14th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130081189 | Modular Frame for Supporting Body Armor - A frame for supporting body armor on a belt. The frame includes a first and second support each having a first end and a second end. Each support is configured for fitting the first end onto the belt and the second end into an opening of the body armor. The support aligns the body armor so that the weight of the body armor is substantially carried by the belt. The support further prevents shifting of the body armor from the belt, thereby preventing the weight of the body armor from shifting from a position in which it is substantially carried by the belt. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081190 | FILTER HOLDING SYSTEM FOR WELDING MASK - A filter holding system for holding an optical filter to a mask casing of a welding mask. The filter holding system can include a holding frame body configured for supporting and accommodating the optical filter, and a connecting mechanism which is provided on the holding frame body and is configured for connecting or disconnecting the holding frame body to or from the mask casing. The connecting mechanism can have a disconnect position and a connect position. In the disconnect position, the connecting mechanism disconnects the holding frame body from the mask casing, and in the connect position, the connecting mechanism connects the holding frame body and the mask casing. A welding mask can comprise a mask casing, a headgear, a protective film, an optical filter and a filter holding system. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081191 | FOOTWEAR HAVING AIR-CONTROLLED ACTIVE ELEMENT - A clothing article for a foot including a sole including a sealed collapsible air cavity having disposed therein a return support for expanding a collapsed air cavity wherein the air cavity includes an outlet permitting a quantity of air to exit when the air cavity is collapsed; an upper, coupled to the sole, for covering a portion of the foot; an air-actuated active element coupled to the upper, the active element including a first mode and a second mode, the active element biased to the first mode and responsive to the quantity of air to transition from the first mode to the second mode; and a communication channel, coupled to the outlet and to the active element, for transferring the quantity of air from the air cavity to the active element. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081192 | Kledingstuk - The invention relates to a garment, comprising an outer fabric extending over at least a part of the garment and provided with a closable ventilation opening, a closing means for the opening comprising an orientation closing the opening and an orientation leaving clear the opening, a material extending at least over the ventilation opening and provided with at least one ventilation hole, a water barrier at least partly enclosing the at least one ventilation hole, wherein the water barrier lies against the closing means with a bias in the orientation of the closing means closing the opening. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081193 | Leisure Arctic Wear / Lethal Attack Wear L.A.W. 2000 - L.a.w is a line of clothing and outerwear with a self-contained cooling and heat transferring system that does not require any electricity or refrigeration. The selection of garments can be used for military, business, sports and all other outdoor leisure activities. All l.a.w clothing, accessories, shoes and outerwear will be lined with a phase changing unite (pcu). This remarkable material not only helps the person maintain a comfortable core temperature, it also aids in concealing and altering heat imagery. As the clothing is worn, the pcu begins to absorb the heat of the individual in the garment. The pcu releases a cooling sensation as it liquefies and solidifies this process keeps the individual at a comfortable temperature as long the garment is worn. Once the individual is finished, simply remove the garment, store in cool dry location, until next use. This process can be repeated as desired. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081194 | Wrap With Pockets - A wrap with pockets of the present invention comprising an elongated rectangularly shaped strip of pliable material may be made of a variety of natural materials and synthetic fibers, and/or a blend of one or more textile materials. One and/or a plurality of pockets are provided on the external panel of the wrap with pockets at the end(s) along the axis of the longitudinal axis of the elongated strip. The pockets are designed to hold personal items such as credit cards, keys, cash, driver license, cosmetics, face tissue, etc. for top wear or sarong, or shawl. In one embodiment of wrap with pockets used for baby blankets or lap robe, the pockets may be designed to hold bulky items such as diapers, wipes, glasses, etc. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081195 | VEST-CARRIER - A vest-carrier having front and back generally rectangular openable chambers or pockets, each of which includes a zipper closure along an upper side thereof. The vest-carrier encompasses a torso engaging garment of soft pliable material. The garment includes a central back portion, a first partial frontal portion and a second overlapping frontal portion. The garment also includes a pair of adjustable shoulder engaging straps that include front and back portions connected by hook and loop fasteners that are adjustable for individuals of different heights. The garment may also include a waist adjustment as for example a belt with a hook and loop fastener (Velcro fastener) to accommodate individuals of different weights. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081196 | MEDICAL GLOVE PACKAGING - A packaging for a medical glove includes a cover defining an interior space, the cover further including a sealed end and an opposing end having an opening in communication with the interior space, at least one deployable member with a distal end extending from the cover opening into the interior space, and a proximal end secured to or being part of the cover opening, the at least one deployable member segregating the interior space into an inner clean and contaminant free area adjacent to the sealed cover end and an outer area adjacent to the cover opening, the distal end of the at least one deployable member being movable from a first position within the interior space to a second position outside the cover opening, and means for securely retaining the medical glove on the distal end of the at least one deployable member. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081197 | METHOD OF REINFORCING AN EDGE OF A GARMENT - A method of reinforcing a folded edge of a garment comprises sewing one of the following stitches along a portion of fabric where an edge of the garment is to be formed: a bar tack stitch, a buttonhole eyelet stitch, a round eyelet stitch, a single line of stitches and a pair of spaced lines of stitches. Edges of garments that can be reinforced using this method include an upper edge ( | 2013-04-04 |
20130081198 | Permanent and removable colored loop attachment mechanism full or partial cover for various types of helmets - A permanent and/or removable colored loop attachment mechanism cover for placement over the full or partial top of hard plastic exterior surfaces of helmets for a unique appearance and/or for securing lightweight soft structures with hook attachment mechanisms, specifically, but not limited to soft decorative patches. The permanent and/or removable colored helmet cover includes a dome-shaped loop attachment fabric attached to the helmet by any suitable method apparent to those skilled in the art. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081199 | Helmet - A chin guard support mechanism includes first and second fixed-side members, and a moving-side member fixed to the chin guard. When the chin guard pivots forward from a down position in a rising direction, an annular following surface provided on the moving-side member pivots forward while following an annular followed surface provided on the second fixed-side member to make the chin guard rise while moving forward. It is possible to provide a helmet that allows the chin guard support mechanism capable of relatively excellently raising/lowering the chin guard to have a simple structure, allows to operate the chin guard support mechanism smoothly, obviates the necessity of making the structure in a region including an end of the chin guard including the chin guard support mechanism and a vicinity thereof bulky, and obviates the necessity of making the widthwise size of the helmet large. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081200 | Interlock mechanism for a toilet for Vehicles in particular for busses, mobile homes, caravans, and yachts, as well as a toilet - The invention relates to an interlock mechanism ( | 2013-04-04 |
20130081201 | ADJUSTABLE FLUSH VALVE AND ASSEMBLY - A tank to bowl sponge gasket is provided for use with a flush valve used in the drain hole of a toilet tank, the tank sitting above the throat of a toilet bowl. The flush valve comprises a flange above the bottom wall, a lower externally threaded portion that extends through the drain hole and an internally threaded lock nut which complements the lower threaded portion of the flush valve, a tank seal disposed between the flange and the tank wall, and the gasket is disposed between the lower threaded portion of the flush valve, the lock nut and the tank wall and the throat of the toilet bowl. The gasket has a generally L-shaped upper portion with a circumferential outer surface, a circumferential inner surface and a bottom shelf, a lower portion comprising a circumferential inner surface and an inwardly tapered outer surface, and a circumferential trim line. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081202 | Folding space- and water-saving bathroom sink toilet system - Disclosed is a folding bathroom sink toilet system that saves space and water. The folding sink has the same width as the toilet tank and is not visible when in folded position. This system can be installed on top of the lid of any toilet on the market. The system includes: a sink made of different materials with or without art design; a semicircle drain outlet and sink overflow assembly with elastic and bendable head coupling the sink and toilet tank; a collapsible cabinet and washing platform to hold toothbrushes and other items; an adjustable hinge to hold the sink in the folding or deployed position; a dual-float water valve with pipe tee to control sink water supply to toilet tank; a water level indicator with three adjustable floating switches showing toilet tank's water in full, half full or empty; push-button switches for adding water to the toilet and flushing. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081203 | TUB OVERFLOW ASSEMBLY - The tub overflow assembly comprising an inlet, and outlet and a fluid flow path. The inlet having a lowest point adapted to admit overflow water. The outlet adapted to be connected to a soil or waste pipe. The fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet. The fluid flow path defines a minimum fluid flow level, the minimum fluid flow level being higher than the lowest point of the inlet. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081204 | MEDICAL IMAGE TABLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A medical imaging table assembly includes a table portion, a cradle slidably coupled to the table portion, the cradle having a length that defines a patient scanning area and a workflow management area, and a patient support pad disposed only on the patient scanning area. A medical imaging system including the medical imaging table and a method of manufacturing the medical imaging table are also described herein. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081205 | PERSON SUPPORT SURFACE - A person support surface configured to maximize pressure relief when the various portions of the support surface are at an angle with respect to a reference plane. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081206 | SURGICAL STRAP - The invention is directed to a strap that can be used to hold a patient's extremity to a board or operating table while at the same time provided a blanket-like surface between the patient and the operation table or board. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081207 | Coated Springs and Mattress Made Thereof - The invention describes a coated spring for mattresses that comprises a helical compression spring and a wrapping in the form of a bag containing the spring, wherein the bag containing the spring is injected with a polymeric reaction mixture, which after reacting or curing produces a polymeric foam, preferably of flexible polyurethane up to a desired volume in order to cause the spring to change its flexion or compression properties, as well as the method for its manufacturing and its use in the manufacturing of mattresses of different kinds. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081208 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A DYNAMIC SUPPORT MATTRESS TO TREAT AND REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF PRESSURE ULCERS - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for preventing and treating pressure ulcers in bedfast patients. The invention includes providing a non-powered mattress having a first zone adapted to conform to a first body part and a second zone adapted to provide support to a second body part, and off-loading interface pressure on the first body part to the second body part by dynamically increasing the support provided to the second body part by the second zone based on a weight of the first body part on the first zone. The off-loading of interface pressure from the first body part to the second body part equalizes blood oxygen saturation in tissue of the first and second body parts. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081209 | CELLULAR MATTRESS ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS - Embodiments disclosed herein include cellular mattress assemblies and related methods. The cellular mattresses assemblies may comprise thermoplastic material and/or thermoset material to achieve appropriate comfort and support characteristics. The cellular mattress assemblies may also comprise one or more components including a cellular thermoplastic foam profile to achieve appropriate comfort and support characteristics. The cellular mattress may include a support layer, a comfort layer, and a transition layer between the support layer and the comfort layer. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081210 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL HAND TOOL - A multifunctional hand tool includes a first vertical handle and a second handle transversely connected with an upper end of the first handle. A sleeve extends from a lower end of the first handle for inserting various screwdriver bits therein. The second handle has a long grip section and a short grip section at two ends. A hammering body is disposed on an end face of the long grip section. A fitting member is disposed on an end face of the short grip section for inserting various tool accessories therein. The multifunctional hand tool can be conveniently used as various tools with different functions. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081211 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TANNING COMPOSITION - An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a composition suitable for leather tanning comprising zeolite treated with monocarboxylic acid and to a method for manufacturing said composition. An embodiment of the present disclosure method comprises providing zeolite into a reactor and keeping said zeolite in motion while introducing concentrated monocarboxylic acid thereto provided that the mean temperature of the resulting composition is 50° C. or below. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081212 | CLOTHING PRESS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A foldable and flexible sheet capable of ensuring that an article of clothing, such as a shirt collar or cuff, remains pressed and unwrinkled during and after the laundering of that clothing article. In the practice of an aspect of the present invention, the clothing press apparatus is applied to the desired article of clothing prior to laundering that article. The clothing press is suitably rigid to prevent bunching or wrinkling of the clothing, while ensuring that the proper shape of the article of clothing is maintained. The clothing press is of such a shape, design, and formed of such materials as to prevent the damaging of the laundering machine or other clothing being laundered along with the selected garment. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081213 | CATIONIC 6-AMINOINDOLINES, DYEING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM, PROCESSES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a cationic 6-aminoindoline of general formula (I), the addition salts thereof with an acid and the solvates thereof: the present invention is also directed towards a method for synthesizing this cationic 6-aminoindoline, the compositions, the uses, the hair dyeing methods and the devices using this cationic 6-aminoindoline. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081214 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DYEING A TEXTILE SUBSTRATE - A method and device for dyeing a textile substrate with reactive dyes, in which the textile substrate is brought in contact with a dyeing liquor containing at least one dye and after a predetermined dyeing time, the dyed textile substrate is rinsed. The dye which has not been fixed by the textile substrate and is present in the dyeing liquor is destroyed by a chemical and/or physical treatment so that the dyeing liquor is largely colourless hereafter, whereby the textile substrate being rinsed with the largely decolourised liquor. The comprises a vessel for receiving the textile substrate to be dyed and a circulation system for the dyeing liquor. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081215 | BRIDGE BEAM PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - Beam placement during bridge construction by a carriage moving across an abutment or pier, supporting the end of a beam or pipe to position and align it on the abutment. A lift assembly lowers the end and the carriage is disengaged and moved to receive another beam, placing multiple parallel beams, without requiring a large crane. A carriage formed in sections separates to return to a new position. A screw jack or hydraulic unit moves the lift assembly, and deposits the beam on a load plate, and opposed separately-operated lift plates connected by a hinged cross-bar may form a beam-receiving basket assembly. Carriage rollers bear against a channel iron that protects underlying concrete structure from damage. A first set of rollers may bear against a horizontal surface and a second set of rollers bear against a vertical face of the abutment, aligning the carriage and beam along orthogonal axes. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081216 | Pool Cleaner with Detachable Scrubber Assembly - Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner for use in a swimming pool or spa including a front wheel assembly and a scrubber assembly. The scrubber assembly is engagable with inner gear teeth of the front wheel assembly so that rotation of the front wheel assembly causes rotation of the scrubber assembly. The scrubber assembly includes at least one pinion gear and at least one end bracket rotatable about the at least one pinion gear to substantially lift the scrubber assembly over objects in the swimming pool or spa. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081217 | MOTORIZED MOUTHPIECE - An oral care instrument, such as a customized mouthpiece, which is motorized to brush teeth and activate prescribed irrigative cleaning agents, is described. The user's own mouthpiece is prescribed by providing a mold. It is possibly made of several different substances, onto which will be designed the needed elements to activate the cleaning process in the congenial method, according to the severity of the user's oral condition. The different elements used to customize the prescription will consist of various features, including bristles that are changed to pre-selected angular dispositions according to the user's condition. The motorized mouthpiece will also contain tiny jet nozzles that shoot pulsating jets of pressurized water, combined with other cleaning agents to cure and prevent the user of developing oral diseases. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081218 | ROBOT CLEANER - A robot cleaner to perform cleaning without interruption of travel when passing over an obstacle. The robot cleaner includes a main body, and drive devices at left and right sides of the main body. Each drive device includes a main wheel to drive the main body, a drive motor to rotate the main wheel, a gear assembly to transmit power from the drive motor to the main wheel, a drive shaft to assist the main wheel in rotating by rotation power, and an auxiliary wheel connected to a distal end of the drive shaft so as to be located closer to the center of the main body than the main wheel. If the main wheel is lifted from a floor when passing over an obstacle during traveling, the auxiliary wheel protrudes downward to reach the floor, assisting the main body in traveling to escape from the obstacle. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081219 | WET WIPE - A wet wipe is provided suitable for use in cleaning surfaces in a healthcare environment that leaves a smear-free or substantially smear-free finish. The wipe comprises a substrate that has been impregnated with a cleaning composition which comprises an aqueous alkyl glucoside and/or alkyl polyglucoside mixture. The alkyl glucoside and/or alkyl polyglucoside is present in any amount between 0.01% w/v and 4.00% w/v inclusive. Preferably, the substrate comprises a nonwoven material that is binder free. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081220 | Bas-Vac - A basket which houses a Vacuum Cleaner. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081221 | WIPER DRIVING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a wiper apparatus in which it is easy to replace a wiper blade without this leading to any erroneous operation. When a wiper operation has been stopped by a wiper driving apparatus | 2013-04-04 |
