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The Carpenters Arms, North Yorkshire (county)
- Free full breakfast
Main amenities
- 10 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant and 2 bars/lounges
- WiFi in the lobby
- Picnic area
- Barbecue grills
- Wedding services
- Luggage storage
- Tour/ticket assistance
What's around
- Thirsk Museum (3.3 mi / 5.3 km)
- World of James Herriot (3.3 mi / 5.3 km)
- Sutton Bank National Park Centre (4.4 mi / 7.1 km)
- Kilburn White Horse (6 mi / 9.7 km)
- Shandy Hall (7.2 mi / 11.7 km)
For families
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
- Iron/ironing board
- Hair dryer
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
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Hotel Info: 01 65 69 441from €98
- Twin Room, Ensuite, Garden Area
- Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Ensuite, Garden Area
- Super king En-suite - House Room
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 10 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-10 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed (dogs only)
- Specific rooms only *
- WiFi in public areas *
- WiFi in rooms *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- Free full breakfast daily
- 2 bars/lounges
- Restaurant
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Barbeque grills
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Picnic area
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- Digital TV channels
- WiFi (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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- Carpenters Arms Inn Thirsk
- Carpenters Arms B&B Thirsk
- Carpenters Arms Thirsk
- Carpenters Arms Inn
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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I have stayed at Royal Villas for 12 years now and wouldnt go any where else. The convenience of the pool and ocean is great. . Service by the pool is good. Depending on the tips given to the waiters. Alberto was and is the best waiter in all of Mazatlan. It would be a shame if they let him go. So many of the old waiters are gone. If you are looking for an alcohol drink then this is probaly not the place to go. Very weak drinks by the pool. The food is good during the day, but the restaurant is not exactly a 4 star. I suggest you venture out for dinner. The rooms are clean but dont be put off by the refrigeraters. They tend to be a bit old and are being replaced. All in all this is a very good place to stay. During the busy season if you want a good beach chair be prepared to get up very early and put your towels on them or you will have to sit aways away.
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- Royal Villas Resort All inclusive a lacarte Description and adventages:THE UPSCALE PROPERTY ON THE BEST BEACH OF MAZATLAN Located right in the heart of the GOLDEN ZONE of MAZATLAN, The Royal Villas resort features: 125 Suites, Jr. Suites and Pent Houses All of them with: Balconies. Kitchenettes and the best beds in town, Enjoy the only Four Diamond restaurant in Mazatlan rated by the AAA : La Hacienda de la Floor Restaurant with fine Mexican cuisine, try our delicious dishes 2007 prize winners, Have fun! during our happy hours at our Lobby Bar with live piano music and a variety of rhythms: Mexican, romantic and Jazz every day from Tuesday to Sunday, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. For Breakfast enjoy one on the best buffet breakfast in town, every day from 7:00 to 11:30 a.m. at our Montealban Restaurant, We also offer: Room Service, Acclimatized Swimming Pool, Jacuzzi, Fitness center with Sauna, Game room, Satellite TV, Internet access, Spa Services, daily pool and beach activities for children and adults:Other services: Game Room, Kids club, Baby Seating, Room Service, Meeting facilities up to 200 people, Safety deposit Boxes, Handicap rooms, Non smoking rooms, Beauty Saloon, Valet Parking, Direct Dial Phone System, Purified Water System, Travel Agency, Laundry Service and Laundromat .Satellite Television / Pay per view movies Smoking and Non-Smoking Rooms, Money Exchange and Safety Deposit Boxes, Business Center, M.D. on call, hours, Private Ocean View Balconies Spectacular Sunsets.1.-Location.- Located right in the heart of the golden zone. At one of the best beaches in Mazatlán.2.- EP Plan and All Inclusive a la carte2.- Family suites with Kitchenettes3.-Free internet services4:-Daily pool and beach activities program: Daily beach and pool activities for children and adults• Karaoke• Aqua aerobics• Water polo• Bingo• English classes• Spanish classes• Deer island tours 5.-Meeting facilities for up to 200 guests6.- Catering service for up to 300 guests.7.-Wedding facilities ( full arrangements)8.-Free parking and Valet parking service9.-Free work out room10.-Free Sauna services10.-Spa service ... more less
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This is my third Pentax camera and I love it more than the other two combined. My last camera was the S5i and I loved it and didnt think it could get topped, but the WPi has more megapixels, larger screen, more options, faster zoon, plus its waterproof. This is the perfect camera for anyone but especially the outdoorsmen who might find themselve around water. Buydig.com is where i got it, fast shipping, Willoughbys is also a top notch dealer
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This is a division of pending prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/663,973, filed Sep. 16, 2003 now U.S. Pat.No. 7,316,056 for "Fastening System For Anchoring Wood Floors", which patent application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/301,262, filed Nov. 21, 2002 now abandoned for "Method And Apparatus For Anchoring Hardwood Floor Systems".
This invention relates to the installation of wood floors and more particularly to an improved fastening system for anchoring such floors to a base made of concrete or like material.
