Abstract: An electrical gang box adapted for use with drivers is disclosed. The electrical gang box includes a main compartment with a front opening sized and adapted to accept an electrical control and structure around the front opening to secure the electrical control within the front opening and within the main compartment. The electrical gang box also includes a lower compartment that extends below the main compartment, is set back from the front of the main compartment and is open to the main compartment along an upper portion. The gang box may also include one or more pairs of rails disposed on opposite interior walls. In such cases, a divider panel is sized to slide into and extend between the rails to divide the gang box. Multiple-gang boxes with these features are also disclosed.

Abstract: An extruded material includes a peripheral wall having a closed loop-shaped cross-section and defining a hollow, and a middle rib connected to an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall and dividing the hollow. The extruded material is provided with a corrected portion set at a predetermined portion in a longitudinal direction and subjected to correction processing, and an uncorrected portion not subjected to the correction processing. The peripheral wall is expanded outward with respect to an original shape of the uncorrected portion in the corrected portion. While the middle rib is curved with respect to an imaginary straight line connecting connecting portions connected with the peripheral wall at both end portions of the middle rib in the uncorrected portion, the middle rib has a smaller degree of curvature than the original shape of the uncorrected portion in the corrected portion.

Abstract: An air duct which extends substantially in a longitudinal direction (X), having a duct wall which encloses a flow cross section and has, on its inner side, at least one fastening means for fastening at least one functional element, which can be accommodated in the air duct, in a variable position in the longitudinal direction (X) of the duct.

Abstract: A tube arrangement for the transport of temperature control medium, comprising a base body (2) made of polymeric material and produced by means of blow molding, wherein at least one functional element (3) is arranged in the base body (2), which element is in operative connection with the temperature control medium.

Abstract: A cord protector with an elongated body and a coupler that joins the elongated body to an adjacent elongated body to form an elongated cord protector system. The elongated body has a base and a lid. The base has a channel extending between a first end and a second end. The base also has ridges that extend into the channel, a cavity configured to mate with the coupler, and a central pillar that extends from the floor into the channel along a majority of the channel. The lid is configured to be inserted into the channel. The lid has two grooves that are sized and shaped to receive one of the ridges. The lid also has a slot configured to receive the top of the central pillar when the lid is inserted into the channel. The central pillar supports the lid when the lid is inserted into the channel.

Abstract: An appliance and a method for removing deposits from interiors of receptacles or facilities by way of explosion technology. The appliance includes a supply device for providing an explosive mixture or its starting components, as well as a transport conduit that is connected to the supply device and serves for transporting explosive mixture to a cleaning location. The transport conduit is designed at least in sections as a transport hose.

Abstract: A self-insulating air delivery system maintains a desired air temperature of the conditioned air supplied thereinto for delivery to an aircraft. The system uses insulating airflow layers; a parallel layer and a counterflow layer. A starting section connects to a PCA unit and delivers conditioned air therefrom to an interior supply hose. The starting section also either creates bleed conditioned air or accepts conditioned insulating air and supplies it to an interior insulating hose that is annularly outward of the supply hose and in which air flows parallel to airflow in the supply hose. A reversing connector indirectly connects the supply hose to the aircraft and reverses the flow of air from the interior insulating hose to flow back toward the PCA unit in an exterior counterflow hose that is annularly outward of the interior insulating hose.

Abstract: A tubular array heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes extending between a tube inlet and a tube outlet. An inlet manifold includes an inner wall and an outer wall defining an inlet plenum and one or more baffles extending between the inner wall and the outer wall to divide the inlet plenum into a plurality of fluid passageways, each of the plurality of fluid passageways extending between the inlet plenum and a respective one of the tube inlets. The tubes, the inlet manifold, and an outlet manifold identical to the inlet manifold are manufactured as a single monolithic component.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an apparatus comprising an elongate flexible tube sized to be received within a tract and having a proximal end and a distal end; a drive mechanism coupled to the proximal end of the tube; and a liquid column extending from the proximal end to the distal end; wherein the drive mechanism is configured to cause movement of the liquid column within the tube to impart forward momentum to the tube and thereby promote advancement of at least the distal end of the tube within the tract when at least the distal end is received within a part of the tract.

