US 3687102 A
Apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like with a dust control fluid includes a conveyor for moving such items with respect to a plurality of rollers. The first roller senses the presence of the item and initiates a measured spray of dust control fluid. A previous roller, e.g. a felt roller, absorbs excess fluid from the item and spreads the fluid evenly, while a hard-surfaced roller urges the fluid into the item. For processing rugs, a rotating brush is employed for raising the nap of the rug after treatment.
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United States Fatermt Dunn APPARATUS FQR TREATHNG FABREC ITEMS  Inventor: Elmer M. Dunn, 1894 Northview Dr. NE, Salem, Oreg. 97303  Filed: Dec. 29, 1969  Appl. No.: 888,541
 US. Cl. ..118/2  int. Cl ..E05c 11/14  Field of Search ..1l8/2; 251/323  Reterenees Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,090,350 5/ l 963 Walters ..1 18/2 3,135,628 6/1964 Johnson et a1 ..l18/3 3,183,887 5/1965 Derderian ..118/3 3,224,108 12/1965 Flaming ..118/2 X memos 3,324,513 6/1967 l-lurdt ..1 18/2 X Primary Examiner-Louis 1K. Rimrodt Attorney-Buckhom, Blore, Klarquist & Sparkman 57 Answer Apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like with a dust control fluid includes a conveyor for moving such items with respect to a plurality of rollers. The first roller senses the presence of the item and initiates a measured spray of dust control fluid. A previous roller, e.g. a felt roller, absorbs excess fluid from the item and spreads the fluid evenly, while a hard-surfaced roller urges the fluid into the item. For processing rugs, a rotating brush is employed for raising the nap of the rug after treatment.
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' SHEET 1 [1F 4 ELMER M. DUNN INVENTOR BUCKHORN, BLORE, KLARQUIST & SPARKMAN ATTORNEYS PATENTEDwszs m2 SHEET 2 [ll 4 ELMER M. DUNN INVENTOR BY N QI BUCKHORN, BLORE, KLARQUIST & SPARKMAN ATTORNEYS PATENTEDAURZQIHTZ 3.687.102
ELM ER M DUN N INVENTOR BUCKHORN, BLORE, KLAROUIST 8. SPARKMAN ATTORNEYS PATENTEDAUBZQ 1972 SHEET t UP 4 I 52 s' 58K I ELMER M. DUNN INVENTOR BUCKHORN, BLORE, KLAROUIST & SPARKMAN ATTORNEYS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Mops, mats, rugs, and the like are frequently treated with dust control fluid for rendering the particular item more effective in producing adherence of dust and dirt particles. In the case of a mat or rug, the item can be employed at the entrance of a store, shop, or building for removing dust and dirt from customers shoes upon entering the premises. Heretofore, fluid of this type has been applied in commercial laundries after the item is appropriately cleaned, but the application of such fluid has heretofore been either slow or uncontrolled. Fluid can be applied by hand with a portable spray head directed at the surface of a mat, rug, or the like, but this procedure is time consuming and costly from the labor standpoint, and moreover does not necessarily result in evenly measured coverage of the proper amount of fluid to the item. Some effort has been made in handling the treatment of mops in a more expeditious manner. For example, mops may be soaked in dust control fluid or saturated with a high pressure spray, after which a centrifugal extractor is employed for withdrawing excess fluid. This results in unnecessary waste of fluid and application thereof to portions of the mop normally unused for the purpose intended.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, apparatus for treating items such as mops, mats, rugs, or the like, comprises means for conveying a relatively large number of such items past a given point, and means for releasing a measured quantity of dust control fluid for application to such items individually. Roller means are employed for bearing upon each such item to increase the extent of application or penetration of dust control fluid into each item. The roller means desirably include a pervious roller for absorbing and spreading the dust control fluid. The aforementioned means for releasing a measured quantity of dust control fluid is desirably operated by sensing means disposed ahead of the means for releasing the measured quantity of fluid.
According to one embodiment, the means for releasing dust control fluid comprises valve means for discharging such fluid on a pervious roller by way of which the fluid is applied to the particular item. In the case of mats or rugs, a rotary brush is employed for raising the nap of the rug or mat after treatment.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like with dust control fluid, wherein such treatment is accomplished quickly and efflciently.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like with an amount of dust control fluid appropriate for a given item and directed toward a selected portion of such item.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like with dust control fluid, wherein the dust control fluid is rapidly and efficiently penetrated into the particular item.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like incorporating novel valve means.
The subject matter which I regard as my invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of this specification. The invention, however, both as to organization and method of operation, together with further advantages and objects thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to like elements.
DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a top view of a mop unit and a rug unit comprising apparatus according to the present invention, in each case with the housing top removed;
FIG. 2 is an end view of the mop and rug units of FIG. 1, looking into the inlet end of the mop unit;
FIG. 3 is a side view, partially in cross section, of a mop unit according to the present invention as viewed at 33 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view, partially in cross section, of a rug unit according to the present invention as viewed at 4-4 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional side view of mechanism in the mop unit according to the present invention, particularly illustrating operation thereof, said view being taken generally at 5 5 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a detailed cross sectional end view of mechanism employed in the mop unit according to the present invention, taken at 66 in FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a detailed cross-sectional view of mechanism employed in the rug unit according to the present invention, taken at 77 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a further detailed view of mechanism of the rug unit according to the present invention taken at 8 8 in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of valve means according to the present invention, taken at 99 in FIG. 6; and
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of dust control fluid supply means according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring to the drawings, and particularly to FIGS. 1 through 8, two separate units in accordance with the present invention are illustrated, with these separate units being usable together. A first unit, 10, is a mop unit for applying dust control fluid to fabric mop heads, and unit 12 is a rug unit for applying dust control fluid to rugs, door mats, pads, and the like for removing dust particles from the shoes of people entering a buildmg.
Referring particularly to the mop" unit, 10, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, this unit comprises a cabinet 14 movable on casters 16, with the bottom portion enclosing a tank 18 comprising a source of supply of dust control fluid. The unit is suitably provided with a hinged top 98, shown in open position by dashed lines at 98a.
One appropriate fluid for filling tank 18 is a floor cleaner and dust control product sold under the name Malco, manufactured by the Maloney Chemical Company, Green Bay, Wisc. The particular compound forms no part of the present invention, and other dust control fluids may be substituted therefor. As applied to a mop, the fluid renders such mop more effective in picking up dust and dirt particles from a floor.
The mop unit includes a conveyor 29 suitably comprising a belt formed of a material impervious to the dust control fluid employed. One example is synthetic food belting" commonly used in the food processing industry. The conveyor belt is continuous, and passes around end rollers 22 and 2d at the inlet end and outlet end of the conveyor, respectively. At the inlet end of the conveyor, 2. table 26 is hinged to cabinet 14 and carries a feed belt 28 passing around the feed belt end rollers 30 and 32. The feed belt can be manually operated for feeding mop heads into the unit. Alternatively, the table may comprise a flat metal shelf without feed belt 28.
Directly adjacent and immediately over conveyor 20 are located a sensing means comprising a sensing roller 34, and roller means comprising a pervious roller 36 and a hard-surfaced roller 38. The rollers, which are about three to 4 inches in diameter, are disposed in the order mentioned between the inlet end and the outlet end of the conveyor. Sensing roller 34, suitably formed of metal, is journaled on a pivoted frame 35, and frame 35 is in turn pivoted on shaft 3'7 disposed crossways of the frame so that roller 34 may move upwardly and downwardly with respect to conveyor Tall near the con veyor inlet end, i.e. near roller 22. As the frame 35 moves upwardly and downwardly, an actuating arm 3% is also operated upwardly and downwardly, this actuating arm turning shaft 40. Frame 35 suitably carries a rod 31 passing through a longitudinal slot 23 in actuating arm 39 for this purpose. Actuating arm 39 controls a plurality of valve means 42 mounted in manifold 44 which extends transversely of conveyor 2%, with the plurality of such valve means being disposed along the manifold 44 and operated in unison by actuating arm 39.
