Abstract: Metal strip is peeled from the periphery of a rotating cylindrical workpiece by feeding a cutting tool continuously into the workpiece periphery and is collected by winding the peeled strip around a rotating coiler. The rotational speed of either the workpiece or the coiler is controlled to maintain its peripheral speed substantially constant at the angular velocity of, respectively, the coiler or the workpiece is controlled in accordance with a time-dependent derived relationship to maintain a set ratio between the peripheral speeds of the workpiece and the coiler.

Abstract: A controlled deflection roll comprising a stationary roll support and a roll shell rotatable about such roll support. The roll shell is guided, with the aid of guide elements, relative to the roll support in the pressure plane of the controlled deflection roll in order to generate lift-off movements. Lift-off pistons are guided in the roll support and bear against inner surfaces of the guide elements. Each of the lift-off pistons can be arranged within guide means of the related guide element, such guide means being bounded by essentially parallel guide surfaces.

Abstract: A pilot operated valve positioner having a pilot valve unit operated by a pneumatic signal to pneumatically operate an actuator unit carrying a main valve member to position the same relative to its main valve seat in a valve unit in relation to the magnitude of the pneumatic signal, the actuator unit having a range spring and a feedback spring for the pilot valve unit. The springs are coiled compression springs and are substantially concentrically mounted. The pilot valve unit has a feedback positioning diaphragm and part of its housing concentrically disposed in one end of the range spring to render the valve positioner relatively small and compact.

Abstract: A profiled vehicle wheel rim is manufactured by spirally winding a continuous strip of ductile sheet metal onto a profiled former, with an adhesive interposed between the turns, under forces which deform the strip from the flat state to adopt the shape of the former. In a preferred construction a disc for the wheel is interposed between two axially separable parts of the former so that the windings bend down over the axial extremities of the periphery of the disc, thus entrapping it in an annular channel of the formed rim.

Abstract: A tool for use in the removing of annular seals surrounding a shaft extending from a mechanism. The tool attaches to the mechanism and serves as a guide for a drill used to drill into the seal. The tool includes a portion which engages the end of the extending shaft, peripherally spaced longitudinal drill guide holes and a means locking the tool to the shaft.

Abstract: Two elongated metallic profiles each formed with two pairs of flanges each of which forms a longitudinally extending groove are positioned with the two grooves of each profile parallel and opening toward the two grooves of another such profile. An elongated bar of insulating material having a pair of longitudinally extending sides is fitted between each groove of each profile and the corresponding groove of the other profile. This forms a longitudinally extending passage defined on two opposite sides by the two insulating bars and on the other two sides by the two profiles. A tool is displaced through this passage so as plastically and permanently to deform the inner flanges outwardly and into intimate tight contact with the bars.

Abstract: A stabbing guide tool of facilitate makeup of pipe connections comprises a diametrally split, hinged, rigid plastics material infundibulum of high lubricity toughness, and strength adapted to receive and guide a pin connector and having a locating socket adapted to engage a box connector. The tool is spring loaded to closed position by a torsion spring and provided with a pair of hand grip levers to facilitate opening, placement, and removal.

Abstract: Connection of electrical leads to individual charge electrodes in a charge plate structure is facilitated by the integral formation of such leads during the mold stage of formation of a charge plate. An elastomeric mold is formed from a charge plate master coated with a photoresist material and having base area corresponding to the placement of the electrical leads. The elastomeric mold is coated with an electrically conductive resin, and a charge plate is cast in the mold. Upon separation, the conductive resin transfers to the charge plate structure forming charge electrodes. Lapping or grinding the surface of the structure removes excess resin and leaves the electrical leads intact.

Abstract: A tube extractor for extracting tubes from the tube sheets of a heat exchanger, which utilizes a fluid pressure activated broach which is expanded and drawn into the end of the tube to be removed without expanding the outside diameter of the tube, and which then withdraws the tube from the tube sheet.

