Abstract: A paperboard carton formed of a tray with a top fitting thereover. The top has tabs formed in opposing side panels preferably by locating spaced tear lines, which tabs can be glued to the tray to hold the top in place. The top is removed from the tray by pulling the tabs outward and upward.

Abstract: An improved crown support carrier production blank and erected carrier for use with a plurality of beverage bottles. The production blank and the erected carrier are formed with a plurality of inclined upper side and end panels hingedly attached to a central panel and hingedly attached to a plurality of vertical lower side and end panels. A plurality of T-shaped corner glue tabs are formed in the corners of the production blank and are adhesively secured to the lower side and end panels when the production blank is erected to a completed carrier. The T-shaped glue tabs act as an exceptional reinforcing strip on the corners while their shape and placement are designed to round out or soften the corners rather than have sharp piercing corners typical in prior art carriers. Sunburst bottle receiving openings are positioned in the central panel along with at least one opening for use in carrying the package.

Abstract: A multiple article package is disclosed wherein a plurality of articles such as folded basket beverage containers having a lenticular shape are tightly banded together in a lenticular shaped bundle by at least one diagonally positioned band. The tightly banded lenticular shaped bundle of articles then are packaged in an outer restraint with the articles being utilized to carry the weight of similarly packaged articles that may be loaded on top of the outer restraints. The method utilizes the banded carriers along with the outer lightweight non-load bearing restraint to provide a novel packaging method for shipping the plurality of folded basket beverage carriers to the customer. The invention may be utilized with many types of lenticular shaped articles including the beverage containers shown in the drawings.

Abstract: A shipping container is disclosed which allows the user to ship two levels of product in the container. The first level is available when the container is folded to a first compact use size while the second level is available when the container is folded to a second expanded use size.

Abstract: A bulk material container is disclosed which includes an exterior body and an interior body having separation means associated with the exterior and interior bodies to provide protection from punctures and to provide for expansion of the products packaged within the interior body. The interior body comprises a first inner liner and a second outer liner laminated together in a predetermined manner to provide a stress reduction means in the interior body. The stress reduction means is formed by offsetting the inner and outer liner manufacturing joints from each other a predetermined distance to provide a triple thickness at the two manufacturing joints along a portion of one of the upstanding walls of the interior body. A topcap with water proofed corners and a retention area for a banding strap may be used with the container and when used the topcap also has means for being interlocked to the exterior body of the bulk material container.

Abstract: An improved elongated coating rod holder for a coating doctor apparatus wherein the rod holder has formed therein an elongated cavity for receiving the coating rod with the cavity comprising at least two sealing surfaces therein. The coating rod holder also has formed therein a cooling water chamber formed as a plurality of smaller chambers having an interconnecting passageway between adjacent chambers. The cooling water chamber is formed directly below the elongated cavity which is connected to at least one cooling water inlet and at least one cooling water outlet formed in the rod holder.

Abstract: A foldable basket carrier has front and rear panel assemblies hinged about common edges of center panels wherein the center panels form a full two-ply center keel.

Abstract: A calculator for use in calculating the appropriate caloric and/or carbohydrate value of a food or drink item that is to be consumed by the user of the device is disclosed. The calculator utilizes a modified four-basic-function calculator of the type having the functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This basic calculator has been modified by adding a plurality of first contacts to the calculator which visually indicate alphabetical letters and are connected to numerical contacts in the standard calculator. A plurality of second contacts are numerical in function and indicate pre-determined food and drink items and are electrically connected to the calculator circuit while a plurality of third contacts are multiplier contacts and have located in proximity thereto indications of pre-determined alphabetical letters which correspond to caloric and/or carbohydrate values of varying portions of food and drink items.

Abstract: A novel product selection slide rule is disclosed which allows the user of the slide rule to quickly determine which product from a grouping of products is best for a particular condition or property which he selects. The applicant's slide rule isolates the product best suited to the application out of a multiplicity of products and possibilities. The novel slide rule comprises a front and back cover with the front cover containing a plurality of viewing apertures and a plurality of stylus apertures. Between the front and back cover is positioned a central filler and a plurality of movable elongated slides are positioned within an elongated opening in the central filler. Each slide has formed thereon predetermined zones of different indicia for viewing through a plurality of viewing aperatures on the front cover.

Abstract: A foldable basket carrier has front and rear panel assemblies hinged about common edges of center panels wherein one of the cutter panels has transverse dividers cut therefrom for one of the front and rear compartments and the other compartment is divided by transverse divider panels on a separate piece.

Abstract: A bulk material container having two cells laminated together along one of their respective walls to form a double thickness central partition. The abutting juncture of the wall panels of each cell is contained within the central partition and is offset from the juncture of the adjacent cell to increase the strength of the double thickness central partition. Each cell has a reinforcing liner so that the completed bulk container offers double thickness on all the walls and the central partition. A plurality of inwardly folding top flanges and inwardly bottom flaps may be formed on each of the wall panels of the cells of the bulk material container.

Abstract: An improved wrap-around beverage carrier which provides for total separation between adjacent containers in the carrier is provided in the subject invention. In the preferred embodiment the carrier is designed to hold twelve cans of a given product and is designed in a one-piece configuration. The novel partitioning arrangement within the carrier permits total separation to prevent cans from coming in contact with each other during shipping, thereby avoiding abrasion marks on printed aluminum beverage cans. The novel divider structure is hinged from an interior partitioned panel and has a novel configuration of the panel wherein the novel configuration allows the partition to be used for total separation without requiring additional partition structures to be placed within the carrier.

Abstract: A device for monitoring equipment failures within a process plant. The device determines the following condition of a two-state contact (1) Normal; (2) Off-normal due to an abnormal condition; and (3) Off-normal due to a normal condition and functions to alert a plant operator or automatically initiate a corrective action whenever a device, piece of equipment or an electrical motor has abnormally stopped or failed to complete a commanded operation without being operator initiated or initiated by some other normal function.In the preferred embodiment the device comprises an alarm module of the type having a memory circuit connected to a logic circuit which is connected in parallel to at least two alarm circuits. The alarm circuits comprise a flasher circuit and a time delay circuit with a third output of the device comprising a driver circuit. The flasher circuit is designed to transmit a pulsating output signal alternating between a high and a low state.