Each valve means 42 is provided with a stem as threaded at the top to receive a nut 48 bearing upon the plate 50 resting on side bars 51 carried by shaftill. Each of the valve means is also provided with a nozzle 52 protruding below manifold dd and capable of producing a stream divergent transversely of conveyor 20. Nozzles of this type are frequently employed in irrigation and pesticide spraying, and form no specific part of the present invention. Each valve means is secured through upper and lower aligned apertures in fluid supplying manifold 44, with a port 54 being located in the side of each valve means communicating with the interior of the manifold. The valve means and the associated nozzles are suitably arranged approxi' mately 2 inches apart. A deflector shield 56 is positioned at the lower forward end of the manifold 44 in order to confine the spray S3 emanating from nomles 52.
Between valve means 42 and the outlet end of the conveyor are positioned the aforementioned roller means comprising pervious roller 36 and hard-surfaced roller 38. Pervious roller 36 is suitably a felt roller having a nap on the order of one-half inch in thickness. Rollers of this type are frequently employed for applying and spreading paint. Previous roller 36 is fixed to the frame of the unit above conveyor 2%. Hard-surfaced roller 38 is suitably a hollow steel roller having a smooth cylindrical surface, and is journaled upon a pivot arm 58 so that it may move upwardly and downwardly with respect to conveyor 20.
The conveyor 20 is driven by a motor 60 which, through a V-belt system, turns conveyor drive pulley 62. The conveyor belt speed is typically approximately 300 feet per minute. Motor 64) similarly continuously operates pump 64.
Referring to H6. 10, schematically illustrating the fluid connections for the mop unit, dust control fluid in tank 18 is withdrawn therefrom through valve 66 by pump 64 which delivers such fluid to filter 68. From filter 68, the fluid alternatively passes through bypass valve 70 back to tank 1% via bypass connection 71, or through control valve '7 2 to manifold 44. The pump 64 runs continuously, and when valve means 42 provide an outlet for fluid delivered to manifold 44, fluid will be rapidly delivered in that direction. However, when valve means d2 are closed, and therefore no outlet from manifold dd exists, fluid is returned to tank 18 via bypass connection 71. Valve '72 is employed for adjusting the flow procured from nozzles 52 when valve means 42 are opened.
Valves '74 and as are operated in the alternative. Valve '74 may be opened and an outside source of dust control fluid provided at connection 76, while pump 64 is operated for filling tank l8 through bypass valve 70 and connection '7 3. Connection 7i is suitably formed of flexible tubing or the like and may be withdrawn from tank 38 for emptying tank 1% with valve 66' open and valve 7% closed.
Referring to FlG. 9, illustrating a valve means 42 in greater detail, valve stem as passes through stuffing nut 78 and is provided at its remote end with a valve head till to which washer $2 is secured. Spring 84 normally holds washer 82 against valve seat as, with the opposite end of spring 84 bearing against tubular member 87 which bears against seal 88 to provide a packing gland around stem at Valve seat as is provided in the lower end of body as above nozzle 52;, the latter forming exit means. Nut 78 compresses seal 92 against the top of manifold dd, with nut 78 being threadably received through a top aperture in manifold dd which is aligned with the bottom aperture through which nozzle 52 extends. A seal 94 is provided between the bottom of body Jil and the lower wall of manifold 44 so that when nut '73 is tightened, both seals 92 and 94 are compressed. The lower extremity of nut 78 is slidably received within body 96 of the valve means.
When plate 50 is upraised by up-pivoting movement of actuating arm 39, stem 46 is raised, and washer 82 is moved away from valve seat 86 allowing fluid from within manifold 44 to be expelled under pressure from nozzle 52. Nut 48 is adjusted in each case so that the valve means is fully closed, allowing no exit of fluid, when plate 56) is in its lower position, while permitting a wide lateral spray of fluid from nozzle 52 when plate 50 is upraised.
Overall operation of the mop unit will be considered with particular reference to FIG. 5. A mop head 96, which may initially be washed and dried by conventional means, is then oriented on feed belt 28 with its strands exposed. When the mop head 96 is urged onto conveyor 2%, conveyor 124i draws it under roller 34. Roller 34 is upraised by the mop head, and in turn upraises actuating arm 39 causing plural valve means as to provide expulsion of the fluid, as indicated by spray 58, towards mop head 96. As the mop head moves under pervious roller 36, the latter absorbs fluid and spreads the fluid more evenly over the strands of the mop head. Then the mop head passes under hardsurfaced roller 38, which, by its weight, urges the dust control fluid into the mop head tending to compress the mop head against conveyor 20. Conveyor tends to flex downwardly with roller 38 as a mop head passes under roller 38.
It will be observed that dust control fluid is applied to the mop head in a metered amount across and throughout the surface of the mop head. Just the amount desired is applied by adjustment of valve 72. No subsequent extraction is necessary. The spray 58 from the valve means tends to be a rather fine mist, and excess delivery of dust control fluid is avoided. Then, this fluid is spread by pervious roller 36, and is urged into the mop head by roller 38, for insuring more than a mere surface treatment of the mop head. The fluid is forced well into the mop head in accordance with the present invention.
The conveyor belt moves rapidly as hereinbefore indicated, and, if mop heads are fed into the machine one right after the other by an operator, several thousand mop heads per hour can easily be treated with one unit. Waste of dust control fluid is avoided, with just the proper amount of fluid being applied to each mop head. At the outlet end of the conveyor, baskets are successively positioned for receiving the discharged items, or, alternately, the mops may be rolled, folded, or packaged.
The rug unit, 12, is illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 7, and 3. In certain respects, the rug unit is similar to the mop unit, and corresponding elements are designated by primed reference numerals. Such elements are not in every case identical, but a similar function is in each case accomplished thereby. The rug unit will be particularly described with reference to the differences involved.
Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8, the rug unit is provided with an input feed belt 26' having a lateral dimension broad enough for accommodating a rug or mat of the type commonly used at the entrance of buildings, stores, etc. for the purpose of removing dust and dirt particles from the shoes of people passing thereover. The rug or mat is placed with its long dimension crossways of the machine, i.e. with a long edge facing sensing rollers 34. Once the rug is laid out evenly on the feed belt, the rug and feed belt are urged forwardly (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 on belt 26) into the unit whereby the whole rug is fed into the unit at the same time. Without this feed belt, the introduction of a rug into the apparatus would be somewhat awkward. Usually the back of the rug adheres enough to the feed belt, which is conveniently made of canvas or the like, so that forward pressure of the hands in the direction of the arrow is sufficient for moving the feed belt forward and introducing the rug into the apparatus under sensing rollers 34' and on top of conveyor 20', at the inlet end of the conveyor.
At the outlet end of conveyor 20, there is provided a folding table N0 onto which the rug is moved by conveyor 20' after treatment of the rug. The folding table is formed of smooth sheet metal, and the treated rug slides easily onto table 100 under the impetus of conveyor 20'. After the rug is on the folding table, it can be conveniently folded by an operator, and packaged, or placed in an appropriate receptacle.
Inasmuch as rugs have varying width, and it is desired only to provide dust control fluid on the top surface of the rug, the sensing means, comprising rollers 34', are in the form of individual wheels formed of metal or plastic which separately operate aligned valve means 42'. These valve means correspond substantially to the valve means illustrated in FIG. 9, with each such valve means being disposed through aligned apertures in manifold 44'. Manifold 4 1' is provided with dust control fluid by means of a fluid system substantially identical to that illustrated in FIG. 10.
Each sensing roller 24' is connected to a rocker arm means 102 by means of a push rod means 104, with the rocker arm means being pivoted upon shaft 106. Each push rod means 104 is in the form of a clevis for supporting a sensing roller 34' The rocker arm means to which the push rod means is joined is in each case utilized to raise the stem of a valve means 42', by means of apertured cross rod means 103 secured to the rocker arm means, when the rocker arm means pivots upwardly.
The sensing rollers 34' and the associated valve means 42 are spaced across the rug unit, e.g. at 1 foot intervals, and a pervious roller 36' is associated with and aligned with each sensing roller 34', while all the pervious rollers 36' are rotatable individually on the same shaft. The pervious rollers 36 are closely adjacent and form a nearly continuous line of such rollers transversely across and above conveyor 20, with each one suitably comprising a felt roller having approximately a ldnch nap as hereinbefore described in connection with rollers 36.
in the rug unit, the nozzles 52' of valve means 42' direct a spray 58' upon pervious rollers 36, rather than directly upon a rug passing over conveyor 20'. This construction is found most suitable for the rug application wherein a relatively small amount of dust control fluid is to be most evenly distributed across the rug without unnecessary application of too much fluid to the rug. The application of too much fluid is not only wasteful, but can have deleterious effects with regard to the environment in which the rug is placed. Also, of course, a most even distribution of the dust control fluid is desired from the standpoint of rendering the entire rug surface effective for adhering to dust particles. It is found that the maximum control of area coverage is procured with the roller spray arrangement illustrated, while avoiding the excessive deposition of fluid which might unnecessarily wet the back of the rug.
