Abstract: A readily disassemblable cabinet for a liquid dispensing system includes a supporting frame assembly having a base plate and a shelf, and further includes readily removable front, rear, and side panels and a separately removable top support and top panel. Readily removable metal rods are provided to secure individual base, shelf and top support components to the frame assembly. Such rods permit the quick removal of the system components and thus facilitate routine maintenance of the liquid dispensing system while minimizing the number of tools required to service the unit. The upper surface of the shelf supports a readily removable reservoir and the underside of the shelf is formed with brackets for receiving cross pins which removably support a hot tank for pivotal and translational movement toward and away from a valved waterway suspended below the reservoir.

Abstract: A readily disassemblable cabinet for a liquid dispensing system includes a supporting frame assembly having a base plate and a shelf, and further includes readily removable front, rear, and side panels and a separately removable top support and top panel. Readily removable metal rods are provided to secure individual base, shelf and top support components to the frame assembly. Such rods permit the quick removal of the system components and thus facilitate routine maintenance of the liquid dispensing system while minimizing the number of tools required to service the unit.

Abstract: The integral exercise device is made from a flexible plastic material and is designed to be rolled up into a compact unit when not in use. The exercise device includes a main body portion having apertures for receiving the user's feet or other body part, a connector portion that slides underneath a stationary object such as a door, and a shoulder portion that abuts one side of the door during use. The shoulder portion opposes the forces imposed by the user during exercising to maintain the user's feet in the desired position. The main body portion of the exerciser may be positioned by the user to any desired height. A fastener retains the exerciser in its rolled-up condition for easy transportation and storage.

Abstract: A stairway wheelchair lift includes a stationary motor drive unit, a rail assembly extending along the stairway and a mobile platform movable along the rail. A flexible drive member, such as a chain or cable, within the rail assembly, is driven by the motor drive unit and is connected to the mobile platform to move the platform in either direction along the rail. The mobile platform is adapted to support and transport a wheelchair-bound passenger during use, and to fold upwardly out of the way of the stairway when the lift is not in use. An automatically actuated brake mechanism stops further movement of the mobile platform when the speed of the platform relative to the rail exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a plurality of safety sensing switches prevent operation of the lift in the presence of obstructions along the stairway or other unsafe conditions.

Abstract: An automatic badge making machine comprises a die assembly including a first and second die set relatively movable to form a badge or button from a plurality of badge parts initially placed in one of the die sets. A motor powered drive is provided for relatively moving one of the die sets in an operating cycle comprising a plurality of successive strokes toward and away from the second die set to shape and form a badge between the facing surfaces. A protective safety shield is provided for movement between an open position exposing a work area to permit access to the die sets for loading/unloading badge parts/badges and a closed position enclosing the work area during a badge making operating cycle. The shield comprises a component of a safety system provided for preventing operation of the motor whenever the protective safety shield is out of the closed position.

Abstract: A metering mechanism for a paper towel dispenser cabinet is disclosed. The metering mechanism includes a metering gear which is rotatably driven by an operating mechanism of the dispenser cabinet. The metering gear has an axially extending cam portion which defines a radial cam surface extending continuously around the axis of the metering gear from a larger radius to a smaller radius and an abutment wall adjacent to the larger radius end of the cam portion. The metering gear also has an integral resilient finger adjacent to the abutment wall which is biased out of the plane of the metering gear. A release means is urged toward the axis of the metering gear and engages the abutment wall in a stopped position to inhibit rotation of the metering gear and thereby inhibit operation of the dispenser.

Abstract: A lock (11) for a paper towel dispensing cabinet (10) including a latch (20) and bushing (21) arranged with the bushing extending through the door (14) of the cabinet and the latch secured to the door of the cabinet. The latch includes ramped sidewalls (24) which engage wedge structures (58) on the door and resilient retainer arms (27) which engage stops (60) on the door, to thereby hold the latch in position. The latch also includes a pair of resilient catch arms (30) that engage apertures (61) in the back of the cabinet to hold the door in a locked position. A key (22) is provided to release the catch arms so that the door of the cabinet can be opened. The latch, bushing and key can each be made of molded plastic material.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a deodorant container in which an air-treating material is positioned. The air-treating material can be either a volatile material or a material which absorbs odors. The container includes a top member movable mounted within a base member. The top member and the base member are identical in shape and may be formed from a common mold. The air-treating material is in the form of a disk which is disposed between the top member and the base member. The top member and the base member include outwardly projecting engaging legs including detents disposed on the outer surface thereof. These legs are spaced to provide air passages therebetween. The detents mate with corresponding engaging slots disposed in the side wall construction of the corresponding top or base member. In a closed position wherein the top and base members are fully nested within each other, the detents engage a cam slot which locks the top member relative to the base member to seal the container.

Abstract: A slide holder tray is disclosed which includes therein a plurality of slide holder cells, each of which is adapted to selectively receive a single flat article such as a photographic slide therein. Each of the slide holder cells is provided with an integrally formed flexible retaining spring which is resiliently bowed into one of two positions, only one of which overlies the top edge of the article to retain the article in the slide holder cell. Each slide holder cell also includes a tilting mechanism so that the article may be tilted out of the slide holder cell for easy insertion and removal. The slide holder tray also has rails extending outward from the periphery thereof to facilitate the stacking of a plurality of slide holder trays in a rack, cabinet, or similar enclosure.

Abstract: A patient sanitary care unit comprises a wash basin with opposite handles and a removable emesis basin and soap dish having handles that overlay respective wash basin handles so that all three components can be easily grasped separately or together. The emesis basin is supported by tongues that extend downwardly from its handle through slots in the wash basin handle, and a top flange that overlays a top flange of the wash basin. The soap dish is similarly mounted, but it does not have overlaying flanges and the tongues are provided with fingers that hook under the wash basin handle to provide a cantilever support.

Abstract: A jack for supporting and adjusting the elevation of a trailer tongue comprises a ground support post, having either a caster wheel or foot plate at its lower end, extending downwardly through a jack mechanism housing which is bolted to the trailer tongue. The post can be raised or lowered either by means of a rotatable crank extending from the housing or, alternately, after manual release of latching means in the housing and tilting of the crank, by manually sliding the post. The post has a toothed rack affixed along one side thereof. The mechanism in the housing comprises a pivotally movable support member on which a crank-driven worm and an intermeshing worm gear are rotatably mounted. The support member is spring biased and releasably latched into an upward position wherein the worm gear engages the rack (and functions as a pinion gear) and manual rotation of the crank is necessary to move the post up or down.