Abstract: A charcoal igniter that quickly and easily lights charcoal bricks without lighter fluid has a generally cylindrical or tubular shape. The tube is hollow and completely open on both ends and has thin walls. The lower end of the tube has an air shaft hole and a smaller igniter hole. An air shaft and fan are attached to the wall of the tube at the air hole. The air shaft slopes downwardly and away from the cylinder has an electric fan at its outer end. Grates cover the air shaft hole in the tube and the outer part of the air shaft near the fan. Charcoal is placed in the bottom part of the tube and paper is loaded on top. More charcoal is loaded on top of that to fill the tube. The paper is then ignited through the igniter hole and the fan is turned on. The fan circulates air vigorously through the tube and the charcoal is lighted evenly and ready to use in about five minutes. The tube may then be removed from the lighted charcoal by simply raising it vertically.

Abstract: A new apparatus for supplying discreet amounts of glue to sheets of paper positioned beneath glue heads is presented. The new glue nozzle consists of an essentially vertical chamber into which air pressure is introduced perpendicularly to the vertical alignment of the chamber. A glue needle is inserted down the center of the vertical chamber. Glue is supplied through the glue needle in droplets by applying pressure to the glue bottle. As a glue droplet accumulates at the bottom of the glue supply needle, a pulse of air is sent into the glue chamber and pushes the droplet off of the glue needle and onto the target. As the next sheet is moved into place underneath the glue needle, another droplet accumulates. When the droplet and sheet are aligned, a pulse of air blasts the droplet off the end of the needle onto the next sheet.