Abstract: A convex pivoting pad mountable to a snow thrower or other handle-directed, small engine equipment and on to which the equipment weight may be shifted to facilitate turning. In one embodiment, the pad is frame-mounted to the equipment by way of a pedestal assembly. In other embodiments, one or more pads are pivotally mounted in relation to the chassis or lever arms to selectively control the required tilt force relative to the equipment wheels. In a further embodiment, a lever-actuated linkage coupled to the drive axle raises/lowers the pad as the opposite wheel drives the snow thrower therearound.

Abstract: Strips of resilient material on each of two normally stationary spaced-apart rolls contact and press against opposite sides of a web being supplied to a using process and the leading edge of a reserve web. At least one strip of adhesive tape, lightly adhered to one of the strips of resilient material with its adhesive side facing out, bonds the leading edge of the reserve web to the supply web on the fly without stopping the motion of the web. When the web consists of netting material, adhesive tape is used on both rolls and the adhesive tape is pressed face to face by the resilient material through the openings in the netting to adhere to each other, thus pocketing the netting material between them.