Wood floor systems used for sports, such as basketball, require a significant degree of cushioning or impact absorption of the floor relative to the underlying base of concrete or like material to which it is secured in order to reduce injuries. Accordingly, a number of different floor systems have been designed to provide appropriate floor deflection and resiliency. Such floor systems typically include a plurality of hardwood floorboards, one or more subfloor layers supporting the floorboards, and a plurality of elastomeric pads attached to and underlying the subfloor layer(s) for supporting the floor system on a base, usually in the form of a concrete or asphalt slab. In some cases, the base may be a pre-existing wood floor. The floor system is anchored to the base by metal fasteners in such a way as not to precompress the elastomeric pads when the floor system is in an unloaded state and leaving a gap of free space between the subfloor(s) and the base with the vertical dimension of that space being such as to allow downward deflection of the floor under impact, thereby providing shock absorption and resiliency or "give", and reducing the amount of reaction force imparted by the floor system to the impacting person or object.
The free space provided between the subfloor layers and the base is also important with respect to reducing the effect of humidity changes on the dimensional stability of the wood components. Wood components are susceptible to absorption and expulsion of moisture, with a resultant expansion and contraction. The effect of humidity changes on the dimensional stability of the floor system is reduced by the free space inasmuch as the latter limits moisture transfer between the base and the supported components.
A number of different floor systems are known that are designed to provide some degree of impact absorption and are characterized by free space between the base and the subfloor layers. One of those systems is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. RE37,615, issued Apr. 2, 2002 to Michael W. Niese for "Anchored/Resilient Hardwood Floor System". The disclosure of that patent is incorporated herein by reference.
In the construction disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. RE37,615, a plurality of mutually spaced sleepers 20 (
Floor systems similar to the type shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. RE37,615 are in commercial use. The foregoing patent indicates that the floor system disclosed therein may be anchored by forcing the fasteners 34 into predrilled holes 38 in the base 28 or by driving the fasteners into the base using a nail gun without any pre-drilled holes. However, as a practical matter prior to this invention it was not feasible or practical to anchor the sleepers to a concrete base without first predrilling holes for the fasteners in the concrete. Instead, the usual practice has been to pre-drill holes in the concrete base and use fasteners that are characterized by a shoulder that functions as a depth stop and an expansion curve adjacent the leading end for anchoring the fasteners in the concrete base, with the fasteners being surrounded by plastic lubricating sleeves that sit loosely in the counterbored holes and serve to reduce friction between the fasteners and the sleepers, as illustrated in FIG. 9 of U.S. Pat. No. RE37,615. Typically, the lubricating sleeve has a peripheral flange at its top end and the flange portion has a counterbore to accommodate the head of the fastener. The fasteners are driven into the predrilled holes by manually impacting them with a hammer.
Manually driving a fastener into dense concrete without predrilling a hole to accommodate the fastener cannot be done, or at least not without having to strike each fastener repeatedly. However, the holding power of a fastener driven into solid concrete by repeated blows is unsatisfactory. When a fastener is impacted with sufficient force to penetrate a concrete substrate, a so-called "ball" is formed in the concrete around the leading end of the fastener. That ball is a densification of the concrete which exerts a tight grip on the fastener. However, if thereafter the embedded fastener is impacted one or more times, the ball will be disrupted and even disintegrate, with the result that the concrete's grip on the fastener is weakened substantially. It is well known in the structural fastening field that the same phenomenon occurs when impact driving a fastener into a steel substrate. Therefore, to maximize the holding power, a fastener should not be hit more than once when impact driven into concrete or steel.
Heretofore powered impact-type drivers have been used for driving fasteners into concrete or other hard masonry substrates for the purpose of anchoring metal components to the substrates. However, prior to this invention use of power drivers for anchoring the sleepers disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. RE37,615 was not feasible. The primary problem stems from the counterbored holes 32 in the sleepers 20. The counterbored holes 32 are designed to accommodate heads 40 of the fasteners 34 so they will not protrude above the sleepers where they can interfere with the subfloor members 22 carried by the sleepers, particularly when the floor system is deflected downwardly under impact. The counterbores 44 serve to provide a recessed seat for the flanges 42.
However, the requirement that the heads 40 of the fasteners (and also the flanges 42 of the lubricating sleeves 36 when used) be recessed in the counterbored holes 32 has made it difficult to use a power driver. The need to recess the heads of the fasteners in the counterbored holes 32 complicates attainment of the requirement that the striker or hammer of the power driver be able to drive the fasteners deep enough to assure a tight engagement of the fastener heads (or the flanges of the lubricating sleeves) with the bottoms of the counterbores, but not so deep as to preload the resilient pads 26. The counterbored holes 32 also make it difficult to center the striker or hammer of the powered driver on the fastener head, which is an important consideration since optimum performance of the driver requires that its striker be readily centered on the fastener head and the driver be positioned to drive the fastener perpendicularly to the base 28. This centering problem is complicated by the fact that in actual practice the lubricating sleeves 36 are sized to make a loose fit in the counterbored holes. Another factor discouraging against use of a power driver is the requirement that the action of the driver not interfere with the use of fastener depth stop means designed to prevent compression of the resilient pads, as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. RE37,615.
Because of these problems, there has been lacking a satisfactory and reliable way to secure the sleepers of the form disclosed in the aforesaid patent to a concrete base without using pre-drilled holes for the fasteners. The need to predrill holes introduces a variety of limitations, the most significant of which is that installation of such systems is slow and costly due to the manual labor consumed in predrilling holes in the concrete and the need to precisely locate the holes to assure alignment with the counterbored holes in the sleepers, and the repeated hammering action required to seat the fastener.
