Abstract: A press specially adapted to compress a stack which includes one or more pressure sensitive based fastening layers which are actuated by application of substantial pressure. A lower press plate includes a receiving surface upon which the stack is positioned and first and second guide members, with the receiving surface being tilted with respect to a level plane such that the stack tends to move on the receiving surface towards the two guide members. With the stack positioned so that first and second edges of the stack are resting against the respective first and second guide members, a user can assemble and manipulate the stack with the guide members maintaining the stack components in a proper alignment relative to one another.

Abstract: A compacting mechanism for fitting a surface over a refuse container comprising a support member (10) for fitting to the surface, the support member having an aperture (16) which in use is in register with an aperture in the surface. A compacting plate (12) is mounted under the support member, and is coupled to an actuator rod (14) through the aperture in the support member such that the rod may be manoeuvred from a storage position wherein the rod lies along the support member across the surface and the plate is drawn up under the surface to an operative position wherein the rod stands upright over the aperture in the support and may be pushed downwardly through the registering apertures to push the plate down into the container.

Abstract: Disclosed are molding-system platens, molding systems that include the molding-system platens, and a method of a molding-system platen.

Abstract: A refuse bin comprises a refuse container (10) having a top opening (12) and a lid (14) hinged relative to the container to cover the opening. A compacting mechanism is fitted to the lid and comprises a compacting plate (22) mounted under the lid and an actuating rod (24) coupled to the compacting plate through an aperture (26) in the lid. The coupling is such that the rod (24) may be maneuvered from a storage position wherein the rod lies across the top surface of the lid and the plate is drawn up under the lid to an operative position wherein the rod stands upright over the aperture in the lid and may be pushed downwardly through the aperture to push the plate down into the container. The compacting mechanism further comprises a ratchet mechanism (50, 52, 54) for releasably locking the actuating rod (24) against movement upwardly through the aperture in the lid such that refuse in the container can be compacted by force applied to an edge (48) of the lid opposite the hinge.

Abstract: A compressing device for plastic bottle uses a pair of plates which are strapped on each side of a bottle. The straps are tightened as the bottle's content is used up. The plates are shaped in such a way so as to reduce crimping on the bottle. Optional accessories such as a saddle to hold the plates on the side of the bottle while installing; a stand to hold the bottle upright; and a handle to facilitate pouring are available.

Abstract: A wine press for use in particular, but not exclusively, for pressing grapes for producing champagne. It is horizontal and includes an open-work base and pressing mechanisms formed of at least an axially mobile tray. The pressing mechanisms have a configuration adapted, during pressing, to shape the marc cake into a block so that at least a portion thereof is cantilevered by the simple removal of one at least of the pressing mechanisms, so that the portion can collapse into the chamber of the press onto the open-work base.

Abstract: A trash container cover has a pivotable lever arm which pivots vertically moving one or two compactor arms slidably connected to the handle. The compactor arm(s) force a horizontal compactor plate down onto the trash in the container to compact it. The lever arm, compactor arm(s) and compactor plate are pivoted into proximal parallel alignment with the cover and in proximity to the cover for storage and move together to open the trash container to deposit or remove trash. The lever arm may clamp down on the cover to serve as a handle for the cover.

Abstract: A compaction system and method including a forklift apparatus that engages a compaction weight. The compaction weight is lifted by the forklift apparatus over the open top of a roll off container. Thereafter, the weight is lowered into the roll off container to compact the refuse within the roll off container.

Abstract: A manual trash compactor for a trash bin is disposed inside a lavatory unit of an aircraft. A trash bin disposed within a wash basin in a lavatory unit of an aircraft has a lid through which trash is thrown in disposed on an upper surface of the wash basin. Below the lid is equipped a container for trash. A trash compactor has a trash compressing member pivotably disposed via a shaft 154 on a frame. The trash compressing member is pivoted manually using a handle to compress and reduce the quantity of the trash inside the container.

Abstract: An apparatus for crushing containers includes a die defining an opening, a punch, and a system for displacing the die and punch relative to each other. The punch may be fixed and the die may be moved from a first position spaced apart from the punch such that a container to be crushed can be placed between the punch and die and a second position in which the punch extends into the die opening to define an annular gap between the punch and die opening. The arrangement is such that a container crushed between the die and punch as a result of displacement of the die to the second position is at least in part forced into and deformed within the annular gap.

