Abstract: Quick-release means are disclosed for use in a television receiver having a molded plastic cabinet with an access opening in the back. The cabinet includes a removable back panel for covering the opening. Quick-release means for attaching the panel to the cabinet back comprise flexible molded extensions of the cabinet include the following. A pair of face-to-face catch means have a projecting flange on each face for flexing into mutual engagement. The catch means include a first member of the pair extending from a flexible edge of the cabinet and a second member extending from the back for joining in snap engagement. A pair of guide means extending from the back panel and spaced on either side of the second member have a taper for guiding the panel and the catch means into sliding engagement. The taper also provides for exerting pressure on the flexible edge to inhibit disengagement.

Abstract: A key assembly for receiving devices employed in communication engineering, particularly for broadcasting and television receivers, comprises a casing provided with mutually releasable keys in the form of press buttons adapted to switch on storable, selectively adjustable electrical values supplied by channel memories including a plurality of voltage dividers for capacitance diode tuning and including, in association with the individual press buttons, rotatable and slidable knobs for channel tuning and, if desired, for selecting a given frequency range, said frequency range being adjustable by rotating the depressible and rotatable knob into any of a plurality of detented angular positions, with said depressible and rotatable knob being in a position, preferably a depressed position, different from the tuning position.

Abstract: The chassis of an information recording disk player, carrying various mechanisms is made of a noncontractive synthetic resin. The chassis comprises a flat body and peripheral walls integrally formed with the flat body so that the flat body is reinforced providing sufficient rigidity comparable to a conventional diecasting-made chassis. A casing which encloses the chassis comprises front, rear, top and bottom plates. The front and rear plates function as stands of an intermediate product for holding horizontally the chassis so that assembly and adjustment are readily performed. The casing is made of a conductive material to prevent spurious irradiation of electromagnetic waves from the pickup assembly of the player.

Abstract: A cabinet having a loudspeaker window has a mesh screen structure covering the window. This mesh screen structure is made by the use of a plastics molding technique and comprises a plurality of latitudinal threads and a plurality of longitudinal threads molded together to give a shape or appearance similar in all aspects to a woven metal mesh.

Abstract: The container for a stack of photographic sheets comprises spring means for biasing the sheet stack away from the bottom wall of the container and against retaining means at the front of the container, which comprises a peripheral flange or lip entering over only marginal portions of the front sheet so that the latter can be photographically exposed to a light-image while in the container. The lip is interrupted at opposed regions to permit the sheet to buckle when subjected to buckling forces preparatory to removal of the sheet from the container. Detent means are provided on the inner face of the retaining lip adjacent a pair of corners to prevent the buckled sheet from returning to its original flat condition.

Abstract: To provide for reliable seating of articles or packages (P) such as lipsticks, small bottles, and the like, and feed of the articles along an inclined chute (15), the chute is positioned at an angle of about 35.degree. and has a forward horizontal or flat portion (19) of such dimension that the bottom wall of the package or article of the foremost package (P1) fits on the flat portion. The articles or packages are maintained in feeding sliding engagement by a roller (18) rolling on the chute, ribs or rails (20, 21) inwardly projecting from the side walls (22, 23) limiting the lateral extent of the chute preventing unauthorized removal of the roller. A front wall (13) prevents forward tipping of the foremost one (P1) of the packages.

