Abstract: A pizza topping device to apply ingredients to a pastry shell including first apertured conveyer means to receive a pre-formed pastry shell and convey the shell in a selected direction, applicator spray means including nozzle means disposed at a selected location above the first conveyer means to spray a selected, fluid, sauce-like material onto the pastry shells traveling on the first conveyer where the sauce-like material which oversprays the pastry shell flows through the apertures of the conveyer to sauce accumulator means, hopper means disposed above the first conveyer means to receive selected particulate topping substances to be applied to the sauce carried on the pastry shell where the hopper means includes a second conveyer means which is imperforate and is disposed in the bottom of the hopper where the topping material is carried on the second conveyer means in the same direction of travel as the direction of travel of the first conveyer, topping retention and mixing means disposed in the hopper to

Abstract: A security cap to be attached to a union nut of a piping union where the union nut is provided with at least one radially outwardly extending post where the security cap includes: a cylinder of friable material of selected wall thickness defining an internal chamber of selected diameter at least as great as the diameter of the union nut having an opening defined by an open end of the cylinder and adapted to receive the union nut where cover means are provided to cover the end of the cylinder opposite the opening; and elongate slot means cut in the cylinder sidewall means where the slot means extend from the open end of the cylinder and at an oblique angle relative to a line drawn parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder where the slot is adapted to receive the union nut post to retain the union nut within the chamber defined by the cylinder; and means to retain the union nut within the chamber.

Abstract: A cutting device for cutting generally round objects into sections including a generally circular table adapted for rotation in a horizontal plane about a central longitudinal axis where the table includes at least one aperture of selected diameter greater than the diameter of the objects and located in spaced relation within the periphery of the table where the center of the apertures lie generally on a circle having a radius less than the radius of the table, object receiving stations located on the upper surface of the table, one receiving station being in generally aligned relation with each aperture of the table and including a deformable support means overlying the respective aperture and adapted to permit the object to be sectioned to pass therethrough, pusher means located above the deformable support to be selectively actuated to urge the object to be sectioned through said deformable support means and the cooperative aperture of the table, cutter means having at least one blade located in aligned re

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful safety arrangement for use in a pivotable chimney damper including a damper flap to selectively open and close the outlet from the flue of a chimney. The damper flap is advantageously pivoted to and includes bias means to urge the damper flap to a normally open position with respect to the frame when unrestrained and carried closure means, which can include flexible pull means to be attached at a first location to the damper flap to pull the damper flap to a closed position against the frame member when the pull means is drawn tight where the pull means can be secured to hold the damper in closed position. An expansible spring means is attached between the damper flap and the pull means to be pulled to extended position when the damper flap is closed.

Abstract: A hold-down arrangement to secure an automotive wheel, for example a spare tire, to a fixed support including a plate having an aperture therein and adapted to engage a portion of the wheel to be secured, a cooperative eye secured to the support to which the wheel is to be secured, an elongate post having an opening spaced longitudinally along a portion of the post adjacent a first end thereof, a bracket extending laterally from a second end of the post, a cooperative cam including operator, where the cam including a cooperative detent adapted to engage the opening of the post extending from the cam to be received in the opening of the post whereby the detent of the cam is inserted in the opening of the post so the said cam can be rotated to engage the plate to urge the plate against the wheel to be secured.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preventing cross crystallization of particulate matter entrained in, and to be removed from, a dirty gas stream on a selected filter media where the method includes the addition of 0.01% to 1% by weight of an organic volatile liquid to the gas stream and the weight percent of organic volatile liquid is based on the weight of particulate matter carried by the gas stream.

Abstract: The present invention provides an arrangement for use in a battery powered automotive vehicle and more particularly provides a means utilizing wind currents for generation of electric power, for use in connection with an electric motor driven vehicle, including: rotatable impeller means responsive to flow of air and mounted for rotation about a vertical axis where the impeller is carried on the surface of the electric motor driven vehicle; a power shaft cooperatively connecting an electric generator means and the impeller for generation of electric energy to be supplied to an electric storage battery means; and an electric motor to drive the vehicle; air guide means to direct air streams to the impeller to optimize efficiency in rotation of the impeller in one direction when the vehicle is proceeding in a selected direction and rotation of the impeller when the vehicle is at rest.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for selectively supplying and placing a generally planar cover of selected peripheral configuration over a cooperative opening for container while the container is in motion where the opening is surrounded by an outwardly directed generally horizontal cover receiving first flange means where the first flange has an upwardly extending peripheral second flange adapted to fully receive the cover within the second flange so the opening to the container is surrounded by the first flange which is adapted to receive and support the cover around the peripheral edges of the cover within the second flange including: conveyor means to move the container along a selected axis at a relatively constant first velocity with the opening upwardly directed; cover supply means to supply a cover to engage the first flange and in a direction generally parallel to the direction of travel of the container from a location above the moving container so the cover is received on the first flange means within the sec

Abstract: In an arrangement for use in burning and cutting torches and like devices where the torch utilizes an oxidizing medium supplied to the torch at a selected pressure and a fuel supplied to the torch at a selected pressure, where the fuel and oxidizing medium are independently supplied to the cutting torch and mixed therein, the present invention provides a fire extinguishing medium, supplied under pressure to the cutting torch vicinity, where the pressure of the extinguishing medium supply source is utilized to operate valve means to control the flow of oxidizer and fuel.