One solution that has been advanced is described in my copending application Ser. No. 10/301,262, cited supra. The invention described in that application constitutes a substantial improvement over the prior art in that it facilitates use of a power driver. The present invention constitutes an improvement over the invention disclosed in my copending application Ser. No. 10/301,262.
The primary object of this invention is to improve upon the invention disclosed in my copending application Ser. No. 10/301,262.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved fastening system and method for anchoring a wood floor to a concrete base with fasteners, without the need for predrilling holes for the fasteners.
A more specific object is to provide an improved fastening system and method for anchoring to a concrete base floor assembly sleepers of the type that have counterbored holes to accommodate fasteners.
Another object is to provide a novel and improved fastening system arrangement for anchoring hardwood floors.
A further object is to provide a novel and improved fastener arrangement comprising a fastener and a hard plastic standoff sleeve for the fastener, the sleeve being adapted to withstand fracture by the fastener when the fastener is impacted by the hammer of a power driver.
The foregoing and other objects of the invention are achieved by providing a fastening system including a sleeve and fastener arrangement for anchoring a sleeper of the type described hereinabove to a concrete base, and a power driver for driving the fastener into the concrete base. The sleeves are sized to fit loosely in counterbored holes preformed in the sleeper. Each sleeve has a center bore for accommodating the shank of the fastener, a larger bore for receiving a nozzle of a power driver, and a peripheral flange at its top end that is sized to fit within the sleeper counterbore. Also, in relation to the associated fastener, the sleeve has an effective length that enables the sleeve to function as a depth stop that prevents the fastener from pre-compressing resilient pads of the sleeper. Each fastener has a radially projecting head at its top end. The fasteners are driven into the concrete base by means of a power driver provided with a nozzle sized to fit within the larger bore in the sleeve and a hammer bore that is sized to accept the head of a fastener disposed in one of the sleeve center bores, whereby the hammer of the driver will be aligned with the head of the fastener, and the tool will be oriented perpendicularly to the sleeper, as required for optimum driving of the fastener into concrete. The sleeves function as a depth stop to prevent or limit preloading of the resilient pads on the bottom of the sleeper by the driven fasteners. The drive stroke of the driver's hammer may be limited so as to permit the hammer to drive the fastener to a depth that is sufficient to secure the sleeper to the concrete base, but not so far as to overload the resilient pads or damage the sleeve.
In accordance with a further feature of the invention, there is provided a fastening system and method for anchoring wood floors to a supporting base. The system comprises a fastener having a shank, a pointed distal end, and a proximal head end having an enlarged diameter head with a flat proximal surface, a sleeve for retaining floor assembly structural members to the base, the sleeve having a central bore therethrough, a countersink extending from a proximal end of the sleeve coaxially with the central bore, and an annular flange extending outwardly from the sleeve proximal end. The system further comprises a driver for driving the fastener through the sleeve countersink and the sleeve bore into the supporting base. The driver comprises a nozzle having a bore for receiving the fastener, with the nozzle being adapted to enter the sleeve countersink. The driver further comprises a hammer movably disposed in the nozzle bore and movable to engage the flat surface of the head of the fastener and to drive the fastener into locking engagement with the base, whereby to fix the sleeve to the base, and thereby anchor the floor assembly structural members to the base.
Other features and advantages of the invention are set forth in or rendered obvious by the following detailed description which is to be considered together with the drawings.
The pads 26 are molded from an elastomeric material in order to provide resiliency, vibration dampening and shock absorption for the floor system. The pads may take various shapes without affecting the invention. Thus, for example, the pads may be as illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 5,388,380, issued Feb. 14, 1995 to Michael W. Niese and U.S. Pat. No. 6,367,217, issued Apr. 9, 2002 to Michael W. Niese et al. The pads may be solid or may be formed with hollow internal volumes or spaces to better permit the pads to deflect in the vertical direction immediately upon impact to the wood floorboards 24. The pads are sized to provide a space of predetermined minimum height between the sleepers and the supporting base, typically a height in the range of about 0.5 to about 0.75 inch, under the static weight of the floor system.
Each of the sleeper members 20 is provided with at least one, and usually two or more of the through holes 32 to accommodate the fasteners 34 and standoff sleeves 36. A counterbore 44 is coaxial with each hole 32 on the top side of the sleeper, so that each hole has a relatively small diameter bottom section 32 and a relatively large diameter top section 44. The bottom end of each counter bore has a flat annular surface 46.
Referring to
Still referring to
More specifically the overall length L1 of the sleeve 36 is less than the distance between a bottom surface 70 (
According to the preferred mode of practicing the invention (hereinafter the "automatic mode"), only the sleeves are pre-positioned in the sleeper holes 32 and the nails are fed from a magazine attached to the powered driver that is used to drive the fastener into the underlying base, as described hereinafter However, it is contemplated that the sleeves 36 and the fasteners 34 may be pre-positioned manually in the counterbored sleeper holes 32, with the powered driver then being used to drive the fasteners into the underlying base (hereinafter the "manual mode").
