Author: claimsbot

1. A dispensing closure that includes:
a closure base having a base wall, a skirt with an axis and internal means for securing the closure to a container finish, a deck that is raised with respect to said base wall and has an arcuate convex external surface at an angle to the axis of said skirt, and a dispensing opening in said deck, and
a lid integrally connected to said base by at least one hinge,
said deck including a peripheral wall extending from said deck to said base wall, said peripheral wall having a greatest dimension parallel to said axis adjacent to said hinge and a minimum dimension parallel to said axis remote from said hinge,
said peripheral wall of said deck being spaced radially inwardly from a peripheral edge of said base wall, and being cylindrical and coaxial with said skirt.
2. A dispensing closure that includes:
a closure base having a base wall, a skirt with an axis and internal means for securing the closure to a container finish, a deck that is raised with respect to said base wall and has an arcuate convex external surface at an angle to the axis of said skirt, and a dispensing opening in said deck, and
a lid integrally connected to said base by at least one hinge,
said deck including a peripheral wall extending from said deck to said base wall, said peripheral wall having a greatest dimension parallel to said axis adjacent to said hinge and a minimum dimension parallel to said axis remote from said hinge, said peripheral wall of said deck being spaced radially inwardly from a peripheral edge of said base wall,
said base including an upstanding arcuate part-annular wall extending from said base wall between said peripheral wall and said peripheral edge adjacent to said hinge.
3. The closure set forth in claim 2 wherein said peripheral wall is cylindrical and coaxial with said skirt.
4. The closure set forth in claim 1 wherein said deck has internal and external arcuate surfaces at constant radii from a common center, such that said deck has a uniform wall thickness.
5. The closure set forth in claim 1 wherein said base includes an upstanding arcuate part-annular wall extending from said base wall between said peripheral wall and said peripheral edge adjacent to said hinge.
6. The closure set forth in claim 2 wherein said lid has a peripheral skirt with at least one interruption at said at least one hinge, and said upstanding wall is disposed on said base wall for internal surface engagement with said skirt at said interruption in a closed position of said lid to block entry of moisture through said interruption.
7. The closure set forth in claim 2 wherein said closure base includes an annular wall upstanding from said deck surrounding said dispensing opening, said annular wall having an edge spaced from said deck that lies in a plane at an angle to said axis.
8. The closure set forth in claim 7 wherein said base includes an arcuate forward surface extending from an edge of said annular wall remote from said hinge to a position adjacent to said base wall.
9. The closure set forth in claim 2 wherein said closure base includes an annular wall depending from said deck and surrounding said dispensing opening, and an annular cavity between said annular wall and said peripheral wall.
10. A dispensing closure that includes:
a base and a lid integrally connected to said base by at least one hinge,
said base including an annular base wall,
a skirt extending from an outer peripheral edge of said base wall and having internal means for securing the closure to a container finish,
a deck having a peripheral wall extending from an inner peripheral edge of said base wall in a direction opposite said skirt and a deck wall extending across an edge of said peripheral wall spaced from said base wall,
said deck wall having an arcuate convex external surface at an angle to said axis, and
a dispensing opening in said deck wall surrounded by an annular wall upstanding from said deck wall,
said annularwall having an outer edge spaced from said deck wall, said outer edge lying in a plane at an angle to said axis such that said edge has a point remote from said hinge at greatest distance from said deck wall.
11. The closure set forth in claim 10 wherein said annular wall surrounding said dispensing opening continues beneath said deck wall and forms an annular cavity between said annular wall and said peripheral wall.
12. The closure set forth in claim 10 wherein said base includes an arcuate forward surface extending from an edge of said annular wall remote from said hinge to a position adjacent to said base wall.
13. A closure and container package that includes:
a container having a finish and a dispensing closure that comprises:
a base and a lid integrally connected to said base by at least one hinge,
said base including an annular base wall,
a skirt extending from an outer peripheral edge of said base wall and having internal means for securing the closure to a container finish,
a deck having a peripheral wall extending from an inner peripheral edge of said base wall in a direction opposite said skirt and a deck wall extending across an edge of said peripheral wall spaced from said base wall,
said deck wall having an arcuate convex external surface at an angle to said axis, and
a dispensing opening in said deck wall surrounded by an annular wall upstanding from said deck wall,
said annular wall having an outer edge spaced from said deck wall, said outer edge lying in a plane at an angle to said axis such that said edge has a point remote from said hinge at greatest distance from said deck wall.
14. The package set forth in claim 13 wherein said annularwall surrounding said dispensing opening continues beneath said deckwall and forms an annular cavity between said annular wall and said peripheral wall.
