48th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110289641 | Visor With Sunglasses - A pair of sunglasses having an adjustable visor. The visor cuts down glare and is adjustable to a plurality of fixed positions for maximum user comfort. A clip friction hinge that joins the visor to the sunglasses frame allows a user a range of motion and a large number of fixed positions for the visor, thus enabling the user to adjust the visor to nearly any desired angle and to shade their eyes from glare in nearly any situation or at any time of day. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289642 | FINGER GUARD - A finger guard includes an elongated conical member having a hollow interior, a cap disposed on top and an opening along the bottom into which the hand of a user can be inserted. The elongated conical member can be constructed from transparent material and can include a padded interior, one or more fasteners and a channel for accommodating an IV line. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289643 | GLOVE STRUCTURE, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE MOTORCYCLING SECTOR, AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A motorcycle glove structure comprises a system for protecting the fingers, made with a double layer of plastic, the first layer ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289644 | PROTECTIVE GARMENT - A protective garment including one or more removable layers and/or removable panels attached to a foundation garment. The removable layers or removable panels may be removed by a user if the protective garment is soiled or exposed to a contaminant. In this way, a removable layer or a removable panel may be removed and discarded by the user without needing to remove the entire protective garment. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289645 | WARMING SALON CAPE - The present invention is a warming salon cape with a front planar facing and a rear planar facing, a bias binding, a pouch that is utilized to hold one or more objects, an exterior covering, a label and a plurality of fabric piping. The warming salon cape also includes one or more fasteners, a neck aperture that is formed when the fasteners are releasably engaged securing the warming salon cape around the user, a plurality of sewn threading and a plurality of vents. The present invention also includes a method for using a warming salon cape that includes the steps of asking a client being groomed their ability to self-regulate their body temperature, providing the warming salon cape to the client and having the client wear the warming salon cape. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289646 | SWIMWEAR WITH INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENTS - An interchangeable swimsuit comprising a top having a left cup and a right cup for covering a wearer's breasts where each of the cups has a plurality of integrated loops disposed on each of the cups, as well as a clip and/or strap for releasably attaching the left cup to the right cup; and a bottom having a generally triangular shaped front panel and a generally triangular shaped back panel with each panel having two hip vertices and a crotch vertex which are interchangeably mated to another, as well as a clip and/or strap for releasably attaching the hip vertices and a hook and loop and/or an additional fastener for releasably attaching the crotch vertex. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289647 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE LABELS FOR USE IN A COLD TRANSFER METHOD AND PROCESS FOR MAKING - The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive label for use in a cold transfer process that can be used for garment identification and labeling. The pressure sensitive label can be applied on textile surface or any other surfaces for which heat transfer is unfavorable or unavailable. The pressure sensitive label can remain on the substrate to which it is attached through repeated washing and drying cycles. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289648 | Lower Torso Garment System - An article of clothing includes a front portion, a rear portion oppositely positioned from the front portion, a waistband encircling a top of each of the front portion and the rear portion, a right leg panel and a left leg panel extending downward from the waistband in the rear portion, a rear right band extending downward from the waistband and flanking a lateral edge of the right leg panel, a rear left band extending downward from the waistband and flanking a lateral edge of the left leg panel, a material void region in the rear portion forming a gap between the rear right band and the rear left band, and a sacrum guide that runs horizontally between the rear right band and the rear left band. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289649 | Super Hoodies - Super Hoodies are similar to a conventional hooded sweatshirt (hoodie) with added inner material that attaches completely near the bottom, up along one side of the zipper to the other, and to the lower portion of the arm holes, creating a large inner pocket in the hoodies. Additional pockets, slits, and accessories can be added to either side of the inner pocket material. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289650 | Shirt collar form - A collar forming device which is configured to at least maintain shape and add structure to a collar in an article of clothing comprising: flexible material which is worn at least inside and around the collar of an article of clothing. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289651 | Message-Conveying Interlocking Athletic Gloves - A message-conveying athletic glove with enhanced gripping is provided. The glove comprises a palm-side portion and a back portion connected to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand. A first image portion of a complete image is located on one or more of the palm-side portion or the back portion of the glove. When the glove is worn by the user and interlocks with a second glove having a second image portion of the complete image displayed, the complete image is displayed by the interlocked gloves, conveying a message. The palm-side portion of the glove is made of a material to enhance gripping. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289652 | Lightweight robust thin flexible polymer coated glove - A glove including a knitted liner having a thickness of about 0.70 mm to about 0.90 mm and a plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier of 221 or less, the knitted liner comprising a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component, at least one reinforcement section located at a base of at least one finger component, at a base of the thumb component, or in the palm component, or combinations thereof, and a foamed polymeric latex coating adhered to the knitted liner, the foamed polymeric latex coating penetrating half way or more for at least a portion of the knitted liner, the foamed polymeric latex coating not penetrating the entire thickness of the knitted liner. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289653 | DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND GLOVE MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS - A glove and glove construction material comprising two or more ethylene-based polymers which comprise (i) a first metallocene-linear low density polyethylene (m-LLDPE) and (ii) at least one ethylene-based polymer selected from the group consisting of a second metallocene-linear low density polyethylene (m-LLDPE), an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), and combinations thereof, plus optional additives. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289654 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE DEVICE TO BE APPLIED TO A PORTION OF A GLOVE FOR USE WITH TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - A device is removeably attachable to a fingertip portion of a glove worn on a hand of a user for use with a touch screen device. The device includes a conductive film layer and an adhesive layer secured to the conductive film layer. The adhesive layer is removeably attachable to the glove, and the conductive film layer is capable of contacting the touch screen device. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289655 | GLOVE - The invention relates to a glove made from a covalently cross-linked elastomer film, which elastomer film contains at least one layered silicate. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289656 | Shin Covering Athletic Apparel - The shin covering athletic apparel of the current invention is a sock, or tube of sock material, made of an elastic or stretchy material that forms to the leg, with a top cuff, where the top cuff is a band that keeps the sock from sliding down the leg of the user, that is used to secure athletic equipment to the leg of a user. Below the top cuff is a slit in the sock that that is closed preferably by means of a zipper. The slit is preferably slightly smaller than the length of a standard shin guard. In one embodiment, there is another band below the slit intended to help hold the shin guard in place. In another embodiment, there is a pouch on the inside of the sock where the bottom of the shin guard can rest. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289657 | SPECIALIZED SOCK HAVING REMOVEABLE INSERT - A specialized sock having a removable insert. The specialized sock includes an upper leg region with a sock opening leading to a sock interior, a bottom sock section, and an upper sock section. The sock also includes a liner mounted within the interior of the sock. The liner is positioned along the upper leg region and the bottom section and has an opening adjacent the sock opening. An insert sized and shaped to fit against a bottom of a foot of a user is inserted through the insert opening and positioned adjacent the bottom section of the sock. The specialized sock allows a person to utilize an insert without wearing a shoe. The specialized sock also allows the user to easily and quickly insert and remove the insert from the specialized sock. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289658 | Helmet - A helmet with an illumination device with at least one electric light source arranged on the outside of the helmet shell, a sensor for detecting the arrangement of the helmet on a head, an electric control device and an electric voltage source electrically connected with the electric light source and the sensor, wherein the electric control device is designed such that it switches on the electric light source or only permits the switching on of the electric light source when the sensor detects the arrangement of the helmet on a head. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289659 | SAFETY HELMET WITH IMPROVED ADJUSTMENT - A safety helmet comprising an outer shell, an internal headband composed of a neckband at the rear and a securing strap at the front, and an adjustment mechanism of the headband. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289660 | CHINSTRAP TO HELMET CONNECTOR - This invention pertains to connections between helmets and chinstraps, and more particularly a connector which is securable to an end of a chinstrap, and which is readily connected to a helmet via a stud carried by the helmet, and in which removal of the connector from the stud requires that an actuator be moved out of a mechanical latching relation to the stud. A helmet assembly includes a helmet having a stud, a chinstrap having a strap, and a connector attached to the strap. The connector includes a housing and an actuator. The housing has an underside with an opening sized to receive the stud through the opening into the housing. The actuator is movable within the housing between a first position in which the actuator engages the stud to retain the connector to the helmet and a second position in which the actuator disengages the stud to release the connector from the helmet. The actuator has a gripping portion extending outside the housing for operation by the user to move the actuator between the first and second positions. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289661 | SWITCH SYSTEM FOR HELMET MOUNTED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Helmet-mounted switch systems are disclosed. A helmet-mounted switch system comprises a mount portion, an electronic device, a power source, at least one accelerometer, and a processor. The mount portion is rotatable around a rotation axis. The electronic device is mounted to the mount portion. The power source is configured to switchably supply power to the electronic device. The at least one accelerometer is operable to measure an acceleration of the mount portion. The system may also include at least one gyroscope operable to measure a rotation of the mount portion. The processor is configured to receive acceleration data. The processor is programmed to determine whether the mount portion is rotating around the rotation axis based on the acceleration data. The processor is programmed to change a power state of the electronic device when the mount portion is rotating around the rotation axis. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289662 | GOGGLES WITH VISCOUS FOAM SEAL - Goggles comprising a protective lens, a frame member and a viscous foam layer comprising a viscous foam portion. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289663 | ENERGY ABSORBING AND DISPLACING STRUCTURE FOR ATHLETIC PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - An energy absorbing and displacing structure for athletic protective equipment, such as an athletic shin-guard, is provided using a flexible web-shaped body to hold a rigid band-shaped member in place. The inner rigid band-shaped member follows the contour of the desired area to protect. The outer flexible web-shaped body is made of a softer rubber like material and works as a locator and supporter keeping the inner, rigid band-shaped member, in proper location. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289664 | PROTECTIVE SHOULDER PADS - A shoulder pad assembly includes a flexible vest, a pair of shoulder pads coupled to the vest, and first and second straps. The flexible vest has a back side and right and left front sides. The first strap has a first end region coupled to and extending from a first location on the back side and a second end region refastenably and selectively attached to the right or left front sides. The second strap has a third end region coupled to and extending from a second location on the back side and a fourth end region refastenably and selectively attached to the right or left front sides. At least a portion of the left front side is configured to releasably engage the first or the second straps, and at least a portion of the right front side is configured to releasably engage the first or the second straps. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289665 | DEVICES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF FLUIDS - A urinal outlet device including a hollow perforated cage for retaining one or more effluent treatment blocks within the cage. The cage is provided with spacing means, in the form of spikes on the inside of the cage for holding the blocks at a spaced distance from an inside surface of the cage. The cage, spacing means, are dimensioned, shaped and positioned relative to the blocks and an outlet flow of effluent from the urinal so that, in use of the device, the blocks are spaced from a surface of the urinal whilst enabling the one or more blocks to be exposed to the flow of urine. Where the urinal is a water flushable urinal, the blocks are held substantially out of the main flow of flushing water flowing to the outlet of the urinal to prolong the life of the blocks without impairing their ability to disinfect and deodorise the urinal. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289666 | Foot actuated toilet seat lifting and self-lowering mechanism - A foot actuated toilet seat or seat/lid lifting and self-lowering mechanism ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289667 | 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. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289668 | WATER FLUSHING DEVICE NOTABLY FOR LAVATORY PAN AND RESULTING LAVATORY PAN AND WATER FLUSHING DEVICE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a water flushing device ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289669 | Water saver toilet with uniform water spot - A toilet has a vacuum source ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289670 | BIOLOGICAL WASTE COLLECTION APPARATUS - A biological waste collection apparatus may include a pad and a collection device. The pad may be suitable for being sat on by a patient and may include an absorbent material. The collection device may be attached to the pad and may include visible indicia that indicate the amount of biological waste matter within the collection device. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289671 | PROTECTIVE FOAM BARRIER FOR USE IN LATRINE STORAGE TANKS - An extended-duration foam may be used to entrap and suppress waste deposited into a latrine storage tank. The foam floats on a liquid or solid surface to form a protective barrier between the waste material stored in the latrine storage tank and the indoor atmosphere of the latrine. When liquid or solid material is deposited into the storage tank having the foam layer, the waste material passes through the foam and into the liquid and/or solid layer of waste material beneath the foam. The foam “self repairs” after the material passes therethrough, maintaining an effective visual and olfactory barrier between the waste material and the latrine atmosphere. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289672 | System and method for showering with fixed parameter water usage - A showering system comprising a first tank, a first and second pump, a water heater, a shower head, a shower base and a valve; wherein water for a shower is stored in the first tank from which it is pumped via the first pump through the water heater to the shower head whence from the water falls to the shower base and passes to the valve from which the water is either discharged to a sewer or pumped via the second pump back to the first tank. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289673 | SHOWER UNIT COMPRISING A SHOWER RECEIVER AND A PUMPING DEVICE - A shower unit including a shower receiver ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289674 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for a shower tray can be arranged in the bottom of the shower tray for the heat recovery from wastewater so as to heat fresh water. To this end, the heat exchanger has a planar cover plate as the drain surface over which the wastewater drains. The cover plate forms the bottom of the shower tray, over which a lid that can be removed without the use of tools is arranged as a tread plate. The heat exchanger preferably includes a distributor element, which is arranged for distributing the wastewater over the drain surface. The distributor element is preferably a retaining element, which retains the wastewater at an upper edge of the drain surface and forms an overflow along the upper edge. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289675 | FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM - A fluid flow control system having a fluid inlet configured to be operatively coupled to a fluid source, a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid inlet such that fluid may exit the system therethrough, a proximity sensor for detecting the position of an object within a region adjacent the sensor, and a flow control device configured to regulate fluid flow between the inlet and outlet in response to object detection by the sensor, wherein the flow control device varies the fluid flow proportional to the detected distance of an object from the sensor. A water flow control system for use in a shower environment is also provided, as well as a shower control system, methods for controlling water flow based on sensing of the presence and location of an object, and methods for reducing water consumption. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289676 | OUTLET OF A SPIGOT - An outlet of a spigot has a bottom seat, a neck, a head and a flow passage. The bottom seat has a bottom face. The neck is formed on and protrudes upward from the bottom seat. The head is formed on and protrudes forward from the neck and has a bottom side. The flow passage is formed in the outlet between the bottom seat, the neck and the head and has at least one inlet hole and an outlet hole. The inlet hole is formed through the bottom face of the bottom seat and communicates with the flow passage. The outlet hole is U-shaped, is formed in the head opposite to the neck and communicates with the flow passage. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289677 | Auxiliary Moving Device - An auxiliary moving device contains a first cushion; two support members disposed on two sides of the first cushion, and the first cushion allowing to move on the support members, one of the support members including a plurality of holes; a positioning mechanism fixed on the first cushion and including a post, the first cushion being inserted into one of the holes of the post of the positioning mechanism to fix the support member. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289678 | Auxiliary Moving Device - An auxiliary moving device contains two support members; a plurality of connecting sets disposed on two ends of the support members respectively, each end of the support member including one connecting set disposed thereon, and each connecting set including a coupling element with a hole; a number of legs fixed on the connecting sets individually, each leg being connected with one end of the support member by using the connecting set; a plurality of positioning mechanisms fixed on the two ends of the support member respectively, each positioning mechanism including a fixing button to disengage the leg from the hole of the coupling element so that the leg is foldable relative to the support member. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289679 | Auxiliary Moving Device - An auxiliary moving device contains a first cushion; a second cushion mounted on the first cushion; a rotating mechanism retained between the first and the second cushions, the first cushion being used to hold the second cushion by using the rotating mechanism, and the second cushion allowing to rotate relative to the first cushion by ways of the rotating mechanism; a positioning mechanism connected with the first and the second cushions, and the second cushion being fixed on the first cushion by using the positioning mechanism. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289680 | Furniture for Adjustment into a Standing Up Assistance Position - Furniture includes a sitting face and/or a reclining face, wherein the sitting face and/or the reclining face can be adjusted from a use position into a standing up assistance position and back and wherein the sitting face and/or the reclining face are at least partially raised and/or lowered in the standing up assistance position compared to the use position. The furniture can be provided with a plurality of rollers to move the furniture and fixing means are provided to lock at least one roller and are configured to forcibly lock at least one roller during the adjustment of the sitting face and/or the reclining face from the use position into the standing up assistance position. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289681 | CASTER ARRANGEMENT FOR A BARIATRIC LIFT DEVICE - A patient lift includes a base and a mast extending from the base. The patient lift also includes a first elongated leg having a first longitudinal axis extending from the base. A first caster assembly is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the first elongated leg about a first carriage axis. The first caster assembly includes a first caster truck and a plurality of first assembly casters mounted to the first caster truck. The patient lift also includes a second elongated leg having a second longitudinal axis extending from the base. A second caster assembly is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the second elongated leg about a second carriage axis. The second caster assembly includes a second caster truck and a plurality of second assembly casters mounted to the second caster truck. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289682 | Sturdy, collapsible, telescoping bed frame - A collapsible bed frame that supports a box spring includes side rails and telescoping cross rails. A first hinge connects upper and lower portions of a first side rail that are each at least 35 inches long. A first portion of a cross rail telescopes inside a second portion of the cross rail, and the first portion is connected to the first hinge. Upper and lower portions of a second side rail are connected by a second hinge that includes a slot. The second portion of the cross rail has a tongue that fits into the slot on the second hinge. The side rails also have support legs with flanges that extend above the side rails when the support legs are extended. The first and second hinges also include flanges that together with the support leg flanges prevent the box spring from sliding towards either side of the bed frame. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289683 | ADJUSTABLE-FIRMNESS BODY SUPPORT AND METHOD - The present invention provides a body support assembly comprising a layer having a passage, a pump positioned to create a flow of fluid through the passage, a sensor that detects a parameter and produces a signal, and a controller coupled to the sensor and programmed to control the flow of fluid based on the signal. Preferably, the layer comprises visco-elastic foam. In one embodiment, the parameter corresponds with a firmness of the layer (e.g., a temperature of the layer). A heat exchanger can be used to alter (e.g., heat or cool) a temperature of the fluid. The present invention further provides a method of controlling a firmness of a body support comprising sensing a sensed value of a parameter (e.g., temperature) of the body support, establishing a desired value of the parameter, comparing the sensed parameter to the desired value, and adjusting the parameter. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRIC PERSONAL COMFORT CONTROLLED BEDDING - A distribution system is adapted for use with a mattress and a personal comfort system with an air conditioning system operable for outputting a conditioned air flow. The distribution system includes at least top and bottom layers of fabric material and a spacer structure disposed between the bottom and top layers. The spacer structure defines an internal volume within the distribution layer and is configured to enable the received conditioned air flow to flow therethrough. This flow of conditioned air has a cooling or heating effect on a body on the mattress. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289685 | COVER SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE - A cover system includes a first layer providing a top surface over a patient support structure. A layer of spacer material is provided beneath the first layer. An air mover moves air through the layer of spacer material to remove moisture adjacent a person supported by the patient support. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289686 | Partitioned Bed Sheets - A partitioned bed sheet for providing a plurality of semi-separate sleeping areas in a single bed comprised of joining an upper sheet to a lower sheet with a stitch line extending from approximately the foot of the bed parallel to the center line of the bed and terminating at a distance, in part, determined by the circumstances dictating the use of the partitioned bed sheet. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289687 | Baby Headrest - A headrest designed for an infant. The headrest has a sleeve with flat top and bottom surfaces. The inner cavity of the sleeve is filled with a dry, visco-elastic polymer cushioning material having a 50% compression force deflection in a range of 2.5 to 3.5 psi. The cushioning material also has a 25% compression force deflection in a range of 0.25 psi to 1 psi. The sleeve has a dimension of between 3 inches to 12 inches and is between ¼ inch and 2 inches thick. The sleeve has a specialized cover to protect it from dirt and damage. The cover contains an opening and closing mechanism to allow insertion and removal of the polymer filled sleeve. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289688 | PELVIC SUPPORT - A pelvic support application apparatus for positioning a flexible pelvic support ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289689 | VISCO-ELASTIC BODY SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A pillow assembly including a foam core having a top surface, side surface, and bottom surface, and an outer layer covering the top surface and side surface and leaving the bottom surface substantially exposed. The foam core has a higher hardness and a higher density than the outer layer. The foam core and the outer layer comprise reticulated or non-reticulated visco-elastic foam. The outer layer covers a majority of the foam core and has a substantially constant thickness across the top surface. The foam core includes a front side and a back side, both of which are covered by the outer layer and left and right sides of the foam core, which are exposed. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289690 | Mattress and Mattress Replacement System with and Intrinsic Contour Feature - A mattress for use on a bed frame has a lower body section | 2011-12-01 |
