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One of two drivers recently accused of driving under the influence reportedly was found with marijuana paraphernalia.
Bart N. Spanfellner, 39, of Flat Rock, faces several charges in connection with a traffic stop at 9:40 a.m. Saturday. Trooper Shawn Whiley, of the state Highway Patrol's Norwalk post, warned him about a muffler violation on Ohio 4 in Lyme Township.
The trooper reported smelling burnt marijuana during the traffic stop and Spanfellner admitted to having marijuana wax in the glove compartment, according to the patrol. Also, Whiley said he found a metal vaporizing pipe in the suspect's pocket.
Spanfellner, who refused a breath test, was charged with DUI, possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and a seat belt violation.
At 3:08 p.m. Monday, Trooper William Howard stopped Sergio Lopez Garcia, 36, of 24 E. Emerald St., Willard, after clocking him going 73 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver was on Ohio 61 in Peru Township.
Lopez Garcia's blood alcohol content level tested at .165 percent, according to the patrol. The legal limit for drivers in Ohio is .08 percent.
The driver was charged with DUI and speeding. Lopez Garcia also was cited with an open container violation in connection with Howard reportedly finding an half-full can of Bud Light in the vehicle.


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I'm glad this thread has some new life!
I absolutely
Alex Van Halen's style of play, mostly because lots of times I can't figure out what he's doing! He plays with such power, yet there's always an undercurrent of nuance that you just can't put your finger on (at least that's how it is for me).
And his style and sound are very unique, even for a rock drummer. He plays and sounds very different from his contemporaries. I do think that his cymbal play is somewhat over the top, as in, a little too much, but hey - that's Alex! One of my favorite songs is "Loss of Control", as mentioned by
above; a very underrated song in my book.
I had a go a little while back at covering my favorite Van Halen song, "
Girl Gone Bad
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Bottom line is that he's in my elite list of favorite drummers, and I hope to cover another of his songs soon. Alex Van Halen
I agree. Funny, I mentioned Girl Gone Bad in my last post too.
Like I have said in defense of Neil Peart..............same goes for Alex....It doesn't matter who is faster, hits harder, or more technical NOW.......................what matters< to me anyways, is what Alex brought to the table in his day. His style is very unique. And nobody will convince me otherwise.........................My favorites/major influences (and I never say the best on the planet) are Gregg Bissonette, Neil Peart and Alex Van Halen....................I incorporate all three in my style of playing, and I thank them all for the great drumming that made me like them in the first place!!
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Monthly Archive for June, 2009
Hunger doesn't take a break during summer school breaks
We hear it every summer: Hunger doesn't take a break. [Read More]
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National Council of La Raza wants more ordinary Americans to get involved in urging passage of immigration reform. [Read More]
Secretary Solis speaks to immigration, stimulus on her visit
Secretary Hilda Solis addressed workplace safety, immigration reform and homeless veterans during her stop in San Antonio Monday. [Read More]
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Vikki Carr celebrating 50th anniversary in show business with a concert series. [Read More]
Border fence visit uncovers a Christo-like art installation
Bryan Curtis of The Daily Beast travels the border, seeing the border fence up close and discovers a Christo-like modern art installation. [Read More]
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White House wants bipartisan support for immigration reform, as congressional leaders request the president's support back. [Read More]
100-year-old celebrates birthday whirling on the dance floor
100-year-old San Antonian celebrates his birthday with a whirl around the dance floor. [Read More]
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The financial mess has had many consequences, including the beginning of the death of machismo. [Read More]
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American bishops offer Obama, Congress help in enacting immigration reform this year. [Read More]
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Though openly-gay Newsweek journalist Ramin Setoodeh's infamous 2010 article "Straight Jacket" was certainly a misguided piece of criticism, it unfortunately brought to light an all-too-common misconception held by both Hollywood decision makers and members of the public at large – that gay actors are incapable of adequately portraying straight characters on-screen.
History, of course, shows that ludicrous assertion to be entirely false – particularly considering the number of closeted gay actors from earlier eras who vaulted to stardom specifically because they were able to convincingly portray straight romantic leads.
Of course, those were much more intolerant times – times in which actors were continuously pressured to hide their sexuality for fear they'd be rejected if the truth came out (a sadly valid point in those days). Now, however – while we still have a long way to go – there's an emerging crop of openly-gay actors who are proving it's possible to thrive in Hollywood despite the public's awareness of their sexual orientation.
In honor of these brave individuals – and of those actors from past eras who were forced to hide their sexuality for fear of public persecution – we've compiled an alphabetical list of twelve thespians (both past and present) who demonstrate that, just as straight actors have proven adept at convincingly "playing gay" in films such as Philadelphia, Brokeback Mountain and I Love You Philip Morris, gay actors are likewise more than capable of effectively inhabiting the on-screen lives of straight characters.
Dirk Bogarde
Famed British actor Dirk Bogarde's native stardom shot to the stratosphere with his leading roles in several romantic comedies, beginning with the 1954 box-office hit Doctor in the House. As medical student/straight bachelor Dr. Simon Sparrow, Bogarde was able to showcase both his deft comic skills and leading-man chops in the film, which proved so successful he would go on to reprise the role three more times.
And though he would subsequently "play gay" in several movies beginning with 1961's The Victim, it's indicative of Bogarde's supreme acting prowess that of his six BAFTA nominations for Best Actor, four of them came from playing straight men.
Richard Chamberlain
Springboarding to "teen idol" status with his role as young medical intern Dr. Kildare on the hit 1960s TV series of the same name, the breathtakingly-handsome Richard Chamberlain later went on to star as hunky Father Ralph de Bricassart in the blockbuster 1983 TV miniseries The Thorn Birds. In his effortlessly-credible portrayal of a conflicted priest falling desperately in love with the beautiful Meggie Cleary, Chamberlain won the hearts of female viewers everywhere – which must have made it all the more shocking when he was outed by French women's magazine Nous Deux in 1989 (though Chamberlain wouldn't publicly acknowledge the fact until nearly 15 years later).


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Showcase Highlights: October, Week Oneby: Heather Snodgrass
If you guys aren't checking out the Showcase on a regular basis, you're missing out on some pretty awesome submissions, like this week's blinged-out dog bed, a photo exhibit about underwater living and a bathtub carved out of one piece of stone. If you're not visiting, it also means you're not submitting — which is actually one of the best ways to catch our attention. Get in on the action now!
Baby Tattoovilleby: Phuong Cac
If you've got, say, $1,500 lying around and count artists Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Frank Kozik and Jeff Soto amongst your heroes, you're probably already registered for this weekend's Baby Tattooville gathering happening in Riverside, California. Around 100 diehard fans with golden tickets are paying for the super-rare opportunity to hobnob with a dozen artists including the aforementioned heavyweights and if it'll be anything like I'm imagining, a lot of people will be walking around in wet pants from all that excitement. The registration fee covers hotel fare, workshops, seminars, socials, demos and the best goodie bag in the world, stuffed with exclusive everything: a Luke Chueh original drawing (he'll take requests), signed and numbered prints, a giclee featuring attending artists, books by Mark Murphy and a gazillion other covetable pieces and merchandise. Together, those are probably worth more than the entry fee itself. There are still spaces left, so register soon if you want to claim a spot.
