Abstract: A magnetic coupling mechanism (1) for a fluid conduit comprising: a female part (3) having an internal cavity (7) with an inlet opening (9) and an opposing outlet opening (19); a male part (5) having a coupling section (11) insertable through the inlet opening of the female part for coupling with the internal cavity thereof, and an engagement section (13) for engaging with a fluid conduit, a coupling arrangement provided between the internal cavity of the female part and the coupling section of the male part, the coupling arrangement including at least one engagement lug (23) extending from the coupling section, and at least one cooperating channel (25) provided within an inner wall of the internal cavity, the or each said cooperating channel accommodating an associated said engagement lug when the coupling section is rotated relative to the internal cavity once accommodated therein to a coupling position to thereby prevent extraction of the coupling section from the internal cavity; wherein the coupling sect

Abstract: A debris agitation mechanism (2) for a vacuum cleaning assembly (1) having a housing (3) with a front end (3a) and a rear end (3b) relative to a normal direction of operation of the vacuum cleaning assembly, and a suction opening (8) provided at the front 2024/076295 end thereof; the debris agitation mechanism comprising a rotatable bristle brush (5) locatable adjacent the front end of the housing; and a rotatable cloth brush (7) locatable adjacent the rear end of the housing; wherein the bristle brush and cloth brush are rotatable in the same direction to thereby direct debris respectively entrained by the bristle brush and cloth brush towards the front end of the housing.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling mechanism (1) for a fluid conduit comprising: a female part (3) having an internal cavity (7) with an inlet opening (9) and an opposing outlet opening (19); a male part (5) having a coupling section (11) insertable through the inlet opening of the female part for coupling with the internal cavity thereof, and an engagement section (13) for engaging with a fluid conduit, a coupling arrangement provided between the internal cavity of the female part and the coupling section of the male part, the coupling arrangement including at least one engagement lug (23) extending from the coupling section, and at least one cooperating channel (25) provided within an inner wall of the internal cavity, the or each said cooperating channel accommodating an associated said engagement lug when the coupling section is rotated relative to the internal cavity once accommodated therein to a coupling position to thereby prevent extraction of the coupling section from the internal cavity; wherein the coupling sect

Abstract: A charging and refuelling station for an autonomous cleaning robot including; a charging mechanism including a sprung mount resiliently supported on the charging and refuelling station, a swivel mount pivotally supported on the sprung mount, the swivel mount supporting contact plates for contacting charging contact plates of the autonomous cleaning robot when docked at the station; and a water exchange system including a tap for fresh water refilling of the autonomous cleaning robot, and a draining system including a drain tank for receiving water draining from the autonomous cleaning robot.

Abstract: A floor mopping system (3) for an autonomous cleaning apparatus (1)65), comprising a mop roller assembly (5) including a mop roller (9) and a drive mechanism (19) for rotatably driving the mop roller about a longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the mop roller assembly is supported on a suspension assembly (63) comprising an adaptive suspension mechanism (65) for providing at least 3 degrees of movement for the mop roller assembly.

Abstract: A floor mopping system (3) for an autonomous cleaning apparatus (1)65), comprising a mop roller assembly (5) including a mop roller (9) and a drive mechanism (19) for rotatably driving the mop roller about a longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the mop roller assembly is supported on a suspension assembly (63) comprising an adaptive suspension mechanism (65) for providing at least 3 degrees of movement for the mop roller assembly.

Abstract: Formulating an integrated disaster recovery (DR) plan based upon a plurality of DR requirements for an application by receiving a first set of inputs identifying one or more entity types for which the plan is to be formulated, such as an enterprise, one or more sites of the enterprise, the application, or a particular data type for the application. At least one data container representing a subset of data for an application is identified. A second set of inputs is received identifying at least one disaster type for which the plan is to be formulated. A third set of inputs is received identifying a DR requirement for the application as a category of DR Quality of Service (QoS) class to be applied to the disaster type. A composition model is generated specifying one or more respective DR QoS parameters as a function of a corresponding set of one or more QoS parameters representative of a replication technology solution. The replication technology solution encompasses a plurality of storage stack levels.

Abstract: Formulating an integrated disaster recovery (DR) plan based upon a plurality of DR requirements for an application by receiving a first set of inputs identifying one or more entity types for which the plan is to be formulated, such as an enterprise, one or more sites of the enterprise, the application, or a particular data type for the application. At least one data container representing a subset of data for an application is identified. A second set of inputs is received identifying at least one disaster type for which the plan is to be formulated. A third set of inputs is received identifying a DR requirement for the application as a category of DR Quality of Service (QoS) class to be applied to the disaster type. A composition model is generated specifying one or more respective DR QoS parameters as a function of a corresponding set of one or more QoS parameters representative of a replication technology solution. The replication technology solution encompasses a plurality of storage stack levels.

Abstract: Formulating an integrated disaster recovery (DR) plan based upon a plurality of DR requirements for an application by receiving a first set of inputs identifying one or more entity types for which the plan is to be formulated, such as an enterprise, one or more sites of the enterprise, the application, or a particular data type for the application. At least one data container representing a subset of data for an application is identified. A second set of inputs is received identifying at least one disaster type for which the plan is to be formulated. A third set of inputs is received identifying a DR requirement for the application as a category of DR Quality of Service (QoS) class to be applied to the disaster type. A composition model is generated specifying one or more respective DR QoS parameters as a function of a corresponding set of one or more QoS parameters representative of a replication technology solution. The replication technology solution encompasses a plurality of storage stack levels.

Abstract: Formulating an integrated disaster recovery (DR) plan based upon a plurality of DR requirements for an application by receiving a first set of inputs identifying one or more entity types for which the plan is to be formulated, such as an enterprise, one or more sites of the enterprise, the application, or a particular data type for the application. At least one data container representing a subset of data for an application is identified. A second set of inputs is received identifying at least one disaster type for which the plan is to be formulated. A third set of inputs is received identifying a DR requirement for the application as a category of DR Quality of Service (QoS) class to be applied to the disaster type. A composition model is generated specifying one or more respective DR QoS parameters as a function of a corresponding set of one or more QoS parameters representative of a replication technology solution. The replication technology solution encompasses a plurality of storage stack levels.