Abstract: A electric aircraft power distribution system includes a first battery pack connected to at least a first load and to a common bus that connects the first battery pack in parallel to at least a second battery pack; a first electrical component electrically connected between the first battery pack and the first load and configured to disconnect the first load from the first battery pack in response to current above a first threshold current, wherein the first electrical component has a first disconnection time at the first threshold current; and a second electrical component electrically connected between the first battery pack and the common bus and configured to disconnect the first battery pack from the common bus in response to current above a second threshold current, wherein the second electrical component has a second disconnection time at the second threshold current that is higher than the first disconnection time.

Abstract: A mounting assembly includes an engine mount link, an engine mount block, a fusible component, and a catcher component. The engine mount block is connected to a pylon and the engine mount link. The fusible component and the catcher component have respective first and second shear strengths. The catcher component is disposed within a catcher aperture. When an applied shear stress on the fusible component is less than the first shear strength, the engine mount link is stationary with respect to the engine mount block. When the applied shear stress on the fusible component exceeds the first shear strength, the fusible component mechanically fails and causes the catcher component to move relative to the catcher aperture further causing a corresponding movement of the engine mount link.

Abstract: An aircraft includes a duct system configured to receive a flow of air therethrough and a gas turbine engine. The duct system includes a main duct and inlet ducts arranged fluidly upstream of the main duct so as to conduct the flow of air from the inlet ducts into the main duct. The gas turbine engine in downstream fluid communication with the main duct.

Abstract: A propulsion system coupled to a vehicle. The system includes a convex surface, a diffusing structure coupled to the convex surface, and at least one conduit coupled to the convex surface. The conduit is configured to introduce to the convex surface a primary fluid produced by the vehicle. The system further includes an intake structure coupled to the convex surface and configured to introduce to the diffusing structure a secondary fluid accessible to the vehicle. The diffusing structure comprises a terminal end configured to provide egress from the system for the introduced primary fluid and secondary fluid.

Abstract: An example aircraft includes a parallel propulsion unit, the parallel propulsion unit comprising: a propulsor configured to provide forward propulsion of the aircraft; a gas turbine engine configured to drive the propulsor; an electrical machine configured to generate, for output via one or more electrical busses, electrical energy using mechanical energy derived from the gas turbine engine; and a power sharing module configured to control a ratio of the mechanical energy used to drive the propulsor and used to generate electrical energy; and a plurality of series propulsion units, each series propulsion unit comprising a respective propulsor of a plurality of propulsors that are configured to provide vertical propulsion of the aircraft and a respective electrical machine of a plurality of electrical machines, each respective electrical machine configured to drive a respective propulsor of the plurality of propulsors using electrical energy received from one or more electrical busses.

Abstract: An aircraft comprising a fuel tank in which a lower wall of the tank corresponds to a panel of a structure of the aircraft, the panel being provided with reinforcing profiles, a fuel retention zone being associated with at least one reinforcing profile, the retention zone being delimited by the lower wall of the tank and by the reinforcing profile. The tank has a set of passive fuel transfer systems, each system being installed between a fuel retention zone associated with a reinforcing profile and a lower part of the tank. Each passive fuel transfer system is configured to allow fuel retained in the retention zone to be siphoned in such a manner that this fuel is transferred to a pumping zone in the lower part of the tank.

Abstract: A gas distribution system for aircrafts includes a corrugated hose having a first connecting end and a second connecting end, and a shroud surrounding the corrugated hose concentrically along a longitudinal direction of the corrugated hose, thereby building an intermediate space between the corrugated hose and the shroud. The first connecting end is configured to be connected to a gas tank. The second connecting end is configured to be connected to a gas consumer. The corrugated hose is flexible so as to compensate for in-flight deflections of the gas distribution system. Also, an aircraft including a fuselage, a Hydrogen consumer, a Hydrogen tank, and the gas distribution system is provided. The gas distribution system fluidly connects the Hydrogen tank with the Hydrogen consumer.

Abstract: A fuel system includes a fuel tank that stores fuel therein, and a fuel cooling system. The fuel cooling system includes a fuel cooling system fuel line in fluid communication with the fuel tank, one or more fuel cooling system heat exchangers in fluid communication with the fuel cooling system fuel line, and a fuel cooling system fuel pump. The fuel cooling system fuel pump pumps the fuel from the fuel tank such that the fuel flows through the fuel cooling system fuel line and into the one or more fuel cooling system heat exchangers to absorb heat from one or more aircraft components to become heated fuel. The heated fuel is returned and stored in the fuel tank.

