Abstract: A faucet with a faucet housing, a tubular fastening device that is fastenable in a tap hole of a faucet carrier, and one or more flexible connection lines extending through the tubular fastening device to the faucet housing. The tubular fastening device has a tube section that is insertable into the tap hole, a flange that is placeable upon the faucet carrier, as well as an annular collar projecting beyond the flange, on which the faucet housing is fastened. At least two pivotal, longitudinally adjustable fastening clamps are arranged laterally at the tube section, which are adjustable via clamping screws operated from the faucet side against the bottom of the faucet carrier. The fastening clamps are received in the assembled stated in recesses of the fastening device, and pivot therefrom into a fastening position upon operation of clamping screws. The faucet housing has at the fastening side a receiving socket for a form-fitting, torque-proof reception of an annular collar of the tubular fastening device.

Abstract: A dispensing bottle has a spout formed integrally with a neck that extends to a body of the bottle. The spout comprises first and second passages oriented at an angle to the neck. A partition inside the neck forms an extension of the second passage. The partition extends at least to a base of the neck such that air entering the second passage is carried through the neck and released into the body of the bottle. The bottle may have first and second parts detachably affixed together.

Abstract: A method of installing a sink in a worktop cut-out, including: (a) providing a sink with: a bowl with a bottom wall and a circumferential side wall; at least one outlet opening located in the bottom; a circumferential rim located at an upper edge of the bowl and extending outwardly from the side wall by an extent (E); resilient clamping elements arranged on the outside of the bowl adjacent the rim, that in a free or uncompressed state, extend outwardly beyond the extent (E), and which provide, in a loaded state, a clamping force outwardly from the side wall; (b) making the work-top cut-out larger in dimension than a rim area but smaller than an envelope around the uncompressed clamping elements while defining a cut-out side wall extending at right angles to upper and lower surfaces of the worktop; (c) placing the sink in the cut-out so that the cut-out side wall is located opposite the rim, the sink being centered within the cut-out by the clamping elements, which are compressed between the cut-out side wall

Abstract: An insert (1) for a sink (6) is provided, having: a number of rod elements (2) which are arranged substantially parallel to and spaced apart from one another; a first flexible connecting arrangement (3) for connecting in each case first ends of the rod elements (2) with one another; a second flexible connecting arrangement (4) for connecting in each case second ends of the rod elements (2) with one another, which second ends are arranged opposite the first ends; and at least one through opening (5) is provided for interacting with an outlet (6a) of the sink (6), with the through opening (5) being arranged in one (4) of the connecting arrangements (3, 4).

Abstract: A kit for converting a gun-type sauce dispenser to dispense flowable materials such as sauces from flexible-walled containers comprises a nose piece, a dispensing tube and a supplemental piston. The nose piece has a forward end adapted to be attached to an end stop of the sauce dispenser. An opening extends axially through the nose piece. The nosepiece is adapted to be coupled to the dispensing tube such that the dispensing tube is held axially relative to the nose piece. A top sheet of a flexible-walled container may be retained between the nose piece and the dispensing tube. The nose piece may comprise a member arranged to tension the end sheet of the container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for cooling or frosting at least one container (2), in particular a glass or mug, by means of cold air, the device (1) comprising a base (4) with a container receiving portion (3), at least one air inlet (5) and an annular chamber (7), whereby the container receiving portion (3) is comprised with the at least one air inlet (5) through which cold air may be introduced into the annular chamber (7), wherein the container receiving portion (3) comprises an air outlet portion (10) comprising a pipe (9) extending upwards into the at least one container (2), the pipe (9) being configured to suck the air out of the at least one container (2).

Abstract: An apparatus for the automated preparation of cooked food products has a food container for holding the food product during preparation, a dispensing station. for controllably dispensing the food product to the food container, a cooking device designed for at least partially accommodating the food container and for heating the food product held by the container; a dumping station, to which the cooked food product is dropped from the food container and a conveyor mechanism for controllably conveying the food container between the dispensing station, the cooking device, and the dumping station.

Abstract: A cooling system comprises a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and a heat exchanger. The latter comprises a vessel for containing a refrigerant, the vessel having an inner space bounded by a closed surface of a vessel wall, the vessel comprising an inlet and an outlet for transport of refrigerant into and out of the inner space through the vessel wall. A tube is disposed at least partly inside the inner space, wherein a first end of the tube is fixed to a first orifice of the vessel wall and a second end of the tube is fixed to a second orifice of the vessel wall to enable fluid communication into and/or out of the tube through the first orifice and the second orifice. A pressure control means controls a pressure in the inner space based on a target temperature.

Abstract: A faucet with a faucet housing, a tubular fastening device that is fastenable in a tap hole of a faucet carrier, and one or more flexible connection lines extending through the tubular fastening device to the faucet housing. The tubular fastening device has a tube section that is insertable into the tap hole, a flange that is placeable upon the faucet carrier, as well as an annular collar projecting beyond the flange, on which the faucet housing is fastened. At least two pivotal, longitudinally adjustable fastening clamps are arranged laterally at the tube section, which are adjustable via clamping screws operated from the faucet side against the bottom of the faucet carrier. The fastening clamps are received in the assembled stated in recesses of the fastening device, and pivot therefrom into a fastening position upon operation of clamping screws. The faucet housing has at the fastening side a receiving socket for a form-fitting, torque-proof reception of an annular collar of the tubular fastening device.

