. The woman's hair was pulled into a painfully tight knot on top of her head, and she was studying the pages of a Crate and Barrel catalog as though she would be tested on the contents.
"I'm not done with my current case," I reminded her.
She fixed me with a cool stare and I sheepishly sipped from my bottle. Pippa knew exactly where each of her two hundred detectives was at every moment of the workday, where each stood in his or her caseload, who was best at surveillance, whose strengths lay in handling witnesses, who needed smoke breaks, and who preferred glazed to powdered.
"Tommy O. can finish the streetlight case. I'd like to get you in on something new involving the Greenwich Village Hotel."
I tried to look interested instead of crushed by disappointment. The streetlight vendor I was investigating had been giving cash kickbacks to a purchaser at the DOT. It was the first case for which I was going to get to wire someone with one of the sleek, 007-worthy gadgets designed by the guys in our tech office, Tommy T. and Tommy R. I had my eye on a nifty little necktie camera and had even gotten as far as arguing with our flipped informant, Eustace, about what pattern tie he wanted to wear for the handoff, which was scheduled to take place in just five days. In my opinion, paisley would ensure that the camera remained undetected, but Eustace maintained he was known for always wearing a navy-blue tie and that to stray from that habit would call attention to himself. I reminded myself that he was nervoushe was going to be the one alone in the car giving money to a mean, suspicious guy from the DOTbut I couldn't help feeling he should try to man up and set aside his sartorial concerns.
"Are you . . . unhappy with the way I'm handling streetlights?" I asked tentatively.
"Don't be absurd. Your work is always flawless." She ran her hands briskly over the black polka dots that danced across her lap.
In fact, this was the first direct compliment Pippa had ever paid me and thus the first time the rollicking parade of professional self-doubt that was forever marching through my psyche had whistled to a stop. I immediately imagined myself reporting this news to Gregory and just as quickly remembered that that was no longer an option. My stomach did its increasingly familiar aerial show, where it rose at the thought of him, then dropped when I remembered he was gone, and then dipped even farther as I recalled how uncertain I was that I had done the right thing by halting a trip to the altar.
"Thank you," I eventually remembered to murmur.
"Right, then," Pippa said, holding her hand to her brow to shield her eyes from the sun. "Shall I fill you in?"
As if "no" was a viable answer. I nodded.
"Old hotel, southeast corner of Waverly and Sixth. Owned by the same family for three generations. Ballard McKenzie, sixty-two, is the patriarch, and his only child, Hutchinson, twenty-nine, is poised to take over. The mother, Clarissa McKenzie, sixty, hand-painted the murals and whatnot on the walls of the foyer"Pippa pronounced this foye"the grandfather laid by hand the mosaic in the floor, the grandmother wallpapered each room herself. Odd-looking place, to tell you the truth."
Pippa paused, distracted, as was I, by the woman with the Crate and Barrel catalog. She was now openly weeping over its pages, though whether it was from joy, longing, or some other reason entirely was not apparent. Pippa cleared her throat and shifted so that her back was fully turned on the spectacle.
"Right. There's never been so much as a picked pocket reported at the hotel, not in forty years. Not even an INS dustup with the staff. It's all very homegrown, lovey-dovey, family pride and all that. Until last spring."
I felt a delicious current of anticipation spread through my limbs and an alertness crackle across my brain. This was why I loved my job, or maybe this was how I knew I loved my job. I felt this way whenever Pippa assigned me a new case, no matter how dull it might have sounded to someone else. The truth was, I didn't mind paging through blurry Xeroxes in my cubicle, trying to cobble together evidence against the nail salons, or riding to interviews in the outer boroughs with the smoke-saturated senior detectives while they mocked me and my sheltered background. My dad's definition of professional happiness was finding something you love and getting paid for it. I was getting paid to be nosy.
