A fluid-collecting device for collecting fluid from a fuel tank having an opening leading to the inside thereof including an elongated bag which is of a size which can pass through the opening, desiccant material in the bag, an elongated cord sewn to the top of the bag, and a disc to which the outer end of the cord is attached, the disc being of a larger size than the opening so that it cannot enter the opening, to thereby provide access to the outer end of the cord which can be grasped to withd...

A fluid-collecting device for collecting fluid from a fuel tank having an opening leading to the inside thereof including an elongated bag which is of a size which can pass through the opening, desiccant material in the bag, an elongated cord sewn to the top of the bag, and a disc to which the outer end of the cord is attached, the disc being of a larger size than the opening so that it cannot enter the opening, to thereby provide access to the outer end of the cord which can be grasped to withd...

A strap tensioning and collecting device disclosed has a variable length strap and a fixed length strap operatively associated with a strap storage section and a strap tensioning section. The strap storage section includes a spool housing and a spool in the housing mounted for rotation about an axis with the spool having exposed serrated edges extending beyond the walls of the housing so that the user holding the device with one hand may use the thumb to rotate the spool. The variable length str...

A device for collecting urine or other organic body fluids includes a flexible bag (1) made of liquid-impervious sheet material, a urine-receiving member (2) which receives and conducts urine into the bag, and a device which prevents urine from leaving the bag through the urine-receiving members. The urine-receiving member (2) is attached to a mounting flange (5) which is welded sealingly to the bag (1). The flange is provided with a bottom which lies at least partially loosely against the bag w...

A fluid-collecting receptacle includes a fluid-impervious base sheet having an upstanding perimeter lip, a sloping floor, and a fluid outlet in the floor. A porous support member is disposed atop the upper surface of the base sheet and a porous, flexible mat is disposed atop the porous support member. Openings in the mat and the porous support member permit fluid to be discharged onto the sloping floor where removal through the fluid outlet can be accomplished by means of a suction device. The d...

An apparatus for collecting a substance has a fluid source providing pressurized fluid, a heating device, a heat transferring device and a vacuum producing device. The heating device is coupled to the fluid source and is adapted to cause a first pressurized fluid from the fluid source to become heated. The heat transferring device is coupled to the heating device for receiving the heated first pressurized fluid, and is adapted for transferring heat from the first pressurized fluid to a heatable ...

A lighting system for an interior of a building and the like includes a stack (102) of fluorescent sheets for collecting and converting sunlight into concentrated light. The stack (102) is of a substantially rectangular prism shape having top and bottom surfaces, opposed side surfaces defining therebetween a width of the stack (102), and opposed end surfaces defining therebetween a length of the stack (102), wherein the length of the stack (102) is sufficiently greater than the width of the stac...

A device for collecting fragments of walls of internal organs. The device includes a tube having an opened proximal end, furthest from the patient, and a distal end sealed except for a suction aperture, a sealed plunger adapted to move in the tube and connected to the distal end of a rod having a proximal end, opposite to the patient, provided with a griping member and apparatus provided towards the distal end of the tube and adjacent to the suction aperture for enhancing and increasing the mech...

An apparatus for collecting a substance has a fluid source providing pressurized fluid, a heating device, a heat transferring device and a vacuum producing device. The heating device is coupled to the fluid source and is adapted to cause a first pressurized fluid from the fluid source to become heated. The heat transferring device is coupled to the heating device for receiving the heated first pressurized fluid, and is adapted for transferring heat from the first pressurized fluid to a heatable ...

The present invention is comprised of a headband 25 and one or more sound collectors (30, 75). The sound collectors (30, 75) collect sound waves and reflect toward the wearer's ears for louder reception. Some variations to the present invention can have one or more sound collectors (30, 75) that is parabolic in shape so the sound reflected off the collector surface is better focused toward the ear. Moreover, as an additional variation, one or more sound collectors (30, 75) can have one or more p...