31st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150211174 | PAIRED WEARING STRUCTURE - A paired wearing structure is provided, which includes a first wearing part, a second wearing part, a first connector and a second connector; the first wearing part has a first opening portion and a first covering portion, and the first connector is disposed on the first wearing part; the second wearing part has a second opening portion and a second covering portion, and the second connector is disposed on the second wearing part. The first wearing part can be combined with the second wearing part by attaching the first connector with the second connector. Therefore, the storage of the paired wearing structure can be improved. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211175 | FIBER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A fiber material contains an assembly of a plurality of nanofiber coated polymer fibers in which a polymer fiber serving as a core fiber is coated with polymer nanofibers, in which the polymer fibers and the polymer nanofibers are fusion-bonded and two or more of the polymer fibers are fusion-bonded to each other in at least one portion. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211176 | Steel Cord and Method of Manufacturing Rubber Product - Steel cords have a stranded structure in which a plurality of sheath strands is intertwined around the outer circumferential surface of a core strand. The outer circumferential surface of the core strand is covered by a cushioning material made of nonwoven fabric or a resin film. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211177 | Press Belt in a Paper-Making Machine - A press belt for a shoe-press device for dewatering or smoothing a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard, or tissue web. The press belt has a fiber-reinforced plastic matrix. On account of the fiber-reinforced plastic matrix containing at least in a partial region at least one polyurethane material and polydimethyl siloxane and silicon dioxide microparticles as additives, resistance to abrasion, the tendency toward developing fissures and toward fissure growth and/or resistance in relation to media present in a paper-making machine can be improved. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211178 | PAPER MAKER FABRIC - A fabric having a first woven fabric layer forming a paper side and made of first threads, and a second woven fabric layer made of second threads, the two woven fabric layers being connected by binder threads belonging to the first woven fabric layer such that at binding points the respective binder thread binds with one first thread on the paper side, then changes to the second woven fabric layer and binds with at least two second threads and then returns to the first woven fabric layer again and binds with a first thread on the paper side, wherein at binding points only one first thread is not bound by the said binder thread. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211179 | DRYER FABRIC - A papermaking dryer fabric has a system of MD yarns interwoven with a system of CMD yarns in a single layer weave. The MD yarns have groups each formed of a plurality of adjacent MD yarns weaving in the group side-by-side the same weave path with the CMD yarns. The dryer fabric is flat woven with seaming loops at the widthwise edges of the fabric to make it endless. At least some of the seaming loops are formed by at least some MD yarns of the groups of MD yarns. The MD yarns forming the groups of MD yarns have a circular cross section and the CMD yarns are ungrouped CMD yarns and at least some of said CMD yarns have a non-circular cross section with a width to height ratio of more than 1. The dryer fabric has an air permeability between 25 cfm and 200 cfm. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211180 | Roll Cleaning Apparatus - A roll cleaning apparatus for a paper making machine has a cleaning member that is mounted to a support member that extends lengthwise relative to a first roll. The cleaning member has a pad and is moveable between an engaged position against the roll during operation, and a disengaged position spaced away from the roll in a non-operating condition. The roll cleaning apparatus includes a drive connected to cause linear reciprocation of the cleaning member and a drive or actuator mounted to move the cleaning member between the engaged and disengaged positions, and operable to bias the cleaning member against the roll in use. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211181 | ROLLER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROLLER - A roller for use in a machine for producing and/or processing and/or finishing a fiber web, such as a paper or cardboard web. The roller has a roller core and a roller cover disposed thereon. The roller cover has at least one layer or a plurality of layers. The layer or at least one of the layers is made of a foamed metal or alloy material. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211182 | BLENDS OF POLYMERS AS WET STRENGTHENING AGENTS FOR PAPER - Resin systems and methods for making and using same are provided. The method for making a paper product can include contacting a plurality of pulp fibers with a resin system. The resin system can include a first polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin and a second resin that can include a second polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin, a urea-formaldehyde resin, or a mixture thereof to produce a paper product. The first resin and the second resin can be sequentially or simultaneously contacted with the plurality of pulp fibers. The period for sequential addition between the first resin and the second resin is about 1 second to about 1 hour. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211183 | BLENDS OF POLYMERS AS WET STRENGTHENING AGENTS FOR PAPER - Resin systems and methods for making and using same are provided. The method for making a paper product can include contacting a plurality of pulp fibers with a resin system. The resin system can include a first polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin and a second resin that can include a second polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin, a urea-formaldehyde resin, or a mixture thereof to produce a paper product. The first resin and the second resin can be sequentially or simultaneously contacted with the plurality of pulp fibers. The period for sequential addition between the first resin and the second resin is about 1 second to about 1 hour. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211184 | FIBER BLEND HAVING HIGH YIELD AND ENHANCED PULP PERFORMANCE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The present disclosure relates to producing paper or paperboard having improved stiffness and strength, compared to the conventional paperboard at the same basis weight. It also discloses a method of wood pulping having a significantly increased yield and providing fiber pulps with enhanced properties such as strength and stiffness. Wood chips are chemically pulped to a high kappa number, providing a rejects component and an accepts component. The rejects component is subjected to a substantially mechanical pulping process, optionally in a presence of bleaching agent, prior to blending back into the accepts component. The resulting fiber blend is washed, optionally bleached, and subjected to a papermaking process to provide paper or paperboard with enhanced strength and stiffness at low basis weight. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211185 | ABSORBENT SANITARY PAPER PRODUCTS - An absorbent sanitary paper product having a machine direction, a cross-machine direction orthogonal and co-planar thereto, and a Z-direction orthogonal to both the machine- and cross-machine directions is disclosed. The absorbent sanitary paper product has a first network of fibers having a basis weight of less than about 95 g/m | 2015-07-30 |
20150211186 | ABSORBENT SANITARY PAPER PRODUCT - An absorbent sanitary paper product having a machine direction, a cross-machine direction orthogonal and co-planar thereto, and a Z-direction orthogonal to both the machine- and cross-machine-directions is disclosed. The absorbent sanitary paper product has a first network of fibers having a second network of fibers attached to a surface thereof with a bonding layer. The bonding layer is disposed upon the surface in a pattern. Only individual fibers comprising the second network of fibers in contacting engagement with the bonding layer form the second network of fibers. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211187 | ABSORBENT SANITARY PAPER PRODUCT - An absorbent sanitary paper product having a first network of fibers having a basis weight of less than about 95 g/m | 2015-07-30 |
