Abstract: Provided in accordance with the principles of the present invention, in one preferred embodiment, is a pumping system (90). The system includes a housing (108) rotatably supporting a tube (112), with a plurality of magnets (116) located around the tube. The magnets create magnetic forces that cause the tube to rotate. The system further includes a pump (94) connected to the tube. When the tube rotates, the pump receives rotational mechanical energy, which operates the pump. Additionally, the tube and pump are connected in fluid communication such that fluid flows through the pump and the tube, when the system operates to pump a fluid. Preferably, the outlet end (98) of the pump connects to the tube in the system so that fluid first flows through the pump, and then through the tube.

Abstract: Provided in accordance with the principles of the present invention, in one preferred embodiment, is a mechanism (10). The mechanism functions in general for providing motive force, and is specially adapted for pumping applications. In particular, the mechanism includes an impeller/pumping section integral with a drive system (16). The mechanism includes a housing (14), and a tube (18) rotatably mounted within the housing. Specifically, the tube mounts in the housing for rotation of the tube relative to the housing, substantially about the tube's longitudinal axis. A power or drive system (16) connected to the tube, and/or forming part of the tube, causes the tube to rotate relative to the housing. The drive system preferably includes a plurality of magnets (42) mounted within the housing, located around the tube, for creating magnetic forces for causing the tube to rotate. One or more impellers (20) mount to the tube. The impellers are adapted to cause fluid flow through the tube when the tube rotates.

Abstract: The closure assembly of FIGS. 1 and 3 comprises a container 1, a cap 2 having a skirt portion 3, and a captive band 4 attached via a tamper-evident tear-off band 5 and a pair of frangible connections 6 and 7 to the skirt portion 3. Arrows 8 on the skirt 3 and 9 on the container 1 show that the cap 2 has been put on in the aligned position. A tab 10 on one end of the tear-off band 5 provides a grip for the fingers in removing the band. In FIG. 3 the tab 10 has been torn away to reveal a detent means on the container neck in the form of a projection 11. This is partly situated in a gap 19 under the tab 10 before this has been lifted away, and partly under the start end of the tear-off band 5, which is adapted to flex slightly to accommodate the projection 11 without any significant damage to the frangible connections 6 and 7.

Abstract: A recycling system treats petrochemical types of hazardous waste for disposal. Such waste typically includes in large part, a mixture of hydrocarbons, water, solids (soil particulate), and metals. The recycling system separates the water, solids, hydrocarbons, and metals from one another.