42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120260386 | CONFORMAL HARNESS SUIT INTERFACE - A suit includes a hard upper torso having a visor and providing an entry opening and shoulder apertures. An interface includes a harness supporting a load plate. The harness is configured to be secured to a subject. A primary life support system is mounted to the hard upper torso. The interface is arranged at the entry opening and is secured between the hard upper torso and the primary life support system in a donned condition. A method of donning the suit is provided, which includes donning a harness that supports a load plate. A hard upper torso includes an entry opening through which the suit is entered. The load plate is positioned relative to the hard upper torso. A primary life support system is closed over the load plate to secure the primary life support system relative to the hard upper torso. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260387 | ADJUSTABLE SHOULDER DEVICE FOR HARD UPPER TORSO SUIT - A suit includes a hard upper torso providing shoulder apertures. A repositionable scye bearing is arranged at a shoulder aperture. An adjustable shoulder device interconnects the scye bearing and the hard upper torso. The adjustable shoulder device is configured to move the scye bearing between first and second shoulder width positions relative to the hard upper torso. A method of donning a suit includes the steps of adjusting a scye bearing relative to a hard upper torso to a desired shoulder width position. The scye bearing can be subsequently repositioned for desired crewmember fit and use while the desired shoulder width position is maintained. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260388 | HARD UPPER TORSO FOR REAR ENTRY SUIT - A suit includes a hard upper torso having an entry opening and shoulder apertures. The hard upper torso extends along a subject axis configured to coincide with an axis of a subject having donned the suit. The entry opening lies in a plane at an angle 7°+/−5° relative to the subject axis. The hard upper torso also includes non-circular shoulder apertures in one embodiment. In one example, the hard upper torso includes a waist bearing lying is at an angle of 63°+/−5° relative to the entry opening plane. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260389 | GUARD AND METHOD OF PROTECTING FOOD FROM GERMS AND CONTAMINATION - A guard includes a transparent face shield, a neck strap having one end secured to one side of the guard and a second end secured to the opposite side of the guard, and a neck opening defined by the guard and the neck strap. The guard is worn by user with the user's neck extending through said neck opening such that said guard depends from the user's neck by said neck strap with an edge of said guard in contact with the user's chest and with said face shield extending upwardly in a direction from the user's chest shielding the user's face. The guard, when worn by the user, protects foodstuff handled by the user from contamination by the user sneezing or from other material falling from the user's head and/or face. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260390 | FINGER TIP COVERS FOR USE WITH TOUCH DISPLAY SCREENS - The present invention comprises finger tip covers comprised of soft, thin material for the fingers and thumb, for use with touch-display screens, both as a fashion accessory and as a functional accessory to minimize the transmission of dirt, germs, and bacteria among users. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260391 | Infant Crawling Pants - An infant crawling pants comprises a pants garment comprising an exterior, an interior, a buttock area and knee areas. At least one buttock protection device is configured to be joinable to the interior at the buttock area, in which the joined buttock protection device is generally unnoticeable from the exterior. The buttock protection device comprises at least a pack containing a viscous material. At least one knee and shin protection device is configured to be joinable to the interior at each of the knee areas, in which the joined knee and shin protection device is generally unnoticeable from the exterior. The knee and shin protection device comprises at least a pack containing a viscous material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260392 | KNEE PAD - Disclosed are knee pad assemblies, methods and systems comprising a knee pad base and an outer cover that forms the contacting surface of the knee pad. A removable cover may be secured to a knee pad base. Replacement cover configurations may be provided that are adapted to various surfaces, including roofing, tile, wood, carpet, concrete and asphalt. The knee pad base can be adapted for different user weights and durations for wearing the pad. The outer cover can provide a floating suspension. The knee pad base may be held in place on knee of the user by various mechanisms. The restraint mechanisms can be adjusted by the user. The knee pad assembly can also include a tension/release mechanism so that strap tension is decreased or released when kneeling but increases tension or engage when the user stands to retain the knee pad in the desired location. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260393 | SHOWER SHIRT AND METHOD OF USE - A shower shirt has waterproof seals at its neck opening, arm openings and shirt bottom to prevent water from contacting a person's body that is enclosed by the shirt. The shower shirt also has one or more pockets sized to support post surgical devices associated with the patient such as drain tubes, bulbs, dialysis/external catheters, wound vac and infusion pumps. The shower shirt can also include baffles to provide additional lateral breast support to the patient. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260394 | Hooded Jacket with Convertible Sleeping Bag - A wearable garment that converts into a sleeping bag for insulating a user from environmental elements. The garment comprises a hooded jacket having two side portions covering a user's chest, a rear portion covering a user's back, two arm portions and a jacket hood. A lower pouch is removably secured at the bottom of the jacket and folds up to lie flat against the interior of the rear portion and jacket hood. This lower pouch is a recess contoured to fit the shape of a human lower body and having two feet shaped recesses at the bottom. By contouring the lower body enclosure to fit the shape of the legs and feet, excess air space is eliminated and overall insulation is improved. In this way the device provides a user with an easy to carry, non-cumbersome sleeping bag that protects the user from the outdoors and cold environments. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260395 | Metallized film warm-up apparel - An article of warm-up apparel is constructed of metallized polymeric film. The film is cut to define a pattern. The pattern includes a sleeved waist-length garment for covering an upper torso of an individual. The garment including a central neck opening, a ventral panel, a dorsal panel and sleeve openings disposed between the panels. The metallized polymeric film is preferably an aluminized polyethylene terephthalate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260396 | PROTECTIVE CLOTHING HAVING A THERMALLY REFLECTIVE LINER - Protective clothing for environments having high radiant heat loads and/or high conductive heat loads is described. Protective clothing including, but not limited to, coats and pants and methods of making such protective clothing are provided. Protective clothing may include a thermally reflective liner positioned internal to an outer layer or shell, the thermally reflective liner having a reflective surface facing the outer layer or shell. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260397 | Tear away light emulating light reflecting safety vest/poncho - A tear away light emulating—light reflective safety vest/poncho with self contained battery pack. Vest/Poncho utilizes electrical carrying magnets/snaps/catches or any separatable device that has the ability to transfer and conduct electricity to other panels of a vest/poncho to energize the light emulating articles/devices such as LED lights, Fiber Optics and glowing materials to allow for tear away sections without the destruction of the vest/poncho. Front and back of vest has indicia that differentiates one from the other. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260398 | PERSONAL COOLING APPARATUS - A wearable personal cooling apparatus includes an outer layer, wherein the outer layer comprises fabric proportioned and configured to closely envelop a human torso, a primary air plenum proximate the outer layer, an inner layer proximate the outer layer and in communication with the primary air plenum, wherein the inner layer is configured to distribute air from the primary air plenum throughout an inner surface of the inner layer, and a secondary air plenum arranged within the inner layer and in communication with the primary air plenum, wherein the secondary air plenum comprises a first end proximate the primary air plenum and a second end, and wherein the secondary air plenum is configured to direct air from the first end to the second end. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260399 | Baseball cap with modified brim - A baseball cap having a modified brim that includes a rigid main visor and two rigid side panels that can be in a nested position within the rigid main visor or in an extended position outside of the rigid main visor, and a mechanism that permanently secures the two rigid side panels to the baseball cap. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260400 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR COMBINATION OUTER PANT AND LINER - A system for releasable attachment of a liner garment to an outer garment includes a tab extending from a waistband of the liner garment; a first half of a fastener pair disposed on a surface of the tab; at least one slot disposed near an upper edge of the outer garment, the at least one slot being adapted to receive the tab; and a second half of a fastener pair disposed below the at least one slot so that insertion of the tab into the at least one slot mates the first half and second half of the fastener pair and the outer garment is supported by the liner garment. The slot may be cut through the outer garment or may be provided in the form of a loop, pocket or mounting piece through which the tab may be inserted for attachment of the fastener pair. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260401 | RELEASABLE SECUREMENT DEVICE - A releasable securement device for use with material including a stay portion having a projection surface; and projections that extend from the projection surface at an acute angle, the projections being substantially parallel, pointing in substantially one planar direction, and having a predetermined flexibility. The acute angle and the predetermined flexibility are selected to allow the material to slide past the projections when the material engaged with the projections is pulled in the one planar direction, and are selected to prevent the material from sliding past the projections when the material is pulled opposite the one planar direction, the projections bending and allowing the material to slide past the projections when the material engaged with the projections is pulled opposite the one planar direction and force on the projections exceeds a predetermined force. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260402 | Feet Insulating Uni-sock Device - This invention relates to a feet insulating uni-sock device employed while sleeping. It comprises a first panel of a substantially feet shaped portion and a substantially lower leg shaped portion coupled to a second panel of a substantially feet shaped portion and a substantially lower leg shaped portion using a single continuous seam. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260403 | Ear Hole Cover for Headgear - An ear hole cover secures to an ear hole in headgear, such as baseball and football helmets. The ear hole cover has a body having an inner surface and a planar outer surface. Means are included for securing the body to the ear hole in the headgear. At least one hole extends through the body from the outer surface to the inner surface, the at least one hole for passing sound through the body to an ear of a wearer of the headgear. An indicia surface extends across the planar outer surface for displaying an indicia, such as a team logo or mascot. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260405 | BALL CAP SHIELD - A shield adapted for use with a baseball cap or caps used in other sports is disclosed to protect a pitcher or fielder from a batted or thrown baseball or softball. A panel is shaped to conform with a front side of a ball cap and is secured with straps or other means on the outer side of the ball cap or, alternatively, on the inner side of the ball cap. The shield is formed of a sheet or panel of impact absorbing plastic that protects the user from trauma in the event of a collision with a traveling ball or other object. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260406 | PROTECTIVE HEAD GUARD - A protective insert adapted to convert a standard baseball cap into a protective head guard, while maintaining the cap's desired attributes, such as comfort and stability. The protective insert of the present invention in combination with a baseball cap, not only protects a wearer from head injuries caused by impact force, but also has the attributes of stability, light weight and comfort so that it may be worn for extended periods during more intense activity than conventional baseball helmets. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260407 | NOSE-SHIELDING DEVICE FOR HELMET - A nose-shielding device comprises: a nose-shielding body, which has a nose-shielding surface and a positioning surface that are about perpendicular to each other, a nose-shielding portion being located around the central of the nose-shielding surface and protruded upward, a nose-shielding room being formed accordingly inside the nose-shielding portion, a nose-touching portion being formed at the bottom surface of the nose-shielding portion, an adjusting room being formed between the nose-touching portion and the bottom surface of the nose-shielding portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260408 | BARRIER PAPER AND BARRIER CLOTHING USING SAME - The present invention relates to barrier paper and barrier clothing using the same, and can be used at a workplace, CBR warfare or the like in a harmful environment by remarkably obstructing gas and solvents such as toluene, nitrobenzene, chlorine gas, acetone and the like which are harmful to the human body. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260409 | Heat protection suit - A suit for protection of a wearer's body from heat includes an inner suit encompassing the wearers' body, and an outer suit overlying the inner suit. There are a number of pockets with dry ice into them that are arranged between the inner and outer suits. These pockets are produced from thermo isolated materials. The pockets may have covers to open or to close the pockets. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260410 | PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ENSEMBLE WITH TWO-STAGE EVAPORATIVE COOLING - A hazardous materials protective garment may use a two-stage evaporative cooling process to ease heat strain on the wearer of the garment. The garment may include an impermeable inner layer and a wicking outer layer. One or more reservoirs may be disposed interior to the inner layer for collecting condensed and/or unevaporated sweat. One or more pumps may move the sweat to the exterior of the impermeable layer for distribution in the wicking layer and evaporation from the garment. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260411 | COMMODE VENTILATOR - Apparatus for collecting and disposing of air from the vicinity of a commode, utilizing a room exhaust fan. The apparatus may comprise an air intake member mountable to the commode, a conduit extending to the inlet grille of the exhaust fan, and an adapter housing which fits over the intake of the fan and constrains the exhaust fan to draw exclusively or almost exclusively from the conduit. The conduit may comprise flat sided plural sections, with connecting sleeves and right angled elbow connectors. The adapter housing may bear closable louvers. The air intake member may be mounted to the commode using an adhesive bearing anchor, occupying the space between the bowl and the toilet seat. The apparatus may include clips for securing the conduit to a wall surface. The air intake member may be rigid or flaccid. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260412 | Toilet Valve Float Mechanism - A toilet valve float adjustment assembly, including: a dual flush valve; a pair of floats disposed within the dual flush valve, wherein the vertical position of one of the floats determines the flush volume for a full flush and the vertical position of the other float determines the flush volume for a partial flush; a pair of adjustment mechanisms, wherein each adjustment mechanism adjusts the vertical height of one of the floats; and a pair of locking mechanisms, wherein each locking mechanism inhibits movement of one of the adjustment mechanisms, thereby keeping its float at a preferred vertical height when locked, and wherein the adjustment and locking mechanisms are controlled at the top of the dual flush valve. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260413 | Toilet Valve Lever Interlock - A dual flush toilet assembly including a locking mechanism that prevents over travel of a piston, thereby preventing inadvertent full flushing when only a partial flush has been selected, yet permits full flushing when so desired. Specifically, a rotatable locking mechanism that prevents the piston from moving fully upwards into the second latched position when a partial flush is desired, yet rotates to an unlocked position to permit the piston to move fully upwards into the second latched position when full flushing is desired. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260414 | TOILET STOOL WITH APPARATUS FOR ELIMINATING OFFENSIVE ODOR - Disclosed is a chamber pot having an apparatus for exhausting bad smell which makes it possible to effectively remove bad smell in such a way that a bad smell rising from the interior of a chamber pot is sucked by way of a fluid spray hole during defecation and is exhausted by way of a fluid discharge passage, thus effectively eliminating bad smell. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260415 | FABRICATED MOST WATER-SAVING TOILET MADE OF NOVEL THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOUND MATERIAL AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A water-saving toilet is made of a novel thermoplastic resin compound material. The material includes inorganic stuffing provided by an injection technique and includes a main body with a water outlet in the lower part and a flushing water pipe outlet in side wall of the water outlet, a water tank with a cavity at the bottom which is provided with a main pipe opening and a flushing pipe inlet opposite the water tank and communicating with the main body by the main pipe opening, a flushing pipe and a siphon pipe the upper end of which including a water inlet connected with the water outlet. The present invention also provides a method of producing the toilet, featuring easily available and sufficient raw material, simple operation, high production efficiency, low energy consumption and environment friendly property. The toilet has fine appearance, is self-cleaning, water saving and smooth flushing. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260416 | MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ASSEMBLY - A novel collection device for collection, storage and disposal of biological products, in conjunction with an improved cleansing method. Disclosed is an apparatus which includes a locking closing member handle to allow for safe transport and disposal of medical waste. Closing member allows for secure containment of medical waste and subsequent apparatus cleaning. Closing member design includes a gap between closing member and housing which facilitates device cleaning after waste disposal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260417 | Portable shower system - A portable shower has an enclosure formed from non-transparent material to afford privacy to the user. A showerhead is connected to a water container mounted above the showerhead. Water in the water container is heated by solar panels that capture solar energy. The solar energy also powers a re-circulation pump, which re-circulating bathing water between a water collection chamber mounted below the shower enclosure and the water container. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260418 | Lavatory System with Overflow Prevention and Other Features - Systems and methods for a lavatory system are described that include a bidirectional hand dryer having a top, bottom, back, and right side and multiple sensors and LEDs. Upper and lower nozzles are also provided and respectively connected to upper and lower plenums. At least two flexible air delivery hoses are connected to the plenums. A motor housing is provided and includes a motor, ports connected to the hoses, noise abatement features, and a motor microcontroller. A hand-receiving cavity exists between the top, back, right, and bottom side for receiving at least one hand of a user. Tips are connected to the nozzles and emit high speed colliding columns of air to shear water off of the user's hand. The columns of air are spaced and calibrated in such a way as to reduce forces on the user's hand which would otherwise move the hand toward the side surfaces. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260419 | Patient transfer apparatus and method - A portable sit-to-stand device which provides a platform for receiving a patient's foot, at least one supporting mast and a leg abutment for receiving a patient's leg. The said device provides safety and stability during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260420 | BEDDING APPARATUS AND AN IMPROVED METHOD OF FORMING A BED - An improved method of forming a bed is provided. The method can include providing a bed mattress having at least a first area corresponding with a waist or lumbar of a user, a second area corresponding with hips of the user, and a third area corresponding with shoulders of a user. The method can also include providing a plurality of insertable structures having compression factors that are predetermined to provide a resiliency to each of the first, second, and third areas of the bed mattress, thereby allowing for a neutral sleeping position of the user. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260421 | COVER FOR YOGA EQUIPMENT - Provided is a cover for a yoga mat. The cover has a top surface for contacting a user and a bottom surface for contacting a floor. The top and bottom surface enclose a piece of yoga equipment. The yoga mat cover may be designed to absorb sweat, prevent the spread of germs, and be machine washable. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260422 | THERMAL BLANKETS - Among other things, the disclosure features a thermal blanket including a unitary fabric element having predetermined discrete regions of contrasting insulative capacities arranged based on insulative needs of corresponding regions of a user's body. At least two of the predetermined, discrete regions of contrasting insulative capacities, in one or more first discrete regions of the unitary fabric element, consisting of loop yarn having a first pile height, and in one or more other discrete regions of the unitary fabric element, consist of loop yarn having another pile height different from and relatively greater than the first pile height. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260423 | BLANKET FOR BABY CARRIER - A blanket for securing in combination a baby and a baby carrier, the blanket including a front and back panels to form a pouch receiving the baby and the baby carrier. The blanket with the baby and the carrier are supported on the shoulder or neck a person by the strap of the carrier. Lateral panels attached to the pouch secure the blanket to the body of the person. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260424 | FITTED BED SHEET - A bedding product such as a sheet may include a top panel, wherein a perimeter of the top panel is defined by an elastic-type binding material. At least one extension panel may be secured to at least a portion of the perimeter of the top panel. In turn, at least one side panel may be secured to at least one of the perimeter of the top panel and at least one extension panel, wherein the side panel extends downwardly with respect to the perimeter. The top panel may be generally arcuate such as having a generally elliptical shape before being fitted over a mattress. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260425 | PROTECTIVE DUVET COVER - A protective duvet cover is provided that comprises: a first face ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260426 | MATTRESS ENCASEMENT WITH IMPROVED BED BUG PROTECTION - A mattress encasement with improved bed bug protection includes an encasement body configured to cover a mattress and a zipper disposed at an opening in the encasement body and movable between an open condition permitting insertion and removal of the mattress and a closed condition preventing bed bugs from traversing the zipper. The zipper has a zipper head and a zipper pull pivotable on the zipper head. A clasp is at least partly fixed to the encasement body. A hook-and-loop fastener is associated with the encasement body and the clasp for locking the zipper pull to the clasp with the zipper in the closed condition to prevent movement of the zipper head and opening of the zipper. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260427 | Newborn Circumcision Board - A circumcision board may include a generally rectangular board of a hard but lightweight plastic with a memory foam pad covered with disposable plastic sheet. The board may feature a drainage hole to facilitate draining of fluids that may be released during the procedure (i.e., blood or urine). Disposable restraint straps may be secured to the sides of the board to hold the infant down firmly but comfortably. The board may also feature a raising top portion for the child's comfort and for ease of positioning the child and possible prevention of aspiration. The upper half of the board could be adjusted by use of a quick-release mechanism. The entire board may lay completely flat when the top portion is not raised, and may be suitable for storage or for easy transport. