Abstract: A box blank forming apparatus includes at least one printing assembly, a slotting assembly, and a feeding and conveying mechanism for feeding blanks through the apparatus. The printing assembly includes a rotatable printing cylinder, and the slotting assembly includes a rotatable blade. The feeding and conveying mechanism brings the blanks into contact with the printing cylinder and the slotter blade to complete printing and slotting operations on the blanks in the formation of boxes. An interrupter is provided in association with the printing assembly for removing the blanks from contact with the printing cylinder, and similar structure can also be provided with the slotting assembly for removing the blanks from contact with the slotter blade. A controller is provided for controlling operation of the interrupter of the printing assembly.

Abstract: An automatic fish hook setting assembly includes a hook setting member that is interengaged with a fishing line following deployment of the fishing line. The hook setting member is held in a set position by a latching mechanism, against a biasing force tending to release the hook setting member. A weight transfer assembly is also engaged by the fishing line in a manner which causes the assembly to be shifted from a loaded position to an unloaded position when a force, exceeding a threshold amount, is exerted thereon through the fishing line by a fish tugging on the line. When unloaded, the weight transfer assembly abuts the latching mechanism which causes the hook setting member to be automatically released, thereby jerking the fishing line to snare the fish. The automatic fish hook setting assembly can be readily adjusted for use with various fishing styles and species of fish.

Abstract: A fishing rod supporting device allows a fisherperson to wear it at waist-level for hands-free support of a fishing rod. The fishing rod supporting device includes a cylindrical holder having an hollowed inside and a top open end and a bottom open end. A linked member is provided on the bottom of the cylindrical holder to selectively close and open the bottom open end of the cylindrical holder. A cushion pad having at least a pair of belts is provided for strapping the cushion pad to the body of the fisherperson. A coupler is used to connect the cylindrical holder to the cushion pad, which is capable of allowing the cylindrical holder to be rotatable within a specific angular range.

Abstract: An apparatus for containing, threading and dispensing fish hooks, wherein said fish hooks comprise a hook portion and an eye portion. The apparatus comprises an enlongated housing having a length, an axis coextensive with said length, a bore extending along said axis the length of said housing, an open front end lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis, and a back end. A grooved shaft, having a front end and a back end, is rotatably mounted within the bore and extends along said axis. A spiral groove is cut around the perimeter of the grooved shaft, wherein the groove is adapted to contain the hook portions of a plurality of fish hooks. An eye groove extends out from the bore into the housing and extends along the length of the bore in the direction of the axis. The groove is adapted to contain the eye portions of the plurality of fish hooks.

Abstract: A machine for forming a variety of different sturdy, stackable three-part fiberboard containers having a depth dimension greater than their width dimension, and which are suitable for holding bags filled with liquid. The machine includes a slidable, removable mandrel which cycles between a fiberboard hopper area and a container forming compression area. Each of two side bins provides a fiberboard end panel to the mandrel. Just before the mandrel cycles forward, the suction cups remove two fiberboard end panels, one from each side bin, and pull them next to the mandrel. As the mandrel moves forward, the end panels are bent by the action of two folding elements. Meanwhile, a fiberboard body matt is brought into position in front of the retracted mandrel from an overhead feed unit. Adhesive material is sprayed onto selected parts of the body matt as it is placed into position in front of the mandrel.

Abstract: An envelope blank is conveyed by a transport system in an envelope making machine to a folding mechanism that folds one or more flaps of the blank. In folding a side flap, the leading edge of the blank adjacent to the score line is conveyed along a convex face of a plowshare. The plowshare face applies at the leading edge of the blank adjacent to the score line a force which bends the side flap through an angle of 180.degree. to a position where the flap is folded to overlap the blank. A crease is formed on the score line to permanently set the flap on the blank. The folding of the flap is initiated by the convex face of the plowshare. Extending from the upper edge of the plowshare face is a grid-like network of flexible rods mounted to follow the helical path of the plowshare face. The free edge portion of the flap is supported by the grid to follow the flap leading edge being folded by the plowshare.

