Abstract: A dryer and weigher comprising an upper housing for containing a sole dryer structure and a lower housing for containing a weigher structure, the upper housing and the lower housing weighing the weight of a user, the sole dryer structure having a heater and a fan turned on and off either simultaneously with a common switch or with separate switches for each of two air chambers provided in the upper housing.

Abstract: A device for providing elevated and universally adjustable support of a hair dryer, the hair dryer having a body with a handle portion and a heated air discharge portion. A receptacle member is provided for gripping the hair dryer by its handle portion and is positioned in the elevated and overhead fashion by an elongated support which is either supported by a floor base or is attached to a vertically extending wall. The receptacle member can take the form of either a pair of laterally displaceable pincer jaws for gripping the dryer handle or a modification of a pedestal and universal bail joint support for providing universally adjustable support to the hair dryer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating refuse by non-combustibly shrinking polyfoam plastics in the refuse. The trash is heated at a temperature between 250.degree. and 500.degree. for a minimum period of time. A rotatable chamber heats the refuse and transports the refuse for the minimum period of time. An operator controls the rate of rotation of the chamber and thus the time of heating in accordance with the moisture content of the refuse. A steam/air mixture used as a heat medium serves to kill bacteria in the refuse in addition to shrinking. and drying the refuse.

Abstract: A jacket with a thermally insulating layer partially surrounds, at a small spacing, a heatable roll which serves for the treatment of webs of material, in particular paper webs. Under production conditions the jacket reduces heat losses from the roll through convection and radiation to the environment. The jacket has a device which, with an interruption of production, ensures a forced convection at the heated roll for the cooling of the surface to a temperature level which is same or only insubstantially higher than in the production state. Several cooling nozzles are conceivable for the said apparatus which are secured to the jacket and direct a coolant onto the roll surface.

Abstract: A door brake assembly (20) to control the closing of a dipper door (11) on a shovel dipper (10) has a torsion bar (39) connected to the dipper door (11) by links (15, 32). A lever (48) on the other end of the torsion bar (39) selectively engages spaced snubbers (57, 58) to provide a braking (or damping) action to the dipper door (11) in the last portion of its travel to the open or closed position. The torsion bar (39) is mounted in journals (23, 24, 43, 44) on a base (22) mounted on the dipper (10). Usually, each dipper door (11) is provided with a pair of the brake assemblies (20) mounted in mirror image.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a steam iron comprising a soleplate (1) in which a steam generating chamber (2) is provided which is surrounded by a heating element (8) and communicates through a channel (10) with outlet ports (11) for the steam produced in the steam generating chamber (2), and further comprising a water reservoir arranged above the soleplate (1) and including in the area of the steam generating chamber (2) a drop dispensing device for the water to be evaporated, wherein a baffle device (13) is provided beneath the drop dispensing device, the baffle device having at least two oppositely inclined surfaces (15) sloping from the drop impingement location of the water to be evaporated in the direction of the heating element (8), effecting spreading of the water to both sides of the steam generating chamber (2).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a smoothing iron having an approximately triangular metal soleplate including a sliding surface 4 and an edge area 6 encircling the sliding surface and overlapping it partially. The edge area 6 is bent in an upward and inward direction at an angle of 35.degree., maximum, relative to the sliding surface 4. At the tips of the triangle, the edge area includes a slot 8 formed by the side edges of a notch cut in the blanked metal soleplate. The edge area is angled by a forming operation involving several steps.

Abstract: A display device is provided which comprises a support portion and an integral display portion constructed in such a manner that the portions are relatively movable, through a periscoping action of the display portion, between a planar configuration of the device wherein the display portion is substantially covered by the support portion, and an erected configuration of the device wherein the display portion extends upwardly from a support formed by the support portion. The display portion comprises a first end panel including a tongue which, in the erected configuration, extends through a central slot in the display portion and a base including shoulders disposed on opposite sides of the tongue. The support portion includes two pairs of serially arranged panels which, in the planar configuration, lie flat and overlie respective faces of the first end panel and which, in said erected configuration, form the support for the first end panel. An opposite end panel is secured to the first end panel.

