All The Claims

1. A site evaluation system, comprising:
a page access count acquiring section acquiring a temporal change in the number of accesses for requesting pages, for each of pages that constitute a site for which a page requested by an access over a communication network is transmitted to an access source;
a site access count acquiring section acquiring for said site a temporal change in the total number of accesses for requesting the pages that constitute said site;
a page identification section identifying a page for which a temporal change in the number of accesses acquired by said page access count acquiring section exceeds a predetermined criterion;
a first evaluation section comparing the temporal change in the number of accesses to the page identified by said page identification section with the temporal change in the total number of accesses acquired by said site access count acquiring section, and evaluating the comparison result based on a predetermined evaluation criterion; and
a first result providing section providing the result of evaluation by said first evaluation section for viewing.
2. A site evaluation program storage medium that stores thereon a sight evaluation program which comprises:
a page access count acquiring section acquiring a temporal change in the number of accesses for requesting pages, for each of pages that constitute a site for which a page requested by an access over a communication network is transmitted to an access source;
a site access count acquiring section acquiring for said site a temporal change in the total number of accesses for requesting pages that constitute said site;
a page identification section identifying a page for which a temporal change in the number of accesses acquired by said page access count acquiring section exceeds a predetermined criterion;
a first evaluation section comparing the temporal change in the number of accesses to the page identified by said page identification section with the temporal change in the total number of accesses acquired by said site access count acquiring section, and evaluating the comparison result based on a predetermined evaluation criterion; and
a first result providing section providing the result of evaluation by said first evaluation section for viewing.

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:

1. A chafing system, comprising:
a frame forming at least one well configured to hold a chafing container;
a heating device holder underlying the frame; and
legs pivotally connected to the frame for movement between a first, collapsed position and a second position in which the legs extend from and elevate the frame.
2. The chafing system of claim 1, wherein the legs include two pairs of legs, each pair having first and second supports pivotally attached to one another intermediate ends thereof and each pivotally attached to the frame at an upper end thereof.
3. The chafing system of claim 2, wherein each pair of legs includes a spring interconnected between the first and second supports.
4. The chafing system of claim 2, wherein each support has a wheel associated with a lower end thereof.
5. The chafing system of claim 2, including wheel-bearing axles extending between each pair of legs.
6. The chafing system of claim 1, wherein the heating device holder comprises a platform pivotally connected to the frame.
7. The chafing system of claim 6, wherein the platform includes an aperture configured to be used as a handle.
8. The chafing system of claim 1, including a panel pivotally attached to an edge of the frame and movable between an open position and a closed position.
9. The chafing system of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a work surface adjacent to the at least one well.
10. A chafing system, comprising:
a frame forming at least one well configured to hold a chafing container;
a heating device holder comprising a platform pivotally connected to and underlying the frame;
legs pivotally connected to the frame for movement between a first, collapsed position and a second position in which the legs extend from and elevate the frame; and
a wheel associated with a lower end of each leg.
11. The chafing system of claim 10, wherein the legs include two pairs of legs, each pair having first and second supports pivotally attached to one another intermediate ends thereof and each pivotally attached to the frame at an upper end thereof.
12. The chafing system of claim 11, wherein each pair of legs includes a spring interconnected between the first and second supports.
13. The chafing system of claim 11, including wheel-bearing axles extending between each pair of legs.
14. The chafing system of claim 10, wherein the platform includes an aperture configured to be used as a handle.
15. The chafing system of claim 10, including a panel pivotally attached to an edge of the frame and movable between an open position and a closed position.
16. The chafing system of claim 10, wherein the frame includes a work surface adjacent to the at least one well.
17. A chafing system, comprising:
a frame forming at least one well configured to hold a chafing container;
a heating device holder comprising a platform pivotally connected to and underlying the frame;
legs pivotally connected to the frame for movement between a first, collapsed position and a second position in which the legs extend from and elevate the frame, wherein the legs include two pairs of legs, each pair having first and second supports pivotally attached to one another intermediate ends thereof and each pivotally attached to the frame at an upper end thereof; and
wheel-bearing axles extending between each pair of legs.
18. The chafing system of claim 17, wherein each pair of legs includes a spring interconnected between the first and second supports.
19. The chafing system of claim 17, wherein the platform includes an aperture configured to be used as a handle.
20. The chafing system of claim 17, including a panel pivotally attached to an edge of the frame and movable between an open position and a closed position.
21. The chafing system of claim 17, wherein the frame includes a work surface adjacent to the at least one well.

