Abstract: A vehicle having an engine with a carburetor supplying fuel and having a variably positionable throttle valve, has vacuum responsive motor means operatively connected to the throttle valve for at times closing the throttle valve so as to govern the maximum speed of the engine associated with the vehicle; a variably positionable vent or valving means controls the amount of ambient air being bled into the vacuum responsive motor means in order to thereby determine when such vacuum responsive motor means will be effective to control the position of the throttle valve; and electronic control and actuating means are effective to sense the speed of the engine and actuate the venting or valving means in response to such sensed speed in order to thereby vary the degree of ambient air bleed.

Abstract: A ladder is provided which is especially adapted for shipboard use and which is safe and comfortable to use, of relatively light weight and occupying relatively small floor and overhead space. The ladder comprises a single stringer disposed between upper and lower deck or floor levels at a predetermined angle of inclination, and having an array of half treads on each side of the stringer, each array being vertically spaced from the other along the length of the stringer. The half treads are affixed to and extend from the respective sides of the stringer and each include an integral outwardly extending portion which terminates in a plane forward of a plane passing through the front edges of the treads. Handrails are disposed in this forward plane and are affixed to and supported by the outwardly extending tread portions.

Abstract: A bunk bed-ladder arrangement wherein the upper end of the ladder is equipped with C-shaped hook members which straddle the bunk bed rail, the hook members having aligned openings for insertion of screws to secure the hook members to the ladder and the bed rail being equipped with a bracket having a detent fitting into an opening for stabilizing the ladder in position.

Abstract: A brake unit and a brake unit mounting and leveling device are disclosed. The brake unit includes a U-shaped brake housing and a first friction element affixed to one housing leg. A stator is carried at least partially within the housing and slides on brake mounting bolts which extend through the housing legs. The bolts also extend through a mounting bracket fixed to a vehicle axle housing. A leveler bracket is affixed to the mounting bracket and bears against one housing leg so as to tip the brake unit from a canted position to a position in which the brake friction elements are carried substantially parallel with the brake discs.

Abstract: A boundary responsive wheel lock assembly for a supermarket shopping cart, or the like, or for any other application where a wheeled device is to be boundary responsive, is provided, to prevent the removal of the cart from an authorized area. The assembly includes a roller which is mounted on the distal end of an arm which, in turn, is pivotally mounted to a bracket to be positioned adjacent to one of the wheels of the cart. A spring-loaded plunger is also mounted on the bracket, and the plunger is normally held in a cocked position by the arm as the roller moves along the floor of the supermarket or along the surface of the adjacent parking lot. The parking lot is surrounded by a barrier which extends, for example, one and a half inches above the ground. However, the flexibility of the assembly of the invention enables the assembly to respond to a variety of boundary heights.

Abstract: In a disc assembly for a vehicle disc brake, the assembly comprises a rotor, with brake rings secured to one or both of a pair of opposite faces of the rotor by bolts passing through clearance openings in the rotor. Each brake ring comprises at least two segments, with clearances provided between adjacent radial ends of the segments. The segments are coupled by pivotal links, and a single pivotal connection is provided between each segment and the rotor. The pivotal connection is located to one side of a radius of the disc bisecting the segment, and the segments, links, and pivotal connections are constructed and arranged to maintain the disc assembly in balance irrespective of centrifugal, shock, or expansive forces.

Abstract: A luggage construction in which opposed shells are fitted with mated valances, one of the valances having a flat seating surface with an adjacent first wall and the other valance presenting a second wall parallel to the first so that the valances, in mating engagement, define an outwardly facing channel. Seated in the channel is a mounting member in the form of a flat strip having at its ends relatively thick retaining portions and a thin center portion resulting in a central recess of rectangular shape having opposed end walls. The end walls are formed with overhangs. A lens of matching rectangular shape has its ends in keyed engagement with the overhangs to permit the lens to be pressed laterally edgewise into seated position when the luggage is open. The presented second wall of the channel serves to obstruct the adjacent lateral edge of the lens when the luggage is closed to preclude removal of the lens as long as the luggage is in locked condition.

