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City of Leon Valley, Texas, Unveiling High Water Mark, Announcing Initiative Targeting Local Flood Risk
DENTON, Texas – In October of 1998, the City of Leon Valley was devastated by flooding. On January 9, 2016, officials will unveil a High Water Mark in that city. They will also announce the start of a new initiative reminding residents of the community's flood risks. Mayor Chris Riley will unveil the High Water Mark at Raymond Rimkus Park at 9:00 a.m.Language English
3 Months After Flooding, Federal Assistance to South Carolina Continues
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ninety days after severe storms and flooding in South Carolina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration have provided more than $219 million in grants and loans to assist in recovery.Language English
Mississippi Storm Survivors Urged to Register for Disaster Assistance
PEARL, Miss.-- Homeowners, renters and business owners affected by the recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Mississippi that occurred December 23-28, 2015, are urged to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as they may be eligible for disaster assistance.
The presidential disaster declaration on January 4th makes federal assistance available to eligible individuals and business owners in Benton, Coahoma, Marshall, Quitman, and Tippah counties.Language English
First Ever Digital Geologic Map of Alaska Published
Contact Information:
Frederic Wilson ( Phone: 907-786-7448 ); Paul Laustsen ( Phone: 650-329-4046 );
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new digital geologic map of Alaska is being released today providing land users, managers and scientists geologic information for the evaluation of land use in relation to resource extraction, conservation, natural hazards and recreation.
The map gives visual context to the abundant mineral and energy resources found throughout the state in a beautifully detailed and accessible format.
"I am pleased that Alaska now has a state-wide digital map detailing surface geologic features of this vast region of the United States that is difficult to access," said Suzette Kimball, USGS newly-confirmed director. "This geologic map provides important information for the mineral and energy industries for exploration and remediation strategies. It will enable resource managers and land management agencies to evaluate resources and land use, and to prepare for natural hazards, such as earthquakes."
"The data contained in this digital map will be invaluable," said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. "It is a great resource and especially enhances the capacity for science-informed decision making for natural and cultural resources, interpretive programs, and visitor safety."
"A better understanding of Alaska's geology is vital to our state's future. This new map makes a real contribution to our state, from the scientific work it embodies to the responsible resource production it may facilitate. Projects like this one underscore the important mission of the U.S. Geological Survey, and I'm thankful to them for completing it," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.
This map is a completely new compilation, carrying the distinction of being the first 100 percent digital statewide geologic map of Alaska. It reflects the changes in our modern understanding of geology as it builds on the past. More than 750 references were used in creating the map, some as old as 1908 and others as new as 2015. As a digital map, it has multiple associated databases that allow creation of a variety of derivative maps and other products.
"This work is an important synthesis that will both increase public access to critical information and enhance the fundamental understanding of Alaska's history, natural resources and environment," said Mark Myers, Commissioner of Alaska's Department of Natural Resources. "I applaud the collaborative nature of this effort, including the input provided by the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, which will be useful for natural disaster preparation, resource development, land use planning and management, infrastructure and urban planning and management, education, and scientific research."
Geologists and resource managers alike can utilize this latest geologic map of Alaska, and a lay person can enjoy the colorful patterns on the map showing the state's geologic past and present.
More than other areas of the United States, Alaska reflects a wide range of past and current geologic environments and processes. The map sheds light on the geologic past and present. Today, geologic processes are still very important in Alaska with many active volcanoes, frequent earthquakes, receding and advancing glaciers and visible climate impacts.
"This map is the continuation of a long line of USGS maps of Alaska, reflecting ever increasing knowledge of the geology of the state," said Frederic Wilson, USGS research geologist and lead author of the new map. "In the past, starting in 1904, geologic maps of Alaska were revised once a generation; this latest edition reflects major new mapping efforts in Alaska by the USGS and the Alaska state survey, as well as a revolution in the science of geology through the paradigm shift to plate tectonics, and the development of digital methods. Completion of this map celebrates the 200th anniversary of world's first geologic map by William Smith of England in 1815."The Alaska Geologic Map shows the generalized geology of the state, each color representing a different type or age of rock. This map detail, of the Anchorage area, shows the city spread out on a plain of loose glacial deposits shown in yellow, and the bedrock making up the hillsides of Anchorage shown in green and brown. The rocks shown in green, called the Valdez Group, are sedimentary rocks formed in a trench 65 to 75 million years ago from thousands of undersea debris flows similar to the modern Aleutian trench where oceanic crust dives under continental crust (a subduction zone). The rocks shown in brown on the map are a chaotic mix of rock types called the McHugh Complex that were also formed about the same time, adjacent to this ancient subduction zone. Some time after deposition of the Valdez Group, hot fluids formed gold-bearing quartz veins; the veins were mined starting in the 1890's. The rocks were pushed up, and attached (accreted) to North America through plate tectonic forces in the past 65 million years. The dotted line passing through the east side of Anchorage is the approximate trace of the Border Ranges Fault system, the boundary between the accreted rocks and the rest of the continent.
