Abstract: A self-contained portable test stand for testing hoists and the like both statically and dynamically. The test stand includes a cantilever beam adapted to support a hoist at one end and a hydraulic cylinder at the other. A variable mechanical advantage force transmitting means which may include a chain and chain block is provided to interconnect the hoist and the cylinder. The hydraulic loading of the cylinder is regulated both by a variable relief valve and a variable pressure and flow hydraulic pump which is controlled by a feedback line responsive to the pressure and flow in the system.

Abstract: A bi-directional wrench (2) capable of ratchet type action is disclosed for turning a member (6) with equally spaced peripheral recesses in either direction without reversing the position of the wrench. The wrench includes one or more teeth (14) and a pair of supports (19,20) on either side of and spaced from the teeth of the wrench for engaging the member. The supports (19,20) and the tooth or teeth (14) of the wrench are configured to permit radial disengagement of the teeth (14) from the recesses of the member (6). In a preferred form, complete removal of the wrench from the member is prevented by the shape of the wrench to enable a true ratchet type action.

Abstract: A protective shield device for mounting on an X-ray machine in the path of an X-ray beam characterized as including a first shield plate having a control aperture bounded by material opaque to X-rays, which is adapted to be disposed in alignment with the X-ray beam for limiting the size and configuration of such beam to that of the control aperture; and a second shield plate having first and second apertures, which are bounded by material opaque to X-rays and adapted to be selectively/alternately positioned in alignment with the control aperture upon relative movements of the first and second shield plates in order to selectively provide for three X-ray beam configurations varying in size and/or configuration one from another.

Abstract: The punch stripper of the invention prevents dimpling distortion of thin workpieces and permits punching operations close to the edge of a workpiece, or close to a surface discontinuity such as a rib, while avoiding damage to the stripper. The stripper includes a resilient stripper cap profiled to narrow in the direction of the workpiece with a spherical end surface being preferred.

Abstract: In a touch latch mechanism of the type adapted for use in latching a pair of members upon relative convergent movement thereof from a remote position into an adjacent position and for releasing the members from their adjacent position for relative divergent movement towards their remote position upon further movement of the members in the direction of converging movement beyond the adjacent position, the improvement wherein the latch mechanism includes a catch plate cooperating with a novel keeper mechanism characterized as having a resiliently deformable and pivotally supported keeper element.

Abstract: A positive expulsion tank incorporates an expanding bladder in the form of a metal bellows, which is adapted to undergo elastic deformation during a product storage condition to provide for thermal cycling of a stored product, and plastic deformation, during a product expulsion operation to achieve high efficiency expulsion of product from the tank. Convolution crests of the bellows are internally reinforced by rings, whereby plastic deformation of the bellows is caused to occur primarily in the root areas during the expulsion operation. As a result, the root areas are displaced radially outwardly towards the wall of the tank incident to axially directed extension of the bellows to lie in essential alignment with their adjacent crests when the bellows has been fully extended to complete the expulsion operation, thereby providing for expulsion efficiencies in excess of 97 percent.

Abstract: In a hinge latch mechanism for a cabinet door of the type including a strike and a keeper assembly mounted on a pair of door hinge parts and cooperating to releasably retain the door in closed position, the improvement featuring a novel keeper assembly and mode of mounting same on its associated hinge part.

Abstract: A cavity notch filter (1) for series connection in a transmission line is disclosed which comprises a high Q cavity (2) containing therein an inductively coupled L-C series circuit (19). The notch filter (1) acts as a high series impedance at the resonant frequency of the cavity. At frequencies off resonance, the filter is characterized by low impedance so as to produce broad lateral pass bands.A multicoupler (18) for connection of a plurality of signaling devices (15) to a single antenna (16) may be assembled to comprise two or more of the filters (1) inserted into the transmission line (17); each being tuned to resonate so as to produce a notch at the respective frequency of the signaling device (15). A different signaling device (15) is connected to each of the series connected notch filters (1) at a junction (7). Energy at all frequencies is then permitted to propagate down the line except the energy at the frequency of the respective signaling device (15).

