Author: claimsbot

1. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
a patch panel frame forming a central section, the patch panel frame having a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack, a predefined height, a front side, a rear side, and rack mounting plates provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the central section,
wherein the central section includes two panel sections angled outwardly in an inverted V-shape, each of the two panel sections of the central section having mounted thereon a plurality of cable connectors that receive cabling on the front side and the rear side of the patch panel frame, each connector having a horizontal axis, the central section includes a substantially flat separator portion connecting the two panel sections to provide clearance for the connectors mounted in the panel sections.
2. A patch panel assembly for a network rack comprising the patch panel of claim 1 and a cable support bar mountable to the rear of the patch panel.
3. The patch panel assembly of claim 2, wherein the cable support bar includes a bar portion having a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack, and rack mounting plates at longitudinal ends of the bar portion.
4. The patch panel according to claim 1, wherein the two panel sections of the central section of the frame are each angled relative to the other section by an obtuse angle \u03c6 of between 90\xb0 and 180\xb0.
5. The patch panel according to claim 4, wherein the angle \u03c6 is between 100\xb0 to 140\xb0.
6. The patch panel according to claim 4, wherein the angle \u03c6 is between 110\xb0 to 130\xb0.
7. The patch panel according to claim 4, wherein the angle \u03c6 is about 120\xb0.
8. The patch panel according to claim 4, wherein the two panel sections are the same length.
9. The patch panel according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cable connectors are mounted on the central section to have rear surfaces of the cable connectors face a common axis of the central section.
10. The patch panel according to claim 9, wherein the common axis of the section is located at a midpoint of the central section.
11. The patch panel according to claim 9, wherein the frame includes at least one faceplate opening.
12. The patch panel according to claim 11, wherein at least two faceplate openings are provided, one on each side of the common axis of the central section.
13. The patch panel according to claim 11, further comprising at least one removable insert module sized to fit within said at least one faceplate opening, the at least one removable insert module containing at least one of the plurality of cable connectors.
14. The patch panel according to claim 13, wherein the at least one removable insert module is snap fittable to the at least one faceplate opening.
15. The patch panel according to claim 14, wherein the plurality of cable connectors connect to at least one of Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), Screened Twisted Pair (ScTP) coaxial and fiber optic cables.
16. The patch panel according to claim 13, wherein six faceplate openings are provided, three on each side of the common axis of the central section.
17. The patch panel according to claim 16, wherein each faceplate opening includes at least one removable insert module and each insert module receives twelve cable connectors.
18. The patch panel according to claim 13, wherein twelve faceplate openings are provided, six on each side of the common axis of the central section.
19. The patch panel according to claim 18, wherein each faceplate opening includes at least one removable insert module and each insert module receives four cable connectors.
20. A network rack and patch panel assembly, comprising:
a network rack having two rails spaced a predetermined distance from each other, each rail including spaced mounting openings; and
a patch panel mounted to the network rack, the patch panel including
a patch panel frame forming a central section, the patch panel frame having a longitudinal width sized to fit between the two rails, a predefined height, a front side, a rear side, and rack mounting plates provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the central section connected to ones of the spaced mounting openings of the rails,
wherein the central section includes two panel sections angled outwardly in an inverted V-shape, each of the two panel sections of the central section having mounted thereon a plurality of cable connectors that receive cabling on the front side and the rear side of the patch panel frame, each connector having a horizontal axis, the central section includes a substantially flat separator portion connecting the two panel sections to provide clearance for the connectors mounted in the panel sections.
21. The network rack and patch panel assembly of claim 20, further comprising a cable support bar mounted between the rack rails.
22. The patch panel according to claim 20, wherein the plurality of cable connectors are mounted on the central section to have rear surfaces of the cable connectors face a common axis of the central section.
23. The patch panel according to claim 22, wherein the common axis of the central section is located at a midpoint of the central section.
24. The network rack and patch panel assembly of claim 22, wherein the central section includes at least two faceplate openings, one on each side of the common axis of the central section.
25. The network rack and patch panel assembly of claim 24, further comprising at least two removable insert modules sized to fit within one of the at least two faceplate openings, each of the removable insert modules containing at least one of the plurality of cable connectors.
26. The network rack and patch panel assembly of claim 24, wherein the two panel sections of the central section of the frame are each angled relative to the other section by an obtuse angle \u03c6 of between about 100\xb0 to 140\xb0.