Abstract: A replaceable blade cartridge shaving system having an elongate handle with a coupling head formed at its terminal end. The coupling head is arrayed transversely of the handle axis and has two elongate substantially parallel coupling flanges formed thereon. The flanges extend transversely of the head and perpendicular thereto. Located between the flanges and extending a predetermined distance from the terminal end of the handle above a plane containing the flanges is a protuberance member. The cartridge has complementary grooves formed along its base for slidable engagement with the handle flanges and a recess is formed between the grooves having sufficient clearance as to allow the protuberance member to fit therein. Attempted use of the handle with other than a cartridge having such recess produces interference between the handle and the cartridge, thereby preventing slidable engagement therebetween.

Abstract: A cutting blade extends between the legs of a U-frame. The legs have incrementally adjustable length-wise extensions so that the distance between the blade and the ends of the leg extensions can be adjustable. By this means the height of the blade above a table upon which a cake is supported can be predetermined so as to cut cake layers at predetermined standard thicknesses.

Abstract: An attachment for use with a saber saw which enables the saber saw to make straight non-wandering cuts. The attachment includes a plate which is secured flatwise to the base of the saber saw and a supporting fin extends downwardly from the plate and is located behind the reciprocating blade of the saber saw. The lower portion of the fin has a pair of spaced guides which define a slot to receive the blade. The fin and guide members maintain the blade in perpendicular relation to the base plate and prevent deformation of the blade as a cut is made.

Abstract: A rotary connector is insertable between a standard dental supply hose and a standard dental handpiece to carry the customary air and water supplies while permitting unlimited relative rotation between the hose and the handpiece around the longitudinal axis of the hose, the connector and the handpiece.

Abstract: A coordinate measuring machine having an automatic failsafe protection system. The coordinate measuring machine (10) includes a vertically mounted probe shaft (42) which is preferably counterbalanced by an air counterbalance system (100). The automatic failsafe protection system (200) insures that, in response to a loss of air pressure (or in response to other possibly unsafe conditions), the vertically-mounted, air-counterbalanced probe shaft (42) will be prevented from falling down uncontrollably. The failsafe protection system (200) includes a pair of members (230, 240), with each member mounted adjacent to and on opposite sides of the probe shaft (42) and urged toward engagement with probe shaft by a spring (250). Air under pressure from an air cylinder (210) also acts upon the members (230, 240) to bias the members outwardly away from engagement with the shaft when normal (i.e. safe) operating conditions exist.

Abstract: Apparatus for gauging surface profile of a workpiece comprises means for maintaining under tension an element which extends at least over the length of the surface to be gauged and which is effective to provide a reference surface against which the surface under test can be compared for gauging, a displacement transducer effective to produce a signal representative of the separation between the surfaces together with means adapted to support the transducer for traverse along the length of the surface to be gauged.

Abstract: A collapsible and adjustable gage apparatus comprising a plurality of wear link members adapted to engage the inner walls of pipe, which members are pivotally attached through articulated mechanical arms to a rotatably adjustable collar and to a slidable, releasable collar. The gage apparatus may be adapted to different diameters of pipe by varying the distance between the adjustable collar and the releasable collar. The gage apparatus may be collapsed for easier withdrawal from a pipe by actuating the catch mechanism which holds the releasable collar in a fixed position, permitting the releasable collar to slide away from the adjustable collar, thereby collapsing the wear link members and articulated arms so as to reduce the effective diameter of the apparatus to its smallest possible size.

Abstract: A thread compliance gauge for determining the accuracy with which threads have been formed on a shaft.

Abstract: A navigational aid to define the direction relative to a reference direction of a line between two designated points on a chart of the kind comprising a base surface for the chart, a rotatable direction indicating member having one or more directional indices and being displaceable relative to the base surface carried by two mutually cooperating support means of which a first one is movable relative to the base surface in one direction along a stationary rectilinear guide means, and the second one is movable in a direction perpendicular thereto along a rectilinear guide means carried by the first support means. In a device according to the invention said first movable support means constitutes a first rectangular transparent frame, carried in guide means located at each one of two opposite edges of the frame by each one guide rail which is stationary relative to the base surface and along which this first frame is movable in said one direction.