Each time a rug is conveyed upon conveyor 20', appropriate rollers 34' are raised as fall within the long dimension of the rug. Such of those valve means 42' as are associated with actuated rollers 34' are turned on for spraying the pervious rollers 36' with which the rug comes in contact. These rollers 36' are placed closely adjacent rollers 34- and apply the dust control fluid evenly over the surface or nap of the rug only for so long as the rug passes under ones of the rollers 34.
Between nozzles 52' and previous rollers 36' is positioned a trough 112 having a bottom opening immediately over the respective pervious rollers 36. This trough 112 avoids spray forward and rearward of pervious rollers 36 which might tend to deposit fluid upon conveyor 20'. The unit including trough 1 l2 and pervious rollers 36' may be pivoted crossways of the apparatus if desired, by means not shown, in order to position or direct rollers 36 behind sensing rollers 34 at a desired distance. Trough 112 is appropriately provided with dividers 114 corresponding to the ends of pervious rollers 36 whereby the spray from a given nozzle 52' is confined to a particular roller 36.
Beyond rollers 36', a hollow steel cylindrical roller 38' is provided which is vertically movable in the frame, and which bears down upon the top surface of the rug for urging the fluid into the rug. This urging is not found to be quite as necessary in the case of a rug as in the case of a mop, so in some instances roller 38 may not be employed. At normal temperatures, the small amount of liquid usually employed for the rug sometimes does not require the additional pressure. As will be observed, pervious rollers 36' bear upon the rug to a certain extent, and penetration of the rug as obtained with rollers 36' has been found often to be adequate. Roller 38' is particularly useful when the apparatus is operated at low temperatures, e.g. in cold surroundings, and the fluid may become heady and may not as easily be urged downwardly into the rug or mat somewhat.
Between roller 38' and the outlet end of the conveyor there is located a rotating brush disposed transversely across the rug unit and journaled between frame members of the machine. Brush 108 is rotated by motor 60' via the same belt which drives the conveyor, but the pulley 110 driving the brush is slightly smaller than the pulley 62 driving the conveyor, so that the brush rotates at a slightly faster speed. The brush also rotates in a direction counter to the movement of conveyor 20' thereunder. The bristles of brush 108 are disposed adjacent the conveyor, so as to contact the nap of a rug passing thereunder. The brush functions to raise the nap to a normal position, which may have become compressed by the roller means which the rug has theretofore passed under. Without this brush, the rug is not as immediately usable, and may have to dry to a certain extent before the nap is raised. In addition, vacuum cleaner means might have to be utilized for raising the nap. These expedients are avoided by the presence of brush 108.
A portion of the rug or mat is illustrated at 116 in FIG. 7, wherein sensing roller 34' is raised for providing a spray 58' onto pervious roller 36' which then coats rug or mat 116. The rug is provided with a measured amount of fluid, i.e. so much per foot, which is evenly applied. The rug then passes under roller 38' and rotary brush 108, as hereinbefore described, before reaching folding table 100. The conveyor 20 is appropriately moved by motor 60' at a speed of 80 feet per minute. Nearly 1,000 rugs or mats an hour can be treated by the apparatus.
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mop unit and rug unit embodiments according to the present invention are suitably disposed in side by side relation, with the outlet end of the rug unit adjacent the inlet end of the mop unit, and vice versa. In this manner, it is convenient for two operators to operate both units, with the person adjacent the feed table 26 of the mop unit feeding mops into unit 10, while also folding rugs received through the rug unit. The other person is positioned at the opposite side, and performs the reverse functions. Of course, such an arrangement is not required, but seems to afford maximum efficiency and utilization of the machines by a minimum number of people.
While I have shown and described several embodiments of my invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes and modifications may be made without departing from my invention in its broader aspects. I therefore intend the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of my invention.
1. Apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like with a dust control fluid, said apparatus comprising:
means for conveying a large number of such items successively past a given point and for then discharging said items,
means for releasing a measured quantity of dust control fluid for application to said items individually, and roller means for bearing upon each said item to increase the extent of application of said dust control fluid to each said item, said roller means being mounted relative to said conveying means so that each said item is passed under said roller means between said roller means and said conveying means by operation of said conveying means.
2. Apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like, with a dust control fluid, said apparatus comprising:
means for conveying said items comprising a substantially horizontal conveyor means upon which each said item is supported for travel through said apparatus between inlet and outlet ends of said conveyor means and from which each said item is discharged after treatment, and including means for driving said conveyor means,
means for releasing a dust control fluid for deposition on each said item,
roller means located above said conveyor means for bearing upon each said item as said item passes under said roller means to increase the extent of application of said dust control fluid to each said item,
and sensing means located between said roller means and the inlet end of said conveyor for detecting the presence of said item on said conveyor means and for operating said means for releasing dust control fluid in response to detection of said item.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said roller means comprises a pervious roller for absorbing and spreading said dust control fluid.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said roller means further comprises a hard-surfaced roller between said pervious roller and the outlet end of said conveyor means for bearing upon said item and for forcing said fluid into said item, said conveyor means comprising a relatively flexible belt.
5. The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said means for releasing a dust control fluid comprises valve means for metering a predetermined quantity of said fluid in response to detection of said item, and wherein said valve means releases said dust control fluid upon said pervious roller means.
6. The apparatus according to claim further including trough means located between said valve means and said pervious roller means and open at the bottom adjacent said pervious roller means, said valve means being provided with nozzle means for applying fluid to said pervious roller means, said trough means confining spray from said nozzle to said pervious roller means.
7. The apparatus according to claim 2 further including a rotating brush positioned above said conveyor means between said roller means and the outlet end of said conveyor means for raising the nap on a said item after compression thereof by said roller means.
8. Apparatus according to claim 2 further including a feed table from which said items are fed onto said conveying means, said feed table including a pair of rollers with a feed belt extended therebetween, an outlet feed roller supporting the outlet end of said feed belt being adjacent the inlet end of the conveying means so that items on said feed belt may be urged onto said conveying means by manually moving said item forward on said feed belt.
9. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said means for releasing a dust control fluid comprises valve means for metering a predetermined quantity of said fluid in response to detection of the said item.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said valve means is provided with nozzle means for applying said fluid directly upon said item.
1 l. The apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said sensing means comprises at least one vertically movable roller for operating said valve means, said vertically movable roller being located above said conveyor means and moving upwardly to operate said valve means in response to a said item passing under said vertically movable roller.
12. The apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said valve means comprises multiple valve means disposed above said conveyor means and a common manifold locating said valve means transversely of said conveyor means, said manifold being connected to a supply of said dust control fluid, each valve means being provided with a nozzle extending below said manifold and having an inlet opening within said manifold for receiving dust control fluid and delivering the same to its nozzle in response to actuation of said valve means by said sensing means.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said sensing means comprises pivotal arm means and roller means for detecting each said item upon said conveyor means, each said valve means including a valve stem operatively connected to said arm means and a valve head normally urged into position for preventing flow of said dust control fluid from said manifold to said nozzle but operable from said valve stem to provide flow of said liquid to said nozzle as said arm means is pivoted by said roller.
14. The apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said valve means comprises multiple valve means disposed above said conveyor means, and wherein each of said valve means is operated by a separate sensing means roller, each of said valve means being provided with a nozzle, said sensing rollers and said nozzles being spaced laterally across said conveyor means so that only nozzles associated with sensing rollers contacting portions of a said item are supplied with fluid.
he apparatus accordlng to claim 9 provlded with a tank for said dust control fluid, a pump continuously driven for providing a pressure head of said dust control fluid for said valve means, and a bypass pressure regulator between said pump and said valve means for returning dust control fluid to said tank between operations of said valve means.
