All The Claims

1. A bulk packaging support structure for supporting a radially flexible container during filling comprising:
a first foldable member;
a second foldable member for releasibly engaging said first foldable member to form the support structure, each of said first and second foldable members including a bottom portion having an upwardly facing surface and a side portion directly connected to said bottom portion along a primary fold line;
each of said side portions of said first and second foldable members including a first wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to and disposed substantially perpendicular to said bottom portion along said primary fold line and wherein said first wall section of said first foldable member and said first wall section of said second foldable member are spaced and parallel to one another, a second wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said first wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said second wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container;
said upwardly facing surface of said second foldable member and the bottom of said second wall section of said second foldable member defining a gap for receiving said bottom portion of said first foldable member to form the support structure and wherein the bottom of said second wall section of said second foldable member is movable over said upwardly facing surface of said first foldable member for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
2. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said upwardly facing surface of said bottom portion of said first foldable member defines an edge disposed opposite said primary fold line of said first foldable member and said edge of said bottom portion of said first foldable member contacts said second foldable member adjacent said primary fold line of said second foldable member.
3. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said side portions further include a third wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said first wall section opposite said second wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said third wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
4. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 3 wherein said gap for receiving said bottom portion of said first foldable member is further defined by said upwardly facing surface of said second foldable member and the bottom of said third wall section of said second foldable member and wherein the bottom of said third wall section of said second foldable member is movable over said upwardly facing surface of said first foldable member for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
5. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 3 wherein each of said side portions further include a fourth wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said second wall section opposite said first wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said fourth wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
6. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 5 wherein said gap for receiving said bottom portion of said first foldable member is further defined by said upwardly facing surface of said second foldable member and the bottom of said fourth wall section of said second foldable member and wherein the bottom of said fourth wall section of said second foldable member is movable over said upwardly facing surface of said first foldable member for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
7. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 5 wherein each of said side portions further include a fifth wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said third wall section opposite said first wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said fifth wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
8. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 7 wherein said gap for receiving said bottom portion of said first foldable member is further defined by said upwardly facing surface of said second foldable member and the bottom of said fifth wall section of said second foldable member and wherein the bottom of said fifth wall section of said second foldable member is movable over said upwardly facing surface of said first foldable member for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
9. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 7 further including punch-out portions defined in at least one of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth wall sections of said first and second foldable members for retaining the radially flexible container.
10. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 1 further including first and second tabs pivotally connected to said bottom portion of said second foldable member along first and second tab lines for extending perpendicular to said primary fold line to assist in the handling of the support structure.
11. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first and second foldable members are paperboard.
12. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first and second foldable members have a same shape.
13. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bottom and side portions of said first and second foldable members are generally rectangular.
14. A foldable member for a bulk packaging support structure and supporting a radially flexible container during filling comprising:
a foldable member including a bottom portion having an upwardly facing surface and a side portion directly connected to said bottom portion along a primary fold line;
said side portion including a first wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said bottom portion along said primary fold line, a second wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said first wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said second wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container;
said bottom portion of said foldable member and the bottom of said second wall section of said foldable member defining a gap capable of receiving a bottom portion of a second foldable member.
15. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 14 wherein said side portion further includes a third wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said first wall section opposite said second wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said third wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
16. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 15 wherein said gap being capable of receiving the bottom portion of the second foldable member is further defined by said bottom portion of said foldable member and the bottom of said third wall section of said foldable member.
17. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 15 wherein said side portion further includes a fourth wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said second wall section opposite said first wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said fourth wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
18. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 17 wherein said gap being capable of receiving the bottom portion of the second foldable member is further defined by said bottom portion of said foldable member and the bottom of said fourth wall section of said foldable member.
19. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 17 wherein said side portion further includes a fifth wall section extending between a top and a bottom and being directly connected to said third wall section opposite said first wall section along a secondary fold line extending between the top and bottom and perpendicular to said primary fold line, said fifth wall section being moveable about said secondary fold line for substantially encircling the radially flexible container.
20. The bulk packaging support structure as set forth in claim 19 wherein said gap being capable of receiving the bottom portion of the second foldable member is further defined by said bottom portion of said foldable member and the bottom of said fifth wall section of said foldable member.

