What is claimed is:
1. An apparatus for providing dripping fluid for birds comprising:
a reservoir for holding a fluid, said reservoir having a bottom end and an orifice therein;
a tube connected to and extending from said orifice;
a valve for regulating a flow of said fluid through said tube, said fluid dripping from said orifice at a rate regulated by said valve; and
a receptacle for receiving and retaining the fluid dripping from said tube, said receptacle being adapted for birds so as to permit said birds to drink the fluid retained by said receptacle, and said receptacle being removably attached to said reservoir.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said reservoir has a top end and said apparatus further comprises:
a hanging mechanism attached to said top end of said reservoir for securing said apparatus to an external member.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said receptacle is symmetrically disposed with respect to said tube.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said hanging mechanism is a rope.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said hanging mechanism is a wire.
6. An apparatus for attracting birds comprising:
a cylindrical reservoir having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end defining an orifice;
a movable lid covering said top end of said reservoir, said lid being movable so as to permit filling of said reservoir with fluid;
a hanging mechanism for securing said apparatus, said hanging mechanism being attached to said reservoir;
a valve for providing said fluid at a dripping rate regulated by said valve; and
a receptacle for receiving and retaining the fluid dripping from said valve, said receptacle being adapted for birds so as to permit them to drink the fluid retained by said receptacle, and said receptacle being removably attached to said reservoir.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said receptacle is symmetrically disposed with respect to said valve.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said hanging mechanism is a rope.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said hanging mechanism is a wire.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said reservoir has a top end and said apparatus further comprises:
a lid attached at said top end of said reservoir, said lid permitting the addition of fluid into said reservoir.
11. An apparatus for providing dripping fluid for birds comprising:
a reservoir for holding a fluid, said reservoir having a bottom end and an orifice therein;
a tube connected to and extending from said orifice;
a valve for regulating a flow of said fluid through said tube, said fluid dripping from said orifice at a rate regulated by said valve; and
a receptacle for receiving and retaining the fluid dripping from said tube, said receptacle being adapted for birds so as to permit said birds to drink the fluid retained by said receptacle, and said receptacle being removably attached to said reservoir, said valve positioned above said receptacle.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-46. (canceled)
47. A collector plate comprising a conductive body comprising a cathode collecting face and an anode collecting face, and at least one channel on the cathode collecting face or the anode collecting face, wherein the cathode collecting face and the anode collecting face are configured to form a seal so that the at least one channel is closed; wherein at least a part of a wall of the at least one channel comprises a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy.
48. The collector plate of claim 47, wherein the wall has a thickness of 1 mm or less.
49. The collector plate of claim 47, wherein the conductive body comprises a heat exchange channel between the cathode collecting face and the anode collecting face.
50. A device comprising a collector plate, wherein the collector plate comprises a conductive body comprising a cathode collecting face and an anode collecting face, and at least one channel on the cathode collecting face or the anode collecting face, wherein the cathode collecting face and the anode collecting face are configured to form a seal so that the at least one channel is closed; wherein at least a part of a wall of the at least one channel comprises a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy;
wherein the device is configured to generate electricity from a fuel in the at least one channel, wherein the device comprises a catalyst configured to oxidize the fuel.
51. The device of claim 50, further comprising an oxidizing agent in the at least one channel.
52. The device of claim 50, wherein the fuel is located in the at least one channel in the anode collecting face.
53. The device of claim 50, wherein the oxidizing agent is located in the at least one channel in the cathode collecting face.
54. The device of claim 50, wherein the oxidizing agent is a gas comprising oxygen.
55. The device of claim 50, wherein the fuel comprises hydrogen gas.
56. A collector plate comprising a conductive body comprising a cathode collecting face and an anode collecting face, and at least one channel on the cathode collecting face or the anode collecting face, wherein the cathode collecting face and the anode collecting face are configured to form a seal so that the at least one channel is closed; wherein at least a part of a wall of the at least one channel comprises a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy.
57. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy has an elastic strain limit of about 1.8% or more.
58. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy sustains a strain up to 1.5% or more without any permanent deformation or breakage.
59. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy has a high fracture toughness of at least 20 ksi-in0.5.
60. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy has a \u0394T of 60\xb0 C. or greater.
61. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy has a glass transition temperature Tg of greater than 300\xb0 C.
62. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy has a strength of 200 ksi or more.
63. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy has a hardness of 400 Vickers or more.
64. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy has an electrical conductivity of about 5000 Scm or more.
65. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy is described by the molecular formula: (Zr, Ti)a(Ni, Cu, Fe)b(Be, Al, Si, B)c, wherein \u201ca\u201d is in the range of from 30 to 75, \u201cb\u201d is in the range of from 5 to 60, and \u201cc\u201d in the range of from 0 to 50 in atomic percentages or the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy is described by the following molecular formula: (Zr, Ti)a(Ni, Cu)b(Be)c, wherein \u201ca\u201d is in the range of from 40 to 75, \u201cb\u201d is in the range of from 5 to 50, and \u201cc\u201d in the range of from 5 to 50 in atomic percentages.
66. The collector plate of claim 56, wherein the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy comprises a composition being represented by the following general formula: Nia (Zr1-x Tix)b Sic where a, b and c are atomic percentages of nickel, zirconium plus titanium and silicon, respectively, and x is an atomic fraction of titanium to zirconium, wherein 45 atomic %\u2266a\u226663 atomic %, 32 atomic %\u2266b\u226648 atomic %, 1 atomic %\u2266c\u226611 atomic %, and 0.4\u2266x\u22660.6.