30th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200229539 | SOLE - A sole includes a base layer, an intermediate layer, and a top layer. The base layer has a predetermined thickness. The intermediate layer is made of a gel of non-Newtonian fluid. The intermediate layer is sandwiched between the base layer and the top layer to engage the base layer and the top layer together. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229540 | Pliant Layer Peelably Adhered To An Outsole Of A Shoe - A shoe including a pliable layer conformably peelably adhered in generally matched engagement with the outsole periphery of the ground engageable surface of the outsole of the shoe. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229541 | SHOE WITH A HIGH HEEL TO LOW HEEL CONVERSION - A convertible shoe may include a sole and a plurality of interchangeable heel portions, each selectively attachable to the sole. The heel portions may each include a mounting surface configured to interface with a heel receiver of the sole. The heel receiver may include a fixed hook and a movable hook, with the movable hook being operable by an actuator coupled to a bottom surface of the sole. In some examples, an upper is secured to the sole of the shoe by one or more clamping plates. In some examples, the sole of the shoe is configured to be biased into a default bend corresponding to a high-heeled state even when a low heel is attached to the heel receiver. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229542 | UPPER STRUCTURE - An upper structure adapted for engaging with a sole to form a shoe body includes a main body. The main body has an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface and the sole enclose an internal space. Each of at least two lateral sides of the inner surface has a gel layer. The two gel layers correspond to two longer sides of the sole respectively. Each of the gel layers is composed of a gel of non-Newtonian fluid to engage with the main body. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229543 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH CLOSURE SYSTEM HAVING A TRANSVERSE FLAP WITH CABLES - An article of footwear includes an upper having a body with a first side and a second side, and a closure system for the upper. The closure system includes a first anchoring cable loop fixed at the first side, a flap, a flap cable loop, and a lace. The flap is fixed to the second side and extends across the body to a free end at the first side. The flap has an aperture extending through the flap. A flap cable loop extends from the free end. The flap cable loop is configured to extend from the free end through the first anchoring cable loop, and from the first anchoring cable loop back to the flap and through the aperture in the flap from an inner side to an outer side of the flap. A lace extends through the looped end of the flap cable at the outer side. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229544 | Automated Identification And Assembly Of Shoe Parts - Manufacturing and assembly of a shoe or a portion of a shoe is enhanced by automated placement and assembly of shoe parts. For example, a part-recognition system analyzes an image of a shoe part to identify the part and determine a location of the part. Once the part is identified and located, the part can be manipulated by an automated manufacturing tool. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229545 | MODULAR BELT SYSTEM WITH LOW PROFILE BELT BUCKLE - A belt has a belt buckle and a belt strap. The belt can be part of a modular belt system that provides multiple straps and/or multiple buckles that can be assembled in different combinations. Preferably, the assembly of a custom belt can be accomplished in an in-store or point-of-sale environment. In some implementations, the strap can be coupled to the buckle without sewing or other processes that require expensive machinery and/or are time consuming. In some implementations, the strap is threaded to the buckle. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229546 | FASTENERS - A fastener ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229547 | Magnetic Buckle - A buckle includes a first connector with a first housing where the first housing includes a locking protrusion and a first magnetic portion. The buckle also includes a second connector that includes a second housing where the second housing includes a second magnetic portion and a trench for receiving the locking protrusion of the first connector. Here, the second magnetic portion is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic portion. The buckle further includes a locking mechanism mounted on the second connector at the trench. The locking mechanism includes a pivotable lever with a blocking portion. During mating of the first connector and the second connector, the pivotable lever pivotably receives the locking protrusion until the locking protrusion seats within the trench in a locked position. The blocking portion blocks the locking protrusion from movement in the locked position. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229548 | CORD LOCK APPARATUS AND BELT WITH SAME - An article of clothing in the form of a belt includes: a cord having a proximal end and a distal end; and an eyelet having an opening and a locking feature; wherein the proximal end of the cord is looped around the eyelet; the distal end of the cord is configured to pass through the opening, wherein the cord and the eyelet combine to form a continuous closed loop when the distal end of the cord is passed through the opening; and the locking feature is structured and arranged to selectively lock and unlock movement of the cord through the opening. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229549 | HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A SNAP-IN CONNECTION - A holding device ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229550 | System for Zippers - An apparatus comprising a zipper slider with a front face and a substantially planar-shaped zipper slider holder. The zipper slider holder has a holder front face and a holder rear face, the holder rear face fixedly connected to the zipper slider front face, the zipper slider holder shaped and sized to facilitate gripping by a human hand without the use of a pull tab. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229551 | SECURE SLIDER FOR A ZIP FASTENER - The invention concerns a slider ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229552 | Wearable Electronic Device Assembly - A wearable electronic device assembly has a strap attached to the device for attaching the device to a wearer, and a connector for securing two overlapping end regions of the strap together. The connector has first and second parts configured to be secured together with the two overlapping end regions of the strap extending between them, to secure the two end regions together. The first part has a projection arranged to extend through or adjacent to the strap. The second part has a main body having an aperture to receive the projection of the first part, and a securement part movable with respect to the main body between a released position and a securement position. The projection is retained in the aperture to secure the first part of the connector to the second part of the connector. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229553 | MOBILITY DEVICES HAVING SMART FEATURES AND CHARGING MOUNTS FOR SAME - Examples described herein include mobility devices that may include a variety of enhanced features. For example, mobility devices are described which may more accurately assess a fall of a user by determining if a user is in proximity to a portion of the mobility device after a fall of the mobility device is detected. Examples of wall mounted chargers for mobility devices are also described. Moreover, examples of mechanisms for detaching and attaching tips to mobility devices (e.g. canes) are described which may facilitate swapping of different tips for different situations. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229554 | POLE HANDLE - A pole handle having a fastening mechanism for a hand strap with loop strips at variable lengths with a clamping element mounted in a recess. The recess is a through-opening of which the lower opening opens within a rear handle region, and the upper opening towards the upper side of the handle. The clamping element has a lever arranged in the through-opening and a head region projecting upwards out of the recess and has a loop opening and a pressure-exerting surface. The loop strips are guided through the through-opening, past the lever, and through a loop opening of the clamping element, the free ends of the loop strips exiting at the top. The clamping element can be secured in a clamping position in which the loop strips are clamped in a releasable manner, and the clamping action can be released by the clamping element being tilted around a rotary pin. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229555 | END CAP STRUCTURE FOR CANE/CRUTCH/TREKKING POLE - An end cap structure for a cane/crutch/trekking pole includes a main body, an elastic interlayer, and a bottom layer. The elastic interlayer is disposed between the main body and the bottom layer to ensure the structural strength of the end cap. When the user swings the cane/crutch/trekking pole in all directions, the whole underside of the bottom layer is kept in contact with the ground due to the elastic interlayer to ensure that the anti-slip function is not affected, thereby improving the safety of the product when in use. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229556 | WALKING AID FOR SHOES, SHOE SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHOE AND A WALKING AID, AND SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A WALKING AID AND A STICK - A walking aid ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229557 | Wallet - A wallet includes a first metal shell with one or more openings on a shell perimeter adapted to clip one or more objects to the one or more openings; a second metal shell coupled to the first shell with a storage compartment therebetween; and securing a soft material to the first and second metal shells, wherein the soft material comprises compartments to store cards or money therein. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229558 | SET OF ASSEMBLY UNITS FOR PREFABRICATED BAG AND PREFABRICATED BAG USING THE SAME - A set of assembly units for a prefabricated bag is disclosed. The set of assembly units for a prefabricated bag, according to the present invention, comprises a plurality of main assembly units, wherein each main assembly unit has a polygonal sheet shape having a predetermined area and having an outer surface and an inner surface separated from each other, and is provided with, at each side portion, insertion holes punctured through both sides and connecting pieces extending outwardly, wherein each main assembly unit is connected to adjacent main assembly units so as to be fixed to each other in such a manner that the connecting pieces are inserted through into the insertion holes of the adjacent main assembly units, and wherein a plurality of main assembly units are continuously connected to each other in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction so as to form the bottom surface and side surfaces of the bag such that an accommodating space is formed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229559 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTION OF GLASS DISPLAY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A glass sleeve assembly for a portable electronic device may comprise a glass sleeve extending longitudinally from a first opening defined by a first rim to a second opening defined by a second rim. The glass sleeve may have an internal surface. A first end cap may be positioned adjacent to the first opening and may have at least a portion extending longitudinally beyond the first rim. A second end cap may be positioned adjacent to the second opening and may have at least a portion extending longitudinally beyond the second rim. A frame may comprise first and second ends and a central portion between the first and second ends. The central portion may be located within the glass sleeve. The ends of the frame may be connected to the end caps. Shock absorbing interlayers may be mounted to the end caps and the glass sleeve. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229560 | Blister Package For Contact Lens - A blister package for a contact lens is provided. A deformable slider supporting a lens is movable via pull-tab or hinge to lift the contact lens out of a lens well. The deformable slider can include a hinge connected to a flexible peel-away top of the blister package or connected to a pull tab that can be pulled to pull taut the deformable slider. A blister package is also provided that includes a hinged shell having a lateral opening opposite the hinge, and a deformable slider that is folded over onto itself and seals both a top chamber and a bottom chamber. By pulling a tongue of the deformable slider, which extends from the lateral opening, the deformable slider can be removed from the closed shell and the closed shell can be opened enabling access to the contact lens. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229561 | Contact Lens Blister Package With Double Layer Foil Component - A blister package for a contact lens is provided that includes a body and a seal, one or both of which is made up of a double layer foil component. The double layer foil component can be a seal component made of a sheet of material folded upon itself and defining a seal, a flap, and a fold. The seal and the flap intersect at the fold and the flap can be pulled away from the seal to form a pull tab useful to peel back the seal and open the bowl. The body can also, or instead, be made of a double layer foil component that forms at least the bowl such that the bottom of the bowl is double-walled. The double-walled bowl exhibits improved strength and can be provided with strengthening features such as ribs, ridges, channels, or grooves. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229562 | Push-Up Contact Lens Blister Package - A blister package for a contact lens is provided and has a body and a seal. The body includes a handle and a deformable bowl. The seal seals the deformable bowl at a bowl top opening. The handle includes a lateral portion and an end portion. The end portion curves downwardly to a distal end that terminates at a plane. The bowl is recessed from a top surface of the body and the outer bottom surface of the bowl is arranged substantially on the same plane as the distal end of the handle. The design provides leverage in holding the blister package while a user deforms and inverts the bowl into a dome, presenting a contact lens on top of the dome in position for direct transfer to a person's finger or for application directly on an eye without the need for any finger contact. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229563 | Tessellating Blister Packages For Contact Lenses - A blister package for a contact lens is provided that can be stacked with other blister packages of the same design. One example of the blister package has a body that includes a dome and a handle. A seal is attached to the top surface of the body and has a seal dome that seals a volume between the outer sidewall of the body dome and the inner sidewall of the seal dome. The handle has a through-hole and the through-hole that accommodates the outer sidewall of the seal dome. Another blister package provided has a handle and a bowl and the handle has a through-hole that accommodates the bowl outer surface. Stacks of blister packages are also provided as is secondary packaging for packaging stacks of tessellating blister packages. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229564 | POCKET UTILITY CASE AND TRAVEL TOOL - A pocket utility case and travel tool for storing personal care products and having a variety of quickly assembled utility tools for maintaining oral hygiene, personal hygiene and grooming, the pocket utility case and travel tool. pocket utility case and travel tool having a housing, storage compartments, a comb slot, a detachable lid, the detachable lid includes an adapter head and a handle coupled to the adapter head, a pivoting comb coupled to the handle of the detachable lid at a pivot point, the comb slot configured to receive the pivoting comb when the detachable lid is attached to the housing. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229565 | PORTABLE JEWELRY ORGANIZER - A portable jewelry organizer is provided. The portable jewelry organizer has a planar card-like shape. Safety slots are provided along the upper and lower elongated edges of the card-like shape, each slot communicates with a safety well. The safety slots enable users to securely engage the bands and chains of jewelry, preventing the jewelry from becoming self-entangled or tangled with other jewelry. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229566 | TENSION SPRING ASSISTED PROTECTIVE COVER - A protective and/or ornamental case for a foldable handheld electronic device. The case includes a front shell and a back shell pivotally connected to one another by one or more springs or other tension mechanisms. A first portion of an electronic device is inserted into the front shell and a second portion of the electronic device is inserted into the back shell. The tension mechanisms retain the front and back shells operatively engaged with one another as the electronic device housed in the case is pivotally or hingedly opened and closed, help prevent unintended opening or closing of the device, and keep the device open or closed when so positioned by a user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229567 | MODULAR BAG INSERT SYSTEM - A modular, configurable bag insert system is disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229568 | Luggage System - A suitcase having a base and a lid where the lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies is disclosed. The lid may comprise an upper shell, and the base may comprise a lower shell. The upper shell and the lower shell may be seamlessly formed to create a water resistant and/or waterproof suitcase. The suitcase may have an extendable trolley handle assembly that is externally attached to the base of the suitcase using a plurality of mounting clips. The trolley handle assembly may comprise a pair of extrusion assemblies that are connected to the base of the suitcase and connected to each other by a grip. The suitcase may also have a removably secured interior liner. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229569 | SMART LUGGAGE SYSTEM WITH CAMERA INSTALLED IN PULL ROD - A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod. One or more cameras are disposed in a top portion of the pull rod and configured to take a photograph and/or video. One or more cameras are coupled to the luggage and/or the handle and configured to take a photograph and/or video. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229570 | Illuminated Purse Assembly - An illuminated purse assembly includes a purse for carrying objects. A set of first light emitters is each positioned within an interior of the purse to illuminate the interior of the purse. A set of second light emitters is each positioned within an interior of the purse to illuminate the interior of the purse. A light sensor is positioned within the purse to sense light when the purse is opened. The light sensor turns on each of the first and second light emitters when the light sensor senses light. An electronic timer is coupled to the purse and the electronic timer counts down an operation duration of time when the light sensor senses light. Each of the first and second light emitters is turned off when the operation duration of time elapses. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229571 | METHOD FOR STRAIGHTENING HUMAN HAIR FIBERS USING HEATING MEANS AND AN a-KETO ACID DERIVATIVE - The invention concerns a method for straightening keratinous fibers including: (i) a step of applying on the keratinous fibers a hair straightening composition containing at least one alpha-hydroxy and/or keto acid derivative, the pH of said composition being not more than 9 (ii) a step of increasing the temperature of the keratinous fibers, using heating means, to a temperature ranging between 110 and 250° C. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229572 | PONYTAIL FORMING DEVICE - A ponytail forming device that allows the wearer to create an effortless, thick, and volumized ponytail is disclosed. The ponytail forming device will stay in place all day, even if the wearer is active. The ponytail forming device includes a base and a cylindrical support tube that grips hair that is gathered around the ponytail forming device, such that it provides an aesthetically pleasing ponytail for the wearer. In some embodiments, the ponytail forming device allows the wearer to use interchangeable cylindrical support tubes that have different diameters and/or lengths, which allows for a customizable shape and/or size of the ponytail, thereby creating a more attractive shape to a ponytail by giving the ponytail a support structure that gives the ponytail a symmetrical look and by allowing the wearer to choose and change the volume and length of the ponytail. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229573 | FACIAL HAIR SHAPING TOOL AND COMB - The invention provides a facial hair shaping tool and comb for personal grooming, including a first guide member and a second guide member that are identical or nearly identical in size and shaped like a comb with a handle, coupled at a centerline separating the first guide member and the second guide member at two end portions. Each guide member is relatively thin compared to its overall size, having an elongated planar body with at least one curvilinear segment, and includes additional members that allows the facial hair shaping tool and comb to convert between a conjoined facial hair shaping tool (opened state) to a miniature comb (closed state), and vice versa. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229574 | MUSTACHE AND BEARD CARE TOOL - A mustache and beard care tool having a compact, multifunctional and reusable device for managing and caring for facial beards. The mustache and beard care tool may include a housing, a comb holder slot formed on the housing, a lid detachably coupled to the housing, a semi-movable comb having a pivot handle and a pin, a fixed comb having a plurality of teeth equally distributed and formed on a portion of the lid, the plurality of comb channels is configured to receive the plurality of teeth of the fixed comb, a beard wax product and a beard brush assembly coupled to the bottom portion of the housing. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229575 | ALL-IN-ONE HAIR CARE TOOL - A hair care tool for managing and caring for hair of a user. The head hair care tool may include a housing, a comb holder slot formed on the housing, a lid detachably coupled to the housing, a semi-movable comb having a pivot handle and a pin, a fixed comb having a plurality of teeth equally distributed and formed on a portion of the lid, the plurality of comb channels is configured to receive the plurality of teeth of the fixed comb, a hair gel product and a hair brush assembly coupled to the bottom portion of the housing. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229576 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A COSMETIC OR CARE PRODUCT COMPRISING SOLID ELEMENTS THAT ARE BROKEN DURING DISPENSING - The invention concerns a device for dispensing a cosmetic product (P) stored in heterogeneous form comprising solid elements (B) in suspension. The device comprises a container ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229577 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided herein is a carrier system for securely holding an electronic device while enabling easy access to the electronic device when the electronic device is held by the system. In some embodiments, the carrier system includes a harness having at least two shoulder straps and one belt. In some embodiments, the length of the shoulder straps and belt is adjustable. Each of the shoulder straps is configured to be worn over a respective shoulder of a user, and each of which are coupled to the belt. In some embodiment, a carrier system having a backplate, coupled to the shoulder straps, and a front plate is connected to the harness to provide handsfree access to the electronic device. In some embodiments an adjustor is placed within the device carrier to allow the device carrier to securely hold a device smaller than the device carrier's holding compartment. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229578 | HYDRATION BLADDERS - Disclosed herein are embodiments of hydration bladders that include flexible wall portions along with relatively more rigid structural portions that are shaped to help define the shape of the bladder and can also help a user grip and manipulate the bladder. The structural portions can also support or incorporate other bladder features, such as inlet ports, caps, outlet ports, valves, tubes, attachment points, graphic designs, and/or other features. Some embodiments include an outlet tube that is retractable and extendable through an upper port at the top of the bladder. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229579 | SQUEEZABLE HYBRID WATER BOTTLE WITH INTEGRATED FILTER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming a hybrid, hand-held drinking bottle includes connecting a top element to a bottom element to form a seam therebetween. The top element includes a top wall extending around a top axis, and a top opening extending within the top element between opposed ends of the top wall. The top element is formed from a material that is of a first hardness. The bottom element comprises an end wall, a bottom wall extending around a bottom axis, and a bottom opening extending between the end wall and an opposing end of the bottom wall. The bottom element is formed from a material that is of a second hardness less than the first hardness. The top opening is in communication with the bottom opening when the top element is connected to the bottom element. The method further includes over molding a collar around the seam. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229580 | MODULAR GEAR BAG SYSTEM - Modular bag system having one or more base bags and a plurality of attachable gear sets. In some configurations, a base bag or a gear set includes a pocket flap that easily moves from an external orientation to an internal orientation to permit access to the pocket. In some configurations, a bag has a strap arrangement that converts from a two-strap arrangement to a single-strap arrangement. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229581 | LOAD RAIL FOR A BACKPACK - An apparatus for securing items to a pack for ready and convenient access is provided. The apparatus includes a load rail for use in connection with a pack, such as a backpack. The load rail comprises an elongated body formed of a dimensionally stable material having first and second end portions. The end portions may take the form of depending feet for attaching to the pack via fasteners. A plurality of load rails may be provided along one side of the pack, such as opposite the side including one or more straps for being worn by a user, and may associate with a connector for connecting gear to the pack via the load rails. When mounted, an intermediate portion of the or each load rail may be raised above and spaced from a surface of the pack to facilitate receipt of a portion of the connector. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229582 | SECURED FLEXIBLE CASE FOR POLICE OR MILITARY BATON - A flexible scabbard for securing a baton to equipment worn by a user includes a holster, a cover, and a clip. The holster and cover are made from flexible material. A strip of a first half of a hook and loop fastener wrapping around a top of the front of the holster and a first half of a snap fastener at a center of the front of a holster. The cover has a rear portion extending from the back of the holster to a forward portion having first and second security portions. A second half of the hook and loop fastener extends across the first and second security portions, with a second half of the snap fastener in the middle. When the halves of the snap fastener are engaged and the first and second halves of the hook and loop fastener are engaged, the hook and loop fastener in the security portions is orientated in a sheer direction with respect to a release direction of the snap fastener. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229583 | Whitening System - Described herein is an oral care kit comprising an oral care implement having a first reservoir containing a first oral care agent comprising a first whitening reagent that includes triacetin; and a container having a second reservoir containing a second oral care agent, the second oral care agent comprising a catalytic enzyme and a second whitening reagent that includes peroxide forming compound. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229584 | Brush Head for a Personal Grooming Device - A removable brush head for a personal groom device, the removable brush head having a stationary portion, wherein the stationary portion is annular and includes a plurality of outwardly-extending brush bristles. The removable brush head also includes a movable portion positioned within the stationary portion, wherein the movable portion is configured to at least partially rotate relative to the stationary portion, and further wherein the movable portion includes a plurality of outwardly-extending brush bristles. Additionally, the removable brush head includes a locking collar, wherein the locking collar is slidably couplable to the stationary portion so as to axially retain the movable portion within the stationary portion while allowing the movable portion to at least partially rotate relative to the stationary portion. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229585 | Oral Hygiene Systems and Methods - A method for promoting compliance with an oral hygiene regimen includes displaying, on a display device, a representation of at least a portion of a set of teeth of a user. The method also includes overlaying an indicium on the representation such that the indicium is associated with a first section of the representation. Responsive to a determination, via at least one of one or more processors, that a head of an oral hygiene device is positioned directly adjacent to a first section of the set of teeth that corresponds to the first section of the representation for at least a predetermined amount of time, the indicium is removed from the display device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229586 | LIQUID DISPENSING HAIR BRUSH - A hairbrush includes a body having a first half and a second half and a container for storing fluids like liquids, i.e. water, alcohol, lotions, creams, etc. The first half and a first half include respective bottom parts of a generally rectangular configuration each extending to an elongated portion extending to an open front. The first half and the first half include respective inner surfaces and outer surfaces and a core from which a plurality of bristles extending radially outwardly. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229587 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MACHINING SCREWED-IN BRUSHES - A method and device ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229588 | ELECTRIC LIFTING DESK WITH THREE-SECTION LEGS - A three-segment electric lifting desk includes a desktop and supporting legs. The supporting legs are connected to the bottom of the desktop. A main beam is provided at a bottom of the desktop, and two ends of the main beam are respectively connected to one supporting leg. The supporting leg is formed by connecting three tubes of different diameters, and the three tubes are a first tube, a second tube and a third tube, respectively. The three tubes are sequentially nested and connected to each other, and an interconnected cavity is formed inside the tubes. An electric pushing rod is provided in the cavity. The three-segment electric lifting desk has the characteristics of simple structure, stable lifting process, freely space retracting and expanding, stable driving of lifting and lowering, etc. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229589 | TELESCOPING COUNTERTOP SUPPORT BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A telescoping countertop support bracket assembly includes a channel member that defines a plurality of through holes through a lateral wall of the channel member. Each of the through holes is configured to receive a fastener; the channel member defines a support bar receiving portion and an accessory bar receiving portion. A support bar is received by the channel member, and it is telescopically adjustable within the channel member. A countertop contact surface is supported by the support bar, and the fasteners secure the support bar within the channel member at an adjustable support length. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229590 | Notebook Computer Lap Table - A notebook computer lap table for facilitating portable use of a notebook computer with an external keyboard includes a pair of platforms comprising a base platform and a shelf platform. A support assembly comprises a left support and a right support coupled to an upper side of the base platform adjacent a left edge and a right edge, respectively. The base platform is configured to receive a notebook computer between the left support and the right support. The support assembly is configured to extend above the keyboard of the notebook computer. The shelf platform has a closed position resting on the support assembly parallel with the base platform over the keyboard and an alternate open position. The shelf platform in the closed position is configured to support an external keyboard. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229591 | SYSTEM TO SECURE A PATIO UMBRELLA TO A TABLE - A system to secure a patio umbrella to a table, the system including a band clamp having a band, the band clamp including a handle disposed on a surface of the band, and a sliding portion disposed within the band to reciprocally move inside the band in response to a manipulation of the handle to reduce or expand a circumference of the band clamp, and a patio umbrella fastener disposed below the band clamp to be inserted into a table aperture of a patio table and to receive a pole of a patio umbrella therein, such that the patio umbrella is stabilized. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229592 | GRID CABINET WITH VARIABLE SPACES - A grid cabinet with variable spaces includes a cabinet body and a control part. The cabinet body is provided with two or more accommodating cavities, each of which is provided with at least one door and a door locking part. A separator is disposed between every adjacent accommodating cavities, the adjacent accommodating cavities are separated into respective independent spaces by the separators, and a separator locking part for fixing and locking the separator is provided in each accommodating cavity. Under control of the control part, the door locking parts of two or more adjacent accommodating cavities are opened synchronously, the separator locking parts are loosened, and the separators are operated so that the two or more adjacent accommodating cavities are communicated. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229593 | MODULAR FURNITURE ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A modular furniture assembly a first strut assembly, a second strut assembly, and a connector. The first strut assembly includes a first strut, a first strut end fitting, and a first locking member. The second strut assembly includes a second strut, a second strut end fitting, and a second locking member. The connector includes a first receptacle and a second receptacle. The first receptacle is configured to accommodate protruding portions of the first strut end fitting. The second receptacle is configured to accommodate protruding portions of the second strut end fitting. The first locking member is configured to interface with the first strut end fitting and couple with the connector to secure the first strut to the connector. The second locking member is configured to interface with the second strut end fitting and couple with the connector to secure the second strut to the connector. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229594 | A SHELVING SYSTEM - A shelving system comprising at least one back panel and at least one block element, the back panel comprises a substantially planar surface, and where the at least one block element is mounted on the back panel, wherein the back panel comprises at least two areas, a first area of the at least one back panel comprising protrusions; the protrusions being mutually identical and positioned on the planar surface in grid points of a regular two dimensional grid; and a second area of the at least one back panel comprises the at least one block element, the block element extending in a distance corresponding to one or multiple of a standard module size in a plane parallel to the planar surface of the back panel in two mutually perpendicular directions defined by grid points of a regular two dimensional grid. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229595 | MERCHANDISING SYSTEM - A merchandising system includes a deck adjustable to various angles to accommodate merchandise for display on a shelf at such various angles. The system may include a front stop and dividers. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229596 | APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF ACCESS KEY USED FOR LOCKER ACCESS - An apparatus for use with a rack of lockers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a key-facilitation server configured to cooperate with a locker server, and also configured to receive a key-access request. The locker server is associated with a rack of lockers including a first compartment configured to allow storage of secondary equipment, a second compartment having an open locker slot configured to maintain storage of equipment, and a locker divider separating the first compartment from the second compartment. The key-access request is configured to indicate a user request configured to request usage of an access key. The access key is also configured to be usable by the locker server. The locker server is configured to receive a locker-access request. The locker-access request is configured to indicate access of a selected locker is user requested. The locker server is configured to use the access key so as to facilitate secured user access of the selected locker associated with the rack of lockers. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229597 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TESTING A PLURALITY OF MOBILE DEVICES - An apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices is disclosed. The method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices generally includes simultaneously executing a test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices, determining test mobile device application results for the plurality of mobile devices at a plurality of test computers, sending a test mobile device application results from the plurality of mobile devices to the plurality of test computers, and deleting the test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229598 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TESTING A PLURALITY OF MOBILE DEVICES - An apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices is disclosed. The method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices generally includes simultaneously executing a test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices, determining test mobile device application results for the plurality of mobile devices at a plurality of test computers, sending a test mobile device application results from the plurality of mobile devices to the plurality of test computers, and deleting the test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229599 | Tiltable Cabinet Drawer - A cabinet drawer is configured to fully extend from within a cabinet case, tilting downward and outward when fully extended to allow personnel to access items located at the rear of the drawer. Mating channels and slots in the drawer and associated support structure allow for fully movement of the drawer, while preventing its disengagement from the cabinet. The inclusion of downward tiltable drawer provides easy access to the contents of drawer, regardless of its height. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229600 | SURFACE ADAPTIVE TENSION-COMPRESSION BASE STRUCTURE AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A tension-compression base structure includes tension elements (such as flexible cables or ropes) and compression elements (such as rigid legs) with a slidably adjustable path for the tension elements around or within the compression elements, thereby enabling a degree of adaptability to support surfaces that may not be ideally flat, such as on outdoor terrain. Such a tension-compression base may be used to support a platform that may be desirably held in a preferred orientation irrespective of terrain irregularities. Height adjustment of the platform can be achieved via a telescoping mechanism, a gas spring, or the like, at the one or both ends of the compression members of the structure. A spring or other compliant member inline with the “loop” tension member can be included. The spring also can remove the requirement for fine adjustments of tension elements during normal service. The spring can benefit various tension-compression base structures. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229601 | OVERTURN PREVENTING DEVICE - Providing an overturn preventing device which can be easily mounted at an appropriate inclination angle. The overturn preventing device includes a damper, a pair of bases, and an angle regulator. The damper is mounted between a top surface of a piece of furniture installed on an installation surface and a ceiling. Both ends of the damper are respectively coupled to the bases so as to be rotatable about respective rotation axes. The first base abuts against the top surface of the furniture and the second base abuts against the ceiling. The angle regulator is attached to the first base. The angle regulator regulates an inclination angle of the damper. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229602 | FOLDABLE EASEL BLANK - A foldable easel blank includes a main panel defining a first side and a second side, the first side positioned opposite from the second side, the main panel defining a locking aperture extending through the main panel from a front main surface to a rear main surface; a support panel hingedly connected to the main panel, the support panel defining a locking tab configured to engage the locking aperture; a first side panel hingedly connected to the first side of the main panel by a first side hinge; a second side panel hingedly connected to the second side of the main panel by a second side hinge; and a base panel positioned between the first side hinge and the second side hinge, the base panel configured to engage the first side panel and the second side panel to form a base stand. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229603 | Knock-down Furniture, Chairs and Couches - Knock-down furniture is relatively easy to assemble and disassemble for use, storage and transporting. A knock-down chair may be assembled from multiple panels removably connected together by releasable joints. The multiple panels may include a seat member, a back-support member, a side support member, and at least one other support member. Two similarly constructed knock-down chairs may be connected by a center connector to produce a knock-down couch. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229604 | Chair with Slotted Hinge Folding Mechanism - A folding chair assembly with an improved folding mechanism. The folding chair assembly has a backrest structure, a seat structure, and an armrest structure that are all made from shaped tube forms. The tube form of the armrest structure is attached to the tube form of the backrest structure with a pivot connection. The tube form of the armrest structure is also attached to the tube form of the seat structure at a pivot connection. A slotted linkage is provided that extends between the tube form of the backrest and the tube form of the seat. The slotted linkage is pivotably connected to either the backrest structure or to the seat structure. The slotted linkage defines a slot. The slot engages a fixed pin on either the seat structure or the backrest structure. The fixed pin reciprocally moves within the slot as the folding chair assembly is manipulated. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229605 | CHAIRS INCLUDING FLEXIBLE FRAMES - A chair includes a base and a back coupled to the base. The back includes a pair of back supports extending from the base and a back panel coupled to the pair of back supports. Each back support is configured to exhibit a first bending stiffness when bent to a first stop point, and exhibit a second bending stiffness when bent beyond the first stop point, the second bending stiffness being greater than the first bending stiffness. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229606 | CHAIR LINKING SYSTEM - A linking system for folding chairs and a method for linking folding chairs in rows. The linking system includes a first linking member having two spaced-apart, u-shaped first recesses on a first side thereof and a slit on each end thereof, wherein each slit is parallel to an axis defined by the u-shaped recesses; a second linking member having two spaced-apart, u-shaped second recesses on a second side thereof and two spaced-apart, u-shaped third recesses on a third side thereof, wherein the u-shaped third recesses are spaced further apart than the second recesses and the third side is orthogonal to the second side; and a third linking member having two spaced-apart, u-shaped fourth recesses on a fourth side thereof. The first, second and third linking members are configured to snappingly engage tubular members of adjacent folding chairs. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229607 | Mattress - The invention relates to a mattress ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229608 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSING INDEPENDENT SPRING SUPPORT - A support structure and vertical isolation structure may include a plurality of spring coils and a mesh network. Each spring coil of the plurality of spring coils includes a spring, a cap, and a floating connector. The cap is configured to engage the spring. The floating connector is disposed in a middle of the spring. The mesh network secures a first spring coil of the plurality of spring coils to a second spring coil of the plurality of spring coils by passing through the floating connector of each of the first spring coil and the second spring coil. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229609 | COIL SPRING MATTRESS CONSTRUCTION - A more versatile pocket coil mattress provides increased support in the perimeter side regions of the mattress in combination with increased support in the main sleeping area. The shape, preloading and characteristics of the pocket coil springs has changed to decrease compression per unit of force applied while still maintaining the desired user response of a pocket coiled mattress. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229610 | PRESSURE REFERENCE RESETTING STRUCTURE OF INFLATABLE MATTRESS - A pressure reference resetting structure of an inflatable mattress, the inflatable mattress contains a valve connected with an end of the inflatable mattress, an inflatable air pump connected with the valve, and the valve being connected with a pressure detection pipe which is coupled with a pressure sensing element. The valve includes an air orifice communicated with the pressure detection pipe so that the pressure sensing element detects a pressure of an external environment via the pressure detection pipe and the air orifice, and a reference pressure of the inflatable mattress is reset to inflate the inflatable mattress based on the reference pressure. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229611 | MULTI-LAYER MATTRESS - A mattress comprising a polyurethane layer; at least one intermediate layer comprising at least one channel, at least one support element, or both, wherein a bottom-most intermediate layer is and disposed directly above the polyurethane layer; and a comfort layer disposed directly above an uppermost intermediate layer. A mattress assembly comprising the mattress and a mattress foundation. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229612 | MATTRESS COMPRISING SUPPORT LAYER COMPRISING A CURVED CHANNEL - A mattress comprising at least one support layer comprising at least one non-linear channel extending laterally from a first side to an opposite side, and a plurality of support members disposed in the channel. The mattress may comprise a comfort layer, such as a viscoelastic foam layer, above the support layer. A mattress assembly comprising the mattress and a mattress foundation. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229613 | METHOD OF HYGIENICALLY AND AESTHETICALLY PREPARING A SEAT - A method of hygienically and aesthetically preparing a seat may be provided, wherein the method embodies a tailored fabric also adapted to be adorned or worn by a human user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229614 | CHAIR - The present invention relates to a chair which includes a subframe, a seat element, a back element, a spring mechanism and an adjustment device, wherein the spring mechanism includes a leaf spring which is clamped on one side in the subframe and a support which is movable on a track between the leaf spring and the subframe and wherein the adjustment device includes an adjustment member and a transmission mechanism. In this connection, a movement of the adjustment member is translated into a movement of the support at a transmission ratio of between 1:0.5 and 1:4. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229615 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL INFANT CARRIER - This invention relates to an infant carrier adaptable for selectively carrying the infant in the front or the back of the wearer and facing towards or away from the wearer without requiring that the child be repositioned in the carrier. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229616 | Adaptive Infant Positioning - Systems, methods and instrumentalities are disclosed for adaptive infant positioning to reliably maintain an infant of any size in any position. An infant positioning device may comprise, for example, one or more barrier restraints and infant restraints with or without accessory restraints. A barrier may form-fit an infant in any position (e.g. without gap fillers). A barrier restraint may resist barrier movement, e.g., by underlaying an infant and overlaying and tucking under a barrier. An infant restraint may resist infant movement, e.g., by overlaying an infant and tucking under a barrier. An accessory restraint may restrain accessories, e.g., for substrate adaptation, height adjustment, position-sculpting, comfort pads or devices and/or medical devices. Adaptive infant positioning may reliably maintain infants in proper developmental positions, reduce repositioning corrections, simplify positioning and repositioning procedures, reduce positioning errors, reduce handling and aural disruptions, reduce supplemental devices and procedures and/or reduce inventory space and costs. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229617 | ANOXIC MICROCLIMATE STORAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An enclosure is provided for displaying artwork, historical documents, or artifacts that require controlled atmospheric conditions. The enclosure is of low cost and is less cumbersome as compared to existing microclimate enclosures. The enclosure is easy to set up, maintain, and monitor. The enclosure has a microclimate hypoxic/anoxic framing that protects against, oxidation of its contents, pests, and microbial growth. The enclosure is suitable for: paintings, works on paper, ephemera, textiles, mineral specimens, archeological metallic artifacts, animal skins and other organic items, rubber and polymers, and items susceptible to insect damage, water staining and tide lines from uncontrolled internal humidity conditions. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229618 | MODULAR RETAIL DISPLAY SYSTEM - A retail display table includes a table top with openings, and a modular display mat disposed over each opening. Each of the modular display mats is movable between a closed position in which it covers its respective table-top opening, and an open position in which it is lifted above the table top so that a cavity underneath the modular display mat is accessible. Also, each modular display mat has holes to accommodate a configuration of displayed items, and is removable and replaceable with another modular display mat having a different configuration of holes to accommodate a different configuration of displayed items. A retail display system may include such a retail display table, along with other modular retail fixtures such as display walls with modular display wall inserts and retail counter units with modular display mats interchangeable with those of the retail display table. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229619 | TWIST-TIE DISPENSER - A twist-tie dispenser comprises a twist-tie cluster and a base. The base includes a top portion, a rear wall extending downward from the top portion, and an open front. A latching structure for removably mounting the base to a fixture is defined at least in part by a first hook-like extension protruding from the rear wall of the base, the first hook-like extension defining a pocket formed by an upper stop surface and a vertical retention surface, the latching structure also defined at least in part by a flexible portion of the rear wall that is configured to elastically deflect through a cut-out provided on the rear wall in a direction from the rear wall toward the open front when a rod-like mounting structure of the fixture is inserted into the pocket of the first hook-like extension, the flexible portion also defining a lower stop surface that opposes the upper stop surface of the first hook-like extension when the rod-like mounting structure is within the pocket and is captured between the lower stop surface and the upper stop surface. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229620 | MOUNTING BRACKET - A bracket that is mounted in a wall or ceiling, and cooperates with an insert that can be adjusted flush with the wall or ceiling surface. Slots in the flange, and dimples in the insert facilitate the flush adjustment. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229621 | BED SHEET SET - A bed sheet set includes a base unit, a cover unit and a connection unit. The base unit includes a bottom layer, a surrounding layer that extends upwardly from a periphery of the bottom layer, and a top layer that is connected to a top peripheral end of the surrounding layer. The cover unit is detachably mounted to the base unit, and includes a functional layer that is disposed over the top layer of the base unit, and a side layer that extends downwardly from a periphery of the functional layer. The connection unit includes a first connection component that is mounted to the surrounding layer, and a second connection component that is mounted to the side layer and that is detachably connected to the first connection component. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229622 | COMFORT POSITIONING PILLOW - A comfort positioning pillow for use with a user's foot is provided. The pillow includes a first side surface; a second side surface; a flat front surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces; a flat back surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces, wherein the flat back surface is positioned at an angle relative to the flat front surface; a top surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces, wherein the top surface is convex-shaped; and a bottom surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces, and disposed between the flat front surface and the flat back surface. One or more methods of using the pillow are also provided. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229623 | WINE-DECANTING CUP STRUCTURE - A wine-decanting cup structure includes a bottom wall, an annular wall, and a plurality of protruding ribs. The bottom wall, the annular wall, and the protruding ribs are made of polyethylene terephthalate. A bottom end of the annular wall is connected to the bottom wall to enclose a containing room for receiving wine. An outer diameter of the annular wall gradually increases and then gradually decreases from the bottom end of the annular wall to a top end of the annular wall. The protruding ribs are integrally formed on an inner periphery of the annular wall and spaced apart from each other. Each of the protruding ribs extends in a longitudinal direction and is bent toward a same direction. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229624 | DRINK LID ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS - An apparatus can include a generally planar portion approximately in a plane. The apparatus can also include a lip portion extending in a direction generally orthogonal to the plane. The generally planar portion is joined to the lip portion at a circumferential edge of the generally planar portion to form a cover for a beverage container. Likewise, a method can include providing contact information on a disposable cover adapted to cover a beverage container. The contact information is not necessarily provided by the manufacturer of the beverage or beverage container. The method can also include receiving contact from a user of the disposable cover. The method can further include coordinating the delivery of a service to the user of the disposable cover responsive to the contact received from the user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229625 | DRINKING ATTACHMENT FOR A DRINKING VESSEL AND DRINKING VESSEL WITH SUCH ATTACHMENT - A drinking attachment ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200229626 | SPREADING DEVICE - A spreading device comprises a container comprising a dispensing end and an exterior surface, and at least one gripping or handling surface extending from the container for gripping or handling the spreading device, squeezing or applying pressure against the exterior surface of the flexible container, and causing the dispensing of a spreadable substance out of the dispensing end of the container | 2020-07-23 |
