Abstract: A chimney cap which includes a roof panel, hanger members mounted on the underside of the roof panel and extending downwardly from the roof panel, and an anchor member pivotally mounted on each of the hanger members. The anchor member includes a horizontal flange in flatwise relation with a horizontal flange of an associated hanger member, an upright shank extending downwardly from the horizontal flange member of the anchor, and a plurality of fluke arms extending upwardly and outwardly of the shank. A perforated cage member is mounted under the roof panel and inside the hanger members and engageable by the horizontal flanges of the hanger members to resist upward bending of the horizontal flanges of the hanger members as fluke arms engage the interior of a chimney liner to hold the chimney cap on a chimney.

Abstract: A mirror assembly which includes a rubber-like gasket member including spaced aligned openings with continuous slots in inner walls of the openings. Mirror members are mounted in the slots. One of the mirror members can be flat and the other of the mirror members can be spherical. A rigid case supports the gasket. A flange of the case supports side and end strip portions of the gasket member. A body of the case supports a cross strip portion of the gasket member.

Abstract: A device for erecting a folding carton and for holding the folding carton. The device includes a table formed of an elongated input segment and an elongated output segment. The segments are hinged together tandemwise. An anchor support member supports an input end of the input segment. An output support underlies an output end portion of the output segment. The anchor support member moves between a lowered position in which the segments of the table form a V-shape and a raised position in which the segments of the table are substantially horizontally aligned. Lower end flap of the carton engage the segments when in lowered position to partially fold the lower end flaps. The lower end flaps are further folded when the segments are advanced from the lowered position to the raised position. Side flap folding members are hingedly mounted on opposite sides of the table.

Abstract: A machine for forming a slug of edgewise supported flat articles. The machine includes a table above which the articles of the slug are accumulated. Paired conveyor belt means advance the articles in shingle fashion past an edge of the table. One of the belt means has a portion parallel to and at substantially the level of the table for rapidly advancing lower edges of the articles away from the other of the belt means and onto the table. An upper backstop supports the articles on the table and on said belt portion. The articles are urged toward the backstop means to form the slug. The upper backstop is advanced from said edge of the table as the slug of articles forms on the table. Control of the slug is transferred from the upper backstop to an auxiliary backstop. Upright fingers are advanced into engagement with a last article in the slug so that the slug is held between the fingers and the auxiliary backstop.

Abstract: A vent condenser that includes an inner tube, an outer shell mounted on and surrounding the inner tube, a middle shell having an annular body and a closed upper end mounted with the body thereof radially spaced between the inner tube and the outer shell, and a helical heat exchange tube mounted in the space between the inner tube and the middle shell in engagement with the body of the middle shell and with the inner tube. A helical channel is formed between the middle shell, the inner tube, and spaced convolutions of the helical tube. Cooling fluid is directed through the helical tube. Discharge from the deaerator vent passes up the inner tube to return along the helical channel to be cooled in indirect heat exchange relation with the cooling fluid in the helical tube to condense water therefrom and to separate the water from noncondensable gases.

Abstract: A shutter release assembly for a camera having a body and a push button release slideably mounted on the body. The shutter release assembly includes a piston and a piston rod member mounted on the body. A cylinder is slideably mounted on the piston. The cylinder is connected to the push button. Fluid under pressure is supplied to the cylinder to cause movement of the push button in a direction to cause shutter release of the camera.

Abstract: A particle sensing system in which light is concentrated at an inspection zone and deflected light is concentrated at a photosensor. A first reflecting surface is shaped to direct light toward the inspection zone, and a second reflecting surface is shaped to direct light deflected by particles in the inspection zone toward the photosensor. These two reflecting surfaces can be shaped so that an overwhelming part of the directions around the inspection zone are utilized for illuminating it and to direct light deflected toward the photosensor. A third reflecting surface, having spherical curvature with the center of curvature at the inspection zone permits utilization of an overwhelming part of the remaining directions around the inspection zone.

Abstract: A machine for assisting in the support of a load. A suction head having a downwardly facing opening supports the load. A conduit is connected to the hollow interior of the suction head and suction is impressed on the conduit so that the load can be held at the opening. A cable supports the suction head. A pressure cylinder is provided with a piston connected to urge the cable upwardly to support the suction head and the load. Fluid under pressure can be supplied to the cylinder at two selected pressures, one selected pressure being sufficient to substantially counterbalance the weight of the load and of the suction head, the other selected pressure being a lesser pressure sufficient to substantially counterbalance the weight of the suction head. A pressure operated switch is connected to be actuated by pressure in the conduit. Operation of the switch impresses the first selected pressure on the cylinder when the opening in the suction head is closed by the load and there is a reduced pressure in the conduit.

Abstract: A tubular container mounted in series with a compressed air line. The container includes a hollow cylindrical body, a hollow cylindrical screen member mounted inside the body and means supporting the hollow cylindrical screen in communication with an entry end of the body. A plug of porous water absorbent material surrounds the screen member. The plug of porous material absorbs droplets of water in the stream of compressed air passing through the tubular container and provides a surface from which the water evaporates as the compressed air passes through the plug.

