Abstract: A gripping mechanism is mounted on a carriage and is adapted to be shifted back and forth along an inverted L-shaped path to pick up and transfer parts. Inverted L-shaped cam tracks are formed in a main support member and receive and guide rollers which support the carriage. The cam tracks and the rollers are arranged to allow the rollers to roll freely without skidding while preventing radial play between the rollers and the tracks. A flexible drive linkage is connected between the carriage and its actuator and is capable of yielding in both directions in order to prevent damage to the actuator if the carriage becomes jammed when the carriage is being either advanced or retracted. Before being picked up by the gripping mechanism, the parts are held in a track by an escapement having spring-biased fingers adapted to move between open and closed positions.

Abstract: A buffer device for an elevator employs, as a buffer member, a foamed plastic material such as polyurethane foam which undergoes very little permanent deformation upon receipt of an impact. The foamed plastic material is accommodated in a box made of a thin non-combustible material, and a heat-insulating material is disposed between the box and the buffer member in the box.

Abstract: A reclosable valve stem actuated valve structure for aerosol-type containers and the like is provided which has an external seal that includes a seal member, a bonding agent, and a separatable frangible zone. The external seal is installed after the valve structure is associated with a container and after a container filling operation of the type where filling is accomplished through the valve structure.

Abstract: A dispenser is provided having a reservoir, a knife driven with a vertical reciprocal translational movement, and an inclinded ramp feeding the spokes into abutment against a drum provided with peripheral grooves. The rotation of the drum feeds the spokes one by one into a guide device comprising two inclined surfaces, the supper surface having a smooth surface and the lower surface being made of an adherent material. A spoke slides between the two surfaces and is discharged to a spoke holder of a spoke fitting machine.

Abstract: A stopper for a casting machine is comprised of a hollow rod of a refractory material which is supported at its outer periphery by a clamp carried by a transversely extending arm, the transversely extending arm having a threaded end that extends through an elongated slot in a block carried by a vertically moveable support shaft, the transverse arm being securable to the block in a desired position of adjustment of clamping nuts.

Abstract: A revolving-ladle turret having a turret member supporting a platform which rotates around a vertical axis and which is furnished with ladle-carrying arms. The turret member is supported by a pair of articulated linkages similar to parallelograms of the double-handle type. The upper or bridge sides of the parallelograms are horizontal and rigidly supported by the structure carrying the machine. These parallelograms have their respective handles shaped at right angles and are linked to the turret member in positions which are symmetrical to it with respect to the axis of rotation of the platform and which effectively resist the torque which works on the turret due to the constant unevenness of the loads which act on the turret because of variations in the amounts of materials in the ladles.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing applicator for crease setting compositions comprises a support 16, a reservoir 12 slidably mounted on the support 16, an applicator nozzle 14 connected to the reservoir 12 to deliver fluid therefrom, and a bearing element 40 movable relative to the support 16 between retracted and advanced positions capable of effecting slidable movement of the reservoir respectively towards and away from the support 16 when so moved. A rotatable member 18 is mounted on the support and is geared to a piston arrangement 32, 34 for urging fluid from the reservoir 12 through the nozzle 14. The nozzle 14, bearing element 40 and the periphery of the rotatable member 18 are aligned on the same side of the applicator. When the applicator is not in use a combination of the pressure within the reservoir 12 and gravity cause the bearing element to move the reservoir into the retracted position thereby relieving the pressure in the reservoir and preventing oozing of crease setting composition from the nozzle 14.

Abstract: A lift mast for industrial trucks includes a stationary upright having a movable upright mounted thereon and a lift jack interconnected between the uprights. A bracket member is secured to a cylinder of the lift jack and is further secured to the stationary upright along with at least one elastomeric bushing that will allow the cylinder to move slightly relative to the stationary upright.

Abstract: A hoist cage is supported by a loop of rope extending around a drive sheave and an idler sheave respectively positioned at the ends of the hoist cage path and attached to the hoist cage by attachment of separate ends of the loop to separate drums rotatably attached to the hoist cage. The drums are coupled to rotate together to take up and pay out rope at different rates and in opposite senses with the rate being higher for the drum from which the rope extends downwardly.

Abstract: A dispensing container for dispensing articles one at a time. The dispensing container includes a hollow body for storing articles. A delivery throat forming a continuous depending extension of the body has a cross section proximate the cross section of the articles disposed in the hollow body to serially align the articles passing therethrough from the hollow body. The throat is formed with an upturned end defining a lower trap portion adjacent the end which permits only one article at a time to be moved to the end of the throat. An outlet aperture is formed at the end of the throat. A closure member is mounted at the end of the throat for movement between a first position closing the outlet aperture and a second position opening the outlet aperture.

Abstract: A housing for a pressurized syrup package which includes a main body portion constructed of material impervious to carbon dioxide. A cap is provided for the housing and extends over an open top of the main body portion. Piercing pins are carried by the cap for penetrating the top wall of the syrup package when the cap is positioned thereon to provide communication between a source of carbon dioxide and a receiver for syrup removed from the package. A conduit extends between the source of carbon dioxide and a respective piercing pin. A valve is positioned in the conduit for closing off the source of carbon dioxide automatically upon removal of the cap from the main body portion.

