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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                            REVOLVING PROMISSORY NOTE

$10,000,000                       Dayton, Ohio                 December 10, 1998


         The undersigned, for value received, promises to pay to the order of
THE PROVIDENT BANK (the "Bank"), at any of its offices, the principal sum of TEN
MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000) (the "Maximum Credit"), or so much thereof as may
be outstanding from time to time pursuant to the provisions hereof, together
with interest until demand or maturity at the rate provided in the Loan and
Security Agreement of even date herewith between Bank and the undersigned, as
the same may be amended from time to time (the "Loan Agreement"). Accrued
interest shall be due and payable on the 1st day of each month, commencing
January 1, 1999, and at maturity. Principal shall be due and payable on December
10, 2000.

         The undersigned hereby state(s) that the purpose of the loan evidenced
by this Note is workingcapital.

         This Note is the Revolving Note referred to in the Loan Agreement and
is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement. Payment
of this Note is secured as provided in the Loan Agreement. This Note shall be
subject to mandatory prepayment under the circumstances described in the Loan
Agreement.

         If an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) occurs and is
continuing, the principal amount of this Note and all accrued interest shall, at
the option of the holder, become immediately due and payable, without demand or
notice.

         There will be a minimum finance charge of $50.00 for each billing
period. If any payment of principal or interest is not paid when due or if the
undersigned otherwise defaults in the performance of its obligations hereunder
or under any other note or agreement with the holder, and if such failure to pay
or failure to perform extends beyond any applicable grace period, the holder at
its option, may charge and collect, or add to the unpaid balance hereof, a late
charge of up to $250 for each such delinquency to cover the extra expense
incident to handling delinquent accounts, and/or increase the interest rate on
the unpaid balance to the Default Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement). The
holder may charge interest at the rate provided herein on all interest and other
amounts owing hereunder which are not paid when due.

         The undersigned and all endorsers authorize any attorney at law,
including an attorney engaged by the holder, to appear in any court of record in
the State of Ohio or any other State or Territory of the United States, after
the indebtedness evidenced hereby, or any part thereof, becomes due and waive
the issuance and service of process and confess judgment against any one or more
than one of the undersigned and all endorsers in favor of the holder, for the
amount then appearing due, together with costs of suit and, thereupon, to
release all errors and waive all rights of appeal and stay of execution, but no
such judgment or judgments against any one of the undersigned shall be a bar to
a subsequent judgment or judgments against any one or more than one of such
persons against whom judgment has not been obtained hereon. This warranty of
attorney to confess judgment is a joint and several warrant of attorney. The
foregoing warrant of attorney shall survive any judgment; and if any judgment be
vacated for any reason, the holder hereof nevertheless may thereafter use the
foregoing warrant of attorney to obtain an additional judgment or judgments
against the undersigned and all endorsers or any one or more of them. The
undersigned and all endorsers hereby expressly waive any conflict of interest
that the holder's attorney may have in confessing such judgment against such
parties and expressly consent to the confessing attorney receiving a legal fee
from the holder for confessing such judgment against such parties.


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THE PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF OHIO. AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED INDUCEMENT FOR THE HOLDER TO
EXTEND CREDIT TO THE UNDERSIGNED AND AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT
COUNSEL, THE UNDERSIGNED AND ALL ENDORSERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATED TO THIS NOTE OR ARISING IN
ANY WAY FROM ANY INDEBTEDNESS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE HOLDER AND THE
UNDERSIGNED. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY DESIGNATE(S) ALL COURTS OF RECORD SITTING IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY OR HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO AND HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE
SUBJECT MATTER, STATE AND FEDERAL, AS FORUMS WHERE ANY ACTION, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING IN RESPECT OF OR ARISING FROM OR OUT OF THIS NOTE, ITS MAKING,
VALIDITY OR PERFORMANCE, MAY BE PROSECUTED AS TO ALL PARTIES, THEIR SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, AND BY THE FOREGOING DESIGNATION THE UNDERSIGNED CONSENT(S) TO THE
JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS.


WARNING - BY SIGNING THIS PAPER, YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT
TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME, A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU
WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT
FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR
RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT
OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

                                  LITTLEFIELD, ADAMS & COMPANY


                                  By:  /s/ Warren L. Rawls
                                       Name: Warren L. Rawls
                                       Title:  CFO, Treasurer and Secretary

                                  Address:
                                  6262 Executive Boulevard
                                  Huber Heights, OH 45424

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