Abstract: The present invention is a snow gun mounting apparatus to mount a snow gun that includes a snow gun holder with a pair of vertical protrusions with an aperture disposed on each vertical protrusion, a metal front leg with a pair of legs with the snow gun holder welded on front metal leg, a pair of ball wheels that are welded to the ends of the metal front leg and a rear support leg that extends from the back of the snow gun holder and the metal front leg. The apparatus also includes a plurality of adjustment apertures that are disposed on each rear support leg, a pair of friction brakes that are attached to each rear supports leg and a pair of powder stoppers that are attached to each rear supports leg.

Abstract: A mining machine (4) has a vertically movable jib (6) mounted in front of it and carrying a drum shaped drilling head (12) at its forward end. The drilling head is provided with radially projecting picks which rip coal out of a coal seam (1) located between an underburden (3) and an overburden (2). A forwardly-facing directional microphone (16) is mounted on the forward end of the machine (4) between the lines M where it can monitor the resonant frequencies of the picks. Electrical circuitry mounted on the machine controls the position of the jib (6) in accordance with the relative amplitudes of a unique set of natural resonant frequencies produced by the picks during mining.

Abstract: A dispensing cap apparatus is provided for dispensing a fluid from a container. The cap includes a base portion and a cover cap portion which are slidably moveable with respect to each other. The base includes a cam surface and the cover cap includes a cam follower. Opening the apparatus requires squeezing opposing sides of the cover cap to move the cam follower against the camming surface which forces the cover cap into a raised position to unseal the cap and allow fluid to flow thereout. In another embodiment, a portion of the base is cammed downward with respect to their cover cap to open the apparatus. Also included as embodiments are a child-proof embodiment wherein the cover cap must first be aligned with the base before the apparatus may be opened and an embodiment wherein the camming surface and cam follower coact to prevent the cap from being closed after it has been opened.