Abstract: An amusement vehicle incorporating impact-absorbing features. An amusement vehicle with sophisticated impact-absorbing features is disclosed. Included among these features are a resilient bumper designed to absorb impact shocks without damage to the vehicle, a restorable, collapsible steering column assembly and a push-pull cable steering system.

Abstract: A stiff cardboard, paper or plastic cutout form folded to make a generally triangular supporting platform for a single slice of pizza, said platform having dependent therefrom a downward projecting keel for use as a handle, the supporting platform having a cutout channel in the broader end to allow the pizza slice to be pushed to the opposite end with a forefinger. The pointed end is truncated with an inwardly curved section to allow a bite to be taken from the pizza end.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combined tweezers and magnifier instrument wherein the parts may be snap-connected for ease of assembly, sterility, cleanliness and facility of use.

Abstract: A track roller frame assembly for a track-type vehicle includes a rugged and yet lightweight main body including a channel-shaped base, a recoil-mechanism receiving tubular casing overlyingly connected to a first end portion of the base, and a plate structure overlyingly connected to the second end portion of the base. A collar defines a bore therethrough for receiving a support member of a drive wheel preferably containing a hydraulic drive motor, and a support bracket is connected to the tubular casing for pivotally connecting the main body to the main frame of the vehicle. The weight of the superstructure and the tension forces on the drive belt that encircles the track roller frame assembly are advantageously transferred through the collar and the main body along a central vertical plane therealong and to a plurality of roller wheels centrally supported under the base.

Abstract: Coffee filter selector apparatus includes a housing having a continuous length of adhesive material for contacting a coffee filter and for removing the contacted coffee filter from a stack of nested coffee filters. The adhesive material is manually wound from a supply reel over an idler wheel, which extends out of the housing and onto a takeup reel. The takeup reel includes outer peripheral notches for a ratcheting system and for allowing a predetermined linear length of adhesive to be advanced from the supply reel onto the takeup reel.

Abstract: Apparatus for sorting articles and comprising a deflector movable between first and second positions to ensure that an arriving article will follow one of two paths, a stepping motor (20), the shaft of which is coupled to the deflector (21), and end stops (17, 18) limiting the angular movement of the stepping motor shaft to an angular interval between first (12) and second (13) angular positions corresponding to the first and second positions of the deflector. The angular interval between the first and second angular positions of the stepping motor shaft is less than and lies within the angular interval defined by a shaft position (10) of stable equilibrium in the first direction of energization of the stepping motor windings and an adjacent shaft position (11) of stable equilibrium in the second direction of energization of the stepping motor windings.

Abstract: A track roller frame assembly is connected to the main frame of a vehicle such as a combine harvester or the like, and is adapted to drive an elastomeric drive belt. An elongate track roller frame thereof includes a main body, pivot means on the main body for pivotal connection to the main frame, a supporting collar connected to the main body, and a plurality of roller wheels underlyingly connected to the main body. A wheel includes a housing encirclingly supported by the collar away from the pivot means, a shaft assembly rotatably supported within the housing, and inner and outer wheel portions connected to the opposite ends of the shaft assembly. A hydraulic drive motor within the housing rotates the shaft assembly and the wheel portions and drives the elastomeric drive belt.

Abstract: A lifting device is provided for lifting and inverting home-delivered bottled water containers. The device comprises a semi-cylindrical frame and two handles. The handles are disposed on opposite sides of the frame and extend outwardly from the frame such that the longitudinal axes of the handles are substantially coincident with a straight line which, when the device is in use, extends through the center of gravity of the bottle.

Abstract: Mixed pieces of different non-ferrous metals are sorted by initially moving the pieces through a high density, rapidly changing magnetic flux field, and immediately thereafter, freely moving the pieces along unsupported forwardly and downwardly directed trajectories resulting from the momentum of the pieces, the force of gravity and the magnetically induced repulsive forces developed in the pieces by the flux field. The magnitude of the magnetically induced repulsive forces differ for different non-ferrous metals so that the lengths of the trajectories of generally similar size and shape pieces vary accordingly for separating pieces formed of different metals. The magnetic field is provided by a horizontally axised, rapidly rotating, hollow, liquid cooled, iron wall drum having magnets affixed to its outer surface. The magnets are arranged in rows that are formed of numerous, tile-like, small, permanent magnets which are positioned end to end, with their like polarity ends adjacent.

Abstract: A filament wound wheel is shown having a high percentage of continuous fiber oriented in the optimum load bearing direction for maximum strength. Also shown is a manufacturing method for the wheel including the steps of polar winding a continuous filament on a split mandrel to form a filament winding, slitting the filament winding on the mandrel to form two preforms, placing the two preforms in a back-to-back configuration, pressing each preform upon its split mandrel under heat to cure and join the preforms and separating the split mandrels from the joined preforms.