20130081222 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER - An upright vacuum cleaner comprising a wand fluidly connected to a separating apparatus on the cleaner via a hose and which is used, as required, to clean above the level of the floor. The wand is at least partly retractable inside the hose for storage, and a hose catch is provided at the end of the hose, this hose catch being biased towards a locking position in which the hose catch locks the wand in an extended position. According to the invention, the hose is a stretch hose arranged, in its coil-bound state, to act as a reaction member against which a user may readily force the biased hose catch out of said locking position using the extended wand. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081223 | Vacuum Appliance with Adjustable Tool Support System and Method of Use - A tool assembly for a vacuum appliance, such as a wet/dry vacuum cleaner, is described, wherein the tool assembly may include a frame, a mount configured to couple the frame to the appliance, a pivot, an actuator configured to support the frame in one or more positions, and a tool coupled to the frame. The assembly may also include a biasing device between the pivot and an end of the frame, and may be disposed in one or more positions relative to a vacuum surface. Also described is a vacuum appliance system that can include a debris collector, a power head assembly, a base, and a tool assembly. Such a vacuum appliance system can also include a main wheel assembly and a plurality of optional main wheel assembly mounting locations. The system may further include a quick-release filter cage coupled to the power head assembly. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081224 | DEVICE FOR PURIFYING A FLUID | 2013-04-04 |
20130081225 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER - An upright vacuum cleaner having a slide retractable handle which is used in a floor-cleaning mode to manoeuvre the cleaner across the floor, and a telescopic suction wand which is fluidly connected to separating apparatus on the cleaner via a hose and which is used, as required, to clean above the level of the floor. An upper telescopic section of the wand is releasably connected with a sliding handle assembly incorporating the handle, and a lower telescopic section of the wand is releasably connected to some other part of the cleaner so that sliding extension and retraction of the handle assembly relative to that other part of the cleaner effects telescopic extension and retraction of the wand sections. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081226 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER - An upright vacuum cleaner comprising a telescopic suction wand fluidly connected to a separating apparatus on the cleaner via a hose and which is used, as required, to clean above the level of the floor. The wand comprises a lower wand section, an upper wand section telescopically mounted to the lower wand section and a moveable locking member which, when the wand is released for use, is biased towards a locking position for locking out the wand sections in telescopic extension. The locking member is releasable from this locking position via a reaction member provided on the cleaner, against which reaction member a user may readily force the biased locking member out of the locking position using the locked-out wand. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081227 | DOOR CLOSER - A door closer comprising a drive spindle which is operably connected to a first spring configured to apply a first closing torque to the drive spindle, wherein the drive spindle is also operably connected to a second spring configured to apply a second closing torque to the drive spindle, wherein the connection between the first spring and the drive spindle is independent from the connection between the second spring and the drive spindle, and wherein variation of the first closing torque as a function of drive spindle orientation is different from variation of the second closing torque as a function of drive spindle orientation. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081228 | ROTARY HINGE WITH ADJUSTABLE DAMPING ASSEMBLY - A rotary hinge assembly includes a hinge housing including at least one interior chamber. A spring disposed within the hinge housing provides a torque on an attached door while in an opened and closed position. A rotor rotatably disposed within the at least one interior chamber includes at least one rotor vane that moves in relation to a stationarily mounted stator having at least one stator vane. A fill plug includes a plurality of entrance and exit holes disposed in relation to the stator and rotor vanes to define a fluidic damper assembly. A valve disposed within the fill plug permits selective adjustment of the fluidic damper by restricting or opening the entrance and exit holes of the fill plug. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081229 | HINGE DEVICE - A hinge device includes a shaft, a rotary cam, a fixed cam, and an elastic part that causes a side surface of the rotary cam to contact a side surface of the fixed cam. The side surface of the rotary cam includes a rotation-side reference surface, a rotation-side lower surface part, a rotation-side higher surface part, and an engaging recess. The side surface of the fixed cam includes a fixed-side reference surface, a fixed-side higher surface part, a fixed-side lower surface part, and an engaging protrusion. When the rotation-side lower surface part engages the fixed-side higher surface part, the engaging recess engages the engaging protrusion. When the rotation-side lower surface part is disengaged from the fixed-side higher surface part, the fixed-side higher surface part is in sliding contact with the rotation-side reference surface and the engaging protrusion is in sliding contact with the rotation-side higher surface part. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081230 | DECELERATION DEVICE - A deceleration device comprises a cylindrical container ( | 2013-04-04 |