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 forming a gum-like electrolyte composition, the method comprising:
generating a wax emulsion;
adding at least one electrolyte to the wax emulsion to obtain an electrolytic wax emulsion;
adding a polymer solution to the electrolytic wax emulsion to obtain a mixture, wherein the polymer solution comprises a polymer and a solvent; and
removing the solvent from the mixture to obtain a gum-like electrolyte composition.
2. (canceled)
3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the wax emulsion comprises:
combining a wax with a surfactant; and
agitating the wax and the surfactant to obtain the wax emulsion.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the combining a wax with a surfactant comprises combining a wax selected from the group consisting of paraffin, paraffin wax, soy wax, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, montan wax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, beeswax, polyethylene wax, and maleated hydrocarbons.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the combining a wax with a surfactant comprises combining a surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene-block-poly(ethylene glycol), a lithium dodecyl sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, a sucrose distearate, a sucrose monostearate, a phosphatidylethanolamine, a polyacrylic acid, a polyethylacetate, a dimethylacrylamide, an n-isopropylacrylamide, a polyvinylpyrrolidone, a polyethyleneimine, sorbitan, an alkyl polyglycoside, a sorbitan ester, a methyl glucoside ester, an amine ethoxylate, a diamine ethoxylate, a polyglycerol ester, an alkyl ethoxylate, an alcohol that has been polypropoxylated, an alcohol that has been polyethoxylated, an arginine methyl ester, an alkanolamine, an alkylenediamide, an alkyl ester sulfonate, an alkyl ether sulfonate, an alkyl ether sulfate, an alkali metal alkyl sulfate, an alkyl sulfonate, an alkylaryl sulfonate, a sulfosuccinate, an alkyl disulfonate, an alkylaryl disulfonate, an alkyl disulfate, an alcohol polypropoxylated sulfate, an alcohol polyethoxylated sulfate, a taurate, an amine oxide, an alkylamine oxide, an ethoxylated amide, an alkoxylated fatty acid, an alkoxylated alcohol, an ethoxylated fatty amine, an ethoxylated alkyl amine, a betaine, a modified betaine, an alkylamidobetaine, a quaternary ammonium compound, an alkyl propoxy-ethoxysulfonate, an alkyl propoxy-ethoxysulfate, an alkylaryl-propoxy-ethoxysulfonate, and any derivative thereof.
6. (canceled)
7. (canceled)
8. The method of claim 3, wherein agitating the wax and the surfactant comprises agitating via at least one of ultrasonication, high-pressure homogenization, and microfluidization.
9.-12. (canceled)
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the adding the at least one electrolyte comprises adding an electrolyte having at least one lithium salt.
14. (canceled)
15.-27. (canceled)
28. A gum-like electrolyte composition comprising:
a malleable material comprising a mixture of:
at least one wax particle;
at least one electrolyte; and
a polymer matrix comprising at least one polymer,

wherein the wax particle and the electrolyte are dispersed in the polymer matrix.
29. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 28, wherein the at least one wax particle is at least substantially encased by the at least one electrolyte to form at least one core-shell particle.
30.-31. (canceled)
32. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 28, wherein the at least one wax particle is selected from the group consisting of paraffin, paraffin wax, soy wax, polypropylene, polyethylene, montan wax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, beeswax, polyethylene wax, and maleated hydrocarbons.
33. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 28, wherein the at least one wax particle comprises a surfactant.
34. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 33, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene-block-poly(ethylene glycol), a lithium dodecyl sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, a sucrose distearate, a sucrose monostearate, a phosphatidylethanolamine, a polyacrylic acid, a polyethylacetate, a dimethylacrylamide, an n-isopropylacrylamide, a polyvinylpyrrolidone, a polyethyleneimine, sorbitan, an alkyl polyglycoside, a sorbitan ester, a methyl glucoside ester, an amine ethoxylate, a diamine ethoxylate, a polyglycerol ester, an alkyl ethoxylate, an alcohol that has been polypropoxylated, an alcohol that has been polyethoxylated, an arginine methyl ester, an alkanolamine, an alkylenediamide, an alkyl ester sulfonate, an alkyl ether sulfonate, an alkyl ether sulfate, an alkali metal alkyl sulfate, an alkyl sulfonate, an alkylaryl sulfonate, a sulfosuccinate, an alkyl disulfonate, an alkylaryl disulfonate, an alkyl disulfate, an alcohol polypropoxylated sulfate, an alcohol polyethoxylated sulfate, a taurate, an amine oxide, an alkylamine oxide, an ethoxylated amide, an alkoxylated fatty acid, an alkoxylated alcohol, an ethoxylated fatty amine, an ethoxylated alkyl amine, a betaine, a modified betaine, an alkylamidobetaine, a quaternary ammonium compound, an alkyl propoxy-ethoxysulfonate, an alkyl propoxy-ethoxysulfate, an alkylaryl-propoxy-ethoxysulfonate, and any derivative thereof.
35. (canceled)
36. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 28, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyvinylidene difluoride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, and any derivative thereof.
37. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 28, further comprising at least one lithium salt.
38. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 37, wherein the at least one lithium salt is selected from the group consisting of lithium perchlorate, lithium terafluoroborate, lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium hexafluoroarsenate, and lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide.
39.-43. (canceled)
44. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 42, wherein the at least one lithium salt is selected from the group consisting of lithium perchlorate, lithium terafluoroborate, lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium hexafluoroarsenate, and lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide.
45. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 28, wherein the electrolyte further comprises at least one sodium salt.
46. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 45, wherein the at least one sodium salt is selected from the group consisting of sodium perchlorate, sodium sulphate and sodium nitrate.
47.-50. (canceled)
51. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 28, wherein the electrolyte comprises a combination of at least one lithium salt and at least one sodium salt.
52.-85. (canceled)
86. A gum-like electrolyte composition comprising:
a malleable material comprising a polymer matrix having dispersed therein a wax particle; an electrolyte; and a surfactant.
87. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 86, wherein the wax particle is selected from the group consisting of paraffin, paraffin wax, soy wax, polypropylene, polyethylene, montan wax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, beeswax, polyethylene wax, and maleated hydrocarbons.
88. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 86, wherein the polymer matrix comprises a polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyvinylidene difluoride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, and any derivative thereof.
89. The gum-like electrolyte composition of claim 86, wherein the polymer matrix further comprises at least one lithium salt.
90. A method of forming a gum-like electrolyte composition, the method comprising:
forming a wax emulsion by combining a wax and a surfactant under agitation;
adding an electrolyte to the wax emulsion to obtain an electrolytic wax emulsion;
adding a polymer solution to the electrolytic wax emulsion to obtain a mixture, wherein the polymer solution comprises a polymer and a solvent; and
removing the solvent from the mixture to obtain a gum-like electrolyte composition.
91. The method of claim 90, wherein forming the wax emulsion comprises agitating the wax and the surfactant by an agitation method selected from the group consisting of ultrasonication, high-pressure homogenization, and microfluidization.
92. The method of claim 90, wherein adding the electrolyte to the wax emulsion comprises adding an electrolyte having at least one lithium salt.

1. A thin film transistor (\u201cTFT\u201d) display plate comprising:
an insulating substrate;
a gate line formed on the insulating substrate;
a storage electrode line spaced apart from the gate line and formed on the insulating substrate;
a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line and the storage electrode line;
a data line formed on the gate insulating layer and intersecting the gate line;
a pixel electrode formed for each pixel defined by the gate line and the data line;
a thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the gate line and the data line to apply a voltage to the pixel electrode; and
a storage electrode formed at the same layer as the data line and connected to the storage electrode line to form one terminal of a storage capacitor along with the pixel electrode as the other terminal of the storage capacitor.
2. The TFT display plate of claim 1, further comprising a dielectric layer interposed between the storage electrode and the pixel electrode.
3. The TFT display plate of claim 2, wherein the dielectric layer has a thickness of about 2000 \u212b or less.
4. The TFT display plate of claim 2, further comprising a connection member,
wherein the dielectric layer is formed to cover the storage electrode line and the storage electrode, and includes a first contact hole exposing the storage electrode line and a second contact hole exposing the storage electrode, and
the connection member is formed on the dielectric layer to connect the storage electrode line and the storage electrode via the first contact hole and the second contact hole.