Abstract: This method is provided for preconditioning lumps of sugar obtained from humidified and agglomerated caster sugar, before these lumps are dried.The sugar lumps are heated, after moulding, by means of an infra-red heating. The lumps are heated for a very short, but sufficient period of time for a cloud of steam-saturated atmosphere to be constituted around each lump, this cloud forming a barrier against the infra-red radiation and avoiding the rapid drying of the lump, and for the temperature attained by this lump on entering the oven to be higher than the dew point.

Abstract: An ambient temperature compensation arrangement for clothes dryer cycle timers in which the timer dial reference for a particular operational cycle is shifted in correspondence with changes in ambient temperature. This compensates for changes in dryer run time required for proper drying with changes in ambient temperatures by causing a given timer dial to be set so as to be advanced or to retard the selected dryer cycle time. Specific arrangements disclosed include a movable reference pointer mounted on a spirally-wound bimetal, a thermometer related dial scale and a liquid crystal band marking on the timer dial scale.

Abstract: A method for determining the result of answers to a set of related questions each having at least two answers which includes operating, in accordance with answers selected by the operator, respective answer devices for all the questions. The answer devices when operated present answer symbols forming part of an array, which can be an array in which all possible combinations of answers to the questions are represented, as in a complete decision table. After operation of all the answer devices, the presented answer symbols define not more than one complete path through the array. By following the path the operator is led to one reference out of a set of references carried by a record member.

Abstract: The terrain objects within the data base for an aircraft flight simulation system are formed by polygon faces and include certain objects formed by repetitive patterns of equally spaced identical polygon faces. More specifically, objects such as runway markings, which are a series of elongated narrow rectangles equally spaced along the length of the runway. The image data is arranged in a particular format including instruction words for identifying the type of data in the data words following each instruction word, and for controlling the flow of data through the image processor. The image data formatted and processed includes:Initialization vectors (Vo), defining the position of landmark points (i.e., the first vertex of the initial polygon of each series of faces).Delta data (shape data), defining the position of other points, (i.e., the remaining vertices of each initial face) with respect to the initial point therefor.

Abstract: A dual purpose electronic instrumentation device for teaching the principles of electricity and electronics and for testing electrical systems is disclosed which includes a housing, having electronic circuitry arranged within it with control, display and terminal elements extending externally of the housing. The housing is divided into at least two portions with a first portion being movable relative to the second portion to expose or conceal a display surface having a receptacle for receiving one or more plug-in circuit cards, wherein the control, display and terminal elements of the housing and the receptacle of the display surface are interconnected with the electronic circuitry for testing electrical systems which are electrically coupled to the terminal elements and the receptacle. When the display surface is concealed, the instrumentation device is for testing electrical devices electrically coupled to the terminal elements of the housing.

Abstract: An astronomical optical simulator made of a tubular body with an eyepiece at one end and a light source at the other with a slot in the tubular member to receive an opaque disk having openings distributed to simulate an array of astronomical bodies. The openings modify and pass light from the source giving the impression of an array of astronomical objects to an observer looking into the eyepiece.

Abstract: A sole for hiking boots is provided as an article of manufacture. The sole has a top surface and also a bottom tread surface which, intermediate the ends of the sole, is disposed in a sole base plane. At its rear end, the sole has a distinct substantially straight extent generally perpendicular to the length of the sole so that, when the sole is viewed in a direction substantially normal to the top surface, it has a substantially square heel. Adjacent the front and rear ends of the sole, the tread surface is cylindrically curved concave upwardly away from the base plane proceeding toward the adjacent ends of the sole. The directrix of each of these cylinders is substantially parallel to the sole base plane and substantially perpendicular to the length of the sole.

Abstract: A snow shoe, useful also in sand, comprises a flat member which is bisymmetric in the sense that its upper and lower sides are mirror images of each other. A pair of such snow shoes thus comprises two identical members disposed in mirror image relationship. The portion that supports the foot is displaced toward the inner side of the snow shoe, and the laterally outer portion comprises an open gridwork supported by a frame, the whole being of molded plastic construction. The portion that supports the foot is provided with holes therethrough adjacent the margins of the foot or shoe of the user; and a single lace can be inserted through these holes to provide front and rear bindings for the foot or shoe.

