Abstract: A method and system for determining the recyclability of a product is disclosed. Through the use of the method and system in accordance with the present invention, the recyclability of a product can be calculated during the design phase of the product and subsequently utilized to adjust the design of the product to make sure that the product conforms with specific recyclability criteria. An aspect of the invention is a method for determining the recyclability of a product. The method includes implementing a query based on a plurality of recyclability criteria of the product, generating results based on responses to the query and determining the recyclability of the product based on the results of the query.

Abstract: This invention relates to a monitoring arrangement for a hanging file folder for identifying information contained in an electronic file folder locator system. A hanging file folder, as known in the art, includes a pair of laterally extending support bars along a pair of upper edges of the file folder wherein each upper edge is formed with a channel for holding a respective support bar, and the file folder is formed with a plurality of apertures into one of the upper edge channels at a plurality of spaced locations along that channel. The monitoring arrangement comprises a pair of parallel, substantially horizontal, support rails spaced apart within a file cabinet to suspend the file folder therebetween.

Abstract: A guide bar for use by workers involved in the manipulation of a hose which carries a high density material to a predetermined site. The bar is preferably used in the building trades by a work gang involved in the delivery of concrete. The guide bar includes a clamp for attachment to the hose, the bar itself which includes handle grasping means and a flexible connection between the clamp and the bar.