In the manual mode, the fasteners 34 may be pre-assembled to the sleeves 36 before the sleeves are inserted into sleeper holes 32 or each fastener may be inserted into a sleeve after the sleeve has been inserted into a sleeper hole. If the invention is practiced in the manual mode, the driver may but need not have a fastener-carrying magazine, in which case the nozzle 82 does not have the side entry port 88 for fasteners. In view of the manual mode option, the sleeves 36 may be formed with the diameter of center bore 60 equal to the diameter of shank portion 56. With this size arrangement (which is suitable for the automatic as well as the manual mode of operation), when the fastener 34 is pre-positioned within the sleeve 36 as required for the manual mode, its shank section 56 will be gripped by surface-to-surface contact with the sleeve in bore 60, with the result that the fastener will be held straight (i.e. coaxial with the sleeve) in the manner illustrated in
Further with respect to the manual mode of operation, the sleeve and fastener are sized so that when the sleeve 36 is inserted in a sleeper hole 32 with its flange 62 resting on the bottom surface 46 of sleeper counterbore 44, and a fastener is inserted in the sleeve, the head 40 and a substantial portion of the shank portion 52 of the fastener project above the upper surface of the sleeper, in the manner shown in
A suitable form of powered driver is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,645,208, issued Jul. 8, 1997 to Harry M. Haytayan for "Pneumatic Fastening Tool With Safety Interlock". The disclosure of that patent is incorporated herein by reference. FIG. 6 disclosed a driver 80 as disclosed in the patent. That driver includes a bottom member 81 that comprises a nozzle 82 having an axially-extending bore 84 that accommodates a hammer 86 (see
Referring to
A bore 92 for safety rod 94 is formed in the upper section of nozzle 82 eccentric to the bottom end section 96, so that the safety rod extends down along side of and close to the cylindrical outer surface of nozzle bottom section 96, whereby the outer or bottom end of the rod can engage the flange 62 of a sleeve 34 into which the nozzle is inserted. Rod 94 is biased outwardly by a spring 102. In its normal at-rest (extended) position under the influence of spring 102, the outer or bottom end of rod 94 does not project beyond the end face 100, but instead it is located short of that end face so that nozzle end section 96 may be inserted into countersink 66 of a pre-positioned sleeve 34 before the safety rod can engage the flange 62 of that sleeve. Additionally the relationship between the end face 100 of the nozzle and the end of safety rod 94 is such that when the rod engages flange 62, the end face 100 will be spaced from the bottom end wall 59 of the countersink 66 by a distance substantially equal to or less than the distance that the safety rod needs to be retracted in order to place the driver in condition for firing. By way of example but not limitation, if the depth of countersink 66 is 0.88 inch and the safety rod needs to be retracted 0.25 inch in order to place the driver in condition for firing, in its normal at rest position the outer end of safety rod 94 may be 0.50 inch behind end face 100.
In the automatic mode, the sleeves are pre-positioned in the holes 32 of a sleeper, and the driver has a magazine 90 (
When a sleeve 36 is inserted into a hole 32 in a sleeper 20 or other member of like purpose, the bottom end of the sleeve will engage or be in near engagement with the base 28. When subsequently the bottom end section 96 of driver nozzle 82 is inserted into the sleeve countersink 66, the spring-biased safety rod 94 will engage the sleeve flange 62. The spring 102 acts on rod 94 to resist intrusion of the nozzle into the sleeve. Preferably the stiffness of spring 102 is such that the driver needs to be pushed down against the plastic sleeve flange 62 with moderate manual force in order to depress the safety rod 94 far enough to place the driver in condition for firing.
In both the automatic and manual modes of operation, the sleeves are pre-positioned in the sleeper holes 32. It is preferred that when a sleeve is inserted into a sleeper hole 32, the bottom end 68 of the sleeve 36 will touch the upper surface 72 of the base 28 and the bottom side of the sleeve flange 62 will engage, or nearly engage, the surface 46 of the sleeper center bore 44. In both modes the driver nozzle is inserted into the countersink 68 of a pre-positioned sleeve and the safety rod engages the flange 62 of that pre-positioned sleeve. In the manual mode the head 40 of the fastener extends up into the nozzle bore 84. In the automatic mode, a fastener 34 fed from the magazine 90 is pre-positioned in hammer bore 84, and when the driver is fired its hammer 86 impacts that pre-positioned fastener and drives it down along bore 84 into the pre-positioned sleeve.
In both modes, when the driver is fired, the hammer 86 of the driver impacts the head 40 of the fastener at a high velocity and with great force, causing the fastener to penetrate the underlying hard and dense base 28, whereby the fastener and the surrounding sleeve serve to position and anchor the sleeper to the base. The hammer 86 of the driver forces the fastener 34 into the concrete base 28 far enough to cause the fastener head 40 to be seated against the bottom wall 59 of countersink 66 and to lock the sleeve 36 tight against the base 28. However, because of the depth-limiting action of the sleeve 36 with respect to the sleeper, the fastener 34 cannot be driven into the concrete so far as to precompress the resilient pads 26. Further assurance that the fasteners are driven into the concrete the correct amount is provided by the fact that the stroke of the hammer 86 is limited. The limited stroke of the hammer also substantially eliminates any possibility that the hammer will crush the sleeve.
With the foregoing apparatus, anchoring of floor systems of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. RE37,615 is greatly facilitated. The automatic mode using a magazine type driver is preferred over the manual mode not only because of time saving and convenience, but because the manual mode requires a higher air pressure supply for the driver tool than does the magazine type. That is because In the magazine type the mass of the fastener (pre-positioned in the hammer bore by action of the magazine) is effectively added to the mass of the hammer during the driving action, providing a more forceful impact for a given air pressure supply.
