Abstract: A method of constructing a building having load-bearing and insulation properties comprising the steps of erecting a loose frame by first arranging a plurality of horizontally disposed lower steel channels in the form of a closed polygon on a base support, the channels having their ends welded together to form the lower corners of the frame. A plurality of vertical steel supporting posts are mounted on the lower corners and have their lower ends welded to the channels. A plurality of horizontally disposed upper steel beams are arranged in the form of a matching polygon above the channels, the beams having their ends welded together to form the upper corners of the frame. The beams are supported at the upper corners by welding the upper ends of the posts to the beams so as to dispose each upper corner above a lower corner whereby the upper polygon has a matching parallel relation to the lower polygon.

Abstract: An internal pipe coating apparatus for coating the interior surfaces of uncoated weld joints in an otherwise internally coated pipeline comprising a frame movable longitudinally along the interior of the pipeline, the frame having a shaft at its forward end and disposed generally along the longitudinal center line of the pipeline, a coating assembly comprising a pair of horizontally spaced arms mounted for rotation on the shaft and extending radially outward on opposite sides thereof, a pair of spaced parallel links having their inner ends pivotally connected to the outer ends of the arms and having their outer ends pivotally connected to a pair of triangularly shaped mounting plates, each mounting plate being in the shape of an obtuse isosceles triangle having a single obtuse angle and a pair of smaller acute angles, each mounting plate being pivotally connected to its associated link at the apex of the obtuse angle, a wheel mounted on each mounting plate at the location of each acute angle thereof, a hollow

Abstract: An excavating and pipeline installation system includes an excavating vehicle, an excavating wheel assembly and a plurality of conveyors. The excavating wheel assembly includes a pair of excavating wheels for excavating a pipeline receiving trench at a predetermined location beneath the surface of the earth. The excavating wheel assembly is supported at the front end of the vehicle on a subframe mounted for pivotal movement relative to the vehicle between excavating and traveling positions. The excavating wheels are mounted for rotation about angularly disposed axes and are positioned to receive the pipeline therebetween. Bolster rollers are mounted on the excavating wheel assembly for initially lifting the pipeline, and pipeline rollers are mounted on the vehicle for exerting a downwardly directed force on the pipeline upon insertion thereof into the pipeline receiving trench.

Abstract: A tow wheel attachment for an automobile and which is used in conjunction with an underground conveyor system comprising a tubular metal frame having a base, a pair of legs extending divergently outwardly from the base and a horizontal crossbeam interconnecting the legs intermediate their ends; a wheel rotatably mounted on the base; a pair of brake disks disposed on appropriate sides of the wheel; a pair of mounting brackets affixed to the outer ends of the legs for the purpose of attaching the frame to the lower surface of the automobile; and a hydraulic cylinder connected at one end to the frame and at its other end to the center of the crossbeam for the purpose of lowering and raising the frame.

Abstract: A method for mounting a large tire onto a single-piece rim comprising the steps of first securing the rim to a stand having an upwardly extending ram, positioning an oblique cone atop the rim with the ram extending through its center, the majority of the cone is open except for three spaced and sloped segments wherein one segment is more steeply sloped than the two remaining segments, placing the tire on the cone, positioning a presshead having a downwardly extending post and three radially spaced hydraulic cylinder arms above the stand wherein the arms are pivotally mounted on the presshead and extend downwardly therefrom, a first arm having a horizontally disposed foot mounted on its lower end is aligned with the steeper segment, the two remaining arms each having a foot are aligned with the remaining segments respectively, lowering the presshead thereby receiving the ram within the post and having the feet resting upon the upper sidewall of the tire, extending the first foot against a first portion of the

Abstract: A system for spraying fluidized powder circumferentially around a pipe comprising a powder applicator ring engageable with a pipe and having a pair of powder dispensers mounted thereon, a powder fluidization chamber containing a quantity of powder therein, a hose for introducing a stream of air into the chamber to fluidize the powder therein, a powder recovery canister having a pair of axially opposed powder blowers mounted thereon which have their intakes in communication with the interior of the recovery canister, each powder blower having an outlet from which a stream of air is allowed to pass, a pair of tangential inlet pipes circumferentially spaced and connecting with the interior of the canister, a pair of powder control valves connected to the chamber and in communication with the fluidized powder therein, a rod for actuating the powder control valves wherein a quantity of fluidized powder is exhausted into an orifice in each powder control valve, a hose for introducing the fluidized powder from each

Abstract: A side cutter apparatus for an excavating machine having a plurality of spaced rotating digging wheels mounted on a common horizontal shaft, each wheel having a pair of spaced sidewalls, and having frame rails partially extending into the spaces between adjacent wheels; which includes a base plate affixed to the periphery of a cut-away section of a sidewall adjacent to the open space between the wheels; a pivotal side cutter including a back panel disposed in the cut-away section and pivotally mounted at its lower end on the base plate so as to pivot into the open space, a front panel disposed essentially parallel to the back panel and pivotally mounted at its lower end on a common axis with the back panel so as to be pivotally movable therewith, a cutting tooth affixed to the upper portion of the front panel and extending into the open space, a roller rotatably mounted on an axis perpendicular to the front panel and extending through the same into a vertical space between the panels wherein the roller is dir

Abstract: An inclinometer test assembly comprising a horizontal base plate, a vertical column mounted on the base plate, a support arm pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on the column, the arm having a longitudinally extending recess for receiving the cylindrical body of an inclinometer therein for the purpose of testing the inclinometer, a finger-like clip securing the inclinometer body within the recess, a three-point adjustment for the leveling of the base plate, a pointer plate and a degree plate mounted on the arm and column, respectively, for the positioning of the arm at a predetermined angle relative to the true vertical in order to test the inclinometer.

