Abstract: An open grill assembly, with a radiant heating sheet, can be assembled together into a rigid grill, with rods forming a frame supporting the radiant sheet and the grid in a spaced apart relationship. The components can be disassembled into a compact bundle, preferably a flat bundle. When assembled, in a preferred embodiment, the radiant heating sheet is adapted to rest on the top of the burner, so that the rods forming the frame need not touch the ground, allowing a single, economical design to be used with most, and perhaps all, commercially available burners. In operation, the burner heats the radiant heating sheet and radiant heat from the sheet cooks food on the grid.

Abstract: A frusto-conical lantern reflector comprised of two semicircular, flat sheets made of a resilient material, each with at least one surface that reflects light. Each generally semicircular sheet has a semicircular cut-out that forms an opening in the top of the assembled reflector. Fasteners are located on either side of the cut-away semicircular portion; the fasteners on one sheet are disposed to releasably mate with the fasteners on the other sheet so that when the sheets are deflected and the fasteners on the one sheet are aligned with the fasteners on the second sheet, the two sheets together form a frusto-conical reflector.

Abstract: A thermal printer having a mechanism for alleviating the pressure between the print head and the resilient roller when the printer is not operational is provided. The printer includes a cam member for camming the print head and resilient roller apart during non-printing in order to prevent a permanent or semi-permanent flat from being formed on the roller because of pressure exerted thereon by the print head.

Abstract: An arrangement for bundling elongated flexible elements includes a support which includes a hopper-shaped receptacle for supporting a plurality of the elments to be bundled with substantially the same orientation, and a base arranged underneath the receptacle. An elongated torque member is mounted in the base for rotation about an axis and it can be rotated by a hand crank mounted on the torque member for joint rotation therewith. At least one elongated flexible bundling member is provided, and it has two end portions with effective lengths that are at least sufficient for the end portions jointly to surround the plurality of the elements to be bundled, and a central portion interconnecting the end portions and connected to the torque member for becoming wound around the torque member during the rotation thereof with attendant simultaneous reduction in the effective lengths of the end portions.

Abstract: A toner container is shown which includes a toner brush that moves toner to a rectangular opening partially closed by flexible triangular masks for restricting the flow of toner into contact with a sheet of paper to cause the toner to diverge as it flows across the paper thus preventing the toner from passing under the edge of the paper. The toner brush is rotatably mounted in the rectangular opening within a nonmagnetic cylinder which may be intermittently rotated. A scraper mounts against the nonmagnetic cylinder for removing accumulated toner therefrom during the intermittent rotation. As the toner moves around the cylindrical shell, under the urging of the toner brush, it is passed through a portion of the container that is laterally constricted to urge the toner into a narrow configuration in preparation for presentation to the masked opening.

Abstract: A gas operated underwater lamp in which the submersible housing and lens have heat transfer surfaces that cooperate with the incandescent gas burning mantle within the housing to prevent accumulation of condensate and vent the products of combustion to the atmosphere when the housing is submerged in a cooling liquid such as when used for underwater illumination of a swimming pool.