20150211188 | HIGH YIELD AND ENHANCED PERFORMANCE FIBER - A method of wood pulping having a significantly increased yield is disclosed. Wood chips are chemically pulped to a high kappa number, providing a first accepts component and a first rejects component. The first rejects component is subjected to a high consistency pulping process such as a substantially mechanical pulping process to generate a second accepts component and a second rejects component. The first accepts component may be used in the production of saturating kraft paper with excellent saturability and resin pick up. The second accepts may be used as a second fiber source in the production of multiply linerboard and unbleached paperboard with enhanced stiffness, strength, and smoothness. Alternatively, the first accepts component may be blended with the second accepts component to produce fiber blends, which may be used in a production of paper-based products having enhanced strength and stiffness at low basis weight. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211189 | SUBSTRATE FOR WALLBOARD JOINT TAPE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A multi-ply paper substrate is provided, which comprises at least two plies bonded to one another by an adhesive; a basis weight of 80-200 gsm; an internal bond of 10-180 milli-ft.-lb/sq. in. as measured by TAPPI method 541; an MD tensile of 20-300 lb | 2015-07-30 |
20150211190 | Plastic Dowel for Fastening of a Rail and Combination of such a Plastic Dowel and a Rail Screw - The present invention relates to a plastic dowel for the fastening of a rail on a solid substrate. The plastic dowel includes an opening, and interior, a shank section, and a holding section, which provides at least one circumferential projection around its circumference. The at least one projection protrudes in a radial direction whereby the upper flank of the projection of the holding section assigned to the dowel opening is aligned at an angle of 90°±3° in relation to a longitudinal axis of the plastic dowel. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211191 | ANCHORING DEVICES FOR RAIL FASTENING CLIPS - This invention relates to an anchoring device for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip, the device comprising a stem for embedding in a rail support member, a head extending from the stem and comprising a generally hook-shaped portion for extending over a portion of the clip to effect retention and terminating at an end apart from the stem, and wherein in use, said end terminates at a sealing plate for bridging the end of the hook-shaped portion and the stem. An associated anchoring device assembly and railway rail fastening assembly are also disclosed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211192 | APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING THE BALLAST BED OF A TRACK - An apparatus is provided for compacting the ballast bed of a track, comprising a machine frame which is movable on the track with a stabiliser unit which runs on rollers on the track and is equipped with a vibration drive for producing a vibration in a plane parallel to the track. The stabiliser unit is preferably equipped with tension rollers engaging around the rail head. The stabiliser unit is linked in a height-adjustable manner to the machine frame with an adjusting drive and can be moved against the track under load. In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is provided that the vibration drive comprises at least one cylinder vibrator which is formed by a hydraulic cylinder and is triggered via a proportional or servo valve. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211193 | FIBER FOR SYNTHETIC GRASS FIELD - A filament for use in an artificial grass field, wherein the filament has a front and a back surface and at least one of the front surface and back surface includes a plurality of adjacent concave indentations extending generally from a first end to a second end. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211194 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR HITCH ASSEMBLY - A sealing system for a hitch assembly is disclosed. The hitch assembly includes a first hitch component and a second hitch component rotatable about a pin coupled therebetween. The sealing system includes a first sealing member located adjacent to the first hitch component. The first sealing member includes a first aperture extending therethrough. The sealing system also includes a second sealing member located adjacent to the second hitch component. The second sealing member includes a second aperture extending therethrough. The sealing system further includes at least one ring member provided between the first sealing member and the second sealing member. The ring member includes a third aperture extending therethrough. Further, the first, second and third apertures receive the pin therethrough. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211195 | COMPACTOR ROLLER FOR A SOIL COMPACTOR - A compactor roller for a soil compactor comprises an oscillation mass assembly ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211196 | Pavement Marker - A pavement marker is disclosed that includes a base member, two opposite resilient members and an upright member that includes a reflective surface. The resilient members, comprised of polyurethane receive opposite arms that extend from the upright members and allow for pivotal motion when force is applied to the reflective surface of the upright member. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211197 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE WHICH HAS GONE OUT OF CONTROL - Method for braking a vehicle which has gone out of control, in which vehicle parts come into operative connection with an impact body which can be moved in the deceleration direction, wherein the impact body is connected to a controllable hydromechanical force converter and the vehicle is braked with a constantly controlled deceleration force until it reaches a standstill, wherein a measuring and control device provided in the region of the impact body controls the deceleration force of the force converter, independently of the impact mass of the respective vehicle. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211198 | CORRUGATED STORMWATER CHAMBER HAVING SUB-CORRUGATIONS - A plastic arch-shape cross section corrugated stormwater chamber has a multiplicity of crest corrugations and valley corrugations which run transverse to its length. Sub-corrugations run along part or all of the arch-curve lengths of either crest corrugations or valley corrugations, or along both of them. A sub-corrugations are smaller in dimension than an associated crest corrugation or valley corrugation. Sub-corrugations may taper in width and depth and may taper to nothingness. A compound convex shape end cap, useful for closing off the ends of stormwater chambers, has substantially vertical corrugations with analogous sub-corrugations. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211199 | DEVICE AND PROCESS TO MEASURE GROUND STIFFNESS FROM COMPACTORS - This disclosure describes a system and method to calculate a ground stiffness value. The system includes at least one sensor configured to sense at least one of a vertical acceleration, vertical displacement, and a force of a compactor component and a processor configured to calculate a force at a drum-ground interface in response to the at least one sensor and further configured to calculate a drum displacement in response to the at least one sensor. The processor is further configured to determine ground stiffness using the calculated force at the drum-ground interface and the drum displacement. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211200 | PILE FOUNDATION AND PILE FOUNDATION INSTALLATION METHOD - [Problem] To provide a pile foundation and a pile foundation installation method for which the manufacturing to transporting of structural members and installation work at the site are simple and inexpensive, mass production and cost reduction are possible, and frost damage countermeasures and frost heaving countermeasures can be effectively performed. [Solution] A pile foundation ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211201 | Vibrator System - A vibrator-system for sinking an object into the ground by means of vibration, comprising a suspension yoke, a carter or carters mounted to the suspension yoke and equipped with a rotatable eccentric weight or weights for the generation of the vibration, and clamping means connected at a side of the carter or carters that is opposite to the suspension yoke for clamping the object, wherein the vibrator system is convertible between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration a single carter is mounted to the suspension yoke and the clamping means are mounted to the single carter, and that in the second configuration two carters, each equipped with a rotatable eccentric weight or weights, are mounted between the suspension yoke and the clamping means. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211202 | Pile Cutter - A remotely controlled pile cutter for insertion to a desired position within a tubular piling comprises an insertion cable attached to a lifting sub, radially extendable centralizer arms, an extendable rotatable cutter, a camera, and monitors and sensors in communication with a control panel and computer processor where information and control signals are received and generated. The radially extending centralizer arms hold the pile cutter in place at the internal piling wall. Radial extension of the rotatable cutter positions a fluid nozzle to direct high pressure cutting fluid against the internal piling wall as the cutter is rotated around the internal piling wall to sever the piling. The location and position of the rotatable cutter, the fluid steam, and the physical properties of the cutter environment may be continually and remotely monitored at the control panel. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211203 | MODULAR FOUNDATION RESISTANT TO GROUND MOVEMENT - One or more modules are each moulded as single units. Separately or fastened together they form a foundation resistant to ground movement including earthquakes and frost heave. A lower plane rests on a substrate. Perimeter and internal walls support a raised upper plane for receiving a building such as a rotationally moulded round house. Modules are made of reinforced concrete or rotationally moulded plastics and enclose internal cavities used as tanks or filled with a rigid foam. Lifting attachments are provided for transport of modules or temporary foundation lifting during rearrangement of a disturbed substrate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211204 | PRE-CAST DECORATIVE RETAINING WALL SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a Pre-cast Decorative Retaining Wall consisting of concrete walls constructed on a horizontal surface normally at a manufacturing facility, on rolling platforms, or preferably built on the construction site where after curing to 3000 psi the pre-fabricated walls can be shipped to and installed at a building site. In the flat state the panels can have a wide variety of decorative elements readily applied to both the upper and lower downside reflection surface. A unique feature is the buttress system that is added to the back of the wall system when elevated retention is required. By pouring the buttress portion on top of the footing pier or caisson, and tying into the pre-decorated wall with reinforcement, an eco-friendly, design optional retaining wall system is accomplished which can be rapidly and safely installed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211205 | CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR SUBWAY STATION - Described herein is a construction system for a subway station, wherein the construction of guide walls is accomplished using a guide wall steel formwork system, the construction of support beams is accomplished using a support beam steel formwork system, the construction of sidewalls is accomplished using a sidewall trolley, and the construction of floor slabs is accomplished using a floor slab trolley. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211206 | MAST ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A TOOL UNIT TO A MAST CARRIAGE OF A MAST ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a mast arrangement for a construction machine with a mast having a mast guide, along which a mast carriage is supported in a movable manner which is connected to a hydraulic source and has a first hydraulic coupling part for hydraulically connecting a tool unit to a hydraulic source on the mast carriage. According to the invention provision is made for the tool unit to have a tool guiding means, with which the tool unit can be fixed and positioned on the mast guide. On a frame of the tool unit a second hydraulic coupling part is arranged which corresponds to the first hydraulic coupling part of the mast carriage. Upon movement of mast carriage and tool unit towards each other along the mast guide the first hydraulic coupling part of the mast carriage can be linked up hydraulically to the second hydraulic coupling part on the tool unit. A locking means is provided which is spaced from the hydraulic coupling parts and has at least one hydraulically operable latch bolt, with which the frame of the tool unit can be connected mechanically to the mast carriage. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding method for connecting the tool unit to the mast carriage. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211207 | Construction Machine - Disclosed is a construction machine that enables an operator to operate a vehicle width changing control lever while visually confirming positions of crawlers. The construction machine includes a lower track structure | 2015-07-30 |
20150211208 | EMERGENCY EGRESS SYSTEM FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An emergency egress system with an access panel assembly, a latch assembly, a handle assembly, a fixed ladder portion, and a slidable ladder portion, is disclosed. The access panel assembly includes a door panel. The latch assembly and the handle assembly are attached to the door panel. The handle assembly has a holding portion that works in conjunction with the latch assembly that has a wing portion. The holding portion is manipulable to rotate the latch assembly in the locked position to hold the fixed ladder portion and the slidable ladder portion together via the wing portion, which is to maintain the door panel in the closed position. The holding portion is manipulable to rotate the latch assembly to the unlocked position to allow the wing portion to rotate and release the slidable ladder portion for exit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211209 | ENGINE UNIT - An engine unit mounted to a vehicle frame, the engine unit includes: an engine; an engine support mechanism to be coupled to the vehicle frame, with at least one vibration absorbing mechanism disposed on each of both sides of the engine in an orthogonal direction to a crankshaft of the engine, to support the engine; an aftertreatment device to purify exhaust gas emitted from the engine; a base bracket provided to the engine support mechanism; and an upper bracket detachably fixed and mounted to the base bracket, the upper bracket supporting the aftertreatment device. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211210 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE HAVING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - Provided is a construction machine including an electrical component and efficiently cooling it. The construction machine includes an upper slewing body having an air intake chamber capable of taking in air, an engine, the electrical component, an air intake duct guiding the air inside the air intake chamber toward the engine, a blow fan directing the air inside the air intake chamber toward the engine through the air intake duct, and electrical-component cover covering the electrical component. The electrical-component cover defines an air flow path for flowing air along the electrical component, between the electrical-component cover and the electrical component thereinside. The electrical-component cover includes an air inlet communicating an upstream portion of the air flow path with the air intake chamber and an air outlet communicating a downstream portion of the air intake chamber with the air intake duct. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211211 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR LOADER - An optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve is provided in a part of an unloading passage which part is on the upstream of an arm-operating direction switching valve and a bucket-operating direction switching valve. The hydraulic circuit is arranged such that the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve receives pressure oil from a pressure oil supply passage which branches from the part of the unloading passage on the upstream of the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve, the arm-operating direction switching valve receives pressure oil from a pressure oil supply passage which branches from a part of the unloading passage which part is between the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve and the arm-operating direction switching valve, and the bucket-operating direction switching valve receives the pressure oil from a pressure oil supply passage which branches from a part of the unloading passage which part is between the optional-attachment-operating direction switching valve and the bucket-operating direction switching valve. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211212 | SHOVEL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SHOVEL - A shovel includes an electrical power storage device that may be made of a plurality of electrical power storage cells for charging electricity generated by a generator; and an electrical power storage administration part that includes equalizing circuits each of which may be connected to corresponding one of the plurality of electrical power storage cells, an equalizing circuit defect determination part which determines whether a defect exists in the equalizing circuit, and a shutoff part which shuts off a connection between the equalizing circuit in which the defect may be determined to exist and the electrical power storage cell connected to the equalizing circuit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211213 | AGGREGATE CRUSHING TOOL - An improved crushing tool for the processing of aggregates, and a heat treatment method for metals used in the fabrication of such tools, is provided. The crushing tool may comprise an attachment portion having a relatively low material hardness and a crushing portion having, in comparison to the attachment portion, a relatively high material hardness. For example, the hardness of the attachment portion may be in the range of 20-35 HRC, and that of the crushing portion may be in the range of 50-60 HRC. Use of tool-grade steel, such as AISI S7 steel, may thereby result in a tool offering a compromise between the hardness (wear-resistance) of the crushing portion and the toughness of the attachment portion. A heat treatment process for the tool-grade steel may involve distinct heating, quenching, and tempering cycles in order to achievable desirable material properties. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211214 | GROUND ENGAGING TOOL MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT - A connection assembly for mounting a ground engaging tool to earthmoving equipment includes a body into which is received a resilient means, a force applying member, a locking member with an O-ring seal to be received in an annular channel around the locking member, a locking member stop received in a hole in the locking member, and a body stop to be fitted into an aperture under the body. The locking member stop prevents the force applying member from rotating within the body when the bolt is rotated and advances the piston by threaded engagement. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211215 | BUCKET CORNER, GROUND ENGAGING TOOL AND MUTUAL MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT THEREOF - An earthmoving equipment bucket corner has a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion between the first and second portions, all in different planes to one another. A boss or lug is provided on the leading edge of the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is angled relative to both the first and second portions, which alleviates the load stresses otherwise created in a traditional 90° corner. The first portion has a wall with a taper or bevel towards a forward edge. The second portion has a wall with a leading flared wall portion that widens the corner at the front. The intermediate portion is preferably at an included angle of around 120° to 170° with respect to the respective walls of the first and second portions. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211216 | Drain Dishpan - The intent is to improve the usability of a kitchen sink dishpan by the added utility of a built in or produced drain hole in the dishpan. There are discrete embodiments employed in concert with the drain hole, any of which improve the usability, utility and marketability of a kitchen sink dishpan. This drain hole in the dishpan is centered over the kitchen sink drain as the dishpan resides in the kitchen sink The drain hole can be sized to accommodate a rim and basket sink strainer. Or the drain hole can be sized rather to accommodate a cup strainer with sink stopper. Or the drain hole can be sized rather to accommodate a sink stopper alone. Each of these discrete installations is successful in alternately sealing and unsealing the dishpan drain hole. This allows the dishpan to hold or drain the dishwater saving the user the trouble of lifting and dumping the contents. Hence the term, the “Drain Dishpan.” | 2015-07-30 |
20150211217 | MODULAR WASTE DRAIN - A modular waste drain can includes at least two of the following separate modules that can be selectively attached and detached from each other: an inlet assembly, an outlet assembly and a knife gate valve. An additional module can be provided by a valve guard assembly. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211218 | COMBINED INFLOW AND OVERFLOW BATHTUB PLUMBING DEVICE - A unitary bathtub plumbing device having a body that defines a drain cavity formed in the interior of the body. A tube-like exterior outlet coupler is formed on the exterior of the body and is fluidly connected to the drain cavity. The body also includes a tube-like interior inlet coupler formed in the interior of the body. The interior inlet coupler is fluidly connected to a tube-like exterior inlet coupler which is formed on the exterior of the body. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211219 | STRAINER AND INSERT ASSEMBLY - In combination a tubular strainer having a wall defining interior and exterior surfaces, and a first flange on the upper end of the wall, a tubular insert having a cylindrical wall sized for reception by the tubular strainer, and a second flange carried by the insert wall, an elastomeric seal having a tubular body fittingly sealingly carried by the insert cylindrical wall, the seal body configured for progressive compressive radial sealing engagement with the strainer wall interior surface when endwise inserted by the insert within said tubular strainer. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211220 | WATER INLET VALVE - A water inlet valve includes a water sealing piston installed in a water inlet pipe and a top cover. A water storage cylinder is fixed outside the water inlet pipe. A lower water cavity has an upper air vent and a lower water inlet. A siphon is arranged in a water storage cavity and communicated with the lower water cavity. A first magnetic element is arranged on a floater. A small buoy is arranged outside the water storage cylinder to open and close the upper air vent. A gutter is formed on the periphery of the top cover. A lever and an eccentric shaft are arranged outside the water inlet pipe and the top cover. The connecting rod is connected with the lever and the eccentric shaft. The lever is provided with an energy storage spring, a second magnetic element, and a restoring spring. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211221 | Toilet Splash Guard - A toilet splash guard is provided. The present invention is designed to prevent liquid from splashing from the toilet bowl when a male user urinates. The present toilet splash guard comprises a planar shield having an outer edge conforming to the curvature of the toilet bowl and an inner edge defining an open central region through which the user may urinate. At least one U-shaped attachment means is disposed on the planar shield for removably affixing the present invention to the rim of the toilet. Lastly, a handle extends from the planar shield, allowing the user to remove the present invention from the toilet bowl without having to touch any component of the device that has come in contact with the interior of the toilet. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211222 | SYSTEM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF ODOURS FOR A FLUSHING SANITARY APPARATUS | 2015-07-30 |
20150211223 | PRESSURE TOILET WITH BULK LOADING SIPHON ASSIST - A pressure toilet has a trapway providing “as needed” (bulk dependent) siphon assist. During normal liquid waste or low bulk flushing, no siphon is formed in the trapway, and the water and light waste in the bowl are evacuated solely under the force of the pressurized jet of water. A large volume near or just downstream from the dam is provided to accommodate the blow out from the water jet. Only upon reaching a threshold concentration of bulk waste material in the down leg does the trapway draw a siphon. A horizontal baffle at the lower part of the down leg assists in the accumulation of bulk material of sufficient concentration to establish a siphon in the trapway. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211224 | LATERAL FORCE RESISTING SYSTEM - A moment frame is formed with two vertical T-shaped posts connected by several cross members secured perpendicular to the two posts forming a ladder-like frame. The cross members are formed of hot rolled steel and are permanently welded to cutouts in the posts. The top of the moment frame is attached to the building structure using any suitable mounting components. The base or bottom of the moment frame is attached to the foundation, or floor using any suitable mounting components. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211225 | ELEVATED LIVING SPACE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - The Elevated Habitable Module is primarily an enclosed living space that folds to a very small size and deploys to a tall and large elevated living quarters. It is designed to be readily transported and erected by utilizing a light weight design that unfolds easily and is uncomplicated to assemble. The floor is secure from ground animals and people by elevating it off of ground level. The design also ensures important basic living features, such as electricity which is often not initially available on site in remote locations, and a method of collecting rain water along with filtration so it can be used for drinking or sanitation purposes. The supporting structure is suitable for a variety of places, including flat surfaces or rugged terrain. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211226 | POROUS SOUND ABSORBING STRUCTURE - A porous sound absorbing structure according to the present invention includes an outer material | 2015-07-30 |