Abstract: An apparatus for improving heat transfer through a leading portion of an aircraft engine. The apparatus includes an annular channel that is defined by the leading portion. A source for gas that is fluidly connected to the channel and a narrow region that is defined within the annular channel.

Abstract: A fluid conduit ramp construction provides partitions within a low profile outer conduit to reduce weight and increase strength while having a reduced device pressure loss at high flow rates such as are required for fire-fighting circumstances where large quantities of water must be supplied across a road or thoroughfare. The fluid conduit ramp may be rigid or flexible and of sufficient width to unconditionally provide fluid conduit cross-sectional areas larger than the nominal diameter of fire hose with which it is used. The fluid conduit ramp can be quickly deployed by one or two persons requiring only a short duration of traffic interruption after which traffic flow may be resumed at higher speeds than are possible using hose bridges.

Abstract: A cooling device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a cooling device including an air blower, an airflow divider, an air flowing passage, and an air exhaust opening. The air blower blows air toward a cooling target device. The airflow divider divides the air exhausted from the air blower into at least two airflows such that an air flowing direction of the air is changed to a direction perpendicular to an air exhausting direction of the air. The at least two airflows pass through the air flowing passage. A wall of the air flowing passage is disposed facing the cooling target device. The air exhaust opening is disposed on the wall of the air flowing passage to cause the air to pass through toward the cooling target device disposed in a direction intersecting the air flowing direction in the air flowing passage.

Abstract: A cable guide includes an upper face and a lower face. The lower face has a generally convex form so as to lie in contact with the flow channel when fitted in the flow channel. The upper face has a generally concave form and is shaped to minimize disturbance of the flow when fitted in the flow channel. A passage is defined between the lower face and the flow channel having an entrance opening at a first end of the cable guide and exit openings on the sides of the cable guide towards a second end. By utilizing a cable guide, disruption to the flow within the channel by the entrance or exit of the cable is minimized.

Abstract: A high pressure hose for use within an umbilical includes a hose liner tube surrounded by a first reinforcement layer comprised substantially of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers and a second reinforcement layer surrounding the first reinforcement layer. The second layer comprises at least 50% aramid fibers. The hose has an outer thermoplastic extruded hose jacket.

Abstract: An exhaust gas system 1 for an internal combustion piston engine, having an exhaust manifold 2 having a plurality of manifold tubes Z1-Z4 and an exhaust gas fitting 2.1, and an exhaust gas line element 3 having an exhaust gas pipe fitting 3.1 that can be connected to the exhaust gas fitting 2.1 by the exhaust gas pipe fitting 3.1. The exhaust gas manifold 2 and at least the exhaust gas pipe fitting 3.1 of the exhaust gas line element 3 each have a partition 2.2, 3.2, each forming two separate exhaust gas channels A2a, A2b, A3a, A3b each having a flow axis S2, S3, and comprising an end face 2.2s, 3.2s running transverse to the flow axis S2 in the area of the fitting 2.1, 3.1, wherein the edge segment R1, the edge segment R2, and/or the core segment K of the exhaust manifold 2 at least partially contact the exhaust gas pipe fitting 3.1 in the axial direction when the internal combustion piston engine is in the warm state.

Abstract: A pipe assembly for a district heating network, comprising a first pipe, a second pipe and, surrounding the first pipe, a first insulating layer arranged to reduce heat transfer from the first pipe outwards in a radial direction, the first pipe being arranged for a first heat transfer medium flow and the second pipe being arranged for a second heat transfer medium flow. The pipe assembly comprises a heat transfer device arranged to transfer heat from an outer surface of the first insulating layer to the second pipe, and a second insulating layer arranged to reduce heat transfer from the heat transfer device and the second pipe outwards in the radial direction, the thermal conductivity of the heat transfer device being substantially better than the thermal conductivity of the first insulating layer and the thermal conductivity of the second insulating layer.

