Abstract: A display system comprises an elongate arm having a flange at one end and a holder at the other end for receiving and supporting an object to be displayed, and a display panel having a generally upright front face. At least one slot is located in said panel and is accessible from said front face. Each slot extends at least partially across the front face of the panel. Each of said slots are adapted to receive said flange through said front face in a compression fit to removably retain and support the holder in a spaced relationship from said front face. Lateral extensions of the flange on an arm may act as spacers for providing a minimum lateral spacing between adjacent arms in a slot. Where said object is an eyeglass frame, said holder includes a frame retaining means comprising a raised portion intermediate the ends of the holder to prevent the frame from sliding along the holder.

Abstract: A storage and display rack which has a base plate, a spreader plate thereabove, and a holder at the top which is provided with devices to engage electronic remote control devices and the like to permit storage, display and ready removability of remote control devices for accessibility and use.

Abstract: A system for assembling a modular closet organizer into an existing closet for efficient use of the space in the closet includes vertical walls, such as partitions, having at least two sets of holes therein. Adjacent holes in each set of holes have the same predetermined vertical spacing from each other and the sets are horizontally spaced at a predetermined distance. Shelves extend between the vertical partitions and are supported by shelf mounts attached to the partitions. An extensible and retractable hanger assembly for hanging articles such as a garment bag therefrom, may also be mounted on the partition.

Abstract: A wall-mounted device to provide storage for and convenient access to secretarial items such as pens, pencils, writing pads, keys, etc. The device may be mounted on any vertical surface including the box of a telephone and will hold such items so as to be convenient for the user.

Abstract: Apparatus for holding articles such as drink cups and related personal articles of persons such as members of an athletic team. Individual pockets for holding drink containers are formed along a support panel, and corresponding hooks are supported by the panel in juxtaposed relation to the pockets. Those hooks are intended for supporting personal articles such as gloves or the like in a predetermined location next to the drinking-cup holder chosen for each individual. The entire apparatus is supported on a vertical backstop such as a chain-link fence, by separate hooks provided for that purpose.

Abstract: Disclosed is a patient hoist for use in a room having a floor and at least one pair of parallel spaced walls at opposite sides of the floor. The hoist includes a frame having a pair of track beams and a pair of connecting beams, and a plurality of legs for supporting the frame elevated above the floor, four of the legs being corner legs having first and second beam engagement members extending therefrom for slidably engaging respective ones of the beams. Each corner leg is connected respectively to an end extremity of one track beam and an end extremity of one connecting beam for joining the beams. The connections between the corner legs and the beams are telescopically adjustable for locating at least one pair of the beams proximate the walls at opposite sides of the floor.

Abstract: A container of a heat set plastic material adapted for hot fill applications includes a plurality of elongated vertically oriented vacuum panels in its sidewall and first and second circumferentially extending inwardly directed reinforcement ribs which are located in the label mounting areas above and below the vacuum panels and which cooperate with upper and lower label bumpers of the container to support the upper and lower edges of the vacuum panels permitting the center portions of the panels to flex inward during filling and sealing the container with a hot liquid, but resisting deformation of the container sidewall in compensating for the hot-fill vacuum.

Abstract: A container for food processing including an upwardly opening receptacle with a cover selectively sealed thereto and retained by pivotally mounted handles including outer retention bars which downwardly engage against the cover and include depending clips which lock beneath lugs on the receptacle. The cover includes a pressure responsive central domed portion and a selectively openable venting port.

Abstract: A container includes a main lid for closing the container and an auxiliary lid for closing an opening in the main lid. The auxiliary lid provides access to the container without opening the main lid. The auxiliary lid is hingedly attached to the main lid by a pair of hinges which extend through hinge openings in the main lid and which are releasably secured within the hinge openings.

Abstract: A lid is provided for mounting on an annular lip around the top of a can. The lid includes a shell, a lid-retaining portion, and a hook-shaped load-distributing member. The shell has an inner wall and the lid-retaining portion is appended to the inner wall of the shell and positioned to engage the annular lip to hold the lid in place on the can. The hook-shaped load-distributing member is appended to the inner wall of the shell and is positioned to hook onto and engage the annular lip lying around the top of the can. The hook-shaped load-distributing member functions to distribute an external compression load applied to the lid from the lid to the can.

