All The Claims

1. A differential device operable selectively in a non-differential operation mode and a differential operation mode, comprising:
a ball member;
a ball retaining member rotatable with a driving rotational member and extending along opposed axial end portions of left and right drive shafts, said ball member being disposed between said ball retaining member and the opposed axial end portions of the left and right drive shafts, said ball retaining member having a through-hole portion formed therein to receive part of said ball member;
a shift member fitted over said ball retaining member and including: a ball-restricting portion of an inner diameter generally equal to an outer diameter of said ball retaining member; and a ball-releasing portion having a greater inner diameter than the ball-restricting portion;
an actuator for sliding said shift member, along said ball retaining member, from a ball-releasing position to a ball-restricting position when said non-differential operation mode is selected, but from the ball-restricting position to the ball-releasing position when said differential operation mode is selected; and
a pair of opposed power-transmitting portions provided on respective ones of the axial ends of the left and right drive shafts and together defining a recessed portion of a predetermined sectional shape such that, when said shift member is in the ball-restricting position, said ball member is placed, via the ball-restricting portion, in engagement with the power-transmitting portions to thereby transmit a driving power from the rotational member to both of the left and right drive shafts, but, when said shift member is in the ball-releasing position, said ball member is allowed to move radially outward into engagement with only one of the power-transmitting portions to thereby permit differential rotation of the left and right drive shafts.
2. A differential device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a plurality of said ball members are provided in spaced-apart relation to each other along a circumferential direction of the axial end portions of the left and right drive shafts, and wherein a plurality of the pairs of the opposed power-transmitting portions are provided in spaced-apart relation to each other along the circumferential direction of the axial end portions, and pairs of non-power-transmitting portions are formed, on the opposed axial end portions of the left and right drive shafts, between the pairs of the power-transmitting recessed portions.

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 on-the-go field erectable assault course comprising:
a first plurality of panels arrangeable in a closed perimeter, each of said plurality of panels having a bullet-retaining member secured thereto;
a base for supporting said plurality of panels, said base supporting said plurality of panels in an erect condition;
a second plurality of panels, said second plurality of panels having a bullet retaining member on opposite faces thereof, said second plurality of panels positioned within the closed perimeter to form a divider wall for preventing penetration of a bullet from either side of said divider wall; and
fasteners for securing the first plurality of panels to said base.
2. The on-the-go field erectable assault course of claim 1 including a set of securement members holding each of the panels in a fixed upright condition.
3. The on-the-go field erectable assault course of claim 2 including at least one panel with an opening therein for entry by a person.
4. The on-the-go field erectable assault course of claim 3 including a top securing member for securing a top of each of the panels in the upright condition.
5. The on-the-go field erectable assault course of claim 4 including a set of bolt fasteners for securing each of the panels to said base and to said top securing member.
6. The on-the-go field erectable assault course of claim 1 including
a catwalk extending around the perimeter of the enclosure to permit a person to view assault activities within the enclosure.
7. The on-the-go field erectable assault course of claim 1 wherein the base comprises an elongated member having a length greater than the width of each of said panels to thereby enable the base to support a portion of at least two panels.
8. The on-the-go field erectable assault course of claim 1 wherein each of the panels are metal panels having a Brinell hardness of at least 500.
9. An on-the-go field erectable assault course comprising:
a plurality of panels, each of said plurality of panels having a bullet-retaining member secured thereto;
a base for supporting said plurality of panels, said base supporting said plurality of panels in an erect condition;
a catwalk extending around the perimeter of the enclosure to permit a person to view assault activities within the enclosure; and
fasteners for securing the plurality of panels to said base.

1 An anionic surfactant particle for use in a laundry detergent composition, the particle having a total anionic surfactant content of at least 95 wt % and comprising linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS) and primary alcohol sulphate (PAS) in a weight ratio of from 5:1 to 1:3.
2 An anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1, having a total anionic surfactant content of at least 98 wt %.
3 An anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the ratio of LAS to PAS is within the range of from 3:1 to 1:2.
4 An anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1, having an inorganic salt content not exceeding 2 wt %.
5 An anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PAS has an average alkyl chain length within the range of from C10 to C16, preferably from C12 to C14.
6 An anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the anionic surfactants are in sodium salt form.
7 An anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1, which is the form of a flake.
8 A process for the preparation of an anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1, which comprises the steps of
(i) reacting LAS acid with sodium carbonate to form sodium LAS and water,
(ii) admixing PAS in any suitable form,
(iii) drying the resulting mixture to a solid form, and
(iv) comminuting to form particles.
9 A particulate detergent composition comprising an anionic surfactant particle as claimed in claim 1, in admixture or conjunction with one or more other solid detergent ingredients.
10 A particulate detergent composition as claimed in claim 1, which comprises
(a) a base powder composed of composite granules comprising surfactant and builder,
(b) anionic surfactant particles as claimed in claim 1,
(c) optionally postdosed detergent ingredients.
11 A particulate detergent composition as claimed in claim 10, having a total anionic surfactant content of at least 20 wt %.