20110289691 | PATIENT/INVALID HANDLING SUPPORT - A patient support for a patient includes a mattress with at least one air operated component and a cushioning layer forming a patient support surface. The mattress has a recessed portion beneath the patient support surface at the foot end of the mattress with an enclosure housed in the recess. The enclosure houses therein at least one pump for directing air to the air operated component and a controller for operating the pump. The enclosure has a central section and two side sections, with each of the sections having an upper side. The side sections are located on opposed sides of the central section and at opposed sides of the mattress at the foot end. The upper side of the central section is recessed below the upper sides of the side sections wherein the depth of the cushioning layer at the foot end between the side sections is maintained generally constant at least along the central portion of the mattress extending from the head end to the foot end. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289692 | Combination tool - A combination tool usable to couple between land vehicles or other objects is described, that is also usable to impact posts, such when constructing a fence. The combination tool can include a main body with a first end configured to impact a post, and a second end configured for coupling to a vehicle or other object. A restrainer pin detachably connected to the main body is usable to secure the combination tool to the object. The restrainer pin can also be used to engage a fence clip or similar flexible member, such as when constructing a fence. Additionally, the combination tool can include a ball hitch or similar protrusion for engagement with a tow vehicle or other object, and a platform or similar member for facilitating a user's access to the vehicles or other objects to which the combination tool is secured. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289693 | LOCKABLE FOLDING MULTI-TOOL - A locking folding tool is disclosed. The folding tool comprises a housing having a pair of sidewalls in spaced relation to each other, and a support extending transversely between the pair of sidewalls. The folding tool may further have a plurality of work tools pivotally supported by the support. As such, the support may define a pivot axis for the work tools. Each work tool may further have an associated lock engaging member. The folding tool may also include a lock member movable between a first position and a second position. When the lock member is in the first position, it may engage the lock engaging members so that each of the work tools is inhibited from pivoting about the support. When the lock member is in the second position, it may disengage the lock engaging member so that the work tools are pivotable about the support. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289694 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEGLAZING - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a deglazing apparatus and method for use to remove glass from a frame. Embodiments further describe an apparatus with cutting, heating and prying capabilities and a method of use. Some embodiments include a deglazing apparatus carrying device to storage during portions of the glass removal process. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289695 | Laundry Treatment Apparatus Having Heat Pump System - A laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a dryer or a washing machine having dryer function, comprises a storing compartment for storing laundry therein, in particular a rotatable drum, an air circulation channel connected at a first end and at a second end to the storing compartment, a blower for blowing the air through the air circulation channel and the storing compartment, a heat pump system having an evaporator and a condenser arranged in the air circulation channel, and a steam generator arranged within the body of the laundry treatment apparatus. A method of operating the laundry treatment apparatus comprises supplying steam generated by the steam generator into the air circulation channel and/or the storing compartment, and at the same time at least for an overlapping period, operating the heat pump system. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289696 | Method for Operating a Washing Cycle and a Subsequent Drying Cycle in a Laundry Washer-Dryer - A laundry washer-dryer comprises a tub, a drum for storing laundry rotatably arranged inside the tub, an air circulation channel connected at a first end and at a second end to the tub, a blower for blowing the air through the air circulation channel, the tub and the drum, and a heat pump system having a compressor, an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and the condenser being arranged in the air circulation channel. A method for operating a washing cycle and a subsequent drying cycle in the laundry washer-dryer comprises performing the washing cycle, the washing cycle including at least one washing phase, at least one rinsing phase and at least one spinning phase, and performing the drying cycle including at least one drying phase. At least one last rinsing phase of the washing cycle is performed by using heated water so as to cause the temperature inside the tub to increase. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289697 | MULTIPLE STEP DYEING TEXTILE WITH CONCENTRATED DYE SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a process for dyeing sheetlike textile materials with a dye, which comprises a concentrated dye system being applied in a total amount of 1% to 25% by weight, based on the textile material, to the textile material in two or more sub-steps and the dye being fixed on the textile material after each and every sub-step. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289698 | Novel Whitening Agents For Cellulosic Substrates - This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa | 2011-12-01 |
20110289699 | Mouth Cleaning Device And Head Portion Of A Mouth Cleaning Device - A head portion for a mouth cleaning device is disclosed. The head portion includes an electrical connecting element; cleaning elements for cleaning teeth; and a tongue cleaning electrode for enabling a current flow into a user's tongue during use. The cleaning elements and the tongue cleaning electrode are arranged on substantially opposing sides of the head portion. The electrical connecting element on the head portion is electrically coupled to the tongue cleaning electrode for establishing an electrical connection with a corresponding electrical connecting element located at a handle portion in a connected state. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289700 | FLOOR WASHING-DRYING MACHINE - The present invention refers to a floor washing-drying machine, in particular of the drives-on-board kind, provided with at least a front driving and steering wheel ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289701 | Manufacturing Method of Toothbrush Filaments Using Power Toothbrush and Toothbrush Using Thereof - Provided is a tapered filament for a power toothbrush made of a synthetic resin and formed with tapers at two ends thereof and a non-tapered area for tufting part of which middle is tufted into a power toothbrush, wherein an overall length is 16 to 22 mm, a length of the non-tapered area for tufting part is 4 to 12 mm, and the rest parts except for the non-tapered area for tufting part form tapers at two ends. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289702 | ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED TOOTHBRUSH WITH INTEGRATED TONGUE CLEANER - An oral care device includes an electrical toothbrush with integral tongue scrapers. The device includes an electrical tooth cleaning device and an electrical tongue cleaning device operated by a single motor. Cleaning gears disposed in a head portion of the device include both bristles for cleaning teeth and nodules for scraping the surface of the tongue. The bristles protrude from a first end of the cleaning gears and the nodules are formed on an opposite second end of the cleaning gears such that rotation of the cleaning gears provides movement of both the bristles and the nodules. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289703 | Personal care article with vibrating head part - An interdental treatment device, such as a toothbrush, includes a handle configured to accommodate an electric power source, a head carrying an interdental treatment tool, and a neck between the handle and the head. The head or neck includes a mechanical motorized vibratory device, including a drive which causes the head to vibrate. Electrical connections are operably connected to the mechanical vibratory device and the electric power source to power the mechanical vibratory device via the electrical connections. In various embodiments, a switch may be operably connected to at least one of the electrical connections to interrupt power from the power source to the mechanical motorized vibratory device. In various embodiments, a vibration-damping structure dampens vibration transmission from the head to the handle. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289704 | CARPET CLEANING MACHINE HAVING A DUAL STRIKER MECHANISM - A dual striker mechanism for a carpet-tapping machine comprises two striker grills which are mounted in a common body opposite one another so as to be pivotable about the longitudinal axis of their retaining rail. The tapping rods of the first striker grill thereby protrude into the gaps between the tapping rods of the second striker grill. The arrangement of the tapping rods of the two striker grills thereby forms a common horizontal plane. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289705 | ENDOSCOPIC DUCT CLEANING TOOL - Provided is an endoscopic duct cleaning tool which uses elastic porous members to prevent the inside of a duct of an endoscope from being damaged, and which can firmly fix the elastic porous members to a core wire and secure a sufficient thickness in each of the elastic porous members. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289706 | Auger with Tentacles - A plumbing auger attachment tool which provides means for solid object retrieval from the interior of a toilet waste pipe or other drain pipes. The attachment has a series of rubber tentacles affixed to the end of the spiral wiring of a plumbing snake auger. The lengths of string act to entangle solid debris otherwise blocking the flow of water through the pipe. A magnetic casing also assists to attract ferrous material blockages in the pipe. This improvement on a standard plumbing snake permits solid item retrieval, such as pens and toys, which a wire coil auger is not capable. The strings are sent down the length of pipe at the base of a toilet by a rotating action, which rotates and extends the wire coil auger and the improved attachment. Once entangled with a debris source, that debris can be removed from the pipe to clear the obstruction. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289707 | Tongue Cleaning Device - A head portion for a tongue cleaning device is disclosed. The head portion includes a mechanical tongue cleaning section and a tongue cleaning electrode. The mechanical tongue cleaning section includes a cleaning protrusion. The tongue cleaning electrode enables a current flow into a user's tongue during operation. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289708 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT - An oral care implement such as a toothbrush includes a head defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements supported by the toothbrush head. The tooth cleaning elements preferably include at least one tooth polishing unit having a polishing element including a supporting base and a broadened flexible tooth polishing head extending angularly outwards from the base and defining a polishing surface. In a preferred embodiment, the polishing element is made of an elastomeric material. In some embodiments, the polishing element may be comprised of a plurality of individual polishing members. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289709 | U-shape disposable toothbrush head - The invention is a U-shape disposable toothbrush head that will allow an individual to brush their teeth without arm movement. Said u-shape toothbrush head will fit comfortably in the mouth while cleaning and covering all of the top front and back teeth simultaneously. The u-shape disposable toothbrush will fit most existing electric toothbrushes. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289710 | Curved Bath Brush - The present invention relates generally to a bath brush, and more specifically to a bath brush having a curved portion to aid older people or people of limited flexibility due to surgery or other causes in washing their back or lower body without raising their arms or bending over. The bath brush comprises an elongated member having a straight handle on one end and a curved portion on the other end; and a plurality of bristles surrounding the curved portion forming a cylindrical brush. Due to the large curve, a user can hold the brush in front of them and wash their back without raising their arms. They can also wash their legs and the feet as well without bending over. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289711 | DUSTING DEVICES - A dusting device is provided that has at least one cleaning member with a microfiber bundle secured to a spine by a seam. The spine provides a resilient flexibility to the cleaning member such that the spine flexes as pressure is applied, but at least partially returns to an original shape upon removal of the pressure. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289712 | MULTI-MATERIAL CLEANING TOWEL WITH HAND POCKETS - A towel for cleaning and drying a surface includes a first portion, a second portion, and a pocket formed in the first portion. The first portion includes an underlying layer of material and two outer layers of material. The second portion is formed primarily of a material different from the outer layer of the first portion. The pocket is formed in the first portion between the underlying layer and the outer layer for receiving a user's hand or foot. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289713 | Holster for a Portable Communication Device - A holster for a portable device is described that comprises a dispensing mechanism coupled to the housing comprising a reservoir defining an interior volume for holding a substance to be dispensed and an applicator for dispensing a portion of said substance from the interior volume of the reservoir to a portion of a surface of said portable device. The holster may be used to dispense a substance such as a disinfecting liquid or a cleaning gel onto a surface of the portable device. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289714 | MULTI-MATERIAL MOP HEAD - A mop head for cleaning and drying floors and other surfaces includes a first portion formed primarily of microfiber material or similar materials and a second portion formed primarily of chamois material or similar materials. The first portion is configured for cleaning a surface as it is moved across it and the second portion is configured for drying the surface as it is moved it. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289715 | WRINGER FOR MOPS AND THE LIKE WITH DEVICE FOR FILTERING THE WASHING WATER - Wringer for mops and the like comprising a one-piece structure made of plastic material with two rocking bodies | 2011-12-01 |
