Abstract: The roller cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a frame which has a pair of caster mounted wheels located at one of its ends. The casters are connected to one another through a tie-rod which causes them to turn as a unit between a right-hand facing orientation and a left-hand facing orientation. The wheels have a diameter which permits them to span an adjacent pair of the rollers which are to be cleaned. Thus, if the rollers are rotating the apparatus translates across the rollers toward the right when the casters are in their right-hand orientation and toward the left when the casters are in their left-hand orientation. A spring normally urges the casters to their right-hand orientation, however, a latch mechanism locks them in their left-hand orientation when they are manually placed there. The latch mechanism has a release device which automatically releases it when the apparatus reaches the left-hand side of the rollers.

Abstract: A vortex burner is provided in a burner block, having a sleeve spaced within the burner block, the sleeve being shorter than the burner block opening and spaced within such opening to provide a passageway between them. The burner block has an exvoluting cup which creates negative pressure therein, tending to draw cooling air inwardly into the cup, cooling the short sleeve.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for press bending and tempering thin glass sheets. The sheet is heated in a furnace to a temperature sufficient to effect deformation thereof, is kept heated in a holding area immediately after the sheet has left the furnace and is then bent by being sandwiched between the press bending members and quenched.