Abstract: A two-piece nozzle for use on hand actuated pump dispensers is disclosed. The nozzle features a tubular member, which may be a part of the main body of the pump, having a circular, planar face at its terminal end. A hollow bore extending through the tubular member and the hollow face is in liquid passage communication with a recess in the planar face. A cap is rotatably mounted to the tubular member and has an end wall with a planar inside surface which will form an interface with the circular planar face of the tubular member. Radially displaced from the center axis of the circular skirt is a dispensing orifice which is registerable with the recess present in the planar face of the tubular member. A sealing boss surrounds the dispensing orifice and bore to provide a liquid-tight seal with the planar face when the orifice is not in registration with the recess. Mounting structure is provided on the cap and tubular member for achieving a rotating mount of the cap to the tubular member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semi-pneumatic energy absorbing bumper system for interposition between two objects at least one of which is movable including module means having an impacting face and upper, lower and side walls terminating in a continuous bead, support means for mounting said module means to at least one of said objects, a plurality of reinforcing ribs connecting only the impacting face to the upper and lower side walls, means for holding the module means against the support means to form a cavity therebetween closed to the atmosphere, and means for permitting selective communication between the cavity and the atmosphere upon the application of an external force of predetermined magnitude to the module means.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for feeding letters from a relatively loose stack of letters, in which each successive end letter in the stack is subjected to repeated impulses applied by a rapidly reciprocating friction surface which moves in a direction having components of movement both transverse to and parallel to the plane of the end letter. The movement is sufficiently rapid that the inertia of the leading letter to movement transverse to its plane substantially increases the pressure between the friction surface and the leading letter as compared with the pressure between that letter and the next in the stack. The friction surface is preferably a relatively uncompressible pad which is moved with an elliptical motion to repeatedly strike the end letter at a speed between 1,000 and 10,000 cycles per minute.

Abstract: The journal and/or pilot bearings of a rotary cone earth boring bit are constructed to include alternating areas of wear resistant materials and anti-galling materials. The bearing matrix is formed by compressing a powdered alloy in the shape of the desired bearing element. The bearing matrix is sintered, thereby forming a porous bearing element. An anti-galling material is infiltrated into the porous matrix of the bearing element and the bearing element is hardened. The resulting bearing element includes areas of wear resistant materials and areas of anti-galling materials.

Abstract: A roller having an outer textured cylindrical surface applies, by means of a constant current, a non-uniform charge pattern over the surface of a sheet of material such as, for example, sheets of paper or plastic as used in xerographic transparencies and/or over the surface of a conveying structure, such as a conveying belt, which moves the sheet material to, through, and/or beyond a xerographic transfer zone. The charge applied over the sheet material is of a polarity opposite to that of the charge applied to the conveying structure so that an electrostatic tacking force holds the sheet material on or adheres the sheet material to the conveying structure. Preferably the charge is applied over the surfaces of the sheet material and conveying structure which face each other.

Abstract: A photocopying machine which includes a band conveyor for transporting sheet material through the machine, the conveyor including end drums supporting a band of seamless and endless perforated metal with its upper run disposed over a suction chamber.

Abstract: A sheet sorting apparatus including a main bin and a plurality of sorting bins positioned adjacent to the main bin. A sheet transport including a horizontal conveyor and a vertical conveyor advance copy sheets from a copy processor past the inlets of the sorting bins. A deflector in the sheet path is actuatable from a first position to direction sheets into the main bin to a second position to direct sheets onto the horizontal conveyor which the moves them onto the vertical conveyor for entry into the sorting bins. The horizontal and vertical conveyors have a common drive and are of the vacuum type such that sheets can be handled face down past the main bin and directed along a path adjacent the inlets of the sorting bins.

Abstract: An apparatus for stacking pieces of paper money or the like as they are discharged one by one from a validation or like apparatus. The stacking apparatus includes a pair of horizontally spaced guide strips forming thereunder a passageway slanting downwardly from a horizontal slot through which the bills are introduced into the apparatus. Arranged for up-and-down movement along a substantially elliptic path across the passageway is a pusher adapted to press each incoming bill down into a storage chamber from the passageway, the storage chamber having a floating bottom which is spring biased upwardly. The bill pressed down into the storage chamber is held by means including a pair of retractable holder plates operating in synchronism with the up-and-down movement of the pusher.

Abstract: A plurality of suction shafts are rotatably mounted in a rotatable cylinder which is driven counter-clockwise. Each of the suction shafts is rotatably driven clockwise and is provided with a curved suction surface having its axis of curvature in a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis thereof. Openings are formed in the curved suction surfaces for communicating a vacuum pump through the interiors of the suction shafts with the atmosphere.

Abstract: An automatic adjusting device for stack changers in a sheet feeding device which compensates for the progressive drop formed on the residual stack as the auxiliary stack table is withdrawn.

Abstract: This invention relates to a sheet feeding device for the horizontal guidance of sheets leaving a separating device. The sheets are fed to an operating station, preferably the printing station of an address printing machine. The sheet feeding device comprises two opposed conveyor belts each being kept in tension and driven by guide rollers rotating in opposite direction. The sheets are received between the belts and conveyed by the same past the printing station. Adjusting means is provided to vary the location of the conveyor belts to accommodate various sized sheets.