5. The TFT display plate of claim 4, wherein the connection member is the same layer as the pixel electrode.
6. The TFT display plate of claim 4, wherein the connection member is made of a transparent conductive material or a reflective conductive material.
7. The TFT display plate of claim 1, further comprising a floating bar formed for each pixel adjacent to and along the data line.
8. The TFT display plate of claim 7, wherein the floating bar is formed on the same layer as the gate line.
9. The TFT display plate of claim 7, wherein the floating bar is formed as a pair of floating bars, the pair being disposed at both sides of the data line.
10. The TFT display plate of claim 7, wherein the pixel electrode is formed to overlap at least a portion of the floating bar.
11. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:
a first display plate comprising:
an insulating substrate;
a gate line formed on the insulating substrate;
a storage electrode line spaced apart from the gate line and formed on the insulating substrate;
a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line and the storage electrode line
a data line formed on the gate insulating layer and intersecting the gate line;
a pixel electrode formed for each pixel defined by the gate line and the data line;
a thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the gate line and the data line to apply a voltage to the pixel electrode;
a storage electrode formed at the same layer as the data line and connected to the storage electrode line to form one terminal of a storage capacitor along with the pixel electrode as the other terminal of the storage capacitor; and
a floating bar formed for each pixel adjacent to and extending along the data line, at least a portion of the floating bar overlapped by the pixel electrode,

a second display plate facing the first display plate and having a black matrix, and
a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first display plate and the second display plate.
12. The LCD of claim 11, further comprising a dielectric layer interposed between the storage electrode and the pixel electrode.
13. The LCD of claim 12, wherein the dielectric layer has a thickness of about 2000 \u212b or less.
14. The LCD of claim 12, further comprising a connection member,
wherein the dielectric layer is formed to cover the storage electrode line and the storage electrode, and includes a first contact hole exposing the storage electrode line and a second contact hole exposing the storage electrode, and
the connection member is formed on the dielectric layer to connect the storage electrode line and the storage electrode via the first contact hole and the second contact hole.
15. The LCD of claim 14, wherein the connection member is the same layer as the pixel electrode.
16. The LCD of claim 14, wherein the connection member is made of a transparent conductive material or a reflective conductive material.
17. The LCD of claim 11, wherein the floating bar is formed on the same layer as the gate line.
18. The LCD of claim 11, wherein the floating bar is formed as a pair of floating bars disposed at both sides of the data line.
19. The LCD of claim 11, wherein the black matrix overlaps at least a portion of the floating bar.
20. The LCD of claim 19, wherein one side of the black matrix is aligned with one side of the floating bar in a longitudinal direction or arranged within the contour of the floating bar.

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 dosing device for mixing an additive into a basic flow, comprising:
a) a passage for the basic flow, the passage configured such that the basic flow is continuous;
b) an inlet for the additive in the passage;
c) a container for the additive connected to the inlet via a dosing mechanism, the dosing mechanism protruding into the passage, and the container having a controllable drive for discharge of the additive into the passage;
d) weighing means for determining the weight of at least the container with the additive; and
e) a control for the controllable drive which is connected to the weighing means for setting a dosed discharge,
wherein the dosing mechanism is arranged on the inlet via the weighing means.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weighing means comprise a compensation for shifting the centre of gravity of the container with the additive therein.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weighing means comprise a load cell.
4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the load cell is of the off-centre type.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inlet comprises a neck part, through which the passage extends, and with an opening forming the inlet for loosely receiving therein an outlet of the dosing mechanism.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dosing mechanism comprises a worm screw in a cylinder which is connected to the drive and forms a dosing cylinder, wherein the worm screw and the cylinder form a unit.
7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the discharge in mass per unit of time relative to the rotation speed of the dosing cylinder is non-linear and the control is configured to bring about with a collective algorithm an adjustable dosed discharge by adjusting the rotation speed of the dosing cylinder caused by the drive on the basis of determinations of weight made by the weighing means.