Abstract: A pipe is provided for use in a geothermal heat exchange system. The pipe is insertable in a bore hole having a proximal end disposed relatively closer to a surface of the earth, and a distal end disposed relatively further from the surface of the earth. The pipe comprises an inflow pipe portion having a first end and a second end, an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion extending between the first and second ends for defining an inflow chamber that extends generally between the first end and the second end of the inflow pipe portion. Water can flow through the inflow chamber between the first and second ends of the inflow pipe portion in a direction toward the distal end of the bore hole.

Abstract: A limb for a breathing circuit manufactured from very thin walled polymer materials has an elongate axial reinforcing spine lying freely inside the conduit and fixed to each end connector. The spine is laterally compliant but axially stiff. The spine provides resistance to tensile and compressive loads on the conduit, including that induced by prevailing internal pressures.

Abstract: A flexible conduit assembly that includes a central fluid transfer conduit and at least two thermal fluid transfer conduits in overlying relationship to the central fluid transfer conduit at an orientation other than linear relative to the center axis of the central fluid transfer conduit. The flexible conduit assembly may also include an outer jacket concentrically disposed relative to the central fluid transfer conduit with the fluid transfer conduit interposed between the central fluid conveying conduit and the outer jacket.

Abstract: A system for conveying a fluid is disclosed. Such system comprises a spoolable tube comprising an inner layer comprising a first layer and a reinforcing layer comprising fiber, which defines a first passage for conveying a first fluid; an outer layer; and one or more fittings adapted to engage an axial end of said inner layer and an axial end of said outer layer.

Abstract: A conveyor device is used for the pneumatic conveying of bulk material. The conveyor device has a main conveyor pipe and a plurality of bypass conveyor pipe sections which are separate from one another and arranged one behind the other within the latter. The main extent direction of the bypass conveyor pipe sections runs along the main conveyor pipe. The bypass conveyor pipe sections in each case have an inlet opening and an outlet opening for conveyor gas. The inlet opening, when the main conveyor pipe is horizontally installed, is arranged in a cross sectional portion of the main conveyor pipe, which is located above a cross sectional portion of the main conveyor pipe, in which the outlet opening is arranged. The result is a conveyor device, of which the efficiency, in other words the ratio of the conveying power and the conveyor gas quantity used, is improved.

Abstract: The device according to the invention for the cooling of articles, comprising at least one channel which can be connected to a first coolant source such that a first stream of a first coolant can flow through the channel, the articles to be cooled being introducible into the stream, is distinguished in that at least one cross-sectional stabilizer for stabilizing the cross section of the at least one channel is formed. The device according to the invention advantageously allows the defined cooling of articles, in particular the freezing of drops of a liquid or pasty material, in particular of liquid or pasty foods. In particular, a deformation, such as warping, of the channels on account of pronounced temperature gradients and/or temperature transients is effectively reduced. Thus, even after cooling-down operations, uniform cooling conditions can be ensured.

Abstract: A pipe assembly for a district heating network, comprising a first pipe, a second pipe and, surrounding the first pipe, a first insulating layer arranged to reduce heat transfer from the first pipe outwards in a radial direction, the first pipe being arranged for a first heat transfer medium flow and the second pipe being arranged for a second heat transfer medium flow. The pipe assembly comprises a heat transfer device arranged to transfer heat from an outer surface of the first insulating layer to the second pipe, and a second insulating layer arranged to reduce heat transfer from the heat transfer device and the second pipe outwards in the radial direction, the thermal conductivity of the heat transfer device being substantially better than the thermal conductivity of the first insulating layer and the thermal conductivity of the second insulating layer.

Abstract: In various embodiments, aspiration tubing connecting a handpiece to a surgical console may include a high compliant section, a transition section, and a low compliant section. In some embodiments, the high compliant section may have a lower durometer and/or different geometry than the low compliant section. The transition section may take a number of forms, including a connector or a continuous section of tubing that gradually increases in durometer and/or changes geometry through the length of the tubing. In the various embodiments, the high compliant section may provide flexibility near the handpiece to make the handpiece easier to hold and maneuver while the low compliant section may reduce the effects of occlusion break surge. In some embodiments, the high compliant section may include, for example, ribs, stiffening rings, a stiffening sleeve, or a stiffening sock to increase the stiffness of the high compliant section.