1. A member for maintaining contact between a plurality of electrodes of a circuit board and a plurality of elastic contacts of an ink jet recording apparatus, the member comprising:
a body having a first side and a second side opposite from the first side;
a first projecting portion projecting from the first side away from the second side, the first projecting portion configured to be restricted by the ink jet recording apparatus in a vertical direction; and
a second projecting portion projecting from the first side away from the second side, the second projecting portion being disposed below the first projecting portion in the vertical direction and having a surface on which the circuit board is disposed.
2. A member according to claim 1, wherein the body is configured to be restricted by the ink jet recording apparatus from moving in a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction.
3. A member according to claim 2, wherein the second projecting portion has side surfaces configured to be restricted by the ink jet recording apparatus in the widthwise direction.
4. A member according to claim 2, wherein the body has a first edge and a second edge, and the separation of the first and second edges prevents movement of the circuit board in the widthwise direction.
5. A member for maintaining contact between a plurality of electrodes of a circuit board and a plurality of elastic contacts of an ink jet recording apparatus, the ink jet recording apparatus including a cartridge holder having a bottom portion, a first wall surface extending from the bottom portion, a second wall surface extending from the bottom portion and opposing the first wall surface; and, a groove formed in the first wall surface; a pair of ribs disposed on the second wall surface; the plurality of elastic contacts being disposed on the second wall surface and between the ribs, the member comprising:
a first portion configured to be received by and engaged with the groove to prevent shifting in a widthwise direction when the member is mounted and disposed at a predetermined position in the cartridge holder;
a second portion disposed between and restricted by the ribs in the width direction,
wherein the circuit board is disposed on the second portion so that the electrodes of the circuit board are in electrical contact with the elastic contact when the member is mounted and disposed at the predetermined position in the cartridge holder.
6. A member for maintaining contact between a plurality of electrodes of a circuit board and a plurality of elastic contacts of an ink jet recording apparatus, the ink jet recording apparatus including a cartridge holder having a bottom portion, a first wall surface extending from the bottom portion, a second wall surface extending from the bottom portion and opposing the first wall surface; and, a pair of ribs disposed on the second wall surface; the plurality of elastic contacts being disposed on the second wall surface and between the ribs, the member comprising:
a first portion configured to contact a region of the first wall to prevent shifting in a widthwise direction when the member is mounted and disposed at a predetermined position in the cartridge holder;
a second portion disposed between and restricted by the ribs in the width direction,
wherein the circuit board is disposed on the second portion so that the electrodes of the circuit board are in electrical contact with the elastic contact when the member is mounted and disposed at the predetermined position in the cartridge holder.

