Abstract: A box for storing and dispensing food-stuff distributed upon a foil band and wound to a spool upon a shaft comprises two like components, each defined by a base plate and three adjoining walls. Each wall is provided with an open slot starting from the edge of the pertaining wall remote from the base plate and extending about half-way down towards the latter, whereby the two components become sufficiently deformable to permit a fitting together, to form either a closed box, or a stand presenting an open front for serving-out purposes.The slots in two oppositely located walls are formed to carry the ends of the shaft and the slot in the intermediate wall preferably is deeper than the slots in the first mentioned walls.A box of this type may be fitted in an apparatus having a rotatable drum for coiling up the wasted foil band, as this is pulled out of the spool, to make the food-stuff available.

Abstract: In an installation comprising a chain of rods from which woven material in strip form is suspended in folds, the discharge of hot air or steam through a blowing nozzle is subjected to the cyclic action of a regulating device for progressively reducing the nozzle discharge from a predetermined maximum value during commencement of formation of a fold to a zero value after only a fraction of the time required for complete formation has elapsed. The installation is primarily intended for use in steaming machines.

Abstract: A device for maintaining a tensioning in an elongate strip of plastics, when transferring the latter from one station to an other, located to opposite sides of a machine distributing slices of foodstuff upon the strip, includes, at the first station, a dispensing device arranged in conjunction to a strip storage roller, and provided with a pivotably suspended, motor-driven feed roller cooperating with a pinch roller. The second station comprises a shaft adapted to carry at least one tubular core for receiving the strip and is driven by a motor by way of a slipping clutch, which permits a somewhat higher speed than that of the feed roller at the first station.The shaft is preferably designed to carry two tubular cores, and extends cantileverwise from a bearing device. A hub receiving an inward core encloses and carries, together with a driving pinion, part of the shaft, the pinion being mounted upon a trunnion which, in turn, is journalled in the bearing device.

Abstract: A package for a flowable material such as a plant growth medium and which can be converted for use as a container for growing plants therein. The package has an elongated or square flexible outer container and is filled with the flowable filling material. The container has markings for cutting out a pair of openings at either end of the top surface to thereby leave a carrying handle in the middle.

Abstract: A machine and method whereby a metallic stick is pressed into a mold which is moved along two axes substantially perpendicularly to the stick so as to make the end of the stick follow the mold while it is softened by heat produced by passage of an electric current between the mold and the stick, the stick only being moved in its axial direction while the mold is only moved in the two substantially perpendicular directions to this axial direction.

Abstract: A vibration responsive mechanism having a weight suspension rod pendulum which falls in response to the vibration of a base body. The mechanism comprises a responsive disc secured to said rod normally and coaxially and support balls which contact with and bear against the periphery of the disc, individual set of radial guide races having a biasing means biasing the supporting balls in a centripetal direction and a circular opening through which the responsive disc can pass in a vertical direction and a guide skirt being flared from the inner periphery of a circular opening. This mechanism can be actuated in response not only to horizontal vibration but also to vertical vibration.

Abstract: An advantageous and improved construction is provided for a line guiding ring for fishing rods comprising a guide ring a shock ring and a fixed ring, in which a collar is formed on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the shock ring and a seat is formed on the inner periphery of the lower edge thereof. Such a construction renders it possible to lock the guide ring to the shock ring with the seat and the shock ring to the fixed ring with the collar, thereby locking the guide ring to the fixed ring is greatly improved against a one directional force exerted upon the guide ring.

Abstract: When analyzing exhaust gases from vehicle internal combustion engines according to the simplified method, where the inertia and the internal losses of the engine are used as braking factors and the engine, during a given period of time, is subjected to a series of short incidents of fuel supply increases above idling speed level, it is important to ensure that all play is eliminated in the transmission path between the monitoring unit determining the fuel increase incidents and the fuel supply means. The fuel supply increase incidents should furthermore be selected so with respect to resulting changes in effective mean pressure (PME) and speed (RPM), that the fuel supply means, during each incident, will be displaced in a positive direction only, until the engine returns to the idling speed level.

