Author: claimsbot

I claim:

1. An apparatus for the installation of drain field comprising:
a bin having a receptacle for receiving a fill material and an outlet for releasing the fill material into a trench to create a layer of the fill material; and
a pipe installation means used in combination with said bin for receiving a pipe and guiding the pipe such that it is positioned into the trench with the fill material.
2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including:
a means attached to said bin that supports a fabric or paper such that said fabric or paper may be applied to the fill material.
3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said bin includes a front end and a rear end and including:
a pair of wheels mounted to said bin to support the front end thereof.
4. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which:
said bin includes a means for promoting the passage of the fill material through said outlet for effective distribution into the trench.
5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which:
said pipe installation means includes a guide affixed within said bin having a first end for receiving said pipe and a second end for discharging said pipe into the layer of fill material.
6. A method for installing a drain field that comprises:
placing a bin for receiving a fill material and for releasing the fill material into a trench at a point of beginning in said trench;
placing a pipe into the trench;
receiving the pipe into a guide for positioning said pipe and for dispensing said pipe into the fill material;
supplying the bin with a quantity of the fill material;
moving the bin forward in the trench causing the fill material to be released;
dispensing the pipe from the guide within the fill material as the bin moves forward;
7. A method for installing a drain field as claimed in claim 6 including:
placing a layer of fabric or paper on the fill material as the bin moves forward.

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

1-21. (canceled)
22. A fastening arrangement for connecting round or octagonal tubes, which are conducted past each other in an intersecting manner, by means of at least one screw, in particular in connection with support frames equipped with vacuum grippers for transporting and holding sheet metal parts in the automobile industry, wherein at the joint an insert is arranged in each one of the two tubes, which matches their respective inner cross section and partially fills it, one of the inserts constitutes an underlay for the head of the screw extending through aligned transverse bores in the tubes, and whose other insert forms a support for the screw shank, and that an intermediate element matched to the outer circumferential surfaces of the two tubes is clamped between the two tubes.
23. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein the insert constituting the support for the screw shank is provided with a cylindrical through-bore and has a support surface for a nut seated on the screw shank.
24. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein the insert constituting the support for the screw shank is provided with a threaded bore matching the screw.
25. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein at least one of the two inserts is glued into one of the tubes.
26. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein the height of the inserts, measured in the longitudinal direction of the screw is at least 30%, preferably more than 90%, of half the interior transverse dimension of the respectively assigned tube.
27. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein the intermediate element maintains the two tubes spaced apart and rests respectively over 90 to 180\xb0 against the circumference of the tubes.
28. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein the wall of at least one of the tubes is reinforced by a glued-on or glued-in tube element in the area of the intersection.
29. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein, aligned with the transverse bore through which the screw extends, at least one of the tubes has an assembly hole, which has a larger cross section, through which the screw is accessible.
30. A fastening arrangement for connecting tubes which adjoin in a T-shape, of which the first tube, which continues through the joint, is a round or octagonal tube, by means of at least one screw, in particular in connection with support frames equipped with vacuum grippers for transporting and holding sheet metal parts in the automobile industry, wherein an insert is arranged in the first tube, which matches its interior cross section and partially fills it and forms an underlay for the head of the screw extending through a transverse bore in the first tube, whose shank can be screwed into a counterpiece fixed in place in the second tube terminating at the joint, wherein the adjoining end of the second tube is chamfered out to match the circumferential surface of the first tube.
31. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein the end of the second tube has been chamfered out to such a depth that the pressing force generated between the tubes by tightening the screw acts on the entire circumference of the end edge of the second tube, or that the end substantially extends around half the circumference of the first tube.
32. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein the counterpiece consists of a disk having an axial threaded bore matching the screw, preferably made of steel, which is inserted behind a tube element glued into the end area of the second tube, or is formed as one piece with the tube element.
33. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein, aligned with the transverse bore, the first tube has an assembly hole, which has a larger cross section, through which the screw is accessible.
34. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein the height of the insert, measured in the longitudinal direction of the screw is at least 30%, preferably more than 90%, of half the interior transverse dimension of the first tube.
35. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein the wall of the first tube is reinforced by a glued-on or glued-in tube element in the area of the intersection.
36. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein a shell, substantially comprising a tube section, is clamped between the circumferential surface of the first tube and the matching chamfered-out end of the second tube.
37. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein the second tube is a round tube, or a tube which in cross section is octagonal or rectangular.
38. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein the insert in at least one of the tubes consists of an aluminum alloy or a strong plastic material.
39. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30, wherein the tubes andor tube elements are made of CFR plastic material.
40. A tubular frame, comprising at least two continuous tubes and at least two tubes adjoining the continuous tubes in a T-shape, wherein the tubes are connected at the intersections or joints by means of a fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 30.
41. The tubular frame in accordance with claim 40, wherein two tubes, which are rectangular in cross section and adjoin the continuous round or octagonal tubes in a T-shape, are arranged side-by-side and are clamped between two disks or plates, which are connected with each other by screws and have assembly bores andor fastening elements for being connected to a component supporting the tubular frame.
42. The tubular frame in accordance with claim 40, wherein it supports further tube-shaped frame elements, which are clamped to the tubes being connected by the fastening arrangements in accordance with claim 9 by means of clamping elements enclosing the exterior of the tubes.
43. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein the insert in at least one of the tubes consists of an aluminum alloy or a strong plastic material.
44. The fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22, wherein the tubes andor tube elements are made of CFR plastic material.
45. A tubular frame, comprising at least two continuous tubes and at least two tubes conducted past the former ones in an intersecting manner, wherein the tubes are connected at the intersections or joints by means of a fastening arrangement in accordance with claim 22.
46. A tube frame comprising at least two continuous tubes and at least two tubes conducted past the former ones in an intersecting manner, and wherein the frame supports further tube-shaped frame elements which are clamped to the tubes being connected by the fastening arrangements in accordance with claim 22 by means of clamping elements enclosing the exterior of the tubes.

