Abstract: A package is provided for the marketing and distribution of dental drills, and the like, in which each drill is supported in an upright position in a base, within a rigid casing, and spaced from the walls and top of the casing. The base and casing may be formed of appropriate plastic materials, and the casing may be transparent. A number of like packages may be detachably attached to one another at the edge of their bases in side-by-side relationship, and contained in an open-ended carton. To remove a drill, the package containing the drill is pushed out one end of the carton, and it is detached from the other packages within the carton. The casing is then pulled off the base to expose the drill, and to permit it to be removed.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, four separate pipe support members are spaceable circumscribingly around a pipe to be supported, two mounted against one vise plate and a remaining two mounted against an opposing vise plate, with the vise plates compressed and held toward one-another by bolts extending through bolt holes in opposite ends of the respective vise plates, with the bolt at one end of the vise plate extending through bolt-mounting apertures of opposing ones of the pipe support members, and each pipe support member including in triangular arrangement with its bolt-mounting aperture recess-forming structures forming recesses mateable with corresponding triangularly-arranged opposing projections extending from the vise plate at each location of a supported pipe support member.

Abstract: The invention concerns a package of at least two layers of rolls of a compressible material.In this package, the rolls of each layer are placed side by side and in mutual contact, while the rolls of two superposed layers are in mutual contact along their lowermost or uppermost surfaces. In addition, the package contains two contoured panels adjacent the outer layers of the rolls, and two bindings bearing on the contoured panels and orthogonally arranged with respect to each other.The invention applies in particular to the packaging of rolls of fibrous insulating materials.

Abstract: An improved method and construction for positioning a plurality of socket terminals on an electrical circuit board in a predetermined configuration prior to the solder connection thereto. A sheet of electrically insulative, flexible, resinous plastic material is provided with a plurality of holes in an array conforming to the desired positioning of the sockets on the circuit boards. The socket terminals are provided with an enlarged generally cylindrical head including an intermediate groove such that the heads extend into the holes and are adapted for frictional snap engagement with the sheet. The sheet with the array of sockets temporarily held thereby is positioned on the circuit board which is then conventionally soldered so as to electrically and mechanically fix the sockets to the board. Thereafter, the sheet may be removed.

Abstract: A device for holding pipes of different diameters in a nested state comprising a plurality of engaging members each having at an intermediate portion thereof an abutting portion adapted to contact the socket end of each diametrically small pipe for restraining the small pipe from moving axially thereof, each of the engaging members being provided at least at its one end with an engaging portion fittingly engageable in an annular groove formed in the inner periphery of the socket of the diametrically largest pipe; and one or more connecting means for removably connecting the engaging members together. The holding device comprises light-weight components, is simple in construction and can be attached to nested pipes easily for holding the pipes reliably at all times.

Abstract: Propagation of detonation between pallets of munition such as artillery sls is prevented by interposing an inert material having adequate density to render the fragments from a detonating pallet non-lethal when they reach explosive devices in a neighboring pallet. The material must be of a type which does not itself form lethal fragments and the material must be placed sufficiently close to the explosive devices that the fragments from an explosive have not had time to separate into individual pieces but, instead, produce a plate impact on the material. This latter requirement reduces or eliminates the need for any substantial strength in the material.

Abstract: A package for an elongated product, such as a syringe, including an elongated platform and means retaining the elongated product co-extensively on top of the platform. The platform forms a top wall for a lower container defining a discard chamber having closed side, bottom and end walls. An elongated opening formed in the platform member above the discard chamber includes opposed side edge portions defining elastic closure members occupying a normal closed position over the discard chamber, and a depressed open position when a discarded product or syringe is forced downward against the closure members to open the elongated opening and permit the syringe to pass from the platform chamber member downward through the opening into the discard chamber.

Abstract: To hold pipettes during autoclaving, an autoclavable pipette jar made of stainless steel has the general form of a closed cylindrical container with a flat generally disc-shaped base on one end and a flat top on the other end. Adjacent to the top is an opening in a portion of the curved wall to permit receiving and removing of the pipettes. One side of the generally disc-shaped base is cut away to form a straight resting surface. Also disclosed is a method of autoclaving the pipette jar with pipettes in it for sterilization.