"Last week," Pippa continued, "the father finally called intake to tell them he thought something was wrong with the books." She raised one eyebrow at me. This was her bare-bones version of mentoring. I jumped in, as I knew I was expected to do.
"I'm guessing there's a reason he didn't ask the rest of the family to take a look?"
"Ballard McKenzie is worried that it's his son, Hutchinson, who's cooking them, and he's devastated. Noticed something nearly a year ago, but it took him this long to admit it might actually be intentional thievery by one of his own." Pippa fluttered her eyelids to indicate her opinion of family loyalties.
"Why is this an S.I.C. case?" Our jurisdiction was city employees and contractors dealing with (read: cheating) the city. As far as I knew, the city wasn't in the hotel business.
"The Greenwich Village Hotel is one of a handful that agrees to accept a discounted rate for guests visiting the city on official municipal business," Pippa said. "Guests brought here on the city's dime, that is."
"The city puts up VIPs at boutique hotels?" I asked doubtfully.
"They're not necessarily VIPs and this isn't really a boutique hotel. It's just small. Say the Board of Ed is toting in a keynote speaker for a principals' conference. They don't always want to stick someone in dreary midtown. They want to show off the city's color. Downtown."
"Okay, so how much are we talking?" I looked out over the water as we passed Lady Liberty, feeling a renewed sense of connection to the amber waves of grain that lay beyond her, a surge in my chest that had been dead from Election Day 2000 to Election Day 2008.
"A hundred grand."
I actually choked on my water and turned to stare at my boss.
"Exactly." Pippa nodded, satisfied with my reaction. "He tried to convince himself that it was acceptable not to be able to reconcile a hundred thousand dollars."
"Any leads at all?" I asked incredulously.
"Not a one."
"Great," I muttered, trying to sound annoyed, when, in fact, I could have soared the rest of the way to Staten Island on my own excitement. I was getting in on the ground floor of a completely untouched case! No one else's notes and musings and misleading hypotheses to politely consider. Virgin soil.
"You know you love it," Pippa commented drily. "Don't try to be like your world-weary colleagues. Those blokes love it, too, you know."
I blushed. Someday I'd be like Pippaan enigma, a closed bookbut for now I had to make peace with being as understated as a carousel. The construction worker with the beautiful shoulders strolled past, and it became apparent to all that his shoulders were not even close to being his best feature. I inhaled the salty air and tried to regain focus.
"Why did you want to discuss this on the boat?" I asked suddenly. This assignment could easily have taken sixty seconds in her office. "Not that I'm complaining," I added hastily.
"Two reasons," Pippa said immediately. She glanced to her left and seemed startled to discover that the catalog cryer had left. She looked around quickly, and I could tell she was disturbed that she'd lost track of someone, as if she'd failed a surveillance exercise. "First, most important, this case will not be tracked through our central system." She paused to let this sink in.
