Abstract: A wall mounted apparatus for dispensing wet wipes and toilet tissue, wherein a mounting plate has an outwardly open compartment for positioning a roll of conventional dry paper for dispensing paper outwardly from the mounting plate and at a location below the supply of wet wipes. A wet wipes dispenser has a chamber for storing a stack of wet wipes and an upper wall with an opening for dispensing a wet wipe, the stack supported atop a support tray that is biased upwardly towards the opening with removal of the topmost sheet of the stack simultaneously pulling the next sheet of the stack into position for subsequent withdrawal from the opening. The upper wall is removable to stock and restock the chamber and the opening is covered with a slitted moisture protective sheet. A closure lid is normally biased by a torsion spring into closed sealing relation with the protective sheet.

Abstract: The invention is for use with a plural component sequential metering system. In the method of the invention, after a selected number of doses have been dispensed, the system stops and calculates how many of those doses have fallen within a predetermined tolerance of the desired ratio between the two materials. If too many doses fall outside the tolerance, the dose size is decreased. This process is repeated until the appropriate number of doses fall within the desired tolerance.

Abstract: In a gas cartridge, inside of an outer can 1 is arranged with an inner bag 2 charged with a gas, and a space between the outer can 1 and the inner bag 2 is charged with a compression gas G2 for pressing to crush the inner bag 2 in accordance with consumption of the gas. The outer can 1 is integrally formed with a deformation introducing portion P1 for producing an initial deformation at the inner bag 2.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing system and methods including color-coded visual indicia to assist an operator in the proper selection of the components and in the configuration of those components in the system during setup, maintenance and diagnostics. Color-coded indicia is also provided to assist an operator in the proper selection of a solenoid for use in a particular application. Various components of the liquid dispensing system, such as the melter unit, controller, hoses, electrical cordsets and solenoid, include visually identifiable color-coded indicia on the surfaces of the components, such as color-coded rings, bands and characters, to assist the operator in the component selection and configuration processes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a container for storing and dispensing a multi-component coating composition. The container includes a first storage portion for holding a first coating component and a fluidly separable second storage portion for housing a second coating component. Each storage component includes a dispensing outlet for dispensing the coating component from its respective storage portion. Further, the dispensing outlets are adapted to dispense the coating components at a specific predetermined ratio.

Abstract: A dispensing system for a plural component mixture includes a dispensing device, a first container which may or may not be flexible, and separate flexible second containers for each of the components. The second containers are adapted to be placed within the first container. The first container is adapted to be held by an operator during dispensing of plural component mixture from the dispensing device. Separate conduits are coupled between the second containers and the dispensing device. The dispensing device includes a passageway for the passage of each respective component through the dispensing device. Each passageway includes a valve. An actuator controls the valves, thereby controlling the passage of the respective components through the dispensing device. A second valve is coupled in the conduits between the respective components' sources and the dispensing device.

Abstract: A holding and dispensing device may include at least one internal cartridge to hold at least one kind of spice, seasoning, salt or the like. The device may include a rotatable cap to select at least one spice to be poured and a rotatable flow selector to select the preferred flow of the selected spice or seasoning.

Abstract: A storage and dispensing system for potable liquids, e.g., wine, includes an inclined rack which holds a bottle with the neck down, a dispensing head sealing the bottle neck, and an inert gas supply system in fluid communication with the head. As liquid is dispensed from the bottle, low-pressure gas is admitted into the bottle, to inhibit oxidation of the wine. The system includes one or more self-sealing elements in the head itself and/or in gas lines between the head and a gas regulator. Because the self-sealing elements prevent air from entering into the system when the gas lines are detached, each bottle can have a dedicated head and bottles can be swapped out for dispensing, without the need for replacing bottle heads, sparging, or using more than one source of gas.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a liquid dispensing head and system have been disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure suitable for dispensing pourable product from a container. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a “twist to open” type closure operated by a twisting action.

