Author: claimsbot

1. A document processing device, comprising:
a transport mechanism that conveys documents including currency bills along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
an imaging sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to capture images of documents conveyed by the transport mechanism;
a denomination sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to determine a denomination of each currency bill conveyed by the transport mechanism; and
one or more processors operable to control actuation of the transport mechanism, communication of captured document images, and calculation of an accumulated value of denominated currency bills.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the documents further include checks, the imaging sensor operable to capture images of checks conveyed by the transport mechanism.
3. The device of claim 2, further including means for extracting field information from the images obtained by the imaging sensor, the field information extracted from check images comprising check account and bank identification data.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein at least one processor is operable to electronically tag the check images with respective check account and bank identification data.
5. The device of claim 4, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
6. The device of claim 3, wherein the field information extracted from currency bill images comprises serial number data.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein at least one processor is operable to electronically tag currency bill images with respective serial number data.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
9. The device of claim 6, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
10. The device of claim 3, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
11. The device of claim 1, further including means for extracting field information from the images obtained by the imaging sensor, the field information extracted from currency bill images comprising serial number data.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein at least one processor is operable to electronically tag currency bill images with respective serial number data.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
14. The device of claim 1, wherein the transport path terminates at only a single output receptacle that collects the conveyed documents.
15. The device of claim 14, further including means for detecting suspect counterfeit documents, and wherein at least one processor stops actuation of the transport mechanism upon detection of a suspect counterfeit document.
16. The device of claim 15, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
17. The device of claim 14, further including means for detecting suspect counterfeit documents, and wherein at least one processor causes a detected suspect counterfeit document to be flagged.
18. The device of claim 17, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
19. The device of claim 1, wherein the transport path terminates at only two output receptacles with each output receptacle respectively collecting certain types of conveyed documents.
20. The device of claim 19, wherein the transport mechanism further includes a diverter to sort documents between the only two output receptacles.
21. The device of claim 20, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
22. The device of claim 1, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor and denomination sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
23. The device of claim 1, wherein the denomination sensor is operable to determine the denomination of currencies from multiple countries.
24. The device of claim 1, wherein the denomination sensor is further operable as a counterfeit detector for identifying suspect counterfeit currency bills.
25. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one processor is configured to communicate with an accounting system and update a financial account associated with the processed documents by at least the accumulated value of the currency bills.
26. The device of claim 25, further including a memory associated with the accounting system to electronically store document images.
27. A document processing device, comprising:
a transport mechanism for conveying documents including checks along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
an imaging sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to capture images of documents conveyed by the transport mechanism; and
one or more processors operable to control actuation of the transport mechanism and communication of the captured document images.
28. The device of claim 27, wherein the documents further include currency bills, the imaging sensor operable to capture images of currency bills conveyed by the transport mechanism.
29. The device of claim 28, further including an extraction routine for extracting field information from the images obtained by the imaging sensor, the field information extracted from currency bill images comprising serial number data.
30. The device of claim 29, wherein at least one processor electronically tags the currency bill images with respective serial number data.
31. The device of claim 30, wherein the field information extracted from check images comprises check account and bank information data.
32. The device of claim 31, wherein at least one processor electronically tags check images with the respective check account and bank information data.
33. The device of claim 32, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
34. The device of claim 31, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
35. The device of claim 29, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
36. The device of claim 27, further including an extraction routine for extracting field information from the images obtained by the imaging sensor, the field information extracted from check images comprising check account and bank information data.
37. The device of claim 36, wherein at least one processor electronically tags check images with respective check account and bank information data.
38. The device of claim 37, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
39. The device of claim 27, wherein the documents further include currency bills, the device further including a second sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to determine the denomination of each currency bill conveyed by the transport mechanism, at least one processor operable to calculate an accumulated value of denominated currency bills.
40. The device of claim 39, wherein the second sensor is further operable to determine the denomination of currencies from multiple countries.
41. The device of claim 40, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
42. The device of claim 39, wherein the second sensor is further operable to identify suspect counterfeit currency bills.
43. The device of claim 42, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
44. The device of claim 27, wherein the transport path terminates at only a single output receptacle that collects the conveyed documents.
45. The device of claim 44, further including a counterfeit detector for identifying suspect counterfeit documents, and wherein at least one processor stops actuation of the transport mechanism upon detection of a suspect counterfeit document.
46. The device of claim 45, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
47. The device of claim 44, further including a counterfeit detector for identifying suspect counterfeit documents, and wherein at least one processor causes a detected suspect counterfeit document to be flagged.