Federal Aid Programs for the State of Mississippi
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's disaster declaration issued for the State of Mississippi.
Assistance for Affected Individuals and Families Can Include as Required:Language English
President Declares Major Disaster for Mississippi
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Mississippi to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of December 23-28, 2015.
The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Benton, Coahoma, Marshall, Quitman, and Tippah countiesLanguage English
Sea Lamprey Mating Pheromone Registered by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as First Vertebrate Pheromone Biopesticide
Contact Information:
Dr. Marc Gaden, GLFC ( Phone: 734-417-8012 ); Marisa Lubeck, USGS ( Phone: 303-202-4765 );
Ann Arbor, MI – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered a sea lamprey mating pheromone, 3kPZS, as the first ever vertebrate pheromone biopesticide in late December, 2015. Like an alluring perfume, the mating pheromone is a scent released by male sea lampreys to lure females onto nesting sites. Research and development of the mating pheromone was funded by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, with additional support from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, in collaboration with federal government, university, and private industry partners.Parasitic mouth of the invasive sea lamprey. Photo credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS.
Since the 1990s, scientists have been researching the use of pheromones – natural odors used by sea lampreys to communicate – to manipulate sea lamprey behaviors. The newly registered mating pheromone has been used as bait in traps that collect and remove adult sea lampreys before they have a chance to spawn. Other sea lamprey pheromones are also being explored for use in sea lamprey control as attractants and repellents. Although "pesticide" may be part of the name, many biopesticides – such as the sea lamprey mating pheromone – naturally occur in the environment and are extremely potent, but not lethal, substances.
"The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is very excited about this accomplishment," said Dr. Robert Hecky, chair of the commission. "U.S. EPA registration of the sea lamprey mating pheromone opens the door for use of the pheromone in the commission's sea lamprey control program, which protects Great Lakes fisheries from destruction caused by invasive sea lampreys." Dr. Hecky also emphasized the critical role of partners. "This achievement has been many years in the making and could not have occurred without the excellent work of our collaborators at the U.S. Geological Survey, Michigan State University, and Bridge Organics Company."
Dr. Suzette Kimball, USGS director, praised registration of the sea lamprey mating pheromone as "a milestone for control of invasive species and protection of natural biodiversity." She further emphasized the significance of this event saying, "Registration is the culmination of great leadership and innovation among the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, the USGS, and our university and private-sector partners. Development of the sea lamprey mating pheromone is exactly the type of cuttingedge research that places each partner at the forefront of science."
The commission also lauded the U.S. EPA's leadership and noted that this action provides a path for additional chemosensory compounds to be registered as a means to control other vertebrate species. Moreover, this registration marks the first joint review with Canada of a biopesticide through the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency is in the process of registering the mating pheromone for use in Canada.
Since invading the Great Lakes in the 1800s and early 1900s, sea lampreys – parasitic, jawless vertebrates that feed on the blood and body fluids of other fish – have caused enormous ecological and economic damage. To combat this menace, the commission coordinates an integrated sea lamprey control program implemented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Fisheries and Oceans Canada that combines lampricides, barriers, and traps. The control program is remarkably successful: sea lamprey populations in most areas of the Great Lakes have been reduced by 90 percent of their historical highs.
"Our research has shown that the sea lamprey mating pheromone holds great promise for the sea lamprey control program," explained Dr. Weiming Li, professor at Michigan State University through the commission's Partnership for Ecosystem Research and Management. "With a large-scale field trial, we demonstrated that pheromone baits can increase trapping efficiencies by up to 53 percent and baited traps can capture up to two times the sea lampreys that un-baited traps can." While initial trials were completed with pheromone derived from live male sea lampreys, the researchers also discovered the molecular structure of the mating pheromone and contracted with Bridge Organics, a private company in Michigan, to manufacture a synthetic version.Invasive sea lamprey prey on commercially important fish species such as lake trout, living off of the blood and body fluids of adult fish. It is one of many fish species that USGS scientists study from the USGS Research Vessel Muskie. These lamprey belong to the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. Photo credit: Marisa Lubeck, USGS.
Bridge Organics was a key partner in both the development of the synthesized mating pheromone and the U.S. EPA registration process. Like using a blueprint to construct a high-tech building, Bridge Organics used the molecular structure provided by the scientists to construct the exact pheromone molecule from scratch. "When the commission contacted us to synthesize the sea lamprey mating pheromone, we were excited by the scientific challenge," recalled Dr. Ed Hessler, president of Bridge Organics. "Our company is proud to have developed the chemistry to synthesize the mating pheromone and to have coordinated testing of the compound during the registration process."
The U.S. EPA registration covers both the synthesized male mating pheromone as well as the mixture of synthesized pheromone and solvents used in field applications. The U.S. FWS holds the registration for 3kPZS and is the entity licensed to apply this in the field when deemed appropriate. The mating pheromone is classified as a biopesticide, a designation that includes any naturally occurring substance that controls pests. Other registered biopesticides include the pheromone disparlure, which is used to detect and control small infestations of gypsy moths. Registration of the sea lamprey mating pheromone is the first for a vertebrate biopesticide.