16. Apparatus for treating fabric items such as mops, mats, rugs, and the like, with dust-control fluid, said apparatus comprising:
means for conveying said items comprising a substantially horizontal belt conveyor upon which each said item is supported for travel through said apparatus between inlet and outlet ends of said conveying means and from which each said item is discharged after treatment, and including means for driving said conveying means,
dispensing valve means for releasing dust-control fluid upon said items, said valve means being located above said conveying means,
sensing means for detecting the presence of a said item on said conveying means and for operating said valve means for releasing dust-control fluid in response to detection of a said item, said sensing means comprising at least one movable roller which moves to operate said valve means in response to a said item passing on said conveying means such that a said item lifts said roller to operate the valve means with said item being drawn under said movable roller between said movable roller and said conveying means,
and further roller means, located above said conveying means toward the outlet end of tlie conveying means from the sensing means, for bearing upon each item, as a said item passes under said further roller means, to increase the extent of application of said dust-control fluid to each said item.
UNITED STA'IES PA'I.ENT owner: CERTIFICATE 0F CORRECTION Patent N0- 3,687,102 Dated August 29 1972 Invcntor(s) ELMER NN It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:
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First of all what is the need of alternate energy like solar energy? We humans consume energy in the form of food, clothing, entertainment, transportation e.t.c. Due to improved lifestyle of humans, industrial and Cultural Revolution energy demand has rose to peaks which leads to the search of new sources of energy. The sources of energy available for use by mankind are commonly divided into two categories
a) Renewable energy sources also termed as energy income i.e. renewable energy sources sources of energy are more or less continuously refreshed by nature and are considered to be available at potentially their current levels irrespective of time at least for large amount of time. Examples of renewable energy sources are Hydro power, Wind power, solar energy e.t.c
b) Non renewable energy sources also termed as energy capital i.e., Non renewable energy sources of energy cannot be replenished on any time scale less than millions of years. Examples of non renewable sources of energy are Fossil fuels, Coal, Nuclear fuel (Fission material such as uranium) e.t.c.
Conventional Sources of Energy
All the natural resources like petroleum, natural gas, coal are limited and will get exhausted with time. In addition to that these are not renewable. As scarcity increases price increases drastically. Usage of other sources of energy like nuclear energy due to fission of uranium is not certain due to scare of radioactivity. The growth of Geo thermal energy is not promising. The Fusion energy extraction is still in the amateur stage. Hence solar energy gained importance and much research is pointed towards it to make it a cheaper and efficient source of energy.
Solar Energy Definition
The Energy derived from the sun radiation and converted in to electrical energy, this energy is called as solar energy. The Light radiation energy is injected on the solar panels which breaks the covalent bonds and produces the free electrons. This flow of free electrons can be used to drive the electrical load or it can be stored in solar batteries.
Importance of Solar energy
There may be varieties of forms in which we consume energy such as electrical energy, heat energy, mechanical energy e.t.c yet virtually all of the energy originates from the power of atom. Nuclear fusion reactions such as fusing of two hydrogen atoms to produce helium are energizing the stars including our sun. A tremendous amount of energy is released in the form of heat and light energy from these nuclear reactions. The cosmic energy we capture on earth comes largely from the sun or from nuclear forces local to our planet.
Sunlight is by far the predominant source, and it contains a surprisingly large amount of solar energy.
For every one hour the earth receives 173*1012 kWh or 173 peta watts of solar energy from the sun. We can intercept this solar energy and can be used for our own purposes.
Solar energy radiation reaches Earth with more than enough energy in a single square meter to illuminate five 60-watt light bulbs if all the sunlight could be captured and converted to electricity.
The fact that the temperatures vary from one point to another on the earth can be utilized to provide power. The temperature differences are the driving force behind winds, waves, ocean currents. The resulting air currents drive wind turbines.
Solar energy is alo important in evaporating the water that falls as rain and builds up behind dams, where its motion is used to generate electricity via hydropower. Also the energy stored in the plants through photo synthesis can be utilized by burning wood, which breaks the bonds and releases energy as heat and light.
More often, though, we use the stored energy in the much more concentrated forms that result when organic matter, after millions of years of geological and chemical activity underground, turns into fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, or natural gas. Either way, we’re reclaiming the power of sunlight.
The Solar light energy given away by sun can be converted directly into usable form of energy such as electrical energy, thermal energy e.t.c. using transducers such as solar cells. Because solar energy is free of pollution, available in abundance and throughout the world, it is a highly interesting source of energy for everyone. In the next few years it is expected that millions of households in the world will be using solar energy .Solar Technology is the one fastest growing technologies in the 20th century.


Matlab Projects for Engineering students.
Matlab Projects is used to provide high quality graphical content. Matlab (matrix laboratory), issues of fast numerical matrix calculations can be solved efficiently in Matlab Projects. Functions of matlab are performed either manually or synthetically. There are many toolboxes that give a head start to numeric functions and image library. It also supports to display data or information. Matlab is an efficient tool which can manipulate an image by considering them as matrix. It solves linear equations. Various processes such as 2D and 3D plots, visualization and animation are performed with the help of Matlab projects. The sub domains that can be used by engineering students for their projects are medical imaging, signal processing, biometrics communication,Wireless Sensor networks, Wireless Communications, Fuzzy Logic Matlab and security. Matlab framework is developed by MathWorks.
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- May 1, 2009Our usual lunch is jerky, a sugar laden bar, a bar sized package of quasi
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A local charity has donated over €200,000 to expand and renovate the state Makarios children hospital, which included the new operating theatre inaugurated Monday by the health minister.
The operating theatre will give priority to children suffering from cancer and are hospitalised at the paediatric oncology clinic of the hospital, Cyprus News Agency reported.
The charitable work of One Dream One Wish foundation was praised by the Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas. During the inauguration ceremony he gave instructions for the implementation, without further delay, of another major project undertaken by the charity.
The project concerns the creation of a lounge at the paediatric oncology clinic, so that the children who are hospitalised there can meet relatives and volunteers but also get psychological support. Music and theatrical performances can also take place at the lounge, which will have a library and computers, games and much more, the minister said.
The foundation said it paid €158,000 for the new operating theatre, while it renovated the children’s intensive care unit for €50,000, its president Giorgos Penintaex said.
It also responded to some requests for the purchase of equipment to cover the needs of the hospital, Penintaex added.
For his part, the medical director of Makarion Hospital Dr Christos Minas thanked the One Dream One Wish foundation and promised a quick implementation of all the projects that it will finance.


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Our Minneapolis dentist has a few reminders about the basics of oral health in honor of National Dental Hygiene month this October.
Most of you have been brushing your teeth since you were children, but how many of you were taught the best technique for brushing or how to select the right toothbrush? Often, parents are just happy to get their kids to brush at all, and so bad habits hang on well past childhood.
Here are some questions you should consider.
Do you have the right toothbrush?
Dental professionals most often recommend a soft-bristled toothbrush as the best choice to remove plaque from your teeth.
The size of your toothbrush is also important. Does it fit all areas of your mouth comfortably? Toothbrushes with a smaller head are considered preferable, because they can reach more areas of your mouth, like those hard-to-reach back teeth.
When it comes to the question of electric vs. manual toothbrush, our Minneapolis dentist would say that it does not matter, if the proper brushing is done. However, an electric toothbrush can sometimes seem more fun for children, encouraging them to cooperate during brushing – and that’s always a win.
How much brushing is enough?
Brushing twice a day is recommended, though three times a day is even better. Most people meet the twice daily recommendation, but they don’t always brush long enough.
You should brush your teeth for a full two to three minutes. Do you meet that goal? Many people find, once they time themselves, that they fall short.
It’s not so much that the time period is important; the recommendation is really based on how long it should take you to adequately brush all surfaces of your mouth. Try dividing your mouth into quadrants, then spend 30 seconds on each quadrant.
If it’s helpful to you, some electric toothbrushes include built-in timers.
Are you using good technique?
Keep in mind that you should brush gently, not with force. If you brush too vigorously, you can erode your tooth enamel.
Follow these basic steps for the best brushing results:
- Clean the outer surfaces of your upper teeth, then your lower teeth
- Clean the inner surfaces of your upper teeth, then your lower teeth
- Clean the chewing surfaces
- Brush your tongue (for fresher breath)
The American Dental Hygienists Association offers a more detailed guide to brushing, with visuals. Most toothpastes websites, such as Colgate, will also offer additional tips on brushing and selecting the proper toothbrush.
