A method and apparatus for treating garments, particularly to impart a "stone-washed" look without using pumice stones, using an elongated drum having an inclined axis and two continuous helical flights placed within the drum. Garments subjected to treatment in the drum with liquids and chemicals normally used in stone-washing operations, but without pumice stones, will have an appearance and feel like that of a normally-formed stone-washed garment. The helical flights may also have projection f...

For purposes of the smooth and rapid checking out especially even of damaged goods labels, a process for the checking out of goods is proposed in which the data concerning them are automatically, and preferably also manually in the event of faulty checking, entered in the check-out device. In addition, at least two devices for implementing the process are described which have a goods check-out device with both an automatic scanning device and a manually operable input console. One of these devic...

A convection oven for bakery goods. The oven is of the type having sidewalls, a floor, a top and an opening in one of its sidewalls for permitting at least one multilayer wheeled cart to be pushed into and removed from the oven. The oven includes a fan located in the top of the oven for circulating heated air in a closed path through the interior of the oven. A plenum is located in the pair of opposed sidewalls adjacent to the sidewall having the opening The plenum extending substantially from t...

A draining device adapted for draining liquids from canned goods and for removing severed lids from canned goods includes an upper handle assembly, a lower handle assembly, a food-press member, a pin for attaching the food-press member to the upper handle, and a pin for pivotally attaching adjacent respective distal ends of assemblies to permit the upper handle of the upper handle assembly and the lower handle of the lower handle assembly to be moved toward and away from each other between a clo...

A system for transporting piece goods which comprises at least one output track for conveying piece goods from an entrance to an exit, the entrance being at a higher level than the exit. In order to prevent damages of the transported piece goods and to obtain a better utilization of the transport capacity of the system, the latter is characterized in that the at least one output track is disposed between the entrance and the exit, and in that the output track includes at least two sections in it...

An automatic goods picking device has a frame provided at least in one side thereof with a placing platform and a support rod which is provided with a plurality of goods placing areas each being fastened by two fastening members to form a stacking space along with the placing platform. The support rod is provided with a horizontal connection portion. The fastening members are respectively provided with a vertical connection portion enabling the fastening member to move adjustably upwards, downwa...

A carrier system for securing a load of material during transporting of the load. The carrier system can also be used to store materials. The carrier system includes at least one bracket assembly, generally at least one pair of opposed bracket assemblies. Two pairs of opposed bracket assemblies is a typical carrier system construction. Each bracket assembly has a retaining member, a sill member, and an optional brace member, which are moveable attached to a rail system. The carrier system can be...

A goods protection device for the sale and/or rental distribution of information carrier discs, including CDs and DVDs, is disclosed. The goods protection device generally comprises a housing encasing a storage space. The housing is provided with a fastening unit consisting of a locking piece and another locking piece cooperating with it. The housing is constructed as a protecting envelope comprising a first protecting plate and a second protecting plate, at least part of the first protecting pl...

Sorting devices are successively guided along a sorting line and driven by means of a conveyor system. Each sorting device has a running carriage with running rollers guided in the sorting line's guide rails. In addition, the sorting device contains a means for receiving and ejecting individual parceled articles sent from a loading station. The conveyor system comprises a chain having chain links with flat undersides which are movably connected to each other. The chain links are rigidly connecte...

A device for storing goods, in particular vehicles, the goods being stored on at least one platform and the platform being guided on guides over a traverse path and a guide for traverse being provided. By the cooperation of the safety device arranged on the guide or device and the platform the platform is protected against undesired movement. The safety device is indicated by at least one locking unit and at least one locking element. The locking unit is rotatable and supported in such a way tha...