An apparatus for gripping the interior surface of an annular opening in a workpiece includes a baseplate and a set of elements circularly arranged and coaxial with a shaft or stud extending through and perpendicular to the baseplate. The elements are circumferentially spaced apart and are slidable radially of the shaft. Each element has a pair of aligned curved slots opening respectively to the opposite circumferential ends thereof. Biasing springs are secured to the baseplate and positioned thereon to extend from a slot in one element to the adjacent slot in the adjacent element. These biasing springs bear against the side surfaces of adjacent slots for biasing the elements radially inwardly to a contracted position. An actuating member which is in the shape of a camming disc, is movable relative to the baseplate and cooperates with the elements to move them radially outwardly so that they engage and grip the interior surface of the opening in the workpiece.
A garment having a flat panel is provided with a clear, flexible plastic sheet window. One member of a hook-and-loop fastener is affixed to the perimeter of the window. The second member of the hook-and-loop fastener is affixed to the flat panel of the garment in a pattern matching that of the first member on the window. Any sheet or card bearing indicia may be removably displayed on the garment by simply laying it on the garment within the space enclosed by the second member of the fastener and covering it with the window which removably seals it in place when the two members of the hook-and-loop fastener are pressed together. To change indicia, one pulls the window off the garment, replaces the indicia bearing sheet, and presses the window back in place. The invention may be supplied in kit form for application to a garment of the user's choice.
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Risk Assessment in Genetic Engineering: Environmental Release of Organisms