Abstract: An ample case is made of a base sheet folded into a rectangular form when seen in side elevation. Ampules are accommodated in the case, being spaced side by side at with the bottoms of the ampules adhering to the bottom wall of the case. When an ampule is to be used, a segment of the base sheet is separated off with the ampule attached thereto along a severance line formed in the base sheet between adjacent ampules. A side wall of the case bears the name of the preparation in the ampules and like required information, thus eliminating the necessity of printing or labelling the ampules individually.

Abstract: A device for holding nested pipes which comprises an abutting member adapted to bear against the socket ends of all the pipes, and radial-axial retainer means removably mountable on the abutting member and having an engaging projection fittingly engageable in an annular groove of the diametrically larger of two adjacent pipes included in the pipes and engaging stepped means engageable with an annular shoulder of the diametrically smaller of the two pipes. The device is composed of a small number of parts, is therefore inexpensive to make and easy to install on the pipes and reliably holds the pipes even when the two adjacent pipes differ greatly in diameter. Such devices are usable as units to provide a compact and lightweight overall holding device since a mount frame which would add to the weight of the device is not always needed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a temperature-stabilizing packaging container for condensation sensitive, water containing products in closed tubes, especially semi-solid test media such as immersion nutrient substrate carriers for the determination of micro-organisms or the like. The packaging container comprises a strip-like, heat-insulating material, at least one of the surfaces of which is provided with a radiation-repelling, metallic covering.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for protecting thermolabile goods from degradation or destruction from high temperatures by surrounding the goods with a compound having a melting point about 3.degree. to about 5.degree. C. lower than the thermosensitive temperature of the goods and a heat capacity sufficient to protect the goods when the temperature of the environment exceeds the temperature of the goods. A representative compound is sodium sulfate decahydrate also known as Glauber's salt. In a preferred embodiment, the compound prior to use is melted, absorbed in a bibulous material, and then sealed in a plastic bag. In still another preferred embodiment, the method surrounds the compound with a layer of outer insulation which is adjacent to the outside container, which is made of cardboard, paper, and/or wood.

Abstract: A device for holding nested bell and plain end push on joint pipes in a fixed position utilizing a novel frame work of simple members fastened firmly together. The inner pipe may be held concentrically or eccentrically with respect to the outer pipe.Padding may be added to protect inside coatings, and safety strapping offers added security that allows an abrasion resistant sheet to be held in place until disassembly occurs.

Abstract: This invention provides a packaging arrangement for cutting tools such as drill bits in which a collar is placed on the shank of the tool, and the shank of the tool is fitted into opposed slots in parallel walls in a receptacle with the collar received between and frictionally gripped by the walls so as to suspend the tool in the receptacle spaced from the receptacle walls. A lid member fits over the receptacle and has an element extending over the tool to prevent the tool from being dislodged from the slots.

Abstract: A holder for spare lead comprises a hollow cylindrical holder body, said holder having an open end portion and a longitudinal groove formed on the inner wall along the axial direction of the holder body for locating only a suitable number of leads to a position from which the leads are taken out, and a cap body frictionally and rotatably mounted on the one end portion of the holder body. The cap body has an opening to dispense the spare lead from the groove.

Abstract: A packing material especially for coil springs is proposed which provides for neat packing of springs without fear of springs intertwining each other. The packing material has a plurality of grooves or troughs for containing coil springs.

Abstract: A sampling tube arrangement of the type having elongated sampling tubes with closing caps made of elastic plastic material is disclosed in which a plurality of closing caps are joined one to another through severable webs connecting adjacent closing caps. Each cap is provided with a plug-in connection comprising a male part on one side and a female part on the other side to provide a reconnecting mechanism for reconnecting the closed tubes after the sampling has been completed.

Abstract: A quickly assembled rack for supporting oxygen tanks and other cylindrical objects is disclosed, requiring no special tools and comprising relatively few components, adapted to be assembled in any of a wide variety of rack configurations. The assembly basically constitutes a plurality of rack sections each of which supports a single tank. Each section is comprised, essentially, of a three-sided box portion, a tank-supporting cradle adapted to be mounted therein, and a cover plate for the box section. By selective positioning of the box sections, any of various rack assemblies, extending in tiers for any selected horizontal or vertical distance, can be quickly erected, and knocked down with equal facility for storage or shipment. When a tiered assembly is desired, the bottom of one box section becomes the cover for the section below the same.

