Abstract: An engine which utilizes gas and compressed air to provide propulsive force. A compressor and a turbo are connected to the engine to provide compressed air for driving the engine to either supplement or replace the gas.

Abstract: An engine which utilizes gas and compressed air to provide propulsive force. A compressor and a turbo are connected to the engine to provide compressed air for driving the engine to either supplement or replace the gas.

Abstract: Glassware forming apparatus includes a turret mounted for rotation about, and projection along, a vertical axis. First, second, third and fourth arms are rigidly mounted on said turret to extend horizontally and radially outwardly. The first arm supports a first neck ring. The second arm supports a second neck ring. The third arm supports a first blow head. The fourth arm supports a second blow head. The apparatus further includes a parison mold and first and second blow molds. Each of the blow molds is divided into two mold portions joined along a vertical hinge. The axes of the blow mold hinges extend generally parallel to the turret axis.

Abstract: Glassware forming apparatus includes a first arm for supporting a first neck ring and a second arm for supporting a first blow head. The first and second arms are supported from a vertical column for projection along its axis and for independent pivotal movement about the axis. The apparatus also includes a parison mold and two blow molds. Each of the blow molds is divided into two portions, the portions of each mold being joined at a hinge. The axis of each hinge extends generally parallel to the column axis. Apparatus is provided for opening and closing the molds, and for pivoting and projecting the first and second arms to convey glassware blanks supported by the neck ring alternately to the two blow molds from the parison mold, and to move the blow head between the two blow molds to blow the glassware blanks into articles of glassware.

Abstract: Glassware forming apparatus includes a parison mold, a blow mold, a pair of neck rings for supporting glassware blanks, first and second invert arms for supporting the neck rings and first and second arbors for supporting the first and second invert arms, respectively. The invert arms support their respective neck rings for movement in a common vertical plane. The axes of the arbors extend generally parallel to one another and generally perpendicular to the common plane. The molds have parallel vertical axes lying in said common vertical plane. Apparatus is provided for shifting the arbors such that their axes move toward and away from one another during an operating cycle. Apparatus is provided for pivoting the arbors about their axes to move the neck rings in invert and revert arcs between the parison mold and the blow mold.

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: Glassware forming apparatus includes a first arm for supporting a first neck ring and a second arm for supporting a first blow head. The first and second arms are supported from a vertical column for projection along its axis and for independent pivotal movement about the axis. The apparatus also includes a parison mold and two blow molds. Each of the blow molds is divided into two portions, the portions of each mold being joined at a hinge. The axis of each hinge extends generally parallel to the column axis. Apparatus is provided for opening and closing the molds, and for pivoting and projecting the first and second arms to convey glassware blanks supported by the neck ring alternately to the two blow molds from the parison mold, and to move the blow head between the two blow molds to blow the glassware blanks into articles of glassware.

Abstract: Glassware forming apparatus includes a turret mounted for rotation about, and projection along, a vertical axis. First, second, third and fourth arms are rigidly mounted on said turret to extend horizontally and radially outwardly. The first arm supports a first neck ring. The second arm supports a second neck ring. The third arm supports a first blow head. The fourth arm supports a second blow head. The apparatus further includes a parison mold and first and second blow molds. Each of the blow molds is divided into two mold portions joined along a vertical hinge. The axes of the blow mold hinges extend generally parallel to the turret axis.

Abstract: Glassware forming apparatus includes a parison mold, a blow mold, a pair of neck rings for supporting glassware blanks, first and second invert arms for supporting the neck rings and first and second arbors for supporting the first and second invert arms, respectively. The invert arms support their respective neck rings for movement in a common vertical plane. The axes of the arbors extend generally parallel to one another and generally perpendicular to the common plane. The molds have parallel vertical axes lying in said common vertical plane. Apparatus is provided for shifting the arbors such that their axes move toward and away from one another during an operating cycle. Apparatus is provided for pivoting the arbors about their axes to move the neck rings in invert and revert arcs between the parison mold and the blow mold.

Abstract: A ware tester comprising a testing station and a conveyor for moving ware past the station, the station including a ware testing tool, and a drive for moving the tool toward and away from the conveyor to engage and disengage the ware and parallel to the conveyor while the tool is engaged with the ware. The drive includes first and second cranks spaced in the direction of conveyor movement and having first and second crank pins, respectively, with adjustable throws to determine the extent of tool travel in the conveyor direction. The tool is mounted on an orbital link for shifting movement toward and away from the conveyor, and the orbital link is supported by the first and second crank pins. The drive also includes a third crank having a third adjustable throw crank pin connected to the tool to drive the tool toward and away from the conveyor.

Abstract: A lehr loader or stacker for use with a conveyor for moving ware serially past the moving apron of a lehr, the loader comprising a frame adjacent the conveyor, and a pair of pusher bars on the frame alongside the conveyor and opposite the lehr apron. The bars are movable alternately transversely across the conveyor to sweep ranks of ware transversely from the conveyor onto the lehr apron for movement thereon through the lehr. The bars are mounted upon the frame for movement through the same general path, each bar being provided by a pair of longitudinally extending bar sections providing a longitudinal space therebetween. The mounting system for each bar includes arms supporting, respectively, the bar sections, one of the arms for each said bar being movable through the space between the bar sections of the other said bar as the bars move through the path.

Abstract: A lehr loader for use with a conveyor for moving ware serially past the moving apron of a lehr, the loader comprising a frame adapted to be adjacent the conveyor, and a pusher bar mounted on the frame to be alongside the conveyor and opposite the lehr apron, the bar being movable transversely across the conveyor to sweep ranks of ware transversely from the conveyor onto the lehr apron for movement thereon through the lehr. The improvement comprises the mechanism by which the bar is mounted for such movement and the drive mechanism for the bar, the mounting mechanism including a pair of arm structures supporting the bar at longitudinally spaced apart points along its length, a pair of carriages, and guides supporting each carriage for reciprocation in the direction of such sweeping movement of the bar. Each arm structure is mounted upon its carriage for movement upwardly and downwardly. The drive mechanism includes a mechanism for reciprocating the carriages and raising and lowering the arm structures thereon.