Abstract: A portable tank has a sloped bottom structure with a smooth internal bottom surface sloping along a single bend toward a bottom discharge opening in the bottom plate. The sloped bottom structure has upturned curved side portions merging with upwardly extending wall portions joining the vertical walls of the tank along a horizontal edge. The bottom structure is formed by forming a discharge opening in a flat bottom plate near one edge, forming a gap between the opening and the edge which diverges from the gap toward the edge, bending the sides of the plate upwardly, and bringing the side of the gap together to mate in a closed seam bowing the bottom of the plate outward at the opening to slope the bottom towards the discharge opening.

Abstract: In a spigoted barrel of a synthetic resin, welded together from two or more parts, with a sidewall section, a head section, and a lid section, exhibiting bungholes (e.g. 9) hidden in depressions, a barrier (13) is integrally molded to the inner surface (12) of each depression (e.g. 11) of the lid section (4), this barrier extending in an arcuate shape from the sidewall section (14) around the respective bunghole (9) and constituting a collecting pan for a residual content (16) of the barrel. Thereby, upon tilting of the barrel, complete emptying becomes possible. The barrier (13) is lower in the zone around the bunghole (9) than in the regions toward the sidewall section (14) so that the barrier (13) does not form a hindrance during cleaning of the barrel.

Abstract: For use with an apparatus for performing biological fluid assays, the apparatus having a probe assembly that includes a tubular probe, a probe wash station for washing the tubular probe with a washing fluid. The probe wash station comprises a probe washing receptacle that is adapted to receive the tubular probe, the receptable having an anti-splash mechanism therein for preventing the splashing of the washing fluid.

Abstract: A beer display, key cooler is provided for facilitating access of beer keg to and from said cooler, of beer from said keg in said cooler, for increasing structural integrity of the cooler, for effecting easy transportation of said cooler, and for manifesting indicias of beer in display. The cooler includes an elevated internal bottom, and recessed handles integral with the cooler exterior shell. In addition, the beer keg sits in said cooler approximately flush with the upper rim of the cooler. Externally, the combined beer display and keg cooler resembles the appearance of a proportionally enlarged beer can.

Abstract: A tool box which is positioned in and supported by the bed of a pick-up truck. The tool box has a pivoting lid to allow access to the tools and a side located drip rail channel part to prevent entry of moisture into the tool box interior.

Abstract: Stackable long-term storage container especially for radioactive waste comprises especially convoluted lid and bottom pieces to facilitate stacking. The lid is convoluted providing an annular projection which serves to allow grabbing of the lid and, together therewith, the drum. The floor has a rim which extends axially away from the floor and then is bent over upward toward the drum with drainage openings provided at the bottom edge. A resilient jacket is disposed around the bottom edge and surrounds the rim to prevent direct contact between the drums and scratching during stacking. A fiberglass reinforced plastic insert inside the drum protects the inner wall from damage. The special shape of the drum prevents causes for corrosion under all operating conditions of the drum, especially during very rough handling of the drum during filling, transport and storage.

Abstract: There is disclosed a dual-chambered container suited for use in changing the engine oil of a motor vehicle. The container comprises two chambers, one for receiving the used engine oil as it is drained from the motor vehicle and another chamber that contains new oil for replenishing the engine's oil reservoir with fresh oil. The two chambers are independent yet integrally bonded together to form the unique container. Each chamber has its own opening and closure means for receiving, transporting, and dispensing the engine oil.

Abstract: A display and support assembly specifically designed to have ice sculptures or like objects, made from a "meltable" material at room temperature, mounted thereon wherein a collecting trough is built into a supporting housing in immediately adjacent and surrounding relation to the periphery of a support platform on which the object is mounted. An illumination assembly is disposed on the interior of the housing so as to direct light up through a supporting and retaining portion of a platform on which the sculpture is mounted. Accordingly, leakage, due to dripping, is eliminated through the collection thereof in the trough and display is enhanced through illumination of the ice sculpture.

Abstract: A fuel tank comprising a wall forming a main container for fuel, and a lateral extension from said main container. The extension is located adjacent the bottom of the main container, and the extension has at least one tranparent or translucent wall so that any water accumulated at the bottom of the tank and in the extension may be visibly detected.

