Abstract: A storage and transport drum including a removable cover and a liner bag assembly. The liner bag includes bottom, side, and top walls and a collar surrounding an opening in the top wall. The collar includes a groove for receiving a retainer ring that fits within a groove in the side wall of a drum cover fitting. An exterior plug is provided for the drum cover fitting and an interior plug for the bag collar. The fitting, the collar, and the retainer ring are arranged such that the retainer ring retains the collar against unintentional separation relative to the fitting, but the bag and collar may be intentionally separated by pushing the bag into the drum when desired.

Abstract: A secure disposable container assembly for medical sharps and waste comprises the combination of a substantially rigid box-like lower housing defined by upstanding front, back, and side walls terminating with a top having an upwardly extending rectangular opening for providing access to the housing, and a semi-cylindrical top curving about a generally horizontal axis secured along one edge of said top by a hinge and secured along the other edge by locking tabs for permanent securement thereto, an elongated horizontally extending access opening in said top for receiving a disposable syringe or the like, and a pivotable closure for said opening pivotably mounted about said axis within the top and having a receptacle area normally exposed to said access opening in a first position for receiving a disposed article and a curved surface for covering the access opening upon pivoting from said first position to a second position for dumping the article into said housing.

Abstract: An open top container having at least one side wall constructed of vertically disposed panels having horizontally extending corrugations or ribs lending beam and column strength to the side wall panels. The panels of that side wall can have an interconnecting slip joint permitting limited horizontal movement between the panels. One or more of the side posts of at least that side wall can have inner and outer sleeved sections permitting vertical movement of the bottom end relative to the top end while restricting horizontal movement and forces. The side post vertical movement permits the transference of portions of the vertical, load imposed forces from the top rail to the corrugated ribs of the side wall panels. The composite beam consisting of the top rail, bottom rail, corrugated panels and side post can be prestressed for additional advantages. Also, both walls of a rectangular container for maximum advantage should include the horizontal corrugations and the sleeved side post.

Abstract: A videocassette overlay tray comprised of a sturdy plastic composition which is inexpensive and improves sorting and storage functions of videocassettes in the duplication and manufacturing environment. The videocassette tray permits the storage of a large number of videocassettes before or after the duplication process, and the walls and recesses of the overlay tray are constructed so that the trays may be stacked one upon another in interfitting relationship with the tray fully retaining and protecting the videocassettes placed in fixed positions within the tray below. The trays are further constructed whereby each recess helps form a support apex, thus allowing a tray when full to be stacked one on top of another while resting on a storage platform or cart, and also is capable of being nested when empty in one of two possible nesting configurations.

Abstract: A chemical spray tank comprising a bottom wall, front wall, back wall, opposite side walls and a top wall. The top wall of the tank is provided with a fill opening defined by a vertically disposed annular wall member adapted to receive a lid, or cover. An annular channel, or recessed area, extends around the annular wall member and has a bottom wall which is disposed between the upper and lower ends of the annular wall member. The bottom wall of the annular recessed area has one or more closable openings formed therein, so that chemical collected therein may be drained into the interior of the tank to prevent the chemical from flowing on to the ground, which would result in a chemical spill required to be reported.

Abstract: A refuse receptacle has a main compartment which can be subdivided into smaller sub-compartments by the addition of adjustable panels. Different solid refuse materials can be separately stored in the subcompartments. Grooves and clips are provided to secure removable, flexible liners within the sub-compartments.

Abstract: A storage and transport container for a fluent material has a stiff outer vessel having an upright side wall formed of a grid of steel bars and a floor. The floor is inclined with respect to the horizontal downward to a predetermined low point at the side wall. An elastically flexible liner in the vessel has a side and a base respectively generally corresponding to the side wall and floor of the vessel and is provided at the low point with a drain fitting. The base is inclined when the liner is only partially filled with the fluent material to the horizontal to the low point at an angle substantially greater than that between the vessel floor and the horizontal but forms the same angle and lying on the floor when fully filled with the fluent material.

Abstract: A handled, open-ended, single layer, elastic and resilient thermal insulator for cylindrical beverage containers made in the form of a flat rectangular strip of foamed cross-linked polyolefin which is slightly longer than the circumference of the container to be insulated and has a pair of overlapping inter-engaging tabs at its opposite end portions and integral closed handle elements extending radially outwardly from above and below the tabs when the strip is applied to such a container. The insulator is made by a method in which a generally rectangular strip is cut from a panel of such flexible expanded thermal insulating material and, at the same time, a U-shaped cut is made in the interior of each of the opposite terminal portions of the strip to thereby produce flexible tabs, with the open end of each of the U-shaped cuts facing each other.

