Author: claimsbot

1. A clutch engagement mechanism comprising:
a rotational shaft coupled to a clutch plate to engage and disengage the clutch plate in a clutch assembly;
an arm extending from the rotational shaft to apply a rotating force to the rotational shaft; and
a rotational pulley coupled to a distal end of the arm so as to rotate about a point at the distal end of the arm, and to receive a clutch control cable that provides a rotating force to the rotational pulley and the rotational shaft.
2. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a clutch lever coupled to a first end of the clutch control cable.
3. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 2, wherein the clutch engagement mechanism is provided to a motorcycle, and the clutch lever is attached to handlebar of the motorcycle.
4. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 2, further comprising an attachment block coupled to a second end of the clutch control cable.
5. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 4, wherein the position of the attachment block is fixed such that engagement of the clutch lever causes the pulling force transferred to the clutch control cable to rotate the rotational pulley and move the arm of the clutch engagement mechanism.
6. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotational pulley is provided with a groove around a circumference thereof to accommodate the clutch control cable.
7. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotational shaft is coupled to a control rod that is coupled to the clutch plate.
8. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotational pulley is substantially circular and concentric to the point at the distal end of the arm about which the rotational pulley rotates.
9. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotational pulley is configured such that a perimeter of the rotational pulley is eccentric to the point at the distal end of the arm about which the rotational pulley rotates.
10. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 9, wherein the rotational pulley is configured in a cam shape.
11. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 9, wherein the rotational pulley includes a groove around a portion of the circumference thereof to accommodate the clutch control cable, and a cable receiving section extending between two points of the groove to receive a portion of the clutch control cable across the rotational pulley.
12. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 11, wherein the cable receiving section includes a securing member receiving section to accommodate a securing member to fix the clutch control cable to the rotational pulley.
13. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotational pulley is configured as a two-tiered pulley having a first tier adjacent to a second tier, the first tier being concentric to the second tier and having a larger diameter than the second tier; and wherein each of the first and second tiers each include a groove at least partially around the respective circumferences thereof to receive the clutch control cable.
14. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 13, wherein the grooves of the first and second tiers are connected by a communication recess provided on a surface of the first tier adjacent to the second tier.
15. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 13, wherein the first tier is coupled to a fixed point by the clutch control cable, and the second tier is coupled to a clutch lever by the clutch control cable.
16. A clutch engagement mechanism comprising:
a rotational shaft coupled to a clutch plate to engage and disengage the clutch plate in a clutch assembly;
an arm extending from the rotational shaft to apply a rotating force to the rotational shaft; and
a rotational member coupled to a distal end of the arm so as to rotate about a point at the distal end of the arm, the rotational member being configured to contact a rotational control member at a fixed or varying distance away from the point at the distal end of the arm about which the rotational member rotates to reduce a force required to rotate the distal end of the arm.
17. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 16, wherein a rotation axis of the rotational member is substantially parallel to a rotation axis of the rotational shaft.
18. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 16, wherein the rotational control member is a clutch control cable having a first end coupled to a clutch lever, and a second end at a fixed point, a portion of the clutch control cable being accommodated by the rotational member.
19. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 18, wherein the rotational member is configured so as to have a circumference that is eccentric to a rotational center of the rotational member, and such that a first point at which the clutch control cable extends from the rotational member to the clutch lever is closer to the rotational center than is a second point at which the clutch control cable extends from the rotational member to the fixed point.
20. The clutch engagement mechanism of claim 18, wherein the rotational member is configured as a two-tiered pulley having a first tier adjacent to a second tier, the first tier being concentric to the second tier and having a larger diameter than the second tier, and such that a first point at which the clutch control cable extends from the second tier to the clutch lever is closer to the rotational center than is a second point at which the clutch control cable extends from the first tier to the fixed point.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A sampling apparatus for use in natural or man-made bodies of fluid comprising:
a polymer based or metal collection capillary;
a capillary filling means attached to said capillary; and
at least two collapsible sample demarcation indicators affixed to said capillary.
2. The sampling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said capillary is further defined as being capable of submerging below the surface of said fluid.
3. The sampling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said capillary is constructed of a Teflon based polymer.
4. The sampling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said capillary filling means is a collapsible bulb.
5. The sampling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said capillary filling means is a syringe.
6. The sampling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said capillary filling means is a funnel.
7. The sampling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said collapsible sample demarcation indicators are positioned around the exterior surface of said capillary.
8. The sampling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said collapsible sample demarcation indicators are positioned within the interior of said capillary.
9. A method for collecting a sample of a fluid comprising:
inserting a polymer based collection capillary below the surface of a fluid body from which a sample is to be withdrawn;
manipulating a capillary filling means attached to said capillary in a manner sufficient to introduce the fluid into the internal chamber of said capillary;
monitoring the flow of fluid from said fluid body to the internal chamber of said submerged collection capillary; and
causing the cessation said fluid flow.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said cessation is precipitated by withdrawing said submerged collection capillary from said fluid body.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein said cessation is precipitated via the purging of negative pressure within the internal chamber of said submerged collection capillary.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein said cessation is caused by crimping the tubes.
13. The method of claim 9 further comprising the crimping of a plurality of collapsible sample demarcation indicators to seal fluid residing within the internal chamber of said collection capillary.
14. The method of claim 9 further comprising the insertion of said capillary containing said fluid into an analytical apparatus.
15. The method of claim 9 wherein said cessation is caused by glueing the tubes shut.
16. The method of claim 9 wherein said cessation is caused by epoxying the tubes shut.
17. The method of claim 9 wherein said cessation is caused by plugging the tubes shut.
18. The method of claim 9 wherein said cessation is caused by attaching compression fittings to the end of the tubes.

