Abstract: A connector block and terminal assembly adapted for connecting hook-up wires of a cord set to the internal wiring of an appliance, such as clothes washer or dryer, includes an insulator block having terminal receiving cavities for insertion of terminals connected to the internal wiring, the cavities opening outwardly of the block at access apertures where screw threaded fasteners connected to the terminals may be removed to permit connection of the hook-up wires and then the screws reapplied and tightened to effect an electrical connection between the wires and terminals. A nut associated with each terminal is retained in substantial registry with a screw receiving aperture in the terminal, while the screw is removed for connection of the hook-up wires, by tang means on the terminal. Locking tang means on the block cooperate with the terminals to retain them in the block. The connector block is configured for slidable mounting on the appliance and a locking tang prevents unintentional removal.

Abstract: A method of mounting steps on the inner wall surface of a manhole section comprising implanting the steps in the section while the same is still green and following removal of the inner form but before removal of the outer form, positioning each step in confronting relation with the manhole section and thereupon smoothly and uniformly, without vibration and hammering, pushing the step into the concrete and compacting the concrete around the implanted step. The apparatus may be portable and shifted into the manhole section through an end thereof after the inner form has been removed but prior to removal of the outer form, and positioned against the base ring at opposite inside diameters thereof and engaging the outer form at the top of the manhole section and while thus engaged urging the step into the manhole section as aforesaid. Alternatively the apparatus may be stationary and the manhole section temporarily moved thereto and supported thereon during step implanting.

Abstract: A method for applying a polyurethane coating onto a substrate by employing a catalyzed coating composition comprising the steps:1. Providing a coating composition comprised of:A. a polyol composition comprising (1) a polymerized low molecular weight polyol selected from the group consisting of (a) polycaprolactone; (b) a copolymer of a compound of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R)--R.sup.1 and allyl alcohol; and (c) mixtures thereof; (2) a saturated aliphatic polyol from 4 to 12 carbon atoms or a saturated cycloaliphatic polyol of from 5 to 8 carbon atoms per ring; wherein R is methyl, ethyl or hydrogen; R.sup.1 is a group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms containing an aromatic carbocyclic ring;B. a polyisocyanate; wherein the ratio of NCO/OH of A and B ranges from about 0.9 to 1.2; the coating composition having a range of solids content from about 40 to about 100% by weight; andC. a compatible polyurethane catalyst;2. Applying the coating composition to a substrate; and3.

Abstract: A magnetic filter element comprises a rubber bonded barium ferrite permanent magnet strip enclosed in a thin, liquid impervious, non-magnetic envelope and positioned in a low velocity location in a fluid system to capture magnetically attractable contaminants. The disclosure illustrates various arrangements of the magnet with filter cartridges as well as the construction of the magnet element itself.

Abstract: A liquid level sensor having a vertical guide tube with one or more magnetically operated switches therein at vertically spaced locations and a free float thereon which rises and falls with the liquid level and as it passes each switch magnetically latches it in one condition until the float returns in the opposite direction and unlatches it. The switches may be normally open, normally closed, or any combination, so that movement of the float past the switches may provide any desired circuit sequence.

Abstract: Described is a lading harness support for use on flatbed transportation devices comprising a base which is anchored to the transportation device; at least a pair of parallel leg members attached to said base and extended therefrom and a rod-like anchor means extending longitudinally with respect to the base and spaced therefrom and fixedly attached to said leg members in an I-shaped manner. When the transportation device carries agricultural combines or other off-the-road vehicles, the lading harness support anchors the same thereto.

Abstract: A liquid level sensor having a vertical guide tube with one or more magnetically operated switches therein at vertically spaced locations and a free float thereon which rises and falls with the liquid level and as it passes each switch magnetically latches it in one condition until the float returns in the opposite direction and unlatches it. The switches may be normally open, normally closed, or any combination, so that movement of the float past the switches may provide any desired circuit sequence.