Supplementary may also help protect your teeth from decay. Consult your Minneapolis dentist about whether fluoride is a good choice for you, but remember – nothing replaces proper brushing!

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tv Outnumbered Overtime With Harris Faulkner FOX News October 3, 2019 10:00am-11:00am PDT
>> harris: we begin with this fox news alert. we are awaiting new remarks from president trump this hour after some dramatic comments earlier today. "outnumbered overtime" now. i'm harris faulkner. the president doubled down on his claim that joe biden pressured ukraine to fire a prosecutor investigating a company that was tied to his son, hunter biden. another president is publicly calling on ukraine and china to investigate the bidens. >> i would think that if they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the bidens. it's a simple answer. they should investigate the bidens. how does a company that is newly-formed, all these companies -- by the way, likewise, china should start an investigation into the bidens. because what happened in china is just about as bad as what happened with ukraine.
>> harris: and we've been showing you in the last hour or so some of the comments coming out as former u.s. special envoy to ukraine, kurt volker, becomes the first key witness questioned on capitol hill amid democrats' impeachment inquiry push. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge life for us on the hill. congressman jim jordan came out to give us just a taste, because this interview, as he termed it, is private. >> that's just it, harris. that's the republican assessment of the volker transcribed interview so far. volker matters because he's at that pivot point, the nexus between all the major players and the fallout of the july 25th phone call between the president and the ukrainian leader. so the president, the ukrainian leadership, the state department, as well as rudy giuliani. volker arrived here on capitol hill earlier this morning, and he has been in this secure facility behind me since about 9:00 a.m. we heard the assessment of republicans, but before we get
to that, i want to show you text messages rudy giuliani has released a report is today. one in particular from july 26th. july 26 matters because that is one day, harris, as you know, after the phone call between the president and the ukrainian leadership. that text reads -- and that's from volker -- "hi, mr. mayor. he may have heard, the president has a great phone call with ukrainian president yesterday. exactly the right messages, as we discussed." we heard from some republican lawmakers who have been inside the interview with volker. they accused democratic chairman of putting restrictions in terms of counsel and also lawmaker questions, as opposed to just staff. here is section from congressman gordon don't like jordan >> ambassador volker has been very impressive. as i said, he has said nothing that coincides with what the democrats are saying, with their whole impeachment narrative. >> the story, we are still
following it today, harris. the confirmation we got from chairman schiff's office that the whistle-blower made contact with that office. before they filed a whistle-blower complaint. again, an important date. august 12th. that matters because it's about a month before schiff went public with the broad outlines of this investigation. the president alleged yesterday that schiff had a hand in the writing of that complaint by the whistle-blower, and he is now responding on twitter, saying he essentially had no role in that period of the whistle-blower to the right thing coming to the committee, that this is kind of standard, and that he was referred to the inspector general or the watchdog of the intelligence community. then he took a shot at the president. "unlike a president pressing a foreign leader for assistance to investigate their opposition." here's the president from earlier today. >> i can say that schiff is
proven to be a liar. we've known it for three years. they've been trying to impeach for three years, he is a stone cold liar. i leave that to the lawyers. that's up to them to decide. the whole investigation is crumbling. >> fox news asked the legal team for the whistle-blower, as well as chairman schiff's office, whether there was just a single contact in august or whether there were multiple contacts. that matters because if there were multiple contacts it goes to this issue of some kind of input or coordination. we, frankly, could not get a straight answer on that. but what we heard from schiff's office consistently as they did not see the complaint in advance and they had no hand in drafting or writing this complaint, harris. >> harris: those things can be mutually exclusive. just want to get to the facts. catherine herridge, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> harris: for more on this, i want to bring in chris stirewalt, fox news political editor. first question to you, what do
you think of the president adding to the list, urging china along with ukraine, to investigate the bidens? >> the president is a very effective wood chipper. he can take any situation, he can put the raw material in, and he can just spray it out. he can spray, he can cover the press corps over. "why don't you look at this, whether you look at that?" yes, he is overly broad and terms of factual consistency, not a size concern. his highest concern is making sure every reporter feels obliged to go back and say, "what about hunter biden and china? what did joe biden really doing ukraine?" and really dig into this. he is trying to create a counter narrative to the one that democrats successfully have going. this is his counter narrative, which is that he's actually a corruption-fighter. he's not corrupt, he is fighting corruption. that's the one that works for him and it's a very effective way to let loose a rabbit to let the press corps go running off
after something else. >> harris: it's interesting how you put it. it furthers my question i asked last hour on "outnumbered," "why didn't joe biden have something ready to go on this issue?" i've had democrats tell me they've known about this for months, in terms of something that potentially would get asked about, as the field narrowed. he potentially would say the front runner. >> sure. biden is trying to lay low. >> harris: can you lay low when you are running for president in europe out of the pack, and your opponent would likely be the incumbent, trump? >> he's got to hope one thing, that there is a rally around the flag effect for him. that as he's under attack from trump, the democrats want to come to his aid and stand by hi. as he's heading into this upcoming debate later this month, he is thinking about the fact that he has these vulnerabilities. and that, as democrats think about why hillary clinton lost, what are the reasons that she lost? what are the problems she had? one of those was the perception that she was corrupt.
one of those with the perception that she was self-dealing. that she used her office to enrich herself and her family, and that she and her husband had created sort of this network of self-employment that spanned the world. here is a story that fits into that same narrative. as democrats think about, they think about joe biden's baggage, whether his son did anything illegal or not, what the bidens did in relation to profiting from his father's position, it's tacky. it doesn't make people feel good. >> harris: liberal tv host bill maher called it "swampy." there's been notes obtained from rudy giuliani, claiming he was told to back off an investigation into the energy firm which joe biden's son, hunter, was working with. these notes were presented to congress during the say department inspector general briefing yesterday. remember, he calls it urgent.
here is giuliani last night. >> all this was done why the mueller investigation was still pending, while i was seeking, in of being a defense lawyer, to vindicate my client. this is information that was given to me. i didn't go looking for joe biden. the ukrainians brought me some substantial evidence of ukrainian collusion with hillary clinton, the dnc, george soros, george soros' company. the put in my lap. >> harris: "they put it in my lap." chris stirewalt, a quick reaction, and then i have a follow-up. >> the good news about this process is it'll act as a nice partisan diuretic for the nation. we will get rid of a lot of these new humors as you go through the process. everything has to come out. we will go through these hearings, go through the stuff, we will get to the end. rudy giuliani makes a lot of extravagant claims, and they change from day-to-day. does that stand up? what about the stuff that shifted? it's all going to come out. spew on my quick follow-up has
to do with democrats and how they see joe biden. do support him? i know they are offering to spend their own cash to particular war test ram, fight back and allegations with him and his son, hunter. to support him or start to pull away and say, "elizabeth warren is kicking up, he has issues, he has run twice before and that didn't work out?" because there is one good way elizabeth warren can become the democratic nominee. she needs him to stick around. >> harris: does she need to help? >> no, she has to feel bad. that has to be the last thing she seen doing. just a few bad for us to misconduct >> harris: howy did you get her something her mother have for a preleft thank you, i appreciate your time. as we seen today, the president is going hard on offense overview can controversy. we have to hear more from the president from the united states, at any moment.
he's in want of a place called "the villages." he is talking health care. joe biden comes out swinging on the issue after days of silence. can you keep this from hurting his campaign? we will further the conversation. stay with me. >> we weren't pressing ukraine to get rid of a tough prosecutor. we were pursuing ukraine to replace a beak prosecutor who would do his job. someone, at the time, we hoped would finally crackdown on corruption in ukraine. ♪ wow! that's ensure max protein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar. it's a sit-up, banana! bend at the waist! i'm tryin'! keep it up. you'll get there. whoa-hoa-hoa! 30 grams of protein, and one gram of sugar. ensure max protein.
