Abstract: Apparatus for use in holding an artwork during transportation and storage, the artwork comprising or being mounted within a frame with a plurality of fastening devices secured to the frame, each fastening device having an aperture in a part which protrudes from a side of the frame, the apparatus comprising a substantially flat mounting panel provided with a plurality of retention members; and a plurality of securing devices for securing the fastening devices to the mounting panel, each of the securing devices comprising an engagement part for engaging the fastening device and a locking part which is rotatable about an axis from a first angular position in which it can be located adjacent a respective retention member and a second angular position in which it engages with a respective retention member, whereby each securing device can be used to secure a respective fastening device to the mounting panel by aligning the aperture in the fastening device relative to a retention member of the mounting panel, inser

Abstract: A plurality of spring tubes is provided in an assembly to make a worker's practice of “pearl diving” unnecessary. A container has one tube attached in each corner and each tube has an internal coil spring secured at a bottom of an inner chamber but extended by a cable looped over a pulley at a top of the tube. A shelf or false bottom is attached to a quick link at an end of the cable in each tube. Each link is guided in a vertical slot formed in an outer chamber of each extruded plastic tube so that the shelf is spring-loaded and weight-responsive. A key advantage of the adjustable shelf is that it prevents back strain and similar muscular injuries to workers who are constantly leaning and bending over to retrieve or store articles in the container. The ability of the shelf to tilt at any or all corners allows it to float and not bind as product is loaded or removed. These tubes and the shelf can be adapted to any of the presently manufactured containers or racks.

Abstract: An animal cage provides a rectangular box-like cage structure having a top, bottom, right and left sides, and openable front and back ends, together defining an internal cavity. A movable internal vertical wall is adjustably supported on the structure top, and a movable internal horizontal wall is adjustably supported on one of the structure sides. An animal may be placed in the cage, and the vertical and horizontal inner walls slowly moved to restrict the animal, so that a user may inoculate or otherwise treat the animal safely.

Abstract: An article of luggage of the type comprising elastic straps for holding down the objects carried therein, characterized in that each end of a strap (14) is fixed to the inner wall of the suitcase by means of a fastening member (15) carrying an anchoring clamp (17) for one end of said strap and at least one hook (16, 18) having a gap (19) on one of its sides, through which the strap may be inserted into either of said hooks (16, 18) for modifying the spacing of said strap from the bottom of the suitcase.

Abstract: The dispensing container is a box-like structure made of wood and having an opening at its upper and forward corner to enable drinking straws to be pulled upwardly out of the container. A spring-loaded plunger within the container presses the straws forwardly toward the dispensing opening. The top wall of the container may be slid rearwardly to an open position to enable straws to be loaded into the container and, to facilitate such loading, the plunger is adapted to be latched releasably in a rearwardly retracted position by a pin and groove latching arrangement.