Abstract: A basket of cooked food products is mounted on a support structure. The support structure is rigidly mounted to a rotatable shaft. The shaft is rotated through a predetermined angle so that the basket is tilted. The contents of the basket is then dumped out of the basket. The basket may be held by a first and second clamps which hold the basket at opposite ends.

Abstract: A lamp reflector has a dished body with a lamp-receiving sleeve having an open end. Spring clips hold a lamp so that lugs on a flange of the latter engage against the base of slots in the sleeve. Each clip has a pair of legs which embrace the wall of the sleeve. The inner leg has a hooked end engaging over an internal rib in the sleeve. Each clip also includes an arm having a region which engages against the flange of the lamp to hold the latter in position.

Abstract: A moulded body having an inner support matrix is enveloped at least partially with a plastic envelope making up the mould. The support matrix is formed at least partially from metal wire pieces and/or metal chips, which are compression moulded and sintered.

Abstract: A condiment dispenser is provided having a length of resilient elastic tubing with an upper tube section and a lower tube section. An arm is pivotally mounted adjacent the tubing and moveable through dispensing and return strokes. The arm has an upper arm portion adjacent the upper tube section and a lower arm portion adjacent the lower tube section. During the dispensing stroke, the upper arm portion moves to compress the upper tube section against a wall on the opposite side of the tubing while the lower arm position retracts from the lower tube section to cause the condiment to be dispensed. The return stroke is caused by the return of the compressed upper tube section to a less compressed section, causing the lower arm section to compress and close the tubing at the lower tube section against the wall.

Abstract: A compartmented container and method of packaging is provided.The container in one embodiment has first and second compartments and a removable insert to separate the two compartments. In the closed position, the second compartment is on top of the first compartment. The insert is removable when the container is closed and includes a support tab that is insertable into a slot in the container to restrain movement of the insert and to distribute forces through the sidewalls of the container.

Abstract: A beverage and ice bodies dispensing apparatus is described in which vertically-oriented chutes throuch which ice bodies are dispensed are associated with spouts. Gates within the chutes are used to dispense predetermined quantities of ice bodies into the cup to be filled. A storage cabinet for ice is located above and connected to the chute for refilling the chutes with ice bodies. In accordance with one embodiment, the force of the falling ice is utilized to maintain the proper position off, and/or position the cup to be filled.

Abstract: In a machine tool provided with a spindle head carrier and a spindle head mounted thereon when a drive shaft supported in the spindle head carrier drives a spindle via gears, an oil circulation chamber is provided for lubricating the gears. The chamber is sealed against the stationary part of the spindle head by sealing members, which are charged with compressed air via compressed pressure supply lines, and which direct compressed air to front sealing surfaces of the sealing members cooperating with rotating opposed sealing surfaces. The pressure ratios and the line cross-section are selected so that a sealing gap exists for the seal between the rotating opposed sealing surfaces and the sealing surfaces of the sealing members for contactless sealing.

Abstract: A drop wire clamp assembly sandwiches an insulated drop wire between a housing bail and an elongated pressure pad which is pressed by a slide wedge assembly against the pad. The pressure pad has a side tab which extends into a capturing aperture in the wall of the housing to guide the pressure pad for movement along the height of the side wall of the housing, and allows tilting motion thereof, without allowing the pad to drop out of an open channel formed in the housing bail.

Abstract: A clamping device having a U-shape provides a mechanical and electrical connection between two flat ribbons or strips of electrically conductive material. The strips of material may, for example, be thin copper bars for grounding purposes in an underground telephone vault. A mounting means allows the clamp to be secured to a structure wall. A pair of threaded bolts are offset from each other and are mounted in opposite legs of the U-shaped clamp. The bolts are formed with slotted heads for securing another conductor, such as a ground wire or ground ribbon, therein.

Abstract: A streaking or framing image tube includes a photocathode (4), three grid electrodes (1, 2 and 3), a focus electrode (5) and an anode (6) disposed successively along the image tube. The tube is gated by applying a positive voltage pulse first to the second grid electrode (2) and then to the photocathode (4), the delay time between the application of the pulse to the second grid and the photocathode being the gated "on" time of the image tube, while during the application of the pulse to the second grid electrode (2) and the photocathode (4), the potentials of the first and third grid electrodes (1, 3) are held constant at a constant value, and accordingly ultra high speed gating (e.g. allowing the passage of electrons for less than 10.sup.-9 seconds) can be achieved without effect on the magnification or resolution performance of the image tube.