48. The device of claim 47, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
49. The device of claim 27, further including a counterfeit detector for identifying suspect counterfeit documents, and wherein at least one processor stops actuation of the transport mechanism upon detection of a suspect counterfeit document.
50. The device of claim 27, further including a counterfeit detector for identifying suspect counterfeit documents, and wherein at least one processor causes a detected suspect counterfeit document to be flagged.
51. The device of claim 27, wherein the transport path terminates at only two output receptacles with each output receptacle respectively collecting certain types of conveyed documents.
52. The device of claim 51, wherein the transport mechanism further includes a diverter to sort documents between the only two output receptacles.
53. The device of claim 52, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
54. The device of claim 27, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
55. The device of claim 27, wherein at least one processor is configured to communicate with an outside accounting system and update an account associated with the processed documents by an accumulated value of the documents.
56. The device of claim 55, further including a memory associated with the accounting system to electronically store document images.
57. The device of claim 56, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the documents are conveyed along the transport path passed the imaging sensor from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
58. A document processing method, comprising:
conveying documents including currency bills along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
capturing images of documents conveyed along the transport path;
denominating values of currency bills conveyed along the transport path; and
controlling actuation of the transport path; and communication of the captured document image; and
calculating an accumulated value of denominated currency bills.
59. The method of claim 58, wherein the documents further include checks, and capturing further includes capturing images of checks conveyed along the transport path.
60. The method of claim 59, further including obtaining field information from the document images, the field information obtained from check images comprising check account and bank identification data.
61. The method of claim 60, further including electronically tagging the check image with the check account and bank identification data.
62. The method of claim 58, further including obtaining field information from the document images, the field information obtained from currency bill images comprising serial number data.
63. The method of claim 62, further including electronically tagging the currency bill image with the serial number data.
64. The method of claim 58, wherein conveying comprises terminating the transport path at only a single output receptacle that collects the conveyed documents.
65. The method of claim 58, further including detecting suspect counterfeit documents, and stopping the conveying of documents upon detection of a suspect counterfeit document.
66. The method of claim 58, further including detecting suspect counterfeit documents, and flagging detected suspect counterfeit documents.
67. The method of claim 58, wherein conveying comprises terminating the transport path at only two output receptacles with each output receptacle respectively collecting certain types of conveyed documents.
68. The method of claim 67, further including sorting documents between the only two output receptacles.
69. The method of claim 58, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge, and the conveying comprises conveying documents along the transport path for imaging and denomination from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
70. The method of claim 58, wherein denominating includes denominating the currency of multiple countries.
71. The method of claim 58, further including identifying suspect counterfeit currency bills.
72. The method of claim 58, further including outputting data configured for updating a financial account associated with the processed documents by a value of the documents.
73. The method of claim 72, further including electronically storing document images.
74. A document processing method, comprising:
conveying documents including checks along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
capturing images of documents conveyed along the transport path; and
controlling actuation of the transport path and communication of the captured document images.
75. The method of claim 74, wherein the documents further include currency bills.
76. The method of claim 75, further including extracting field information from the document images, the field information extracted from currency bill images comprising serial number data.
77. The method of claim 76, further including electronically tagging currency bill images with respective serial number data.
78. The method of claim 77, wherein the field information extracted from check images comprises check account and bank information data.
79. The method of claim 78, further including electronically tagging the check images with respective check account and bank information data.
80. The method of claim 77, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the conveying comprises conveying documents along the transport path for imaging from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
81. The method of claim 76, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the conveying comprises conveying documents along the transport path for imaging from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
82. The method of claim 74, further including extracting field information from the document images, the field information extracted from check images comprising check account and bank information data.
83. The method of claim 82, further including electronically tagging the check images with respective check account and bank information data.
84. The method of claim 83, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the conveying comprises conveying documents along the transport path for imaging from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
85. The method of claim 74, wherein the documents further include currency bills, the method further comprising denominating each currency bill conveyed along the transport path and calculating an accumulated value of denominated currency bills.
86. The method of claim 85, wherein denominating includes denominating currency of multiple countries.
87. The method of claim 85, further including identifying suspect counterfeit currency bills.
88. The method of claim 87, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the conveying comprises conveying documents along the transport path for imaging from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
89. The method of claim 85, further including detecting for suspect counterfeit documents, and flagging suspected counterfeit documents.
90. The method of claim 74, wherein conveying includes terminating the transport path at only a single output receptacle that collects the conveyed documents.
91. The method of claim 90, further including detecting suspect counterfeit documents, and stopping the conveying upon detection of a suspect counterfeit document.
92. The method of claim 74, wherein conveying includes terminating the transport path at only two output receptacles with each output receptacle respectively collecting certain types of conveyed documents.
