Abstract: An improved method of boot or shoe construction comprising a boot or shoe constructed using the traditional Goodyear welt process, a midsole comprised of leather or rubber, a transparent outsole with artwork fixedly attached to the anterior side of said outsole, a heel, comprised of leather, rubber or any substantially equivalent material, and transparent heel cover with artwork fixedly attached to the anterior side. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: Method of damping the vibrations of at least one pair of stay cables (4a, 4b) of a civil engineering structure (1), in which the stay cables of said pair are linked by a damper (6) having a first stiffness in response to tensile stress and a second stiffness in response to compressive stress, the first stiffness being greater than the second stiffness.

Abstract: 1. A securing platform comprising: a reinforced rectangular frame and cover plate; the longest length runs parallel and rests upon the top of an open tailgate of a pickup, an eyebolt located 6 inches in from both ends of front face of platform; with attached securing chains to be anchored to tiedowns at rear of truck bed, a metal plate and a rubber pad are bolted 1? inches in from both ends to the rear face of platform to hang 90 degrees below the horizontal plane of tailgate to function as stop from forward motion; a securing chain attached to the opposite end of each metal plate is anchored to the bumper of a pickup truck, steel tubing is welded to the rear face of the platform to form outside portions of a hinge and configured to attach ramps at three locations; 2.

Abstract: A motor assembly, especially for home appliances such as a cleaner, has an electric motor and a cooling system. The motor may be a fractional horsepower universal motor with a stator and a rotor. The cooling system has a cooling pipe thermally coupled to an element of the stator, such as a core of the stator and providing a flow path for a liquid to cool the motor.

Abstract: A reinforced cup for use on downhole devices is disclosed. The reinforced cup is comprised of a cylindrical metal sleeve. Surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the metal sleeve is a flexible mesh cage comprised of a plurality of woven wire strands. A resilient cover is formed around the metal sleeve and flexible mesh cage so that the metal sleeve and flexible mesh fabric are encased by the resilient cover. The flexible mesh cage serves to reinforce the resilient cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toothbrush, comprising: a toothbrush body unit having a gripping handle and a head part coupled to the front end of the gripping handle; a bristle implanted in one area of the outer surface of the head part; a laser diode mounted on the gripping handle to emit a laser beam to the inside of the head part; a battery mounted on the gripping handle and electrically connected to the laser diode; a laser driving unit having a start switch installed on the gripping handle; a reflector installed within the head part to guide the laser beam emitted by the laser diode to the bristle; and a light-scattering member having a scattering body which is made of a transparent material and which has a laser passage hole with a cross-sectional area smaller than the illumination area of the laser beam emitted by the laser diode, and which is arranged in the toothbrush body unit to enable the laser beam emitted by the laser diode to pass through the laser passage hole and be scattered.

Abstract: A scrub brush for cleaning a variety of surfaces. The scrub brush includes an arcuate main body, a handle connected to the top surface of the main body, and a plurality of bristles extending from a bottom surface of the main body. The body is curved such that it forms a recess below the handle to protect a user's fingers and/or knuckles during use. The bristles extend from the main body such that they define a curved cleaning surface that has the same general shape and contour as the bottom surface of the main body. Two types of bristles, each having a different stiffness, may be included to provide two different types of cleaning.

Abstract: A cleaning sheet (1A) includes: a substrate sheet (2); and a plurality of long-fiber bundles (3) provided thereon, each long-fiber bundle (3) being made by aggregating long fibers (31), the long-fiber bundles (3) being arranged side-by-side and joined to the substrate sheet (2). Each long-fiber bundle (3) is joined together by fiber-joining sections (32). Each long-fiber bundle (3) is joined to the substrate sheet (2) by sheet-joining sections (21). Each sheet-joining section (21) is provided so as to overlap one of the fiber-joining sections (32). Each long-fiber bundle (3) has been cut by linear cut sections (24), each linear cut section (24) being formed in a region between adjacent sheet-joining sections (21). Each long-fiber bundle (3) includes cut fibers (311) and uncut fibers (312).

Abstract: An automatic rotating mop includes a force applying rod and a rotating rod. The force applying rod includes an external tube and a holding element installed at an upper end of the external tube. The external tube includes a braking rod and a spiral track formed on the braking rod. The rotating rod includes an internal tube having an internal diameter smaller than the external tube for coupling the external tube, a rotating disc coupled to the internal tube, and a rotating element corresponding to the braking rod and coupled to the internal tube. When the external tube is moved vertically towards the rotating disc, the rotating element is winded along the spiral track to produce a rotation movement, and linked to the internal tube and the rotating disc to rotate jointly to remove water from the mop by a rotating force.

