Abstract: A method of manufacturing an embossed resinous product having a textured surface which comprises: forming a potentially foamable resinous composition containing a blowing agent therein; heating the potentially foamable resinous composition to an elevated temperature to activate the blowing agent to cause blowing of the potentially foamable resinous composition; and then, before the freshly blown resinous composition has cooled to ambient or room temperature and while it is still relatively soft, mechanically embossing the freshly blown resinous composition under pressure by applying to its surface a previously blown, chemically embossed resinous product having a suitably textured surface; and cooling the freshly blown and now embossed resinous composition to yield an embossed resinous product.

Abstract: Walled structures are prepared from foam-in-place components such as those used to prepare rigid polyurethane foams wherein successive strips of foam are deposited and hardened within a three-sided enclosure having a generally H-shaped configuration. A foraminous scrim such as glass fiber mesh forms part of the vertical legs of the H and foam is disposed below the cross piece of the H to bond to adjacent scrim facing sheets and scrim of a previously disclosed strip. The foam is significantly reinforced, joined to the previously deposited structure and foaming components are isolated from depositing apparatus.

Abstract: Method for laying flooring on a solid sub-floor comprising the step of coating the sub-floor with a loose intermediate layer, screeding and thereafter covering the intermediate layer with a pressure distributing layer of semi rigid or rigid plates, whereby the intermediate layer consists of sawdust which has been sifted in order to remove particles having a size exceeding 5 mm and which have improved slender values by having been cut and split substantially along the grain, the sawdust being spread on the sub-floor, screeded to a thickness of 5-25 mm, and covered with the plate material which may be coated with an outer or wearing layer.

Abstract: A high-strength parallel yarn rope comprises a series of multi-filament rope yarns which are bounded together in parallel relation along their lengths by a binder distributed only on the surfaces of the yarns to form a flexible rope core. The core is surrounded by a braided jacket, and a flexible layer of water-impervious material adhesively and mechanically bonds the core to the jacket.A method is also disclosed for manufacturing the rope.

Abstract: Insulation board comprising a urethane foam core sandwiched between a thin flexible membrane and a thicker inflexible panel is made by dispensing foam forming materials onto a moving continuous sheet of the thin flexible membrane and depositing individual panel segments onto the foam as it expands. The manufacturing apparatus includes a conveyor press for transporting the flexible membrane past a foam dispensing device and means for consecutively depositing the individual panel segments onto the expanding foam. The panel depositing means comprise a suction apparatus for suspending the panel over the foam and a friction drive mechanism for simultaneously impelling a leading end of the panel against a trailing end of an immediately preceding panel to prevent the formation of gaps between consecutive panel segments. The resultant laminate is then passed through the conveyor press that acts as a forming and curing zone for the laminate which is thereafter cut to size at a cutting station.

Abstract: In the heating or cooling of conveyor or power transmission belts or similar articles during manufacture, successive regions of the article are presented to a zone wherein they are subjected to pressure accompanied by simultaneous heat transfer, the displacement of the article between applications of pressure being short compared to the length of said zone. Only preferred apparatus comprises a continuously rotatable heated drum over which said articles are passed, a tensioning roller having its axis parallel to that of the heated drum and movable towards and away from the drum, at least one curved, heated platen or equivalent member movable towards and away from the drum for exerting simultaneous heat and pressure on said articles, and means mounting said platen member for limited arcuate movement circumferentially of said drum and whereby said member is enabled when urged against said drum to move circumferentially and in synchronism with the same.

Abstract: A continuous or ring-shaped printing ribbon is constructed by overlapping the ends of a length of ribbon made of thermoplastic synthetic material and welding the overlapped ends together along a grid work of fine weld lines, thereby providing a weld joint comprising a punctiform arrangement of ink-bearing cells to effect an undisturbed emission of ink across the joint during a printing operation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a decorative label on a closured bottle, including a pilfer-proof feature. The neck label comprises a sleeve of a shrinkable plastic material shrunken over the neck and closure skirt on a bottle. The label stock may be preprinted in a roll and is (1) scored a partial depth lengthwise along a line corresponding to a cap skirt edge position in the label, and (2) embossed by pleats angularly disposed to the direction of orientation. The pleats provide an embossed decoration which appear in each label blank cut from the roll. Label blanks are wound to a sleeve shape and the overlapped ends united at an axial seam. The sleeves with embossed decoration and pilfer-proof score therein are placed over the neck and closure skirt of a bottle such that the score line is in position adjacent the lower edge of the closure skirt. Heat is applied to shrink the label into snug surface engagement with the underlying surfaces.

Abstract: A method of assembling a composite print wheel comprising the steps of locating a hub member in an assembly fixture in a fixed predetermined position; locating an insert member, with character slugs attached, in the assembly fixture such that the print characters on the character slugs align with and fit into a respective molded likeness of a corresponding print character provided in the assembly fixture and then fastening the hub member and the insert member together.

Abstract: A container which comprises a tubular body made of paperboard or of a laminate including paper has its ends closed by closure members made of a different material such as tinplate or a plastics material. Each closure member includes a plug portion which closely engages an end part of the body and a rim which extends laterally from the plug portion and is disposed to be closely adjacent to the end face of the body. At at least one end of the body the closure member therefor is at least in part secured to the body by a continuous band of thermoplastics material which extends lengthwise of the plug portion and forms at the inner end of the plug portion a bead arranged to caulk the leak path between the body and the plug portion to the rim.

