Abstract: A header frame for a combine includes a mounting frame which is attached to the front end of the feeder housing of the combine and a header frame. The header frame is mounted on the mounting frame by suitable linkage so that it can lift in a vertical direction and also can twist about an axis parallel to the forward direction of the combine to allow the header frame to follow ground contours. A flexible pan is connected between the header frame and the mounting frame to define a lower surface of the header immediately in front of the mouth of the feeder housing with the pan having a forward edge attached to the header frame and a rearward edge attached to the mounting frame with the movement therebetween being accommodated by flexing or sliding of one mounting of the pan. In one arrangement of the header, the conventional auger is replaced by two side drapers and a feed draper with the feed draper being mounted in a manner which allows limited vertical movement away from the pan.

Abstract: The feeding of pigs or other animals is improved by the provision of a tray member which sits underneath the conventional feeder trough and extends out in the front edge of the trough so the material dropped by the animal over the front edge in the feeding action tends to collect on the tray rather than be wasted. The tray has upstanding ribs which define compartments in the area on which the feed falls to maintain the feed in place and to allow feeding of specialized materials.

Abstract: A security container comprises two halves which can be slid together longitudinally to close the container and locked in the longitudinally closed position. Each half comprises a channel member and an associated end cap which is of a size to cover the whole of the end of the container. Edges of the side panels of each channel member include u-shape formations to that the two halves interlock for a longitudinal movement. A money compartment is defined in the bottom of the rear half by a transverse plate parallel to the lower end cap. A drawer is mounted in the compartment and can be locked by rotating a threaded rod into engagement with a nut welded on the rear face of the rear channel member. A locking mechanism for the above container includes a protective cover including two plates covering the front face of the lock barrel with four balls between the plates allowing a key to pan between the balls into the lock but resisting a punch force to the front of the lock.

Abstract: When dispensing unhomogenized materials from bottles such as those containing some salad dressings, mint sauce and the like, it is difficult to obtain a portion thereof with the correct proportions of the unmixed ingredients even though they are shaken before dispensing, because of the rapid settlement of the heavier fraction or fractions. The present device consists of a small cylinder insertable in or formed integrally with the bottle neck and having a vertical web dividing the neck into two chambers, one chamber being open at the upper and lower ends and the other being closed at the base and open at the top to communicate with the top portion of the first chamber. When the cap is secured to the top of the bottle neck, the contents can be shaken whereupon the bottle is inverted so that the contents flow through the first chamber and fill the second chamber.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire changer has a base that engages one side of a wheel. Two bead deflecting tools engage either under or over a bead depending on whether a tire is to be removed or installed. The tools are then rotated in opposite directions on the base to force the bead over the rim. The changer is a portable, manually operated tool.

Abstract: A bale bagging apparatus for bagging round bales in tubes of plastic film includes a hoop and an annular flexible tube support projecting to the rear of the hoop. The tube support conforms to the shape and size of the bales being bagged, so that a tubing may be used that is fairly close in size to the size of the bales. This reduces the amount of air inside the bag and the ultimate looseness of the bagging tube on the bale, which affects its wind resistance and allows the bagging of bales in smaller tubes, which significantly reduces the cost of plastic film.

Abstract: A control device is mounted on the tongue of a drawn implement, normally an implement that extends to one side of the tongue. The control device includes a strut that is mounted on the tongue of the towed implement and projects laterally from the tongue, to the side away from the projection of the implement itself. A stabilizer tongue is slideably connected to the strut and is connected at its front end to a second, rigid hitch beside the hitch for the implement tongue. Springs act between the strut and the stabilizing tongue to resist movement of the stabilizing tongue with respect to the strut. The control device balances the tendency of the offset implement to move laterally when towed and improves its steering characteristics.

Abstract: Elongated, flexible radiography source assemblies are inserted into radiological cameras using an inserter apparatus into which the source assembly is dropped and which aligns the source assembly with two ports connected to a pair of tubes. The tubes are connected through a routing apparatus to the camera and a cable drive so that the source assembly can be driven from the inserter into the camera in the correct orientation.

Abstract: A clam shell rotational moulding machine of a type including a housing having a base portion with a flat base and four upstanding sides and a cover portion with a top and four depending sides can be moved from a fully closed position in which the top and base co-operate to form an enclosed housing to an open position in which the cover portion is lifted and a front one of the side walls of the base is opened to a horizontal position above a pivot axis across the bottom of the front wall. A spindle arm assembly normally mounted during the moulding process within the housing and extending into the housing through the side walls can be moved from the normal position to an unloading position. The spindle arm assembly is mounted upon a cantilever arrangement carried by a rigid frame mounted on the front door. Opening of the front door thus moves the spindle arm assembly and attached moulds to the unload position substantially vertically above the horizontal surface of the front door.

Abstract: A rotary tiller device for tilling around trees and other similar obstacles comprises a rotary tilling head with a plurality of tines extending slightly outwardly, downwardly and forwardly from a support which rotates around a vertical axis of the head. A central plate rests upon the ground and defines a tilling depth of the tines. A cover prevents the support from damaging the tree. A mounting system for mounting the unit on the belly of a yard tractor includes a pair of rails mounted in place of the removed belly mower and a hydraulic fluid reservoir tank which slides into position on the rails and defines a support for the tiller head. A linkage between the tank and the tiller head includes a six-bar lever system mounted upon a pivotal plate.