Abstract: A web sling, such as one of the endless, standard eye-and-eye or twisted eye type, is made from a web of woven synthetic organic polymeric plastic strands, such as those made from nylon, aramid or polyethylene terephthalate filaments, with a lamina of elastomeric material, such as polyurethane, vulcanized or cured onto a load contacting area thereof. The elastomeric material penetrates surface openings between the polymeric plastic strands but may be prevented from penetrating through the web, when so desired. To assist the elastomer in holding tightly to the strands there is applied to the web before vulcanizing a thin coating of a curable adhesive material, such as resorcinol-formaldehyde.

Abstract: A telescopic load binder (1) with a tubular barrel (2) and a pair of oppositely threaded members (7,8) threaded into the opposite ends of the barrel and method of assembling same. When assembled, the load binder is designed to prevent subsequent inadvertent disassembly and includes means (13,14) placed on the threads of the members to prevent their removal from the barrel without breaching the barrel itself. A threaded cylindrical insert (12) is inserted into the barrel at one end and enables and facilitates load binder assembly.

Abstract: A method of desulfurization of flue gas involves the use of two recirculating water systems separated by a secondary cooling stage. In the first system, partial cooling and removal of some particulates and SO.sub.3 is effected by direct contact of the gas and water, followed by the secondary cooling which further removes particulates and SO.sub.3 in the condensate. In the second recirculating water system, SO.sub.2 is first absorbed under atmospheric conditions and is then desorbed under vacuum conditions to effect refrigeration of the recirculating water. The refrigerating effect is balanced against the contact and secondary cooling of the gas to stabilize the temperature at which absorption takes place such that a selected percentage of SO.sub.2 is removed from the gas.

Abstract: A caster bracket is fabricated from a single flat metal plate deformed to define a caster stud receiving curl; a pair of side plates and a connecting plate. The side plates are formed integrally with the connecting plate and are arranged in an essentially right angular relationship relative to both each other and the connecting plate, whereas the curl is defined by curling an extension plate formed integrally with one of the side plates. Preferably, fabrication is completed by bonding a free edge of the curl to its associated side plate and by bonding a free edge of the other side plate to the curl.

Abstract: An electrical filter network with improved characteristics is disclosed for selectively attenuating and passing two different, closely spaced frequencies. The notch filter network includes a low Q reactive circuit tuned to be parallel resonant at the frequency to be attenuated. A cavity resonator with a high Q is inductively coupled to the reactive circuit and is tuned to be resonant at the frequency to be passed. Utilizing these concepts, a multicoupler may be constructed to consist of two or more such filter networks in combination with a transmission line. In such a multicoupler, the network adjacent to the antenna terminal is separated therefrom by a multiple of a half wavelength. Additional filter networks are separated from one another by an odd number of a quarter wavelength. With this arrangement, each network passes a band around the frequency to which the high Q cavity is tuned and rejects a band of frequencies around the reactive circuit resonant frequency.

Abstract: A skirt-like device attached to the exit end of a rocket engine nozzle is fabricated of thin sheet heat resistant metal; which when extended in operative condition is in frustoconical form, but which prior to engine firing is pleat-folded inwardly into a stowed position relative to the exit end of the rocket engine nozzle. Thus, prior to engine firing the device adds little or nothing to the engine/nozzle occupancy space; but incident to engine firing the device deploys to provide an effective engine nozzle/skirt combination of increased length and exit diameter/area; said combination having an inner surface of constant slope.

Abstract: The improvement in a hood latch mechanism of the type including an operating handle connected by a hinge pin to a spring biased yoke and mounting a latching pin engageable with a keeper to releasably retain the mechanism in latched condition, which features the utilization of the hinge pin in cooperation with the keeper to create an auxiliary latching device for maintaining the mechanism in its over center latched position even under severe road conditions.

Abstract: An eave trough (2) flushing system (1) is proposed which includes a nozzle mounting bracket (3) for mounting a nozzle (27) in a position to inject water into and lengthwise along an eave trough (2). The mounting bracket (5) laterally spans the eave trough (2) and is configured to engage the eave trough (2) in a manner that permits easy installation.