Abstract: There is provided an improvement in a display rack for storage batteries and the like providing gravity flow of batteries to the front of the rack for retail customer selection and pick-up. An inwardly opening generally C-shaped front beam is secured to the front of the frame defining an array of equally spaced notches and projections, and an inwardly opening generally C-shaped rear beam is secured to the rear of the frame and also defines an array of equally spaced notches and projections which are laterally aligned with the notches and projections of the front beam. Shelf assemblies extend between the front and rear beams, readily adjustable laterally to accommodate various widths of batteries. Each self assembly is formed of a U-shaped member carrying a plurality of freely rotatable rollers. The front end of the U-shaped member fits into the notches of the front beam and the web of the U-shaped member is notched at its rear to permit positioning and support of the member into the notches of the rear beam.

Abstract: A push-back storage rack is provided for the storage of pallets. The storage rack includes a frame having at least one pair of spaced apart roller track assemblies, each being formed of a pair of two transversely spaced, longitudinal arrays of rollers to form a guide space between the rollers. At least one glide tube or pallet carrier truck rides on the rollers. Each glide tube is formed of a pair of transversely spaced frame members, each frame member having a lower rail portion riding on the rollers of one of the roller tracks. A guide is formed on the rail portions, and the guide extends into the guide space between the transversely spaced array of rollers. The track assemblies are inclined forwardly and downwardly toward the front of the storage rack, so that pallets may be loaded by pushing a first pallet backward on the glide tube, and the pallet on the glide tube will flow toward the front of the storage rack when the pallet in front of it is removed.

Abstract: There is provided an improvement in wall aperture moldings and particularly in moldings for accommodating low voltage computer cables passing through wall of offices and the like and consisting of a wall mountable rectangular molding plate with a rectangular opening, and a removable plate cover which clips to the molding plate. The removable plate cover extends downwardly and outwardly from the molding plate to define a cable passage between the lower edge of said plate cover and molding plate. The final installation provides an asthetic appearance to the aperture molding.In accordance with another feature, the molding plate may be provided with a gate slot to provide installation over pre-existing cables, and a gate plate is provided for closing the gate in the final installation.

Abstract: There is provided a cable sheath connector for use with a communication cable of the type having a plurality of insulated conductor wires held in cylindrical form by an inner insulating plastic film wrapped tightly around the connectors and a thin metallic shield placed over the plastic film with a final outer protective cover. The connector includes an inner base and stud member, and an outer clamp member. The outer clamp member has an elongated body portion in cross section with projections extending inwardly, each of the projections having a flat contact area which will penetrate the outer protective cover of a cable and maintain metal to metal contact with the metal shield without piercing the shield. The outer clamp maintains compressive load on the shield clamped between the inner base and the outer clamp.

Abstract: An antiglare panel is formed of a series of identical inter-locked strips. Each of the strips is formed of a series of "W" shapes having two connected short legs formed at right angles to each other and two long legs extending at right angles from a respective short leg to define the "W" shape. The long legs of adjacent "W's" are formed at right angles to define a projecting right angle. The projecting right angles of one strip are positioned within the recessed right angles of an adjacent strip so that the interior surface of the short legs overlie a portion of the exterior surface of the long legs to provide contacting surfaces. Such contacting surfaces may be secured together.In a preferred embodiment, the strips are formed of tinned steel strip, and the assembled strips are heated after assembly to a temperature above the melting point of the tin coating to provide a metal bond at all contacting surfaces.

Abstract: There is provided an improved energy converting system for converting low temperature heat energy into mechanical energy. The energy converting system includes an absorption system including a carrier fluid and a working medium absorbable by the carrier fluid. Evaporator means receives the low thermal energy and converts the working medium from a liquid to a gas. The gaseous working medium is then absorbed by the carrier fluid, and the concentrated mixture of working medium and carrier fluid goes into a separator wherein the medium and fluid are separated by compression. A condenser means is provided for removing heat from the gaseous working medium and thereby converting the gaseous working medium into a liquid. Energy converting means are provided associated with one of the above means for converting the energy in the system into other forms of energy, such as into mechanical energy.

Abstract: There is provided an improved guy guard for a guy wire of a utility pole and the like and formed of an elongated tubular plastic guard member having a longitudinally frangible web and differentially stressed to bias the guard member to curl around itself when the web is fractured. The guard member is installed on a guy wire by progressively forcing the guy wire through the frangible web thereby releasing the wrapping action.