27. The network rack and patch panel assembly of claim 26, wherein the central section of the frame has two angled panel sections, each angled relative to the other by an obtuse angle \u03c6 of between 90\xb0 and 180\xb0.
28. The network rack and patch panel assembly according to claim 27, wherein the angle \u03c6 is about 120\xb0.

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. An apparatus, comprising:
a resilient mounting panel, the resilient mounting panel comprising a panel body and a mounting protrusion; and
a connector, the connector comprising a connector body and a mounting portion extending from the connector body; the connector body is configured to connect to an electronic device, and the mounting portion is configured to be secured to the mounting protrusion and to space the connector from the panel body;
wherein a securing hole is defined in the mounting protrusion, and a through hole is defined in the mounting portion; a securing element is screwed into the through hole and the securing hole to secure the connector to the mounting protrusion; the mounting protrusion comprises a protrusion body extending from the panel body and a positioning portion extending from the protrusion body; the securing hole is defined in the positioning portion; a cross section of the positioning portion is less than that of the protrusion body; and the positioning portion is received in the through hole and an edge of the through hole contacts the protrusion body.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the resilient mounting panel further comprises a second mounting protrusion, and the connector further comprises a second mounting portion corresponding to the second mounting protrusion; and the mounting protrusion and the second mounting protrusion are disposed on opposite sides of the connector body.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connector body is configured to connect to the electronic device in a direction substantially parallel to the panel body.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connector body comprises a connecting terminal; the connecting terminal is configured to connect to a cable in a first direction, and the connector body is configured to connect to the electronic device in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connector body comprises an inserting terminal configured to connect to the electronic device, and two guiding portions extending from two opposite sides of the inserting terminal; and each guiding portion is configured to guide the inserting terminal to connect to the electronic device.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein each guiding portion comprises a subulate head.
7. An apparatus, comprising:
a resilient mounting panel, the resilient mounting panel comprising a panel body and a mounting protrusion;
an electronic device, an inserting opening defined in the electronic device;
a connector, the connector comprising a connector body and a mounting portion extending from the connector body; the connector body comprises an inserting terminal configured to be received in the inserting opening; and the mounting portion is configured to be secured to the mounting protrusion and keep a distance from the panel body;
wherein a through hole is defined in the mounting portion; the mounting protrusion comprises a protrusion body extending from the panel body and a positioning portion extending from the protrusion body; a cross section of the positioning portion is less than that of the protrusion body; and the positioning portion is received in the through hole to enable the protrusion body to contact the mounting portion.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein a securing hole is defined in the mounting protrusion; and a securing element is screwed into the through hole and the securing hole to secure the connector to the mounting protrusion.
9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the resilient mounting panel further comprises a second mounting protrusion, and the connector further comprises a second mounting portion corresponding to the second mounting protrusion; and the mounting protrusion and the second mounting protrusion are disposed on opposite sides of the connector body.
10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the connector body is configured to connect to the electronic device in a direction substantially parallel to the panel body.
11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the connector body comprises a connecting terminal; the connecting terminal is configured to connect to a cable in a first direction, and the connector body is configured to connect to the electronic device in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the connector body further comprises a guiding portion disposed on one side of the inserting terminal, and a guiding cutout is defined in one side of the inserting opening corresponding to the guiding portion.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the guiding portion comprises a subulate head.

1. A child resistant manually actuated dispensing device, comprising:
a rotatable nozzle cap having a radially extending flange which defines a notch; and
an outer shroud having a side wall and having an integral tab extending from and in a plane of said side wall, said tab being dimensioned to engage said flange and be recessed relative to or lie substantially flush with said notch so that said tab cannot be grasped and pulled out of said notch, wherein
said shroud is made of material which is sufficiently flexible such that said shroud can be pulled away from the nozzle cap to thereby lift the tab out of the notch, the tab is not movable out of the notch without pulling said shroud away from the nozzle cap, and the flange is substantially rectangular with chamfered corners and two notches are provided directly opposite each other.
2. A device according to claim 1, wherein:
said tab has a front edge, said flange has a front face, and said front edge is substantially flush with said front face.
3. A device according to claim 1, wherein:
said tab has a front edge, said flange has a front face, and said front edge is recessed from said front face.