Abstract: A connecting device for a mop having a dissolving tablet or cleaning fluid dosing means has a monolithic piece that is substantially concave, and defines a lower opening and an upper opening; the upper opening being smaller than the lower opening. The upper opening of the monolithic piece is adapted to receive the handle of a mop. There is a sub-connecting device for connecting to the head of the mop around the handle of the mop; the sub-connecting device further comprises a lower edge. The monolithic piece has a lower edge with affixing means for detachably attaching to the lower edge of the sub-connecting device, so that the monolithic piece and the sub-connecting device define a cavity between the monolithic piece and the sub-connecting device suitable for holding a dissolving tablet or cleaning fluid dosing means.

Abstract: An open, lofty nonwoven scouring material comprising natural fibers and a method of making the scouring material is disclosed. The scouring material comprises a three dimensional nonwoven web of entangled fibers comprising natural vegetable fibers and synthetic fibers. Natural vegetable fibers comprise 20 to 80% wt. of the fibers of the web. The synthetic fibers comprise at least first synthetic fibers having a first melting point and second synthetic fibers having a second melting point that is higher than the first melting point. The first synthetic fibers entirely melt and coalesce at mutual contact point of the natural fibers and second synthetic fibers to bond the fibers together and to create voids. The bonded web has a maximum density of 60 kg/m3.

Abstract: A hand-held, collapsible, self-adjusting mechanism, which is an improvement to the Spatula, for removing the remaining contents inside a plurality of containers. The device consists of three attached arms, two lower arms geared around their pivot ends to each other to keep their rotation symmetrical in relation to a drive arm, and pressurized with a double torsion spring to rotate towards said drive arm to apply pressure to a swiveling attachment receiver at the opposite end which makes contact with the inside walls of a container. The drive arm has a foldable crank arm assembly which allows you to quickly rotate and slide the mechanism in and out within a container with one hand while the other hand supports said container thus removing the contents from the walls of the container without difficulty or a mess.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle headlight cleaning apparatus. A main body of the cleaning apparatus is of a cylindrical structure and internally provided with a compression spring and a movable seal valve which is matched with the inner wall of a casing of the cleaning apparatus. Both ends of the spring are respectively fixed on the end part of the cleaning apparatus and a spring fixing seat of the movable seal valve. When cleaning solution flows in the cleaning apparatus through a cleaning solution inlet on a base, the pressure of the cleaning solution overcomes the spring force of the compression spring and drives a transmission guide rod, the movable seal valve and a nozzle to move together, and the transmission guide rod stops when moving to a limit position.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a wiper blade system that includes a wiper blade assembly having a wiping element, at least one elongated beam and a carrier that is operatively engaged to the elongated beam. The wiper blade assembly further includes an airfoil and a coupler assembly having a coupler and an adapter that is removably attached to the coupler. The coupler is removably secured the carrier and includes a corridor having a cross member extending therethrough that operatively receives the adapter. Together, the coupler and adapter facilitate mounting the wiper blade assembly to wiper arms having different wiper arm attachment members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper blade system that includes a wiper blade assembly having a wiping element, at least one elongated beam and a carrier that is operatively engaged to the elongated beam. The wiper blade assembly further includes an airfoil and a coupler that is removably engaged to the carrier and adapted to releasably attach the wiper blade assembly to a wiper arm attachment member. The coupler is universal in that it is used for connecting the wiper blade assembly to various styles of wiper arms.

Abstract: A wiper blade for connection to a wiper arm for wiping a surface to be wiped while swinging to-and-fro between a wiper stop position and a reversal position. The wiper blade includes a lever member configured to be coupled to the wiper arm, and a blade rubber retained by the lever member. The lever member includes first and second retaining hooks projecting toward the surface to be wiped and arranged at an interval in the longitudinal direction of the lever member. The blade rubber includes accommodating grooves, which are open toward a wiping direction. A leaf spring member is mounted in each accommodating groove. The first and second retaining hooks retain the blade rubber while preventing the leaf spring members from falling out of the accommodating grooves. The lever member further includes fall-off preventing protrusions arranged between the first and second retaining hooks in the longitudinal direction of the lever member. The fall-off preventing protrusions project toward the surface to be wiped.

