| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
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| 20160032554 | Insulating Device for Building Foundation Slab - A device for insulating the slab foundation of a building, said device comprising: a generally horizontal insulating section disposed between the slab foundation and a footer of a building, said horizontally disposed insulating section comprising a generally elongated cuboid shape having at least one cutout through which a concrete column is disposed; said prefabricated device further comprising a generally vertical insulating section disposed adjacent to said horizontal insulating section and attached to said building. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032555 | FRONT LOADER FRAME, FRONT LOADER EQUIPPED WITH FRONT LOADER FRAME, AND WORK VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH FRONT LOADER - A front loader frame includes a first attachment having a first attachment surface that can be oriented on a first virtual plane and is fixable to one portion a vehicle body. A second attachment has a second attachment surface that can be oriented on a different virtual plane from the first virtual plane and is fixable to another portion of the vehicle body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032556 | WEAR COMPONENT FOR GROUND ENGAGING TOOL - A wear component for a ground engaging tool includes a longitudinally-extending mounting portion connectable to a mounting assembly of the ground engaging tool. The wear component also includes at least one wear portion connected to the mounting portion. The at least one wear portion forms at least one ground engaging edge. The wear component further includes a plurality of longitudinally-spaced ribs projecting from the at least one wear portion and connecting to the mounting portion. The plurality of ribs are configured to affect a direction of a flow of material passing along the at least one wear portion. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032557 | Implement End Bit Wear Member - A wear member for an earth-working implement including a body having front, rear, top, bottom, inner side and outer side portions. The wear member includes a front bottom edge, a front top edge, a front inner side edge, and a front outer side edge. The wear member includes a front face on the front portion between the front inner side edge, the front outer side edge, the front top edge, and the front bottom edge. The wear member includes a front lower cutout edge and a front cutout. The wear member includes a front lower surface and includes a front cutout surface defined by the front cutout between the front lower cutout edge and the front top edge. The body is configured to be mounted to a mounting edge of the earth-working implement such that the front face faces a direction away from the earth-working implement. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032558 | Implement Cutting Edge Wear Member - A wear member for an earth-working implement including a body having front, rear, top, bottom, inner side and outer side portions. The wear member includes a front face defined on the front portion with a front cutout surface, a front lower surface, and a front upper surface. The wear member includes a rear face on the rear portion facing away from the front face. The wear member includes a front cutout on the front face defining the front cutout surface between the front lower surface and the front upper surface. The front cutout surface extends between the inner side portion and the outer side portion and offset from the front upper surface and the front lower surface toward the rear face. The front lower surface and the front upper surface are co-planar and parallel to the front cutout surface and the rear face. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032559 | WEAR COMPONENT FOR GROUND ENGAGING TOOL - A wear component for a ground engaging tool includes a mounting portion having a first surface, a second surface, and a thickness between the first surface and the second surface. The mounting portion is connectable to a mounting assembly of the ground engaging tool. The wear component also includes at least one wear portion connected to the mounting portion and forming at least one ground engaging edge. The at least one wear portion has at least one first surface including at least one groove extending from the at least one ground engaging edge toward the mounting portion, at least one second surface, and at least one thickness between the at least one first surface and the at least one second surface. A maximum of the at least one thickness of the at least one wear portion is larger than a maximum of the thickness of the mounting portion. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032560 | Trapezoidal irrigation excavator and cleaner - An assembly for use in the digging or cleaning of irrigation laterals (spurs). The resulting lateral (spur) will be in a trapezoidal shape, allowing better lateral (spur) erosion control, better control of lateral (spur) edge collapse, and greater water flow when compared to the more standard rectangular shaped laterals (spurs). | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032561 | PIN JOINT FOR A MACHINE - A pin joint for a machine is provided. The pin joint includes a housing. The pin joint further includes a pin at least partly received within the housing, the pin having an outer surface. The pin joint also includes a bearing member coupled to the housing, the bearing member having an inner surface facing the outer surface of the pin. The pin joint further includes an insert member axially retained between the bearing member and the pin, the insert member having an inner surface contacting the outer surface of the pin and an outer surface contacting the inner surface of the bearing member. The inner surface of the insert member is configured to freely rotate relative to the outer surface of the pin and the outer surface of the insert member is configured to freely rotate relative to the inner surface of the bearing member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032562 | WHEEL LOADER - A wheel loader is provided with a cab, a ladder, a vehicle body cover, an engine, an air cleaner, and an expansion member. The ladder has first to third steps. The air cleaner is disposed to the outside of the vehicle body cover and above and to the rear of the ladder. The expansion member is able to assume an expanded posture and a retracted posture. The expansion member abuts at least one step in the expanded posture. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032563 | WORK VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - A control unit has a connection determining unit and a motor switch control unit. The connection determining unit determines whether assistance from a third motor is required or not. The third motor is set to a connected state when the connection determining unit determines that assistance from the third motor is required. The motor switch control unit controls the motor switching mechanism so that the third motor is set to a disconnected state when the connection determining unit determines that assistance from the third motor is not required. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032564 | Multiple Control Patterns for Machines with Hand and Foot Controls - A control system for a machine having traction devices, an implement, and a hydraulic system configured to drive the traction devices and the implement is disclosed. The control system may include a controller in communication with an operator interface and the hydraulic system. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the operator interface to operate the machine according to a first predetermined control pattern, send signals to the to the hydraulic system to control the machine according to the first predetermined control pattern, receive a signal from the operator interface to operate the machine according to a second predetermined control pattern, and send signals to the hydraulic system to control the machine according to the second predetermined control pattern. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032565 | Driving Device for Work Machine - To provide a driving device capable of improving the operability of a plurality of single rod hydraulic cylinders. The present invention takes a construction provided with a closed circuit A in which first and third hydraulic pumps | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032566 | HYDRAULIC SECTION FOR LOAD SENSING APPLICATIONS AND MULTIPLE HYDRAULIC DISTRIBUTOR - Hydraulic section ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032567 | Implement Wear Member with Wear Indicator - A wear member including a body having front, rear, top, bottom, inner side and outer side portions. The wear member includes a front bottom edge, a front top edge parallel to the front bottom edge, a front inner side edge, and a front outer side edge. The wear member includes a front face defined on the front portion extending between the front inner side edge, the front outer side edge, the front top edge, and the front bottom edge. A lower wear indicator groove is formed in the front face parallel to the front bottom edge, and a lower wear face is defined between the front bottom edge and the lower wear indicator groove. The body mounts to the earth-working implement to dispose the lower wear face between a mounting edge and a work surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032568 | Implement Wear Member - A wear member that includes a body having front, rear, top, bottom, inner side and outer side portions. The wear member includes a front face on the front portion, and a rear face on the rear portion. The wear member includes a front bottom edge, a rear bottom edge parallel to the front bottom edge, an inner bottom edge, and an outer bottom edge. The wear member includes a bottom face between the front bottom edge, the rear bottom edge, the inner bottom edge, and the outer bottom edge. The wear member includes a bottom wear edge between the outer bottom edge and the inner bottom edge and parallel to the front and rear bottom edges. The wear member includes a bottom wear surface and a bottom cutaway surface. A bottom cutaway surface angle between the bottom cutaway surface and the rear face is at most 150 degrees. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032569 | TAP AND AN ADAPTER THEREOF - An adapter sleeve includes a main body having a through opening formed therethrough, so as to he assembled to a water pipe, the main body having an outer threaded portion formed on an outer surface thereof, the through opening having a first portion and a second portion, a diameter of the first portion of the through opening larger than that of the second portion, a step portion defined by the connecting site between the first portion and the second portion, the first portion having an inner threaded portion formed on an inner surface thereof, the second portion having a ring groove formed around an inner surface thereof, a ring member positioned on the ring groove. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032570 | Water supply device - A water supply device contains an internal flow channel and a water chamber with an inlet, an outlet, a longitudinal height h, a horizontal width w, and a channel length L along a flowing direction. The longitudinal height h has a largest longitudinal height h | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032571 | Piezoelectric Touch-Controlled Faucet - The present invention relates to a piezoelectric touch-controlled faucet, falling under the technical field of automatic faucets. The faucet comprises a first end connected to a water supply source, a second end having a water outlet for the faucet, and a passage arranged between the first end and the second end for directing the water from the first end to the second end. The faucet further comprises an electronic valve arranged on the passage, and a touch area arranged on the external surface of the passage covering a certain area, wherein a piezoelectric sensor is arranged underneath the touch area, and an electronic control unit is connected to the piezoelectric sensor to receive signal from the piezoelectric sensor for controlling the electronic valve on and off. The electronic control unit may include an automatic time delaying unit. The piezoelectric touch-controlled faucet according to the present invention provides an improved touch control arrangement, reduces energy consumption, defines a touch area accurately, allows multi-touch control, and reduces the probability of accidental activation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032572 | TOUCH-FREE FAUCETS AND SENSORS - A sensor for use in a touch-free faucet that can be installed from outside in through a wall of a faucet via a receiving hole. The sensor can further include an emitter and a detector mounted on an electronic circuit board. The electronic circuit board can also pass through the receiving hole of the faucet. The emitter and the detector can be elevated from the surface of the electronic circuit board. In an embodiment, legs or stilts can be used to elevate the emitter and the detector. Elevating the detector and the emitter can increase available surface area on the electronic circuit board for mounting other electronic circuit elements. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032573 | PROTECTIVE SINK COVER - A cover for a sink that has a faucet and spout comprises a sheet flexible material with top surface and bottom surfaces; one or more openings positioned near an edge of the cover, the sheet of flexible material sized to fit over the sink, the one or more openings sized to receive the faucet and the spout therein, and may include a waterproof backing Embodiments include elastic to form a secure fit, and closures such as adhesive tabs or handle ties. The cover fits over a sink to cover it, a faucet and a spout, so that waste from a grooming activity, or other action, is collected in the cover and not deposited in the sink, the adjacent area, and/or the floor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032574 | System and Method for Installing an Undermount Sink - An undermount sink mounting system includes a support member adapted to engage a frame onto which a countertop is mounted. The support member upwardly supports a sink engagement lever, which is adapted to engage a sink in such a way that said sink engagement lever presses the sink upwardly toward the countertop when the sink is mounted. A height adjustment member is adapted to move the sink engagement lever upwardly to engage the sink and adjust how forcefully said sink engagement lever presses against the sink. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032575 | DISCHARGE VALVE APPARATUS, FLUSH WATER TANK APPARATUS, AND FLUSH TOILET - A discharge valve apparatus attached to a reservoir tank in a reservoir tank apparatus for storing flush water. The discharge valve apparatus includes a valve body, attached to the top of a discharge opening provided in the bottom surface of a reservoir tank, for opening and closing the discharge opening by up and down movement thereof, a float, attached to the valve body, which drops in tandem with the drop in water level inside the flush water tank; and a variable drop start timing mechanism to make a drop start timing of the valve body variable. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032576 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING AN ACTIVE-INGREDIENT PREPARATION INTO A TOILET BOWL - A device for dispensing a water-soluble active-ingredient preparation from a toilet block into a toilet bowl comprising an accommodating container for the toilet block, over which toilet block flushing water can flow, which accommodating container can be arranged in the toilet bowl such that it can be fastened to the edge of the toilet bowl by means of a retainer thereby forming a basin having a basin bottom, in the region of the accommodating container that is at the bottom in the usage position. The device has at least one inlet and one outlet for the flushing water, and has a flow connection to the toilet bowl via the outlet. The accommodating container can comprises a support plate having a support surface, wherein the support plate holds the toilet block above the terminating threshold level, and wherein the support plate is fastened to the siphon. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032577 | FILL VALVE REGULATOR AND ASSEMBLY - A fill valve regulator and assembly for flush systems used in gravity flush toilets allows water to flow into a fill valve at a uniform rate regardless of supply pressure variations. The regulator has an inlet riser which comprises an open bore defined by a riser wall. A guide body is situated within the open bore, the guide body comprising a lower portion having an opening and a shut off seal. A plunger slides within the guide body and a spring that is operable to bias the plunger away from the shut off seal creates an open continuum from the opening in the lower portion through the plunger, the guide body and the inlet riser, the spring being compressible if the spring bias is overcome by a force on the plunger such that the lower portion of the plunger is operable to seal against the shut off seal. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032578 | ADJUSTABLE DRAIN - A height-adjustable assembly for a drain, comprises a lower portion for use with a waste outlet of the drain, an upper portion to receive an attachment for mounting at floor level to cover the assembly, and an adjustment portion disposed between the upper and lower portions and including first and second adjustment elements disposed respectively on inner and outer faces of the adjustment portion to simultaneously vary the position of the upper and adjustment portions relative to the lower portion as the adjustment portion is rotated. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032579 | SEPTIC LINE CLEANING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A septic line cleaning assistance device that positions into alignment with a lower opening in a T-pipe to plug the lower opening in the T-pipe. The blocked lower opening enables a suction apparatus to suck waste from a pipe connected to a waste opening in the T-pipe through an upper opening in the T-pipe. A rod is configured to be inserted along the T-pipe and positioned into place along the T-pipe. The rod comprises a plug end holding the plug that is configured to frictionally engage the lower opening in the T-pipe to effectively seal the lower opening. A handle end having a grip enables the positioning of the plug over the lower opening, and pulling the plug into a mating position with the lower opening. An adjustable peripheral fastener is slidably positioned over the upper end of the T pipe to hold the device and plug in place. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032580 | FRAMING STRUCTURE - A framing structure includes elements that are integrally connected by a poured bonding core. The elements include a hollow-interior column and a beam having a cavity that is configured to receive a pourable bonding material. The hollow interior of the column and the cavity of the beam form a continuous volume that is configured to receive a pourable bonding material. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032581 | RAPID-ASSEMBLY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A standardized group of building construction components are disclosed that can be assembled in many different configurations to provide a wide variety of different sizes and styles of stick built buildings. Optionally each component can be cut from flat panels by making simple perpendicular cuts through the panels, then assembled to provide three-dimensional joints allowing further assembly to other components. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032582 | THERMALLY-ISOLATED ANCHORING SYSTEMS WITH SPLIT TAIL VENEER TIE FOR CAVITY WALLS - A high-strength thermally-isolating surface-mounted anchoring system for a cavity wall is disclosed. The thermally-isolated anchoring system is adaptable to various structures, including high-span applications, and for use with a split tail veneer tie. The anchoring system includes an anchor base and a stepped cylinder which sheaths the mounting hardware to limit insulation tearing and resultant loss of insulation integrity. The anchoring system is thermally-isolated through the use of multiple strategically placed compressible nonconductive seals or elements. Seals are also provided to preclude penetration of air, moisture, and water vapor into the wall structure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032583 | ACOUSTIC CEILING TILES WITH ANTI-SAGGING PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - An acoustic tile with excellent anti-sagging properties is provided. The tile comprises a soy-protein binder selected from the group consisting of soy flour, soy protein concentrate, soy protein isolate and any combination thereof. In further embodiments, the tile further comprises polyamide-epichlorohydrin. Other tiles include those made with a thermosetting binder selected from the group consisting of an acrylic binder, a polyester binder, an acrylo-polyester binder and any mixture thereof. Energy-efficient methods for making the tiles are also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032584 | AEROGEL COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Composites such as self-supporting rigid composites that include aerogel have low thermal conductivity and attractive mechanical properties. Methods for preparing such composites include, for example, combining an aerogel-containing material with a binder to form a slurry and allowing the slurry to harden. At least part of the hardening process in conducted under compression. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032585 | WOOD BRICK ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a wood brick assembly. The wood brick assembly comprises: a wood brick formed of wood; and a connection bar connecting a plurality of wood bricks which are adjacent to each other in horizontal and vertical directions, wherein the wood brick is provided with an insertion groove formed on the upper surface and the lower surface thereof, in which the insertion groove is recessed at a predetermined depth in the horizontal direction thereof, for inserting the connection bar therein, and wherein the connection bar is configured to be thicker than the depth of the insertion groove, thereby connecting the plurality of wood bricks which are vertically arranged. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032586 | LOAD BEARING INTERLOCKING STRUCTURAL BLOCKS AND MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM - Construction materials intended for use as structural elements, such as structural blocks, used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering structures. In one aspect, the blocks may comprise a body shape configured so as to allow it to interlock with other blocks in the construction of a structure. Methods for manufacturing the blocks and structures comprising such materials and methods for building such structures are also disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032587 | SINGLE AND MULTI-PART PREFABRICATED INTERIOR FINISH LAYER ASSEMBLIES, BUILDING WALL ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THESE ASSEMBLIES - Building technology including building wall assemblies, prefabricated interior finish layers, and prefabricated multi-part interior finish layers are presented that establish a space between a structural layer of a building wall and a respective interior finish layer. Electrical wiring and/or plumbing is nm through this space while being held by a protective track which shields the electrical wiring and/or plumbing from potentially damaging impacts originating through the interior finish layer. This building technology is advantageously used in conventional building, for prefabricated buildings, and particularly, for prefabricated foldable buildings, by allowing more time and cost efficient wall construction, providing more electrical wiring and plumbing flexibility, facilitating prefabrication, and/or facilitating changes to electrical wiring and plumbing in finished buildings, for example, in later renovation projects. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032588 | SELF SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION TOWER - A skeleton triangular tower frame structure comprising a series of vertical, horizontal and diagonal tubular members with flattened ends, joined together by means of threaded rods or studs, washers and nuts. Every three (3) vertical tubular members joined to three (3) horizontals and to three (3) diagonals, make a section which is connected to a similar section placed on a top level. There are as many sections as the tower require as per specific design. The length, diameter and thickness of the tubular members are determined by structural calculations for a given tower design loads and height. The three (3) horizontal tubular members conform an equilateral triangle of bigger section at the bottom portion of the tower and is reduced as the tower gets higher in a tapered manner. The first section of the tower is supported by a wider base formed by a tetrahedral frame for additional stability. The tubular tower members are delivered to the job site in separate short pre-manufactured members with studs, washers and nuts for easy transportation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032589 | Coupler system for masonry reinforcement bars - A coupler system is disclosed which secures ends of masonry reinforcement bars together. The coupler secures the ends of the bars in a variety of means, so as to strengthen the structural integrity of a building. The coupler system includes masonry reinforcement bars with holes in the ends which allow pins to pass through the coupler to secure the bar. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032590 | Non-Penetrating Roof Mount for a Membrane Roof - A mount for a membrane roof is assembled from first and second metal plates coated on at least one side with heat-weldable material, at least one bolt and two sheets of membrane roofing material. The parts are assembled in a manner that the bolt faces upwards and is effectively sealed in the assembly against any leak around the bolt by a first sheet of roofing material. The mount may be attached to a roof by fasteners around the periphery of the first base plate, and the second sheet of membrane material seals the fasteners and fastener holes. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032591 | CONTINUOUS SCREW TIGHTENING MACHINE WITH WASHER STACKING SUPPLY MECHANISM - In a continuous screw tightening machine with washer stacking supply mechanism, in conjunction with retreating of a tightening machine, a washer is placed on a seat surface portion of a washer feeding body of a washer sequential supply mechanism and reliably supplied to a tightening possible position one by one and the one screw is supplied by a screw sequential supply mechanism between the washer and a bit so as to be in concentric arrangement, in conjunction with advancing of the tightening machine, the washer sequential supply mechanism is set to a feeding preparation attitude of the subsequent washer, and the screw sequential supply mechanism is constituted to be set to a feeding preparation attitude of the subsequent screw, and the screw is tightened and fixed together with the washer at the tightening target spot by rotation/driving of the bit advanced to the tightening possible position by a driving machine. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032592 | EXTENDABLE RAIL SYSTEM FOR HELIPORTS - An extendable rail system for a flight of stairs to exit a heliport comprising a railing positioned along the flight of stairs, where the railing includes a handrail; a plurality of anchors attached to the railing, where the plurality of anchors support the handrail; a rail extension attached to a top portion of the railing, where the rail extension moves between a first position and a second position; a motor coupled to the rail extension, where the motor moves the rail extension between the first position and the second position; a first actuator positioned on the heliport, where the first actuator activates the motor; and a second actuator positioned at a base of the railing, where the second actuator activates the motor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032593 | COVER PANEL - The present invention refers to a panel for decorative covering various substrates, e.g. interior or exterior walls and or ceilings in buildings, offices, dwellings, planes, ships, trains, etc. The covering panel provides continuous, authentic and esthetic visual appearance of the covered substrate without visible seams, separating lines, or any other borders between adjacent panels. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032594 | BUILDING PANELS AND BUILDING SYSTEM USING SUCH PANELS - A wall panel system has at least one panel with face sheets of compressed solid cement or gypsum based material bonded to a foam core. The core has at least one channel extending through the core on an axis along the length of the panel from a predetermined position on a top edge to a bottom edge of the panel. A slot is provided on opposed side/end edges of the core to allow for a strengthening rod to be inserted between adjacent panels. An edge recess extends along one or more edges of the panel between the rear of the face sheet(s) and the core. The recess can receive and discretely hide connecting panel/plate members connecting adjacent panels. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032595 | FLOORING DECK SYSTEM - A flooring deck system comprising a plurality of panels having at least two layers including a substantially rigid sheet layer of substantially inorganic material and a substantially rigid inorganic foam layer, the substantially rigid sheet layer having a flooring surface and a joining surface configured to attach to the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer, and the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer having a connecting surface configured to attach to the joining surface of the substantially rigid sheet layer, and an underside surface configured to contact a foundation floor, wherein the substantially rigid inorganic foam layer is configured to support both a static and live floor load gauged for a floor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032596 | BUILDING PANELS PROVIDED WITH A MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM - Building panels, such as floorboards, provided with a mechanical locking system. The mechanical locking system includes a displacement groove at a first edge of a first floorboard and a tongue groove at a second edge of a second floorboard A tongue is arranged in the displacement groove and is configured to cooperate, in a second position, with the tongue groove for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The tongue includes, in a first position, an inner element and an outer element. The inner element is removable along the displacement groove, and is configured to cooperate with the outer element to obtain a displacement of the outer element towards the tongue groove and thereby obtain the second position. Said inner element and said outer element vertically overlap each other. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032597 | NON-SKID UNDERLAYMENT - Described are flooring systems which include an underlayment material that has a non-skid surface. The non-skid performance may arise from frictional properties, as opposed to adhesive properties. Such a flooring system may include a top flooring layer, a subfloor, and an underlayment material disposed between the subfloor and the top flooring layer. Methods for a non-skid underlayment are disclosed herein, as well as methods of manufacture. The underlayment material may comprise at least one layer and a non-skid surface for engaging the subfloor, the surface comprising thermoplastic rubber. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032598 | BOARD/TILE SPACER AND ASSOCIATED PACKAGE ASSEMBLY - A spacer member for spacing boards or tiles includes a plurality of spacing wings extending from a core, where at least two of the spacing wings are movably connected to the core such that the spacer member has both a working configuration and a collapsed configuration. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032599 | Drywall tape dispenser actuated using a drill - A drywall tape dispenser actuated using a drill has an “L” shaped member having a top cross piece, an elongated side piece, and an elbow portion therebetween thereby forming an L-shape, a first spindle member at a bottom portion of the elongated side piece, a second spindle member at a top portion of the elongated side piece and within the elbow portion, and a third spindle member between the first and second spindle members. An active pressure roller rotatably attached to a distal end section of the top cross piece opposite the elbow portion adapted to press on a surface portion of tape passing thereby. A passive pressure roller rotatably attached to the distal end section of the top cross piece opposite the elbow portion and spaced from the active pressure roller and adapted to press on an opposite surface portion of the tape passing thereby, such that the active pressure roller and the passive pressure roller are adapted to pinch the tape passing therethrough. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032600 | GUARD FOR SCAFFOLDING - Scaffolding comprising, a scaffold structure, assembled next to yet spaced from an adjacent face of a building structure with a gap therebetween, comprising a plurality of standards extending vertically adjacent the structure, horizontal ledgers extending between standards and tying the standards in a fixed interrelationship, and a platform supported from the standards and/or the ledgers thereby to be conferred a vertical support in a substantially horizontal disposition; and a guard, as a lateral extension to the platform, configured to hinge or otherwise articulate downwardly from the scaffold structure to bear onto the face of the building structure to at least partially span across the gap. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032601 | PORTABLE ROBOTIC CASTING OF VOLUMETRIC MODULAR BUILDING COMPONENTS - A robotic casting machine (RCM) provides for on-site, or near-site casting and automated production of cast components, such as concrete modular, volumetric building components. The RCM includes stationary and mobile support structures, which can be positioned in a loading configuration, a casting configuration and an ejection configuration in which the cast volumetric component may be ejected from the mold. Tipping machines located beneath the cast component facilitate ejection, rotation and loading of the ejected module onto a transport surface for transport of the module. The support structures are constructed of prefabricated frames that may include at least one standardized section, which may be utilized on every project, and may also include a customized section, which may be provided to achieve desired dimensions of the cast module on a particular project. A casting process is provided in which a volumetric module is cast in a rotated orientation, in which the floor is cast with an initial vertical orientation, the transverse walls extend in a horizontal orientation, which is cast in vertical wall forms, and a longitudinal wall extends horizontally along the top of the mold. Modular, volumetric components created using the RCM and casting process are also described. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032602 | MOBILE CONCRETE PUMP WITH DISTRIBUTING BOOM AND SUPPORT DEVICE - This disclosure relates to a mobile concrete pump with a support structure, which can be placed on a vehicle frame of a truck chassis, for receiving functional units which form a support device and a distributing boom. The functional unit which forms the distributing boom has a rotary head mounted on a boom pedestal in a rotatable manner about a vertical axis, said boom pedestal being secured to the support structure, and the boom pedestal comprises a tank which engages into the support structure and is provided as a rotary bearing for the rotary head. Each functional unit which forms the support device has a support leg mounted in a bearing in a pivotal and/or telescopable manner, said bearing being secured to the support structure. This disclosure is characterized in that a tank wall of the tank, said wall tapering from the top to the bottom in a truncated cone-like manner or in a truncated pyramid-like manner in the cross section, engages into the support structure and is rigidly secured, preferably welded, into the support structure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032603 | FILTER APPARATUS WITH FILTER CLEANING ARRANGEMENT - In a filter apparatus with a filter for filtering a liquid including, in a housing, a filter structure which is rotatably supported off-center so that it is arranged at one side in close proximity to the housing wall and at the opposite side a housing space is formed in which at least one nozzle tube with nozzle openings directed toward the filter structure and advantageously also an ultrasound transducer are arranged for removing deposits from the filter structure. A liquid inlet is connected to filter housing bottom wall in the area of the housing space and a return pipe is connected to the bottom wall in communication with a center passage of the filter structure for discharging cleaned liquid. The liquid inlet includes a valve for blocking the water flow and a drain opening for draining cleaning liquid during filter cleaning. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032604 | PORTABLE POOL CLEANER - The present portable pool cleaner is provided with an improved annular impeller, which facilitates the possible use of a fore receptacle without a filter bag, operating as an eddy trap for large debris, and also facilitates having an aft receptacle incorporating a filter bag or direct connection to in pool filtration systems. The annual impeller is able to effectively limit object size passing to the next stage, within impeding or striking objections passing through the inside gap in the annular impeller. The impeller duct/annular shape, with internal spiral blades, forms a through hole for the light sewage to more easily pass, while heavier particles in the sewage are trapped. The optional fore and aft receptacles may be detachable to facilitate cleaning, replacement and access to the impeller for cleaning or replacement. The handheld design facilitates underwater use. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032605 | Garage Floor Barrier System - A garage floor barrier system for installation onto a garage floor for segregating debris. The barrier system includes rail portions, connectors, and cover members. The rail portion includes a notch on a bottom side to aid in installation and provides a recess for the placement of adhesive during attachment. The connectors allow for corner, angle, and straight connection and are constructed in a shape and dimension allowing for flexion. The barrier system is installed continuous around a parked vehicle and allows a user to both contain and easily remove trapped debris. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032606 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTANTIALLY IMPERMEABLE WALL - Systems and methods for manufacturing a substantially impermeable concrete wall that may be used, for example, in fluid storage tanks to improve leak resistance to pressurized gases or fluids and reduce manufacturing costs. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032607 | IMPACT BARRIER SYSTEM - The present invention provides methods and systems for an impact barrier system that includes a concrete panel having a front side and a back side, and an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene layer engaged to at least one side of the concrete panel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032608 | TOWERS - Methods and arrangements for controlling the tension of tensioning cables in precompressed towers are disclosed. The towers may comprise a tower section ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032609 | CLAMPING MECHANISM, LOCKING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING RECONFIGURABLE MANIPULATOR - A clamp mechanism is disclosed, clamping on a tube made of elastic material, provided with a band clamped on a tube. Inside the tube, in the location where the band clamps, a stiff element is located having a diameter substantially corresponding to the inner diameter of the tube. The band encompasses the tube over the length of at least the half of its circumference and is connected to a tensioning and releasing apparatus. A locking system for a manipulator is also provided including tubes substantially parallel to each other. Each tube is formed of curling strip wound on a drum rigidly connected to a structure. The manipulator has at least one reconfigurable parameter. The system includes a mechanism that is mounted on each one of tubes. Further, a method of operating a reconfigurable manipulator is disclosed including curled strip tubes, wherein the manipulator is provided with a locking system, which is released for reconfiguration of the manipulator and clamped for normal operation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032610 | Method for Assembling Decreasing Section Concrete Towers for Wind Turbines and Associated Wind Turbines - The present invention relates to a method for assembling concrete towers with a decreasing sector for wind turbines which comprises a phase of pre-assembly of concrete tower sections which allows to reduce the space required during the stage of pre-assembly of the different tower section prior to lifting and the civil work associated to set said space up wherein, during the pre-assembly phase, a first annular section is confined at least partially within the inner space defined by a second annular section, the invention also relating to the wind turbine associated to said method of assembly. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032611 | ATTACHING GLASS TO STONE - The present invention extends to methods for attaching a piece of glass to a piece of stone. In some aspects, specifically designed glass inlays are secured within a void in a piece of stone. The glass inlays can include colored glass letters, numbers, designs, etc. In some aspects, glass inlays and voids are specifically designed to match one another. Glass inlays can be affixed within the voids using an adhesive. Grout can be then be used to set the glass inlays in place. The result can be monument or marker that commemorates an event or person. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032612 | TENT PEG STRUCTURE WITH ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A tent peg with illumination device includes, a peg seat, a cord fixing part, an illumination device, and a resilient member. Therein, the peg seat has a peg bore in the middle for a peg body to pass through. The cord fixing part is disposed on one end of the peg seat for fastening a cord body. The illumination device has an installation seat and an illumination assembly. The installation seat is on the other end of the peg seat, and the illumination assembly is installed on the installation seat and capable of rotating against the installation seat for enabling the illumination assembly to illuminate. The resilient member is between the illumination assembly and the installation seat. During the rotation of the illumination assembly against the installation seat, the illumination assembly stably contacts an inner wall of the installation seat through the resilient member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032613 | PANEL SECURING MECHANISM FOR A GAME COURT ENCLOSURE - Fastening mechanism comprises a extruded profile ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032614 | Extraction Device - An extraction device eases the task of removing a post, bush or the like from a ground surface. The device includes a pair of legs pivotally coupled together at respective first ends of the legs. A bar is pivotally coupled to a first one of the pair of legs. The bar has a notch extending upwardly into a bottom edge of the bar. A projection is coupled to a second one of the legs. The projection is insertable into the notch to secure the legs in a static position relative to each other. A connector is coupled to an associated one of the legs proximate the first end of the pair of legs. A ratcheting mechanism is removably coupled to the connector. A cable is removably coupled to the ratcheting mechanism for extending around a structural object for removing the structural object from the ground surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032615 | Handle Structure for Bi-Fold Door - A handle structure is provided with handles and finger insertion recesses disposed on each of first and second doors. Each handle is provided with a finger-hook plate piece that extends vertically while protruding from the vicinity of one end faces on an outer surface, where first and second doors are bendably joined, toward other end faces. The finger insertion recesses are formed on the outer surfaces of the first and second doors in such a manner as to face the finger-hook plate pieces, and are formed in dimensions that enable fingers to be hooked on inner surfaces of the handles. The handles and the finger insertion recesses are formed in a bilaterally symmetrical shape with the end faces, which face each other, of the doors in the center. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032616 | Cover trim for a push bar of an exit device - A method of easily installing a preferably antimicrobial cover trim to a push bar of an exit device for a door, as well as a method for increasing fingerprint resistance of metal touch surfaces. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032617 | LOCK INSERT FOR A CYLINDER LOCK - A lock insert for a cylinder lock is disclosed for locking an electric switch, including a main part with an opening for receiving the cylinder lock. In an embodiment, the inner wall of the opening is designed to at least partially contact an outer wall of the cylinder lock, and in the inner wall at least one slot is formed to allow freedom of radial movement of locking elements in the cylinder lock, the positions of which correspond to a locked position of the cylinder lock. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032618 | CYLINDER LOCK INCLUDING MULTIPLE COOPERATING SIDEBARS FOR CONTROLLING THE LOCK - A cylinder lock includes a side bar assembly comprising a binding bar and a testing bar and code pins, each comprising a key projection, a code hole, and binding features. Partial rotation of the cylinder causes the binding bar to engage the binding features of the code pins to prevent axial movement of the pins. If the code holes of the code pins are aligned with code points of the testing bar, the testing bar is able to move inwardly with the binding bar and out of the slot so as to permit the cylinder to rotate within the bore. If one or more code holes is not aligned with a code point of the testing bar, the code point will contact the body of the code pin and thereby be prevented from moving radially inwardly out of a locking slot, thus blocking rotation of the cylinder. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032619 | HYBRID LOCK CYLINDER - The present disclosure provides for a lock cylinder having a rotatable spindle with at least one disc and at least one wafer housing rotatingly engaged therewith. A slidable wafer is carried on the wafer housing. A locking bar is operable to prevent rotation of the lock cylinder in a locked position and permit rotation of the lock cylinder in an unlocked position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032620 | LOCKSET - The present invention generally relates to a lockset for use with a case including a first body and a second body. The lockset includes a housing embedded in a first side of the first body and a rotatable combination lock disposed in the housing revealing discs. When the rotatable combination lock is locked, the rotatable combination lock could not rotate in the housing and limits the second body not to open from the first body; when the rotatable combination lock is unlocked, the rotatable combination lock could be rotated to an unlock-position in the housing and frees the second body open from the first body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032621 | Mobile Device that Detects Tappings/Vibrations Which are Used to Lock or Unlock a Door - An intelligent door lock system is configured to be in communication with a mobile device. The intelligent door lock system includes a drive shaft of a lock device for a door. A circuit is coupled to an engine with a memory. A device is provided that converts energy into mechanical energy and is coupled to the drive shaft. The intelligent door lock system is configured to be in communication with a mobile device that includes a vibration/tapping sensing device. The vibration/tapping sensing device is configured to lock or unlock the door in response to knocking or tapping at the mobile device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032622 | MORTISE LOCK - Disclosed herein is a mortise lock which can open a door when a user pushes or pulls a knob. The mortise lock includes: a knob configured to be pushed and pulled by a user; a rose which is mounted at one side of the front face and the rear face of the door and to which one side of the knob is inserted and fixed in such a manner that the knob can be rotated; a gear guide to which one side of the knob inserted into the rose is connected and which is configured to vertically slide according to rotation of the knob; and a latch actuating part of which one side is connected with the gear guide and of which the other side is connected with the latch so as to be moved in a specific direction by the vertical sliding of the gear guide, wherein when the latch actuating part is moved in the specific direction, the latch is inserted or protrudes out. The mortise lock can easily open the door just by the user's one-step action to push or pull the knob indoors or outdoors. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032623 | Electronic Locking Apparatus and Method - An electronic locking mechanism has a body portion with movable retaining members that are controlled utilizing an electrically controlled actuator. The actuator operates the retaining member to move radially outwardly of the body portion circumference in a locked position and allows the retaining member to move radially inwardly of the circumference in an unlocked position. An electronic key can be utilized to operate the electronic locking mechanism. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032624 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door comprising a door leaf with a drive, a magnetic device as a component of the drive, and at least one sensor which is associated with the door leaf. According to the invention, said magnetic device also comprises a magnetorheological element and/or a magnetohydrodynamic element which can be actuated by at least one magnet. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032625 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes an opening between an upper frame and a door when the vehicle is seen from the side. The vehicle includes a lever pivotally attached to a portion of an inner wall of the door that is located above a middle position of the door in an up-down direction and forward of a latch mechanism, and an interlocking shaft linked to the lever and the latch mechanism. The interlocking shaft is configured to move in a vehicle front-rear direction as the lever is pivoted, thus interlocking the latch mechanism with the lever. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032626 | DOOR LATCH WITH OPENING MEMORY FEATURE - A closure latch for a vehicle door is provided. The closure latch includes an emergency lock actuator to permit a person to lock the door in the event that the power lock actuator is unusable. The latch also includes an ‘impatient passenger’ feature, which permits the doors to be unlocked using the remote keyless-entry feature on the key fob even in a situation where an ‘impatient passenger’ had prematurely lifted the door handle of the vehicle. In some prior art latches, such an action by an ‘impatient passenger’ would prevent the drive motor on the latch from unlocking the latch, thereby necessitating the owner to press the unlock button on the key fob a second time. There is some overlap in the components that used for the ‘impatient passenger’ feature and the components used for the emergency lock actuator, thereby reducing cost and complexity of the latch. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032627 | DOOR HANDLE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A door handle apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame member, a handle body including a handle shaft portion, a bearing member including first and second holding portions arranged away from each other in a rotation axis direction of the handle shaft portion held at the bearing member and defining a holding void for holding the handle shaft portion, the bearing member being supported at the frame member in a state where the bearing member is rotatable between an assembly completion position and an assembly ready position, and a holding release inhibition mechanism inhibiting a release of a state where the handle shaft portion is held at the holding void by restricting an operation of at least one of the first and second holding portions in a case where the handle body receives a load in a predetermined direction while the bearing member is at the assembly completion position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032628 | DOOR HANDLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A door handle device for a vehicle includes a frame member, an outside handle and a seal member. The frame member includes a frame-side stopper. The outside handle includes a handle shaft portion and an engagement leg portion. The handle shaft portion is mounted to the frame member. The seal member includes a body portion sealing the outside handle and the door outer panel, the seal member including an extending portion extending from the body portion to a first region where the frame-side stopper and the handle-side stopper face with each other. The extending portion includes a first buffer piece. The frame-side stopper receives an impact generated in response to a pivot of the outside handle about the handle shaft portion to the full stroke position via the first buffer piece of the extending portion of the seal member, the first buffer piece being positioned at the first region. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032629 | CAM-OPERATED LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly is disclosed that has a latch, a locking lever having locked and unlocked positions, and a detent lever having engaged and disengaged positions. The locking lever is configured to secure the latch in the closed position when the locking lever is in the locked position and the detent lever is configured to provide a detent function when the detent lever is in the engaged position. In certain aspects, the latch assembly includes a single motor and cam assembly having three configurations, wherein the locking lever and detent lever are respectively in the unlocked and disengaged positions while in the first configuration, in the unlocked and engaged positions while in the second configuration, and in the locked and engaged positions while in the third configuration. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032630 | DOOR CLOSER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A door closer device for a vehicle includes a latch, a drive force transmission mechanism and a cancellation mechanism cancelling a closing operation of the drive force transmission mechanism. The drive force transmission mechanism includes a drive force transmission portion rotatable between a transmission position where the latch is configured to receive a drive force of an actuator and a non-transmission position where the latch is configured not to receive the drive force of the actuator. The cancellation mechanism includes a first operation portion and a second operation portion, the first operation portion engaged with the drive force transmission portion to be rotated irrespective of the second operation portion, the second operation portion engaged with the drive force transmission portion to be rotated irrespective of the first operation portion, the first and second operation portions rotating the drive force transmission portion from the transmission position to the non-transmission position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032631 | DOOR SECURITY REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM - A security reinforcement system for a door assembly having a door frame with first and second spaced-apart vertical structural supports and a door hinged thereto has first- and second-channel base plates respectively mountable to the first and second vertical structural support. Pivotally attached to the first and second base plates, respectively, are first and second opposed pluralities of security arms which rotate from a retracted position to an extended position in which security arms of the opposed pluralities extend toward each other across a portion of the door, reinforcing the door when first and second actuator arms operatively coupled to the first and second pluralities, respectively, are rotated from a vertical position to a horizontal position and are releasably coupled together by a sleeve. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032632 | LOCKING APPARATUS OF SIDE-GATE - A locking apparatus of a side-gate in which a locker pivotably mounted to a post binds a hook when the side-gate mounted with the hook pivots to be raised, may include a knob that is located to be spaced apart from the locker and is pivotably mounted to the post, and a link bar, one end of which is connected to the locker, and another end of which is connected to the knob, wherein rotational force generated by the knob is transmitted to pivot the locker through a link bar. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032633 | DUAL-SHAFT SYNCHRONOUS TRANSMISSION FIXING DEVICE - A dual-shaft synchronous transmission fixing device has a simplified structure and minified volume. The gap between the rotary shafts can be changed or adjusted according to the transmission specification so that the electronic device can be thinned and lightweight. The fixing device includes a driver and a reactor respectively disposed on a first shaft and a second shaft and a link unit engaged with the driver and the reactor, whereby the first and second shafts can be synchronously rotated. The fixing device further includes a main fixing plate and a subsidiary fixing plate having identical structures. The main fixing plate and the subsidiary fixing plate are disposed on the first and second shafts. Each of the main fixing plate and the subsidiary fixing plate has a base section for together pivotally connecting with the link unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032634 | DOOR CHECKER FOR VEHICLE - A door checker for a vehicle includes a hinge rotatably connecting a door to a vehicle body and having a shaft, a slider penetratingly inserted into the shaft and linearly moving with rotational force of the shaft, and a checking unit linearly reciprocating in a radial direction of the shaft by the slider. By implementing a manipulation feeling in opening and closing a door by increasing a section for checking the door by converting a rotational movement of the door into a linear movement based on a screw principle, operability can be improved to enhance marketability, and durability can be enhanced by increasing the section for implementing operating force for opening and closing a door. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032635 | CARRIER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR WINDOW BALANCE - A carrier for a window sash has a balance connecting portion configured to be connected to a window balance. A vertical rail system is configured to slidingly engage a bracket of the window sash. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032636 | AMERICAN DAMPER CONCEALED HINGE - An American damper concealed hinge comprises a first base, a second base, a hinging rotation arm, one end of the hinging rotation arm being hinged to the first base, the other end of the hinging rotation arm being hinged to the second base, the first base being provided with a cavity; wherein the cavity is internally provided with a damper device that is drivable by the hinging rotation arm, left and right sides of the damper device being respectively provided with a first baffle and a second baffle, a first torsion spring being disposed between the first baffle and a left side wall of the first base, a second torsion spring being disposed between the second baffle and a right side wall of the first base, a first extending leg of the first torsion spring and a first extending leg of the second torsion spring being respectively pressed onto the hinging rotation arm, and a second extending leg of the first torsion spring and a second extending leg of the second torsion spring being respectively pressed onto the first base. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032637 | Car Window Regulator Using Rotational Bearing Pullies - In one embodiment, window regulator | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032638 | EDGE CLADDING - A three-dimensional edge cladding for an architectural opening that includes a forward facing portion having a substantially constant first profile along a longitudinal axis. The forward facing portion includes a plurality of spaced apart nailing flanges, stepped surface topography projecting generally forward and away from the flanges. A longitudinally extending channel receives a side facing portion having a substantially constant second profile that include a portion that is generally orthogonal to the nailing flanges. A joint cover portion for covering the section where two or more edge cladding members meet. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032639 | INSULATING GLAZING - The invention relates to an insulating double glazing comprising a sheet of glass which has on the face ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032640 | DOOR STRUCTURE WITH GLASS - A door structure with glass at least comprising a front panel, a rear panel, an inner hollowed-frame assembly, a glass mounted assembly and at least one glass, wherein the front panel and the rear panel are configured with a plurality of positioning protrusions at inner sides for assembling the inner hollowed-frame assembly inside the door structure with glass without using screws; the structure may render the inner hollowed-frame assembly able to support and assemble the glass mounted assembly and the glass with rigidity. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032641 | Systems and Methods for Insulating Attic Openings - A cover for closing an access opening that leads to an infrequently used space within a building, such as an attic, that generally provides an air seal, thermal insulation and/or acoustic insulation at the access opening. The cover may be in one or two portions, including a closure alone or a closure and a frame having an aperture that can be closed by engagement between the closure and the frame. When the cover is used alone it engages a frame or a wall circumscribing the access opening. The cover is sized and shaped to close a stairwell, or the opening at one end of a stairway, an opening in a generally vertical wall, a hatch, or a pull down ladder. The closure and frame are each made of one or more components. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032642 | SHUTTER ASSEMBLY - A shutter assembly including a plurality of shutter panels arranged side-by-side. Each shutter panel has a respective plurality of louvers and a respective operable tilt mechanism configured to adjust the tilt angle of the respective plurality of louvers. A control shaft operates the tilt mechanisms. The control shaft is configured to drive simultaneously the respective tilt mechanisms of all of the plurality of shutter panels. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032643 | Method and Apparatus for Reinforcing Roll Up, Roll Down Shutters and Doors Using Self-Forming Structural Shapes - A shutter for protecting an opening. The shutter comprising a plurality of horizontal curtain slats for covering the opening, wherein horizontal refers to a direction when viewing slats from a front surface, and wherein the curtain slats hang freely from a upper region of the opening; an upper transition slat movably affixed to a lower end of a first curtain slat; a lower transition slat movably affixed to an upper end of a second curtain slat; and a horizontal reinforcing member comprising at least an upper and a lower reinforcing slat, wherein the upper reinforcing slat is rotatably affixed to a lower end of the first transition slat and the lower reinforcing slat is rotatably affixed to an upper end of the second transition slat, and wherein the upper and lower reinforcing slats are rotatably joined. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032644 | DYNAMIC DESK ACCESSORY DELIVERING ON-DEMAND PRIVACY ON AN OPEN WORK TABLE - A privacy accessory includes a base having a body portion; a retention portion defining a retention edge for releasably securing the base to a work surface; a plurality of frame members secured to the base, each frame member having a first side portion pivotably secured to the base and a second side portion pivotably secured to the base, each of the plurality of frame members telescopically received with an adjacent one of the plurality of frame members in a series that graduate from a smallest one to a largest one, the frame members being sequentially deployable to a first, expanded state by pulling on the largest one and sequentially folded to a second, collapsed state by pushing on the largest one of the plurality of frame members. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032645 | ADJUSTABLE CORD LOCKER AND WINDOW BLIND HAVING SUCH ADJUSTABLE CORD LOCKER - An adjustable cord locker for fastening at least a lift cord to a bottom rail and regulating a length of the lift cord includes a barrel, a reel, and a control wheel. The reel is received in the barrel for rotation by control. The lift cord is inserted into the barrel and fastened to the reel to be wound around the reel when the reel is turning. The control wheel is connected to the reel for a user to operate to turn the reel. The control wheel is provided with teeth, and the barrel is provided with a pawl. The pawl is engaged with the teeth to allow the control wheel to be turned or hold still. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032646 | RETRACTABLE WALL SYSTEM AND ADAPTOR COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to a retractable wall system ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032647 | WINDOW COVERING MOTORIZED LIFT AND CONTROL SYSTEM MOTOR AND OPERATION - A motorized lift assembly for a window covering includes a movable window covering material and cords for moving the window covering material. The motorized lift assembly also includes a motor assembly including a motor, a speed reducing gear train driven by said motor for adjusting positions of said cords, where the motor is a low voltage, high speed motor operating at greater than 12,000 rpm. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032648 | Collapsible Ladder - There is provided a collapsible ladder having several collapsible ladder sections, where each or at least part of the ladder sections comprises two hollow ladder bars arranged parallel to each other and interconnected at an upper end by a rung, and where each collapsible ladder section is telescopically inserted into a lower ladder section. Each ladder bar of a collapsible ladder section has a locking hole adjacent the lower end part of the ladder bar and an extension below the locking hole, and retaining mechanisms are provided in at least part of the rungs for locking the collapsible ladder sections relative to one another when the collapsible ladder sections are extended. Each of or part of the retaining mechanisms comprises a locking pin, which can be brought into an extended and locked position in order to engage a corresponding locking hole provided in the ladder bar of a ladder section positioned there above, and are lease part for bringing the locking pin into a retracted and unlocked position. At least part of the rungs holding a retaining mechanism with a locking pin and a release part have spacers provided at the bottom, where at least part of said spacers have a release actuator with a bottom part. The release actuator engages the release part of a retaining mechanism of the rung and is arranged to activate the release part when the bottom part of the release actuator is moved upwards through the spacer thereby bringing the locking pin into the un-locked position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032649 | Telescopic Ladder Comprising Ladder Sections Of Different Densities - A telescopic ladder includes a proximal end adapted to be fixed on a support, the ladder including between the proximal end and a distal end a plurality of sections displaceable relative to each other for deploying the ladder, the section arranged at the level of the proximal end of the ladder being made of material having a density greater than the density of the material of which at least one other section of the ladder is made. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032650 | Composite Rung for a Ladder and Method - A ladder having a first fiberglass rail. The ladder having a second fiberglass rail. The ladder having a one-piece composite rung which is hollow and made of carbon fiber or glass. The rung has a middle and a first end and a second end. The ladder having rivets that extend through the first end and the second end of the rung to attach the rung to the first rail and the second rail. No portion of the rung penetrates any portion of the first or second rails. A method for producing a ladder. A method for forming a one-piece composite rung for a ladder. A method for using a ladder. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032651 | Extension Ladder Toolbox - An extension ladder toolbox which can be attached to the existing holes on the ends of the rungs in such a way that it does not interfere with the users use of the ladder yet it allows for easy access to necessary tools and equipment. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032652 | DETACHABLE COMBINED-TYPE DRIVE KEY FOR ROTARY DRILLING RIG POWER HEAD - The present disclosure provides a detachable and combined drive key of a power head of a rotary drilling rig. The drive key includes torque transfer keys ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160032653 | DOWNHOLE VIBRATION TOOL - A downhole vibration tool has an outer housing having an inner surface that defines an inner bore and a flow diverter positioned within the inner bore, the flow diverter having an inner passage and an outer surface that defines a flow path between the inner surface of the outer housing and the flow diverter. A removable plug blocks the inner passage, the plug being removable to open the inner passage. A rotating member is rotatably carried within the outer housing and downstream of the flow diverter, the rotating member comprising a rotor in fluid communication with the flow path and an eccentric mass. | 2016-02-04 |
