Abstract: A positioner apparatus for moving a transducer head from one to another of a number of parallel tracks extending lengthwise along a recording tape, including a rotary cam with surfaces defining an inclined plane, a cam follower for riding upon such surfaces, a transducer carrier or mount coupled to the cam follower, and guides along which the head carrier is moved by the cam and follower and which serves to index the transducer head at a number of mutually spaced but generally parallel positions extending transversely across the width of the recording tape. Preferably, the rotary cam comprises a wheel-like member having an annular recess around its outermost periphery, with the edges of such recess defining a pair of complementary, spaced, curved ramp surfaces whose path of curvature is concentric with that of the wheel-like member itself.

Abstract: A fluid flow meter having an improved impulse generator for generating an electric signal to actuate a remote reader in response to a fixed volume of flow through the meter. A direct current motor having an armature having at least three poles or coils is used as the impulse generator. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the meter is modularly packaged in a cup-shaped housing with the various components layered one upon the other.

Abstract: Forming electric field in and out of the vertical overlap portion, bottom peripheral joint portion and top peripheral rolled portion of a paper cup of paper or like material lined with a laminate, supplying charged powder particles in the space of said formed electric field to powder coating on said portions and with subsequent heat treatment, sealing layers are formed on said portions to become water tight; providing outside electrodes at the outside of said vertical overlap portion and folded portions and providing opposed electrodes in the inside of the paper container, providing a powder supplying means for blowing powder to said sealed portions and masking means for masking the portions not powder coated to securely seal said vertical overlap portion and folded portions.

Abstract: A modular conveyor system for use in a warehouse having a plurality of elongated, multi-level order selection racks includes a plurality of powered picking conveyors supported in vertically spaced superimposed relationship, a plurality of accumulator conveyors supported above the picking conveyors in a common horizontal plane, a merge conveyor sequentially receiving a batch of articles from the accumulator conveyors and discharging the articles onto a sortation conveyor. The sortation conveyor includes a plurality of article diverters for automatically diverting predetermined articles from the batch onto a plurality of discharge conveyors. A palletizer station positioned adjacent each of the discharge conveyors includes a storage area for a plurality of pallets and a lift to transfer a loaded pallet to a run out conveyor which permits the pallet to be transferred to a truckloading area.