1. A container comprising:
(a) a body comprising a top end and a bottom end;
(b) a pump comprising an upper end and a lower end wherein the lower end of the pump is connected to the top end of the body;
(c) a nozzle connected to the upper end of the pump, the nozzle comprising a finger position thereupon; and
(d) a hand rest which is located between the nozzle and the body for allowing one finger operation to push the upper end of the pump when the body is held at one hand.
2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the hand rest comprises a first surface and a second surface and wherein a finger contacts the second surface of the hand rest when the body is held with one hand.
3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the finger position to the hand rest is from about 10 mm to about 100 mm.
4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the hand rest is selected from the group consisting of a projection and a grip.
5. The container according to claim 4, wherein the hand rest is a projection.
6. The container according to claim 5, wherein the minimum diameter of the hand rest is from about 10 mm to about 100 mm.
7. The container according to claim 4, wherein the hand rest is a grip.
8. The container according to claim 7, wherein the grip comprises a curve which is a part of a circle comprising an initial radius of curvature of from about 0.1 mm to about 80 mm.
9. The container according to claim 8, wherein the container comprises more than one grip.
10. The container according to claim 9, wherein the container comprises two grips.
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. A method for setting up a portable radiographic unit for an exposure, comprising:
mounting a sectioned vertical column on a portable transport frame, wherein the column defines a vertical axis and comprises a base section having a fixed vertical position relative to the vertical axis and at least one movable section that is vertically translatable to extend the vertical column along the vertical axis;
coupling a counterbalance apparatus to the at least one movable section of the vertical column, the counterbalance apparatus comprising an actuator that is energizable to translate the at least one movable section along the vertical axis;
coupling a boom apparatus supporting an x-ray source to the at least one movable section for vertical displacement of the boom apparatus to a height position; and
responding to an actuation instruction to adjust the height of the boom apparatus for the exposure by translating the at least one movable section of the vertical column along the vertical axis, where the boom apparatus is displaceable over a range of height settings along the movable section, and where translating the at least one movable section comprises changing the speed of translation according to proximity of the boom apparatus height to one of upper and lower boundaries of the range.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the operator instruction indicates a type of radiographic image to be obtained.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the operator instruction is entered at a keyboard.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the operator instruction comprises urging the boom apparatus upward or downward.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising obtaining a signal indicative of the height position of the boom apparatus.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising obtaining a signal indicative of the height position of the vertical column.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein obtaining the signal comprises obtaining the signal from a linear encoder.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein coupling the boom apparatus to the at least one movable section comprises mounting the boom apparatus within a track.
9. The method of claim 1, comprising: adjusting the height of the vertical column for the exposure in response to upward or downward urging of the boom apparatus by an operator, wherein the boom apparatus is movably displaceable vertically over a range that extends along at least a portion of the movable section, wherein adjusting the height of the vertical column comprises compensating for the upward or downward urging to adjust the boom apparatus height toward the center of the range.
10. A method for setting up a portable radiographic unit for an exposure, comprising:
mounting a sectioned vertical column on a portable transport frame, wherein the column defines a vertical axis and comprises a base section having a fixed vertical position relative to the vertical axis and at least one movable section that is vertically translatable to extend the vertical column along the vertical axis;
coupling a counterbalance apparatus to the at least one movable section of the vertical column, the counterbalance apparatus comprising an actuator that is energizable to translate the at least one movable section along the vertical axis;
coupling a boom apparatus supporting an x-ray source to the at least one movable section for vertical displacement of the boom apparatus to a height position;
responding to an actuation to adjust the height of the boom apparatus for the exposure by translating the at least one movable section of the vertical column along the vertical axis; and
adjusting the height of the vertical column for the exposure in response to upward or downward urging of the boom apparatus by an operator, where the boom apparatus is movably displaceable vertically over a range along at least a portion of the movable section, where adjusting the height of the vertical column comprises compensating for the upward or downward urging to adjust the boom apparatus height toward a center of the range.