Abstract:
An ADC system includes a sigma-delta modulator that receives an analog input and provides a first digital output and an analog output. An ADC, coupled to the sigma-delta modulator, receives the analog output as an input and provides a second digital output. A digital processor, coupled to the sigma-delta modulator and the ADC, receives the first and second digital outputs and provides a digital representation of the analog input.
Abstract:
A merchandising device comprises first and second elongate parallel tracks arranged side by side with a gap therebetween, and a bridging member disposed near the front ends of the tracks. Each track is designed to support a row of articles in such a manner that the articles are suspended from each track for movement along a path defined by that track and are removable from that track through its front end. The gap between the tracks are spanned by the bridging member to provide a billboard surface extending between the tracks.
Abstract:
A paperboard sheet has a longitudinal scoreline defining a narrow flap portion on one side thereof and a body potion on the other side. The sheet is packaged flat together with a set of tabbed dividers thereby protecting the dividers. With the sheet and dividers removed from the packaging, the flap portion is folded up ninety degrees on the scoreline to define a guide tray. The guide tray is inserted into a printer feed tray and the set of tabbed dividers is placed on the body portion with the tabs thereof abutting the upturned flap portion, and the feed tray guides adjusted. The flap guides the dividers as they are fed into the printer, preventing skewing thereof. Guide tray instructions are conveniently printed on the paperboard sheet. The guide tray can be used for guiding sheets, other than tabbed dividers, which have irregular longitudinal edges.
Abstract:
An assembly for creating laminated cards for printing by a laser printer has a backing sheet. The backing sheet has a first side with a release coating, and a second side with a printable surface. The assembly also has a card which has been cut from the backing sheet. A lamination sheet adhesively adheres to the first side of the backing sheet and to the cut card. A lamination strip which has been cut from the lamination sheet has a first portion which adheres to and covers one surface of the card. The lamination strip also has an integral second portion which adheres to the backing sheet adjacent to the cut card. The lamination strip maintains the cut card in the same position relative to the backing sheet that the card had prior to being cut. The assembly has a substantially constant thickness and substantially flat upper and lower surfaces so that the assembly can pass through a complex paper path without jamming. A method for creating laminated cards from such an assembly has several steps. A user feeds the assembly into a printer. The printer prints onto the surface of the card. The user removes the card from off the assembly and peels the lamination strip from the assembly. The user then folds the lamination strip to cover the printing surface of the card.
Abstract:
For an outdoor display of items for sale and for protecting such items against environmental elements such as dust, dirt, moisture, sunlight and temperature variations and the like, a lightweight box-like structure is formed of radiation reflecting material and is provided with venting apertures and includes manually movable transparent closure means formed in at least one side wall of the enclosing structure for affording ready visibility and access to items disposed within the enclosure.
Abstract:
A corrugated paper display stacker having a plurality of vertically arranged springs and upwardly biased pivoted trays secured to a back panel. A double acting torsion spring having hooks on protruding fingers that are inserted into the fluting of the tray and a stablizing U-shape loop on the other side of the spring maintain each of the trays in a vertical position when not loaded with merchandise. The torsion spring is held to the back panel by securing means in the form of a dowel.
Abstract:
A valve unit of a spraying apparatus employs two passageways each provided with an independent manually operated valve and leading respectively to a spray nozzle and a jet nozzle. By providing an interconnecting hole between the inlets of the two passageways and forming the passageways in different bore sizes, different proportions of liquids supplied to the two inlets may be selected as determined by which valve is operated. The unit is very useful for the washing and subsequent spraying of cows' udders with a bacteriacide.