Abstract: Conventional dispensers are often crude containers with wheels which dispense asphalt by tipping the container and then spreading same manually or by chains or utilizing a relatively inaccurate feed mechanism within the container. The present device is a wheel mounted container insulated to retain heat and thus maintaining the asphalt or similar material in a fluid condition. Adjustable metering valves control the flow and hence the volume of the material dispensed either in a mopping or glazing mode or in a ribbon mode which is also adjustable for width. The machine can be placed in a filling and transport position supported on two main wheels or can be rotated to a dispensing position supported upon the same two main wheels and a third support wheel which also controls the clearance of the dispensing valves from the floor.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sealing pavement joints or seams is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wheeled support platform which supports an airtight container of sealant composition which hardens upon contact with the atmosphere. A second airtight container includes a supply of water or other liquid. An air compressor is mounted upon the wheeled support platform and compressed air is selectively coupled to the containers of sealant composition and water. An oil film on the surface of the sealant composition is utilized to prevent it from hardening while in the container. A third output of the air compressor and outputs in the water and sealant composition tanks are coupled to a wheeled applicator which is adapted to be moved over the pavement seam.

Abstract: A seed supply system for a multiple row sower comprises a main seed hopper connected to a plurality of sower units by seed supply ducts. The main hopper has a seed distributor that divides a supply of seed uniformly between the seed supply ducts as seed flows out by gravity. The hoppers of each sower unit are provided with partitions that can be moved up or down to adjust the seed volume contained within the hopper. The partitions can then be adjusted so that the volume of seed contained within a sower unit hopper and its associated seed duct is equal to the volumes of each other sower unit hopper and the associated seed duct. By equalizing the volumes in this way all hoppers will run out of seed essentially simultaneously.

Abstract: An air logic controller and metering pump unit is provided for an automatic liquid transfer and metering apparatus. Such apparatus is designed for bulk storage, handling and transportation of liquid chemicals and for the safe, precise and metered delivery and transfer of liquid chemicals from a source of chemical bulk storage to the place of end use. One form of apparatus includes a portable liquid transfer tank which is used in conjunction with a stationary wall mounted air logic controller and metering pump module located near the place of end use. Another form of apparatus is a portable self-contained unit where the air logic controller and metering pump module and a compressed air supply tank are mounted above and are connected to the portable liquid transfer tank module. Thus the self-contained unit having its own energy source may be moved to any plant location for precision dispensing of chemicals without the requirement for additional sources of air, electricity, hookups, etc.

Abstract: A hopper or container for containing drywall joint compound or "mud" used in the "taping and floating" of seams between drywall panels, which hopper includes a shaped metal tank which tapers to define a closed funnel at the bottom, and a pump support projecting from the tank near the bottom, with a pump access opening in the pump support to receive a filler pump for pumping the joint compound from the tank on demand. The hopper can be fitted with wheels to better facilitate mobility, and is provided with a hinged lid fitted with a gasket, for loading the joint compound into the tank and maintaining a tight seal between the closed lid and the top of the hopper.

Abstract: A dispenser for spraying fragrances in an automobile has a housing with a compartment defined therein and a slot-like aperture in the top thereof. Fragrance-filled containers are positioned horizontally in the compartment in parallel side-by-side relationship. Each container has valve means actuatable to dispense a spray of its fragrance from an orifice thereof upwardly through the slot-like aperture. Two spaced apart front walls support members for selectively actuating the valve means to spray a selected fragrance into the atmosphere.

Abstract: A mobile station for the distribution of beverages is mounted on a truck and comprises two reservoirs for beverages and a reservoir for sterilized water. Automatic distributors are fed by the beverage reservoir; while the water reservoir feeds apparatus for washing and sterilizing the cups. A drawer stores the cups in stacked relation. Troughs beneath the automatic distributors and below the apparatus for washing and sterilizing cups, catch the liquids that would otherwise fall to the ground and return them to a recovery vessel from which the liquids may be drained. Vertically swinging canopies protect the equipment in transit and, when swung up, serve as awnings for the users.

