Abstract: Dough-dividing and forming apparatus particularly adapted for forming toroid-shaped articles such as bagels, or the like, is disclosed. A first rotary plate member containing a plurality of cylindrical openings receives a cylindical ribbon of dough into the openings and shears the dough into disc-shaped dough lumps. The dough lumps are subsequently flattened in the center to form a web and pierced to form a generally annular shape. During the piercing operation, the dough lumps are transferred to a second rotary plate member carrying a plurality of tapered, cylindrical forming cups. As the second plate member is indexed between rotary positions, a plurality of cylindrical mandrels are repeatedly thrust into and out of the forming cups to roll the dough lumps internally along the length of the forming cups whereby the desired shape is formed.

Abstract: Cellular lightweight concrete slabs are manufactured by cutting a still plastic block of cellular concrete mass resting on a first support horizontally into slices which are then moved over one by one to a second support and piled in reversed order thereon, at least one of the two broadsides of each body slice being subjected to a treatment before being covered by the next transferred slice. The treatment prevents the body slices from cementing together during the subsequent steam-hardening process and may also improve the quality of the slabs when hardened. An apparatus for each manufacture features a movable suction head for transferring the body slices as well as associated means for cutting and treating said slices.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming an integrally formed thermoplastic conduit and washer for being connected with a second conduit by way of conventional fitting, characterized by means for of inserting a guide pin within the tubing so as to maintain a predetermined internal diameter within the tubing and washer; emplacing a mold about the guide pin and tubing to hold the tubing, the mold having a washer cavity to define the exterior dimensions and form of the washer with the tubing extending about the guide pins and into the washer cavity; means for heating at least the outer most portion of the wall of the tubing that is within the washer cavity to its softening temperature and means for compressing the softened tubing walls longitudinally of the pin to accordion pleat the walls into a washer having an exterior film thereabout and having the accordion pleated walls therewithin to have an inherent springiness that readily effects sealing interconnection with another conduit shape and that frictionally holds a tightened f

Abstract: Cellular lightweight concrete slabs are manufactured by cutting horizontally through a block of still plastic cellular concrete mass resting on a support. At each cut a single slice is separated from the lowermost portion of the block or the remainder thereof. After each completed cut the upper remainder of the block is elevated by means of a suction head, in order to expose the recently cut surfaces for a treatment, and then again deposited on top of the slice or slices already resting on the support. Rotary roller means are provided for contributing in the surface treatment.

Abstract: A system for the production of dipped taper candles, including an overhead conveyor system supporting mobile carrier racks for formation of the candles in suspended relation from the rack, and including a wicking station for providing rows of candle wicks in generally tensioned suspended relation from a carrier rack, a dipping station for automatically dipping said wicks on the rack through a predetermined number of dipping cycles, a cutoff station for cutting off the bases including the wick tensioning weights of the candles suspended from the carrier rack, a butt forming station for heat forming the cut butt ends of candles suspended from the carrier rack, and a cut down station for expeditiously cutting down the carrier rack rows of the candles formed on the candle wicks and for collecting the same for further processing. The invention also provides a novel method of producing physically uniform candles in mass production batches.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus for forming rounded and textured edges along lengthwise extending faces of new brick to simulate old brick. The apparatus includes an elongated support having a transversely extending conveyor adjacent one end for receiving brick slugs. The slugs are successively pushed onto the support and through a cutter to form bricks. First and second transverse rows of inclined ramps are spaced longitudinally one from the other along the support with adjacent ramps in each transverse row spaced one from the other a distance in excess of the width of a brick. The ramps of the first and second rows are transversely offset one from the other a full brick width. When a transverse row of bricks is displaced longitudinally along the support through the first row of ramps, alternate bricks are elevated and inclined by the ramps into engagement with a first set of weighted rollers.

Abstract: A column of striated soap extruding from a plodder nozzle is subjected to torque for obtaining spiral striations in the final soap bar.

Abstract: Apparatus by which moulded articles are manufactured from clay, a continuously produced strand of the material in question is sprinkled with sand, whereafter at one location a piece is severed from the end of the strand at regular intervals, by a cutting apparatus, which piece then enters a mould. In the course of all phases of the process the strand and each severed piece thereof remain directed along one vertical downwardly directed line of movement.