Abstract: A storage box that is both rust and tamper resistant. The box includes a body and a cover that are coupled together by a hinge along the upper rear edge of the box. The rear wall of the cover is "V" shaped, extending downward along the outside of the box, then bending toward the inside of the box and extending upward. The cover is secured to the hinge by rivets that extend through the outer arm of the hinge and the inner portion of the rear wall of the cover, such that the heads of the rivets are neither visible nor accessible from the outside of the box. The hinge is fabricated from stainless steel and the cover and the body are both treated with a rust resistant coating.

Abstract: Disclosed is a paint bucket (11) lined with a disposable plastic bag type liner (15). Combination bucket and liner (10) includes an air evacuation or extraction provision to "suck" liner (15) firmly against the interior of bucket (11). The individual liners (15) are initially held in bucket (11) using an airtight circumferential sealing ring (16) which engages rim (14) of bucket (11). Most of the air which is trapped between liner (15) and the interior surface of bucket (11) is then evacuated out a closable orifice (17) in the lower portion of bucket (11).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a recyclable garbage separator having an outer container and a plurality of modular inner containers adapted to be locatable within the outside container. The outside container may have pivotable cover portions having openings therein substantially corresponding to the size of the openings in the upper surface of the inner containers. The structure may be formed of recycled material and the outer container may have large openings formed in the walls thereof to reduce the weight of the container and the amount of material necessary to make the container.

Abstract: Improved multi-wall containers and pipes for transporting fluids which have to be protected against leakawge and mechanical forces, have an inner and outer wall separated by a continuous foam layer integrated into the containers. Improved strength and resistance to axial inertial pressure is provided by the method of manufacture using chopped fiberglass, continuous windings and suitable polyester resins and circumferential ribs spaced at stress points and integrally incorporated into the containment walls. Vessels produced according to the methods of the invention have a moment of inertia strength of about 4.67 in.sup.4 substantially eliminating torquing, buckling and rupture.

Abstract: An electrical service box is shown as having a main body formed of longitudinally extending body portions of generally cylindrical outer surfaces whereby the main body is capable of being slidably received in a mounting hole having a periphery which at least closely approaches the cross-sectional configuration of such outer surfaces.

Abstract: An inflatable beverage container defined by concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls which further define an annular chamber therebetween, the cylindrical walls terminating in a semi-rigid inverted "V shaped" upper lip which defines a top end of the container, and a planar base which circumferentially defines the bottom end of the container, the container further having an inflatable handle in fluidic communication with the annular chamber, the container additionally having an integral apparatus for introducing air into the annular chamber for inflation or deflation thereof for easy storage.

Abstract: A removable partition for dividing a container into compartments. In a first embodiment the partition takes the form of an upper paper disk and a lower foam disk. The edges of the partition are bent upwardly such that the edge portion of the foam will contact the interior of the container, providing a much better hold than just paper. In a second embodiment, the partition is formed of upper and lower paper disks. The disks are secured together in an area spaced inwardly from the edges, such that the edges of the disks are not connected. The edges may thus be slightly spaced and provide a wider area of engagement with the inner walls of the container, providing a better hold than a single paper disk.

Abstract: A three sided, trapezoidal shaped storage container having an open front and housing three small, removable trapezoidal shaped storage bins for storing recyclable household water products such as glass, plastic, newspaper and aluminum cans. Said container has a hinged lid which, when in the closed position, provides a work bench area for chores related to recycling such as sorting and binding. In addition, said container has a pair of wheels and a pair of handles to provide a means of easily moving it around the yard.

Abstract: A novel fuel tank is disclosed for a vehicle. The fuel tank includes a first and second housing part, each having an outer peripheral flange. The flanges are adapted to abut against each other and, in doing so, form a chamber between the central portions of the housing parts. These flanges are then sealingly secured together. Each housing part is a laminate structure having an outer layer constructed of an abrasion and impact resistant material, a vapor barrier layer constructed of a material impervious to hydrocarbon vapors, and a chemically resistant layer constructed of a material resistant to erosion from hydrocarbons and conventional fuel additives. Each housing part may also have additional layers, such as a heat and light reflective layer adjacent the outermost abrasion resistant layer, as well as a structural layer to add strength and rigidity to the overall tank.

Abstract: A double wall tank for the storage of liquids is manufactured from a rigid single wall inenr tank by forming a mixture of an internal lubricating agent and a curable synthetic resin and applying over the inner tank exerior surface the mixture of the lubricating agent and the curable synthetic resin to form, when cured, a substantially rigid outer sheath that is substantially fluid tight and that resists bonding to the inner tank.

Abstract: An insert is provided for partitioning a container and for retaining two or more bags within the container. The insert includes a stable, expanding base, a telescoping, vertical support member connected to the base, at least one telescoping, horizontal arm connected to an upper portion of the support member, and at least one telescoping, horizontal leg connected to a lower portion of the support member.

Abstract: A box for equipment to be built into a wall or the like comprises at least one inlet provisionally closed by a knock-out. The knock-out is delimited by a line of reduced strength. A pull member is fastened to it to facilitate the application of a traction force to it.