Abstract: A furniture deck edging strip providing for pillow retention, cushioning and wear protection between the wire or other structural elements of a furniture deck, at the edges of the top load surface of the deck, and padding layers applied over the deck in the finishing of the furniture, the edging strip being elongated and of uniform cross-sectional contour, being formed of a flexibly resilient material, and having a pair of laterally spaced apart projecting fins or flaps, one of which forms a re-entrant notch with the body of the strip for interlocking engagement over the edge of the deck to secure the strip to the deck, and the other fin being attachable to the deck by clips or the like, so that the notch is locked in engagement with the deck. The strip may be provided with a tough surface layer to provide good purchase for the clips, and structural strength for the rib forming the notch.

Abstract: An oil treatment system for reclaiming used oil including apparatus for feeding the oil first through a filter for removing solid contaminants therefrom then through a vaporizer unit wherein it is heated under a vacuum while in a flowing film form to remove water, dissolved gases and volatile contaminants therefrom, and automatic control devices whereby treated oil cannot be discharged until it has been subjected to heat and vacuum in the necessary degrees, and whereby the system, once initiated by a starting or stopping signal, is automated to initiate or terminate operation of the various components of the system in a sequence operable to produce efficient, trouble-free operation of the system as a whole.

Abstract: In a pile driving hammer including a striker elevatable on guides by fluid pressure delivered to an operating fluid cylinder, and capable of being dropped to deliver a pile driving blow by exhausting fluid from the cylinder, a control system for the cylinder including a first cam carried by the striker and operable to cause delivery of fluid to the cylinder at the lower end of the stroke of the striker, a plurality of second cams carried by the striker and operable to cause exhaust of fluid from the cylinder at respectively different elevations of the striker, and remotely controlled apparatus for activating any selected one of the second cams.

Abstract: A valve cleaning machine consisting of a cabinet in which are mounted a plurality of jet nozzles adapted to eject compressed air jets containing granular abrasive material, each adapted to clean a given peripheral portion of an automotive engine valve. The valves to be cleaned are mounted in a rotating carousel so that each valve is presented sequentially to each of the nozzles, and the valves are rotated in the carousel to insure that the entire periphery of each valve is presented to each nozzle. The nozzles may be operated simultaneously if sufficient compressed air capacity is available, or one at a time in sequence if only a lesser compressed air capacity is available. The polished bearing surfaces of the valve stems are protected from the abrasive air blasts, and provision is made for alternative use of the device for cleaning single hand-held objects when desired.

Abstract: A bale lifter and carrier attachment for pick-up trucks, tractors and other self-propelled vehicles consisting of a frame adapted to be mounted on a vehicle for pivotal movement on a horizontal axis transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle, a pair of prongs affixed to the frame and extending therefrom in vertical planes parallel to the direction of travel, and a power device for pivoting the frame to move the prongs from a horizontal position, in which position the prongs may be inserted into a bale by propelling the vehicle, and an inclined position tilted upwardly toward their free ends, whereby the bale is lifted from the ground and secured against dislodgment from the prongs. The prongs may also serve as mountings for a bale-unrolling device.

Abstract: A tire inflation gauge consisting of a series of closely adjacent bars pivoted at one end on a horizontal axis and separate, independent springs supporting their opposite ends, onto which an automobile wheel may be driven in a direction parallel to the bars, the bars being depressed equally or unequally depending on the uniformity of weight supported respectively thereby, and a visual gauge for indicating the relative depression of the bars.

Abstract: A chain lock for sliding doors which consist of two or more vertical panels horizontally relatively slidable in a frame either into essentially edge to edge relation to cover the frame, or into overlapping relation to open the door, only one of the panels being movable and the others fixed, the lock consisting of a short length of chain adapted to be extended horizontally between the slidable panel and either a fixed panel or the door frame, one end of the chain being securely affixed and the other end being detachably connected to permit movement of the slidable panel.

Abstract: A nut cracking machine comprising a plurality of wheels rotatable by a power drive on axes forming a closed, planar polygon, the peripheries of the wheels meeting at the center of the polygon, peripheral grooves of arcuate cross-sectional form in the peripheries of the wheels conjointly forming a circular orifice between the wheels in the plane of the polygon, through which nuts to be cracked are passed.

Abstract: A grass and leaf collector and compactor attachment for lawn mowers consisting of a chute adapted to be mounted at the side of a mower hood to receive mower cuttings ejected from the hood in the lower end thereof, and chute angling upwardly into a hopper also adapted to be mounted on the mower, and one or more paddle bars extending generally longitudinally through the chute and having paddles secured transversely thereto at intervals along their lengths. The paddle bars are driven in vertical orbital paths by suitable connection to a ground-engaging drive wheel of the mower, so as to impel cuttings received in the lower end of the chute upwardly through the chute into the hopper. The hopper is at a sufficient elevation above ground level that its contents may be dumped by dropping the floor thereof.

