Abstract:
A drilling apparatus (10) includes a guide body (12) which defines a guide passage (14). In use, a drill bit (54) is locatable in the guide passage (14). The drilling apparatus (10) includes fluid supply means (30, 40) for providing fluid to the passage (14) to cool the drill bit (54) in use.
Abstract:
A spacer (10), for use as a tiling aid for spacing wall or floor tiles from one another and from a support surface during laying on the support surface. The spacer (10) comprises a one piece body (12) including at least one tile side spacer (14,16,18,20) adapted for positioning two or more tiles relative to one another and at least two tile back spacers (22,24,26,28) adapted for positioning two or more tiles relative to the support surface, a first tile back spacer (22) being adapted for adhesive connection to the rear of one of the two or more tiles.
Abstract:
A packaging system for storing and displaying products sealed in blister packs on a card comprises a two-part carton (10), within a lower part (16) of which is slidably received a tray (12) on which the carded products (A) are individually supported. The tray with the products thereon is transported within the carton with the other part of the carton, in the form of a lid (14), on the lower part to keep the products protected. In use, the lid is removed and the carton arranged on a shelf or the like with a cut-away display area of the lower carton part outermost. A tab (18) of the tray projects through a slot (20) in the front face of the carton and when the frontmost product is removed, the tab can be pulled to draw the now empty part of the tray out of the carton part (16). This empty part can then be broken off from the remainder of the tray. Thereafter a tab projects through slot (20) and as each product is removed the tray is drawn forward so that a product is always displayed at the front of the carton until it is empty.
Abstract:
A drilling apparatus (10) includes a guide body (12) which defines a guide passage (14). In use, a drill bit (54) is locatable in the guide passage (14). The drilling apparatus (10) includes fluid supply means (30, 40) for providing fluid to the passage (14) to cool the drill bit (54) in use.
Abstract:
Frameworks are used to define a particular interactive television service such as a quiz, a voting system or an email service. A user is able to select and manipulate frameworks in a simple and user-friendly manner. He or she (or an automated entity) is then able to associate those frameworks with timestamps (or other markers) in a television program in order to create an interactive television program. Because of the simple and effective method of associating frameworks with timestamps (or other markers) it is more straightforward than previously possible to change the interactive television overlay graphics, images and dynamic data during a broadcast in real time. In a preferred embodiment the frameworks are graphics based and used to enable interactive television overlay graphics to be published in co-ordination with a television program to any digital television channel without the need for set top box or other platform specific equipment.
Abstract:
A method of fixing a fitting (34) to a wall (31) comprising drilling a hole (33) in the wall using a drill tip (20) of a member (18) rotatably engaged with a drill, securing a fixing plug (10) in said hole (33) by engaging said tip with a forward inner end of the fixing plug and rotatably driving the plug into the hole, and disposing the fitting at said wall (31) and driving a screw (35) through the fitting and into engagement with the fixing plug by means of said tip engaging a head of the screw.
Abstract:
In the field of drilling there is a need to facilitate the drilling of an object in a predetermined location while obviating the problems associated with the creation of drilling debris. A drill guide (10), for guiding a drill bit towards a predetermined drilling location on an object, comprises a guide body (12) which defines an elongate bore (16) for receiving a drill bit to be guided thereby. The guide body (12) includes a support surface (18) which is securable to the object and at least one waste conduit (20) which is formed in communication with the bore (16). The drill guide (10) also includes a collection member (14) which is positioned relative to the or each waste conduit (20) so as to, in-use, retain drilling debris expelled therethrough.
Abstract:
In the field of drilling there is a need to facilitate the drilling of an object in a predetermined location while avoiding overheating the drill bit. A drill guide (20; 70), for guiding a drill bit towards a predetermined drilling location (62) on an object (64), comprises a guide body (22) defining a bore (26) for receiving a drill bit to be guided thereby. The guide body (22) also has a support surface (28) which is securable to the object (64). The drill guide. (20; 70) further includes a first reservoir (24) which is arranged so as to permit, in-use, the supply of a fluid held therein to the predetermined drilling location (62) in order to cool the drill bit guided theretowards.
Abstract:
A drill bit setting device (40) includes a holder (42) for holding in use a drill bit (10) substantially in alignment along a longitudinal axis (76) of the bit (10). The drill bit setting device (40) includes first limit means (70) for limiting movement of the bit (10) along the axis (76) and second limit means (72) for limiting rotational movement of the bit (10) around the axis (76). The first and second limit means (70), (72) define a pre determined set position relative to the holder (42).
Abstract:
A drill bit setting device (40) includes a holder (42) for holding in use a drill bit (10) substantially in alignment along a longitudinal axis (76) of the bit (10). The drill bit setting device (40) includes first limit means (70) for limiting movement of the bit (10) along the axis (76) and second limit means (72) for limiting rotational movement of the bit (10) around the axis (76). The first and second limit means (70), (72) define a pre determined set position relative to the holder (42).