Abstract: The present invention provides an improved battery housing which is a disk shaped cylinder. The inside of the disk is open to allow the cylindrical shaped battery to be mounted on an axle in a flywheel. The housing includes a number pie-slice shaped cells for the individual cells of the battery. A number of these battery housings can be connected together on a single axle, and electrically connected in parallel. Each housing has a negative post and a positive post extending outward which will mate with a corresponding cavity in the next cylindrical battery casing. In addition, there are a number of holes extending through each casing near the outer wall so that rods can be passed through to secure multiple battery casings together.

Abstract: A compartmentalized waiter tray comprised of a light weight, hand carried device which functions in conjunction with a plurality of drink receptacles, or other glasses, removably retained within a plurality of compartments of an industry standard dishwashing rack to provide a quick and easy method for transporting the glasses without subsequent drink receptacle migration due to gravity and inertia and to position the drink receptacles for filling with ice or fluent drinking matter of both via automatic or semi-automatic methods; and the compartmentalized waiter tray is formed with a plurality of compartments extending above the upper surface of the tray in a pre-defined pattern to match the pre-defined pattern which the plurality of drink receptacles occupy within a plurality of compartments of the industry standard dishwashing rack; the plurality of compartments of the compartmentalized waiter tray further comprising an upper surface, internal partitions (which extend upward less than one quarter of the heig

Abstract: Disclosed is a controlled atmosphere package suitable for delivery of red-ripe tomatoes to the consumer. The package maintains the tomato in a substantially fixed position relative to the package regardless of the orientation of the package, and further maintains a substantially uniform relative humidity inside the package. Further disclosed is a process for packaging a tomato comprising providing a package which maintains the tomato in a substantially fixed position relative to the package regardless of the orientation of the package, and further maintains a substantially uniform relative humidity inside the package.

Abstract: A container for holding cans (C) or the like includes a base container portion (11) and a cover (12). The base container (11) includes a bottom surface (13) with side walls (14, 15) and a rear wall (16) extending upwardly therefrom forming rims (20, 21) defining an open top for the base container (11). A front wall (17) also extends upwardly from the bottom surface (13) and includes a U-shaped door frame (18) formed at the top thereof. The bottom surface (13) is undulated to form peaks (29) with a valley (30) therebetween configured so as to neatly receive the cans (C). The cover (12) includes a top surface (33) having a downturned rim (34) resting on the rims (20, 21). A living hinge (36) connects top surface (33) to a door (37) which is received within door frame (18). Cans (C) passed laterally through door (37) are automatically stacked on the undulated bottom surface (13) of the base container (11).

Abstract: A yarn/needlecraft accessory storage device is provided. The storage device has a hinged lid which when opened allows access to the interior. The interior section has vertically oriented cavities designed to hold yarn. Each of these cavities has a lid with a small hole in it. A small portion of yarn is placed in this small hole to indicate the color of the yarn stored therein. Also, the yarn may be pulled through the small holes to permit knitting. The storage device is designed to be of light-weight construction and portable. A cushion is attached atop the hinged lid to allow the yarn cabinet to function as a stool.

Abstract: A resin casing of a box-like configuration has side walls, a bottom wall and a plurality of partition walls. Each partition wall has two opposite end portions tapered, at which the partition wall is integrally formed with the side wall. Thus, the cooling speed is made constant at every portion in the resin casing to avoid shrinkage marks and unwanted raised lines.

Abstract: The invention is a container for storing and transporting a plurality of beverage containers and the like. The container includes a substantially frusto-pyramidal housing having four supporting walls and a top wall supported by the supporting walls. The container has at least one storage chamber extending downwardly from the top wall, and the supporting walls are arranged to telescopingly engage supporting walls of an identical container and each chamber nestles within a corresponding chamber of the identical container when the container is stacked upon the identical container and the identical container is empty of beverage containers. Means are provided for securing identical containers together in a stacked arrangement for easy transport.

Abstract: A tray for storage and transportation of multiple pin grid array (PGA) integrated circuit components. The tray has a lattice framework that defines discrete storage pocket areas. Each storage pocket area comprises a base support that spans portions of the framework and includes upstanding ribs that engage the integrated circuit component. The locus of the upstanding ribs of a given set constitutes a rectangle or square that is concentric with and spaced from the locus of other sets of upstanding ribs. Depending terminal pins from the housing lie between individual ones of the upstanding ribs. The trays are stackable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shipping container utilizing flexible divider panels each formed with one or more flaps attachable to a surrounding frame structure in a way to vary the panel curvature to accommodate variously contoured parts for shipping.

