In order, in the case of a sterile container for medical purposes having a tub-shaped lower portion and a lid positionable thereon in sealing manner, which lid may be clamped against the lower portion by a closure, wherein the closure comprises a flap swivellable between an open position and a closed position, said flap having a locking projection, and a locking lug with a recess for accommodating the locking projection when the flap is in the closed position, to be able better to accommodate st...

An adhesive tape comprising a polyvinyl chloride film having an adhesive layer formed from a mixture of a natural rubber latex and a dispersion of an aromatic modified hydrocarbon resin.

A lamp is made up a reflector, a base and a cover connected along their circumferences defining an inner cavity enclosing an arc tube coaxially oriented within the cavity and mounted to the base. A shroud surrounds the arc tube and is cemented to the base. An anti-glare cap and a clamping element is arranged between an end region on the side of the cover and the anti-glare cap affixed to the shroud via a clamping element.

A low profile medical lens protector (100) for a medical viewing device having a given diameter, comprising: a rotatable view-through element; a motor which rotates said view-through element; and a housing (140) enclosing said view-through element and said motor, characterized in that said housing has an outer diameter less than 10 mm greater than said given diameter.

Implants for dental use having, in addition to a high mechanical strength, also a high dielectricity providing a high resistance to electrochemical and chemical attack. A rigid implantation for dental uses comprises a metal core totally covered with a firmly adhering layer of tetrafluoroethylene or polymers thereof, this metal core being shaped so that a portion thereof is designed to be and remain endosseous and a portion thereof is designed to be and remain juxtaosseous, the implantation havin...

A portable traffic marker in the form of a tetrapod with one by hollow is disclosed. A counter sink may be formed in each of the other three legs shaped as a parabola. A plurality of this type of marker may be nested together by means of the hollow and countersink.

A vehicle including a frame; a rider support platform supported by the frame; a pair of first wheel units pivotably supported by the frame; a pair of second wheel units supported by the frame; first and second handlebars pivotably supported by the frame; a first linkage connecting the first handlebar to one of the first wheel units so that pivotable movement of the first handlebar causes wheel of the one of the first wheel units to turn relatively to the frame; a second linkage connecting the se...

A readily erectable and dismantleable structure for exhibition purposes consists of a base element having upturned front and end flanges adapted to be secured to a base to define locating means for a yieldable thin-walled panel having the lower extremities of the central portion extending along and behind the upturned front flange and along and behind the end flanges, there being an identical cap element for the thin-walled panel, contiguous sections being joined at the end flanges of the base a...

Rifle bullet for hunting purposes, with a jacket of a lead-free soft ductile material and a core, connected to the jacket, made from a material softer than the jacket. The aim of the invention is to improve the bullet to provide a persistent cut of hair and bleeding at the point of entry, mushrooming in a controlled manner with considerable cross-sectional enlargement, whilst only marginally breaking up with a high residual weight (90% and more). The rifle bullet has a thinly-jacketed bullet tip...

An agricultural vehicle has a wheeled frame and a load-receiving chamber enclosed by a framework. A loading mechanism comprising upper and lower gripper members actuated by hydraulic pistons of a control system is mounted at one end of the chamber near an open side. The gripper members can include curved tines, with or without blades, that can be moved to pick up and load crop material in the chamber. A draw bar is pivoted to the frame laterally thereof. The draw bar can be a hydraulically actua...