Abstract: A multi-hole insulation tube with multiple interior insulation channels to accommodate multiple conduits of unequal temperatures is disclosed. Each channel within the tube is insulated from the other channels so as to substantially prevent the negative influence of one conduit on another through conduction.

Abstract: A tubing member for use in well operations comprises a solid core extruded casing surrounding a production tubing passage arranged to receive produced fluids from a well therethrough and one or more auxiliary conduits arranged for communicate with well equipment. The casing is rectangular in cross section having a pair of opposed flat sides which can be wound onto a spool such that the flat sides are parallel to an axis of rotation of the spool. A longitudinal extending central axis of the production tubing and of each auxiliary conduit are situated spaced apart from one another along a common diametrical axis arranged to be parallel to the flat sides of the casing and the spool axis. The unitary casing provides good protection for electrical lines, hydraulic lines and other communication lines in the conduits alongside production tubing in a low cost and easy to manufacture tubing member.

Abstract: A combination of a teat cup and a flexible milk tube is shown. The flexible milk tube has a main duct and a plurality of secondary ducts for discharging milk from the teat cup and for applying vacuum in the teat cup. The main duct is confined by a duct wall extending around the main duct. The secondary ducts are included in the duct wall of the main duct. By including the plurality of secondary ducts in the duct wall of the main duct the flexible milk tube as a whole has a smaller cross-section than that of the known milk tube. The plurality of secondary ducts no longer need separate duct walls forming separate tubes either connected or not with the flexible milk tube comprising the main duct. This results in space saving.

Abstract: A motor vehicle exhaust pipe includes: an outer metal tube; at least one inner tube made from an inorganic matrix composite material and disposed inside the outer metal tube, each inner tube being arranged longitudinally and having a pre-determined longitudinal length and a gap being provided between each inner tube and the outer tube; and elements for maintaining each inner tube in position in relation to the outer tube. The elements for maintaining each inner tube in position in relation to the outer tube include at least one retaining element disposed in the gap between the inner tube and the outer tube, each retaining element exerting a minimum pressure of between 10?4 MPa and 10?1 MPa on the inner tube. All of the elements used to maintain one inner tube in position have a cumulative longitudinal length equal to less than half of the longitudinal length of the inner tube.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly of at least two coaxial pipes (1) comprising at least two coaxial pipe assembly unit elements (n-1, n), one of which has, at one end, a first junction part (1a) assembled to a second junction part (1b) at the end of another said coaxial pipe assembly unit element, each of said first and second junction parts (1a, 1b) being a body of revolution, the assembly being characterized in that the ends of the two non-welded-together inner second branches (52a, 52b) of said first and second junction parts (1a, 1b) are in metal-on-metal contact one on the other under elastic deformation stress via their contact surface as a result of the shrinking of the weld (19) between the ends of the two outer second branches (51) of said junction parts (1a, 1b), such that said inner second cavities (6) are leaktight relative to the inside (25) of the inner pipe (22).

Abstract: A raceway bridge assembly is provided for carrying wires or cables over an intersecting raceway or other object without interfering with the intersecting raceway. The raceway bridge assembly includes a pair of opposing bridge fittings and a connecting raceway section extending between the raceway fittings. The bridge fittings have a first open end lying in a first plane and a second open end lying in a second plane spaced above said first open end. The bridge fittings have side walls that are coupled to a cover of a raceway section. A top wall is removably coupled to an upper edge of the sidewalls of the bridge fitting and is coupled to the connecting raceway section.

Abstract: An aircraft anti-icing system includes a source of high temperature gas, a housing, at least one conduit to carry the high temperature gas from the source to the housing, the at least one conduit coupled to the housing and the source, at least one nozzle coupled to the at least one conduit, at least one nozzle configured to impart a rotational motion to the high temperature gas before exhausting the high temperature gas into the housing, and a port for exhausting air from the housing.

