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Self Containing Enclosure for Protection from Killer Bees

A self contained protective enclosure with an opening for entry and egress and a screen for ventilation and viewing.

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Patents Published on 04/29/1997


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5624050Lid and structural arrangement for recycling and refuse receptacles
The outside of the structural reinforcing rings are slightly inclined inwardly or outwardly with respect to the vertical axis of a slatted refuse or recycling receptacle to provide a pleasing bow inwardly or outwardly to the outward surface of the recepta...
04/29/1997
5624051Container with handles and cover
A container (10) includes a base portion (11) and a cover (12). The base portion (11) has a bottom surface (22) with opposed walls (23, 24, 25, 26) extending upwardly therefrom to form an open top to be closed by the cover (12). A handle (30) is formed on...
04/29/1997
5624052Refreshment holder with handle
A refreshment holder with a handle and a food receptacle or receptacles surrounding or adjacent the handle with room provided to enable the handle to be grasped. The bottom of the receptacle is substantially in the same plane as the bottom end of the hand...
04/29/1997
5624053Drink-thru cup lid
A disposable drink-thru lid for a drinking cup including an annular mounting portion for sealingly engaging the drinking cup, an annular trough provided about an inner periphery of the annular mounting portion as well as an annular side wall extending upw...
04/29/1997
5624054Method and apparatus for feeding balls at a uniform rate
A compact and lightweight ball bearing feeding device for use in connection with a production process. The device is easily adapted to be mounted at any point along such production process and includes a canister for maintaining a supply of ball bearings,...
04/29/1997
5624055Dispenser device with sealed closure for the contents of a receptacle that is pressurized or that has a pump
A device for dispensing the contents of a receptacle that is pressurized or that has a pump, includes a dispensing head forming a discharge orifice. A shutter is slidable in the head for opening or closing the outlet orifice. The shutter is slidably mount...
04/29/1997
5624056Condiment dispensing system
The invention relates to a condiment dispensing system for dispensing condiment and the like which includes a gas operated pump for moving condiments from a condiment source to a delivery nozzle through a pinch valve that operates to close and open the de...
04/29/1997
5624057Ophthalmic package and delivery device
This invention consists of an ophthalmic storage and dispensing device formed by injection molding, consisting of a vial with thick rigid walls and a limited flexible area. The flexible area allows only a small displacement when squeezed providing a meter...
04/29/1997
5624058Apparatus for pumping a slurry
An apparatus for the transportation and slurrying of cuttings from an oil well or drilling rig is taught comprising a vessel and a vertical shaft type centrifugal pump located below the vessel. Paddles or similar blades are mounted on the shaft to agitate...
04/29/1997
5624059Device for dispensing corrosive liquids accurately and without contamination
A device for dispensing corrosive liquids accurately and without spilling can be held in one hand while the other hand holds a vessel into which liquid is dispensed. The device has a tubular barrel with a thumb stop at a top end and a cap at a bottom end ...
04/29/1997
5624060Invertible dispensing system and dip tube
In a dispensing system such as a pressurized can or hand-pumped bottle, a liquid to be dispensed from a container flows through a composite dip tube that feeds an inlet of a liquid transfer device. The dip tube includes a straight dip tube that extends fr...
04/29/1997
5624061Pump for compression sprayers
A pump assembly for a compression sprayer includes a cylinder and a piston reciprocal therein with means for releasably latching the piston in its fully inserted position. An integral cup and spring are coupled with the inner end of the piston with the sp...
04/29/1997
5624062Flexible spout container
A container with a flexible spout adapted to selectively regulate the flow of liquid therefrom. The spout has a diameter appropriate for being received in an accommodating fill opening such as the oil fill opening of an automobile engine. The spout has an...
04/29/1997
5624063Ride-ready bicycle carrier
A ride-ready bicycle carrier system designed to be removably attached to an existing vehicle roof rack system. The carrier system comprises a support arm assembly attached to a support arm pivot. The support arm assembly has a support arm, an upper hook, ...
04/29/1997
5624064Fluid-container and mount therefor
A fluid-holding container and a member for mounting the container to an object. The fluid-holding container is formed to have a concave bottom portion and sidewalls connected to the bottom portion. At the center of the bottom portion, a channel extends in...
04/29/1997
5624065Safety sport belt
A safety sport belt having a waist belt and at least one shoulder strap slidingly connected to the waist belt. The waist belt and the strap comprised of a polyester mesh fabric coated with reflective material. A transparent strip is centrally aligned on o...
04/29/1997
5624066Non-stick coated linerless label dispensers
Linerless labels are manually dispensed by mounting a roll of the labels for take-off from a stationary shaft. A polygon-cross-section foam core is provided between the shaft and the label roll to provide a brake drag effect to prevent excess label unwind...
04/29/1997
5624067Method and apparatus for weld joining pipe sections
A method and apparatus for groove weld joining pipe sections along a rotating preform having a circumferential groove thereon along which the preformed adjoining pipe sections are located to form a weld in the joining area and a underbead in the groove of...
04/29/1997
5624068Diamond tools for rock drilling, metal cutting and wear part applications
The present invention relates to buttons, inserts and bodies for rock drilling, rock cutting, metal cutting and wear part applications. The buttons, inserts and bodies comprise cemented carbide provided with bodies and/or layers of CVD- or PVD-fabricated ...
04/29/1997
5624069International document shipping pouch
