Abstract:
A collapsible plastic bottle is provided which is movable from an expanded configuration for storing liquid for consumer use to a collapsed configuration for forming a tile for use in tiled building structures and the like. Related systems, components and methods are also provided.
Abstract:
A multi-function carrying handle and suspender either for engaging a cap (22) and a shoulder (24) of a bottle (26) simultaneously in such a manner so as to better distribute carrying load so as to avoid puncturing the shoulder (24) of the bottle (26) when being carried or for facilitating turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26) or for suspending a suspendable article (28), which includes a body, (230) an arm (232), and fingers (234). The body (230)has a through bore (236) engaging the cap (22) of the bottle (26) when used to carry the bottle (26) or when used to facilitate turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26). The arm (234) extends arcuately outwardly from the body (230) to a terminal end (232), and carries the bottle (26) when used to carry the bottle (26) or facilitate turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26) when used to facilitate turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26). The fingers (234) extend laterally outwardly from the terminal end (238) of the arm(232), from a longitudinal axis (240) of lateral symmetry of the arm (232), and engage the shoulder (24) of the bottle (26) in such a manner so as to better distribute the carrying load so as to avoid puncturing the shoulder (24) of the bottle (26) when used to carry the bottle (26).
Abstract:
A multi-function carrying handle and suspender either for engaging a cap (22) and a shoulder (24) of a bottle (26) simultaneously in such a manner so as to better distribute carrying load so as to avoid puncturing the shoulder (24) of the bottle (26) when being carried or for facilitating turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26) or for suspending a suspendable article (28), which includes a body, (230) an arm (232), and fingers (234). The body (230)has a through bore (236) engaging the cap (22) of the bottle (26) when used to carry the bottle (26) or when used to facilitate turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26). The arm (234) extends arcuately outwardly from the body (230) to a terminal end (232), and carries the bottle (26) when used to carry the bottle (26) or facilitate turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26) when used to facilitate turning the cap (22) of the bottle (26). The fingers (234) extend laterally outwardly from the terminal end (238) of the arm(232), from a longitudinal axis (240) of lateral symmetry of the arm (232), and engage the shoulder (24) of the bottle (26) in such a manner so as to better distribute the carrying load so as to avoid puncturing the shoulder (24) of the bottle (26) when used to carry the bottle (26).
Abstract:
An environmentally friendly building system (20) for promoting long term carbon capture and sequestration of roofing and siding by utilizing recycled/upcycled, collapsed, preformed, and post consumer plastic material (32). The system includes a plurality of tiles (22). The plurality of tiles (22) interlock with each other to form overlapping courses of laterally staggered roofing or siding (24). Each tile (22) includes a bottle (28) and a cap connector (30). The cap connector (30) of each tile (22) caps off the bottle (28) of an associated tile, and hooks into the bottle laying on top thereof so as to hold the overlapping courses of the laterally staggered roofing or siding in place (24). The bottle (28) of each tile (22) is made from recycled/upcycled, collapsed, preformed, and post consumer plastic material (32) for promoting the long term carbon capture and sequestration of the laterally staggered roofing or siding so as to be environmentally friendly.
Abstract:
An insulating foam and a process for producing insulating foam, wherein a foamable first component may be made of alkyl sulfate, half ester of maleic anhydride and acrylic resin in an aqueous solution is mechanically foamed with air, and to that foam is added an aqueous solution of magnesium oxide, dispersant, acrylic resin, perlite and/or precipitated calcium carbonate. To those components is added an aqueous solution of at least one of aluminum chloride, magnesium sulfate, magnesium chloride, zinc chloride, sulfamic acid, sodium silicate, zinc oxide, barium metaborate, vinyl alcohol, magnesium carbonate, calcium chloride and vinyl acetate. In another embodiment a polyvinyl alcohol and dispersant first portion is foamed with air and mixed with a second cementitious portion comprising magnesium oxide and barium metaborate. Such two or three portion compositions can be mixed in the mixing chamber of a foaming gun whch immediately after foam-mixing injects the foamed mixture into a desired site, such as a building wall.