Abstract: An improved securing member is disclosed for fastening wear parts to a support, in which a resilient body is fastened between two deformable edge members. In use, the securing member is placed between the wearing part and its support, after which one or another of the edge members is deformed in such a manner as to prevent removal of the wear part.

Abstract: In a steam iron having a connected handle with a steam control thereon, a fill opening to an interior water tank, a ported soleplate having a steam generating boiler with a coverplate thereover forming steam distribution passages and with a water sight gauge connected to the tank, an improvement is provided in the gauge of an opening in the top of the tank within the confines of the handle and disposed in the opening is a closed top vertically directed tube extending through the opening so that it extends both into the tank and into the handle and is sealed to the tank preventing leakage. An aperture is provided through the tube inside the tank in the upper portion thereof for venting the tube inside the tank and a window is provided in the handle and is sized to extend along part of the tube and including the top. Float structure is disposed in the tube with the float being covered by the window when the tank is empty.

Abstract: A display is mounted on a wall at a selected distance from the wall by means of a spacer erected from a sheet of material, which normally is flat for storage and transportation, into a partially tubular member of selected axial length which is secured at one end thereof to the display and bears against the wall at the other end to space the display away from the wall. The spacer is included in a kit having a mounting board with an obverse surface receiving the item to be displayed and a reverse surface for receiving the one end of the tubular member.

Abstract: An overlay device, which is adapted for use with an illuminated transparency viewer, for holding slides and the like includes a series of spaced apart elongate members, frame members transverse to the elongate members to maintain the elongate members in fixed position, and resilient material carried by at least one of the elongate members such that a slide may be inserted between two successive elongate members by depressing said resilient material to insert one edge of the slide therein with the opposite edge being urged against the opposite elongate member to hold the slide in position. The elongate members have channels into which the slides may be inserted, the resilient material being disposed in at least one of the channels.

Abstract: A firearm breech locking mechanism which includes a receiver having a longitudinal track guiding an actuating rod in reciprocating motion, and two guide slots for guiding a bolt carrier member mechanically coupled to the operating rod. Two roller receiving slots are also formed in the receiver member. A roller is disposed in these slots. It extends transversely to the direction of motion of the operating rod. A cam surface on the operating rod raises the roller as the operating rod reaches its forwardmost position to thereby lock the bolt relative to the receiver and shell chamber. As the operating rod is moved rearward, a cam surface on the bolt carrier forces the roller to its unlocked position. The invention further includes a latch pivotally secured to the bolt member which cooperates with a recess formed along one of the guide slots.

Abstract: A box magazine follower system is constructed with spring struts pivotally connected at an intersection to form an "X" configuration. A magazine follower is supported by the upper ends of the struts to move vertically within the magazine box while maintaining an approximately horizontal orientation.

Abstract: A trigger guard assembly preferably for a revolver which is removable from the frame of the firearm includes a trigger guard frame for carrying a trigger, a trigger spring and actuating rod, a cylinder actuating hand and hammer transfer bar assembly and hammer pivot holes in the trigger guard frame. The trigger guard assembly is removably secured to the frame preferably by three support points whereby the trigger guard assembly may be removed from and returned to the revolver frame as a totally assembled unit. Lug and socket means at the front of the trigger guard frame provide a first support point and a second support point is provided by a spring-biased plunger at the rear of the trigger guard assembly having a wedged end coacting with the slot in the frame. The spring biased plunger is preferably operable from outside of the bottom of the frame to release the trigger guard assembly.

Abstract: Automatic fishing apparatus has a rod-holding tube concentrically mounted in a pivoted sleeve which is biased toward an armed position. A solenoid-actuated latch maintains the sleeve in the armed position. The tube is separately biased in the sleeve to permit movement of the tube against a trigger which actuates the solenoid. A calibration circuit permits adjustment of bias on the tube when the tube is in the cocked position.