Once registered in both the United States and Canada, the sea lamprey mating pheromone can be used to help control invasive sea lampreys in U.S. and Canadian waters throughout the Great Lakes. With each additional tool in the sea lamprey control arsenal, the commission improves its ability to protect the $7 billion fishery.
Federal Aid Programs for the State of Missouri Emergency Declaration
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's emergency disaster declaration issued for the State of Missouri.
Assistance for the State and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required:Language English
President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for Missouri
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the State of Missouri to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding beginning on December 22, 2015, and continuing.Language English
Calaveras County Receives $2.8 Million Water Treatment Grant
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Calaveras County will receive a grant of approximately $2.8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for a water pretreatment facility located at the Jenny Lind Water Treatment Plant, near the town of Jenny Lind.Language English
SBA to Open Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Navarro County
AUSTIN, Texas—The State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Navarro County will transition to a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC), over the New Year holiday weekend.Language English
Help Us Help You: Stay in Touch With FEMA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continue working together to help survivors of the Butte and Valley wildfires. More and more survivors continue to find temporary housing accommodation; as they do, they should continue to stay in touch with FEMA.Language English
Federal Aid Programs for the State of Oklahoma Declaration
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's disaster declaration issued for the State of Oklahoma.
Assistance for the State and Affected Local and Tribal Governments Can Include as Required:Language English
President Declares Disaster for Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Oklahoma to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms and flooding during the period of November 27-29, 2015.Language English
Holiday Hours for Disaster Recovery Centers
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Disaster recovery centers in South Carolina will operate on different schedules around the New Year's holiday.
All recovery centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve and be closed on New Year's Day. Most of the centers will reopen Jan. 2 and operate from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit asd.fema.gov/inter/locator/home.htm or call 800-621-3362 to find the closest center.Language English
FEMA Grant to Fund Seawall Project in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach
Eatontown, N.J. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently obligated $28,358,886.60 in additional grant funding for the repair of the Hurricane Sandy-damaged seawall in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach, bringing the total FEMA funding obligated for the project to date to $31,344,834.00
That amount represents 90 percent of the total project cost of $34,827,594.00. The State of New Jersey will fund the remaining 10 percent.Language English
FEMA Public Assistance Added for 16 Texas Counties
AUSTIN, Texas—Federal disaster assistance to Texas for the October severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding has been expanded to include 16 counties in Texas for FEMA Public Assistance (PA).Language English
A Few More Days to Register for FEMA Assistance
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A few days remain for South Carolina residents affected by Oct. 1-23 storms and flooding to apply for federal disaster assistance.Language English
Badger State Maps Put TIGER in the Tank
Contact Information:
Mark Newell, APR ( Phone: 573-308-3850 ); Larry Moore ( Phone: 303-202-4019 );
The USGS US Topo map program has entered its third, three-year cycle of revising and updating the digital US Topo maps. To start this new cycle, the USGS National Geospatial Program is excited to announce the inclusion of U.S. Census Bureau's Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) roads data for the new US Topo maps, starting with the state of Wisconsin.
"The addition of TIGER's roads layer into the US Topo maps is a great example of how data from one agency can benefit another agency," said Timothy Trainor, Chief, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. "The Census Bureau and the USGS have a long history of collaboration and sharing. This is another win for the American public."
The TIGER database is provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and was created before the 1990 census to provide over a million unique maps sheets to census enumerators. The TIGER was the basis for the first coast-to-coast digital map to modernize the once-a-decade count. Since 1990, TIGER has evolved into a dynamic mapping system that helped catapult the growth of the geographic information system industry and improve Census Bureau data products.
The TIGER database contains all geographic features — such as roads, railroads, rivers, and legal and statistical geographic boundaries — needed to support the Census Bureau's data collection and dissemination programs. The TIGER/Line Shapefiles are constantly improving, updated annually, and available for free download.
TIGER's roads layer includes 6.3 million miles of roads. The original TIGER GIS vector data are available for free download from the TIGER products page. TIGER data are public domain, so using these road data on US Topo removes a previous use restriction from this USGS map product
Other improvements to the new Wisconsin US Topo maps include the addition of the "crowdsourced" trail data from the International Mountain Bike Association, increased parcel land data (PLSS), and most recently, trail data from the U.S. Forest Service.
Additionally, segments of The Ice Age Trail, one of 11 National Scenic Trails, will continue to be featured on select US Topo maps. The USGS partnered with the National Park Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Ice Age Trail Alliance to incorporate the Ice Age Trail onto Wisconsin's maps. The NPS is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
These new US Topo maps replace the second edition US Topo maps and are available for no-cost file download from The National Map, the USGS Map Locator & Downloader website , and several other USGS applications.