Abstract: A method of reducing electromagnetic re-radiation of harmonic and intermodulation products by metal structures, having at least two adjoining elements, in response to an incident electromagnetic signal (rusty bolt effect). The method comprises the application between the adjoining elements of the structure, at their junction, of a layer of a non-water soluble substance having a dielectric constant greater than 10.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an escutcheon for concealing a relatively expensive electronic apparatus, particularly magnetic tape players disposed in automobiles and the like. The escutcheon includes a face plate having indicia disposed on a front face thereof suggestive of a relatively inexpensive AM radio. The escutcheon includes means insertable into a receptacle provided for receiving magnetic tape magazines for firmly anchoring the escutcheon onto the magnetic tape player. The escutcheon disguises the appearance of an expensive electronic apparatus as an inexpensive radio to conceal its identity so as to thwart thieves.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for the stacking of objects, such as trays, plates, etc., in which the uppermost one of the objects in the stack is always maintained at the same height, independent of the number of objects in the stack. The novel apparatus comprises a vertically-arranged open-topped container for the stack of objects, the said container being further provided with a frame supported by a number of posts, and in which the carrier for the stack of objects is suspended from the said frame with the aid of circumferentially arranged tension springs.The said carrier is in the form of an open-topped box the bottom of which forms the supporting surface thereof and the upper edges of the side-walls of which lie substantially in the same plane as that of the surface of the said frame, whereas the supporting surface of the said carrier is located at a considerable distance below the surface of the said frame when the carrier is in the unloaded condition.

Abstract: Adjustable wire guide rods are selectively positioned in holes in the movable dispenser table so that it can handle different size dishes.

Abstract: A molded base, for example, a cabinet of a radio receiver, is molded with a synthetic resin and at least one display element made of, for example, a metal, is embedded in the molded base so as to expose one surface of the element. The surface of the display element is then covered with a finish coating to form a substantially uniformly coated layer. The coating on the surface portion of the embedded display element and further at least a portion of the surface of the display element is subjected to mechanical treatment so that the material surface portion is exposed on the display element, whereby the molded base is provided with an aesthetic and decorative display thereon.

Abstract: A control panel cover assembly for use in an ultra-compact, jack-in-the-box, rear-projection television receiver. The receiver is housed in an open-topped cabinet having lid means pivotally attached at the back thereof for selectively opening and closing the cabinet providing for emergence and storage of an elevatable unitary optical assembly including a rear-projection screen. The unitary optical assembly includes rigid, box-like shroud means. The receiver has a widthwise-oriented control panel means located inwardly adjacent to the top section of the front panel of the receiver. The control panel cover assembly according to the invention comprises an outwardly swinging cover member which is attached to the lid at the front thereof by at least one inwardly-spring-biased hinge. The front panel of the receiver has a recess adjacent to the control panel for receiving the cover member.

Abstract: A dispenser for folded paper napkins including an enclosed cabinet having an opening in the front thereof through which napkins may be removed individually. A pair of V-shaped guides are mounted on inside surfaces of opposite sides of the cabinet. A drawer for holding a supply of folded napkins has a pair of V-shaped ribs formed along opposite sides which slidably engage the guides to movably support the drawer within the cabinet. A carriage assembly including a pressure plate for engaging the rear of the napkin supply in the drawer has a pair of V-shaped slides affixed to opposite sides. The sides slidably engage the ribs to movably support the carriage assembly in the drawer. A pair of constant force springs are affixed to the cabinet and engage the rear of the pressure plate to urge the plate and carriage assembly forwardly of the drawer against the rear of the napkin supply to facilitate individual removal of the napkins through the cabinet opening.

Abstract: A lock structure especially useful for locking a cabinet cover to a bottom plate makes it possible to integrate and separate the cabinet cover and the bottom plate quite easily, and also secures the cabinet cover and the bottom plate quite tightly to prevent any play between the two.

Abstract: A vertical breadbox for storing stacked slices of unwrapped bread, said breadbox having a top section that meshes into a bottom section, the bottom section comprising a hollow body having upstanding side walls and the top sealingly engaging a chamfered edge of each of the side walls to keep air out and the bread fresh.

Abstract: A hamper of the type having a base with an upper perimetric frame supported on the base, and a sack whose mouth is mounted on the upper frame so that the sack depends therefrom in an extended condition. The lifting apparatus includes a rigid member associated with a lower portion of the sack and extending transversely across the sack. A rope mechanism is coupled to the rigid member and extends upwardly over an edge of the upper frame for raising the rigid member towards the mouth as the cord is pulled over the frame edge. Springs act on the rigid member for upwardly biasing the rigid member towards the mouth. The rigid member can be secured to a lower portion of the sack for raising the lower portion of the sack itself, or it can be provided as a separate platform for insertion within the sack for raising the platform within the sack.