Abstract: A dispenser for use in dispensing a selected volume of a granulated, dry product. The dispenser includes a main body having an open interior that receives the supply of granulated products to be dispensed. A loading and dispensing member is positioned to receive the granulated product within a receiving cavity formed as part of the loading and dispensing member. A portion control member is selectively positioned within the receiving cavity. The position of the portion control member can be adjusted to vary the portion volume received within the receiving cavity between the portion control member and an open end of the receiving cavity. Once the portion volume has been received within the receiving cavity, the loading and dispensing member is moved to the dispensing position to dispense the portion volume. In this manner, a known, selected portion volume can be dispensed from the dispenser.

Abstract: A self-standing fluid dispenser has a main hollow body, and a second hollow body integrally connected to the bottom of main hollow body to form a sump. A pumping device draws fluid content out of dispenser through the bottom entrance of a down comer tube located within the sump. The fluid dispenser stably stands on support legs that have a height no less than the height of the sump. The fluid dispenser is capable of emptying the fluid content in the main hollow body completely. The residual fluid content remained in the dispenser is reduced to about the interior volume of the sump.

Abstract: A manually handheld and operated trigger sprayer has a novel shroud configuration that provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the component parts of the trigger sprayer and also provides a pad on the shroud that provides a comfortable feel to the user's hand holding the trigger sprayer in addition to enhancing the appearance of the trigger sprayer.

Abstract: A caulking gun includes a cartridge holder, a stock, a plunger, actuator plates, an actuator spring, an adjustable handle, a trigger, a nozzle cutter, a cartridge poker and a retractable arm clip. A handle, able to slide along a lower rail of a cartridge holder, is engaged and disengaged using a trigger. Said handle permits a user to adjust the balance point of the gun at will. To disengage the handle, a trigger is lifted, releasing a forked tab at the rear of the handle that engages the lower rail. Squeezing the trigger reengages the forked tab. The actuator plates are aligned such that a cartridge's internal pressure is relieved each time the trigger is released. A nozzle cutter provides a clean cut, and allows for nozzle tips to be easily discarded. A retractable arm clip is used as a secondary contact point with a user's arm.

Abstract: An aerosol dispenser is formed from a metal drawn container with an open bottom and a mounting cup structure integrally formed in its top. A bottom piece is attached to the open bottom with a double seam and a dispensing device held in the mounting cup structure. In one embodiment the dispensing device is an anti-clog valve designed to clear all dispensing passages after each operation.

Abstract: A spraying device (10) adapted for continuous spraying, the spraying device comprising: spray container holding means ((18) for holding a spray container (16); and spray container activating means (52) for activating a spraying operation of a spray container (16) held within the spray container holding means (18); wherein the spray container holding means (18) are formed in a first section (14) of the spraying device (10) and the spray container activating means (52) are formed in a second section (12) of the spraying device (10); the spraying device (10) further comprising locking means (24a/b, 46) for locking the first and second sections (12,14) together to thereby hold the spray container activating means (52) in an activating configuration.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter (1) for aerosol cans, particularly for discharging mounting foams, said adapter comprising a receiving device (2) for the valve of the aerosol can, a conveying tube (3) for can content to be discharged which is arranged at the receiving device (2), a connection (4) on the conveying tube (3) to accommodate a trunk (16) used to enable the can content to be discharged in a well-aimed manner, a handle (5) to actuate the receiving device (2) counter to the valve of the can as well as holding means (6) for fixing the adapter to a crimping lip of the dome (15) of the can, with the receiving device (2) interacting with and having a sealing effect on the valve disk of the aerosol can and the receiving device (2) being flexibly integrated into the adapter (1).

Abstract: A pump having a sealing mechanism including (a) a main body having a first surface, (b) an attachment body with member to attach to a bottle neck, (c) an inlet valve, (d) a second surface where both surfaces define a pumping chamber, and (e) a discharge valve, where both surfaces are adapted to perform a relative movement therebetween causing the pumping of a liquid. The attachment body is connected to the main body for relative displacement between an open position and a closed position and includes a projection which, when the attachment body and the main body are in the closed position, prevents the second surface from performing the relative movement.