Abstract: A baler for making large parallelepiped bales includes a plunger drive and plunger arrangement wherein one or more load pins are located offset vertically from a centerline of a connecting rod or a mid-plane of the baling chamber. Such an arrangement permits load pins having the same range of measuring capacity to be used with balers of different sizes, with the amount of offset being changed for balers of different sizes. In one arrangement, load pins are offset vertically from the mid-plane of the plunger a distance sufficient to make it possible to measure differences in top-to-bottom reaction forces imposed on the plunger.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for substantially maintaining a position of a plurality of packages (30) between a pair of trays (102 and 104) inside the drum of an agitating retort when the agitation process is applied to the packages. When the first tray (102) is stacked on the second tray (104), a volume formed between the first and second trays. Within the volume, a first positioning system (106) for holding the packages (30) in a desired position is coupled to one of the trays. The packages (30) are positioned within the volume and retained in the desired position by the first positioning system. A second positioning system (114) may be employed to hold the packages at the opposite end of the packages from the first positioning system. The second positioning system (114) may include a resilient pad that grips the adjacent portion of the packages.

Abstract: A platen (50) for a molding machine includes an intermediate support structure (20) between two planar walls (16, 18) having ribs (40) arranged at a non-normal angle ? to a first wall (18). The ribs (40) couple forces from the first wall (18) to the second wall (16) in such a way that bending of the second wall (16) is resisted. This adds to the rigidity of the second wall (16) and hence the platen (50), adding to flatness of the arrangement. Gussets (42) may be provided extending between the ribs (40) and the intermediate support structure (20). This has the effect of surrounding and supporting an injection bore (14) and further adding to the coupling of forces to the edge portions of the second wall (16) to resist forces acting to bend the wall.

Abstract: A trash compressing method and apparatus (10) including: a tower unit (11) having a vertical support shaft (20) provided with a plurality of support legs (21); a support unit (12) having a support column (30) slidably disposed on the vertical support shaft (20) and having an upper end provided with a support arm (33) having a downwardly depending shaft element (34) that captivley yet rotatably supports a collar (41) having a plurality of radial arms (42) each provided with a compressing ram (43).

Abstract: A lid 14 for fitting to an open-topped refuse container 10 has a compacting mechanism comprising a compacting plate 36 mounted under the lid, a telescopically adjustable actuating rod 42 mounted over the lid, and means 40 slidably coupling the plate to the rod through an aperture in the lid such that the rod may be manoeuvred from a storage position wherein the rod lies across the lid and the plate is drawn up under the lid to an operative position wherein the rod stands upright over the aperture and may be pushed downwardly through the aperture (as seen in FIG. 4) to push the plate down into the container.

Abstract: A packing attachment for front loader machines includes a substantially elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, a mount and a compacting end, the mount end having a mounting structure disposed thereon, the mounting structure defining spaced mounting points for connecting to a front loader machine, and the spaced mounting points defining a plane which is disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of between about 60° and about 80°.

Abstract: A manual trash compactor comprising a can for holding the trash, a lever arm, at least one coupling arm coupling the lever arm to the can, and a plunging arm connected to the lever arm. There is also a compression plate connected to the plunging arm wherein this compression plate is designed to compress garbage inside the can. Disposed on top of the can is a collar and a cover coupled to the collar. The cover is coupled to the collar via a rotatable hinge. In a first embodiment of the invention, the can is disposed in a slidable tray so that the can, is able to be stored in a closed compartment. In addition, disposed adjacent to the can in the tray is a bin for storing other materials such as recyclable bottles. Coupled to either the can or the tray is a support means for supporting the can above a surface such as a kitchen floor.