20110289716 | PORTABLE CLEANING SYSTEM - A portable vacuum cleaning system includes a portable vacuum unit for cleaning debris. The vacuum unit is powered by a self-contained first electric power storage device and may be carried with a strap in backpack-fashion. The system also includes a cart defining a receptacle for receiving the vacuum unit. The vacuum unit may be used when supported by the cart or when carried by an operator. A second electric power storage device is supported by the cart and electrically connectable to the vacuum unit for charging the first electric power storage device when the vacuum unit is supported by the cart. Further, when disposed in the cart, the vacuum unit is disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees allowing for ease of movement of the cart. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289717 | Hand-held multi-function brush system with sprays - The present invention is a hand-held device that integrates and enables one or more or a combination of functions of spraying, cleaning, drying, waxing, polishing and shining of a floor or a surface including that of a vehicle. The present invention has one or more brushes rotated by one or more electric motors powered by a power source or a built-in and/or removable and/or rechargeable battery pack or by water pressure and is capable of discharging, dispersing or spraying one or more or a combination of air, water, steam, compressed air, pressurized water, pressurized steam, hot air, detergent, waxing agent and polishing agent. The discharging, dispersing or spraying of one or more or a combination of these materials through select nozzles along with the rotation of the brush or brushes enables multiple functions to be accomplished in a single pass of the device over the surface. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289718 | HARNESS FOR BACKPACK BLOWER - A power tool includes a power tool housing at least partially encompassing an internal combustion engine and a harness on which the power tool housing is mounted. The harness has a pair of shoulder straps, a waist strap, and a panel connecting the shoulder straps and waist strap. The power tool housing is mounted on a frame having at least one arcuate tool-supporting member with an upper end proximate the shoulder straps and a lower end proximate the waist strap. The tool-supporting member is shaped along its vertical length such that a middle portion of the member arcs away from the panel such that there is an air-circulation space between the power tool housing and the panel. In one embodiment, the power tool is a blower and the housing has an air intake port facing the air-circulation space. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289719 | Hand-held and stick vacuum cleaner - A hand-held and stick vacuum cleaner includes a stick body having a body discharge part formed in a front part thereof and a first connecting terminal provided on a rear part thereof; and a hand-held cleaner unit detachably mounted in the rear part of the stick body and having discharge parts formed in front and rear part thereof and a second connecting terminal corresponding to the first connecting terminal provided on the rear part thereof. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289720 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus and hand-held cleaner having the same - The hand-held cleaner includes a body, and a cyclone dust collecting apparatus detachably mounted in the body. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus includes a pre-motor filter unit having a filter grill and a filter member, a dust collecting bin having one end to which the pre-motor filter unit is coupled and the other end opposite to the one end in which an cyclone inlet is formed, and a cyclone bin disposed in the dust collecting bin and having a spiral flow path-guide member integrally formed therein. A moving path of air drawn into the cyclone inlet is maintained in the same direction until the air is discharged through the pre-motor filter unit via the cyclone bin. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289721 | ANTI-VIBRATION CANTILEVERED HANDLE FOR A BLOWING APPARATUS - A hand carried power tool ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289722 | Vacuum Cleaner - The present invention relates to an upright vacuum cleaner having a main longitudinal extension, comprising a housing provided with a cavity, which cavity is formed between a bottom portion, and a frame portion, and a dust container comprising a wall and having two lateral sides, wherein the dust container is arranged in the cavity, and wherein the frame portion comprises at least two support bars arranged substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vacuum cleaner, one along each lateral side of the dust container, such that the at least two support bars contribute to the rigidity of the vacuum cleaner while a major portion of the wall of the dust container remains visible. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289723 | Integral Vacuum Fan Housing - A filter box for a surface maintenance machine incorporating aspects of a fan housing. In one example, a filter box for a sweeping machine is provided with an impeller fan housing beneath a cylindrical filter. Operation of the impeller fan draws air from a debris hopper, through the cylindrical filter, and through an expansion chamber defined by a scroll conduit prior to outlet to atmosphere. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289724 | Vacuum Cleaner - A vacuum cleaner comprises an elongate upright body | 2011-12-01 |
20110289725 | VACUUM CLEANER - The embodiments disclose a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle capable to adjusting the height with regard to the bottom surface. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289726 | HINGE MECHANISM - A hinge mechanism includes a first rotation assembly, a second rotation assembly substantially parallel to the first rotation assembly, a first connection member, and a second connection member. The first and second rotation assemblies include a first and second pivoting shafts and a first and second brackets sleeved on the first and second pivoting shafts, respectively, and both the first and second brackets includes an engaging portion eccentrically formed on one end respectively thereof. The first connection member includes two pivotal portions. The pivotal portions are rotatably connected to the engaging portions of the first bracket and the second bracket, respectively. The second connection member is sleeved on the first pivoting shaft and the second pivoting shaft. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289727 | ADJUSTABLE FRICTION HINGE - An adjustable friction hinge with a first hinge portion with two spaced apart first hinge knuckles and second hinge portion having a second hinge knuckle with rotatably fit together. A barrel bushing is non-rotatably positioned in the second hinge knuckle. A friction bushing is slidably and non-rotatably located in openings in the two first hinge knuckles. A threaded compression nut, and a non-threaded compression nut are located in the two spaced apart first hinge knuckles. A screw passes through the non-threaded compression nut, the spaced apart first hinge knuckles, the second hinge knuckle, the two friction bushings, and into the threaded compression nut. When the screw is tightened, the threaded and non-threaded compression nuts force the two frictional bushing into frictional contact with the barrel bushing to increase a force required to move the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion relative to each other. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289728 | HINGE MECHANISM - A hinge mechanism includes a connecting member, two pivotal shafts substantially parallel to each other, two main gears, two transmission gears, and a resisting member. The connecting member sleeves on the two pivotal shafts. The two main gears non-rotatably sleeve on the corresponding two pivotal shafts, respectively. The two transmission gears are rotatably positioned between the two main gears and mesh with each other and the two main gears. The resisting member sleeves on the two main pivotal shafts and holds the two main gears and the two transmission gears together with the connecting member. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289729 | STRUCTURE OF CASTER - A caster includes a base carrying a rotation shaft and forming a pivotal joint seat. Wheels are rotatably mounted to the rotation shaft. Each wheel has an inside surface that is recessed to form an inner rim. A brake arm has a first end rotatably coupled to the pivotal joint seat and a second end forming a brake pawl extending into the inner rims of the wheels. A spring is arranged between the brake arm and the base so that the spring normally biases the brake pawl to depress against the inner rims of the wheels to brake the wheels. A release knob is rotatably mounted to the base and forms a cam section positionable against the brake arm. The cam section, when rotated by the release knob, drives the brake arm backward to release the brake pawl from the wheels, allowing the wheels to freely rotate. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289730 | DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle having a handle component that has a handle ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289731 | AUTOMOBILE DOOR HANDLE - The present invention relates to an automobile door handle ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110289732 | SLIDING WINDOW GUIDE FOR A SLIDING WINDOW COMPONENT COMPRISING NON-PARALLEL GUIDES - The invention relates to a sliding window guide, in the case of which the guides, which guide the sliding window, do not run parallel, whereby the distance between the guides and the sliding window thus changes across the displacement path of the sliding window, wherein at least one of the guides encompasses a holding device, in which a guide rail is movably held by means of an equalizing bearing, so that the change of distance can be equalized via a displacement of the guide rail. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289733 | TEETHER/PACIFIER SECURING DEVICE - A securing device connected to a tether including a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion each having a respective first or second exterior surface and interior surface opposite the exterior surface. The first and second clamp portions each have an end that is connected to one another at a connected portion and an opposite free end that is free to form a “C” shape. The connected portion connects the first and second clamp portions to bias the free ends away from each other. A slider is movably connected to the first and second clamp portions so that the slider moves toward and away from the free ends. A ridge is connected to the second exterior surface adjacent the free end of the second clamp portion so that the ridge protrudes from the second exterior surface to be engaged by a user while moving the slider. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289734 | Fastener apparatus - A material fastener apparatus having one or more buttons which are attached to a first section of the material. The apparatus may comprise of a layer of stretchable material which may be positioned under the first section of the material. The apparatus may also comprise of one or more button holes which are attached to a second section of the material. The one or more button holes may be angled to the horizontal and are configured to receive the one or more buttons. The button holes may also be further configured to fasten the first section of the material with a second section of the material when the one or more buttons are buttoned with the one or more button holes. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289735 | Cord Guide Element - A cord guide element for a window blind cord, the element including an anchor adapted to secure the element to a blind substrate, and connected to the anchor a body which defines a cord receiving aperture, wherein the body portion is in the form of a loop and a transverse opening is defined through the loop. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289736 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COVERING AN END OF A CABLE EXTENDING FROM A FORM DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF MOLDED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS - A cap includes a resilient body including a passageway formed in the body for receiving an end of a cable therein. The passageway has a retention feature for maintaining the cable end of a horizontally extending cable inside the passageway from inadvertent separation with the passageway. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289737 | Magnetic Jewelry Clasp - A clasp in which magnetic leakage is reduced includes a pair of pieces which are to be engaged with each other. Both pieces, when being engaged, both may rotate about an axis common to both pieces. Both pieces are provided with a pair of permanent magnets held in both pieces. Both permanent magnets have front and rear surfaces in which multiple poles are magnetized, and when both pieces are engaged, the front surfaces of both permanent magnets face each other. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289738 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A ZIPPER WITH A HORIZONTAL BENT POTION AND SUCH ZIPPER - A manufacturing method of a zipper with a horizontal bent potion includes the following steps. (a) Place the zipper with two strip portions which consist of warp and weft, in a mold that has at least a horizontal bent portion. (b) The mold is heated to the melting point of the weft. (c) The mold makes the shape of the zipper identical to that of the mold. (d) A setting membrane is coated on the zipper to set the shape of the strip portions. Therefore, the zipper may have a different shape. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289739 | Clip for Electronic Book Reader and Cover - A clip for securing electronic readers to their covers substantially precludes lifting the reader off its cover and breaking the attachment of the reader to the cover, potentially damaging the reader. The clip comprises, in one embodiment, a generally C-shaped flexible and resilient plastic-coated fabrication having upper and lower transversely extending leg members extending in face-to-face relation from a horizontally extending supporting leg member to define an opening and passageway for receiving the assembly of an c-reader and end cover. The transversely extending leg members are bent toward each other at an angle to flexibly and resiliently receive the e-reader and cover assembly and to frictionally and securingly retain the assembly in the passageway. By slightly bending the transverse legs as needed, the clip can easily be installed and removed. The clip is designed for the Amazon® Kindle® and related models of e-readers and can be used with e-readers from other sources as well. | 2011-12-01 |
20110289740 | JEWELRY LOCKING MECHANISM - A jewelry clasp is provided with a male element and a female element. The female element has a chamber with a frame and an internal stop element that is integral with the frame. The chamber includes a pivot for a pivotally-mounted spring-biased latch element so that the latch element is not placed in the trajectory of the entry path of the male element into the entry port of the chamber, and the latch element is configured to abut the chamber frame such that, in every position, the latch element remains within the chamber frame and does not extend beyond the frame when the male element is engaging, engaged, disengaging or disengaged. | 2011-12-01 |