Abstract: A chemically reactive electro-fluidized bed gas purification arrangement and method for cleaning a dirty gas stream including chemically reactive materials and entrained particulate materials wherein means are provided to impose a selected electrical charge upon the entrained particulate materials, and wherein the dirty gas stream is contacted with at least one fluidized bed of particulate purification material including reagent material of selected chemical composition receptive to combination with the chemically reactive materials of the dirty gas stream where the reactive bed can be electro-fluidized and the dirty gas stream is passed through at least one electro-fluidized bed where the electrical charged particulate matter entrained in the dirty gas stream adhers to particles of the electro-fluidized bed which act as electro-static collection sites for the particulate material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the manufacture of generally rectangular plastic bags from a gusseted or flattened tubular, supply stock where the bags terminate in heat sealed closure at the bottom and the end opposite the bottom is generally open.

Abstract: A rake device including a rake head adapted to carry a multiplicity of rows of teeth pivotably retained by the rake head. The pivotably secured teeth are disposed to extend from one side of the rake head, where means are provided to limit pivotal movement of the teeth from a first position on one side of a line transverse to a plane over which the rake is passed to a second position on the opposite side of said line in response to back and forth movement of the rake means over the surface to be raked.Each row of teeth pivotably carried by the rake head and handle means can be attached to the rake head to facilitate movement of the rake head over the surface to be raked.

Abstract: The present invention provides an arrangement useful in sighting a missile firing weapon, such as a mortar, from a fixed emplacement or from a platform on a weapon carrying vehicle which can include a ring, marked with selected angular indications such as azimuth or mil readings (6400 mils equals 360.degree.), where the weapon is mounted in the center of the ring. The weapon is provided with a sighting mechanism to aim the weapon in accordance with sightings indicated on the ring.In addition, a light source can be provided which is particularly useful to aim the weapon at night. The light source includes a tubular member having at least two transverse walls spaced generally parallel therein where a slit is provided in each wall with slits located in longitudinally aligned relation and a light source is provided to direct a beam of light through the cooperative slits to the aiming means.

Abstract: A continuous moving bed filter arrangement including a generally vertical vessel defining a gas cleaning chamber therein, having granular filter media inlet opening means located in the upper portion thereof, granular filter media outlet opening means located in the lower portion thereof, at least one first gas conduit means communicating with the upper end thereof, at least one plenum means surrounding a portion of the circumference of a segment of the vessel adjacent the lower portion of the vessel; at least one second gas flow conduit means to conduct gas between the plenum means and the gas cleaning chamber defined by the vessel; at least one third gas conduit means communicating with the plenum means; filter media inlet tube means extending downwardly from the media inlet opening a selected distance into the gas cleaning chamber defined by the vessel for selective admission of granular filter media to the chamber defined within the vessel whereby media flows downwardly through the vessel from the filter

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for comminuting selected plastic materials, where the apparatus can include a generally cylindrical receptacle means adapted to receive a selected quantity of a plastic material, to be comminuted where the receptacle has a generally vertical axis and an inlet and an outlet; cutter blade means disposed for rotation within said receptacle about an axis parallel to the vertical axis of the receptacle and in a generally horizontal plane, fixed cutter blade means carried on the sides of the receptacle means in spaced relation about the rotatable cutter blade means; fluid supply means to selectively supply a selected quantity of fluid to the receptacle; exhaust means for emission of vapor from the receptacle; lid means to selectively close a portion of the inlet to the receptacle; agitator means to selectively agitate a portion of the plastic materials received by the receptacle to urge the plastic material toward the cutter blade means; motive means for rotatin

Abstract: The invention provides a cover which can be used in connection with a golf bag having a hood which includes an opening with fastener means where the hood can be secured to the bag, where the fastener means can be closed or can selectively be opened to allow access to the clubs contained within the bag, where the cover attachment provided by the present invention provides a means to loosely cover the opening provided by the golf bag hood when the hood fastener means are released. The cover includes a cap section to be received over the top of the golf bag hood, fastener means to fasten the cover to the hood at the top of the hood with flap means extending downwardly from the cap means to lay across the opening provided by the hood means and where a portion of the flap means can be releasably attached to the golf bag or the hood.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heated air recycle arrangement for a clothes dryer which can be advantageously used in a clothes dryer having an air supply; a heater arrangement for heating the air supplied by the air supply; a drying zone including having an inlet communicating with the air supply and an outlet, and further including receptacle means to retain clothes to be dried in the dryer; a blower to circulate heated air from the air supply through the drying zone; and an exhaust duct having an inlet communicating with the outlet from the drying zone and an outlet.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful arrangement for a chimney cover and damper for the outlet from the flue of a chimney which provides an open frame of substantially rectangular shape to be received on the top of the chimney defining an outlet opening from the chimney having a damper flap cooperatively and pivotably carried by the frame where the frame includes a generally channel shaped lip around the outlet end and the damper flap includes an upstanding lip to be received within the opening defined by the channel member, substantially along the length thereof, to prevent air and water from flowing over the damper flap and into the chimney. The damper flap is advantageously pivoted to assume a normally open position with respect to the frame when unrestrained and closure means which can include chain means are provided and adapted to be attached to the damper flap to pull the damper flap to a closed position with respect to the frame member when the chain is pulled.