03rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110011815 | Method of mounting casket to display - A display for displaying casket portions comprises a back wall, at least one wing wall, a shelf, a casket corner section having two cut sides at substantially a right angle to one another and having a bottom, a side panel attached to one of the cut sides of the casket corner section, a bottom panel attached to the bottom of the casket corner section, and at least one dowel pin on the back wall. The casket corner section is supported on the shelf, the side panel is positioned between the wing wall and the dowel pin, and the other cut side faces the back wall. The dowel pin is spaced from the wing wall by an amount such that an outwardly facing surface of the side panel is snugged against an inwardly facing surface of the wing wall. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011816 | HINGE APPARATUSES, STRUCTURES, AND SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURALLY RIGID AND DURABLE, FOLDING SUPPORT FURNITURE - The disclosed subject matter provides hinging apparatuses, structures, and systems for folding support furniture systems, and methods of assembly therefor. The disclosed subject matter advantageously provides structurally rigid connections between component parts of support furniture systems, while allowing for durable support furniture. In various non-limiting embodiments, the provided hinging apparatuses allow for a folding support furniture system to be folded up for convenient and efficient storage and ease of transport. With the hinges extended to their designed extension point, and when fully assembled, the hinging apparatuses, in conjunction with the disclosed locking mechanisms provide the structural rigidity and load bearing capability necessary to support current and future home entertainment system weight loads, as well as providing numerous advantages for other support furniture markets. Further non-limiting embodiments are provided that illustrate the advantages and flexibility of the disclosed structures. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011817 | RACK APPARATUS - A rack apparatus has a movable member for holding a first article, and a second movable member for holding a second article, the first and second movable members being arranged vertically, a base member for holding the first movable member and the second movable member so as to be movable forward and backward horizontally, and a linking member for linking the first movable member and the second movable member so as to enable the second movable member to move backward when the first movable member moving forward. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011818 | ROTORHOOK - A load lifting device is provided. The load lifting device has a housing, a load lifting hook assembly mounted with the housing, a freely rotatable swivel mounted with the housing opposite the load lifting hook assembly, wherein the freely rotatable swivel can rotate around a vertical axis, and a rotational driving device located within the housing, wherein the rotational driving device interacts with the load lifting hook assembly and controls movement of the load lifting hook assembly along a vertical axis. The rotational driving device controls movement of the load lifting device remotely through a power source, remote processing unit, motor, and remote control. The load lifting device is built to be attached to a hoist line of a crane and be used by riggers or other workers to move material and equipment. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011819 | MODULAR FEEDING BOTTLE - A modular feeding system assembled as an upright, hands-free feeding bottle or a traditional nurser bottle (which requires holding the bottle during feeding). The pressure equalization features of such an assembled device may have health benefits to the user or care giver. The other complementary, modular parts can be used to convert the bottle (or other suitable container) into a sippy cup or a sports bottle. The parts offer versatility in bottle feeding to the user, whether it is an infant, toddler, adult, elderly person or animal. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011820 | WINE BOTTLE CAP ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Disclosed is a wine bottle cap assembly. When a resealed wine bottle is stored standing upright, an oxygen absorbent is located below a lower part of a cap body while being distanced from the cap body. Thus, oxygen, which is heavier than nitrogen and sinking downward, is rapidly removed. Even when the wine bottle is stored lying down, the oxygen absorbent does not sink into the wine, so oxygen absorption is efficiently performed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011821 | DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF REMOVABLE MEMBRANE SEALING COMPONENTS FOR CONSUMER PACKAGING - A closure for a container having a container opening is provided herein. The closure includes an annular top having an inner skirt depending downwardly from an inner perimeter of the annular top and having an outer skirt depending downwardly from an outer perimeter of the annular top. An annular bottom extends radially inward from the inner skirt, and the annular bottom has defined thereon a dispensing aperture positioned adjacent to the container opening when the closure is mounted to the container. A sealing member is formed to the annular bottom for closing the dispensing aperture. The outer skirt optionally includes a hingedly flexible flap having one or more gussets dimensioned to cooperate with the anti-rotation structure of a neck finish. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011822 | BOTTLE CAP - A bottle cap includes a cap seat and a cap. The cap seat has a receiving space confined by an inner tubular wall and a bottom wall. The cap is disposed within the inner tubular wall, and has a top panel and a tubular cutter body. The tubular cutter body has a beveled bottom open end that has a cutting end and a pushing end. When the top panel is pressed, the cutting end cuts the bottom wall, and the pushing end pushes a portion of the bottom wall so that the bottom wall moves away from the cutting end. Preferably, the bottom wall and the inner tubular wall are formed as one piece. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011823 | Two-part bottle - The bottle comprises two sub-containers coupled one on top of the other. The end of the bottom sub-container opposite from the coupled end forms the base, while the coupled end forms a wide-mouth container design with an opening large enough to allow for ice cubes or adult fingers to effectively clean the inside. The end of the top sub-container opposite from the coupled end forms a narrow-mouth container design with an opening narrow enough for the drinking comfort of a child. The top and bottom sub-containers when uncoupled can transform to either two sub-containers for drinking, or a first sub-container for drinking and a second sub-container for holding liquid. A band made of a flexible material is encased around the exterior of the bottle to improve the function of the bottle, facilitate labeling, and buffer clanking noises and damage when the bottle is placed next to a solid surface. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011824 | ASEPTIC PUSH-PULL STOPPER - A stopper of the push-pull type, comprising