93. The method of claim 92, further including sorting documents between the only two output receptacles.
94. The method of claim 74, wherein the documents have a wide edge and a narrow edge and the conveying comprises conveying documents along the transport path for imaging from an input receptacle to an output receptacle with their wide edge leading.
95. The method of claim 74, further including outputting data configured for updating a financial account associated with the processed documents, the financial account updated by a value of the documents.
96. The method of claim 95, further including electronically storing document images.

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 comprising
determining, as part of a response to a hazardous material emergency involving at least one hazardous material, a chemical name of the at least one hazardous material;
obtaining information relating to the at least one hazardous material from a representation separating a first group of elements and a second group of elements listed on the representation and separated by a line, the representation being provided in fixed medium, the first group comprising two or more elements or chemical moieties selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium nitride, carbide, hydride and phosphide, the second group comprising group and two or more elements selected from hydrogen, boron, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon;
determining whether a first word in the chemical name appears in the first group on the representation, whether a second word in the chemical name appears in the first group, or whether the first word in the chemical name appears in the second group on the representation;
responding to the hazardous material emergency according to a first method when the first word appears in the first group or the second word appears in the first group, the first method comprising outfitting a responder to the hazardous material emergency with protective equipment comprising a totally-encapsulating chemical-protective suit; and
responding to the hazardous material emergency according to a second method when the first word does not appear in the first group, the second word does not appear in the first group, or the first word appears in the second group, the second method comprising outfitting a responder to the hazardous material emergency with protective equipment comprising hooded chemical-resistant clothing.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the representation comprises a periodic chart of the elements and the line separates elements in the first group comprising lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium from elements in the second group comprising hydrogen, boron, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first group comprises a list of elements consisting of at least five of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first group comprises a list of elements consisting of at least ten of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first group comprises a list of elements consisting of at least twenty of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the line separates the first group comprising five of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium and two of nitride, carbide, hydride and phosphide from the second group comprising five or more of hydrogen, boron, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the line separates the first group comprising ten of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium and the second group comprising ten o of hydrogen, boron, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the line separates the first group comprising lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium and moieties selected from the group consisting of nitride, carbide, hydride and phosphide from the second group comprising hydrogen, boron, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the hazardous material as non-flammable when at least one of the first word and the second word appears in the first group; and
identifying the hazardous material as flammable when neither of the first word and the second word appears t in the first group or when the first word appears in the second group.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the hazardous material as lacking at least one of an upper explosive level and a lower explosive level when at least one of the first word and the second word appears in the first group; and
identifying the hazardous material as having at least one of an upper explosive level and a lower explosive level when neither of the first word and the second word appears t in the first group or when the first word appears in the second group.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the hazardous material as lacking a flashpoint when at least one of the first word and the second word appears in the first group; and
identifying the hazardous material as having a flashpoint when neither of the first word and the second word appears t in the first group or when the first word appears in the second group.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the hazardous material as lacking an ionization potential when at least one of the first word and the second word appears in the first group; and
identifying the hazardous material as having an ionization potential when neither of the first word and the second word appears t in the first group or when the first word appears in the second group.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the hazardous material as comprising a base when at least one of the first word and the second word appears in the first group; and
identifying the hazardous material as comprising an acid when neither of the first word and the second word appears t in the first group or when the first word appears in the second group.
14. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the hazardous material with exposure limits expressed in mgm3 when at least one of the first word and the second word appears in the first group; and
identifying the hazardous material with exposure limits expressed in ppm when neither of the first word and the second word appears t in the first group or when the first word appears in the second group.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the hazardous material requiring an initial isolation of 75 feet if in solid form and 150 feet if in solution when at least one of the first word and the second word appears in the first group; and
identifying the hazardous material requiring an initial isolation of 75 feet if a solid, 150 feet if a liquid or 300 feet if a gas when neither of the first word and the second word appears t in the first group or when the first word appears in the second group.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising (c) providing in a second fixed medium a second representation listing second names of hazardous materials wherein a first word of the name of the hazardous material is an element recited in the first group or the second name is a chemical moiety recited in the first group, wherein the representation shows at least one property of the hazardous material having each second name and appropriate tests to evaluate risk associated with the hazardous material;
(d) matching the second name of the hazardous material with the representation and performing the appropriate tests on the hazardous material.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one property is selected from the group consisting of state of matter, flammability, explosive limits, flashpoint, ionizing potential, pH, exposure limit units, and initial isolation.