Abstract: A gas bag (5) for a vehicle occupant protection system, which when inflated is three-dimensional in shape, is folded from a deflated, flattened and spread-out condition. The gas bag (5) has a rear wall with a securing section (SS) featuring an inflation port (20), a front wall section (OS) opposite thereto and a junction section (JS) between the two wall sections. The gas bag (5) is folded into a shape adapted to the interior space of a receiving compartment (RC). The folding of the gas bag (5) is done substantially by rotating the junction section (JS) relative to the securing section (SS).

Abstract: An apparatus for forming lightweight pallets from tightly wound single-face corrugated board includes a support for a reel of corrugated board, tensioning apparatus for applying a tensioning force to the corrugated board, slitting and advancing apparatus for slitting the board into narrow strips, an adhesive applicator for applying adhesive to the corrugated medium of said board, a winding reel including a central retractable mandrel about which the strips are initially wound, and further shaped mandrels which are selectively introduced into the winding reel to block the winding of corrugated board in predetermined regions to create shaped openings in the lightweight pallet, and severing apparatus for severing the strips when the winding operation is completed.

Abstract: A vastly improved folder/gluer is disclosed. This folder/gluer: is much more reliable, produces better folds, runs faster, and can be modified much easier, than prior art folder/gluers. These features are achieved by using a vacuum conveyor with overhead folding elements. Furthermore, the top of the article to be folded is never touched by another conveyor.

Abstract: A container for fitting into a plurality of different sized live wells by the use of an easily adjustable live well bracket having a flexible netting secured to the bracket. The bracket is adjustable so as to be changeable to fit different sized live wells. Four L-shaped bracket portions are each slidably mounted with respect to two adjacent bracket portions. A thumb screw located within an elongated slot is manually rotatable to fix the position of interengaging arms of adjacent L-shaped bracket portions with respect to each other. By the sliding fit of the interengaging bracket portions, the bracket can be adjusted from a minimum size of 101/4 by 61/4 to 171/4 inches by 83/4 inches and anywhere in between these ranges of dimensions. Within this wide range of extension and retraction, the adjustable live well bracket can be adjusted to fit into most any size live well.

Abstract: A figure (10) for use in attracting animals is described. The figure is formed by a right and left side (12 and 14) which are matched together and sealed around their outer circumference (12A and 14A) to form an airtight inner chamber (26). The sides essentially have the shape of the animal. Internal bonded sections (28A to 28F) within the circumference (10A) of the figure divide the inner chamber into smaller, interconnected air passageways (30). The figure is provided with guy wire flaps (16B) and stake flaps (16A) which allow for mounting guy wires (18) and stakes (24) on the figure in order to hold the figure in an upright position.

Abstract: A method of folding a gas bag (5) for a vehicle occupant restraining system which when inflated is three-dimensional in shape and is folded from a deflated, flattened and spread-out condition, in which its wall comprises a securing section featuring an inflation port (20), a section opposite thereto and a junction section between said two wall sections, into a shape adapted to the interior space of a receiving compartment is characterized in that folding the gas bag is done substantially by turning at least two wall sections relative to each other.

Abstract: A fishing lure includes a tubular main body member having a longitudinal central axis. A cap is sealingly fixed to a rearward end of the main body member. A cylindrical guide tube is connected to the cap. A cylindrical inner tube is telescopingly engaged with the guide tube and extends forwardly out of the guide tube to terminate at a forward end. A cylindrical coil spring within the inner tube extends between the cap and inner tube forward end, which creates a jumping motion for the lure, when extended and then released.

Abstract: An annular fishing sinker is formed of environmentally compatible materials to dissolve in variable predetermined times in a water environment. The sinker is formed of sand in a matrix of gelatin, particulated cellulosic material that swells in water and unbleached wheat flour with enough water to form a moldable plastic mixture that upon drying is coherent and configurationally sustaining. The components may be varied in relative quantity to provide sinkers that dissolve in from less than one minute to more than twenty minutes. The sinker is attached to a fishing line by tying in such fashion that a knot will not be left in a supporting line when the sinker dissolves. A process is disclosed for forming the sinker by molding with subsequent drying.