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basically, who are they really scamming? the usa. >> harris: a short time ago, the president was going after joe biden earlier today. let's take a look at life, right now, at the villages in florida. marine one, the president landing there. ready to make his remarks on medicare in just a few minutes. and we are told he will focus on medicare for our nation's seniors. that's what he's going to be talking about, and signing an executive order protecting and improving medicare for our nation's seniors. he is looking at attacking medicare for all proposals. some of the 2020 democratic presidential campaigns are pushing out. and he wants to lay down his own vision for health care. part of an effort, as you might imagine come to on those democrats he would be facing. one of them, he makes it out of the primary situation. at the is planning to sign that
executive order calling for, among other things, initiatives to reduce medicare fraud and bolster privatized medicare plans. of course, today the president has already talked to the media. he talked with the nation outside the white house on his way to ocala, florida. so we know he is ready to talk about a host of things, should they be reporters right outside this scene of the airport at the villages. ready to talk with reporters about any questions. it was the first time this morning we've heard him say it should be china along with ukraine, officially looking into the bidens. meanwhile, the vice president going on offense as well after the present went after him and his son. >> he did it because, like every bully in history, he's afraid. he is afraid of just how badly he may be beaten in november. let me make something clear to mr. trump and his hatchet men,
and the special interest funding his attacks against me -- i'm not going anywhere. [applause] you are not going to destroy me, you are not going to destroy my family. >> those were biden's first comments earlier on in the current controversy. joining me now is donna brazile, former interim chair for the dnc and a fox news contributor. thank you for being on the program today. this situation seems to have some arms and legs, with or without the current president talking about it. i've heard some democrat operatives tell me that six months ago joe biden should have been readying his answers in case this topic came up. allegations, whatever they are. and you say what? >> as you know, there are so many conspiracy theories that are floating in the deep ditches here in washington, d.c. i wouldn't advise him to have a ready site answer until these allegations have come forward. i thought the vice president laid it out yesterday. he made a claim that he is going
to fight for not just his reputation but the reputation of his son and his family. i think that's the appropriate thing to do. we know the president will continue to attack. the president has one mode, harris, and that his attack mode. i think, going forward, the vice president has to walk and of course chew gum. in the sense that he has to continue to make the case to the voters that he is going to be the best person to lead the democratic party next year. >> harris: donna, i just want to acknowledge -- sharing a screen right now with us as the president of the united states, about to come down the steps of marine one there at the villages in florida. so i don't want to ignore what is happening on the left side of the screen for our viewers. coupled with that, you called as a conspiracy theory. but here is the truth, in all of it. we don't know all of the facts. but the truth of the matter is when the vice president, former, was asked about whether he and his son had talked about that ukrainian energy company has son was paid so much money by, the fact that he didn't have the
experience to go along with that job, whether that meant any special treatment, et cetera. vice president said, "we never discussed it." and have the opposite from his son, hunter. and we have him acknowledging that he did. look, here you are saying. wait till the specific allegations come out. but when people ask you a question, you do have to be honest. >> who are we talking about being honest? >> harris: i'm talking about vice president biden. by the way, the president on the left side of the screen now, about to speak about health care. go ahead. >> i don't think anyone would challenge the veracity of joe biden. he's been a public servant for over 30 years. he has been more than clear. look, harris, not in the business of trying to defend one of the 20 democratic candidates. i want to just spell it out. i looked into all of this not because i was interested. god knows i wasn't going back into 2014 to look into this, simply to defend the vice president. i looked into it to see what, if
anything, happen. so when i get questions like yours, i can respond to it. >> harris: do you think he's done enough of that so he doesn't misstep? >> if you listen to him last night -- i did, i listen to him. i also read the allegations on the completes against the president. i'm also looking very closely at what's happening on capitol hill. i'm trying to pay attention, because i think as americans we should all be concerned when anyone put their personal and public interest above the national security of the united states. that is what's at stake in this conversation. if you want okay. i want to pause for one second and we will talk about bernie sanders. the latest monmouth poll shows that among independent voters, the question of whether he put pressure on ukrainian officials did not investigate his sun's business dealings, 39% said he probably did do that. "probably did not," 27%. a whopping 34% are not sure. what will sway them over the coming days cannot be used to find out. the bernie sanders campaign confirms he is doing okay today.
and will participate in the debate after undergoing a heart procedure yesterday, just four months before the iowa caucuses. really, today. because it's february 3rd. now his health puts a new spotlight on age, potentially, in the 2020 campaign. the top three candidates -- joe biden, elizabeth warren, and bernie sanders -- are all in their 70s. this has been a topic before this people have talk don't i talked about. donna? >> first of all, i wish the senator is very speedy recovery. i know bernie sanders, he's a tough fighter. i hope he's able to bounce back, get on his feet, and continued to campaign for the presidency. there is no question that the age of not just the democratic candidates come of the age of president trump -- we all want to make sure that our candidates have the mental and physical stamina to do the job. we know this is a very important responsibility, being commander
in chief of the united states. so i pray for all of them. as you know, this is going to continue to be a conversation, a topic. the mental and physical stamina, the people running for the biggest office in the united states of america. >> harris: of course we all hope you will be okay. my friend and no aust dagen mcdowell said bernie sanders needs to name his vice presidential picked to smooth over anything. >> are not available, harris. >> harris: i knew you'd appreciate that. >> but here's what i do believe. i do believe that bernie has a very strong base of support within the democratic party. as you know, he's an independent socialist who caucuses with the democrats. but he is a strong base of support inside the party. i'm sure they will stick with an. >> harris: i have no doubt they will stick with him. elizabeth warren has a lot more of them right now in polling, sticking with her. donna brazile, figure very much. good to see you. >> always good to see you come too. thank you. >> harris: we are awaiting remarks and president trump in
florida at the villages, targeting the 2020 candidates medicare for all proposal. and we can hear more from the ukraine controversy. you know he's taking questions today. stay tuned. plus, three years later hillary clinton is still talking about losing in 2016. and she has some advice, she says, for trump officials on the impeachment inquiry. but before we go to brake, real quickly, this is life. this is house intel chair adam schiff. let's watch. >> the president of the united states is encouraging a foreign nation to interfere again, to help his campaign by investigating. it's a fundamental breach of the president's oath of office. it endangers our elections, it endangers our national security. it ought to be condemned by every member of this body, democrats and or republicans alike. >> reporter: what you think of leader mccarthy's proposal? >> harris: we've been seeing some of the lawmakers who are
coming out of that private, not-public interview with the ambassador, kurt volker, the special envoy -- envoy, excuse me -- to ukraine. we saw congressman jim jordan, we showed you that live last hour. that was the intel chief, democrat adam schiff, giving his take on what they are burning inside that meeting. we'll cover it as it happens. ♪ newday has extended their call center hours
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apparently p which are due jim jordan months ago, and there is more. two congressional correspond mike emanuel is life with details. is the interview still happening with the investor? >> yes, good afternoon to you. we have wouldn't and don't like obtained ink of the text messages that involve some of the key players on the cane. one of them being kurt volker, was at the time the u.s. special envoy to ukraine. william taylor, temporary ambassador for the u.s. and ukraine, and the united states ambassador to the european union. the exchange started on september 9th, when michael atkinson revealed the existence of whistle-blower related to ukraine. it shows taylor expressing concern to his colleagues. bill taylor: "as i sit on the phone, i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign." gordon: "i believe you are incorrect about
president trump's intentions paid the president has been crystal clear, no quid pro quos of any kind. the president is trying to evaluate whether ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms that president zelensky promise during the campaign. i suggest we stop the back and forth by text." then the discussion was taken off-line, and lawmakers are likely learning more about this exchange right now with volker behind closed doors here on capitol hill. there's also a reference to concerns about an interview being given, but the context of that is unclear. bill taylor: "the nightmare is they give us the interview i don't give a security clearance. the russians love it, and i quit. counting on you to be right about this interview, gordon." gordon: "i never said i was right, i said i don't like we are where you are and believe you have identified the best pathway forward. let's hope it works." we have reached out to all three players. volker still behind closed doors on capitol hill, and we will