Abstract: A pyrotechnical mole trap includesan open-ended protective envelope which is intended to be placed in the mole run,a displaceable trigger of electrically conductive material disposed in the center of the protective envelope and displaceable in both directions to contact one of two contacts and close a circuit,two electrically fired deflagrating explosive charges, of which each is placed on the outside of the protective envelope,a source of electric energy,an electrical circuit which connects together the trigger, the electrical contact, the explosive charges and the source of electrical energy and which is wired in such a way that the action of the mole on the trigger closes the electrical circuit and fires the explosive charge situated on the animal side of the trigger.

Abstract: A tumbling toy having an end-over-end tumbling action and including a hollow housing having spaced end caps, an outer sleeve and an inner tubular member joined to the end caps and receiving a weighted ball for rolling action therein, the weighted ball having rolling movement between the end caps to produce the tumbling end-over-end action of the housing when an exterior force is applied thereto or when the tumbling toy is placed on a downwardly inclined surface.

Abstract: The method of forming a composite balloon figure having a small balloon within a parent balloon and the resultant product.

Abstract: A multi-stage toy vehicle includes a front portion having wheel means supporting the vehicle for rolling movement and a separate, rear portion initially nested with the front portion and also having wheels for supporting the vehicle. A detachable connector is provided between the nested together portions of the vehicle for retaining the portions in a nested condition as the vehicle is initially launched from a launching device. A biasing element is provided for ejecting the front portion of the vehicle away from the rear portion after the vehicle is launched and rolling. The launching device provides an impact against the vehicle while the front and rear portions are nested together to initially propel the vehicle from the launcher and this impact releases the detachable connector so that the biasing element is effective to eject the front portion away from the rear portion as the rolling friction begins to decrease, thus, providing a multi-stage effect.

Abstract: A toy tank is disclosed having tracks and a cannon supported on a turret. The tracks consist of multi-element, hingeable links forming a chain type loop supported by tensioned rollers and idlers such that the tracks are articulated realistically in accordance with the contours of the surface on which the tank travels. The turret carries a cannon for dispensing bullet-like projectiles in a realistic fashion. Atop the turret is a projectile containing and feeding mechanism which automatically loads the breech of the cannon when the cannon ram rod or plunger is fully withdrawn therefrom in order that same is cocked for the next firing sequence.

Abstract: The direction of movement of a battery-powered wheel toy such as a toy car is controlled by a remotely located, hand-held transmitter. The car has a receiver and two motors mounted thereon, one motor being connected to drive at least one wheel of a first pair of wheels located at a first axle position, and the other motor being connected to drive at least one wheel of a second pair of wheels located at a second axle position. One of the wheel pairs and driving motor are mounted for pivotal rotation about an axis normal to the plane of the support platform for the car. The transmitter sends a modulated carrier signal to the receiver. The carrier is modulated by tone bursts. The duration of the tone bursts is determined by a variable potentiometer that is controlled by the operator at the transmitter. At the receiver, the tone-modulated carrier is detected and demodulated. The duration of the demodulated tone bursts determines the time duration that current is supplied to one DC motor.

Abstract: A planter having a supporting tray and potting vessel arrangement wherein the vessel is supported with its bottom portion within a tray compartment and in juxtaposition with the compartment walls. The vessel tray combination further provides for the access of air to the compartment and for its direction up and around vegetation foliage within the vessel.

Abstract: A device for use by gardeners in growing vines for raising tomatoes and other vine growing vegetables, consisting of a series of horizontal plates of a transparent material supported one above the other by a series of struts between the plates. The plates have central cut-out portions to provide room for vertical growth of the vine upwardly through successive plates. The plate structure is held in place by stakes embedded in the ground with their upper ends secured to the plates.

Abstract: A field transplant system including a machine for sequentially forming groups of polymerized soil plugs having seed receiving recesses in one end thereof and supported on a carrier, and in certain cases interconnected by strips, the carrier being used to transport the soil plugs through a seeding station and then to a germination station and then to a growing station either in the flat or on a plant turning machine in a greenhouse to grow the germinated seeds to transplant size, and then using the carrier to transport the soil plugs with the transplants growing therein to the field for transplanting by an automatic transplanter; several forms of soil plugs are disclosed, and several methods for supplying seeds to the soil plugs are disclosed, as well as an improved method of mounting a mat of soil plugs on the cylinder of a plant turning machine.

