Abstract: A glue applicator for a labeling machine has the customary glue roller rotating about a vertical axis. A scraper blade is held adjacent the periphery of the roller to remove excess glue from the roller so that a label to which glue is transferred from the roller will not receive a coating of more than desirable thickness. Relatively small blade inserts provide the sharpened edges for scraping the excess glue from the roller. A support member is mounted to a carrier that swings about an axis parallel to the axis of the roller. The blade insert is clamped against the support member by means of a clamping member whose clamping force is developed by bolts that pass through the clamping member and are threaded into the support member. Eccentric elements are provided for adjusting the support member and, hence, the blade insert carried thereon to achieve a uniform and accurate gap between the scraping edge of the blade insert and the periphery of the roller.

Abstract: A wood splitting machine has a carriage and a blade assembly mounted to slidable members that are driven slidably on stationary guide members. A stop member is mounted over the carriage in spaced relationship to the blade assembly. The blade assembly comprises a transversely extending blade for making a horizontal cut in wood lying on the carriage between the stop member and the blade assembly. A plurality of laterally spaced apart vertically oriented blades hang from the blade that cuts in a horizontal plane. Hydraulic actuators advance the blade assembly through the wood lying on the carriage. The carriage translates out from under the wood resting on the carriage so that when the blades have completely passed through the length of the wood, the carriage has departed from under in which case the wood pieces that are split by the horizontal and vertical blades are free to drop down.

Abstract: The chair is provided with a seat connected to a support structure of the chair by means of one or more hinged parallelograms consisting of pairs of tie-rods hinged to the seat and to the support structure. The structure of the chair backrest is integral with at least one of the tie-rods so as to allow the seat to be raised when the backrest is pushed backwards. Provision is also made for elastic means which are designed to counteract the backwards movement of the backrest.

Abstract: The invention relates to a labeling machine for receptacles comprising a labeling unit which is disposed on a compound slide comprising an upper carriage part and a lower carriage part. The upper carriage part is connected with parallel rods which extend through slide bushings on the lower carriage part. The upper carriage part is linked to a pivotable lever being limited in its pivoting path by an adjustable stop.

Abstract: A water heater tank having a tank shell and a tank top and bottom member welded therein to provide a water tight space inside the shell. A cold water outlet is mounted in the lower portion of the tank. The tank top member has an upwardly extending flange welded to the tank shell. The flange has a deformed portion extending inwardly from the main body of the flange to provide a space between the shell and the deformed portion. The hot water outlet is mounted in the upper portion of the tank with at least a portion of the outlet extending into the space provided by the deformed portion of the flange. The axis of the hot water outlet is thereby positioned at approximately the same level as the face of the tank top member.

Abstract: Empty bottles are checked for foreign bodies and other contamination by passing the bottles successively through two inspection zones in which they are optoelectronically scanned while they are on rotating disks that are mounted on a rotating table. When in one inspection zone a bottle is held stable on the disk by a rotatable socket that grips the bottle mouth to allow a clear view for inspecting down to the bottom. When in the other inspection zone the bottle is engaged by a ring at about shoulder height so there is a clear view for inspection of the bottle portion from the shoulder to the mouth. In transition regions between inspection zones the ring and socket both engage the bottle for a moment and then one gripper is withdrawn while the other remains to hold the bottle in the forthcoming inspection zone.

Abstract: A container filling machine has a rotor which is adjustable in height and supports components for filling containers. A carrier support is mounted to support devices which are adjustable vertically on stationary columns. Interlock elements which are arranged radially on the rotor are operable to unlatch the support devices at a specific rotational position of the rotor and to support the support devices and carrier. The lever-shaped latch element of each support device projects into a recess for the interlock element in such a way that with a partial penetration of the interlock element into the support device the support device is still latched to the column but supported and further penetration of said interlock element results in the support device being unlatched so that when the height of the rotor is altered, the support devices and carrier are altered in height correspondingly.

Abstract: A mixture of solids and a liquid such as a food product is sprayed into a chamber concurrently with a stream of hot gas to evaporate the liquid from the solids. Lecithin or other non-oxidative substance is sprayed into the chamber concurrently with the heated gas and mixture so the droplets of the substance can be put in contact with droplets of the mixture and the solid particles derived from the mixture. Thus, the solid particles are coated with the substance.

Abstract: A sign has slat panels mounted for sliding laterally on one side of a base plate and bars having cam followers mounted on the other side. Each bar has a pin, some of which project through slats in the bars and all of which project through slots in the base plate to terminate in a hole in the panels, respectively for driving the panels laterally in response to sequential lateral shifting of the bars. A first driven gear has axially extending cam pins of increasingly greater lengths to engage successive followers and shift the bars and panels to present a series of pictures. A second commonly driven gear has one cam pin which orbits in the opposite direction for periodically engaging all followers simultaneously and driving said bars back to initial position to start a new display cycle.

Abstract: Precision spacers are inserted between the cutoff and stripping blades of an insulated conductor processing machine. The spacers have accurately controlled lengths that take into account the thickness of the various blades and that corresponds with different commonly specified strip lengths. The various strip lengths are accurately set by a single selected spacer. The spacers also assure that cooperating cutoff and stripping blades mesh properly when closing over the insulated conductor during the cutting and stripping process. The spacers have small slots on their top surfaces for receiving a small screwdriver. The slots and screwdriver facilitate handling the spacers in the machine at strip length changeover.

