Abstract: A fitting (100), for securing an elongate member to a support structure, at least substantially consisting of filamentary material. The fitting (100) is shaped to define closed bottom portions (122), (124); a front portion (110) having sides (162), (164) that are mutually connected by one bottom portion (122); a back portion (130) having sides (182), (184) that are mutually connected by another bottom portion (124); a closed top portion (142) connecting a side (162) of the front portion (110) to a side (182) of the back portion (130); and another closed top portion (144) connecting another side (164) of the front portion (110) to another side (184) of the back portion (130). The front portion (110) is spaced from the back portion (130) to define a receiving space for receiving the elongate member. The front portion (110) is in register with the back portion (130) such that the front portion (110) and the back portion (130) are skewerable by a fastener engageable with the support structure.

Abstract: A pet waste disposal system incorporates a rear molding having an interior volume for a rear compartment and includes a bag roll containment chamber moiety adjacent an aperture in a bottom wall. A center molding has an extrusion received in a circumferential lip of the rear molding in a closed position and provides a center wall. The center molding also includes a bag roll containment chamber mating moiety extending from the center wall for engagement of the bag roll containment chamber moiety of the rear molding in the closed position. The extrusion houses a second interior volume for a portion of a forward compartment. A front molding has a sealing surface to engage a front sealing surface on the center molding. The front molding is closely received against the center molding in a closed position opposite the rear molding.

Abstract: A pet waste disposal system incorporates a rear molding having an interior volume for a rear compartment and includes a bag roll containment chamber moiety adjacent an aperture in a bottom wall. A center molding has an extrusion received in a circumferential lip of the rear molding in a closed position and provides a center wall. The center molding also includes a bag roll containment chamber mating moiety extending from the center wall for engagement of the bag roll containment chamber moiety of the rear molding in the closed position. The extrusion houses a second interior volume for a portion of a forward compartment. A front molding has a sealing surface to engage a front sealing surface on the center molding. The front molding is closely received against the center molding in a closed position opposite the rear molding.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for validating propagation of XML constraints to functional dependencies when transforming XML to relational data. The method includes steps of accepting variables indicative of XML-based data, determining if one of the variables is unique based on checking the validity of XML keys defining XML constraints and determining if one or more fields in said relational data do not have a null value. The variables are selected from a set of XML keys (?), a transformation Rule (R) and a Functional Dependency (?). One determining step includes substeps of viewing a transformation Rule as a Table Tree and traversing nodes in the Table Tree. The nodes are traversed until an XML key is found at a particular node and then said one of said plurality of variables (in one embodiment identified as x) is determined to be unique when compared to the context of said XML key.