Abstract: A magazine for containing sheet films in a stack for use in an X-ray photographing machine has a substantially U-shaped, plate like pad mounted on the top plate of a casing of the magazine. The arm sections with narrow widths of the U-shaped pad are disposed on the side portions of the inner wall of the top plate along the longitudinal axis of the magazine. The free ends of the arm sections extend up to the edge of the top plate for partially delineating the edge of an opening for film passage. Through the opening, a sheet film is pulled out from the magazine, while sliding on the pad.

Abstract: A holder for packaging articles, displaying them and offering them for sale, comprising at least one pallet unit adapted for carrying, a number of articles or layers of articles separated by intermediate trays, the pallet unit having an upwardly and downwardly directed rim flange which may be discontinuous, a levelling device being present by means of which the pallet unit can be moved up and down, said holder further comprising means for the support or easy displacement of the filled holder.

Abstract: A dispensing compartment which is in particular provided for refrigeration units has a substantially horizontal stand surface for a plurality of identical or similarly formed articles and is provided with guide walls or strips at the sides projecting beyond the level of the stand surface as well as with a front abutment wall or strip confining the stand surface at the removal side. In order to achieve a quick and convenient removal and a direct access to the products to be removed, a rear abutment is provided which is shiftable in direction of the removal side and away therefrom and upon which a force acts directed toward the removal side. By this structure, the articles to be removed are always accessible at the removal side, and the articles located therebehind are continuously urged forwardly in the course of further removal by means of the force-activated rear abutment.

Abstract: A dispenser assembly for disposable plastic bowls is disclosed which includes a rectangular housing, open at the top, and a housing cover disposed thereover and defining a circular opening in the top. A slotted, flat, rectangular article supporting plate rides along raised, elongated and vertically extending rails formed on opposite inside walls of the housing which project into the slots. A coiled spring disposed in the housing supports the plate and extends around a raised circular wall formed on the bottom of the plate. A series of three elongated elements or nibs project downwardly from a ceiling of the housing cover around the circular opening and project inwardly of the opening a slight distance sufficient to interfere with and catch against the rolled rims of bowls stacked on the plate and projecting upward through the opening in the housing cover. A companion lid dispenser can be incorporated into the housing for convenience and efficient utilization of space.

Abstract: A device for dispensing articles, such as trays, plates, etc., maintains the uppermost article in the stack at a predetermined dispensing level independent of the number of articles in the stack. The device has an upper annular member through which the articles are dispensed and a plurality of vertical posts connecting the annular member to a bottom member. An article carrier has guide bushings for vertically slidable movement on the vertical post members. The guide bushings are movably mounted in the article carrier to permit horizontal movement of the posts to accommodate articles of different sizes.

Abstract: A device is described for dispensing articles, such as trays, plates, etc., while maintaining the uppermost article of the stack at a predetermined dispensing level independent of the number of articles in the stack. The novel device comprises an upper annular member through which the articles are dispensed, a plurality of vertical post members, each having at the upper end thereof an outwardly turned inverted U-shaped portion with a short outer leg portion, said short outer leg portions supporting said annular member and an article carrier tray vertically slidable beneath said annular member while being guided by said vertical post members.

Abstract: A portable holder and height adjuster for beverage warmers is provided to improve the storage of a heated beverage for long periods of time and to reduce evaporation and spoilage that holds the partially filled decanter above the warming element on decanter holders suspended on adjustable compressible springs which are clamped to the base of the warmer.

Abstract: A pair of movable joined scissors are positioned between the base and dispenser table by being roller-guide connected thereto, and the main compression springs are tied to the scissors axis, and the scissors are centered by tension springs connected to the scissors and base.