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International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME AND TECHNOLOGY (IJMET) ISSN 0976 – 6340 (Print) ISSN 0976 – 6359 (Online) IJMET Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013), pp. 348-356 © IAEME: www.iaeme.com/ijmet.asp Journal Impact Factor (2013): 5.7731 (Calculated by GISI) ©IAEME www.jifactor.com A REVIEW OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND THEIR MORPHING CONCEPTS EVOLUTION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PRESENT DAY TECHNOLOGY Mr. Abhishek S H1, Dr. C Anil Kumar2 1 PG student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KSIT, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 2 Dean, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KSIT, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ABSTRACT A new aerial platform has risen recently for military and civilian applications which dynamically develop presently, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The term "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" (UAV) is interchangeable with the terms "Remotely Piloted Vehicle" (RPV) and "Remotely Operated Aircraft" (ROA). The term is also commonly used interchangeably with "drone". The UAVs follow the laws of aerodynamics and in a larger sense, the laws of physics. UAVs are relatively a new development and even more important, they do not have the major design constraints associated with having a pilot on-board. Morphing aircraft are flight vehicles that are capable of altering their shape to meet mission changing requirements of the aircraft and to perform flight control without the use of conventional control surfaces. Therefore, the shape characteristics of such an aircraft change in-flight to optimize performance. This morphing is realized by monitoring the wing geometric parameters. These parameters include the wing span, planform, aspect ratio, thickness, chord, camber, and consequently the wing area. This paper explores the evaluation, the path and its review of recent utilization of UAVs and their morphing concepts for the present day technology. Also it explored in detail as a basic in UAVs and its development as miniature aircraft in the present world scenario. Key Words: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Morphing aircraft, Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) I. INTRODUCTION Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs for short; also known as a drone) are the logical successors to modern aircraft and advancements in automated technology. The current generation of UAVs is focused on wartime capabilities and reconnaissance, leaving an existing market untapped by UAV technology: the commercial field. There are many applications for UAV technology in the 348 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME military and civilian market, from emergency response applications and media outlets to communication technicians and horticulturalists. It is a fact, though a very simplistic fact, that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are little aircraft, more or less. This means that the UAVs follow the laws of thermodynamics and the laws of physics. In other words, the category of vehicles called aircraft can be divided into two sub-categories, i.e. manned and unmanned. It is fairly common that, under certain conditions, manned aircraft can appear strange and unusual to observers, even pilots. It is certainly reasonable that UAVs could appear even more strange and unusual than manned aircraft. UAVs are a relatively new development and even more important, they do not have the major design constraints associated with having a pilot on-board. It is worth noting that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which regulates aircraft design and operations in the United States, has stated emphatically that UAVs must meet the "rules of the road," essentially as do manned aircraft. The FAA standards are still being developed, but the FAA has made it clear that they will not let aviation safety be degraded by UAVs. There will be volumes of airspace that are at low altitude and uncontrolled where there will be reduced regulation, much like the rules environment that applies to the operation of scale model aircraft (which may be considered as personal UAVs). Government UAV operations can also be separated from all other air traffic, using airspace exclusively assigned to the Government, such as restricted areas. Government UAVs often cannot meet FAA requirements, so this concept of separation is frequently used to prevent collisions. UAVs are even more varied in their physical characteristics than are manned aircraft. Their size widely varies with wingspans ranging from 7 inches to 13 ft [1]. Mini-UAVs in the current field have wingspans ranging from 21 inches to 10 ft. These UAVs can be remotely controlled or can fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans. They carry a variety of payloads including infrared cameras, television cameras and jamming electronics. UAVs are of growing interest to military operations, but they can also be used in a variety of civilian applications. Potential military applications for mini-UAVs include local reconnaissance, target identification, post-strike battle damage assessment, electronic warfare (including radar jamming) and combat search and rescue. Potential civilian applications include monitoring traffic, inspection of oil pipelines or power-lines, border surveillance, killing harmful insects, surveying wildlife, real estate photography, monitoring concentrations in chemical spills and more [2]. II. HISTORY 1922 – First Launch of an unmanned aircraft (RAE 1921 Target) from an aircraft carrier (HMS Argus). 