Abstract: A body (1), feeding a group of enlarged pipes (2) in which straight pipes (6) slide so as to control the discharge of particles. At the exit of these tubes, the particles are propelled towards the periphery by gas jets that originate from perforated tubes (4). A rotating set of plates (3) whose periphery is fitted with brushes (30) having bristles of various dimensions, scatters the particles in such a way so as to distribute them uniformly according to a horizontal plane. A correcting device (9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 16) that gets its feed of particles from the top of the device enables to set right any mal-distribution by directing an additional partial flow of particles towards an area where the height of the bed is low or uneven. Such a machine can also be used for the loading of silos or of catalytic reactors.

Abstract: A dispensing device for conveying powders or other flowing materials such as, for example, sugar, flour, oats, or rice is provided. The device may include a stand holding a tube or other conveyor and a connection unit which may be connected to a container. The tube may include a handle and a screw conveyor and the flowing materials may flow through the tube to be dispensed.

Abstract: A container for dry particulate material, such as tablets or pills, beans, cereals, coffee, sugar, fish food, fertilizer, bleach powder etc, which, when it is turned upside down, dispenses a customer defined volume amount of material, or a predefined number of pills (e.g., one pill at a time).

Abstract: A drip resistant dispensing valve for fluids is disclosed, which provides a dispensing outlet configured to minimize the tendency for fluid to drip from the valve following a dispensing operation. The dispensing outlet exhibits curved interior surfaces and a curved outlet face construction; the face situated a distance away from the valve body. Such construction assists in minimizing the retention of fluid on the surfaces of the dispensing outlet, and migration of the fluid to surfaces outside of the dispensing outlet that could tend to promote growth of biological contaminates and/or provide additional surfaces that could pool fluid following a dispensing operation and thereafter drip from the valve. A shell is provided around the dispensing outlet to assist in avoiding contamination of the valve and of the fluid being dispensed through the valve, and to aid in positioning a receptacle for receiving fluid from the dispensing valve.

Abstract: A system for hydration has a back pack that holds a bladder with liquids for consumption by the user. The bladder has an intake port for filling and a discharge port connected to a discharge tube to transmit the fluid to a bite valve. A magnet is attached to the bite valve; and a magnet is attached to a buckle on the straps supporting the back pack. The bite valve has a free position remote from the buckle and a stored position in which the magnet on the bite valve is magnetically attached to a magnet on the buckle. The magnet has sufficient force to draw the bite valve to the buckle when the bite valve is proximate the buckle so that a user need not use a hand to unite the bite valve with the buckle.

Abstract: An insulative sleeve for use with containers, such as beverage containers, is formed of flexible material that can be wound up for storage, but can be easily deployed for use. The sleeve includes a flexible body that is easily wound up and hook-and-loop fasteners to maintain the body in a wound up configuration. The sleeve further includes a cord and clip so it can be attached to a user for transportation.

Abstract: A nail polish pocket which eliminates the need to grasp or hold the bottle of nail polish, base coat or top coat with one's hand, the nail polish pocket having an elastic material which wraps about the palm and back of the hand and secures with a D-ring, hook and loop fastener, or other adjustable fitting device, there being strategically located on the elastic material, a pocket having a side wall and cradling a bottom wall for receipt of a nail polish, base coat or top coat bottle, which nail bottle can be maintained in the correct orientation by manipulation of the hand allowing the user to insert and remove the brush to obtain a portion of polish base coat or top coat for application to the toenails or fingernails.

Abstract: A holster (10) includes one or more modular inserts (90, 100) positioned within a rigid body (20) of the holster (10) to fit and position a preselected handgun (56) or group of similar handguns or other service items. Also described are security devices including a pivoting security hood (66) and an internal handgun retention device that engages an ejection port (136) of the handgun. The hood (66) and internal retention device may be both opened by a common release lever (70) of the holster (10) that is preferably located along a portion of the holster (10) substantially adjacent a user wearing the holster (10). The release lever (70) drives a rocking latch located along a front wall of the holster body (20), which latches the hood (66) in the closed position and engages an ejection port (136) of a holstered handgun (56).

