Abstract: An automatic vehicle drying apparatus for use in an automatic car wash system comprising a series of vertically hanging towels connected to a rotating carriage and vaccum drying means disposed in the circuit of moving towels for drying the towels as they are rotated across the vehicle, wherein the towels are detachably connected to corresponding transparent flexible support strip elements to permit visual observation of vehicles behind the hanging strips.

Abstract: A liquid specimen transfer container, designed to prevent contamination, provides two interconnected storage chambers. The first chamber receives donor inputs via an integral basin which prevents splashing. Input in excess of a measured volume overflows into the second storage chamber for retention and later recovery. A removable closure such as a cap or plug, or suitable valve means such as a rupturable seal, prevents discharge of liquid from first chamber until the transfer container is connected to a receiving vessel such as a laboratory test instrument requiring a measured sample.