An apparatus to separate and remove foam from an aqueous mixture of foam and finish. The apparatus includes a tank fitted with a plate that partially closes the top of the tank leaving space between the plate and the tank. Recovered finish from a washing process impinges on the plate and runs down through the space between the plate and tank into the tank. Residence time of the finish in the tank is sufficient to allow foam to rise to the top and overflow the tank and be washed away down the tan...

A steam polymer separator is provided that includes an upright tubular vessel having an outlet adjacent the bottom thereof, and a transfer screw with a shaft extending through the bottom of the separator. An open cage structure is attached to the top of the screw. In order to accentuate plug flow in the melt pool in the vessel, the cage structure is modified with a centrally positioned bottomless cup attached thereto. The size and shape of the cup are determined by formulae.

An apparatus for promoting relaxation and gentle exercise of the lower spinal and pelvic muscles comprising a movable, upper-torso supporting means and an adjustable knee and lower leg supporting means whereby the pelvis is freely suspended.

To provide an apparatus equipped with a battery terminal which ensures sufficient discharge capacity with reduced variations in contact resistance between electrodes of the battery and electrode armatures of the apparatus. An apparatus which is supplied with electric power from a battery, including a battery terminal which comes into contact with an electrode of the battery contained in a battery compartment and draws electric power from the battery, wherein the battery terminal is made of a con...

An apparatus (1) for supporting a mobile electronic display system. The mobile electronic display system includes a display element (11) and a power source (12). In use a wearable computer (4) controls operation of the display element (11). The apparatus (1) comprises a relatively rigid support frame (8), a relatively soft cushion member (9), and a cover (10) for the support frame (8). The support frame (8) is suitable for being worn by a person to support the mobile electronic display system. T...

An apparatus for processing an electrical apparatus, such as a capacitor, containing a polymeric dielectric material. The interior of the capacitor casing, which is at room temperature, is initially connected to a vacuum source to evacuate the interior of the casing and when a vacuum sensing unit indicates that the required vacuum has been obtained, a degassed dielectric liquid is supplied to the interior of the casing. A positive pressure is applied to the liquid in the casing to fully impregna...

A recording apparatus includes a toner retaining member such as a photosensitive drum, a toner collector, a cleaning device for cleaning toner off of the toner retaining member, and a toner guide member for guiding toner away from the toner retaining member. The guide member has a plurality of spaced apart front contact end portions in contact with the toner retaining member for guiding toner which is cleaned from the toner retaining member to the toner collector, at least the front contact end ...

A system for improving the quality of a bond obtained from an ultrasonic welding apparatus includes a resistance measuring circuit for monitoring the electrical resistance between the wire to be bonded and the bonding head. The welding apparatus is automatically de-activated upon an increase in said resistance, the increase being indicative of bond formation. De-activating the bonding apparatus immediately following bond formation prevents the application of further ultrasonic energy from weaken...

An electrophotographic copying apparatus having an electrophotographic web movable along an endless path relative to a plurality of actuable work stations disposed along the path and wherein each of the work stations is operative when actuated to perform a work operation on the web. The apparatus includes a sequencer for sequentially producing, (a) a plurality of control signals, each such control signals for causing particular ones of the electrophotographic stations to perform work operations ...

A focusing apparatus for an optical apparatus comprises an operating member having a rotary shaft and an operating handle for rotating the rotary shaft, a support member provided with a bearing member and supporting a lens barrel having the focusing optical system of the optical apparatus and also rotatably supporting the rotary shaft of the operating member through the bearing member, a guide member engaged with the rotary shaft to move the support member in a predetermined direction with the r...