Stepeviby: Carmel Hagen
My current living situation discourages me from collecting things. This is good, because no one likes a pack rat, and my roommate and I share the opinion that less (unless you're talking clothes, shoes, or stuff that smells like coconut) is more. However, I have this obsession with rugs. I think, to put this succinctly, that rugs are rad, and this is why I look at rugs a lot, and this is why I will, when I have the proper square footage, have several phenominal-looking rugs. A collection, even, and I hope to GOD that that collection starts with something from Stepevi. Born from the success of their parent company Step (an Instanbul-based market leading rug maker for over three generations), Stepevi makes beautiful, modern, and emotional pieces that blend style, personality, and elegance into rectangles of various sizes. Stepevi has (and this is a personal opinion, but I mean it) the most consistently alluring collection of rugs I have ever seen. Be sure to check out both the 2007 and 2008 collections; the two offer some very different things, yet are equally amazing.
The Interlaken OTC Hotelby: Carmel Hagen
There is no Switzerland at Epcot Center. China is there, which is nice enough, but — sigh — no chocolate. It's ok though, because Switzerland is now located in China. The one that's not in Florida, I mean. Located just outside of Hong Kong in the midst of subtropical tea plantations lies The Interlaken OCT Hotel, a picturesque Swiss chalet located in an equally pristine village. Gingerbread houses line the streets surrounding Lake Interlaken, sharing their view of the "alps" with a 10,000 square foot indoor/outdoor spa and a championship golf course. There are almost 300 rooms in the five-star castle, and room leftover for four restaurants and a 1,000-seat theater. Part of me, after staring at pictures of this place, is like, "Whoa now, China; how about hopping on a jet and going to Switzerland for real?" …But then the other half of me (you know, the part that likes eating my dim-sum while I live in a castle) is like, "YEAH China, YEAH!" I want to know what this place is like in person now, so if f any of you have been here, please tell us about it!
Rocio Romero Prefabby: Carmel Hagen
Two hours north of San Francisco in Pope Valley (Napa County), a new Rocio Romero prefab is open for tour. The 4 bedroom, 3 bath home is another impressive example of the prefabricated home architecture movement, this time located on 48 acres of private land. As compared to most of the other prefabs we've told you about, the Napa home features plenty of room to move around in, as well as the famously modern architecture of Romero. If you need more than 3,000 square f eet to stretch your legs, the grounds also feature a 40×20 swimming pool…and if you need somewhere to film your next blockbuster, the home is also open for commercial photo, movie, and production shoots. The home's owners are even offering consulting services for anyone considering buying a prefab, offering to walk seriously interested parties through the construction, financing, and design processes. If you're interested in any of the above amenities, or just want to take a look around, sign up here for one of the home's monthly weekend tours, but act fast — places are limited.
Jabra BT3010 Bluetooth Headsetby: Danny Nathan
Must you wear one? I'm not personally a huge fan of the bluetooth headset craze. Yeah, they're convenient, but I just can't get used to seeing people walking down the street talking to themselves, er…someone. It's weird. New York has enough crazy people on the streets, now we've got them looking mostly normal, other than the wild gesticulations.
But, if you must, you must. And if you must, then you must have a look at Jabra's newest addition to its bluetooth line. The BT3010 allows you to choose from a variety of designs on their website, including 8 submitted by users, so at least you can add a little flair to your technological insanity. Of course, it's probably only a matter of time before someone figures out how to change out the image on the earpiece making it fully user-changeable. They guys over at Complex are partial to a Space Invaders theme. What's your poison? If you could slap any design on your bluetooth thingamawidget, what would it be?
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense officials say the Pentagon is changing its rules to allow women to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines.
The changes will allow the rules to catch up a bit with the reality that women have been fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan for a decade.
Officials say the new rules are expected to continue the long-held prohibition that prevents women from serving as infantry, armor and special operations forces. But, they will allow more women to serve in other roles at the battalion level, which until now had been considered too close to combat.
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Ok but this is the "Guide: Softmod ANY wii" guide. There is a 4.3 guide by the same author, so your posts will tend to confuse ppl.
Ok but this is the "Guide: Softmod ANY wii" guide. There is a 4.3 guide by the same author, so your posts will tend to confuse ppl.
Ah I see. So it seems that to clarify,
I have indeed followed the ANY Wii Guide.
It all worked except for the running priiloader part.
Priiloader simply crasehd after installing when an error message came up. I held down reset. nothing happened.
Can anyone help me out on how to run priiloader so that I can Block Disk updates etc? Thanks again everyone, this is an awesome forum.
Yeah, I've been having a tweakish priiloader, too. My problem is that whenever bootmii and MMM are on the SD card, I can't even access priiloader. Mine "crashed" when installing as well.
Did it look like an swirled pattern of garbled text? If so, just try what I did, which was moving the Bootmii files to your computer. Otherwise, you can access your priiloader hacks from MultiModManager. Just go to where it says "Manage priiloader", and you can set your hacks.
SpoilerAlso, c'mon odd, it really wasn't that complicated.
I recently used this guide on a friend's 4.3E Wii, with great success. Very smooth. Thanks.
Now, my own Wii is a 3.2E with Starfall hacks and various apps like Neo Gamma and USB Loader GX. Impressed by how smooth the process of this guide was, and how well things seem to be working on my friend's now-4.1E Wii, I'm considering if an upgrade to 4.1 might be worth it for my own.
Can I simply follow this guide for the 3.2E Wii as well, or is there a different process I have to go through due to it being a 3.2 and/or non-virgin?
Awesome tutorial!! I have tried adding wads, but everytime I do I get "This channel wont work". Ive tried using wad manager 1.7,1.4 and mmm. I did not downgrade to 1.4 cause in all honesty I did not understand why. Im still running 4.3u. I however did downgrade and still go this same error. Any help would be greatly apprecaited
small cash reward if you help me all the way from priiloader issue to playing games off usb hard drive...Please watch these vids to see exactly what i did
I folowed this guide: YouTube - HMN - Install Homebrew Channel on Wii Menu Version 4.3!!!{EDIT}
i installed homebrew successfully, and proceeded all the way to installing the 19 wads he talks about fine, but i skipped the downgrade step and proceeded to install priiloader...
and got this screen: YouTube - Priiloader error
when i saw the screen i powered down, and powered back on it kept going to this screen eventually no matter what, so i powered down and removed sd. When i powered up without sd, it seemed fine , plays games, has homebrew, usb loader gx, neogamma, sumthin else. so all i want to do is use usb loader gx but i'm sketched... what should i do first? i fear putting the sd card back in please help if you get me set playing games off my usb ...small cash reward! or am i screwed because i never downgraded first?