Abstract: The reinforcement combining apparatus includes: a stage having a pressing surface; and a tool having a pressing surface opposite to the pressing surface of the stage, wherein the stage and the tool sandwich and press a flexible wiring substrate and a reinforcement, thereby combining the reinforcement with the flexible wiring substrate. A heat conduction rubber having elasticity which allows the heat conduction rubber to transform at an arbitrary area is provided as a part of the pressing surface of the tool, and the tool exerts pressure to the flexible wiring substrate via the heat conduction rubber. Thus, it is possible to bond the reinforcement to the flexible wiring with them uniformly appressed to each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuously operating press for pressing planar products. The press comprises facing platens (7, 7′) between which the product (1) to be pressed is passed in order to subject the same to compression. The press further includes slat elements (2, 2′) introduced as a continuous line of adjacent slat elements between the product (1) being pressed and both ones of the press platens (7, 7′) so as to make the slats to travel with the product being pressed and to slide along the press platens, the surface of the slats facing the platens being provided with a tray recess.

Abstract: A pressing cushion (1) for use in laminating presses has a textile support (2) with threads (3, 4, 5), at least some of which constitute thermally conductive threads (3, 4, 5) that bring about, either directly or by contact with other thermally conductive threads (3, 4, 5), a thermal transfer from one outer side to the other outer side of the pressing cushion (1). The support (2) includes a cushion layer (7) made of a flexible rubber material, wherein the thickness of the cushion layer (7) is less than that of the support (2). The cushion layer (7) is embedded into the support (2) in such a way that thermally conductive threads (4, 5) protrude beyond the cushion layer (7) on both outer sides of the pressing cushion (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a press plant (10) with a press (12, 90) of pressure cell type, into which a tray device, which defines a space intended to receive a workpiece and, optionally, a forming tool, is insertable. The tray device comprises a tray plate and a tray frame. The tray frame is adapted to independently withstand, at least in certain portions loads applied during the pressing operation. The tray device is divisible into at least an upper part and a lower part. The invention also relates to a method and use of a tray device in a press plant.

Abstract: A baler having pre-compression lid stops and method of operation where stops located on a pre-compression lid prevent rotation of the pre-compression lid into the pre-crush chamber to prevent impingement of a gatherer ram with the pre-compression lid.

Abstract: The flexible press fits onto the rim of standard sized cans for the purpose of compressing the contents of canned food and forcibly evacuating liquids from the solid food. The device comprises; a flexible center section, an oblique band molded such that it is held in place by a friction fit on the outer edge of the can; and an opening radially-located on the flexible center section of the device, designed so that when the device is affixed onto a can and the center section is then depressed against the can's severed lid, the liquid is forced out of the can in a controlled manner and discriminately directed thru the opening in the device without contact to the user's body or clothing. As the press is removed, the compressed suction cup draws the severed lid away from the solid food and removes it from the can.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to facilitate the release of a formed product from a die. A lower die is formed of a die plate, a plurality of cores, a cavity die and a slide plate. In the cavity die, a plurality of first opening portions are formed at the upper side and a second opening portion is formed at the lower surface side. Each of the first opening portion communicates the second opening portion. A core is placed each of the first opening portions. The slide plate is fitted in the second opening portion and supports each core from the lower side. A through-hole is formed in the die plate. The tip of an ejector pin is inserted into the through-hole. The ejector pin is installed in a lower shaft of the machine.

Abstract: When connecting two elements that are moveable with respect to one another, someamount of clearance, i.e., spacing between the elements, is included to minimize friction between the elements. The present invention is directed to setting the clearance within a desired range, regardless of manufacturing tolerances of the two elements. In particular, the present invention is directed to power cutting tools wherein it is necessary to set the clearance between one or more reciprocating blades and a blade support member.

Abstract: A support-frame bonding apparatus has an upper pressing member to which a semiconductor device is supplied and a lower pressing member to which a support frame is supplied. An elastic member is provided to the lower surface of a pressing tool in the upper pressing member. The elastic member is formed of a conductive silicon rubber having a satin finish on the side facing the semiconductor device. The outline of the area of the elastic member contacting the semiconductor device is substantially identical to the outline of an adhesive layer. The semiconductor device and the support frame are superposed via the adhesive layer and pressed against each other, the support frame being heated by the pressing stage. Thus, the semiconductor device is bonded to the support frame via the adhesive layer. The satin finish on the surface of the elastic member prevents the elastic member from sticking to the semiconductor device.

