According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a folding container comprising a base, a first mount on the base, a first side wall, and a translational hinge connecting the first side wall to the first mount. The translational hinge facilitates rotational and translational movement of the first side wall between an upright erected state and a folded state, in which the first side wall extends in a generally parallel to the base. The container also has an upright lock featuring a peg on the first side wall and a catch on the mount. The catch has a recess for receiving the peg of the first side wall to lock the first side wall into the erected state. The recess is elongated, at least in part, in a direction that is slanted in respect to the upright orientation.

An e-cigarette PV that includes an air pressure valve or device so that excess air can escape from an e-liquid reservoir in the PV when that reservoir is being filled under pressure with e-liquid from a parent reservoir. The valve or device is a barrier made of an air-porous material, such as a sintered polymer or metal, coated with or otherwise including a barrier or layer of an air-porous substance that is not porous to e-liquid, such as an oleophobic material or a hydrophobic or super-hydrophobic material. The oleophobic material is one of: sintered phosphor bronze, sintered stainless steel and sintered PU plastic.

A pallet includes a cover plate configured to accommodate articles, and at least two runners arranged underneath the cover plate, each runner including a runner standing surface, wherein each runner standing surface is subdivided centrally of each runner transversely thereto at a dividing plane and into at least two separate runner elements including a first runner element and a second runner element which, in the mounted position, combine to form the runner standing surface, and wherein each runner element includes an elongated reinforcing element which is held at a first end remote from the dividing plane by a stop in the first runner element and is held at a second end by the second runner element.

The present invention relates to containers which can be stacked one on top of another whilst still permitting easy access to the contents of any container within the stack without the need for de-stacking. The contents of the containers remain secured within the container.

A transport case for items to be transported, comprises: - a lid, sides and a base, the base having: - a front/back and left/right extending array of locator engagement positions and - a plurality of locators engageable in selected ones of the arrayed positions for locating items placed on the base for transportation, the arrangement being such that inter-engagement of the locators and the base provides continued location of items during transport, and wherein the locators comprise or are of foam; and a method of transporting an item comprises packing the item into the transport case.

A user-replaceable e-liquid reservoir for dispensing e-liquid, the reservoir being inserted into, or otherwise attached to, a portable, personal e-cigarette device and engaging with an electrical or electronic pump fluid transfer system in the device, the device including: an electrical or electronic pump, being configured to transfer e-liquid from the e-liquid reservoir to an atomizing unit in the device, the pump delivering a pre-defined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the reservoir; and in which the reservoir is not user-refillable.

The present invention discloses a container, comprising a container body and a lid, the container body comprises a base and side plates, the lid is provided with a first hanging-against structure, the side plate is provided with a second hanging-against structure cooperating with the first hanging-against structure, the first hanging-against structure and the second hanging-against structure are separatable to achieve hanging-against and removal of the lid, the lid is slidable above the container body whereby the first hanging-against structure and the second hanging-against structure are brought close to or away from each other, wherein the first hanging-against structure is slidable along the lid for a certain distance so that the position of the center of gravity of the lid changes relative to the first hanging-against structure. The present invention can realize the multi-directional hanging function of the lid and the container, with novel and reliable structure, simple and convenient operation, solid and durable.

A storage container for storing product items in an automated storage and retrieval system includes a base; two first parallel side walls; two second parallel side walls perpendicular to the two first parallel side walls; a top opening; and two side openings, to allow one or more items to be unloaded from the storage container or loaded into the storage container through one of the side openings at an unloading station or at a loading station. The storage container is provided with a restraint which is arranged to restrain movement of the one or more items from exiting through one of the side openings during transportation of the storage container to the unloading or loading station. The restraint includes an elevatable floor movably connected to the storage container between: a lower position, arranged to restrain movement of the one or more items from exiting through one of the side openings during transportation of the storage container to the unloading or loading station; and an upper position, arranged not to restrain movement of one or more items from exiting through one of the side openings at the unloading or loading station. The elevatable floor includes apertures and the storage container includes friction increasing members positioned in the apertures. In the lower position, the elevatable floor is vertically aligned with, or lower than the friction increasing members. In the upper position, the elevatable floor is higher than the friction increasing members.

The present invention relates to containers which can be stacked one on top of another whilst still permitting easy access to the contents of any container within the stack without the need for de-stacking. The contents of the containers remain secured within the container.

A housing case for a fusion splicer is a housing case for housing the fusion splicer for an optical fiber. The housing case for a fusion splicer includes a case main body including a first side wall, and a lid body attached to the case main body to be openable and closable. The lid body includes a second side wall configured to match the first side wall when closed. At least one of the first side wall and the second side wall includes an insertion portion configured for a cable extending from the inside of the housing case to the outside thereof to be inserted through the insertion portion in a state where the lid body is closed with respect to the case main body.