1924 – First successful flight by a radio controlled unmanned aircraft without a safety pilot on-board; performed by the British RAE 1921 Target 1921, which flew 39 minutes. 1933 – First use of an unmanned aircraft as a target drone; performed by a Fairey Queen for gunnery practice by the British Fleet in the Mediterranean. 1944 – First combat use of an unmanned aircraft (German Fi-103 "VI") in the cruise missile role and U.S. Navy TDR- 1 attack drone in the strike role, dropping 10 bombs on Japanese gun positions on Ballale Island. 1946 – First use of unmanned aircraft for scientific research; performed by a converted Northrop P- 61 Black Widow for flights into thunderstorms by the U.S. Weather Bureau to collect meteorological data. 1955 – First flight of an unmanned aircraft designed for reconnaissance; performed by the Northrop Radio-plane SD-1 Falconer/Observer, later fielded by the U.S. and British armies. 349 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME 1960 – First free flight by an unmanned helicopter; performed by the Gyrodyne QH-50A at NATC Patuxrnt River, Maryland. 1998 – First trans-Atlantic crossing by an unmanned aircraft; performed by the Insitu Group's AerosondeLaima between Bell Island, Newfoundland, and Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. 2001 – First trans-Pacific crossing by an unmanned aircraft; performed by the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk "Southern Cross II" between Edwards AFB, California, and RAF Edinburgh, Australia. COUNTRIES DEVELOPING UAV IN LARGE QUANTITY The two main countries involved in UAV development are the USA and Israel both these countries are the world leaders in UAV design. The USAF tends to classify their main operational UAVs using the RQ abbreviation. The prefix IAI (Israel Aircraft Industry) is used for the majority of the UAVs that Israel produces. These two main countries then sell these developed UAVs to other world countries, depending on their needs. As some counties need then for reconnaissance while other need them for battle purposes. Not only there is interest in battle UAVs, but there is also a commercial interest for non- military UAVs. This commercial interest has lead to private developers in different countries designing and developing UAVs. Australian aerospace industry has been developing UAVs since the early 1950s. The development of UAVs in recent years has assisted the Australian army in surveillance and coast watch. III. Classification of UAVs UAV became one of the branches of military and civil technics which dynamically develops presently. Due to the fact that the development of UAVs, much momentum is filled with modern aviation science and technology, the main emphasis of this theory should be made to develop models and methods of system integrators designing unmanned systems and their effective use for different people's economic and military tasks. The first stage of development of any theory is a unified terminology and classification of research and development. Consider the example of the classification of UAVs as shown in table. 3.1 for such basic parameters such as take-off weight and range and fig. 3.1 shows the current U.S. operational UAVs. Table 3.1: Classification of UAVs defined by Unmanned Vehicle System (UVS) [4] Max. UAV Flight Endurance Range(km) Take-off Example Category Altitude (m) (hour) Weight (kg) Micro <10 250 1 <5 Wasp III Mini <10 150 – 300 <2 <30 Raven Medium Range 70 – 200 5000 6 – 10 1250 Sky Spirit Medium Altitude >500 14000 24 – 48 1500 Predator Long Endurance High Altitude Global >2000 20000 24 – 48 12000 Long Endurance Hawk 350 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME Fig. 3.1: Current U.S. Operational UAVs [3] IV. MATERIALS Recent UAV combat successes and US military plans for a multi-billion dollar UAV fleet by 2013 have made composites – intensive UAVs a key growth market for advanced materials. UAVs are no longer simple and inexpensive. Use of lightweight advanced composites is essential in increasing UAV flight time. Lear Astronics Corp Development Sciences Centre's composite capabilities for the design and fabrication of UAVs include high molecular weight polyethylene, S- glass (magnesia-alumina-silicate glass with high tensile strength), high electrical resistivity glass (E- glass), aramid, quartz, bismaleimide and graphite fibres reinforcing epoxy, polyester, vinyl ester, phenolic and