Abstract: Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein describe a data verification of electrical electric components and software systems electronically or mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft by a novel process which starts an electric aircraft and receives physical and software information for each aircraft component or system and determines the status of the health of each of those components or systems. An embodiment may further include a monitoring system configured to measure a plurality of data from each aircraft component and a flight controller communicatively coupled to the monitoring system, wherein the data verification can be performed by the flight controller. Further embodiments may include the flight controller generating an output datum from the assessment produced by the data verification and displaying it to a pilot via an output device.

Abstract: An aircraft beacon light includes: a plurality of first LEDs, wherein the plurality of first LEDs emit aviation red light in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations section 25.1397 at an operating temperature of 25° C.; and a plurality of second LEDs, wherein the plurality of second LEDs are phosphor-converted LEDs of red or reddish orange color; wherein the aircraft beacon light is configured to jointly flash the plurality of first LEDs and the plurality of second LEDs for emitting a red beacon light output.

Abstract: A driverless ground vehicle for coupling to an aircraft has a vehicle base, a chassis with wheels that is arranged on the vehicle base, a control unit, a drive, an electrical energy store, and a coupling unit. The drive is coupled to the chassis for moving the wheels. The coupling unit is arranged on the vehicle base and carries an electrical line to be connected to the electrical energy store and has a first electrical connector at a distal end. The coupling unit is designed to move the first electrical connector for coupling to a second electrical connector. The control unit is connected to the drive and the coupling unit to control the drive to move the ground vehicle to the aircraft and to control the coupling unit to move the first connector into a predefinable position on the aircraft to establish an electrical connection to the second electrical connector.

Abstract: A system for selecting an unmanned aerial vehicle for executing a certain mission from a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles that are available to perform the mission and for charging the battery of the selected vehicle with a specific abnormal charging profile, that includes a landing platform, an electric charger, a database stored on a memory means that includes information regarding past charges including past abnormal charges of the vehicles, a computer processing controller for controlling the charger and for determining the specific abnormal charging profile to charge the selected vehicle. The computer processing controller selects the selected vehicle from the plurality of vehicles that are available to perform the mission according to the information of past charges including past abnormal charges of the vehicles.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an aircraft includes an actuator and a flight control computer interfaced with the actuator.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, at an unmanned aerial vehicle, a flight plan for the unmanned aerial vehicle. The flight plan is based on an aircraft type of an aircraft to be inspected. The method also includes coordinating, with a control device onboard the aircraft, an operation of a particular device of the aircraft based on the flight plan such that a state of the particular device changes when a particular sensor of the one or more sensors is located (i.e., positioned and oriented) to perform a sensing operation on the particular exterior light. The method further includes performing the sensing operation on the particular device using the particular sensor. The method also includes determining a functionality metric associated with the particular device based on the sensing operation.

Abstract: As is scientifically well known, magnetic flux is a physical force (i.e. the Lorentz force and Ampere's force). The invention utilizes a plurality of electromagnetic and or plasma coils to create high pressure, high velocity magnetic flux directed through variable exhaust nozzles or a cone shaped electrical coil to create thrust for spacecraft. Electrically charged ions or electrons are collected and propelled along the created magnetic flux lines through the variable exhaust nozzles or electrical coils to create thrust.

Abstract: Systems and methods using VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircrafts including drones and helicopters for soft capture, preserving, and landing of a returning spacecraft from space are disclosed. The spacecraft is decelerated by parachutes. One or multiple VTOL drones transport a water impermeable pocket meeting and capturing the descending spacecraft in the air. The spacecraft is thus preserved inside the pocket and keeps descending and then softly lands in a body of water. In another embodiment, a recovery helicopter, one type of VTOL aircraft with heavy payload lifting capacity, is used to directly catch the returning spacecraft. One or multiple VTOL drones are coupled to the bottom end of a recovery cable hung from the helicopter. These drones bring a clutch quickly and precisely catching the descending spacecraft directly without interrupting the parachutes. The spacecraft is thus caught and preserved by the helicopter with lifting function of the parachutes maintained.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a modular CubeSat dispenser with novel features that enable universal compatibility within a single CubeSat dispenser system. The apparatus of the invention is particularly useful for 10 CubeSat dispensers and other standardized deployment devices.

