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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287535 | Work washing apparatus A work washing apparatus including a transfer unit for controlling forward and rearward movements of a work, a table moved by the transfer unit, carrying out the washing of the work from upper and lower surfaces thereof and provided with water/air pipes, an upper su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6679276 | Apparatus and methods for washing the cored areas of lettuce heads during harvest An apparatus and method for washing a plurality of cored lettuce heads as they are harvested in the field is disclosed. The apparatus incorporates a multi-segment hinged conveyer forming a loop, at least one support platform having an opening, at least on... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6413481 | Sterilization tunnel A sterilization tunnel for pharmaceutical containers such as vials has an inlet zone, a sterilization zone, and a cooling zone. A conveyor belt for the vials is disposed inside the sterilization tunnel. An emptying device that can be raised and lowered is... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6298865 | Apparatus and methods for washing the cored areas of lettuce heads during harvest An apparatus and method for washing a plurality of cored lettuce heads as they are harvested in the field is disclosed. The apparatus incorporates a multi-segment hinged conveyer forming a loop, at least one support platform having an opening, at least on... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6267124 | Vertical conveyor parts washer A method and system for immersion cleaning of mechanical parts which includes a continuous conveyor having a plurality of vertical conveyor runs which pass through one or more cleaning tanks. Each cleaning tank includes at least two turbulent wash zones. ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6244279 | Vertical conveyor parts washer with rotary carriers A method and system for immersion cleaning of mechanical parts which includes a continuous conveyor having a plurality of vertical conveyor runs which pass through at least one cleaning tank. Each cleaning tank includes at least two turbulent wash zones. ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6099660 | Apparatus and method for cleaning discrete materials Artificial filament is washed, rinsed and dried in a portable apparatus. The filament is fed onto a substantially horizontal conveyor for transportation through a washing cycle. A plurality of oscillating spray nozzles provide a washing solution from over... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6003444 | Dolly for straight side conveyor pan A dolly for use in a straight sided flat bottom conveyor pan. The dolly is comprised of a frame, a pair of inner wheels and a pair of outer wheels. The inner wheels travel on an inner track of a conveyor pan and the outer wheels travel on an outer track o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5924431 | Electronic component cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus (10) is disclosed for cleaning electronic components within JEDEC or Auer containers (59). The containers with electronic components and assemblies therein are conveyed through the apparatus by a conveyor assembly (18). A manifold ass... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5865273 | Method of preparing and distributing portioned meals, preferably for use in air transport When making meals ready for air transport, soiled service and cutlery (24), when arriving in an airport, are sorted, cover-divided in baskets, for use for the next flight. The soiled service is sent into an industrial dishwasher, following which it is pro... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5778907 | Cleaning system for elongated objects A system for cleaning elongated objects is disclosed. The system utilizes an infeed conveyor without pusher flights and an outfeed conveyor with pusher flights. The conveyors are arranged to form an angular section near the bottom of the tank. A flip back... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5622561 | Particulate material treatment system and conveyor belt mixing system A system and a process is provided for reducing the dust formation during the transfer of a particulate material on an endless conveyor belt. During transfer of the material on the conveyor belt the material is first sprayed with a wetting agent then by a... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5564882 | Device for conveying and turning trays loaded with utensils An apparatus for conveying and turning trays loaded with utensils including a feed conveyor which conveys trays through and around a semi-circular turning track. The turning track is delimited laterally by stationary, curved rails and to the inside toward... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551460 | Poultry nest pad cleaning method and apparatus A method and apparatus is provided wherein poultry nest pads are moved on a conveyor between a plurality of cleaning stations, involving first bending the pads prior to wetting in order to separate debris and dried manure by cracking and breaking from the... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5421690 | Device for conveying and turning trays loaded with utensils An apparatus for conveying and turning trays loaded with utensils including a feed conveyor which conveys trays through and around a semi-circular turning track. The turning track is delimited laterally by stationary, curved rails and to the inside toward... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5351804 | Device for the transportation of objects In a device for the transportation of objects, in particular of hollow bodies such as aerosol cans, through a washing, rinsing and/or drying zone and/or for the delivery of hollow bodies from one transport element to another, bars (18) are designed to be ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5316030 | Container flusher A container is held between a conveyor and guide means provided around the conveyor and the guide means come in frictional contact with the container to rotate the container around its own axis as the conveyor runs in its circumferential path. The conveyo... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5293888 | Flexible, compact vial washer A vial washer in which the vials follow a serpentine path through several stages of cleaning. A sheet having the serpentine path in the form of an elongated slot guides the vials through their washing. Conveyor belts moving in opposite directions undernea... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5235996 | Bottle washer with multiple carrier Apparatus for washing bottles, in which a transfer conveyor define an endless loop belt between an inlet end and outlet end. A plurality of cups are carried along the endless loop. An inlet elevator adjacent the inlet end supplies a quantity of bottles in... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5214999 | Zig-zag path processing facilities A processing facility, for subjecting products to process conditions for lengths of time and having a processing chamber equipped for establishing a predetermined condition within and throughout the chamber, a pair of continuous flexible conveyor elements... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5135014 | Bottle washer with multiple size carrier Apparatus for washing bottles, in which a transfer conveyor define an endless loop belt between an inlet end and outlet end. A plurality of cups are carried along the endless loop. An inlet elevator adjacent the inlet end supplies a quantity of bottles in... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5033158 | Apparatus for washing oriented stoppers in a closed environment An apparatus for washing position oriented stoppers in a closed environment while retaining the orientation comprises a closed chamber, and a chain conveyor located in the closed chamber for receiving position oriented stoppers. The chain conveyor include... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5025716 | Installation for processing foods in a sterilized condition An installation for processing foods such as fresh fruits and sea foods in a sterilized condition for subsequent freezing and storage operation is disclosed. The present invention is characterized by that said installation comprises a tunnel shaped steril... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5018438 | Cooking and cooling transfer apparatus at will for automatic introduction and evacuation of containers which contain foods or products having a variable duration of cooking and cooling An apparatus for preparing foods for predeterminable period of time. One embodiment of the apparatus is for cooking; another is for refrigeration. The apparatus includes either a cooking container or a refrigeration container, a conveyor for carrying food... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4922938 | Apparatus for single side spray processing of printed circuit boards An apparatus and method for spraying a single side of a printed circuit board with a reactive spray. The apparatus comprises a conveyor table, spray nozzles located below the conveyor table and a protective cover above the conveyor table. The printed circ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4907612 | Universal material handling apparatus A material handling apparatus, including a pair of drive chains (each configured as a continuous loop oriented in a substantially vertical plane), and one or more rigid members are attached between the chains. A product carrier is supported by each rigid ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4821755 | Continuous-flow type dishwashing apparatus A continuous-flow type dishwashing apparatus, for use by large concerns for washing dishes and other utensils in a continuous manner, comprises a closed loop conveyor disposed laterally of the washing compartment, and a plurality of racks supported in a s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4765020 | Silverware washing machine A flatware washer comprising a cogged endless belt mechanism mounted lengthwise in a vertical orientation within a water containment housing; the top end of the cogged belt mechanism being hung around a drive wheel mechanism having complementary cogs mati... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4540088 | Component conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus for transporting elongated, flat electronic component assemblies or the like through a surface treatment chamber in a predetermined orientation. A continuous belt is provided with two parallel spaced rows of retention pins which are a... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4397328 | Cleaning apparatus of tubular materials for use in pickling facilities for the same A cleaning apparatus for use in pickling facilities for tubular members such as zirconium or zirconium alloy tubes. The apparatus includes a travelling crane for conveying and loading the tubular members from one cleaning tank to another, a pair of endles... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4296769 | Closure treatment machine A closure treatment machine having one or more caskets (1) for holding the closures (9); said caskets comprise a number of parallel bars (2, 3, 4), which are connected at both ends to each other by coupling plates (5, 6), whereby the parallel bars are arr... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4281675 | Apparatus for washing insulated trays Washing apparatus for washing insulated trays includes an endless conveyor below the elevation of first and second guide rails which guide the trays in an upright disposition as they are being washed. The conveyor includes generally V-shaped tray supports... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4246917 | High-speed stabilization of molded parts Method and apparatus for the high-speed stabilization of molded parts. Stabilization is achieved for parts ejected from a molding machine by bringing about a rapid change in the surface temperature of the parts during the course of their conveyance from t... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4165756 | Washing tunnel for cleaning glass containers A longitudinal automatic sprayer for cleaning glass containers based on two parallel conveyor chains on which transverse beams carrying individual baskets are arranged perpendicularly to the direction of transport. At the beginning of the conveyor, the in... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4125120 | Washing apparatus for containers An automatic washing apparatus for containers which is capable of automatically and continuously washing a multiplicity of containers in a fast and efficient manner. The containers for which this particular washing apparatus is fabricated are of a semirig... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4103698 | Bottle label removing device An apparatus is described for removing and collecting labels from bottles while the bottles are being cleaned prior to being fed into a filling line in a bottling plant. During cleaning, the bottles are transported in inverted position in pockets of a poc... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4080974 | Bottle cleaning apparatus A bottle cleansing apparatus having bottle cradles hingedly mounted to a first conveyor for movement of said cradles along a path and part rotation of said cradles about an axis longitudinal of said path, said cradles having a floor portion for supporting... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4063634 | Oscillating flatware washing device A device for holding flatware which flatware is cleaned in a commercial warewashing machine is disclosed. The device is secured to a conventional dolly. A drive wheel on the device engages the conveyor pan. As the dolly moves, the drive wheel oscillates a... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4012233 | Conveyor for containers for carrying objects of glass or similar materials, which objects are to be hardened chemically by surface treatment In combination with at least one vessel for containing a molten salt for chemically hardening or otherwise surface treating objects of glass or similar materials, a conveyor for transporting the objects through a treatment zone comprising at least one ves... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4009050 | Transfer mechanism An improved transfer device comprised of powered endless surface elements for supporting and moving coated articles in an upright position, such as coated can bodies, from one treatment station, e.g. a coating station to a further treatment station, such ... | 02/22/1977 |
