Abstract: A color monitoring device includes a mechanism for removing containers from a path and accurately positioning a preselected area with a color monitor. The color monitor produces an output signal representative of the area being monitored which is amplified and fed to a computer where it is compared with reference signals. If the output signal is outside prescribed limits, the container is rejected, and if it is within prescribed limits, the container is returned to the path. A shuttle mechanism is activated by the computer and automatically removes a container from the path while returning a previously inspected container to the path. Stepper motors are used to vertically and horizontally position a selected point in front of the colorimeter.

Abstract: A vaporizing apparatus includes a vaporizing chamber for producing vapors from a hydrocarbon fuel which are drawn into a mixing chamber by pressurized air, and the mixture is delivered to a manifold where a portion is return to the vaporizing chamber and ignited for heating and vaporization, a safety control system sensing the presence of a flame and the temperature of the vaporization chamber and interrupts flow of vapors when the flame is absent or the temperature is outside prescribed limits. A starter burner which uses the hydrocarbon fuel as a combustible material for preheating the vaporizing chamber is also automatically shut off by the control system when the vaporization chamber reaches the operating temperature. The starter burner includes a mixing valve and a combustion chamber with mixing chamber therebetween for drawing ambient air into the mixture of pressurized air and combustible material.

Abstract: A mirror and package combination includes a single sheet of material that is folded to produce multiple-ply edge protectors along opposite edges and opposite ends of the mirror and completely encloses the peripheral edge of the mirror frame normally associated with such mirror. The package is formed by producing a plurality of fold lines on flaps that extend from a main body of a sheet to produce multiple-ply thickness supports at opposite ends of the mirror and also multiple-ply thickness supports along opposite sides of the mirror.

Abstract: A germicidal periodontal irrigation system employs a stream of irrigating liquid in which bubbles of ultraviolet-produced ozone are finely dispersed. The flow of irrigating liquid through an irrigation conduit carries the ozone bubbles to the inflamed areas to effect a germicidal action. Ozonation of the carrier liquid is produced by passing a gas containing oxygen in the immediate vicinity of an irradiating ultraviolet lamp to produce "actinic" ozone, the gas then being bubbled through a storage reservoir from which the irrigating liquid is continuously drained and dispensed, carrying the ozone bubbles along with it. Alternatively, the ozonated gas is injected directly into the irrigation conduit to form a stream of finely-dispersed bubbles in the flowing liquid. The irrigating stream is preferably dispensed in the form of a high-pressure pulsating jet of liquid injected at the gum line to provide a high local concentration of ozone for germicidal treatment.

Abstract: Novel strongly basic anion-exchange resins substantially loaded with controlled relative proportions of iodide-bromide polyhalides whereby, when water is passed therethrough which is contaminated with bacteria, potable drinkable water is obtained for safe and effective usage in public water supply systems for relatively prolonged periods of time.

Abstract: A barbecue kettle has radially aligned slots in the hemispheroidal bottom thereof. A disc is mounted immediately above the center of the bottom for rotation about a vertical axis and has three arms secured thereto. A handle below the bottom is secured to the disc. The arms are generally triangular in cross-section and have distal edges fitting closely to the bottom. In one position, the arms cover the bowl openings, but may be rotated back and forth to push ash along the bottom of the bowl to the openings where it will fall out. The disc, arms and handle are designed to be assembled without using any tools.

Abstract: A dome depth detector for a drawn and ironed container having a domed end wall includes a frame that has a first rotatable means supported thereon for guiding the containers along a path, a guide surface on one side of the path on the frame, and a rotatable member on the opposite side of the path which has means engageable with the domed end wall for sensing the depth of the domed end wall and indicating a shallow dome below a preselected minimum. The detector also has a container for counting the number of containers moving along said path.

Abstract: A coordinated start/stop control system for controlling the operation of multiple conveyor checkout systems, wherein the operation of a pair of rear transport belts is selectively controlled in response to the operation of a first transport belt, dependent on the actuation of a magnetically operated electrical switch by a control magnet mounted on a diverter bar or arm.

Abstract: In loading a carton with a coil of steel strapping for dispensing through a central circular aperture in the front wall of the carton, the carton is mounted on a mandrel which is received through the dispensing opening in the carton, the mandrel having a cylindrical winding surface disposed within the carton and having one or more radial slots therein. The leading end of a supply of steel strapping is fed through an open end of the carton and inserted into the slot and the mandrel is rotated for winding a coil of steel strapping thereon. The loaded carton is then removed from the mandrel. Retaining means are provided for holding the carton in place in its loading position on the mandrel so as to prevent rotation of the carton and bulging of the front and rear walls thereof during the winding operation.

