Abstract: This invention pertains to bail applying mechanism particularly for plastic containers with molded-on ears with access openings to the interior of the ear. These plastic containers are usually provided with wire bails when the container is empty. These plastic containers may have their body formed with a taper. "Shingling" of tapered containers is prevented by a guide rail disposed immediately above the transported containers. This guide rail extends through the bail applying station. A backup is also provided when and where the plastic container is provided with molded-on ears having an access opening. This bail applying mechanism may also be used with metal containers with attached sheet metal ears which may be absent apertures for the wire bail or the apertures may be mispositioned if present.

Abstract: A device for securing together crossing re-inforced rods or bars, commonly referred to as rebar, and comprising a spring wire clip having a curved saddle-shaped mid-portion formed to seat on the posterior side of the vertical rebar, i.e., the side away from the horizontal rebar, and having a pair of parallel legs dimensioned to extend across the top of the horizontal rebar and curved in parallel vertical planes to provide concavities to receive, grip and provide vertical support for the horizontal rebar. The clip is formed for manual application in a one-handed operation.

Abstract: In a machine for mounting metal wire handles on pots, pails and similar containers, in which the handle ends are bent twice in such a way that by the second bending operation the bent-over ends provided by the first bending operation are inserted into handle fittings on the container, only a single set of bending tools are used for performing both bending operations. Preferably the two bending operations are performed by a single bending slide performing two successive bending movements in the same direction.