Abstract: A constant depression carburetor is shown as having an induction passage with an air inlet end and a fuel-air mixture outlet end, a fuel-air mixing region is situated generally between the inlet and outlet ends, a fuel metering orifice for discharging metered fuel into the mixing region, a first throttle valve in the induction passage upstream of the fuel metering orifice, a second throttle valve in the induction passage downstream of the fuel metering orifice, a metering rod extending through the induction passage and cooperating with the fuel metering orifice to thereby variably determine the effective metering area thereof, a pressure responsive member is operatively connected to the metering rod for adjustable positioning thereof in response to sensed pressure variations in the mixing region, and connecting elements operatively interconnecting the metering rod with the pressure responsive member and the first throttle valve for assuring unified movement thereamong while providing for free angular and tran

Abstract: A pressure switch is shown as having two terminals extending externally of a switch housing within which are two stationary adjustably prepositioned fixed contacts respectively electrically connected to the two terminals; two movable contacts are also situated within the housing and, in response to sensed pressure, move toward (or away from) the fixed contacts in a manner causing sequential closing of electrical circuit portions as between respective movable contacts and fixed contacts; related electrical circuit means electrically connected to such contacts serves to energize and/or de-energize related output means as, for example, electrically operated clutch means.

Abstract: A diet control means is shown as having lists of various food categories with each of such categories, in turn, listing specific items of food and the respective quantities thereof which constitute what may be referred to as obtainable with a single ticket; a plurality of containers, corresponding to the number of meals to be eaten during a twenty-four hour period, respectively contain a plurality of tickets which are, in turn, redeemable for obtaining a quantity of dieter-selected specific food item within the food category designated by the respective ticket; as the tickets are thusly redeemed during the twenty-four hour period, such tickets are considered spent and placed as within a container for the collection thereof.

Abstract: An electrical system monitor is shown as employing a quad-chip C-MOS integrated circuit for sensing when the voltage of a monitored circuit, monitored sub-circuit, monitored branch circuit or monitored circuit portion deviates, by a preselected magnitude, from a selected magnitude of voltage; upon such deviation occurring, a related switch is actuated causing energization of sensory warning apparatus and, in another aspect of the invention, a switching device is actuated to open a related load circuit.In a further embodiment the quad-chip C-MOS integrated circuit is, in the same general manner, responsive to sensing preselected deviations from a selected magnitude of current and, upon the occurrence thereof causing actuation of related switch means.

Abstract: A reciprocating piston machine, shown as having a crankshaft with a crank-pin offset from the axis of rotation of the crankshaft and a connecting rod pivotally connected at the end thereof remote from the crank-pin to a piston reciprocatingly received within a cylinder, has first and second eccentric bearings journalled with respect to each other and operatively collectively carried by the crank-pin and situated as to be generally between the crank-pin and the cooperating end of the related connecting rod; one of the eccentric bearings is rotated generally with the crank-pin and completely within the cooperating end of the connecting rod by the crankshaft during each full rotation of the crankshaft while the crank-pin undergoes one full rotation with respect to the other of the eccentric bearings for each full rotation of the crankshaft.

Abstract: An electrical switch assembly is shown as having a switch body slidably receiving a resiliently biased manually actuatable plunger which carries a resiliently deflectable member effective for engaging, when said plunger is suitably actuated, a related pivotally supported member which, in turn, is operatively connected to a movable electrical contact member effective for contacting cooperating relatively stationary electrical contacts.

Abstract: A lamp assembly, such as an indicator or illuminator type, has a main body structure detachably securable to an associated support as, for example, an instrument panel of a related vehicle, with such body structure enabling the easy connection thereto of an associated light shield; the body structure carries a separately formed resiliently deflectable detent member enabling easy assembly and disassembly of the shield with respect to the body structure as well as an infinite selection of angular adjustment of the shield relative to body structure.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine is shown as including an annular or ring type cylinder and reciprocating piston therein; exhaust ports from the cylinder lead to an afterburner section situated generally medially of the annular cylinder; the exhaust gases from the annular cylinder are further burned in the afterburner section; at least one crankshaft is employed for connection as through connecting rods to the reciprocating piston; in one form a single crankshaft is employed and sliding guides are employed for precluding the occurrence of piston slap while in another form two parallel crankshafts are employed with both crankshafts being connected to the same piston; the crankshafts are shown as having large live bearing surfaces journalled in the cooperating portion of the engine housing.

Abstract: An electrical switch assembly is shown as having a switch body slidably receiving a resiliently biased manually actuatable plunger which carries a resiliently deflectable member effective for engaging, when said plunger is suitably actuated, a related pivotally supported member which, in turn, is operatively connected to a movable electrical contact member effective for contacting cooperating relatively stationary electrical contacts.

Abstract: A lamp housing for a lamp assembly, such as, for example, an indicator type, has a main body portion detachably connectable to an associated support, as, for example, an instrument panel of a related vehicle, with such body portion enabling the easy connection thereto of an associated bulb socket structure; a pair of resiliently deflectable arm-like members carried by the body portion cooperate with a flange portion of the housing to contain the associated support therebetween.