Abstract: A polar mount for a satellite dish antenna has the flattened ends of three metal tubes bolted together to form a triangular base having three corners. Three tubular leg members have their corresponding lower flattened ends joined to the respective corners of the base. One leg member constitutes the polar axis shaft. The other two leg members are telescopic and adjustable in length. The upper ends of the two telescopic leg members and the upper end of the polar axis shaft are connected at a common point to create a pyramid-shaped structure. Brackets having bearings mounted to the outside back of the dish and the polar axis shaft extends through these bearings along an axis aligned with a diameter of the dish. The polar axis shaft is at an angle with respect to horizontal corresponding to the degrees of latitude at the antenna location. A tangent to the dish axis is at a declination offset angle relative to the polar axis shaft. The dish rotates on the polar axis shaft through a look angle.

Abstract: A power supply back-up device is capable of supplying auxiliary electrical power to a motor vehicle when the vehicle storage battery is disconnected. The computer memory back-up device comprises a plug for inserting into the vehicle cigar lighter, a body with contacts for engaging a nine-volt battery, and wires joining the plug and body. Voltage from the nine-volt battery energizes the motor vehicle circuit when the main battery is disconnected for service, thereby enabling computer controlled accessories to retain their pre-set settings. As a result, reprogramming the accessories after removal and restoration of the normal and electrical power is eliminated.

Abstract: A molten metal sampler includes a bath temperature thermocouple and cooling curve thermocouple in the sample cavity. The thermocouple tubes are mounted in a common connector and are in intersecting planes to provide a compact arrangement. The legs of the longer tube are bowed outwardly adjacent the tip of the cooling curve tube to minimize cooling effect on the tip during the cooling curve measurement. In all embodiments, a thermocouple support tube extends through the sample cavity for exposure to the molten metal to measure bath temperature.

Abstract: A filter bag sealing device includes a sub-assembly that can be conveniently inserted into and removed from a filter housing. The sub-assembly comprises a filter basket, a filter bag, and an annular retainer. The three components are joined together by a locking mechanism that includes a pair of cams mounted to a shaft with stepped ends. The shaft extends between two lugs on the filter basket. A seal retained in the filter basket and a rigid ring in the mouth of the filter bag are placed between the filter basket and the retainer. Selectively rotating the cams draws the filter basket and retainer together to form the sub-assembly with a tight seal between the basket and retainer. The filter basket periphery includes a seal for sealing the sub-assembly to the inner diameter of the housing wall.

Abstract: A multifunction physical fitness machine has two similar generally rectangular frames standing upright in laterally spaced apart relation to define the narrow ends of a rectangular floor area for usually one but possibly three exercising persons. Each frame contains a stack of weights which are constrained to move vertically only and there is a pulley and cable system for an exerciser to lift the weights. A third rectangular frame stands upright on a laterally and vertically extending plane that is coincident with the long rear side of said rectangular area. The third frame is fixed midway between the two end frames and these frames have stacks of weights and pulley and cable systems for an exerciser to lift the weights. Structural members tie all three frames together at their upper ends.

Abstract: An articulated shopping cart-tractor unit with a seat is provided for the handicapped. The tractor unit is connected to a conventional shopping cart by a bracket and coupling.

Abstract: A mobile storage system is provided with safety devices that increase the stability of the movable carriages. The safety devices includes shoe plates mounted to the carriages proximate each carriage wheel and above the rails. A nylon shoe is attached to the bottom of each shoe plate near the rail. The shoe plates are adjustable to position the shoe with minimum running clearances with the rails. Only a small amount of initial tipping causes the shoes to contact the rails and support a carriage against further tipping. The increased spread between the anti tip shoes compared with the spread between the wheels provides increased resistance to overturning forces by the square of the ratio of the spreads.

Abstract: Apparatus for supplying tape from a roll with two alternately driven tape feed rollers and a motor driven drive system which produces a rotational movement has overrunning clutches arranged between the motor drive system and the tape feed rollers, respectively, said clutches making a continuous change of materials removed from a supply roll to another roll possible with a reversal in the rotational direction of the drive motor, whereby in one direction of motor rotation only one overrunning clutch makes a connection with its feed roller and in the other direction of motor rotation only the other overrunning clutch provides a rotational connection to its feed roller.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for jacking basement walls which have moved out of alignment due to pressure from outside the wall. The apparatus includes a brace attached at the bottom by a bracket adjacent the wall to be jacked. The brace is then set vertically against the wall. A telescoping beam is attached to the floor a short distance from the wall, so that the beam is positioned upright, parallel to the brace. In one embodiment the upper end of the beam is extended and attached to the floor joists overhead in the basement. In another embodiment the upper end of the beam is secured to the lower surface on which the wall rests. Any suitable jack assembly is then slidably attached between the beam and the brace. The jack assembly is then positioned at the proper point and used to move the wall back into its proper place. Finally the top of the brace is anchored so as to prevent the wall from moving back out of position.