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Do I need to download the Indiana Pwns zip or does the HackMii zip in the guide have all the things needed in it? Thanks
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The fact that the Crusader title and Exalted with the Sunreavers/Silver Covenant are required to take part in the new Argent Tournament solo content is playing a big role in my decision to play through the current dailies again. I stopped doing them just shy of Crusader, with no real intent to go and finish it off. As much as I wanted the title, I really could not bear doing those dailies anymore. One can only joust so much! I'm very much interested in the new content and items though, so with those two goals being the gateways to it, I'm not given much of an option. Crusader or bust. I do not like to bust.
It's still not the most fun I've ever had playing a game, but I'm willing to grin and bear it to get at the Patch 3.2 content. On the bright side, it is really good gold. Not that I need gold after my last stretch of doing these quests, but I suppose gold is eternal. I'll chew through it like bubble gum when the next expansion rolls around.
How about you guys, are you looking forward to Patch 3.2's Argent Tournament content? Did you get sick of the current Tournament content as quickly as I did, or are you in the camp that loves it and has always loved it? If you did get burned out, do you think patch 3.2 will fix the issues you had with it or are you going to wait and see for yourself before making any guesses?
Patch 3.2 will bring about a new 5, 10, and 25 man instance to WoW, and usher in a new 40-man battleground called the Isle of Conquest. WoW.com will have you covered every step of the way, from extensive PTR coverage through the official live release. Check out WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.2 for all the latest!


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Valdano, the Real general manager, has reportedly not seen eye to eye with Mourinho, with outsiders believing that the club is not big enough for the two of them.
Mourinho said: "Personally, I do not speak with Valdano. I only speak with the president [Florentino Perez] and Angel Sanchez [club director]"


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The present invention generally relates to methods of connecting two expandable tubulars. In one aspect, the method includes flash welding the ends of the expandable tubulars together. Thereafter, the connected tubulars are lowered into the wellbore for expansion. The flash welding process provides a highly reliable joint for expansion.
1. A method of well completion, comprising:
connecting an end of a first expandable tubular to an end of a second expandable tubular using a flash welding process;
lowering the connected tubulars into a wellbore; and
expanding at least a portion of the tubulars.
2. The method of
causing the ends of the tubulars to become plastic; and
connecting the two ends of the tubulars together.
3. The method of
preheating the ends of the tubulars.
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12. A method of completing a well, comprising:
disposing a housing around an end of a first tubular to be joined with an end of a second tubular;
providing the housing with a non-flammable gas;
connecting the first expandable tubular to the second expandable tubular using a flash welding process; and
expanding at least a portion of the tubulars.
13. The method of
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16. An apparatus for connecting a first expandable tubular to a second expandable tubular, comprising:
a housing disposable around an end of the first and second tubulars;
one or more sealing elements disposable within each of the tubulars;
a conductive member connected to each end of the tubulars; and
a translational member for moving the first tubular toward the second tubular.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to wellbore completion. More particularly, the invention relates to apparatus and methods of connecting two tubulars. More particularly still, the invention relates to apparatus and methods of connecting two expandable tubulars at the well site.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the drilling of oil and gas wells, a wellbore is formed using a drill bit that moves downwardly at a lower end of a drill string. After drilling a predetermined depth, the drill string and bit are removed, and the wellbore is typically lined with a string of steel pipe called casing. The casing provides support to the wellbore and facilitates the isolation of certain areas of the wellbore adjacent hydrocarbon bearing formations. The casing typically extends down the wellbore from the surface of the well to a designated depth. An annular area is thus defined between the outside of the casing and the earth formation. This annular area is filled with cement to permanently set the casing in the wellbore and to facilitate the isolation of production zones and fluids at different depths within the wellbore.
It is common to employ more than one string of casing in a wellbore. In this respect, a first string of casing is set in the wellbore when the well is drilled to a first designated depth. The well is then drilled to a second designated depth, and a second string of casing, or liner, is run into the well to a depth whereby the upper portion of the second liner overlaps the lower portion of the first string of casing. The second liner string is then fixed or hung in the wellbore, usually by some mechanical slip mechanism well-known in the art, and cemented. This process is typically repeated with additional casing strings until the well has been drilled to total depth.
However, one drawback of this process is that as the wellbore is extended, the inner diameter of the well progressively decreases. This is because subsequent liners must have an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of earlier casings in order to pass through the earlier casings. As a result, top-hole sizes must be sufficiently large so that the final casing has the desired inner diameter size.
Recently, expandable tubular technology has been developed to overcome this problem. Generally, expandable technology enables a smaller diameter tubular to pass through a larger diameter tubular, and thereafter expanded to a larger diameter. In this respect, expandable technology permits the formation of a tubular string having a substantially constant inner diameter, otherwise known as a monobore. Accordingly, monobore wells have a substantially uniform through-bore from the surface casing to the production zones.
A monobore well features each progressive borehole section being cased without a reduction of casing size. The monobore well offers the advantage of being able to start with a much smaller surface casing but still end up with a desired size of production casing. Further, the monobore well provides a more economical and efficient way of completing a well. Because top-hole sizes are reduced, less drilling fluid is required and fewer cuttings are created for cleanup and disposal. Also, a smaller surface casing size simplifies the wellhead design as well as the blow out protectors and risers. Additionally, running expandable liners instead of long casing strings will result in valuable time savings.
Typically, expandable liners are constructed of multiple tubulars connected end to end. The tubulars are generally connected using a threaded connection. As the threads are made up, a metal-to-metal seal is created between the two tubulars. Thereafter, the entire length of the expandable liner is deployed into the wellbore. The expandable liners are typically expanded by the use of a cone-shaped mandrel or by an expander tool, such as a rotary expander tool having one or more rollers.
A problem arises when the threaded connection is expanded. Generally, the male and female threads of a threaded connection are specifically designed to mate with each other to form a fluid tight seal. However, the specifications of the threads do not take into account the expansion of the threaded connection. By plastically deforming or expanding the threaded connection, the requirements of the threads to form a fluid tight seal are necessarily altered. For example, the tight metal-to-metal seal created between the female thread and the male thread becomes slack, thereby jeopardizing the seal at the threaded connection.
A need, therefore, exists for an expandable tubular connection. There is a further need for a method of forming a tubular connection that maintains a fluid tight seal upon expansion of the tubular connection.
The present invention generally relates to methods of connecting two expandable tubulars. In one aspect, the method includes flash welding the ends of the tubulars together. The flash welding process provides a highly reliable joint for expansion.
In another aspect, the present invention provides an apparatus for connecting a first tubular to a second tubular. The apparatus includes a housing disposed around an end of the first tubular and the second tubular. The apparatus may also include one or more sealing elements disposed within each of the tubulars. A conductive member may be connected to each end of the tubulars to conduct a current. The apparatus may also include a translational member for moving the first tubular toward the second tubular to join the heated tubular ends.