Abstract: A dispensing unit which may be readily incorporated in an enclosure, such as a conventional can. The dispensing unit includes a readily collapsible bag in which a product to be dispensed is stored, and a plurality of spring strips. Each of the spring strips is of a construction to inherently roll into a coiled form and constantly urging the collapsing of the container. When the container is incorporated in an enclosure of the general can type including an upper end unit secured to a body by a seam, upper end portions of the spring strips may be anchored within the seam.

Abstract: A stringed musical pick or plectrum dispenser for receiving, retaining, and dispensing a pick, the dispenser being mounted in fixed relation to an instrument sound board adjacent the instrument strings. Each pick is wafer thin and generally triangular in shape. The dispenser may be mounted on a pick guard which has a first edge alignable with the instrument string that is last plucked to guard against, and prevent, continued downward travel of the pick thus protecting the finish on the instrument sound board. A dispenser housing has a perimetral wall with upper and lower edges. The housing defines in cross-section the general configuration of a pick. A bottom side is affixed to the lower wall edge and a top side is affixed to the upper wall edge. A pick receiving and dispensative opening is formed in the top side. The opening receives a pick and provides an inner surface for engaging and retaining the pick in the dispenser while exposing a pick surface through the opening.

Abstract: A portable medication dispensing cart comprised of a cabinet portably mounted on casters and a plurality of medication drawers or bins which are convenient and easy to use. The cabinet includes swing-away doors that lock to provide security as well as a vertically oriented automatic locking drawer for controlled drug security. The medication drawers are installed in removable and interchangeable racks or cassettes. The rear of the cabinet has a tilt-out panel supporting a waste receptacle communicating with an aperture in the upper surface of the cabinet when the panel is in the closed position. The top or working surface of the cabinet is provided with a flexible holder for a removable lamp and a variable size cup dispenser accessible through an aperture in the top surface. The cabinet has all-around bumper protection both top and bottom with the top bumper providing handles at each end of the portable cabinet.

Abstract: Apparatus for preparing individual servings of food for a banquet type meal is disclosed which includes a carousel means for presenting empty plates for use in a plurality of vertical stacks and means for positioning cooked food in bulk adjacent such carousel means. Preferred embodiments of the apparatus are described in which the empty plates are automatically presented in a common plane for serving of bulk food thereon at each of three work stations with a fourth work station for the removal of filled plates and in which the empty plates may be stored and heated in the carousel prior to use. Design considerations for mobility and flexibility of the apparatus in use are disclosed.

Abstract: A self-leveling dispenser for supporting a plurality of articles in a stack includes a frame and an article support platform which extends horizontally from the frame. The platform is supported in the frame for vertical movement between a pair of vertically spaced positions. At least one constant torque spring mounted in the frame is operatively connected to the platform for balancing the weight of the platform throughout its movement. And, at least one counterbalance spring is additionally operatively connected between the frame and the platform for counterbalancing the weight of articles placed on the platform with a predetermined weight to spring extension ratio or gradient.

Abstract: An automatic device for maintaining the level of a stack of plates, mainly of the storage-battery type, in feeding devices of automatic assembly machines, comprising, according to the invention, a stack-lifting mechanism in the form of a conventional pneumatic cylinder with its both chambers being connected through suitable conduits to a source of fluid under pressure; a replaceable magazine with a stack of plates mounted on said cylinder; and a control system for automatically maintaining the level of said stack of plates, which comprises throttles introduced in said conduits, a distributing valve with one member thereof having T-grooves on one of its end faces which connect said conduits to said source of compressed fluid, a stack-level sensing means in the form of a nozzle and baffle arrangement, said baffle being adapted to interact with the uppermost plate of the stack, and said nozzle being connected by its inlet through one of said conduits to one chamber of said cylinder, and another nozzle connected

Abstract: A card storage and dispensing device for business cards comprises a cabinet, having a lower storage drawer with front and back triangular reinforcing pieces, provides open, center sides for finger engagement with the edges of cards. The cabinet rear wall is vertically adjustable toward and away from the cabinet front wall, providing therebetween an adjustable discharge slot for dispensing cards therethrough of varying thicknesses and one at a time. A forward portion of the top wall has a depending ledge preventing discharge of cards rearwardly therepast. A first removable bottom wall is supported by cabinet, side wall ledges, a spring one such wall resiliently urges a second removable wall, and cards thereon, upwardly and into frictional engagement with the bottom of the cabinet top wall. The bottom of such second wall carries a depending ledge engaging and removing the spring with its removal.