Abstract: A coaster brake for a bicycle has a brake operating lever consisting of a yoke and integral arm coupled to the pedal crankshaft of the bicycle by a self-acting unidirectional friction clutch, formed by a coil spring embracing the crankshaft. In order to facilitate its insertion into the crankshaft housing, the lever has no dimension greater than the internal diameter of the housing. The spring has two portions, one on either side of the yoke, the wire forming the part of each portion nearer the yoke being of greater cross section than the part further from the yoke. The lever moves a brake actuating rod or cable actuating a wheel brake which may be of several different types.

Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque converter with an internal friction clutch wherein provision is made for actuating the clutch in response to changes in hydrokinetic torus circuit pressure and wherein provision also is made for engaging and disengaging the clutch by controlling the direction of fluid flow to and from the torus circuit of the converter.

Abstract: A clutch control system for a manual transmission comprises a servo cylinder for selectively engaging a clutch engagement mechanism, and a shift valve for connecting a source of oil pressure to the servo cylinder upon shifting of the transmission to operate the servo cylinder and for connecting the servo cylinder to an oil reservoir after shifting of the transmission to release the operation of the servo cylinder. The control system further comprises a thermostatically operated valve associated with the shift valve for controlling the flow of oil discharged from the servo cylinder to the oil reservoir in accordance with changes of the oil temperature.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for unscrambling a mass of uniform size bottles and loading the same in rather large groups into a continuously moving conveyor on which are arranged a series of bottle receptacles arranged in a double row including a first or upper row of a plurality of closely spaced receptacles, and a second or lower row of receptacles of the same number as the first row but offset to one side from the receptacles of the first row by an amount equal to half the spacing of the first row receptacles.

Abstract: An apparatus for the packaging of comestibles and other materials in individual cup-shaped containers has a cup-discharge station at the end of a conveyor at which the filled cups are removed from respective receptacles in the conveyor. Individual lifting plates below the conveyor raise the cups into an array of grippers which are relatively displaceable in two mutually perpendicular directions so that, when the array is displaced from alignment with the lifter plates, the inter-cup spacing can be reduced.

Abstract: An egg transporting system for receiving eggs from a plurality of egg belt conveyors leading from cages of a poultry installation receives eggs on an input side and transfers them to an opposite side of the system to an accumulation conveyor. The transporting system includes an elevator having a plurality of generally U-shaped egg transporting cradles with asymmetric legs for receiving and cradling eggs at the input side and holding and transferring eggs on the discharge side while providing a smooth transition of the egg from one leg to the other as the eggs are moved from one side of the vertical elevator to the other side. A plurality of the cradles are mounted adjacent one another to cross bars extending between endless loop drives with vertically spaced rows of cradles in abutting contact to present substantially continuous egg receiving openings to the belt conveyors.

Abstract: A conveyor roller wheel assembly comprising a roller member rotatably mounted on a hub member, as by means of a plain journal bearing or by rolling elements such as ball or roller bearings, between inner and outer seal flanges on the hub member, the hub member having a portion of reduced diameter between its ends and a lubrication passageway extending from an end face of the hub member and communicating with its reduced diameter portion through a surface thereof. Facing side surfaces of the roller member and seal flanges are shaped to define annular labyrinth seal passageways therearound of restricted cross section and of tortuous configuration radially of the conveyor wheel. One or more of the wheel assembly members may be constituted of moldings of sintered powered metal.

Abstract: Side covers which do not utilize any exposed fasteners are provided around the edges of the movable conveyor belt and the associated tray. A high molecular weight polyethylene transition piece is provided between the tray and the movable conveyor for facilitating movement of items from the flat moving carrying surface into the accumulation tray. The covers include an inward extending portion which overlap the ends of the movable conveyor belt. Elongated wood guides are provided for the edges of the conveyor belt along the length of the top flat horizontal moving surface to eliminate tracking problems and belt damage. No portion of the conveyor belt or the associated drive is lower than the side covers. The frame is supported from the floor by rigid tubular steel legs which provide a strong stable structure and allow access to the bottom of the conveyor and the floor. Wooden blocks are provided at the bottom of the tubular legs for support from the floor.

