Abstract: A tape recorder in which first and second cassette tapes are loaded on a two stage reel mechanism, the two stage reel mechanism comprising a first reel, operatively connected to reel driving circuit, for transmitting a rotating force of the driving circuit to the first cassette tape, the first reel including a plurality of first engaging members at its periphery engaging with projections of a reel hub of the first cassette tape, and a second reel, operatively connected to the driving means and coaxially provided with the first reel for transmitting a rotating force of the driving circuit to the second cassette tape, the second reel including a plurality of second engaging members at its periphery engaging with projections of a reel hub of the second cassette tape, wherein at least one of the ends respective reels is tapered.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a winding wheel for stacked capacitors, in the shape of a wheel body on which a rim is fixed in a detachable way, said rim having its circumference cut along a certain length and being clamped in a hoop made of a material with an expansion coefficient of zero. The cut length is calculated so that, when the rim and the hoop which clamps it are disconnected from the wheel body and carried to a determined temperature, the ends of the rim defined by the gap do not touch each other.

Abstract: A rider roll relieveing system includes a microprocessor for controlling the rider roll force applied to a roll of web material being wound which in turn controls the roll's density or hardness. The operator programs into the system the desired rider roll force or load at the start of the wind and a first diameter at which the rider roll relief is to begin. Also, the ending load at a second diameter at which relieving is to finish is programmed into the system. The microprocessor then provides for the progressive elief of the load as function of the roll's diameter, geometry, and weight between the two prestablished diameters to provide the desired hardness or the roll. The rider roll force is maintained constant until the web has been wound to the first diameter and after it has obtained the second diameter. The system digitally displays the winding roll's diameter and the rider roll force during the winding operation.

Abstract: A device for measuring and re-rolling floor covering material, particularly carpet comprises a base member having sides and a transverse table top. On each side of the table top is mounted a cradle which extends downwardly from the table top and outwardly to the side of the device. Each cradle is formed by four rollers, two of which are carried directly on the base and two of which are cantilevered outwardly therefrom and are pivotally moveable inwardly to a retracted position. The re-roll cradle allows two of the rollers to pivot about the axis of the next adjacent roller so that the rollers can be folded inwardly to form a confined space acting to commence the re-rolling of a carpet edge. A knife is carried on a chain movable across the table top and includes guide wheels which hold the carpet down onto the knife blade.

Abstract: A light-tight film reel which is positionable on a spindle having a driving connection for rotating said reel, comprising a cylindrical hub-core assembly which includes a central bore in the core for locating the reel on the spindle, at least one separate cavity isolated from the bore disposed between the bore and the periphery of the hub, at least one film threading axial slots in the hub periphery that communicates with the cavity and an axially displaceable film locking member fitting within the cavity.

Abstract: The clamping head features a cylindrical section engaging the winding core with a threading which digs in inside the core and a subsequent collar forming a stop for the end face of the core. To obtain a form fit which spares the core, the threading is fashioned as a round threading.

Abstract: With vertical playback decks there is a risk that, when the pressure arm is released in the stop mode, the expensive and fragile compact disc may fall out. This risk is overcome by designing the centering piece with a groove arranged in front of the centering diameter and by the provision, at the front end of the centering piece and at the rear wall of the groove, of a bevel edge of about 45.degree. and, at the front wall of the groove, of a bevel edge of between 5.degree. and 10.degree..

Abstract: Apparatus for actuating a sidemovement correcting member of a machine for correcting the sidemovement of a travelling sheet-like article, comprising a linear motor having a scale of a predetermined length and a slider disposed at the bottom of the scale, a casing secured to the outer surface of the slider and put on the slider and the sale for preventing the slider from falling off, and a mounting member for the sidemovement correcting member disposed at the center of the top of the casing.The apparatus is arranged so that the linear motor is moved or stopped at a predetermined position in quick response to a selvedge detector signal and the like, thus assuring a highly accurate positioning control of the sidemovement correcting member.

Abstract: A machine and method for winding coreless rolls from an indefinite length web by winding a spiral body in a winding pocket with a trailing end extending upstream from the pocket, releasing the body from the pocket and accelerating the body and trailing end downstream away from the pocket while winding the trailing end onto the body to complete the roll and to create a gap between the trailing end and the leading end of a web fed toward the pocket. Fingers are extended through the gap to guide the leading end of the web and into the pocket and intricate winding of the next roll.

Abstract: A clamping device for hubs for winding magnetic tapes consists of a rotatably mounted block (1) mounted on a circular disc (2), the external circumference of which block is adapted to the internal bore of the winding core (6), said block containing, as clamping elements, two bushings (5,5') situated opposite each other, each of which bushings has two balls (9,9') which bear on the outside against the collar of the respective bushing (5,5') and on the inside against each other by way of a spring (10), the clamping elements being situated at some distance from the circular disc (2) so that the reel hub (6) mounted in position bears against the portion of the ball projecting from the collar of the bushing (5,5') and the bent over edge of the reel hub (6) is pressed by this spherical portion against the abutment (11) formed by the outer circumference of the circular disc (2).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously withdrawing an elongated product such as from a melt a fine wire is based on the rotating liquid medium spinning method. A layer of cooling liquid (14) is centrifugally formed on the inner peripheral surface of a rotational drum (13). Disposed inside the rotational drum (13) is a winding reel (19) having a rotating winding peripheral surface (18). A holder element (20) adapted to be magnetically attracted to the winding peripheral surface (18) is initially placed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotational drum (13). A molten material injected into the drum by a nozzle (16) is quenched for solidification in the cooling liquid (14) to form the product. Initially, the leading end emerging from the nozzle rides over the holder element (20) which then carries the leading end onto the winding peripheral surface (18) and holds it thereon by magnetic attraction.