Abstract: The inventive entrance/exit piping structure 20 for an intercooler 10 is formed of a plurality of pipes 21 to 24, the pipe end portions 20a, 20b are bundled together to have a circular contour and, in a middle portion 20c, the respective pipes are arranged adjacent to each other and are bent together.

Abstract: An adapter for use in association with upstream and downstream portions of a piping system is disclosed. The adapter includes a first chamber having an inlet adapted to receive fluid therethrough, an outlet adapted to expel fluid therefrom, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a first chamber interior. The adapter also includes a second chamber having an inlet adapted to receive forced fluid therethrough, an outlet adapted to expel the forced fluid therefrom, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a second chamber interior. The first chamber interior is isolated from the second chamber interior. The first chamber is adapted to receive forced fluid therethrough from an upstream portion of a piping system, and the second chamber is adapted to provide forced fluid therethrough to a downstream portion of the piping system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for improving the operation of sewer systems includes a first sewer pipe connected to a source of other water and a second smaller diameter sewer pipe passing through the first sewer pipe and connected to sources of sanitary effluent. The second sewer pipe can be attached to the interior surfaces of the first sewer line by a curable adhesive material using a removable inflatable bladder to hold the second sewer pipe in position until the adhesive has cured sufficiently. As an alternative, positioning walls or arms, integral with the second pipe, form positioning spaces filled with a slurry material to hold the second sewer pipe in position. The slurry will harden in place to form an integral unit with the second pipe and the positioning walls or arms.

Abstract: A flexible hose construction adapted for separately conveying two or more fluids therethrough. The construction includes a core tube, a second tube helically disposed about the core tube, and a tubular jacket surrounding the core tube. The second tube may be substantially concentric with the core tube. The tubular jacket may be substantially cylindrical so as to have a substantially smooth outer surface.

Abstract: A hose member having a central region surrounded by a circumferential portion comprising a number of metal tubes that are substantially parallel to each other and wound in a helical manner around a longitudinal axis of the hose member. The central region may be defined by a carrier made of a polymeric material, or a longitudinal central cavity.

Abstract: A conduit array configured to route in-floor tubing includes a plurality of elbow conduits. A webbing is positioned between each of the elbow conduits in the plurality of elbow conduits to connect the plurality of elbow conduits. The webbing is configured to allow for separation of at least one of the plurality of elbow conduits from the conduit array, thus allowing for the conduit array to be scaleable or sizeable.

Abstract: An insulated and refrigerated beverage transport line provides enhanced temperature control of one or more beverages conveyed through the transport line. A plurality of coolant lines carrying a re-circulated coolant makes contact with the one or more product lines. One or more empty lines, referred to as packers, may be placed between the coolant lines and the product lines to provide a dimensionally stable and tight group of lines that are bundled together. An external insulation is provided over the bundle of lines to further enhance insulation for the beverage being transported through the product lines. At least one dedicated coolant return line may be placed remote from the other lines. The dedicated coolant return line carries the highest temperature coolant found in a beverage transport system. Independent and separate insulation of this dedicated coolant return line prevents inadvertent heat transfer to the one or more product lines.

Abstract: An air hose delivery assembly includes an external conduit. The air hose delivery assembly also includes a continuous inner liner disposed within the external conduit. The continuous inner liner is secured to the external conduit only at the ends of the continuous inner liner to form a tubular structure that is configured to be collapsed to a flat structure.

Abstract: A motor vehicle exhaust pipe includes: an outer metal tube; at least one inner tube made from an inorganic matrix composite material and disposed inside the outer metal tube, each inner tube being arranged longitudinally and having a pre-determined longitudinal length and a gap being provided between each inner tube and the outer tube; and elements for maintaining each inner tube in position in relation to the outer tube. The elements for maintaining each inner tube in position in relation to the outer tube include at least one retaining element disposed in the gap between the inner tube and the outer tube, each retaining element exerting a minimum pressure of between 10?4 MPa and 10?1 MPa on the inner tube. All of the elements used to maintain one inner tube in position have a cumulative longitudinal length equal to less than half of the longitudinal length of the inner tube.