Abstract: A ring system that when worn by the user and attached to handheld devices, enhances the security, control and use of such devices. The ring system includes a conical ring element, a receiver, a connector, a terminal end and an anchor pad. One or more of these elements may be an integral member of the ring system depending on the method of manufacture. The ring element may be attached to the device via a receiver, a connector, a terminal end and an anchor pad. The anchor pad is attached to the back of the handheld device and the terminal end of the connector is attached to the anchor pad by means of connection. The conical ring element may be worn on the user's finger in variable positions. Thus utilized, the ring system places the handheld device in close proximity to the user's fingers and palm enhancing control, security and manipulation of the device.

Abstract: An adaptable tool hook comprises a wire-frame buckle and hook with a strap. The strap can be positioned on the buckle-hook in two different orthogonal positions to allow the strap to wrap an object or tool laterally or longitudinally. The hook stays with the tool and can be hooked on any available belt, pocket, rail, or wire.

Abstract: A carrying rack includes a flexible first support rod, a roof attachment webbing strap coupled to the first support rod, and at least one equipment webbing strap coupled to the first support rod. The carrying rack also includes a flexible second support rod, a roof attachment webbing strap coupled to the second support rod, and at least one equipment webbing strap coupled to the second support rod.

Abstract: A storage device utilizes the interior cavity of the front storage box of an all-terrain vehicle. The device has dual containers which incorporate the box dimensions and features. The box lid when closed securely holds the containers in the cavity. The containers are configured to hold liquids, such as fuel, or items such as tool kits, first aid kits, and the like.

Abstract: An apparatus for retention and storage of removable vehicle doors can easily be inserted into a vehicle tow hitch receiver as an aftermarket accessory. The apparatus includes a tubular structure configured so that it can fold for storage, and is easily installed and removed from the vehicle tow hitch receiver. The apparatus is configured with adjustable brackets so removable doors from different like vehicles can be accommodated. The apparatus is most desirable when an operator removes the removable doors and desires a safe method to store them while traveling. This device protects the doors from physical damage, and frees the interior space of the vehicle for other purposes.

Abstract: A trailer hitch mounted recreational equipment carrier for transporting various recreational equipment. The trailer hitch mounted recreational equipment carrier includes a support frame having at least a horizontal member and a vertical member, a first link arm pivotally coupled to the horizontal member, and a second link arm pivotally coupled to the vertical member. The second link arm may be a different length than the first link arm. The recreational equipment carrier also includes a crossbar support frame pivotally coupled to the first and second link arms to provide a pivotal motion geometry that facilitates the crossbar support being pivotally moved from a substantially vertical position to a substantially horizontal position.

Abstract: A carrying bag includes a bag body including first and second panels cooperating to substantially form a first compartment therebetween; an expandable compartment configured for housing an object, the expandable compartment including first and second areas cooperating with each other; the first area being connected to the bag body, the first area having two end portions, each end portion comprising a protrusion, and the first area having a fold line approximately along its center, the second area comprising three regions configured to cooperate with each other; and a cord capable of cooperating with the second area for facilitating the cooperation of the three regions. The shape of the protrusions of the end portions prevents the visibility of the first area to a user when the compartment is in an unexpanded configuration.

Abstract: Assembly consisting of a hand-held tool (3) and an attachment comprising a loop (4) designed to be threaded on to a belt (2) and provided with a catch finger (5) for the tool (3), the tool being designed to hook on to the finger (5) in the operating position before being able to swing under its own weight into a position in which locking means (12, 13) prevent it from becoming unhooked from the finger (5). The invention is particularly suitable for fastening tools.