Referring to
The invention is not limited in its application to floor systems of the type wherein the floor attachment members are in the form of nailing strips, or sleepers, that carry the resilient pads. For example, the invention also is applicable to a wood floor system of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,367,217, issued Apr. 9, 2002 to Michael W. Niese et al. for "Sleeper Assembly For Resilient Hardwood Floor System".
Since substructure assemblies 114 of the type shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,367,217 are installed first before the floorboards 110 are nailed in place, the present invention makes it possible to anchor the substructure assemblies 114 to the hard concrete base 112 without any need for predrilling holes in the base. Referring to
Although it is preferred to use fasteners with step-down shanks 48 as shown in
As used herein in relation to the resilient support pads 26, 118, the terms "precompressing" and "precompression" are synonymous with "preloading" and are intended to embrace the situation where the pads are essentially not compressed at all by the fasteners, and also the situation where the pads are compressed somewhat as a consequence of the fastening operation, but are still capable of further compression to the extent required to allow the floor system to deflect downwardly when impacted within the operating limits contemplated by the parameters of the system. In this context, it is recognized that the support pads 26 and 118 are compressed by the weight of the floor components, and such compression is not to be construed as coming within the scope of the term "precompression".
The advantages of the invention are obvious and significant. No predrilling of the concrete base is required in order to anchor floor systems with fasteners. Furthermore, the invention eliminates the need to use fasteners characterized by a shoulder that functions as a depth stop and fasteners having expansion curves for locking them in pre-drilled holes in a concrete base. The driving of the fasteners is rapid, with the manual labor limited to inserting the sleeves and fasteners in holes in the wooden attachment strips, and positioning and firing the driver. Additionally, pneumatic drivers of the type described herein are reliable and easy to use, and the nozzle 82, as shown in
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|Filing date
|Publication date
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|Aug 31, 1971
|Doberne Morris
|Pneumatically operated nail driver
|Oct 10, 1978
|Apr 8, 1980
|Haytayan Harry M
|Pneumatic tacking tool
|Feb 8, 1989
|Jan 2, 1990
|Robbins, Inc.
|Hardwood floor system
|Mar 16, 1994
|Jan 3, 1995
|Robbins, Inc.
|Prefabricated sleeper for anchored and resilient hardwood floor system
|Jul 13, 1992
|Feb 14, 1995
|Robbins, Inc.
|Anchored/resilient sleeper for hardwood floor system
|Oct 14, 1993
|May 9, 1995
|Shelton; Floyd
|Fixed resilient sleeper athletic flooring system
|Dec 30, 1994
|Nov 14, 1995
|Robbins, Inc.
|Prefabricated sleeper for anchored and resilient hardwood floor system
|Feb 28, 1995
|Oct 22, 1996
|Robbins, Inc.
|Kerfed hardwood floor system
|Feb 14, 1995
|Mar 11, 1997
|Robbins, Inc.
|Anchored/resilient hardwood floor system
|Oct 17, 1995
|Jul 8, 1997
|Haytayan; Harry M.
|Pneumatic fastening tool with safety interlock
|Mar 31, 1997
|Jul 27, 1999
|Haytayan; Harry M.
|Panel fastening system
|Aug 14, 2000
|Apr 2, 2002
|Floyd Shelton
|Anchored resilient athletic flooring structure
|Nov 4, 1999
|Apr 9, 2002
|Robbins, Inc.
|Sleeper assembly for resilient hardwood floor system
|Jun 18, 2001
|May 6, 2003
|Floyd Shelton
|Athletic flooring substructure
|Apr 25, 2005
|Oct 17, 2006
|Robbins, Inc.
|Panel-type subfloor assembly for anchored/resilient floor
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jun 19, 2012
|Feb 25, 2014
|Robert X. Chambers
|Floor systems
|Jul 24, 2008
|Jan 13, 2011
|Acument Gmbh & Co. Ohg
|Device for fastening plastic parts to a motor vehicle body
|U.S. Classification
|29/798, 52/403.1, 29/525.01
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 7, 2013
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Oct 27, 2013
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Dec 17, 2013
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20131027


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Friends of the Earth, Corporate Ethics International, and The Center for International Environmental Law filed a lawsuit in federal court after the State Department refused to fulfill the groups' Freedom of Information Act request regarding the Keystone XL pipeline proposal. That project, which involves the building of nearly 2,000 miles of pipeline from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico for the transport of tar sands oil, requires a presidential permit from the State Department.
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After another night of shitty news, I decided that the only way to end things on a good note would be to go and deep throat an ice cream cone.
We ended up stopping at Sugar & Spice since it was on our way home and our first choice was too crowded. (I WAS NOT IN THE MOOD TO STAND IN LINE WITH PEASANTS.)
Look, listen, do whatever it is you do to pay attention: I have no beef with this establishment. I definitely wouldn't put it in my top local faves list but it's not like, disgusting there or anything. However, on this night, some RUDE FUCKING BROAD was at the window and, after already being annoyed with the people in front of us (the one girl had on cam sweatpants with flip flops and it just rubbed me the wrong way), she set me off before I even opened my mouth to order.