Abstract: A fully automated robotized system and method is provided for cooking food products. The system and method is especially useful for use in a quick service or fast food restaurant and, in one embodiment, is capable of cooking, on a fully automated basis, french fries, chicken nuggets, fish filets and chicken patties. In one embodiment, the system includes a robot, a bulk uncooked food dispensing station, a cooking station and a cooked food storage station. The system can be controlled by a computer operating and control station that controls and directs the robot to obtain bulk food from the dispensing station, place it in cooking position at the cooking station and when cooked, remove the food and deliver it to the storage station, at a rate required to fill anticipated customer orders.

Abstract: A bicycle pedal system consisting of a flanged stud mountable to a bicycle rider's shoe, and a pedal, consisting of a shaft and a platform mounted thereto. The platform contains one or more slots for engaging the flanged stud, and a free zone which allows the rider to desengage the stud while still operating the pedal system. In another embodiment, a bicycle which contains the pedal system described above.

Abstract: An electrical slide switch contains an extendible actuator mechanism. The actuator mechanism is initially flush with the housing, in an inactive position, and can be extended outwardly from the housing and locked in an active switching position after the switch is inserted into a printed circuit board. The actuator is movable along a guide ramp from the inactive position to the active position in which the actuator button and control carrier are locked together for further movement.

Abstract: A clamping device having a U-shape provides a mechanical and electrical connection between two flat ribbons or strips of electrically conductive material. The strips of material may, for example, be thin copper bars for grounding purposes in an underground telephone vault. One inner surface of the U-shaped clamp includes at least one projecting point which is positioned directly opposed to at least one threaded bolt movably disposed and extending from the opposed inner surface. The free end of the bolt is formed with a complementary recess and an abrading surface surrounding the recess. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of such threaded bolts are offset from each other and are mounted in opposite legs of the U-shaped clamp. The bolts may be formed with a slotted head for securing another conductor or bonding ribbon therein.

Abstract: A pizza container has a cover and base configured to form a cavity when they are closed. The floor of the base has a plurality of dimples to support a pizza and to allow random air flow. A wall and finger guides are provided to facilitate lifting the pizza from the container. Side and rear vents are provided to the container for facilitating the exchange of air from the interior and the exterior of the container. A plurality of containers are vertically stackable, one on top of another.

Abstract: Novel handlebars for a bicycle are disclosed. The handlebars include a crosspiece connected to a bicycle steering post with sideways portions extending therefrom. The handlebars of the invention have hand grip portions that are located relatively close together to encourage the rider to adopt a riding position in which the frontal area of the rider's silhouette is minimized, and in which the rider's elbows are located ahead of the rider's lungs. Turned handlebar portions extend from the sideways portions and extend generally forwardly and inwardly to define a pair of forward handle portions spaced apart a distance less than the width of the crosspiece. A front loop portion interconnects the forward handle portions so that all of the portions define a continuous loop forward of the steering post.A handlebar adapter is provided for a bicycle having an original handlebar.

Abstract: A veener wall anchor system interconnects a backup wall of block construction to a brick veneer wall. The system includes a wire joint reinforcement, embeddable in backup wall mortar joints, preformed with a plurality of thin plates welded thereto. When the joint reinforcement is embedded in the backup wall mortar joint, the plates extend outwardly therefrom. A wall of rigid insulation is placed against an outer face of the backup wall with the plates extending through the insulation. The plate includes an elongated aperture outwardly of the insulation for receiving an spring clip fastener which resiliently engages the insulation wall and contact with the backup wall. A pintle tie includes leg portions received in the plate aperture and a U-shaped portion embeddable in mortar joints of the veneer wall to interconnect the veneer wall with the backup wall.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating for electrodes for use in electrochemical cells having an electrochemically active species and an electrolyte. The coating contains active species material and is selectively permeable allowing for the diffusion of the active species through the coating during operation of the cell while providing a substantially impervious barrier to the electrolyte. The coating optionally further includes a polymer layer over the active species containing coating or layer for maintaining the mechanical integrity of the active species layer.Electrodes utilizing the coatings described herein may be used in primary and secondary cells over a wide range of operating temperatures to deliver better electrochemical performance even at room temperature.Methods of making the coating and an apparatus for performing these methods on a continuous basis are disclosed.A novel composition of matter is disclosed comprising lithium, silicon, and fluorine prepared by exposing lithium metal to SiF.sub.

Abstract: In order to provide a reel type gaming apparatus with the capability to pay out winnings having a higher value than an apparatus where the reels have an equal probability of stopping at each reel stop, a table is created in memory having pairs of lower and upper numerical limits which define groups of subintervals that in turn correspond to reel stops. A random number is generated and the subinterval which includes the number is identified and the reel is stopped at the corresponding reel stop. The interval between the upper and lower limits for each subinterval defines the relative stopping probability for the corresponding reel stop. In another approach probability factors are assigned to each reel stop and a microprocessor subtracts the value of each probability factor from a randomly generated probability value and increments a reel stop index until the probability value is less than the probability factor for the current stop index.