18. A method comprising:
providing, in a fixed medium, a representation separating two or more elements of the periodic chart into a first group and a second group, wherein the first group of elements comprise chemical constituents of hazardous materials that possess one or more of the following properties: solid, not flammable, no LEL, no flashpoint, no ionizing potential, alkaline, and high pH, and wherein the second group of elements comprise chemical constituents of hazardous materials that possess one or more of the following properties: liquid or gas, flammable, LEL-UEL, flashpoint, ionizing potential, acidic, and low pH; and
causing a user to respond to a hazardous material emergency according to a first method when a first word of a name of a hazardous material involved in the hazardous material emergency appears in the first group on the representation, or causing the user to respond to the hazardous material according to a second method when the first word of the name of the hazardous material appears in the second group on the representation, the first method comprising outfitting a responder to the hazardous material emergency with protective equipment comprising a totally-encapsulating chemical-protective suit, and the second method comprising outfitting a responder to the hazardous material emergency with protective equipment comprising hooded chemical-resistant clothing.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first group of elements comprises two or more elements selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, nobelium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and polonium; and the second group of elements comprises two or more elements selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, boron, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.

1. A connector assembly comprising:
a housing extending between opposite ends along a longitudinal axis and including a front face, the housing including an opening extending into the front face and an elongated channel oriented along the longitudinal axis, the housing including retention features extending into the opening;
a connector interface body joined with the front face of the housing, the connector interface body configured to move away from the front face to mate with a circuit board;
an elongated shaft disposed in the channel and configured to rotate within the housing; and
a cam disposed within the opening of the housing and including a passageway through which the shaft extends such that rotation of the shaft rotates the cam to engage and drive the connector interface body away from the housing, the cam including a collar protruding from the cam and extending along a periphery of the passageway, wherein the collar has a clearance dimension along a first direction that is smaller than a gap between the retention features of the housing and an interference dimension along a transverse direction that is larger than the gap, the cam configured to be retained in the housing when the collar engages the retention features across the interference dimension.
2. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the shaft is configured to be removable from the channel while the cam engages the retention features of the housing and is retained within the housing.
3. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the gap between the retention features has a height dimension oriented parallel to a vertical axis of the housing, the housing permitting insertion of the cam into the opening when the clearance dimension is oriented parallel to the height dimension of the gap.
4. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from a first position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a second position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, and the interference dimension of the collar is oriented parallel to a height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the first position.
5. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from a first position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a second position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, the clearance dimension of the collar is obliquely oriented with respect to a height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the second position.
6. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing is a first housing, the connector interface body is a first connector interface body, and the cam is a first cam, further comprising a second housing, a second connector interface body, and a second cam, the shaft extending through the channels of the first and second housing and removable from the channels while the first and second cams engage the first and second housings, respectively, across the interference dimensions of the collars to retain the first and second cams in the first and second housings when the shaft is removed.
7. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the retention features of the housing include a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis upon which the collar of the cam slides when the cam is rotated within the housing.
8. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the retention features of the housing are a first set of retention features and the collar is a first collar, further comprising a second set of retention features and a second collar, the first and second sets of retention features extending into the opening of the housing in opposing directions, the first and second collars protruding from the cam in opposite directions, the first collar engaging the first set of retention features and the second collar engaging the second set of retention features.
9. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cam includes an oblong body with the passageway being an off-center opening extending through the body.
10. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein a first one of the retention features includes a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and protruding toward a second one of the retention features, the collar configured to be secured in the housing when the collar engages the retention lip and the second one of the retention features when the interference dimension is oriented parallel to a height dimension of the gap.
11. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the collar has an arcuate shape that extends around a portion of the periphery of the passageway in the cam between opposite ends.
12. A connector assembly comprising:
a housing extending between opposite ends along a longitudinal axis and including a front face, the housing including an opening extending into the front face and an elongated channel oriented along the longitudinal axis, the housing including retention elements disposed within the opening;
a connector interface body joined with the front face of the housing, the connector interface body configured to move away from the front face to mate with a circuit board;
an elongated shaft disposed in the channel and configured to rotate within the housing; and
a cam disposed within the opening of the housing and including a passageway through which the shaft extends such that rotation of the shaft rotates the cam to engage and drive the connector interface body away from the housing, the cam including a collar protruding from the cam and extending along a periphery of the passageway, the collar having a clearance dimension along a first direction that is smaller than a height dimension of a gap between the retention features of the housing and an interference dimension along a transverse direction that is larger than the height dimension, wherein the cam is configured to be retained in the housing when the shaft is removed from the channel by the cam engaging the retention features across the interference dimension of the collar.
13. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the retention features protrude from a common inner surface of the housing.
14. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the housing is configured to permit insertion of the cam into the opening when the clearance dimension is oriented parallel to the height dimension of the gap.
15. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from an engaged position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a disengaged position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, and the interference dimension of the collar is oriented parallel to the height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the engaged position.
16. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from an engaged position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a disengaged position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, the clearance dimension of the collar is aligned with the height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the disengaged position.
17. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the housing is a first housing, the connector interface body is a first connector interface body, and the cam is a first cam, further comprising a second housing, a second connector interface body, and a second cam, the shaft extending through the channels of the first and second housing and is configured to be removable from the channels while the first and second cams are retained in the first and second housings by engaging the first and second housings, respectively, across the interference dimensions of the collars.
18. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the retention features of the housing include a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the ledge including a resting surface upon which the collar of the cam is configured to slide when the cam is rotated within the housing.
19. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the retention features of the housing are a first set of retention features and the collar is a first collar, further comprising a second set of retention features and a second collar, the first and second sets of retention features extending into the opening of the housing toward each other, the first and second collars protruding from the cam in opposite directions, the first collar engaging the first set of retention features and the second collar engaging the second set of retention features.
20. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein a first one of the retention features includes a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and a retention lip protruding from the at least one of the upper surface and the ledge toward a second one of the retention features, the collar configured to be retained in the housing by engaging the retention lip and the second one of the retention features across the interference dimension of the collar.

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 washing apparatus comprising at least two sprayer units and a rotating sprayer unit.
2. A washing apparatus comprising at least two brushing units and a rotating brush unit.
3. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least two sprayer units comprise a lower sprayer unit and an upper sprayer unit.
4. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the lower sprayer unit includes a shaft having a spraying means.
5. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the spraying means is provided by at least one arm.
6. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the arm is provided on either end of the shaft.
7. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the arm is an angled member having a nozzle end facing up in use.
8. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the nozzle can rotate when in use.
9. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the lower sprayer unit includes at least one roller member.
10. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the roller member is horizontal in orientation, to support a container in use.
11. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the roller member comprises a load measuring means.
12. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the load measuring means is a load cell.
13. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the upper sprayer unit includes elongate members.
14. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the elongate members have sprayers attached thereto.
15. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the sprayers comprise tubular members having a nozzle end.
16. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the elongate members have at least two nozzles thereon at the upper portion.
17. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the nozzles can rotate when in use.
18. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the elongate members have a biasing means at the lower end.
19. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the biasing means is a spring.
20. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least two sprayers are provided at the upper end the sprayers being separated by a solenoid valve.
21. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the elongate member has a pedestal at the ground end.
22. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the sprayers have brushes attached thereto.
23. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, further including brushes.
24. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further including a rotating spraying unit.
25. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 24, wherein the rotating spraying unit has roller members attached thereto to support a container.
26. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the rotating spraying unit has a spraying means.
27. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the roller members protrude above from the frame.
28. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 27, wherein the roller members are connected by elongate members to form a frame.
29. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 28, wherein the frame sits on discrete support members.
30. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 26, wherein the spraying means are provided at the end of a rotating elongate member.
31. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 30, wherein the elongate member rotates about the center of the length thereof.
32. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a fluid is sprayed through the washing apparatus.
33. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein the fluid is water.
34. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein the fluid is air.
35. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein the fluid sprayed through the washing apparatus is heated.
36. A method of washing a container utilizing a washing apparatus having a upper sprayer unit, a lower sprayer unit, a rotating sprayer unit and brushes including the steps of:
Locating a container on a lower sprayer unit;
Turning on the lower sprayers to wash at least part of the container;
Turning on upper sprayers to wash at least part of the container;
Moving the container to a rotating spraying unit; and
Turning on a rotating sprayer unit.
37. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the lower sprayer unit.
38. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the rotating spraying unit.
39. A method as claimed in claim 36 further including turning on at least one brush.
40. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes the step of rotating all sprayers.
41. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes applying water or air through all sprayer units.
42. A method as claimed in claim 41, wherein the method includes applying heat or water or air through all sprayer units.
43. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes applying water or air through all brushes.
44. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes applying heat through all brushes.
45. A method of washing a container utilizing a washing apparatus having an upper brush unit, a lower brush unit, a rotating brush unit and sprayers including the steps of:
Locating a container on a lower brush unit;
Turning on the lower brush unit to clean or wash at least part of the container;
Turning on upper brush unit to clean or wash at least part of the container;
Moving the container to a rotating brushing unit and
Turning on a rotating brush unit.
46. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the lower brush unit.
47. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the rotating brush unit.
48. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes rotating all sprayers.
49. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying water through all brush units.
50. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying heat through all brush units.
51. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying water or air through all sprayers.
52. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying heat through all sprayer.