Abstract: The head of a rotary cutting tool has an axially extending slot defining a flat, radially outwardly facing bottom surface and opposite undercut side surfaces, at least one of which makes an acute angle to the bottom surface. A cutter insert has a lower base portion in the slot and a cutting edge on an upper portion. The base portion comprises two wedging elements having opposite complementary tapers in width along their lengths to be relatively lengthwise adjustable for varying the width of the base portion. One wedging element is integral with said upper portion and is releasably maintained under radially outward force to be wedged between the other element and said side surface of the slot, thus holding the cutting edge at a distance from the tool axis determined by the lengthwise adjustment of the wedging elements.

Abstract: An electro-hydraulic steering system for vehicles such as roller type surface compacting machines which have a steerable ground-engaging unit at each end of the chassis. The system combines a conventional orbital type steering valve, two conventional solenoid actuated hydraulic valves and two conventional lock valves with an electric control circuit that includes simple console-mounted selector switches, a foot pedal-controlled switch and a simple cam-actuated switch that is automatically actuated in consequence of shifting the control lever of the vehicle's transmission from "forward" to "reverse" and vice versa, in a manner which gives the operator unprecedented flexibility in his choice of steering mode.

Abstract: A microwave signal that varies linearly in frequency through a sweep period is radiated to and reflected back from a target body. In one mixer the directly generated signal is mixed with the reflected signal to produce a difference frequency corresponding to distance; another mixer mixes the directly generated signal with the same signal delayed for a constant time, to produce a reference difference frequency. Each difference frequency is digitized as a pulse train. The sweep period is divided into successive short time intervals, each of which can begin with a pulse of the lower frequency train and to each of which is assigned a numerical weighting factor, said factors for successive intervals differing stepwise in value. Pulses of each train occurring during each such interval are multiplied by the factor for the interval. All such multiplied pulses are counted through the sweep period to obtain a pair of pulse totals, and a quotient relationship between those totals gives an accurate measure of distance.

Abstract: A head for a beverage mixing and dispensing machine comprises a block having bores that define a water inlet connectable with a source of pressurized water, a concentrate inlet connectable with a substantially unpressurized concentrate source, and a venturi aspirator. Mixed water and concentrate flow from the aspirator to a holding chamber in the block that opens downwardly to an outlet spout. A recirculation passage in the block brings mixed liquid back to the aspirator from the holding chamber. Proportioning of concentrate to water is adjusted by a needle valve controlling communication between the holding chamber and the recirculation passage. The head block is readily removably locked to a cabinet that accommodates ducts and control mechanism.

Abstract: A rotor for a cross-flow blower has narrow elongated blades fixed in slots in the peripheral portions of a plurality of parallel discs spaced from one another along the rotor axis. The blades have curved cross sections, and each has creased portions received in the slots in the discs. The creased portions are formed to have supporting and stabilizing engagement with the opposite side edges of the slots and with opposite face portions of the discs adjacent to the slots.

Abstract: A chain conveyor advances brine soaked hides hanging from hooks on the conveyor to a wringer consisting of a pair of vertically oriented pressure loaded power-driven rolls, and draws the hides through the wringer with the lengthwise dimension of the hides substantially horizontal.

Abstract: A brake mechanism for quickly stopping the drive shaft of an internal combustion engine on a power driven rotary mower.

Abstract: The rotor of a disc brake apparatus for bicycles comprises a spider that flatwise overlies the outer face of one spoke flange on a wheel hub and is secured by spokes that have their hook portions extending through it and that spoke flange. A flat annular disc has radially inwardly projecting tabs that are secured to the spider and hold the disc in axially spaced relation to the spokes. A U-shaped caliper body straddles an edge portion of the disc. On a shorter leg the body has a fixed brake pad; on its longer leg it carries a movable brake pad that has a compound motion for self-energization. The body is movable in directions parallel to the wheel axis and is carried, in part, by a cup-shaped adapter coaxial to the wheel shaft and confined between a bearing cone for the wheel and an adjacent frame portion. Portions of the body straddle an elongated frame member to confine the body against rotation around the adapter.

Abstract: A pressure compensating valve mechanism for a hydraulic control valve, having a port through which excess supply fluid is diverted to tank by the valve element thereof in any metering position of the control valve spool. A pressure control mechanism connected with the excess fluid port of the pressure compensating valve mechanism governs flow of excess fluid to tank and minimizes jet forces on the pressure compensating valve element to thereby assure the desired precise control over the motor governed by the control valve.

