Abstract: A conveyor chain is made up of carrier links and connector links, and the carrier links provide forward and rear drive surfaces, so as to provide a smooth drive.

Abstract: A shelter to be used with a mobile home in which the mobile home is positioned on a foundation with an entrance spaced a distance above the ground. The storm shelter defines an enclosed volume for receiving at least one individual and includes a top wall juxtaposed to the mobile home beneath the entrance and extends horizontally away from the home, forming a floor of a stoop. A side wall, secured to the top and bottom walls, extends into and is anchored to the ground. The side wall also has at least one door for access into the interior of said volume.

Abstract: A golf ball kicking device adapted to be worn on the toe of a shoe comprisinga first member having a concavity including a flexible surface adapted to be positioned against a toe of a shoe;a second member detachably connected to said first member and having a golf ball striking surface adapted to be mounted in front of the toe of the shoe, said striking surface having an area approximating the area of a selected golf iron and a slope approximating the slope of said selected golf iron; andan adjustable strap fastened at opposite ends thereof to the first member for maintaining said first member in a fixed and abutting relationship with said toe of said shoe.

Abstract: A conveyor chain carries products at a speed which is higher than the speed at which the chain moves and provides a low backline pressure when it accumulates products. The product-carrying roller is driven by two side rollers which run on rails on the conveyor frame.

Abstract: A seat lift includes a cylinder, a frame, a seat, and a block which wraps around the cylinder and moves with the frame to support the frame.

Abstract: A discrete deck board remover apparatus comprises a pallet pusher assembly for pushing a pallet into a position in which a selected deck board can be removed by a deck board plow assembly. Once the defective deck board is removed, the pallet can be optionally removed from further operation or moved to a second position in which the pallet can be turned over and returned to the position with the opposite side up whereupon further defective deck boards can be removed by the deck board plow assembly.

Abstract: A connector member for a concrete form includes connecting mechanisms adjacent its top and bottom edges for holding two connecting members together.

Abstract: A U-shaped pillow provides for the maximization of the cross-sectional area of the air passage of the user at the level of the oropharynx. The user's head is extended backwards in the supine position with the natural curvature of the neck being supported by a supine neck resting portion and the user's occiput resting directly against the underlying mattress. Additionally the pillow has elevated lateral head and neck resting portions and sloped transitional neck resting portions, all structured so that when a user rolls between the supine and lateral decubitus positions the user's thoracic and cervical spine are maintained substantially aligned.

Abstract: A structurally strong plant support ring and fastening device usable for supporting plants such as tomato plants and which is adapted to be fastened to a T-shaped support post. The fastener portion of the device has a flange portion adapted to abut a facing flange of the post and an opening adapted to abut one of a plurality of spaced fingers extending out from said facing flange. An arm extending from said flange portion is formed into a hook at the distal end thereof and is adapted to grasp the edge of a post flange extending at a right angle from said facing flange. A ring integral with said flange portion extends out from said flange portion and has a lower supporting brace. In one variation the support ring has a removable arc segment which permits the ring to be easily placed around plants that are ordinarily too tall for placement over the top of the plant.

Abstract: An in-line mixer for mixing gas and liquid.

Abstract: The frozen dessert machine of the present invention provides an inner core in its refrigeration chamber.

Abstract: An increased efficiency boiler is provided, which, instead of trying to eliminate steaming in the economizer, designs the economizer to permit steaming, and a control is provided for the boiler which takes into account the heat input to the boiler as well as the water level in the steam drum and the reliability of the economizer.

Abstract: The present invention is a veneer laminate comprising a first veneer sheet as one surface, a second veneer sheet as the other surface of the laminate with its grain running substantially parallel to the grain of the first sheet, and a sheet of paper of a width of substantially the same width as the first and second veneer sheets bonded to the inner surface of each of the veneer sheets. The fibers of the veneer sheets in a direction substantially normal to the grain of said veneer sheets are broken at spaced intervals sufficient to permit the flexing of the laminate about a tight radius of an object of less than about 90.degree..

Abstract: A furnace preheat system uses furnace off-gas to preheat material to be charged into the furnace. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, first and second angularly-spaced preheat vessels are mounted on a rotatable member which rotates them to a position over the furnace for charging the furnace and to a position for preheating the material in the preheat vessels. There is ductwork from the furnace to the first and second preheat vessels to selectively vent the off-gases to the first and second preheat vessels.

Abstract: The frozen dessert machine of the present invention has an automated dispenser for controlling the portion size.

Abstract: A stop for a conveyor includes an inflatable bladder to lift products up, off of the conveyor.

Abstract: A vibratory drive system for a vibratory conveyor apparatus is operable to selectively vary the displacement of the drive system between zero and a maximum displacement while the drive system is operating imparting a vibratory conveying force to the conveyor apparatus. A vibratory conveyor apparatus having a vibratory drive system operable to vary the displacement of the drive system and, therefore, the displacement imparted to the vibratory apparatus between zero and a maximum displacement, while the drive system is operating imparting a conveying force to the conveyor apparatus.