Abstract: A nail polish remover having an acetone or ethyl acelate-ethanol base and a hydrolyzed soy protein and surfactant combination as an additive to inhibit the dehydrating charactertistics of the remover on the nails and skin of the user.

Abstract: Insole feeding apparatus for a molding press having an insole receiving cavity to receive insoles from a support structure that carries dual trays which hold insole supplies alternately positionable to allow insoles to be picked out of a tray and placed in the mold cavity. The mold press is provided with an insole kicker plate subject to positional adjustment in the cavity in accordance with an operator teach device capable of locating the kicker plate in the mold cavity for producing molded insoles having desired style and size characteristics. The apparatus is made to follow a desired method in which kicker plate adjustments can be stored in a computer memory for rendering the molding press capable of accommodating various insole and size production runs.

Abstract: A hitch for connecting a trailer to a tow vehicle includes a hitch bar which projects from the tow vehicle and a hitch box which receives the end of the hitch bar and is coupled to one trailer through a hitch ball and a socket-type coupler. The hitch bar has a shank provided along its four sides with beveled surfaces that are presented outwardly and rearwardly. The hitch box, on the other hand, has a box-like enclosure provided with a forwardly presented open end through which the shank of the hitch bar projects. The enclosure furthermore contains beveled surfaces which conform to the beveled surfaces on the hitch bar shank and indeed seat against those surfaces when the hitch bar is fully inserted into the hitch box. The beveled surfaces of the hitch bar and box are maintained in this seated condition by over center clamps, and when so seated, the hitch box will not shift relative to the hitch bar.

Abstract: A flap seal assembly for anti-friction bearings wherein the seal components function to retain the lubricant against leakage to the outside and to function to prevent contaminants entering the bearing from the outside. The seal assembly may have a single set of flaps in combination with a dust lip type seal in one form and it may have a double set of flaps in another form. The seal assembly reduces torque drag on the bearing in the dust lip type seal and is torque free in the double flap seal form.

Abstract: The apparatus for notching pallet stringers comprises a skid surface over which the stringers are caused move, the stringers are held down against the skid surface so that rotary cutting knives can form the notches. The apparatus is provided with a conveyor mechanism for orienting the stringer members in proper positions to encounter the rotary cutting knives regardless of the position when first placed in a crib for the conveyor. The apparatus includes a pusher device to feed stringers into the rotary knives so that the stringers are bunched up for the purpose of using stringers to support each other as they are pushed over the skid surface into the rotary knives.

Abstract: A vehicle elevating apparatus constructed with a pair of independent runway carrying parallelogram assemblies each being provided with raising and lowering motor of pressure fluid type, and a torsionally stiff component operatively connecting the parallelogram assemblies so that in the event of failure of one of the motors the torsionally stiff component will transfer the load and substantially equalize the position of the runways and prevent a catastrophic accident.

Abstract: A machine measures an object of generally circular cross-section by superimposing on the subject a cylindrical coordinate system having five axes, namely a vertical measuring axis Z, three radial axes R0, R120, R240 emanating at a common point along the measuring axis Z, and a rotational axis .theta. having its center at the measuring axis Z. The machine includes an elevating unit which supports the object with its axis generally parallel to the measuring axis Z and is further capable of moving the object parallel to the measuring axis Z as well as rotationally about the measuring axis Z along the rotational axis .theta.. A measuring device monitors the linear position of the object along the axis Z while another measuring device measures the angular position of the object along the rotational axis .theta..

Abstract: A process for continuously monitoring a tunnel pasteurizer by observing the spray water temperatures and the time a package is in the tunnel, calculating P.U. input to each package, product cold spot, and average product temperatures in the spray zones, recording and displaying such calculated results, and storing the raw data and calculated results for recall at will in the future.

Abstract: A dip molding process for making an integral article having a solid inner surface and a foamed outer cover in which a hot mold is dipped into a solid plastisol which is partially fused before being dipped into a foamable plastisol which is then formed, fused and bonded to the solid plastisol to form an integral article.

Abstract: A compact seal assembly fits into the end of a bearing and effectively retains grease within the bearing while excluding contaminants, notwithstanding operation of the bearing within a hostile environment. The seal assembly includes a shield having an axial mounting portion which fits over the inner race of the bearing and an outwardly directed flange, as well as a smooth sealing surface on both. The seal has a case which fits into the outer face of the bearing and an elastomeric sealing element which establishes several barriers along the sealing surface of the shield. The first barrier exists at a pumping labyrinth which encircles, but is spaced outwardly from the axial segment of the sealing surface where it is exposed to the interior of the bearing. The labyrinth contains wedge-shaped cavities which pump the grease back toward the interior of the bearing.