Abstract: A lunch box including a tray and a removable lid with a rear, separable hinge assembly and a forward manually releasable latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a front panel on the tray with longitudinally spaced pressure pads and forwardly projecting detents which engage with corresponding detents on the depending front wall of the lid. Simultaneous rearward pressure on the two pressure pads rearwardly release the tray detents from the lid detents and free the lid for removal.

Abstract: A lined container which provides chemical resistance, is inexpensive and provides maximum cubic capacity in the container is disclosed. The liner is supported from the container and has an engagement means for securing the liner to the container when the liner is located within the container.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for storing and preserving food products and for selectively dispensing the food products from the apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a container, a flexible bag inserted into and suspended in the interior of the container, and a cover member releasably securable over a top opening of the container. The bag is provided with a sidewall dimensioned to slide vertically through the interior of the container without the sidewall exerting a friction force against the inner surfaces of the container sidewalls with the bag filled with a food product. The bag is constructed of a flexible material that enables a top portion of the bag sidewall to be stretched and folded back over the top opening of the container and the outer surfaces of the container sidewalls to suspend the food product contained in the bag inside the container interior and above the container bottom wall.

Abstract: A box is formed of a blank of sheet material wherein a filler is sandwiched between an inner liner and an outer liner. A dado groove is formed parallel to each edge and a V-groove is formed parallel to the dado groove on the side away from the edge. The blank is folded up at the V-groove and then is folded back at the dado to produce a 180 degree fold. The outer liner extends continuously over the outside, top edge, and inner side of the resulting double thickness wall.

Abstract: A container for hazardous materials capable of protecting the enclosed materials from high speed impact. Energy absorption is provided by a multiplicity of crushable layers of either wire mesh or perforated metal sheets which thin and flow together under impact loading. Layers of a higher tensile strength material are interspersed within the crushable layers to confine them and increase performance.

Abstract: A water bottle includes a container, a cap mounted to an upper end of the container and has two holes therein, and a cover which is mounted around the cap and is rotatable between first and second positions. When the cover is in the first position, a straw mounted on the cap is hidden inside the cover while the holes are blocked. When the cover is in the second position, the straw is rotated to extend through an opening in the cover and the holes are open to allow continuous suction of the user.

Abstract: An automatic prescription dispensing system includes a housing or frame having a plurality of pill dispenser units mounted therein, a plurality of vial supply assemblies at one end of the housing, and a filled vial offload carousel at an opposite end. A vial manipulator assembly is mounted on the housing to enable translational movement of a vial manipulator frame vertically and horizontally and pivoting about a vertical axis to retrieve vials from the supply assemblies, fill the vials at the dispenser units, and deposit the filled vials onto the carousel. The vial manipulator frame includes spring loaded grippers to engage and carry the vials and a drive motor and gear for meshing with dispenser unit gears to operate the dispenser units. The system includes a controller including an interface for coupling to the printer port of a pharmacy host computer printer port for intercepting drug name and quantity data for a prescription which was directed to a prescription label printer.

Abstract: A general purpose system for the storage and retrieval of articles having nested sets of rotatable platters or of various perimeters such that each set fits inside the perimeter of the next larger sized platter. All platters have storage positions or bins in which articles are stored. Bins are positioned so that one side is adjacent to the perimeter of the platter. All platters are mounted so that a part of their perimeter is adjacent to the perimeter of the platter on which they are mounted. This arrangement makes all storage positions available at the edge of the largest or main platter by rotating a subset of the smaller platters. The main platter can be rotated to a serving window making all storage positions on the platter available at the serving window. The geometry of the circular arrangement make the number of storage positions on a main platter vary with the square of the radius of the main platter whereas the time it takes to fetch a storage location varies with the radius.