Abstract: A door opener mechanism for the side doors in a feed or grain elevator or conveyor in which the doors are hinged to the sides of the conveyor includes a crank arm pivotally connected to the conveyor at a point intermediate the side walls to provide rotation of the crank arm about a vertical axis. The crank arm is connected to the hinged doors by links and the crank arm is connected to a control arm by a link. The control arm is arranged to be connected to ropes for remote control of the door opening device. The control mechanism employed provides a relatively low profile, thus enabling placement of the conveyor and door opening mechanism close to a ceiling, which is desirable in places of limited space such as old barns.

Abstract: A shuffle feed structure comprising first and second sets of shuffle feed mbers supported on their respective frames for reciprocating movement so as to advance articles lying thereon in single file order. The feed members are constructed with adjacent surfaces including offset portions so as to prevent articles being advanced from aligning with and falling through the space between the individual flights.

Abstract: A roller conveyor assembly is adapted to prevent backed up pressure on a conveyor line when a load container is compelled to stop. The roller conveyor assembly comprises a plurality of conveyor rollers (2) mounted in a frame (1) so as to form a travelling surface. The travelling surface is divided into a plurality of successive zones each containing a load sensing means (9), a group of conveyor rollers (2a), and a control means. When a stalled container (N-1) is sensed in a reference zone, the control means is operative to disengage the transmission of power to a preceding, adjacent, upstream zone upon the detection of a load container (N-2) in the upstream zone. In this manner, a collision between load containers is prevented.

Abstract: A container for holding a plurality of explosive cartridges has a base over which fits a cover. The base has an upper face and is formed with a plurality of recesses each having a shape generally complementary to that of one of the cartridges but formed along its full height with an extension. Each of these recesses and its extension opens only at the respective face so that a cartridge fitted in any one of the recesses can be aired via the respective extension at the upper face of the base. The cover has a lower face juxtaposable with the upper face and formed with a ridge that normally spaces these faces apart. This cover has a skirt engaging down around the base and formed with at least one groove extending through the ridge to the upper face so that the space between these faces is open to the outside through this groove.

Abstract: A package comprising a molded plastic base with an upstanding peripheral section and a transparent cover having a skirt which telescopes the peripheral section and is secured to the latter to enclose an article to be packaged. A tab is molded integrally with the base at one edge of the peripheral section and is connected to the base by a fold line so that the tab may either project from the base for use in hanging the package or be folded under the base to permit a plurality of packages to be stacked one on top of the other. A sheet with identifying indicia extends across the fold line and has a portion secured to the tab and a portion secured to the adjacent side of the peripheral section so that the article may be identified whether the package is hung or stacked.

Abstract: A wristwatch display carton is disclosed which includes a face panel, having a cut-out therein to receive the wristwatch, which is positioned at an inclined angle tilting into the interior of the carton so that wristwatch is partially sheltered by the top and sides of the carton. A pair of infolding flaps attached respectively to the opposed side panels aid in positioning the face panel within the carton. Four different embodiments of blanks from which the carton may be erected are disclosed.

Abstract: A lock installation kit for use in installing, into a door, a dead bolt lock, a lock set with a latch, or other similar types of locks. The kit includes a hole cutter which can drill a hole entirely through a side face of the door, the hole being of a size sufficient to receive therethrough either a doorknob mechanism in the case of a lock set, or a lock cylinder in the case of a dead bolt lock. A template is also included which can be positioned over an edge of the door for locating the hole on the door side face at a predetermined distance from the door edge. In the case of a lock set with a latch, the template also locates the center of the end face of the door, and the kit then includes a wood drill for drilling a hole in the end face of the door of the size sufficient to receive therethrough the latch of the lock set. The hole cutter and template, and also the wood drill in the case of the lock set, together with appropriate instructions, are all combined with a single package.

Abstract: A record album having a receptacle on the inner surface of each of the front and back covers is provided with printed sheets attached to the spine and disposed between said receptacles. The album is constructed to provide substantial protection for the records therein regardless of whether the album is employed for shipment through the mails or storage of the record.

Abstract: A single-dose liquid container for storage in a sterile condition within an overpouch includes a hang flap portion which is folded over within the overpouch to minimize storage requirements. To prevent adhesion between the hang flap portion and the underlying container body portion upon subsequent autoclaving of the combined container and overpouch the hang flap is formed with a depressed field portion within which a plurality of raised rib-like spacer portions are provided to minimize the contact area between the hang flap and the body section.