Abstract: A system includes a gantry having an end-of-arm tool (EOAT). The gantry can include a first linear actuator that is configured to axially move the EOAT along a first axis and second linear actuator that is configured to axially move the EOAT along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The system can further include at least one input conveyor. Each input conveyor can have a plurality of pucks that are each configured to receive a prescription container and carry the prescription container to the gantry. The system can further include at least one output conveyor that is configured to receive the prescription container from the gantry. The gantry can be configured to move the prescription containers from the plurality of pucks to the output conveyor(s).

Abstract: A method for operating a tubular bag machine having a film web capable of unwinding from a supply reel, a shoulder for forming the web into a film tube, a take-off unit serving to move the tube, a longitudinal sealing device for welding the tube parallel to its transport direction by a longitudinal seam, a sealing device with jaws for producing transverse seams in the tube, a separating element for separating finished tubular bags from the tube, the machine being accelerated in a positive acceleration phase from an initial speed to a target speed when starting or being decelerated in a negative acceleration phase from the target speed to a final speed for stopping, wherein, in the positive acceleration phase and/or in the negative acceleration phase, at least one sealing parameter of the jaws for producing tubular bags changes as a function of the conveying speed of the web.

Abstract: A tray (100) for accommodating a coiled medical device, such as a catheter assembly (700), includes a first compartment (101), a second compartment (102), and a third compartment (103). The catheter assembly (700) and devices associated with a catheterization procedure, such as syringes (701,702) containing sterile water and lubricating jelly and a specimen container (703) can be disposed within the tray. Printed instructions (1001) can be included with the tray (100). One or more layers of wrap material (2200) can be folded about the tray (100) to enclose the tray (100) and other items, such as an additional layer of wrap material (2701), packaged liquid hand sanitizer (2401), and packaged gloves (2402). When a health care services provider (3101) unfolds the wrap material, the same can be used to create a sterile field beneath a patient (3201).

Abstract: At least one filling mechanism for use in packaging of hazelnut processed in hazelnut processing facilities. The improvement of the present invention is that the subject matter filling mechanism comprises at least one first filling unit which can provide filling of hazelnut into at least one big bag, at least one second filling unit which can provide vacuuming and putting of hazelnut into packages which are dimensioned in a smaller manner when compared with the big bag, and at least one guide which can be associated with a hazelnut source in order to enable selectively feeding of hazelnut into at least one of the first filling unit and the second filling unit.

Abstract: A refilling station comprises a receiving device for receiving a dispenser can to be refilled with an active ingredient, a transponder reader for selectively reading dispenser can-related data of a dispenser can transponder attached to the dispenser can when the dispenser can is attached to the receiving device, and a control device for controlling refilling of the dispenser can with the active ingredient based on the read dispenser can data, when the dispenser can is attached to the receiving device.

Abstract: Forming unit (A) and forming method to manufacture a group of articles (14), wherein the articles (14) are arranged at a given distance from one another. The following are provided: a forming conveyor (26) which moves at least one forming box (27) along a forming path (P2): a hopper (24), which is arranged along the forming path (P2) and is provided with at least one output mouth (25) comprising a plurality of dividing walls (31) defining channels (32), each configured to contain a vertical stack of articles (14); and an extractor (29), which is configured to extract the group of articles (14) from the channels (32) of the output mouth (25) and to insert the group into the forming box (27) by means of a work stroke, which is perpendicular to the forming path (P2). The forming box (27) has aa plurality of through holes (28) with a cylindrical shape, each being separate from and independent of the other through holes ((2288)) and being designed to house a corresponding single article (14) of the group.

Abstract: Filling apparatus (10) and method for automatically filling containers (100) for smoking articles with an incoherent material (M) of a smokable type. The apparatus (10) comprises delivery devices (22) comprising metering means (40, 41) configured to deliver a determinate quantity of incoherent material in each container (100). Each delivery device (22) comprises a funnel-shaped conveying member (52) which is configured to be made to vibrate during the delivery of the incoherent material (M) so as to prevent the incoherent material (M) which has been delivered by said metering means (40, 41) from accidentally remaining inside the conveying member (52).