Abstract: A vertical baler includes a horizontally disposed floor plate having an arched surface for receiving material to be compacted thereon. A compression plate is mounted for reciprocating vertical movement with respect to the floor plate, and left and right hydraulic pistons carried outside the wall of the baler are operably attached between the floor plate and the compression plate for reciprocating the compression plate relative to the floor plate. Material placed between the arched floor plate and the compression plate is compacted and formed with an arched bottom surface for ease in sliding fork elements of a lift truck thereunder. Once compacted and tied, the bale is pushed from the compaction chamber by pusher tabs vertically extending from a rear edge of the floor plate which is operable for horizontal reciprocation causing biasing of the pusher tabs against the material in a horizontal pushing of the bale from the chamber onto an adjacent floor surface.

Abstract: The invention is a method, and its accompanying apparatus, for charging and discharging short-cycle and/or coating presses with layered pressing material. In order to reduce the charging and discharging times, the method entails inserting a first transport device, or charging device, having a plurality of clamping devices into a charging region and inserting a second transport device having a plurality of suction devices into a pressing chamber, wherein the first and second transport devices are inserted transverse to a longitudinal central axis from a pair of supply axes to a pair of charging and discharging axes. The pressing material is clamped in the charging region and a plate is accepted in the pressing chamber; the first transport device is then moved into the pressing chamber and the second transport devices into a discharging region.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a movable platen specifically adapted to uniformly distribute a clamp force to the mold half surfaces thereby reducing localized deflections and unwanted flash on the molded article.

Abstract: The invention concerns a pressing cushion (1, 11, 31, 32, 33) having a cushioning (2, 12) that is elastic in its thickness direction and having connecting threads (8, 25), going back and forth between the surfaces of the cushioning, that are configured at least partially as thermally conductive threads. The pressing cushion (1, 11, 31, 32, 33) is characterized in that connecting threads (8, 25) are provided which have a sewn profile or form knitted stitches.

Abstract: A thermal bonding method wherein at least two members are thermally bonded to each other with an adhesive by pressing and heating a laminate formed by laminating at least two members on each other with the adhesive interposed therebetween, comprising placing at least one member of the laminate close to a heated radiation heater and pressing the laminate in a radiation heat-applied state; and an apparatus comprising a radiation heater, a supporting member for supporting the laminate with at least one member of the laminate placed close to the radiation heater, and a pressing unit adapted to approach, contact and press the laminate supported by the supporting member and then move away from the laminate to stop applying a pressure to the same.

Abstract: Two wafers are properly brought into contact with each other. The first wafer is supported by a wafer support table (3) having an annular peripheral portion (3d). The substrate support table (3) is in contact with only the peripheral portion (3d) of the first wafer. While the second wafer opposing the first wafer is supported, the lower surface of the second wafer is pressed near its central portion, so the first and second wafers come into contact with each other outward from the central portion. The central portion (3c) of the wafer support table (3) is not in contact with the first wafer. Even when particles adhere to the central portion, unevenness on the supported first wafer can be prevented. Therefore, no gas is left between the wafers. This invention also provides a wafer support table formed by fabricating a silicon wafer. A commercially available silicon wafer is fabricated by lithography to prepare a wafer support table (31).

Abstract: The invention is a method, and its accompanying apparatus, for charging and discharging short-cycle and/or coating presses with layered pressing material. In order to reduce the charging and discharging times, the method entails inserting a first transport device, or charging device, having a plurality of clamping devices into a charging region and inserting a second transport device having a plurality of suction devices into a pressing chamber, wherein the first and second transport devices are inserted transverse to a longitudinal central axis from a pair of supply axes to a pair of charging and discharging axes. The pressing material is clamped in the charging region and a plate is accepted in the pressing chamber; the first transport device is then moved into the pressing chamber and the second transport devices into a discharging region.

Abstract: A manual trash compactor for a garbage can with an open top end and a closed bottom end. The compactor comprises a hood having an open top end and a bottom end that is attached to a top end of the garbage can. In addition, attached to the hood is a top or substantially closed surface wherein the top surface has at least one hole. There is also an adjustable arm that has a bottom end that is rotatably mounted on the top surface. The adjustable arm also has an opposite top end. Rotatably attached to the top end of the adjustable arm is a lever arm. A first end of the lever arm attaches to the adjustable arm while there is a second end that is spaced opposite the first end. Along the lever arm is a piston having a top end that is rotatably attached to the lever arm. The piston also has a bottom end that extends through the at least one hole in the top surface, with the bottom end extending into the garbage can.