1. An information processing system, comprising:
first and second modules each comprising a semiconductor integrated circuit;
a clock generator for generating a first clock signal to be applied to the modules;
a chipset comprising a zero-delay clock buffer configured to generate second and third clock signals from the first clock signal to control the modules;
a first clock line configured to transfer the first clock signal to the zero-delay clock buffer, said first clock line comprising a first segment and a second segment, wherein a first end of the first segment is connected to the clock generator, wherein a second end of the first segment and a first end of the second segment are commonly connected to the zero-delay clock buffer, and wherein a second end of the second segment is connected to a first termination circuit;
a second clock line, electrically isolated from the first clock line, configured to transfer the second clock signal to the modules, wherein a first end and a second end of the second clock are connected respectively to the zero-delay clock buffer and a second termination circuit; and
a third clock line, electrically isolated from the first clock line, configured to transfer the third clock signal, wherein a first end and a second end of the third clock line are respectively connected to the zero-delay clock buffer and a third termination circuit.
2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a first data bus whose first and second ends are connected respectively to the chipset and a fourth termination circuit; and a second data bus whose first and second ends are connected respectively to the chipset and a fifth termination circuit.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein each of the modules comprises a Rambus in-line memory.
4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the first clock signal comprises a clock-to-master clock signal and wherein the second and third clock signals comprise clock-from-master clock signals.
5. An information processing system with a serial bus architecture, said system comprising:
first and second modules each comprising a semiconductor integrated circuit, the modules being disposed on opposite sides of a printed circuit board;
a clock generator for generating a first clock signal to be applied to the modules;
a chipset comprising a zero-delay clock buffer configured to generate second and third clock signals using the first clock signal to control the modules;
a first clock line configured to transfer the first clock signal to the zero-delay clock buffer, said first clock line comprising a first segment and a second segment, wherein a first end of the first segment is connected to the clock generator, wherein a second end of the first segment and a first end of the second segment are commonly connected to the zero-delay clock buffer, and wherein a second end of the second segment is connected to a first termination circuit;
a second clock line, electrically isolated from the first clock line, configured to transfer the second clock signal to the modules, wherein first and second ends of the second clock line are respectively connected to the zero-delay clock buffer and a second termination circuit; and
a third clock line, electrically isolated from the first clock line, configured to convey the third clock signal to the modules, wherein first and second ends of the third clock line are respectively connected to the zero-delay clock buffer and a third termination circuit.
6. The system according to claim 5, further comprising:
a first data bus comprising first and second ends respectively connected to the chipset and a fourth termination circuit; and
a second data bus comprising first and second ends respectively connected to the chipset and a fifth termination circuit.
7. The system according to claim 5, wherein each of the modules comprises a Rambus in-line memory.
8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the first clock signal comprises a clock-to-master clock signal and wherein the second and third clock signals each comprise a clock-from-master clock signal.
9. An information processing system having a serial bus architecture, said system comprising:
a module comprising a plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits;
a clock generator configured to generate a first clock signal to be applied to the module;
a chipset comprising a zero-delay clock buffer configured to generate second and third clock signals using the first clock signal, to control the module;
a first clock line configured to transfer the first clock signal to the zero-delay clock buffer, said first clock line comprising a first segment and a second segment, wherein a first end of the first segment is connected to the clock generator, wherein a second end of the first segment and a first end of the second segment are commonly connected to the zero-delay clock buffer, and wherein a second end of the second segment is connected to a first termination circuit;
a second clock line, electrically isolated from the first clock line, configured to transfer the second clock signal to the module, wherein a first end and a second end of the second clock line are connected to the zero-delay clock buffer and a second termination circuit, respectively; and
a third clock line, electrically isolated from the first clock line, configured to convey the third clock signal to be applied to the module, wherein a first end and a second end of the third clock line are respectively connected to the zero-delay clock buffer and a third termination circuit.
10. The system according to claim 9, further comprising a first data bus comprising first and second ends connected respectively to the chipset and a fourth termination circuit.
11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the module is a Rambus in-line memory.
12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the first clock signal comprises a clock-to-master clock signal and wherein the second and third clock signals each comprise a clock-from-master clock signal.
13. A method comprising:
generating a first clock signal using a clock generation means;
transferring the first clock signal to a zero-delay clock buffer via a first clock line comprising a first segment and a second segment, wherein a first end of the first segment is connected to the clock generation means, wherein a second end of the first segment and a first end of the second segment are commonly connected to the zero-delay clock buffer, and wherein a second end of the second segment is connected to a first termination circuit;
generating a second clock signal from the zero-delay clock buffer using the first clock signal;
transferring the second clock signal to a plurality of modules via a second clock line, the second clock line electrically isolated from the first clock line, a first and a second end of the second clock line are respectively connected to the zero-delay clock buffer and a second termination circuit;
generating a third clock signal from the zero-delay clock buffer using the first clock signal; and
transferring the third clock signal to the plurality of modules via a third clock line, wherein the third clock line is electrically isolated from the first clock line, and wherein first and second ends of the third clock line are respectively connected to the zero-delay clock buffer and a third termination circuit.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the first clock signal comprises a clock-to-master clock signal and wherein the second clock signal comprises a clock-from-master clock signal.
15. An information processing system, comprising:
a module that includes a semiconductor integrated circuit;
a divided clock line structure including a first clock line, a second clock line that is electrically isolated from the first clock line, and a third clock line that is electrically isolated from the first clock line; and
a clock generator configured to generate a second clock signal using the first clock signal to prevent signal degradation, the clock generator configured to generate a third clock signal using the first clock signal to prevent signal degradation, the second clock line configured to transfer the second clock signal to the module, the third clock line configured to transfer the third clock signal to the module, the first clock line connected to a first termination circuit, the second clock line connected between the clock generator and a second termination circuit.
16. The information processing system of claim 15, the clock generator comprising a zero-delay clock buffer.
17. The information processing system of claim 16, the third clock line connected between the zero-delay clock buffer arid a third termination circuit.