Abstract: This is a balloon catheter having at least two lumens. One of the lumens is a large working lumen. The balloon catheter is especially useful as a guide catheter or micro catheter and may be used in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. In particular, it has value in treating neurovascular embolic strokes in combination with other devices which are delivered to the stroke site through that working lumen. The remainder of the lumens typically are used to inflate and to deflate the balloon.

Abstract: A conduit array configured to route in-floor tubing includes a plurality of elbow conduits. A webbing is positioned between each of the elbow conduits in the plurality of elbow conduits to connect the plurality of elbow conduits. The webbing is configured to allow for separation of at least one of the plurality of elbow conduits from the conduit array, thus allowing for the conduit array to be scaleable or sizeable.

Abstract: A plastics pipe provided with engageable fastener elements on an outer surface thereof, a method for manufacturing the pipe, and a fastener system comprising inter-engageable fastener elements on an outer surface of a pipe and a support therefore.

Abstract: A conduit array configured to route in-floor tubing includes a plurality of elbow conduits. A webbing is positioned between each of the elbow conduits in the plurality of elbow conduits to connect the plurality of elbow conduits. The webbing is configured to allow for separation of at least one of the plurality of elbow conduits from the conduit array, thus allowing for the conduit array to be scaleable or sizeable.

Abstract: A conduit array configured to route in-floor tubing includes a plurality of elbow conduits. A webbing is positioned between each of the elbow conduits in the plurality of elbow conduits to connect the plurality of elbow conduits. The webbing is configured to allow for separation of at least one of the plurality of elbow conduits from the conduit array, thus allowing for the conduit array to be scaleable or sizeable.

Abstract: A device comprising memory foam can be used for restricting fluid flow through a passageway. Such a device can include memory foam having a body defined by a first end and a second end and at least one external wall extending therebetween. The body of the expanded memory foam can have a cross-sectional profile with a shape and size to securely fit within the passageway so as to restrict fluid flow through the passageway. Additionally, the memory foam can have a receiving portion that extends from the first end to the second end that is configured for receiving an object that extends from the first end to the second end. The receiving portion can have various configurations and can include internal portions and external portions of the memory foam. The receiving portion can self-form a conduit around the object by expanding the memory foam around the object.

Abstract: A unitary conduit for transporting a fluid is described, the conduit comprising a body and a flow passage located within the body, the flow passage having an inlet end and an exit end, wherein the flow passage and the body have a unitary construction. In another embodiment, a unitary conduit has a flow passage wherein the cross sectional shape of the flow passage changes from a first cross sectional shape to a second cross sectional shape. In another embodiment, the exterior contour of the body generally conforms to the interior contour of the flow passage. In another embodiment, the flow passage branches to a plurality of sub-passages.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hose. The hose comprises a through hole therethrough and defines at least one recess and at least one convex portion on an outer surface thereof. The at least one recess matches with the at least one convex portion in shape. The hose of the present invention is used to sheath a surface of an object so that the object can be orderly arranged through interconnection of the at least one recess and the at least one convex portion on the outer surface of the hose.

Abstract: A limb for a breathing circuit manufactured from very thin walled polymer materials has an elongate axial reinforcing spine lying freely inside the conduit and fixed to each end connector. The spine is laterally compliant but axially stiff. The spine provides resistance to tensile and compressive loads on the conduit, including that induced by prevailing internal pressures.

Abstract: A method of transporting multiphase fluids during extraction of said fluids from a well. The method includes first providing a well production apparatus. The well production apparatus includes tubing for carrying a flow of well production fluids. A centre line of the tubing follows a substantially helical path, and the amplitude of the helix is less than or equal to one half of the internal diameter of the tubing. Then, the method includes transporting multiphase fluids along the tubing whilst inducing swirl flow thereof.