I'm sorry, but you have over 30 flavors of soft serve which I could not peruse until I got up to the window, so don't fucking rush me I hate being rushed. Go wipe down a counter or something and I'll call you back when I'm ready, maybe?!
She was scowling and I didn't want to stand there any longer than I had to so I blurted out "Cinnamon" but immediately had remorse and then Broad asked in a rude tone what kind of tone and I started to say sugar because I always confuse the cone-types and she cut me off to spit, "WE CANT PUT IT IN A SUGAR CONE. THE SOFTSERVE IS TOO HEAVY" and I totally looked like some sort of soft serve n00b to the guy who was still standing there waiting for his milkshake.
But the way she cut me off, I can't even. My tolerance was already down real low, like the lowest rung of limbo, and this bitch and her highfalutin' soft serve superiority was about to knock the pole right onto the rink IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN and I hope you do because my rollerskating analogies are a little bit rusty.
You guys, I then had the AUDACITY to ask her for sprinkles. Whaaaaat was I thinking! I'm an alien sent to earth for my first ice cream and I fucking blew it, apologies to the Mother Ship.
"YOU CANT PUT SPRINKLES ON THIS, ITS TOO SOFT." Wow, really, you have to straight scold me about this? You're the one dishing out limp soft serve, you dumb ice cream cooze.
I literally snatched the cone from her hands and, as she was muttering in her bitch-voice about "putting the sprinkles on the side" I cut her off and in a PURPOSELY FAKE UPBEAT VOICE THAT WASNT TOO SOFT TO SPRINKLE WITH SARCASM, I sniped, "OK GREAT NO THANKS BYE" and stomped off through the parking lot while making loud, passive aggressive declarations to my 10-year-old son and the man who was waiting for his milkshake that I would NEVER come back to this place again.
PUT THE SPRINKLES ON THE SIDE. Oh for fuck's sake. If I want to make a mess with my ice cream cone that I'm paying for, that's 100% within my right as an American! IF I WANT SPRINKLES, DUMP THAT SHIT ON MY ICE CREAM AND TELL ME TO HAVE A NICE NIGHT AND I WILL SAY THANKS, YOU DO THE SAME
THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD HAVE PLAYED OUT. I have read from this script plenty of times
Henry tried to play devils advocate which is basically the only character he knows how to play because he's so one-dimensional and I interrupted his empty words to shriek, "I'VE HAD THIS SAME SOFT SERVE AT OTHER PLACES AND GOT SPRINKLES ON IT!" And it is definitely the same soft serve because all those places use the same OMG 30+ FLAVORS sign and it's the same machine!! Sugar & Spice isn't unique! This isn't their own creation! They use the same mix that every other place uses and I know this because I eat a lot of fucking ice cream.
I know my fucking soft serve.
Henry was stuck there at the window because he still had to pay, but I had already marched off to the car. I considered viciously pitching my cone in the garbage can on the way there but let's be real: I'm too much of a tightwad to waste money like that so I leaned against the car and angrily lapped at my stupid too-melty-for-sprinkles ice cream while shuddering with rage.
What a dumb, surly bitch. I continued to spout off vague threats as we drove past her on our way out, like how I wanted to chuck my cone against her stupid window. "I don't think she can hear you," Henry mumbled.
"Oh I'm going to leave a really nasty review," I growled against a background of mirthless laughter, cutting down my melty ice cream cone with my razor-edged tongue. And as soon as I opened the Yelp app to destroy this establishment with my hateful prose ("Not only do your employees have no chill, but either does your ice cream!"), the first thing I saw was a review from my MORTAL YELP ENEMY.
So of course I had to clear my throat and read it out loud to Henry in my best Robin Leach voice.
"A den of sug'ry iniquity hidden in a seemingly innocuous suburb and building" — get the fuck over yourself.
One time he sent me a message and was like "you should add some pictures of yourself to your profile" and I was like "That sentence was too simple. Needs 87 more adjectives." I hate him so much. (Projecting? Or naw?)
I should probably just go to bed.No tags for this post.


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Bargains at the Beach
Resorts are offering off-season discounts in the Caribbean, Mexico and Florida.
Resorts are offering off-season discounts in the Caribbean, Mexico and Florida.
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St. Lucia's under-the-radar status is changing as a bevy of new luxury resorts vie for the most over-the-top amenities. Still, deals abound, and with them, a chance to sample the real island.


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Overlooking Caspar Anchorage and the Mighty Pacific Ocean, just minutes north of the charming and historic town of Mendocino, sits a 4 Bedroom, 3.5 bath, 3400 SF home, we affectionately call Sea Ghost. And what a perfect location as well, for the Russian Gulch State Park and Point Cabrillo Lighthouse State Park are within easy walking distance and yet there is more, so much more!
Our home is just a few feet from the edge above a protected cove where recreation and peace, the surf and the wind make there subtle movements into your soul. Whether watching migrating whales, frolicking porpoise, seals floating on the water below, or pelicans in formation gliding inches above the water, Sea Ghost is a place to make memories for years to come. And the Osprey can seriously fish too!