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20110011825 | Container Having Compound Flexible Panels - A plastic container that is adapted for adjustment to internal volumetric changes such as those that occur as a result of internal pressure and temperature changes during the hot-fill process includes a container body defining an internal space. The container body has at least one flexible panel defined therein, which includes an outer flexible panel portion and an inner flexible panel portion. The outer flexible panel portion has a shape when a pressure equilibrium exists between the internal space and ambient external pressure, and is further constructed and arranged to assume a shape of increased concavity when a sufficient underpressure exists in the internal space. The inner flexible panel portion is constructed and arranged to flex relative to the outer flexible panel portion in order to accommodate internal pressure changes within the container body. The inner and outer flexible panel portions accordingly work in tandem to permit efficient vacuum uptake in a hot-fill type container. In addition, a boundary between the outer and inner flexible panel portions is preferably entirely curved. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011826 | BOTTLE FLIP SUPPORT - Disclosed herein is a bottle flip support including a support base with a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is configured to be put on a support ground. At least one cavity is disposed on the top surface of the support base to support a flipped bottle. The cavity includes a shoulder cavity configured to hold a shoulder portion of the flipped bottle and a lip cavity configured to accommodate a lip portion of the flipped bottle. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011827 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLLOW MICRONEEDLE STRUCTURES - Provided is a method of manufacturing a hollow microneedle structure. The method includes forming an injection mold having a through hole, filling the injection mold with a photoresist formed of a viscous material, and extruding the photoresist from the injection mold through the through hole, solidifying the extruded photoresist to form a needle-type photoresist structure, forming a seed layer on the surface of the photoresist structure, forming a metal plated layer on the seed layer, inclining an end tip of the photoresist structure having the metal plated layer, and removing the photoresist from the metal plated layer to form a hollow. Thus, the hollow microneedle structure can be manufactured to have such diameter, length, hardness, and inclination angle as to minimize pain. The hollow microneedle structure can be combined with an apparatus for detecting a biomaterial or injecting cosmetic substances or medicines, and variously applied. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011828 | ORGANICALLY MODIFIED ETCH CHEMISTRY FOR ZNO TCO TEXTURING - Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a process of texturing a transparent conductive oxide layer deposited over a substrate. The transparent oxide layer is sometimes deposited onto a substrate for later use in a solar cell device. After the transparent conductive oxide layer is deposited, the layer is textured to increase the haze of the layer. An increase in haze permits the layer to increase light trapping and thus improve the efficiency of a solar cell. A wet etch chemistry that utilizes a component that is less polar than water permits the acidic component, such as nitric acid, to dissociate less and thus etch the transparent conductive oxide to the desired texture. A suitable component is an organic component such as acetic acid which has a dielectric constant substantially below the dielectric constant of water. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011829 | Device Mounting Board - A device mounting board on which a device is mounted is provided with a substrate and an insulating film provided on one surface of the substrate. The substrate and the insulating film include glass fiber impregnated with epoxy resin. The epoxy resin impregnation ratio of the glass fiber included in the insulating resin film is higher than that of the glass fiber included in the substrate. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011830 | Magnetic Recording Media, Magnetic Recording Apparatus, and Method for Manufacturing Magnetic Recording Media - A magnetic recording media includes a toroidal substrate, a surface thereof is divided into a recording area located in a central part between an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge, edge areas located within 100 μm or more and 2,000 μm or less from the outer and inner peripheral edges, respectively, and adjacent areas located between the edge areas and the recording area, respectively, a magnetic film on the substrate, and a protective film on the magnetic film, in which the magnetic film is thinner in the edge areas than that in the adjacent areas, and at least a part of the protective film in the edge areas is thicker than that in the adjacent areas. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011831 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - There is provided a method for manufacturing a diffractive optical element that can suppress the generation of heat from the inside of an insulative substrate and stabilize an etching rate. A method for manufacturing a diffractive optical element composed of an insulative substrate whose surface has a bumpy structure includes a selecting step of selecting an insulative substrate having an electrical resistivity equal to or higher than a certain value by measuring electrical resistivity of insulative substrates; and an etching step of forming a bumpy structure by dry etching in a surface of the insulative substrate selected in the selecting step. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011832 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC LENS - In securing adhesion of a hard coat layer to be formed on the surface of a plastic lens, modification of the lens surface is carried out without using an abrasive, and thereby the cleaning time after modification is shortened. A method for producing a plastic lens includes rubbing to rub the surface of a plastic lens substrate using a removing member, and forming a hard coat layer on the rubbed surface of the plastic lens substrate by a wet surface treatment. The removing member has flexibility, and is made of a hard material that is harder than the material of the surface of the lens substrate or has such constitution that a hard material is fixed on a base material having flexibility. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011833 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIA - A manufacturing method is provided for manufacturing a substrate for information storage media having various properties that are demanded for a next generation of information storage media substrate purposes exemplified by perpendicular magnetic recording systems, etc., and above all, having high fracture toughness and a smooth surface at low cost. The method of manufacturing a substrate for information storage media includes a step of preparing glass material of a plate shape containing SiO | 2011-01-20 |
20110011834 | LINEPIPE STEEL - A method of producing coil plate on a hot strip mill is disclosed. The method includes coiling hot rolled coil plate strip at a temperature that is selected (a) to minimize precipitation of Cr/Mo carbides or (b) so that any Cr/Mo carbides that form are sufficiently fine that they go into solution in any subsequent heat treatment of coil plate made from the strip. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011835 | SUBMERGED ARC WELDING SYSTEM WITH PRESSURIZED FLUX DELIVERY AND WELDING TORCH - A submerged arc welding system. In one embodiment, the submerged arc welding system includes a robot, a flux supply distal from the robot, and at least one wire supply distal from the robot. The system also includes a welding torch connected to the robot, a wire path connecting the wire supply to the welding torch, and a flux path connecting the flux supply to the welding torch. A flux delivery system is configured to move flux from the flux supply to the welding torch. At least one vent is disposed on the flux path adjacent the welding torch, to evacuate air from the flux path. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011836 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLASMA KEYHOLE WELDING - In response to plasma keyhole welding of a workpiece, in the case of which a plasma jet is generated using an electrode, to which a welding current is applied, and at least one process gas, wherein at least one gas composition ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011837 | SYSTEMS FOR FORMING A PLURALITY OF CELLS ON THE MASTERING TOOLS - Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a plurality of cells on the mastering tools are provided. In particular, the systems vary the geometry of the cells or the placement of the cells, or both, for forming a textured surface on a mastering tool. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011838 | Method for fabricating semicoductor wafers applicable to integrated circuit manufacture - The present invention discloses a method for fabricating semiconductor wafers applicable to IC manufacture, which comprises steps: providing an ingot; slicing the ingot into a plurality of wafers; using a laser to illuminate the surface of the wafers to eliminate the saw marks generated by slicing and fuse the microcracks on the surface of the wafers; pickling, polishing and inspecting the wafers. The present invention uses intensive laser energy to remove saw marks generated by slicing and fuse microcracks generated by stress. Thereby, the effect of isotropic etching is reduced in the succeeding pickling procedures, and the damage layer is minimized. Thus, the thickness of the removed material is reduced, and a single ingot can be sliced into more wafers. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011839 | Method and apparatus for laser micromachining a conical surface - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for micromachining a conical surface. In one embodiment, such a system may include a rotating platform for receiving a long line of laser illumination, a mask having a predetermined pattern comprising a sector of a planar ring, the mask being positioned on the rotating platform, a workpiece stage having a rotational axis for rotating a removably-affixed workpiece comprising a conical surface, wherein the sector comprises the planar image of the conical surface, an excimer laser for producing a laser beam, a homogenizer for homogenizing the laser beam in at least a single direction, at least one condenser lens, a turning mirror and at least one projection lens. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011840 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING PATTERN ON LIGHT GUIDE PANEL - A pattern forming apparatus for a light guide panel is provided. The apparatus includes a pattern design system, a control system, a header moving unit including an XY moving unit and a header unit, one or more laser systems, and two or more optical units. The pattern design system has an input of data on a pattern. The control system connects with the pattern design system and transmits a position signal. The XY moving unit mechanically moves up/down and left/right in response to the position signal. The header unit is coupled with the XY moving unit and reflects a scanned laser beam. The laser systems output laser beams by a pulse signal. The optical units each reflect and collect the laser beams. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011841 | SURFACE PROTECTION SHEET FOR LASER MATERIAL PROCESSING - The object of the present invention is provision of a surface protection sheet for laser processing to be applied to the surface on the opposite side of the laser beam irradiation face, which can protect the surface of an application object, and does not allow easy development of a dross during laser cutting processing. According to the present invention, a surface protection sheet | 2011-01-20 |
20110011842 | Method and apparatus for receiving a universal 3 phase input voltage in a welding power source - A method and apparatus for providing 3 phase input to a welding type power source is disclosed. The power source is capable of receiving wide range of 3 phase input voltage and rectifies the ac input into a dc power capable for welding application. The power source consist of two stages, the first stage is a phase shifted full bridge inverter running near to maximum duty cycle to minimize the losses in the converter which is followed by the second stage buck chopper. This buck chopper deals with wide voltage levels and incorporates a power factor correction circuit | 2011-01-20 |
20110011843 | ADAPTER FOR A WELDING DEVICE - An adapter for a welding device for temporary fastening of a welding eye onto a surface is provided. The adapter comprises an electrically conducting inner part acting as a first electrode and an electrically conducting outer part acting as a second electrode in connection with the welding eye. Between the inner and the outer part a spacer made of an insulating material is arranged. The inner part protrudes above the outer part to form a contact element between the welding device and the surface. At least one holding means is arranged at the outer part, which is suitable to temporarily hold at least one welding eye such that a welding current can be applied between the inner part and the welding eye via the surface to weld the welding eye to the surface. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011844 | CONDUCTIVE HEATING - A storage device transporter is provided for transporting a storage device and for mounting a storage device within a test slot. The storage device transporter includes a frame that is configured to receive and support a storage device. The storage device transporter also includes a conductive heating assembly that is associated with the frame. The conductive heating assembly is arranged to heat a storage device supported by the frame by way of thermal conduction. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011845 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED SUBSTRATE HOLDER HAVING EROSION RESISTANT INSULATING LAYER FOR A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A substrate holder for supporting a substrate in a processing system includes a temperature controlled support base having a first temperature, a substrate support opposing the temperature controlled support base and configured to support the substrate, and one or more heating elements coupled to the substrate support and configured to heat the substrate support to a second temperature above the first temperature. An erosion resistant thermal insulator disposed between the temperature controlled support base and the substrate support, wherein the erosion resistant thermal insulator includes a material composition configured to resist halogen-containing gas corrosion. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011846 | HEATING ELEMENT WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A heating element is provided, comprising a heating unit, a heat transfer unit and a first temperature control element and a second temperature control element, a first temperature control element being provided at a first distance to the heating unit and the second temperature control element being provided at a second distance to the heating unit, wherein the first temperature control element has a first minimal activation threshold and the second temperature control element has a second minimal activation threshold, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance and the second threshold is higher than the first threshold, and the first temperature control element and a second temperature control element are both in immediate contact with the heat transfer unit. In further aspects, the invention relates to a method of heating an appliance by using a heating element and a method for providing a heating element. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011847 | HEATING ELEMENT WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The present invention concerns: A heating element comprising a heating unit, a heat transfer unit and a temperature sensor unit, the heating, unit comprising a first composition, the first composition comprising an epoxy-based or glass-based composition or a composition comprising a sol-gel solution in which up to about 90% of said solution is a conductive powder in a uniform stable dispersion and said solution conductive powder is a member selected from the group consisting of metals, ceramics, interceramics and semi-conductors and the temperature sensor comprising a second composition, the second composition comprising an epoxy-based or glass-based composition or a composition comprising a composition comprising a sol-gel solution in which up to about 90% of said solution is a conductive powder in a uniform stable dispersion and said solution conductive powder is a member selected from the group consisting of metals, ceramics, interceramics and semi-conductors, the heating unit and the temperature sensor unit being provided as two units, which are electrically insulated from each other and with are mechanically supported by the heat transfer unit. The invention also relates to a method of heating an appliance and to a method of providing a heating element. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011848 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTIVE PORCELAIN COMPOSITION AND HEATER EMPLOYING SEMICONDUCTIVE PORCELAIN COMPOSITION - To improve jump characteristic of BaTiO | 2011-01-20 |
