Abstract: A floating roof assembly includes longitudinal girders, and floating members arranged in rows that alternate with the longitudinal girders. Upper and lower press bars are disposed across and fixed to the longitudinal girders. Each of the upper and lower press bars has fastening holes each of which has a first hole portion and a second hole portion. Fastening members connect the upper and lower press bars to the longitudinal girders through the fastening holes. When the fastening members reach the second hole portions of the upper and lower press bars, the longitudinal girders can increase a clamping force thereof to clamp the floating members.

Abstract: A pipe lifting apparatus and method related thereto are provided, wherein the pipe has a base with outriggers, a vertically extending beam having a pulley at its upper end and a cable attached to a winch and extending over the pulley. The pulley and winch are oriented so that the cable extends naturally in line with a vertex between two of the outriggers such that, when a pipe in a vertical sleeve is attached to the distal end and is lifted by the cable, the pipe passes adjacent to the vertex. The apparatus is configured to raise pipes from a vertical pipe sleeve used in floating roofs of above-ground storage tanks. The apparatus can be used to raise and lower pipes and to move them around the upper surface of the floating roof of the tanks.

Abstract: A low profile secondary seal has a tube positioned above a primary seal that utilizes a shoe plate. The tube is connected to the floating roof. A tip seal adjacent the shell of the tank is connected to the shoe plate by a spacer. In use, the tube bears on the spacer with sufficient force to maintain the tip seal in sealing engagement against the shell of the tank.

Abstract: A container cover provides a removable cover for placement on the surface of the liquid contents of a container, thereby sealing the liquid contents from the air-filled void of the container. The device includes a disc portion of a size and shape to adequately cover the liquid surface, a handle portion enabling manual grasping of the device for insertion and removal, and a reservoir member, preferably integral with the handle portion, which is saturated with an appropriate thinning agent. This reservoir member is exposed to the lower surface of the disc via perforations, so that it can replenish the volatile components otherwise lost by the liquid contents over time, thereby offsetting the effects of evaporation and oxidation.

Abstract: A simple to use, fully adjustable, ice chest divider which provides for the isolation of food or other items from melted ice water is disclosed. The divider comprises a plurality of rectangular panels of various sizes, attached by slide hinges and additional hinging mechanisms, in such a manner as to be both continuously adjustable and collapsible. The self-supporting divider provides for unobstructed access to all compartments while permitting melted ice water to drain to drain plugs where applicable.

Abstract: A calorimeter for measuring the thermodynamic and kinetic characteristics of chemical reactions, microbial fermentations, and other processes of industrial importance is described. The present invention also relates to a method of operation of this apparatus.

Abstract: A divider for dividing a space, such as the interior of suitcases, drawers and the like, into individual smaller compartments of various dimensions. The divider includes a main divider of a fixed length, which divides the space into halves. A front and a rear sub-divider co-operate with the main divider for further dividing the halves into smaller compartments. Extension members co-operate with the main divider and the front sub-divider to alter their fixed lengths.

Abstract: A filing unit includes a drawer and a compressor mounted by the drawer for sliding movement lengthwise thereof between drawer contents compressing and released positions and for pivotal movement for purposes of releasably locking the compressor in a desired position lengthwise of said drawer.

Abstract: A floating covering on the liquid content of a storage tank. The circumferential edge of the covering has an elastic annular body provided with a gas-tight annular chamber and an annular body of foam material. Pressure control means communicates with the chamber for selectively pressurizing and releasing pressure from the chamber.

Abstract: A collapsible file box is disclosed which includes a rectangular base, a pair of generally rectangular ends adapted to extend vertically upwardly from the rectangular base, each end further including a plurality of side tabs extending outwardly from each of the two side edges of the end, a pair of generally rectangular sides adapted to extend vertically upwardly from the rectangular base, each side having a plurality of grooves at each of the two side extremities of the side to receive the tabs on the ends so that the tabs may be inserted into the grooves to assemble the collapsible file box only with the sides and ends in correct orientation to each other. The collapsible file box may also include a rectangular lid which is substantially structurally identical to the rectangular base, and may also include upwardly facing side rails on the sides for suspending conventional letter size hanging file folders, and upwardly facing end rails on the ends for suspending conventional legal size hanging file folders.