Abstract: An improved fishing bobber having a light weight quill portion with a stop at a lower end thereof and a denser portion which fits over the quill and abuts the stop. The denser portion has sufficient weight to facilitate casting the line but has enough buoyancy to float at approximately the water surface. Moreover, during a cast, the denser portion helps to maintain the quill portion in an orientation amenable for casting. In the water, an upper end of the quill portion will situate above the water surface as a signal to the fisherman. The quill portion is slidable within the denser portion such that as a fish strikes the bait, the quill portion will move downward with the fishing line without dragging along the denser portion, thus the fish does not feel any drag from the denser portion.

Abstract: Hand-held devices for removing fish hooks disclosed have top and bottom members connected at an intermediate pivot to move in a rocker-type action between two positions. A first embodiment has U-shaped top and bottom front portions that nest together in one position with slots arranged to engage a hook and remove different types of hooks and different sizes of hooks. A second embodiment has flat inclined sections with slots arranged with one movable relative to the other to form a pocket to enclose a hook for removal. A third embodiment combines the features of the first two at opposite ends of a common intermediate pivot.Fish hook removing devices disclosed have a high degree of versatility for a wide range of hook sizes, hook types, for a wide range of fish sizes, may be used with a minimum of effort, and a minimum damage to the fish.

Abstract: For manufacturing cross bottom valve sacks, the ends of continuously transported tubular sections are opened out with the formation of so-called "bottom squares" with triangular corner folds lying opposite each other. A valve leaf or a valve tube is tacked onto one side of an opened-out bottom square in such a way that, after the side folds of the opened-out bottom have been folded-in with a mutual overlap, the leaf forms a valve tube leading into the inside of the sack, and with its outer end freely accessible at one side of the sack bottom. For checking the correct position of the valve leaves or of the valve tube, the valve leaf or the valve tube, or the zone of the corner fold, covered thereby when the leaf is tacked in its correct position, is provided with a mark that can be registered by a photocell device fixed to the frame. The photocell device is activated by a reference pulse when, in the manufacturing installation, the sack bottom has reached its predetermined position to be checked.

Abstract: A conventional fish attracting device (i.e. a conventional lure or bait) is attached to a submersible unit. The submersible unit is attached to an electronic unit on a fishing rod by means of an optical cable. The submersible unit measures the amount of tension exerted by the fish attracting device (including the tension exerted by a fish pulling on the fish attracting device). The submersible unit also detects the aquatic conditions in the vicinity of the fish attracting device. The submersible unit transmits the tension exerted by the fish attracting device and the aquatic conditions to the unit on the fishing rod. The unit on the fishing rod determines if the tension exerted by the fish attracting device indicates that a "strike" has occurred and if the tension is nearing the tensile strength of the line. When a strike occurs the aquatic conditions are recorded along with the position of the strike. When the tension on the line nears the tensile strength of the fishing line (i.e.

Abstract: Apparatus for seaming a container end E to an open end of a container body B, comprises a pad to support the container body, a seaming chuck to support the end E in place on the container body B and cooperating with the pad to hold the container body and end one against the other, and an annular seaming tool having two annular seaming profiles on its inner surface which surrounds the end for progressively folding peripheral portions of the container body and end together to form a seam. The annular seaming tool is mounted on a tool holder and means are provided for supporting and driving the tool holder in orbiting motion such that the axis of the seaming tool follows a circular path around the axis of the seaming chuck. The seaming tool is mounted on the apparatus for free rotation about its axis such that when the seaming profile engages the peripheral portions of the container end, it is free to roll around the end to form the seam progressively.

Abstract: A tool positioning device for use in combination with a machine for working paperboard blanks conveyed in a horizontal direction through the machine. The machine includes pairs of parallel rotary shafts wherein each pair of shafts includes upper and lower shafts and carry a plurality of tool heads. The positioning device includes a plurality of coupling members actuated in a vertical direction by actuators wherein the coupling members are moved downwardly into engagement with the tool heads. The coupling members are supported on an actuator support which is mounted to a transfer structure wherein the transfer structure moves the actuator support in axial movement to thereby slide the tool heads along their respective shafts to preselected positions along the shafts.