Abstract: This invention relates to a spraying apparatus comprising a detachable refill pouch said pouch designed to contain fluid, and a sprayer device detachably connected to the refill pouch and a receptacle device held therebetween the refill pouch and sprayer. The pouch is held in place by detachably connecting the pouch directly to the sprayer with the receptacle held therebetween. The pouch has a neck portion made of material to provide sufficient integrity to allow for mounting of the neck to a cap on a sprayer.

Abstract: The apparatus is intended for dispensing liquid from an inverted container having a neck through which the liquid is discharged, and includes a housing 31 provided with a mounting arrangement 32 for receiving and supporting the inverted container. A feed tube 34 is arranged to project into the neck of said liquid container to conduct liquid to a reservoir, and cover flaps 62 and 63 are biassed together by tension springs 69 and 70 to cover the feed tube 34 upon removal of the liquid container. The feed tube may alternatively be covered by a resilient diaphragm.

Abstract: A device for containing a liquid or a paste for dispensing without ingress of air comprises a flexible container containing the substance to be dispensed and a carrier 20. The container is inserted inside the carrier, and the container is constituted by a peripheral side wall 4 extending between a bottom 3 and a top having a bottleneck 2 opening out therethrough. The carrier provided with at least two facing longitudinal ribs 21, the ribs constraining the side wall, the bottom, and the top of the container to fold concertina-like.

Abstract: A bottle for storing and dispensing viscous liquids comprises a bottom, sides, a face having a substantially uniform wall thickness and a closable top. The bottle is integrally molded from an olefin material. The face has a pump integrally molded therein. The pump comprises at least one endless ridge defining a valley. The valley has a wall thickness of about 40% of the wall thickness of the face.

Abstract: This injection device comprises a housing having a handgrip for operating it. A collapsible fluid container is adapted to fit in the housing under the pressure element of the handgrip. The container has a fill opening with a closure and an injection stem extending out of the housing so that when the handgrip is squeezed, the collapsible fluid container will compress the fluid within it and drive the fluid out through the stem. Conversely, when the fluid container is compressed, the stem can be submerged in fluid and the handgrip spread to enlarge the container and suck fluid into the container.

Abstract: A spray pump package capable of delivering two or more different predetermined spray patterns or spray characteristics through two or more different spray orifices, but at a liquid application amount per unit of area being treated which is optimum for the particular spray orifice selected rather than a compromise between two extremes. The predetermined spray patterns from which the end user may select may differ by any desired spray pattern or characteristic, including but not limited to: the cone angle of the spray; the width of the spray pattern; the average size of the particles in the spray; the amount of particle size deviation from the average; etc. The packages are provided with structure for automatically adjusting the maximum available pump stroke so as to optimize the maximum amount of product which can be delivered on each complete pump stroke for whichever orifice is selected by the end user.

Abstract: Dispenser for a liquid product, including a container provided at an upper part thereof with a dispensing member carrying a push-button movable button rest and depressed positions, a cap provided with an acuating member in the form of a lever hinged on the cap and provided with a pressing member for acting on an upper outer surface of the push-button. The hinge is connected to the cap about halfway along the movement of the push-button between the rest and depressed positions. The upper outer surface of the push-button is convex and the pressing member defines a bearing surface for receiving the upper outer surface of the push-button.

Abstract: An improved trigger sprayer apparatus is comprised of a venting system that allows air to enter a liquid container connected to the apparatus as the apparatus dispenses liquid from the container, a trigger member of the apparatus that provides reliable operation and prevents the inadvertent disconnection of the trigger member from the apparatus, a gasket connected to the apparatus between the liquid container and the apparatus, and a fluid conduit communicating with a nozzle orifice of the apparatus that centers a fluid spinner of the apparatus relative to the orifice.

Abstract: A mixing chamber for mixing a gaseous component with a liquid component is disclosed. The mixing chamber is characterized by separate inlet connections for the respective components and an outlet for the mixture to a space at a lower pressure. The propellant inlet comprises a plurality of narrow channels positioned to create a turbulent flow in the mixing chamber to facilitate mixing of the components. Also disclosed is a method for forming narrow channels in a body or object by forming grooves in one of two interconnecting surfaces of the parts to thereby define the narrow channels when the parts are put together to form the body or object.

