Abstract: A centrifuge rotor with a body having a spin axis and a plurality of bores formed therein, each of which is adapted to support a centrifuge container. The rotor includes a load reducing feature to decrease the loading between the rotor body and the centrifuge container, during centrifugation. The load reducing feature includes separating a portion of an annular shoulder of a centrifuge container from the rotor body. The portion of the annular shoulder that is separated is disposed between the spin axis and the bore associated with the centrifuge container.

Abstract: A bracket for shock mounting of a vibrating or rotating device, such as a centrifuge, to a support surface. The bracket is formed from a plate of stiff material, such as steel, having an expandible deformable section along a lengthwise axis of the plate and a rotationally deformable leg section formed by undulations in the plate from one end to the other. At narrower plate regions, formed by the undulations, plate rotation is possible until the plate exceeds its elastic limit in the rotational direction and permanent deformation occurs. Such permanent deformation absorbs energy from accidents within the device in which energy would otherwise be transferred to a support surface and the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A grove sprayer apparatus has a wheeled vehicle having a pump and a tank mounted thereon with the pump operatively connected to the tank. An upwardly extending hollow mast is attached to the vehicle and is operatively connected through the pump to the tank for the passage of liquid therethrough. A plurality of vertically spaced, horizontal, nozzle bearing boom arms, each having at least one operatively connected liquid control valve, are flexibly mounted to the mast such that spray is activated as the arms contact passing trees. The boom arms contact the passing trees in a manner profiling their aisle periphery surface and thus positioning the spray nozzles in the foliage such as to provide a full, saturating spray mist within the tree by directing the spray from the tank, through the mast, through the booms, and out the nozzles.