Abstract: A cover system covers the radiating faces of a loud speaker enclosure. It includes a sheet of flaccid material, such as a sheet of textile fabric printed with an ornamental design and provided with a border of "VELCRO" felt. The speaker radiating face carries either a complete peripheral border or segments of the hook component of a "VELCRO" fastener that is engagable with the felt. In use, the borders of the sheet are rolled up and stuck onto the hook strips to hold the sheet in place. The system makes the customizing of domestic and other loud speaker enclosure very simple.

Abstract: A portable soap container comprises a dish portion with a hinged fastenable lid. On one side wall of the dish portion is mounted three suction cups which allow the side wall to be fastened to a vertical wall for example of a shower. A bracket member is pivotally mounted on the underside of the container and moveable from a stored position in which it lies alongside the undersurface of the container to an operating position in which it depends downwardly from the undersurface to define a contact portion which engages the wall beneath the suction cups to prevent the weight of the container twisting the suction cups off the wall.

Abstract: A fishing device comprises a rod formed in two rod portions connectable at a center position by a coil spring attached to both of the rod portions. The coil spring is wrapped around the upper portion and is releasably attached to a cap on the lower portion which is of a larger diameter. A battery, speaker and fishing line are mounted on the lower portion. A hook is mounted on the upper portion at a position spaced from the upper end. A simple spring steel arm is fastened to one side of the lower portion and projects out beyound the end of the lower portion to position alongside the coil spring. With the fishing line attached to the hook on the upper portion, when the fishing line is pulled it distorts the upper portion and thus bends the spring into contact with the spring arm and this causes the completion of a circuit connecting the battery to the speaker. A spike at the lower end of the lower portion can be inserted into the ice adjacent an ice fishing hole.

Abstract: An apparatus supports automobile body parts for removal, installation or servicing. The apparatus includes a T-shaped dolly support and a vertical standard on which a support unit slides. The support unit includes a cross arm with cradles at its opposite ends for engaging under a body part to be handled and a head above the cradle which carries a clamp for securing a hook-carrying webbing strap to the support unit. A resilient bumper strip extends from the head to the cross arm. The position of the support unit is adjusted along the standard with a screw jack positioned behind the standard. The strap and hook assembly engages a part to be handled and draws it against the resilient bumper strip providing a stable support for the part. The cross arm is preferably tiltable from one side to the other. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a wheel well adapter for supporting fenders and truck boxes.

Abstract: A splash guard for vehicles having a main panel of conventional splash guard form. The main panel is mounted on a vehicle behind the wheels to control splash. In association with the main panel is a secondary panel that is hinged on the back face of the main panel. The secondary panel is shorter and wider than the main panel so that the projecting ends act as wings and catch the air passing the main panel when the vehicle is in motion. The two panels carry separate indicia, with indicia on the main panel being normally hidden by the secondary panel until the air passing the main panel lifts the secondary panel to expose the indicia on the main panel. The splash guard may be used for displaying advertizing, slogans, humorous sayings or illustrations.

Abstract: A container for compact disks comprises a structure which is generally square in plan of twelve inch side length with a thickness substantially less than the dimension of the side and generally either 0.5 inches or 1.0 inches so that the container can be stored along side like containers or along side conventional twelve records in a furniture unit designed to receive conventional twelve inch records. The container receives the compacts disks in two channels defined along one side of the a flat plate defined in the container. Thus four compact disks can be received on one side of the plate with two in each of two channels with the channels being open along one side of the plate and closed at the other end by a flat surface projecting outwardly from the plate.

Abstract: A rig holder for fishing rigs and leadered fishing lines is a flat panel of rigid material with a rectangular outline. The holder has a series of notches uniformly spaced along each of its long edges and four pairs of notches spaced along each of the short edges. On the front face of the holder is a recess carrying two strips of one component of a hook and loop pile fastener material, which are associated with patches of the other component of the fastener. Rigs may be secured to the holder in various ways, primarily by winding around the holder through opposite slots and securing the hooks in place either on the fastener strips using the fastener patches or in notches along the edges of the holder.

Abstract: Window frames formed from pultruded glass fibre reinforced resin material are shaped so that a movable portion of the frame includes a hollow profile, an opening in which is closed by a separate strip interlocking with the profile and carrying a weatherstripping blade. A corner member is defined by a pair of plate-like legs interconnected at right angles, each of which slides into a slot in the profile defined by shoulders on the side walls and a recess on the outer wall. The corner member is then screwed to the part through the recess on the outer wall.

Abstract: A shredder and dispensing device for baled crop materials comprises a frame having coupling arrangements for mounting upon the front end loader linkage of a tractor. The frame carries a horizontal conveyor construction which has an inclined ramp at a forward end so that the ramp can be inserted underneath a bale to slide the ramp and conveyor under the bale to lift the bale onto the conveyor. The conveyor moves the bale toward one side of the device at which a shredder roller is provided with a suitable duct housing to direct the material out to one side of the implement. A deflector can be used to direct the material into feed bunks. The conveyor is mounted on a conveyor frame which can be raised to an inclined angle toward the shredder. The implement enables the handling and shredding of the bale in a simplified manner using a single machine.

Abstract: A rod weeder attachment for the tool bar of an agricultural implement comprises an arm portion extending rearwardly from a clamp on the tool bar defined by a pair of spaced parallel bars extending rearwardly to a transvese strut. From the strut to the ground is provided a rear arm portion the angle of which can be adjusted relative to the front arm portion. The rear arm portion carries on the lower end a ground wheel for running on the ground and providing drive therefrom. A pair of shanks at opposed ends of the strut extend down to the ground and carry at their lower ends a rod which is driven by a chain mechanism from the ground wheel. Springs allow the arm to lift relative to the tool bar.