Abstract: A wrench comprising a gripping member, a handle having a complementary gripping portion at one end thereof, structure for adjusting the gripping member with respect to the gripping portion axially of the handle without rotating the handle relative to the gripping member, and structure pivotally mounting the gripping member on the adjusting structure. The gripping member may have a 60.degree. or 90.degree. included angle or may be arcuate with a gripping surface extending over substantially 180.degree.. In one modification, the structure for adjusting the gripping member is rack and gear, while in another modification, it is screw and nut.

Abstract: Fast-acting valve structure for rapidly evacuating a container of fire retardant material or the like comprising a pilot valve including an annular radially movable, self-centering valve seat, means for actuating the pilot valve either automatically or manually, a poppet valve, structure operably associated with the poppet valve to cause the poppet valve to be biased closed when the poppet valve is in a closed position without mechanical biasing structure, and operable to cause immediate opening of the poppet valve on initial opening of the pilot valve to permit rapid discharge of the container into a discharge manifold through structure for securing the valve structure to the container, and a resiliently mounted and sealed sleeve for guiding the poppet valve between open and closed position.

Abstract: A 6-way seat adjuster for motor vehicles in which a three armature motor is mounted on a slidable seat frame and has connections to front and rear lift devices on the frame and a horizontal adjuster. The motor is mounted on a transmission housing in which is located an integral spacer and bearing unit formed of a rigid low friction polymer. Each armature shaft of the motor has an integral primary driving worm adjacent its outer end, and each primary worm is in mesh with a primary worm gear. The primary worm gears are fixed to drive shafts to each of which is fixed a secondary driving worm in mesh with a secondary worm gear fixedly connected to a pinion. Two of the pinions are in mesh with toothed sectors provided on pivoted lift levers connected respectively to the front and rear edges of a vehicle seat. The third secondary worm gear is fixed to a drive shaft having a pinion fixedly connected thereto which cooperates with a stationary rack for moving the frame horizontally.

Abstract: A retractable center guide and vertical and lateral load restraint for a cargo carrying aircraft. The devices are mounted along the center line of the aircraft and in erect position include laterally extending arms adapted to overlie the edges of load carrying structure such as pallets. The devices are pivoted for swinging about axes extending transversely of the aircraft so that if a device is in the path of an advancing load carrying structure, it will be pivoted to retracted position, thus avoiding damage to the device or load carrying structure. Resilient means are provided effectively to maintain the device either in erect or in retracted position, or the resilient means may restore the device to an erect position if it is released after being moved to retracted position. The series of devices together with guide surfaces at the side of the aircraft, constitute an elongated guideway along which load carrying structure may be advanced.

Abstract: A ceramic tube recuperator for recovering energy from hot flue gases, in which a multiplicity of heat exchange elements connected to a cold air inlet manifold and a hot air outlet chamber extend upwardly into a flow passage for hot flue gases. Each heat exchanger comprises an inner open ended tube extending into the cold air inlet manifold, and an outer ceramic tube having a closed upper end and an open lower end communicating with the hot air chamber. An essential feature of the invention is that the lower end of the ceramic tube is sealed solely as a result of resting on an annular seal, so that the ceramic tube may be removed and replaced simply by lifting and lowering through an access opening in the flue passage.

Abstract: A contoured self-supporting automotive liner panel, such as a headliner, which comprises an outer substrate layer of expanded plastics material which is relatively rigid and has a substantial resistance to bending, an intermediate layer of relatively soft, compressible, flexible, expanded plastics material, and an outer flexible decorative finish cover layer.

Abstract: A beam-type transfer mechanism for moving workpieces step by step along a row of stations through the dies of a press to progressively form a blank into a finished part. A pair of laterally spaced beams extend parallel to the row of stations, having opposed work holding fixtures cooperable to grip the workpiece. The beams are movable in operation laterally toward and away from each other, vertically up and down, and longitudinally, to simultaneously advance the workpieces one step at a time from station to station. The dies would ordinarily be removable and replaceable through the front of the press except for one of the beams which occupies and obstructing position throughout its entire operative movement. Means are provided to lift the beams sufficiently to enable the removal and replacement of the dies through the front of the press without obstruction.