Abstract: A gauge and container for elongated, dried pasta includes an open end over which a metering cover is adjustably positionable to expose an opening of predetermined size through which a corresponding predetermined quantity of pasta may flow.

Abstract: A packaging block for cylindrical articles includes first and second identical L-shaped members adapted to be secured around the cylindrical article. Each member is formed with first and second substantially perpendicular legs having a semi-circular concavity formed in the interior contiguous surfaces of the legs. A boss is formed at one end of the first leg and extends outward therefrom. A correspondingly shaped groove is formed at the end of the other leg and extends substantially parallel to the boss. The first and second members are adapted to be disposed in an opposed, inverted manner around the cylindrical article with respective bosses urged into the corresponding grooves of the opposed members to interconnect the first and second members around the cylindrical article. Bores formed in each of the first and second members receive interconnecting pins to align adjacent packaging blocks in rows and tiers to form a complete bundle.

Abstract: A plurality of containers are interconnected in side by side generally parallel relationship by flexible substantially non-expandable belts so that such containers may be in abutting relationship when in stored position and may be spaced a predetermined distance apart when in use and such belts have limited axial movement while the axes remain substantially parallel with each other.

Abstract: A binding device for a plurality of elongated pipes is provided which comprises a pair of pipe reception blocks, sleepers interposing the blocks therebetween, and a bundling strap encircling tightly a pair of pipe reception blocks, and the sleepers. The pipe reception block includes two regions, one being the region where concavities are formed and the other being the region where the surface contacting with the sleeper is formed. The former may preferably be made of rigid polyurethane resin, and the latter of a veneer plywood.

Abstract: An open-faced welding rod and stub receptacle having a box-like configuration defined by side walls and a bottom wall, and including a front serrated-edge wall and a full rear-retainer wall. The rear-retainer wall includes an inwardly bent lip, providing a support pocket for the rods and stubs. Mounted to the front and side walls is a handle defining a rod retainer and divider member by which the rods are kept separated and the receptacle can be carried or hung, the handle being disposed so that the open-faced receptacle, when carried or hung, will assume an angular position, the handle including an elevation-securing aperture. Transversely mounted between the side walls in a retainer rod, in order to assist in preventing the rods from falling out of the open-faced receptacle, the front wall including a second securing aperture and the rear wall having a slag-pick holder mounted thereto. The receptacle can further include magnetic support legs to provide a means for mounting the receptacle to a metal surface.

Abstract: The front part of the case and the rear part of the curved part of smaller diameter, between said case and the shell properly speaking, are surrounded by two half-sheaths mating with the curve of said front part of the case and of curved part of the shell, which are held in place by fitting thereover, from the nose, a tube whose rear part is cylindrical and front part conical, this conical front part being applied against a part having the same conicity of the inner surface of the housings, when said plug of the housing is screwed on to the threaded portions at the rear of these housings.

Abstract: A two-piece paperboard carton including a tray portion having an open top for receiving a plurality of articles, such as cotton swabs. A rectangular cover sleeve is slid over the tray portion so as to retain the swabs within the tray. The sleeve includes a generally elliptically-shaped opening substantially closed by a transparent, plastic sheet which is spaced from opposite score lines of the sleeve and is perforated along a line or seam perpendicular to the adjacent score lines. In order to gain access to the cotton swabs and dispense the same from the tray, the film is separated into two halves along the perforated seam. Upon removal of a swab from the tray through the seam in the film, the film will return to its initial position to create a dust barrier for the swabs remaining in the tray.

Abstract: A medical kit for the protective storage of teat swabs includes a container inclusive of a container body provided with a lid and holding the teat swabs and a salve. An insert extending toward the container floor is located in the container body and is provided with holders for storing the teat swabs. At least one hollow space is located below the insert in the bottom area of the container and adapted to hold the salve, into which the lower tip of the teat swab may be dipped.