4. A device according to claim 1, wherein:
said tab has a thickness, said notch has a depth, and said thickness and said depth are substantially equal.
5. A device according to claim 1, wherein:
said tab has a thickness, said notch has a depth, and said thickness is less than said depth.
6. A device according to claim 1, wherein:
said shroud has a portion which extends behind and down from said tab.
7. A child resistant manually actuated dispensing, comprising:
a rotatable nozzle cap having a radially extending flange which defines a pair of oppositely disposed ledges; and
an outer shroud having opposite side walls and having a pair of integral tabs extending from and in planes of said side walls, each of said pair of tabs being dimensioned to engage one of said flanges and be recessed relative to or lie substantially flush with said ledge, wherein
said shroud is made of material which is sufficiently flexible such that said shroud can be pulled away from the nozzle cap to thereby lift each of said pair of tabs away from its respective ledge, said pair of tabs are not movable away from their respective ledges without pulling said shroud away from the nozzle cap, and the flange is substantially rectangular with chamfered corners.
8. A device according to claim 7, wherein:
each tab has a front edge, said flange has a front face, and said front edge is substantially flush with said front face.
9. A device according to claim 7, wherein:
each tab has a front edge, said flange has a front face, and said front edge is recessed from said front face.
10. A device according to claim 7, wherein:
each tab has a thickness, each ledge has a depth, and said thickness and said depth are substantially equal.
11. A device according to claim 7, wherein:
each tab has a thickness, each notch has a depth, and said thickness is less than said depth.
12. A device according to claim 7, wherein:
said shroud has a portion which extends behind and down from said tab.

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. An aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution, comprising metal bicarbonate dissolved in the solution, said metal bicarbonate comprising bicarbonate anions and metal cations, and a pH adjusting agent in the solution in an amount whereby the solution is at a neutral to mildly alkaline pH.
2. The aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the metal bicarbonate is selected from the group consisting of magnesium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, a mixture of potassium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate, calcium bicarbonate, a mixture of calcium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate, lithium bicarbonate, and a mixture of lithium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate.
3. The aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the bicarbonate anions are 150 mg to 3500 mg per litre of the solution.
4. The aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the metal cations are 30 mg to 500 mg per litre of the solution.
5. The aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein a stoichiometric concentration of metal cations is in association with the bicarbonate anions.
6.l The aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the pH adjusting agent is selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, hydrated carbon dioxide, carbonic acid and any mixture thereof.
7. The aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the aqueous metal bicarbonate solution has a pH 7 to 8.6.
8. The aqueous metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution has a pH of 8.0 to 8.6.
9. The aqueous metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution has a temperature in the range selected from the group consisting of 0 to 25 C., 0 to 20 C., 0.5 to 25 C., 0.5 to 20 C., 0.5 to 15 C., 0.5 to 10 C., 0.5 to 9 C., 0.5 to 8 C., 0.5 to 7 C., 1 to 20 C., 1 to 15 C., 1 to 10 C., 1.5 to 20 C., 1.5 to 15 C., 1.5 to 10 C., 2 to 20 C., 2 to 15 C., 2 to 10 C., 3 to 20 C., 3 to 15 C., 4 to 20 C., 4 to 15 C., 4 to 10 C., 5 to 20 C., 5 to 15 C., 6 to 20 C., 6 to 15 C., 6 to 10 C., 7 to 20 C., 7 to 15 C., 7 to 10 C., 8 to 20 C., 8 to 15 C., 8 to 10 C., 9 to 20 C., 9 to 15 C., 9 to 10 C., 10 to 15 C., 0 to 15 C., 0 to 10 C., 3 C. to 10 C. and 5 C. to 10 C.
10. The aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1, wherein the metal bicarbonate comprises a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate.
11. A solution for preventing andor treating certain inflammatory diseases andor degenerative diseases andor certain viral diseases in a mammal, comprising the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1 wherein the metal bicarbonate is in an amount effective to prevent andor treat said diseases.
12. A solution for decreasing andor treating senescence andor increasing longevity in a mammal, comprising the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1 wherein the metal bicarbonate is in an amount effective to decrease andor treat senescence andor increase longevity.
13. A solution for scavenging protons in a mammal, comprising the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1 wherein the metal bicarbonate is in an amount effective to scavenge protons.
