A storage battery is made of thermoplastic synthetic resin by a molding process whereby the electrode reading-out members are placed in advance in a die for molding the electrolyte container body of the storage battery, so that the storage battery has such electrode leading-out members disposed across the lateral wall of the electrolyte container body. A spacing is defined between the surface of each electrode leading-out member facing the inside of the electrolyte container body and the portion...

A storage arrangement comprises a container formed by a circumferential wall of flexible material and having an axis, and suspendable so that the axis of the container extends in an upright direction. The container has an upper end, a lower end and an axial cross-section which has sides spaced from one another in direction transverse to the axis and decreases in direction from the upper end toward the lower end. The axial cross-section of the container includes at least one axial portion lateral...

A storage partition for a motor vehicle and particularly a station wagon which provides a compartment for storing material that is hidden from view from the casual onlooker, thereby to permit storage of valuable articles in an unattended vehicle while reducing the chance of the vehicle being broken into and the articles stolen.

Liquid storage tank containing a collapsible bag of flexible impervious sheet material supported by a collar within the tank which floats on the stored liquid and moves with the liquid thereby dividing the interior of the shell into an air and a liquid space. The bag has an external skirt of a similar flexible sheet material attached to the supporting collar which lies between the bag and adjacent tank side walls to reduce abrasion and catching of the bag and tank walls particularly during tank ...

Apparatus for storing solar energy, including a thermal-expansion motor operating through a ratchet mechanism to compress a coil spring located in an energy cell.

A storage rack for storing an automobile top of the type which is adapted to be removably mounted to an automobile body. The storage rack of the present invention includes a frame contoured to abut and support a rear wall and a top wall of the automobile top when it has been placed in the rack for storage. A waterproof fabric cover is provided to enclose the top and rack while stored. A plurality of casters are provided to support the rack and allow the rack to be rolled from place to place.

A storage transistor includes a semiconductor substrate having formed therein a source region and a drain region spaced from said source region forming a channel region therebetween. A gate electrode is disposed over said channel region and a layer of storage medium has a first portion extending between the channel region and the gate electrode and a second portion extending laterally outside from between the channel region and the gate electrode, the ratio of the area of the second portion to t...

A storage vessel includes a housing which has an inlet for introducing flowable particulate material into, and an outlet for withdrawing the same from the housing. At least one expandable cushion is located inside the housing and is operative for expanding and collapsing so as to agitate the material contained in the housing to thereby prevent agglomeration of the material. Air is introduced into the cushion to expand the same.

A storage apparatus including a supporting frame, a bottom portion, sidewall portions, end portions and a roof portion, the bottom, sidewall, end and roof portions forming an enclosed chamber, one of the end portions being pivotally connected to at least one of the bottom, sidewall or roof portions, the roof portion including sections pivotally connected to other sections thereof, counter-balancing means operatively connected to the pivotally connected sections of the roof portion, a movable mem...

A receptacle particularly for household or industrial refuse comprises a cabinet having an upper door that swings downwardly and a larger lower door that swings outwardly. A platform in the cabinet at the level of the bottom of the upper door has a central hole surrounded by a downwardly projecting sleeve on which the mouth of a plastic bag can be fitted. A lower vertically movable platform and means for clamping the bag on the sleeve are interconnected so that the bag is clamped when the platfo...