Abstract: A one-use bottle-shaped container has a cylindrical shell portion, a base portion which has an inturned flange continuous with the shell portion, a central disc sealed to the flange and a bottleneck-shaped upper portion terminating in an opening considerably smaller than the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical portion.

Abstract: The edge of a hole in base vinyl material is cut clean and sharp and the material bounding the hole cleaned. A liquid vinyl compound is layered into the hole with each layer cured after it is applied. Only the last layer is pigmented to match the color of the base material. The exposed surface of the final layer is blended with the base material to present a continuous, uninterrupted surface. A hard, flexible and clear graining tool obtained from an impression of the base material is applied to the upper surface of the welding compound and indexed with the grained pattern of the vinyl base material after the cured welding compound and surrounding base material have been heated sufficiently to receive the grain impression.

Abstract: A system for sealing and repairing leaks in ruptured containers whereby an applicator including an open-celled sponge body is inserted into the rupture and the two interacting components of a binary fluid foam composition are mixed and injected into the sponge body, thereby expanding and forming a foam composite with the latter against the rupture to effectively seal and repair same upon curing of the foam in situ.

Abstract: Mechanical delabeling apparatus includes a slotted tubular feed conduit containing drive belts, an open delabeling zone at the end of the conduit circumscribed by adjacent, circularly arranged members comprising an abrading wheel, an article turning wheel and a yieldably biased set of spherical rollers. The dry process includes sequentially driving labeled bottles into the delabeling zone, rotating them about their lengthwise axes prior to and during contact with the abrading wheel while yieldably transversely supporting them in such zone and air conveying labels and adhesive materials from the zone as removed from the bottles.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously forming a reinforced flexible hose is disclosed. The apparatus includes a hose-forming device including a plurality of synchronously-rotatable mandrels with a plurality of spaced apart, annular grooves therein fixedly disposed in skewed fashion relative to each other. The reinforcing element of the flexible plastic hose is formed from metal wire which is delivered tangentially into the grooves in the rotating mandrels in a sequential, progressive fashion thereby forming a helically arranged wire structure. Simultaneously with the delivery of the wire to the mandrel grooves, the longitudinal edge of the plastic ribbon which is to form the body of the hose is pre-moistened with an appropriate rapid-drying, liquid-bonding agent and then circumferentially wrapped about the wire to completely enclose it. The succeeding edge of the following tape wrap is adhesively bonded to the subsequent tape wrap.

Abstract: There is described a method for road surface marking with tape material, including the steps of forming an essentially bituminous primer layer on such surface and then pressingly laying a prefabricated tape material on said primer layer, such layer being formed with an essentially adhesive composition having a relatively low viscosity when contacted with the road surface and comprising a substantial percentage of cross-linkable components at least part of which is hydrophilous. The layer is capable of attaining within a few minutes a viscosity of about 10.sup.5 cp and then further hardening to provide a final resistance to horizontal stresses applied to the tape material of at least 3 kg/cm.sup.2. There also are described devices for promoting cross-linking by preforming pre-polymers of a two-component reactive composition.

Abstract: A method of bedding a load-carrying member on a supporting foundation in which one or more open-ended axially compressible moulds are placed on the foundation and a bonding agent which includes a thermosetting resin capable of bonding to both the underside of the member and to the foundation is placed in the mould or moulds. The member is then placed on the mould or moulds and, by its own weight, or by a superimposed load, compresses the mould or moulds axially until the member is itself pressed into contact with the bonding agent, which is contained laterally by the mould or moulds, the bonding agent then being allowed or caused to harden. The method is particularly useful for bedding manhole covers on a manhole wall.

Abstract: A method of lining a passageway with a hard, rigid pipe of thermosetting resin, wherein a tubular fibrous felt is immersed in the resin to form a carrier for the resin. The immersed felt and resin have an inflatable tube therein and this tube is inflated to shape the resin to the passageway surface. The resin is cured to form the hard, rigid lining pipe with the felt embedded therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous adhesive solution based on polyvinyl alcohol in combination with unboiled unoxidized alkali hydrolyzed neutralized starch for the mechanical labelling of bottles and glass vessels in high speed labelling machines. When dry the adhesive is resistant to condensation water. The solution has a polyvinyl alcohol content of 12% to 25%, based on the total weight of the solution and a thickener content of 0.1% to 1% by weight. The polyvinyl alcohol and starch are present in the weight ratio of 85% to 65% of polyvinyl alcohol, to 15% to 35% of unmodified, hydrolized starch.

Abstract: A liquid crystal cell consisting of two planar supports and a spacer interposed between them only on the margin, said supports being fixed at intervals of a limit by the spacer to form an aperture, has at least one opening through which the liquid crystal material is poured into said aperture. The openings are sealed with use of cyanoacrylates or polybutadiene type resins so that the liquid crystal cell can be prevented from lowering of the characteristics caused by incorporating of impurities into the liquid crystal layer.