Abstract: A vending machine having a number of separate compartments, each blocked by a rotatable member has a control mechanism, which includes a member insertable in an opening. The proper member will release the blocking members and further includes a portion, where pin stamps operable by the rotation of the blocking members will put a mark. The control portion is formed like a body having transverse bores, each housing an axially displaceable stud, which is operable by a specific pin stamp, and is retainable in either of two axial positions.

Abstract: A vertical steam or hot water boiler comprises a convection part and an aligned final combustion chamber. A flame tube passes centrally through the convection part, communicating at its lower end with the combustion chamber, and is provided with a burner at its upper end. An air preheating chamber is provided on top of the convection part, being separated from a turning chamber for the smoke gases by a common wall, a portion of said air preheating chamber extending towards the flame tube. The burner head is surrounded by a labyrinth formed by baffles, directing air form the air chamber to the burner.

Abstract: A part such as a long concrete drill provided initially with rectilinear splines is heated in successive zones while producing a controlled increase in the distance between the two extremities. The part to be formed is thus subjected to controlled plastic elongation while the two extremities are driven in rotation at different speeds in order to subject the splined portion to a twisting effort and thus to convert the rectilinear splines to helical splines.

Abstract: A vehicle having at least two driven axles is powered by a gas turbine plant having two separate take-off shafts. One of these is connected to a first driven axle by a mechanical gearing, while the other take-off shaft is connected to a second driven axle by way of a transmission including a non-mechanical link.The non-mechanical link may include provision for electric power transfer and the transmission can be equipped with a current collector adapted to occasionally cooperate with a fixed electric main for transferring electric power into the transmission, to be used instead of, or together with the current generated by the gas turbine plant.

Abstract: A compass is provided with a course indicated pointer, rotatable about the same center as the compass card, and frictionally engaging the same. A mechanism, including a finger for catching the pointer, is provided for adjusting the pointer to any selected position, and, while doing so, braking the card so the action of the finger overrules the frictional engagement between the finger and the card.

Abstract: To eliminate astigmatism and coma in a spectrograph the distance between the entrance slot and a first concave mirror, as well as the relative angular positions of the entrance slot, the plane grating, the two concave mirrors and the focal plane are selected so as to satisfy the following conditions.

Abstract: In a gas turbine power plant including a separate power turbine, a guide apparatus located downstream of the power turbine rotor will have to cope with gas flows varying considerably with respect to velocity and inlet direction. To provide improved flow handling properties the individual vanes of the guide apparatus are divided, and comprise a stationary portion extending over the full axial depth of the vane, and a smaller portion, including part of the thicker nose of the vane only. This smaller portion is displaceable in relation to the stationary portion, so the vane, when its portions are brought together, presents a rounded front edge, and, in the displaced position of the portions, presents a sharp front edge.

Abstract: A furnace comprising a fire tube and a final combustion chamber located axially downstream thereof is provided with a restricted passage between the fire tube and the final combustion chamber. The passage is located in a partition wall defining the inward end of the fire tube, and a number of grooves, being open towards the fire tube and directed tangentially with respect to an imaginary circle, inscribed within said passage, are formed in the sloping surface of said wall.

Abstract: A fishing rod comprising a plurality of fiber reinforced synthetic resin laminations and a specific space retaining layer provided intermediate the outermost layer and the innermost layer thereof. Due to the provision of this space retaining layer, a distortion due to a bending moment is effectively reduced and the fishing rod can enjoy light weight and high stiffness.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved line guide ring for a fishing rod in which a front mounting leg is formed in a position corresponding to the upper surface of the fishing rod, and rear mounting legs are formed in positions corresponding to both sides thereof. Rear supporting legs are provided which are moderately bent from the top of a fixing ring toward both sides of the fishing rod, and are inwardly twisted by 90 degrees. This improved line guide ring affords a strong resisting force to, in particular, a laterally applied force.