polyimide resins. Composite processing methods include compression moulding, resin transfer moulding (RTM), prepreg lay-up, wet lay-up and convolute winding with oven or autoclave curing. These advantages of composites over metals are important in UAVs: low weight and excellent corrosion resistance; high resistance to fatigue; reduced machining; a very low thermal expansion reducing operational problems in high altitude flight. However, composites also have disadvantages compared to metals: Higher cost; Relative lack of established design criteria; Degradation of structural properties at high temperature or when wet; Poor energy absorption and resulting impact damage in hard landings; The need for lightning strike protection; The expensive and complicated inspection procedures needed. 351 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME For weight reasons, aluminium is the only metal used in UAVs. Use of composites can reduce overall UAV weight by 15-45% depending on the extent of composite use. Above a 50% weight reduction requires improvements in composite economics at the moment. Composites have been used in modest load-bearing components such as elevators, which comprise about 20% of aircraft weight. For further weight reduction, composites must be used in higher load-bearing components such as the tail, wing and fuselage. Organic fibres offer high strength and low weight and are used more in UAVs than ceramic and metallic fibres. Graphite (>95% carbon) and carbon (93- 95% carbon) fibres are the most commonly used. Glass fibre is used occasionally for its low cost and is likely to be more common in civilian than military UAVs due to the former's less rigorous operating conditions. Typical damage to composites that needs to be detected both after fabrication and after UAV flight are: cracks and delaminations in the skin; debondings between skin and core; and defects in the core (crushing), of which only a small part is visible from the outside. Ultrasonic detection can indicate internal defects. Detection of damage is essential to proper UAV maintenance and long service life. V. MORPHING AIRCRAFT Morphing aircraft are flight vehicles that are capable of altering their shape to meet changing mission requirements of the aircraft and to perform flight control without the use of conventional control surfaces. Therefore, the shape characteristics of such an aircraft change in-flight to optimize performance. This morphing is realized by monitoring the wing geometric parameters. These parameters include the wing span, planform, aspect ratio, thickness, chord, camber, and consequently the wing area. Aircraft morphing research is generally conducted for benefits including the improvement of the versatility of a given airframe by improving the performance for multiple flight regimes, the replacement of conventional control mechanisms, the increase of cruise efficiencies and the reduction of structural vibration. The research on morphing UAVs has experienced over recent decades increasing investigations in both military and civilian domains for applications including surveillance, attack, fire detection, and traffic monitoring. Subsequently, the NASA morphing project [11] focused on developing novel applications for smart materials and inventing methods for applying those materials to aircraft. Additionally, the Morphing Aircraft Structure (MAS) program [12] aimed to design and build active, variable geometry wing structures with the ability to morph in-flight. Furthermore, the US Air Force's Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) program [13] supplied inlet, engine and exhaust technologies to optimize propulsion system performance. This increasing interest in morphing structures is the result of their significant advantages over conventional UAV structures. These advantages comprise the increase in the capability and versatility of the aircraft. According to MAS, such an aircraft is a multi-role platform that firstly, changes its state substantially to adapt to mission changing requirements. Secondly, it provides a superior system capability in term of an optimal performance into a single system with a low turning radius, long endurance, increased payload, and high speed. This is not possible without the wing reconfiguration. Finally, it uses a design that integrates innovative combinations of advanced materials, actuators, flow controllers and mechanisms to achieve the state change. By wing morphing, the author refers to a planform that is able to transform smoothly its shape or any other characteristic affecting significantly its aerodynamic properties. It is evident that a conventional aircraft has a wing matching the mission it is dedicated to. As a general observation, the concept of morphing wings is inspired from birds; but also from bats at its early stage as illustrated by the flying machines of Clement Ader [14] depicted by fig. 5.1. 