Abstract: A method of bonding a cation exchange membrane of the type having a perfluorosulfonic acid group on one face and a perfluorocarboxylic acid group on the other face, with a reinforcing mesh material embedded therein and a fluorine-containing resin sheet is disclosed.

Abstract: A cell is disclosed whereby sea water is electrolyzed to form an aqueous hypochlorite solution with reduced formation of interfering deposits on the electrodes. The cell comprises a plurality of electrolytic cell units having a pair of cathodes and an anode placed between said cathodes, an electrolyte inlet at the lower part of an end frame, an electrolyte outlet at the upper part of an end frame. One of a pair of cathodes has an aperture at a position corresponding to the inlet, and the other cathode has an aperture at a position corresponding to the outlet. The anode has apertures at the position corresponding to the inlet and outlet.

Abstract: A heat exchanger of the type having a tube assembly made up of a number of tubes through which a first medium flows and around and between which a second medium flows to accept heat from, or transfer heat to, the first medium. One of the media is constrained by baffles to follow a tortuous path through the heat exchanger. According to the invention, the baffles are completely separate from the tubes, so permitting them to be replaced or adjusted without the necessity of disassembling the tube assembly. The baffles can be carried releasably on rods which allow their spacing to be adjusted at will, with the result that heat exchangers according to the invention are more versatile than conventional heat exchangers where the baffles are fixed to the tubes.

Abstract: In an automatic bending machine, a box-like housing is provided in which a central driving wheel is mounted for reciprocating a plurality of slide units fastened at the front wall of the housing. The front wall is a front plate which together with the slide units can be easily removed from the housing and replaced by another one the slide units of which having been set up before at another place. A plurality of interchangeable front plates can be set up with slide units and tools. Each of the front plates is provided for a work piece of predetermined form. The front plates not in use can easily be stored for a repeated use.

Abstract: In an electrolytic cell of the type which includes a cylindrical electrolytic cell main body divided into a main electrode chamber and an auxiliary electrode chamber by a diaphragm, and having main electrode particles in the main electrode chamber, which are maintained in the fluidized state by an electrolyte supplied to the main electrode chamber, an improvement is disclosed wherein an electrolyte supply port and an electrolyte discharge port are provided to enable flow of electrolyte through said cell to maintain the fluidized state of said particles, and a porous auxiliary electrode is provided in contact with the diaphragm on the side thereof facing said auxiliary electrode chamber, to facilitate flow of gas generated on the auxiliary electrode in the direction of the auxiliary chamber.

Abstract: Installation for the transport of tennis balls having at least one substantially vertical bouncing wall as well as a collector gutter for the balls and arranged at the foot of the wall. The covering (1) of the bouncing wall (2) is simply attached to a pair of parallel flanges (6,6') of the frame and the lateral portions (8,8') connecting the flanges (6,6') move away from each other due to the pressure of the springs (7) which are arranged thereto.

Abstract: Surplus concrete or return concrete to be processed is poured into a high-capacity receiving bin and is transferred at a metered rate from said bin by means of a screw conveyor to a washing apparatus, in which fine components are separated from very fine components. The transfer at the metered rate is effected in dependence on the driving power of rotary motors of the rotary washing apparatus. When the driving power of the motors exceeds a predetermined value, then the motor of the screw conveyor is deenergized. When the driving power decreases below that value or below another value, the supply at the metered rate is resumed. The plant operates fully automatically and when the receiving bin has been emptied the plant is automatically cleaned and automatically shut down.

Abstract: An apparatus for screening appliances from high frequency interference from the mains supply electrically connected to the appliance has an interference filter being incorporated in the mains plug and comprising at least an induction coil and a capacitor. The capacitors normally used to screen from asymmetric oscillations between the neutral conductor and phase conductor on the one hand and the protective conductor on the other are replaced by a screen of sheeting for the conductor leading from the plug to the appliance. The screen of sheeting is joined to the protective conductor.

Abstract: A carbon monoxide gas detector comprises a housing consisting of two enclosures 10 and 12 having ports in the wall thereof to provide a tortuous path for air entering the inner enclosure 12. A gas cell transducer 16 connected to an electrical circuit 18 provides signals indicative of gas concentration. The detector is powered from a remote supply via wires 22 and 26 and provides gas concentration signals via a wire 24 to a remote central station with a fail-safe feature wherein failure of the circuit or the detector will provide signals interpreted as dangerous gas concentrations.

Abstract: A method for the preparation of a graft polymer membrane comprising an inactive polymer film having TFS as a graft chain. The inactive polymer film is irradiated with ionizing radiation, and the resulting irradiated film is graft-polymerized by contacting said film with TFS.This product may then be sulfonated to provide a cation exchange membrane; or the obtained graft polymer may be haloalkylated, and quarternary aminated to provide an anion exchange membrane; or the graft polymer membrane may be used to prepare a weakly acidic cation exchange membrane by substituting at least part of the benzene rings of the graft polymer by one of the groups among hydroxyl groups, carboxylic acid groups, phosphoric acid groups and phosphorous acid groups.The polymeric membrane products are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: In combination with a tire casing, including a pre-formed, pre-cured, or uncured tread disposed about its periphery, and a curing envelope covering said tread and at least the outwardly facing side walls and bead portion of the tire casing, means are disclosed for effecting a tight and uniform seal between the said curing envelope and tire casing. These comprise a pair of annular sealing members, each having a central hub and a peripheral circumferential surface adapted to engage with the bead portion of the tire casing; a pair of unitary backing members, each having a central hub and portions at equal radial distances from the said hub which are engageable with the inwardly facing peripheral edge of said tire casing; and threaded fastener means extending between each said annular member and said backing member to enable the annular and backing members to be drawn toward one another to effect a clamping action between the members and intervening envelope and tire bead as the members are drawn together.

Abstract: In a plunger for a cold chamber casting machine a mouth piece is positioned and held by only three small holding elements equally spaced in peripheral direction and fastened at plunger components. A cooling liquid pipe extends into the plunger. Between the front wall and the back wall of the plunger and the mouth piece, endside flow chambers are formed respectively communicating with the annular flow chamber formed between the plunger casing and the mouth piece along the whole circumference. Therefore the inside faces of the plunger end walls are completely accessible to cooling liquid and the plunger end walls are effectively cooled.