Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a well casing and a method for its use. The apparatus includes: a coupling having first and second ends, the first end constructed and arranged for connection to a drill stem of a drilling rig having vertical and rotational motion and means for pumping liquid therethrough to the coupling, the coupling having a central passageway therethrough connected to the means for pumping liquid; a drill collar tube having first and second ends, the first end of the drill collar tube connected to the second end of the coupling, the drill collar tube having a central passageway therethrough connected to the central passageway of the coupling, an outer surface, a plurality of nozzles disposed between the central passageway and the outer surface, and closure means for closing the second end of the drill collar tube; and a plurality of brushes disposed generally perpendicularly to the outer surface of the drill collar tube.

Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a grate bar comprising a pair of tongs having two limbs held in an opened position, and being squeezable into a working position by hand-applied force. A holding element at a free end of each limb. The holding elements are disposed such that: (1) when the tongs are in the opened position, there is no overlap between the holding elements, which are separated by a distance that is larger than the diameter of a grate bar, and the free ends are separated by a distance which is smaller than the distance between adjacent grate bars; and (2) when the tongs are in the working position, the holding elements overlap. The cleaning device includes, at the free ends of the limbs, a cleaning element in the form of at least one flexible cleaning cable which can be at least partially wrapped around the grate bar.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hygiene system for cleaning the hoofs or claws or feet of animals or persons walking over it, having a liquid-saturated or liquid-absorbing mat, in particular a foam mat, characterized in that the mat is surrounded at least in part, at least on the underside and/or on the sides, by a liquid-proof flexible barrier layer and/or a liquid-permeable flexible permeated layer, and the mat is secured with a separable connection to the flexible barrier layer.

Abstract: A cosmetic body-care preparation, in particular a preparation for bathing, showering and/or for hair care or shampooing the hair. The composition contains honey in a proportion of at least 20% by weight.

Abstract: A substantially alcohol-free composition for treatment of acne contains about 0.05 to 26% by weight salicylic acid and about 0.05 to 28% by weight of a solubilizing agent for the salicylic acid, which is sodium tetraborate, sodium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate, dissolved in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous medium.

Abstract: A composition for topical aerosol application contains, by weight, a) about 20 to 90% of an active mixture in the form of a solution, gel or lotion with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide as active ingredient, and optionally, a polymeric thickening agent for a gel or lotion, and b) about 10 to 80% of a propellant system which includes dimethyl ether. The composition has a temperature in the range of 3 to 25° C. when dispensed.

Abstract: A building includes a rigid dwelling-house enclosing an inner space, a swimming-pool, and a device for moving the dwelling-house relative to the swimming-pool between a first position in which the dwelling-house is positioned on top of the swimming-pool which is thereby incorporated within the inner space of the dwelling-house, and a second position in which the dwelling house is adjacent the swimming-pool. The swimming-pool is usable as an outdoor swimming-pool or a covered swimming-pool, each of the dwelling-house and the swimming-pool retaining a separate functionality and being usable separately and simultaneously.

Abstract: An apparatus for charging horizontal and vertical cold chamber pressure die-casting machines with metal, includes a pressure chamber having a first end which connects to a cold chamber pressure die casting machine, and an interchangeable receptacle, arranged underneath or laterally underneath the pressure chamber, the receptacle including a riser pipe which extends upwardly from a first end immersed in molten metal in the receptacle through a gas-tight cover on the receptacle to a second end. A pressure or aspirating line is fastened on the cover and connected at a first end to the second end of the riser pipe, and is connectable at a second end to a mid-point in the pressure chamber.

Abstract: An electronic card for electromagnetic data exchange, the electronic card including an electronic circuit (2) which is contained in a housing (1), the housing (1, 1′) being provided with a bottom element (10) and a top element (20), the electronic circuit (2) being contained between inner surfaces (10′, 20′) of the bottom and top elements (10, 20). At least one of the bottom element (10) and the top element (20) is provided with at east one recess (11, 12, 21, 22, 11a, 12a, 21a, 22a), into which the electronic circuit (2) is inserted, the shape (11′, 12′, 21′, 22′, 11a′, 12a′, 21a′, 22a′) of the recess (11, 12, 21, 22, 11a, 12a, 21a, 22a) corresponding to an outer shape (2a′, 2b′, 2c′; 2a′, 2c′) of the electronic circuit (2), the electronic circuit (2) being at least partially covered by the top element (20), and the housing (1; 1′) being encased by a sheathing (50) made of plastics.

Abstract: A casting plant for low-pressure casting of molten metal with operatively and kinematically connected units in the form of linear or revolving conveying devices.

Abstract: An improved centrifugal pump having an integral pump/orifice plate located at either the pump discharge nozzle or suction nozzle for improved fluid flow measurements through the pump casing, and a process for measuring fluid flow through such a centrifugal pump casing is disclosed wherein the static pressure of a fluid being pumped by the pump is measured at a first point in the inlet or outlet area of the pump and at a second point removed along the nozzle, the pressures are compared to a pre-determined flow constant of the casing.