Abstract: A molded plastic fruit container is constructed to provide ventilation without uncontrolled drippage into a lower container by virtue of bottom openings surrounded by raised rims, side openings that terminate above the bottom, and end weep holes to direct drippage away from a lower stacked container. The end walls are each provided with an end reinforcing rib grid that has gusseted horizontal ribs that extend further outwardly for improved engagement with a mechanical gripper. A bottom reinforcement rib grid is inset from a rim circumscribing the bottom so that the bottom rib grid is receivable in a lower container for secure stacking. The ribs of the bottom rib grid have ramped ends to allow an upper container to be swept off easily. The transverse ribs underneath the bottom openings are cut away to maintain ventilation and allow stacking with a conventional wooden crate.

Abstract: This bucket and stool assembly is unique in design, for making its user's work much easier. Primarily, it includes a stool which serves as a place of storage for washing equipment, when not being used as a stool. It also includes projections on the small diameter portions of the assembly for locking the two units together.

Abstract: A holder for paint brushes, rollers, or the like including first and second clips each formed from a pair of legs supporting at a topmost portion thereof a coating implement support surface which is cantilevered out from and away from the container to which it is attached. Three walls of the support surface are bordered by upstanding walls, and an open end is provided for storage of the coating implement, the wall adjacent the container having a textured top surface for altering the amount of paint on the coating implement, a drain hole adjacent thereto extending through the support surface and communicating with a funnel for remigration of excess paint back into the container.

Abstract: A bottom configuration for large liquid storage bins and drums which facilitates bottom draining and full recovery of contents including tributory passages leading to a central sump and a deeper clearing passage leading from the sump to a drain outlet.

Abstract: A plant container including a main container (10) and a reservoir tray (12) for receiving fluids. The main container (10) has a plurality of orifices (14) disposed in the bottom thereof. The reservoir tray (12) is rotatable about a member (16) and has a plurality of conduit members (22) disposed thereon. When the conduit members (22) are aligned with the orifices (14), fluid is allowed to pass from the main container (10) through conduits (24) to the exterior thereof. By rotating the reservoir tray (12) to either alignment with the orifices (14) or to a position in alignment with concave depressions (26), fluid can be either drained from the soil or stored in the reservoir tray (12).

Abstract: An open container includes an outer part formed of molded polyurethane and an inner liner of preformed plastic material, the polyurethane being placed in an open mold cavity and a center core plug having a plastic liner disposed thereabout is inserted into the open mold cavity to occupy a predetermined positional relationship therewith so that when the polyurethane is allowed to foam, rise, set and cure, the liner is securely bonded thereto to form a mechanically strong heat insulated container for displaying consumer items such as soft drinks immersed in ice water disposed within the container.

Abstract: A non-collapsible, one-piece carrying kit with a central, elongated handle is divided into a plurality of cells of different area in plan for transporting personal articles of different size, shape, and configuration. Most of the cells are open at the top, but at least one cell may have an apertured, removable cover. All of the kit walls and partitions are integral and of rigid material, but a hook is pivotally mounted on one wall to suspend it from a shower pipe, or curtain rod when the articles are toilet articles for use in the shower. A double hook may be mounted on one of a plurality of threaded studs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging tray having a bottom construction which contains molded cells shaped and dimensioned to hold liquids by capillary action. The cells capture and retain liquids and prevent their free flow about the tray bottom. The bottom preferably also contains at least one upstanding raised area for holding foodstuffs away from the cells to prevent the foodstuff from breaking the surface tension of liquids retained in the cells, thus helping to ensure retention of liquids by the cells.

Abstract: An oil catch pan is provided as a self-supporting structure having a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral sidewall with a rim where the pan is open at the top. The pan is designed to be slid under an automotive motor vehicle and used to catch the oil being drained from the crankcase. The bottom wall of the pan is initially provided with a closure which is designed to be effectively opened, e.g. by pulling a conveniently located tab or by interaction with a piercing structure which is fitted between the pan and the jug.

Abstract: Apparatus and a process for permitting the fuel tank of a motor vehicle to be drained periodically to remove accumulated water, dirt and contaminated fuel. The apparatus includes a kit which includes an attaching member which is adapted to be attached to the lower outer portion of the fuel tank. The attaching member has a threaded hole through it and a bolt with a washer is provided which is adapted to be threaded into the hole. After the attaching member has been attached to the fuel tank a hole is drilled through the fuel tank in the central portion of the threaded hole in the attaching member. The bolt and washer effectively prevent leakage of fuel through this hole until the tank is to be drained.

Abstract: An oil spout container is described. The container receives and holds an oil spout and provides for drainage from the container of oil dripping from the spout. Drained oil is accumulated; a cap is provided for the container to prevent dirt from contaminating the accumulated oil and the stored spout.

