Abstract: An apparatus and method for reclaiming contaminated scrap metal, more particularly an improved reverberatory furnace designed for melting scrap. The amount of hydrocarbons volatilized from the melting of contaminated scrap is measured and the fumes are passed into the main hearth for burning. As the amount of fuel value contained within the fumes increases, the amount of fuel provided to the burner is proportionally reduced while the amount of oxygen is kept constant. This will ensure that the amount of fuel and the amount of oxygen present within the furnace is completely burned without excessive free oxygen or unburned fuel building up within the furnace or furnace exhaust. The burner will be operating under lean fuel conditions or under fuel rich conditions such that the flame temperature is lower than at stoichiometric firing, whereby the burners create reduced NOx.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laryngoscope blade used to assist practitioners in endotracheal intubation. The blade comprises a longitudinally extending member that has a first end and a second end. The member has a planar lingual surface, a palatal surface and a pair of opposed longitudinal edges. A pair of rails extend outwardly from the planar lingual surface of the member. An element extends outwardly from the palatal surface proximal to one of the longitudinal edges of the pair of edges. A portion of the element overlies and is spaced apart from the palatal surface. A coupler is attached to the first end of the member for attachment to a handle.

Abstract: An exercise device for strengthening the muscles of the pelvis, particularly the collective group of muscles involved in human sexual response, which are also important for controlling the evacuation of the intestines and the bladder. This exercise device focuses on increasing the mass, strength and tone of these muscles. The device comprises a pair of longitudinally extending members that are connected to one another at their first ends. The opposing second ends of these members are movable between an open position and a closed position, but are biased toward the open position providing resistance to movement toward the closed position. In the open position the second ends of the members are spaced apart from one another further than the first ends of the members are spaced apart from one another. The device is sized and configured to be received within the vaginal and anal cavities of the human body to exercise the groups of muscles related thereto.

Abstract: A deflector for attachment to a vertically adjustable hospital bed so that when the bed is raised or lowered the deflector engages equipment that is attached to the wall and moves the bed frame away from the equipment to prevent damage thereto. The deflector comprises a vertically oriented member having a pair of surfaces that form a predetermined angle with one another so that one surface engages the equipment as the bed is raised and the other surface engages the equipment as the bed is lowered.

Abstract: An improved pre-capping machine and method for pre-capping containers that are advanced along a predetermined path by standard conveyor systems. The present invention pretightens caps, plugs, overcaps and other fitments to ensure that they are squarely placed on the containers, without damage to the containers, in preparation for their final closure. The apparatus comprises a spindle assembly, having a longitudinal spindle axis, that is connected to a frame for movement of the spindle assembly along the spindle axis. The spindle assembly comprises a cap gripper that is configured to hold a cap centered over the open end of a container so that axes through the cap, the open end of the container and the spindle assembly generally coincide. To place a cap on the container, the spindle is released for free movement along the spindle axis.

Abstract: A continuous supply of preformed reclosable fasteners suited for use in combination with an apparatus for attaching a reclosable fastener to a web of flexible material primarily intended for use with a host packaging machine to form a reclosable container. Strips of reclosable fasteners are arranged in side-to-side relation to each other, and the distal ends of each fastener strip are flattened by the application of heat and pressure whereby the distal ends are not only reduced in thickness, but also fused one to the other, thereby resulting in a continuous length of preformed reclosable fasteners. In a preferred form, the continuous length is wound around a core to create a roll of fasteners. This roll is suited for use in combination with an apparatus for attaching reclosable fasteners to a web of flexible material used by a form, fill, seal, and separate machine making reclosable containers.

Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a reclosable fastener to a web of flexible material primarily intended for use with a host packaging machine to form a reclosable container. The attaching apparatus is operatively connected to and driven by a programmable motor and function controller in cooperative relation with the host machine and guides the web of flexible material from which the containers will ultimately be formed along a first path through the attaching apparatus. A supply of reclosable zipper-type fasteners is also provided, and the fasteners are guided along a second path of the apparatus. Individual zipper-type fasteners are removed from the fastener supply path and disposed in juxtaposition to a segment of the flexible material in overlying relation to a cut which has been formed through a predetermined segment of the flexible material.

Abstract: An attachment for a landscaping trimmer for use in precise trimming and edging of landscaped areas. The attachment has bores through an elongated body member which are adjacent to the free end of the body member and perpendicular to its axis. Pre-cut pieces of trimming line are secured through the bores by at least one screw positioned against the portions of the pre-cut pieces which are centrally located within the body member. Integral with the body member and on Its free end, the present invention may have a spacer for lawn cutting, or pointed bits with various surface configurations to perform functions including, but not limited to, "drilling out" weeds and unwanted grass in and around planters, flower pots and flower boxes, as well as tearing out unwanted roots near the surface of the soil.

Abstract: The invention relates to supports for a device for transferring weight loads from one concrete structure to another. The device is particularly suited for concrete highway construction. The supports are used to position joint dowels that extend across paving joints between adjoining concrete slabs. The supports comprise a first and second support each positioned on opposing sides of the paving joint. The first support comprises a pair of legs that holds one end of the dowel therebetween and the dowel is then manually locked to that support by a pin lock.

Abstract: A semi-automatic lacing machine used to lace a pair of blocks together to form a block and tackle assembly that will frequently be used in the manufacture of other products. The apparatus includes a structure for receiving a pair of blocks and a line therein, and structure including a first and a second guide, and a threader to advance the line through the first and second guides and thereby through the blocks received within the apparatus.