To compare change over time, scans of legacy USGS topo maps, some dating back to the late 1800s, can be downloaded from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
For more information on US Topo maps: http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/.Updated 2015 version of the Madison West US Topo quadrangle with orthoimage turned on. (1:24,000 scale) (high resolution image 1.2 MB) Updated 2015 version of the Madison West US Topo quadrangle with orthoimage turned off to better see the improved road network. (1:24,000 scale) (high resolution image 1 MB) Scan of the 1890 legacy topographic map quadrangle of the greater Madison area from the USGS Historic Topographic Map Collection. (high resolution image 1.7 MB)
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Liberty County for Texans
AUSTIN, Texas – A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Liberty County for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage as a result of the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding from Oct. 22 to Oct. 31.
Specialists from the State of Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), nongovernmental organizations and the local community are on hand to answer questions and provide information on the types of assistance available to survivors.Language English


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By Courtney Mamuscia, Global Communications Director, Verint Video & Situation Intelligence Solutions
Today's financial institutions face a growing threat of bank and ATM robberies, skimming scams, credit and debit card fraud, and more. Fraud alone costs banks millions of dollars each year, damages their credibility, and increases risk and liability.
Security guards and bullet-proof glass cover the physical side of the equation. However, they only do so much against the sophisticated tactics of modern criminals, which is why an equally sophisticated security system is needed. The newest, most effective technology can help financial institutions stay one step ahead of criminals. Security officials are now able to better prepare for and respond to suspicious behavior, acts of violence and crime, and potential fraud more effectively than ever before.
Financial institutions can leverage video analytics that help security personnel know exactly what they're looking for amid a daily onslaught of customers, employees and other visitors. Today's video analytics include loitering detection, objects moved or left behind, lines crossed, and more. Face detection and license plate recognition can also greatly benefit the banking industry. Face detection software alone can help save time by honing in on each visitor's face, avoiding manual video searches.
However, it's important to realize that fraud and crime prevention require an analysis of the "big picture" — integrating with all stakeholders, locations, and systems, not just video. Security operators need to pull information from as many sources as possible to know exactly what risks their organization faces.
Today's intelligent network video recorders (NVRs) with video management software and analytics work to analyze surveillance video, as well as data from transactions, teller stations, license plates, face detection, and ATM activity. This disparate data is then merged and analyzed to give investigators a holistic picture of the bank's entire enterprise. Even institutions with hundreds or thousands of locations can quickly review video data, control cameras, analyze transaction records, and corroborate different bits of information to speed investigations.
In just one investigation, the ability to tie a piece of video to a particular transaction — rather than manually searching through hours of feeds — can save significant amounts of man hours and dollars. Many manufacturers even offer mobile apps to let investigators view events and video while in the field, helping to provide banking institutions more flexibility and insight than ever before.
With the right technology, banks and other financial facilities can increase their confidence level in their security investment. As future needs arise, they can scale up and add functionality. They will increase their situation awareness, save time and resources, keep false alarms to a minimum, and stay ahead of the bad guys.

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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 16, 2009
|Filing date
|Sep 16, 2005
|Priority date
|Sep 16, 2005
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Brad M. Baber, Dean Peterson, Harald Krondorfer
|Original Assignee
|Robert Bosch Gmbh
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (78), Non-Patent Citations (3), Classifications (5), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates generally to the field of hand-held power tools such as rotary cutting tools. More particularly, the present invention relates to hand-held power tools that include storage drawers selectively securable to the housing of such power tools.
It is known to provide storage for a variety of attachments for power tools such as drilling or rotary cutting tools. It is further known to incorporate such storage devices within the tool housing. Such known storage compartments do not realize certain advantageous features and/or combinations of features as described herein.
Hand-held power tools generally include a housing and an electric motor contained within the housing. The motor is configured to move a tool bit or other cutting accessory at high speeds to form cuts in a workpiece (e.g., a piece of wood, drywall, tile, etc.). For example, a hand-held rotary cutting tool such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,813,805 and 6,443,675 to Kopras et al. (the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety) is configured to rotate a helical or spiral cutting tool bit that includes a sharp cutting edge wrapped in a helix around the longitudinal axis of the bit. According to this example, the tool is configured to allow the formation of cuts in a workpiece by moving the tool in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of rotation of the bit (i.e., the tool is arranged normal to the workpiece surface and moved parallel to the surface of the workpiece to allow the edges of the bit to remove material from the workpiece).
Hand-held rotary cutting tools utilize a motor to rotate a tool bit at variable speeds. The motor drives a motor shaft which extends from one end of a motor housing along the central longitudinal axis thereof. A mechanical structure, such as a conventional drill chuck or a collet system, is mounted on the end of the motor shaft outside of the motor housing for attaching tool bits and other accessories or attachments to the motor shaft. Some power tools include integrated storage compartments for the storage of bits and accessories used with the tool.
Accordingly, it would be advantageous to provide a storage compartment for a hand-held tool that has a more ergonomically suitable design than conventional compartments and provides a relatively simple locking mechanism, hence requiring less assembly parts and reduced manufacturing resources.