Abstract: In card reading apparatus of the type for reading data processing type cards, an improved picking arrangement for picking and feeding cards from a contained stack in a predetermined manner. The picking arrangement comprises a throat through which the picked cards pass, the throat having an improved toothing design to optimize picking bad cards thereto. The apparatus incorporates an integrated system design for minimizing contact with the information bearing portions of the cards as they are picked and processed.

Abstract: A spoolless ribbon cartridge containing a length of inked ribbon which is formed into an endless loop and stuffed into the cartridge to form a plurality of random convolutions or folds of ribbon therein. The cartridge has a specially-shaped ribbon storage compartment, in the general shape of a kidney, which compartment provides for a smooth flow of ribbon therethrough and enables a greater length of ribbon to be stored therein when compared to prior art cartridges.

Abstract: A compact sheet sorting apparatus having a first modular assembly which includes a plurality of bins and a second modular assembly which includes a sheet transport for transporting sheets along the inlets of the bins. The second modular assembly is juxtaposed with the first assembly and is pivotally mounted to move from a first position when in a sorting mode of operation to a second position opened away from the first assembly to provide access thereto.

Abstract: A paper conveying system, particularly adapted for use in conveying paper blanks through an envelope making machine by means of at least two parallel opposed endless strip conveyors which are formed of flexible permanent magnet material with both the north and south magnetic poles positioned on a common surface, the common surfaces of the strips being opposed whereby the strips are attracted to one another and will grip a paper blank therebetween. A magnetic roller is also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed for disposing of radioactive waste materials by placing them into a container such as a steel drum, together with cement or other solidifying agent and water or other suitable liquid in amount sufficient to provide eventually a solidified mixture of predetermined amounts of cement or other solidifying agent and radioactive material, closing the drum, agitating the mixture in the drum for mixing the contents, and then storing the drum for at least a period of time sufficient to permit partial decay of radioactive materials or to await available time for shipment. Also disclosed are remotely controlled apparatus for handling both empty and filled drums, for placing the drums in and removing drums from enclosed drumming equipment where they have been filled and agitated, for accurately placing the drums containing radioactive material in storage, and for removing the drums from storage and loading them on a vehicle for transportation.

Abstract: A sheet intercept mechanism for temporarily retaining sheets released by the take-off grippers above a delivery pile at the output of a sheet fed printing press. The mechanism includes a horizontal support member and a clamping member normally in open position but having means for closing to capture the edge of a dropped sheet. A horizontal actuator coupled to the support member advances it to a sheet receiving position above the edge of the pile. Triggering means are provided coupled to the take-off grippers for closing the clamping member phased with the release of a sheet so that the clamping member clamps the dropped sheet preventing it, and any subsequently dropped sheet, from dropping upon the pile so as to permit the pile to be removed and a new pile board inserted. The triggering means is disabled as long as the horizontal support is in its retracted position and enabled only when the support is in sheet receiving position.

Abstract: A document transport and separating device which utilizes opposing intermittent motion imparting devices having tips, the end of which are caused to move in an elliptical manner to feed, separate and align documents such as sheets of paper. One end of the tips of the devices are caused to move in an elliptical manner through a combination of application of an intermittent force parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tips of the device at its other end coupled with a rotational movement about a mounting spring which converts the longitudinal force into the elliptical motion. The longitudinal force is applied by pulsing a solenoid or electro magnet. The tips of the opposing devices are flattened at their point of intermediate contact to prevent multiple sheet feeding and greater surface contact and the coefficients of friction of the flattened tip surfaces are greater than the coefficients of friction between each of the sheets such that sheet feeding occurs.

Abstract: Apparatus for inverting and stacking sheets successively conveyed along a path. Each sheet is sensed and actuates an inverting means which causes an element to engage and slow the leading edge of the sheet at a discharge region and deflect it from the path to a stacking platform. The trailing portion of the sheet continues to be moved by conveying means at approximately its original velocity and moves past the leading edge so that the sheet is rolled over and deposited in an inverted position on the stacking support or preceding sheet. The stacking support is sloped upward at its outer edge to facilitate removal of a portion of the stacked sheets while continuing the stacking operation. The conveying means extend over the stacking support to insure that the shorter sheets as well as the longer ones are properly deposited on the stack. By using a plurality of sheet engaging elements on the inverting means, sheets having a wide range of sizes can be deposited on the stack.

Abstract: A sheet delivery mechanism of the type in which printed sheets are deposited by an endless conveyor upon a pile, the front of which is defined by vertical guide members. When it is desired to remove a sheet from the top of the pile for control purposes a supporting finger is interposed above the pile at the forward edge for temporarily intercepting the subsequent sheets, and the guide members are retracted so that the control sheet may be removed. It is the primary feature of the invention that provision is made for time delay, for example, by using a lost motion connection, to insure that the guide members are not retracted until the finger is fully interposed and to insure that the finger is not withdrawn until the guide members are fully restored to working position so that there will be hiatus during which a sheet might travel beyond the pile.