Abstract: A combined hook and adhesive fastener for use typically with vertical display materials has separate regions, one region having many hooks extending therefrom and another region having an adhesive layer. The hooks and adhesive may be located on the same part of the fastener on adjacent sections or they may be located on opposite sides of the fastener. By providing separate regions, the size of each region can be tailored for specific applications and is particularly useful when hanging display materials from fabric-covered walls since it permits an enlarged adhesive region and a reduced size hook region thereby permitting the more efficient use of hooks and adhesives. When the fastener is used in applications wherein they are under constant load, the adhesive covered region will usually be larger than the hook covered region since most common adhesives exhibit creep failure when under constant load, even a small constant load.

Abstract: A device which can dispense at least one pesticide which comprises a base unit (10) containing tanks (40, 42) for the pesticides and a wand (100) including valves (212, 134) to control dispensing of the pesticides, an electrode (280) to place an electrostatic charge on one pesticide, and a pulsing unit (128) to pulse the flow of one pesticide.

Abstract: An electronic trap for flying insects. Insects such as flies are attracted to the trap by a UV light source and then alight on a conductive grid with carefully spaced alternative areas of opposite potential. A pulsed cycle of electricity stuns the insects, which then dive down to a trap at the bottom of the device and, being entrapped, die.

Abstract: A self-propelled, low profile material-handling vehicle mounted on a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels. The vehicle supports an extendible boom rotatable around a horizontal pivot axis that is substantially located above the rear wheels. A cab for a driver is located on one side of the boom, and a load-carrying platform is located on the side of the boom opposite the cab. A well located in the vehicle body between the cab and the load-carrying platform is positioned lower than the pivot axis of the boom and is arranged to receive the boom when it is pivoted downward toward the front wheels so that a load can be maneuvered below grade level. The pivot axis is vertically located above the top of the wheels and below the top of a steering wheel located within the cab so that the driver's vision is substantially unobstructed when a load is carried by the boom close to the grade level.