Abstract: The apparatus operates to supply the air requirements for grinding a fuel material to the mill to guarantee the correct particle size and to decouple from the air emitted from the grinding apparatus a certain proportion so the combustion of the ground fuel material will be conducted at a ratio of less than the usual 3 to 1 ratio of air-to-fuel so the combustion can be controlled to reduce the nitrous oxide emission, the air that is decoupled is returned to the grinding apparatus with a supply of make up air that is heated for purposes of drying the material in the grinding apparatus.

Abstract: A hold down bar for securing adjacent hatch covers of a hopper car and for further sealing the gap that exists between those covers includes a latch arm formed from spring steel in the configuration of an inverted U so as to have a generally straight midportion and legs which are directed downwardly and outwardly from the midportion. In addition, the bar has a resilient shoe which fits against and is attached to the midportion of the latch arm, but is shorter than the space between the two legs so that it can be adjusted back and forth in that space and thus positioned with considerable precision with regard to underlying hatch covers. The shoe in turn carries a gasket that seats against the adjacent hatch covers along a gap between them to effect a water tight seal with those latch covers. Being formed from spring steel, the latch arm will deflect in the presence of heavy impacts, such as derived from the latch covers being dropped on them, but will not take on a permanent deformation.

Abstract: A rotary disc screen apparatus consisting of a material screening frame having a series of corotating parallel shafts in spaced relation, screen discs mounted on supports on the shafts so the screen discs interleave between adjacent shafts, the screen discs being detachable from the supports for interchangeability with other screen discs of a selected different dimension, and drive assemblies connected to alternate one of the shafts for being able to apply the drive assemblies on adjacent jammed shafts when needed.

Abstract: A process for accelerating the proofing of chemically leavened dough when the ambient temperature is below 70.degree. F. by heating the dough in a proofing tunnel until the average dough temperature is about 80.degree.-90.degree. F., allowing the dough to develop about 10 psi pressure, and refrigerating the dough in a sealed container so that the internal pressure reaches about 20 psi. A modification using palm oil encapsulated glucono-delta-lactone acidulant and sodium bicarbonate as the chemical leavening system allows the dough to be refrigerated immediately after it leaves the proofing tunnel and still develop 20 psi internal pressure in the dough container.

Abstract: An electronic computer orders magazines of multiple titles from dispensing units, each of which has a single title assigned to it, and these orders are organized by carrier route, that is to say all magazines for subscribers of a specific carrier route are ordered in sequence. The orders are directed to a magazine dispensing unit which has a different pocket for each title, and these pockets deliver to the conveyor one after the other magazines that fill the subscriptions to which the various addresses pertain. The computer also causes the insert dispensing unit to deposit on the magazines as those magazines pass under the unit inserts that are appropriate to the magazine and its subscriber. Next a wrapping machine places a transparent polymer film around the magazine and any insert which is on it. Then the conveyor carries the magazine past an ink jet printing unit where the subscriber's name and address are applied to the polymer envelope, the printing unit likewise being connected to the computer.

Abstract: A load-carrying pallet includes a rectangular deck and blocks arranged under the deck to provide runners along its side edges. More blocks are located between the runners, yet are spaced from them to support the center portion of the deck, the endmost of these center blocks being located along the end edges of the deck. Between the ends of the center blocks and the runners are entry slots which extend beneath the deck for the full length of the deck for accepting the tines of a forklift at either end of the deck. Moreover, the center blocks are arranged to provide cross channels which are perpendicular to the entry slots, and these channels align with side entry blocks in the runners. The side entry blocks permit the tines of a forklift to enter the cross channels and pass beneath the deck from either side edge of the deck, thus providing the pallet with the capability of four-way entry.

Abstract: A system for treating oilseeds prior to solvent extraction in which the oilseeds are treated in a microwave dryer to raise their temperature to 140.degree. F., passed hot through two-high rolls to crack the hulls and beans, the hulls are removed in an air sorter while at 140.degree. F., and while still heated, the beans are sent to a flaking roll. The stream from the process to the solvent extractor has less than 5% fines.

Abstract: Waste material classifying apparatus for applying forced air streams to the waste material discharged off the end of a rotary disc screen conveyor, directing the forced air streams into an enclosure at the discharge end of the conveyor, and forming separate passages in the enclosure so that the waste material fractions are classified by the response of the fractions to the forced air or lack of response to forced air streams, whereby the forced air streams tumble and flip the waste material for augmenting the separation of the fractions.

Abstract: A seal that is suited for use in the ends of a double row bearing for front wheel drive automobiles has a seal case which is pressed into the end of the outer race for the bearing. The case carries a seal element, which is formed from an elastomer or some other flexible material, and this element cooperates with a shield that is carried by the inner race of the bearing, all to establish a barrier that retains a grease-type lubricant in the bearing and excludes water and other contaminants. The seal element actually creates three barriers along the sealing surface which has both axially and radially directed portions. The first is as a primary labyrinth which encircles the axial portion of the sealing surface and contains pumping cavities which direct lubricant that enters then back toward the interior of the bearing. The second is along a dirt lip that extends toward and contacts the axial portion of the sealing surface at an oblique angle.