Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) metal object manufacturing apparatus is equipped with a removable vessel to reduce the time required for start-up procedures after the printer is serviced. The removable vessel is filled with solid metal that is heated to its melting temperature before the bulk wire is inserted into the vessel to commence printing operations. The melting of the solid metal in the removable vessel requires less time that the melting of an length of bulk wire adequate to produce a volume of melted metal suitable for printer operation. The solid metal in the removable vessel can be metal pellets, metal powder, or a solid metal insert.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) metal object manufacturing apparatus is equipped with a removable vessel to reduce the time required for start-up procedures after the printer is serviced. The removable vessel is filled with solid metal that is heated to its melting temperature before the bulk wire is inserted into the vessel to commence printing operations. The melting of the solid metal in the removable vessel requires less time that the melting of an length of bulk wire adequate to produce a volume of melted metal suitable for printer operation. The solid metal in the removable vessel can be metal pellets, metal powder, or a solid metal insert.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) metal object manufacturing apparatus is equipped with a removable vessel to reduce the time required for start-up procedures after the printer is serviced. The removable vessel is filled with solid metal that is heated to its melting temperature before the bulk wire is inserted into the vessel to commence printing operations. The melting of the solid metal in the removable vessel requires less time that the melting of an length of bulk wire adequate to produce a volume of melted metal suitable for printer operation. The solid metal in the removable vessel can be metal pellets, metal powder, or a solid metal insert.

Abstract: A stool system for use in conjunction with a toilet having a bowl and a seat, includes a stool having a generally planar platform and a base, and an attachment means configured to be attachable directly to the toilet bowl, wherein the stool includes an accommodating means configured to allow the attachment means to be attached to the stool, thereby coupling the stool to the toilet bowl, and wherein the stool is movable between a use position and a storage position without decoupling the stool from the toilet bowl.

Abstract: A bundle pack includes a tray having a bottom, a sidewall, and a tray longitudinal axis. A plurality of packaged products disposed in the tray and the packaged products each having a product longitudinal axis and a product transverse axis. The plurality of packaged products is each disposed at an angle in the tray such that each product longitudinal axis forms a product angle ? with the tray longitudinal axis.