Abstract: An exciting, visually distinctive display and article holding system is provided by incorporating one or more extendable portions, flaps or members on the surfaces of a bag or box structure with both the bag or box and the extendable portions, flaps, or members incorporating unique, cooperating visually exciting indicia thereon. Preferably, the display and article holding system is foldable for easy storage or, if desired, formed from heavy or thick material to enable the article holding system to form a display. In one embodiment, the display and article holding system is constructed in a multi-dimensioned size and shape consistent with an animal, character, or object being represented thereby, with the surfaces thereof incorporating indicia depicting the desired character, animal or object. In alternate embodiments, movable panels, flap members, or card-holding members are employed to provide a unique, visually exciting article holding system.

Abstract: A modifiable date display unit including a plastic housing having an internal chamber and at least four indicia apertures formed through a surface thereof into the internal chamber; a spring biased clip mechanism secured to the plastic housing; four independently positionable indicia display loops disposed within the internal chamber of the plastic housing in a manner such that a desired indicia may be positioned within the internal chamber at a location allowing the viewing of the indicia through one of the indicia apertures; and four loop positioning mechanisms.

Abstract: A collapsible sign, including a fixed frame, a plurality of sections hingedly and movably attached to the frame, the sign being movable the sections between a viewing position and a collapsed position. Adjacent pairs of the plurality of sections are positioned to provide an offset distance between axes of rotation located at each end of each section when the plurality of sections are in the viewing position.

Abstract: A firing pin for a weapon is movably mounted in a pin bushing which is resiliently biased within a bushing guide. The bushing guide limits maximum forward travel of the pin bushing. The pin bushing is urged into a position of firm contact with the rear of the cartridge, but limited in its forward travel by the bushing guide. The tip of the firing pin is prevented from passing entirely through the primer when struck by the firing pin hammer. The mechanism insures more reliable firing, particularly if several different caliber shells are being fired.

Abstract: A shotgun sling attaching device is provided for attaching a sling to a shotgun magazine tube. The attaching device includes a cap-like member defined by an end panel having an opening, a peripheral skirt and a flange with an inner surface of the end panel and the flange being provided with locking means that cooperate with various types of conventional detent locking systems of shotguns. A swivel is united to the end panel and rotates 360.degree. relative to the cap-like member. A bore through the swivel attached a swivel loop of the sling thereto.

Abstract: A wildfowl decoy is adapted for spontaneous and continuous movement in response to the wind and other external stimuli, thereby providing a realistic simulation of a wildfowl for hunting and the like. The apparatus is adapted to be utilized with a three-dimensional decoy body. The head is shaped to simulate that of a wildfowl. It has a flexible neck for connecting the head to the front portion of a body and is responsive to the impact of wind on the head and neck. The neck maybe constructed utilizing a spring or the like and may be covered with material to simulate a wild fowl neck. The neck and the head are adapted for continuous, spontaneous, three-dimensional movement in response to the wind.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fishing rod holder including a spring loaded fishing rod mount that is attached to a retractable frame by means of a rotating cross member. The release mechanism, which also serves as part of the triggering device, which shall be known hereafter as the trigger release mechanism, consists of a pivotally mounted pre-formed metallic rod that retains a fishing pole in a spring loaded horizontal position. A trigger line is attached to the bottom portion of the trigger release mechanism and to a trigger float. The trigger float is comprised of low density foam with a retaining clip and trigger line attachment point. The trigger float is slidably attached to a fishing rod line. When the trigger float is moved sufficiently downward, tension on the trigger line rotates the trigger release mechanism from the top of the fishing rod urging the fishing rod by spring-force to move in a vertical direction from a horizontal cocked position.

Abstract: A kit is provided for producing a crawfish trap employing cylindrical sidewalls derived from three identical cans such as cans utilized for the packaging of food products. The kit includes two connector collars for securing the sidewalls to form an elongated cylindrical structure having opposed open extremities, and two funnel members adapted to fit into the open extremities.

Abstract: A self-supporting thermally-protective plant enclosure includes a plurality of elongated hollow closure bodies each having a pair of outer and inner transparent walls. Each outer and inner wall are peripherally interconnected by a base, a top and a pair of opposite sides extending upwardly from the base to the top. Each closure body is closed along the opposite sides and base and is open at least through a portion of the top, defining an internal cavity in the closure body capable of receiving and holding a quantity of fluid therein. The closure bodies are positioned in side-by-side relation and are coupled one closure body to the next along the opposite sides thereof so as to form the plant enclosure with an open top and bottom and an annular configuration surrounding a protective plant growth chamber.

Abstract: A releasable drive mechanism is provided, having a sprocket and gear rotatable about a central axis, the gear being rotatably secured to a shaft extending along the central axis. The sprocket and the gear are each configured to provide a coplanar portion extending parallel with the central axis that interfaces the surface of the other. A clutch engageable with the sprocket and the gear is provided, having projections or keys being positionable between the interfacing surfaces for releasably coupling the sprocket and the gear for joint rotation. A lever is provided for disengaging the clutch and the clutch may be biased to facilitate engagement of the clutch. A clip may also be provided to prevent lateral movement of the sprocket on the shaft when the clutch is disengaged.

Abstract: A cable regulator assembly for controlling the vertical travel of a windowpane in the window opening of a motor vehicle has a cable support structure comprising first and second guide rail members extending vertically from laterally-spaced attachment to a lateral bridging member. The lateral bridging member, first guide rail member and second guide rail member cooperatively form an integral, rigid U-shaped structure. A regulator cable is mounted by suitable cable guide means for driven travel in a U-shaped travel path along the cable support structure. First and second gliders are attached to the regulator cable for cable-driven vertical travel along guide rails formed by the guide rail members. The gliders provide mounting means for attachment to the windowpane. The U-shaped cable support structure and corresponding U-shaped travel path of the regulator cable leave the center area of a door cavity advantageously clear of regulator assembly components.

Abstract: A window assembly for a motor vehicle body enclosing a passenger compartment has a structural frame mounting a sliding pane. Guide means are provided for guiding the sliding pane as it slides between its open and closed positions. The guide means includes kick-out means for forcibly guiding the sliding pane toward an offset, substantially parallel plane upon initial movement of the sliding pane from its closed position toward its open position. Such initial offset facilitates mounting of the sliding pane in its closed position in a plane substantially flush with an adjacent fixed position pane or other object of the window assembly of the vehicle body. Pull/pull type drive means are provided for operating the sliding pane. Specifically, a cable-and-drum drive mechanism of the window assembly includes a drive cable wrapped around a drive drum and attached to the sliding pane.

Abstract: A door frame and a method for constructing a door frame assembly for use in prefabricated housing. The door frame assembly has a header frame and two side frames fixedly attached and constructed out of metal. The door frame assembly is slidable into position in a prefabricated housing unit. The individual frame members are preferably manufactured from galvanized steel.

Abstract: A motor vehicle glazing unit has generally U-shaped frame channels open toward each other in substantially fixed position. A transparent glazing pane is moveably mounted in the frame channels, having at least one non-frangible pane member, such that the deformation of the glazing pane provides good energy absorption. Edge flanges extend along the peripheral edge of the glazing pane, extending laterally beyond the peripheral edge to a distal portion. Typically, a pair of edge flanges extends vertically along opposite vertical edges of a vertically moveable glazing pane. The distal portion of the edge flange is received in the corresponding frame channel. Edge flange retainers are provided in substantially fixed position relative the frame channels. The edge flange retainers each have a structural member oriented along the corresponding frame channel to capture the distal portion of the edge flange in the frame channel during deformation of the glazing pane.

Abstract: A sealing strip for use on a convertible to seal the joint between the front pillar and the window glass of a front door integrally comprising: an extruded section having a longitudinal groove, a hollow upper sealing part formed on one side of the groove, a hollow lower sealing part formed on the other side of the groove, and a bridge interconnecting the upper sealing part and the lower sealing part; a molded section continuous with the extruded section, having an external shape substantially the same as that of the extruded section, and integrally having a longitudinal center groove, a hollow part having a hollow upper sealing part formed on one side of the center groove, and a hollow lower sealing part formed on the other side of the center groove and provided with a lip, and a bridge formed at least in a range in the hollow part so as to interconnect a portion of the upper sealing part and a corresponding portion of the lower sealing part.

Abstract: A door sill garnish trim piece for concealing and protecting a vehicle door or hatch opening flange is described that has a cross-section featuring a seating member opposite a pair of curved projects. As the door sill garnish trim piece is snapped onto the flange, the curved projection deflect around and provide clearance for a line of rivet heads on the flange allowing it to seat snugly within the door sill garnish trim. A closed cell structure attached to the seating member provides support for the occupant as he or she enters or exits the vehicle. A narrow U-shaped channel looping behind the seating member establishes a rigid surface for a vehicle door seal. A piece of carpeting is affixed to the outside and tucked into the U-shaped channel. Prior to installation, the door sill garnish trim piece is trimmed to a predetermined length.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device capable of being attached to a metal roof comprises a substantially perpendicular seam. The device comprises a block. A groove is located in the base of the block, and the block is locatable on the roof by placement of the groove on the seam. There are two embodiments for securing the block to the seam. In the first embodiment, a threaded hole is located in the block between the first side wall and the groove, and a cavity is located in the groove diametrical to the threaded hole. A set screw is locatable in the threaded hole. The set screw has an opening at its terminal end for receiving an element having a curved surface, the element protruding therefrom and pivotable therewithin. Driving the set screw into the hole causes the curved surface of the element to engage the seam, driving the seam towards the cavity of the groove diametric thereto, thereby forming a pocket in the seam, and securing the block to the seam.

Abstract: A ground anchor is shown for use in anchoring and supporting posts or other structures in the ground. The ground anchor includes a tubular socket and a twisted flat bar. The socket is provided with a structure to prevent rotation and has a diametral slot provided in a bottom closure of the socket. The socket is inserted into the ground by driving the bar into the ground, via the slot, so that it rotates and follows a helical path as dictated by the twist of the bar.

Abstract: A support pillar system for a magnetically-shielded room including several support pillars, each support pillar including a nested structure formed by a first structure and a second structure surrounding the first structure. The upper end of the first structure has a threaded part and a member provided with a thread and disposed about the threaded part. The shielding structure of the magnetically-shielded room is attached to the second structure of the support pillar, whereby the floor of the room is supported on the upper end of the first structure. When the member provided with a thread is tightened in a locking position, it locks the first structure and the second structure together, whereby the vibration of the floor is transmitted to the shielding structure and the shield vibrates substantially in synchronization with the vibration of the floor of the room.

Abstract: The present invention resides in a modular building construction for a vehicle oil change and lubrication center. The building comprises at least two components. Each component is a prefabricated section. One of the components is a one-piece below-grade vault, preferably of cast reinforced concrete. The vault has a floor and upstanding walls, and is dimensioned so that it can be transported on a truck-trailer bed. The vault has an open top. A second component comprises an above-grade enclosure. The above-grade enclosure is supportable by the walls of the below-grade vault. The above-grade enclosure has a floor opening, and a door access for a vehicle which allows a vehicle to be positioned over the floor opening. The floor opening is aligned with the vault open top and permits access from the enclosure to the vault. Means are provided releasably holding the enclosure to the vault.

Abstract: A floor mat has a slip resistant upper surface intended for foot traffic and a backing layer intended to lay across a surface on which the floor mat is supported. The core of the mat is a woven roving sheet of fiberglass. A layer of polyurethane is bonded to the fiberglass, and beads are projected to impact the polyurethane layer when it is soft and tacky. The beads are sintered ceramic beads having a high coefficient of friction. At first, the beads are partially embedded in the polyurethane layer, then the polyurethane is heated to further embed the beads to 60-90% into the polyurethane. This leaves the crowns of the beads exposed, and in combination with the intervening expanses of polyurethane provides a slip resistant surface.

Abstract: An automatic window assembly for installation in the roof of a building. The automatic window assembly is motorized and has a window pane that slides or tilts open or closed. The window assembly is mounted in an opening cut into the roof by attachment to an elongated template which is mounted on the roof and surrounds the opening. The template has a material thickness considerably less that that of the roof and has an opening formed in one end sized to accommodate the window pane. The template is positioned over the opening in the roof to provide the window pane opening at one end and an area of reduced material thickness at the other end. When the window is moved to an open position, the moveable pane slides under the template. A preformed and prefinished chute extends from the window to the ceiling of the room to allow with window to communicate with the room.

Abstract: The invention presents a non-metallic laminated composite reinforcing rod for use in reinforced or prestressed concrete. The rod is made by creating a sheet of core material comprising a number of layers of "pre-preg" material. Ribs are formed on top of the core from additional layers of pre-preg material laid with the fibers transverse to those in the core. The ribs are then covered by additional layers of pre-preg laid with fibers parallel to the core fibers. The material is heated to fuse the layers. Finally, the sheets of laminated reinforcement are cut parallel to the core fibers to the width desired. The resulting reinforcing rod is superior to steel in corrosion resistance, flexibility, durability, and strength. The reinforcing rod may be used as a prestressing tendon in prestressed concrete after encasing the ends of the rod in an attachment formed of a sleeve filled with groutingmaterial such as mortar or epoxy. The glass-fiber embodiment is non-conductive.

Abstract: An approved corner bead for drywall construction having a paper layer bonded to an exterior surface of a formed metal or plastic core. The paper is impregnated with a latex prior to affixing it to the core. The uniformly impregnated paper provides improved protection against adverse abrasion at all levels of thickness of the paper. An improved method for covering joints formed between abutting sheets of drywall involves spreading a bonding layer of joint compound, embedding the paper strip in that compound, applying an exterior layer of compound, and sanding the exterior layer so as to provide a smooth and continuous surface between the drywall sheets.

Abstract: A protective assembly for an exposed end of a reinforcing bar is provided. The protective assembly includes a cover and an insert that is movable relative to the cover. First structure cooperates between the cover and an exposed end of a reinforcing bar for maintaining the cover in an operative position wherein the insert is captive between the cover and an exposed end of a reinforcing bar on which the cover is maintained.

Abstract: A shingle is formed with a first, or trailing, side edge folded over toward the top surface of the shingle to catch moisture and direct it down to the top surface of the next lower shingle. A second, or leading, side edge of the shingle is not folded. An "S" shaped fold, spaced apart from the trailing edge fold, receives the unfolded leading edge of an adjacent shingle. The trailing edge and S fold form a gutter under the leading edge of the adjacent shingle. The top edge of the shingle is folded-over toward the top surface of the shingle for engagement with the folded-under lower edge of the next higher shingle. The folded-over top edge extends to the right or leading edge of the shingle and slides under the left edge of the folded-over top edge of the next adjacent shingle to the fight side. The folded-under lower edge extends along the lower edge of the shingle but leaves a gap relative to the folded-under lower edge of the lateral adjacent shingle.

Abstract: A construction is provided in the form of a roof or a wall or the like which includes a plurality of parallel panels connected in series. These panels include juxtaposed edge portions and are formed of cores provided with skins which extend along the cores and beyond the same to form interlocking members to connect the parallel panels together. Some of the interlocking members may be in the form of ramps which are resiliently supported. The interlocking members which engage therewith are in the form of hook-shaped members which ride up the ramps and beyond the same. The interlocking members define a rectilinear shaped receptacle for receiving the core of the next adjacent panel. The received core extends into the receptacle short of the core bearing the receptacle. The interlocking members bear upon one another and selective of the associated cores in order to enhance the load bearing characteristics of the construction.

Abstract: A deck plank (1) of the present invention comprises a plank member (5) adapted to be secured directly to and to span between two or more support members (3), such as the joists of a dock structure or of a residential deck. The plank member is an elongate member having a bottom adapted to bear directly on the support members. The plank member is provided with at least one stiffening member (15). A cover (7) is removably secured to plank member so as to be supported at least in part by the stiffening members and so as to constitute an upper surface of the deck plank upon which a person may walk.