Abstract: A tank mount and carrier comprises a holder in the form of a cradle for receiving the tank and having outward extending legs for stable support of the tank, a band at each end of the crable extends around the tank to attach it to the mount, with a pair of flexible straps extending along each side and for coming together above the tank for attachment and for forming a handle for carrying the tank.

Abstract: A device is provided for lifting the bail handle or lid of a dutch oven. When the lid is lifted, the device can be placed upon the ground while maintaining the lid out of contact with the ground. The device is comprised of a handle member pivotably connected to a base member having a trapezoidal shape. The base can be moved about the pivotable connection between a functional state disposed perpendicularly to the handle member, and a storage state disposed in line with the handle member.

Abstract: The feeding of articles, especially (small) packs (10), to a processing station, especially a collecting and packaging station (21), can be temporarily be interrupted as a result of faults in the region of the latter. To prevent damage to the packs (10) because the pack conveyor (11) continues to run, a number of packs (10), in particular a build-up series (27), is temporarily lifted off the pack conveyor (11). The following packs (10) are fed to a pack store (42) in pack groups (22).

Abstract: Gripping device (1) comprising two blades (9) adapted to be moved downwards and upwards by a jack (6) and each guided by two guides (14, 15), one being an outer guide and the other an inner guide, and each blade having an outer boss (12) which brings the blades (9) close to one another at the end of the downward movement in order to pinch the block which is to be gripped and transferred.Application: particularly for potting or planting out seedlings in blocks of friable material, for example compost.

Abstract: A pallet means for transporting a pile of metal forms having a pair of means spaced apart from each other and adapted to hold the opposite lateral ends of metal forms, each member of the pair respectively comprising a bottom beam arranged to hold a lower end of the metal forms, the bottom beam having locking means arranged to engage an interior surface of the metal form at the longitudinal end, and said beams mounted on each lateral end of the metal form to retain metal forms in rows and without slippage during transport.

Abstract: A protector to prevent opening of doors of adjacent vehicles from denting a car door is disclosed. The protector has a hollow outer tube which may be shortened to proper size to fit the door. In cross-section, the tube has a rounded protuberance on its outside and a curved bottom with outward extending feet to prevent the tube from turning once it is applied. Within the outer tube is a highly resilient core of rubber or plastic material (also capable of being cut to a length less than the width of the car door) and hooks are screwed into the ends of the core. The hooks engage the vertical side edges of the door to hold the protector in place. Alternatively the protector may be formed of a single piece of resilient rubber or plastic material which may be cut to size and hooks screwed into the ends.

Abstract: Lifting and depositing devices which have four rack and pinion jacks are used to raise and lower transportable large containers or to support them above the ground, and the jacks can be attached to a container by arms reaching to the ISO corner fittings of the container. Each arm has a connecting beam which is approximately the height of the container, which is supported by means of a journal arranged at its top end parallel and at some distance therefrom in a top ISO corner fitting an is detachably fastened to its bottom end by an angled connecting part by means of two snap locks. In order to allow this fastening to the bottom ISO corner fitting, at least, the one snap lock is configured as a modular removably structural part. The snap lock, however, is also suitable for other attachment components, for instance pulley blocks or roller trestles for large containers.

Abstract: A device for holding a conventional carpet stretcher and providing a tail block footing against a wall. The tail block is mounted on rollers and has a short tubular extension whereby one or more tubular extensions may be mounted thereon with the far terminal end being mounted against the conventional stretcher.

Abstract: A package handle carrier which provides a means for carrying packages, containers or equivalent with one hand. The package handle includes a pivoted top-nested carrying handle mounted on the top of a relatively flat compact box. The box contains two spring tensioned retractable tape reels rotatably mounted in the box in side by side relationship with their axes parallel. Each tape free end has a T-bar rod secured thereto which is insertable into an anchor clasp socket in the associated opposite wall of the box to hook the free end of the tape thereto. Each reel has an upwardly protruding fluted rewind knob for manually drawing up the tape, and a spring biased reel ratchet lock to engage the knob flutes to positively one-way lock the tape in taut condition about the package to be carried.

Abstract: An improved portable cable release mechanism for mounting on the deck of a tow boat, tug, ship or dock and used to tow and dock barges, boats and ships, which mechanism is designed to receive one end of a tow cable or docking cable in order to secure and selectively release the vessels. The cable release mechanism includes a pelican hook pivotally attached to a frame which can be removably mounted on a dock or secured to the deck of a tow boat, ship or barge by means of a clevis plate. A sliding keeper normally secures the pelican hook in closed configuration in the frame and release of a towing or docking cable from the pelican hook is automatically effected by activating an air or hydraulic cylinder having a piston provided in cooperation with the keeper ring. This action extends the cylinder piston and forces the keeper from engagement with the pelican hook, allowing the pelican hook to pivot rearwardly responsive to the load on the cable.