Abstract: A spanner for simultaneously gripping a plurality of fasteners. The spanner includes a body, the body having a plurality of spaced apart fastener grips for simultaneously gripping the plurality of fasteners. The spanner also includes at least one attachment member for attaching the spanner to a structure the fasteners attach to.

Abstract: A spanner for simultaneously gripping a plurality of fasteners. The spanner includes a body, the body having a plurality of spaced apart fastener grips for simultaneously gripping the plurality of fasteners. The spanner also includes at least one attachment member for attaching the spanner to a structure the fasteners attach to.

Abstract: There is disclosed a safety system for stoppers and bungs. In particular, there is disclosed a stopper safety system for stoppers (50) for pipes (60). The stopper safety system includes a housing (30) configured for attachment to a stopper. The housing is adapted to hold a pressure sensor and a transmitter. The transmitter is positioned in the housing such that the transmitter abuts a first end of the stopper. The stopper safety system also includes a receiver (20) and a monitor (10). The transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a measured pressure from the pressure sensor to the receiver (20) and the monitor (10) and the monitor is configured to display the measured pressure.

Abstract: There is disclosed a safety system for stoppers and bungs. In particular, there is disclosed a stopper safety system for stoppers (50) for pipes (60). The stopper safety system includes a housing (30) configured for attachment to a stopper. The housing is adapted to hold a pressure sensor and a transmitter. The transmitter is positioned in the housing such that the transmitter abuts a first end of the stopper. The stopper safety system also includes a receiver (20) and a monitor (10). The transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a measured pressure from the pressure sensor to the receiver (20) and the monitor (10) and the monitor is con figured to display the measured pressure.

Abstract: Methods for activating a second application on a user device using a first application already installed and activated on the user device are described. In one embodiment the second application requests activation from the first application. The first application then authenticates a user before providing an activation response. The activation response can be requested from a remote server by the first application on behalf of the second application. The methods improve the ease of activating new software on a user device.

Abstract: Methods for activating a second application on a user device using a first application already installed and activated on the user device are described. In one embodiment the second application requests activation from the first application. The first application then authenticates a user before providing an activation response. The activation response can be requested from a remote server by the first application on behalf of the second application. The methods improve the ease of activating new software on a user device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a closure having a top wall which has a base cross-sectional thickness, a threaded portion and an annular skirt depending therefrom which includes tamper-evident means frangibly connected thereto. The top wall further comprises a stiffening block from which an inner annular seal and an outer annular seal depend. The inner annular seal is characterized by depending from a point of the stiffening block which is midway between the inner and outer periphery of the stiffening block and which is positioned to sealingly engage the inner wall of the opening of a container to which the closure is applied. The outer annular seal depends from the stiffening block in a manner such that the outer wall of the seal defines the outer periphery of the stiffening block.

Abstract: A self-centering container closure includes a locator annulus which extends downwardly from the undersurface of the crown, radially inwardly from a resilient fin. The annulus extends downwardly by a distance greater than the fin and has an outer diameter slightly smaller than that of the inner diameter of the neck of the container with which it is to be used. The annulus assists with centering the closure on the container as the closure is screwed onto the container.

Abstract: The invention provides a container closure molded from a plastics material and comprising a crown, an annular skirt depending from the crown and provided with a screw-thread on its internal surface, a tamper-evident ring connected to the free end of the annular skirt by a series of frangible bridges extending across an axial gap or circumferential line of weakening between the ring and the skirt, the ring having on its inner surface a series of integral radially inwardly projecting protrusions each having a contact surface generally facing the crown, wherein each bridge is formed with a weakened portion in the unscrewing direction, whereby during unscrewing of the closure from a container neck with a security band formation, the fracture of the bridges occurs as a result of tension and shear forces to provide a sequential separation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a container closure molded from plastics material and comprising a crown, an annular skirt depending from the crown and formed with a screw threaded on its internal surface and a tamper evident ring connected to the end of the skirt remote from the crown by a series of frangible bridges extending across an axial gap between the ring and the skirt, or by a band of the material with a circumferential line of weakening therein. The ring has spaced along its inner surface a plurality of radially inwardly projecting protrusions each having an abutment surface generally facing the crown, but having a slight inclination away from the crown in the radially inward direction, and an inwardly facing cam surface inclined away from the crown. The inwardly facing cam surface has a compound curve tapering downwardly from the crown and towards the screwing-on direction, thereby to assist capping.

Abstract: A molded screw-threaded plastics closure has depending from the underside of the top an annular sealing portion spaced inward of the skirt. The sealing portion includes a plug part with a sealing rib for engaging the internal surface of the neck of a container, a radially outwardly projecting flange above the plug part, and a waisted pivot part disposed between the flange and the top. As the closure is applied, the sealing rib first moves into sealing engagement with the bore of the neck of the container, and then the flange comes into engagement with the top of the neck of the container and causes the sealing portion to pivot outwards about the part to tighten the seal. An internal rib on the skirt engages the outer surface of the neck of the container to form a secondary seal. Forms of stop may be provided for limiting the movement of the closure and/or the pivotal deflection of the sealing portion to prevent over-tightening during application of the closure.

Abstract: A container closure moulded from plastics material has a top 10, an internally screw-threaded skirt 11, and a tamper-evident ring 13 connected to the bottom edge of the skirt by frangible bridges 15. The radially inner surface of the ring 13 is formed with an odd number of evenly spaced inwardly projecting protrusions 16 for engaging under a security band on the neck of a container. The use of an odd number of protrusions ensures that no two protrusions are diametrically opposite each other and in consequence permits the closure to shift or wriggle diametrally during application of the closure to a container and thus facilitates movement of the ring 13 past the security band. An annular groove 20 is formed on the radially-outer surface of the ring at a location axially between the upper ends of the protrusions 16 and the bridges 15, and serves to form an annular hinge about which the lower parts of the ring 13 can pivot during application of the closure.

Abstract: A container closure molded from plastics material has a top, an annular skirt depending from the top and formed with a screw-threaded on its internal surface, and a tamper-evident ring connected to the bottom edge of the skirt by frangible bridges. The radially inner surface of the ring is formed with wedge-shaped inwardly projecting protrusions for engaging under a security band on the neck of a container. An annular groove is formed on the radially-outer surface of the ring at a location axially between the upper ends of the protrusions and the bridges, and serves to form a hinge in an advantageous method of molding the closure.

Abstract: A trench shoring machine comprises front and rear frameworks movable forwardly relative to each other and a series of longitudinally extending piles arranged along each side of the frameworks and movable longitudinally and independently of the frameworks. The piles are provided with rearward extensions which are laterally spaced from side elements of the rear frameworks so that lining members may be located between said rearward extensions and said elements to shore the trench sides after advance of the piles.