Abstract: A reinforcement member including a reelable steel tape intended to be incorporated into concrete. The faces of the steel tape each include substantially rectilinear ribs arranged in at least one longitudinal row, these being substantially parallel to each other and inclined in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tape. The ribs of one of the faces of the tape are symmetrical with the ribs of the other of the faces of the tape in relation to the mid-plane of the tape, parallel to the faces of this tape.

Abstract: An "off the shelf" modular staircase system is described that allows for a flexible fit of the staircase into custom plan areas and/or areas in which the ceiling-to-floor height varies. The modules form a complete staircase and not a mere skeleton of a staircase. Furthermore, the modular staircase system, because it allows for the mass production and conventional transportation of the various stair modules, results in the reduced cost of a staircase and reduced construction time. Individual stair modules may be formed as a unitary structure out of a moldable material.

Abstract: A watertight, durable, and attractive edge construction for furniture is provided that is especially designed for ease of installation while maintaining the aesthetic appeal of the furniture edge. The edge construction hereof provides for the snapable insertion of a side molding into the exposed sidewall of a furniture panel, and, through the provisions of designed-in recesses, allows for the expansion of the furniture and side molding material and for the dispersion of the bonding medium used to bond the panel and molding together. The invention is particularly adaptable for use in the construction of countertops or other furniture made from sheets of synthetic resin laminate bonded to support decking.

Abstract: Electronic components are held in first holding portions distributed along a peripheral edge portion of a first rotor, which in turn is intermittently rotated to provide the electronic components with markings. Then, ink providing the markings is cured on a supply track extending from the first rotor toward a second rotor. The electronic components held by the second rotor are successively supplied into cavities of a receiving tape along intermittent rotation of the second rotor. An apparatus for providing the markings comprises a printing plate having printing surfaces, a platen for supporting the electronic components, and a back support, elastically displaceably holding the platen, which can approach to and separate from the printing surfaces.

Abstract: A method of fashioning tubular overwrappings with a heat-sealable material, and a device in which single commodities are directed in succession together with respective sheets of heat-sealable material into a set of pockets spaced apart at a constant pitch around the periphery of an indexing wheel rotated through steps of length equal to a submultiple of the pitch of the peripheral pockets. The pockets currently occupied pause after each step in alignment with a relative set of heat-seal stations and are accompanied through the first step, approaching the first heat-seal station, by a moving folder positioned so as to flatten a first longitudinal flap of the relative sheet against the flank of the commodity; a second flap is flattened similarly over the first flap by a fixed folder whereupon the two flaps are held fast in overlap contact, ready for heat-sealing.

Abstract: A waste disposing system and apparatus are described which use inverted conical frustum cup-like containers of paper or synthetic resin with brims having an adhesive applied thereto, said apparatus comprising: a container supplying means for holding a stack of containers having a top and a bottom, and formed by one sliding over another, and releasing, in response to a request, one after another, from the stack of containers, permitting the falling of a sequential container that has descended down to the bottom of the stack for its turn; a standby means for holding the container with the open side thereof up, thereby permitting the filling of waste into container on standby; a sealing means for pressing the top circumference of the container which is filled with waste to seal the container; and a carrier means for transporting containers from the container supplying means to the standby means, and from the standby means to the sealing means.

Abstract: A packing material removal apparatus for removing a packing material from a package including combined articles herein and supplying the combined articles to a next process by a supplying unit, comprises a cutting unit having a suction opening for sucking the packing material to form a slack section, and a cutter for cutting the slack section, a removal unit having a pair of removal rollers which rotate in opposite directions to each other and on which the package cut by the cutting unit is put, and a drop unit having a transferring board, a shutter board for preventing the combined articles from being transferred to the supplying unit and permitting the combined articles to be sent to the supplying unit, an operation device for moving the shutter board upwardly and downwardly with respect to the transferring board, and side boards for supporting both ends of the combined articles on the transferring board.