Abstract: A golf club bag has a head (20) with apertures to accommodate a set of inverted golf clubs. Centrally of the apertures is a curved elongate aperture (5) to accommodate seven inverted irons in a row. The head (20) has shaped elongated recesses (6-12) therein extending transversely of the aperture (5) to seat the blade of each of the seven irons so as to inhibit or prevent rotational movement of each of the irons. The bottom of the bag has retaining means (80) to hold the shafts of the seven inverted irons in an arcuate fan-like arrangement.The golf club bag when fully loaded enables a proper and convenient balance and weight distribution to be achieved and maintained.

Abstract: A carton is provided which has a relatively long depth, a relatively short length and a medium width. The carton includes a back panel having a fastening tab connected on one edge and one side panel connected on the other edge. At least two slots are formed in the back panel with one edge of the slots aligning with the edges of the back panel. A top panel is connected at one edge to the one side panel and is connected at its other edge to a second side panel with the fastening tab fastened to the second side panel. With the four panels assembled as a tube, the top panel has end portions spaced from said back panel and has an opening into the carton between said end portions. Parts of said top panel between said end portions are depressed into said opening to reinforce the sides and the back panel. Tabs are provided on the depressed part of the top panel engaging in the at least two slots in the back panel.

Abstract: A system for handling tubular containers includes apparatus for unloading the tubular containers from incoming cases within which the tubular containers are arranged in freely stacked rows, the apparatus including a pusher member for engaging the exterior of each container in a row of tubular containers and pushing the tubular containers from each case in row-by-row sequence at a level elevated relative to a selected delivery point, and a delivery ramp for receiving the pushed rows of tubular containers and enabling the tubular containers to descend to the delivery point in appropraite order and alignment. The cases have a slot-like access opening for the pusher member and an opposite egress opening for allowing each row of tubular containers to emerge from the case in response to actuation of the pusher member.

Abstract: A support framework for a double column of U-shaped tubes of a heat exchanger for vertically suspending the tubes above the heat exchanger during a tubing operation is shown. That portion of the framework which supports the U-bends of the tubes is primarily used to support the tubes above the tubesheet and lower the tubes into the tubesheet as a unit. The U-bend support framework includes a vertical member in which the separate tubes of the double column are clamped to normally prevent movement of the tubes therein and also permits individual release of the tubes when necessary.

Abstract: A rack for flexible elongated articles is in the form of a flat pallet having grooves on opposite sides thereof. The grooves are chevron shaped, the apices of the grooves being comprised by a plain portion of the pallet disposed at the level of the bottom of the grooves. A flexible article having two legs with a bend between them is thus supported with its legs in opposite groove portions, with the bend portion in the plain portion of the pallet. The grooves on one side of the pallet can be in reversed order from those on the other side of the pallet. Also, the number of articles that can be held can be doubled by providing grooves at two levels on each side of the pallet, the grooves in one level being in reversed arrangement from those at the other level on the same side of the pallet.

Abstract: A fishing rod carrier device useful as a rod and reel caddy for transporting fishing rods with reels mounted on the rod. The carrier device includes a frame which is suitable for resting on relatively flat surfaces, a lower horizontal member mounted on the frame above the bottom of the frame and having a plurality of openings spaced from one another such that the openings are larger than a fishing rod handle and smaller than a fishing reel on the rod. An upper horizontal member is also mounted on the frame above the lower horizontal member and having a like plurality of similarly sized openings relatively vertically aligned with the openings of the lower member. Also included is a first vertical member mounted adjacent to the upper member and extending upwardly to an end having a handle means thereon. A support means is attached to the vertical member to maintain the vertical member perpendicular to the horizontal members.

Abstract: A stably nestable tie down anchor comprising a pointed shaft with an auger blade at the pointed end and a U-shaped head at the other end with recesses formed in the end faces of the U-shaped head for receiving the shaft of an adjacently positioned anchor; said anchors being stably nestable by arranging a plurality thereof in head to toe relation with the shaft of each one adjacent the auger blade thereof received in one of the recesses in the head of the next adjacent anchor and vice versa and with the radially facing end faces of the heads of alternate anchors stably engaging each other and the auger blades of alternate anchors nested with each other; and a stable package of anchors formed by strapping together a group of nested anchors.

Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture, comprising a hollow rod comprised of a longitudinally gathered tube of cellulose hydrate-based material, the hollow rod having a latent water content of between about 25% and 100% by weight based upon the total weight of the hollow rod and being free of chemical anti-bacteriocidal agent; a closed, substantially gas impermeable packaging sheath having a hollow interior chamber therein, with the hollow rod being positioned in the hollow interior chamber, whereby the hollow rod is completely enveloped by the packaging sheath, wherein the packaging sheath is comprised of a flexible film of material which is substantially impermeable to gases; and a protective gas essentially filling the remaining portion of the hollow interior chamber, with the gas protecting the hollow rod against the formation of aerobic microorganisms on the water-containing cellulose hydrate-based material.

Abstract: A package assembly includes a plurality of side-by-side similar open ended tubular articles, the openings at each end being closed by a common end member formed of a unitary blank. Each end member includes tongues projecting into respective articles, each tongue including superimposed similar panels joined at their outer edges along a fold line and having outwardly converging outer side edges and parallel inner side edges transversely spaced from the inner side edges of adjacent tongue panels. Coplanar wing panels project oppositely from the inner edges of corresponding sets of side-by-side tongue panels. In assembled condition the tongues retain the tubular articles in side-by-side positions and the wings close the receptacle end openings to facilitate the wrapping and display of the articles.

Abstract: A firewood package suitable for merchandising in stores is disclosed. The package is made up of a generally cylindrical bundle of lengths of firewood tightly encircled by a strap. A film of a plastic material is secured around the generally curved surface of the bundle while leaving both ends of the bundle exposed. The plastic material is perforated to permit air to circulate into and through the bundle by way of the perforations and open ends of the bundle. The package also includes a handle for convenient carrying.

Abstract: The sympathetic or chain reaction detonation of stacked munitions is preved by confining any random explosion essentially to a single explosive unit or container. Frangible inhibitor plates are located between adjacent munitions, such as artillery shells, so as to isolate the adjacent explosive units from a residual shock wave or case fragment that would otherwise trigger sympathetic detonation. The inhibitor plates may be constructed as part of a container in which an artillery shell may be stored, or the plates may be separately inserted between any adjacent warhead in any conventional storage pallet or transporting configuration. The plates are designed to absorb only that amount of explosive energy required to prevent sympathetic detonation, without requiring that the explosive forces be redirected away from adjacent shells, thus reducing the problem of redirected blast.

Abstract: A jewelry display tray according to the present invention includes an upper structural member and a lower structural member. A plurality of recesses are formed in both the upper and lower members. The recesses in the upper member extend in a downward direction when the tray is in a substantially horizontal position, and are arranged in offsetting or staggered rows. The recesses in the lower member extend in an upward direction and are similarly arranged in offsetting or staggered rows. The upper and lower members are complimentarily assembled together so that the downwardly extending recesses of the upper member fit into spaces located between the upwardly extending recess of the lower member thus forming an interlocking structure. Similarly, the upwardly extending recesses of the lower member fit into spaces located between the downwardly extending recesses of the upper member. An upper surface element having access openings, overlies the recesses of the upper member.

Abstract: A gradient tube holder and method for securely supporting gradient tubes for observation and access to a gradient therein. The gradient tube holder is pedestal-mounted and includes gradient tube-receiving bores, the bores being formed adjacent an edge so that a longitudinal slot can be formed along the length of the bore. A light shield surrounds the slots to shield the slots against extraneous light thereby enhancing visibility of the gradient tubes.

Abstract: A device for transforming a toothpick container of the type that includes a cylindrical receptacle in which the toothpicks are marketed and that has external threads on the open end portion that are removably engaged by an internally threaded cap into a dispenser from which a single toothpick is ejected when the receptacle is disposed in a downwardly inclined position.

Abstract: A multiple package unit consisting of a plurality of packages of mechanical pencil refill leads is formed of first and second sheet materials. The first sheet material includes a plurality of integral parallel sections each shaped to provide an elongated swelling on one side, a corresponding recess in the other side and a substantially flat marginal flange integral with the swelling and extending outwardly therefrom. The sections of the first sheet material form separable containers, respectively. Refill leads are housed in the recess in each container. The second sheet material includes a plurality of flat and integral sections each extending over a recess in one of the containers and secured to the marginal flange thereof to form a closure of the container. Each container cooperates with the leads therein and with associated closure member to form a package which is separable from an adjacent package by means of score line formed in at least the first sheet material.