Abstract: A dispenser for lubricating oil or other liquids consisting of a flexible container having a sealing cap, the cap forming an elongated dispensing spout, a flexible tube connected to the spout passage of the cap and depending freely into the container, a weight affixed to the free end of the tube, a stiffening band partially encircling the container, being formed integrally therewith and integral handles projecting radially from the container at the spaced ends of the band.

Abstract: A dispenser for paper napkins consisting of a housing adapted to support a stack of napkins in such a manner that a flap of the lowermost napkin depends downwardly in the housing by a gravity, and an ejector mounted movably in the housing and operable by reciprocation to engage the depending napkin flap and extend it outwardly through an opening of the housing, where it may be grasped for removal from the housing.

Abstract: A retainer device for the decorative trim sheets of upholstered cushions, particularly cushions wherein the padding material constitutes thick slabs of molded rubber or synthetic foam, constituting an elongated flexible structure molded in the padding along the base of a groove formed in the upper surface of the padding, and including a series of opposed pairs of resilient claw teeth spaced along the length of the flexible structure, a fold of the trim sheet, or a flexible secondary listing member affixed to the trim sheet, being pressed downwardly into the padding groove to be securely engaged between the pairs of claw teeth. A listing wire or other strand may be included in the listing of the trim sheet, for more secure engagement by the claw teeth, for neater arrangement of the trim sheet, and for greater ease of engagement by the teeth. The retainer also has other uses, all related generally to the attachment of trim sheets to other elements of seating structures.

Abstract: A pipe perforating machine consisting of an arbor beam over which the pipe to be perforated is moved axially, the beam carrying at its free end a radially extendable die which when extended cooperates with an external die to punch a perforation in the pipe wall, and automatic control mechanism operable once energized to move the pipe axially so that a row of perforations are formed therein, return it to its starting position, index it angularly relative to the dies, advance the pipe to punch another row of perforations, repeating the process until the desired number of rows of perforations have been punched, and finally return the pipe to its starting position, where it may easily be removed and replaced with another pipe, and shut the machine off.

Abstract: A method of firing coal-powered boilers to produce both heat to operate the boiler at its full rated capacity, and also to produce a usable fuel gas generally equal in heat content to the heat consumed in the boiler to produce steam, said method consisting of burning pulverized coal in the presence of varying proportions of steam and oxygen. The boiler is over-fired with coal, but with an undersupply of oxygen, in order that the total available heat content of the coal is divided between heat released by the incomplete combustion thereof, which may be sufficient to operate the boiler at full steam capacity, and heat content contained in combustible flue gases, which may be utilized for many different purposes.

Abstract: A lunch bucket having a food compartment and a separate, unconnected compartment for a beverage bottle, so that liquid possibly leaking from the bottle cannot damage the food, both compartments having closure doors, the bottle compartment door operating a friction device operable to secure said door frictionally in either its open or its closed position, and to secure the bottle in position when said door is closed.

Abstract: A mount for detachably installing a citizens' band radio in an automobile consisting of a two-part slide one element of which is affixed to the radio and the other to structure of the automobile to permit ready detachment of the radio, the slide elements carrying contact sets contacting when the slide elements are engaged to supply electrical connections to the radio, one of the sets of contacts being of special construction to furnish an electrically shielded antenna lead to the radio.

Abstract: A frame for an automobile seat or a domestic seat comprises a base frame; a pad which consists of a series of parallel cords and a series of parallel cross-wires, and is suspended over the base frame; spring elements having torsion parts secured to the cords of the pad; and an edge frame mounted above the base frame on limbs of said spring elements which extend upwardly and outwardly from the side edge regions of the pad and are secured at their upper ends to said edge frame. The spring elements have lengths which may be anchored on said pad or on said base frame, and spring elements of both forms may be employed.

Abstract: A lawn edger attachment for moving vehicles consisting of a rolling coulter blade carried for rotation on a horizontal axis at the rearward end of a trailing arm pivoted at its forward end to the vehicle on a generally vertical axis. Mechanism is provided for pivoting the arm vertically to raise or lower the blade, and also to cause the arm to trail normally at different lateral spacings from the vehicle, although said arm may also be pivoted laterally by manual force. A broom or scraper is also provided, in trailing relation to the blade, for sweeping the cuttings of the blade either to the pavement, or to the grass, adjacent the juncture line between the pavement and the grass.

Abstract: A device for suspending bodies in caskets consisting of a sheet of flexible wire fabric adapted to be disposed generally horizontally in a casket and to cover substantially the entire internal area thereof; and a series of hanger brackets arranged along each interior side of the casket and affixed therein, each edge of the fabric being securable to each of the brackets at selected, vertically spaced apart points, so that the contour of the fabric may be adjusted to display the body neatly and attractively despite variations in the thickness, bulk, and conformation thereof.

Abstract: A lather generator operable to receive liquid soap and a suitable gas under pressure from separate sources into a mixing chamber in such a manner as to produce a thorough intermixture thereof, and then to pass the mixture through a series of successively larger expansion chambers interconnected by restricted passageways, lather being discharged from the final expansion chamber of the series.