Abstract: A reservoir and chute cooperate to deliver mollusks such as clams, oysters, scallops and the like, oriented in a row to a conveyor forming a part of an apparatus for removing their shells. The reservoir in which an appropriate supply of mollusks is stored and from which they are delivered to the chute is provided with an elevator mechanism for maintaining the top of the supply above the upper end of the chute so that mollusks are supplied from the top of the supply to the chute in which they are advanced toward the lower discharge end by a combination of gravity and controlled vibration.

Abstract: An improved system for monitoring lift chains included within mast assemblies in material handling vehicles disables downward movement of the forks upon detection of a first level of slackness in a lift chain. Since upward movement of the forks is not disabled, the forks may be raised to clear any obstruction causing the chain slackness. A lift chain may also be monitored to detect a broken chain in which case all vertical movement of the forks is disabled. In a material handling vehicle wherein the operator is elevated along a first mast and the forks are elevated along a second mast connected to an operator's platform, dual lift chains in the first mast are individually monitored for both slackness and breakage while dual lift chains in the second mast are monitored in common primarily to detect slackness. Lateral and rotational movement of the forks is also disabled for detection of a slack or broken first mast lift chain, but not for detection of a slack or broken second mast lift chain.

Abstract: A label dispenser which utilizes an infrared radiator and sensor which is phased and modulated so as to discriminate from ambient light and which has a movable peel bar which can be adjusted for labels of different lengths such that as the labels are removed the machine will automatically advance the next label. The machine is capable of taking labels of varying widths.

Abstract: A metering sleeve having radial openings in which radially extending plungers reciprocate to vary the effective volume of the openings, and a weight within the sleeve and connected to the plungers to reciprocate the latter in response to rotation of the sleeve. The plungers are loosely connected to the weight to lessen the tendency of the plungers to jam during rotation of the apparatus.

Abstract: A dispenser of dispensing tabets one at a time has a reservoir, a chamber below the reservoir in which the tablets are arranged in a single layer and a dispensing passageway which leads to a dispensing orifice. The passageway is of such a width that a single column of tablets can be accommodated. The passageway is defined by portions of a moving slider member and can be moved from a non-dispensing position to a dispensing position. In this latter position the lowermost tablet is dispensed whereas the remaining tablets in the column are retained in the passageway by a fixed protuberance. One side of the passageway is resilient to minimize tablet damage. The slider member is adapted to assist the passage of tablets from the reservoir to the chamber.

Abstract: An emergency elevator which has a guided cage and a cylinder with closed ends. Valves communicate with the interior of the cylinder adjacent its ends. An additional valve communicates with the interior of the cylinder at a location between one end of the cylinder and the associated valve. A piston is slidably disposed in the cylinder and connected to the cage so that the downward movement of the cage is restrained. A counterweight is coupled to the cage and is of a sufficient weight to raise the cage when it is empty. The counterweight is conveniently disposed within the cylinder and can be integral with the piston.

Abstract: This invention discloses a syringe closure used with a nozzle and flexible bag in which fluid is initially flowed. This closure apparatus includes a retainer ring of generally tubular and tapered construction. This retainer ring has an outwardly disposed groove formed at its lower and smaller diameter end in which a bead end of the flexible bag is mounted. An outer safety ring also of generally tubular configuration is mounted on this retainer ring and insures retention of the bead end of the bag in the groove. A nozzle retainer member having an inner aperture in which the nozzle is removably mounted has an outwardly generally circular projecting lip sized and adapted to snap in and seat in an inwardly disposed recess formed in the retainer ring.

Abstract: A water guard system is used in a gravel loadout structure wherein wet bulk material is stored in a bin (12) and released through a gate (14). Runoff water from the bulk material tends to leak through the gate (14) and drip on an underlying scale (22) as well as on trucks which enter the structure (10) for loading. A trough (28) is supported on rails (80, 104) and is driven by an air cylinder (30). The gate (14) is open and closed by operation of an air cylinder (108). In an extended position the trough (28) is positioned beneath the gate (14) to collect runoff water and pass this water into a sump (38) which delivers it through a drain line (40). The trough (28) is retracted by operation of the air cylinder (30) to permit the gate (14) to be opened and load a truck positioned beneath the gate. When the gate (14) is closed the trough (28) is returned to the extended position by operation of the cylinder (30).

Abstract: A bulk transport bag comprises a bag body made of a flexible fabric coated with a plastic material such as PVC, and lifting webs defining lifting loops, which lifting webs are made of a fabric web impregnated and/or coated with a plastic material such as PVC compatible with that coated on the body fabric, the lifting webs and bag body being bonded together by a weld through the compatible plastics materials effectively to form an integral structure. Anti-peel devices are preferably provided at the upper periphery of the side wall of the bag body, where the bonded regions of the lifting webs separate from the bag body to form the lifting loops.