Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine (10) and adaptor device (18) for allowing supply of beverages in containers having different sizes at least in height. The device (18) is fixed to a component (15) of the machine (10) and comprises supporting means (53, 54) arranged to rotate substantially in a plane from a first position, in which the machine (10) is apt to supply the beverages in containers having a first height, to a second position in which the machine (10) is apt to supply the beverages in containers having a second height, lower than the first one. The device thanks to the simple construction can be equipped with a motor in order to rotate the supporting means (53, 54). The device (18) may be adapted also to machines in use.

Abstract: A cooling fin for a mortar tube comprises a plurality of discrete nibs disposed on an external surface of the mortar tube wherein the nibs are arranged in longitudinal rows spaced circumferentially around the mortar tube. Preferably, the number of longitudinal rows of nibs is thirty-six. The nibs have a substantially square cross-section.

Abstract: Device for filling the pits of a carbon material anode baking furnace with packing material, substantially carbon powder, includes a tank having a body extended by a lower portion forming at least one funnel, wherein at least two outlet orifices permit the packing material to be poured out of the tank and wherein the outlet orifices are substantially aligned, and a device for handling the tank which permits the tank to be moved in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outlet orifices are aligned. It is therefore possible to pour the packing material simultaneously into two adjacent pits of a furnace, from the same tank. The device is used for the baking of anodes used for the electrolysis of aluminum.

Abstract: An auxiliary device for marking marks on a surface of a field playing surface. The device includes a frame attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply. A guide system having a length dimension is carried by the frame member. The guide system is oriented horizontally. A field paint coating apparatus is carried within the guide system carried by the frame member for movement over a fixed distance along the guide system. The field paint coating apparatus is connected to the paint supply carried by the field line marking machine and serves to paint marks accurately, precisely and reproducibly on a field playing surface.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser. The dispenser includes a base structure, a plurality of cartridges releasably mounted to the base structure, and a valve fluidly coupled with an applicator head to allow continued contact with and selective deposition of the liquid to a product passing through a travel path between the cartridges. At least one of the cartridges is linked to the base structure through a variable coupling that is linearly responsive to changes in thickness or planarity of the product such that the applicator head automatically maintains constant contact with the product, regardless of such changes, without having to stop the dispenser or ancillary pieces of machinery. The cartridges are hand interchangeable such that liquid can be deposited on either an upper or lower surface of the product without requiring any tools to affect top-down or bottom-up deposition.

Abstract: A movable marking device including a wheeled chassis on which a plurality of aerosol container discharging mechanisms may be selectively mounted in provided. Each of the aerosol container discharging mechanisms is adapted to allow for the remote discharge of an aerosol container filled with a marking composition. Through the selective mounting of the discharging mechanisms one or more marks of one or more colors may be selectively applied to a surface during a single pass. The discharging mechanisms may be also mounted on the chassis such that a mark may be applied on a generally vertical surface adjacent to the surface over which the marking device is traversing.

Abstract: An actuator assembly is connectable to a lift arm of an agricultural vehicle to sense whether the lift arm is in a raised or lowered position and thereby responsively disable or enable the flow of agricultural chemicals to a spray head associated with the agricultural vehicle, respectively. The preferred actuator assembly includes a cylindrically-shaped annular support housing adapted to being connected to the lift arm and positioned in a substantially vertical mounting plane. A switch housing disc is nested within said annular support housing and may be turned relative thereto about an axis which is substantially normal to the mounting plane.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for caulking a large surface area with a large caulking apparatus is provided. A caulking tank is mounted on a frame which is connected to a source of air and to a nozzle assembly. The caulking tank includes a lid, an air inlet, a pressure release vent and an outlet. A valve is operatively connected between the caulking tank and the air source, which is a compressor and an air tank, for opening and closing the air pathway. The caulking material is dispensed by opening the valve and allowing air to enter the caulking tank and force the caulking material through the opposite end of the tank where it communicates through a hose to a nozzle assembly. The nozzle is pivotally mounted to the frame and it contains an adjustment rod for adjusting the angle of the nozzle.

