Westates Space-era Products, Inc.

Frank R Anderson

Albert J Castro

James B Stephens

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The subject matter of this specification pertains to improvements intended to be utilized in a ribbon inking machine having a frame, a drum mounted on the frame, a carriage movably mounted on the frame so as to be capable of being used with respect to the drum, a ribbon feed roller mounted on the carriage, a ribbon inking structure mounted on the carriage, and a ribbon takeup roller mounted on the frame. Such a machine is preferably constructed to include a pressing element mounted on guide rods so as to be capable of being moved towards and away from the drum. Solenoids are used to control the tension on bands mounted on the pressing element and passing around the guide rods. When they are tightened they hold the pressing element relative to the guide rods. A mechanical mechanism provided for raising and lowering the pressing element is located on the guide rods. Although this mechanism and these bands are intended for use in a ribbon inking machine as described it is considered that other uses will be found for them.

Ribbon inking machine

A liquid measuring device for use in dispensing a measured quantity of a liquid each time the pressure of liquid conveyed to such a device is reduced can be constructed utilizing associated inlet and outlet valves and an accumulator. The valves are constructed so that the inlet valve will be opened to the accumulator while the outlet valve is closed in response to an increase in the pressure of the liquid conveyed to the device. When the pressure of such supplied liquid is reduced as, for example, by the supply of liquid being cut off, the inlet valve is closed and the outlet valve is opened so as to discharge the liquid in the accumulator. Such devices are primarily intended for agricultural watering.

Liquid measuring devices

A flow control structure which is primarily intended to be utilized as a pressure compensating emitter in agricultural watering or irrigation can be constructed utilizing a housing having a flow control member located therein. The housing employed has an internal cylinder connected by a passage leading to a valve seat. The flow control member extends from the cylinder to adjacent to the valve seat. The extremity of the flow control member within the cylinder is formed as a piston so that the flow control member may be moved by fluid pressure. A channel means connects this first extremity of the flow control member with the interior of the passage at a point which is adjacent to and spaced from the other extremity of the flow control member. This other extremity is shaped so as to cooperate with the valve seat in order to limit flow between this other extremity and the valve seat in accordance with the position of the flow control member.

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Hacienda Heights, CA, United States of America

Frank R Anderson