Abstract: A dispensing carton, particularly adapted for use with small objects, such as candies, pills, etc., is formed of a tubular structure which is closed at one end, while the other end includes two overlapping end closures. The lowermost closure is fixed and includes an aperture of a sufficient size to enable an object to readily pass therethrough, while the outer overlapping closure tab is pivotally connected along one side of the carton, and includes end flaps which limit the degree of pivoting of the closure tab. The latter may be reinforced with a glue flap, and the recloseable dispensing carton is formed from a single sheet of a carton blank.

Abstract: The use of a collector combination of a fatty acid and a N-sulfodicarboxylic acid aspartate provides boostering action in the recovery of non-sulfide minerals.

Abstract: Fine coal is recovered with reduced ash content when a bis(alkyl)ester of a sulfosuccinic acid salt is employed as conditioning agent in froth flotation thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in equipment for separating the residual bark in decorticating facilities, for which, following decortication, the material is moved from the decorticating drum into a collecting funnel or hopper and from there moved on by a conveyor system, where the conveyor system is in the form of a first conveyor belt and is mounted transversely to the lower part of the hopper extending across the end of the drum, the improvement comprising joining one reversing location of the first conveyor belt by another reversing location of a second conveyor belt with an intermediate space between them, an additional roller corresponding in width to the width of the belts mounted between them, and one rectilinear guide member at each end of the additional roller to permit displacement thereof.

Abstract: A durable and inexpensive, integrally molded key rack for accessibly storing and conveniently organizing keys is adapted for location in and attachment to the following block of desk or filing cabinet drawers. Projecting rearwardly of the rear face of the key rack are a pair of upright clips for securing the rack to the following block and projecting forwardly of the front face are a pair of spaced, slotted, horizontally-extending, key-receiving projections for holding keys. The rack is formed with a first set of ribs extending about the periphery of the rear face and a second set of ribs extending between the clips and the key-receiving projections. The first and second sets of ribs and the key-receiving projections combine to rigidify the key rack.

Abstract: An improved container and dispensing apparatus for effectively storing and dispensing disposable diapers. The apparatus is formed by a container having a slot release portion as well as adjustment devices for altering its interior dimension to accommodate various sizes of disposable diapers. The apparatus is constructed to enable the user to quickly and easily ascertain the level of diapers within it and may be easily decorated as a toy for unobtrusive incorporation into and utilization in an infant's room.

Abstract: A carrying rack having a quadrangular support base with support legs at the corners. Vertical support posts are detachably mounted to the support legs at the corners of the base and two cross-pieces are provided, one detachably mounted on two of the posts, and the other detachably mounted on the other two posts. The cross-pieces slide down the posts to rest on the load carried between the posts. The rack can also include a set of sidewalls and endwalls for replacing the set of posts and cross-pieces. The sidewalls each comprise two posts joined by panel means. Each sidewall is detachably mounted on the base with its posts inserted into two legs on the base. Each endwall has a cross-piece and panel means depending down from it. The cross-piece is mounted on opposed posts of the sidewalls. The rack can also be provided only with the above sidewalls and endwalls.

Abstract: A modular component of a rack for storing articles comprises:(a) a longitudinally elongated body having opposite sides, a longitudinally elongated boundary, longitudinally spaced segmented boundaries laterally spaced from the longitudinally elongated boundary, and longitudinally spaced laterally extending boundaries at longitudinally opposite ends of the body,(b) the body having tongue and groove connections at certain of the boundaries, the connections defining guide shoulders extending widthwise between said opposite sides for guided connection with like tongue and groove connections on a like modular component,(c) and the body defining through openings extending widthwise between said sides, those openings sized to receive said articles which are elongated in said widthwise direction, the through openings being longitudinally spaced between the laterally extending boundaries, the openings located generally between the segmented boundaries, and the openings having longitudinally and laterally extending side

Abstract: A closure cap with the lower portion thereof being sealed to the container and an upper portion being separated from the lower portion by a tear strip. A handle extends outwardly from the tear strip and is formed integrally with the tear strip. An angled gusset bridges the handle and the tear strip to extend the fulcrum point of the handle into the tear strip tear direction thereby providing relatively greater leverage.

