1. A radiator cover comprising:
a base seat including a mounting portion and an upright hole that is formed through said base seat;
a thermometer including a temperature-indicating portion disposed within said mounting portion of said base seat, an externally threaded portion extending downwardly from said temperature-indicating portion and having a bottom surface, and a sensor portion extending downwardly from said bottom surface of said externally threaded portion, disposed within said upright hole in said base seat, and having a lower end portion extending outwardly of said upright hole;
a threaded seat including an internally threaded portion engaging said externally threaded portion of said thermometer, and an annular inner surface disposed below said internally threaded portion and confronting said bottom surface of said externally threaded portion; and
an annular water seal being disposed between said bottom surface of said externally threaded portion of said thermometer and said annular inner surface of said threaded seat to establish a water-tight seal therebetween,
wherein said mounting portion is hollow, and has an outer surrounding wall disposed at an outer peripheral portion thereof, an inner surrounding wall disposed inside said outer surrounding wall and haying an upper end connected to said outer surrounding wall and a lower end, and an annular base wall extending radially and inwardly from said lower end of said inner surrounding wall and having a base surface that faces upwardly, said internally threaded portion of said threaded seat haying an annular outer surface abutting against said base surface of said base wall.
2. The radiator cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said water seal is configured as a washer, and is formed with a central hole, said sensor portion of said thermometer extending through said central hole such that said washer is sleeved on said sensor portion in a tight fitting manner.
3. The radiator cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein a sealing adhesive is applied between said internally threaded portion of said threaded seat and said externally threaded portion of said thermometer.
4. The radiator cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein said sealing adhesive is a thread locking agent.
5. The radiator cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said threaded seat further includes an extension pipe extending downwardly from said internally threaded portion, and an annular outer surface facing downwardly, disposed around and above said extension pipe, and abutting against said mounting portion of said base seat, said sensor portion of said thermometer extending through said extension pipe.
6. The radiator cover as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a bottom seat having a top end connected to a bottom end of said base seat such that at least one gap is formed therebetween, said bottom seat including a water-contacting tube having an open upper end and a closed lower end, said sensor portion of said thermometer extending into said water-contacting tube.
7. The radiator cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said water seal is configured as a washer, and has an annular washer body and a plurality of spaced-apart concentric protrusions protruding upwardly from said washer body.
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 of protecting crops of useful plants against attack by a phytopathogenic organism andor the treatment of crops of useful plants infested by a phytopathogenic organism, said method comprising simultaneously applying glyphosate, including salts or esters thereof, and at least one fungicide having activity against the phytopathogenic organism to at least one member selected from the group consisting of the plant, a part of the plant and the locus of the plant.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the fungicide comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of azoles, 2-amino-pyrimidines, anilinopyrimidines, benzimidazoles, carboxamides, copper compounds, dicarboxamides, dithiocarbamates, guanidines, N-halomethylthiotetrahydrophthalimides, morpholines, nitrophenol-derivatives, organo-phosphorous derivatives, ortho-substituted phenyl- or thienyl-amide fungicides, pyridazine fungicides, pyrimidinyl carbinoles, pyrroles, strobilurins, triazolopyrimidine derivative fungicides, acibenzolar-S-methyl, anilazine, benthiavalicarb, blasticidin-S, chinomethionate, chloroneb, chlorothalonil, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dichlone, diclocymet, diclomezine, dicloran, diethofencarb, dimethomorph, flumorph, dithianon, ethaboxam, etridiazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, fenoxanil, fentin, ferimzone, fluazinam, fluopicolide, flusulfamide, fenhexamid, fosetyl-aluminium, hymexazol, iprovalicarb, cyazofamid, kasugamycin, mandipropamid, methasulfocarb, metrafenone, nicobifen, pencycuron, phthalide, polyoxins, probenazole, propamocarb, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, quintozene, sulfur, tiadinil, triazoxide, tricyclazole, triforine, validamycin, zoxamide and the compound represented by formula B-1.1:
as well as mixtures thereof.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the fungicide comprises at least one strobilurin fungicide.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the strobilurin fungicide comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein the fungicide comprises at least one triazolopyrimidine derivative of the formula I:
wherein
R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted heteromonocyclyl or heterobicyclyl;
R7 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl;
R8 is C1-C6alkyl, halogen or cyano; and
R9 is hydrogen, mercapto or C1-C3alkylthio.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the triazolopyrimidine derivative has the formula
7. The method of claim 2 wherein the fungicide comprises at least one ortho-substituted phenyl- or thienyl-amide fungicide of formula II
wherein A is
R10 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl;
R11 is \u2014CH2\u2014CH2\u2014CH(CH3)2, \u2014CH(CH3)\u2014CH2\u2014CH(CH3)2, C3-7cycloalkyl substituted by C1-6alkyl or C1-6haloalkyl; C3-7cycloalkyl-C3-7cycloalkyl or C3-7cycloalkyl-C3-7cycloalkyl substituted by C1-6alkyl or C1-6haloalkyl;
or R11 is a phenyl group, which is substituted in the para-position by R13;
R13 is halogen or \u2014C\u2261CR14;
R14 is C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy-C1-6alkyl or C1-6haloalkyl;
R12 is \u2014CH2\u2014CH2\u2014CH(CH3)2 or \u2014CH(CH3)\u2014CH2\u2014CH(CH3)2;
Y is \u2014CHR15\u2014; and
R15 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the ortho-substituted phenyl-amide fungicide comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of
9. The method of claim 2 wherein the fungicide comprises at least two fungicides selected from the group consisting of acibenzolar, chlorothalonil, mandipropamid, ortho-substituted phenyl- or thienyl-amide fungicides, strobilurin fungicides, azole fungicides, pyridazine fungicides and triazolopyrimidine derivative fungicides.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the fungicide comprises a mixture of at least one azole fungicide and at least one member selected from the group consisting of ortho-substituted phenyl- or thienyl-amide fungicides, strobilurin fungicides, pyridazine fungicides and triazolopyrimidine derivative fungicides.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the crop is selected from the group consisting of canola, cereals, cotton, maize, soya and turf.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the crop has been made tolerant to glyphosate as a result of conventional methods of breeding or genetic engineering.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the crop is a glyphosate-sensitive crop.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the phytopathogenic organism comprises at least one member of the order Uredinales, said method comprising simultaneously applying glyphosate, including salts or esters thereof, and at least one fungicide having activity against phytopathogenic organisms of the order Uredinales to at least one member selected from the group consisting of the plant, a part of the plant and the locus of the plant.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the crop is selected from the group consisting of canola, cereals, cotton, maize and soya.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the crop has been made tolerant to glyphosate as a result of conventional methods of breeding or genetic engineering.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the crop is soya and the phytopathogenic organism is Phakopsora pachyrhizi.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein the crop is wheat and the phytopathogenic organism is Puccinia recondita.