Woodstream Corporation

Wgm Safety Corp.

Other

John M Michel

James P Kline

Anthony J Souza

Harper Landell

An elongated waterproof enclosure for spliced telephone cables is provided by a two-part molded resinous housing that provides openings for one or more cables at opposite ends. A one piece resilient sealing gasket includes longitudinally slitted tubular gaskets at the ends to snugly receive individual cables side by side. The grommets at each end are formed integrally and connected by flat connecting pieces arranged to be transverse to opposed narrow edges of the mating opposed housing portions. The narrow edges when clamped together pinch and seal the flat pieces. Housing ends conforming to the grommets also have opposed narrow edges which, when clamped together, pinch the grommets and provide a seal. The housing pieces are preferably connected along one side by an integral molded hinge offset from the opposed longitudinal edges to give the seal clearance. At the opposite side of the housing, offset from the edges, are rigid flanges molded integrally with the housing parts. The flanges lie generally parallel to one another when the housing is closed. Urged together by suitable clamping device, the flanges apply pressure to urge the opposed narrow edges together and into the gasket. A preferred clamping device is a channel-like member having cam elements on the opposed inside walls of the channel cooperating with cam elements on the flanges. A tubular port is provided through one of the housing parts and preferably provided with a closure which is piston-like and seals against the sidewalls of the cylindrical tubular port. Structure to draw the piston into the housing is connected between the piston and the housing. As the piston is drawn into the port against the insulating fluid filling the housing parts, the piston imposes pressure on the fluid to fill small spaces within the housing. A thinner part of the housing wall provides a pressure gauge designed to be forced outwardly as a protruding bubble when the pressure is sufficient to fill the voids as desired.

Housing for telephone splices and the like and method

Breathing equipment, e.g., a half mask-type respirator, is disclosed. A mask is provided with three ports of common dimension in any one of which inhalation or exhalation fittings housing inhalation or exhalation valves may be mounted. Disclosed are chemical and mechanical filtration cartridges usable alternatively or in combination. Disposable chemical filtration cartridges having novel lock and seal structure are disclosed. Bayonet-type couplings for coupling the filter housings to the inhalation respiratory fittings and an audible device to indicate that the filter housings are properly coupled are disclosed. The respirator valve is a thin umbrella-shaped disk valve having a multiplicity of radiating ribs which biases the valve to the closed position. A novel crown strap suspension is also provided.

Respirator

Breathing equipment, e.g., a half mask-type respirator, is disclosed. A mask is provided with three ports of common dimension in any one of which inhalation or exhalation fittings housing inhalation or exhilation valves may be mounted. Disclosed are chemical and mechanical filtration cartridges usable alternatively or in combination. Disposable chemical filtration cartridges having novel lock and seal structure are disclosed. Bayonet-type couplings for coupling the filter housings to the inhalation respiratory fittings and an audible device to indicate that the filter housings are properly coupled are disclosed. The respirator valve is a thin umbrella-shaped disk valve having a multiplicity of radiating ribs which biases the valve to the closed position. A novel crown strap suspension is also provided.

A detachable latch for a container is arranged to snap fit into a latch pocket and operate with minimal or no frictional interference in releasing a projecting bolt member from a closure position wherein it projects through a slot in the container cover. In a first embodiment, the base of the latch member abuts the pocket wall and is restrained from upward displacement by a wing-slot engagement. A retainer blade projects forwardly from the upper half of the latch to a location above a retainer shelf of the container body to preclude downward displacement of the latch. At least one nub projects upwardly from the shelf to provide minimal contact with the underside of the blade if the blade is inadvertently lowered into contact with the shelf. To open the container, the latch is flexed about its base by pushing the upper part of the latch into the pocket, thereby removing the bolt at the top of the latch from the cover slot. In a second embodiment, the container has symmetrically opposed covers and is served by a single latch having independently flexible halves.

Detachable latch

A latch assembly for use with a tackle box or other container is disclosed. The latch assembly includes a latch top segment, a latch bottom segment and a receiver, all of which may be manufactured by injection molding. The latch assembly includes the feature that no separate pins or rivets are required either to assemble the components or to attach the latch assembly to the container with which it is employed.

Latch assembly

A trolling bucket for carrying live bait or the like and adapted to be towed behind a boat comprising a hollow shell, preferably of resilient material with a spring-pressed door normally covering an opening into the interior chamber. Latching means provides for securing the door in an opened position to enable the bucket to be loaded or emptied. Releasing means actuable from the exterior of the shell frees the door from its latching engagement. The releasing means can be a portion of the latching member extending exteriorly of the shell or the door can be released by retracting an extendable handle so that portions of the same slide interiorly of the shell and engage the door.

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Coatesville, PA, United States of America

John M Michel