Abstract: A container arrangement is disclosed comprising a container having a plurality of partition walls separating the container into three chambers including a filling chamber, a holding chamber and a source chamber. The holding chamber is connected to a container pouring spout for flowable media to flow from the holding chamber to the spout when the container is oriented in a pour position. The filling chamber has entrance openings and exit openings connecting it to the source chamber and holding chamber, respectively. The filling chamber and its openings are disposed for flowable media to flow from the source chamber to the filling chamber when the container is positioned in the pour position and for flowable media to flow from the filling chamber to the holding chamber when the container is disposed in the rest position. The filling chamber ensures that only a metered amount of flowable media can flow to the holding chamber and be available for pouring through the spout thereby prevent overpourage.

Abstract: A folding fillet knife comprises a molded two-piece plastic or metal handle, a metal blade pivotally connected to the handle and pivotable between open and closed positions, and a latching member slidably mounted on the handle. The latching member is spring biased into a latching position wherein it engages the base end of the blade and either releasably secures the blade in closed position or positively locks the blade in open position. The latching member is slidably movable to an unlatching position either automatically (as the blade opens) to enable the blade to be pivoted from closed to open position, or manually to allow the blade to be pivoted from open to closed position.

Abstract: A knife holder for removably supporting kitchen knives, each having a handle and a blade, is adapted to rest on a table or counter or hang on a wall. The holder includes an upwardly sloped upper surface, a generally vertical front surface, a plurality of slots extending inwardly from these two surfaces, and an obstruction near the lower end of the slots so that the length of the interior portion of a slot at least equals the length of a knife blade, whereas the frontal portion of a slot (down to the obstruction) is shorter than the knife blade. A knife handle engaging projection is located adjacent the upper end of each slot to prevent accidental slippage of a knife from a slot. When a knife is supported in a slot, the blade tip is behind and below the obstruction, and the knife handle rests on the upper surface of the holder behind the handle engaging projection.

Abstract: A flexible knife scabbard has a blade-receiving elongated passage open at one end extending longitudinally therein and has a blade sharpening slot open at both ends extending laterally therethrough and transversely through the elongated passage. Knife blade sharpening insert means including a pair of mating rigid plastic insert members or components are disposed in the elongated passage and each component includes an aperture in registry with the other and with the blade sharpening slot. The insert means further includes a pair of cylindrical ceramic blade sharpening elements or rods, one mounted on each insert component and overlying a portion of the associated aperture. The two rods are disposed in V-shaped arrangement relative to each other and located at (and overlapping) an end of the sharpening apertures in the insert member and the sheath slot. The knife blade slips into the scabbard between the insert members in normal use.

Abstract: A plastic sheath for protecting the blades of a pair of scissors being stored or carried comprises two elongated plastic members permanently secured together along a mating seam as by sonic weld to provide a pair of spaced apart side walls and a pair of edge walls which cooperate to define an elongated blade-receiving passage open at one end and extending along the longitudinal axis of the sheath. A blade-sharpening slot extends inwardly from one edge of the sheath transversely to the sheath axis and includes outer and inner interconnected offset slot portions. An elongated abrasive blade sharpening element is stationarily mounted inside the blade passage of the sheath and extends generally longitudinally of the sheath and intersects the blade sharpening slot between offset adjacent ends of the blade sharpening slot portions.

Abstract: Length of a line or, more particularly, depth of a fishing line is digitally indicated by a fishing depth gauge when a clip mounting bracket carries thereon a digital counter activated by cooperation between a fishing line paid out from a rod and a counter activating pulley serving to activate the digital counter. The digital counter is mounted at one end of the clip mounting bracket with a trifurcated rod mounting bracket at the other end of the clip mounting bracket, thereby completing the fishing line depth indicator.

Abstract: A document switch senses the movement of a plurality of cards, or the like, as they pass through a path of travel. A pivotable assembly has first and second pivoted arm members including a sensing arm mounted on a pivotable element. In its initial position, the sensing arm projects into the path of card travel. When the card appears, the sensing arm is moved out of its initial position, and a contact mounted on the assembly opens to sense an engagement of the arm with a card. Continued travel of the card moves the arm against a stop which withdraws it from the path of travel and resilient means brings the sensing arm into engagement with the underside of the card. A leaf spring presses against the card to retain it in a guide plane as it travels away from the sensing arm and into the nip of take-up rollers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a drive system having an intermittently rotating output shaft. In operation, the output shaft is caused to accelerate to a constant rotational velocity, held at that velocity for a predetermined portion of its rotation, then decelerated to zero velocity. The acceleration and deceleration values are caused to be low in magnitude so that components of the system are subjected to reduced shock loadings and generate reduced noise as compared to a rapid acceleration and deceleration system. Particular applicability for the system is found in document endorsers having an endorsing plate connected to the output shaft and rotated such that the endorsing plate contacts and imprints documents in an endorsing area on command.

Abstract: An automatic packaging system for coin rolls which includes a conveyor for receiving coin rolls from a plurality of wrapping machines and transporting the rolls in seriatim in the direction of the axes of the rolls. The conveyor comprises a driven continuous belt which is inclined transversely to its direction of movement, with a continuous guide rail cooperating with the lower portion of the belt to form a generally V-shaped track along which the coin rolls are conveyed by the driven belt, with the V shape of the track bringing the coin rolls into axial alignment with each other. The guide rail forms at least one coin slot for discharging any loose coins that fall onto the track. The conveyor includes a first belt which is driven at a fast speed, a second belt which is driven at a slow speed to accumulate the coin rolls in closely spaced relation to each other, and a third belt which is driven at a fast speed to space the rolls farther apart again at uniform intervals.