Abstract: An organic growing medium for plants or seeds placed in standing water is exposed to humid air over its substantial outer side surface thereby making air available to plant roots. The growing medium may be in a pot having porous sidewalls which allows air to be admitted into the pot or air openings may be formed in the pot sidewalls. The pot may further sit in a container wherein an air passageway is formed between the container and the pot to provide humid air around the growing medium. Alternatively, the growing medium may be spaced from the container wall having air openings and an air chamber is formed between the growing medium and the container wall. A plant or seed may be placed in a growing medium centrally located of alternate air chambers and growing mediums formed by pairs of spaced apart walls having air openings therein allowing air to communicate to the growing medium and to allow the plant roots to grow from one growing medium into an air chamber and thence into the next growing medium.

Abstract: A threshold and door sealing structure combining a rigid threshold member and a relatively flexible sealing member secured to the threshold member along one side edge and extending upwardly and over the threshold member in spaced relation thereto and downwardly over a depending flange at one side of the threshold member with the sealing member secured to the depending flange and vertically adjustable relative to such flange.

Abstract: There is disclosed a portable grinding apparatus which includes a frame with straps and the like for mounting on the back of an operator. The frame supports a base plate carrying an electric motor which is connected through a flexible shaft to a hand-held abrating device, such as a grinding wheel and the like. The base plate, which supports the grinding motor, is rotatably mounted on the frame to permit shifting the abrating device between the operator's hands and the motor is covered with a housing which includes an exhaust fan for circulating a flow of air across the motor to provide comfort to the operator.

Abstract: A method of intermittently dressing the ring-shaped surface or active rim of an axially adjustable dished grinding wheel of a gear grinding machine and which active rim acts upon a workpiece. The position of the active rim is controlled and the grinding wheel adjusted such that the ring-shaped surface or active rim is retained at the same location independent of its wear. The active rim is dressed once within a predetermined dressing interval by means of a likewise axially advanced dressing tool. The dressing tool is then advanced if, within the dressing interval, the grinding disk adjustment or compensating feed has dropped below a predetermined total magnitude.

Abstract: A hollow cylinder having a bore therethrough which is of a larger diameter at one end than at the other end. A longitudinal slot through the cylinder intersecting the smaller diameter bore. A stud in threaded connection with the larger diameter bore and carrying a relatively thin blade-like, clamping mandrel pin with serrated edges that extends into the smaller diameter bore and extends between adjacent folded ends of a polishing cloth disposed around the cylinder with the ends extending through the slot and across the smaller bore, and which functions to rigidly clamp the ends between the serrated edges and the wall of the smaller diameter bore when the stud and clamping mandrel pin are rotated by 90.degree.. A block with a bore for receiving the cylinder with polishing cloth thereon holding the members together during the clamping process and the block includes an angled slot for back-folding the ends of the polishing cloth.

Abstract: A dock seal for use around a building doorway against which any of various style trucks can back to create a totally-sealed, safe, dry passageway. It includes several sections around the building doorway each having a sealing body of resiliently flexible and compressible foam material of L-shaped cross-section enclosed in a thin flexible cover. The sections are so arranged that as the truck backs into cooperation with the doorway, a part of its rear edge engages the flexible flange of each seal section so that an effective seal will be created around the truck. This also creates a totally safe dry passageway for loading or unloading. The seal body cover is provided with ventilating means to facilitate compression, bending and expansion of the body and stiffening means where needed. Means is also provided for mounting the seal body for ready removal and replacement.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes a modular unit for use in the construction of floating decks used in horizontal or vertical liquid storage tanks; the unit consists of a core of cellular foam plastic and of an envelope sealingly encasing the core, the envelope consisting of a layer of electrically conductive flexible metal and of at least one layer of plastic.