An exemplary embodiment relates to a hand-held power tool. The hand-held power tool includes a housing with cavity. A drawer is provided within the cavity. A flexible member is coupled to the drawer. Furthermore, a latching mechanism with first and second members are included. The first member of the latching mechanism is coupled to the housing and the second member of the latching mechanism is coupled to the flexible member.
Another exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a hand-held power tool having a housing that defines a cavity. A drawer is provided within the cavity. Further, a lip is coupled to the drawer that includes opposing ends. A locking means is configured to secure the drawer within the cavity when the storage compartment of the drawer is fitted within the cavity. Upon squeezing the opposing ends of the lip, the drawer may be released from the cavity. Moreover, a means for sliding the drawer in and out of the cavity is provided.
Another exemplary embodiment relates to storage drawer which includes a flexible member coupled thereto. A latching mechanism is also provided. The latching mechanism has a first member and second member. The flexible member includes first and second ends which are configured in a manner to move the second member of the latching mechanism with respect to the first member of the latching mechanism upon compressing the first and second ends of the flexible member with respect to each other.
A hand-held rotary power tool 100 in the form of a rotary cutting tool is shown generally in
The hand-held tool 100 includes a housing or casing 110 to which a handle 120 is attached. The housing 110 is preferably made of an electrically insulating material such as hard plastic. The housing 110 is generally cylindrical in shape and may be formed as two or more molded pieces which are joined together to form the housing 110 in a conventional manner, such as using fasteners, an adhesive, welding, or a combination thereof.
A motor (not visible in
The motor of the tool 100 drives a motor shaft to which a device or mechanism 150 is coupled for securing a cutting accessory (e.g., a helical cutting tool bit or other accessory) to the motor shaft. As shown in
To secure the tool bit 154 to the motor shaft, a shank of the bit is inserted into a central aperture of the collet, after which the collet nut 152 is tightened. A shaft lock 156 is used to prevent rotation of the motor shaft when the collet nut 152 is being loosened and tightened. As the collet nut 152 is tightened down on the threaded end of the shaft, the collet is compressed within the collet nut 152 between a partially closed end of the collet nut 152 and the shaft. The collet is slotted and has tapered ends such that when the collet is compressed between the collet nut 152 and the shaft, the collet is compressed radially, causing the central aperture of the collet to close tightly around the shank of the tool bit. To remove the bit from the motor shaft, the collet nut 152 is loosened until the bit can be removed easily from the central aperture of the collet.
To set the depth of cut to be made by the tool 100, an adjustable depth guide assembly 160 may be provided. The depth guide 160 is attached to the housing 110 adjacent the location where the motor shaft emerges from the tool 100.
As shown in
The depth of cut of the power tool 100 may be set by moving an extending portion 166 of the depth guide 166 in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the tool bit 154. A locking mechanism may then be used to lock the extending portion 166 in a fixed position relative to the bracket 162 to securely fix the depth guide 160 in place. The locking mechanism may be implemented as a cam lever, as a threaded nut or a screw, or as any other suitable type of device or mechanism.
The motor receives electrical power from a battery or battery pack 130 selectively coupled to the power tool at an end thereof. A locking member or element 132 is provided to allow the battery pack 130 to be removed when the member 132 is depressed. According to an exemplary embodiment, the battery pack 130 includes one or more rechargeable batteries and has a fully charged voltage of between approximately 12 and 24 volts. According to a particular exemplary embodiment the battery pack has a fully charged voltage of approximately 18.6 volts. The battery pack 130 may include any suitable type of batteries, such as nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries. While the exemplary embodiment shows use of a battery to power the motor those skilled in the art will understand that the innovation described herein are also suitable for use in a hand-held power tool which incorporates a conventional cord for AC power.
A cavity or space 200, as shown in
A drawer or container 202 may be selectively provided within the cavity 200 of the housing 110. The drawer 202 is composed of a hard plastic and may be die cast or injection molded. The drawer 202 defines a storage compartment 204 suitable for tool accessories (e.g., tool bits, collets, collet nuts, etc.),as seen in
A flexible member or lip 206, as shown in
In an exemplary embodiment, the flexible member 206 includes two grip locations, 222 and 224, each of which are respectively located on the outer surface of the first and second ends (216, 218) of the flexible member. Each grip location defines a surface 226 suitable for fingertips. The surface 226 may be flat, convex, or concave to accomplish this. The grip locations (222, 224) further include a series of depressions 228 that extend along the vertical axis (A) of the tool housing 110. The depressions 228 provide additional surface grip (or improve clutching) when handling the drawer by the flexible member 206. As an alternative to the depressions 228, a series of protrusions may be utilized to accomplish the same.
A latching mechanism 208 (as shown in
The latching mechanism 208 may be released by moving the second member 212 of the latching mechanism with respect to the first member 210, thereby loosening the interaction between the first and second members of the latching mechanism. The first and second ends (216, 218) of the flexible member 206 may be compressed parallel to the lateral axis (C) of the tool housing 110 to sufficiently move the second member 212 and release the latching mechanism 208 (and drawer 202) from the tool housing 110.