20110011849 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GLASS PRODUCTS FROM A GLASS MELT - A method and a device for the continuous production of glass and glass ceramic products from a glass melt is provided, which simplifies the changing between two kinds of glass. The device includes a melting crucible and an induction coil, which preferably extends around the melting crucible in order to heat a glass melt by means of an induction field generated by the induction coil. The wall elements, which form the side wall of the crucible, have cooling channels, through which a cooling fluid can be conducted, so that the glass melt solidifies on the side wall and forms a skull layer. The interior side of the wall elements is formed at least in part by an aluminum nitride-containing ceramic. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011850 | PORTABLE FOOD HEATER - In one aspect, the present invention provides a consumer appliance that uses RF energy to heat foods stored in a container that is suitable for RF heating. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011851 | INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE - An induction cooking device being capable of heating one target heating object by two or more heating coils and also being capable of displaying the positions of the heating units clearly. The induction cooking device includes a control unit ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011852 | INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM FOR DEMOLDING FOOD PRODUCTS - The system is based in that the heat energy needed to be supplied in order to demould a food product from a metallic mold ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011853 | SYSTEM USING A JET MILL IN COMBINATION WITH A MICROWAVE SYSTEM TO ECONOMICALLY PREPARE CLEAN COAL FOR USE IN POWER GENERATION - Coal is processed to produce relatively pure carbon particles of small size by first subjecting mined coal fragments to microwave energy to vaporize the water, mercury, sulfur, and like contaminants and to increase the friability of the coal. Next the fragments are pulverized and then reduced in a jet mill to produce particles of small maximum size and fine particles having an average size of about 20 microns, for use in a power plant or as a fuel for a turbine or diesel engine. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011854 | LOW CRYSTALLINITY SUSCEPTOR FILMS - A microwave energy interactive structure comprises a polymer film having a birefringence (n | 2011-01-20 |
20110011855 | PREFABRICATED RECIPIENT BOX - A recipient box is provided, which can be assembled by disposing a horizontal plate, a vertical plate and a rear plate and pressing and fixing frames from front and rear sides, so that beginners, women or old and feeble persons can easily and safely assemble and use the recipient box, without fitting pieces to the frames. The prefabricated recipient box includes horizontal plates horizontally disposed at upper and lower portions, vertical plates vertically disposed to connect both ends of the upper and lower horizontal plates, a rear plate supported by the rear sides of the upper and lower horizontal plates at upper and lower corner sides thereof, and supported by the rear sides of the right and left vertical plates at right and left corner sides thereof, fastening means fastened to the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the front side, and the first fastening boss and the second fastening boss at the rear side. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011856 | MULTIPURPOSE STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD - A convertible device that converts between an activity mat and a storage container to capture and store numerous articles. Upon reclosing the activity mat, the articles are recaptured into the storage container. The device includes walls and a base, webbing connected between each adjacent wall pair, and a joint connected between the base and walls so that they are foldable into a third configuration wherein the footprint of the folded device is roughly the size of the base. In the third configuration, the walls are stacked relative to the base. The convertible device may further include two zippers for releasably holding the walls in a rigid and upright position in the first configuration. The webbing can be inwardly biased such that when the walls are urged from the second to the first configuration, the webbing folds toward the interior of the convertible device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011857 | PACKAGING - A packaging ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011858 | PAINT CLEAN-UP CONTAINER - An improved paint clean-up container comprising two nested vessels with a grate disposed in the inner vessel. The outer vessel comprises a bucket with a bottom and sloped sides, with a raised circular portion comprising a circular rib to accommodate and guide the inner vessel into position. The inner vessel also comprises a bucket with a bottom and sloped sides; however the inner vessel also comprises a shelf disposed below the rim for holding the grate. The raised circular portion of the outer vessel holds the inner vessel in a central position, while the shelf of the inner vessel prevents the grate from changing position. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011859 | Device for Transfer of Product from Refill Container to Applicator Container Without Exposure to Atmosphere - An open ended cylindrical connector device includes a) an internally smooth-bored first docking port at one end; b) an internally screw threaded second docking port at the other end; and c) a unidirectional hole-cutter/membrane-piercing arrangement deployed across the diameter of the cylindrical device with its cutting/piercing edges occupying the first docking port. The product is transferred from a sealed donating container to a receiving container by screwing the receiving container into the second docking port and subsequently pressing a sealed donating container into the first docking port. The seal on the donating container is punctured by the hole-cutter and releases the product for transfer through the cylindrical connector to the receiving container. The donating container docking port may be closed with a removable cap and the cylindrical connector used as a donating container screw cap. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011860 | FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY - A filler tube assembly is used with a fuel pump nozzle having a pressure sensing port. The filler tube assembly includes a receiver having an inner wall defining an aperture, which receives the pump nozzle. The inner wall defines an orifice and a seal is coupled to the inner wall about the orifice for defining a chamber between the inner wall, the seal, and the fuel pump nozzle when the fuel pump nozzle is disposed in the aperture. A vacuum tube has a coupled end in fluid communication with the orifice and an open end in fluid communication with the fuel tank. The receiver defines a rim for seating the fuel pump nozzle in the aperture to align the pressure sensing port with the orifice. When fuel covers the open end of the vacuum tube, a pressure change is transmitted through the filler tube assembly to the pressure sensing port. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011861 | Method, Device, Material Layer and Kit of Parts for Sealing a Drain - The invention relates to a method and device for sealing a drain of any dimension, form and depth in a floor of a sanitary space or other spaces. By making use of a firm or flexible material layer dimensioned for the purpose of sealing a drain and a preprocessed firm or flexible material layer dimensioned for the purpose of sealing a drain it is readily possible to obtain a reliable seal. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011862 | Container with sealable lid - A storage container including a housing having an open-top wall structure defining a receptacle for receiving material to be stored. The container includes a cover disposable on the housing in a closed position relative to the receptacle. A button is movably carried by the cover and a seal. The seal is carried by the cover and shiftable between a compressed condition for sealingly engaging the wall structure when the cover is disposed in the closed position, and an uncompressed condition for disengaging from the wall structure. The container also includes a toggle mechanism coupled to the button and to the seal for effecting movement of the seal to its compressed and uncompressed conditions respectively in response to alternate actuations of the button. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011863 | DISPOSABLE CUP LID - A disposable cup lid including a body and a mounting portion extending around the periphery of the body. The body defines a suitably shaped clearance area to accommodate a person's nose when drinking the contents of a cup having the lid positioned thereon. The body also defines an enhanced drinking area which is suitably configured to provide a person with a drinking experience more similar to the drinking experience of drinking from an uncovered cup or glass. In one embodiment, the body includes a raised portion which defines a lip engaging front wall and an enhanced drinking area. The enhanced drinking area includes a closure member having an upwardly extending gripping member and a drink-through opening initially covered by the closure member, wherein the drink-through opening is positioned substantially adjacent to the lip engaging front wall. The closure member is movable about a hinge from an initial closed position to an open position. The closure member of the top wall is also movable into a locking position wherein the gripping member frictionally engages the walls of a locking recess. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011864 | EASY TO OPEN PACKAGE - Method of manufacturing a package of the type formed from a single-layer or multilayer material sheet, where said package has an easy to open feature, where the sheet is shaped into the finished package having an inner side suitable to be in contact with the matter to be packaged and an outer side, comprising the following method steps: forming the film into a tube, by connecting the two side edges of the sheet longitudinally; where the connection creates a side flap ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011865 | Plastic pan and drain plug assembly - A plastic pan and a plastic drain plug assembly is disclosed. The pan has upstanding walls, a bottom wall, an exterior surface and an interior surface. One of the walls has an opening extending through it. On the exterior, the opening has a circular raised collar with cutouts opposite each other and stop tabs located between the cutouts. On the interior, the opening has a circular raised non-threaded tubular wall. A portion of the non-threaded tubular wall has nibs projecting into the opening. The plug has a head portion, a body portion, an end portion. The head portion has an upstanding crown with downwardly extending tabs located opposite each other. The body portion has a circular groove, and a spiral groove. The end portion of the plug is tapered. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011866 | CLOSURE - A two-part closure ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011867 | Dispensing Container and Closure - A dispensing container comprising a container, and a one-piece closure removably affixed thereto. The one-piece closure includes at least one hinged portion, and at least one stationary portion which are hingedly interconnected, whereby the hinged portion may be temporarily locked into an open configuration at a desired angle relative to the stationary portion to permit for the dispensing of the contents of the container. Alternately the one-piece closure may be removed from the container to permit for the dispensing of the contents of the container, and thereafter the one-piece closure may be returned to reseal the container. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011868 | Reclosable Container End - A resealable container and/or resealable container end for foods such as beverages. The end includes an opening and a pull-tab closure which includes a plug for sealing the opening. The closure may be fabricated from a thermoplastic coated foil. A portion of the foil is formed as a cup located within the opening to include a lip to engage the edge of the opening or a grove which is engaged by the edge. A resilient material such a cured plastisol fills the cup and cooperates with the cup to form a plug. The thermoplastic hermetically seals the closure over the opening and a tab on the closure permits the user to remove the closure and plug from the opening. The plug can be reinserted into the opening after removal to reseal the opening with a generally fluid-tight seal. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011869 | PROTECTIVE SEAL APPLIED TO A BEVERAGE CAN AND A PROCESS OF APPLYING A PROTECTIVE SEAL TO BEVERAGE CANS AFTER CANNING THE BEVERAGE - A protective seal for application onto a beverage can, which is capable by virtue of its geometric configuration of providing efficient sealing against possible contamination that may come into contact with the upper outer portion of the can, and providing high resistance to penetration of substances and/or contaminants onto the can surface by virtue of the cooperation of compressive forces exerted by the surfaces of the protective seal onto the can. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011870 | Holder for a Cleaning Implement - A holder for a cleaning implement is provided. The holder includes a plurality of side walls each having a plurality of openings for allowing airflow therethrough, a bottom wall, and a lid hingedly attached to an upper edge of one of the plurality of side walls. The plurality of side walls, bottom wall, and lid define a compartment for receiving and storing a cleaning implement, such as a sponge, scrubbing pad, etc. The holder could be provided in an upright configuration, wherein first and second storage compartments are provided in front-to-back relationship, each compartment storing a cleaning implement in an upright position. Lids could be provided on the first and second storage compartments, and hingedly attached thereto. A third compartment could be provided for storing a brush in an upright position. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011871 | SPEEDY BAG - BAG DISPENSING SYSTEM - A bag dispensing apparatus is described that comprises a container that includes a box and a series of bags. The box includes a plurality of walls that define an approximately rectangular enclosure. One of the walls defines a restricted opening. The box includes opposing walls and two of said opposing walls include connectors. A core is attached to the connectors of the container. The connectors provide for the rotational movement of the core relative to the box. The core comprises a number hingedly connected plates that are biased to a first position. The series of bags are connected in sequence and sequentially removable through the opening in the box. The core receives and connects to the terminal end portion of a last bag of the series of bags. A line of weakness is constructed between each pair of adjacent bags to permit ease of separation between adjacent bags. A first position of the last bag includes that the attachment of the last bag and core removes the container with the last bag when the last bag is removed from the trashcan. The last bag is optionally movable to a second position that includes separating the last bag from the container. Once the container is separated from the last bag, the container is suitable for refilling with the series of bags. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011872 | Egg baker - A new way of preparing eggs. Users of the product may find this new technique to be of better taste, easier to use and clean, and healthier then traditional egg cooking techniques. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011873 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER - A synthetic resin container, in which the bottom part | 2011-01-20 |
20110011874 | BLOW MOLDED CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR MOLDING THE SAME - A thermal effect from a bottom cutoff portion of parison is dispersed and reduced by forming at least three pinch-off lines in an outer surface of a bottom and laying out these pinch-off lines radially from a center of the bottom of a bottle-like direct blow molded product made of a synthetic resin, which prevents a deeply dented portion from developing in an inner bottom surface. In the case of a square body, four pinch-off lines are disposed in the shape of a cross and are positioned along diagonal lines on the bottom surface and one of the diagonal lines is located on the parting line. Each outermost end of the pinch-off line is placed near bottom foot where parison walls are locally drawn and molded, which reduces the drawing rate at the foot to prevent the walls from getting extremely thin. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011875 | CONTAINER FOR HOUSING A TRAY OR BLISTER PACK - A container is disclosed for housing a tray or blister pack. The container comprises a shell ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011876 | DISPENSING MECHANISM FOR FLEXIBLE SHEETS - A dispensing mechanism for a flexible sheet container includes a first flap having a first end portion that extends to a second end portion. The second end portion includes at least one tooth element. The dispensing mechanism also includes a second flap having a first end section that extends to a second end section. The second end section includes at least one tooth member. The at least one tooth member is off-set from the at least one tooth element. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011877 | CIGARETTE BLANK DISPENSING APPARATUS - An apparatus for dispensing cigarette blanks in a cigarette manufacturing machine. The apparatus comprises a base having an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a shaker communicating with the base. The base also comprises a retainer for retaining at least one cigarette blank. Also disclosed is a method for separating and dispensing cigarette blanks. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011878 | DISPENSING MECHANISM FOR FLEXIBLE SHEETS - A dispenser includes a plurality of walls that define a cavity configured to receive a plurality of flexible sheets, where at least one of the plurality of walls defines a dispensing opening. A dispensing mechanism is disposed at the dispensing opening, the dispensing mechanism having a first hinged flap and a juxtaposed second hinged flap, the first hinged flap having a first hinge with first and second opposing faces, and the second hinged flap having a second hinge with first and second opposing faces. At least one of the first hinge and the second hinge having at least one protrusion that extends from a respective first opposing face to make contact with a respective second opposing face when a flexible sheet is dispensed from the cavity, the at least one protrusion limiting pivotal movement of the respective hinge in one direction. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011879 | Clippable Portable Tissue Dispenser - A portable tissue dispenser having a clip which provides a convenient means for users to have a supply of tissues readily available on their person, or attached to other nearby locations like purses, backpacks, desks, wheelchairs, and the like. The clip may be rotatable into a desired orientation, and the dispenser may include a means for preventing “fallback” of tissues into the dispenser when few tissues remain to be dispensed. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011880 | Blister Pack Dispensing Machine - The invention relates to a machine for dispensing blister packs that are used to supply tablets, comprising: a storage enclosure ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011881 | Sharps Dispensing and Disposal System - A sharps dispensing and disposal system includes a sharps dispensing container and a sharps disposal container within the sharps dispensing container. In one embodiment, the sharps disposal container is mounted at least partially within the sharps dispensing container, with a chamber surrounding at least a portion of the sharps disposal container. In another embodiment, a sharps dispensing and disposal system includes a sharps disposal container having an inner wall and an inlet for depositing used sharps into the sharps disposal container. The sharps dispensing container includes an outer wall that surrounds at least a portion of the sharps disposal container and forms a buffer zone. In another embodiment, a sharps dispensing and disposal system includes at least one elastic support member that elastically suspends a sharps disposal container in the interior of a sharps dispensing container. A cover detachably couples the sharps disposal container with the sharps dispensing container. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011882 | PRODUCT FEEDING APPARATUS - Automatic feeding machines are commonly used for filling blister packs with items of product such as pharmaceutical dosage forms. These machines are usually designed for the handling of a specific shape and sized product item. Handling of different shaped items requires expensive re-tooling of all the product item contact components. The invention allows a single feeding machine to be quickly configured for use to handling a wide variety of item sizes/shapes. A machine ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011883 | Single pill distributing cap for use on pill bottles - A single pill distributing cap has a movable part and a fixed part The fixed part is releasably attached onto a bottle and the movable part is rotationally attached to the fixed part. The fixed part consists in a pill sorting chamber, and an exit chamber. The pill sorting chamber allows only one pill at a time to egress from the pill sorting chamber by way of a pill sorting chamber hole. Once a pill is out of the pill sorting chamber, upon continued rotation of the movable part, it aligns itself with the exit chamber. Once thus aligned, the pill drops into the exit chamber. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011884 | Pill Dispenser for Pets - A pill dispenser includes a housing having front, rear, and side walls defining a hollow interior. A pill holding member is removably coupled to the housing front wall and defines a frontward bore configured to receive a pill and being in operative communication with the housing front opening. An elongate plunger shaft having proximal and distal ends is positioned extends through the housing. The shaft is movable between a retracted configuration in which the distal end extends from the housing rear wall and an actuated configuration in which the distal end is adjacent the housing rear wall. A spring is positioned in the dispenser housing and operatively connected to the plunger shaft for selectively moving the plunger shaft between the retracted and actuated configurations so as to eject a pill from the holding member. The shaft may be retracted to selected positions before being spring actuated to dispense a pill. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011885 | WATER COOLER - A water cooler includes a reservoir with an inlet and an outlet. The water cooler is separated into two compartments by a wall containing at least one opening allowing fluid communication between the compartments. A cooling element extends from a bottom surface of the reservoir through the bottom compartment and through the wall and into the top compartment. Water enters the top compartment through an inlet where it is cooled before flowing into the bottom compartment through any openings in the wall. Water exits the bottom compartment through an outlet. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011886 | Portable data collection sterilization dispenser and holder assembly - A dispenser assembly is provided for dispensing disinfectant to a user upon the detection of a signal. The dispenser assembly includes a main housing defining a cavity and a container disposed within the cavity and releasably secured to the main housing. The container contains a fluid therewithin. An electronics unit is coupled to the main housing and includes a sensor for detecting the signal. The electronics unit includes a controller for producing a reminder alert in response to the detection of the signal to remind the user to activate the dispenser assembly to dispense fluid from the container. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011887 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AND DISPENSING LIQUID OR SEMILIQUID FOOD PRODUCTS - A machine for producing and dispensing liquid or semiliquid food products, comprising: a holding vat ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011888 | PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM - A product dispensing system includes a flow control device configured to regulate a first ingredient. A pump module is configured to be coupled to a supply of a second ingredient. A controller is configured to provide a first control signal to the flow control device for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the first ingredient based upon, at least in part, a predetermined recipe. The controller is further configured to provide a second control signal to the pump module for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the second ingredient based upon, at least in part, the predetermined recipe. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011889 | Metering Pump System - A metering pump system for metering and pumping a metered volume of a fluid product ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011890 | DISPENSER HOUSING WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A dispenser housing has a closure mechanism that serves to hold the dispenser housing closed. A key either can be carried by an individual to be employed to override the closure mechanism to permit the opening of the dispenser or can be selectively mounted to the dispenser housing to position a release mechanism appropriately to permit the release mechanism to be manipulated to override the closure mechanism. When the key is not mounted to the dispenser, the release mechanism cannot be appropriately manipulated to override the closure mechanism. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011891 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MEASURE THE LEVEL OF PRESSURIZED LIQUID IN A SIPHON CONTAINER - A method and device which provides visual means to confirm the level of liquid in an opaque container, by operating an adjacent transparent gauge tube which is in correspondence with the liquid on the inside of container, notwithstanding the pressurized condition of the liquid, while maintaining the pressure above the liquid in the gauge tube at the same level as the pressure above the liquid in the container. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011892 | Dispensing device - A dispensing device that may hold at least two bottles in place. The device may be able to hold a system comprising multiple bottles and/or cans in place. The device may comprise a grip, means for supporting fluid containers, a chamber that facilitates equal distribution and efficient discharge of liquids via a spout. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011893 | Transportable bulk container with slide gate dispenser - A transportable bulk container having a discharge chute and a sliding gate assembly to control discharge through the discharge chute, wherein the sliding gate assembly has a gate member with generally J-shaped suspension members, the suspension members being supported by generally L-shaped rail flanges mounted on the discharge chute above and separated from the lower end of the discharge chute, such that bulk material does not interfere with the sliding movement of the gate member. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011894 | CONDIMENT BOTTLE - A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011895 | Pump Dispenser With Dip Tube Having Wider Tip Portion - Disclosed is a pump dispenser with a dip tube for dispensing a liquid product from a package, wherein the dip tube comprises a tube portion and a tip portion at the lower end of the tube portion, and the dip tube has a shape such that it is spread at the tip portion. The pump dispenser of the present invention provides improved dispensability of the liquid products. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011896 | STEEL ONE-PIECE NECKED-IN AEROSOL CAN - A one-piece, steel, aerosol can formed by a draw and iron process with varying wall thicknesses, including a main body of a first wall thickness, a cone area above of a greater second wall thickness and a curl area above of a third thickness smaller than the second thickness and adapted to fit a standard aerosol valve. A process for shaping the can with the respective wall thickness sections. The process includes necking the can near the top end. The bottom of the can may be supported to maintain a shape during necking. The can interior may be pressurized during necking to resist permanent deformation of the can during necking. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011897 | Tap - A tap for use in association with bag in box containers including a body, a plug member and a drip limiting assembly. The body includes a tap nozzle with a dispensing opening. A nozzle opening is placeable in fluid communication the dispensing opening and with a bag of a bag in box container. The plug member has a second end structurally configured to interface with the dispensing opening and with the plug member. The plug member is selectively actuatable between a closed orientation and an open orientation. In the open orientation, the nozzle opening is in fluid communication with the dispensing opening. In the closed orientation, the nozzle opening is precluded from fluid communication with the dispensing opening. The drip limiting assembly is disposed at the dispensing opening. The drip limiting assembly limits the formation of drips after the plug member is returned to a closed orientation. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011898 | Tap - A tap for use in association with bag in box containers comprising a body, a plug member, an upper seal assembly and a lower seal assembly. The body includes a tap nozzle in the form of an elongated tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, a handle opening at a first end and a dispensing opening at the second end. A nozzle opening extendsinto the elongated tube between the first and second ends and is placeable in fluid communication with a bag of a bag in box container. The plug member is structurally configured to fit and slidably move within the elongated tube of the body such that the outer surface of the plug member faces the inner surface of the elongated tube. In the open orientation, the nozzle opening is in fluid communication with the dispensing opening. In the closed orientation, the nozzle opening is precluded from fluid communication with the dispensing opening. The upper seal assembly includes an upper seal surface region and an upper seal bead positioned between the nozzle opening and the handle opening of the body. The upper seal assembly maintains continuous sealing engagement between the closed orientation and the open orientation of the tap. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011899 | NOZZLE AND NOZZLE HOLDER FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATOR - A nozzle for generating an aerosol from a fluid and a gas is described. The nozzle comprises at least one wettable cone-shaped gas exit channel that widens in a direction of gas flow from a cone apex to a cone base of the wettable cone-shaped gas exit channel and is connected at the cone apex to a nozzle gas supply channel. The nozzle further comprises at least one annular fluid exit port at the circumference of the cone base that is connected to a nozzle fluid supply channel. Further, a nozzle holder is described. The nozzle holder comprises a cylindrical crown comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves that are connected to the ring-shaped fluid exit port. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011900 | Injection chamber for a metal injection machine - The injection chamber (CI) includes a tubular body formed by a supply portion, having a radial supply window to receive a charge of molten metal (MF) and in which is incorporated an injection portion provided with an outlet end opened to the interior of a molding cavity. A piston is provided to be displaced in the interior of the tubular body to inject the molten metal (MF) in the molding cavity. The supply portion has its inner region, which receives the pouring impact of the charge of molten metal (MF), lined by an insert formed in a high melting point material and presenting an inner contour in the form of a circle arc coinciding with that of the supply and injection portions. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011901 | MICRO-BEAM INTIMATE APPAREL HANGER - In a lightweight intimate apparel hanger, the hanger body has a first arm extending from a hook of the hanger to a first end of the body and a second arm extending from the hook to a second end of the body. The first arm and the second arm body each have an upper flange, a lower flange and a middle web connecting the upper flange and the lower flange. The first arm has a height H defined as from the upper flange to the lower flange and a width W defined as the width of the upper flange and the lower flange, the ratio of the width W to the height H (W/H) larger than 1. The hanger can has a top sizer attaching means for attaching a top sizer or a lower neck sizer attaching means for attaching a lower neck sizer. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011902 | BABY SLING WITH FOOT SUPPORT SHOES - A baby sling with foot support shoes is disclosed, which is capable of supporting a baby's feet so that the baby's knees are bent and legs are not dangling when the baby is held on a carer's chest by the baby sling, so as to prevent the baby's thighs from being pressed and chafed between the carer and the baby sling, while improving the baby's health and stability by allowing smooth blood circulation. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011903 | Backpack comprising a frame structure for stretching a netting member concave across the back wall - The invention relates to a backpack comprising a frame structure stretching the back wall ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011904 | Locking holster with thumb drive - A rigid holster for retaining a pistol or handgun of specific design configuration has a locking pin that engages into the trigger guard ring area when the handgun is contained in the holster, thus retaining the handgun in place. To release the gun a user pushes a thumb pad which slides forward to release the locking pin. Other release mechanisms are disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011905 | Carrier for a box - A carrier comprising an elongated flexible portion comprising a base having a first side and a second side, a first pair of arms extending from the first side of the base, a second pair of arms extending from the second side of the base, the first pair of arms being joined to a first end portion having a central area, the second pair of arms being joined to a second end portion having a central area, a first strip portion having a first end and a second end; the first end of the first strip portion being detachably connected to the first side of the base, and the second end of the first strip portion being connected to the first end portion, a second strip portion having a first end and a second end; the first end of the second strip portion being detachably connected to the second side of the base, and the second end of the second strip portion being connected to the second end portion. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011906 | Portable Gadget-Holding Device - A gadget holding device for releasably holding a cell phone, an ipod or other similar gadget on a users clothing, belt or purse. The gadget holding device preferably comprising a clip, a D-ring, and a hanging interlock clasp, wherein the D-ring connects the clip to the hanging interlock clasp that permits the D-ring to rotate relative to the clip and the hanging interlock clasp to rotate and slide relative to D-ring. This configuration releasably holds a gadget and enables easy one-handed release from the gadget holding device. In this way, the gadget-holding device is a sleek, flat, lightweight, fashionable and ultimately inconspicuous way to carry a cell phone, music player or any other gadget on a person comfortably. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011907 | DEVICES FOR SECURING PERSONAL-TRANSPORT VEHICLES TO MOUNTING SURFACES - Embodiments of devices for securing a personal-transport vehicle to a mounting surface can include features that (i) permit the personal-transport vehicle to be released from the device by manually depressing a pushbutton on the device; (ii) facilitate adjustment of the position of the device in relation to the mounting surface; and/or (iii) prevent the personal-transport vehicle from being released in an unsafe manner. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011908 | Quick fill adaptor for a fluid container - In a quick fill fluid container an adaptor for receiving a hollow container having a cavity or a reservoir for receiving fluids, preferable water but may be any other kind of fluids which refreshes the user or provides nourishment, reasonably necessary to refresh the user. The adaptor has a generally streamlined shape which mounts on to the container, which is typically supported in generally available cages or other mounting devices attached to a bicycle frame or other structure. A hollow extraction tube is provided for the adaptor which extends through the adaptor and into the container for withdrawal of the fluid by the user and preferably includes a mouth piece with a normally closed bite valve which is operated by the user to open the valve to extract water from the container. The adaptor has an intake port which may be disposed at many selected angles to the longitudinal axis of the adaptor base to provide a quick fill capability even while underway, The intake tube of the adaptor may be rotated to dispose the intake port to an infinite number of angles to receive the fluid dispensing apparatus such as a readily available capped water bottle or container. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011909 | Bicycle Carrier for a Wheeled Vehicle - A bicycle carrier includes a mounting base, a main frame mounted on and movable relative to the mounting base, two limit pins each mounted between the main frame and the mounting and a positioning pin mounted on the main frame and detachably locked onto the mounting base. The main frame includes a main tube movably mounted on the mounting base, a plurality of support tubes mounted on the main tube and a plurality of adjusting tubes adjustably mounted on the support tubes. Thus, when the mounting base and the main frame are unlocked from the positioning pin, the main frame is pulled outwardly relative to the mounting base and is disposed at an inclined state, so that the bicycles placed on the main frame are spaced from the trunk of a car to facilitate a user opening the trunk. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011910 | MONITOR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a monitor supporting structure disposed on a rear side of a car monitor. The monitor supporting structure includes two first connecting members, two second connecting members and two universal joints. The two first connecting members are connected on the rear side of the car monitor. Each second connecting member has a sleeve on one side thereof, and the sleeve has a through-hole portion thereinside. The universal joint is disposed between one of the first connecting members and the corresponding second connecting member. The through-hole portion of the sleeve can be assembled on the head-restraint metal-rods; further, due to the rotation of the two second connecting members, the monitor supporting structure can be applied in different cars. Moreover, the angle and the position of the monitor can be easily adjusted. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011911 | BACKPACK SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a backpack includes a rocker arm pivotally connected to the backpack. A first hip stay has a first end connected to a first end of the rocker arm and a second end opposite the first end. A second hip stay has a first end connected to a second end of the rocker arm and a second end opposite the first end. A waist belt is attached to the second end of the first hip stay and to the second end of the second hip stay. The first and second hip stays distribute the load of the backpack between a wearer's left and right hips. A backpack incorporating the suspension system is also disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011912 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer has a housing body and a nozzle portion connected to the housing. The housing body contains a striking device therein. The nozzle portion contains a sleeve and a sleeve support. The sleeve is retractable within the sleeve support and contains a nail attracting device therein. A magnet is arranged in the nail attracting device and is supported by at least one spring. The nail attracting device of the auto hammer is thus arranged in the sleeve and the spring is used to support the magnet to increase stability. After being attracted, the nail is positioned along the centerline of the sleeve so it becomes more convenient to use the nail attracting device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011913 | STAPLER - The invention relates to a stapler ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011914 | SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH IMPROVED FIRING TRIGGER ARRANGEMENT - A surgical stapling instrument including an actuator knob which can be moved from one side of the stapling instrument to another side in order to reposition the actuator knob without having to reposition the stapling instrument within a surgical site. A stapling instrument can include a pusher bar, a housing having a first side and a second side, and an actuator knob rotatably mounted to the pusher bar wherein the actuator knob can be configured to be rotated between a first position in which the actuator knob can be moved along the first side of the housing and a second position where the actuator knob can be moved along a second side of the housing. Alternatively, a surgical stapling instrument can comprise one or more actuator knobs which can be operably engaged and disengaged with a pusher bar in order to selectively utilize the actuator knobs. | 2011-01-20 |