20150211227 | PREMANUFACTURED STRUCTURES FOR CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS - Premanufactured structures for constructing buildings comprise a construction system for an energy efficient multi-story building with standard single or mixed units. The multi-story building is constructed using premanufactured structures: non-weight bearing walls with finished exterior including all electrical, insulating, plumbing and communications components that are premanufactured at a site distant from a building site, and the non-weight bearings walls are attached to a floor and ceiling slabs, interfacing with each other to enclose units of the building; interior components that are premanufactured at a remote site to connect to inside portions of the non-weight bearing walls; and exterior components that are premanufactured at the remote site to attach to exterior surfaces of the building. Non-weight bearing walls, interior components, and exterior components are installed and connected together to provide the energy efficient multi-story building with units with different floor plans, and optionally, a retail level with underground parking. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211228 | MODULAR WALLS INCORPORATING RECESSED, EXTENDABLE FURNITURE - A modular wall includes a plurality of inter-connectable and interchangeable wall modules. At least one of the wall modules includes a recessed, extendable piece of furniture, such as a bed, desk, table, work surface or chair. When in a closed configuration, the furniture folds into or otherwise resides within a recessed pocket in the modular wall. When in the closed configuration, the outer surface of the furniture forms an exterior surface of the wall module; thereby, concealing the furniture seamlessly into the modular wall. The exterior surface can comprise one or more exterior interchangeable tiles. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211229 | MODULAR WALLS WITH SEISMIC-SHIFTABILITY - Implementations of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for providing components of a wall module and a modular wall with the ability to shift or move relative to each other. The ability to shift can reduce or prevent damage to the wall modules during movement of support structures (ceilings, floors, permanent or structural walls) that secure the wall modules, which can shift or move relative to each other during seismic events or otherwise. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211230 | MODULE FOR BUILDING FACADES AND METHOD OF USE IN CONSTRUCTION - Module for building façades for any building or civil-engineering project with planar or curved surfaces of two or more walls of reinforced mortar or concrete, which comprises walls; connectors constructed in situ, or prefabricated with drills; connector and wall reinforcements; leaf supports with hollow cylinders or prisms, and a solid support with drills. Use of the building module involves placing the double-Ieaf or solid support; placing reinforcements for each wall alongside each face of the support; inserting the connector reinforcements into the hollow cylinders or prisms, or into drills; folding and overlapping the reinforcement pins; forming connectors and walls, casting concrete or mortar and packing hollow cylinders and prisms, or drills, and on both faces of said supports. Alternative methods involve the use of prefabricated connectors; application in cases without access to one face, against an embankment, and in façade reinforcements. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211231 | CONCEALED GRID CEILING SYSTEM - A ceiling system in one embodiment includes an overhead support grid comprised of a plurality of intersecting grid support members and a ceiling tile mountable to the grid. Retaining clips support the ceiling tile from the grid which may be concealed from view. The retaining clips each include a cavity that receives a grid support member and a pair of resilient mounting elements configured to locking! y engage a support member. The mounting elements are laterally movable in response to inserting the support member into the cavity of the retaining clip. In one embodiment, the movable elements include locking tabs which create a snap-fit interlock with the grid support, member for securing the ceiling tile to the grid. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211232 | CLIP FOR JOINING REINFORCED MEMBERS FOR USE IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS AND/OR COLUMNS - A clip is disclosed for joining reinforcing members, which includes a first portion having a curvature thereto and adapted to wrap around a lower surface of a first reinforcing member; a second portion having a curvature thereto and adapted to exert a force against a side surface of a second reinforcing member, the second reinforcing member residing perpendicular to the first reinforcing member; and a mid-portion, which connects the first portion pair of legs to the second pair of legs. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211233 | ROOF COVERING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a roofing element ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211234 | Adjustable Staircase and Height-Adjustable Platform with Adjustable Staircase - An adjustable staircase includes an upper stair, a lower stair, a first bar and a second bar. The vertical distance between the upper stair and the lower stair is adjustable. Also, each bar is coupled to each of the upper and lower stairs, and the first bar is configured to function as a guard. As a result, the first bar blocks a pinch point between the first and second bars. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211235 | Baluster Bracket Assembly - A bracket assembly includes a mounting plate configured to attach to a railing support surface and a collar connected to the mounting plate. The collar includes three side walls configured to retain the baluster, an open side suitably sized to insertably receive an end of the baluster between the three side walls, and a protrusion formed on an outer surface of laterally opposed side walls of the three side walls. The disclosed bracket assembly further includes a clip removably connected to the collar. The clip includes a first clip side wall and laterally opposed clip side walls extending from the first clip side wall. The clip is connected to the collar such that the first clip side wall substantially covers the collar open side and the opposed clip side walls engage the protrusions on the collar. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211236 | Peel-And-Set Tile System - A peel-and-set tile system is disclosed for being installed onto a substrate, along with a corresponding method of manufacture and installation. The system provides, in an exemplary embodiment, a tile body. An underside surface of the tile body provides a contact adhesive array for securing the tile body to the substrate, the contact adhesive array being positioned and configured for forming a perimeter gasket continuously about a perimeter of the underside surface of the tile body when it is secured to the substrate. A peel-away release liner is applied over the contact adhesive array and configured to be removed therefrom when the tile body is to be installed onto the substrate. When the tile body is secured to the substrate, the perimeter gasket forms a bond that substantially prevents liquid or contaminants from getting between the underside surface of the tile body and the substrate or compromising the installation. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211237 | WALL UNIT USED IN CONSTRUCTION - An improved wall unit used in construction. The wall unit is mainly used for the construction and formation of walls of buildings. The wall unit includes a main body and a metallic net. The front surface is pre-fabricated and provided. with designs, patterns and colors according to specifications. Therefore, after the wall unit is installed on a wall, no extra work or modification needs to be done on the front surface. The metallic net is disposed on the back of the main body and several steel strips are provided on the metallic net for the purpose of reinforcement after the metallic net is partially embedded into the main body. Because a portion of the metallic net and the steel strips stick out of the main body, such arrangement may facilitate the spot welding of the steel strips. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211238 | FLOOR PANELS WITH EDGE CONNECTORS - Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211239 | MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS - Floor panels are provided with a mechanical locking system having small local protrusions which reduce displacement along the joint when the panels are laying flat on the sub floor and locked vertically and horizontally. A method to install a floor comprising a plurality of rectangular floor panels laying in parallel rows on a sub floor with long and short edges which are connectable to each other along one pair of adjacent long edges and one pair of adjacent short edges. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211240 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING DEBRIS FROM FALLING THROUGH A GAP - Disclosed herein is a device for preventing food debris from falling onto a floor through a gap between a kitchen counter and a kitchen appliance. The device includes an elongated body configured for insertion into the gap and for extending across the gap. The elongated body is made from a resilient material and has a generally W-shaped cross-section that is resiliently compressible along a lateral direction. The generally W-shaped cross-section includes a central ridge portion and two valley portions. The valley portions are located on opposing sides of the central ridge portion. The resilient material biases the generally W-shaped cross-section laterally outwardly to an uncompressed width. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211241 | EXIT DEVICE MOUNT WITH CLOSED TERMINATION - An exit device includes a rail having opposite first and second ends and a rear portion with a first opening adjacent the first rail end for attachment to the door surface, the first rail end further having a front portion that inhibits access to the first rail opening in a direction normal to the rail rear portion. The method for installing the rail includes securing a mount having a cantilevered portion extending therefrom to the door at the surface first end such that the mount cantilevered portion provides a space between the cantilevered portion and the door and placing the rail against the door surface such that the mount extends through the first rail opening, sliding the rail to engage the rail rear portion adjacent the first rail opening between the mount cantilevered portion and the door and securing the second rail end to the door surface. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211242 | PANEL SUPPORT BRACKET - This invention relates to a positioning apparatus for an upright panel of a building, the apparatus comprising a base adapted to depend from a structure associated with the building or construction thereof, a support for an edge of the panel, and a positional adjustment means depending from the base which provides for positional adjustment of the support relative to the base. A system for positioning a precast panel which incorporates the apparatus, along with methods for using the apparatus and method are also disclosed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211243 | TILE LEVELLER AND SPACING SYSTEM - A tile leveller and spacer system that allows rapid and reliable spacing and levelling of tools is described. The tile spacer comprises a base for locating the spacer under the tiles, and a stem that includes an alignment cross which is used to correctly space the tiles. The stem tile spacer is placed over the stem and engages with teeth on the stem. The tile leveller is pushed down over the stem to level the tiles between the base and the bottom of the tile leveller. The stem further comprises a frangible portion located between the base and the tile alignment portion, and when the stem is pulled with sufficient force, the frangible portion breaks to allow removal of the stem. A hand tool may be used to assist in this process. The hand tool can have an adjustable stop which can be set to a first setting to level the tiles, and a second setting to cause the frangible portion to break, allowing removal of the stem and leveller. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211244 | Tile Alignment and Leveling Device - A tile alignment and leveling device for aligning and leveling tiles as they are being secured to a substrate. The device includes a flexible member, a bottom plate, and an intermediate member. The intermediate member spaces the flexible member and bottom plate a predetermined vertical distance. The flexible member has a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally combined with the intermediate member thereby allowing the flexible member to pivot between a first position and a second (downward) position. In use and in its second position, the flexible member second end exerts force against the top of the tiles to help align and level the tiles as they are secured to the substrate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211245 | FREE-STANDING FORM FOR BUILDING A PRE-INSULATED WALL AND METHOD OF BUILDING A STRUCTURE THEREWITH - A free-standing, hollow, prefabricated concrete form for forming a lost form, pre-finished concrete wall having an insulating layer on at least one major surface, typically an outer, earth facing surface thereof. The inside of the form has a rough finished surface. The form provides metal studs, typically on conventional sixteen inch centers, thereby enhancing the strength of the wall. The form allows placement of conduits for wiring, either electrical power or so-called low voltage circuits (e.g., telephone, TV cable, network wiring, audio cables, etc.) within the wall. Water supply and drain lines may also be placed within the wall prior to filling the forms with concrete. Multiple prefabricated sections may be joined to one another end-to-end to fabricate longer walls. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211246 | Rooftop Bracket or Jack System for Supporting Roofers, Roofing Supplies or Other Rooftop Loads - A rooftop bracket or bundle jack system features a first unit arranged for fastening to a sloped roof near the peak, and one or more additional link units arranged to hang downward from the first unit. Each unit features supports for a step or platform for workers, supplies, tools, etc. Through this series of linked units, multiple steps/platforms are provided at different heights along the roof without needing to individually fasten each unit down. Hangers on the first unit are slidably adjustable to line up with the rafters or trusses beneath the roof sheathing for secure fastening thereto. Tie-off loops for fall-safety lines are provided on the securely fastened first unit. The step supports are movable between stowed and deployed positions, and detachable from the unit. Connection points for one or more utilities (air, water, electrical) are provided, whereby the system acts as a rooftop distribution point. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211247 | CONSTRUCTION SAFETY SCREEN SYSTEM - A construction safety screen system includes a flexible net member sized to cover an opening of a building, a plurality of straps attached to the flexible net member, and a plurality of oval snap hooks each being securable to the distal end of one of the plurality of straps and to one of a plurality of fasteners attached to the concrete building structure surrounding the opening. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211248 | POOL FLOAT VALVE AND COVER - The present pool filling system is designed to retrofit manual or aging pool filling systems with a ball valve held within an enclosure. The enclosure has a number of apertures through the side walls and bottom wall for allowing water to enter and exit the enclosure to equalize the interior and pool water level. The float valve is protected from continuous cycling by the baffling effect provided by the apertures which prevents wave action from the pool from entering the enclosure. The enclosure may be clamped to a bracket strapped about the plumbing and may be directly attached to the pool wall by mounting tape on a flange. The enclosure also acts to reduce sound levels due to water exiting the float valve under pressure. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211249 | MODULAR MULTI-STORY PRODUCTION PLANT AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING SAME - A multistory modular production plant includes a vertical stack of production modules for supporting production equipment, and a vertical stack of operator access modules adjacently connected to the vertically stacked production modules to allow operator access to the production modules. The adjacently connected vertical stacks of production modules and operator access modules thereby establish multiple stories of the modular production plant. Stairs and/or an elevator may be provided in the vertical stack of operator access modules to allow an operator to ascent/descend between stories of the plant. In especially preferred embodiments, each production module and operator access module is in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped which is sized so as to be accommodated within a standard 20-foot shipping container. This configuration of modular units thus allows the plant to be more quickly shipped and constructed on site. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211250 | TELESCOPIC MAST - A telescopic mast has a plurality of telescopic sections with longitudinally extending walls, a transverse dimension of the innermost telescopic section being smaller than the outermost telescopic section of two adjacent telescopic sections, so that the innermost telescopic section can slide longitudinally in and out of the outermost of two adjacent telescopic sections. A restrictor is provided between the two adjacent telescopic sections, the restrictor having a longitudinally extending linear guide provided on one of two adjacent telescopic sections and a clamping device provided on the other one of two adjacent telescopic sections, wherein the clamping device is configured for providing a clamping force to the guide during relative movement of said two adjacent telescopic sections, wherein the clamping force has two oppositely directed rotational force components in a plane normal to the longitudinal direction of the mast and perpendicular to the radius of the mast through the guide. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211251 | PROCESS AND UNIT FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF A WIND TURBINE'S TOWER TO A FOUNDATION AND WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING SAID UNIT - The invention describes a process and a unit, both enabling to attach a wind turbine tower to a foundation, as well as describes also a wind turbine incorporating the unit. The process features a stage of installation of a support element for the transmission of stresses from the tower to the foundation, followed by a stage of leveling the support element and pouring foundation concrete up to the support element's lower side so that the lower side is adhered to the poured concrete once it has set. The unit comprises at least one support element. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211252 | CANOPY TENT SYSTEM - A canopy tent system that comprising a plurality of support legs, a frame, a tarp, and extension arms that may be used for displaying advertising surfaces above the frame and tarp, and connectors for coupling the extension arms to the support legs. Optionally, the canopy tent system may also have walls. The canopy tent system may comprise hinged extension arms that may also be used to display additional advertising at a level higher than the frame and tarp or that may be used to create an awning. The canopy tent system may also have grooves within the bases of the support legs or within the support legs themselves that may support a tabletop or shelves. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211253 | LIGATURE RESISTANT PUSH-PULL LATCH HANDLE - A push-pull door handle assembly is provided for use with a door having a latch mechanism. The assembly includes a base plate, an actuator linkage associated with the base plate and configured for actuating the latch, a door handle having a working end pivotally connected to the base plate and a free end opposite of the working end configured for manipulation by an operator such that a pushing action on the working end actuates the latch. The door handle is connected to the base plate such that a pulling action on the handle activates an alarm upon the free end reaching a predetermined position. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211254 | CYLINDER CASING OF A LOCKING DEVICE - Cylinder casing connected to a doorplate of a locking device, which cylinder casing is provided with a neck formed to extend through a circularly shaped cylinder casing recess, which is arranged in the doorplate and in which the cylinder casing is mounted, wherein the cylinder casing can rotate in the cylinder casing recess in relation to the doorplate, but that a rotation-preventing break device is arranged between the doorplate and the cylinder casing to prevent such a rotation. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211255 | FLAT-BLADED KEY - A cylinder lock with a rotating tumbler pin, a sidebar, and a slider has a keyway with a ward projection into the center of the bitting area of a key blade received by the keyway. The tip of each rotating tumbler pin seats on the bitting surfaces remaining to the sides of this center ward of the key, and the tumbler pins that are engaged by the bitting on the side of the key blade do not seat on more than half of the width of the blade. Half the pin width is removed from each tumbler pin near the tip thereof. The key has a bitted section at which one or more bittings are formed and a non-bitted section bitting that is devoid of bitting. The bittings extend at a constant depth to an edge of the key blade. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211256 | CYLINDER LOCK CONFIGURED TO BE OPERATED BY A FLAT-BLADED KEY - A cylinder lock with a rotating tumbler pin, a sidebar, and a slider has a keyway with a ward projection into the center of the bitting area of a key blade received by the keyway. The tip of each rotating tumbler pin seats on the bitting surfaces remaining to the sides of this center ward of the key, and the tumbler pins that are engaged by the bitting on the side of the key blade do not seat on more than half of the width of the blade. Half the pin width is removed from each tumbler pin near the tip thereof. The key has a bitted section at which one or more bittings are formed and a non-bitted section bitting that is devoid of bitting. The bittings extend at a constant depth to an edge of the key blade. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211257 | FREE-WHEEL LOCK AND ASSEMBLY - A free-wheel lock comprises a cylinder, a sleeve, a lock housing, a cam ring, a cam key, a spring, and a lock pawl, the lock pawl comprising lock pawl extension members. The free-wheel lock that is configured to allow a sleeve of the lock assembly to rotate along with a lock cylinder when the lock cylinder is rotated with an incorrect key or by other intrusive means. The free-wheel lock can be used with an air brake lock assembly whereby the lock pawl extension members are configured to engage the recesses of the locking plates to alternatively lock and unlock the air brake knobs of the air brake lock assembly. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211258 | Electronic Cam Lock for Cabinet Doors, Drawers and Other Applications - A cam lock for cabinets, drawers, drug cabinets, credenzas, sliding doors, lockers, mail boxes and other door type applications is compact in size, fits an existing cam lock opening and provides electronic access via a keypad or other electronic access. Using batteries, such as AAA size batteries or smaller, the lock has electronics that release a lock turn knob or handle when the correct code is entered. Preferably a set of electronic contacts is included at an accessible position on the lock housing to allow both master access and power jumping with a common manager's implement, for situations of lost codes and/or battery failure. In a particular embodiment the lock is long, narrow and low in profile so as to fit on the margin of a steel or wood file cabinet, compatible with the cam lock opening already provided. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211259 | WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless access control system includes a remote access device and an electronic lock. The electronic lock communicates with the remote access device. The electronic lock controls the ability to lock and unlock a door in which the electronic lock is disposed. The electronic lock determines when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211260 | Gear Structure for Electronic Lock - A gear structure for an electronic lock contains: a housing including an accommodating chamber, a power supply, a first connecting seat, a second connecting seat, a guiding mount, a shaft, and a motor holder; a driving motor including a worm rod; a driving gear including a through aperture, a toothed rim, and a driving tooth portion; a first rotating gear including an opening, a rotary disc, positioning blocks, and an external toothed periphery; a second rotating gear including a pore, two flexibly recessed areas, each having a sliding trench and a horizontal slot, the horizontal slot having two opposite notches, the resilient piece having two elastic elements; a fitting member including a fitting opening; a first sensing unit including at least two first coupling feet; a second sensing unit including at least two second coupling feet; a rotatable knob including a grip portion, a bar portion, and a cross hole. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211261 | PADLOCK - In the invention the lock cylinder of the padlock can be released from the body of the padlock without releasing the cam member or locking balls. In the invention the cam member remains in the body of the padlock because at least one locking ball is against the cam member keeping it at place. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211262 | Bicycle and Lock for Deterring and Preventing Theft - According to embodiments of the invention, systems, devices and/or methods are provided for preventing and deterring theft of a park and/or locked bicycle. Various embodiments of the invention implement several novel features, including, in one embodiment, a bicycle that includes electric circuitry associated with a locking component which, when activated, generates an electrical current waveform sufficient to apply an electrical shock to a person who is trying to misappropriate the bicycle by attempting to break the lock and/or move the bicycle. A radio-frequency identification system may be employed to detect whether the person tampering with the bicycle is the owner of the bicycle. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211263 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR PRODUCT DISPLAY HOOKS, SHOWCASES, CABINETS, FIXTURES, AND CASEWORK - Locking devices that may be used with product display hooks, cabinets, and drawers are provided. A locking device according to one implementation comprising a housing and a shell. The housing includes an outer wall that defines an interior. The housing further includes a channel extending at least partially through the interior of the housing. The shell includes a projection. The shell is at least partially disposed within the interior of the housing and is moveable in a longitudinal direction within the interior of the housing. In an unlocked position, the projection is biased away from the first channel. In a locked position, the projection is maintained in the first channel. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211264 | BACK COVER WITH ANTI-THEFT FUNCTION AND DISPLAY MONITOR THEREOF - A back cover with an anti-theft function is for containing a monitor body cooperatively with a front frame and includes a reinforcement rib structure and a cover body having an anti-theft hole. The reinforcement rib structure is formed on an inner side of the cover body facing the monitor body and includes a first ring-shaped rib disposed around the anti-theft hole, a second ring-shaped rib disposed around the first ring-shaped rib, two longitudinal ribs, and four transverse ribs. The two longitudinal ribs extend respectively from a top end and a bottom end of the first ring-shaped rib to the second ring-shaped rib along a center longitudinal axis of the first ring-shaped rib. The four transverse ribs extend respectively from two sides of the first ring-shaped rib to the second ring-shaped rib along a center transverse axis of the first ring-shaped rib in a symmetrical arrangement. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211265 | HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY - A hood latch assembly is provided comprising a first member arranged to be mounted to a body member within an engine compartment of a vehicle. The first member comprises a lock mechanism. The hood latch assembly further comprises a second member arranged to be mounted to the hood of the vehicle and comprising a striker arranged to engage with the lock mechanism to retain the hood of the vehicle in the closed position. The second member further comprises a hood bracket arranged to be mounted to the hood of the vehicle, a striker bracket comprising the striker, and a mechanical lock arranged to lock the striker bracket to the hood bracket, the mechanical lock being arranged to allow unlocking by movement of an actuator. The present disclosure also relates to active hood latch system and a vehicle comprising a hood latch assembly and/or an active hood latch system. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211266 | LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly includes a chassis, a latch bolt moveably mounted on the chassis and having a closed position for retaining a striker and an open position for releasing the striker, a pawl having an engaged position at which the pawl is engaged with the latch bolt to hold the latch bolt in the closed position and a disengaged position at which the pawl is disengaged from the latch bolt, thereby allowing the latch bolt to move to the open position, an eccentric arrangement defining an eccentric axis and a pawl axis remote from the eccentric axis. The eccentric arrangement is rotatable about the eccentric axis, and the pawl is rotatable about the pawl axis. When the pawl moves from the engaged position to the disengaged position, the eccentric arrangement rotates in one of a clockwise and a counter-clockwise direction about the eccentric axis. With the pawl in the engaged position, a force applied to the pawl by the latch bolt creates a turning moment on the eccentric arrangement in the one of the clockwise and counter-clockwise direction, and the eccentric arrangement is prevented from rotating in said one of the clockwise and counter-clockwise direction by a moveable abutment. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211267 | PANEL FASTENER - A panel fasteners ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211268 | Spring Operated Doorstop with Foot Release - A spring-operated doorstop for holding a door in an open position. The doorstop has a flat thin base plate for permanent attachment on a floor, and a top plate hinged to the base plate. A spring holds the top plate apart from the base plate, such that when the spring is in a non-compressed state, the angle between the base plate and the top plate is a set angle. A foot pedal is rigidly attached to the top plate. The doorstop is installed near the wall with the hinge facing outward, so that when the door is opened toward the wall and over the door stop, the spring momentarily compresses. It then springs back, so that the top plate will prevent the door from unwanted re-closing. The foot pedal may be used to hold the top plate down when the door is desired to be closed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211269 | Doorstop Assembly - A doorstop assembly includes a sleeve having a top end and an opened bottom end. The sleeve has a longitudinal pin groove extending therethrough between the top and bottom ends. At least one mount is attached to the sleeve and mounts the sleeve to a door of a trailer. A rod is elongated and has an upper end a lower end. The rod is positioned within an interior of the sleeve and is slidably extendable outwardly of the bottom end. The rod terminates in a point to engage a ground surface. A pin is coupled to and extends laterally away from the rod proximate the top end of the rod. The pin is movable along the longitudinal pin groove to extend the rod outwardly of the bottom end to a deployed position engaging the ground surface. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211270 | ANTI-REMANENT DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DOOR LOCK - Device forming an electromagnetic lock comprising an electromagnetic suction pad ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211271 | BAND PROFILE FOR A DOOR FRAME - Band profile ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150211272 | SHOWER DOOR HINGE - A clamp assembly includes a shoe having a base member and first and second side walls forming a first channel, and a first plurality of threaded fasteners extending parallel to a lateral axis. The first side wall has an interior surface with first and second contact surfaces extending longitudinally. A gasket forms a second channel sized to receive a glass panel and sized to be received within the first channel. A clamping bracket has a first side and a second opposed side, where the first side has third and fourth contact surfaces extending longitudinally and shaped to engage with the first and second contact surfaces. A second plurality of threaded fasteners cooperate with the first plurality of fasteners to clamp a glass shower door panel in the gasket. At least one of the first, second, third and fourth contact surfaces is angled relative to the lateral axis. | 2015-07-30 |
20150211273 | BRACKET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A bracket for an electronic device is provided. The bracket includes a shaft, a second limiting component, and a first elastic component. A first limiting component is disposed at one end of the shaft. The second limiting component is disposed corresponding to the first limiting component. The first elastic component is connected with the second limiting component to make the first limiting component and the second limiting component form a holding state. When the shaft is rotated to reach a predetermined angle range, the first limiting component pushes against the second limiting component and forms a releasing state to detach a body from a base of the electronic device. | 2015-07-30 |