Abstract: A container holding two separate components which are mixed prior to use is provided. The container comprises a housing with a dispensing opening and neck portion between said opening and the bottom end of housing. The container further comprises a displaceable member disposed within the housing and having a partition wall with an edge adapted for a sealing engagement with internal walls of the neck portion, thereby defining two compartments separated by said partition wall. A displaceable member is axially displaceable between two positions along an axis extending through the neck portion. These two positions comprise a first position where the edge of the partition wall sealingly engages the internal walls of the neck portion, and a second position where the edge of the partition wall and the internal walls are disengaged permitting flow communication between the two compartments. This flow communication allows mixing of the two components to form a formulation which is then ready for use.

Abstract: A container holding two separate components, which are mixed prior to use is provided. The container comprises a housing defining a first compartment having a sealable opening and a neck portion between said first compartment and said opening. The container further comprises a displaceable member which is disposed within the housing which has a partition wall with an edge adapted for sealing engagement with the internal wall of the neck portion, thereby defining a second compartment sealed from the first compartment and being in flow communication with the opening. The displaceable member is axially displaceable between two positions along an axis extending through the neck portion. These two positions comprise a first position where the edge of the partition wall sealably engages the internal walls of the neck portion, and a second position where the edge of the partition wall and the internal walls of the neck portion are disengaged, permitting flow communication between the two compartments.

Abstract: The sealing strip comprises an elongate sealing portion formed of resiliently compressible material such as foam and an elongate attachment portion extending laterally from the sealing portion. The attachment portion is provided with adhesive to affix it to the rear side of a first body panel so that the sealing portion is located in a gap between the panel and an adjacent component so as to seal or mask the gap therebetween. The sealing portion and attachment portion are preferably integrally formed by an extrusion process. The sealing strip has particular application to the sealing of the "B" post gap of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A guide coat is formed on a surface as part of a smoothing operation, e.g., during vehicle bodywork, by distributing finely divided particulate material, e.g., a non-toxic, water-based black powder paint, over the surface so the material remains on and thus highlights any irregularities on the surface. The material may be wiped onto the surface by an applicator, e.g., synthetic foam or sponge, impregnated with the material. The material may be stored in a container in a loose, finely divided form or in a compact, substantially solid form from which finely divided particles may be removed. The majority of the material is subsequently removed from the surface as the surface is abraded to remove the highlighted irregularities.

Abstract: A container for storing two components separately and then mixing them prior to use includes a housing having an opening and a neck portion, a displaceable member, and a closure member. The housing is formed with a first compartment and a second compartment intercommunicating at the neck portion. The displaceable member has a partition wall for sealing the neck portion. The displaceable member is formed such that the partition wall moves from a non-sealing position in which the first and second compartments intercommunicate to a sealing position in which the neck portion is sealed. The displaceable member also may feature at least one conduit for allowing introduction of a component through the opening into the housing. The closure member seals the at least one conduit of the displaceable member and/or the opening of the housing. The displaceable member may be moved by rotating, pushing or pulling and may be moveable by a portion exterior to the housing.

Abstract: An asphaltic concrete or paving material includes at least 5 percent, and preferably from 5 to 20 percent, of granular recycled plastic, which supplements or replaces the rock aggregate component of the mixture. The material produces a structurally superior paving material and longer lived roadbed. The plastic may include any and all residual classes of recyclable plastic, including thermosetting plastics and other plastics having little to no current widespread utility. The material produces roadbeds of higher strength with less total asphalt thickness and having greater water impermeability, and is most useful for all layers below the surface layer. The recyclable plastic component of the material is preferably a mixture of all recyclable classes 3 through 7, or of those materials from such classes from which potentially more valuable recyclable materials have been selectively removed.

Abstract: An asphaltic concrete or paving material includes from 5 to 20 percent or more of granular recycled plastic, which supplements or replaces the rock aggregate component of the mixture. The material produces a structurally superior paving material and longer lived roadbed. The paving material includes any and all residual classes of recyclable plastic, including thermosetting plastics and other plastics having little to no current widespread utility. The material produces roadbeds of higher strength with less total asphalt thickness and having greater water impermeability, and is most useful for all layers below the surface layer. The recyclable plastic component of the material is preferably a mixture of all recyclable classes 3 through 7, or of those materials from such classes from which potentially more valuable recyclable materials have been selectively removed. The paving product is preferably formed by a process of shredding or mechanically granulating used and industrial waste plastic to a no.

Abstract: A soft tissue biopsy device provided with a piston retraction mechanism designed as a pistol-grip handle for developing a suction chamber within a housing as the piston slides therein. The suction reaches the cannula tip as it is withdrawn, drawing tissue into a depression on an exposed stylet. When the piston retraction mechanism reaches a preset cam limit point, it automatically releases the piston, which is shot forward and restored to its position in the housing by vacuum-spring action. Thus, the cannula slides quickly over the stylet, cutting the tissue and retaining it in the depression. The entire procedure is performed by a single-handed operation. The inventive biopsy device is designed with a piston and housing which are relatively large in comparison to the cannula diameter. Thus, with initial retraction of the piston, a relatively large suction is developed in the cannula, drawing tissue therein and firmly seating it in the stylet depression.

Abstract: A fruit picking device includes a head for receiving the fruit, a first pair of bails pivotally mounted to the head in spaced relation to each other across the housing opening, a second pair of bails pivotally mounted to the head in spaced relation to each other across the housing opening substantially perpendicularly to the first pair of bails, and cutter blades carried by the latter bails and effective, when the bails are pivoted to their closed positions, to engage and cut the stem of the fruit within the head.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting resonant frequency of bones has an electro-mechanical transducer arranged for application to the external skin surface covering a bone, the transducer being in a feed-back circuit with an amplifier and phase shifter having a unity gain and a loop phase of zero. The feed-back circuit is connected to a display comprising an A-D converter and a digital display. The apparatus displays the lowest order transverse mode set up in a bone.In a further embodiment the transducer is arranged to pierce the skin and to be in direct contact with a bone. The transducer has a coupling rod and a detector which may be both positioned at the same station on a bone or at spaced stations along a bone.