Abstract: An edible three dimensional food product and composition. The composition contains about five percent by weight of an uncooked, unhulled sesame seed, a minor amount of an oil rejection material, and a matrix of ground corn dough. Also disclosed is an apparatus for molding the composition into a relatively thick shaped item.

Abstract: A work stand specially designed for supporting and aligning the various components of a vertical turbine pump during assembly or disassembly. A plurality of support tables are mounted at longitudinally spaced positions along a stationary bed frame for independent powered vertical adjustment. Roller support cradles are carried by each table to supportingly engage the pump at longitudinally spaced positions to support the various parts of the pump in coaxially aligned relationship with each other. The cradles may be adjusted longitudinally of their tables, and a series of bores spaced longitudinally along the bed frame provide for the mounting of stationary clamp assemblies upon the bed frame between the tables. A powered elevating platform at one end of the bed provides a support for the discharge head of the pump, or alternatively a support, a support cradle, or stationary clamp.

Abstract: A wheel trim assembly for vehicle wheels having a plastic body member with selected portions covered with a cover member made from thin metal and fastened to the exposed face of the plastic body member so that portions of the wheel trim have a metallic finish and remaining portions have a non-metallic finish.

Abstract: An impact cutting tool for splitting logs and cutting kindling having a cutting edge and an integral wedge arrangement to assist the splitting action of the cutting edge.

Abstract: A portable log splitter having a hydraulic cylinder for applying force to a log wherein the source of hydraulic fluid is a pump driven by a detachable power plant of the type used for chain saws. The cylinder is a two way cylinder which moves faster in the retracting direction than in the force applying direction to speed up the cycle of log splitting and the cutting blade is provided with guide members which permit a split to be completed with a short power applying stroke.

Abstract: A tightly fitting lid for a pail or bucket has a dispensing opening for discharge of the material contained in the pail and a child-resistant closure for the opening. The lid and pail constitute a package for particulate material. The lid and pail have co-operating rib and recess for retaining the lid on the pail. The lid opening is provided by a short "wide-mouth" neck which is threaded to mate with threads on the closure. The lid and closure have at least one interengaging stop and lug, respectively, which prevent the closure from being unscrewed. The closure can be removed after it is radially deformed in order to disengage the lug from the stop. The diameter of the closure is such that the closure lug cannot be disengaged from the stop by a child of tender years whose hand is too small to span the closure. The lid also has a plurality of horizontally extending webs surrounding and spaced from the closure for supporting a superposed pail.

Abstract: A mechanism for dispensing a measuring tape into the wraps of a length of cloth that is being wound onto a mandrel has a carriage that is mounted for reciprocal movement along a guide extending transversely to the length of the cloth. The carriage has means for rotatably mounting two rolls of tape so that when one is exhausted the other quickly may be utilized and the first replaced while the second is being dispensed. The mechanism has a drive wheel which is driven by engagement with the cloth being wound, or a part of the cloth winding machine, for positively reciprocating the carriage so that the only tension of the measuring tape is that required to unwind the roll.

Abstract: A removable roof panel arrangement for motor vehicles and the method of installing such panels in which access openings to be covered by the panels are formed at opposite sides of the center of the vehicle body by completely cutting away a transverse section of the roof of the vehicle body and subsequently installing a central frame member which is attached to forward and rearward frame members through a reinforcing member. The construction retains the strength of the original body and the frame members form drainage troughs and support sealing members for engaging the removable panels which form secondary drainage systems to maintain the panels in weather tight relationship to the roof of the vehicle.

Abstract: A control system where the turbocharger of an internal combustion engine including a compressor and a turbine driven by exhaust gasses from the internal combustion engine in which exhaust gasses are bypassed to limit the speed of the turbine in proportion to the pressure of the compressor outlet above a predetermined absolute pressure which is determined by an aneroid control member.

Abstract: Apparatus for conditioning air of the constant volume type in which air gates are provided at the outlet ends of heat exchange passages and bypass passages to regulate the proportion of air passing through each of the pair of passages and therefore the temperature of air downstream from the air gates.

