A device stores a plurality of dishes or the like in a plurality of stacks with each stack at an object region within the device. The device includes a generally square base and corner-defining structures that project generally perpendicularly from the base to define the corners of each of four quadrant regions. Divider panels are removably mountable on the base to separate the quadrant regions. Further, partitions are mounted in each of the quadrant regions for selectable movement among first, ...

An apparatus for monitoring a plurality of operations, particularly on an offshore drilling rig, comprises a portable housing, a plurality of dedicated monitoring units associated with the housing, and a master microcomputer unit associated with the housing for handling information transfers between each of the dedicated monitoring units. Each monitoring unit includes a dedicated central processing unit which controls the operation of that unit. Control is maintained over a number of transducers...

Wire feeding apparatus comprises pivotal feed wheels on axles which coact with fixed feed wheels on a drive shaft to feed wires therebetween. Each pivotal feed wheel is paired with a pivotal gear which meshes with a fixed gear paired to each fixed feed wheel so that all feed wheels are driven. Auxiliary feed wheels and gears driven by spur gears off the main drive shaft coact with auxiliary pivotal feed wheels and gears to provide a second level of wire feed. Entry wire guides diverge from a sin...

A system for controlling a plurality of microprocessors, comprising a common memory which can be selectively switched to exclusive buses which are connected to the plurality of microprocessors, respectively, and a priority control circuit which determines the priority of the microprocessors. According to the system of the present invention, it has a common memory that is selectively connected to the buses, data is transmitted without affecting the operation of the microprocessors on the receivin...

An apparatus for driving a plurality of units, in particular processing units on paper processing machines, which are arranged on the machine in the shape of a star. To allow the drive mechanism to be constructed more simply and more cheaply, but nevertheless to maintain the synchronism, the drive is effected from a shaft via a cam, crank or eccentric drive means and an actuating rod. The actuating rod causes a pivotally mounted actuator which is common to all units to oscillate to and fro, the ...

A wheel or rotor with a plurality of blades arranged at irregular or unequal pitch angles circumferentially of a disk, a hub or the like, wherein the characteristic level e.sub.k representative of the order-of-harmonic characteristic of blade pitch is defined by where ##EQU1## Z=a number of blades k=1,2, . . . and n; n.gtoreq.Z .theta..sub.j =the angular position of the tip or root of each blade defined in terms of a central angle subtended at the center of a circle, which is the axis of said wh...

A disc-shaped warhead adapted for being fired from a barrel weapon, and particularly for being stacked with a plurality of similar warheads in a load-carrying missile for ejection one after the other. The warhead has a plurality of slave missiles disposed in radially directed firing tubes, and a parachute connected to the warhead and causing a directional, braked descent in the target area. Each of the slave missiles has a proximity fuse to detonate it individually after reaching a predetermined...

A carrier is provided for use in manually carrying a plurality of articles arranged in a pair of substantially parallel rows. The carrier includes a base panel for subtending and supporting the rows of articles. End panels are foldably connected to and extend upwardly from first opposed peripheral segments of the base panel. Side panels are foldably connected to and extend upwardly from second opposed peripheral segments of the base panel. Interconnecting and spanning the distance between the up...

A method for forming a large number of labels from a base sheet on which markings and symbols are imprinted on rows and columns. This base is reinforced with a transparent sheet cemented to the front of the base and/or a backing foil or material cemented to the rear face of the base. Perpendicular edges are cut, parallel to the rows and perpendicular to the columns respectively. Cuts are then made making individual strips. The strips are realigned, connected together and cuts are made, separatin...

A device for controlling a plurality of parallel connected converters which includes a reference circuit for controlling the converters, a frequency divider having a number of outputs corresponding to a number of the converters, and a plurality of ring counter circuits for driving the converters in response to the output of the frequency divider. Interlocking signals are supplied among the ring counter circuits such that the ring counter circuits recover when a noise signal is applied.