Abstract: A mechanism for supplying a dilute fertilizer solution to a multiple number of growing plants includes an apparatus for adding fertilizer concentrate to a stream of flowing water, such that a relatively constant ratio of fertilizer to water is achieved. Pressurized water is diverted from a water passage into a container to achieve a fertilizer pumping action. A bag-like membrane in the container forms a pressurized water space that is in pressure contact with a separate fertilizer-containment space. Fertilizer concentrate in contact with the membrane is thus pumpd out of the container and into a stream of water flowing through the water passage. A constriction is provided in the water passage to achieve a pressure drop that produces the desired pumping action.

Abstract: A dispenser valve for use in combination with a plastic dispensing bottle or container wherein the container has an elongate tubular shaped neck with an interior retention bead projecting radially inward from the surface. The mouth is relatively large to allow quick filling of the container. The valve is a push pull type valve including a central tubular member with a head attached to a dispensing end thereof and a vaned tail section attached to an opposite end. The tubular section has an inlet in the middle thereof communicating with a central passageway and the dispensing aperture. The vane section is sized somewhat larger than the width of the retaining bead or neck so as to inhibit removal of the valve from the neck. The valve preferably includes a pair of annular fins surrounding the tubular member with one of the fins extending between the tubular member and the neck so as to both support and seal therebetween.

Abstract: A multilevel bicycle rack comprising a pair of vertical supports having two pair of rearwardly extending arms to support a plurality of bicycles or, optionally, bicycles in combination with other items. A pair of diagonal cross braces extend upwardly from attachment to the opposite side of the bumper from the attachment of the pair of vertical supports. A third vertical support extends upwardly to a forward extension of the upper arms with the upper arms and diagonal braces attached to the pair of vertical supports toward the top of the vertical supports. Despite the fact that the upper pair of rearwardly extending cantilevered arms are 12 to 15 times the bumper thickness above the bumper no additional attachment connections to the motor vehicle are needed above the bumper to counter the cantilevered loading of the arms.

Abstract: The device is a multipurpose carrier having the necessary assembly structure for use by electricians, carpenters, telecommunication installers, fisherman, etc. The multipurpose carrier may be selectively folded to form a tote bag or an apron having a therapeutic device. The bag may be equipped with segregated compartments for an assortment of tools and a plurality of access openings for the user. The tote bag is quickly convertible to an apron, by simple unzipping operations, without the necessity of removing the tools therein. The apron includes a therapeutical belt that may be used to support the lower back muscles of the user to help prevent the strains associated with physically demanding jobs.

Abstract: A flipover carrying device for use by a wearer to carry possessions on the wearer's back and comprising a back panel supported adjacent a wearer's back, a moveable pouch supported adjacent the back panel in a first position and supportable adjacent the wearer's chest in a second position, a motion inhibitor interposed between the back panel and the pouch when the pouch is in the first position, and the pouch is attached in a position such that it is graspable by the wearer for moving the pouch from the first to the second position without removing the device.

Abstract: A belt structure, particularly for carrying diving equipment, comprises a closure strap (2) having at least one free portion (7a; 7b) on a surface of which are secured at least two first securement elements (13), typically in the form of loops. A second securement element (14) is carried by a wing of a substantially rigid dorsal carrying element (1), so as to modify the effective length of the free portion according to the different sizes of the users.

Abstract: A holder for valuables includes a thin flat container body with one or more compartments with an open top edge and a closure flap extending from a back panel and fastening onto a front panel. A pair of elongate narrow strips of material each have a first end secured to the upper portion of the back panel. A second end of each strip terminates in a belt loop for threading onto a belt worn on trousers. The distance between the loop and the container body of each strip is greater than the height of the container body. This permits the container body to be moved between a concealed position behind the trousers and and accessible position in front of the trousers while fastened to the belt without bending the container body or disarranging the clothing. The container body slips past the waistband of the trousers in moving between concealed and access positions without bending the container body or the contents thereof making it suitable for storing passports, credit cards and the like.