Abstract: A single rotationally driven cam plate having cam follower grooves in its opposite faces generates and coordinates the movements of all apparatus components necessary to the product molding apparatus. The advancing and retracting of mold halves is coordinated through the rotating cam plate and directly associated mechanisms with the cutting off of pieces of moldable stock and the carrying of such pieces to a position for charging the mold. In conjunction with these operations and in properly timed relationship, the stock is advanced to a new cutting position. Certain of the cam driven mechanisms also act in proper sequence to advance molded product encapsulating films through a film guidance means and to operate film clamping and severing devices in such a way that the encapsulating film is always severed midway between molded product units.

Abstract: Apparatus for rolling, forming and severing a product such as comestible dough. A mass of unformed dough is placed on a conveyor belt above which a rigid board is supported and inclined downwardly in the direction of movement of the belt whereby the dough is rolled, as it passes under the board, into a cylinder having a diameter corresponding to the spacing between the belt and board at the exit end. The cylinder of dough is then deposited at the opposite end of the apparatus to pass between a pair of spaced rollers, thus being rolled into a sheet. A guide roller receives the sheet of dough emerging from between the forming rollers and guides it toward a plurality of cutter disks. The dough is severed into side-by-side strips as it passes between the guide roller and cutter disks and is deposited on the same conveyor belt used in the initial rolling operation for transport to a final receiving station or pan.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneous defiberization of waste paper stock and uniform dispersion and accumulation of the defiberized fine fiber stock for dry web formation comprising a defiberizing drum having cylindrical teeth formed of its inside circumferential plane and an outlet part for the delivery of said defiberized fine stock formed of its lower part, a hollow rotary shaft provided rotatably in said defiberizing drum, a multitude of swing hammers provided swingably around said hollow rotary shaft both circumferentially and axially at respectively regular intervals, said swing hammers having edges formed of their top and facing said cylindrical teeth with a suitable clearance maintained between said edges and cylindrical teeth, air vents provided to the hollow rotary shaft for passing outer air from said shaft to the inside of said drum and a suction wire part for receiving and supporting the thin paper sheet to accumulate the fine stock thereon, said suction wire part being provided under said outlet part h

Abstract: Apparatus for introducing starting materials into the shearing gap of a machine for producing plastic films, ribbons, foils or plates. A plasticized plastic starting material is severed into strings having a length substantially equal to the working width of the shearing gap and the resultant strings are introduced into the shearing gap substantially simultaneously over the width of the gap. The apparatus greatly increases the capacity of the machine, the homogeneity of the product over the entire width and the capability of the machine to supply a greater number of starting materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for stamping candy bits from a string of confectionary material and comprises coacting rotating members, which are disposed eccentric to each other and arranged to squeeze or cut bits of confection from the string and immediately upon the bit being formed, oppositely disposed stamping elements are introduced into the path of travel of the bit to shape it prior to its being discharged from the apparatus.

Abstract: The invention comprises a process and apparatus for applying conductive heat to plastic film tapes in a stabilizing unit containing a plurality of rollers forming sets of rollers. Each roller in the set rotates progressively slower than the preceding adjacent roller. Some rollers have heated surfaces to reheat and heat soften the plastic film. Some rollers have cold surfaces to set the film. The progressively slower rotation of the rollers allows the film to release the stresses imparted to the film during the initial stretching operation. In so doing, the molecules rearrange themselves to provide an increased degree of tensile strength in the tapes. The reheating of the film causes shrinkage. However, the progressively slower rotation of adjacent rollers controls the degree of shrinkage and holds the shrinkage to a minimum.

Abstract: While a series of hollow moulded articles interconnected by waste portions are successively moulded by a rotary moulding machine and are continuously conveyed by a pair of conveyors, the waste portions are removed from one end of each of the articles by applying a twisting force to the waste portions by means of cutter means. The waste portions are removed from the other end of each of the articles, and then such ends may be sealed.

Abstract: A plastics introducing unit for a closure lining machine in which pellets are severed from a continuous rod and carried along part of a closed path to a transfer station where the pellets are deposited accurately centrally of the closures to be subsequently moulded into liners for the closures.

Abstract: .Iadd.Apparatus to produce widenings at tube ends with precise dimension of the inner surfaces of the widened zone which includes a holding device for the tube to be worked, a variable form core arranged axially in front of the center of the holding device, a device for axially displacement of the core, a cylinder axially movable over the tube for exterior calibration and adaptation of the tube end to the core, and a device to bring the core to a shape in which it can be drawn from the formed tube end. .Iaddend.