Abstract: Air guide (10) that rectifies air blown out from an impeller includes a plurality of guide vanes (80) having a circular arc shape. In a cross-sectional shape of each one of flow passages (81) of air guide (10), length B of a straight-line portion in a shaft direction of an inner wall-surface formed by one of guide vanes (80) on an outer peripheral side is small compared with length A of a straight-line portion in a shaft direction of an inner wall-surface formed by one of guide vanes (80) on an inner peripheral side. This provides a uniformed flow velocity distribution inside flow passages (81), resulting in a reduced loss caused by differences in flow velocity.

Abstract: A adhered substance removing device of the present disclosure includes a suction removal unit configured to suck and remove a liquid medium with which a wiping sheet is impregnated and adhered substances which is separated from the wiping sheet by an oscillation unit and re-adhered to a surface of the wiping sheet. The suction removal unit includes a cylindrical suction nozzle having inlet holes in a surface along which the wiping sheet is guided. and a suction pump configured to suck air from the suction nozzle. The Suction pump is connected to the suction nozzle, and a lid is detachably attached to an opening of the suction nozzle.

Abstract: A robot cleaner including a suction hole to suction dust, a blower to generate a suction force to suction the dust, a dust collector to receive the dust suctioned by said suction force through the suction hole, and a rotating brush to sweep up and collect the dust into the dust collector through the suction hole by a drive force of the rotating brush. The dust collector includes a backflow preventing member movable between an open position and a closed position. The backflow preventing member is pivotably rotatable in an air suction direction by the suction force of the blower to the open position and is adapted to return to the closed position to prevent the dust in the dust collector from being discharged through the suction hole upon stoppage of the blower.

Abstract: Portable devices for dislodging and/or capturing particulate matter that has accumulated on various surfaces or structures are provided. The devices include a body segment and a nose segment extending away therefrom. A high-pressure assembly generates a high-pressure airflow that is directed to a nozzle assembly in the nose segment. From the nozzle assembly, the high-pressure airflow can be emitted from multiple nozzles as a series of airflow bursts that discretely contact the surface from which the particulate matter is being dislodged. The configuration of each nozzle, as well as the overall arrangement and positions of all the nozzles together, is selected to impart the desired particulate matter dislodging characteristics to the device, and the device may incorporate a vacuum airflow to remove the particulate matter after such matter has been dislodged.

Abstract: The invention provides a spray centrifugal dedusting fan, including an air cylinder consisting of a spray cylinder, a centrifugal cylinder and a fan cylinder; the left end and the right end of the air cylinder are respectively provided with an air inlet and an air outlet communicated with each other; a spraying device is installed in the spray cylinder; a plurality of through holes are arranged on the wall of the centrifugal cylinder; a bracket is installed inside the centrifugal cylinder; at least one centrifugal impeller is installed on the bracket; a fan is installed inside the fan cylinder; an outer cylinder is installed on the external wall of the centrifugal cylinder 11; an empty chamber is arranged between the centrifugal cylinder and the outer cylinder; the lower end of the outer cylinder is connected with a water seal elbow; the water seal elbow is communicated with the empty chamber, the trumpet-shaped first water-blocking shield is connected to the right part inside the centrifugal cylinder; the le

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner having a motor housing provided with an inlet and an outlet, a motor and suction fan unit, which is arranged in the motor housing and which is arranged to create a suction flow in through the inlet of the housing, through the motor and suction fan unit and out through the outlet of the motor housing. The vacuum cleaner further comprise holding means for holding the motor and suction fan unit at the motor housing and sealing means arranged to guide the suction flow from the inlet of the motor housing and into the motor and suction fan unit in a sealingly manner. The holding means is arranged to prevent propagation of vibrations originated in the motor and suction fan unit from the motor housing by the holding means responding resiliently to forces from the motor and suction fan unit, and the holding means carries the motor and suction fan unit at the housing.

Abstract: A hinge part is provided for the hinge of a flap, engine bonnet or boot lid of a motor vehicle. Provision is made that the hinge part has at least one section embodied in a hybrid construction, which is constructed as an open profile and the opening of which is closed at least partially by at least one cover part. A hinge is also provided for a flap, engine bonnet or boot lid of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a main shaft, a fixing seat, a follower, a cam and a first elastic element. The fixing seat is fixed with the main shaft. The follower is placed around the shaft, and the fixing seat selectively locks with the follower. The cam is placed around the shaft, and engages with the follower. The first elastic element provides an elastic force to make the cam and the follower resist each other and provides a force to make the cam and the follower rotate together.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle hinge consisting of a first and second hinge wing (2, 3), a hinge pin (4) connecting the first and second hinge wing (2, 3) in a rotary movable manner around a hinge axis (SA), a preferably continuously variable brake arrangement (5), which comprises one braking surface (5.1) provided at least section-wise radially to the hinge axis (SA) and at least one brake body (5.2) interacting with the braking surface (5.1). In an especially preferred embodiment, the braking surface (5.1) is designed as one piece with the first hinge wing (2) and the brake body (5.2) is provided radially at a distance from the hinge axis (SA) and is directly connected with the second hinge wing (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to a customizable eye glass holder framework, as an accessory confinement device or clothing adornment device, such as a tie bar, scarf clip, tie tack, jacket pin, breast pin or brooch. More specifically, a garment accessory is provided with includes a base, an attachment structure for attaching the base to a garment and a supporting structure connected to the base for supporting one or more of ornamentation, eyewear, and additional supporting structure for supporting eyewear.

Abstract: A fastener for fastening a heat sink and a heat-generating element includes a bended flexible main body, an upper hook portion, and a lower hook portion. The heat sink includes a plurality of fins. The upper hook portion extends from an upper end of the main body for matching the fins and hooking the heat sink. The lower hook portion extends from a lower end of the main body for hooking the heat-generating element.

Abstract: A fastener band assembly is provided for fastening an object carried on a main board received inside an enclosure. The fastener band assembly includes male-structured fastener band and a female-structured fastener band, each having an end forming a ring through which a hole is defined for fixing the bands to the main board with the bolts that fix the main board to the enclosure. The male-structure fastener band has a surface forming a serrated structure. The female-structured fastener band has an end forming a locking structure through which a bore is defined and receives a resilient pawl mounted therein. The serrated structure is receivable in the bore of the locking structure for engagement with the pawl thereby fastening an object, such as an interface card or a heat sink positioned under the fastener bands, to the main board, when the fastener bands are tightly stretched.

Abstract: A clip includes two clamping pieces, a pivot shaft, and an elastic member. Each of the clamping pieces has a clamping portion, a pressing portion and a pivot seat. The pressing portion has a limit plate. The pivot seat has a limit slot and a shaft hole. The elastic member has two elastic legs each having a limit flange. Thus, each of the elastic legs is limited by the limit slot, and the limit flange is limited by the limit plate so that the clamping pieces and the elastic member are positioned exactly to prevent the clamping pieces from being vibrated and to prevent the elastic member from being detached from the clamping pieces. In addition, the elastic member is not subjected to a pressing force so that the elastic member will not produce an elastic fatigue.

Abstract: A clamping device has a clamping head piece with a linearly movable actuator in the clamping head piece. Two positional transducers are coupled with the actuating element. The two position transducers are adjustable with respect to one another. Two sensors cooperate with the two positional transducers. The two sensors are arranged at a fixed distance from one another. The two transducers are immovable with respect to the clamping head piece. A separate external access insertion opening is provided in the clamping head piece for each sensor.

Abstract: A belt holder device is provided comprising a housing having a first fixing device, a plate having a second fixing device and being mounted on the housing for displacement in a displacement direction, wherein the belt holder device is held on an application via one of the fixing devices and a belt is held on the other fixing device, a transmitter-sensor device which is arranged in the housing and by means of which the relative position of the plate to the housing is determinable, and a spring device via which the plate is supported on the housing and which provides a return force, wherein the spring device is formed by a flexural spring device, wherein the transmitter is integrated in the plate, wherein the transmitter is arranged in a recess of the plate, and wherein the transmitter in the recess is a magnet and is surrounded by a magnetically insulating enclosure.

Abstract: The Bow and Knot Eliminator is constructed of two pliable plastic tubings: one being the inner tubing having a curved slot followed with a straight slot to the end, with a U-shape cut-out at the opposite side; the other being an outer plastic tubing that slides over the inner tubing, has an ornament on it, and also a hold down arm. All this assembled to tighten rope, string, or shoe string.

Abstract: A lace with two permanently attached protuberances or ferrules to control the distance the lace may move through a shoe's lacing system. The protuberances keep the lace symmetrically positioned between the left and right sides of the shoe's lacing flaps. This keeps the loose ends of the lace, also known as tying ends, which extend beyond the top of the shoe's lacing system, equal in length. The lace may be used on any laceable item in addition to shoes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a wadding product, in particular for producing wadding pads for cosmetic purposes, comprising the following steps: preparing a preliminary non-woven mat which is made at least predominantly of cotton fibers, compacting said preliminary non-woven mat by using a plurality of hot high-pressure gas jets. For the apparatus it is provided that the device for compacting (2, 12?, 14, 15, 15?, 16, 16?) the preliminary non-woven mat (7) comprises a device for subjecting the preliminary non-woven mat (7) to hot gas at a high pressure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a texturing device (1) for texturing at least one continuous yarn consisting of a plurality of filaments. This texturing device (1) has at least one housing (10) and at least one nozzle core (20), which can be charged with a fluid. The nozzle core (20) includes a yarn channel (21) and at least one fluid feed channel (22), opening into the yarn channel with a radial component. Furthermore, the nozzle core (20) includes an outlet region (23) of the yarn channel (21) and an inlet region (24) with an inlet opening (25) of the yarn channel (21). The distance between the inlet opening (25) of the inlet region (24) and the fluid feed channel (22) of the nozzle core (20) opening into the yam channel (21) is at most 12.5 mm. The region (11), which is located ahead of the inlet region (24) of the nozzle core (20) in the direction of filament movement, has a radial outer delimiting area (12). This lies outside a cone of 20° narrowing in the direction of filament movement.

Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing an acoustically coupled device includes the steps of providing a substrate; forming a sacrificial layer in or on a selected portion of the substrate; forming a first resonator on the sacrificial layer such that the first resonator has an edge portion extending onto the substrate; trimming the first resonator to a targeted frequency value within a desired tolerance; forming an acoustic decoupler on the first resonator; forming a second resonator on the acoustic decoupler; removing the sacrificial layer to form an air cavity beneath the bottom surface of the first resonator; and trimming the second resonator to achieve a desired device performance.

Abstract: A cell electrode plate is constituted by band-like core member made of metal foil and a plurality of sheets of electrode active material applied discontinuously on and longitudinally of at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the core member, the mutually adjacent sheets of the electrode active material having mutually different end positions widthwise of the core member. Thereby, an increase in worn amount of surfaces of press rolls is prevented when the cell electrode plate is pressed by a roll press machine with the press rolls so as to prolong the service life of the press rolls. Thus, the number and/or amount of grinding the press rolls is reduced to reduce the roll maintenance cost and enhance production efficiency.

Abstract: A die for a riveting tool for implementing a punch rivet connection between at least two joined part sections is proposed, the die being used in a state provided in the riveting tool for supporting the joined part sections during a connection procedure and a die front side facing toward a movable punch of the riveting tool, using which a rivet element can be pressed in a punching manner through the joined part sections to be connected, an embossing section of the die protruding in relation to adjacent areas of the die front side and causing an embossment in the die-side joined part section, so that components of the joined part material flow into an external depression on the rivet element. According to the invention, the embossing section is implemented as divided into sections. The invention additionally relates to a riveting tool.

Abstract: A bearing handling tool is revealed. The bearing handling tool includes a tool body having a fixing member arranged at a middle part thereof. The fixing member is for fixing the tool body to a machine such as engines or transmissions of car models, ship models, airplane models, etc. The tool body further has a connection end on one end and a plurality of locking parts on the other end thereof. The connection end is to handle the bearing near a surface of the machine while the locking part is for handling the bearing in the machine. The handling tool is used depending on the condition and providing convenient assembling and disassembling. Moreover, the attaching and detaching of the bearing have no influence on the machine and with high industrial application value.

Abstract: A tool for replacing rake tines, having inner and outer ends, of a rake wheel which includes a central disc-shaped support plate means and a peripheral rim spaced outwardly of the support plate means with the peripheral rim having a plurality of spaced-apart openings formed therein which receive the rake tines extending therethrough so that the outer ends of the rake tines are positioned outwardly of the peripheral rim, and means removably securing the inner ends of the rake tines to the support plate means. The tool comprises a plurality of spaced-apart body members adapted to be secured to tines not needing replacement and to replacement tines to maintain the replacement tines to be secured to the rake wheel.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a hydro dynamic bearing device is provided for the finishing treatment of lubricating oil after lubricating the hydro dynamic bearing device, specifically for properly and effectively wiping off the lubricating oil adhering to the outside of the housing and adjusting the oil-level height of the lubricating oil filled in the housing.

