Abstract: An apparatus is provided for transferring containers from one moving conveyor to another. The conveyors may be aligned with a common direction of travel. One or more guide rails may be provided to guide conveyed items through a curved transfer section. The conveyors may be supported on a modular support unit. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a transfer table is located between incoming and outgoing conveyor support structures.

Abstract: A portable power tool cutting guide comprised of a single guidepiece of extruded material molded to form a dual-sided fence with a remaining flat but ribbed upper surface surrounding the fence and a smooth lower surface, where a reference edge indexed to the particular power tool is cut by aligning the power tool with the fence and cutting the guidepiece parallel to said edge, and the reference edge is then aligned with the desired straight cutting line of a workpiece by means of attachment to the workpiece itself in order to make a straight cut.

Abstract: An apparatus for packaging a predetermined quantity of objects and a counting device therefor is disclosed. The counting device includes a feed tray for singularizing objects, and the tray has at least one guide path including segments defining a direction of movement along the path oriented at an angle with respect to the drive axis of the tray. The packaging apparatus includes the counting device and associated components and controls for the automatic, high speed filling of containers.

Abstract: An article dispensing machine, of the type which has a conveyor including holders provided with a multiplicity of open-ended cavities for receiving the articles to be dispensed and for dispensing them by gravity discharge on tilting of the holders, is provided with ejectors for forcibly discharging any stuck articles which do not discharge by gravity. The ejectors are operative on the holders while tilted and are inserted through cooperating openings provided into the cavities to eject such stuck articles.