Abstract: A pivotal connection between a gravity-actuated protective cover and a bracket structure for supporting the cover device on an exhaust conduit includes a center spacer that has a chrome hardened peripheral surface and is held between a pair of ears of the bracket by a conventional screw. A bearing sleeve or bushing encircles the spacer and is secured to the protective cover and has at least an internal surface permanently impregnated with a lubricant.

Abstract: A cable pulling apparatus includes a winch line on a drum supported on a bed of a vehicle and driven by a motor with a clutch between the motor and drum and a brake associated with the drum. A boom defines a guide for the winch line into a manhole into alignment with an underground conduit and a mandrel is attachable to the winch line. An air gun has one end received into the underground conduit and is expansible into engagement with the conduit and a compressor assembly is attached to the opposite end to propel the mandrel and winch line through the underground conduit. A cable is then attached to the winch line and is drawn through the conduit by driving the drum. A blower and a water pump are also supported on the bed to remove gases and water from the manhole.

Abstract: A stock material for producing seamless containers from a black plate base includes applying a layer of insoluble crystalline phosphate to each surface of the black plate and subsequently producing a thin film of organic lubricating material on the exposed surfaces of the phosphate layers so that a drawn and ironed container can be produced from a flat blank without the use of any additional lubricants during fabrication. The weight of the phosphate layer for each surface of the black plate base is preferably less than 100 milligrams per square foot, while the weight of lubricating film is on the order of 70 to 360 milligrams per square foot. In the preferred embodiment, the phosphate layer is preferably in the range of 20 to 35 milligrams per square foot, and the lubricant layer is on the order of 70 to 180 milligrams per square foot.

Abstract: A battery powered camera with a collapsible handgrip movable between a closed and an extended position is equipped with a battery checker that signals when the battery drops in capacity to a predetermined level. The battery checker is operable only during the period in which the handgrip is moved between the closed and extended position or vice versa. The battery powered camera further comprises means for signalling a switching state in which the main power switch remains closed. The signalling means is also operable only when the handgrip is being moved between closed and extended positions.

Abstract: A portable emergency lighting system includes a base that has an upwardly directed socket with a post adapted to be received in the socket and an elongated bar having a second socket received on the upper end of the post and having one or more lights supported thereon. The first socket on the base has a pin extending across the opening and the post has a plurality of angularly related recesses respectively adapted to receive the pin while the opposite end has a like number of angularly related recesses which are angularly offset from the lower set and cooperate with a second pin in the second socket so that the light can be held in a plurality of distinct positions on the upper end of the post for each distinct position between the lower end of the post and the base.

Abstract: A machining tool comprising a rotatable holder, a removable, axially adjustable leading element, such as a drill bit, mounted in the holder and a throw-away cutting insert mounted in a fixed, unadjustable position on the holder to fix the position of the cutting edge on the insert axially in relation to the leading element and the holder.

Abstract: A bottle rack includes a vertical support member supported on a pair of spaced parallel mounting members and a bottle engaging arm that extends outwardly from the support member at an acute angle of about 20.degree. to about 50.degree. with indentations in the arm to receive the necks of bottles so that indicia on the bottles is in full view to the user of the rack.

Abstract: An automatic adjustment system for a camera which time division multiplexes inputs from a scanning system, and an automatic exposure control or a film feeding motor speed control into an evaluation circuit. The same electronic circuitry is thereby used for evaluating the input from any of the mentioned adjusting systems to minimize the complexity and bulk of the camera circuitry necessary for processing. Each aforementioned automatic feature compares a respective pair of signals to determine the respective adjustment. A pair of signals is brought to a common condition indicative of proper adjustment by use of feedback from the actual state of the automatic system for the particular feature.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for molding and curing liners in cap closures includes a molding head having a plurality of molding stations, a feeding mechanism for feeding unlined caps with charges of lined material to the molding head and a take-off mechanism for removing the completed liner. The feeding mechanism consists of a dispensing unit which is capable of dispensing more than one-thousand charges of material per minute and includes a gun having a lining compound receiving chamber with a needle reciprocated therein. The needle is normally biased to a closed position and is electrically moved to an open position through a solenoid and a photosensing mechanism which accurately senses the position of a rotating wheel of the feeding mechanism.