Abstract: A service platform for removable mounting on a vehicle bumper includes a generally planar platform member with means for engaging the bumper for supporting and locking the platform thereto in a substantially horizontal plane and for permitting unlocking and removal from the bumper when the platform is moved to a substantially vertical plane.

Abstract: A ferris wheel type parts washer has its ferris wheel driven by a rotary fluid pressure motor under the control of a variable rate fluid flow control mechanism with means provided for sensing approaching registry of a parts supporting station on the ferris wheel with the parts transfer conveyor for slowing the rotation of the ferris wheel and with means sensing substantial registry of the parts supporting station and the parts transfer conveyor for stopping the fluid pressure motor and locking the ferris wheel in parts transfer registry with the conveyor, such locking means capable of camming the ferris wheel into parts transfer registry should it be slightly out of transfer registry when its movement is arrested. The disclosure shows mechanism for unlocking the ferris wheel and quickly accelerating it to maximum speed.

Abstract: A composition of matter comprising a polyester capable of dissolving in an organic solvent, having a solids content of at least 75% by weight, at a viscosity of X-Z on the Garner scale, prepared by reacting an aromatic polycarboxylic acid, anhydride, or a functionally acid esterifiable derivative thereof, an aliphatic polycarboxylic acid, anhydride or a functionally acid esterifiable derivative thereof, an aliphatic polyol and a monofunctional fatty acid to an acid number less than about 10, and then reacting the product of that reaction with an aromatic or aliphatic polycarboxylic acid, anhydride or a functional acid esterifiable derivative thereof to an acid number greater than 10 and less than about 60, wherein the total reactants have a hydroxyl/carboxyl ratio of greater than 1; the amount of monofunctional fatty acid employed ranges from about 20 to about 50% of the total number of acid equivalents of the reactants and the amount of aromatic polycarboxylic acid reacted in the first step ranges from about

Abstract: A connector block and terminal assembly adapted for connecting hook-up wires of a cord set to the internal wiring of an appliance, such as clothes washer or dryer, includes an insulator block having terminal receiving cavities for insertion of terminals connected to the internal wiring, the cavities opening outwardly of the block at access apertures where screw threaded fasteners connected to the terminals may be removed to permit connection of the hook-up wires and then the screws reapplied and tightened to effect an electrical connection between the wires and terminals. A nut associated with each terminal is retained in substantial registry with a screw receiving aperture in the terminal, while the screw is removed for connection of the hook-up wires, by tang means on the terminal. Locking tang means on the block cooperate with the terminals to retain them in the block. The connector block is configured for slidable mounting on the appliance and a locking tang prevents unintentional removal.

Abstract: Relates to devices for separating and supporting strip stock out of engagement with opposing pairs of relatively movable progressive die members and during the separation of the latter and also for guiding the strip stock for intermittent advancement during such periods of separation. More specifically, the invention pertains to the assembly of parts making up such strip stock support and guiding devices and particularly one in which the parts of such a device are all enclosed within a single circular bore in one of the progressive die members including a provision for both releasably coupling the stock lifter member to a support within the bore enclosed to the die shoe and for guiding the lifter member for non-deviating rectilinear motion as the pairs of progressive die members open and close with respect to one another.

Abstract: Relates to steering apparatus for trailers having pivoted wheels and towed by motor vehicles, the steering provision being a reversible electric motor carried by each such trailer. The power for the electric motor is derived from a battery or other source of electric power carried by the towing vehicle and the control of which is located in the towing vehicle and performed by the operator of the towing vehicle. An electric circuit is connected at one end to the battery in the towing vehicle and at the other end to the electric motor in the trailer. A three-position switch is incorporated in the circuit for controlling the operation of the motor and is preferably mounted on the steering column of the towing vehicle convenient to the operator.

Abstract: Relates to attachments to a motor boat for reducing the speed of the boat below the idling speed sufficient to permit trolling for fish. The speed controlling device includes a plate member mounted for movement from a vertical position immediately aft of the propeller and across the path of the propeller wash, thereby to slow the speed of the boat, to a second position away from the propeller and out of the path of the propeller wash. Hydraulic mechanism including a piston-cylinder combination unit is connected to a fixed support, such as the propulsion unit of the boat, and to the plate member for moving the latter between the aforesaid two positions of movement. Ports are provided in the cylinder for admitting fluid under pressure to either side of the piston to impart movement of the piston in either direction in the cylinder and to impart corresponding movement to the plate member.