Abstract: An apparatus for injecting slurry in a field has a wheeled slurry tank, a feed conduit communicating with the interior of the tank, a transverse manifold to receive slurry from the feed conduit, several slurry injector pipes spaced along the conduit, and either a slurry pump or air pressurizing means for moving slurry from the tank under pressure for discharge through the feed conduit, the manifold, and the injector pipes. In all the slurry injector pipes are identical flow controlling and equalizing elements which have a single orifice and which are formed of elastomeric material which can flex to facilitate passing solid debris through the orifice. The orifice size provides a positive pressure head in the manifold so all the pipes deliver substantially equal quantities of slurry per unit time under varying conditions of operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing relatively dense particulate or viscous sedimentary waste material from a storage container, transporting the material to a selected location, and depositing the material at that location in a selected manner. A wheeled carriage supports a rotatably mounted elongate holding tank having an axis of rotation parallel to the axes of rotation of the carriage wheels and an elongate aperture extending from end to end thereof. A cover having an inlet for feeding waste material into the tank and an outlet connected to a vacuum pump for reducing air pressure within the tank is supported by a pair of upright standards such that the cover may be sealingly pressed against the tank over its aperture when the aperture is oriented to open upwardly, or lifted up away from the tank to permit the tank to be rotated once it is full.

Abstract: An insulated ice cooled container is mounted on a wheeled road traveling trailer equipped with tongue, hitch and traveling lights and attachable to a towing motor vehicle. The container is designed to hold a plurality of receptacles for beverages such as beer kegs and the like to be transported to a point of use for on-site dispensing. Dispensing hoses for the contents of the receptacles are trained through ice in an ice chamber and connect to valved spigots mounted on and exteriorly of the container. The trailer carries apparatus for pressurizing the contents of the receptacles and includes a jack leg for maintaining a level position of the container when detached from the towing vehicle. Separate latchable doors are provided for the ice chamber and the carrying area for the receptacles.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle for hauling and dispensing grain of the type which includes a grain body and underbelly dispensing gates in the body. Each underbelly dispensing gate rotates about its own central shaft actuated by a detented lever mechanism. The portion of the gate which must move upward to open the gate and initiate dispensing is overshadowed by a convex member which provides a cavity vacant of grain thereby allowing the gate to be opened even when the body is filled with grain.

Abstract: An on-site aggregate measure having a hopper with at least one fill level indicia representative of a predetermined measure of aggregate and including at least one opening for the introduction and emptying of aggregate together with means for emptying a fill of aggregate in fractional parts.

Abstract: Apparatus for pumping a flowable material from a tank disposed on an engine-powered vehicle is the subject of the present invention. The invention is particularly adapted for use with a multiple compartment tank on a petroleum delivery truck. An air pump, which may be the air pump for operating the air brakes of the vehicle, is powered by the vehicle engine and pumps air into a surge tank where the air is held under pressure. A conduit leads from the surge tank to a manifold that is coupled with each of the compartments of the material storage tank. Each of the compartments is coupled with the common manifold through appropriate spur conduits. Appropriate pressure regulator means maintains the pressure on the surge tank and valve means is operable to pass the air under pressure from the surge tank to one or more of the compartments thereby pumping the material from the storage tank.

Abstract: An improved grain discharge chute for a hopper type grain wagon is attached to the wagon adjacent the side discharge door. The grain chute pivots between a side discharge position and a bottom discharge position. When in the side discharge position, the grain chute guides the grain from the hopper discharge door outwardly from the side of the wagon. The chute may be pivoted to a second position wherein grain discharged from the side door is diverted downwardly and inwardly beneath the wagon by the chute.

Abstract: A control valve for automatically controlling fluid fertilizer is introduced in a fluid fertilizer application system of the type comprising: a fertilizer supply; an implement having fertilizer application elements; means for moving said application elements between a lowered, application position and a raised, transport position; and conduit means for delivering fertilizer from the fertilizer supply to the application elements. The control valve is interposed in the conduit means between the fertilizer supply and the application elements and has a control lever terminating in a saddle adapted to receive a projection. A collapsible and extendable valve actuator means, which is responsive to the means for moving the application elements between raised and lowered positions and which has thereon a projection adapted to engage the valve control lever, controls the valve such that it is closed when the application elements are raised and open when the application elements are lowered.

Abstract: The invention discloses a seed holding hopper or the like, which is mounted in vertical position on a planter vehicle. The hopper is cylindrical, closed at the top by a lid or cover, and closed at the bottom by a bottom member which has the usual seed exit opening through it. A clean-out opening is provided in the cylindrical wall of the hopper close to the bottom and a closure member is mounted on the inside of the hopper, conforming in shape to the cylinder portion of the hopper with guides holding the closure member close to the adjacent wall of the hopper and slidable vertically downward to close the clean-out opening and upwardly to clear the opening so that one may clean out any seed left in the hopper. The closure member, in open position, extends out through the top of the hopper and must be safely in the closed position for the lid or cover of the hopper to be placed in its usual position closing the hopper.