A rail system 214 (as shown in
While an exemplary embodiment includes a latching mechanism 208 configured to selectively secure the drawer 202 within the housing cavity 200, according to other exemplary embodiments, a latching mechanism 208 may be provided. The latching mechanism 208 is configured to secure the drawer 202 within the cavity 200 when the drawer is fitted therein.
As will be apparent to those reviewing this disclosure, selectively lockable storage drawers for hand-held power tools, such as those described herein with respect to the exemplary embodiments, may have a variety of advantageous features. For example, the drawer may provide additional versatility for rotary power tools or other portable devices (e.g., the drawer may be utilized to store equipment such as tool bits, collet wrenches, and collets onboard the power hand-held tools as well as similar accessories).
Another advantageous feature is such that the storage drawer is configured with a latching mechanism (or locking mechanism) which selectively locks the storage drawer within the housing compartment. Since the drawer is lockable within the housing, the user is able to maneuver the power tool in various positions.
It is important to note that the construction and arrangement of the storage drawer as shown in the various exemplary embodiments is illustrative only. Although only a few embodiments of the present inventions have been described in detail in this disclosure, those skilled in the art who review this disclosure will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible (e.g., variations in sizes, dimensions, structures, shapes and proportions of the various elements, values of parameters, mounting arrangements, use of materials, colors, orientations, etc.) without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter recited in the claims. For example, elements shown as integrally formed may be constructed of multiple parts or elements (e.g., the drawer may be partially removable from the tool housing in an arrangement similar to furniture drawers), the position of elements may be reversed or otherwise varied (e.g., the battery pack may be positioned on side of the cavity and storage drawer), and the nature or number of discrete elements or positions may be altered or varied (e.g., multiple storage drawers of varying sizes may be utilized with the hand-held power tool). Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be varied or re-sequenced according to alternative embodiments. Other substitutions, modifications, changes and omissions may be made in the design, operating conditions and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of the present inventions as expressed in the appended claims.
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Classic TV and Pop Culture blog from your pal Billy Ingram
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Open Letter to Governor Pat McCrory from Your Old Pal Billy Ingram
Long time no see. You may not remember me from Catawba College but I gave you a ride home a few times Sophomore year. I didn't vote for you for Class President or for Governor but I'm real happy to see you're doing so well. No surprise there.
I always tell anyone who asks, 'Pat's a really nice guy.' And pretty smart I'm guessing, surely intelligent enough to know you're surrounded by a bunch of numbskulls and crackpots who don't have the people's best interests at heart. Is that the price you pay for power, for a seat at those rarified tables, that you lose your soul in the process? Because it's difficult to imagine you can feel comfortable in your skin being the face of draconian policies that you have to realize are not going to make life better for the common folk. Of which I'm one. No surprise there either...
NC used to be number 2 in the nation for film production, employing thousands. After the cast of Hee-Haw took over the legislature they did a stellar job of chasing those jobs away and into the grateful arms of Georgia where TV and movie productions generated an economic impact of more than $6 billion dollars last year. Conservatives have been in total control now for a year and a half, legislative control for the two years before that, where are the glowing returns? Shouldn't we be seeing a revolution of economic activity now that the job creators got their massive tax cuts that we paid for by gutting public education and universities?
We were supposed to see some positive results, right? The third largest city in your state is the hungriest in the nation. Did you forget everything we learned about critical thinking, cause and effect, what works and what doesn't? Or has that been replaced with every man for himself and an eye for an eye?
As you travel our state looking to get reelected you're proposing a pay raise for North Carolina teachers. That's a great idea. Hey, I've got another crackerjack notion! Why don't you and the Republican houses in Raleigh call an emergency session and fucking do that. What's stopping you? You're the Governor, Republicans control both houses and Democrats like the idea too. Because otherwise you are saying this Bathroom Bill is more important than our hard working educators and the future of our kids.
About that Bathroom Bill hemorrhaging millions of dollars, hundreds if not thousands of jobs, along with what little respect North Carolina still possessed. Have you never met a transgender person? They aren't drag queens, they're men and women. The men have penises and the women boobs and vaginas, at least those who've completed that journey. It's a difficult concept to grasp, it was for me, that someone could be born a woman yet, for all intents and purposes, be a man. Harder to believe is that your wife wouldn't mind sharing a shower at the gym with a 200 pound hairy guy who's attracted to women because it says 'Female' on his birth certificate.
Maybe you didn't think that thing all the way through. See, those religious kooks and undereducated inbred millionaire hillbillies you associate with just made you their bitch. In the movie business we had a saying, "It's not how you fuck up it's how you fix it that counts." Someone needs to show some leadership right about now. Maybe it should be our Governor.
