Daniel R Gillespie

US Patent:

6371429, Apr 16, 2002

Filed:

Feb 13, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/799898

Inventors:

Daniel Gillespie - Lynn MA 01902

International Classification:

A47F 500

US Classification:

2483541, 2482861, 248511

Abstract:

A method of stabilizing a surface mountable object, such as a Christmas tree, by (a) displacing a positioning member away from the surface, such as a floor, and (b) fixedly attaching the tree on the positioning member away from the floor, with the tree having the same orientation that it would otherwise have if not attached to the positioning member, which has an outwardly extending axis, and the tree is vertically mounted with respect to the axis and the floor, and the positioning member is horizontally placed with respect to the floor.

US Patent:

62833308, Sep 4, 2001

Filed:

Aug 25, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/382762

Inventors:

Daniel C. Gillespie - Southborough MA
Glenn Szabo - Northborough MA
John H. Grimes - Holliston MA
William R. Rebh - Shrewsbury MA

Assignee:

The Butcher Company - Marlborough MA

International Classification:

B67D 560

US Classification:

2221457

Abstract:

A dilution control system for diluting a first fluid with a second fluid and dispensing diluted fluid is disclosed. The dilution control system includes a bottle that is adapted for receiving a quantity of the first fluid. A valve insert is disposed in the opening of the bottle and includes at least one valve for controlling the flow of the first fluid from the bottle and an air vent. The dilution control system further includes a dispenser assembly having a body with at least one mixing chamber for receiving quantities of the first and second fluids and dispensing the diluted fluid, a platform for engaging and supporting the bottle on the body while dispensing the first fluid into the chamber, and a manifold assembly for dispensing the second fluid into the chamber and for actuating the valve and the air vent of the valve insert. The manifold assembly actuates the valve and the air vent for allowing the first fluid to flow into the mixing chamber only while dispensing the second fluid into the chamber. The dilution control system is especially useful for diluting and dispensing concentrated chemical cleaning fluids.