Abstract: The device is primarily adapted for use in hospitals and comprises a housing having a front window through which a digital display of sensed temperature is observed. The housing may receive one of preferably two probe holsters one of which has associated therewith a probe for oral use and the other of which has a probe for rectal use. Each probe holster is elongated in shape and has a passage for receiving a probe with the probe being fixedly wired into the holster so that the probe cannot be swapped between holsters. A holder is mounted on the top of the device and receives a cartridge of probe covers which are locked into the holder but are easily removed upon insertion of the probe into an individual cover. The holsters and associated probes are constructed to be autoclavable and gas sterilizable. The device is normally stored on a platform through which the batteries in the device are recharged between use of the device. The probe is of improved design and employs a thermistor sensor.

Abstract: An integrally formed ammunition bunker is manufactured in a single integral nit from plastic material, with the overall structure including individual tubular containers arranged adjacent each other surrounded by a common outer casing, with webs extending between the tubular containers, and with the entire structure being cast as a one-piece plastic object.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of nesting pipes of varying diameters or unnesting the resulting assembly into individual pipes for efficient transport of the pipes. The apparatus comprises a support arm for supporting a pipe with the arm extending therethrough, a support member for supporting the pipe thereon, a lift for raising or lowering one of the support arm and the support member, e.g. the support member, and a carriage movable axially of the pipe and equipped with the above-mentioned one support element, e.g. the liftable support member. By the movement of the carriage, a pipe on one of the support arm and support member is fitted around the other or around another pipe thereon, or nested pipes are separated. In the above-mentioned example, a pipe on the support member is fitted around the support arm or another pipe thereon.

Abstract: Manufactures, apparatus and processes for shielding the hazards of explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants during manufacture, demolition, demilitarization storage, transportation and use.

Abstract: A container for marking instruments comprises a support strip having a plurality of pockets attached to a carrier so as to interact with other pockets on another support strip for the purpose of securing the marking instruments neatly in place when not in use.

Abstract: A compact, reusable specimen mailer for safely shipping fragile specimen containers via the postal service. Two substantially identical L-shaped matable parts are each provided with a long leg having a flat free end and a flat inside face, and a short leg having a flat inside face, so that the two parts may be joined together with the free end of the long leg flush against the inside face of the short leg and the inside faces of the long legs of the two parts flush against each other. Typically, the long leg of each part forms apertures for receiving test tubes and the inside face of the short leg of each part forms a cavity for receiving the ends of the test tubes, which protrude from the free end of the long leg of the other part. Also typically, the long leg forms an aperture opening out of its free end and its inside face, and connected with another cavity formed in the inside face of the short leg, for receiving a slide holder.

Abstract: A container comprising a hollow tray and a domed lid, each of which are of unitary molded plastic construction. The tray has a planar bottom wall peripherally encompassed by a generally outwardly and upwardly flaring upstanding wall with a rim over which the lid is snugly attachable. Peripherally interspaced indents are molded in and offset interiorly from the upstanding wall of the tray and define interiorly facing surface regions disposed in proximately perpendicular relationship with the bottom wall of the tray.The container is particularly suitable for packaging a plurality of small dimensionally corresponding containers, such as ampuls, or the like. As such, it provides a package accommodating a plurality of rows of containers together with an upstanding plastic separator sheet separating each row of containers.

Abstract: A box for ampoules has a front wall with a top edge well below the top edge of the rear wall so as to define (with side walls) an opening closed by a cover extending from the rear wall and overlapping the front wall to which it is secured by an adhesive edge. Lines of perforations across the overlapping portion define a web to be torn off when access is to be had to the ampoules. This leaves the remaining part of the cover with a tongue which, when the box is again to be closed, is tucked into a pocket between the front wall and a support for the ampoules which also strengthens the front wall. The support includes corrugated cardboard providing compartments for the ampoules. The tongue and top edge of the front wall are shaped to interlock.