Abstract: The container-classifier comprises a container body (1) of relatively flat form for containing the articles; a cover (2) is hinged to the upper end of the body (1); the cover (2) and body (1) are hinged together in such a manner as to enable the cover (2) to rotate rearwards from the position (A) through an angle greater than 180 degrees so as to bring the cover (2) into a position (B) in which it rests on a support surface by way of its lower end and supports the body (1) in a stable inclined position, in which the open face of the body (1) is in view.

Abstract: Disclosed is a removable, replaceable assembly for supporting a file system of the type which has a plurality of separator cards each of which is centrally apertured near its bottom to receive a locking rod. The cards are assembled behind the other. The assembly includes a pair of spaced parallel pivot rails (2, 4). Each rail has an upper pivot surface (6) lying in a common plane on which the bottom portions of the cards are supported for pivotal motion. Means (10, 36) join the pivot rails together and are located below the pivot surfaces of the rails. A locking rod (20) is located midway between the pivot rails of extends parallel to the rods and passes through the apertures in the separator card. Rod retaining means (24) extend upwardly from the joining means and are releasably engagable with the locking rod. The retaining means are apertured to position the rod between the rails at or below the plane of the pivot surfaces of the rails.

Abstract: A file card container is disclosed which includes a hollow base having an open top and front and rear portions. A cover is provided for enclosing the open top of the base. A first pivot interconnection pivotally connects the cover to the rear portion of the base. A carrier plate having front and rear ends is slidably mounted within the hollow base. A second pivot interconnection pivotally connects the cover to the rear of the carrier plate. The axis of rotation of the first and second pivot interconnections are parallel with the first pivot connection being disposed rearwardly of the second pivot connection when the cover is in the closed position. A spring is coupled to the base and the carrier plate is capable of urging the carrier rearwardly and the cover to an open position. A device is included to lock the cover in the closed position against the action of the spring.

Abstract: A printed circuit board holder assembly which is readily adaptable to being used in tote boxes for automatic handling of the circuit boards. The holder assembly is infinitely adjustable with respect to the circuit boards so as to permit precise position holding for robotic handling. The holder assembly includes an end cap slide member which is held in a restrained manner with respect to a slotted face plate and a movable cap body to which is attached a divider plate for holding the printed circuit board. In one embodiment, a threaded shaft is carried by the cap body engages threads on the cap slide member to effect incremental adjustment of the divider plate with respect to the circuit board. In another embodiment, a ratchet arrangement is provided between the cap slide member and the movable cap body to effect the incremental adjustment.

Abstract: A movable and removable product separator unit and a retaining and support system therefor for easy adjustable separation organization and display of goods in a point-of-purchase vending is provided.The separator unit comprises a T-shaped insertion member and an integrally formed product separation member of flexible, semi-rigid plastic material which is insertable into, removable from and movable in a pair of grooves in a retaining and support member mounted in a display construction or vending unit to provide varied and adjustable spaces for the display and organization of products offered for sale.

Abstract: The problem of storing microfiche transparencies, cards, documents, photographs or any other sheets of material in the vertical or inclined position, is solved by a simple rectangular tray with inclined ends and side walls, the inner top portions of which contain vertically extending grooves for receiving a pair of lugs on each side of planar rectangular partitions. The spacing between the lugs is such that the partition is inclined by no more than 30.degree. from the vertical when the lugs on one side of the partition are inserted into adjacent grooves. In the vertical position the lugs are vertically aligned in the same plane as the body of the partition.