15. The package set forth in claim 13 wherein said base includes an arcuate forward surface extending from an edge of said annular wall remote from said hinge to a position adjacent to said base wall.
16. A method of making a dispensing closure that includes integrally molding a closure base and a closure lid connected to said base by at least one hinge,
said closure base including an annular base wall,
a skirt extending from an outer peripheral edge of said base wall and having internal means for securing the closure to a container finish,
a deck having a peripheral wall extending from an inner peripheral edge of said base wall in a direction opposite said skirt and a deck wall extending across an edge of said peripheral wall spaced from said base wall,
said deck wall having an arcuate convex external surface at an angle to said axis, and
a dispensing opening in said deck wall surrounded by an annular wall upstanding from said deck wall,
said annular wall having an outer edge spaced from said deck wall, said outer edge lying in a plane at an angle to said axis such that said edge has a point remote from said hinge at greatest distance from said deck wall.
17. The method set forth in claim 16 wherein said annular wall surrounding said dispensing opening continues beneath said deckwall and forms an annularcavity between said annular wall and said peripheral wall.
18. The method set forth in claim 16 wherein said peripheral wall is cylindrical and coaxial with said skirt.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for forming an uncured fiber-reinforced preform comprising the steps of:
providing a multi-layered, pre-plied, multi-directional planar laminate comprising an interior and an edge, said laminate comprising at least a first layer of prepreg and a second layer of prepreg wherein each of said prepreg layers comprises an uncured resin matrix and unidirectional fibers and wherein the direction of said unidirectional fibers in said first prepreg layer is different from the direction of said unidirectional fibers in said second prepreg layer and wherein said laminate comprises a first tab portion and a second tab portion, said laminate further comprising a linear slot located between said first tab portion and said second tab portion such that said linear slot defines an edge of said first tab portion and an edge of said second tab portion, said linear slot having an open end and a bottom end, said laminate comprising a collinear fold line that extends from the bottom of said linear slot and a first fold line that extends from the bottom of said linear slot and is transverse to said collinear fold line, said first fold line forming an end of said first tab portion, said laminate further comprising a second fold line that extends from the bottom of said linear slot and is transverse to said collinear fold line, said second fold line forming an end of said second tab portion;
folding said multi-layered laminate at said collinear fold line, said first fold line and said second fold line so that the edge of said first tab is aligned with said second fold line and the edge of said second tab is aligned with said first fold line wherein said first and second tab portions overlap each other; and
pushing the overlapped tab portions together to form a portion of said preform.
2. A method for forming a preform according to claim 1 wherein said linear slot extends from an intersection of said fold lines to the edge of said multi-layered laminate.
3. A method for forming a preform according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said fold lines is heated prior to folding said multi-layered laminate to form said folded laminate.
4. A method according to claim 1 which includes the additional step of curing said preform to form a composite structure wherein the portion of said preform that is formed by said first and second tab portions is cured to form a cured portion of said composite structure.
5. A method according to claim 2 which includes the additional step of curing said preform to form a composite structure wherein the portion of said preform that is formed by said first and second tab portions is cured to form a cured portion of said composite structure.
6. A method according to claim 3 which includes the additional step of curing said preform to form a composite structure wherein the portion of said preform that is formed by said first and second tab portions is cured to form a cured portion of said composite structure.
7. A method for forming a preform according to claim 1 wherein said collinear fold line extends from the bottom of said linear slot to an edge of said multi-layered laminate.
8. A method for forming a preform according to claim 1 wherein said first fold line extends from the bottom of said linear slot to an edge of said multi-layered laminate.
9. A method for forming a preform according to claim 1 wherein said second fold line extends from the bottom of said linear slot to an edge of said multi-layered laminate.
10. A method according to claim 7 which includes the additional step of curing said preform to form a composite structure wherein the portion of said preform that is formed by said first and second tab portions is cured to form a cured portion of said composite structure.
11. A method according to claim 8 which includes the additional step of curing said preform to form a composite structure wherein the portion of said preform that is formed by said first and second tab portions is cured to form a cured portion of said composite structure.
12. A method according to claim 9 which includes the additional step of curing said preform to form a composite structure wherein the portion of said preform that is formed by said first and second tab portions is cured to form a cured portion of said composite structure.