352 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME Fig. 5.1: Ader's Eole – a shape changer Fig. 5.2: Eagles in various wing in 1890 [14] configurations [15] In fact, birds are able to adapt their wings to the conditions that need to be met at a given time. Thus, they can fold their wings tightly to dive for a prey or fully extend them to glide; thus saving energy as it can be seen in fig. 5.2. Additionally, they use the camber and wing twist to control their flight. By changing the area of the wing, birds and other flying insects are able to alter the lift generated. Compared to conventional aircraft, morphing aircraft become more competitive as more mission tasks or roles are added to their requirements. As indicated in fig. 5.3, designing and building aircraft shape changing components is not new. In the past, aircraft have used variable sweep, retractable landing gear, retractable flaps and slats, and variable incidence noses. However, recent work in smart materials and adaptive structures has led to a resurgence of interest in more substantial shape changes, particularly changes in wing surface area and controlled airfoil camber. The Hypercomp/NextGen design, shown in fig. 5.4, used substantial in-plane shape changes and surface area reduction to transform the wing from an efficient, high-aspect-ratio loiter shape to an efficient, swept, reduced-wing-area transonic, low altitude dash shape. Fig. 5.3: Morphing Aircraft Design Fig. 5.4: Next Gen Morphing Design Components 353 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME There are four main configurations that morphing aircrafts should be able to perform in order to keep the optimized shape for the best performance possible: loiter, dash, manoeuvre and cruise which is shown in fig. 5.5. Fig. 5.5: Standard, Loiter, Dash and Manoeuvre Standard configuration is the best configuration for cruising which depends on the cruise altitude and cruise speed. Loiter configuration is used for flight stages like surveillance thus low speeds; in general the wing must have high aspect ratio, i.e., large span and small chord. Dash configuration is indicated for high speeds; the span is small, the wing is swept and is tapered. Manoeuvre configuration is appropriated for manoeuvres; small span and large chord and slightly swept. The aim of these companies is to build a UAV for multiple flight conditions. Numerous wing parameters such as aspect ratio, wing span, sweep angle and chord change during the flight, allowing the wing to change its shape. Lockheed Martin is developing a folding wing: the fully extended configuration is for loitering and the folded configuration for dashing. The wing is able to fold 130º into the fuselage shown fig. 5.6, [16]. Fig. 5.6: Lockheed Martin's Morphing Aircraft Variable-span morphing wings were studied in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and it has been found that this morphing not only improves the aircraft's performance at different flight conditions, but also improves the roll control, when compared to conventional roll controls. This research was conducted to apply these wings to a cruise missile. Even so they found that, when the wing is fully extended instability problems such as flutter are likely to happen sooner (fig. 5.7). 354 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME Fig. 5.7: Variable Span Morphing Wing Fig.5.8: Raytheon Morphing Wing Design Fig. 5.8 shows the Raytheon telescoping wing design in its morphed and unmorphed configurations. This design addresses a unique challenge since the wing loading is large (of the order of 250 pounds per square foot) and the available volume for actuators and support structure is small. VI. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF A UAV The fundamental aspects that distinguish UAVs from other types of small unmanned aircraft (such as models) include the operational purpose of the vehicle, the materials used in its manufacture and the complexity and cost of the control system. A model aircraft is used for sport and the pleasure of flying it. The only exception to this is the use of a model aircraft for training purposes. This is only a limited use utilised at the beginning of a pilot's training. If a model is used for commercial gain or payment, it is then being operated as a UAV and aviation regulations need to be considered. The materials used in UAV manufacture are high tech composites delivering maximum strength at a low density to increase performance. These are expensive materials and are not used in models and recreational aircraft where balsa wood and basic plastics are the primary materials used and not composites due to the cost. Control systems employed for UAVs enable greater performance characteristics to suit its mission aspect. Autopilot systems, radio-controlled and high complicated control systems, help operate the UAVs during missions. However the operational requirements of model aircraft are less complicated than that of a UAV and thus radio controlled system are used, without implementing the use of autopilot and other complicated engineering systems. Reliability of UAVs is essential, not only for completing a mission successfully, but also to ensure that the cost of the mission