1. An asphalt shingle recycling system comprising:
a horizontal mixer including both a horizontal mixer heating means and a horizontal mixer cooling means, said horizontal mixer comprising a horizontal cylinder shaped body having an interior region and configured for processing asphalt based roofing shingle components having surface granules, said horizontal mixer including:
a horizontally oriented ribbon blender disposed in said interior region and affixed to a horizontal, motor driven shaft; and
a plurality of high speed choppers, each of said plurality of high speed choppers including a motor coupled to a shaft to which is attached a \u201cT\u201d shaped head, said \u201cT\u201d shaped head of each of said plurality of high speed choppers disposed in said interior region of said horizontal mixer and having a flat impacting surface and a sharpened edge;

said horizontal mixer heating means disposed on an exterior surface of said horizontal cylinder shaped body, said horizontal mixer heating means configured for heating a plurality of asphalt based shingle components disposed in said interior region of said horizontal mixer at an elevated temperature of at least 140 F, and in cooperation with said horizontally oriented ribbon blender and said plurality of high speed choppers, for providing a hot asphalt based slurry from hot processed asphalt shingles; and
said horizontal mixer cooling means disposed on said exterior surface of said horizontal cylinder shaped body, said horizontal mixer cooling means configured for cooling a plurality of asphalt based shingle components disposed in said interior region of said horizontal mixer at a temperature below ambient temperature, and in cooperation with said horizontally oriented ribbon blender and said plurality of high speed choppers, for providing a dry asphalt based powder and roofing shingle granules.
2. The horizontal mixer of claim 1, wherein said high speed choppers rotate at 3000 RPMs.
3. The horizontal mixer of claim 1, further including a component separation processing system, configured for separating the dry powder material of the cold processing system into surface granules, filled asphalt coating and a saturated felt component.
4. The horizontal mixer of claim 1, wherein said hot asphalt slurry is provided to a further processing device configured for accepting the hot slurry for further processing.

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 tape printer control method comprising:
(a) performing printing operation by driving a printing head while feeding a printing tape using a feed roller to which normal rotation power of a motor is transmitted via a gear train;
(b) driving the motor slightly in a reverse rotation direction during the printing operation so as to stop normal rotation of the feed roller and eliminate play in the reverse rotation direction produced by the backlash of the gear train without rotating the feed roller in the reverse rotation direction;
(c) suspending the printing operation;
(d) performing cutting operation for the printing tape using a tape cutter on the downstream side of the printing head in the tape feed direction;
(e) driving the motor slightly in the normal rotation direction before restart of the printing operation so as to eliminate play in the normal rotation direction produced by the backlash of the gear train without rotating the feed roller; and
(f) restarting the printing operation.
2. The tape printer control method according to claim 1, wherein
following step (c), applying driving voltage in the reverse rotation direction to the motor so that the play in the reverse rotation direction is eliminated by plugging.
3. The tape printer control method according to claim 1, wherein
in step (e), applying a driving voltage sufficient for rotating the feed roller to the motor so that the play in the normal rotation direction is eliminated by both of slight rotation of the motor in the normal rotation direction and of inertial rotation of the motor.
4. The tape printer control method according to claim 1, wherein
in step (e), applying a low driving voltage insufficient for rotating the feed roller to the motor so that the play in the normal rotation direction is eliminated by slight rotation of the motor in the normal rotation direction.
5. The tape printer control method according to claim 1, wherein in (b), the motor is driven in the reverse rotation direction while the feed roller is rotating in the normal rotation direction.
6. The tape printer control method according to claim 1, wherein in (b), the motor is driven slightly in the reverse rotation direction so as to eliminate play in the normal direction produced by the backlash of the gear train without rotating either the feed roller or the gear train.
7. The tape printer control method according to claim 1, wherein in (b), the motor is driven in the reverse rotation direction for a period of greater than 10 msec.
8. A tape printer comprising:
a motor for functioning as a power source;
a feed roller configured to rotate by the power of the motor to feed a printing tape;
a gear train configured to transmit the power of the motor to the feed roller;
a printing head for performing printing on the printing tape being fed;
a tape cutter disposed on the downstream side of the printing head in the tape feed direction to cut the printing tape; and
a controller for controlling the motor, the printing head, and the tape cutter,
wherein, before suspension of the printing operation for allowing execution of the cutting operation for the printing tape, which cutting operation is followed by restart of the printing operation, the controller slightly drives the motor in a reverse rotation direction during the printing operation so as to stop normal rotation of the feed roller and eliminate play in the reverse rotation direction produced by the backlash of the gear train without rotating the feed roller, and slightly drives the motor in the normal rotation direction before the restart of the printing operation so as to eliminate play in the normal rotation direction produced by the backlash of the gear train without rotating the feed roller.
9. The tape printer according to claim 8, wherein the controller drives the motor by applying driving voltage in the reverse rotation direction so that the play in the reverse rotation direction is eliminated by plugging.
10. The tape printer according to claim 8, wherein the controller drives the motor by applying a driving voltage sufficient for rotating the feed roller to the motor so that the play in the normal rotation direction is eliminated by both of slight rotation of the motor in the normal rotation direction and of inertial rotation of the motor.
11. The tape printer according to claim 8, wherein the controller drives the motor by applying a low driving voltage insufficient for rotating the feed roller to the motor so that the play in the normal rotation direction is eliminated by slight rotation of the motor in the normal rotation direction.