Abstract: A work support for a centerless grinder or the like comprises an elongated floor-supported guide tube adapted to extend along beneath a work piece to be machined in the grinder with a plurality of V-shaped supports arranged on the guide tube in spaced relation therealong and having at their ends a pair of work supporting booty rollers mounted in confronting cooperative work supporting relation on opposite sides of the work to be supported with the axes of the rollers skewed to the axis of the work, each such roller having a booty axle having angularly related roller receiving and axle mounting portions with the latter supported on the V-shaped arms to extend parallel to the axis of the work to be supported, and with means supporting the axle mounting portion on the arms for adjustable rotation about their axes and for locking the axles in adjusted rotated positions, thereby providing for adjustment of the skew angle of the booty rollers relative to the work to be supported.

Abstract: Described is a process for the production of fillers from solid waste which is first ground, magnetically freed from iron particles, supplied with sewage sludge or water, fractionated into portions of different size and treated in a fermentation process for about 24 hours at 65.degree. C while air is continuously fed such that while the compost is being fermented, added thereto is a solvent in a range of 1 to 2-4 parts by weight, compost to solvent, said treatment continuing for ten to sixteen hours, dried, and to the dried product, chlorinated paraffin and antimony trioxide are added thereto.

Abstract: A minor amount of staple synthetic fibrous material such as nylon or dacron dispersed in a paint pigment of the type including magnesium silicate, titanium dioxide and/or calcium carbonate; or dispersed in a sprayable paint formulation of the type comprised of a liquid medium containing sizing and binding agents and particularly adapted for spray deposition on unfinished interior concrete surfaces and the like to provide a decorative sealing coating thereon having flame-retardant and/or acoustical properties.

Abstract: In a method of preparing a low friction bearing having an inner bearing member, a housing and a low friction surface element therebetween, wherein the housing having an inner surface is constructed to surround the bearing member and said housing is comprised of a plurality of sections which cooperatively define the shape of the outer surface of the inner bearing element, the improvement comprising the steps:1. winding onto a mandrel a continuous strand of a bondable low friction thread comprised of low friction filaments and bondable filaments impregnated with a bondable resin which is in a solidified yet thermoplastic state;2. affixing the wound thread to the inner surface of at least one housing section;3. curing the resin to coalesce the threads and intergrate the turns of the threads to produce a low friction element; and4.

Abstract: Relates to a protective guard or shield for covering the wear area of the moldboard of a plow. The shin member of the plow assembly is provided with an integrally connected rearward extension which overlies the most serious wear area of the moldboard. The shin extension is not bolted or otherwise fastened to the moldboard but relies on a shoulder formed on the back side of the shin for engagement with the leading edge of the moldboard and the provision of a plurality of spaced apart projections on the face of the extension confronting the moldboard for bearing support thereon. The shin and its extension may be used to cover the worn area of a used moldboard or to protect such area of a new moldboard. In the latter case the projections may be ground down to provide surface contact between the shin extension and the moldboard. The shin and its extension are preferably formed of a stainless steel alloy and cast in one piece.

Abstract: A small diameter bore gauge or the like includes a probe having sensor means at one end and a plurality of longitudinally extending resiliently hinged fingers at the other end. A plunger extends along the probe and is connected to the sensor. Wedge cam means connected to the other end of the plunger has beveled planar surfaces cooperating with the fingers to swing them radially about their hinged connection with the probe into or out of contact with the bore wall to be gauged. Each finger has an outwardly facing work contacting surface and an inwardly facing narrow wedge cam contacting portion radially opposite the work contacting surface. A longitudinal groove divides either the wedge cam or the narrow wedge cam contacting surface to provide laterally spaced bearing areas.