A hanger assembly to support fill strips in a cooling tower wherein the assembly includes headers and wire mesh hangers mounted on the headers. Each wire mesh hanger assembly includes vertical wires which have clamp portions formed at each end which extend through openings formed in the headers to suspend the wire mesh hanger from the header. The clamp portions include a cam surface which is compressed in the header opening when the clamp is moved to its operative position.

Cooling tower splash fill batts are supported by grids made from vertical and horizontal wire strands. The grids are suspended from fill hanger beams that are adjustably connected to beams in the cooling tower subject to deflection or bowing. Splash deck members are also supported by the fill hanger beams.

A receptacle such as a dishwasher tub having an improved control for effecting filling of the tub to a preselected full level and protecting the apparatus against undesirable overfill in the event the normal flow control malfunctions. The flow control includes a control valve having two valve elements for cooperatively preventing such undesirable overfill. One of the valve elements may be controlled by an electrically operated solenoid, and the other valve element may be controlled by mechanical...

A box for containing an article having a relatively stiff planar portion positioned flush against the front or back wall of the box and an internal tuck closure flap hinged to the front or back wall at an end of the box includes a tab hinged to the wall of the box opposite the closure flap hinge that folds inwardly so that when the closure flap is tucked inside the box to close off an end of the box the closure flap overlaps the tab. The tab prevents the article from hanging up on the edge of th...

The recirculating pump output is monitored as the pump is operated during each fill cycle, and the fill is terminated just when the desired pump output is reached. The output is less than the pump maximum and results from continuous aspiration of water and air into the pump inlet, thus using only the minimum liquid necessary, and automatically reducing liquid consumption during subsequent fills as the washing operation progresses. The pump inlet faces downwardly at the bottom of the dishwasher t...

Cooling tower splash fill strips rest in grids made from interconnected vertical and horizontal wire strands. Each grid is supported at its upper end by a fill hanger beam, which, in turn, is supported by a series of aligned beam hanger clips. The clips are connected to generally horizontal structural members of the cooling tower.

Fill metering apparatus for introducing a measured quantity of particulate material into each of a succession of containers and including a downwardly tapering material discharge member presenting an outlet opening which is inclined to the vertical, a lifting device for lifting a container to be filled to a level at which the discharge member projects into the container, and a control unit connected for permitting material to flow through the outlet opening only after a container has been brough...

An apparatus for filling or bleeding fluid out of a container which is cld by a plug wherein the apparatus includes a block which has a cavity. A gasket and a clamp are utilized for sealably attaching the block to the container so that the cavity can be sealed about the plug. The block has a pair of passageways which extend outwardly from the cavity to respective spaced apart ports. A fitting is connected in the port of one of the passageways for filling or bleeding fluid through the plug openin...

An apparatus for liquid filling a flexible collapsible container in the form of a plastic pouch for packaging wine is disclosed. The pouch has a pouring spout and a closure for the spout. The apparatus comprises a base for firmly holding the spout and a frame movable relative to the spout. The frame supports a closure removal head and a liquid fill head, either of which may be brought into engagement with the spout upon movement of the frame. The closure removal head is adapted to grip the closu...

The specification and drawings disclose an apparatus for taking samples of molten metal. The preferred embodiment comprises a housing enclosing a body defining a material flow path and a sample chamber. The material flow path and chamber are configured such that when the device is oriented in its position of use the material flowing into the flow path enters the housing and body from a position on a plane at about the top of said mold chamber, courses through the flow path to a position below sa...