Abstract: An apparatus for being positioned between the outer circumference of an expandable mandrel and the inner circumference of a roll of sheet material. The apparatus includes a plurality of elongated, rigid beam members, each of the beam members having at least one transverse aperture therethrough; and elastic structure extending through the transverse apertures of the beam members for joining the beam members to one another to form an expandable sleeve for being inserted over the outer circumference of the expandable mandrel and for being inserted into the inner circumference of the roll of sheet material.

Abstract: A device and method for treating the end portion of a paper from a paper roll mounted on a paper feed unit of a paper processer. The device arranged adjacent the paper roll is moved toward the paper roll until a presser roller mounted on the device is pressed against it. A cutter assembly facing the paper roll is pushed out so that its cutter will come into contact with the periphery of the paper roll. The cutter is then slid transversely from one end of the paper roll to the other to cut several turns of paper from the paper roll as broke. The broke is rolled out to be fed downwardly over a suction body through a pair of nip rollers and taken up by a take-up mechanism. Another cutter assembly is pushed forward into contact with the central part of the paper end rolled out together with the broke and moved widthwise to make a center cut in the paper end. A cavity forming device is then pressed against the paper end right under the center cut to form a square cavity there.

Abstract: Apparatus for inducing a controlled quantity of slack in a web traveling along a travel path from a web supply roll to a web slitter comprises first and second supports movable relative to one another. First and second sets of rollers are secured to the first and second supports, respectively, the rollers together defining at least a portion of a travel path for the web from a web supply roll to a web slitter. A control, responsive to an external signal, moves the first and second supports relative to one another a predetermined distance under positive control in such a manner as to effect relative movement of the first and second sets of rollers to vary the length of the travel path.

Abstract: The apparatus for winding a foil sheet, especially a plastic foil sheet, on a roll core is used in a step in the winding of a foil sheet into a foil sheet roll with a foil sheet winding machine. The apparatus comprises a contacting roll, a roll core receptacle and a cross cutter. A roll core put in the roll core receptacle is placed on the contacting roll and is drivable by it with the intervening foil sheet running to the downstream foil sheet roll. The foil sheet is cuttable with the help of the cross cutter between the roll core and the downstream foil sheet roll. Further the leading end piece of the next following foil sheet formed by cutting is receivable by the roll core. Above the roll core received in the roll core receptacle a foil sheet press device is mounted which is placeable on the roll core by a pivot motion and has a press element travelling with it during pivoting.

Abstract: A magnetic tape winder in which a magnetic tape is wound onto a flanged reel which being subjected to a magnetic field in the width direction of the tape. The reel is fit between the poles of a U-shaped magnet.

Abstract: An intake facility and method for use with the emergency room of a hospital for processing the victims of a chemical disaster who may have suffered chemical contamination. Separate rooms are provided for surface removal of contamination in a way which permits the victims to be monitored before being moved into a triage room for evaluation and then into the emergency room. Separate provision is made to handle trauma victims. Arrangements and procedures are provided to prevent access to the emergency room of those persons carrying contamination which could "dirty" the emergency room.

Abstract: Winder safety device comprising a manually operable knob which is provided with a stem rotatably associated with a supporting element, provided on a portion of a ski boot, to said supporting element being pivoted coaxial with the stem a winder of at least one elastic traction element lockable against rotation by external locking mean. A drive wheel is keyed to the knob for rotation therewith and free to slide axially with respect to the stem, the drive wheel is provided with a first gear which meshes unidirectionally with a facing second gear rigidly associated with the winder. The configuration of the first gear and of the second gear is such that the two gears engage without meshing with each other upon a rotation opposite to the winding of said at least one traction element.

Abstract: A continuous press machine includes a pressure applying device for urging a pair of opposed endless belts toward each other to compress a sheet-like material passing therebetween. The pressure applying device includes a stationary housing defining a pressure chamber and having a peripheral edge facing and spaced slightly from a back side surface of each endless belt, and a device for supplying a pressurized urging fluid to each of pressure chambers, so that the pressure in the pressure chamber is applied to the back side surface of each endless belt so as to urge each endless belt against the material. A seal device is provided for sealing a gap between the peripheral edge of each housing and the back side surface of each endless belt facing the peripheral edge, so as to prevent the pressurized urging fluid in the pressure chamber from flowing through the gap.

Abstract: The package support device comprises a hollow cylindrical rotatable winding core member possessing a substantially cylindrical support surface for the wound-up printed products. At the winding core member there is formed a ring-shaped groove extending in the circumferential direction of the winding core member and open towards the outside. Accommodated within such ring-shaped groove is a winding band wound upon the winding core member. The ring-shaped groove can be covered by a cover member supported at the winding core member. This cover member rotates with the winding core member and is displaceable in the direction of the lengthwise axis of such winding core member in order to expose the ring-shaped groove. The cover member can also be constructed to be rotatable in relation to the winding core. A throughpass opening for the winding band is formed in the cover member.