Abstract: A storage and display device for floppy disks and the like including a molded base unit having a tray for supporting the disks on one edge thereof, a plurality of dividers for separating quantities of the disks within the tray, and hangers pivotally attached to each end of the base unit for suspending the storage container relative to a pair of parallel supports. The hangers are pivotable between a position in parallel side-by-side relationship with the corresponding end surface of the tray and a position extending upwardly relative to the end walls of the tray.

Abstract: The deck of a container ship is provided with longitudinally running rails carrying cassettes adapted to support standarized cargo units, such as containers, for example. Each cassette includes transverse front and rear guide members each having vertical guide bars on both of its transverse faces. By spacing the cassettes apart longitudinally, two cassettes may, between themselves, support a further stack of containers. In use, each cassette is locked in relation to the deck, longitudinally as well as transversely.

Abstract: Robotic handling of printed circuit boards stored within a tote box is facilitated by the use of a structurally integrated insert within the tote box that is adjustable to accommodate boards of various widths and heights. The insert includes a locating element that extends through the tote box for contact by the locating apparatus of the robot and thus precisely establish the location of each circuit board.

Abstract: A lid is described for floating on the surface of a liquid in a storage tank. The lid spans the tank interior and includes an inflatable peripheral seal arrangement selectively operable to seal the liquid within the tank upon inflation and, on deflation, will allow the lid to float freely on the surface of the liquid. The lid is formed of two plates spaced apart by a circumferential rim defining a flotation cavity. Buoyance of the lid is such that the inflatable seal is carried above the liquid surface. The bottom plate is arched toward the top plate of the lid by a tension member extending between the two. The tension member is hollow and open to the area below the lid. The pressure relief valve is mounted in the hollow passageway to selectively allow escape of pressurized gas from below the lid. The seal arrangement is made so that the liquid level always remains below the sealed area between the lid and tank walls.

Abstract: A seal arrangement is provided in a floating roof type tank for slidably sealing between the roof and the tank walls. The seal comprises an expansible tube carrying a lip with the latter extending angularly with respect to the tank walls so that upon inflation of the tube, the lip is moved outwardly and its engagement with the tank walls causes it to be resiliently bent inwardly from its normal unstressed position so that the resiliency of the lip maintains it in contact with the tank walls.

Abstract: A partitioned structure comprising an open topped container and a plurality of dividers having sides positioned within the container. The container has horizontal interior side channels on either side thereof so that each divider having at least one tab disposed on each side thereof slides within one of the horizontal channels and permits movement of the divider relative to the container. Each divider has a projection extending above its top on which information is placed.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a cart for transporting floral baskets, pots, sprays, wreaths, and the like conveniently and easily by one person. The cart comprises an elongated frame structure having a bottom, two sides and a front, along with a pair of wheels disposed at the front and support legs arranged near the rear of the cart. The sides form a pair of longitudinal channels for adjustably receiving a plurality of transverse rails. The transverse rails provide secure compartments for the floral baskets or pots during transportation. The frame structure also may include longitudinal dividers to form individual compartments for the baskets. Side frames also can be provided.

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: Liquid storage tank containing a collapsible bag of flexible impervious sheet material supported by a collar within the tank which floats on the stored liquid and moves with the liquid thereby dividing the interior of the shell into an air and a liquid space. The bag has an external skirt of a similar flexible sheet material attached to the supporting collar which lies between the bag and adjacent tank side walls to reduce abrasion and catching of the bag and tank walls particularly during tank emptying and filling procedures.

Abstract: Microfiche cards and the like are held in a file enclosure between file-segregator cards. The segregator cards are shaped to fit on and slide along longitudinal rails. To promote fanning of the segregator cards when they are compressed in a particular way, they have added thickness in a zone near their bottom edges. Two independently adjustable compressors are provided, one above and one below the added-thickness zone. By manipulation of the compressors a user can fan the file to a desired extent, controlling the fraction of the group of segregator cards which fans, and the angle between the adjacent fanned segregator cards, or can maintain the file tightly closed.