In another aspect, the present invention generally relates to methods of completing a well. In one embodiment, the method includes flash welding the ends of two expandable tubulars together. Thereafter, the connected tubulars are lowered into the wellbore to a predetermined location. Then, the connected tubulars are expanded in the wellbore.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of completing a well. The method involves flash welding a first tubular to a second tubular. The method includes disposing a housing around an end of the first tubular and an end of the second tubular. Thereafter, a non-flammable gas may be provided within the housing to facilitate the welding process and/or prevent ingress of flammable mixtures of hydrocarbons. After the tubulars have been joined, the tubulars may be expanded downhole.
So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
Aspects of the present invention provide apparatus and methods of connecting expandable tubulars using flash welding.
In one embodiment, the first and second tubulars 10, 20 are expandable tubulars to be joined and expanded downhole. Examples of expandable tubulars include expandable solid tubulars, expandable slotted tubulars, expandable screens, and combinations thereof. Further, the first and second tubulars 10, 20, as used herein, may include a single tubular or a tubular string formed by more than one tubular.
One or more sealing elements 131, 132 may be placed within the first and second tubulars 10, 20 to seal off the bores of the tubulars 10, 20. In one embodiment, inflatable packers 131, 132 are used to seal off the tubulars 10, 20. The inflatable packers 131, 132 may be connected to a tubular conveying member 140 for positioning the inflatable packers 131, 132. The conveying member 140 may be in fluid communication with the packers 131, 132 so that it may provide pressure to actuate the packers 131, 132. In another embodiment, the sealing elements 131, 132 may be formed of a water soluble material. The water soluble sealing elements 131, 132 may be caused to dissolve immediately after flash welding the tubulars together. Alternatively, the water soluble sealing elements 131, 132 may remain in the tubulars 10, 20 after the connection is made and dissolved at a later time.
In another aspect, the conveying member 140 may optionally include a second conveying member 142 for providing gas into the area enclosed by the packers 131, 132 and the housing 110. Preferably, the supplied gas is an inert gas, a non-flammable gas, or combinations thereof. The inert gas may supplant or dilute the air in the enclosed area, thereby decreasing the possibility of oxide forming on the heated tubulars 10, 20. Impurities such as oxide formed during the welding process are undesirable because they weaken the bond between the joined tubulars 10, 20. In another embodiment, the inert gas may be delivered through one or more ports 150 formed in the housing 110. As shown in
The apparatus 110 may also include a welding tool 160, which is schematically shown in FIG. 1. The welding tool 160 may be used to supply the current necessary to perform the flash welding process. The welding tool 160 may be selected from any suitable flash welding machine as is known to a person of ordinary skill in the art. An exemplary flash welding tool may comprise a bank of 12 volt lead-acid batteries or a direct current generator with appropriate tubular gripping members to handle the relative positioning of the tubular members throughout the joining process. As schematically shown in
In operation and as one example of the process, the second tubular 20 is positioned above the first tubular 10 in the wellbore as shown in FIG. 1. Once in position, a clamp 161, 162 is attached to each tubular 10, 20 proximate the ends of the tubular 10, 20 to be joined. Thereafter, the housing 110 is disposed around the tubulars 10, 20. An inflatable packer 131, 132 is then placed in the bore of each tubular 10, 20. Fluid is supplied to the inflatable packers 131, 132 to actuate the packers 131, 132, thereby sealing off the bores of the tubulars 10, 20. After the packers 131, 132 are actuated, inert gas is injected into the enclosed area to displace most of the air. Preferably, the inert gas is injected through the ports 150 of the housing 110.
The welding process begins by bringing the tubulars 10, 20 into contact with each other. During the flash welding process, current is applied to each tubular 10, 20 through the clamps 161, 162. The current applied initially results in heating of each tubular 10, 20 due to the electrical circuit formed by contacting the tubular ends. The resistance that naturally occurs at the interface between the tubulars 10, 20 causes the "flashing" for which the joining process is known. The flashing action continues until the ends of the tubulars 10, 20 reach a plastic state and a predetermined temperature. The plastic portion and the adjacent heated portion of the tubulars 10, 20 are commonly referred to as the heat-affected zone, or HAZ.
The flash welding process concludes with the upset or forging action. When the tubulars 10, 20 have reached the plastic state and the proper temperature, the ends of the tubulars 10, 20 are brought together with enough force to cause the tubular ends to upset. Particularly, the piston and cylinder assembly 167 of the welding tool 160 is actuated to cause the contacting end of the second tubular 20 to move into the contacting end of the first tubular 10. The speed of the movement between tubulars 10, 20 for the upset action may be controlled by adjusting the piston size or rate of pressure increase. The upset action forces the plastic portions and most of the impurities out of the formed joint.
In one example, two expandable tubulars having about 2″ outer diameters and about 0.156″ wall thickness are joined in accordance with the aspects of the present invention. The initial spacing gap between the tubulars was 0.25″. The starting flash was set when the relative position between the two clamps was about 3.5″. The upset was initiated at a relative clamp position of about 2″ with an upset pressure of 600 psi. During the welding process, the voltage was set at about 12 VAC and the total cycle time including positioning was about 30 seconds. The final relative clamp position was between about 0.8″ to about 1.2″.
The flash welding process may optionally include an additional preheating action. In one embodiment, the ends of the tubulars 10, 20 may be caused to oscillate against each other. Initially, the ends are brought together to allow heat to be generated from the resistance of the tubulars 10, 20.
When the ends begin to cool and solidify, the preheating action is repeated and continued in a rapid motion until heat is generated at both ends of the tubulars 10, 20. The preheat stage is performed until the proper HAZ is obtained. Thereafter, the flash weld stage is performed and the two tubular ends are forged together.
Advantages of the preheating the tubulars include the ability to weld a large cross-sectional area with lower current demand. Additionally, the temperature gradient may remain more uniform during the process. Finally, heat may be generated in high strength alloys without a large loss of material by the flashing action.
After the proper length of tubular has been formed, the tubular may be lowered into the wellbore along with an expander tool. When the tubular reaches the proper depth in the wellbore, the expander tool is actuated to expand the tubular. Examples of the expander tool include rotary expander tools and coneshaped mandrels. In this respect, the flash welded joint is plastically deformed, but retains its fluid tight seal. In this manner, expandable tubulars may be joined and expanded downhole.
While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow.
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Titles, Un-titles, and Non-titles: A History of Evolving Poetic Functions
Sam Corfman (2013); Mentor(s): Aaron Kunin
Abstract: The title is part of what Gerard Genette calls "Paratext" – that is, something that exists outside of but still informs a text. Because of the poetic convention for each poem to have a title, there is an especially close relationship between the poetic title and the body of the
poem. My research focused on the history of poetic titles and how they came to be seen as necessary components of a finished poem. I found that the title is inextricably linked to the publishing process. After consumerism began necessitating titles to poems, poets began to claim the title from publishers, expanding its function beyond the descriptive. However, while looking at Marianne Moore and the Modernist poets, I concluded that these
"authorial" titles must still be mediated through a physical object (the book), which can affect the weight and meaning of the title. I will continue my research into this relationship between title and physical text as my senior thesis.