All the best, your pal, Billy Ingram
Posted by Billy Ingram at 6:25 PM
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Comic Book Artist Murphy Anderson
He was one of the greatest comic book artists of all time - Murphy Anderson, best known for his work on Buck Rogers, Superman, Batman, Atomic Knights, Adam Strange, Hawkman, and worlds of science fiction stories. Part of the team that saved the Batman comics from cancellation before the TV series aired.
Read the story of this amazing gentleman, Murphy Anderson in Yes! Weekly...
Posted by Billy Ingram at 1:27 PM
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Christmas Eve 1947 Massacre
Christmas Eve 1947 was one of the most unforgettable in Greensboro, NC history - a madman on a murderous rampage with the city on lockdown. Relive the puzzling events of that night. Also: Nationally renowned firefighter Calvin "Moon" Wyrick was the city's beloved Santa for generations... why did he abruptly stop wearing the suit in 1969? It's the cover story in the latest Yes! Weekly.
Peering into the kitchen, the shadowy figure first notices Mrs. Ollie Martin, for whom this Christmastime is so very merry. With sugar and flour shortages a thing of the past, three multi-layer cakes sit cooling on the piano. After some last minute shopping for her two baby grandchildren Mrs. Martin is overall quite happy with the carefully wrapped packages she's placed under the tree. She's ironing her husband's Santa Claus suit for a big to do in the morning when, from outside the window, DeSantis unloads his shotgun twice into David Martin who's relaxing nearby in his rocking chair. Two more rounds tear through Martin's daughter-in-law Madella as she tries to stand. Attempting to make it out of the home, Ollie Martin cries out when the gunman appears in her path, pumping two buckshot charges through the glass front door. She falls backward into the gaily decorated entrance hall spattered now in blood and shards.
Posted by Billy Ingram at 11:43 AM
Thursday, November 26, 2015
A 'Poole's Paradise' Christmas with Bob Poole!
He made no bones about being a small town boy at heart. In fact, he made it his schtick and paved the way for The Andy Griffith Show that came years later on television.
Bob moved to New York in 1948 to join the Mutual network. Although his down-home program wasn't heard in The City Poole's Paradise was a nationwide smash hit. By the time he left in 1952 the Mutual network was beginning to unravel. Bob Poole imitators were flooding local radio markets all around the USA, eschewing expensive network programs. That's when Poole returned to his radio roots, WBIG.
When Bob Poole moved back to Greensboro, NC he became the reining morning radio man there until poor health forced his retirement in December of 1977. He died weeks later.
Gloria & Bob Poole on a mid-fifties cruise
This is from the December 10, 1948 broadcast of Poole's Paradise on Mutual:
This clip has a clever mash-up of different versions of Jingle Bells that I believe he brought, along with his theme song, to Greensboro.
Poole's Parlor, a half-hour variety show on Wednesday nights over WOR in New York. I believe this program aired from the fall of 1948 until January 1949. These clips are from the New Year's end show, December 28, 1948.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|Oct 29, 1907
|Filing date
|Apr 30, 1906
|Priority date
|Apr 30, 1906
|Publication number
|Parke B Shee
|Original Assignee
|James D Denegre, Parke B Shee
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Referenced by (1), Classifications (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
' PATENTEDl OCT. 29. 1907.
parte stares PARKE BJSHEE, OF ST. PAUL', MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES fairen.
11K/hanteren, or sT. PAUL, MINNESOTA.
CENTRIFUGAL sEPARATon-BOWL. L
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented-Oct. 29, 1907.
Application filed April 30. 1906. Serial No. 314,514.
To all n/'zom it 'may concern:
Be it known that l, Panna B. SHEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Centrifugal Separatorliowls, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to improvements in centrifugal separator' bowls and mor'e particularly to that class having separable radial sections.
lt has for its object the efficient separation of whole milk into its component liquids, cream and skimmed milk.
Other advantages are case in cleaning and the eliinination of unnecessary wearing surfaces.
In the accompanying drawings forming par-t of this specification, Figure 1 is a horizontal plan view of my separator' bowl; Fig. 2' is a ccntr'al horizontal section of the saine, showing the separable sections in place; Fig. 3 is vertical section of the bowl, taken on the line X-X of Fig. 1, a portion of the bowl being shown in full; Fig. 4 is a detail showing the arrangement of the inner bands; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the separable sections, and Fig 6 is a similar' view of a second separable section whose blades are adapted to alternate between those shown in Fig. 5.
