Abstract: Protective covers for rotors are disclosed. The protective covers may include a first liner portion contacting and covering a first portion of the rotor, and a second liner portion positioned adjacent and at least partially aligned circumferentially with the first liner portion. The second liner portion may contact and cover a second portion of the rotor. The protective covers may also include an outer casing covering the first liner portion and the second liner portion.

Abstract: A cleaning system includes: a bucket; a cleaning device with a mop head, the mop head including a carrier body and cleaning fringes that are fixed to the carrier body, the carrier body being connected to a stick on its side facing away from the cleaning fringes; and a washing-out device arranged in the bucket for washing out the cleaning fringes, the washing-out device including a basket settable into an upward and downward movement by a first actuating device, and a spinning device arranged in the bucket for spin-drying the cleaning fringes, the spinning device including the basket, which is settable into rotational movement by a second actuating device, and a centering pin, which is arranged in the basket and centers the cleaning device. The carrier body is essentially disk-shaped, with a circumferential boundary and with a maximum extension d1 between two circumferential areas opposite to each other.

Abstract: An insert press that has a threaded shaft with a distal end is disclosed. An insert driver is disposed at the distal end of the threaded shaft. The insert press also includes a press housing that provides a bore through which the threaded shaft extends. The bore is transformable from a first condition in which the threaded shaft is threadably translatable in the bore to a second condition in which the threaded shaft is non-threadably translatable in the bore.

Abstract: Mop wringer machine that incorporates the classic wringer basket (2), mounted as a floating basket on its frame or base (1), by means of springs, therefore when a pair of flaps (4) in the shape of U puts pressure on the mop, after this is entered into the wringer basket (2), this basket is capable of being moved downward in a springing motion, in order to absorb different pressures caused by mops (5) of different shapes and/or sizes.

Abstract: Apparatus for washing and dewatering pulp including a pair of rotatable press rolls with a permeable outer surface in a casing including a vat in which the press rolls are installed is provided. A gap is provided between the vat and the press rolls as well as means for feeding the pulp into the gap between the rolls and the vat includes a first segment partially enclosing the first roll and a second segment partially enclosing the second roll, and casing members for each segment are pivotable about axes of rotation to open and close the casing, and the distance between the axes of rotation is less than the sum of the outer diameter of the two press rolls.

Abstract: A wringer (1) for a mop (2) with a receptacle (3) in which the mop (2) can be wrung out by inward pressure, where the receptacle (3) consists of a number of wall parts (4), each of which has an inner leg (5) and an outer leg (6), which are connected together, where spacers (7) are arranged between the inner legs (5) and outer legs (6).

Abstract: A video playing system, which plays video data divided into a plurality of blocks, includes: a delivery part that delivers video data, a playing part that plays the delivered video data, and a detection part that detects viewing speed of the video data at a start point of a block of interest, at an end point of the block of interest, and at a point between the start point and the end point of the block of interest. When the detected viewing speed satisfies a predetermined condition, information indicating that viewing for the block is completed is generated.

Abstract: A foldable panel supporter includes a supporting leg frame and a supporter joint, wherein the supporting leg frame includes a lower supporting frame and an upper connecting frame which includes a pair of L-shaped resilient connecting arms adapted for being inwardly and slightly pressed. The supporter joint has a folding channel provided thereon to receive the two connecting arms of the upper connecting frame, wherein the folding channel has two holding portions at two ends thereof and a retaining portion extending between the two holding portions. The retaining portion has a width narrower than the two holding portions, wherein each of the holding portions is shaped and sized to receive the connecting arms therein, wherein by slightly and inwardly pressing the resilient connecting arms to an extent that a distance between the resilient connecting arms is equal to the width of the retaining portion, the upper supporting frame is capable of sliding form one of the holding portion to another the holding portion.

Abstract: A press for removing grease from cooked ground meat includes a main body provided with an upwardly opening cavity for receiving the cooked meat and a front spout, and a lid pivotally connected to the body and provided with a center pressing plate sized to fit into the cavity against the meat. The body and lid are further provided with complimentary left and right handles sized to be squeezed together with the user's left and right hands. Excess grease is pressed out of and removed from the meat by simultaneously squeezing the handles together and pouring the grease from the spout.

Abstract: A multi-functional food processing, preparation and juicing unit includes an elongated hollow post fixed to a base and extending vertically therefrom. A pressure assembly is movably mounted to the post and configured to removably accept an upper processing adapter having a predetermined surface configuration. The pressure assembly includes a rack residing within the post and having a plurality of teeth. A rotatable crank assembly includes a gear extending into the post which engages the teeth of the rack for raising and lowering the pressure assembly by rotating a handle operably engaged with the gear. A holder is fixed to an upper end of the base, and is configured to releasably accept a lower processing adapter having a surface configuration which substantially mates with the surface configuration of the upper processing adapter to perform a predetermined food processing function when the upper processing adapter is brought towards the lower processing adapter.

