Abstract: An agglomeration device having a rigid cylindrical casing in which a shaft rotates having outer end portions of reduced diameter. The larger diameter portion of the shaft has relatively small rotating rings at the ends thereof which rotate in notched out cavities of plastic rings which are stationarily fixed to end plates of the agglomeration device. Triple labyrinth seals surround end portions of reduced diameter of the rotating shaft.

Abstract: A briquetter for low density materials having a hopper, an auger in the bottom portion of the hopper extending outwardly of the hopper with its leading end feeding material conveyed by the auger and a pair of rolls receiving the feed material having briquette forming pockets extending along the roll circumferences, arranged to form complementary pockets for shaping the briquettes transversely of the rolls. A pair of confronting, threaded auxiliary ribbon flights in the hopper are provided immediately above the auger for pre-compressing material as it enters the auger. The auxiliary ribbon flights are tapered in diameter and have threads that become progressively smaller and are in opposite directions so as to concentrate pressure on material entering the auger. The leading end of the auger is smaller in diameter than the threads of the auger and is pointed to concentrate pressure on materials introduced between the pair of rolls.

Abstract: A swim fin having a low drag profile foot pocket-beam assembly, achieved by attaching a single beam to the bottom of the foot pocket to support the rigid blade. Such construction has the added advantages of making it possible to taper the sides of the toe portion of the foot pocket to generally conform to the shape of the foot, reducing the drag profile of the foot pocket and positioning the single beam so-that it is behind the foot pocket during swimming, thereby improving swim fin efficiency.

Abstract: An exercising apparatus comprising a pair of permanent magnets, each preferably surrounded by a container or glove for safety. A second pair of magnets may be worn, such as on a belt for interaction with said first pair. The magnets may be combined with dumbbells or barbells to interract with a second pair of stationary or movable magnets wherein resistance is provided by repulsion of like poles or attraction of unlike poles. They may be at right angles or parallel to dumbbells. Pairs of magnets may be guided by flexible or rigid tracks and may be cylindrically shaped so as to be reciprocable in a cylinder by grips projecting outwardly of the ends of the cylinder. Springs may oppose movement of guided magnets.

Abstract: An automotive theft preventing circuit including a battery, ignition switch and starter connected in series. An anti-theft device connected in series therewith comprising a metallic adjusting screws contact plate and a spring loaded contact pins plate underneath it. A coded plastic card is underneath the last-mentioned plate having a plurality of upstanding pins and a plurality of holes in vertical and horizontal alignment with openings in the spring-loaded contact pins plate. Some of the metallic screws are surrounded by insulation to make the circuit more theft-proof.

Abstract: A band for wrapping tightly about an object in self-fastened relationship thereto. The band comprises a flat strip of elastic material having a tail end and an arrow shaped head end terminating in a neck portion. A hole is provided adjacent the tail end of a size to enable the arrow shaped head to be extended therethrough when said tail end is stretched longitudinally.

Abstract: A repressurizer for carbonated drink bottles. It comprises an internally threaded cap having a one-way valve for screwing onto the threads of a bottle neck. The pump has fastening wings for detachable attachment to the bottom of a vertically extending pump. The pump has a bottom gasket for making an air-tight seal with the cap.A modification is to eliminate the fastening wings and have the pump slip fitted or screw threaded to the cap. A still further modification is to reduce the top diameter of the cap and provide threads that can be screwed onto a bicycle or automobile pump.

Abstract: A roofing clamp for attaching a flexible roofing sheet in a rain-tight manner. It comprises Z like halves which surround a block to clamp the roofing sheet therebetween. Machine screws hold the clamp halves together. The spacing between the clamp halves and block are of S shape at the ends to form a rain-tight seal devoid of perforation of the sheet.

Abstract: A method for forming strong and durable pellets from dust collected from stack gases. The dust includes CaSO.sub.3, CaSO.sub.4 and unreacted CaD. A portion of water required for total hydration with the dust is blended in a mixer. The moistened powder is stored in a conditioning container wherein the moistened powder is chemically reacted and heated to form a hydroxide with the oxides in the powder. Water is added to the hydrates and the wetted hydrates are subjected to an intense second mixing. The wetted hydrates are then pelletized in a pelletizer.

Abstract: A structured game in which players move vehicles through traffic lanes and interchanges on a main playing board from a starting point of a home base to a finishing point in the same home base, and in a variation played on a secondary board, being the reverse side or cover of the main playing board, in which the players move vehicles through a path of states on a map of the United States from a starting point of one state to a finishing point of another state. The game is called "DD, DEFENSIVE DRIVING GAME OF CARS" because if one learns to handle himself and his vehicle effectively in a regular or in an emergency driving situation, he can defend himself and others from his own possible errors and from the errors of others and because calling out "DD!" in the game requires the quick, accurate reaction necessary for safe driving. The players must obey traffic regulations, such as going the right way, maintaining a safe speed, and not hitting other vehicles.

Abstract: A counter-current operating, gas-liquid or vapor-liquid contact tower having a plurality of randomly dumped mass and heat transfer media. The improvement comprises first means for collecting and redistributing the flow to a lower positioned mass and heat transfer media and second means for introducing gas into an upwardly positioned mass and heat transfer media. More specifically, it comprises first construction elements in the form of horizontal, elongated troughs separated by substantial widths from each other having upturned sides extending angularly outwardly, the ends of said troughs abutting a circumferential flow channel, and second construction elements directly supported by said upturned sides, said second construction elements extending upwardly of said first construction elements.

Abstract: A scoop or pail shaped container having a plurality of openings surrounding its bottom outer portion and having a bottom cover pivotally secured to the bottom of the container. The cover has a plurality of openings about its circumference and is vertically ribbed on the outer surface to make it easy to grasp and turn in either direction. A pair of spaced semi-circular integral projections are upstanding from the cover and project through a central hole in the bottom portion to form a detachable pivot for the bottom cover. The cover has a vertically upwardly extending pin which engages an arcuate depression underneath the bottom portion, concentric with the arcuate depression to limit rotation of the cover in either direction. By adjustably varying the extent of overlap of the openings of the container and cover, variable amounts of particles in the container are dispersed uniformly.

Abstract: A replacement assembly for an oil filler cap for motor vehicles. The assembly includes a spring tensioned lid and a cylindrical tube having a downwardly taped lower portion surrounded by washer means and a pair of holes on diametrically opposite sides of the inwardly tapered lower portion of the tube. The cutter blade has an upwardly extended pointed end in spaced relationship to the inner wall of the tube and has a pair of downwardly extending, diametrically opposite flexible strips, each having an ear terminating with a semi-circular flat portion projecting outwardly through the holes for supporting the washer means.

Abstract: A golf tee gauge is in the form of a pad having a plurality of depressions into which the head protion of a golf tee may be selectively inserted to obtain selective lengths of penetration of the golf tee stem into the ground. The depressions may be aligned parallel to the edge of the pad or may extend along the perimeter thereof. Modifications of the pad include pairs of ratchets engageable with a slidable gauge element.