A hot gas engine of the Stirling type is disclosed. The engine has a heater head assembly provided with a plurality of separated regenerators connected in series in the heater tube labyrinth. The regenerators may be cascaded in size and mass to meet predetermined heat exchange design conditions. The temperature of exhaust gases exiting directly from the heater head assembly can be optimized at less than 800.degree.F, but more practically at about 1,000.degree.-1,200.degree.F.

A multiple hanger for garments such as blouses, shirts and the like, includes a plurality of generally parallel hanger elements on which the garments are hung. A connecting rod is pivotally connected to each of the hanger elements, and a guiding rod is pivotally connected to each of the hanger elements parallel to and spaced from the connecting rod to thereby provide a parallelogrammatic linkage such that the hangers are pivotal simultaneously in parallel array.

A transducer system comprising, a multiple capacitive transducer having a flexible dielectric sheet of elastic nonconductive material, a first plate of flexible conductive material defining a region located adjacent a first surface of the sheet, and a plurality of second plates of flexible conductive material located adjacent a second surface of the sheet, with the second plates defining areas aligned with the region of the first plate. The system separately forms signals responsive to the capac...

The improved mattress of the present invention is adapted to sleep two or more people in side by side relation, each person being supported on resilient means defining a separate area of preselected firmness, the two areas being deposed lengthwise of the mattress in essentially parallel relation and being of different firmnesses. The mattress also includes resilient means defining an intermediate area between and integrally connecting the first two areas, and also disposed lengthwise of the matt...

A piezoelectric cone-type speaker having a multiple structure in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements and speaker diaphragms individually coupled to them are coaxially or multi-axially arranged. It has a wide frequency range. A cushioning member is interposed between one diaphragm and another so that each element is isolated from the vibrations of another element.

Disclosed is a unit insertable in a truck or trailer body to convert same into a multiple conveyor having multiple hoppers and conveyors for removing granular material therefrom via a spreading, unloading or dumping mode. The unit has two embodiments: in the one embodiment there are two hoppers and conveyors, and in the other embodiments there are three hoppers and conveyors.

The connector has a body containing a plug receiving recess at one end with male terminals therein and a plug containing mating female terminals at the other end. The terminals are joined to conductors which extend laterally from the body. The connector is so constructed that the recessed end will receive the plug end of a second conductor or a plug which is similar to the connector but which has the recessed end omitted. The connector and plug provides flexibility in locating outlets at spaced ...

A cathode which allows simple and easy variance in the amount of emission and is constructed of a minimum number of different parts comprises first and second generally concentric cylinders of different diameters such that the cylinders have a space therebetween, which space may receive a heating unit therein. Each of the first and second cylinders have radially extending overlapping flanges joined to each other and one of the cylinders has a lower flange generally below and generally parallel t...

A connector assembly for securing a printed circuit board into a module. A multiple pin connector is attached to a plate or circuit board within a module. A circuit board with a female connector attached thereto is provided. The connector structure provides a compact, reliable and economical connector assembly.

The present invention is directed to a multiple compartment, multiple seal container particularly adapted for packaging plural portions of foods or the like. The device comprises a first container formed of polymeric material or the like and a second container adapted to nest within the first container. A lid member having a skirt extending into the second container provides a seal therefor. The lid and first container, and preferably also the second container, include flange portions disposed i...