does not exceed projected funding. However model aircrafts are not completing missions, whereby reliability is essential. Therefore, the reliability of a UAV is much more significant than that of a model aircraft, due to the mission aspect and cost involved. VII. CONCLUSION Performance, characteristics and mission aspects have resulted in many different types of UAVs being researched and developed. With all these new and varied UAVs now in service, improved classification methods need to be developed so the correct UAV can be chosen for the right mission. When classifying UAVs using their performance, characteristics such as weight, range, endurance, altitude, payload and wing loading will help determine what the UAV is used for. Thus, a UAV can be designed from data given to suit its necessary mission. Once the mission aspect has been determined for a given UAV, its required performance, characteristics and mission aspects can be found to suit its mission criteria. Further, this paper will help as a reference for a future review of recent utilization of UAVs for designers and manufacturers. 355 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), ISSN 0976 – 6340(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6359(Online) Volume 4, Issue 4, July - August (2013) © IAEME REFERENCES Books [1] Cambone S. A., Krieg K., Pace P., and II L. W. "Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap 2005- 2030". Technical Report, Office of the Secretary of Defence, 2005. [2] Huber A. F. I. "Death by a Thousand Cuts: Micro-Air Vehicles (MAV) in the Service of Air Force Missions". Technical Report, Air War College, US Air Force, April 2001. [3] "The Impact of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Preliminary Assessment", UAV National Task Force, October 22, 2004. Proceedings Papers [6] "RQ-11 Raven". Army-technology.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12. [11] R.W. Wlezein, G.C. Horner, A.R. McGowan, S.L. Padula, M.A. Scott, R.J. Silox, and J.O. Simpson, "The Aircraft Morphing Program", AIAA-98-1927. Thesis [16] D. A. Neal III, "Design, Development, and Analysis of a Morphing Aircraft Model for Wing Tunnel Experimentation", University of Virginia, April 2006. Journal Papers [10] John K. Borchardt, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Spur Composites Use", Elsevier Ltd., 0034- 3617/04, April 2004. Web site [4] Unmanned Vehicle Systems International web site, "http://www.uvs-international.org/", as accurate of May 15th, 2007. [9] International Defense Magazine, "http://defense-update.com/products/s/sky_spirit.htm", Retrieved 2013-08-10. [12] DARPA, "http://www.darpa.mil/dso/archives/mas", 2013-08-10. [13] Defense Industry Daily, "http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/the-advent-of-a-better-jet- engine-03623", 2013-08-13. [14] "http://www.flyingmachines.org/ader.html", 2013-08-14. [15] Aerospace Consulting DrorArtzi, "www.dror-aero.com/index.htm", 2013-08-14. 356
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1,649,551 A. c. SMITH HEADBAND ATTACHMENT Filed March 19K. 1926 wm maf@ Patented Nov.' 15, 1927.
Application led March 19, 1926. Serial No. 96,070.
My invention relates to headband attachments for earphones such as commonly used .for radio or telephone receiving sets and comprises primarily means pressure of the earphones against the ears of the user.
An object of my invention is to provide an adjustable connection between the springlike headband and the earphones by means '10 of which the receiver may comfortably and securely on persons whose heads are of varying 'widths aswell as of varying lengths. The average earphone Set used for radio and similar reception purposes includes a pair of ear engaging devices connected by a resilient headband, the phones usually being adjustable vertically so that the same may be used by persons whose heads vary in length.
means provided for adjusting the phones horizontally so as to adapt the 4same for persons having heads of varying widths was by bendingthe headband thereby increasing' or decreasing the distance between the phones.
The object of my invention is to provide a novel construction for connecting the headband to the earphones whereby the user may instantly adjustthe same to a comfortable position upon his head by moving the same 3o either vertically or horizontally as desired.
With this and other objects and advantages in view I propose the construction and operation of a headband attachment for earphones as more fully hereinafter set forth in the following specification reference being had to the accompanyin drawing forming part hereof, wherein 1i e numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which Figure 1 is an elevational view of a set of earphones constructed in accordance with my invention,
Figure 2 is a verticalsectional view through the headband connection,
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the regulating thumbscrew,
Figure 4 is a group .perspective of the parts forming the gear segment, and
. Figure 5 is a view taken substantially along a line 5--5 of Figure 2.