Abstract: A vessel for containing a refrigerant comprising an inner wall and an outer wall arranged concentrically and having an inner space bounded by the inner wall and outer wall, an inlet and an outlet for transport of refrigerant into and out of the inner space; a tube inside the inner space arranged turn around the inner wall; an input tube fluidly connected to the inner space and arranged to allow flow of the refrigerant through the input tube into the inner space; an output tube connected to the inner space and arranged to allow flow of the refrigerant out of the inner space into the output tube; a compressor arranged to receive the refrigerant from the output tube and to compress the refrigerant; and a condenser arranged to receive the compressed refrigerant fluid from the compressor, to condense the refrigerant, and to forward the compressed refrigerant into the input tube.

Abstract: A multifunctional apparatus for use in the kitchen is provided, having a lower housing; an upper cover plate of at least partially translucent design; at least one light source arranged within the housing; at least one weight sensor arranged between the housing and the cover plate or on a bottom face of the housing; at least one operator control element for selectively activating a lighting mode and/or a weighing mode. A kitchen work surface, including a kitchen sink having at least one sink basin which has a circumferential basin edge, and the multifunctional apparatus, as defined above, is also provided. The basin edge and the housing of the multifunctional apparatus are complementary at least in regions, so that the multifunctional apparatus can be suspended in the sink basin in the edge region, and a top face of the cover plate and a sink edge or a sink surface preferably lie in or define a common plane.

Abstract: A skewer for securing a food item and insertion into an aperture of a skewer holder, the skewer comprising a retention portion at one end of the skewer configured to receive and secure the food item; a grip portion at an opposite end of the skewer; and an engagement portion. The engagement portion has a compressed configuration when in contact with an inner surface of the aperture in which the longest cross-sectional width across the engagement portion is less than a shortest cross-sectional width of the aperture. The engagement portion also has an expanded configuration when not in contact with the inner surface in which the longest cross-sectional width across the engagement portion is greater than the shortest cross-sectional width of the aperture.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a reusable tamper-resistant squeezable tabletop bottle. The tabletop bottle comprises one or more openings sealed by one or more caps and one or more collars. The collars are rotatably secured relative to the body of the bottle by one or more collar receiving shoulders. The caps are axially secured relative to the body by a coupling and the caps are rotatably secured relative to the collars by a locking mechanism. The cap may be removed using a cap removal tool that releases the locking mechanism.

Abstract: In order to provide a dimensional display system which is easy to use, quick to execute, and inexpensive, the dimensional display system contains a backboard sign, at least one offset sign having a size smaller than the backboard sign, and at least one spacer assembly. The spacer assembly contains a first fastening element, which is adapted to be attached to the backboard sign, and a second fastening element, which is adapted to be attached to the offset sign. The first and second fastening elements form corresponding components of a fastening mechanism to affix the offset sign to the backboard sign at a predefined distance thus creating a three-dimensional effect.

Abstract: A sink fastener for fastening a sink unit with an outer flange within an opening in a countertop is provided. The sink fastener includes a frame for attachment to a bowl wall of the sink unit, a threaded vertical bolt rotatably mounted within the frame, a claw member having a lateral portion threadably mounted on the vertical bolt and an upstanding retainer portion, and a guide member for constraining the movement of the claw member. In use, rotation of the vertical bolt causes the claw member to rise up the bolt to engage an underside of the countertop, and in a lower disengaged position the claw member is free to turn about a vertical axis into a retracted position wherein the claw member lies constrained under the flange to permit insertion of the sink unit into the countertop opening. The guide member ensures that as the claw member rises up the bolt the claw member turns about the vertical axis into a constrained outwardly extended position for engagement with the underside of the countertop.

Abstract: An insert (1) for a sink (6) is provided, having: a number of rod elements (2) which are arranged substantially parallel to and spaced apart from one another; a first flexible connecting arrangement (3) for connecting in each case first ends of the rod elements (2) with one another; a second flexible connecting arrangement (4) for connecting in each case second ends of the rod elements (2) with one another, which second ends are arranged opposite the first ends; and at least one through opening (5) is provided for interacting with an outlet (6a) of the sink (6), with the through opening (5) being arranged in one (4) of the connecting arrangements (3, 4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for cooling or frosting at least one container (2), in particular a glass or mug, by means of cold air, the device (1) comprising a base (4) with a container receiving portion (3), at least one air inlet (5) and an annular chamber (7), whereby the container receiving portion (3) is comprised with the at least one air inlet (5) through which cold air may be introduced into the annular chamber (7), wherein the container receiving portion (3) comprises an air outlet portion (10) comprising a pipe (9) extending upwards into the at least one container (2), the pipe (9) being configured to suck the air out of the at least one container (2).