Abstract: A vacuum motor for controlling a carburetor choke valve in which the stroke of the motor is limited to a predetermined length for a predetermined period of time after which the length of stroke is increased a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A one-piece child-resistant dispensing closure for a container which has an open end. The closure has a skirt which mates with the end of the container and a top which spans the space defined by the skirt. Preferably there are two dispensing openings through the top, each of which is surrounded by an upwardly extending rim. The closure also comprises a lid for each opening and a hinge for each lid. The hinges and lids are integral parts of the closure. The lids have similar rims which fit around the rims on the closure top when the lids are swung over to close the dispensing openings. In the closed position, ribs on the edges of the pairs of opposed rims snap over each other and ears on the inner sides of the lids are closely spaced from a fulcrum on the closure top. The engagement of the ribs holds the lids closed. Pry means, such as a coin or blade, may be inserted between the fulcrum and a lid ear to pry the particular lid open.

Abstract: An irradiation apparatus having a housing, a reflector and a source of ultraviolet radiation. The irradiation apparatus has a timing mechanism detachably located within the housing, the timing mechanism being an integral portion of the circuit which supplies power from a power source to the ultraviolet radiation source. The timer is adapted to be removed from the housing and attached to the housing by means of a cord having a non-standard plug to allow the lamp to be operated by means of the timer from a remote position.

Abstract: A railroad tamping machine for tamping adjacent pairs of ties in which the tamping units associated with each of the ties can be moved vertically as a unit or independently of each other and wherein a selected set of tamping units associated with a single tie can be held in an inoperative position while the remaining tamping units work on the associated tie.

Abstract: An anti-jackknife mechanism for a tractor-trailer arrangement wherein a stop member on the tractor and an assembly on the trailer can be positioned relative to each other so that an angular change between the tractor and trailer from its normally longitudinally aligned position is resiliently resisted and such resilient resistance is under the control of fluid motors.

Abstract: Game apparatus including a board and playing cards in which the board forms a grid of squares with the four sides of each square being identified by a different color and with the colors so arranged that the same color is not employed to identify contiguous sides of a square. Side marker elements are used to establish and define the sides of squares, as determined by the play of cards having corresponding colors. The establishment of the last or fourth side of any square establishes a score for the player making the play.

Abstract: The invention comprises an improved ring and swivel combination for attaching a toy such as a Yo-Yo or spinning top to the operator's finger. The ring includes a flexible strap for adjustable attachment to the finger. Preferably the strap comprises a portion of woven hooks and a complementary portion of woven loops such as that sold under the VELCRO trademark. The swivel comprises a cup attached to the strap and having a carefully formed hole in the cup bottom. The string attached to the toy passes through the hole and is knotted inside the cup. The knotted string and cup forms an effective swivel to prevent wind-up of the Yo-Yo or spinning top string.The toy accessory may be used to control model race cars and model airplanes by using a pair of toy accessories attached to two fingers to replace the conventional dual control handle. The swivels allow the operator to guide the model in a circular patch without turning around to prevent wind-up of the pair of guide lines.

Abstract: A wheel and hub cap assembly wherein a cast metal wheel has a hollow hub portion housing the wheel mounting holes receiving studs to secure the wheel of a vehicle with the hub portion forming an annular groove opening radially inwardly relative to the axis of the wheel to receive a hub cap covering the opening. The hub cap has radially extending retaining elements complementary to the groove to support the hub cap relative to the wheel and limit axial inward and outward movement with the retaining elements being substantially the only contact between the wheel and hub cap.

Abstract: A retainer for attaching a wheel trim assembly to the rim of a vehicle wheel wherein a ring has a plurality of uniformly spaced retainers and a plurality of centering elements with the retainers resisting axial displacement of the wheel trim from the wheel and the centering elements acting to center the wheel trim and absorb most of the loads transmitted from the wheel to the wheel trim.