Abstract: An elongated relatively rigid yet resilient tool compensating bar formed from rectangular bar stock with strategically placed slots to form three basic body members, namely a stationary body member, a lower body member, and an upper body member. The stationary body member is adapted to be secured in fixed position to a suitable support. The lower body member has side portions along opposite sides of the base member, being separated from the base member by a pair of slots and integrally connected to the base member by a flexure web or neck of the bar between said slots adjacent one end of the bar. This flexure web enables the lower body member to flex laterally relative to the stationary member. The upper body member is disposed over the stationary and lower body members and is separated therefrom by a third slot.

Abstract: Structure for and the method of supporting an initial plurality of longitudinally extending large diameter reinforcing rods in transversely aligned spaced apart relation, separately feeding individual, transversely extending reinforcing rods onto the longitudinally extending reinforcing rods at a welding position, simultaneously welding the transversely extending reinforcing rod to each of the longitudinally extending reinforcing rods at the welding position, subsequently indexing the welded transversely extending reinforcing rod and longitudinally extending reinforcing rods a predetermined distance longitudinally of the longitudinally extending reinforcing rods, repeating the feeding, welding and indexing until transversely extending reinforcing rods are welded in predetermined parallel spaced apart relation over the length of the longitudinally extending reinforcing rods, and during the repetitive feeding, welding and indexing placing additional longitudinally spaced apart large diameter reinforcing rods on

Abstract: A bottle formed of a flexible plastics material such as biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate having a convex, generally rounded bottom incapable of supporting the bottle in a stable, upright position, and a flexible snap-on supporting cup applied to the bottom of the bottle. The base of the cup has a support surface for supporting the bottle in a stable, upright position.

Abstract: An adjustable automotive vehicle seat has independent front and rear edge adjusting and supporting means to provide for vertical adjustment of the seat between raised and lowered positions, and for tilt adjustment of the seat between an untilted position and a forwardly tilted position while preventing rearward tilting of the seat. A first control member is operable to provide only downward movement of the front edge of the seat, while a second control member is operable to provide only upward movement of the rear edge of the seat. A third control member is operable to provide either upward or downward movement of both front and rear edges simultaneously. Preferably the adjusting and support means comprises separate motors and the control members are switch operators.

Abstract: The method of making self-activating thread lock structures which comprises depositing a fluid material including an uncured fluid resin in the thread grooves of a threaded member; immediately thereafter, while the material is still in fluid condition, applying a thin fluid film-forming cover coat over the fluid material; and immediately thereafter transforming the cover coat into a thin, solid, dry, non-tacky, rupturable film by brief exposure to radiation, such as ultra-violet radiation.As previously noted excellent results have been obtained using ultra-violet lamps as the source of radiation to effect substantially immediate cure of the film-forming material, but other sources are contemplated, such as electron beam radiation.

Abstract: A remote control actuating mechanism for adjusting the angular position of an outside vehicle rearview mirror. The mechanism comprises a master control device and a slave device, each having a piston reciprocable within a cylinder. Closed hydraulic circuits connect the two devices so that when the control piston is manually moved in one direction or the other, there is a corresponding movement of the slave piston. A rack and gear connection between the slave piston and the mirror causes the mirror to be angularly adjusted in response to movement of the slave piston.A reversible electric motor drives the master piston through an overload slip clutch assembly.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for recovering heat from a finely to coarsely divided hot material, such as carbide crushed on solidification, which contains particles and lumps of varying sizes. The hot material is separated by a classifier into a portion of lumps and a portion of particles, and the lump portion is cooled in a cooling bunker with a stream of cooling gas while the particulate portion is cooled in another cooling unit with a stream of cooling gas. The hot cooling gas resulting from the cooling is fed to a heat exchanger in which the gas is subjected to heat exchange with a working fluid for a turbine coupled to a power generator or the like. The heat exchanger is connected to the cooling bunker and unit by a closed circulating channel.