Funding Provided by: Pomona College SURP
Trekking through early modern marginalia
Aliza Lalji (2013); Student Collaborator(s): Emily Brotman (2013); Mentor(s): Colleen Rosenfeld
Abstract: Two research assistants browsed chronologically through the Early English Books Online database (EEBO) in search of printed marginalia about rhetorical figures. Beginning their trek in 1473 and working through the 16th century, the assistants compiled a searchable index of marginalia found in early modern English texts. This project marks the first comprehensive attempt to catalog all references to rhetorical figures in the printed marginalia of early modern English texts. Professor Colleen Rosenfeld intends to use this index as she writes her book, Indecorous Thinking, which discusses rhetorical figures as ways of thinking rather than as mere ornaments of expression. Much of the book is dedicated to a
discussion of the historical anxieties surrounding the use of rhetorical figures. Further research by Lalji traces England's own linguistic narrative as it began to translate a framework of eloquence held primarily within Greek and Latin in order to create a more powerful English. This mode of translation became an integral part of the religious dissension at that time. As such great thinkers as Zwingli and Luther began to question
key Christian elements such as the Eucharist, it started to become a question of rhetoric: Hoc est corpus meum. Was it simply a metaphor? And, more broadly, how do these rhetorical labels, in any context, construct a framework that then limits the parameter of meaning within an actual text? This is what our research sought to explore.
Funding Provided by: Pomona College SURP
Stories Worth Sharing: Insight, Life-Lessons, and Truth from the Women at Crossroads
Theresa Pfister (2013); Mentor(s): Valorie Thomas
Abstract: Crossroads is a transitional home for women who were previously incarcerated. Since 1974, they've offered unconditional acceptance, support, and practical assistance to women reentering the community. In the country with the highest documented incarceration rate in the world, Crossroads is responding to a desperate need. In my research here, I've learned of the inefficiencies, inadequacies, and injustices of the prison
system and the beauty, knowledge, and strength of the women who've gone through it. By writing the stories of the women who went through the courts, stood behind the bars, and are now transitioning back into society, I believe that we can encourage social change. I believe that these women's stories have the power to break down the walls of ignorance and misunderstanding and bring forward the much-needed shift in public opinion and legislation concerning the prison system. I believe their stories are stories worth sharing.
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Anthony Samad: Manning Marable, and his provocative scholarship, will be sorely missed. We've lost a true radical thinker and articulator of the African American experience in America.
End Illegal War: Support Bradley Manning
Ann Wright: Just as Daniel Ellsberg blew the whistle on the lies of the US leaders of the Vietnam War, Manning is accused of blowing the whistle on the illegality of today's wars. What will our response to the information Manning is charged with releasing be? Can we make today's Pentagon Papers lead to an end to illegal and wasteful wars abroad and the return of our troops home?


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By Kathleen T. RhemAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2003 The U.S. military will go to great lengths to limit civilian deaths and to minimize damage to nonmilitary facilities should war with Iraq be necessary, U.S. officials say.
"If force becomes necessary, it is clear that coalition forces would take great care to avoid civilian casualties," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said during a Pentagon press conference today.
A senior U.S. Central Command official had earlier briefed reporters in the Pentagon on the steps the military takes to avoid or minimize collateral damage. He explained collateral damage can take two forms: injuries or deaths among noncombatants and damage to property.
It's important to remember, he noted, that it's nearly impossible to eliminate collateral damage. Weapon systems malfunctions, human error and "the fog of war" all contribute. However, he noted, steps can be taken to minimize such damage and casualties.
First, the official said, potential targets are carefully considered to see if they're likely to result in noncombatant casualties, damage to nonmilitary structures or protected sites, or if the target is in close proximity to known human shields.
Human shields fall into two categories: people who volunteer to stay at military facilities as a means of protesting war and unwilling civilians a government forces to remain at a military site in the hopes that would prevent its destruction. During the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq used both foreign hostages and Iraqi civilians as human shields.
"It requires that we work very closely with the intelligence community to determine what that situation might be at a particular location," the official said.
Rumsfeld also spoke about the use of human shields during his later briefing. "Saddam Hussein ... has used civilians as human shields on the battlefield, exposing them to bullets and bombs in the hope that they would be killed and he could then blame that on others for propaganda reasons," Rumsfeld said.
"As President Bush said last week, 'The lives and freedom of the Iraqi people matter little to Saddam Hussein, but they matter greatly to us,'" he added.
If legitimate military targets are near anything America would like to avoid hitting, several steps might be taken to mitigate potential damage.
First, the planners could call for the use of a weapon with a smaller potential "maximum weapons effect area." For example, a 40-pound bomb might cause damage within a 60- or 70-foot radius, while the damage from a 2,000-pound bomb could extend out to 600 feet.
Perhaps a different type of fuse would be more appropriate in certain situations. For example, a weapon set to explode above a target might also damage surrounding buildings, the official explained, whereas a weapon would damage a smaller area if set to explode after it is on the ground or even underground.
A different aiming point or angle of attack could send debris in a direction away from the location planners are trying to protect. Or planners could order an attack at a time they expect a location to be least occupied.
The official cautioned that dual-use facilities, those with both a military and a civilian function, are legitimate targets, but that planners always look to see how best to minimize civilian casualties. In all cases, the mission's risks are weighed against its strategic value as a target.
In other cases, military planners seek to give civilians a chance to avoid potential targets. Radio broadcasts and leaflet drops have been used in both Afghanistan and Iraq to urge civilians to avoid military sites. Media and civilian organizations are often advised to vacate a certain site immediately.
The U.S. military has taken extraordinary steps to identify and document facilities the coalition intends to protect from military strikes. These include diplomatic facilities, public services, nongovernmental organizations' offices, medical and civilian educational facilities, religious institutions, and historically or culturally significant sites.
The CENTCOM official warned that such sites lose their protected status when governments deliberately locate military equipment and personnel within them.
Some experts have predicted a war with Iraq now would result in fewer civilian casualties than in the 1991 Gulf War. The CENTCOM briefer said this was possible because the U.S. military uses primarily precision-guided weapons today. This wasn't the case in 1991.
In Operation Desert Storm, 20 percent of the bombs used were precision-guided. The rest were gravity-fall "dumb bombs." In any war in Iraq today, 70 percent would be precision-guided, the official said.
CENTCOM Commander Army Gen. Tommy Franks, however, refused to speculate on the number of civilian casualties. He agreed there would be more precision in targeting this time around, but added that doesn't account for the actions of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
"My personal view is that one should never put a stake in the ground and say there will be more or less casualties, either friendly or enemy," Franks said during the same briefing in which Rumsfeld made his comments. "Because, while we can reduce the variables, we also recognize that a very ruthless regime that sits in Baghdad will make his own decisions about where to position the lives of his own people."
Still, he added, U.S. planners would do what they could to avoid such casualties, " because we're part of a coalition that treats citizenry in Iraq as victims, not as enemies."