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 supporting a handoff of a mobile node from a first agent of a first network to a second agent of a second network, the method comprising the steps of:
upon initiation of the handoff, sending a first message to the first agent requesting the first agent to buffer at the first agent all packets being sent to the mobile node, wherein the first message is part of a registration request protocol to the second agent;
completing the handoff of the mobile node to the second agent; and
responsive to the completing, sending a second message to the first agent requesting the first agent to forward the packets buffered at the first agent to the second agent, wherein the second message is also a part of the registration request protocol.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second message occurs after the second agent has been authorized.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second networks are mobile internet protocol networks.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the second agent is a foreign agent to the mobile node.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile node sends the first message to the first agent.
6. A computer program product for facilitating a handoff of a mobile node from a first agent to a second agent, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:
determining that the handoff is to be initiated;
before a transmission of a handoff request message, sending a first message to the first agent requesting the first agent to buffer at the first agent any packets being sent to the mobile node, wherein the first message is part of a registration request protocol to the second agent;
completing the handoff of the mobile node to the second agent; and
responsive to the completing, sending a second message to the first agent requesting the first agent to forward the packets buffered at the first agent to the second agent, wherein the second message is also a part of the registration request protocol.
7. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the second message occurs after the second agent has been authorized.
8. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the first and second networks are mobile internet protocol (IP) networks.
9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the second agent is a foreign agent to the mobile node.
10. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the second agent sends the first message to the first agent.
11. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the computer-readable medium further has stored thereon computer-executable instructions for sending, by the mobile node, a buffer control request.
12. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the computer-readable medium further has stored thereon computer-executable instructions for sending an indicator to the second agent that the mobile node has requested buffering.
13. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the first message includes an indicator of a buffer size.
14. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the computer-readable medium further has stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:
discarding, by the first agent, predetermined packets when a maximum number of packets have been received.
15. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the computer-readable medium further has stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:
signaling the first agent to delete the buffered packets.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the computer-readable medium further has stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:
signaling forwarding any packets received after the buffered packets are deleted.
17. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the first message includes an indicator of a maximum length of time that buffering is needed.
18. The computer program product of claim 6 wherein the first message includes an indicator of authenticity for the buffering.
19. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the first message includes an IP filter to identify certain packets that do not need to be buffered.
20. A computer program product for a new agent of a new network to initiate communication with a mobile node, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:
determining that the mobile node is in handoff from an old agent to a new agent;
sending a first message to the old agent requesting the old agent to buffer at the old agent any packets being sent to the mobile node, wherein the first message is part of a registration request protocol to the new agent;
completing the handoff of the mobile node to the new agent; and
responsive to the completing, sending a second message to the old agent requesting the old agent to forward the packets buffered at the old agent to the new agent, wherein the second message is also a part of the registration request protocol.
21. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the old and new networks are mobile internet protocol networks.
22. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the new agent is a foreign agent to the mobile node.
23. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the first message is sent by the mobile node.
24. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the new agent sends the first message to the old agent.
25. A system for supporting a handoff of a mobile node from a first agent of a first network to a second agent of a second network, the system comprising:
means for sending, before a transmission of a handoff request message, a first message to the first agent requesting the first agent to buffer at the first agent any packets being sent to the mobile node, wherein the first message is part of a registration request protocol to the second agent;
means for completing the handoff of the mobile node to the second agent; and
means responsive to completing the handoff for sending a second message to the first agent requesting the first agent to forward the packets buffered at the first agent to the second agent, wherein the second message is also a part of the registration request protocol.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the second message occurs after the second agent has been authorized.
27. A computer program product for facilitating a handoff of a mobile node from a first agent to a second agent, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:
determining that the handoff is to be initiated;
the second agent sending a first message to the first agent requesting the first agent to buffer at the first agent any packets being sent to the mobile node, wherein the first message is part of a registration request protocol to the second agent;
completing the handoff of the mobile node to the second agent; and
responsive to the completing, sending a second message to the first agent requesting the first agent to forward the packets buffered at the first agent to the second agent, wherein the first message is part of a registration request protocol to the second agent.
28. The computer program product of claim 27 wherein the second message occurs after the second agent has been authorized.