20200229627 | EASY-TO-CLEAN DRINKING STRAW - An easy-to-clean drinking straw include a C-section tube having a slot and a resilient sheet with its front end combined with an inner edge of the slot as a unity. The resilient sheet is such configured that when rolled up toward the slot from its rear end and pressed into the C-section tube through the slot, the resilient sheet becomes tubular and gets positioned in the C-Section tube, and upon release of the pressing force applied thereto, the resilient sheet shows unfolding tendency due to its own resilience and thereby fits closely the inner wall of the C-section tube, so as to form the drinking straw. For cleaning, the resilient sheet rolled up and positioned in the C-section tube is pulled out through the slot of the C-section tube, and then the resilient sheet automatically unfolds and returns to a sheet due to its own resilience. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229628 | HEAVY DUTY DETACHABLE BEVERAGE AND PHONE HOLDER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to a durable, magnetic cup holder having one or more magnets disposed in a housing, such as a metal or steel housing. The magnetic cup holder can have more than one opening or lumen, so as to be configured to house both a drink and a mobile phone. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229629 | INVERTIBLE CHRISTMAS TREE - An artificial Christmas tree includes a central trunk broken into at least two separate portions including a fixed trunk portion and at least one rotating trunk portion. The fixed trunk extends up from an underlying base. Rotating trunks rotatably attach at midpoints thereof at least indirectly to an upper end of the fixed trunk. Limbs are pivotably attached to the rotating trunks with optional lights coupled thereto. These limbs pivot between a perpendicular orientation extending from the rotating trunks and a collapsed configuration closer to a centerline of the rotating trunks. The rotating trunks can be pivoted from a first collapsed configuration with a first end above a second end to a deployed configuration with the second end above the first end. During pivoting, the limbs attached to the rotating trunk transition between a collapsed to a deployed configuration automatically. A wheeled base and cover further facilitate storage and deployment. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229630 | STABILIZED ROTATING DRAPERY ROD RING SYSTEM - A drapery system having a drive element extending the length that is connected to a structure by a pair of brackets. The drive element has a cylindrical shape with an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the drive element has a guide structure, which in one arrangement is a plurality of helical grooves. A plurality of rings are positioned around the drive element that are used to connect shade material to the drive element. The rings include a partial driver ring, a full driver ring and idler rings. In a center closing arrangement, partial driver rings are positioned as the inward most rings followed by full driver ring which is followed by a plurality of idler rings. The partial driver ring and the idler rings have a stabilizer that fits around the exterior surface of the drive element thereby providing smoother and quitter travel along the drive element. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229631 | ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE AND RELATIVE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE EMULSION OF THE COFFEE-BASED BEVERAGE - An espresso coffee machine comprising a main boiler, a dispensing group, a secondary boiler provided, a main water inlet circuit, where the main water inlet circuit has a pump that applies a predetermined pressure value to the water, the machine further including a dispensing valve, an air inlet circuit hydraulically connected to the brewing chamber of each dispensing group, a compressor to inject air at a predefined pressure value in the brewing chamber of each dispensing group and at least one heating element arranged to inject air at a predetermined temperature value into the brewing chamber of each dispensing group. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229632 | FILTER CAPSULE FOR SECONDARY FILTRATION OF COFFEE AND USE THEREOF - A filter capsule for secondary filtration of extracted coffee is provided, where the filter capsule comprises a housing and at least one filter element or consists thereof. The housing comprises a bottom, at least one side wall and at least one cover or consists thereof, the at least one filter element being disposed in an interior space of the housing. Coffee extracted on a brewing strainer can be subjected to a secondary filtration so that suspended particles and emulsified oils of a specific size are separated from the coffee by the filter element of the filter capsule and a new type of coffee is produced. The use of the filter capsule for secondary filtration of coffee is therefore proposed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229633 | MERCHANDISE SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING RETRACTABLE ALARMING POWER CORD - A merchandise security system for an electronic item of merchandise is provided. In one example, the merchandise security system includes a continuous alarming power cord comprising at least one electrical conductor. The alarming power cord has a first end adapted to be electrically connected to the electronic item of merchandise and a second end. The merchandise security system also includes a reel for receiving the second end of the alarming power cord and adapted for storing at least a portion of the alarming power cord thereon. In addition, the merchandise security system includes monitoring circuitry in electrical communication with the alarming power cord and configured to detect an interruption in an electrical signal provided to the alarming power cord. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229634 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE EXTRACTION PRESSURE OF COFFEE IN AN ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE - An espresso coffee machine including a main boiler, a dispensing group, a secondary boiler, a main water inlet circuit, hydraulically connected to the main boiler and to each secondary boiler and an electronic control unit, where the main water inlet circuit has a booster pump, the machine further includes a pressure sensor, a bypass circuit hydraulically, and a two-way proportional valve configured to recirculate a part of delivery flow of the booster pump on the main water inlet circuit and upstream of the booster pump, in order to maintain a certain coffee extraction pressure value in each dispensing group set in real time by the pressure sensor. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229635 | Nonstick Utensil and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention relates to the technical field of cooking utensils, and in particular, to a nonstick utensil and its method of manufacturing. The nonstick utensil comprises a utensil substrate and a nonstick layer covering an inner surface of the utensil substrate; the material of the nonstick layer comprises black titanium dioxide. In these method of the present invention, an inner surface of a substrate of the nonstick utensil is covered with a material comprising black titanium dioxide by means of hot spraying, cold spraying or plasma spraying, so that a black titanium dioxide nonstick layer is formed. Compared to the prior art, instead of using a coating material, the present invention achieves the objective of nonstickness by forming nonstick layer comprising black titanium dioxide on a surface of a substrate, thanks to the low surface energy characteristic of black titanium dioxide. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229636 | COOKING POT HAVING A STRAINER - A cooking pot, including a cylindrical surface disposed around a base to store at least one of a liquid and a type of food, a strainer disposed within a lower portion of the cylindrical surface to empty the at least one of the liquid and the type of food, and a slidable lid disposed within a lower portion of the cylindrical surface to cover the strainer when the slidable lid is in a first position and to uncover the strainer when the slidable lid is in a second position. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229637 | AIR FRYER - An air fryer comprises a main body and a lid assembly. The lid assembly is operable to removably cover the main body. The air fryer comprises a support structure removably assembled to the lid assembly; wherein the support structure is operable to be seated on a working surface for supporting the lid assembly, thereby providing convenient placement of the lid assembly. | 2020-07-23 |
20200229638 | HEATING DEVICE AND AIR FRYER - A heating device comprises a housing, a driving member a fan, a heating member and a cover. The housing is formed with a cavity and a plurality of holes communicating with the cavity. The driving member is disposed in the cavity and has a driving shaft extending along a first direction) The fan is disposed on the driving shaft and faces the holes. The heating element is disposed between the fan and the plurality of holes. The cover has annular steps. The diameter of the outer surface of the annular steps of the cover is gradually reduced in the first direction. The annular steps can accommodate pots of different diameter openings. With only one heating device that can be used with several pots, the user can cook different sizes of food, and save storage space and cost. | 2020-07-23 |