Abstract: A pump assembly for conventionally driven centrifugal pumps having a rolling element comprised of product lubricated ceramic or hybrid anti-friction bearings. The ceramic bearings are comprised of ceramic balls and ceramic races, whereas the hybrid bearings are comprised of ceramic balls with races made of another material. The ability of these bearings to perform well with poor lubrication allows the fluid that is being pumped to be used to lubricate and cool the bearings. An alternate embodiment comprises a double suction pump with the same durability and cost saving advantages.

Abstract: A method for repair of a length of a conduit having a circumferential inner surface, by anchoring to the inner surface in a direction parallel to the length a plurality of sections of tubing of generally rectangular cross-section spaced around the conduit in the circumferential direction, each of the sections of tubing having therein a plurality of openings in a direction parallel to the circumferential direction. A plurality of strips of plastic sheeting is then anchored to the tubing on a surface opposite to a surface of the tubing anchored to the inner surface, with the strips of plastic sheeting extending circumferentially around the conduit along the length of the repair, and defining a space between the plastic sheeting and the inner surface.

Abstract: A modular permanent-magnet electric motor assembly having a predetermined maximum power output for a submersible pump assembly, a stator having a plurality of electric coils adapted to be energized to create a magnetic field, and a rotor assembly disposed about a rotor shaft. The rotor assembly comprises a predetermined number of rotor modules sufficient to achieve the predetermined power output and a pair of bearing carriers separated by the rotor modules. Each rotor module comprises a rotor core and a plurality of magnets disposed about or otherwise associated with the rotor core. The magnetic field between the coils and the magnets causes rotation of the rotor modules, the rotor assembly, and, thus, the rotor shaft. The rotor assembly desirably also includes a protective sheath to prevent fluid from entering the rotor assembly and contacting the rotors. The predetermined number of rotor modules are installed on the shaft during the process of manufacturing the motor.

Abstract: A volute pump having a suction volute, a discharge volute and an impeller. The volute pump further comprises a wearing ring seated between the interior walls of the suction volute and the impeller. The wearing ring has an accurate extended portion which extends into the passage of the suction volute to prevent flow separation caused by dead zones in the suction passage.

Abstract: A thrust bearing assembly for a submersible motor assembly of a submersible pump assembly comprising first and second bearing members or plates and first and second bearing holders contained within a housing. Each bearing plate is in the form of a disk having a bearing surface, and the first and second bearing plates are disposed between the first and second bearing holders with the bearing surfaces in face-to-face contact. The first bearing holder is in the form of a thrust bearing holder, and the second bearing holder is in the form of a gimbal plate. The first bearing plate is adapted to rotate with a rotor shaft of the submersible pump assembly and to impose a thrust load on the second plate, and the second bearing plate is adapted to remain stationary relative to the rotating first bearing plate. Grooves are defined by one or both of the bearing surfaces to allow fluid from a fluid supply to enter between the bearing surfaces to create a fluid film to lubricate and cool the bearing surfaces.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for making an assembly of self-adhering, pressure sensitive labels wherein a facestock of continuous printable sheet material is first printed and overcoated with a silicone polymer acting as a release agent on its obverse side and is next printed and overcoated with a waterborne, pressure sensitive polymer adhesive on its reverse side, the imprinted and coated sheet material then being assembled into a coiled sheet roll or into a layered stack of selected lengths thereof, such that the first (obverse) side of one length of sheet material is placed in substantially contiguous contact with the opposing second (reverse) side of each subsequently assembled length of sheet material. The resulting label package does not require additional silicone release sheets, and the continuous sheet can be perforated and/or cut during assembly to provide a packaged supply of tear-off labels.

Abstract: A closure for a container is provided which includes a collar engaging the opening of the container, and a removable cap pivotally hinged to the collar by means of a double-fold hinge. When closed, the cap fits over the collar. The arc of travel of the cap as it pivots between its opened and closed position is such that the cap clears the cap engaging portion of the collar and the product in the container. The upper surface of the cap includes a chordal ridge which is adapted to be engaged by thumb pressure enabling easy grasping and opening of the container using one hand. The collar includes a cap engaging portion having at least one upstanding bead circumferentially disposed along an outside surface while the cap has at least one ridge circumferentially disposed along an inside surface configured to engage the upstanding bead when the cap is removably placed over the cap engaging portion such that the cap is retained on the collar.

Abstract: A high pressure centrifugal slurry pump in which the impellers and their associated diffusers are formed of hard chrome iron. A liquid-tight high pressure containment shell surrounds the impellers and diffusers and is radially spaced from them. The resulting space between the array of impellers and diffusers and the containment shell is in fluid communication with the interiors of the impellers and diffusers, preferably through a channel located between the last diffuser of the pump and the end wall at the high pressure end of the pumping chamber.

Abstract: A floor structure electrical junction apparatus mounted within a structural slab for providing electrical power connections and communication connections. A load bearing chassis has one or more generally rectangular apertures and a top portion having a vertically recessed lip portion circumscribing inwardly facing peripheral edges of each aperture. One or more receptacle modules are constructed to fit within the apertures, where each of the receptacle modules provides a plurality of electrical power or communication connectors. Two or more upstanding support members depend from the top portion where the support members rest upon a bottom portion of the structural slab. The support members have flanges horizontally projecting toward a central portion of the aperture, the flanges being disposed below the recessed lip portion for supporting a bottom portion of the receptacle module.