Abstract: An improved rope fastener is disclosed having a resilient thermoplastic body with at least one longitudinal passage for receiving a rope therein. The fastener includes one or more nail receiving bores transverse to the rope passage and extending across the rope passage to enable a nail to be driven through the fastener and a rope to retain the rope in the fastener body. To prevent pushing of rope fibers into the nail bore as the nail is being driven through the rope, a closure is provided in the nail bores to prevent rope fibers from entering into the nail bore. The nails pierce through the closure as they enter the opposite side of the fastener body.

Abstract: Apparatus for converting a liquid into an atomized mist and, in one form of the invention discharging the mist to the atmosphere, in another form of the invention discharging the mist into an air stream for spraying the mist onto a receiving surface, and in still another form of the invention discharging the mist in a selected pattern of spray onto a receiving surface without the use of an air stream. The liquid is converted into an atomized mist by a mechanical operation wherein the liquid is fed through orifices in a spray head and a blade is moved rapidly over the orifices so as to shear particles of liquid from the main stream and discharge them therefrom as a fine mist. The airstream can be generated by a fan that is part of the apparatus and is driven by an electrical motor that actuates the blade, or the airstream can be generated by a second source of energy located remotely of the apparatus.