Abstract: A glove stripping apparatus (15) for fully stripping a partially stripped elastomeric dip-moulded glove (2) from a hand-shaped dip-moulding former (4) comprises a gripping device (25) relatively movable with respect to a downwardly hanging cuff end portion (10), a gripping actuator (32), a stripping actuator (35) and a controller for controlling the operation of the actuators. The relative movement of the gripping device and the downwardly hanging cuff end portion is driven by the stripping actuator. The gripping device has first and second gripping members (24, 26) movable relative to each other by the gripping actuator. The gripping members provide opposed gripping surfaces (34, 36) for gripping the cuff end portion. The first gripping member and the second gripping member initially provide a horizontally extending gap between the gripping surfaces which receives the cuff end portion.

Abstract: A pair of opposing shoes are alternately and successively moved into and out of contact with a ring previously formed on a prophylactic device on a mandrel, whereby the mandrel or the shoes or both are moved in a direction during each time of contact of the shoes with the rolled portion of the device, for at least partially rolling the prophylactic device up toward its closed end, with the process being repeated until the prophylactic device is rolled up and off of the mandrel.

Abstract: A plunger tool for producing a special prophylactic is disclosed. The special features of the plunger tool reside in the special curvatures in its shaped section. The shaped section of the plunger tool exhibits an extreme narrowing, at the deepest point of which there may be at least one annular groove. Unlike prior art transitions, the transition from the large diameter to the reservoir section is not steep and straight but takes the form of an S-shaped curve. An exact contour of the annular grooves on the surface of the plunger tool is essential for their production and can be done only by the use of a precision diamond abrasive point.

Abstract: A process and a device for producing a thin-walled prophylactic, which is manufactured in a plurality of immersion stages, is disclosed. The device includes an endless conveyer belt on which an elongated cylindrical immersion tool is mounted. The process substantially consists of three immersion stages and three different immersion tubs, whereby the depths of immersion of the immersion tools substantially deviate from each other. After each immersion stage, a predetermined heat treatment of the elastic material applied to the immersion tool is carried out.

Abstract: A film article release machine has two drive wheels, a conveyer chain surrounds the drive wheels and is driven by the drive wheels, and a plurality of release devices disposed on the conveyer chain. A guide plate is disposed above the conveyer chain. A main chain is disposed above the guide plate. A plurality of hand-shaped molds are disposed on the main chain. Each hand-shaped mold is dipped into a raw material solution such as a PVC solution. After the hand-shaped mold is dried, a film article is formed. A rolling wheel is connected to each hand-shaped mold. A brush wheel brushes the film article to roll up a portion of the film article to form a roll-up portion. Then the film article is blown by a blowing pipe to blow the roll-up portion of the film article to the original position. The release devices clamp the film articles and release the film articles from the hand-shaped molds.

Abstract: An automatic glove stripping machine is disclosed comprising a drive unit that distributes power to one or more stripping assemblies, each comprising a conveyor unit, a plurality of dipping molds, a pressurized air distribution system, a brush set, a plurality of grip assemblies, and a cam assembly. Each grip assembly is moved into engagement with a set of dipping molds retaining dip molded articles such as latex gloves. As each grip assembly and corresponding set of dipping molds travel over the stripping assembly, the molded articles on the dipping molds are partially removed by action of the grip assembly and a stream of pressurized air directed at each mold. As the set of dipping molds reaches the end of the stripping assembly, the molded articles are completely removed from their dipping molds by the brush set.

Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing pharmaceutical capsules uses an aqueous solution of a thermogelling cellulose ether composition, and uses capsule body pins and capsule cap pins as molds. The apparatus heats the pins, dips the pins into the solution to cause the solution to gelatinize on the surface of the pins, and dries the gelatinized solution on the surface of the pins to form capsule bodies and caps. The apparatus provides differential heating and supplemental heating of the pins before dipping, and directed radiant heating after dipping. The apparatus provides counterflow air for drying. The apparatus removes parts from pins by gripping. The pins are smaller than pins used to make gelatin capsules of the same size number.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an article, by covering at least a portion of a microwave heatable former with a liquid-containing material, applying microwave radiation to heat the former so as to leave a dry solid coating on the former, and effecting relative separation between the former and the dry solid coating so as to produce the article.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing capsules which causes a solution of thermo-gelling material to gelatinize, and then drys the gel, whereby the process of manufacturing capsules is less affected by drying conditions, thus providing capsules of uniform wall thickness without wrinkles. In the apparatus of this invention, circulating capsule pins are dipped in the solution of thermo-gelling material, thus the solution adheres to the pins, and, the pins are rotated upside down, thus thickness of the solution adhering to the pins becomes uniform. Then, the pins are retained in the vessel maintained at a higher temperature than the gelling temperature of the solution, and the solution adhering to the pins is accelerated to gelatinization. The formed gel is dried in a drying device, and the dried gel bodies, i.e. capsules, are removed from the capsule pins.

Abstract: The unit has a conveyor belt (5) adapted to receive, transfer and cool the pellet elements, a cylindrical member (2) located above the conveyor belt and rotatable about an axis transverse to the feed direction of the conveyor belt, the peripheral speed of the cylindrical member substantially corresponding to the feed speed of the conveyor belt, at least a ring element (6) engaged in coaxial relation with and at the outside of the cylindrical member and exhibiting a number of projections (9) oriented radially apart from the cylindrical member (2), feed means (12) and dispensing means (14) adapted to distribute material to the fluid state onto the projections (9) and to form drop portions of the same thereon, each of the projections passing in the vicinity of the conveyor belt (5) so as to let one of the drop portions defining one of the pellet elements fall thereon.

Abstract: A mechanism for producing the bead on a rubber article made by a dipping process first loosens the rubber film on the form using a pair of looseners in the form of roller brushes which contact the lower portion of each form as the forms are moving along on the form carriage. As the forms move along on the form carriage, the looseners move in the same direction as the form carriage but at a different speed, so that the roller brushes roll around the entire circumference of the lower portion of each form to thoroughly loosen the edge of the rubber film from the form. Following the loosening operation, the beads are formed by a separate bead roller mechanism which provides a bead of predetermined dimensions by rolling up the edge of the film a predetermined amount. The bead rolling operation is accomplished by a pair of roller brushes which are mounted diagonally with respect to the direction of travel of the form carriage.

Abstract: A mold used to form a latex lid for covering a beverage cup includes a body having a top forming face and a side forming face extending around and turning downward from the top forming face, a stubby projection which has a rounded surface, provided on the top forming face, a shallow recessed fink provided in the top forming face around the stubbing projection. In forming the latex lid, the stubby projection creates a thinned area in the latex lid which facilitates the insertion of a straw, and the shallow recessed sink provides a thickened reinforcing ring around the thinned area. A blind hole may be provided in the stubby projection to create an internal bursting force which can produce a hole in the thinned area.

Abstract: A one-piece mandrel for making elastomeric articles by a dipping process has a one-piece body which includes at least one opening extending therethrough. A split extends from the opening through a cross-section of the one-piece body. At least a portion of the body adjacent the split is formed of an elastically resilient material to allow the split to open for removal of the elastomeric article after formation, and to cause the split to self-close after removal of the article from the mandrel. Closure of the split forms a substantially continuous molding surface in the immediate vicinity of the split. Proper alignment of the mating surfaces of the split is assured by irregular (non-linear) design of the split surfaces, or by use of an alignment element embedded in the mandrel. An especially advantageous material for forming the mandrel of the present invention is a silicon rubber molding compound.

Abstract: An in situ fiberization apparatus for continuously fiberizing belt shaped substrates by impregnation with fibrous material formed from fiber forming polymer solutions. The apparatus includes a belt substrate which is continually passed through a fiber forming solution at a constant rate. During passage of the substrate belt through the fiber forming solution, the apparatus provides continual oscillation of the belt. The oscillating or reciprocating motion of the belt substrate produces the conditions for flow-induced crystallization of fibers around and throughout the substrate material to thereby produce a fiber reinforced substrate.