Abstract: A manually operated coffee bean press for ensuring the proper extraction of coffee. The manually operated coffee bean press includes a frame. The frame includes a base and a leg. The leg includes a first end, a second end, and a front side and a back side with a peripheral wall extending therebetween. The frame also includes a shelf comprising a plate integrally coupled to the leg. The coffee bean pressing apparatus also includes a cylinder integrally coupled to the leg. The coffee bean pressing apparatus further comprises a piston member including a shaft being positioned in the cylinder. The shaft includes a hole with a lever removably coupled to it. The lever is hingedly coupled to the leg by a hinging member.

Abstract: An improved disk label sticking device includes an annular label bearing seat configured to have a lower side pressing against elastic elements on a movable base below. The edges of the label-bearing seat are formed with guide flanges extending into slanting guide slots of a base. Furthermore, the label-bearing seat is centrally provided with a circular through hole having guide slots or guide tracks on its edges. A circular receiving seat has a guide track or guide groove that matches the circular through hole and presses against a central elastic element on the lower base. The receiving seat can be slidably inserted into the through hole. An adhesive-backed annular label can be placed reversely on the label-bearing seat, and a compact disk or an optical disk can be placed reversely on the receiving seat. When the receiving seat is pressed to displace downwardly, the disk will adhere to the label.

Abstract: Device for injection moulding of plastics has one stationary and one moveable die platen, and a mechanism for producing a closing force between the half moulds carried by the die platens. The closing force is introduced exclusively into selected areas (19) of a supporting frame adjacent longitudinal spars and spaced apart from one another, and the ends of the spars (6) are connected by tension bars (11).

Abstract: A coating press for multi-face foil coating of work pieces, includes a work table for receiving work pieces that are to be coated. The work table has a table plate with grid-shaped through holes formed therein and the table plate has a top surface. A bottom press plate is provided for supporting the work table. There is a tray carriage which receives the work table and introduces the work table into the coating press. There are carrier elements having footing faces movably disposed in the through holes. The carrier elements receive and support the work pieces. Each of the carrier elements are reversibly variable in length between an extended position and a non-extended position. The carrier elements fully covered by the work pieces are in the extended position standing on the footing faces on the bottom press plate and extend above the top surface of the table plate for raising the work pieces above a level of the table plate.

Abstract: A packer as provided for lawn waste disposal for compacting and channeling it into a throwaway bag. The disposer includes an upper portion with converging walls and a lower portion with parallel walls forming a chute into a bag. The entire structure is made of sheet polyethylene and it is entirely rectangular in outline. The upper portion, the converger, is only one-half the height of the lower portion, the chute, to prevent overbalancing. The chute is polyethylene, of which the disposer is made, is reinforced at discrete locations, the converging edges and the bottom edge, of plastic of the same type from which the disposer is made to keep the disposer light in weight, yet strong. A folding metal frame supports the disposer at bag height.

Abstract: A fixture for axially compressing an axially compressible tube. The fixture comprises two, spaced apart clamp blocks for receiving and clamping the tube against relative movement in the blocks, and a base structure for supporting such blocks, with at least one of the blocks being slideable thereon. A device is provided for effecting relative translation of the blocks on the base structure to longitudinally compress and shorten the tube.

Abstract: An improved trash handling device for receiving trash in a trash container enclosed within a housing where the housing has a completely enclosed manually operated trash compactor for selectively compacting the trash received in the container, wherein the compactor includes a pyramid-shaped compacting plate for engaging the trash in the container, a foot lever for rotating the compacting plate downwardly from resting position into the trash container, a pneumatic spring for biasing the compacting plate to resting position, and a safety lock preventing delivery of trash to the container during a compacting cycle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for filling with high accuracy a finely divided powdered medicament having a particle size smaller than 10 .mu.m into cavities having a size corresponding to the volume of powder to be filled, wherein said device comprises oscillating and rotating means for breaking down aggregates formed in the finely divided powdered medicament and filling and for compacting it in said cavities. The invention also includes a method of filling with high accuracy of a finely divided powdered medicament having a particle size smaller than 10 .mu.m and to fill said finely divided powdered medicament into cavities, wherein the finely divided powdered medicament is transported and compacted in said cavities by oscillating and rotating means.

