Abstract: The application discloses a stabilizer for a peg on an aperture board. The stabilizer is positioned in a peg board opening and receives a leg, or the like, of an aperture board accessory such as a holding bracket or peg. The stabilizer includes an elastomeric head section, an elastomeric neck section and a base section. The stabilizer defines an axially extending recess for the reception of a tool during installation and the reception of the bracket leg after installation. A label can be held in place between the aperture board and the bracket or peg by the stabilizer.

Abstract: A seal is disclosed having a member of castable material. The member has a first surface and a second surface, and at least one aperture formed in the member during the casting of the member. A seal is positioned in the aperture in the member. The seal is positioned in the aperture during the casting of the member whereby the seal is secured to the member of castable material and forms a fluid tight joint with the first surface of the member.

Abstract: A self-centering anti-rattle spring for a clutch is disclosed. The resilient spring is positioned between the circumference of a pressure plate of the clutch and the circumference of a flywheel of the clutch. The resilient spring acts to arrest vibration and tumbling of the pressure plate to reduce wear and noise encountered during clutch operation. The resilient spring also functions to align a rotatable drive member connecting the plate to the flywheel.

Abstract: A dispensing machine for the dispensing and aligning of individual articles on a receiving surface is disclosed. The dispensing machine has clamping arms for holding the articles in a stationary position. Jaws are positioned adjacent the receiving surface. The clamping arms act to regulate the supply of articles such that only one article is dispensed at a time. The jaws allow the article to be dispensed onto the receiving surface and further acts to align the article in a precise location. The clamping arms and the jaws are operated by a slide member which causes the clamping arms to engage and disengage and also opens and closes the jaws.

Abstract: An improved water-wash spray booth of the type in which exhaust air lifts liquid from a reservoir to a trough and such lifted liquid flows from the trough over a floodsheet back to the reservoir. An open top chamber is positioned immediately below the liquid surface within the reservoir and is connected at its bottom to a conduit which discharges into the reservoir at a location spaced from the chamber. A flow of liquid from the trough above the floodsheet induces a turbulent flow of liquid from the surface of the reservoir downwardly through the chamber and out the conduit for breaking up paint particles into smaller particles.

Abstract: A vertical static balancer incorporating novel methods for workpiece support and pivoting, restoring force spring placement, and means for transmission of motion and force therebetween. A single-element flexure pivot provides workpiece support while permitting near frictionless tilting movement around a vertical axis. Restoring force springs, separate from the pivoting function, are interchangeable to readily alter machine capacity. A rigid tubular member transmits unbalance effects from the workpiece to springs and displacement transducers attached thereto. Simplified electrical circuitry enables data to be transmitted from panel controls to a digital computer by means of a single conductor.

Abstract: An improved cycle monitor is disclosed for measuring the peak force exerted by a machine in each of a series of operating cycles. The force exerted by the machine is measured and applied to a peak detector which stores a signal proportional to the highest force exerted by the machine. The peak detector is automatically reset at the beginning of each cycle and the peak detector output is transferred to and stored in a suitable utilizing device, such as a display and alarm circuit, after the highest pressure occurs in each cycle.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a paint spray attachment for a compressed fluid gun. The paint spray attachment includes an adapter. One end of the adapter is positioned on the discharge end of the gun and the other end of the adapter defines a discharge opening. A passageway is positioned in the adapter and the passageway is in communication with the aperture in the wall of the adapter. The passageway terminates at the discharge aperture. A chamber is defined in the adapter around the passageway. An air cap is positioned on the end of the adapter. At least one fluid aperture is disposed in the air cap adjacent the discharge aperture in the passageway. The fluid aperture and the chamber are in communication. A cup is positioned in a spaced apart relationship to the aperture in the wall of the adapter. A bracket is provided for attaching the cup to the handle of the spray gun wherein the bracket is removably positioned in the handle cavity of the gun.

Abstract: An improved astragal for use in a double door assembly having an active door and a relatively inactive door is disclosed. The astragal has a vertically extending mullion housing which is attached to the free edge of the relatively inactive door. A vertically extending slide section is mounted on the mullion housing on the sealing side of the free edge of the inactive door. The slide section extends from the free vertical edge of the inactive door when the active door is in the closed position. The slide section is vertically movable from an unlocked position to a locked position wherein the slide section is moved vertically downward with respect to the mullion housing to engage the sill/threshold of the door frame, thereby preventing any movement of the inactive door.

Abstract: Material handling apparatus for a trailer having opposed sidewalls is disclosed in the application. Support brackets are positioned on the opposed sidewalls of the trailer. A frame is moveably positioned on the support brackets. The frame is capable of moving said support brackets in a direction that is substantially parallel to the sidewalls of the trailer. A lifting frame is moveably positioned on the frame. A hoist is positioned on the lifting frame and the hoist is capable of moving in a direction substantially parallel to and substantially perpendicular to the opposed sidewalls of the trailer. The hoist is capable of lifting objects that are to be transported in the trailer whereby said objects are lifted and said lifting frame, hoist and frame can be moved with respect to said trailer for loading and unloading the objects.

Abstract: An adjustable paint tray support for use on a ladder having a bracket for attaching to one of the legs of the ladder is disclosed. The bracket contains a section for engaging one of the steps or rungs on the ladder. A support member for the paint tray is pivotally connected to the bracket. The support member has a raised portion at each end for engaging the paint tray. A clamp is positioned on the bracket to engage a portion of the support member to releasably secure the support member with respect to the bracket.

Abstract: An improved rotary atomizer bell is disclosed for use in an electrostatic rotary atomizer liquid paint applicator. The bell has a paint discharge edge at a front end and has a predetermined wall thickness at the front end. In one embodiment, a radius of from 0.040 inch up to the front end wall thickness is provided between an exterior surface and a flat front end surface. In a modified embodiment, the front end surface on the bell lies on a right conical surface of revolution having an apex located on the axis of revolution of the bell and spaced outwardly from the bell and having a base angle of between about 7.degree. to 20.degree..

Abstract: An animal feeder, for example, a cat feeder is disclosed. The cat feeder includes a top which defines a plurality of spaced feed positions. A cover, having a feeding opening, overlies the top. The feeding opening is indexed sequentially with respect to the successive feed positions. A pair of tension springs are wound and rotate the cover upon release by a time actuated solenoid.

Abstract: A fluid seal is disclosed for use with a rotating shaft. The shaft is rotatably positioned in a chamber in a housing. The shaft includes a raised section against which the seal is positioned. An elastomeric diaphragm is positioned along one side of the fluid seal. A biasing means is provided to urge the seal into sealing engagement with the shaft.

Abstract: A meterial handler is disclosed in the disclosure. The material handler has a first member and said first member has means for supporting a load. A second member is slideably positioned on the first member and the second member has means for supporting a load. A biasing means is attached to the first and second member. The biasing means acts to maintain the second member in a predetermined position with respect to the first member. Means for lifting the material handler is provided. The lifting means is connected to the second member and slideably connected to the first member. The lifting means is positioned to exert a force on the second member to cause the second member to slide with respect to the first member whereby the position of the support means on the second member will move with respect to the support means of the first member to accommodate various size loads being handled by the material handler.

Abstract: An improved door bottom and sill assembly for inswing exterior doors is disclosed. The door bottom and sill assembly consists of a bottom portion and a sill portion. The bottom portion has a sealing member along the interior bottom edge of the door. The sill portion mates with the sealing member when the door is in a closed position, forming a tight weather barrier.