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We all remember last year's Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions Monday Night Football duel at Ford Field in 2011 -- the Lions won 24-13 and moved to 5-0 for the first time since 1956.
There is never any love lost between the two NFC-North foes, evidenced by a couple minor altercations last year between Lions quarterback Matthrew Stafford and Bears defensive back DJ Moore. The Bears embarrassed the Lions in Week 10, tuning them up, 37-13.
If history has taught us anything, it's that we can expect another hard-nosed battle of wills Monday at Solider Field in Chicago.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler told ESPN's John Gruden that he expects a defensive tug-of-war.
Sounds about right, doesn't it?
"We know how our defense plays," Cutler said. "Our defense plays with an attitude. They're aggressive to the ball. They're going to hit you. Their defense is much the same. They fly to the ball. They're going to take their shots. They're going to hit you. Some of it's legal. Some of it isn't. It's up to the officials. They're a tough group. They play with a swagger. They play with attitude."
And be on the lookout for more Cutlerisms.
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A Floral A Day For The Month Of May
Photo: Adam Katz Sinding
Step right this way for the best buds, blooms and blossoms. To celebrate the arrival of spring and more time in the great outdoors, we bring you our guide to the best floral items on the market, spanning home goods, beauty products, accessories, and clothing. Every day during the month of May we'll be unveiling a new piece, so be sure to check back regularly!
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Officer Ortega's First Drug Bust is Big Money on 'Border Wars' (VIDEO)
The secret compartment in which they found the stash of weapons and money was lined with lead. Bad news for the bad guys, though, because it didn't work.
"About three inches thick full of money," Ortega said of each of several packages of money stashed in the compartment. Once it was all laid out, verified and counted, she could say she helped take more than three quarters of a million dollars out of the drug business. Final tally: $799,422. Not bad for her first time.
What's Hot on SlashControl: NGC's The Girl with Eight Limbs
You see some amazing stuff on the National Geographic Channel, and one of the most watched videos on SlashControl right now is "The Girl With Eight Limbs."
It tells the story of Lakshmi Tatma, a girl born with four arms and four legs, who also carries a rare parasitic conjoined twin that could kill her. The episode delves into the fact that the people in Lakshmi's village actually revere her, because they see her as the Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Fortune in human form.
Fox hopes Dog Whisperer will make audiences sit up and beg
The network is looking to cast That 70's Show's Wilmer Valderrama in the potential sitcom's title role, assuming it's called "The Dog Whisperer." Hung's co-executive producer Emily Kapnek will write the show's pilot.
If this gets to the air and becomes a wild success, just imagine the bar this could set for other reality show stars to get their own half-hour sitcom. Then again, try not to or your skull will cave in.
Cable day two: they keep you runnin' - TCA Report
Heck, I haven't even written about last night's AMC cocktail party and the comic stylings of Jon Hamm yet. That'll come when I get a chance. The latest info and quips will always be on our Twitter feed if you're curious.
For now, though, some highlights of the day:
Dog Whisperer celebrates 100th episode
The show celebrates its 100th episode on Sept. 19, and this household is officially hooked. There's something strangely meditative about the way he calms the dogs on that show. And, truthfully, it's not so much the dogs he works with as their nimrod human companions. Let's face it. The dogs are alright. The humans need work.
It's all about relationships, and his job, he says, is to draw out the good behavior in any given dog ("There are no killer dogs!"), and then tell the humans how to maintain it.
Christopher Guest dissects Stonehenge for National Geographic - VIDEO
Guest as Tufnel is interviewed by straight man -- comic actor -- Jim Piddock, leading to riotous takes by Nigel about dinosaurs, the secret language of potatoes, the pyramids and other weighty affairs. Here's one of the videos (after the jump), so you can see what I mean:
Updated version of Inside 9/11 re-airs this month
The updated version of Inside 9/11, the National Geographic Channel's Emmy-nominated documentary, is being re-broadcast on March 25 at 7:00 p.m. Since the original four-hour miniseries first aired, new details about the tragedy have sprung up, including the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui; information on Able Danger, the intelligence team assigned to track al Qaeda; new video of the attack on the Pentagon; audio from Flight 93; the CIA's dismantling of the bin Laden unit; the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi; and new video from bin Laden himself.
It's been over five years since the events of September 11, 2001, and I can understand how some might be sick of hearing about it, but it's not surprising that the aftershocks of an event of this magnitude would still be felt even today. I'd like to think my ongoing curiosity is natural and not morbid, but I still want to learn as much as I can about everything that happened that day, and the people and events it connects to.
Ultimate Factories on National Geographic Channel this Sunday
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Today's personal care and cosmetic industry faces a combination of challenges as it seeks to maintain the integrity and safety of its products and respond to market trends and consumer opinions regarding preservatives. As the effects of preservatives are largely preventive, i.e., of microbial growth and product degradation, it is easy for consumers and others who do not see or appreciate their benefits to dismiss preservatives as unnecessary or potentially harmful. At R&D's forefront is the ongoing scientific evaluation of preservatives and the need to communicate their safety and ability to protect products from microbial growth—in support of their continued use. In this second in a series of articles, the authors review phenoxyethanol, a commonly used preservative in personal care products and cosmetics; the first article, "The Importance of Formaldehyde-Donor Preservatives in Personal Care Products," was published in July 2013.
Antimicrobial Efficacy and Formulation Considerations
The ingredient 2-phenoxyethanol (phenoxyethanol) is well-known for its antimicrobial efficacy against a range of microorganisms, and it is particularly effective against Gram-negative microorganisms such as Pseudomonas species. It is used as a preservative in both leave-on and rinse-off personal care products. Introduced in the 1950s, it has had a long history of safe use as a cosmetic preservative. In recent years, the use of phenoxyethanol has expanded due to its low sensitization potential and global approval. Although the phenoxyethanol used in personal care is typically synthetic, it does occur naturally in green tea. The natural form has been employed to preserve "natural" personal care products. In addition to its function as a preservative, phenoxyethanol is used as a solvent for low water-soluble cosmetic ingredients such as fragrances and other preservative actives.
A member of the glycol ether family, phenoxyethanol is the product of the reaction of ethylene oxide with phenol. It is a free-flowing liquid and light in color, with a mild rose odor. Cosmetic grades are of high purity and do not impart free phenol, odor or color to the final formulation. A high purity grade of this preservative is recommended to avoid odor issues, especially in personal care wipes.
Phenoxyethanol is compatible with most cosmetic raw materials used in rinse-off and leave-on products. Its thermal stability (up to 85°C) facilitates viability through numerous manufacturing processes and use in a broad range of products types. It has functional activity and efficacy at a pH range of 3 to 10, and is typically well-dispersed throughout a formulation, although changes in viscosity have been observed in some formulations, depending on the thickening mechanism and use level.
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CCCC's bond measure request gives county pause
A resolution calling for a bond referendum, a means of funding $23 million in projects at Central Carolina Community College, got a less-than-favorable reception from some Lee County Commissioners Tuesday.
