Abstract: An improved woven wire partition that includes a frame fabricated of at least one channel member, that channel member opening outwardly relative to the center of the frame. A woven wire panel is connected with the frame, wire ends of the woven wire panel passing through holes in the channel member's center web and being folded over that center web to maintain the woven wire panel in connected relation therewith. At least one novel U-shaped clip is mounted in the trough of the channel member by frictionally interposing the clip's base between a folded wire end and the channel member's center web. The U-shaped clip's legs are sized to extend beyond the side edges of the channel member, and are configured to be received in an interference fit relation with the sides of an outwardly opening channel member of an adjacent woven wire partition when the two channel members are bolted together in side edge-to-side edge relation.

Abstract: A card or badge is used for controlling access to facilities or facility areas which include remote card readers which are interconnected with a central card data processor. When access is requested at a remote location, a user inserts his card or badge into the remote terminal and the remote terminal sends data identifying the person to the central processor which, in turn, sends a command to the remote terminal to grant or deny access. When a card or badge is inserted into the system and no response is received within a predetermined time period, the remote terminal, on the assumption that communication line failure has occurred between the remote terminal and the central processor, reads a set of data from the user's card or badge to grant or deny facility access to the user on a secondary selection basis.

Abstract: In a label-applying machine for applying labels adapted to be rendered adhesive by an application of heat, a vacuum picker for removing the labels one at a time from the magazine and moving them to a transfer position, a vacuum gripper finger at the transfer position for taking the labels from the picker and moving them to a position for application to containers supported for movement along a predetermined path, said gripper fingers being heated to render the labels tacky during movement from the transfer position to the containers for spotting the labels on the containers, and wipers situated along the path of travel of the containers beyond the place of spotting of the labels for pressing the labels against the sides of the containers, and means for heating the wipers to cause the labels to be adhesively attached to the containers.

Abstract: A security system in which access at remote locations is limited to personnel inserting in the system a coded data card, the data of which compares favorably with data stored in a memory. The memory data comprises a table which permits access to selected terminals by selected personnel at selected times. Programming access to the system for the purpose of altering data in the access authorization table is limited to individuals who insert a supervisor's card into the system, which card enables the logic required for altering the authorization table.

Abstract: An adjustable dry pendent sprinkler for fire extinguishing sprinkler systems incorporates a heat fusible sprinkler head on an elongated telescopically adjustable device threadably engagable in a horizontal sprinkler main or the like and isolated therefrom by a frangible disc. The device contains a pair of telescopically engaged tubular members both of which are capable of longitudinal movement and one of which is held in a first position by the sprinkler head. A plurality of spheres are radially movable between oppositely disposed configurations of the tubular members so that fusing of the sprinkler head, opening the same, permits one of the tubular members to move into the area occupied by the sprinkler head thereby freeing the spheres to move radially and permit the other of the tubular members to be spring urged toward the frangible disc so as to cut the same and thereafter form a tubular passageway through the device for the delivery of fire extinguishing fluid therethrough.

Abstract: A tilting tray apparatus for use in a sorting conveyor includes a tray carrier and a yieldable spring latch for yieldably holding the carrier in an article carrying position, a bank position, and a discharge position. The latch yieldably resists tray carrier tilting to provide tray control. A tip-up cam surface is provided integrally on the tray carrier for engagement by a tip-up device to tilt the tray carrier to discharge articles thereon.

Abstract: A capping machine turret has a number of circumferentially spaced screw-cap applying spindles with a cap engaging chuck at the lower end of each spindle. Each screw cap applying spindle of the capping machine is rotated by means which frictionally applies an accurately predetermined torque to the spindle and therefore to the cap engaging chuck at the lower end of the spindle. This is accomplished by providing a pair of pinions which are rotatably mounted on each spindle and are continuously rotated by drive means associated with the turret generally. Drive washers are provided at the outer radial faces of the two pinions and between the pinions and these drive washers have internal spline formations which interfit with external spline formations on the spindle.

Abstract: A fire protection system for several zones of protection utilizes an expensive extinguishing agent and directs the extinguishing agent only to a zone in which a sensing device indicates the presence of a fire thus enabling the supply of the extinguishing agent to be delivered only to the fire zone and avoiding the necessity of charging the remainder of the system.

Abstract: A piston and cylinder device wherein the piston comprises an annular metal core with a peripheral groove for receiving an annular seal. The metal core has a peripheral overlay of nylon which provides a bearing surface at each side of the peripheral groove and the overlay follows the contour of the periphery of the metal core including the walls of the peripheral seal receiving groove.

Abstract: A substantially fuel-free oxygen-generating composition consisting essentially of an alkali metal chlorate which may contain a small amount of perchlorate, in combination with a catalytic amount in the order of about 0.5 to 5.0% by weight of cobalt oxide.

