A method for conducting a purchasing agreement for goods and services between a consumer and a merchant through a trusted a third party and using a wireless network includes generating, by the consumer, a first view of the agreement and transmitting the first view of the agreement to the third party, generating, independently by the merchant, a second view of the agreement and transmitting the second view of the agreement to the third party, and receiving, by the third party the consumer view of...

Seamless warp knitted goods comprising a sheet of continuous warp knitted goods wherein the fabric part and the lace part are integrally connected to each other along the direction of progress of the knitting stick, so that the sewed part between the fabric part and the lace part can be dispensed with and comfortable seamless warp knitted goods excellent in fashion and design are provided.

An apparatus for transferring goods from one conveyor of random nature to another, includes a frame, an endless transporter supported therein and at least one carrier connected thereon. The carrier is connected to the endless transporter for rotation on a lying shaft and a holder is provided for holding the carrier horizontal, so that goods can be transferred in a random path from one conveyor to the other.

An enclosure for preserving perishable goods includes an inner portion for removably receiving perishable goods, an outer portion that removably receives a vacuum device such as a vacuum cleaner which removes air from the enclosure after the goods have been inserted into the inner portion, a sealable outer seal that provides an air tight boundary between the enclosure and an end portion of the vacuum device to promote the removal of air from the enclosure, and a sealable inner seal that provides...

Method and apparatus for automatically packing goods which are fed continuously in series spaced a predetermined distance from each other by means of a continuously fed strip of a stretch film having self-adhering and resiliently stretchable natures. The strip is fed by conveyor clamping opposite sides edges of the strip along the direction of feeding of the goods from above the same obliquely downwardly to intersect the path of feeding of the goods so that the upper side and lateral sides of th...

An apparatus for loading pallets with discrete cargo units such as sacks, xes, crates and the like comprising a palletizing station with conveyor and transfer means for assembling cargo units supplied into layers suitable for compound stacking and transferring assembled layers onto pallets. One or two pallet storage and transfer tracks allow to move a selected one of a plurality of pallets into the transfer zone of the apparatus in which an assembled cargo layer may be transferred onto the palle...

A system for sale of consumer goods, the system including means for issuing to a customer from a printer a non-validated token representing an article of merchandise following election by the customer from a selection panel. The article is to be paid for by the customer at a check-out unit when checking the token at said unit. Said check-out unit has means for providing a validated token from a token printer or dispenser as a replacement token or by validating a reusable token. The validated tok...

A storage container adapted, when empty, to be collapsed and folded upon itself for compact storage. The container is composed of a flexible waterproof material having an elongated opening therein. The opening of the container is rendered substantially waterproof by a waterproof tubular portal element which is open at both ends. One end of the element surrounds the container opening and is sealed to the wall of the container, so that access to and from the container is obtained only through the ...

An oven for baking batter goods, in particular, a wafer oven, has several baking plates assigned to one another in pairs, and at least one heat source for tempering or heating the baking plates. Particularly efficient production of wafers or similar products can be achieved in that the baking plates are mounted in a wheel-like carrier that can be rotated about an axis so that they extend essentially radially away from the axis, at a distance from it. Furthermore, at least one heat exchanger may ...

A platform dimensioned for the transport of cargo within a shipping container. The platform includes column members and a lifting portion present on the column members. The members are movable between a first condition in which the columns are upright when a load of cargo is present on the platform and a second condition in which the column members are horizontal so that one platform may be stacked upon another. The platform is adapted to be received as a clearance fit inside the shipping contai...