Our home is spacious, comfortable and complete with loads of windows throughout, providing breath-taking views and ample natural light to entertain and relax by. We have a family room with a pool table, and large flat-screen TV, complete with Wi-Fi internet, Cable, DVD & streaming movies and TV shows. Additionally there is a separate living and dining room, 2 gas fireplaces for atmosphere and ambiance, an outdoor spa and an awesome "cook's" kitchen, waiting for your lattes in the morning or wine pours in the late afternoon … yes, perhaps even a sumptuous gourmet meal, all with a view to come back to year after year!
Our home is Pet free, smoke free and thoroughly cleaned between guest stays. We offer discounts for longer stays, with early check-in and late check-out OK dependent upon guest scheduling.
Rate listed is for double occupancy (2 persons) w/ added charge for additional guests up to 8 guests maximum.
We are life-long residents of the SF Bay Area and love the North Coast and wine country of Mendocino County!
Ian Hamilton purchased this house in 1999
Quiet, peaceful, retreat-like, long walks, good food, wine, sights, sounds, smells ... Memories ... What's not to like about Sea Ghost?
Private setting, Oceanfront home, steps from historic Mendocino where there is great walking, food, shopping at some very unique boutiques. Walking distance to two state parks and loads of other state parks and beaches for hikes, pictures and memories!
The lay out of the house was superb for a trip with kids. (3 moms and 5 kids). The game room kept their toys to a single location we didn't see all the time and the property was safe and secure so the littles (ages 5,5,4 & 2) were free to do laps on deck. The views from the house are outstanding! But the sounds were even better- crashing waves and sea lions off in the distance. We watched the sunset every night and were in awe of the clouds and skies striking colors. One evening as the sunset to the left, a rainbow formed over the beach to the right. :) The kids loved spotting the deer (we kept a daily tally) and bunnies that live in the neighborhood. There is no shortage of wildlife because I left a window down in my 4 day old NEW car one night and was robbed by a raccoon so heed warning. It had a sweet tooth and overlooked the popcorn and pretzels going straight for oatmeal raisin granola bars and chewy gingersnaps. ;) We laughed equally as hard when a vulture dropped a rotisserie chicken carcass on the property so they will also get in your trash. Back to the house itself, it was amazing. The beds were so comfortable and the kitchen was well stocked with pots and pans ideal for cooking meals for 8, with ease. The spacious dining room table made for fun evenings of communal meals and board game playing.
As for the location, we enjoyed the nearby beach down the hill twice (the kids had no trouble walking just watch for cars). They loved catching crabs in the rocks, hunting for sea glass and walking through the tributary/stream. Furthermore, the proximity to Mendocino and Fort Bragg is exactly perfect, being so close to both. You feel removed from the hustle (in a good way) but are so close to so many amenities. The local Harvest Market is also fantastic, by the way. We'd make staying here an annual summer event, for sure!
Our family loved the house and booked it without any hesitation. We all had planned how best we can spend our vacation in this lovely home. We paid the rentals using credit card at the time of booking.
The owner cancelled our reservation at the very last minute without a reason. When we checked the website the rentals was extended by the existing tenant by one more day. It was a disappointing experience for us. The owner took a long time to rental money. The owner never responded to my multiple queries re: cancellation and refund.
I wouldn't want to recommend this home to my friends or anyone.
What a fabulous stay! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. Sea Ghost's location is ideal with the ocean below and waves breaking against the rocks. There is also a lovely beach within a few minutes walk. This is such a tranquil setting and you can't help but relax! The house layout is perfect and everything has been well thought out and well maintained. The kitchen was gorgeous and I can't think of a thing that wasn't provided to whip up gourmet meals. All that you had to bring were the groceries as there was even a drawer full of spices. There is lots to do in Mendocino and we also made our way to the Anderson Valley which is a must see if you are in the area. Thank you Ian for your prompt and thoughtful communications. We will definitely be keeping Sea Ghost on our "hope to return" list and would highly recommend it to others looking for the ideal vacation getaway.
From the initial start of reserving Sea Ghost to our arrival everything went very smoothly. Our three generational family gathering at Sea Ghost was comfortable beyond all expectations! The property is beautifully situated with breathtaking views and sounds. And, the attention to detail such as kitchen and bath items, not found at other coastal homes we've rented in the past, made it much more enjoyable for all. We look forward to returning next year to continue our family reunion tradition.!
We loved the Sea Ghost! No scrimping on anything! The rooms were large and beautifully decorated. Thanks for a great time!
This house is beautiful as well as functional. The kitchen was stocked with all the appliances I needed for the kitchen. The location was perfect -equal distances between Fort Bragg and Mendocino. Our family had a great time. I would come here again!
There are numerous beaches, and State Parks south, east and north of our home.
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Ziff Energy Group has completed the 7th edition of its Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Improving Field Performance (IFP) study, which evaluated pre-hurricane 2008 & 2007 operating costs for more than two dozen producing Deepwater assets. Participants included Deepwater operators, who collectively account for 1.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMBOE/d) produced in the Deepwater region of the Gulf of Mexico.
Ziff Energy's study focuses on offshore fields located in greater than 1,000 ft. of water depth, which encompass the various development systems currently being used in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Floating systems (including TLPs, Spars and Semi-submersibles), Jacket platforms, and Subsea tie-back systems. While hurricanes in 2005 and 2008 impacted production volumes and operating costs, the 12-month period analyzed in the 7th edition study (July 2007 to June 2008) was specifically chosen to avoid hurricane impact.