Abstract: A surgical stapling apparatus comprising an anvil jaw pivotally connected to a first handle for movement from an open position to a closed position to clamp body tissue, staple advancing means for advancing an individual staple into contact with the anvil jaw for deformation of the staple legs and means for closing the anvil and for actuating the staple advancing means in a three phase movement of the handles. In the first movement of the handle the anvil jaw pivots to a closed position; in a second subsequent movement of the handles the anvil jaw remains stationary and the staple advancing means is not yet actuated; and in a third movement of the handle the staple advancing means is actuated. This second movement constitutes a dwell period of the apparatus.

Abstract: A workpiece handling system especially for carrying out computer-controlled welding operations has a workpiece table which is rotatable between indexed stations in one direction and a coaxially-mounted support for work-performing apparatus which is rotatable in both directions, either with or contra to the workpiece table. While workpieces are being loaded and unloaded at one station, work can be performed at or during indexed movement between other stations, the work-performing apparatus then rotating contra to the workpiece table to find the next workpiece to be worked on.

Abstract: A method for soldering a ceramic body of an electric component, such as a microwave resonator, into a metal housing, includes applying a tin layer over the ceramic body provided with an electrically conductive layer. A high-melting-point lead-tin passivation layer is applied to a surface of the housing to be soldered to the ceramic body.

Abstract: Methods for and preforms for making fiber reinforced composites are disclosed. According to the invention, preforms which allow composites to be machined are provided. Also, preforms with a uniform debulking ratio are provided with non-uniform fiber placement. In addition, methods of forming composites have less material waste and allow more than one composite to be consolidated at one time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnet wire having a high heat resistance, a conductor, and an inner layer formed by baking a first resin coating covering the outer surface of the conductor. The inner layer has a heat resistance which is not lower than 130.degree. C. and is lower than 200.degree. C. An outer layer is formed by baking a second resin coating covering the outer surface of the inner layer, the outer layer having a heat resistance which is not lower than 200.degree. C., the thickness of the lower layer falling within a range of between 0.3 .mu.m and 5 .mu.m and being not larger than 1/3 of the sum of the thicknesses of the outer and inner layers. The present invention also provides a method of removing an insulating covering from a magnet wire having a high heat resistance comprising the steps of: preparing a magnet wire having a high heat resistance, and irradiating an insulating covering of said magnet wire with a converged laser beam having a high energy.

Abstract: A three-panel, one-gusset film processing envelope is manufactured in line from continuous web stock. The front and rear main panels are created from what was the central and one lateral marginal portion of the web, and the pocket-dividing interior panel from what was the other lateral marginal portion of the web. A tear-off claim check initially faces a double thickness nonfolded fold-over flap for closing the pockets. A transverse band of resealable adhesive is exposed through a die-cut window in the flap. Entrance to the adjunct pocket for receiving negatives on the trip back from the processor is passively facilitated by the consumer in the act of folding over the flap for the trip to the processor. The envelope bottom is closed by a transverse glue strip which, by involving all three panels, provides a relatively stiff bottom marginal portion which preferably bears the machine readable unique number for the transaction, thereby facilitating presentation of the envelope for reading by a reading device.

Abstract: A quickly applied preformed gift wrap to a carton, the wrap having pre-scribed fold lines sequentially numbered for folding about a carton and shielded adhesive strips to secure overlapping edges of the folded portions.

Abstract: A paper web guide device for guiding and conveying a paper web comprises a plurality of guide rollers arranged in a parallel configuration in a printing system. The guide rollers comprise a mix of driving guide rollers equipped with a driving mechanism and braking guide rollers equipped with a braking mechanism. The driving guide rollers are controlled so as to make the revolving speed of the guide rollers faster than the travelling speed of the paper web. The braking guide rollers are controlled so as to make the revolving speed of the guide rollers slower than the travelling speed of the paper web. This guide device can exactly perform a cleaning operation on the guide rollers within a short period and without accumulating the tension applied to the travelling paper web.

Abstract: A device for driving-in stitches, has a magazine for receiving stitches of different widths and having a housing for accommodating stitches, a slider insertable in the housing and having a guiding rail for guiding stitches and a shooting passage with an opening, an end plate mounted on the casing and a stripping plate mounted on the slider and limiting the opening of the shooting passage. The stripping plate is formed as an angular piece with a first leg which limits the shooting passage and a second leg extending substantially perpendicularly to the first leg and abutting against the slider.

Abstract: A system for affixing a device to a workpiece comprises a dynamic fastener applicator for imparting motion to a fastener with respect to the workpiece by urging the fastener along a path so that the fastener piercingly encounters the workpiece and fixedly engages the device with the workpiece. The system includes a static fastener applicator for effecting clasping engagement of the workpiece and the device by the fastener by a deflecting structure located in the path traveled by the driven fastener which orients the fastener to a clasping configuration for establishing the desired clasping engagement. The system further comprises a positioning apparatus for precisely establishing desired relative positions of the workpiece, the dynamic fastener applicator, the static fastener applicator, and the device for the desired clasping engagement.

Abstract: The reversible triangular box is a generally rectangular sheet divided into three rectangular sections, each containing a front and back face, by two major folds. Safety sign indicia is printed on one face while advertising indicia is printed on the other face. The minimal construction of the reversible triangular box includes two triangular side sections extending from the intermediate second section. Advertising indicia is printed on one face of each triangular side section and safety sign indicia is printed on the other face. A pair of complementary side locking tab and side locking slot combinations are utilized to removably couple or link a respective triangular side section to a first main box section. A minimal construction box has a first and a second handle portion, one of which extends from a top edge region of the first section and the other one extends from the top edge region of the third section. A retaining device holds the first and second handle panels together when they are juxtaposed.

Abstract: A half-carton container for cigarette packs, formed from a unitary blank, having windows formed in a first wall to display and facilitate the removal of the contained goods and having partitions hingedly attached to the first wall and secured to a second wall to support the half-carton structure and to partition and hold in place the contained goods. The half-carton container can be paired with another half-carton by attachment or by placing in a full-carton container such that they can be tax-stamped as a pair and later easily separated for sale as independent units.

Abstract: A combination photo or art easel and self-mailer comprising a main central four-sided panel having four contiguous sub-panels respectively reversibly foldably-connected to the edges of said central panel, one sub-panel having assembly instructions on one surface, an opposite sub-panel having thereon or receiving a photo or art object, a third sub-panel having securing ears tuckable into receiving slits in an opposite fourth sub-panel, whereby one surface of the assembly of folded connected panels comprises an easel showing an art view or photograph and the opposite surface of reversely-folded panels comprises an outer surface of a mailing piece. Several additional features comprise optional variations of foldable projections respectively to support the assembled panels as an easel selectively disposable upon a horizontal surface for display of a photo or art object.

Abstract: A stackable container suitable for use in packaging and displaying soft goods or the like comprises a three-piece body consisting of a first tray portion for holding the packaged products and a pair of die cut tray arms which are affixed to the end walls of the tray to provide strength and support for the stacked containers. The side walls of the tray are partially cut away and reinforced to allow access to the packaged products when two or more containers are stacked one on the other.

Abstract: A carton for fast food items is provided. The carton has a polygonal bottom panel with four generally rectangular side wall panels foldably attached to the edges thereof. A major top closure panel is foldably connected to one of the side wall panels, and a minor top closure panel is foldably connected to the opposite side wall panel. The minor top closure panel carries a closure tab having bilateral locking wings. A slot is provided in the major top closure panel for receiving the closure tab. The carton includes corner closing, backfolded, double layer webs at each corner. Each web is foldably connected to a first associated side wall panel at a perforated fold scoreline collinear with the edge of that panel, and to an adjacent side wall panel along an angled perforated or cut fold scoreline extending outwardly at approximately 45.degree. from each corner of the bottom wall panel. The present invention also encompasses a die cut blank for forming the carton.

Abstract: In a heating system containing twinned furnaces capable of independently operating at multiple levels, a method for providing multiple heating modes to satisfy a required heating load during a given cycle, there being some total number of heating modes, wherein each heating mode may be activated for a time interval whose length is a function of furnace activity during the most recent previous cycle.