14. A solution for decreasing proton concentrations in a mammal, comprising the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1 wherein the metal bicarbonate is in an amount effective to decrease proton concentrations.
15. A solution for decreasing inflammation and inflammatory conditions in a mammal, comprising the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1 in an amount effective to decrease inflammation andor inflammatory conditions.
16. A solution for increasing motor activity andor decrease fatigue in a mammal, comprising the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1 in an amount effective to increase motor activity.
17. A process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution comprising bicarbonate anions and metal cations, which process comprises reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of metal carbonate, metal carbonate hydroxide, metal oxide, metal hydroxide and any mixture thereof with an effective concentration of a pH adjusting agent to produce the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution, wherein the pH adjusting agent is present in an amount whereby the solution is at a neutral to mildly alkaline pH.
18. The process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 17, wherein the pH adjusting agent is selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, hydrated carbon dioxide, carbonic acid and any mixture thereof.
19. The process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 17, wherein the metal bicarbonate is selected from the group consisting of magnesium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, a mixture of potassium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate, calcium bicarbonate, a mixture of calcium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate, lithium bicarbonate, and a mixture of lithium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate.
20. The process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 17, wherein the bicarbonate anions are 150 mg to 3500 mg per litre of aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution.
21. The process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 17, wherein the metal cations are 30 mg to 500 mg per litre of aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution
22. The process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 17, wherein the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution has a pH of 7 to 8.6.
23. The process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 17, wherein the aqueous metal bicarbonate solution has a pH of 8.0 to 8.6.
24. The process of preparing an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 17, wherein the aqueous metal bicarbonate solution has a temperature in the range selected from the group consisting of 0 to 25 C., 0 to 20 C., 0.5 to 25 C., 0.5 to 20 C., 0.5 to 15 C., 0.5 to 10 C., 0.5 to 9 C., 0.5 to 8 C., 0.5 to 7 C., 1 to 20 C., 1 to 15 C., 1 to 10 C., 1.5 to 20 C., 1.5 to 15 C., 1.5 to 10 C., 2 to 20 C., 2 to 15 C., 2 to 10 C., 3 to 20 C., 3 to 15 C., 4 to 20 C., 4 to 15 C., 4 to 10 C., 5 to 20 C., 5 to 15 C., 6 to 20 C., 6 to 15 C., 6 to 10 C., 7 to 20 C., 7 to 15 C., 7 to 10 C., 8 to 20 C., 8 to 15 C., 8 to 10 C., 9 to 20 C., 9 to 15 C., 9 to 10 C., 10 to 15 C., 0 to 15 C., 0 to 10 C., 3 C. to 10 C. and 5 C. to 10 C.
25. An aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution whenever prepared by the process of claim 17.
26. A method of preventing andor treating certain inflammatory diseases andor degenerative diseases in a mammal in need of such prevention andor treatment comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1.
27. A method of preventing andor treating certain viral diseases in a mammal in need of such prevention andor treatment comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1.
28. A method of decreasing andor treating senescence andor of increasing longevity in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1.
29. A method of scavenging protons in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of a proton scavenger.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein said proton scavenger comprises the aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1.
31. The method of claim 29, wherein said proton scavenger is a metal bicarbonate.
32. A method of decreasing proton concentrations in a mammal by altering carbonic anhydrase enzyme reactions in said mammal comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1.
33. A method of decreasing inflammation andor inflammatory conditions in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1.
34. A method of increasing motor activity andor decreasing fatigue in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of an aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution of claim 1.
35. The method of any one of claims 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33 or 34, wherein said mammal is human and said aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution is administered to said human on an empty stomach.
36. The method of any one of claims 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33 or 34, wherein said mammal is human, said aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution is administered to said human on an empty stomach and the metal bicarbonate comprises a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate.
37. A combination comprising a substantially stable aqueous neutral to mildly alkaline metal bicarbonate solution, comprising metal bicarbonate dissolved in the solution, said metal bicarbonate comprising bicarbonate anions and metal cations, and a pH adjusting agent in the solution in an amount whereby the solution is at a neutral to mildly alkaline pH, in combination with a stabilising agent in an amount effective to maintain and stabilise the bicarbonate anions in the neutral to mildly alkaline solution.