Abstract: A plant packaging system comprising a combination of a protective sleeve portion and a decorative cover portion having a base and skirt for packaging a potted plant. The protective sleeve can be detached from the decorative portion of the package system once the protective function of the sleeve has been completed, thereby exposing the decorative cover and allowing the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base. The protective sleeve and decorative cover components may comprise a unitary construction or may comprise separate components which are attached together by various bonding materials.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a new and improved method and apparatus for packing an inflatable air bag cushion into a housing of an air bag module assembly of an occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle. After securing an inlet chute of the air bag cushion in the open end of the housing and placing the air bag on a flat support with a larger portion of the back wall thereof overlaying a small portion of the back wall with the front wall in between in a folded condition, a central portion of the air bag is clamped by a large blade and subsequently a first edge portion is folded over the central portion and a second opposite edge portion is folded over the first edge portion so that opposite edge fold lines extend outwardly just inside opposite ends of the housing. A rolling clamp is attached transversely across the folded air bag and the air bag is rolled-up on an axis moved toward the housing.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing product packages having a multilayer backing member, a plastic product enclosure adhered to a front layer of the backing member, and a removable panel in a back layer for enclosing ancillary materials. The process includes the steps of printing a plurality of backing member patterns on a sheet of backing member material, applying a heat-resistant coating to back layer portions of the backing members, applying a heat-seal coating to front layer portions of the backing members, cutting the sheet to define individual backing members and the removable panel, and applying adhesive to and folding together the front and back layer portions with the ancillary materials therebetween so as to form individual backing members. A plastic product enclosure and the product may then be heat-sealed to the backing member.

Abstract: A reusable package and method suitable for storage and handling of a fragile dicing blade includes a rigid card having a smooth surface upon which the blade is placed. A flexible plastic film is placed over the blade and card surface and bonds to the surface through a molecular bonding action with sufficient bonding force for holding the disk in place on the card. With such a combination of card, blade and film, the blade is protected during storing, shipping and handling. Further, such a packaging method provides for repeated use of this non-adhesive package thereby increasing useful life of both the blade and package. Molecular bonding of the film to the card surface provides sufficient strength to hold the blade and to provide a hermetically sealed chamber within which the blade is positioned and stored. A package and handling for a fragile dicing blade and electronic components is described but application for components having stringent handling and storage requirements is appropriate.

Abstract: A separating apparatus for separating packaged products in a packaging apparatus, wherein, in operation, a continuously fed strip of packaging material of synthetic material is folded around a series of products to form a sleeve, wherein in the product conveying direction the folded-over sides are interconnected by means of longitudinal connection means to form a longitudinal connection, wherein, in the transverse direction between two separate products (2, 2'), the upper and lower sides of the sleeve are interconnected by means of cross connection means to form a cross connection, whereupon the thus packaged products are separated over a separating line extending at the location of the cross connection.

Abstract: An electronic control system for controlling and displaying the status of the location of a combine harvesting head is disclosed herein. The system includes transducers for monitoring the position of the harvesting head relative to the combine, the location of the head relative to the surface upon which the combine is operating, and the force at which the surface is supporting the head. The system also includes a control unit coupled to the transducers and an electronic display located with the operator cab of combine. Depending upon the configuration of the control unit, the control unit samples the transducer signals to apply display signals to the display. In response to the display signals, the display can produce human-readable characters representative of the status of the head as monitored by the transducers.

Abstract: An improved lawnmower mulching attachment for comminuting grass clippings cut by the mower is provided having a housing defining a mulching chamber, a rotatable mulching impeller within the chamber and a duct intercommunicating the housing and the mower deck, wherein the attachment effectively utilizes the momentum of the laterally discharged grass clippings and suction pressure created by the mulching impeller to transfer the clippings from the mower deck to the mulching chamber. The housing includes an outlet for discharging the comminuted grass clippings and a bottom wall having an inlet leading to the mulching chamber. The housing is mounted above the mower deck of the mower such that the upright axis of the mulching impeller is laterally offset from the upright axis of the cutting element. Further, the duct is connected between the inlet of the housing and the lateral discharge of the mower deck for transferring grass clippings from the deck to the chamber.