1. A coma aberration eliminating filter comprising:
a transparent substrate; and
a wave regulating transparent multi-layer film formed on at least one principal plane of the transparent substrate;
wherein the transparent multi-layer film has a section, whose shape in one direction is represented by a linear function; and
the transparent multi-layer film eliminates a coma aberration estimated from a plurality of finished micro patterns and larger patterns by a coma aberration quantity estimating method.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing;
at least two male contacts connected to the housing; and
a shorting member connected to the housing, wherein the shorting member comprises a single loop section and an aperture, wherein the single loop section is deflectable, wherein the single loop section is adapted to contact the at least two male contacts when the electrical connector is disengaged from a mating electrical connector, wherein the single loop section is adapted to be spaced from the at least two male contacts when the electrical connector is engaged with the mating electrical connector, and wherein the at least two male contacts extend through the aperture.
2. The electrical connector of claim 1 further comprising a terminal position assurance (TPA) member, wherein the TPA member is connected to the housing, and wherein the shorting member is directly attached to the TPA member.
3. The electrical connector of claim 2 wherein the TPA member comprises an opening, wherein one of the at least two male contacts extends through the opening, and wherein the aperture is substantially aligned with the opening.
4. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the single loop section extends from a middle section of the shorting member.
5. An electrical connector of claim 1 comprising:
a housing;
at least two male contacts connected to the housing; and
a shorting member connected to the housing, wherein the shorting member comprises a single loop section and an aperture, wherein the single loop section is adapted to contact the at least two male contacts when the electrical connector is disengaged from a mating electrical connector, wherein the single loop section is adapted to be spaced from the at least two male contacts when the electrical connector is engaged with the mating electrical connector, wherein the at least two male contacts extend through the aperture, and wherein the single loop section surrounds a portion of the aperture.
6. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the single loop section has a general \u201cU\u201d shape.
7. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the shorting member further comprises a mating face, wherein the mating face is configured to contact the mating electrical connector, and wherein the single loop section is configured to form a portion of the mating face when the electrical connector is engaged with the mating electrical connector.
8. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the single loop section is configured to be flush with the shorting member when the electrical connector is engaged with the mating electrical connector.
9. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a housing;
at least one male contact connected to the housing;
a terminal position assurance (TPA) member connected to the housing, wherein the TPA member comprises a projecting arm, and wherein the projecting arm is configured to contact a latching arm of the housing; and
a shorting member attached to the TPA member, wherein the shorting member comprises a deflectable shorting bar, and wherein the deflectable shorting bar is configured to contact the at least one male contact.
10. The electrical connector assembly of claim 9 wherein the shorting member comprises an aperture, wherein the deflectable shorting bar surrounds a portion of the aperture, and wherein the at least one male contact extends through the aperture.
11. The electrical connector assembly of claim 10 wherein the TPA member further comprises an opening, wherein the at least one male contact extends through the opening, and wherein the aperture is substantially aligned with the opening.
12. The electrical connector assembly of claim 10 wherein a first one and a second one of the at least one male contact extend through the aperture.
13. The electrical connector assembly of claim 12 wherein the shorting bar is configured to contact the first one and the second one of the at least one male contact.
14. The electrical connector assembly of claim 9 wherein the shorting bar comprises a general \u201cU\u201d shape.
15. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a housing;
at least one male contact connected to the housing;
a terminal position assurance (TPA) member connected to the housing; and
a shorting member attached to the TPA member, wherein the shorting member comprises a deflectable shorting bar, wherein the deflectable shorting bar is configured to contact the at least one male contact, and wherein the shorting bar extends from a middle section of the shorting member.
16. The electrical connector assembly of claim 9 wherein the deflectable shorting bar is configured to be deflectable between a first position and a second position, wherein the deflectable shorting bar is configured to be aligned at an angle to the shorting member in the first position, and wherein the deflectable shorting bar is configured to be aligned substantially flush with the shorting member in the second position.
17. A method of assembling an electrical connector assembly comprising:
mounting at least two male contacts within a housing;
connecting a shorting member to the housing; and
contacting the at least two male contacts with an edge of a single loop section of the shorting member, wherein the at least two male contacts extend through an aperture of the shorting member.
18. A method of assembling an electrical connector assembly comprising:
mounting at least two male contacts within a housing;
attaching the shorting member to a terminal position assurance (TPA) member; and
contacting the at least two male contacts with a single loop section of the shorting member, wherein the at least two male contacts extend through an aperture of the shorting member.
19. A method of assembling an electrical connector assembly comprising:
providing a terminal position assurance (TPA) member, wherein the TPA member comprises a projecting arm;
attaching a shorting member to the TPA member;
mounting at least one male contact within a housing;
inserting the TPA member and the attached shorting member into the housing, wherein the projecting arm is configured to contact a latching arm of the housing; and
contacting the at least one male contact with a deflectable shorting bar of the shorting member.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the deflectable shorting member deflects in a direction away from the TPA member.