Abstract: A pressure switch is shown as having two terminals extending externally of a switch housing within which are two stationary adjustably prepositioned fixed contacts respectively electrically connected to the two terminals; two movable contacts are also situated within the housing and, in response to sensed pressure, move toward (or away from) the fixed contacts in a manner causing sequential closing of electrical circuit portions as between respective movable contacts and fixed contacts; related electrical circuit means electrically connected to such contacts serves to energize and/or de-energize related output means as, for example, electrically operated clutch means.

Abstract: An electrical switch assembly is shown as having a housing carrying three electrical terminals with first and second of such terminals respectively terminating in first and second fixed electrical contacts and the third of such terminals being electrically connected to a conductive spring; a further third fixed electrical contact, spaced from the first and second fixed contacts of the first and second terminals, has an aperture formed therein permitting the extension therethrough of an actuator which in turn carries a movable contact which is situated generally between the third fixed contact and the first and second fixed contacts with the spring engaging and urging the movable contact and actuator in a direction whereby the movable contact is moved toward the third fixed contact; a pressure responsive diaphragm situated generally at a side of the third fixed contact operatively engages the actuator and upon sensing sufficient pressure is effective to move the actuator and movable contact against the spring

Abstract: An arrangement of pipes, as in a riser line for use as in the art of shelf drilling, is shown as having a plurality of pipes connected in end-to-end fashion with a joint operatively interconnecting a pair of adjacent pipes and allowing relative pivotal movement of one of such pair of pipes with respect to the next adjacent of such pair of pipes about an axis extending transversely of that pair of pipes, the axis of pivotal movement of each joint being substantially at right angles to the axis of pivotal movement of each adjacent or succeeding spaced joint.

Abstract: A lamp assembly, such as an indicator or illuminator type, has a main body structure detachably securable to an associated support as, for example, an instrument panel of a related vehicle, with such body structure enabling the easy connection thereto of an associated light shield; the light shield carries a separately formed resiliently deflectable detent member enabling easy assembly and disassembly of the shield with respect to the body structure as well as an infinite selection of angular adjustment of the shield relative to body structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding a reserve fibre sliver, as in a can creel machine, is shown as having a first piston-cylinder assembly actuatable to first piston-extended and second piston-retracted positions; the piston in turn operatively carries a reserve sliver guide and a second piston-cylinder assembly actuatable to a piston-extended condition and a piston retracted condition whereby when in a piston-extended condition a leading portion is constrained thereby and against a reserve sliver guide to prevent motion by said reserve sliver and whereby when in a piston-retracted condition the reserve sliver is free to move relative to the guide; the second piston-cylinder assembly, the guide and the reserve sliver held against the guide are moved, to a point in close proximity to the path of travel of a particular broken or run-out sliver, by the first piston-cylinder assembly when such is in the first piston-extended position; and the second piston-cylinder assembly, the guide and the reserve sliver carried within t

Abstract: A first pipe or shaft-like structure having a first end is shown operatively connected to a second pipe or shaft-like structure having a second end in a manner whereby the first and second ends spaced from each other and in fluid communication with each other; a coupling apparatus or joint structure operatively interconnects the first and second pipes; the joint structure employs liquid filled resiliently deflectable first and second force transmitting members as inner connections respectively functionally interconnecting a rigid portion of the joint structure to a rigid portion of the first pipe and to a rigid portion of the second pipe.

Abstract: A containment system that provides complete protection entirely by passive means for the loss of coolant accident in a nuclear power plant and wherein all stored energy released in the coolant blowdown is contained and absorbed while the nuclear fuel is prevented from over-heating by a high containment back-pressure and a reactor vessel refill system. The primary containment vessel is restored to a high sub-atmospheric pressure within a few minutes after accident initiation and the decay heat is safely transferred to the environment while radiolytic hydrogen is contained by passive means.

Abstract: A papermaking machine is shown with an inner traveling screen and an outer traveling screen which are led towards each other to form a generally layered arrangement therebetween during a region of their joint travel and, in such region, the inner and outer screens are caused to pass over a portion of a water extracting or dewatering roller; a water collection apparatus situated outside of the roller serves to collect water centrifuged from the screens passing over the roller; and a preliminary water extraction zone preceeds the roller and such zone extends over a portion of, for example, a generally horizontal section of the inner screen.

Abstract: A plurality of probes are situated as to experience being touched by liquid which is being monitored; when both of such probes are touched by the liquid, related electrical circuit means becomes energized as to cause related pumping means to be activated thereby pumping some of the monitored liquid to, in turn, reduce the level of such monitored liquid; when the level of the monitored liquid decreases to a predetermined level, the pumping means is automatically de-activated; during periods wherein there might occur a momentary splashing or sloshing of the monitored liquid, time delay means serves to delay activation of said pumping means thereby preventing unnecessary activation of the pumping means.