A is a centrifugal bowl, which may be journaled in the frame of a separator' (not shown) in any desired manner. A top l and a bottom 2 are attached to the bowl by any suitable means. The feed inlet for thc whole milk is through the central vertical tube 3, which is threaded upon a center' bolt 4. The latter is provided with a vertical groove 5 (for the passage of the milk) opening into a groove 6 in the top l, which in tur'n connects with a tube 7 fastened in the bowl. From the tube 7 thc whole milk is delivered into the central cavity of the bowl and is distributed for separation between the corrugated blades hereinafter' described. The bowl is also provided with fixed tubes 8 along its peripher'al surfaces, which have inlets 9 near the bottom of the bowl and outlets 10 into the skimmed milk cover above the bowl. These tubes furnish the means of egress for the skimmed milk after separation, as hereinafter described, Separable sections 11, provided with curved and corrugated blades l2, are adapted to fit loosely into the bowl. 1 pr'efer to use four of these sections. The blades 12 of the sections are soldered to central bands 13 at their inner extremities and attached to outer bands 14 by rivets 15. Flanges 16 are attached radially to the inside of the inner bands 13, these flanges being of sufficient length to form at their inner extremities suitable bearings upon the center bolt 4 of the bowl. The blades of the two upper divisions ar'e adapted to iit between each other, so that when in place the blades of one alternate with those of the other. Two of the separable sections 11 are shown in Figs. 5 and 6 in position to be fitted together by passing the blades 12 of Fig. 5 between the blades 12 of Fig. 6. Then the blades are so placed, the lower bands of the upper section rest upon the upper bands of the section immediately below. The two lower divisions when in place bear a similar relation to each other. When the sections are so nested in the bowl, the lianges 16, together with the center bolt 4 and bands 13, form vertical passageways 17 in the center of the bowl for the upward flow of the cream. The cream finds its way into these passageways through openings 18 between the central bands 13. 1n other wor'ds, the vertical, cylindrical cavity shown in the drawings between the center bolt 4 and the central bands 13 is divided by the flanges 16 into four parts, and, because the height of the flanges 16 is greater than that ofthe bands 13 to which they are attached, openings are left between said bands through which the cream in the Zone outside these bands flows into the vertical passageway 17. 1t is obvious that the various vertical passageways and openings in the central cavity of my bowl are continuous but sectional and without horizontal plates or partitions between the blades or elsewhere. The upper extremities of the passageways 17 open into the upper portion of the bowl,
from which a tube 2O leads the cream to a hollow screw 21. This screw serves the usual purpose of an outlet tube and also regulates the density of the cream.. As is well-known, after the delivery of the whole milk into a revolving bowl, the combined effect of gravity and the centrifugal force results in the flow of the cream toward the center and upward, while the skimmedv milk flows downward and outward. Following this law, the whole milk in my separator bowl having been distributed between the corrugated blades the cream, as above stated, is forced to the center through the openings 18 and then upward in the passageway 17. The heavier' skimmed milk, on the otlier hand, flows downward and outward toward the circumference of the bowl until it is below the inlets 9 in the fixed tubes 8, thence, following the lines of least resistance it is forced up these tubes and through the outlets 10 into the skim-milk cover.
Having described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is
l. A centrifugal separator bowl provided with a plurality of separable sections comprising corrugated blades curved horizontally, central and peripheral bands connecting the blades at their inner and outer extremities, said blades upon each section being deeperl than the bands and when in place in the bowl, projecting between those ef'an adjoining,l section.
A centrifugal bowl provided with a plurality of separable sections, each section comprising inner and outer' bands, and curved blades connected by said bands, the blades being of greater width than the bands and extending on one side beyond, them so that when the sections are in place within the separator bowl the blades of one section project between the corresponding blades upon an adjoining section.
` adapted to alternate with, and pass between corresponding blades upon an adjoining section, and an open frame consisting of bands and vertical anges for connecting the blades of the respective sections.
5. A centrifugal separator bowl, provided with a plurality of separable sections each consisting of curved corrugated blades which respectively project between the corresponding blades of an adjoining section, and peripheral bands for supporting the blades, the lower band of one section being adapted to rest upon the upper bands of an vadjoining section whereby continuous vertical passageways are formed between the bladesA G. A centrifugal separator bowl comprising a center bolt, a plurality of separable sections consisting of corrugated blades, central bands attached thereto and provided with inwardly projecting vertical flanges, outer bands uniting said blades at their peripheral extremities, the central bands being narrower than the flanges or blades so that when said sections are tted one upon another vertical passageways are formed in the center of the bowl and the blades of one section pass between those of an adjoining section. l
7. A centrifugal bowl provided with a center bolt., a plurality of separable sections, each section comprising curved blades united by central and outer bands, the inner side of said central bands being furnished with radial, vertical flanges deeper than the bands, extending substantially to the center bolt and subdividing the inner cavity of the bowl, foi-ined by the central bands and bolt, into vertical passageways connected with the outer cavity of the bowl.
S. A centrifugal bowl provided With a center bolt and a plurality of separable sections each section comprising curved blades united by central bands, the inner side of said central bands being furnished with vertical flanges deeper than the central bands, said center bolt, hands and flanges forming inner conduits for the upward passage of the cream, in combination with vertical tubes attached to the periphery of the bowl adapted to forni conduits for the upward passage of the skimmed milk.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specilication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
PARKE B. SHEE. Witnesses H. H. FLOR, ELsIn M. Bonsnn.
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|May 28, 1999
|Feb 6, 2001
|Alfa Laval Ab
|Centrifugal separator having axially-extending, angled separation discs
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification