Abstract: A conveyor and method for preventing stick-slip friction conditions from exciting the conveyor into surging and for preventing surging vibration from adversely affecting operation of the conveyor. The conveyor has a pair of endless, flexible roller chains that are laterally spaced apart and carried on sprockets keyed to a drive shaft that is in communication with a drive at one end of the frame and sprockets keyed to a take-up shaft at the opposite end of the frame. Preferably, the take-up shaft is split into two shaft sections rotatively secured adjacent their ends by a pair of bearings on a mounting block to permit each conveyor chain to move on its idle sprocket independently of the other chain. The conveyor components are selected to provide a combination of chain stiffness and conveyor mass moment of inertia at maximum payload that produces a conveyor having a high enough natural frequency to prevent stick-slip friction conditions from exciting the conveyor chains into surging.

Abstract: A contact lens case includes a cup adapted to receive a quantity of disinfecting or cleaning solution and a cap removably closing the opening mouth of the cup. A lens support structure is associated with the cap and holds a pair of lenses within the cup. The lens support structure includes a base plate which supports one of a pair of the lenses on each side thereof and basket means pivotally connected to the base plate for enclosing the lenses in overlying position and maintaining the lenses on the base plate. A latch structure releasably maintains the basket means in the overlying position, and includes a flexible, integral extension peripherally formed on each basket means and is releasably retained in the overlying position by snap-fit against a hook member. Preferably, a pair of the flexible extensions are formed as vertically aligned and thinned tabs on opposing edges of each basket, which are snap-fit against a corresponding pair of hooks formed on each side of the lens support structure.

Abstract: A packaging device for bundling papers to be recycled comprising: a planar sheet of cardboard with an upper surface and a lower surface and formed of parallel sheets and a corrugated layer intermediate thereof, the cardboard being of a size and shape substantially that of a newspaper when folded; a paper cover in a rectangular configuration slightly larger than that of the cardboard, the paper cover being adhered over the majority of its central extent to the lower surface of the cardboard and with peripheral edges folded over and adhesively adhered to the upper surface of the cardboard around the periphery thereof, each side edge of the periphery being formed with a centrally located slot for the receipt of a tie string; and a pair of tie strings positionable at right angles to each other and crossing at the center point of the cardboard between the cardboard and the cover, the tie strings extending beyond the periphery of the cardboard and the cover to constitute tie strings positionable over a quantity of

Abstract: A pen-case having a bottom plate with attachments for securing a pen or pencil thereto. In the central region of the bottom plate is a pivot area at which the bottom plate can be folded double, the attachments being located on both ends of the bottom plate and at least one receptacle being provided where the pen or pencil, detached from said attachments, can be carried and supported in a substantially vertical position when the folded bottom plate is in a substantially horizontal position.

Abstract: A writing kit comprises a base, an external wall extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the base to define a compartment, one or more wings hingeably mounted to the base, one or more writing surfaces attached to the interior wing surface of at least one wing, wherein the wings may be adjusted between an open position, one or more partially open positions, and one or more closed positions. Preferably, the kit includes four wings and four writing surfaces, one attached to each wing. The kit provides for self-contained storage of the writing surfaces and writing implements, and is suitable for use by a child.

Abstract: Proportioning device for extemporaneous multidose syrups, comprising a fluid container and a closing plug containing the active principle in subdivided solid form and made up by a tray, a hood and a perforator coaxial and internal with respect to the hood, the closing plug being separated from the container by means of diaphragm which is perforated the moment when the active principle falls into the fluid and the hood being removable and utilizable as a measure.

Abstract: A case protecting the buttons of and supporting a remote control transmitter, the transmitter including an opening to receive a key chain ring, the case further including a container and a rigid clear plastic cover-panel that is slidable by one's thumb. The cover-panel is fitted within two side grooves tapered only at rear ends in the container and also includes a catch that prevents the cover-panel from sliding completely off the container in a forward direction. The container includes an indentation notch on one side end wall that allows the catch to pass therethrough when sliding the cover-panel completely off the container in the rearward direction. There is also provided a second opening in the container that permits the transmitter's key chain ring opening to pass therethrough. The case protects the buttons of the transmitter. The transmitter can be one that activates personal or auto alarms, opens and closes garage doors or gates, unlocks an automobile trunk, or controls household electronics.

Abstract: A protective cover for a remote control unit, having pressure responsive buttons thereon and a signal generator on one end, has a resilient housing having a housing bottom wall, two upstanding housing side walls connected to the housing bottom wall and a housing top wall connected to the housing side walls. The housing top wall has a first access viewing port and a switch port therein. There is a first closing flap, having an integral hinged connection to one end of the housing top wall, that selectively forms a first housing end wall having a first signal projection port therein. There is a second closing flap, having an integral hinged connection to another end of the housing top wall, that selectively forms a second housing end wall. A protective enclosure is removably placed within the resilient housing and has an enclosure bottom wall, two upstanding enclosure side walls connected to the enclosure bottom wall and an enclosure top wall connected to the enclosure side walls.

Abstract: A box for individually dispensing staple strips. The strips are first loaded into a central magazine. A spring activated pusher on one side of the box urges the strips toward the other side. On the other side is positioned a spring loaded ejector device sized and shaped to receive one strip of staples. The ejector device moves in the plane normal to the pusher's motion. The ejector device raises the staple stack toward a window in the box thereby enabling the user to remove the stack.

Abstract: The instant invention provides for a wrench tool organizer and storage device. The organizer and storage device includes a single, flat, planar base having an upper face and a lower face and at least one pair of wrench retaining and sorting projections spacedly attached to the upper face of the planar base so as to accommodate a wide variety of wrench sizes, each wrench retaining and sorting projection of the pair being positioned relative to the other in a manner which allows one or more wrenches to be retained by both projections of the pair at the same time. Additionally, the device includes one or more allen wrench head retaining and sorting projections attached to the upper face of the planar base for holding and sorting the head of at least one allen wrench and at least one allen wrench handle retaining and sorting projection attached to the upper face of the planar base for holding and sorting the drive handle of at least one allen wrench.

Abstract: A flat trapezoidal container provides a generally frustoconical bag with a single cavity when at least partially filled with a pulverulent material such as soil which may have a live plant growing therein, or comestible goods such as popcorn and other snacks which rely heavily upon spur-of-the-moment purchases by a customer who must first be visually attracted to the goods, thereafter be visually convinced of their freshness, and have the opportunity to smell and/or touch the goods prior to purchasing them. The container may also be specifically dimensioned to snugly sheath a flower pot so as to leave therebeneath, a surplus of film in an empty transition zone which is concealable under the flower pot. The container is made from two flat panels of heat-sealable film, each shaped as a trapezium; or from a single web folded double.

Abstract: A disposable packing for flat glass plates can stack the plates for transportation in standard containers. This disposable packing has lateral wooden upstanding posts which rest against the internal walls of the standard container. By using wedges, the upstanding posts are inclined with respect to the internal walls of the container. The angle of inclination between the post and the floor of the container is obtuse. The posts are attached at their base to supporting boards affixed to the floor of the container. The boards have the post affixed to one face while the other face of the boards has a flexible cover. The glass plates are visible at their periphery. The posts have cushioning strips of styropor or plush, for example. A central V-shape space is formed between the packages resting on the post.

Abstract: A new and improved beverage identification system includes a plurality of coded classes of drink coding members, e.g. straws, wherein each coded class of the drink coding members is associated with a class code indicia, e.g. different colors. Each class code indicia is in a predetermined one-to-one correspondence with a type of drink, and each drink coding member of each respective coded class carries the respective class code indicia. A plurality of coded receiver compartments receive the respective coded classes of the drink coding members. Each of the coded receiver compartments is associated with one of the respective class code indicia, such that a one-to-one correspondence is established between each respective type of drink and each of the respective coded receiver compartments. A decoding device indicates the predetermined one-to-one correspondence between each class code indicia and each type of drink.

Abstract: A carrier/dispenser includes an outer container having openings at the top and at the bottom, and a removable cap that fits frictionally over the top opening. Inside the container is a plurality of units, each unit including a capsule that nests or interfits frictionally atop the other capsules inside the container. Each of the capsules is adapted to receive and hold a discrete, precise quantity of a desired powdered or solid substance such as a pill or tablet.

Abstract: A specimen collection kit particularly for collection and transport of urine specimens. The kit includes a first pouch sealed about its periphery and encapsulating a collection container therewithin. A second pouch is provided, also with a peripheral seal, and encapsulating one or more test vials for specimen testing. The second pouch also includes a resealable seal proximate one edge such that the second pouch can be resealed after opening of the peripheral seal on that edge. The pouches are united along one edge of each pouch, and a perforation is provided at that juncture to permit severing of the two pouches.

Abstract: A device for applying skin treatment substances to the back of a person includes a manually grippable elongated shaft having a head formed thereon, and a plurality of contact pads, each selectively engageable with and disengageable from the head without damaging the head or pads. A first contact pad has a non-porous contact surface for applying relatively viscous substances to the skin of the person, a second contact pad has a porous contact surface for retaining relatively non-viscous substances for applying the relatively non-viscous substances to the skin of the person, and a third contact pad has a sisal contact surface for cleansing the skin of the person. Also, a fourth contact pad has an erose surface for gently scratching the person's back when rubbed against it. A bag is provided for holding the shaft and contact pads.

Abstract: A package for fragile articles is disclosed and comprises a container that forms a solid polygon and two suspension frames in the container. Each of the frames are formed of a plurality of upright side panels and have at least one dimension that substantially spans and abuts the interior of the container so that each frame is prevented from moving in the container. At least two of said side panels are parallel, and each of which forms an arch, so that the arched parallel side panels are opposite one another. A resilient membrane is attached tightly to the edges of the side panels of each frame, and extends from the base of each arched side across the rise and span of each arched side. The frames are positioned in the container with the membranes in face to face relationship for holding an object suspended therebetween.

Abstract: A pallet jacket which is adapted to fit over and secure cargo to a base, such as an aircraft cargo pallet. The pallet jacket includes a cover having a central section and extending side flaps. The vertical lengths of the side flaps are preferably controllably adjustable. Separate securing straps are used to secure the cover over cargo and to a base. The securing straps are held proximate and in a sliding relation to the cover by strap keepers and lateral tension straps. The lateral tension straps are releasably connectable to form one or more continuous bands around portions of the cargo. In preferred embodiments, the cover 11 includes a windowed receptacle for retention and display of items upon the outside of the cover.

Abstract: There is described a method of sorting a plurality of individually conveyed articles in a suspension-type conveyor apparatus, wherein the articles circulate along a first conveyor circuit in unsorted fashion and are transferred from there individually and automatically to at least a second conveyor path and arranged in groups. To make such a method more simple and less troublesome, it is suggested that the second conveyor path be designed as a second conveyor circuit along which the articles circulate and that an automatically switchable shunt be provided between the first and second conveyor circuits. Both, the first conveyor circuit and the second conveyor circuit, are closed loop and reversibly driven.

Abstract: An air distribution plate for incorporation into a material conveyor or a material separator has a plurality of apertured zones alternately arranged along the length of the plate. The apertures in the first series of zones are inclined in the direction of the desired flow of material in the case of the conveyor and in the direction of the desired air flow in the case of the separator and the apertures in the second series of zones incline in the opposite direction by the same amount. Each zone in the second series of zones has fewer apertures than the zones of the first series of zones.

Abstract: An in-line ram rejector system particularly for high speed bottling lines with unspaced plastic containers relies on a multi-beam optical system to keep track of the containers between a contamination detection station and a rejector station equipped with a ram rejector. The rejection station is also provided with an automatic side gate on the conveyor. When the leading edge of a tracked, identified container meets the beam, the side gate on the conveyor opens, and when the trailing edge of the same tracked identified container passes by the beam, the container, for example, a plastic beverage bottle is rammed out the open gate onto a neck rail, which catches the container upright.

Abstract: An elevated, closed loop, conveyor arrangement defines a closed loop conveyor path, and a plurality of carriers are operatively connected to the conveyor means for movement around the path. At least one loading station is located on the path, and an identification station, disposed after the loading station in the direction of movement of the carrier means, is also located on the path. A plurality of unloading stations are located on the path after the identification station in the direction of movement of the carrier, and each unloading station receives a different type of the class of articles so that only one type of the class of articles is unloaded at each unloading station. In operation, a single article of the class is mounted on each carrier at the loading station. The type of each article is identified at the identification station, and each article is unloaded at the unloading station for receiving the type of article identified at the identification station.

Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for inspecting finish dimensions of and detecting finish defects on containers moving sequentially in a predetermined path. More than one container can be inspected simultaneously. The apparatus includes one or more inspection gauges suspended above the container path. A transport system is provided for aiding in moving containers through the gauges and simultaneously axially rotating the containers about a vertical axis. Rotation of the containers allows the inspection gauges to inspect the entire circumference of the containers at one or more levels on the container simultaneously. Defective containers are detected when the relative separation distance between the gauge plates of the inspection gauge falls outside predetermined limits. If a defective container is detected, a rejection assembly may be activated to physically remove the defective container from the container path.

Abstract: A multiple hydrocyclone assembly includes a closed tubular vertical housing enclosing two concentric vertical cylinders which cooperate with the housing to define an inner cylindrical outlet chamber and concentric annular inlet and outer outlet chambers. Multiple hydrocyclones or cyclonettes are mounted in axially extending vertical rows and in corresponding radial positions in the cylinders from the outer surface of the outer cylinder, and the housing and concentric cylinders are formed in sections which are coupled together in end to end relation. Individual cyclonettes can be removed and replaced after removal of one or more of the housing sections. In order to increase the pressure of the feed stock to be cleaned which is supplied to the cyclonettes in the upper portion or sections of the assembly, vertically extending flow channels are provided in the lower portion of the inlet chamber by omitting cyclonettes from the rows in the lower sections of the assembly.

Abstract: A garden equipment support rack for mounting on an upright post having a front face and two side surfaces, such as a building wall stud, and on upright posts on movable structures, such as on landscape trucks. The support rack includes at least one elongated hook member having an inner end structure joined to a mounting structure for positioning the hook member on an upright post. The mounting structure is provided with positioning arms for seating against at least one side of an upright post, and attachment screws are employed for fixedly securing the mounting structures to the upright post. The mounting structure may carry a pair of spaced apart hook members, which may be adjustably mounted, for sideward adjustment, on the mounting structure, or which may be mounted in spaced apart fixed positions on the mounting structure.

Abstract: A merchandising display device for fan pulls provides a transparent disk carried by a ceiling fan. The disk has a plurality of hook members depending therefrom for receiving a fan pull. The hook members include a mounting flange fixed to the disk, and a depending hook. The hook defines a slot for receiving the chain attached to a fan pull. A stud centrally of the disk fixes the disk to the light adapter of the fan.

Abstract: A shock absorber for use with a sliding center sill rail car utilizes an internal gas type spring. The shock absorber has a housing and a cylinder located in the housing that moves with the center sill. An annular outer chamber surrounds the cylinder within the housing. Two pistons are slidably carried in the cylinder for independent movement relative to each other. Each has a shaft that extends in opposite directions. The shafts engage stationary stops mounted stationarily to the frame of the rail car. Ports are located in the side wall of the cylinder for the outflow and inflow of a gas and liquid fluid combination. The ports are symmetrical measured either from the rearward end or the forward end.

Abstract: A molded plastic container top has an upper surface from which extends an extensible dispensing tube with a liquid dispensing orifice. The orifice is closed by a removable closure in the form of a cap-like, hollow, open-ended body. A plug is formed integrally with the upper surface and extends upwardly therefrom. Extending upwardly from the plug is an integral, cylindrical, rod-like stopper extension. In the preferred embodiment, the plug is axially fluted, with three radial vanes, dimensioned to be received into the interior of the closure to retain the closure thereon with a frictional fit. The stopper extension is dimensioned to be received within dispensing orifice with a fluid-tight fit, so as to provide an alternative closure for the orifice when the dispensing tube is extended to bring the orifice into the proximity of the stopper extension.

Abstract: A storage container for hexahedron objects, such as mini-disk cartridges and promotional material. The container comprises two primary components, a base tray and a cover, where the base tray is constructed such that it may house two hexahedron objects. The base tray, which has two parallel side walls, is formed with a ledge extending inwardly from each of the side walls such that one object may be stored on top of the ledges and another object may be secured below the ledges. The cover is constructed with support extensions for supporting the cover and securing the object resting on the ledge when the container is in the closed position.

Abstract: A container wherein a top member and a base member are formed as identical units, e.g., from a common mold, and have interactive shapes that permit the top to be laid upon the bottom in a nesting, closed configuration, and rotated relative to the bottom to at least one open configuration with at least three pinpoints of engagement to allow for positive seating of the top member on the bottom in the open configuration and movement of ambient air therebetween. The top cover and base are divided into sections about their circumferential length. The number of sections is determined by the shape of each of the various sections. There can be any number of sections where each section is constructed so as to be able to mate with an exact inverted mirror image of itself. For each first section not so constructed, i.e.

Abstract: A spill proof paint lid with pouring and stirring capabilities comprising, in combination, a central circular plate with a periphery, the periphery having a downwardly extending exterior extent and an interior ring. The interior ring is formed as a locking lip positionable in the trough of the paint can. A pouring spout extends upwardly from the circular plate adjacent to the interior ring. The spout has a rectangular cross sectional configuration with its axis extending radially outwardly from the center of the plate at an angle. The circular plate and spout are integrally formed of plastic. A stirring slot is formed in the circular plate essentially equally distant between the center of the plate and the exterior extent diametrically opposed from the spout.

Abstract: Double-walled container for pressure-tight dispensers, having a cup-shaped inside container and a one-piece outside container is disclosed. The neck attachment of the flask-like outside container is provided with an inverted zone by which an annular groove is formed inside the outside container and the inside container is adhesively secured within the groove. Also disclosed is a method for producing such a double-walled container which includes the steps of positioning the inside container into the cylindrical outside container, shaping the outside container at the upper portion into a flask-like shape without deforming the inside container, and securing the inside container into the groove formed by the deformation.

Abstract: A vented trash can is provided, which consists of a container having an open top for the insertion and removal of a plastic trash bag. A component is for allowing air to enter the container under the plastic trash bag when removing the plastic trash bag from the container. The normal vacuum in the container is now broken and the plastic trash bag can slide out rather than be suctioned against the inside of the container.

Abstract: A beverage container is provided with a pull ring attached to the outer surface of the cap thereof and with a gas chamber disposed under the inner surface of the cap thereof. The gas chamber has a top lid provided with a whistling hole and a bottom lid provided with a small hole through which the gas produced by the beverage contained in the beverage container enters the gas chamber. As the pull ring of the beverage container is pulled out, the gas contained in the gas chamber is let out via the whistling hole, thereby producing a clear, loud and whistling sound.

Abstract: A fitting structure of partition plates to a structure is disclosed which is directed to providing a sufficient bonding strength to one of the surfaces of an end portion of the partition plates fitted to a groove and a sufficient water-stopping property to the other surface.When the end portion of the partition plate is fitted to the groove, a very small space is defined between one of the side surfaces of the end portion and one of the side walls of the groove opposing the former, through a spacer, and a sealing material is set in a thin film form in this space. A large space is defined between the other side surface of the end portion and the other side wall of the groove opposing the former, through a thick spacer, and the sealing material is set in a thick form in this space.

Abstract: A diffuser is attached to a flexible inner cell inside an outer vessel. The outer vessel contains a first fluid and the inner cell contains a second fluid. The diffuser has a flange which is sandwiched between a flanged port and a flanged neck of the outer vessel. The diffuser is contained substantially within the neck of the outer vessel. A generally circular surface of the diffuser deflects fluid entering the outer vessel through the port. A side wall of the diffuser is provide with apertures to permit passage of the fluid therethrough.

Abstract: Assembly tool for detaching and applying components lined up continuously and attached to a belt or tape at an assembly position in which one component after the other is successively separated from the tape and ejected, in which the tape is placed over an encircling continuous conveyor belt which positively engages the tape and entrains it with the advance of the conveyor belt, the conveyor passing together with the equipped tape through a driving-in region for gripping the tape prior to the assembly position and a driving-out region for carrying off the remaining tape after the assembly position and being deflected round the assembly position substantially in the form of a V at the assembly position.

Abstract: A stick dispenser for containing sticks, such as spare leads for mechanical pencils or toothsticks comprises an outer case member (1) having an open rear end, and a front wall provided with a first outlet hole (3) through which the sticks are fed out one at a time, and an inner case member (2) slidably inserted in the outer case member (1) through the open rear end of the latter, provided with a cavity (6) for containing the sticks, and having a front wall provided with a second outlet hole (7). Normally, the inner case member (2) is biased toward one side wall of the outer case member (1) so that the second outlet hole (7) is out of alignment with the first outlet hole (3) to prevent the sticks from slipping out of the stick dispenser.

Abstract: A device for randomly dispensing one of a plurality of discrete random members. The device includes a housing having a cavity within which the random members may be contained. The housing is supported by a pair of supporting actuators which cooperate to open an aperture in the cavity when the housing is downwardly pushed by a user. A random member is thereby allowed to escape from the housing for generating random numbers such as utilized in bingo, lotteries, and other games. Preferably, the housing is shaped as an animal, such as a chicken, turkey, or the like.

Abstract: A coffee filter storage and dispensing canister includes a container body having an interior compartment storing an inverted stack of coffee filters and one end with a dispensing opening for dispensing coffee filters therefrom, a cover removably fitted on an opposite end of the container body, a hold-down member disposed over the inverted stack of coffee filters, and a plurality of biasing elements disposed between the cover and hold-down member causing the hold-down member to exert a hold-down force on the inverted stack of coffee filters biasing the stack toward the dispensing opening of the container body. The canister also includes a filter separator crank and a filter retainer arm installed adjacent to the dispensing opening of the container body and extending within the interior compartment thereof.

Abstract: A fluid-driven proportioning pump for dispensing precise volumes of at least three different fluids includes a drive cylinder housing a correspondingly formed drive piston which divides the drive cylinder into first and second drive fluid chambers and is propelled in a reciprocating motion by a pressurized drive fluid. The housing for the drive cylinder is comprised of two identical hollow housings mutually matingly engaged at the open ends thereof. The face of the drive piston is provided with projecting proportioning pistons which extend into proportioning cylinders that open into each drive fluid chamber. An over-center mechanism triggered by movement of the drive piston at the extremes of the strokes of the reciprocating motion thereof operates valving that admits the pressurized drive fluid into turn it of the drive fluid chambers. The over-center mechanism is activated by hoop springs and is housed entirely within the drive cylinder.

Abstract: A double-structured package which is for an adhesive and can be subjected to one-shot pushing to squeeze out the adhesive from the package. The package comprise a soft elastic container in which the adhesive is stored; a soft elastic case housing the container except at least the outlet port of its front end so that the case can be pushed from outside to press the container to squeeze out the adhesive from it through the outlet port; and a cap removably fitted on the case so that the cap covers the outlet port of the container and the head of the case.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising a pump (10) having no air intake and mounted in sealed manner on a deformable tank (20), and an outer envelope (30) that surrounds the deformable tank (20) and that retains a shape suitable for being held in the hand throughout the time that the dispenser is in use, the outer envelope (30) defining an inner volume that communicates with the atmosphere via at least one air passage (34, 35, 36), the deformable tank being a flexible tube (20) that extends between a first end (20a) that is closed by pinching to form a bottom (33, 33b) and a second end (20b) that is secured to the pump (10), characterized in that the outer envelope is a flexible tube extending between a first end (30a) close to the bottom (33, 33b) of the tank, and a second end (30b) in mechanical connection with the second end of the deformable tank (20), the first end (30a) of the outer envelope being closed by pinching.

Abstract: The invention concerns a unit for dispensing at least one fluid product; this unit comprises at least one dispensing duct, each comprising at its end portion a closing system opening towards the outside. The closing system is formed by an obturator which forms part of a component made of an elastically deformable material and a seat which forms part of another component of the dispensing head. The obturator is in contact with its associated seat in the absence of any dispensing action, moving away from the seat by elastic deformation under the pressure of the product to be dispensed, and returning by elasticity into contact with the seat when the dispensing stops. The obturator is subjected to the action of a constraining element tending to keep it applied to the seat wherewith it cooperates.

Abstract: A pitcher with caddy attachment is disclosed which comprises a secondary vessel which fits into the top of the pitcher and stores garnishes, ice or other items. The secondary vessel includes a skirt with at least one opening which allows contents to be poured from the pitcher without removing the caddy from the pitcher. A retaining devise is used to retain the caddy in the pitcher and the lid of the caddy in the caddy when the pitcher is in a pouring position.

Abstract: A lockable actuator mechanism for an aerosol or pump dispensing canister is disclosed. The lockable actuator comprises a collar fixedly mounted to a canister and an actuation plunger concentrically mounted in the collar. The collar includes a shoulder onto which the actuation plunger may be rotated into a locked, safety position to prevent depression of the plunger. Tabs located on the collar above the plunger prevent the plunger from being removed from the housing and cooperate with a detent on the shoulder to wedge the plunger over the shoulder and prevent the plunger from rotating back into the operative position. The tabs also eliminate the need for a friction fit of the actuation plunger on the valve stem. The actuation plunger has an internal annular shoulder against which the valve stem abuts in the depressed position.

Abstract: A cap and dispensing fitment combination for a container. The cap has an end wall and a skirt extending axially from the periphery of the end wall, the cap being adapted to engage the neck of the container. The end wall of the cap has an annular flange that extends axially and radially outwardly therefrom, the annular flange terminating in a free end surface that facilitates securing the dispensing fitment to the cap. The dispensing fitment comprises an end wall having at least one opening therein, the annular flange engaging into the opening. The dispensing fitment has a sidewall extending axially from the periphery of the end wall and is adapted to engage the container when the combination is placed on the container and to retain the dispensing fitment on the container even as the cap is removed from the container.

Abstract: A vessel having a bottom with a vertical center-line and an annular side wall extending upward from the bottom of the vessel terminating into a rim portion. The vessel is further provided with at least one pouring spout formed in the side wall and extends peripherally about the side wall for at least a 75 degree arc with respect to the vertical centerline of the bottom. The pouring spout consists of two opposing concave upper pouring spout surfaces which converge upon and join a concave lower throat surface. The pouring spout thus provides a cross-sectional flow pattern initially in the shape of a convex-sided V that reforms into a round non-turbulent stream regardless of the flow rate of the liquid being poured. A complementary closure having at least one array of openings, for venting steam and/or straining liquids being prepared in the vessel is also disclosed.

Abstract: A slide gate valve having a replaceable refractory valve plate assembly is provided for facilitating maintenance operations. The slide gate valve generally comprises a metallic frame mounted on a metallurgical vessel, at least one fixed refractory plate having one flow opening, at least one moveable refractory plate having a flow opening, a pouring nozzle firmly connected to the moveable plate, a pneumatic cylinder for controlling the displacement of the moveable plate with respect to the fixed plate in order to control the overlap of the flow openings of the two plates, and an interconnection structure for unitizing the fixed and moveable refractory plates and the pouring nozzle into a valve plate assembly that is installable in and removable from the metallic frame of the slide gate valve in a single operation.

Abstract: A shoulder guard for a wire hanger is erected from a flat blank of card stock and includes a contour configuration complementary to a jacket to be hung on the hanger so that the jacket is draped appropriately over the shoulder guard, and an ornamental device in the form of a simulated bow-tie is placed on the shoulder guard so as to be located between the lapels of the jacket, when the jacket is hung on the hanger and draped over the shoulder guard, to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance, the relative contour configurations of the simulated bow-tie and the shoulder guard being such that the simulated bow-tie stands out in visible relief from the shoulder guard in response to erection of the shoulder guard.