A cable reel trailer including a wheeled, Y-shaped main frame is pivotably attached to a tongue having a coupling for attachment to a towing vehicle. Reel supporting and lifting surfaces, secured to uprights mounted upon the main frame, transfer the reel between the trailer and the ground upon pivotable displacement of the tongue relative to the main frame due to movement of the towing vehicle and tongue relative to the main frame support wheels.

A passive dispenser, adapted to be positioned in the cistern of a toilet, useful for dosing a toilet bowl with an additive such as a disinfectant, cleaning agent, colorant, perfume or the like, has a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a common wall having an opening therein, a second wall extending upwardly from a base of a second of the chambers and spaced apart from the common wall opening to define a cavity having an open upper end to permit fluid communication between the chambe...

Significantly improved carding production capacity and materially lowered waste content in the resulting sliver is obtained by high-speed operation of the lickerin at a speed in the range of about 1400 to 2000 r.p.m. and related operation of the main cylinder at a speed such that the lickerin surface speed is in the order of 90% of the cylinder surface speed, with a stripper bar lickerin screen located specially below the lickerin.

A floating dock for handling cargo in a moored vessel in which a longitudinally-extending cargo conveyor is retained in floating condition with the cargo conveyor supported on longitudinally-extending cargo conveyor supports to receive and convey cargo from one position to another.

A device for dispensing a volatile liquid as a vapor includes a porous support of natural or synthetic woven or non-woven fibre, porous glasses, porous plastics (optionally in film form), parchment, leather or rubber provided with an organopolysiloxane material which serves to close the pores of the support to the passage of liquid but permits the passage of vapour from the liquid. The volatile liquid is a perfume, insecticide, insect repellant, insect attractant, higher animal repellant, corros...

A method for the treatment of textiles surfaces has the steps: (i) a solids treatment material including a swollen hydrogel containing aqueous treatment fluid is applied to a surface, (ii) force is then applied to release the treatment fluids from the hydrogel, (iii) the textile is allowed to dry and (iv) visible residues are removed from the surface. The hydrogel is a hydrophilic homopolymer or copolymer of acrylic or methacrylic acid or salt/ester thereof; a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylon...

An animal repellent composition comprising a first animal repellent component; a second component, which includes a synergistic amount of at least one alkaloid, and a carrier, wherein the first and second components do not occur together in nature. Compositions of the aforementioned type for use in molluscicide baits are also disclosed.

A homogeneous liquid composition for use in air freshening devices comprising 3 to 15% of dimethyl methylphosphonate, 1 to 12% of fragrance, 40 to 65% of organic solvent and 15 to 50% of water (where percentages are percentage by weight of the total composition). The composition is non-flammable in use.

A loom mechanism and method which delays the harness crossing and provides tighter, more uniform beat-up during the weaving process.

A tool, for securing together a first member having legs thereon, and a second tubular member for receiving the legs through openings provided therein. The tool includes inclined cam surfaces or inclined rollers which are adapted to be directed through the tubular member for engaging and deforming the legs.