Abstract: A ring for stripping capsule sections from a tapered capsule-forming pin has an annular outer member 11 with a tapered surface 12 engaging tapered surfaces 13 on four angularly spaced sections 14 forming an inner member and with inner surfaces 15 defining a bore slidable on the pin. A spring plate 60 is held in groove 62 in member 11 and bears on an end face of the sections 14 to hold the sections in engagement with the pin and resist radially outwards movement of the sections 14 when they engage the capsule section. In modified arrangements the plate 60 embraces the member 11 and engages an end face of the sections 14; and the plate 60 is replaced by a spring clip embracing the sections 14 which extend beyond the member 11.

Abstract: A hard capsule making apparatus consisting of cleft dipping pins, encircling stripping rings, and rotation discs having parallel grooved retainer bars, to provide a means for making and stripping novel integrally formed multiple chamber hard capsules, and a means for making and stripping novel multiple chamber hard capsules made by combining separate hard capsules of different sizes to form a single unit, fixed capsule within a capsule vehicle. The multiple chamber capsules are made of methylcellulose, gel, or other appropriate material, providing a clear, transparent, or translucent exterior wall of the body part of the multiple chamber capsule, thus providing an externally visible means for the consumer or user to detect, before use, whether the capsule has been opened after original filling and closure, by means of contrasting visible evidence of reopening, in the form of changed physical appearance of an original substance, or a substituted substance contained in at least one chamber thereof.

Abstract: An elastomeric surgical glove with an improved ring rolled cuff and a method and apparatus to produce the cuff is disclosed. The ring rolled cuff comprises alternating tightly rolled segments with loosely rolled segments. The ring rolled cuff is made by contacting the uncured glove on the glove form with a plurality of rotating wheels while the wheels are moved on the form from the wrist end of the form toward the hand end of the form. The portions of the cuff in contact with the wheels are tightly rolled, and the remaining portions are loosely rolled.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a vitreous blast furnace slag, comprises a rotary drum having a circular barrel formed by endlessly connecting a plurality of rectangular cooling metal members, each of said cooling metal members having a plurality of narrow and deep cooling grooves on the outer surface thereof for rapidly cooling and solidifying a molten blast furnace slag into a vitreous blast furnace slag; a driving mechanism for rotating said rotary drum; a molten blast furnace slag feeder arranged above said rotary drum for pouring a molten blast furnace slag into said cooling grooves; a stripper stationarily arranged at a prescribed position adjacent to the inner surface of the barrel of said rotary drum, for taking out a cooled and solidified vitreous blast furnace slag in said cooling grooves; and, a cooling tank containing cooling water, arranged below said rotary drum so that the lower portion of the barrel of said rotary drum is immersed in the cooling water for cooling said cooling metal members heat

Abstract: Novel, 3-amino-1-benzoxepin-5 (2H)-one derivatives and methods for their production are disclosed. These derivatives correspond to the Formula I: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another arehydrogen,C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl,C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl substituted with a terminal phenyl, or a phenyl containing one or two halogens, methyl or methoxy groups, a 3,4-methylenedioxy or a 3,4-ethylenedioxy group,C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkyl substituted with terminal hydroxy or methoxy or,C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl; orone of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl and the other is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkyl substituted with a terminal NR.sub.5 R.sub.6 ;R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently of one another are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl; orR.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are together a 5 to 7 member ring, orR.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are together a 5 to 7 member ring having heterogeneous oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are together a 5 to 7 member ring, orR.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: This invention relates to a ring form of a rigid and durable material with a metal insert arranged in its passageway. The ring is employed to strip thin walled gelatin capsules from capsule-forming pins which are slightly tapered along their entire length.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device used in capsule-making machines which, after the gelatin has cured, strips it off the tapered forming pin. More particularly, the device is a plastic ring having a spring metal split ring insert embedded therein along with an external anti-creep spring to maintain proper dimension of the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device used in capsule-making machines which, after the gelatin has cured, strips it off the tapered forming pin. More particularly, the device is a plastic ring having a spring metal split ring insert embedded therein along with an external anti-creep spring to maintain proper dimension of the device.