Abstract: A depth sounder repeater providing a remote display of the depth of a body of water digitally or by meter movement, a depth alarm, a lost echo signal, and a meter scale expansion for shallow depth display in conjunction with a ship's sonar, display of "alarm depth" while setting. The depth display may be digital or analog and multiple displays are possible as required. The depth sounder repeater includes a signal processor for providing signals initiated with the main ultrasonic pulse transmission from the ship's sonar and terminated with the receipt of the first echo of the corresponding main transmitted pulses. The signal processor signals may then be used to initiate and terminate production of a train of clock pulse signals which are counted to provide a digital depth display, or alternatively the signal processor signal may be integrated in analog meter display apparatus.

Abstract: Apparatus for the quantity production of friction nuts prepared for subsequent fusion of thermoplastic resin particles deposited in thread grooves therein, in which the nuts are supported with their axes vertical, a fluid slurry of the particles in a liquid carrier is introduced into the threaded interior of the nuts to fill the threaded opening, including the thread grooves therein, either completely or to a predetermined level from the bottom of the nuts. Excess slurry is then drained from the bottom ends of the openings. The exterior of the nuts is washed or otherwise cleared of any slurry thereon. In order to leave the threads clear of obstruction at the bottom of the nut, the deposited slurry, after partially drying, is removed from the bottom thread convolutions by repeatedly inserting and withdrawing a sponge-like material directly into and out of the lower end of the thread opening, or by strongly agitating a small quantity of water in the lower part of the threaded opening, or otherwise.

Abstract: A yarn knotting operation control apparatus for an automatic winder including a plurality of winding units and a yarn knotting device comprises one air conduit for supplying suction air stream used for performing the yarn knotting operation, a blower connected to the air conduit, devices for detecting whether or not the normal travel of yarns is performed in the respective winding units, devices for initiating the yarn knotting operation and a control device having a memory device for storing signals from the detection device and means for putting out signals of the yarn knotting operation.

Abstract: A water closet flushing system of a type employing a float-controlled valve through which water is supplied to refill the tank after the water in the tank has been dumped into the bowl to flush the bowl. A diverter valve is interposed in the line leading from the ballcock valve through which the tank is refilled and is operable to divert this flow of water under line press to outlets or nozzles disposed around the upper rim of the bowl as soon as the flushing process begins to provide a complete pressurized washing of the bowl. After the tank empties, the diverter valve automatically shifts to a position which directs the water to refill the tank.

Abstract: In a method of mounting an electronic component wherein the electronic component is temporarily mounted on a printed circuit board before the component is securely mounted on the base plate by soldering, the improvement comprises steps of delivering adhesive to the front end of a coating head of an adhesive applicator, transferring the adhesive on to the printed circuit board between connection lands provided thereon for placement of the electronic component, and then positioning the electronic component on the adhesive applied to allow the electronic component to be held in position, with its bottom surface and a part of its side surface put in contact with the adhesive. The electronic component is thus mounted temporarily on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical joint compound for use in tubular compression connectors generally of aluminum or copper, and is particularly useful for joining large, stranded or solid, underground, electrical power cable and terminations of cable in high-voltage potheads. The electrical joint compound is a thermosetting hardenable resin system such for example as epoxy or polyester, which contains sufficient fine metal particles to make the resin semi-conducting and also contains coarse metal particles of irregular shape which because of their size and shape break through any oxide surface such as occurs particularly on aluminum conductors during compression, and allow a metal-to-metal contact to be made between connector and conductor strands and between contiguous conductor strands. The combination of the coarse and the fine particles in a hard, semi-conducting resin provide a synergistic effect which gives a stable, low resistance, compression connector joint not heretofore available.