Abstract: What follows is a description of a container and integrated work stand combination. Included are a body portion forming an enclosure which supports a component to be shipped and a lid portion which complements the body portion during shipping and also serves as part of a work stand for the component to be replaced at a replacement location. Within the body portion there is supplied supporting structure to which the component is mounted and secured, and to the lid portion there is included also supporting structure to which the component to be replaced is mounted. Both the lid portion and its supporting structure form the work stand.

Abstract: A preassembled unit or inner cartridge for a multi-stage barrel type centrifugal pump including, bearings, seals, balancing device, impellers and diffusers is aligned, balanced and pressed together into assembled position by a resilient means for stressing the parts against a pair of spaced handling clamps at opposite ends of the preassembled unit which permits the shaft to act as an elongated tie bolt to hold the preassembled unit or cartridge so that it can be installed or removed easily from the fixed outer casing of the multi-stage barrel type centrifugal pump.The unit or cartridge is preassembled and aligned in a special supporting frame which duplicates the engagement shoulder and end face on the pump casing so that all adjustments can be made easily and precisely at a point away from the pump.

Abstract: A foldable shipping rack comprising a base frame having portions adapted to engage a flat surface and end frames supported on the base frame and guided for movement between a first locked position wherein each end frame is in upright position with respect to the base frame and a folded position wherein each end frame is in substantial parallel relation to the base frame.

Abstract: A returnable packaging system provides product protection in a simplified, low cost design. The packaging system includes a conventional pallet structure having an upper surface covered by a protective sheet. A plurality of parts are layered between a plurality of trays, the trays being identical to one another. The trays preferably generally are planar, being constructed from relatively thin sheets having receptacles formed on opposed sides of the sheets. The receptacles have a silhouette designed to receive a portion of the parts carried by the trays. The bottom tray of a second part layer serves as the cover for a first part layer so that an interlocked structure results which prevents horizontal movement of the individual parts. The layered assembly is encapsulated in a heat shrinkable cover. When shrunk, the cover holds the entire system in a stable integral package condition. The cover is removed when the parts are used.

Abstract: A cradle for supporting a space vehicle such as an upper stage in a reusable launch vehicle (such as a space shuttle orbiter) cargo bay. The cradle includes means for supporting the space vehicle and any satellite attached thereto against launch loads and against abort landing loads. The cradle consists of two radial sections of a tube which, when closed, surrounds the space vehicle. One section is secured within the cargo bay. The second section is latched to the first edge of the second section and is hinged along the second edge. When the cargo bay doors are opened, the space vehicle is deployed by unlatching said latch and activating a first actuation means to rotate the second section about the hinge to move the second section outwardly of the cargo bay. A deployment probe connects the space vehicle to the second section.

Abstract: A cradle for supporting a space vehicle such as an upper stage in a reusable launch vehicle (such as a space shuttle orbiter) cargo bay. The cradle includes means for supporting the space vehicle and any satellite attached thereto against launch loads and against abort landing loads. The cradle consists of two radial sections of a tube which, when closed, surrounds the space vehicle. One section is secured within the cargo bay. The second section is latched to the first edge of the second section and is hinged along the second edge. When the cargo bay doors are opened, the space vehicle is deployed by unlatching said latch and activating a first actuation means to rotate the second section about the hinge to move the second section outwardly of the cargo bay. A deployment probe connects the space vehicle to the second section.

Abstract: A rotor fixing device for turbines comprising rotor support means independent of the bearing and including an inner ring member split into at least two sections and formed on its inner peripheral surface with grooves complementary with packing teeth formed on an outer peripheral surface of the turbine rotor, and an outer ring member split into at least two sections and secured to a turbine casin for supporting the inner ring member, and means secured to stationary members of the turbine and adapted to be inserted into a space defined between a rotor wheel and a packing case head for constraining axial movement of the turbine rotor. The rotor support means is disposed adjacent each end portions of the turbine rotor. The turbine rotor can be fixedly supported in place in an assembled condition during transportation of the turbine. The rotor fixing device is removed from the turbine after completion of transportation thereof.

Abstract: A tray of thermoplastic material having means releasably latching a power tool in storage position thereon with the tool handle oriented to serve as the carry handle for the tool and attached tray, the tray providing storage for the power cord and accessories. An opening through a wall of the tray is defined by shearing the material during the blow mold cycle.