Abstract: An apparatus (20) for folding a sheet of foil (11) includes a feeder (23) and a folding means (24). The feeder (23) can feed a sheet of foil to the folding means (24). The folding means (24) includes a first surface (27) and a second surface (28) which can be arranged to bear against first and second opposing faces respectively of a portion (31) of the sheet of foil (11) at or near to the leading edge (11?) of the sheet of foil. One or both of the first and second surfaces (27,28) can be rotated about a foldable axis between the first and second opposing faces to create a first fold along the foldable axis.

Abstract: The pneumatic tool has a check valve placed inside that includes an internal and external valve base and traveling valve. The internal valve base has an inlet hole, and an enlarged slot is formed on the external end of the inlet hole. An annular oblique edge is formed between the enlarged slot and inlet hole, and an air hole is placed on the enlarged slot. The external valve base has an outlet hole that is connected to the outside of the pneumatic tool. A protruding tube is formed inside the outlet hole. Interval space is formed between the inside of the protruding tube and the inlet hole for the internal valve base; and the traveling valve can be traveling inside the interval space. The built-in check valve can avoid external force, which extends the shelf life and makes appearance of the product look neater and practical.

Abstract: A nail-guiding device comprising a sleeve having a linear passage therethrough, the linear passage having a first end at least partially covered by a flexible membrane with an opening, the membrane operative to engage and hold the nail, and a piston slideably engaged in the linear passage and operative to transfer the impact of the driver to the nail in a drive-in operation.

Abstract: A surgical instrument adapted for applying a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue includes a frame having a proximal end and a distal end, with a handle positioned at the proximal end and an end effector positioned at the distal end. The end effector is shaped and dimensioned for supporting a cartridge module. A firing mechanism is associated with the end effector and the cartridge module for selective actuation. The end effector has a radius of curvature optimized for a trans-anal resection such that the end effector has a curvature of at most approximately a 40 mm diameter.

Abstract: An anvil assembly for use with a surgical stapler is provided. The anvil assembly includes a cut ring assembly having a body and a cover. The cover has a first layer of material having a first hardness to allow penetration by a knife of a surgical stapler and at least one additional layer of material having a second hardness greater than the first hardness to minimize penetration of the cover by a knife of a surgical stapler.

Abstract: An apparatus for bonding a lid wafer to a device wafer includes an elastic interface having a first surface and a second surface. Relieved areas may be created in the elastic interface by removing at least some of the elastic material of the interface, leaving a mesh with nodes. Raised areas may be disposed on the nodes in staggered positions on the first surface relative to the second surface. The bonding pressure deflects the raised features on the first surface in one direction and the raised features on the second surface in another direction. The restoring force of the mesh transmits the pressure through the interface and to a lid wafer and a device wafer, to bond the lid wafer to the device wafer.

Abstract: A wave solder apparatus. A conveyer carries a circuit board. A solder tank is disposed under the conveyer and includes a turbulent nozzle and a laminar nozzle separated therefrom by a predetermined distance. A first heater is disposed under the conveyer and adjacent to the solder tank, heating the bottom surface of the circuit board. A second heater is disposed above the conveyer and opposes the first heater, heating the top surface of the circuit board. A third heater is disposed above the conveyer and opposes the turbulent and laminar nozzles of the solder tank, heating the top surface of the circuit board.

Abstract: A forging apparatus 1A includes a swaging apparatus 2 equipped with a fixing die 10, a guide 20 having an insertion passage 22 for inserting and holding a bar-shaped raw material 5 in a buckling preventing state, and a punch 30. The raw material 5 is fixed to the fixing die 10 with the one end portion of the raw material protruded. The one end portion of the raw material 5 is inserted into the insertion passage 22 of the guide 20. Thereafter, while pressing the raw material 5 with the punch 30 in the axial direction, in a state in which an entire peripheral surface of the exposed portion 8 of the raw material 5 exposed between the guide 20 and the fixing die 10 is not restrained, the guide 20 is moved in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the punch 30 so that a length of the exposed portion 8 of the raw material 5 becomes a buckling limit length or less at a cross-sectional area of the exposed portion 8 of the raw material 5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a guide element comprising a base body having at least two guide surfaces disposed on various non-parallel planes. In order to provide the guide surfaces disposed on various non-parallel planes with a sliding lining, the guide surfaces are provided with at least one pre-fabricated strip of material consisting of a carrier material and a sliding material placed thereon. The strips of said strip material are fixed to the base body by laser welding. According to the method for the production of one such guide element, strips of the strip material consisting of a carrier material and a sliding material placed thereon are pre-fabricated and the strip or strips is/are placed on a guide surface by means of laser welding.