Abstract: In a method of treating flue gas which results from the burning of coal in a boiler wherein the flue gas is passed through a wet scrubber and proceeds in a saturated condition as a flue gas stream to an exhaust fan and then up a stack to the atmosphere, and wherein a reheat heat exchanger is employed to heat the saturated flue gas prior to its introduction to the exhaust fan to a sufficiently high temperature above its dew point the improvement in that method which comprises heating at least a portion of the flue gas stream subsequent to its passage through the wet scrubber and prior to its passage through the reheat heat exchanger to prevent any condensation from the flue gas stream in or on the reheat heat exchanger.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure integrator for averaging a plurality of independent input pressures comprising a base plate, a pivot plate mounted above the base plate for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot axis disposed above and parallel to the base plate, a plurality of input cylinders mounted between the base plate and the pivot plate, each input cylinder having a slidable input piston mounted therein and adapted to contact the pivot plate along a given side of the pivot axis, and a single output cylinder mounted between the base plate and the pivot plate and having an output piston slidably mounted therein and adapted to contact the base plate on a side of the pivot axis opposite from the input pistons, each input cylinder receiving one of the independent input pressures.

Abstract: A method of recovering metallic tellurium from a residue dust containing a major amount of lead oxide, a minor amount of tellurium oxide, and a minor amount of iron oxide which comprises the steps of introducing the residue into a leach tank containing water, sulphuric acid and ferric sulphate, the sulphuric acid being present in the leach tank in an amount equal to about 5% to 10% by weight in excess of that stoichiometrically required to react with the lead and tellurium, the ferric sulphate being added as an oxidizing agent, reacting the residue with the sulphuric acid and ferric sulphate to produce lead sulphate and a tellurium solution, removing the lead sulphate and tellurium solution from the leach tank and separating the lead sulphate from the tellurium solution, adding the separated tellurium solution to a tumbler containing particles of metallic iron, agitating the tumbler so that the tellurium solution reacts with the iron to produce ferrous sulphate and metallic tellurium, withdrawing the mixture

Abstract: A method of recovering petroleum products from an interface mixture containing a low boiling gasoline having lead components, a medium boiling aviation fuel, and a high boiling residual petroleum product comprising the steps of preheating a fluid stream containing the interface mixture, introducing the fluid stream into a first fractionation tower operating at a first temperature below the degrading point of the lead components and below the initial boiling point of the aviation fuel; recovering the majority of the gasoline and a major quantity of the lead components as a first overhead product stream from the first tower, recovering a minor fraction of the gasoline along with a minor quantity of the lead components; in addition to the aviation fuel and the residual petroleum product, as a first bottoms stream from the first tower; introducing the bottoms stream into a bottom-fed reactor vessel having a catalyst bed containing a catalyst capable of chemically adsorbing the lead components while the first bott

Abstract: A propeller driven toy comprising a hollow cylindrical elongated fuselage having radially spaced fins mounted thereon, a front propeller rotatably mounted on the forward end of the fuselage and having a circular hub provided with inwardly facing recessed notches along its periphery, four radially spaced blades and a drive shaft extending inwardly through the center of the hub; a rear propeller substantially identical to the front propeller rotatably mounted on the rear end of the fuselage in axial opposition and counter-rotating to the front propeller; a rubber band interconnecting the drive shafts and their respective hubs; a locking mechanism housed internally of the fuselage comprising a wheel rotatably mounted on a horizontal shaft, a lever having its inner end rotatably received on the wheel shaft and interposed between the sides of the wheel and having its outer end free to project outwardly from fuselage, a pair of elongated lock rods in offset axial alignment with the fuselage having their inner ends

Abstract: A crimping tool comprising a top plate, a parallel bottom plate, a rigid arm disposed between the plates and being affixed thereto, a movable arm positioned adjacent the rigid arm and having one end thereof pivotally mounted to the plates adjacent one end of the rigid arm, the rigid arm and the movable arm being positioned and formed so that their free ends comprise opposed crimping jaws for allowing the positioning of a portion of a circle clamp therebetween when the arms are in an open position, the top plate having a sufficient width so as to rest atop the open jaws of a bench vise when the crimping jaws are fully opened, the bottom plate having a width no greater than the combined widths of the arms in order to allow the jaws of the bench vise to close against the arms, a spring for holding the crimping jaws open for facilitating the positioning of a portion of a circle clamp therebetween, and an alignment bolt for holding the crimping tool within the jaws of the bench vise whereby the crimping jaws exten