Abstract: An adjustable wringer can wring a variety of different types and sizes of mops, wipes, sponges and other wringable items for use in cleaning clean rooms. The wringer has two side plates situated in a spaced relationship relative to one another, each of the side plates having a slot. The wringer has a lever which has a handle and a rod. The handle has side posts, with the lower end of each side post being rotatably mounted to a respective side plate, and a handle bar extending across and connecting the upper ends of the first and second side posts. The rod is attached at each end to a handle side post, with each end of the rod passing through a respective slot in the side plates. The wringer also has a crank which has a crank handle and a rotatable crank shaft that extends from one side plate to the other. A substantially lint-free, flexible web is supported at one end by the rod and at the other end by the crank shaft.

Abstract: A combination mop bucket and wringer unit uses a thin walled plastic mop bucket with a cap-like wringer body which fits securely over the top of the bucket to form a unitary structure. The wringer body adds rigidity to the thin walled mop bucket so that it is able to resist the downward force of the wringer handle lever without buckling. The bucket may be lifted or otherwise moved using only the handle lever. The combination or unitary structure lifting a wringer, a bucket, a mop handle and a mop. Use in small cleaning areas where the combination bucket and wringer is carried from area to area is ideal for this device.

Abstract: A wringing device for a wet mop head of a mop head carrier, wherein the wringing device comprises an elastically prestressed, resilient base element and two wringing rollers that are mounted on the base element, the wringing rollers adapted to rotate parallel to one another and arranged to move away from each other in parallel fashion counter to the elastic prestress force in the base element.

Abstract: A mop thread-squeezing apparatus capable of compressing mop thread sufficiently without deteriorating the operability thereof, by applying a great pressing force to the mop thread. A pinion fixed to a driving shaft and a rack supporting one end of a squeezing plate are installed on each of left and right side plates of a squeezing tank. A radius of a pitch circle of the pinion at a point of contact between the pitch circle of the pinion and a pitch line of the rack becomes gradually smaller in a region corresponding to a former half time period of a lever operation and is almost constant in a region corresponding to a latter half time period of the lever operation. In the former half time period of the lever operation, a squeezing plate moves downward rapidly and thus the amount of the downward movement thereof is great, whereas in the latter half time period of the lever operation, the radius of the pitch circle becomes smaller and thus the pressing force of the squeezing plate becomes greater.

Abstract: A mop head wringer is designed to be placed on a bucket and used therewith. The mop head wringer includes a screen basket which is mounted within a supporting frame. The screen basket is to be movable from an upper at-rest position to a lower wringing position. The screen basket is mounted on a shaft with the shaft being rotated as it moves from the upper position to the lower position. A mop head placed within the screen basket causes the screen basket to move from the upper position to the lower position which causes the application of the wringing force by rotation of the screen basket to the mop head.

Abstract: A mop wringer is adapted for mounting on the rim of a basin or toilet bowl. The wringer has a pressure plate with a lower edge. The wringer also has a mounting frame with a lower receptacle for receiving the lower edge of the pressure plate. The frame also has an upper receptacle adapted to fit onto the rim of the basin or bowl. The pressure plate is mounted on the mounting frame for compressing a mop between the pressure plate and the mounting frame. The mounting frame has a lug projecting on the mounting frame away from the pressure plate. This lug is above the lower receptacle and below the upper receptacle when the wringer is mounted on the basin or bowl.

Abstract: A food press apparatus for squeezing liquid from a food product in a container. The food press apparatus includes a drive component operatively connected to a frame. The drive component moves a plunger, which is operatively connected to a press plate that engages one end of the container. A spring compressible between the plunger and the press plate biases the press plate against the container end. A platform for engaging another end of the container is positioned in spaced relationship with the press plate to allow introduction of the container therebetween. As the press plate moves toward the container engaging platform, the food product is compressed therebetween to squeeze liquid from the food product.

Abstract: A piston plate received within a container is provided, such that the container having an apertured container floor directs squeezed water from a chamois positioned between the piston plate and the container floor. The container is arranged for reception within a supporting plate that is further apertured, wherein an articulated linkage is arranged to project the piston plate into the container permitting periodic extraction of water from the chamois.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and improved system design associated with the storage and/or utilization of any edible such as tea, coffee, soups, and the like, that is contained in a bag structure. The invention defines a compact enclosure capable of providing air tight packaging, whereupon, removal of the lid of the packaging enclosure of the device allows for the removal of the straining container and the edible contained within the bag structure. The bag structure has affixed to the free end of a string attached to the bag structure, a disk member whose dimensions are compatible, with the opening appearing in the straining container contained within the packaging enclosure. The straining container additionally has formed through the bottom portion thereof, holes to allow for the passage of a liquid squeezed from said bag structure in accordance with the invention.

Abstract: A rendered fat separator comprising a bowl having a perforated bottom for receiving cooked fatty meat to be compressed by a rotary press threadedly engaged with the bowl, the rotary press having a socket for accepting a driving sprocket provided with flutes and having a handle which rotates the driving socket in threaded engagement with engageable means on the inner surface of the bowl.

Abstract: A press for use by either right or left-handed persons, having a press cavity defined between a stationary base and a movable curvilinear wall member for manually receiving a bagged amount of mercury and amalgam mixture. A resilient yieldable turning element is operably connected to the base and a movable wall for progressively advancing the wall member towards the base to pressably engage the bagged mixture so that the mixture is forced through fibers or cloth of the bag in a condition ready for dental use. A globe encases the press to contain released vapors and a well is disposed beneath the press to collect excess mercury or amalgam during the pressing procedure.