Abstract: A machine for wrapping a band around a stack of flat articles. A band guiding assembly and a clamp assembly are at a banding station. An end portion of a strip of banding material is advanced from the band guiding assembly to the clamp assembly, and a clamp mounted on the clamp assembly closes an end portion of the strip of banding material. The clamp assembly is separated from the band guiding assembly to provide an exposed section of the strip of banding material. The stack is advanced against the exposed section of the strip of banding material to draw the banding material around three sides of the stack. The section of the strip of banding material at the stack is cut to provide a second end portion for overlapping the first mentioned end portion. Glue is deposited on one of the end portions in position for overlapping by the other end portion.

Abstract: A device for eliminating droplets of liquid from a gas stream. A spindle member is mounted in a tubular body. The spindle member includes upper and lower disc portions sealed at their edges to the tubular body and a plurality of tubular portions spanning the upper and lower disc portions. A base member closes a lower end of the tubular body. A mixing chamber is provided inside the body below the lower disc member. A head member closes an upper end of the tubular body. A pair of chambers is formed in the head member facing the interior of the tubular body. Openings in the disc members provide communication from one of the chambers in the head member through the interior of the tubular portions to the mixing chamber. Return openings in the upper and lower disc members provide communication between the mixing chamber and the other chamber in the head member. Liquid absorbent plug members are mounted in the tubular portions.

Abstract: A machine for drying granular materials such as sand and gravel. The machine includes coaxial inner and outer cylinders. Moist sand is introduced into an inlet end of the inner cylinder and gravel is introduced into the inlet end of the outer cylinder. The sand is moved along the inner cylinder by impellers toward the outlet end of the inner cylinder in heat exchange relation with the inner cylinder while the sand is heated to evaporate water therefrom. The heated sand is directed from the outlet end of the inner cylinder into an inlet end portion of the outer cylinder to mix with the gravel. Impeller assemblies mounted on the interior of the outer cylinder raise the sand-gravel mixture as the cylinders rotate to cause the sand-gravel mixture to advance along the space between the cylinders toward the outlet end of the outer cylinder and to cascade against an outer wall of the inner cylinder. End portions of the inner cylinder are carried by support assemblies mounted on the outer cylinder.

Abstract: A water distillation system which includes a storage tank for impure water and a storage tank for distilled water. Impure water is pumped through a heater to an evaporator. Impure water is also pumped through an impure water jet ejector. Distilled water is pumped through a distilled water jet ejector. The impure water jet ejector withdraws water from the bottom of the evaporator. The distilled water jet ejector withdraws water vapor from the top of the evaporator. Distilled water from the distilled water jet ejector passes through a heat exchanger in the impure water tank to heat input water. Impure water from the impure water jet ejector passes through a heat exchanger in the distilled water tank to cool the distilled water.

Abstract: An animal skinning machine. Upper and lower clamp guide trackways guide clamp carriages between which a clamp body is mounted. A first clamp and a clamp frame are carried by the clamp body. Clamp actuators carried by the clamp frame support a second clamp which is movable between a released position spaced from the first clamp and an engaged position for cooperating with the first clamp for engaging a leading edge portion of an animal skin. An elongated knife member is mounted adjacent entry ends of the clamp guide trackways for separating the skin from a carcass of the animal. Upper and lower roller guide trackways guide roller carriages and a roller rotatably mounted on the roller carriages for movement between a retracted position at which the roller is spaced from the knife member and an advanced position adjacent the knife member and spaced therefrom sufficiently to permit the skin to pass between the knife member and the roller.

Abstract: A support system for a wheeled vehicle that includes a housing mounted on the vehicle, a pair of support arms pivotally mounted on the housing, wheels mounted on the support arms for engaging a supporting surface, and a crank arm attached to each support arm. Locking fittings pivotally mounted on the housing carry teeth engageable with teeth mounted on the crank arms to hold the crank arms in selected positions. The locking fittings are withdrawn from tooth engaged position to release the support arms for swinging movement. The support arms are swung between a raised position and a lowered vehicle supporting position. The locking fittings hold the support arms in raised position or in selected lowered position when released.

Abstract: A tool for slitting a casing of a cable. A knife blade is held between a pair of holder halves. Slots in the holder halves along a part line form an opening between the holder halves of a size to receive the cable for movement axially through the opening. A corner portion of the knife blade extends from an edge of the opening transversely of the opening a sufficient distance to slit the casing of the cable without penetrating conductors of the cable as the cable is advanced along the opening.

Abstract: An aneurysm clip that includes a pair of elongated blades which are urged into gripping relation with an aneurysm on a blood vessel. The blades have smooth edges for positioning adjacent to the blood vessel when the blades grip the aneurysm. Teeth on edges of the blades spaced from the smooth edges thereof engage and grip the aneurysm spaced from the blood vessel.