A shipping envelope assembly includes first and second envelopes having aligned open sides and connected together by a perforation. The second envelope is smaller and may be folded up to cover part of a first, printed face of the first envelope, and adhes...
04/29/1997
5624070Reusable packaging box
The present reusable packaging box having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped includes four lateral walls (1, 2, 3, 4) joined together in such a manner that the lateral periphery of the box is closed, as well as two cover parts (5, 6) and bottom par...
04/29/1997
5624071Method and apparatus for receiving packages
A method and apparatus for receiving packages in absentia using a receptacle which is temporarily attached to the door of an apartment or house. A second embodiment uses a bracket for securing a sack or chain to a door, which in combination with a lock ca...
04/29/1997
5624072Fuel injection pump having reduced reflux pulsation effects
To provide a fuel injection pump which can sufficiently and stably supply fuel to a fuel pressurization chamber during a fuel intake stroke, a plunger chamber, a spill port and a spill passage are mutually communicable, while a reflux passage, an intake g...
04/29/1997
5624073Diverter valve for shower spray systems
The present invention provides a fluid diverter valve (10) that allows quick connection/disconnection of a hand held sprayer used for cleaning shower stalls and bathrooms. The diverter valve (10) is comprised of a valve housing (20) having a water inlet (...
04/29/1997
5624074Hose sub-assembly
The hose sub-assembly is provided with a nozzle assembly at each end which includes a fitting with a flat transverse end surface. In addition, a nut which carries an O-ring in a recess at the end surface is threaded into a sleeve in which the nozzle assem...
04/29/1997
5624075Spray apparatus attachment device
A fixing device for a spraying device for fixing a spraying device (2) to a support (6), especially to an arm of a robot is disclosed. A mechanical quick-fixing device (16, 18, 20, 22, 26) and a pneumatic tensioning device (10, 12, 14) are provided in com...
04/29/1997
5624076Process for making embossed metallic leafing pigments
Embossed, finely-divided, thin, bright-metal particles are prepared by forming an embossed release surface on at least one side of a carrier sheet in which the embossed pattern comprises a diffraction grating having from about 5,000 to 11,000 grooves per ...
04/29/1997
5624077Concrete cyclone reclaimer
The present invention is a novel concrete reclaimer cylinder with a closed chamber and a screen chamber. The reclaimer is disposed in a non-horizontal position such that screen chamber is positioned lower than the closed chamber and driven to rotate. Conc...
04/29/1997
5624078Method of making crumb rubber
A rubber crumbing apparatus and method for making crumb rubber from tire chips is disclosed. The rubber crumbing apparatus comprises a frame assembly, a first cone assembly including a truncated cone having an interior surface and an opening extending the...
04/29/1997
5624079Injection blending of toner during grinding
An apparatus for the mixing of toner and a material to form a toner mixture is provided. The apparatus includes a grinder having a grinding chamber within the grinder and a material adder for adding the material into the grinding chamber. The apparatus fu...
04/29/1997
5624080Agitator mill
An agitator mill is provided with a separate grinding-stock/auxiliary-grinding-body separator device, which comprises a rotor, drivable to rotate, for the separation of the auxiliary grinding bodies from the treated grinding stock. The auxiliary grinding ...
04/29/1997
5624081Yarn winding apparatus
A yarn traversing apparatus which includes a pair of oppositely rotating blades for respectively moving the yarn in opposite directions along a main guide edge in a medial portion of the yarn traverse stroke. An auxiliary yarn guide is mounted in each of ...
04/29/1997
5624082In-line yarn feed creel
An adjustable yarn creel frame for feeding yarn to an associated textile machine in a generally in-line yarn delivery path and a rear frame section; and at least one creel unit carried. The creel frame includes a plurality of creel units each having a yar...
04/29/1997
5624083Belt retractor with a belt pretensioner acting on the belt drum
The belt retractor with a belt pretensioner acting on the belt drum (12) has a pyrotechnical piston and cylinder linear drive (22). A rack (32) adapted to be subjected to thrust is connected with the piston (28) of such linear drive (22). The rack (32) is...
04/29/1997
5624084Tension reducer
A spring-driven reeling mechanism for safety belts 17 in motor vehicles has a belt reel 11 which is rotationally fixedly connected to a first draw reel 12 with a spiral-shaped guide groove 15. A flexible draw member 13 is wound into the guide groove 15 an...
04/29/1997
5624085Tape measure
The present invention is directed to provide a tape measure which is capable of applying a frictional braking force to a winding reel by using a simple mechanism that may produce a larger friction force acting on the reel when winding a measuring strip do...
04/29/1997
5624086Seat belt retractor
A vehicle seat belt retractor (10) includes a spool (170) on which seat belt webbing (16) is wound. The spool (170) is supported for rotation on hubs (102, 162). In a vehicle emergency, an actuator (230) rotates with the spool (170) and transmits force th...
04/29/1997
5624087Seat belt retractor with cinch mechanism
A vehicle seat belt retractor (10) includes a rotatable spool (170) on which seat belt webbing (16) is wound. An actuator (230) is selectively rotatable with the spool (170) to actuate a primary belt locking mechanism (270) to block withdrawal of belt web...
04/29/1997
5624088Spacecraft structure and method
Spacecraft structure for use in the construction of the outer wall of a spacecraft. The construction of the outer wall of the spacecraft includes a hollow cellular honeycomb material that is sandwiched between a thin outer curved solid panel and a thin so...
04/29/1997
5624089Pipe anchoring system
A system for anchoring a pipe, such as a train pipe, to the inside of an elongated right angle structural part or member, such as may be mounted on a sidewall of a rail car. The elongated right angle structural part has a plurality of spaced bolt receivin...
04/29/1997
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