Abstract: A problem of FSW spot-welding is that a bonding strength tends to be low, since an area of metallic bonding is limited to the neighborhood of a pin portion of the welding tool. In order to solve the problem, after a tool (1) is inserted into a member (4) to be welded, a rotation shaft of the welding tool is tilted around a predetermined point (13) as a fulcrum, and the tip portion of the welding tool (1) is swung to enlarge a plastic flow area caused by rotation of the tool. As a result, the welding strength can be increased.

Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus for cooling and cleaning emission gas which does not affect working environment even indoor in processing of emission gas including hot gas (hot wind) and volatile gas generated by heating of flux and can operate stably in a long period without replenishment of cooling water when this apparatus for cooling/cleaning the emission gas is installed in a reflow furnace.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure welding method and a pressure welding machine (1) which is provided with a frame (10), two welding heads (13, 14), mobile along a feed axis (41), and two adjusting units (17, 18) comprising feed drives (23) for the welding heads (13, 14). The two adjusting units (17, 18) are mounted so as to be axially movable (41) on the frame (10) and are interlinked with an adjusting drive (25) by means of a common adjusting element (26) and supported in a closed system of forces while receiving the pressure welding forces, thereby relieving the frame (10). The adjusting element (26) is configured as a continuous spindle (27) having two self-locking threads (28, 29) that run in opposite directions.

Abstract: A lead-free solder reworking method. A solder tank including a nozzle and containing molten lead-free solder is provided. A printed circuit board assembly is placed on the solder tank. The printed circuit board assembly has a printed circuit board and a first electronic member. The printed circuit board has at least one through hole. The first electronic member has at least one first pin soldered in the through hole by lead-free solder. The through hole and first pin are located above the nozzle. A reworking temperature and a reworking time are established. The printed circuit board is heated until the temperature thereof reaches the reworking temperature. The nozzle outputs the molten lead-free solder from the solder tank to the through hole of the printed circuit board until the nozzle operates for the reworking time.

Abstract: An injection molded plastic instrument panel P.S.I.R. hidden door milling method including applying a stiff tape, having a hardness greater than a hardness of the plastic instrument panel, to a plastic instrument panel surface to be milled to prevent flexing of the surface during milling. The method may further include milling the surface along a generally width-wise central location of the tape, and removing the tape upon completion of the milling, with the method thereby minimizing burrs along edges of the milled surface. The invention also provides an injection molded plastic instrument panel P.S.I.R. hidden door, and a plastic automotive panel made by method described herein.

Abstract: The present invention is an electrode 10 so provided as to be soldered to an electronic component 12 and, when the electronic component 12 is mounted on a substrate 13, soldered to the substrate 13. The electrode 10 includes a column-like electrode body 11 soldered to the electronic component 12 and to the substrate 13. The electrode has grooves as an air discharging device discharging the air 15a in air voids 15 generated within the solder 14 between joint surfaces 11a, 11b of the electrode body 11 and the electronic component 12 or the substrate 13 when the electrode body 11 is soldered to the electronic component 12 or the substrate 13.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and system of determining the weld bead sequence on a mechanical component is disclosed. In one specific embodiment, the sequence is determined by numerical analysis of a plurality of weld bead sequences to determine the weld bead sequence. Then, after this sequence is determined, a weld overlay is placed onto the mechanical component using the sequence. In particular embodiments, a weld bead sequence is applied to a boiler tube panel wherein the sequence begins at the crown of the tube, progresses down the walls of the tube to the tube and membrane interface, and concludes on the membrane. The new bead sequence reduces residual and distortional stresses as created by applying a weld overlay.