Abstract: A column disposed at the center of a circular track carries a first rocker, which is provided with first roller means. An outer support is movable on wheels along said truck and carries a second rocker, which is provided with second roller means. A bridge extends between said column and said outer support and has a length which exceeds the distance between said rockers and comprises an enclosure that extends virtually throughout the length of said bridge and defines therein a peripherally enclosed cavity. Said enclosure comprises a top wall formed with a slot which extends from a point near said column away from the latter and is adapted to be closed by a cover. An endless belt conveyor is arranged in said cavity and adapted to be charged through said slot with material to be loaded. Shifting means are operable to shift said bridge in its longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A shut-off nozzle for the injection molding of fluid plastics. The nozzle includes an axial body component with a bore for transfer of the fluid plastic from the molding machine to the molding cavity through a nozzle head. The nozzle body carries thereon an actuating cylinder mechanism for selective actuation of a core plug and valve assembly. The valve is reciprocated to fully close or fully open a delivery bore in the nozzle head.

Abstract: An inertial bulk material dispensing device for transporting and propellantly dispensing bulk material including an endless belt movably supported along a conveyor path, an impeller wheel drivingly positioned to engage the endless belt and to drive the same at a high linear velocity along said path so that as bulk material, such as wheat, sand, salt or any other like bulk material is presented to said belt, it is rapidly transported by said belt along said path and propelled to a predisposed location.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for handling and preparation of base plates and the like such as, for example, casting molds, especially after and before casting, in which the arrangement comprises at least two cooperating, crossing transport lines. Each transport line consists of a fixed bed for supporting the base plates or casting molds and there is at least one transport car in each transport line, the transport car being provided with raisable and lowerable means arranged to carry the base plates as they are transported along the transport line and from one transport line to the other.

Abstract: Fast-assembly flume apparatus for transferring fish during fish loading and unloading operations. The apparatus includes a plurality of like, generally half-hexagonal flume members. These flume members are nestable to permit compact stowing and are positionable in a longitudinal array for transferring fish along a desired path. A power-driven endless belt may be built into auxiliary units of the flume members to facilitate fish transfer.

Abstract: A dual manifold propellant injector having at least four distinct platelets in its configuration. The first two platelets constituting the primary and secondary fuel platelets; the third and fourth platelets constituting the primary and secondary oxidizer platelets. By proper valve throttling, the injector is capable of providing homogeneous, intimately mixed propellants at all thrust levels.

Abstract: A feeding apparatus for caps which are made of magnetic substance to feed the caps of bottles to a cap placing apparatus one by one in good order in a continuous manner, in which said feeding apparatus comprises: a magnetic first conveyor belt to attract and transfer the caps from a hopper; a baffle to remove overlapping caps on said first conveyor belt; a second conveyor belt to select out the caps which are in the wrong position; a guide passage to feed the caps one by one to said cap placing apparatus; a set of an inclined guide fence and a swingable fence to define a guiding section; an outlet to discharge excess caps; and a swinging means to swing said swingable fence.

Abstract: Apparatus for transferring parts moving serially along a first conveyor to parallel ranks on a second conveyor comprising a push bar for contacting and transferring the parts, a carriage for supporting the bar and a base for movably supporting the carriage. A first drive apparatus moves the bar from a starting position adjacent the first conveyor toward the second conveyor. A lifting apparatus raises the bar after the articles have been transferred from the first conveyor onto the second conveyor and maintains the bar in a raised position for at least a portion of its return to its starting position. The bar is mounted on a movable mounting apparatus so that the bar can move with respect to the carriage. A second drive apparatus is provided for moving the bar with respect to the carriage, the second drive apparatus including at least one drive arm for moving the bar mounting apparatus.

Abstract: An automatic conveyor system wherein identical carriers that have coaxial circular and non-circular surfaces and axially oriented pockets to receive articles to be moved from one work station to another, roll along track sections that connect the several work stations and, upon arriving at the successive work stations, are presented thereto in predetermined rotary orientation established by coaction between a surface thereof that is part of their non-circular portion, and an adjacent track section. At certain of the work stations the carriers enter transfer mechanism by which the carriers are tipped from axially horizontal to axially vertical disposition and back to the horizontal orientation.

Abstract: A sorting conveyor made as a train of consecutive, closely juxtaposed article carrier elements capable of carrying articles each resting on the top side of one or more carrier elements, the carrier elements being constituted by rotatably supported discs each arranged so as to partly overlap the preceding or following disc and be partly overlapped by the respective following or preceding disc, whereby when the discs are caused to rotate at a selected discharge station along the conveyor the article resting thereon will be caused to move laterally off the conveyor.

Abstract: A support belt for engaging the handle end of a fishing rod. The support belt includes a waist-engaging member manufactured of a self-supportive resilient material, with the belt having a front surface and arms coupled thereto for engaging the waist of the wearer. Each of the arms includes at a distended end thereof a section which is bowed against the small of the back of the wearer. The releasable support belt assumes a flexible C-shape for engaging the waist of the wearer. The support belt also includes a coupler releasably attached to the front surface of the belt for receiving and restraining therein the handle end of a fishing rod. In a specific embodiment this coupling device includes a ball and socket assembly including nodes and channels therein for prohibiting the rotation of the fishing rod about a longitudinal axis thereof.

