Abstract: An ostomy bag cleaning method and apparatus for cleaning an ostomy bag which bag has a flexible bag portion with a stoma opening and a plurality of ostomy belt tabs each tab having an opening therein. The ostomy bag also has a drain opening and a closure for the drain opening. An ostomy bag cleaning tool includes a tool member having a pair of arms connected to each other at one end and an ostomy bag connector on the other end of each arm and shaped to fit into an ostomy bag belt holding tab opening for supporting the bag thereon. The ostomy bag connector can include the tip of each arm being formed in a generally U-shape with the tip of the U extending at a right angle away from the rest of the arm and having a resilient tip cover thereover.

Abstract: A fastener for attaching sheet metal or articles to sheet metal. The fastener is a self-locking sheet metal screw having a plurality of equally spaced teeth formed within a recess beneath the fastener head during the heading operation. The teeth preferably have curved trailing edges and straight or slightly inclined leading edges, and each extends laterally a different distance from the shank, as well as vertically a different distance along the shank, such lateral and vertical distances on a single tooth being equal.