Abstract: The choke valve of a small engine, biased towards a closed position, is link connected with an air vane that tends to open it under force of cooling air blown across the engine. The air vane has a lost motion connection with a control shaft that is rotatable between defined hot and cold positions. Shaft position is established by two spirally coiled bi-metal thermostats, one for high temperatures, one for low temperatures, each in a unidirectional torque transmitting connection between the shaft and fixed structure whereby each thermostat imposes force upon the shaft only at temperatures within its own range.

Abstract: Driverless vehicles, confined to motion in one direction along a defined path divided into blocks, receive commands from a central unit in the form of encoded command signals radiated from an elongated radiator. Each vehicle progresses only while receiving signals regularly. The radiator comprises two parallel stretches, each extending all along the path but divided into sections, each section being as long as a block but extending across a block boundary, with a section of each stretch paired with a laterally adjacent section of the other stretch. In each section pair, the segment of one section that lies in one block is shielded, the remainder unshielded; the other section of the pair has opposite shielded and unshielded segments.

Abstract: An electrical connector device comprises a disc-like connector element having a hole therethrough. From a face thereof substantially hard contact means projects outwardly, in the form of an annular ridge which tapers outwardly to a sharp or rounded edge and which is concentric to the hole and radially spaced therefrom. An elastically deformable sealing element overlies said face of the connector element and, in the unused device, embeds the contact means. Tightening of a screw through the hole, to secure the device to an object member, forces the contact means through the sealing element and partway into the object member. The annular electrical connection thus formed is durably sealed by the compressed sealing member.

Abstract: An engine with an air vane type governor and provision for preventing overspeeding of the engine in the event the governor fails to do so, wherein a normally restrained or loaded spring acts to effect closing adjustment of the throttle valve upon release of its restraint by a tripping device actuated by a centrifugally projected plunger on the engine flywheel. In a modified embodiment, the release of the spring effects closure of an ignition grounding switch.

Abstract: A spring-applied, electromagnetically-released brake for electric motors of the type wherein a disc that rotates with the shaft of the motor is gripped between non-rotating jaws, and wherein the grip exerted by the jaws is released by relative rotation between an inclined cam track and a cam follower riding thereon produced by energization of the electromagnet.

Abstract: A card file having a rotor with radiating arms, each of which has a card-carrying tray detachably connected thereto. The rotor is mounted in a housing for rotation about a horizontal axis so that each tray can be brought to a detent-defined viewing position at which the tray is disposed in a substantially horizontal attitude affording ready access to the file cards carried thereby. Inwardly facing ribs on the lower portion of the housing have their edges concentric to the axis of the rotor to be engagable by the outer extremities of the trays as they traverse the lower portion of their orbit upon rotation of the rotor, to thereby prevent detachment of the trays from the rotor arms. The various components of the rotor are held assembled with one another and with the housing entirely without reliance upon screws, bolts, rivets or the like.

Abstract: A system for reducing the nitrogen oxide content of exhaust gas emitted by an internal combustion engine, by introducing exhaust gas from the engine into the fuel mixture being supplied to the engine. A valve that is adjusted by a pressure sensitive actuator responsive to changes in pressure in the engine crankcase proportions the amount of exhaust gas introduced into the fuel mixture to engine speed, and another valve that is controlled by adjustment of the throttle valve prevents introduction of the exhaust gas into the fuel mixture when the engine is idling and when it is operating at high speed and under high loads.

Abstract: An article conveyor comprises a pair of belts, each trained around a pair of pulleys, with straight stretches between said pulleys. The four straight belt stretches are coplanar and parallel. One pulley for each belt is so driven that the belts move in opposite orbital directions. Corresponding stretches of the two belts are confined to lengthwise motion, as by additional freely rotatable pulleys or by a rail-like member for each of said stretches having a groove in which the belt is slidingly received. Each article carrier has belt engaging portions with long, laterally oppositely opening grooves in which said belt stretches are received, so that said stretches support and drive the carrier.

Abstract: A cylinder lock has a socket portion formed integrally with the rear end of its cylinder for connection with a flat stamped shaft. The shaft has an enlarged head at its front end and a medial enlargement defining forwardly facing shoulders. The socket has a cavity in which the shaft head is rotatable, a noncircular bore opening rearwardly from the cavity through which the head can be inserted forwardly into the cavity in one position of shaft rotation, and grooves opening forwardly to the cavity in which the head is receivable upon rearward motion of the shaft in another position of its rotation. A coiled expansion spring reacting between said shoulders and the rear of the socket confines the head in said grooves.

Abstract: A pressure reducing valve mechanism maintains pressure in one of the service passages of a control valve at a desirably low value except at times when the control valve element is actuated to a position effecting flow of pressurized supply fluid to said service passage for delivery to a motor governed by the control valve.