Abstract: A plurality of identical open top containers may be vertically stacked or vertically adjacent containers may be rotated 180.degree. relative to a vertical axis and nested, for the transport of items, such as fish, involving liquid that is desirably drained from each container. Drainage from one container into a lower container and therefore contamination of the lower container is prevented by drain holes in each of the stacking feet communicating directly with the upper inlet end of a downwardly and outwardly sloping channel in the support portion of the next lower container, in the stacked position, with an integral flange extending continuously around the entire top periphery of each box overlying the channel for strength and continuity.

Abstract: In a coupling hook for the lower links of a three-point linkage for connecting an agricultural implement to a tractor, side walls define the lateral confines of a pocket. The side walls are shaped to form a jaw into which a coupling element is seated. A latch within the pocket secures the coupling member in the jaw. A bottom wall extends across the lower ends of the side walls and forms a closure for the pocket. One of the side walls has an opening just above the bottom wall for removing dirt from the lower end of the pocket.

Abstract: A crashworthy fuel system for aircraft or the like comprising a fuel tank d a valve for securement to the bottom of the tank. The valve comprises a generally L-shaped body having a first leg and a second leg extending generally at right angles to the first leg. A main flow passage extends through the entire length of the body. The first leg has a peripheral flange spaced from its outer end which is secured in face-to-face relation to the bottom of the tank with the outer end of the first leg extending up through a hole in the bottom of the tank into the interior of the tank for flow of fuel into the main flow passage and the second leg extending below the tank on the outside thereof for connection at its outer end to a fuel delivery line. The first leg has a circumferential area of weakness adjacent the flange between the flange and the second leg.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a pad for protecting floors against water damage from washers, dryers or like appliances including a generally polygonally contoured peripheral wall having upper and lower terminal edges, the latter of which are adapted to rest upon a floor and the upper of which defines an interior within which is adapted to be disposed the lower end portion of a washer, dryer or the like, a supporting ledge inboard of the peripheral wall upon which legs of the appliance rest, and a chamber within and slightly beneath the ledge within which any water spilled or leaked from a washer, dryer or like appliance may be collected or drained therefrom.

Abstract: A container for fresh products such as asparagus comprising the combination of an open box body having interconnecting front, bottom, back and end walls, the walls having a substantially rectangular configuration, an insert positionable in the box body and defining therewith an interior of trapezoidal-shaped cross-section for accomodating the fresh products, and a cover for placement over the box body and the insert.

Abstract: A forced convection heat exchanger for warming articles such as baby bottles is provided comprising a container having walls extending upwardly from a bottom end to define an open top end. A platform to receive and support the article to be warmed is mounted within the container spaced apart from the container bottom end. A plurality of spacers extend inwardly from the walls and upwardly from the platform. First drain openings are provided extending through the platform and second drain openings are provided within the walls below the platform adjacent the bottom end. The area of the platform relative to the total cross-sectional area of the first drain openings is dimensioned so as to provide a standing head of water under turbulent flow conditions within the container substantially up to the container open top end when the container receives an average flow of water from a tap.

Abstract: A cylindrical vessel of large size and integral molded construction is provided having a depressed well which accumulates sludge formed in the course of storage of hydrocarbon fuels. A hole positioned in the top of the vessel directly above said well permits insertion of a pipe which, by suction means, removed the accumulated sludge. Pedestal means, positioned below the tank and adjacent each end, causes the entire vessel to be tilted downwardly toward the well, thereby causing gravimetric migration of sludge toward the well.

Abstract: A beer keg container of insulating material, such as styrofoam, subdivided into three parts, a lid with a hole through which the shaft of the tap extends, an upper half, and a bottom half, which halves are detachably connected by an interlocking joint. The bottom half is reinforced with a wire basket having handles to facilitate carrying of the insulating container and enclosed beer keg. The diameter of the beer keg is smaller and spaced from the inner diameter of the container so that the space therebetween may be packed with ice cubes or crushed ice to keep the beer keg cold.

Abstract: Molded and or cast cylindrical container of suitable plastic or the like of the standard 55 gallon (U.S.

Abstract: A quadratic box formed of six panels, one of which is hinged to function as a lid. A removable plastic bag for containing liquid is encased within the box. A large portion of each of the panels is of open lattice construction with strengthening ribs. Sections of solid construction are provided at some points to enable the box to withstand the pressure of the liquid contained in the encased bag. The hinges attaching the lid each comprise a shaft carried by one panel seated in a recess formed in another panel, the shaft being held in place in the groove by a removable metal spring clip that closes the top of the recess. One of the end panels contains an opening through which a liquid dispensing tube can be extended, and this end panel is sloped toward the opening to allow complete drainage of liquid.