Abstract: An applicator for applying seamless flooring material is disclosed. The preferred embodiment includes a chassis steerably mounted on wheels. A hydraulic pump pumps fluid in series through hydraulic motors on the wheels to provide propulsion. A dispensing hopper is supported at the rear end of the chassis with the height of the hopper adjustable on each side. The applicator is part of a seamless flooring material application system, which additionally includes a forklift liftable dumpster, top-fillable with flooring material from mixing apparatus and positionable above the dispensing hopper of the applicator, and bottom-openable to dump the flooring material into the applicator hopper.

Abstract: A material spreader consisting of a hopper, attached to a motor vehicle, which receives and dispenses an aggregate material in predetermined quantities and in a layer having substantial uniformity in thickness. The rate of dispensing the aggregate material is controlled by a computer which receives the desired weight of aggregate per area data input from the operator, senses the velocity of the motor vehicle, and adjusts the release rate of the aggregate from the hopper. The hopper is laterally expansible to accommodate varying road widths, and dispenses the aggregate material through gate openings in the bottom of the hopper. The aggregate is dispensed from the hopper without the aid of any operational parts exposed to the aggregate material within the interior area of the hopper.

Abstract: The hand tool for applying free-flowing pasty materials includes a container with a displaceable base and a nozzle, a piston engagable with the displaceable base to force the free-flowing pasty material from the container, and a guide device for supporting and for guiding the hand tool on the base.

Abstract: A compost supplement spreader for delivering supplement to the top of an elongated compost pile, the spreader being formed of a frame having spaced apart sides, wheels mounted on the frame for movement of the frame on the earth with the compost pile being positioned between the frame sides, a hopper elevationally supported between the frame sides, the hopper having a lower position whereby supplement may be deposited in the hopper open top and having an upper operating position whereby the hopper bottom clears the top of the compost pile and a conveyor belt in the bottom portion of the hopper for controllably discharging supplement from the hopper onto a compost pile.

Abstract: A seeding device to dispense seed suspended in a gel or other carrier medium in either a continuous stream or discrete pulses. A coulter opens a furrow of earth to the proper depth and seed carried in a gel or other suspension medium is delivered in a pulsed or continuous stream into the furrow which is then covered with earth by a trailing coverer. An auger delivers the seed in suspension and the speed of the auger is controlled to vary the volume of seed and gel or other suspension medium delivered. Circumferentially spaced cam lobes on a drive wheel control the frequency and therefore the row spacing of the seed suspension medium distributed in the pulse delivery mode.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying adhesive or adhesive pastes in strips on construction or building surfaces comprising a heated hopper container for adhesive mounted on a traveling positive displacement pump, a manifold at the pump outlet provided with a plurality of moveable outlet openings and connected to separate conveying tubes and application nozzles, the positive displacement pump having a widened intake cross-section or a feed screw with a widened in-take cross-section and the hopper having a cylindrical upper section and a lower section conical in only one plane with a heatable screen grid in the transition point between the upper and lower hopper sections, the feed screw and the pump being at least partially heated, the drive shaft of the pump being provided with a safety crank and thermostatically controlled heating element and the hopper being provided with a closable by-pass carrying 2 or more individually or jointly, adjustable horizontally and vertically and elastically rotable slot nozzles mounted sl

Abstract: A versatile manually operated striping device has a wheeled base and a handle for pushing the base. The base is in a block Y configuration which provide a U-shaped front end. The front wheels are mounted on separate axles that are extra long. A disk shaped mask is attached to the inboard side of each axle. For normal striping, a can tower is mounted on a moveable mounting bracket that is positioned so that the center of the bottom of the can tower is centrally located in said U-shaped front end. An aerosol spray can inserted in the can tower then sprays, the paint between the legs of the U to provide the normal working, when an actuator is activated. The moveable mounting bracket can be relocated to permit spraying behind the central transverse portion of the base or to the side. The mounting bracket includes a pluralty of holes in a vertical line that fit mounting studs that are attached to one side and to the rear of the can tower.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying lap sealant including a frame having wheels and supporting a container of lap sealant and a pressurized agent for delivering the sealant to a nozzle. The nozzle is positioned beyond the side of one wheel to permit a lap seam to be accurately followed.

Abstract: A marking apparatus includes a wheel-equipped base and a handle for pushing the base. A can holder is adjustably mounted on the handle for holding a can of marking material. The can holder includes a stop plate which engages the actuator of the can and through which the marking material is sprayed. A trigger rod is movably mounted on the handle for pushing the can toward the stop plate for opening the valve of the can.