Abstract: A floating levee sheet which prevents the river water from overflowing the levee, and a plurality of which are interconnected to cover the waterside levee slope comprising; a watertight sheet body that forms an internal space by being upwardly folded at the upper end; and a loading bag section constructed at the lower end of the sheet body with an open top portion; and a float which is fixed on the sheet body in the across-the-width direction at the upper part of the internal space, and is filled with air and hermetically sealed; and a plurality of joining members whose one end is secured to the upper end of the sheet body, and whose other end comprises an anchoring section to be anchored to the levee top over the anchoring section of the sheet body, and through the intervals of which the overflowing water enters the internal space.

Abstract: An air-starved, batch burn, modular, municipal waste incinerator. It is designed to oxidize unsorted loads of heterogeneous materials in quantities ranging from 5 to 500 tons per 12 to 15 hours. The unique aspect of this system design is that through research in air mixing, air turbulence, and temperature control, it is possible to burn this material with a highly favorable stack emission product, without the need for bag houses, dry scrubbing, or other elaborate down stream air processing equipment. The incinerator includes a primary combustion chamber connected to a secondary combustion unit by a gas transfer tube. Solid material in the primary is oxidized--or gasified--without live flame. This flammable gas stream is vented into the secondary for ignition. Combustion gases from the primary chamber are completely burned in the secondary combustion unit as the gases pass upwardly through the air mixing ring and tangentially disposed re-ignition burners.

Abstract: A can end lining mechanism has been devised for sequentially advancing can ends from a downstacker mechanism into registry with each of a series of can end receiving recesses in a rotary chuck table where as each can is advanced into a recess it is simultaneously lifted, rotated about its own axis, and rotated about the axis of the chuck table while sealant is applied to the peripheral groove of the can end for a predetermined time interval, after which the lined end is released and the centrifugal force of rotation of the table is sufficient to discharge the end. Feed interrupt mechanism is provided throughout in order to interrupt delivery of the ends from the feed area as well as to interrupt the application of sealant when a can lid is not properly in position. Synchronous drive means are provided for coordinating the movement of the can lids from the feed area through the discharge station.

Abstract: There is disclosed an easy-opening convenience end for generally cylindrical containers in which an end closure has a push tab or gate panel formed out of the thickness of the end closure and displaced beneath the plane of the end closure with a folded protective edge circumscribing the outer periphery of the gate panel, except for a limited portion which defines a hinge section between the gate panel and end closure. The folded edge tapers or otherwise merges into the thickness of the end closure adjacent to the hinge section, and a line of weakening or separation is formed between the fold and gate panel by a metal shearing operation so as to permit opening of the end closure by depression of the tab inwardly about its hinge section.Modified forms of ends incorporate relatively broad reinforcing areas in the closure surrounding opposite sides of the gate panel to facilitate initial separation of the gate panel away from the end.

Abstract: There is disclosed an easy-opening convenience end for generally cylindrical containers in which an end closure has a push tab or gate panel formed out of the thickness of the end closure and displaced beneath the plane of the end closure with a folded protective edge circumscribing the outer periphery of the gate panel, except for a limited portion which defines a hinge section between the gate panel and end closure. The folded edge tapers or otherwise merges into the thickness of the end closure adjacent to the hinge section, and a line of weakening or separation is formed between the fold and gate panel by a metal shearing operation so as to permit opening of the end closure by depression of the tab inwardly about its hinge section.Modified forms of ends incorporate relatively broad reinforcing areas in the closure surrounding opposite sides of the gate panel to facilitate intial separation of the gate panel away from the end.

Abstract: A container lid for beverage containers and the like has a tear strip formed as a unitary part of the closure which can be at least partially separated from the closure by pressing it downwardly to displace it into the container about a hinge point in such a way as to leave a protected opening for removal of the contents from the container.