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260428 | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION SUPPORT PILLOW - A medical support pillow comprising of a pair of oppositely positioned sidewalls, a bottom portion having a bottom surface, and an upper portion. The support pillow includes a head support and neck support, which are dimensioned to automatically align the airways to facilitate CPR when head and neck are positioned thereupon. The upper portion has two opposing inclined surfaces. The first inclined surface for receiving and supporting the individual's neck, the second oppositely positioned inclined surface for supporting the individual's head. In a further embodiment, the medical support pillow has a circular indentation, which curves inwardly on the upper portion which hold and support and individual's neck to prevent substantial movement of the individual's head. In a further embodiment, the medical support pillow includes a hollowed out section on both right and left side of base creating handles making the medical support pillow easy to carry and transport. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260429 | Durable Connector For Base Unit Handle Of A Patient Head Support System - A patient head support system comprises a base unit, a head support, and an intervening member for connecting the base unit and the head support. The base unit includes a handle assembly with an elongated body, a bore at one end thereof, and a lever that moves relative to the body between closed and open positions to contract and to expand the bore, respectively. A sleeve retained within the bore is sized to receive and hold a shaft of the intervening member, so as to hold the intervening member in a fixed position when the lever is closed. The sleeve remains retained in the bore when the transition member is disconnected, to resist contracting of the bore caused by inadvertent closing of the lever when the intervening member is unattached, and to protect against the unwanted intrusion of material into the bore. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260430 | CUDDLE ME BABY PILLOW SYSTEMS - An arm-crook-pillow-pad assembly comprising at least one pillow-pad, the pillow-pad comprising a pillow assembly; a removable cover; at least one band acting as a securer. The pillow assembly is usable to provide a soft resting place for the head of the baby while the baby is being held by the user-wearer. The pillow assembly is useful for comfort-holding the baby such that the arm of the user-wearer and the baby are not in touch-contact, but the baby is still in close proximity to the caregiver. The pillow assembly comprises a spine with a flexible joint between the pillow-pad(s) such that the pillow-pad(s) moves in relation to each other about a joint-axis of the spine. The spine provides a space for receiving the head of the baby such that the pillow assembly contour-touches the head of the baby at a plurality of points. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260431 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIFTING A MATTRESS - A mattress lift apparatus is provided for insertion between a mattress and an underlying support structure, such as a box spring. The mattress lift apparatus elevates a portion of the mattress so that bed linens may be tucked between the mattress and the underlying support structure. A continuous loop is formed by a base member, an incline member, a transition member and a handle member, wherein the continuous loop provides structural integrity to the mattress lift apparatus. An aperture is formed within the continuous loop, including along an inside portion of the handle member to enable the handle member to be gripped. In one embodiment, the handle member includes a substantially semi-circular shape. In another embodiment, at least one support rib is positioned in the aperture to mechanically couple the base member and at least one of the inclined member and the transition member. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260432 | BEDMAKER - Levitation devices are disclosed for use with beds. In one embodiment, the levitation device is configured to facilitate rotation of a mattress with respect to a box spring. In another embodiment, the levitation device is configured to facilitate making a bed which allows sheets and blankets to be tucked between the mattress and the box spring without the need to lift the mattress. In a third embodiment, the levitation device functions as a hybrid device and can be used for making a bed or rotating a mattress. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260433 | METAL BLEACH CATALYSTS - Metal bleach catalysts that are complexes of a transition-metal and a dioxo ligand, cleaning compositions comprising such metal bleach catalysts, and methods of using such metal bleach catalysts, are described herein. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260434 | METHOD FOR THE WET-TREATMENT OF ITEMS OF LAUNDRY - The invention makes provision for the final wash liquid from the washing device to be separated from the items of laundry in a water-removal device, specifically together with a large portion of the final wash liquid bound in the items of laundry. The items of laundry are then rinsed in the water-removal device. Following this, the rinse liquid is routed away from the items of laundry. The final wash liquid and the rinse liquid are temporarily stored in separate storage tanks and returned to the subsequent wash process in a deliberate manner. A mixture of at least a portion of the final wash liquid and the rinse liquid is fed particularly to the prewash zone in order to prewash the next batch of items of laundry. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRY CLEANING ARTICLES - Systems and methods for dry cleaning articles using siloxane solvents are provided. In the systems and methods according to the present invention, the siloxane solvent suspends impurities extracted from the articles being cleaned, and the system filters off the impurities, thereby cleaning the articles. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260436 | NORMAL PRESSURE DYEABLE POLYESTER FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a fiber made of a polyester resin, wherein the polyester resin is a copolymer including a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component; of the dicarboxylic acid component, 80 mol % or more is accounted for by a terephthalic acid component, 4.0 to 12.0 mol % is accounted for by a cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid component, and 2.0 to 8.0 mol % is accounted for by an adipic acid component; and the glycol component contains an ethylene glycol component as a main component thereof. A polyester fiber is thereby provided which can be dyed with excellent deep color property and fastness property in dyeing under a normal pressure environment and which can offer stable quality and processing performance also by a direct spinning stretching method or other general melt-spinning methods. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260437 | Method of Preparing a Rubber Shoe Sole - Disclosed herein is a novel method of preparing shoe sole. The method of preparing shoe sole includes irradiating an uncured rubber sheet by laser beam to pattern and vulcanize a portion of the uncured rubber, tailoring the partially patterned vulcanized rubber into a shoe shape, and afterward fully vulcanizing the partially patterned vulcanized rubber sheet to form a shoe sole. An additional step of assembling the upper panel of shoe sole on the partially vulcanized rubber sheet is also performed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260438 | DEFORMABLE ASSEMBLY ACTING AS AN INTERCOMMUNICATING GANGWAY BETWEEN TWO CONSECUTIVE BODIES HAVING WHEELED BASES - A deformable assembly which comprises an assembly of flexible metal leaves which each include a central portion having a side arm that extends from each end. The leaves are placed standing on edge, stacked against one another and attached by a central portion to the end of a plate supported by a wheeled base. The lateral arms of the assembly remain elastically deformable. The deformable assembly preferably comprises an extension of the leaves by acting on the end leaf. An intercommunicating gangway, between two consecutive plates, is manufactured using one or two of the deformable assemblies, each one of which is mounted on one of the opposing ends of the two plates and independent from the other leaf and/or from the other plate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260439 | BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD OF REPLACING BRIDGES - A bridge replacement method is disclosed. The bridge includes a deck supported by a pair of abutments, each abutment having wing walls. The deck is removed, footings are cast in holes dug behind each abutment and a pier is provided on each footing. Substantially parallel and coplanar cambered beams are provided. Each beam spans between and is supported by the piers. A brace assembly reinforces the beam camber. On each adjacent pair of beams, precast deck elements are placed, such that each element of said plurality spans the beam pair, to define at least transverse gaps between the elements and put the upper surfaces of the elements in compression in a transverse direction. The gaps are grouted. After grout curing, the brace is adjusted to reduce the beam camber and cause the upper surface of the elements to also be put into compression in a direction parallel to the beams. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260440 | DEVICE WITH OBLIQUE AND ECCENTRIC AXLE AND A CLEANING BRUSH - The utility model relates to a technical field of eccentric structure, which is about an eccentric component and a cleaning brush. The eccentric component comprise of: an axle and a cylinder connected coaxially with such axle, a wedge is set eccentrically on a bottom surface of the cylinder. Said wedge has a convex curved cylindrical surface. The utility model can improve the antiwear property of the eccentric component and prolong its service life through the convex cruved cylindrical surface, which applies the force by linear contact onto the driving block on the application end to make it move reciprocatingly. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260441 | MOUTHPIECE WITH DRIVE FORCE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE EFFECTIVE TEETH CLEANING - The mouthpiece assembly includes a receptacle ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260442 | Whole mouth toothbrush - A whole mouth toothbrush with an elongate hollow handle portion, and attached U shaped brush retaining portion. The housing holds an electric motor, a battery power supply, a microprocessor, a printed circuit board and an on-off switch. A primary drive belt connects the motor shaft to a first brush spindle. A plurality of secondary drive belts connect the first brush spindle to the remaining brush spindles. Each spindle terminates in a rotating brush head. Upper brush heads brush the user's top teeth and the lower spindles brush the user's bottom teeth. The microprocessor is programmed to cause the brush retaining shafts to cycle back and forth from a clockwise rotation to a counter clockwise rotation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260443 | Aquaculture cage screen and cleaning apparatus - The device includes a screen cleaning brush with multiple fibers or cleaning fingers made from a flexible material with a hook and barb shape. The hook is designed to trap the screen strand as it passes and rotates on a flexible arm to clean the adjacent and opposite side of the strand and then flexes to release the strand. The instant invention has a unique propulsion system and navigation system that enables automatic navigation of the cleaning apparatus on the screen of the aquaculture cage. Alternative the screen cleaning can be performed with a frame having fins to assist in the directional placement of the cleaning fingers against a submersed screen. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260444 | BRISTLE-PAD HAIRBRUSH - The present invention relates to a bristle-pad hairbrush, comprising a tuft portion and a handle, wherein the handle is a general handle, and the invention is characterized in that the tuft portion includes a plurality of equidistant tuft flat-position areas with oblique planes. Since the tuft flat-position areas are designed with oblique planes, therefore after bristles are planted onto the tuft flat-position areas, the bristles are obliquely covered onto the tuft portion to naturally form a bristle pad disposed on the tuft portion. The shock absorption of the bristle pad keeps the bristle-pad hairbrush in a gentle and smooth contact with a user's hairs and prevents the bristle-pad hairbrush from pulling and tearing the user's hair, and prevents the user's fallen hairs from remaining or accumulating in the tuft portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260445 | NOTCHED PAINT BRUSH - A paint brush is attached to the rim of the mouth of a paint can such that the bristles of the brush are vertically above the mouth of the can and are oriented at an angle of between about 0 and about 90 degrees from the vertical. A notch is formed on the side of the mid portion of the brush between the handle and the bristles or in the ferrule of a paint brush where the brush is provided with one. The notch is defined by an upper face oriented toward the handle of the brush, and a lower face oriented toward the set of bristles. The upper face, the lower face as well as the space between the upper and lower faces are all dimensioned such that when the brush is attached to the rim of the paint can, the rim bears against the notch at a point adjacent to its upper face while the lower face of the notch bears against the rim sufficiently to position the brush at an angle from the vertical of less than about 90 degrees. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260446 | Vacuum Cleaner Lint Brush Attachment - A vacuum cleaner lint brush accessory system having a lint brush and cradle. The lint brush has longitudinally opposed handle and brush portions. The brush portion has a brush material adapted to remove fibrous substances from a surface to be cleaned. The cradle has a chamber opening leading to a chamber. The chamber extends in the longitudinal direction and is adapted to longitudinally receive at least the brush portion of the lint brush, the chamber has at least one brush cleaning pad adapted to engage the brush material and remove the fibrous substances from the brush material. The chamber further includes an air outlet spaced from the chamber opening. The air outlet is selectively connectable to a vacuum passage of a vacuum cleaner. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260447 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING STICKERS OR THE LIKE FROM PETS, A PERSON'S CLOTHING, GEAR OR EQUIPMENT - A device is described for removing stickers such as cockleburs, burrs, foxtails, etc. from pets, a person's clothing, gear or equipment. The tool is mitten-shaped with an open end into which the person may insert the person's hand. Two embodiments of the device are disclosed. In the first embodiment, both sides of the device have loop-type fastening material thereon. In the second embodiment, only one side of the device has the loop-type fastening material thereon for removing stickers or the like. A protective liner is positioned at the inner surface of the device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260448 | DRYWALL KNIFE WITH BRACE - A drywall knife with a retractable brace is disclosed. The knife comprises a handle; a substantially planar, flexible blade hingedly attached to the handle; and a brace having a cross-member wherein the brace is attached to the handle and wherein the cross-member defines at least one substantially non-linear profile wherein the cross-member substantially imparts a substantially non-linear profile to the blade. The knife may further comprise the cross-member defining two or more substantially non-linear or arcuate profiles, and the cross-member may be positionable to substantially impart different non-linear profiles selectively to the blade. The cross-member may further define knobby contact surfaces contactable with the blade. The brace may be substantially T-shaped, and the brace may be retractable. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260449 | SHIELD FOR PAINT ROLLER - The shield for a paint roller protects both the user and the environment from accidental spills or splashes of paint when using a paint roller. The shield includes a frame member having a pair of opposed side edges, a front edge and a rear edge. A front wall is mounted to the front edge of the frame member and extends substantially orthogonal to the frame member. A rear wall is mounted to the rear edge of the frame member, the rear wall being substantially parallel to the front wall so that an open region is defined between the front and rear walls for releasably receiving the roller brush of the paint roller therebetween. An upper portion and a lower portion of the roller brush remain exposed when the shield is mounted on the paint roller. The frame member is releasably secured to an axle of the paint roller. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260450 | DEVICE FOR DETACHABLY LINKING A WIPER BLADE WITH A DRIVEN WIPER ARM - A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260451 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device includes an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The wiper blade includes an upper holding part holding at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element disposed in at least one longitudinal groove of the upper holding part, as well as a lower wiping part, which windscreen wiper device includes a connecting device for an oscillating arm. The oscillating arm is pivotally connected to a rod of the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof, with the interposition of a joint part, wherein the connecting device includes limitation means for limiting the maximum rotation angle of the pivotal movement of the oscillating arm. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260452 | Systems and Methods for Cleaning and Conditioning a Moving Surface Using Cleaning Apparatus with Plate Elements for Mounting to Doctor Blade Holders - A cleaning apparatus is disclosed for processing a moving surface. The cleaning apparatus includes at least one pad that is coupled to a support shoe. The support shoe is attached to a first end of a plate element, and the plate element includes a second end that is adapted to be received by a doctor blade holder. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260453 | WASTE RECEPTACLE - An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The pturality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260454 | Air Agitated Vacuum Cleaner - A vacuum cleaner is improved with blower for agitating particulate matter by means of directed air pressure. The air agitation system replaces or augments the beater bar arrangement in traditional household vacuum cleaners. The blower is combined with a vacuum cleaner to increase cleaning effectiveness. The blower pushes dirt and debris into the vacuum cleaner air duct, while the vacuum produced by the vacuum cleaner pulls dirt and debris into the vacuum cleaner air duct. The combination of pushing and pulling increases the magnitude of the forces acting on the dirt and debris and enables heavier debris like sand to be easily abstracted from the floor. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260455 | REFLUX-TYPE EXHAUST ROBOT CLEANING DEVICE - Disclosed is an exhaust reflux type cleaning robot. In the cleaning robot, foreign substances along with air are sucked into a suction unit by a suction motor, and the foreign substances are collected in a dust collecting unit while the air from which the foreign substances have been removed is discharged to the outside via the suction motor. The cleaning robot includes an exhaust reflux unit which has the suction motor and is provided with left and right air passages disposed on opposite sides of the suction motor, a discharge nozzle unit which is connected to the left and right air passages, a suction unit which is configured such that the discharge nozzle unit is disposed in front of the suction unit, and a sterilization anion generating unit which generates sterilization anions to sterilize air discharged via the suction motor. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260456 | System and method for capturing resultant dust from power tool operation - A system and method for capturing resultant dust from power tool operation are disclosed. The system comprises a device that includes a housing with a substantially cylindrical shape. The housing has a first end that tapers to an opening for a tool bit and at least one suction port that opens into an interior volume of the housing. The housing has a second end configured to couple to a power tool. An air intake passage attaches to the exterior surface of the housing body such that an interior volume of the air intake passage connects to an interior volume of the housing. An exit passage is coupled to the air intake passage and is configured to couple to a vacuum. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260457 | VACUUM CLEANER TURBO-BRUSH - A vacuum cleaner turbo-brush includes an axial-inflow impulse turbine. The turbine includes a turbine shaft non-rotatably combined with an impeller that includes aerodynamically shaped, stud-like projections uniformly distributed along a circumferential line of the impeller. The aerodynamic shape has a cross-sectional area that is parabolically bound on both sides. The turbine also includes a guide stage having guide surfaces, each of which has a cross section including, in a direction of incident flow, a circular arc followed by a straight section. A bearing housing surrounds the turbine shaft and forms at least one of a transition and the guide stage in a region of the impeller, and the bearing housing, in a region of the turbine shaft, forming a casing for the turbine shaft and including bearing elements that support the turbine shaft. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260458 | Vacuum device for capturing dust within a receptacle - A vacuum device for capturing dust within a receptacle, the vacuum device comprising a first perforated tube configured to rest along an inner perimeter of the receptacle, a second perforated tube connected to the first perforated tube, the second perforated tube configured to span a central portion of the receptacle; and a third tube connected to the first perforated tube and configured to protrude to an exterior of the receptacle and connect to a vacuum. Also, a receptacle for capturing dust, the receptacle comprising a first hollow perforated section along an inner perimeter of the receptacle, the first hollow perforated section configured to connect to a vacuum. Also, a vacuum device for capturing dust within a receptacle having interconnected perforated tubes configured to be substantially contained within the receptacle and at least one tube configured to protrude to an exterior of the receptacle and configured to connect to a vacuum. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260459 | DOOR CLOSER STOPPER - The present disclosure discloses a door closer stopper, comprising a housing mounted around a door closer, a finger press block assembly and a stop assembly disposed in the housing. The housing is provided with a slot and an opening; The finger press block assembly comprises a press block and a rotary press block hinged to the slot of the housing, and a positioning mechanism limiting the rotary press block at a position propping a catch plate; The stop assembly comprises the catch plate with a central through hole to allow the pull rod of the door closer to extend therethrough, the catch plate is perpendicular to the pull rod and has a top end in a scope of movement of the rotary press block, the rotary press block can abut against the top end of the catch plate to make the catch plate incline when the rotary press block rotates to a certain position. The present disclosure is overly compact and reasonable in structure, simple and easy to operate, and practical, safe and reliable. The user does not need to replace the original door closer and only needs to additionally install the present disclosure to perform an easy switch between several working states. The door can be positioned and remain an open state at any opening angle, and can quickly resume an auto door closing function. The present disclosure is adapted for various ordinary tubular door closers and has a broad application prospect. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260460 | RUNNING GEAR ARRANGEMENT HAVING A GUIDE RAIL FOR A SLIDING DOOR - A sliding device ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260461 | FURNITURE HINGE - A furniture hinge for a hinged lid is arranged in a horizontally swiveling manner on a body of a piece of furniture includes a fastening plate and a swivel plate that is arranged in a swiveling manner on the fastening plate by two lever arms that are arranged as parallel linkages. The, hinge includes a damping device that can be fixed on the fastening plate. The damping device includes a damping cylinder and a piston rod that can be displaced in a dampened manner inside the damping cylinder, whereby the piston rod is mechanically linked with a lever arm. The fastening element includes a plane seating surface and an angled stop angle. A guide cap with a guide groove whose dimensions are adapted to a thickness of the lever arm is arranged on the piston rod on an end facing the lever arm. The guide groove runs in a plane specified by the swiveling motion of the lever arm and has a curvilinear course. The lever arm includes a recess into which the piston rod or, respectively, the guide cap of the piston rod engages. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260462 | PALLET FOOT, A PALLET AND A BOX PROVIDED WITH FEET AND ALSO A METHOD FOR ATTACHING A PALLET FOOT TO A PLATFORM - The following invention relates to a pallet foot of overall hollow shape for being fixed on the back of a platform, where the base of the pallet foot has a horizontal flanged edge for meeting the surface of the back of the platform wherein said horizontal flanged edge comprises a plurality of substantially vertically protruding attachment members for penetrating said platform. The application also includes a pallet and a box provide with feet and also a method for attaching a pallet foot to a platform. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260463 | GRIP ENHANCER - A coil of elastic material can be wrapped around the handle of a utensil to thereby provide an enhanced grip. An ideal material for this application is a food grade or medical grade silicone rubber because this material is relatively inert both chemically and biologically. Other advantageous properties include a wide range of working temperatures and the availability of a variety of grades, colors, and firmness. Material of different grades can be combined to provide rigidity to the coil shape while also providing a compliant surface. Texturing of the inner and/or outer coil surfaces can also provide for better handholds and for a more positive contact between the grip enhancer and the utensil handle. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260464 | Opening Cylinder with Clip Connection - An opening cylinder for an open-end spinning device has a core piece over which the opening cylinder is fastened on a drive shaft and a tooth-set carrier supporting the tooth-set. The tooth set-carrier is fastened to the core piece by a clip connection in the axial direction. Additionally, the opening cylinder has a device for the form-fitting connection of the core piece and tooth-set carrier in the circumferential direction with a projecting part and a corresponding recess. The tooth-set carrier is fastened with a clip connection to a core piece of the opening cylinder in the axial direction. The tooth-set carrier has a projecting part for the form-fitting connection with the core piece in circumferential direction. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260465 | Wireless headset pincher holding device that suspends or secures a wireless headset to a user by clipping it to the shirt collar, shirt pocket or article of clothing in a way that will prevent damage, theft, annoyance, and loss of the wireless headset - This apparatus is for suspending, keeping track of and holding a wireless headset near the head of the user for easier use and prevention of loss of any wireless headset, ear bud, Blue-Tooth wireless headset, earphone used with any cellular phones, mobile phones, portable phones, desk phones, wireless hand-helds, wireless PDA's or other wireless device also including a phone and headset merged together in the future. I will refer to these as “wireless headsets.” This apparatus is attached to an article of clothing, or other area, by means of a small, lightweight clip. In our preferred embodiment, the clip or pinching mechanism is connected to a magnet, magnetized material or other magnetic item (hereby referred to as a “magnet”) by way of glue or manufacturing process, that attracts or holds onto a small piece of metal adhered to the wireless headset. The small piece of metal or ferromagnetic material can be shaped to fit the landscape of any headset. The small piece of metal adheres to the headset by way of adhesive affixed to one side of the metal and has a peel-off backing. The backing removed, exposes the adhesive and is pressed onto the headset. The magnet on the clip attracts and holds the metal piece and headset in place. The user can “dock” the headset with the magnet on the clip. The wireless headset is connected to the user, easily applied to the ear and safe from damage or loss. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260466 | PAPER HOLDER - A paper holder is provided which can reliably hold paper, reliably pull out an uppermost piece of paper one by one and, further, leave a straight and clear torn trace on paper such that dust is hardly produced. The paper holder has a case | 2012-10-18 |
20120260467 | DISPLAY DEVICES, ACCESSORIES THEREFOR AND METHODS - A kit of components for use with a pin permeable board, the kit of components comprising a pin suitable for penetrating the pin permeable board for frictional engagement with the pin permeable board; and a magnet; further wherein the pin has a gripping handle, the gripping handle having a magnet attractive top surface configured to receive the magnet; whereby the magnet can be attached to the gripping handle by magnetic force thereby to allow an object to be displayed to be secured to the gripping handle between the handle and the magnet, and wherein the magnet remains in position on the gripping handle by magnetic attraction through the object when the pin is engaged in a vertically disposed pin permeableboard. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260468 | Reverse Opening Slide Fastener - A reverse opening slide fastener is provided with a pair of first and second separable connection members which are firmly fixed to first and second fastener stringers, and a pair of first and second sliders. A connection and separation operation can be carried out by inserting and removing the second separable connection member into and from the first and second sliders. The second separable connection member has an inserting and removing region which can be inserted into and removed from the first and second sliders via a gap between upper and lower flanges of the first and second sliders. Further, a positioning structure which decides a relative position between the first separable connection member and the second separable connection member is arranged, whereby it is possible to improve an operability of the connection and separation operation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260469 | Semi-Automatic Slider - A semi-automatic slider assembly comprising a slider body, a lock pin, and a pull tab. When the pull tab is in a first orientation, the lock pin engages with elements of the tape and the slider assembly is in a locked configuration that prevents the slider assembly from moving along the tape. When the pull tab is in a second orientation, the lock pin does not engage with the elements of the tape and the slider assembly is in an unlocked configuration so that the assembly is permitted to move along the tape. The slider body has a recess for receiving a portion of the lock pin, and the lock pin has an opening that reduces interference when the pull tab is in the second orientation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260470 | End Stop for Slide Fastener - There is provided an end stop for a slide fastener, in which the attachment strength can be ensured irrespective of the size of the end stop, and a core can be firmly set to a setting position with respect to the end stop. The end stop has a base and a pair of legs which extend from the base, and the end stop is formed with a receptacle which is surrounded by the base and the pair of legs. The pair of legs have a pair of opening-side ends which are provided opposite to the base, and a pair of protrusions which are provided in the receptacle adjacent to the opening-side ends, the pair of protrusions protruding inward further than opposing surfaces of the pair of opening-side ends. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260471 | Clamp for an Elongated Lamp - A clamp for an elongated tube style white such as a versa tube. The clamp has one fixed side that holds the versa tube's mounting structure therein. The other side of the clamp is movable, and pivots between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the lamp is held into place, and in the open position the lamp can be removed. A single screw that holds the clamp into the open or closed position is knurled and hence the device can be removed without any tools. The two sides of the clamp occupy different longitudinal positions so that they can be placed directly next to each other, and one opened without moving or disturbing the other since the two sides are in different longitudinal positions. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260472 | TOILET FLAPPER RING DEVICE - The present invention is a stainless steel circular shaped toilet flapper ring device that attaches to a chain and an adjoining handle of a toilet that includes a ring body with a tubular interior, an internal spring set within the tubular interior that provides an internal coned feature, a slide piece that covers the internal spring that can be opened to attach the device to a chain and an adjoining handle of a toilet and a pair of slide stops disposed on each end of the internal spring that lock in place to close the device. The toilet flapper ring device can be utilized with both traditional and modern toilet models. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260473 | SNAP-ON LOCKING MEANS - Snap-on locking means ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120260474 | Side Release Buckle and Lock Member for Same - The lock member includes: a plate-like base portion positioned on a top side of the socket; a holder retaining the base portion to the socket; an operating portion connected to the base portion and movable in a direction intersecting the base portion by an external operation; and a lock portion restricting disengagement of the engaged portions and the engaging portions. The lock portion is positioned in the socket and connected to the operating portion via a joint inserted in the cutout. Without the external operation, the lock portion is present in movement paths where the engaging portions move to be disengaged from the engaged portions. When the operating portion is moved by the external operation, the lock portion is moved away from the movement paths. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260475 | Rotatable End Pin For Instrument Strap - An end pin has a composite shoulder with a fixed lower half and a rotatable upper half. The halves are alignable in a first, installation mode of minimal footprint relative to the hole and slit in the end piece to permit the pin to be easily inserted through the hole in the end piece. The upper half is rotated into a second, locking mode that increases the footprint of the pin over the hole and slit, thereby preventing inadvertent disengagement of the strap from the pin. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260476 | ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY, FURNITURE QUALITY CASKET - A casket is provided that is made entirely from naturally occurring materials. The casket includes a box having a bottom and a plurality of side walls. A hinge assembly is provided including a first member that is secured to a side wall of the box and a second member that is pivotally supported on the first member by a dowel pin. A lid is secured to the second member of the hinge assembly for pivotal movement between a closed position and an opened position. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260477 | Method of Manufacturing an Electrostatic Protection Device - One embodiment of an electrostatic protection diode in an integrated circuit includes a base area having at least two bends therein. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260478 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - To suppress decomposition of lithium cobalt oxide and formation of a decomposition product. To suppress the reaction between oxygen in lithium cobalt oxide and a current collector. To obtain a power storage device having high charge and discharge capacity. In a method for manufacturing a power storage device, in forming a lithium cobalt oxide layer over a positive electrode current collector by a sputtering method using a target containing lithium cobalt oxide and a sputtering gas containing Ar, the positive electrode current collector is heated at a temperature at which c-axes of crystals of lithium cobalt oxide are aligned and cobalt oxide is not formed. The heating temperature of the positive electrode current collector is higher than or equal to 400° C. and lower than 600° C. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260479 | DEVICE FOR SECURING TRIM TO A SEAT - A seat assembly machine includes a plurality of grippers useful for securing a piece of trim to a seat cushion. In a disclosed example, each gripper includes a plurality of prongs that are moved between neutral, closed and released positions that each facilitate a different portion of the assembly process. In one example, each gripper includes a sleeve within which the prongs are moveable so that the prongs are manipulated between the neutral, closed and released positions. A disclosed example sleeve includes an interior channel having a contour that manipulates the prongs between the different positions based on the location of the prongs within the sleeve. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260480 | DEVICE FOR SECURING TRIM TO A SEAT - A seat assembly machine includes a plurality of grippers useful for securing a piece of trim to a seat cushion. In a disclosed example, each gripper includes a plurality of prongs that are moved between neutral, closed and released positions that each facilitate a different portion of the assembly process. In one example, each gripper includes a sleeve within which the prongs are moveable so that the prongs are manipulated between the neutral, closed and released positions. A disclosed example sleeve includes an interior channel having a contour that manipulates the prongs between the different positions based on the location of the prongs within the sleeve. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260481 | HAND OPERATED CRIMPING TOOL - A hand operated crimping tool comprising a body arranged between a distal end and a proximal end of the crimping tool, a tool head arranged distally on the crimping tool, and handles arranged proximally on the crimping tool, where at least one handle is pivotally arranged, and where the relative movement of the tool handles is connected to the relative movement of crimping dies, between which crimping dies at least one workpiece is arranged to be crimped. The tool head comprises a main head part and a pivotable head part, where the movement of the pivotally arranged handle(s) is connected to the movement of the pivotable head part via the body and a mechanism, whereby the pivotable head part of the tool head is movable between an open head position and a closed head position depending on the relative position of the tool handles. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260482 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A CLUTCH - A method and apparatus for automatically assembling a clutch of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. The method and apparatus includes providing an assembly station having an assembly table with a clutch fixture connected to the assembly table and adaptable to receive a clutch housing. At least one tray is connected to the assembly table and is adaptable to receive clutch components of the clutch. At least one robotic arm is engageable with the clutch housing and the clutch components for loading and unloading the clutch housing onto and from the clutch fixture and the clutch components from at least one tray. A manipulator connected to and in communication with the at least one robotic arm automatically engages an appropriate tool for assembling the clutch components into the clutch housing. At least one assembly fixture is removably connected to the clutch fixture and connectable to the clutch housing for assisting in the assembly of the clutch components to the clutch housing. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260483 | Display Panel Attachment Mechanism - A light-emitting display system has interlocking tiles. In an implementation, each tile has a portion of a clamp that joins with another portion of the clamp on another tile. A tile is removed from the display by unlocking the clamp portions. The tile is removed without affecting the position of the other tiles in the display. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260484 | MECHANICAL CONNECTION OF THIN-WALLED COMPONENTS THAT MUST SATISFY OPTICAL REQUIREMENTS - A method for connecting a component having a visually relevant front and a visually irrelevant rear to an add-on component. In order to make it possible to interconnect flat components, such as bumpers, by mechanical dovetailing, thereby ensuring a cost-effective way of interconnecting thin-walled fiat class A painted components, recesses are produced in the rear of the component, said recesses being oriented at different angles to the surface normal of the rear of the component. The recesses do not break through the visually relevant front but end at such a distance to the front at which no visible deformations to the front are produced. The add-on component is then mortised and form-locked with the component via connecting bodies, said connecting bodies being inserted with one end into the recesses and with the other end projecting through the add-on component or being fastened thereto. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260485 | Latch Assembly for Mounting Power Supply Base for a Process Fieldbus on a DIN Rail and Method - A method for mounting a latch to a base, the base having an interior cavity for an electronic component, the latch configured to receive a support member for mounting the base to the support member, includes the steps of attaching a release member to the base and holding the release member in a stationary position, placing a latch against the base and forming a connection between the release member and the latch, and moving the release member and latch to a second position where the latch and release member are freely movable between latched and unlatched positions. | 2012-10-18 |
20120260486 | FLOOR PANEL AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Floor panel of the type comprising a hard top layer forming a decorative surface, from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels, a floor covering can be formed, wherein this floor panel includes at least one sound-absorbing layer which is integrated into the floor panel and is located between other layers of this floor panel. | 2012-10-18 |