Abstract: A cabinet having an opening in the bottom thereof through which electrical conductors are extendible from a street light base, the cabinet having a cover detachably secured thereto which is lockable in place. The cabinet is secured over the base of the street light which are of various shapes and sizes by bolts extending upwardly from the base through a plurality of clamp bars. The clamp bars are adapted to adjustably fit over the existing bolts of the street light base and extend over a lip formed in the bottom of the cabinet to secure same to the base over the wires. The wires are connected together and a cover is locked in place over the wires to prevent shock from the electrical current.

Abstract: A generally dome-shaped end closure for a receptacle, such as, the bottom end wall of a beverage container is roll-formed in a closely coordinated sequence of steps wherein the receptacle is fixed in position so that the external surface of the end wall to be formed is disposed in facing relation to a yieldable support, and rotatable bearing surfaces are simultaneously advanced into engagement with the end wall while being continuously rotated about a common axis whereby to form one or more annular ribs in the end wall while forcing the end wall to assume a generally convex or dome-shaped configuration as it is expanded outwardly against the yieldable support.

Abstract: An open top tank for storing volatile liquids has a circular floating roof buoyantly supported on the surface of the stored liquid within a confining cylindrical shell of the tank. Adjustable sealing means extends between the roof and the top of the shell for sealing the gap between the roof and the surrounding shell. The adjustable sealing means includes a plurality of cylindrical annular sections of different diameters nested one inside another in telescoping relationship, the sections being coaxial with the shell and positioned above the floating roof. Limit means interconnects adjacent ones of the sections for limiting the vertical movement of each section relative to the next adjacent outer section and the outermost section relative to the surrounding shell. The limit means transfers the weight of any section in its lowest position through the limit means to the tank shell.

Abstract: A hinge structure for refuse containers having a body and a top opening and a lid for the opening, in which the lid is attached to the body by a hinge structure having a torque bar therein for assisting in the opening of the lid. The torque bar runs along the back of the lid and has laterally extending ends which engage abutments on the body to apply torque to cause the bar to exert a lifting force to the lid. The ends disengage the abutments after the lid has been opened to a predetermined point so that the lid can be easily and fully opened without the torque bar interfering with the full opening of the lid. The lid can be easily lifted to empty refuse into the container and will fully reclose itself notwithstanding the restraining effect of the torque bar.

Abstract: A dispenser of cups. A main body includes a cup cavity having a slidable plate mounted therein for receiving a stack of cups. A helical spring urges the plate toward the cavity opening to allow for the removal of one cup at a time from the dispenser main body. The spring is yieldable to allow a new stack of cups to be inserted into the cup cavity. A plurality of ribs within the cavity provide guide means upon which the plate moves to and from the cavity opening. The ribs have enlarged ends which project into the cavity preventing the plate from moving through the opening and insuring that only a cup at a time is removed from the dispenser. A centering plateau on the plate locates the stack of cups.

Abstract: A vending machine is disclosed for newspapers and magazines with a gripping means held on an arm pivotable about a vertical shaft, where the arm is free to move downwardly as depletion of the stack of newspapers or magazines proceeds. An enclosing housing, along with a shield plate, assures dispensing of articles only when inserted coins permit turning of the shaft by a handle above and outside the housing.

Abstract: The toilet tissue storage container has two wide flexible tabs protruding downwards and angled inwards, one on the front wall and one on the rear wall. The strength and flexibility of the tabs is developed by the width, length, thickness and angle. The strength and flexibility enable the tabs to hold the weight of four rolls of tissue and expand outwards allowing a full or new roll of tissue to be withdrawn in its entirety. The protruding of the tabs from their respective walls is made possible by the narrow grooves on each side of each tab.

Abstract: A loading device for transferring radioactive microsphere suspensions from a storage container to test apparatus having a three way stopcock including three connectors. A 1 ml syringe is connected to one of the stopcock connectors with a 5 ml syringe being connected to a second stopcock connector. A two inch cannula hypodermic needle is connected to the third stopcock connector. The hypodermic needle has airflow passages cut in the connector portion adjacent the needle.

