A device for holding plastic cards and keys includes an open ring formed into a shape such that the ends of the ring are opposed to one another and includes tips at the ends. A spine is located at the base of the open ring and a jacket is attached to the spine, for covering the cards. The distance between the tips is less than the thickness of a card or a key so that it can be inserted into the device by pushing an edge of the card or the key against the tips to spread the tips apart. The card o...

A CTD and method of using a CTD for automatic sampling and analysis of target analytes, such as explosive materials, chemical warfare agents, and narcotics present on documents or other articles is provided. The CTD comprises an article processing mechanism, a swabbing medium, a thermal desorber, and a spectrometer.

Describes an optical article, e.g., an ophthalmic photochromic article, such as a lens, in which the article includes: (1) a transparent substrate, such as a thermoset or thermoplastic plastic substrate, (2) a multiply laminate adjacent to at least one surface of the substrate, the laminate comprising (i) a transparent, thermoplastic polyurethane film, the thermoplastic, polyurethane film providing a desirable light filtering property, e.g., photochromism, and being juxtaposed to the surface of ...

An absorbent article comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and a liquid retentive absorbent layer is disclosed. The absorbent layer comprises a superabsorbent polymer and hydrophilic fiber or foam that does not swell with water or hydrophilic fiber or foam that has a water retention of 0.7 g/g or less when it is swollen with water and then dewatered by centrifugation. The absorbent article has a physiological saline fixing ratio of 90% or more when it absorbs 10...

There is disclosed an absorbent article including: a main body; and leakage preventing side walls extending in the longitudinal direction of the main body and lying opposite one another in the widthwise direction of the main body. Each leakage preventing side wall has a raised portion which is joined at a root end onto a liquid-receiving side surface of the main body and raised therefrom to have a free end positioned apart from the liquid-receiving side surface. Each leakage preventing side wall...

A release article comprising a substrate having a release material thereon, wherein the release material comprises a polymer comprising an olefin and an alkyl (meth)acrylate, wherein the polymer has (a) an alkyl (meth)acrylate content of about 20 to about 50 weight % based on a total weight of the release material and the alkyl (meth)acrylate has an alkyl group with a carbon number from 2 to 30 or (b) an alkyl (meth)acrylate content of about 25 to about 50 weight % based on the total weight of t...

A heat recoverable electrical connector has a tubular enclosure that is open at each end to receive respective elongate electrical conductors. The openings are such that the conductors are receivable in the connector by bringing them thereto in a translational movement from a direction perpendicular to their axes; the need for accurate alignment of the conductors with the connector is thus avoided. The connector is subsequently heated to effect its recovery and to connect and encapsulate the con...

A method and apparatus for applying thermoplastic decorative inks onto various substrates by printing each color ink onto a releasing surface from a heated engraved or etched metal surface, transferring by intimate mechanical contact the various colors from each releasing surface onto a second releasing collector surface to form a multi-colored print, and transferring the multi-colored print to a ceramic, glass-ceramic or glass substrate by intimate contact with the collector surface.

An article dispenser discloses a vessel for storing at least one of the articles. Such dispenser has a sphere pivotally suspended from the vessel for rotation in only one direction about a singular first axis that is offset from a second axis and which second axis passes through the center of gravity of the sphere. The first axis lies in a plane that bisects the sphere into a pair of hemispheres where one of the hemispheres is heavier than the other hemisphere. The lesser heavy hemisphere has a ...

An article of footwear has upper and lower parts, wherein the lower part or sole has a plurality of roller-shaped portions separated from a remaining portion by depression. Four roller-shaped portions may be provided in four corners of the article. Two roller-shaped portions may be provided in each corner.