Abstract: Collar, harness or leash mounted electroluminescent strips are powered by an electronic inverter circuit and batteries inside a plastic housing. A lid on the housing is thinned around a central push button. An extension of the push button activates or deactivates a push switch in the base. An O-ring in a peripheral groove on the base seals a complementary peripheral projection of a lid. Cylinders extend from sides of the base. Knurled and threaded inserts are held in the cylinders. Complementary lid lugs hold set screws which are screwed into the inserts, tightly compressing the O-ring. Knurls on the base and a keeper opposite the knurls hold the housing on the collar. An opening for the electroluminescent strips is partially surrounded by the lugs.

Abstract: Collar, harness or leash mounted electroluminescent strips are powered by an electronic inverter circuit and batteries inside a plastic housing. A lid on the housing is thinned around a central push button. An extension of the push button activates or deactivates a push switch in the base. An O-ring in a peripheral groove on the base seals a complementary peripheral projection of a lid. Cylinders extend from sides of the base. Knurled and threaded inserts are held in the cylinders. Complementary lid lugs hold set screws which are screwed into the inserts, tightly compressing the O-ring. Knurls on the base and a keeper opposite the knurls hold the housing on the collar. An opening for the electroluminescent strips is partially surrounded by the lugs.

Abstract: An acoustic baffle device for sealing a cavity of a vehicle body at a predetermined cross section of the cavity is provided. The device has a carrier having an opening therein, a heat expandable sealing material affixed to the carrier, and a flap assembly having a flap normally held in place by a spring so as to close off the opening, wherein the flap is capable of being deflected by insertion of a tube through the opening.

Abstract: Spacer sealant articles are provided that are useful in fastening one substrate to another by means of bolts or the like where it is desired to maintain a spacing between the substrates and yet seal around a bolt or the like that extends from one substrate through the other substrate. Such articles contain a) a heat resistant polymeric spacer element and b) a sealant element surrounded by said spacer element, wherein the sealant element has at least one through hole therein.

Abstract: A reinforcement for an expandable or foaming material is disclosed that comprises a first and a second member each having protuberances that are contacted when the first and second members are joined. The members are joined by bending a hinge that separates the members, or can be joined in multiple units to form a series. The members are maintained in a closed or joined position by at least one latch. Once joined, the first and second members define at least one opening wherein a foaming composition can be injected into the joined members. Alternatively, a preformed expandable material can be placed between the first and second members, or located on selected outer positions, e.g., within an automotive cavity to be sealed.

Abstract: A reinforcement for an expandable or foaming material is disclosed that comprises a first and a second member each having protuberances that are contacted when the first and second members are joined. The members are joined by bending a hinge that separates the members, or can be joined in multiple units to form a series. The members are maintained in a closed or joined position by at least one latch. Once joined, the first and second members define at least one opening wherein a foaming composition can be injected into the joined members. Alternatively, a preformed expandable material can be placed between the first and second members, or located on selected outer positions, e.g., within an automotive cavity to be sealed.

Abstract: A cavity sealer or tub is disclosed that provides a self-sealing and self-retaining member for sealing at least two and typically at least three metallic members (e.g., automotive architectural, structural, among other components or members). The sealer bonds to and becomes integral with the sealed metallic members.