Abstract: Conveyor flight assemblies or more particularly improved connecting means for connecting a flight to a conveyor chain.

Abstract: The invention herein relates to improvement in a fire extinguishing system which is arranged and constructed to cover a room area with a mist spray. The improvement herein consists in providing each room, as in a house, with a unitary ceiling perimeter molding, the molding being formed to have a passage therethrough, the room facing portion of said molding having small apertures therethrough to pass a mist spray of water into the room, a pressurized water supply running to said passage, a valve controlling said water supply running to said passage, and sensors opening said valve at a temperature indicating the presence of a fire and closing said valve at a temperature indicating the fire has been put out.

Abstract: A sorting conveyor having a row of elements each having an article support face operable to be laterally displaced in a selective manner in response to rotation of a drive shaft. The rotation is transmitted to the shaft through a selectively operable power transfer device provided on each element and including a first pulley for rollingly engaging an elongated rack mounted adjacent one or more unloading stations along the conveyor that has a concentric gear wheel portion, a second pulley is mounted concentrically on the shaft and has a gear wheel portion cooperating with the gear wheel portion of the first pulley. The gear wheel portions are arranged in a planet gear like manner with the first pulley being laterally displaceable between a retracted position out of engagement with said rack and an operative position in which it is engageable therewith and in driving engagement with said second pulley, the displacement of the first pulley being effected by means of a selectively operated actuator means.

Abstract: An improved log turner including a charge conveyor for feeding logs across an opening onto a carrying chute aligned with the charge conveyor. A discharge conveyor is located beneath the opening perpendicular to the charge conveyor. One pair of arc-shaped push-off arms is pivotally attached near the opening on opposite sides of the charge conveyor and the carrying chute. One arm of each pair of arms, opposite to one another, is pivoted to push-off and pivot a log resting on the charge conveyor and the carrying chute into the discharge conveyor.

Abstract: Threaded fasteners in a hopper are picked up by buckets spaced angularly within a rotatable, open sided drum and are dumped out of the buckets at a position above the hopper. Each bucket is generally L-shaped and is formed by two elements, one of the elements being selectively adjustable relative to the other element to enable the effective volume of the bucket to be changed.

Abstract: A flexible coated wire cable conveyor structure which includes one or more flexible wire cables coated with a flexible plastic resinous cable-coating material, such as nylon, and novel means for attaching the conveyor flights to and supporting them on the flexible coated wire cable or cables including flight-attaching and supporting members integrally united, as by molding or heat-bonding to the flexible plastic resinous cable-coating material on the flexible coated wire cable or cables and for attaching the conveyor flights to and supporting them on the flexible coated wire cable or cables. In a preferred embodiment thereof, the invention includes means for detachably latching the conveyor flights to the flight-attaching and supporting members.

Abstract: A hand-operated liquid spray apparatus operates on the air-lift pump principle wherein the air-forcing member and the spray-forming member are one and the same. Such an apparatus requires no nozzles or valves and no permanent pressurization of the sprayed liquid. A plurality of deflectable vanes are movably disposed in an open-ended chamber which communicates with the interior of a liquid container via separate air and liquid passages. The vanes, when at rest, seal both passages from the open chamber end. Operator-initiated motion of the vanes toward the air passage forces air trapped in the chamber through the air passage and into the container, thereby forcing liquid up through the liquid passage to wet the vanes in the chamber. A lip at the open end of the chamber is arranged to deflect the wetted vanes as they move past the lip. After passing the lip the deflected vanes spring back to their undeflected positions and, in so doing, throw off a spray pattern of liquid droplets.

Abstract: A rotary piston conveyor comprising a plurality of interengaged rotors in which at least one rotor is driven and, in turn, drives the other rotors. Each pair of adjacent rotors have spiral vanes which mesh to form the conveyor path as the rotors rotate. The degree of interengagement of the flanks or edges of the meshed vanes determine the efficiency of the conveyor path formed by the meshed vanes for any particular material or groups of material. Hence the rotors are adjustable to vary the interengagement of the vanes. The clearance between vanes in a direction parallel to the shaft determines the size or cross-section of the conveyor path. Hence, the rotors are longitudinally adjustable with respect to each other to vary the clearance. The adjustment device includes a split gear on the driven rotor and means for making each of the two adjustments as well as markings or indicia which may be read against a marker to show the degree of adjustment.

Abstract: A floating drilling derrick is provided with a split crown block and an opening to allow passage of a heave compensator cylinder which is secured to a lower traveling block. The piston rod of the compensator is secured to a drill string carrier. Coupling means are provided in the traveling block and carrier to selectively lock out the heave compensator. The traveling block and carrier are kept in proper orientation by guides thereon cooperating with guide rails on the derrick.