Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus for the alignment of bottles, which apparatus has no moving parts, and includes an assembly of trough and slide surface. The trough is substantially parallel to the major axis of the bottles. The bottles descend the assembly under the influence of gravity. Bottles which are aligned proceed as directed by the trough whereas non-aligned bottles are diverted away from the trough.

Abstract: A substantially tubular housing houses a swivel unit proximate one of its ends and a tailpiece proximate the other of its ends; with a relatively strong spring disposed therebetween to urge each unit against its respective housing end with sufficient pressure to retain each such unit as selectively positioned. A swivel seat washer is disposed between the spring and swivel; while a pair of washers, one plastic and one brass, are disposed between the spring and tailpiece. The swivel unit includes an extension with external threads and flat sides that cooperate with flat sides of an opening in the housing end and through part of the sidewall of the housing; the flat sides of the extension and of the housing opening coacting to restrict rotation of the swivel to ninety degrees of rotation about a first axis of rotation.

Abstract: A swing arm support housing is formed with a pair of openings spaced one from the other but each formed along parallel axis. One opening extends into but not through the housing and is on a size and configuration to be mounted on top of a lamp support post. The other opening extends completely through the housing and is fitted proximate each of its ends with aligned rings formed of a plastic material and retained in place by end rings. The aligned rings slidably and rotatably receive a lamp swing arm. At least one of such rings constitutes a clamping ring that has a longitudinal slit to permit distortion of the ring, proximate the slit and in a radial direction, to clamp same against the lamp swing arm to hold the swing arm in selected positions.

Abstract: An external decorative corner member of the type suitable for use in attaching furniture panels and the like. The length of this corner member can be adjusted to the panel dimensions. The corner member also serves to support the furniture panels during assembly and grooves provided in each portion of the inner flange speeds assembly by providing a location for attaching fasteners. The grooves further serve to strengthen each portion of the inner flange.

Abstract: The swing unit, for mounting the swing arm assembly of a swing arm lamp, is formed as a relatively short substantially tubular member having a truncated hemispherical top and a tubular mounting end of reduced outside diameter and that is provided with a circumferential groove. The reduced end of the swing unit is received by the mounting seat of a support unit which mounts same for rotation about a predetermined axis of rotation. A threaded bolt like member is carried by the support unit so that an end of the threaded member can be moved from a position with its end projecting into the groove, to prevent unseating of the swing unit from the support, but not so as to prevent rotation thereon; to a position with its end removed from the groove so that the swing unit can be removed from the support. A threaded opening in the truncated section of the top receives the threaded end of a tubular swing arm of the swing arm assembly along a line which is at an angle of 45.degree.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus for stand-up orientation of bottles, which apparatus has a minimum of moving parts, and includes an assembly of side gripping belts substantially parallel to a stand-up chute. The belts are driven at speeds commensurate with the bottles speed while coming from an alignment chute under the influence of gravity. In order to accomplish the stand-up orientation of the bottles, the assembly of belts is adjustable relative to the stand-up chute. The apparatus further consists of means to deliver bottles to the alignment chute and means to remove bottles which have been stood up.

Abstract: A non-slip place mat is disclosed which comprises a web such as a paper sheet, and a composition coating comprising a blend of water, a water-soluble salt, a wax and a polymeric material, which both coats and impregnates the web, e.g. the paper sheet, whereby said sheet is rendered substantially hydrophobic and it and items placed on it are rendered substantially slip-resistant when resting on a tray or table which may be subject to sudden movement. The non-slip place mat is particularly useful for airline serving trays. The present place mat is characterized by the provision of a generally rectangular planar flexible web, which is indented along two opposed edges. The web is multi-layered, i.e. coated, and the four corners of the web are rounded off, so that each corner is defined by a curved periphery. A plurality of place mats in a roll and arrayed in tandem, i.e.

Abstract: A swing arm support housing is formed with an upper housing assembly and a lower housing assembly. Each housing assembly includes a pair of openings spaced one from the other but each formed along parallel axis. One opening of the upper housing assembly extends into but not through the housing and is of a size and configuration to be mounted on top of a lamp support post. The other opening of the upper housing assembly extends completely through the housing and is fitted proximate one of its ends with a clamping ring that has a longitudinal slit to permit distortion of the ring, proximate the slit and in a radial direction, to clamp same against the lamp swing arm or hold the swing arm in selected positions. A clamping actuator extends into the housing along an axis perpendicular to the axis of said openings and at a position proximate the second opening to coact with the clamping ring proximate its slit to compress the ring against the lamp swing arm or release the ring therefrom.

Abstract: A warp knitting machine with Jacquard attachment including two knitting needles situated side-by-side, to which there are allocated two eye-pointed needles and only one urging feeder pin. Typically, the eye-pointed needles allocated to, respectively, two knitting needles can be displaced jointly by the urging feeder pin allocated to the two eye-pointed needles.

Abstract: A warp knitting machine typically equipped with latch-type needles, trace comb, and numerous guide bars for underlapping purposes. The keep-off rails for the pattern threads, running from the hook needles or guides to the latch-type needles, are mounted behind several or all latch-type needles, outside the operating range of the needle latch, their motion being synchronized with the motion of the needles. Typically, the lamellar keep-off rails, placed behind the latch-type needles in the direction of the oscillating movement, have an opening which is directed towards the needles. The opening in the rails has the shape of an orbit section which is slightly greater than the orbit section described by the latch of the needle. In a preferred embodiment, the lamellar keep-off rails are crimped in the direction of the shifting or shogging motion in the operating range of the needle latch.

Abstract: A pharmacy-type lamp having a light source disposed at one end of a tubular swing arm the other end of which extends into a vertically disposed support tube secured to a base pedestal. The tubular support is formed from coined seam tubular stock having extra infolded edges material extending from the seam during the tubes formation to form a rib-like track within the support tube for coaction with stops coined from the material of the swing arm, at an extremity thereof disposed within the support tube, to facilitate rotation of the swing arm within the support tube while limiting such rotation to almost 360.degree.. A clutch, carried at one end of the support tube, centers the swing arm therewithin and facilitates gripping and release of the swing arm with respect to the support tube to restrict and permit movement (sliding and rotational) of the swing arm within the support tube.