update this breaking story should we get any more context or comment from them. >> harris: we will come to you if that happens. thank you, good to see you. meanwhile, hillary clinton is still talking about why she lost to president trump in 2016. now she is offering some advice to the trump administration officials when they find themselves caught up in the house democrats impeachment inquiry into the president. watch. >> i'm a serious person but i'm also a fun person. but i think i probably came across as too serious. my job, especially as a woman and the first woman to go as far as i did, that i had to help people feel good about a woman in the oval office. he woman commander in chief. so i may have overcorrected a little bit. many in the nixon white house and administration concluded it was the right thing to do, to tell the truth. tell the truth. and that would be advice that should be given to anybody caught up in this. >> harris: let's bring the
power panel, shall be? leslie marshall, syndicated radio host and fox news contributor. lars larson is back, good to see a periods indicated radio host, as well. i'm guessing at different times on different networks, because you guys are different. [laughter] was listening to hillary clinton preached to the people about telling the truth? >> well, on the late-night show, when she and her daughter on some of the highest ratings in s pair the question being posed are the ones you see her answering. "why do you think you lost him equity think about impeachment?" honestly, i think it was a little bit of a stick to former president clinton. because we all know if he had not lied on the witness stand there would be no perjury and no impeachment. >> harris: i had not looked at that. i just simply looked at it like bleach bit, the server. politico, who will take her advice? lars? >> it doesn't make any sense for a woman married to a man who is impeached because he lied under oath, he committed perjury,
and she's advising other people from the other party to tell the truth? as you said, with bleach bit and cleaning a server with a cloth, this woman does not exactly have any hold on the truth. she is not told the truth to the america people and how she's advising which of administration to tell the truth. i think she ought to go back and check herself at this point. when leslie, people may wonder why she's back on the scene. part of it is the book to her that she's doing with her daughter, chelsea, about the gutsy women book that she has written now. is she running again? >> no, not at all. but she is somebody who is still liked and admired by not just women and not just democrats. most recently, you think the most challenging thing she's ever done in her life is run for president, and she said it was staying with her husband. so there are people that love her, and certain people but hate her, but people watcher and buy your books. >> harris: we know she had
some younger demographic women problems when she ran last time. people didn't really understand her answer to that. that seems like fresh and new material. you are saying it's not. lars? >> i've got to tell you something -- hillary clinton was treated very badly by a cheating spouse for a long, long time. we all know that. i would like to say she's probably being honest about saying that being with bill clinton was one of the toughest things she did. thing is she was never able to get over the election. she's to many of the current president, than a candidate, that he accepted the results of the election. i think hillary clinton should accept the results of the election, and america people decided. the price to do the same, including shifty schiff and nancy pelosi. >> harris: oh, my goodness, you're stealing some of the president's lines, there! she has to get on with accepting the 2016, because we are about to have another one. you know what else can make i'm about to bring you back. sit tight, both of you. leslie and lars, thank you. we are awaiting word, new
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>> harris: we are at the ready to bring in life. the president set to make remarks any moment. we will bring you that, just a couple of hours ago he publicly called on both ukraine and china now to investigate democratic front runner, joe biden, and his son, hunter, over the latter's business dealings. this, as the president battles and impeachment inquiry for asking ukraine's president to investigate the hunter biden dome xp 16 and that july phone call. here's president trump a few hours ago. >> i would think if they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into
the bidens. it's very simple answer. they should investigate the bidens. how does a company that is newly-formed, all these companies -- by the way, likewise, china should start an investigation into the bidens. what happened in china is just about as bad as what happened with ukraine. >> harris: former doj council, director of the national security law and policy program at george mason university, and former chief counsel for the senate foreign relations committee, good to see you toda. the president has gone we've been saying pretty hard on offense. he is saying out loud, ukraine, china, investigate the bidens." he said that same thing on the phone call. for democrats, what did they say about this now? it is out there. >> i think there are two things democrats will try and claim.
one, that he shouldn't be soliciting help from foreign leaders to investigate his blue components, that there something untoward, inappropriate about that. he's doing it in public now. the american people have a chance to evaluate whether they think it's appropriate, and the members of congress can evaluate that, also. >> harris: doesn't that punch a hole in the argument, if he's going to do it publicly? and he released the transcript of the call. i'm just asking basic questions here. >> you make a good point. just like the australian investigation, democrats have raised concerns about that. the president said publicly he would ask the attorney general to look into that, and he did it. there is no surprise there. the real question is what the american people think of this? is it appropriate for the president to ask other countries to investigate his political opponent? is there an exchange of value? or was it and just saying what he already said publicly and that he has now said very publicly? that's a hard question the american people have to assess. >> harris: doesn't help his case for him to do what he did today? to call it plain?
"here i am!" >> that sort of the donald trump move. do it publicly and say it. and people can evaluate. it's not like we didn't know who donald trump was when he got elected. it's not like we haven't seen an exhibit of those things in public. he's done a lot of what he does in public. the members of the house and senate are going forward, and the voters. let's be honest, up till recently his polls have been pretty decent. so the democrats aren't winning that battle. we will see what happens when we go forward with this impeachment inquiry. >> harris: you've got the political side of this, too. you are talking legally. i'm curious, how is it different when he does the world what he's going to do or he says it on the call? he was the how it shakes out. rnc and the president raising a ton of fund-raising money on the idea of pushing back on impeachment. dnc communications director, xochitl hinojosa, had to say -- this is what she had to say about the present calling on ukraine and china to investigate the bidens.
>> he just admitted right now, on television, in front of the iraqi people, exactly what he's been saying all along prayer that the whistle-blower is wrong about it. they've been trying to discredit them as a blur, and how he sang, "you know what? i am pressuring them." >> harris: your reaction? >> she is right in the sense that he has now set it publicly. i was all on the table. the question is, what do the american people think about it connect with you members of congress think about it? what is
the senate think about it? are these impeachable crimes, as the president says, "i what each of us get this opponent?" that's a question. >> harris: after cutting. the vice president of the united states, pence, is talking about the whistle-blower complaint. >> security, prosperity, infrastructure, the usmca, lowering drug prices, and whatever they want to fight about in washington, d.c. i promise you, we will keep fighting for the issues that matter most of the mega people. report and do you have a take away from this today's meeting? >> i think it's how proud the
hispanic-american community is. here in arizona, in this country. when you look at the growth and the prosperity that has happened since 2016, in the state of arizona, and you understand the role that hispanic-americans displayed in that, it was a real cause for celebration today. we are going to take this whole month, hispanic heritage month, to talk about the incredible cultural contributions, community contributions, and economic contributions that hispanic-americans make every day. my big message was, as we see an economy that has created 6.3 million new jobs, it's been hispanic-americans, hispanic small businesses, hispanic entrepreneurs, driving that economic renaissance. there is a lot of optimism in the room and a lot of appreciation for the policies that are really making this economy great again.
>> reporter: is it appropriate, as the president did this morning and with a phone call to ukraine, to ask foreign governments to investigate his political rivals? china, for example. >> vice president pence: i am vice president of the united states, and i was elected to this job along with president trump. for many reasons. one, we were elected for many reasons. one was to rebuild our military. one was to revise our economy. another was to see conservatives appointed to our courts. another was to secure our borders. one of the major reasons we were elected was to drain the swamp. i think the make and people have right to know if the vice president of the united states or his family profited from his position as vice president during the last administration.
