Abstract: Containers are provided for use with a beverage dispensing device. The container can include a housing defining a hollow interior and having an inlet leading to the hollow interior therein, an outlet disposed on the housing and leading to the hollow interior, a tube extending from the inlet and through the hollow interior toward a wall of the housing opposite the inlet, and a valve disposed in the outlet.

Abstract: Containers are provided for use with a beverage dispensing device. The container can include a housing defining a hollow interior and having an opening leading to the hollow interior, a cover coupled disposed over the opening, an inlet leading to the hollow interior, and an outlet spaced apart from the interior. The inlet and outlet can each have valves movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow into and out of the hollow interior.

Abstract: An aerosol dispenser comprising a pressurised aerosol can and a closure comprising an aerosol valve held within a retention chassis, the retention chassis being associated with a flexible sealing collar designed to radially surround the retention chassis and to seal against the edge of an opening in the aerosol can, wherein the retention chassis is axially moveable relative to the sealing collar and wherein the sealing collar is of outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the opening in the aerosol can and is sufficiently flexible to flex through the opening in the aerosol can when the retention chassis is in a first axial position relative to the sealing collar and wherein the sealing collar is firmly held against the edge of the opening in the aerosol can when the retention chassis is in a second axial position relative to the sealing collar.

Abstract: An aerosol dispenser (1) comprising a pressurised aerosol can (2) and a closure (3) comprising an aerosol valve (4) held within a retention chassis (5), said retention chassis (5) being associated with a flexible sealing collar (6) designed to radially surround the retention chassis (5) and to seal against the edge of an opening (7) in the aerosol can (2), wherein the retention chassis (5) is axially moveable relative to the sealing collar (6) and wherein the sealing collar (6) is of outer 7A diameter greater than the inner diameter of the opening (7) in the aerosol can (2) and is sufficiently flexible to flex through the opening (7) in the aerosol can (2) when the retention chassis (5) is in a first axial position relative to the sealing collar (6) and wherein the sealing collar (6) is firmly held 2 against the edge (7) of the opening (8) in the aerosol can (2) when the retention chassis (5) is in a second axial position relative to the sealing collar (6).

Abstract: A bus system for an industrial guard has a support on which is supported a plurality of modules each having at its two ends respectively first and second parts of a multi-way connector, whereby one module may be electrically connected to another module already mounted on the support. Each module has a pair of safety conductors extending between the connector parts and in a safety circuit and a further pair of data conductors also extending between the connector parts and in a data circuit. A given module may include a switch to break the circuit including the safety conductors, or a component which feeds data to the data conductor or which is controlled by data carried by the data conductor.

Abstract: A control method and apparatus for a door-locking mechanism which includes an electrically-released latch, to lock the door closed. A processing unit sources first and second data streams each of a repeating string of binary data, the two strings being of the same bit length and bit rate, the processing unit also having two sensing inputs. A normally-open first switch is associated with the latch and connects the first data stream to the first sensing input other than when the latch is released, and a normally-open second switch is associated with the door and serves to connect the second data stream to the second sensing input so long as the door remains closed. A normally-closed third switch is also associated with the door and serves to link together the first and second sensing inputs when the door is not closed. The processing unit outputs a signal indicative of an error condition should the data stream which appears at either sensing input not be the expected stream.

Abstract: An interlock unit (10) for use with at least one other like unit (11) to form an interlock mechanism has a top face (13) and opposed pairs of side walls (12) with at least one runner bar (17, 18) mounted in the unit for lateral sliding movement. An actuator (14, 15, 22) is supported on the top face (13), to effect lateral sliding movement of the runner bar (17, 18). One wall of the unit is provided with one part (27) of a two-part connector with the other part (33) on the opposed wall whereby two similar units may be joined together by relative sliding movement of the two units in the plane of the side walls (12). Joining together of two units (10, 11) in this way also joins together the runner bars (17) or (18) of the two units such that sliding motion of the runner bar (17) of one unit (10) is transferred to the runner bar (17) of the connected unit (11), for at least one direction of sliding movement of the runner bars (17).

Abstract: A bus system for an industrial guard has a support on which is supported a plurality of modules each having at its two ends respectively first and second parts of a multi-way connector, whereby one module may be electrically connected to another module already mounted on the support. Each module has a pair of safety conductors extending between the connector parts and in a safety circuit and a further pair of data conductors also extending between the connector parts and in a data circuit. A given module may include a switch to break the circuit including the safety conductors, or a component which feeds data to the data conductor or which is controlled by data carried by the data conductor.

Abstract: A control method and apparatus for a door-locking mechanism which includes an electrically-released latch, to lock the door closed. A processing unit sources first and second data streams each of a repeating string of binary data, the two strings being of the same bit length and bit rate, the processing unit also having two sensing inputs. A normally-open first switch is associated with the latch and connects the first data stream to the first sensing input other than when the latch is released, and a normally-open second switch is associated with the door and serves to connect the second data stream to the second sensing input so long as the door remains closed. A normally-closed third switch is also associated with the door and serves to link together the first and second sensing inputs when the door is not closed. The processing unit outputs a signal indicative of an error condition should the data stream which appears at either sensing input not be the expected stream.

Abstract: An interlock unit (10) for use with at least one other like unit (11) to form an interlock mechanism has a top face (13) and opposed pairs of side walls (12) with at least one runner bar (17, 18) mounted in the unit for lateral sliding movement. An actuator (14, 15, 22) is supported on the top face (13), to effect lateral sliding movement of the runner bar (17, 18). One wall of the unit is provided with one part (27) of a two-part connector with the other part (33) on the opposed wall whereby two similar units may be joined together by relative sliding movement of the two units in the plane of the side walls (12). Joining together of two units (10, 11) in this way also joins together the runner bars (17) or (18) of the two units such that sliding motion of the runner bar (17) of one unit (10) is transferred to the runner bar (17) of the connected unit (11), for at least one direction of sliding movement of the runner bars (17).