Abstract: The housing of a telecommunications cabinet can be replaced without recabling the internal components by removing a panel arrangement from a cable access region of the cabinet to reveal an open end of the cable access region that is continuous with the open side of the cabinet. The frame is uncoupled from the cabinet and the cabinet is slid away from the internal components. The fiber optic cables pass through the open end of the cable access region and through the open side of the cabinet.

Abstract: A carrier disassembling apparatus 1, which disassembles a carrier for test 60, comprises a holding head 11 that holds a cover member 80, a holding table 20 that holds a base member 70, and a first carrier arm 16 that causes the holding head 11 to depart relatively from the holding table 20 to separate the cover member 80 and the base member 70 from each other, the holding head 11 has a first closing member 12 that forms a first closed space 13 between the holding head 11 and the cover member 80, the holding table 20 has a second closing member 21 that forms a second closed space 24 between the holding table 20 and the base member 70, and the carrier disassembling apparatus 1 further comprises a vacuum pump 90 that reduces pressure within the closed spaces 13 and 24.

Abstract: A tool for installing and removing an electrical power meter comprising a sleeve member adapted for sliding movement about the meter and having a first end opposite a second end, a plurality of releasable gripping hooks mounted on the first end of the sleeve member for selectively engaging the meter, an attaching hook member extending outwardly from the first end of the sleeve member, and a shield secured to the second end of the sleeve member.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the manufacture of weighted ribbons are disclosed, and which weighted ribbons are for use in association with curtains and in other applications.

Abstract: A support system for solar panels utilizes metal and polymer support members having different coefficients of expansion in order to adapt to the expansion and contraction of a polymer liner that extends over a landfill. A fixation system utilized to interconnect the metal and polymer support members is molded into the polymer support members and is slidably connected to the metal and polymer support members to strengthen the support system and to compensate for different expansion and contraction rates of support system components and of the polymer liner.

Abstract: A clamping arm tool for aligning the ends of a track over the wheels of a vehicle, allows the ends of the track to be pulled together for easy installation and removal of the bolts of the track. The clamping arm tool provides a quick, stable and controlled method for securing the ends of a track over the front and rear wheels of a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an energy absorbing composition comprising a core material and an appliqué material. The energy absorbing material may include a core material, such as an aluminum honeycomb or expanded polypropylene (EPP). The energy absorbing material may further comprise a protective material, which is applied to the core material to enhance durability of the energy absorbing material and increase the energy absorbing characteristics of the core The protective material may comprise external polyurethane, polyurea, or other suitable skin forming material and the protective material may be applied to the core material using any viable technique, including spraying or painting. The energy absorbing material of the present invention can withstand multiple impacts without significant loss to its energy absorbing qualities. The energy absorbing system meets or exceeds FMVSS 302 flammability specifications.

Abstract: A method of forming a tubular conduit in a borehole, wherein the borehole is closed by means of a pressure barrier capable of sustaining a borehole pressure and having at least one pressure sealable inlet, comprises: introducing a substantially flat, elongate flexible member into the borehole; and forming the flexible member into a tubular form to define the conduit inside the borehole below the pressure barrier. An apparatus for forming a tubular conduit in a borehole closed by a pressure barrier capable of sustaining a borehole pressure and having at least one pressure sealable inlet, comprises: a supply of a substantially flat, elongate flexible member; a feed system for introducing the member into the borehole; and a former below the pressure barrier for forming the flat member into a substantially tubular conduit in the borehole.

Abstract: Provided is a method of coupling a container body (2) and a cover member (3) in a capsular container (1) including a filling step for filling liquid-state medicine, powdered medicine, or granular medicine in the container body (2), and a fitting step for fitting the container body (2) to the cover member (3) under an atmosphere at a negative pressure which is lower than atmospheric pressure. Consequently, the pressure inside the joined container (1) does not exceed atmospheric pressure, the filling (37) which fills the inside of the container (1) can be prevented from leaking out between the container body (2) and the cover (3), and it is also possible to prevent bending which starts from the weak portion of the container (1).