Abstract: A wire mesh band or belt for a conveyor having downwardly extending protuberances for engaging peripheral grooves in rollers of a conveyor system to maintain the band in proper transverse position. The protuberances are formed on guide wires woven into the band at lateral and longitudinal intervals in the weft direction. The guide wires have at least one flattened surface so that they cannot rotate about their longitudinal axis. In a second embodiment, instead of continuous guide wires, a plurality of guide wire sections may be arranged at intervals transversely across the band.

Abstract: A texturing broom apparatus for surface grooving freshly laid uncured concrete pavement comprising a traveling horizontal endless conveyor belt having a texturing broom, provided with a row of straight spring steel tines projecting from a base board in spaced apart side-by-side parallel relation, pivotally mounted on the conveyor belt for pivotal movement thereon in a vertical plane parallel to the direction of belt travel with the row of tines extending transversely across and outwardly from the belt and the tines disposed parallel to the longitudinal vertical plane of the belt. Spring means biases the pivoted broom forwardly of the direction of belt travel to a limiting idle position and the broom is supported on the belt in a position with its tines in a trailing working position disposed above and at a shallow working angle of less than about 20.degree.

Abstract: An induction heating system for heating an end length of a forging bar following the cut-off therefrom of a previously heated and forged end length is arranged to bring the end length to be heated to a uniform temperature despite the existence of a residual hot end portion from the previous heat. The heating system has an induction heating coil with a longitudinally extending axial passageway therethrough for receiving the bar length to be heated by insertion into a feed-in end of the coil passageway. A stop member is positioned adjacent the open other end of the passageway to abut the forward end of the inserted bar so as to locate it wholly within the passageway.

Abstract: A ram tip component for inserting terminal posts in a wiring board includes an elongated body having an end face and a terminal post receiving passageway extending into the body through the end face and having outer and inner portions with respect to the end face. A terminal post entry slot extends laterally through the body and the end face and opens into the outer portion of the passageway, and a retaining spring is positioned in the inner portion of the passageway to bias the terminal post in the passageway against a wall thereof. The end of the body opposite the end face is provided with a bore communicating with the inner portion of the passageway, and terminal post stop pins of varying axial length are adapted to be supported in the bore to limit displacement of a terminal post axially inwardly of the passageway.

Abstract: A device for supplying a succession of die cut tobacco blanks with a given profile to a web of a coiled type, storage bobbin. This device comprises a set of die cut stations each including a cutting die blade with an upstanding cutting edge matching the profile of the proposed blank and vacuum means surrounding the edge of the blade for capturing a tobacco sheet material on the stations in a position overlying the cutting edge. The stations are moved along an endless, preselected cutting path which intersects a cutting means at a first position in the path of movement of the stations so that a tobacco leaf can be cut from a manually placed tobacco sheet captured on the movable station.

Abstract: A cupola for the melting of metal is provided with an auxiliary gas generator which supplies through the forehearth hot carbon monoxide rich gas to the bottom of the cupola as a source of heat. The heat of the gases maintains the cupola hearth and forehearth hot. Ordinary coal, or coke breeze or any other carbonaceous fuel may be burned in the generator. Additionally, the cupola may be allowed to go to zero output without cooling off.

Abstract: A device for controlling the heat generated by induction coils in a multiple induction heating coil furnace. Multiple induction coils provide parallel cylindrical passages having axial lengths and fixed diameters through which elongated workpieces are movable in the axial direction. The axial length of one induction coil is fixed while the other coils have variable lengths as a result of an arrangement for altering the distance between first and second ends of the induction coils. Sensors detect the temperatures of workpieces within each induction coil and a comparison of the detected temperature reveals the difference between the variable and fixed axial length induction coils. The axial length of the coils are shortened in the event that the detected temperature is greater than that of the workpiece in the fixed axial length coil, and conversely, lengthened in the event that the detected temperature is less than that of a workpiece in the fixed axial length coil.

Abstract: A device for applying a chevron-shaped cigar wrapper blank onto a rotating double cigar body as the body is being rotated in a mechanically driven nest where certain driving rods of the nest are modified to provide clearance for a tuck lifter that initiates the wrapping procedure.

Abstract: Mine run coal is pulverized and the extended surfaces of the coal particles are rendered hydrophobic and oilophilic by a chemical bonding and graft polymerization reaction with a water unsoluble organic polymerizable monomer under peroxidation influence in a predominantly water reaction medium.The mineral ash present in the coal and particularly the iron pyrites remains hydrophilic and is separated from the polymeric organic surface bonded coal product in a water washing step wherein the washed coal floats on and is recovered from the water phase and the ash is removed with the separated wash water in a critical wash step.The hydrophobic and oilophilic organic polymeric surface bonded coating about the coal particles is fortified by inclusion of additional unbound free fatty acids by further small additions thereof.