Abstract: A seal for use in a floating roof storage tank. The seal closes the annular space defined between the floating roof and the wall of the storage tank. The seal includes a single, unitary length of pliable material which is folded about the longitudinal axis thereof to superpose the side edges thereof. The end edges are closed and the superposed side edges are attached to the floating roof. A scuffband is attached to the floating roof to be interposed between the envelope and the tank wall, and fluent material can be placed into the envelope when the seal is in situ. A method of forming the seal is disclosed, as is a secondary sealing means.

Abstract: A floating cover assembly encompassing in a first condition a method and apparatus for tensioning a floating cover for a liquid storage reservoir wherein the surface level of the stored liquid varies and in a second condition, a method and apparatus for maintaining a liquid storage reservoir. In the apparatus of the above inventions, a peripheral envelope formed at least adjacent a portion of the peripheral edges of the floatable sheet is adapted to be inflated with a compressible fluid, such as air, for proper tensioning of the sheet as the level of the stored liquid varies in the reservoir and for preventing wrinkling of the sheet while, in the second condition, the peripheral envelope is adapted to be filled with a non-compressible fluid for providing a ballast for the sheet during maintenance operations thereof while the sheet is inflatably supported for maintenance of the sheet and/or reservoir.

Abstract: A filing system features a novel compressor in combination with a three rod filing tray. The compressor includes a first compressor part having a first bearing means adapted to releasably engage a centralmost of the rods and mounting an anti-tilt bar removably disposed above and to bridge across the rods; a second compressor part pivotally connected to the first compressor part and having a second bearing means normally biased for engagement with the centralmost rod for releasably retaining the compressor in desired position lengthwise of the rods. The compressor parts may be employed to alternately engage with file material arranged adjacent front and rear ends of the tray.

Abstract: A low emission multiple sealing system for a floating roof liquid hydrocarbon storage tank is provided. The sealing system utilizes a double sealing arrangement in addition to, in a preferred embodiment, a conventional weather seal. The double sealing arrangement includes two functionally independent generally toroidal shaped sealing elements positioned one above the other and filling the annular gap between the floating roof and the inner surface of the storage tank. In order to provide for increased sealing efficiency and to eliminate the deleterious effects of wind and other ambient conditions, the double sealing elements are configured having effective vapor sealing efficiencies and are separated from one another a distance which will maximize the runback, to the tank, of liquid left on the inner storage tank wall during diurnal contraction and/or on liquid hydrocarbon unloadings.

Abstract: Liquid storage tank uses a collapsible bag of impermeable material which floats on the stored liquid and moves with the liquid, thus giving reduced vapor pressure above the liquid. In use, the collapsible bag has a tapered form so as to reduce the possibility of its contact with the tank side walls and hence reduce the sticking tendency of the bag to the walls.

Abstract: The invention comprises a liquid storage tank having a floating roof of the type in which the roof rises and falls with changes in the level of the liquid and a seal provided between the edge of the roof and the inner wall of the tank to prevent contamination or evaporation of the liquid and to allow for any out of truth of the tank and any lateral movement of the roof having the seal supported between a side wall of the roof and the tank wall in the form of a continuous annular bag of rubber or plastics coated fabric comprising inner and outer chambers the inner chamber lying in contact with the side wall of the floating roof and containing a liquid and the outer chamber lying in contact with the tank wall and containing a pre-shaped pad of a synthetic foam material, the whole being supported from the roof by bolts which pass through the top edge of the seal bag.

Abstract: A molded plastic card file drawer having a bottom wall, two side walls, a back wall, and a front wall. A rib extends along the upper edge of each side wall, the ribs projecting toward each other and being spaced apart a distance equal to the length of the cards with which the drawer is to be used. A support for cards within the drawer has end pieces each slidably arranged between one of the ribs and the drawer bottom wall. A space is provided between the front end of each rib and the drawer front wall to permit the support end pieces to pass through as the support is being inserted into the drawer. The front wall and support have aligned holes for accommodating a bar which passes through similar holes in the cards. The support may be locked in different selected positions along the length of the drawer.