Commissioners Charlie Parks and Jim Womack met with a group of CCCC trustees during a budget workshop to discuss the community college's proposed $2.5 million budget for the coming fiscal year and a $23 million bond referendum — which would fund the construction of a Health Sciences Center and renovations to the Veterinary Medical Technology Program, Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, Emergency Services Training Center and Business Incubator — set to be placed on the 2014 election ballot. The college trustees approved a resolution during an April 24 meeting that called on commissioners to place the referendum on the ballot and provide funding for the college's capital needs "by issuance of bond or otherwise."
Womack said he was not predisposed to support the referendum, and Parks said he had mixed feelings about what the county should do.
"What we are trying to do is attack the debt we have," Womack said. "We have taken a pause for one year to study our debt situation until we can figure out what we can do. We've even suggested a new target where we don't take on any debt we can't pay back in 10 years."
Parks agreed and said he was startled to learn about the county's debt service payments when he first joined the board. Every year, he said, the county pays $3 million on interest.
"How do we push that a few years and make sure we are not in such debt that we can't afford it," Parks said. "That's the problem I have. If someone can come and sit down with me and say, 'Ok, we've figured this thing out. Here's how we can do it.' I'll be glad to listen."
The county is expected to pay $7.4 million, or 13 percent of its budget, toward debt service in the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1, according to a previous budget presentation by Lee County Manager John Crumpton.
If he were able, Parks said he'd write the college a check for all of their funding needs, but the county had to find a way to not overtax the Lee County residents.
The county believes in the mission of the community college, and the trustees recognize the commissioners' concern for their debt load, said CCCC Trustee Chairman Julian Philpott. Overall, he said, the meeting was productive and the college will be excellent stewards of the taxpayers' money.
The college will, however, keep pushing for the bond referendum, said CCCC President Bud Marchant.
"Absolutely," he said. "This will not appear until 2014, so we have a year and a half."
If the Lee County Commissioners placed the CCCC bond referendum on the ballot, and it is then approved by a vote of the people, the funds would provide for:
* The construction of a Health Sciences Center, estimated at $9 million, for workforce training programs and expanding the college's allied health programs.
* Renovation and expansion of the Veterinary Medical Technology facility, estimated at $5 million, to meet the demand of the college's "most successful" and competitive program.
* Renovation and expansion the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center to address safety concerns and create additional conference space for $4 million.
* Renovation of a variety of facilities, including replacement of the Joyner Hall roof, expansion of the Emergency Services Training Center and expansion of the welding program for $4 million.
* Renovation of the building, located at 130 S. Steele St., donated to the college to house the Small Business Center and serve as a small business incubator.


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hmm... o ok what i've noticed on here is alot of people trying to say : Bonham is overated, Bonham isnt that good blah blah blah. Let's face the fact Bonham has influenced more drummers then anyone else, maybe even Buddy Rich. Artists that played in the same time period even say he was the greatest rock drummer ever. Billy Idol said " Rock 'n' Roll died when John Bonham died". Alex Van Halen would never be able to match John Bonham, he's just not powerfull enough, his drumming just didnt have the umph! that Johns had. I have some Alex Van halen solos and John Bonham solo's. John was much more creative the Alex. Alex was a great drummer but face it he was very repititive in alot of Van Halens songs. After reading John's biography "A thunder of drums" John never used the same beat twice he liked to be as original as possible. So to get to the facts John Bonham was the greatest Rock 'n' Roll drummer ever to play and always will be, no one will ever be able to match his loud, powerfull right foot triplets. Sure people can play them but not with the same amount of power. And his creative nature is just outstanding. Listen to Led Zeppelin's songs they all have there own personality.
The fact that most of the rock beats and grooves heard today, not to mention some r&b and rap, are direct ripoffs of Bonham proves the above post. We really do not hear much of Buddys stuff in these genres.


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The Library
of Congress
site_name: 'Poetry 180',
Not every day
is a good day
for the elfin tailor.
Some days
the stolen cloth
reveals what it
was made for:
a handsome weskit
or the jerkin
of an elfin sailor.
Other days
the tailor
sees a jacket
in his mind
and sets about
to find the fabric.
But some days
neither the idea
nor the material
presents itself;
and these are
the hard days
for the tailor elf.
From Say Uncle, 2000
Grove/Atlantic, Inc
Copyright 2000 Kay Ryan.
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An auto-loading or semi-automatic firearm having a reciprocating bolt and a magazine positioned below the path of the bolt. The bolt has a longitudinal recess therein and finger means mounted adjacent the bolt which extend into the bolt recess. The finger means are caused by magazine action, after the last discharge, to exit the bolt recess and restrain bolt movement.
1. In an auto-loading or semi-automatic firearm having a barrel, a cartridge chamber in the barrel, a receiver rearward of the barrel, a reciprocating bolt, a magazine beneath the path of the bolt which magazine includes a magazine follower movable along an upward path to deliver cartridges to the bolt for reciprocating movement in engagement with the bolt forward to the chamber and then rearward from the chamber and a bolt stop, the improvement comprising
(a) longitudinal bolt recess means in the bolt extending to and through the forward end of such bolt;
(b) rotatable finger mounting means adjacent the path of reciprocal movement of the bolt which finger mounting means rotates about an axis substantially perpendicular to the upward path of the magazine follower;
(c) finger means mounted on the finger mounting means for movement substantially in a plane perpendicular to such bolt reciprocating path; said finger means extending into the bolt recess means as the bolt is cycled past the finger means during the normal firing reciprocation of the bolt means; said finger means causing spent cartridges to be ejected; and
(d) finger mounting means responsive to upward movement of the magazine follower for moving said finger means as mounted on the rotatable finger mounting means upon emptying of the magazine and movement thereafter of the bolt rearwardly past the magazine such finger means movement moving the finger means out of the forward end of said bolt recess as the bolt in rearward movement passes the finger means and as so moved the finger means engages the bolt to prevent the bolt from again passing the finger means during its forward reciprocation.
2. In a firearm having a barrel, a cartridge chamber in the barrel, a receiver rearward of the barrel, a bolt mounted for longitudinal travel in the receiver, a magazine beneath the path of the bolt which magazine includes a follower to deliver cartridges into the path of the bolt, bolt cartridge carrying and extractor means for carrying the cartridge in a forward path and thereafter extracting it from the chamber for movement in a rearward path, and a bolt stop, the improvement comprising
(a) bolt means configured to define a cross sectional path as the bolt moves forwardly and rearwardly different from the cross sectional path of the cartridge as the cartridge is held by the extractor means and moved rearwardly, said difference being a longitudinal recess extending from the forward end of the bolt means a substantial distance;
(b) finger means mounted adjacent the paths of the bolt and cartridge;
(c) movable means (1) for moving the finger means to a first position in said recess which does not interfere with the configured cross sectional path of the bolt means (2) for moving the finger means to a second position out of the recess as the bolt passes to the rear of the finger means and (3) for holding the finger means in the second position to latch the bolt, said movable means being responsive to the magazine follower.
