Abstract: A barrier system and method for providing a barrier system are disclosed. The barrier system and method relate to a vehicle and pedestrian barrier system which can be positioned in vehicle and pedestrian passageways adjacent a protected structure or area to preclude the vehicle or the pedestrian from reaching and engaging the protected structure or area.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of preparing and serving a sandwich which is prepared in advance and stored in a refrigerator. The sandwich is toasted in a heating apparatus such that the bread is selectively toasted while the contents remain substantially cold. The toasting apparatus has a heater, a blower and duct to heat the air and direct it to the sandwich. The sandwich is in a basket received in a recess wherein.

Abstract: A barrier system and method for providing a barrier system are disclosed. The barrier system and method relate to a vehicle and pedestrian barrier system which can be positioned in vehicle and pedestrian passageways adjacent a protected structure or area to preclude the vehicle or the pedestrian from reaching and engaging the protected structure or area.

Abstract: A motorized operator for moving a barrier, such as an upward acting garage door, between open and closed positions includes a support mounted adjacent one of a pair of barrier guide tracks or along a barrier counterbalance shaft and a drive mechanism mounted on the support and engaged with an elongated flexible member, such as a chain, cable or cog belt. A cog belt, for example, is connected to a drawbar connected to the barrier at one end and the belt is either connected directly to the barrier at the opposite end or to a storage reel supported for rotation on and with a shaft of a barrier counterbalance mechanism. The storage reel may include a spiral groove and be supported on the counterbalance shaft for axial translation to receive and dereel the belt as the barrier is moved between open and closed positions. One or more belt tensioning pulleys may be mounted on the support.

Abstract: An improved crankcase exhaust contaminant removing device designed to reduce the contaminants returned from the PCV valve to the intake manifold. The device includes a main body that houses a smaller grate body. Longitudinally aligned and mounted on the inside surface of the main body is a feed tube that connects at its opposite ends to the exhaust line that extends between the PCV valve and the inlet manifold. The grate body is filled with a plurality of spherical beads and is divided into front and rear chambers by a rigid stop plate. Formed on the feed tube is an elongated opening that is closed off at its mid-line axis by the upper section of the stop plate. The feed tube partially extends into the grate body thereby placing the internal inlet and outlet openings on the feed tube inside the grate body. Because the stop plate extends downward into the grate body it acts as a barrier that forces exhaust gas to flow into the central regions of the two chambers and condenses on the beads.