Abstract: A process for making industrial products available by the manufacturer of the industrial products for online ordering through a communications network such as the Internet by a customer for the industrial products that has access to the communications network.

Abstract: Container apparatus (2) for transporting and storing fluid material, comprising a flexible bag (8), a rigid frame member (10) which is attached to an upper portion of the flexible bag (8), a rigid base (12), and elongate support members (16) which are positioned outside the flexible bag (8) and which are movable from a first position in which they extend between the rigid frame member (10) and the rigid base (12), to a second position in which they allow the sides of the flexible bag (8) to collapse, and the container apparatus being characterized in that the rigid frame member (10) is provided with inboard portions (13) which are attached to the sides (9) of the flexible bag (8) thereby to draw the sides of the flexible bag substantially inboard of the rigid base and force the fluid material towards corners of the flexible bag which are formed by points of attachment of the flexible bag to corners of the rigid frame member and to create an upper portion to the flexible bag which has opposing sides which are

Abstract: Known traffic barriers require heavy duty motors to raise and lower the arm. Accordingly, a traffic barrier arm operating mechanism comprises a component for raising and lowering an arm connected to a drive shaft. A crank arm is mounted on the drive shaft and a draw rod is connected to the crank arm, the draw rod passing through a bearing in which it is slidably pivoted. A spring guide is mounted at the bearing, the draw rod extending into the spring guide. The end of the draw rod remote from the crank arm carries a spring compression element engaging one or more springs contained within the spring guide and is arranged to compress the or each spring within the spring guide on rotation of the drive shaft in the first direction which, in use, causes the barrier arm to be lowered.

Abstract: Collapsible container apparatus (2) for the storage and transportation of fluid material, which collapsible container apparatus (2) comprises a collapsible outer bag (4), a rigid top portion (15) which is attached to sides (12) of the outer bag (4), a rigid base (16), horizontally extending constraint members (20) and elongate support members (22), the outer bag (4) having a discharge aperture (72), and the collapsible container apparatus (2) further including an auxiliary discharge member (108) for raising a part of the outer bag (4) opposite the discharge aperture (72) in order to cause the discharge aperture (70) to be at the lowest part of the outer bag (4) for complete discharging of the fluid material.