Referring now to the drawings, l have dis-I closed a preferred embodiment of my invention comprising an arcuate shaped headband 5 formed of a pair of paralleli arranged spring-like wire or other suitab e material, and having a padded covering 6 for contact with the top of the head; vThe ends of the for regulating the be adapted to fit Heretofore the only Wire 7 at cach side of the headband are curved in opposite directions in the form of a semi-circle, each pair of end sections coacting to constitute a. substantially complete circle and adapted' to iit within similarly shaped grooves or recesses 8 formed in the abutting faces of a pair of circular disks arranged the disks 9 is provided with an upstanding centrally disposed tending therethrough, and the other disk 11 lis provided with an enlarged bore through vwhich the flange is inserted, the flauwe bein (1 of sutiicient length to extend throiingh and have its outer edge turned down against the disk 11 so as to clinch the parts together. The edge of the disks when in assembled relation is provided with a gear segment 12 arranged at the opposite side from the connection with the ends of the headband.
in superimposed relation. One ot iiange 10 and a bore eX- vArranged for co-acting with the assembled disks, I provide an adjusting-screw 13 having a central bore 14 through which is slidably inserted the stem 15 carrying the yoke 16 to which is pivotally mounted the usual type of earphones 17. One end of the screw is provided with a shank 18 of reduced circuinference upon which a spirally arranged rib 19 is formed substantially similar in construction to a worm gear which is adapted to mesh with the ear segment 12. An annular flange 2O is ormed at the reduced end of the screw and a similar fiange 21 is formed thereon intermediate the ends.
A clamp 22 is provided, having a circular head 28 for encircling the worm gear Section of the screw and disposed between the annular flanges 20 and 21 and having its ends 24 extended in parallel relation to engage the outer faces of the disks 9 and 11. The ends of t-hev clamp are provided with openings in alignment with the bore of the disks so that a rivet 25 may be inserted therethrough to lmaintain the clamp and the disks in pivoted relation.
The bore of the screw at the end remote from the end carrying the worm gear is of an vincreased diameter as indicated at 26, its outer portion being threaded to receive a threaded hollow plug 27. The depth of the increased portion of `the bore is sutilcient to admit a spiral sprin 28 the convolutions of which are arrange to form a sliding tight lit about the'stem 15. The spring serves the double function of holdingl the stem in any set position, thus preventing the earphones from slipping vertically and also because of the gripping tendenc on the stem the rotation thereof is prevente thus avoidingthe twisting of the receiver wires about the earphones. y l
From the foregoing it ywill be seen that by providing a' gear segment on the disks having their axis at right angles to the screw carrylng the worm ear with which the gear segment engages, t at the turning of the wormgear will operate to bring the teeth of the gear segment successively .into engagement therewith.l This -operation necessitates the movement of the 'screw carrying the worm about the axis of the disks, the clamp securing the parts having its ends givotally carried on the disks 'to accommoate such movement. The disks. bein fixedly secured on the ends of the hea band cannot turn, therefore limiting any movement to the screw and the parts carried thereby. Thus the movement of the worm through the turning ofthe screw will result iu swinging the stem carrying the earphones from a vertical position to an inclinedvposi- .tion and consequently the earphones mounted on the bottom o'f the stem will be swung horizontally and accordingly into or out of Contact with the operators ears as desiredJ I clalm:
l. A. device Aof the characterdescribed comprising a headband, a gear segment formed at one end thereof, an earphone hav ing a stem, a hollow screw slidably mounted on said stem, frictional means for maintaining the screw and the stem in adjusted rela tion, a worm gear formed on said stem and a clamp operatively connecting said gears.
`operatively connecting said gears.
3. A device of the character described comprising a headband includingr a pair of wires having their ends bent c1rcularly,a
pair of disks arranged in superimposed reation, recesses formed on their abuttino' faces and adapted to receive the ends of sai wires, a bore provided in said disks, a gear segment formed on the periphery of said disks, earphones having a stem, a hollow screw mounted on said stem, a worm gear formed thereon, a clamp encircling said screw and having its ends engaging the outer .faces of said disks and a pin carried in the bore of. said disks and pivotally'securing the ends of said clampthereto.
In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature. y
AMos o. SMITH.
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