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 arc tube comprising:
an arc tube body; and
a foil joined with the arc tube body by pinch seal, the arc tube body having a compressive stress of 105 Nm2 or more along a junction surface with the foil at an ordinary temperature, said arc tube body containing quartz glass,
wherein a ratio AB of a width A and a thickness B in a pinch seal portion of the arc tube is 1.8\u2266AB\u22662.8.
2. The arc tube according to claim 1, wherein the foil has a pre-pinch seal dimension before being joined with the arc tube body by pinch seal, and the pre-pinch seal dimension is elongated no more than 15% after being joined with the arc tube body by pinch seal.
3. The arc tube according to claim 1, further including a plurality of cracks formed on the junction surface of the foil and the arc tube body, wherein a maximum depth of the cracks is 50% or less of a thickness of the molybdenum foil.
4. The arc tube according to claim 2, further including a plurality of cracks formed on the junction surface of the foil and the arc tube body, wherein a maximum depth of the cracks is 50% or less of a thickness of the molybdenum foil.
5. The arc tube according to claim 1, wherein the foil contains molybdenum.
6. The arc tube according to claim 1, wherein:
the junction surface is roughened; and
a plurality of cracks extend from the junction surface substantially into a thickness of the molybdenum foil, up to a maximum depth of approximately 50% of said thickness.
7. The arc tube according to claim 2, wherein:
the junction surface is roughened; and
a plurality of cracks extend from the junction surface substantially into a thickness of the molybdenum foil, up to a maximum depth of approximately 50% of said thickness.