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 composite gas turbine engine structure comprising:
an annular composite retention ring circumscribed about a centerline axis,
composite airfoils mounted on and integral with and extending radially away from the retention ring,
the retention ring including annular composite plies,
a circumferentially segmented airfoil ring including airfoil ring segments disposed around one of an outer and inner circumferences of the retention ring,
each of the airfoil ring segments including an annular base and radially extending clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments at clockwise and counter-clockwise ends of the annular base,
each of the composite airfoils including circumferentially adjacent ones of the clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments,
a flowpath shell circumferentially disposed around the segmented airfoil ring and trapping the annular bases between the flowpath shell and the retention ring, and
the composite airfoils extending through slots in the flowpath shell.
2. The structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the annular composite plies wrapped in a single spiral.
3. The structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the annular composite plies and the single spiral are made from a continuous composite tape.
4. The structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the retention ring, the composite airfoils, and the inner or outer flowpath shell made at least in part from a carbon fiber woven material.
5. The structure as claimed in claim 4, further comprising the annular composite plies wrapped in a single spiral.
6. The structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the annular composite plies and the single spiral formed from a continuous composite tape.
7. The structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the circumferentially adjacent ones of the clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments being stitched together.
8. The structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the slots being circumferentially angled or canted in a clockwise direction or a counter-clockwise direction.
9. A composite gas turbine engine structure comprising:
an annular retention ring radially spaced apart and inwardly of an annular composite shroud,
the retention ring and the shroud circumscribed about a centerline axis,
composite airfoils integral with and extending radially between the retention ring and the shroud,
the retention ring and the shroud including annular composite plies,
a circumferentially segmented composite airfoil ring including airfoil ring segments disposed around an outer circumference of the retention ring,
each of the airfoil ring segments including an annular base and radially extending clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments at clockwise and counter-clockwise ends of the annular base,
each of the composite airfoils including circumferentially adjacent ones of the clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments,
an inner flowpath shell circumferentially disposed around the segmented airfoil ring and trapping the annular bases between the inner flowpath shell and the retention ring, and
the composite airfoils and the clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments extending through inner slots in the inner flowpath shell.
10. The structure as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:
the annular composite shroud including an outer flowpath shell circumferentially disposed around and radially outwardly spaced apart from the outer flowpath shell,
the clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments extending radially outwardly through axially extending outer airfoil slots in the outer flowpath shell, and
clockwise and counter-clockwise shroud segments extending circumferentially counter-clockwise and clockwise from the clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments respectively along and around the outer flowpath shell.
11. The structure as claimed in claim 10, further comprising the annular composite plies wrapped in a single spiral in each of the retention ring and the annular composite shroud.
12. The structure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the annular composite plies and the single spirals are made from continuous composite tape.
13. The structure as claimed in claim 12, further comprising the retention ring, the annular composite shroud, and the composite airfoils made at least in part from a carbon fiber woven material.
14. The structure as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the circumferentially adjacent ones of the clockwise and counter-clockwise airfoil segments being stitched together.
15. The structure as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the slots being circumferentially angled or canted in a clockwise direction or a counter-clockwise direction.
16. A method for making a gas turbine engine component composite structure, the method comprising:
forming an integral preform having airfoil panels extend radially outwardly from and integral with a ring section,
forming the ring section by wrapping a composite tape made of carbon fiber woven material,
providing airfoil coupons made from the carbon fiber woven material and including a middle section and clockwise and counter-clockwise sections extending away from the middle section,
positioning the airfoil coupons around the ring section with the middle sections on the ring section,
positioning a sock made from the carbon fiber woven material radially outwardly of and covering the middle sections of the airfoil coupons with the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections extending through sock slots in the sock,
positioning the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections to extend radially away from the middle sections to form the airfoil panels, and
introducing resin into the preform and molding the preform and the resin to form the composite structure.
17. The method as claimed in claim 16 further comprising using resin transfer molding or vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding for the molding.
18. The method as claimed in claim 16 further comprising sewing or stitching together circumferentially adjoining ones of the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections before the molding.
19. The method as claimed in claim 16 further comprising providing the sock with the sock slots circumferentially angled or canted around the ring section.
20. The method as claimed in claim 19 further comprising sewing or stitching together circumferentially adjoining ones of the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections before the molding.
21. A method for making a gas turbine engine component composite structure, the method comprising:
forming a preform integrally with airfoil panels extending radially between inner and outer ring sections,
forming the integral stator preform with carbon fiber woven material,
forming the inner and outer ring sections by wrapping composite tape made of the carbon fiber woven material,
providing airfoil coupons made from the carbon fiber woven material and including a middle section and clockwise and counter-clockwise sections extending away from the middle section,
each of the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections including a panel section attached to the middle section and a shroud section attached to the panel section,
positioning the airfoil coupons around the inner ring sections,
providing inner and outer socks made from the carbon fiber woven material,
positioning the inner sock radially outwardly of and covering the middle sections of the airfoil coupons with the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections extending through inner sock slots in the inner sock,
positioning the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections to extend radially away from the middle sections to form the airfoil panels,
drawing or passing the shroud sections through outer sock slots in the outer sock,
positioning the shroud sections of the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections extending circumferentially away from the panel sections in the clockwise and counter-clockwise directions respectively around an inner circumferences or inner diameter of the outer ring section, and
introducing resin into the preform and molding the preform and the resin to form the composite structure.
22. The method as claimed in claim 21 further comprising trapping the middle sections of the airfoil coupons between the inner sock and the inner ring section and trapping the shroud sections of the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections of the airfoil coupons between the outer sock and the outer ring section of the stator preform.
23. The method as claimed in claim 22 further comprising using resin transfer molding or vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding for the molding.
24. The method as claimed in claim 22 further comprising sewing or stitching together circumferentially adjoining ones of the panel sections of the clockwise and counter-clockwise sections before the molding.
25. The method as claimed in claim 24 further comprising providing the inner and outer socks with the inner and outer sock slots circumferentially angled or canted around the inner and outer ring sections.