Abstract: A container for a hardenable multicomponent mass, used in anchoring a fastening member in a bore hole, has blind holes forming chambers. The chambers extend axially and are parallel to one another. The blind holes are arranged to receive individual components of the multicomponent mass. The container is formed of a destructable material, preferably a ceramic. When the container is broken or destroyed, the components mix to form the hardenable mass. The open ends of the blind holes are sealed by a cover after the components are filled into the chambers. The cover is located at an end face of the container.

Abstract: A package for unitizing and shipping pipette tips is provided and includes a paperboard tray received on the side panels of an outer shipping enclosure, which panels support the tray over a cavity into which the pipette tips extend. The tray includes two spaced, substantially parallel panels, each having an array of holes; the arrays are aligned. One of the parallel panels is preferably joined to the tray along perforated, cut fold lines, whereby that panel easily may be broken away from the tray when the tray is placed on a pipette support block. The invention also encompasses flat blanks, one for the tray and one for the shipping enclosure, for forming into the package.

Abstract: A package for retaining and displaying a plurality of cylindrical items in separated compartments as formed from a pair of compatibly configured plastic clam shells secured to one another. The plastic clam shells define a front package portion having a plurality of cylindrical item receptacles and a rear package portion having another plurality of cylindrical item receptacles. The front and rear package portions are interconnected to permit predetermined movement of the front and rear package portions relative to one another between a first display position in which the front and rear package portions are disposed in generally superimposed, adjacent relation to one another and a second access position in which the front and rear package portions are substantially displaced from one another to permit ready access to the cylindrical items retained in the item receptacles.

Abstract: A tray is disclosed for retaining a flower pot having a pot bottom with drain holes. The tray has a planar bottom wall for supporting the pot bottom and restrains the pot from moving parallel to the plane of the tray bottom wall. A protrusion is formed in the tray bottom wall in registration with a pot drain hole. The protrusion has a transverse lip adapted to overlie the pot bottom and restrains transverse movement relative to the plane of the tray bottom wall.

Abstract: An inner surface of each of the side walls of a basket for processing thins plates is provided with plural rod-like projections extending inwardly in opposite directions to each other acting as a space holding member, a plurality of these rod-like projections are arranged in spaced apart relation along an inserting direction of the thin plates so as to form a group of rod-like projections, the groups of rod-like projections are arranged in side-by-side relation with a specified pitch for every spacing of the spaced-apart thin plates, the thin plates are inserted between adjoining groups of rod-like projections, thereby a flowing communication of the processing liquid or air is further improved as compared with the space holding member made by the continuous partition wall of the prior art, resulting in that an etching process or a centrifugal drying for the stored thin plates can be performed efficiently.

Abstract: A container for use with live or fresh crawfish comprising an expansive support member carrying a plurality of sockets. Each socket having a continuous sidewall conforming generally to the shape of each crawfish, the sockets being spaced apart so that multiple crawfish can be stored within the dimensions of the horizontal member, separate from one another. Each socket includes a front end portion of gradually increasing width, a tail end portion, and a transverse trough that connects the tail portions of adjacent sockets sized so that the thumb and forefinger of a user can grip the tail of a stored crawfish by entering the trough.

Abstract: The process for producing two compartment easily ruptured paintball type projectiles that are fired from compressed air guns; this invention provides a double chamber projectile capsule that contains two chemical agents which, when mixed together on impact, provide a luminescent spot to visibly mark impacts at night; for police and military training, as well as the popular adult war games, based on the present paint ball and air gun equipment. The unique modifications are designed to fit into the present standardized paintball specifications, without adding unusual expense. A double barrier feature assures necessary shelf life and complete separation of the reactive agents; as well as increased ease of loading the two chemical agents during manufacture.

Abstract: This is a multi-tubular container for transporting, storing and securing materials such as rolled plans, blueprints, maps, charts, art work, or anything else one desires to deposit into a container which shields the contents from the elements and yet are readily accessible by authorized persons such as office personnel, building inspectors, foremen, or superintendentants of any building project.The invention consists of an opted number of elongated, hollow, tubular receptacles that are assembled together by a connection process with two multi-encircling flat flange plates.Closure of the two ends of each receptacle is facilitated by the use of snugly fitting caps or covers. The bottom cap shall be a permanent seal but still could be openable if one so desires. The top cap although snug may be pulled off easily by hand for convenient access to the contents. For field use, the removeable cover cap is attached to the tubal unit with an optional retainer line as not to be misplaced when unit is opened.