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HAND SPRAY [12 records]

Record 1 2019-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
CONT

Hand pressers smooth and shape fabric and place articles in position on an ironing board or work table. They push and pull hand irons over the surface of articles. They adjust the temperature of the iron according to the fabric type. If not using a steam iron, pressers spray water over the fabric to soften fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Teinturerie

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A small hose line handled manually by a hoseman.

DEF

Nozzle or branchpipe that is capable of hand control, by shutting off the jet, by altering its shape or size, or by changing its character, e. g. into a spray.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Lance qui peut, avec ou sans support amovible, être tenue et manœuvrée par deux hommes au plus.

DEF

Lance ou ajutage manœuvrable manuellement pour fermer le jet ou pour changer son diamètre, sa forme ou ses caractéristiques (jet pulvérisé, par exemple).

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Food Safety
CONT

The sanitation report noted temperature problems at the hot food bar and in the deli, soiled floors in the deli and bakery, standing water in the meat and produce coolers, an inaccessible hand sink for employees at the juice bar and toxic spray bottles stored on a food preparation table.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Salubrité alimentaire
CONT

Les acteurs à l'échelon fédéral [...] doivent contrôler, coordonner, définir des priorités et apporter un soutien financier à différents niveaux; notamment pour la collecte, le traitement et la publication standardisés et coordonnés de données sanitaires (établissement de rapports sanitaires) [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

PAVA [is] a water based synthetic OC [Oleoresin Capsicum] irritant spray currently being researched by Hertfordshire Constabulary as an alternative to CS and OC [tear gases].

CONT

PAVA spray is dispensed from a hand held canister in a liquid stream that contains a 0. 3% solution of PAVA(Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide) in a solvent of aqueous ethanol. The propellant is nitrogen.... The liquid stream is a spray pattern and has a maximum effective range of up to 4 metres. Maximum accuracy, however, will be achieved over a distance of 1. 25-2 metres. The operating distance is the distance between the canister and the subject's eyes not the distance between the officer and the subject.... PAVA primarily affects the eyes causing closure and severe pain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
CONT

Ces essais ont aussi montré que si la personne ciblée a auparavant été aspergée d'un «aérosol incapacitant de la police (gaz CS ou PAVA)», ou si elle a de l'essence ou un alcool fort sur elle, «il est possible que le solvant prenne feu et que l'individu et ses vêtements soient dévorés par les flammes».

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
CONT

A faucet assembly includes a first handle attached to rotate a fluid control member and includes a first groove. A second handle is attached to move the fluid control member along a central axis and includes a second groove aligned with the first groove. A retainer ring disposed is movable within the first and second grooves between a release and secure positions. A biasing member within the second groove biases the retainer toward the release position and a threaded member within the first handle biases retainer toward the secured position. The setscrew moves the retainer from the release position by moving a portion of the retainer from the second groove to the first groove within the first handle.

CONT

The invention relates to faucet assemblies having removable components such as hand sprayers and spray heads. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for retracting removable components of faucet assemblies.

CONT

A faucet assembly includes a diverter valve assembly mounted to an inlet of a cold-water pillar and is in fluid communication with a control valve disposed on a hot-water pillar. The diverter valve assembly selectively controls water flow through a spout and a hand spray. The faucet assembly includes a cold-water pillar and a hot-water pillar that are pivotally connected to a bridge that allows adjustment of a distance between the hot and cold-water pillars.

CONT

The hinged mounting nut is slidable over a water connection fitting such that the mounting nut can be slid over the water connection fitting and up against the bottom-mounting surface to secure a faucet assembly to a sink deck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
CONT

Dispositif de robinetterie comportant un corps, un obturateur manipulé par un arbre guidé dans un col du corps et une manchette d'étanchéité munie d'une collerette qui s'étend sur une certaine longueur le long du col entre celui-ci et l'arbre, caractérisé en ce qu'autour de la collerette est positionné un moyen de serrage [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
DEF

Petite pomme d'arrosage montée sur poignée mobile, à l'extrémité d'un tuyau flexible d'alimentation par mélangeur ou mitigeur; les douchettes équipent non seulement la robinetterie des douches et baignoires mais aussi, parfois, les blocs-éviers de cuisine ou les lavabos, le tuyau flexible étant alors rétractable dans leur rebord.

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux

Spanish

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Record 8 1987-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
  • Airport Runways and Areas
CONT

Most of the liquid materials can be applied in any of several ways including spraying using hand sprays or asphalt distributor equipment, pouring on the surface and spreading using squeezes, rolling onto the surface with paint rollers, and application or spreading using brushes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Ceramics
  • Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
CONT

The bisque ware is then decorated using one of several methods, for instance, spray painting, hand lining, machine lining...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramiques industrielles
  • Techniques de la céramique

Spanish

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Record 10 1986-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Ceramics
  • Clay and Clay Products (Ceramics)
CONT

The bisque evare is then decorated using one of several methods, for instance, spray painting, hand lining...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramiques industrielles
  • Terres et glaçures (Ind. de la céramique)
OBS

L'émail liquide est pulvérisé sur le biscuit à l'aide d'un vaporisateur ou d'un pistolet aérographe, matériel plus sophistiqué qui demande par sécurité d'emploi une hotte aspirant les vapeurs d'émail.

Spanish

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Record 11 1986-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Ceramics
  • Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
CONT

The bisque ware is then decorated using one of several methods, for instance, spray painting, hand lining...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramiques industrielles
  • Techniques de la céramique

Spanish

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Record 12 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

Hand syringe, which may be adequate for the work required in small gardens or greenhouses, but is wasteful of spray, low in pressure, and takes time for its continuous recharging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
OBS

Se compose d'une pompe à piston, d'un jet ou d'une palette avec [...] un clapet d'aspiration pour remplissage rapide.

OBS

Pour les petits traitements, arrosages [...] au jardin et dans les serres.

Spanish

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