Abstract: A compactor comprises a body having a connector side and a compacting side. A lip extends from the compacting side. The lip forms and at least partially surrounds a cavity on the compacting side. Finally, a connector is provided on the connector side. A handle connects to the connector, and the cavity has a v-shape surface structure. The user grasps the handle and repeatedly lowers the compactor to compact the debris.

Abstract: A compactor is provided and comprises a body having a connector side and a compacting side. A lip extends from the compacting side. The lip forms and at least partially surrounds a cavity on the compacting side. Finally, a connector is provided on the connector side. A handle connects to the connector, and the cavity has a v-shape surface structure. The user grasps the handle and repeatedly lowers the compactor to compact the debris.

Abstract: A press pad for use in a laminating press comprises a woven fabric of heat resistant strands. A substantial proportion of either the warp (B) or the weft (A) comprises a silicone elastomer. Preferably, the silicone elastomer has a specific gravity within the range of 1.1 g/cm.sup.3 to 1.4 g/cm.sup.3 inclusive but advantageously, the silicone elastomer has a specific gravity of 1.20.+-.0.02 g/cm.sup.3. In preferred embodiments the weft (A) comprises silicone covered copper wire whilst the warp (B) comprises at least one of stainless steel wires, copper wires, copper alloy wires, copper wires wrapped with an aromatic polyamide yarn, stainless steel wires wrapped with an aromatic polyamide yarn, aromatic polyamide yarn, and polyester yarn.

Abstract: A bale press for compressing a bale of compressible material such as cotton is described. The bale press includes a base frame structure and a pair of platens which have generally rectangular bale compressing faces for compressing a cotton bale to facilitate the bale tieing operation. The platens are carried by the base frame structure so that they may be moved relatively toward a compression zone to compress a cotton bale sufficiently to enable the bale tie wires to be applied. A plurality of elongated, wedge-shaped, bale compression members are provided on at least one of the platens. These bale compression members protrude outwardly from the platen where they are mounted to provide a compression area which is sufficiently small so that the cotton bale is compressed only in close proximity to the positions where a single bale tie is to be placed. A sufficient number of bale compression members are provided to facilitate the application of the ties required for the bale.

Abstract: A trash compactor is provided that has a single ram that simultaneously precompacts trash in an auxiliary precompacting chamber and compacts trash that already has been precompacted in a main compacting and storage chamber. The ram has a single actuating device and has first and second parts which are both actuated by the single actuating device. Latches are provided to latch the two ram parts together and also to latch one of the ram parts to the wall of the trash compactor during various times during the compacting cycle of the ram.

Abstract: A manual trash compactor comprising a base, having a top surface and a handle, having a proximal end and a distal end. A socket is hollowed out of the top surface of the base with an upwardly extending flange on each side of the socket. The proximal end of the handle is smaller in diameter than the rest of the handle. The proximal end fits into the socket on the top surface of the base. Each flange has a bore extending through it, both bores aligned with each other. The proximal end of the handle has a slot extending through it, so that when the handle is placed in the socket, the bores and the slot are aligned. A pin is inserted through the bores and the slot, thereby locking the handle into position in the base. The shape of the base is either a foot or a hand. Interchangeable handles, namely, T-shaped, L-shaped or straight, are attached to a base.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a stationary platen having a first mold half, at least one movable platen having a second mold half for forming a mold with the first mold half, tie bars for guiding the movable platen relative the stationary platen, and an injection unit for injecting molten resin into the mold. For at least one of the stationary and movable platen, a force is generated during clamping having a first direction. The at least one stationary and movable platens includes a first wall having edges and a central area and at least first and second sides, wherein the first side is adapted to be positioned nearest the clamping operation. The platen further includes a second wall spaced from and substantially parallel to the first wall, wherein the first and second walls extend substantially transverse to the first direction of the force.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a movable platen specifically adapted to uniformly distribute a clamp force to the mold half surfaces thereby reducing localized deflections and unwanted flash on the molded article.