Abstract: A monitoring system for a water scalping sand classifying tank, comprising timers for measuring the cumulative total discharge times for at least two key classification stations of the tank over an extended period of time which may include many reblend cycles for the tank. Tolerance limits are established by use of at least two timers for each key station. Any extended variation in the desired ratio of total discharges for the key stations, indicating an input change requiring correction, is signalled by an indicator system coupled to the timers.

Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing metered amounts of mercury and silver alloy, for the production of dental amalgam, is disclosed. The apparatus can dispense the silver alloy in either tablet or powder form and is provided with a stirring member in the silver alloy powder supply container to agitate the powder during the metering and dispensing thereof so as to alleviate the problem of clumping. The apparatus also has a member to adjust the amount of mercury being dispensed and an element for locking the adjusting member securely against accidental shifting out of position.

Abstract: A hot melt adhesive gun capable of dispensing relatively large volumes of molten adhesive and comprising a hot melt chamber and a pressurized air chamber separated by a moveable element which isolates the chambers one from the other. Molten adhesive from an associated bulk supply is fed into the hot melt chamber by means of a supply nozzle temporarily plugged into a valved inlet passage of the gun only when necessary to charge the gun with a fresh supply of molten adhesive. Upon actuation of the gun trigger, pressurized air in the air chamber, drives the moveable element forward to cause adhesive to flow out of the nozzle. Upon release of the trigger, adhesive flow from the nozzle valve is discontinued. The novel gun also includes a pressure relief valve and relief port to allow the escape of trapped gas which can build up in the melted adhesive and which exceeds a predetermined pressure level.

Abstract: A manually actuated trigger pump is adapted to be fitted on the neck of a container for dispensing a liquid therefrom. The pump includes a main housing with a trigger connected thereto, a flexible bladder which fits in the housing and is engagable by the trigger, and a nozzle which is attached to the housing. The trigger engages the bladder to pump fluid from the bladder outwardly through the nozzle.

Abstract: Supporting apparatus for a foundry ladle has a vertical support member on which are rotatably mounted a number of horizontal support members. A ladle carrier is provided at the outer end of each horizontal support member. The carrier comprises spaced parallel carrier arms with respective parallelogram linkages mounting the arms on the support member so as to project beyond the end thereof in a vertically movable manner. Lateral brackets extend from the support member in flanking relationship with the carrier arms for guiding a foundry ladle into a position in which it is ready to be received by the carrier.

Abstract: A slide gate valve for use with a molten metal teeming vessel is provided with elongated resilient supports that may be in the form of leaf springs, or the like, and are operative to resiliently bias the slide plate of the valve against the head plate thereof. The resilient supports are releasably secured to the vessel by linkages that facilitate disassembly of the valve elements for servicing.

Abstract: The invention provides a slide gate mechanism for use on a pour vessel to control flow of molten metal through at least one outlet in the vessel shell, whereby refractory insert plates which are conveyed by said mechanism may be moved in very close cooperating contact with a perforated refractory outlet plate for the pour vessel, so as to control the flow of molten metal therethrough.

Abstract: An apparatus for regulating the rate at which molten metal is supplied from a receiving vessel, through a pouring tube, to the mold of a continuous casting apparatus or the like. The described apparatus is particularly adapted to overcome irregularities that occur in the molten metal as it flows through the pouring tube, such irregularities being known as "superspeed effect". A method is also described for effectively using the disclosed apparatus.

Abstract: An upright machine for finishing a sweater-like garment has a non-permeable bag that defines a lower hot air and steam-receiving and mixing chamber. A cross-extending, vertically adjustable stretch carriage is provided and has means for gripping the lower edge of the body of a garment being processed; it cooperates with an upper pair of horizontally outwardly extending sleeve and shoulder receiving and stretching, supporting arm frames. A vertically extending perforated plate assembly supplies steam bursts directly within the body of the garment, and means is also provided for directly supplying steam within shoulder and sleeve portions of the garment along the arm frames. A pair of oppositely positioned vertical side arms are adjustably suspended from inner end portions of the arm frames for inside engagement with the body of the garment for stretching it horizontally outwardly; and the carriage is employed to stretch the body longitudinally downwardly.