Abstract: A plant to produce concrete by mixing sand, cement, aggregate and water by a continuous operation. A plurality of storage hoppers with twin outlets associated with weigh hoppers permit a discharge of aggregate and sand material through vibratory feeders onto a conveyor belt so that one group of weigh hoppers discharges while a second group is being filled. The conveyor belt delivers in a continuous manner to a trough mixer which receives cement from a silo and water for mixing said ingredients.

Abstract: In a continuous spooling apparatus for wire having two co-axially spaced reels and a distributor head for delivering the wire to the reels, a wire carrier having a pivotal cradle is positioned intermediate the empty and full reels for receiving the wire upon transfer of the feed of the wire from toward the full reel to toward the empty reel by the distributor head, the carrier rotates from a position adjacent the distributor head to a position approaching a cutter diametrically opposite the distributor head where the cradle is pivoted to release the wire to be snagged by notched catcher plates positioned at adjacent flanges of the full and empty reels.