Abstract: In a programmable controller of the type including a microprocessor having output address terminals, output address lines extending to external addressable devices, input/output bi-directional data terminals and means for applying a binary status code made up of binary signals on the data terminals at a preselected time during a cycle of the microprocessor and indicative of the type of machine cycle to be processed by the microprocessor there is provided a system for energizing a hardwired logic circuit in response to a status code and logic on said address lines.

Abstract: Apparatus for the welding of strips of thermoplastic material lying on top of each other which enables varying of the welding area and wherein the contact area between the jaws and the strip is larger than the welding area. One jaw is fixed and the other jaw is swingable about a vertical axis through the strip while in pressure engagement with the ends of the strips to be welded.

Abstract: A system is provided for gathering information concerning power consumption at different locations, generating signals corresponding to this power consumption, transmitting the signals to a selected location and conditioning the signals for recording and subsequent analysis by computer. The signals have frequencies proportional to the power consumption monitored plus a preselected offset frequency which can be synchronized with an outside source such as the line frequency of readily available power lines.

Abstract: A skin moisturizing and cleansing cream is produced by blending a quantity of fresh bananas or avocados with smaller amounts of baking powder, orange juice and solid or liquid vegetable shortening. The ingredients are blended to a creamy texture, and the cream is massaged into the skin by hand. Thereafter, the skin can be wiped with a dry paper or cloth towel, rinsed with warm water or, alternatively, the cream can be allowed to stay on the skin following the massaging. The skin cream is stored in a refrigerator between uses thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a device for converting a succession of analog voltage signals representative of light intensity of light from and controlled by a corresponding succession of finite surface locations of a natural leaf into high or white, low or black and intermediate or gray digital signals. This device includes an arrangement for creating a white digital signal when the analog voltage of a given location exceeds the threshold voltage. The digital signals are continuously averaged and updated to provide a datum voltage against which the analog voltage is compared after the datum voltage is decreased by a preselected amount. If the analog voltage is less than the reduced datum voltage, a black digital signal is created. If there is neither a black nor a white digital signal, a gray digital signal is created. In this manner, the general light intensity characteristics of each successive location on the leaf can be recorded as either white, black or gray.

Abstract: A wall cabinet and method for constructing the same is disclosed wherein vacuum formed, heat fusible polymeric sheet material is used to provide a one-piece body portion and a sealed, hollow door portion. The body portion is provided with an integral mounting flange including perpendicularly extending hinge leaves for pivotal mounting of the door portion. Construction of the hollow, sealed door portion enables two separate sheets of polymeric material to be vacuum formed simultaneously and bonded together along a peripheral seam having a thickness substantially less than two sheets in a manner not distracting from the appearance of the door. Assembly of the body portion and door portion is provided by threading studs into the hinge leaves through vertically opposed corners of one side of the door panel. A latching mechanism is provided between the mounting flange of the body portion and the inside surface of the door panel.

Abstract: A pressure device is provided with a cover member which is removably attached thereto by a pair of clamping rings which are hydraulically actuated laterally outwardly and inwardly relative to flanges on the pressure device and cover member to respectively release the cover and interengage the cover with the device. The clamping rings are pivotally interconnected with the device such that lateral outward displacement of the clamping rings is accompanied by radial outward displacement of the pivot axis to provide clearance for removal of the cover member. The clamping ring members are guided during a portion of the lateral inward and outward displacement thereof, and the guide arrangement supports the clamping rings in the laterally outermost positions thereof.

Abstract: A method of forming hydrogen by electrolysis in a cell containing a hydrohalic acid produced from a reaction process using carbon particles as an input energy source wherein the acid for electrolysis is produced by reacting the electrolysis separated halogen with water and carbon particles in a reaction area communicated with the electrolysis cell. The reaction can also be made in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: A sensing device for sensing the position of a continuously moving strip of metal and providing a signal for centering the strip on a given line of movement which has good linearity, good stability, and a time stable output. Segments of a pair of capacitor plates overlap each edge of the strip. These are energized by a square wave signal and the variation in capacity between the plates and the strip caused by lateral movement of the strip is detected by a diode bridge and the resultant signal made available to power apparatus for correcting the position of the web.

Abstract: An elongated electrical connector, elongated insulator block for holding several of the connectors and a jig or tool for assembling the block and connectors to a printed circuit board. The connectors are each provided with an intermediate mounting boss or plate with an opening that matches an opening in the side of the elongated block. The jig includes a series of movable claws which extend into the connector openings to align the connectors and drive them into matching apertures of a printed circuit board.