Abstract: Refill station comprising a receiving device for receiving a dispenser can which is to be refilled with an active substance, a capturing unit for capturing if an active substance which is to be refilled into the dispenser can which is received at the receiving device fulfills at least one predetermined permissibility criterion, and a control unit which is configured for permitting a refill of the dispenser can with the active substance via the receiving device only when the active substance which is captured at the capturing unit fulfills the at least one predetermined permissibility criterion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cutting tool for destructively releasing a cable tie, comprising a cutting unit for cutting into the cable tie to be released; a housing unit having a handle element for holding the cutting tool and an end face to be placed on the cable tie to be loosened during intended use with a path limiting unit, which is designed to limit a path covered by a blade element of the cutting unit when cutting the cable tie to be released in such a way that the cable tie is cut but not cut through by the cutting unit when the cutting tool is used as intended in order to provide an improved cutting tool which overcomes the problems known from the prior art, in particular eliminates injury to the bundling good and simplifies the destructive release of a cable tie closed around a cable bundling good.

Abstract: A label affixing device includes a first conveying part, a peeling part, an affixing part, a discharge part, and a conveying guide. The first conveying part is configured to convey a tape including a label and a release material affixed thereto. The peeling part is configured to peel the label off the release material. The affixing part is configured to affix the peeled label to an adherend and is disposed downstream relative to the peeling part in a conveying direction of the label. The release material from which the label has been peeled off is discharged through the discharge part. The discharge part is disposed downstream relative to the peeling part in a conveying direction of the release material. The conveying guide is switchable between a first position for guiding the tape toward the discharge part and a second position for guiding the peeled label toward the affixing part.

Abstract: A shaving cartridge dispenser having a formed container defining an enclosed storage region and having a rim around an entrance to the storage region. The formed container has an inner bottom wall and two opposed side walls. Each of the two side walls are connected by a front wall and a rear wall. The two opposed side walls each have an inner convex surface positioned between the rim and the inner bottom wall configured to engage a shaving razor cartridge.

Abstract: A bottle may have varying depth ribs to achieve a balance of strength and rigidity while maintaining hoop strength. The varying depth ribs may smoothly transition around the circumference of the bottle from a flattened and/or shallow depth rib portion to a deep rib portion. A collection of flattened and/or shallow depth ribs act as recessed columns in the body of the bottle to resist bending, leaning, crumbling, and/or stretching. The deep rib portions provide hoop strength and make the bottle body more rigid and/or stiffer when gripped by a user. A balance may be achieved between of flattened and/or shallow depth ribs and deep ribs to attain a desired resistance to bending, leaning, and/or stretching while maintaining stiffness in a lightweight bottle.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a container having a one-piece container body comprising fibers and having a mouth opening and a closure for the container body. The closure is at least partially inserted in a closure position into the mouth opening, the closure, in cooperation with an inner surface of the mouth opening, being positioned in the mouth opening at least partially with a non-positive fit, the container body is thereby closed. The closure is also designed to be moved from the closure position to an open position completely outside the container body. The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a container body and to a method for manufacturing a closure for use with the container, a device for closing a container body by a closure, and a method for closing a container body by a closure by the device.

Abstract: There is provided herein a container with four side wall panels 10, 12, 14, 16, four base panels 36, 38, 40, 42 connected thereto about fold lines and a glue panel 18. The container has an overwrap layer 8 covering the panels 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 36, 38, 40, 42. The overwrap layer 8 has overhanging portions 70, 72 which overhang the edges of a pair of the base panel portions 38, 42 and are adhered to the other base panel portions 36, 40. There is also provided a method for making such a container and a blank 26 for such a container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cardboard tray folded from an unfolded sheet of cardboard, which tray includes a bottom wall with a circumferential edge composed out of a number of straight edges; wall parts each arranged to a straight edge of the bottom wall; first flange parts at least arranged to opposite wall parts along the circumferential edge, which first flange parts are arranged to an edge of said wall part opposite of, and preferably parallel to, the respective straight edge of the bottom wall. The first flange parts include at least a first, a second and third elongate flange part section, which are connected parallel and along an elongate edge to each other. For each first flange part, the first elongate flange part section is arranged to a respective wall part, the second elongate flange part section is double folded against the first elongate flange part section, and the third elongate flange part section is connected parallel and along an elongate edge to the second elongate flange part section.

Abstract: A cushioning part for cushioning an article to be packaged in an outer packaging has a mat-shaped base layer, from which at least one hollow support body protrudes above a base cross section cutout on the top side. In order to improve the damping of the article to be packaged by the cushioning part, the invention proposes that the support body is designed in the form of an arcuate bridge which spans the base cross section cut out of the support body.

Abstract: A container for holding at least one article includes a body extending at least partially around an interior of the container includes a reclosable lid engaged with the body, the reclosable lid repositionable between an open position, in which the reclosable lid is moved away from the interior of the container, and a closed position, in which the reclosable lid at least partially overlies the interior of the container, a closed bottom engaged with the body, and a barrier member positioned in the interior of the container, the barrier member includes a central portion at least partially separably connected to a marginal portion, the marginal portion attached to the body.

Abstract: A container for storing items in an insulated environment, comprising: a base having integrally formed opposing end supports projecting above a surface of the base and at least one elevated edge extending between the opposing end supports; a pair of end walls, each end wall hingedly mounted to an upper end of the end supports; a pair of side walls, one of the side walls being hingedly mounted to a surface of the base along an edge thereof to extend between the end supports and the other side wall being hingedly mounted to an upper end of the elevated edge of the base to extend between the end supports; and a pair of lid members, each lid member being hingedly mounted to an upper end of the end walls or side walls; wherein, in a first folded state each of the side walls, end walls and lid members are foldable to extend over the base in a stacked manner, and in a second assembled state each of the side walls, end walls and lid members are interengage to form a sealed and insulated storage space.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to elongate pallet runners, pallets comprising a plurality of elongate pallet runners and methods, systems and apparatuses for forming said elongate pallet runners and pallets. The elongate pallet runners each comprise a plurality of panels, where each panel is bent relative to an adjacent panel to form a continuous spiral structure having a cross-sectional profile that is nested. Each panel has a planar surface that abuts against a planar surface of another panel.

Abstract: A plastic composite modular rebuildable pallet has replaceable top boards, stringers and bottom boards made from a thermoplastic resin with variable amounts of long glass fiber reinforcements molded into the pallet boards. The top boards have on center circular indexing buttons. The stringers have top lengthwise molded in channels for receiving multiple reinforcing metal bars, rods or tubes held in place by the top boards. The bottom boards have two circular cups at each end on their bottom surfaces for indexing with the on center buttons of the below pallet when the empty pallets are stacked for storage and transportation. This arrangement allows for the bottom boards to be horizontally reversibly mounted on the bottom surface of the stringers in either 180° horizontal direction. The bottom boards have thick bottom feet pads with foot wear-resistant pads for sliding engagement with ground surfaces.

Abstract: A handheld dual container includes a first fluid container and a second fluid container. Each of the first fluid container and the second fluid container includes a bottom portion, one or more first sidewalls extending upward from the bottom portion; and a second sidewall adjoining at least one of the one or more first sidewalls and extending upward from the bottom portion. The one or more first sidewalls and the second sidewall define an upper periphery that defines an open top portion. The respective second sidewalls of the first and second fluid containers are releasably attachable to each other.

Abstract: Described herein are various coupling systems to be used with storage units that are selectively coupled and decoupled. The coupling systems may be used with storage units that are stackable and/or transportable, thus allowing the storage units to function well within a large stationary environment, such as a basement, and also for a subset of the storage units to be selected and easily moved to another location.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a coupling mechanism for detachably attaching two or more utility modules to one another, utility assembles, mobile carriers and other attachable modules and articles.

Abstract: A liquid container and a liquid container with content liquid are easy to sort and dispose of, while preventing dripping of the liquid from a nozzle to the outside. A liquid container includes a container body configured to compartmentally form an accommodation space for content liquid, a tubular nozzle configured to be connected to an upper portion of the container body and guide the content liquid to the outside, and a liquid recovery channel configured to return the content liquid on the radial outside of the nozzle into the accommodation space. The container body, the nozzle, and the liquid recovery channel are formed by integral molding.

Abstract: A stretch blow moulding system for PET containers with PET integral handles: the containers blown from injection moulded preforms: each preform having the integral handle projecting from a junction point on a body portion of the preform: containers blown in a continuously rotating stretch blow moulding machine of the system. In a preferred form the preforms are progressed continuously at a substantially constant speed: the containers blown therefrom progress at the same substantially constant speed through to the filling and capping machine: and wherein the containers progress continuously through the filling and capping machine at the same substantially constant speed. Also described is a continuous stretch blow moulding system applied to specified integral handle PET preform and PET blown container structures stretch blown from the preforms thereby to obtain variable wall thickness of the preforms and/or variable wall thickness of the containers.

