Abstract: A tool for use in dispensing fluids, such a liquid two-part epoxies. The tool has an actuating mechanism which includes a lever which is adjustable to accommodate materials of varying viscosities. Adjustment is achieved by axially moving a bolt within the trigger of the tool, which results in a change in the mechanical advantage thereof.

Abstract: A hydraulic fluid container (10,110) is specially adapted to mate with a vehicle hydraulic fluid reservoir (40,160) for the purpose of transferring fluid from the container to the reservoir. In one embodiment a spout (24) has a particular cross section which matches the opening (46) in the reservoir. In another embodiment a valve (148,150,216, 218,316,318,416,418) in the container or reservoir is opened by a probe (164,232,332) in the other of the container and reservoir when the container and reservoir are mated together. The invention prevents fluid from a container not specially adapted to the reservoir being added to reservoir.

Abstract: A coin recognizing selector (3) is followed by a buffer coin box (5) serving as a temporary store for newly inserted coins. The buffer has a stepping motor-indexable, bottomless and topless, circular loading magazine with P+2 radial cells bounded by radial walls, within a stationary cartridge. The cartridge has a bottom opening two magazine cells wide, equipped with a bolt (36) operable to either close off the opening completely or close off either its right or left side. N identical coin stores (6 to 11) are arranged coaxially one below the other to make change, are supplied from the buffer (5) and feed either a coin collection box (12) or a coin return tray (4) arranged in parallel beneath the storage decks. The bolts (36) are controlled to release coins from the stores to the coin box (12) or return tray (4), or from the buffer (5) to one of the stores (6 to 11), each store being assigned coins of a specific denomination.

Abstract: An improved portioning assembly adapted for use in the precise portioning of food or other products is provided which makes use of a double-acting piston and cylinder assembly shiftable between defined limits, with the stroke length of the piston being correlated with the quantity of dispensed portions. The preferred overall portioning assembly includes a hydraulically operated product pump coupled with the control piston and cylinder assembly for sequential product-dispensing movement thereof; movement of the control piston between spaced limits serves to actuate associated limit switches, the latter operating a valve for directing pressurized charges of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic pumping chamber. If desired, a delay can be provided before the initiation of each product-dispensing stroke of the control piston.

Abstract: An apparatus for handling empty two-piece capsules includes a vertically reciprocating feeder which extracts capsules from a hopper and forms randomly ordered linear arrays. A horizontal row of capsules are fed by the feeder to key-shaped slots in a block below the feeder. A blade reciprocally positioned adjacent the wider portion of the key-shaped slots moves into the slot at about the middle of the capsule to turn the capsules so as to be partly positioned within the narrower portion of the key-shaped slot. Each capsule is then ejected by projectable pins into a channel where the capsules are pneumatically accelerated into a pair of mated receiving rings which separate the two halves of the capsule.

Abstract: A manually operated dispensing pump has dual pump mechanisms, one pump being operable in a normal upright position and the other pump being operable when the apparatus is inverted. The dual pumps are fed from the same storage vessel for the media to be pumped. A preferred embodiment arranges the dual pumps successively along the same axis, each having suction ports and valves operable to enable the respective pump when the apparatus is correctly positioned and to seal off the pump when the other pump is enabled.

Abstract: A device for lifting a limp sheet member is disclosed. This device comprises a first tubular sleeve member which encloses an elongated interior region extending along a reference axis. The sleeve member has substantially planar, circular, aperture-defining rim disposed about and coaxial with the reference axis at the distal end of the interior region. The proximal end of the interior region is coupled to a region of relatively low pressure. The device also comprises structure for defining a composite airflow path from a region of relatively high pressure, through the first rim and interior region to the low pressure region, and includes vanes, grooves or sleeves for establishing an airflow vortex in the composite airflow path substantially at the first rim and disposed about the reference axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing sheet products includes a rotatable drum having a plurality of pockets adapted to receive individual sheet products. Plural rollers are disposed along the periphery of the drum between adjacent pocket openings. The rollers are rotated through a portion of the drum movement and locked against rotation through the remainder of the drum movement. Cam rollers are provided to lift the pockets radially outward, tilt the pockets, and open and close sidewalls of the pockets to facilitate ingress and egress of the sheet products.