Abstract: An adjustable drop nipple is disclosed for connecting a pendant sprinkler to a sprinkler system. The nipple includes outer and inner telescoped pipes with a gripping means therebetween which permits an adjustment of the telescoped relation of the pipes for a desired position of the pendant sprinkler below a drop ceiling.

Abstract: A resiliently flexible sealing element conformable to the face of a wearer is supported by and spaced from a mask body by a resiliently flexible web, the sealing element and web extending perimetrically around the open side of the mask body and the hinge web having a bead extending along the opposite sides and across the top of the mask for controlled buckling of the web in a manner mechanically loading the face engaging sealing element.

Abstract: Labeling apparatus wherein a rotor rotatable about a vertical axis is provided with peripherally spaced suction pads for taking labels presented thereto in vertical positions, moving them by adhesive-applying rolls for application of adhesive thereto and then pressing them into engagement with the side surfaces of containers supported in vertical positions. The adhesive-applying rolls are supported in substantially vertical positions in tangential relation to the rotor and there are adjustably mounted doctor rolls supported in tangential engagement with the adhesive rolls. The surfaces of the adhesive-applying and doctor rolls have mutually interengaged ribs and grooves and adhesive is supplied to the upper ends of the doctor rolls in free flowing streams so as to flow downwardly over the lateral surfaces of the rolls to their lower ends. A tray at the lower ends provides for collecting the adhesive and returning it to a reservoir for reuse.

Abstract: Apparatus wherein a picker provided with an arcuate surface is supported for movement in a circular path at a radial distance from a predetermined center of rotation relative to a glue applying roll, a stack of labels and a transfer turret arranged about said predetermined center characterized in that there is means for effecting movement of the picker along said path and effecting rotation of the picker about the center of its arcuate surface such that said arcuate surface will have exclusively rolling tangential engagement with the surface of the glue applying roll, the surface of the label and the surface of the turret comprising, a fixed sun gear at said predetermined center having portions of different radius of curvature by means of which the rotation of the picker may be accelerated or decelerated, a planetary gear at the center of rotation of the arcuate surface of the picker for effecting its rotation, an idler gear in mesh with the planetary gear movable around the fixed gear in consonance with the

Abstract: Apparatus for pressing labels against the lateral sides of containers traveling along a conveyor standing upright, wherein a plurality of wiper assemblies including pressure applying pads are arranged along opposite sides of a container conveyor for movement along paths parallel thereto characterized in that the assemblies are supported by horizontally moving conveyor chains entrained about spaced sprockets so as to have straight runs parallel to the path of movement of the container conveyor and curved end runs which respectively lead into the straight runs and away from the straight runs and wherein the assemblies are rotated relative to the conveyor as they travel around the end runs to establish and maintain full compressive engagement of the pads with the containers throughout movement of the pads along the straight runs from center to center of the supporting sprockets.

Abstract: An inhalant disperser comprising an ampoule contained within an enclosure formed of an outer layer of liquid absorbent paper and an inner layer of material having an impermeable portion confining the fragments of a broken ampoule within the enclosure and a perforated portion permitting the passage of the ampoule contents therethrough for permeating the outer layer.

Abstract: A labeling machine of the kind wherein labels are removed one at a time from a stack of labels by a rotating picker provided with axially spaced annular picking surfaces disposed for rotation about an axis parallel to the endmost label in the stack at a distance therefrom such that the annular picking surfaces of the picker are tangent to the plane of the endmost label. The annular picking surfaces contain diametrically disposed slots which are connected to a vacuum as they are moved into engagement with the endmost label and thereafter at a predetermined place in the further rotation of the picker are disconnected to release the label characterized in that there is a needle fixed in each slot with its pointed end flush with the annular picking surface of the picker and with which the portion of the label crossing the slot is held engaged during the period the picker is taking hold of the label and releasing it.

Abstract: An improved back frame for supporting a tank of compressed breathing air in a life support breathing system wherein the back frame includes a harness for securing the frame to a user's back. The improvement resides in part in the provision of inclined lateral edge rails on the frame which are spaced outwardly from the user's back at the upper portion thereof and are oriented to incline or extend inwardly toward the user's back at the lower portion thereof. A retaining strap is slidably connected at each of its ends to the upper portion of a correspondingly associated edge rail. In this manner the strap may be slid along the rails to adjust the retention force imparted to a tank of compressed air mounted thereunderneath. In addition, the retaining strap includes at one end a stepped bracket connector for altering the nominal length of the strap while a toggle latch is provided at the opposite end thereof for loosening and tightening the strap with respect to a mounted air tank.