Abstract: A method of applying a plurality of partial indentations to at least one sidewall of a reclosable pouch includes providing a double roller mechanism having a first roller wheel and a second roller wheel including complementary opposing male and female embossing surfaces, and applying a plurality of partial indentations to a first surface or a second surface of the first sidewall. The partial indentations partially extend into the one of a first surface and a second surface of the first sidewall, include a single row of partial indentations that extends longitudinally between opposite ends of a first interlocking member in at least one of an area that is above the first interlocking member extending from the first surface of the first sidewall and below the top edge of the first sidewall, and an area that is below the first interlocking member extending from the first surface of the first sidewall.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a container comprising fibers, the container having: a container body comprising fibers, the container body having a mouth region which surrounds a mouth opening; and a lid comprising fibers, the lid having a circumferential groove. In a closure position, at least one part of the mouth region is accommodated in the groove, and the container body is thereby closed. The lid is designed to be moved from the closure position into an open position away from the container body. The disclosure also relates to a lid comprising fibers, the lid having a circumferential groove, for use for the container comprising fibers, to a method for producing a container comprising fibers, to a device for carrying out the method for producing a container comprising fibers, and to a method for producing a lid comprising fibers.

Abstract: The present teachings relate to a screw-cap closure, in particularly the closure shell, which consists of horizontal and vertical elements, placed on the closure shell's cylindrical sidewall inner surface. Horizontal parts include a plurality of thread segments, and both ends of the cylindrical sidewall (where cylindrical side wall ends and slopes start). Vertical elements consist of areas with increased wall thickness under both ends of the plurality of thread segments. Combination of aforementioned elements create a frame, that guarantees sufficient structural stiffness and allows to decrease the closure's wall thickness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage box with a base body, having side walls, a cover, especially a lid, and a fastening device for the cover, wherein the fastening device has at least one elastic tension element, wherein the cover can be fixed relative to the storage box by means of the tension element and wherein the elastic tension element is guided in sections on an inside of the side walls and thereby provides an internal support for the cover on the storage box.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of cups, and in particular, to a magnetic suction cup with a spherical cup lid. The magnetic suction cup includes a cup body and the spherical cup lid; the spherical cup lid is provided with a metal material capable of being attracted by a magnetic force; an upper end of the cup body is provided with an arc-shaped rim; a lower end of the rim is provided with a stop plate; a peripheral edge of the stop plate is connected to the cup body, and the stop plate is provided with several water passing holes.

Abstract: A bottle is provided that incorporates a free flow filter that can passively filter water by the action of gravity as a user drinks from the bottle. The bottle uses an umbrella valve to vent air from the filter into the body of the bottle so that a continuous stream of filtered water is provided by the bottle as water is poured from the bottle. In an embodiment, the umbrella valve moves from a closed position to an open position when at least a threshold pressure is applied to a diaphragm of the valve. When in the open position, air may vent from the filter and into the body of the bottle.

Abstract: A vented sealing member is provided for sealing to a rim of a container. The vented sealing member may provide for an exchange of fluid, such as gas, between an interior space of the container and the ambient atmosphere. This exchange may be necessary as pressure internal to the container may increase and/or decrease at various times, such as after manufacture and shipment. The vented sealing member is configured with a vent material on the sealing member opposite of the contents of the container.

Abstract: A thread protector that has an external sleeve to protect threads disposed on a tubular member. The thread protector includes a flange disposed on a first end of the external sleeve to be engageable with an end of the tubular member. The thread protector also includes a securing apparatus extending from the flange to frictionally engage an inner side of the tubular member to maintain the thread protector's engagement with the tubular member, the securing apparatus including a magnet that increases the force of the frictional engagement of the securing apparatus with the inner side of the tubular member. The securing apparatus can also extend from the flange to frictionally engage an inner side of the tubular member to maintain the thread protector's engagement with the tubular member, the securing apparatus rotatable relative to the external sleeve. A method of protecting pin threads of pin ends of tubular members by installing a thread protector on an end of a tubular member.