that is about looking backwards and understanding what really happened. i mean, the fact that my predecessor had a son who was paid $50,000 a month to be on a ukrainian board, at the time that vice president biden was leading the obama administration's efforts in ukraine, i think that's worth looking into. and the president made it very clear that he believes our other nations around the world should look into it, as well. the simple fact is, when you hold the second highest office in the land, it comes with unique responsibilities. not just of the above impropriety come up with the of impropriety. there are legitimate questions that ought to be an asked. we will continue to ask them because the mega people have a right to know. whether or not the
vice president of united statesy profited from his position. you look at the video of vice president biden, and you see there was clearly a quid pro quo. he said, if the prosecutor was not fire -- who, among other things, was investigating the company has sunset on the board of -- that he was going to withhold a billion dollars. contrast that to the president's phone call with president zelensky, where there was no quid pro quo, there was no pressure, and it's why most brigands want to get answers about what was going on. to get to the bottom of it. i think that's of the american people would expect and anticipate but this is going to continue, to advance what we were elected to advance. that includes draining the swamp
and demanding that our allies operate in an upright way, as well. >> reporter: [indistinct] >> vice president pence: we are going to be in and out of arizona a lot. because we got a winning message. hispanic-americans here in arizona are winning under the policies of president trump, and the policies of senator martha mcsally. and governer ducey. the economy is growing. >> harris: the vice president of the united states being
asked about the whistle-blower complaint, and whether it was proper for the president of the united states to ask ukraine to look into his political opponents, joe biden. the vice president appearing to continue a tone set by president trump today. get on offense and drive hard. he leaned in when he was asked about whether that was appropriate to do on the phone
call, back in july, with ukraine's president. and whether the president should have said today that ukraine and china should investigate the bidens. vice president pence said they were both put in office for many reasons. not the least of which, secure our borders, put conservatives on courts, and drain the swamp. and the president of united states simultaneously has become began speaking about health care and maybe more. he may be asked questions about this very thing, and the impeachment inquiry, as we watch him at the villages of florida. >> president trump: in my campaign for president, i made you a secret pledge that i would strengthen, protect, and defend medicare for all of our senior citizens. you see it's under siege, but it's not going to happen. [cheers and applause] today i will sign a very historic executive order that
does exactly that. we are making your medicare even better, and we are not letting anyone -- it will never be taken away from you. we are not letting anyone get close. [cheers and applause] you see, these people on the other side -- these people are crazy, by the way. they're totally crazy. they want to take it away and give you lousy health care. it's pretty incredible. you want to keep your doctors, right? remember, with obama, president obama, right? he said, "you can keep your doctor." that didn't work out too well for those people. 28 times, -- he said he's trying to forget. never forget, okay? [laughter] never forget! as long as i'm president, no one will lay a hand on your medicare benefits. that's what we are here do toda today. [applause] this order is the latest step in my administration's drive to ensure the world's best
health care for all americans. together we are creating a health care system that protects vulnerable patients, makes health care more affordable, gives you more choice and control, and delivers a high-quality care americans deserve. and that's what we are doing. we are strengthening our health care system to a level that nobody thought would be possible. our economy is booming, we are doing fantastically well. [applause] i think it gets a little bit hurt by politics. but our country is so strong, and our economy is so powerful, that even politics, and even when you have the do-nothings -- i called them the do-nothing dams, they can't even affect it very much. [applause] is created over 6 million new jobs since the election. the unemployment rate has reached a 50 one-year low. think about! [applause]
soon it's going to be a historic number, like so many of you have the numbers. 2.5 million people have been lifted out of poverty. that means more americans are not happy, and that's what it's all about. they have a greater way of life. more affordable health care options, and millions of seniors are enjoying better, healthier, and more prosperous retirements. i should be retiring with you. i should be in this audience, clapping. but i shouldn't trust anybody to be standing here, because i know you have. [applause] [crowd chanted] >> four more years! four more years! >> president trump: thank you very much. it's true, i didn't trust anybody. it's very important.
nobody has done more into and a half years, that first two and a half years, than what we've done. whether it's right to try, tax cuts, no matter what it is. nobody has done what we've done. not even close. we are delighted to be joined today by man who is really good, he ran one of the largest drug companies, release aggressively. i took him out -- that's where the money is. that's where the knowledges. he ran one of the biggest, most successful companies. i said, "alex azar, come on out. i want you to be the top person in charge of this." "let me ask you, how much bigger is this than the company you are in quebec hundreds of times bigger, it's a monster." what a job. alex azar, you know who he is. where is alex? [applause] river you are. alex, thank you. he works with administrators, have been so incredible.
you have to stand up. what a job. [applause] they know the most intricate little quarter sentences, you wouldn't believe it. i said, "what about this?" and they said, "it's a little roadblock, but we figure a way around." somebody else who will be lowering your drug prices with us come in a very short distance. we will buy them from a slightly different source. a little bit unconventional. a lot of people say i'm unconventional. sometimes you have to be unconventional. [cheers and applause] alex, when are we going to let governor ron desantis in your incredible first lady, casey, when are they going to be able to do what we want to do? [cheers and applause] alex, when are they going to be able to do what we have to do? soon. alex says "soon." because they will have a big, fat, beautiful surprise for you. that's been an incredible
couple, a great governor, and the job they are doing is phenomenal. i was honored to be very much involved in that campaign. [cheers and applause] and if he was doing a lousy job, i probably just wouldn't have shown up today. [laughter] but he's doing one of the best jobs in the whole country. ron desantis. [cheers and applause] >> harris: the president, obviously recognizing some of the leadership in florida as he rolls out a health care plan and promises to protect medicare, and then pushes against medicare for all, which you know is a more socialist-type look. so it's been set across the aisle of the 2020 democrats, for medicare for all plans that many of them are pushing. so we will go back to the president momentarily. we've had simultaneous breaking news and we want to break it down on what is happening with the impeachment pushed, ukraine, the president doubling down, "not just ukraine, get china to investigate the bidens, too."
the power panel back for just a couple moments paid leslie marshall, syndicated radio host and fox news contributor. lars larson, syndicated radio host, as well. lars, i will come to you first. the vice president moments ago, and we carried it live, they were on screen at the same time. the vice and current president. going hard. we've been saying this. really continuing that conversation of offense. how is it working messagingwise? >> i think it's working fine, because nancy pelosi promised a vote on impeachment by thanksgiving, and then she found out they launched this impeachment last week on the basis of the complaint. i don't think anybody involved in that complaint, including the unnamed complainer, and adam schiff, who barely knew about the complete before it was even filed, expected the president would release the transcript. once the transcript came out, it basically -- well, it cause the impeachment bus to run out of gas. it already run over joe biden and his son, but i think it's running out of gas and i don't think the vote is going to
happen. i'm not surprised to see the president push hard on this. because they are really attempting a coup, and is just dead wrong to use it for this. >> harris: you know, leslie, part of the narrative among democrats today was to say, "is the president really yoked with the vice president in terms of whether or not that was the right call to make in july, two as the leader of ukraine to help investigate through his prosecutors the bidens cannot" so there was this play-by-play going on. are the same page, did they throw vice president pence under the bus? he made it very clear today, the vice president, that they are together and the bidens need to be investigated for what looks like swamp behavior. he said it was part of his job to drain the swamp. >> well, yes. they >> they are very together i'm not giving out facts. joe biden didn't get on the phone and say fire this guy alone. it was part of the international monetary fund, our european
allies, and other international organizations that asked for this. i'm all about the truth and the truth is the timeline and the accusations don't have any evidence to back that up. it's good for campaigns but quite frankly it's also good for joe biden. every time he comes out hard against trump, he seems clearer and gets more money in his campaign war chest. >> harris, you've seen the sound bite of joe biden saying that he was a linchpin to getting the prosecutor fired. yes, there were other people calling for the firing but the biggest dog on the planet, the united states of america, most powerful country, the vice president's head to ukraine we will withhold a billion dollars in loan guarantees. by joe biden's own account on tape, he's the guy who got the prosecutor fired, no matter who else was asking for it and it was because his son was getting 600k a year for a board position on the biggest boards in america. you make 100 to $200,000 to be on a board of directors. check me if you don't believe i
it. they are paying his son six times as much money to be on the board. they were buying influence with the vice president, joe biden, and biden hasn't supposedly explained it. >> harris: the vice president moments ago, mike pence that his predecessor had a son on an energy board of the company without the resume, i'm paraphrasing a little bit, while his dad was leading conversations with ukraine. it's about time they be looked at. leslie, i will give you a last word. >> again, look at it. let them look at it. >> harris: let them look at it? an investigation would be fine? >> i have no problem with that because all the investigations of the bed done by ukraine -- >> harris: can joe biden concentrate on this and run? all right, i'm just curious. can he stay focused? >> yeah, they are trying to pull a focus and that's why elizabeth warren is gaining in the polls. she is focused on the policies. >> harris: she is gaining in
general. leslie marshall, lars larson, i will bring you back. thank you very much. a lot going on. the president is still speaking. we will go back to that here on fox news channel. thank you for watching "over time." here is dana. >> dana: fox news alert. he went from a diplomat most of america had never heard of to a central figure in the democrat push to peach president trump. former special u.s. envoy to ukraine kurt volker is on capitol hill today. he is meeting behind closed doors with three congressional committees. they want to know what role if any he played in president trump's efforts to get ukraine to dig into former vice president joe biden and biden's son hunter. hello, everyone. i am dana perino and this is "the daily briefing." also new today, as democrats try to build their case on trump and his call with the ukrainian leader, the president calling on another nation to ies


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