3. The improvement of claim 2 in which the movable means are in turn moved from the first position of the finger means to the second position of the finger means by the magazine follower after (1) the last cartridge has been expended and (2) the bolt retracts to its rearward position.
4. In a firearm having a receiver, a bolt mounted for longitudinal path movement in the receiver, magazine means for delivering a cartridge to the receiver for movement longitudinally in the receiver along a cartridge path and a bolt stop, the improvement comprising
(a) bolt means configured in cross section so that the cross sectional path of the bolt and the cross sectional path of the cartridge are different;
(b) movable finger means mounted adjacent said bolt path and said cartridge path for movement from a first position in which the finger means is positioned in both the bolt path and the cartridge path to a second position in which the finger means is only in the cartridge path; and
(c) magazine follower means to move the finger means to the first position when the magazine follower is in its most upper position and having spring return means to move the finger means to its second position when the follower means is below its most upper position.
This invention relates to firearms having magazines and reciprocating bolts and, in particular, to auto-loading and semi-automatic firearms in which spent cartridges are ejected from the firearm during the automatic cycling of the action by an ejector, and in which the reciprocating bolt is held rearward by a bolt stop upon expenditure of the last cartridge to exhibit to the user that the last cartridge has been fired.
Various arrangements have been proposed for locking a bolt in its rearward position after the cartridge has been fired (see U.S. Pat. No. 3,846,928 to Ruger et al). Some arrangements engage the bolt at a point near its rearward end while others latch it in a forward area.
Certain prior mechanisms provide assemblies actuated by the magazine cartridge follower which assemblies serve to engage and thereafter to release the bolt. In other firearms the magazine cartridge follower directly engages and latches the bolt in its rearward position following expenditure of the last cartridge. Many such firearms carry cartridge ejectors employing spring-loaded plungers and other means for causing the cartridge to be propelled from the receiver in a generally random direction.
The present invention provides a novel mechanism responsive to the magazine cartridge follower for actively serving both as a bolt latch and cartridge ejector, and also serves to uniformly direct ejected cartridge cases away from centrally mounted telescopic sights.
Broadly, the present invention provides a semi-automatic or auto-loading firearm arrangement including finger means which engages the spent cartridge as it is being retracted rearwardly by the automatic rearward movement of an extracting bolt to eject the cartridge from the receiver in such a way that the finger means does not interfer with the bolt travel until the expenditure of all cartridges and the subsequent travel of the bolt to a rearward position whereupon the arrangement is then positioned to cause the finger means to interfer with and stop further movement of the bolt.
It is a feature of the invention that finger means is mounted adjacent the path of travel of the cartridge and the bolt and is positionable by the movement of the magazine follower to accomplish both ejection of cartridges and holding the bolt rearward after ejection of the last cartridge.
It is a further feature that cartridges are ejected from the receiver along a trajectory that avoids cartridges striking any telescopic sight which is mounted on the firearm.
FIG. 1 is a partial side elevational view of the rifle including scope;
FIG. 2 is a partial elevational view of the opposite side of the rifle;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevational view showing the bolt latch ejector lever in its non-latch position;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view along line 4--4 of FIG. 2 showing the bolt latch ejector lever positioned to eject cartridges but not latch the bolt;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional elevational view showing the bolt latch ejector lever in its latch position;
FIG. 6 is a sectional view along line 6--6 of FIG. 5 showing bolt latch ejector lever positioning to both eject and latch; and
FIG. 7 is a partial plan view of the rifle with the bolt back and magazine cartridge follower engaging the latch ejector lever.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, rifle 10 includes stock 11, receiver 12, forward scope support 13, rear scope support 14 and scope 16. Also shown is removable panel 17, trigger 18 and trigger guard 19. Cocking handle 21 and slide 22 are also shown.
Turning to FIGS. 3-6, bolt latch ejector lever arm 23 is mounted about pivot 24 on receiver 12. The rear portion 26 of the lever arm 23 is moved up by action of magazine cartridge follower 27 against the normally biased downward action of spring return plunger 28 on forward beak portion 29 (see FIGS. 3 and 5).
Turning in particular to FIGS. 4 and 6, it is seen that lever arm 23 includes ejector finger 31 positioned to engage a cartridge 35 as bolt 32 retracts. Bolt 32 has a longitudinal finger recess 33 which permits bolt 32 to reciprocate past finger 31 without interference with it when finger 31 is in its down position (FIG. 4). However, when cartridge follower 27 causes finger 31 to move to its up position bolt 32 is latched in its rearward position by finger 31 (FIG. 6).
Further to FIGS. 4-6, lever arm 23 includes lever plate 34 and finger support piece 36. Cartridge magazine 37 houses cartridges 35 which are urged upperwardly by follower 27 and follower spring 38. The forward end of bolt 32 carries stationary extractor jaws 39 and spring-loaded extractor jaw 41. Bolt handle cam 46 is engaged by slide 22 to reciprocate and rotate in receiver chamber 42.
Turning to FIG. 7, cartridge follower 27 includes forward projection 43 (shown in dashed lines) for engaging finger 31 to raise it as follower 27 reaches its uppermost position against magazine follower retainer lips 44. Also shown are panel 17, slide 22, latch ejector lever arm 23 including its plate 34, finger support piece 36 and finger 31. Bolt 32, including extractor jaw 39 and handle cam 46, is in its rearward position.
In the operation of rifle 10 with one or more cartridges 35 in magazine 37, projection 43 on cartridge follower 27 is held below finger 31 of latch ejector lever 23 (FIG. 4) permitting rear portion 26 to assume its down position (FIG. 3). When bolt 32 is moved forward causing cartridge 35 to be chambered, finger 31 clears bolt 32 by passing through bolt recess 33. Upon the automatic rearward movement of bolt 32 after firing of the rifle, finger 31 engages the cartridge 35 causing the cartridge to reorient to the extent that it is disengaged from the grip of the extractor jaws 39, 41 and propelled clear of the receiver 12. Due to the position on the spent cartridge circumference as engaged by finger 31, the spent cartridge is ejected in a low trajectory to avoid striking scope 16.
After the last cartridge has been expended, bolt 32 automatically travels rearwardly and, as it does, it depresses magazine follower 27 sufficiently so that projection 43 is unable to lift finger 31. However, once bolt 32 retracts rearwardly past follower 27, follower 27 with its projection 43 rises to move lever 23 to its stop position. Bolt 32 is thereafter held against further forward movement through interposition of finger 31.
The use of finger projection means within the contemplation of this invention includes the concept of configuring a bolt to define a cross sectional path of movement so that finger means mounted adjacent the cross sectional bolt path can be selectively moved into and out of the bolt path to lock and unlock the bolt. The same finger means in their bolt unlocked position interfer with the cross sectional path of the spent cartridge to eject it as it is moved rearwardly providing versatile use of finger means to accomplish both bolt latching and cartridge ejection.
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