A void fill material (10) can be formed from ordinary scrap cardboard into an interlocking packaging material. Each piece of the material (10) has a primary section (20) defining a primary plane. In a preferred embodiment, a first, second and third finger (22, 24, 26) extend from the primary section (20). The primary section (20) and each finger (22, 24, 26) have a length to width ratio between 3:1 and 1:1. The first finger (22) extends from one side of primary section (20) while the second and ...

In the "undercap" method of, and closure cap crimper-propellant fill head apparatus for, introducing a charge of volatile propellant in its liquid state into an aerosol container containing product to be dispensed, a significant residual amount of the propellant charge remains in the crimper-propellant fill head bell after the closure cap has been secured in place to seal the container. Not all crimper-propellant head machines are equipped with systems for reclaiming residual propellant, and eve...

A fluid fill cap is provided including an intermediate, flexible extensible and retractable bellows housing mounting a cap therein, wherein the cap receives a plurality of spring clip members to maintain the bellows in a compressed configuration. A bottom cap of the organization is formed with a cylindrical conduit adapted for securement to an associated structural component of an automotive internal combustion engine.

A comforter comprising an outer fabric shell containing a fill of down or down-like material. The shell comprises a top panel and a bottom panel sewn together about their peripheral edges with the fill contained therebetween. The top and bottom shell panels are additionally joined together along at least one seam dividing the comforter into at least two areas. Along a portion at least of the at least one seam, the joinder of the top and bottom shell panels is releaable and restorable, forming a ...

The present application discloses an invention which addresses and resolves long standing lid size reduction problems in the beverage-canning industry and comprises diametrally reduced adapter nozzles, and related methods, used as replacements only for the nonaccommodating distal discharge nozzle structure of a commercially existing fill valve, which is preferably removed by conventional machining techniques. The adapter nozzles preferably comprise a single die cast stainless steel article. Each...

The use of hollow tetrahedral units as cushioning loose-fill is described. The loose-fill tetrahedra can be made from recycled material such as paper waste by the method of the invention. The loose-fill tetrahedra do not fill the entire space surrounding a packed article, but do support each other during shipping and handling. Apparatus for forming the tetrahedra is described.

A blow-molded container of thermoplastic resin has a hollow body with a generally cylindrical side wall portion rotationally symmetric about a longitudinal axis of the container. A shoulder portion integrally joins the side wall portion to a finish. An integral base merging with the side wall is defined by an outer surface comprising a plurality of downward projections separated from each other by generally arcuate segments extending essentially from the cylindrical side wall to the longitudinal...

A crop loading monitor for a baler includes a two-state interval timer which signals an operator of the baler to position the baler so as to feed crop material preferentially alternately into one or the other side of the baler. A switch mounted on the wind guard of the baler interrupts the countdown of the interval timer when crop material is not entering the baler. The crop loading monitor can be used to control a self-steering baler.

A glass washer has a cabinet enclosing a water reservoir having a drain, a water inlet, a spray box, a motor driven rotary tray above the spray box, and a pump for causing water flow through the spray box to spray the contents of the tray. A control senses incoming water temperature and holds the drain open until the water temperature reaches a predetermined level and then closes the drain.

A photographic exposure and flash fire control system initially measures ambient scene light and subsequently utilizes the results of that measurement to control the amount of artificial illumination provided during the exposure interval. The initial measurement of ambient scene light below a first select level provides for a maximum flash output while conversely the initial measurement of ambient scene light above a second select level greater than the first select level provides for minimum fl...