The 7th Edition analyzes unit operating cost data and features trend analysis on both field and company levels. "Ziff Energy's database of historical costs in the Deepwater, which goes back to the early fields operating in l998, allows Ziff Energy to examine cost trends over a decade, covering the life cycle of a number of fields. The study analyzes effectiveness of chemical and well servicing programs, boat vs. helicopter strategies, and production optimization," said Project Leader Tom Gray.
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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ30 camera (preview)
We get our hands on Panasonic's latest Travel Zoom compact camera, the LUMIX DMC-TZ30
We got a chance to use the Lumix DMC-TZ30 around Norfolk Island in a limited hands-on session, courtesy of an all-expenses paid trip by Panasonic. We were blessed with mostly sunny weather on the trip, but we did also experience some rain, heavy cloud cover and mist, allowing us to put the TZ30 to the test in a variety of conditions.
Note: We have also completed a full review of a production model TZ30, which shows more image samples:Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 camera.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 is the successor to the Lumix DMC-TZ20 at the top of the company's Travel Zoom product range and it will go on sale in Australia during April with a retail price of $499. It has a 14-megapixel MOS sensor in it, along with a 20x Leica zoom lens that can shoot from a wide angle of 24mm, and which has a super-zoom range of 480mm. Panasonic says the lens is the slimmest in its class and that the TZ30 is lighter than the TZ20 — all we know for sure is that it wasn't uncomfortable to carry around in a pants pocket for a few hours in a row.
The TZ30 is a versatile camera because of its long range, which allows you to capture very distant images at a big size and with good details. The quality of the images taken at maximum zoom will depend on the available light as the camera won't be able to use its widest aperture. Instead, it will have to compensate with a slower shutter, which could cause some blur, or with a higher ISO speed, which could introduce lots of noise. Furthermore, heat haze could also make objects look poorly defined. We're pleased with the results that we saw when using the camera in bright daylight though. We think the camera will go well when used to capture details in tall buildings, for example.
This shot was taken at the wide, 24mm angle. You can barely make out that there is a green car in this shot.
At 480mm, the car and the buildings show up relatively clearly with the exception of some heat haze.
Even though the camera has a huge lens, we didn't notice too much distortion in the shots that we took, although we'll have to take a closer look at this once we get to play with the camera for a longer period of time.
As for colour reproduction, the TZ30 looks to be capable of capturing vibrant images that should "pop" off the screen, especially if taken on a sunny day, and the camera handled most exposures very well, but did struggle at times during overcast conditions. There are plenty of scene modes you can choose from to help you get the shot you're after, including an HDR (high dynamic range) mode, which takes multiple exposures and overlays them in a single image to bring out details across the board.
This scene was shot using Program mode.
We then used HDR for the same scene. You can see that there is a slight change in luminance. This mode won't replace manual, multiple exposure, post-processed HDR techniques if you're into that sort of thing, but it's a nice little feature for those of us who aren't very good at editing photos on a computer.
One of the scene modes that we think everyone will get a kick out of is the sweeping panorama mode. It's simple to use because the camera does most of the hard work (that is, the stitching) on its own; all you have to is pan the camera. We were practically able to get a 360 degree shot when using this mode and the resulting quality was more than pleasing. Because multiple shots are taken at a rapid rate and then overlapped to form one long image, moving objects can sometimes get cut off, which can either be a hilarious result, or a ruinous one.
The resolution of this panorama image is 864 pixels high and 7200 pixels wide. We recommend viewing it in full on Flickr. You can make out only some very faint vertical lines where the images were joined, and some "cuts" where objects or people were moving. Vertical panoramas are also possible.
We found the performance of the Lumix DMC-TZ30 to be swift when focusing and taking shots in rapid succession, and we only made the camera crash once when trying to bring up GPS information for a photo. When enabled, the GPS function will record the coordinates of each image and show you where they were taken on the built-in map.
The camera appeared to get the coordinates correct, but, unfortunately, Norfolk Island didn't appear on the map when we zoomed in on it.
Physically, the Lumix DMC-TZ30 feels good in the hand and has a logical control structure. Like the DMC-TZ20, it has a touch-enabled screen, which allows you to swipe photos during playback, and to point at the screen to focus and capture images without pressing the shutter button. It can be an annoying feature, especially if you're used to constantly wiping the screen to keep it clean. The 3in, 460000-dot LCD screen itself can be hard to view in bright daylight (like many other camera screens on the market), and it's in a fixed position.
Overall, the Lumix DMC-TZ30 looks to be another four-star travel camera from Panasonic, at least, but we won't know until we spend more time with it. Its image quality at the pixel level is quite clear for a compact camera, it captures vibrant colours, it's very easy to use and its lens is one of the most versatile you will find, whether you want to use it for macros while getting within a few centimetres of your subject, or to bring objects in the distance close to you. However, it can struggle with dynamic range if the lighting conditions are too tough and you're using automatic modes, with chromatic aberration becoming noticeable.
This image was taken in program mode. You can see that the scene isn't badly overexposed apart from some blown highlights, but the tree branches are a little unattractive thanks to noticeable chromatic aberration at the high contrast areas.
The author of this hands-on review was a guest of Panasonic's on Norfolk Island, where he got to road test the company's 2012 digital camera and camcorder models.
Image gallery: view more images taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30.
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