Abstract: Dispensing and storage equipment which may be mobile for crockery, trays and glassware including a compact cabinet or supporting frame housing or supporting a support platform and a counterbalancing spring or springs, the support platform being mounted for movement between a fully loaded position at the base of the cabinet or frame and an unloaded position at the top of the cabinet or frame, stored articles being removeable from the stack at a convenient height. The counterbalancing spring or springs work in tension and have a deflection of no more than half the amplitude of movement of the support plate, the plate being guided on a guide shaft and bearing support. A well is provided in the floor of the cabinet or frame to accommodate supporting members of the plate and the bearing support when in the fully loaded position to allow maximum utilization of the available space in the equipment. The support plate may be supported as a cantilever as well as simply supported.

Abstract: A piston is provided for a roving can of the spring type wherein the piston has a cylindrical marginal skirt and an inwardly extending conical downwardly inclined surface for receiving the central portion of the sliver core so as to relieve the tendency of the sliver to form a hard central core and increase the capacity of the can. The conical surface extends adjacent the bottom of the skirt and a substantially horizontal bottom extends thereacross in order to maximize the amount of sliver which may be distributed in the can.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser of the type having a suspended, upwardly biased, carrier plate for holding trays, plates, etc. and for automatically advancing the load of articles to present the uppermost article at a predetermined position near the open top of the dispenser. The dispenser has an improved biasing system for achieving the automatic advancement of the load employing compression or tension springs as the biasing means and a deformer supported for vertical movement with the carrier plate and for horizontal movement relative to the carrier plate so that it can bear upon the biasing means to cause deformation thereof. A cam member is obliquely supported on the frame within which the carrier moves and horizontally deflects the deformer as the carrier tray is depressed. Thus, the further the carrier plate is depressed (e.g.

Abstract: A yarn package transportation vehicle comprises a turnable table having a plurality of cylindrical containers arranged in circle thereon. Yarn packages produced by a spinning machinery are canistered in the containers. The vehicle is positioned adjacent to one end of the spinning machinery so that one of the canisters is set in a canistering position in which the canister receives the yarn packages therein. When one container is fully loaded with the yarn packages, adjacent container is readily brought into the canistering position by turning the table a predetermined angle.

Abstract: An elevating device for use in a box of facial tissues for the purpose of elevating the stack of tissues therein comprises a unitary structure of a resiliently flexible plastics material, such as polyethylene. The structure includes a central platform on which the stack of tissues is supported and resiliently splayable legs integrally formed with the platform along opposite transverse edges thereof. Longitudinally extending and generally central fingers are usefully also integrally formed with the platform to provide additional support for the stack of tissues.

Abstract: Self-leveling dispenser of the type having an elongated lever which serves to balance the spring and platform, with a member being adjustable along the lever for altering the ratio of effective moment arms to change the effective spring rating of the dispenser. An adjustment feature comprises felxible strands connected to opposite sides of the adjustable member. By means of a pulley surface, both strands leave the lever at the pivot point and proceed to a take-up pay-out device, shown as a dentent-controlled reel. For avoiding working against the spring during adjustment the lever concavely curves about the line of action of a tension spring acting upon the lever. In combination of these features the strands are guided by longitudinally convex surfaces of the curved member. The platform and spring loads are shown to act in one diagonal direction of a rectangular frame with the frame braced by a tension member extending in the opposite diagonal direction.