Abstract: A ball valve in which the ball of the valve is positively prevented from blowing out of the valve body in both directions, even if the valve is connected in the wrong direction or the fluid pressure is applied to the valve in the opposite direction. The ball is arranged in a valve body to selectively open and close a fluid passage in the body, and annular seals abut against the ball from both sides of the fluid passage, the annular seals being pushed towards the ball by seal carriers. In one embodiment, one of the seal carriers has a flange on the periphery of one end thereof, and the flange is locked to a step from inside which is formed on inner surface of one end portion of the valve body. In a second embodiment, the ball additionally has two grooves with abutting walls in respective ones of which a spindle and a pin coaxial with the spindle are fitted with the abutting walls positioned on the side of the one seal carrier.

Abstract: A stabilizer for chlorine-containing resins, comprising calcium hydroxide coated with a calcium salt of an organic acid, and a process for producing the same wherein calcium hydroxide and an organic acid are reacted at a molar ratio of 1 mole of calcium hydroxide: not more than 2 moles of organic acid in the presence of a medium and a surface active agent, while heating and stirring, to convert the outer surface of the calcium hydroxide to a calcium salt of the organic acid.

Abstract: A stabilizer for chlorine-containing resins, comprising calcium hydroxide coated with a calcium salt of an organic acid, and a process for producing the same wherein calcium hydroxide and an organic acid are reacted at a molar ratio of 1 mole of calcium hydroxide: not more than 2 moles of organic acid in the presence of a medium and a surface active agent, while heating and stirring, to convert the outer surface of the calcium hydroxide to a calcium salt of the organic acid.

Abstract: An annular groove is formed in the periphery of thermoplastic pipe near an end thereof by combining the forces of a fluid under pressure and a rigid expandable core mold. A pipe is heated, softened and placed over a core mold having an extensible portion. The extensible portion is in the retracted state initially and presents no obstacle to the placement of the pipe on the core mold. A space is provided internally of the pipe and is sealed by parts of the core mold whereby the application of a fluid pressure pushes outwardly on the inner periphery of the pipe. At the same time or subsequently the extensible portion of the core mold is extended to provide additional pressure to and to shape the latter internal periphery of the pipe.