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Positions

having first and second opposed sides

a .. having first and second ends, a .. being attached to the first end of the … and

contiguous sides of a box

coterminous

radially outward / inward facing surfaces of a cylinder

radially extending formation

superimposed layer / in the next layer but one below

subjacent / superjacent

axial extremity

intersection / junction

obliquely inclined

extends transversely (with regard to longitudinal axis of the …)

extends laterally

interposed

about separate axes which are angularly offset from one another and which … intersect at a point ahead of the cutter

the sides are angularly disposed with respect to the base

inoperative / resting

at least partially transverse to the longitudinal axis

a layer of a second phase disposed between adjacent layers of the first phase

a (guide pin) disposed in the (first guide hole)

fastened in facial contact with…

walls:  Right and left lateral; anterior; posterior

cylinder: has peripheral and end surfaces / walls

extends orthogonally to the bracing means

radially outer(/inner) edges

proximate - close but no contact required

Words

receptable for receiving a glass

gripping means

elongate member (instead of a rod)

mounting features / locating features

engagement formations

actuating means: for moving other thing

thrust means / drive means / sensor means / gauge means / switch control

drive means (instead of motor)

bracing means

mortis

annular

journal

spigot (within a pipe)

elastomeric ring (seal)

pinion (of a wheel)

stepped plate – L shaped

belliose

pivot stubs

chamfer

bevel / bevelled edge

cavity

switch: between on and off states (instead of positions)

a press fit portion

male and female formations

shoulder: section where pipe’s inner radius increases

mutually adherent materials (Velcro) – to co-operate with complementary strip on pipe

crease line OR fold line – useful when claiming blank for box

fixed / free ends

rigid, transparent material (instead of glass / plastic)

collar

pinion and rack

jaws

screwdriver tip

spindle

bush – located inside a housing to permit relative rotation

laminated spring (car suspension)

sprocket (on bicycle cogs)

baffle plates

stator / rotor

diaphragm

Specific descriptions

Bit: having a top surface and a leading surface wherein the top surface intersects the leading surface to form a first leading cutting edge

Shoulder is formed integrally with the wall structure

Turbine scoop: has a leading edge facing generally in the direction in which the wheel is to be rotated (and central portion and trailing edge)

Threads(1): internal / external + other thing can be serated to co-operate with the thread

Thread (2): pitch, root, crest (addendum, dedendum), included angle (minor, greater, pitch diameter)

Hammer head has a face and a peen at the opposite end

Saws have a rake angle (from vertical) and a clearance angle (from horizontal)

Crankshaft: crankpin and web

Cam: has a follower

Rachet: has a pawl

Gears: spur gear (bicycle), bevel gear (90°), worm gear (rod and gear)

Pumps: Reciprocating pump (hand-pump), centrifugal pump (impeller), rotary pump (positive displacement)

Size

Do not use: “with an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the bore”

Rather use: “sized to fit within the bore” / “sized to cover …”

Or sized to substantially occupy a space therebetween (or therein)

Or is located within a space delimited by … (instead of “fits within”)

Shape

frustoconical

V-shaped

parallelepiped shaped

planar surface

of substantially (annular shape) / generally (funnel shape)

that increases in cross sectional area along its length, from the … end

U-shaped transverse cross section

opposed complemental concave arcuate faces (calliper arms that fit over tube)

right circular cylindrical

forwardly facing convexly curved surface

flared outward in a rearward direction to form a conical surface

pantographically structured (such that sides are always parallel, e.g. trellis doors)

Cooperation

prevent / permit

actuated (so as to introduce grease)

fluid flows under a pressure differential

adjustable in relation to

a … for moving the (brake) into engagement with the (wheel)

to pivot out of engagement with the …upon rotation of the tool

the (brake means) frictionally engages the (wheel) / matingly engages

rotate in an oscillating and nutating manner

so as to drive the … and hence the …in the direction of

drives the … into locking engagement with the (pipe)

for counteroscillating motion towards and away from …

causes it to be displaced axially / axial displacement

Tip: use displaces instead of moves

operatively attached / connected to

rotably fits within

are disposed substantially on opposite sides of the …

a … mounted to (for rotation) … and arranged to …

adjustably attached

to create a friction / interference fit therebetween

seated / seat (for a seal)

a conduit / outlet in fluid communication with (the inlet for discharging air from)

a … slidingly interacting / interactive with…

which is slideable along … / is slideably received within …

(pulleys) are engaged to one another, such that rotation of one of … necessitates a corresponding rotation of …

interlocking

a … arranged to move (vertically within) …

pivotally attached / supported

a handle attached to … to facilitate sliding the …

rotatably mounted / mounted rotatably relative to the …

shank fits in bore – shank seats within the bore

abuts: joins flush

a housing and a piston, reciprocally housed in the housing

cooperates with a complementary connector formation at the …

journalled for rotation in a bearing sleeve

releasably engageable

enveloping: to cover both sides

reciprocating the guide back and forth

facial contact (makes contact along a face of each of the elements)

General

the …comprising a (housing) defining a … (chamber having…)

cuts interrupted before reaching the bore to leave bridges

key means to engage a mouldable material to be received within the …

which receives a complementally shaped …

arranged to generate a (visible mark on ..)

a coupling for receiving the ends of (two adjacent pipes)

housing and piston means that are cyclically relatively displaceable along an axis to define a variable volume working chamber

sufficient to cause … to move and thereby open ..

at least partially maintaining the pressure

slots delimiting a segment

may be integral with (the seat)

a … for supporting a …

…intended to (do something)

plurality of …

so as to orient the tool relative to the …

the biasing force of the spring

spring having a top dead centre position / neutral position

arms biased between open and closed positions

conducted through a passage

positioned for receiving a …

adapted / sized / shaped to be (insertable between …)

extends coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the tubular body

resist ingress of water

selected vapour pressure

a portion of the outer belt section being frangible so as to create an opening when the inner section is inflated

designed to rotate about an axis passing through the (centre of the head)

Vague measures

‘About’:

When precision is not imp

IE a temp of about 50°C to about 60°C

OR less than about

OR at least about

Ranges:

Process is conducted at a temp of from 1°C to 99°C

‘Sufficiently’:

Heat for sufficiently long to ...

Then dependent claim must make statement more precise, e.g. for at least 1hr

Claiming positions

X movable between a first position in which X …. and a second position in which X …

Then use “when in the first position”

Examples

Pipe within a pipe and a gap therebetween:

Includes an inner pipe spaced from an outer pipe with an annular gap between the inner and outer pipes

Threads:

- cavity comprises internal threads provided for cooperating with external threads on the recipient

- includes an internal thread which is arranged to engage an external thread on … so that these components can be threadably connected to one another

- which are threadably engageable with the …

Virtual spaces:

- wherein the protuberances are located within a space delimited by the surface of the body and the common tangent –planes

- protruberances extending essentially parallel to said outer surface and being delimited within a virtual cylinder having a diameter essentially equal to …