Abstract: A shopping cart and container apparatus for transporting merchandise within, to and from a store, includes at least one container dimensioned for containing merchandise and having a bottom, two pairs of opposed walls extending upwardly from the bottom to provide an open top, and at least one aperture in at least one of the bottom and the walls of the container; a cart for transporting the one container, including an elongated wheeled base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, a handle disposed on the frame for handling the cart, at least one rack for supporting the one container, and at least one basket carried by the frame and dimensioned for selectively containing merchandise and at least one additional container, the cart being adapted so as to be nestable with additional substantially similar carts; and a securing member associated with the cart and the at least one container for releasably securing the container to the rack, wherein the securing member includes at least one lug, carried by the cart

Abstract: A socket wrench universal joint includes a socket engaging element movably mounted in the drive stud of the universal joint to engage a socket. An actuator is mounted to the universal joint for manipulation by a user, and a linking element links the actuator and the socket engaging element. The actuator allows the user to alter the socket retaining forces. In a quick release version the operator can release a socket from the drive stud of the universal joint by appropriately manipulating the actuator. In another version the user can enhance socket retaining forces by properly manipulating the actuator.

Abstract: A store check-out station comprises a working table, an input conveyor, and an offset output conveyor. The top surface of the working table is preferably shaped in the form of a truncated sector of a circle, having its input edge orthogonal to its output edge. The input and output conveyors are elongated transfer beds, preferably gravity roller beds. The longitudinal axis of the output transfer bed is laterally offset from that of the input transfer bed. In a preferred embodiment, adapted for use with grocery cart and container systems, the difference in height between the top surface of the working table and that of the transfer beds is approximately equal to the height of a merchandise container.

Abstract: A shopping cart and container apparatus for transporting grocery products in or about a store from a supermarket or the like, includes a plurality of containers and a cart for transporting the containers. The cart comprises an elongated wheeled base, a frame extending upwardly from the base, and at least one rack carried by the frame which includes a shelf for supporting at least one of the containers. A securing device, such as a pair of pins extending generally upwardly from the rack, releaseably secures the containers to the shelf. The cart preferably comprises an upper rack and a lower rack separated by a distance greater than the height of the containers. The containers preferably include a laterally outwardly extending lip which has apertures therein for mating with the pins.

Abstract: A cutter apparatus for use in providing woodworking patterns within a workpiece includes a cylindrical base member formed with a cylindrical collared shank coaxially aligned and orthogonally mounted to the top end portion of the cylindrical base member, with a cylindrical support shank diametrically directed orthogonally relative to the cylindrical base member, with the cylindrical support shank including a forward end mounting a cutter blade replaceably thereto, with a rear terminal end of the support shank mounting counter-balanced weights in adjustable relationship for counter-balancing the organization in use.

Abstract: A process for making coated detergent granules by producing detergent granules and then uniformly distributing finely divided powder onto the surfaces of the detergent granules by means of an electrostatic charging and delivery system. The detergent granules are comprised of from about 10 to 20 weight % water so that the finely divided powder adheres to the moist detergent granules even after the electrostatic change dissipates.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling the cross slope angle cut by the blade of an articulated frame motorgrader operated in the crabbed steering mode wherein the articulation angle of the motorgrader frame is sensed and used to calculate the blade angle relative to horizontal required to maintain a desired cross slope angle. The blade angle is sensed and controlled such that the sensed blade angle is maintained substantially equal to the calculated blade angle.

Abstract: Substituted (10H-phenothiazin-10-yl)propyl-1-piperazines of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, A, X, m, n and s are as hereinafter set forth,are described. The compounds of formula I, which contain a piperazine moiety combined by an ether linkage to different phenolic moieties, are useful as orally active long lasting antipsychotic agents.

Abstract: A method for detecting, localizing, and quantifying macromolecules contained in a two-dimensional matrix is provided which employs a television-based position sensitive detection system. A molecule-containing matrix may be produced by conventional means to produce spots of light at the molecule locations which are detected by the television system. The matrix, such as a gel matrix, is exposed to an electronic camera system including an image-intensifier and secondary electron conduction camera capable of light integrating times of many minutes. A light image stored in the form of a charge image on the camera tube target is scanned by conventional television techniques, digitized, and stored in a digital memory. Intensity of any point on the image may be determined from the number at the memory address of the point. The entire image may be displayed on a television monitor for inspection and photographing or individual spots may be analyzed through selected readout of the memory locations.

Abstract: A positive-acting water-based photoresist comprising a polyethylene imine, a dichromate sensitizer and the balance water.

Abstract: An annular workpiece is grasped by inserting into an annular portion of the annular workpiece the second end of a gripping member having a first end and an expandable second end and expanding the expandable end of the gripping member.

Abstract: A device is provided for improving the vertical resolution in a television-based, two-dimensional readout for radiation detection systems such as are used to determine the location of light or nuclear radiation impinging a target area viewed by a television camera, where it is desired to store the data indicative of the centroid location of such images. In the example embodiment, impinging nuclear radiation detected in the form of a scintillation occurring in a crystal is stored as a charge image on a television camera tube target. The target is scanned in a raster and the image position is stored according to a corresponding vertical scan number and horizontal position number along the scan.