20130081231 | TELESCOPIC HAND TOOL - A telescopic hand tool includes a main shank connected to a tool head at one end and inserted into an outer sleeve for gripping by a user. The outer sleeve has an inner surface including a first arcuate region extending along a circumferential line, and a second arcuate region displaced from the first arcuate region, disposed radially outward of the circumferential line, and having low and increased friction areas. A block attachment is disposed on the other end of the main shank, and has an engaging segment engageable interferingly with the increased friction area to prevent rotation of the outer sleeve relative to the main shank. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081232 | CABLE TIE WITH DISSIMILAR MATERIAL BARB - A cable tie includes a body of a first material molded over at least one barb of a second material. The body includes a head section configured to secure the barb in a configuration that permits rotational movement of the barb, permit insertion of a tail section into the head section, and prevent extraction of the tail section from the head section by engagement of the barb. In one implementation, the cable tie is manufactured using a multi-shot molding process. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081233 | Positioning and Binding Buckle - A positioning and binding buckle includes a main body and a positioning element, and the main body is formed by bending a plate to form two side plates and a connecting portion, and a hollow is formed between the two side plates and two stop portions are formed at the bottom of the two side plates and passed through a buckle hole a containing hole containing a compression spring, and positioning element is disposed across the two side plates by its cut groove and limited between at least two opposite lugs, and the positioning element is passed through the containing hole by an insert pin and pushed by the bottom edge of the compression spring, and the positioning element can be lifted towards the connecting portion and pushed back by the compression spring, such that the bottom is aligned evenly with the stop portion. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081234 | LEVER CLAMP AND USE THEREOF - A lever clamp for use in securing liner to a liquid holding tank is provided. More specifically, the present clamp comprises a lever member pivotally connected to the clamp capable engaging a base bar and creating a clamping for to secure the liner to the tank. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081235 | CLOSURE CLIP HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPIKES - The present invention relates to a closure clip for closing tubular or bag-shaped packaging for bulk produce such as fruit or vegetables. The closure clip includes two first and second arms extending substantially in a plane and aligned at least approximately parallel to each other, said arms having first and second ends and a base portion extending in the centre plane defined by the arms and having an inner and an outer surface, said base portion connecting the first and second arms at their first ends and forming an approximately U-shaped closure clip. The closure clip further comprises a first spike having a first end and a second end, extending from the inner surface of the base portion between the arms and parallel thereto, and connected with its first end to the base portion. The closure clip further comprises at least one second spike having first and second ends. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081236 | BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - A buckle assembly includes a female connection member having a main body defining an internal chamber and first and second button openings, and a male connection member selectively connected to the female connection member. The male connection member includes opposed first and second buttons selectively retained within the first and second button openings, respectively, and a pull tab operatively connected to the first and second buttons. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081237 | PUSHPIN RETAINING DEVICE AND METHOD OF RETAINING WITHOUT OBJECT PUNCTURE - In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a pushpin retaining device is disclosed. An exemplary pushpin retaining device can include a resilient, elongated pin that can have a first end portion for puncturing and a second end portion. A grip foot can be operatively associated with the second end portion of the pin. Alternatively, a cut edge can be on the second end portion of the pin. A method of retaining objects without object puncture can include providing a pushpin retaining device. The method can also include puncturing a support surface with an end of the pin of the pushpin device and pressing a portion of an object against the support surface with the grip foot or cut edge, respectively. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081238 | FLAME BLOCKING LINER MATERIALS - A fire blocking non-woven textile containing a first carded web of char-forming fibers containing aramid or melamine/formaldehyde fiber and a second carded web of oxygen-depleting fibers comprising a blend of polyacrylonitrile copolymer with a halogen comonomer and a polyester polymer. The webs may be needled-punched or thermally bonded and remain as separate layers separating the action of the char forming and oxygen depleting layers to optimize char strength, provide a light weight product, which may satisfy 16 CFR 1633 at thicknesses of up to 3.0 mm. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081239 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTUATOR FOR MICRO EJECTOR - There is provided a method of manufacturing an actuator for a micro ejector. The method of manufacturing an actuator for a micro ejector may include: forming grooves in a first surface of a piezoelectric element; attaching the first surface of the piezoelectric element to a substrate; and machining a second surface of the piezoelectric element. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081240 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPLIMENTARY METAL-INSULATOR-METAL (MIM) CAPACITORS - A low capacitance density, high voltage MIM capacitor and the high density MIM capacitor and a method of manufacture are provided. The method includes depositing a plurality of plates and a plurality of dielectric layers interleaved with one another. The method further includes etching a portion of an uppermost plate of the plurality of plates while protecting other portions of the uppermost plate. The protected other portions of the uppermost plate forms a top plate of a first metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor and the etching exposes a top plate of a second MIM capacitor. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081241 | BELT ATTACHMENT JIG - A belt attachment jig includes a jig body ( | 2013-04-04 |
20130081242 | Rivet setting system - A system and method for rivet setting comprising a micro-adjustable bucking bar coupled to a control system that measures the rivet head during the rivet setting process and stops the rivet gun when the rivet head achieves a desired head height above the work surface. In preferred embodiments, the control system also communicates the stage of the rivet driving cycle to the operators to expedite the rivet driving process. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081243 | Fastener Assembly - A fastener assembly comprises: an insertion-extraction tool comprising a lever with a sleeve passing through one end from a front surface to a back surface and protruding from the back surface, a first ramp that circumscribes about one-half of the sleeve and a second ramp that circumscribes about one-half of the sleeve opposite the first ramp, the first ramp with a ramped surface that faces away from the back surface of the lever and the second ramp with a ramped surface that faces toward the back surface of the lever; and a wedge lock assembly comprising multiple wedges and a captive screw passing there through, the captive screw having a shank that passes through the sleeve of the insertion-extraction tool and a head on the distal end of the shank adjacent to the front surface of the lever of the insertion-extraction tool. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081244 | MONITORING FASTENING LOADING - A retrofit system for providing a load indicator on a foundation bolt. The system includes a fastener having a fastener head, gauge length and central fastener bore in the gauge length and head. A datum rod is anchored in the central bore with a free datum rod being moveable longitudinally relative to the fastener head during elongation of the fastener gauge length. An internally threaded fastener portion below the central fastener bore is configured to thread over a foundation bolt. A compression sleeve positioned over the foundation bolt is configured to receive the load indicating fastener therein and to bear the compressive forces of the fastening. Elongation of the gauge length as the fastener is tightened onto the stud is manifest as displacement of the datum rod end, which displacement is measured to provide an indication of fastener loading. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081245 | VEHICLE BASE STATION - A vehicle base station comprises a platform on which a vehicle may be positioned, a first battery bay located on a first side of the platform, a battery replacement assembly to remove a battery from the vehicle and to replace the battery with a new battery, and a power source adapted to provide power to the vehicle while the vehicle is positioned on the platform. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081246 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-PROCESS NON-CONTACT OPTICAL SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT - A system for measuring the roughness of a target surface in a manufacturing line is disclosed. Particularly, in some embodiments, the system may include a manufacturing line configured to provide movement of the target surface through a manufacturing process, a non-contact optical surface roughness measurement device configured to measure the surface roughness of the target surface on the manufacturing line, and a control system communicatively coupled with the non-contact optical surface roughness measurement device configured to receive an indication of a measured surface roughness of the target surface. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081247 | JOINT ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES AND SURGICAL TOOLS - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081248 | PROCESS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF A BLIND FASTENER AND DEVICE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION - A method is provided for destroying a blind fastener joining at least two parts. The blind fastener includes, but is not limited to a body situated in the holes provided in the joined parts, with a head at each end thereof, and portions of which protrude above the level of the holes. The method also includes, but is not limited to withdrawing the accessible head of the fastener, and creating a hole that passes through the fastener. An insertion device is configured to restrain the remainder of the fastener in the hole, which has an elongated body having a diameter smaller than or equal to that of the hole and an expandable head at one end thereof The insertion device for restraining the remainder of the fastener being immobilised or capable of only limited movement relative to the joined parts, and expelling the remainder of the fastener from the holes. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081249 | ADJUSTABLE TOOL HANGER BOARD ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention relates to an adjustable hanger board assembly for mounting tools to a wall, the inside of a vehicle compartment, on a wall, on a ceiling on a floor or other flat surface. Each hanger board assembly has a plurality of horizontal slots and/or vertical slots and or angular slots and optionally a repeating pattern of mounting through-holes capable of accepting a wide variety of existing fastening hardware and tool brackets. The fastening hardware is adjustably fastened along the horizontal slots and/or vertical slots and or angular slots which serve as mounting tracks for hanging brackets and other tool securing devices. The fastening hardware is similarly adjustable in a plurality of through-holes in the hanger board assembly. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081250 | SPRINKLER FITTING ATTACHMENT DEVICE - Apparatus and methods for attachment of a fire protection sprinkler fitting to the wall-ceiling junction of existing buildings. In a J-fitting assembly of a sprinkler system is coupled to a water supply and has an exposed sprinkler head connected to it, the attachment apparatus includes a guide channel coupled to the J-fitting to facilitate fastening the fitting to the internal structure of the wall. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081251 | Remotely operated enclosure lock systems - Lock systems for selectively securing and accessing an enclosure include a housing having a movable locking member disposed therein, with the housing being suitable for installation on the enclosure interior, for example proximate a door. A drive device disposed in the housing is operable to move the locking member between locked and unlocked positions, to correspondingly engage and disengage the door. A receiver responsive to signals transmitted by one or more remote control units selectively operates the drive device. Some embodiments include a wireless remote control unit as well as a wired remote control unit, and may couple with an external power supply to power various components of the lock system. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081252 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FIXING A COMPONENT INSIDE OF A WIND TURBINE - An arrangement for fixing a component inside of a wind turbine is proposed. The arrangement has a portion of a tower and a direct fastener. The direct fastener has a first part and a second part and the portion of the tower is a portion of a wind turbine tower. The first part of the direct fastener is driven into the portion of the tower and connected thereto by a combination of friction hold and bonding. The second part of the direct fastener protrudes the portion of the tower and is connectable to a component. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081253 | PRECONDITIONED ILLUMINATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of endo-illuminators and related methods are disclosed. One embodiment of an illuminator can comprise a cannula defining a passage, an optical element disposed at an end of the cannula, and an optical fiber running through the passage with the distal end of the optical fiber in contact with the optical element. The optical fiber includes at least a heat preconditioned distal portion that terminates in the distal end that is in contact with the optical element. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081254 | BORONIZED LAYING PIPE - A laying pipe for use in the laying head of a rolling mill is configured for rotation about an axis, with an entry end aligned on that axis to receive a hot rolled product, and with a curved section leading to a delivery end spaced radially from that axis. The curved section defines a guide path configured to form the hot rolled product into a helical formation of rings. The laying pipe comprises a tubular ferrous wall having an interior surface comprising a wear resistant boronized layer against which the hot rolled product is confined for movement along the guide path. A method of enhancing the wear resistance of the laying pipe comprises forming a wear resistant boronized layer on at least one of the interior and exterior surfaces of said pipe. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081255 | RETAINER - SPRING STEEL SINGLE THREAD ENGAGEMENT - A retainer for limited space attachment of a vehicle part with a class A surface to a vehicle. The retainer has an attachment base operable for being connected to a rib of the vehicle part. A securing portion including an aperture for receiving a fastener is provided in the retainer. The retainer includes at least one sidewall connected between the attachment base and the securing portion. The sidewall spaces the securing portion from the attachment base to allow for insertion of the fastener and provide predetermined torque tension characteristics. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081256 | Filter Clamp Lock - Embodiments of the invention provide a clamp lock to secure a clamp around a pressure vessel, such as a split tank pool filter. The clamp lock includes a drive rack with at least one notch, and a housing with a rotatable drive gear, a locking pawl, and a receiving hole. The rotatable drive gear is capable of laterally moving the drive rack through the receiving hole, and the locking pawl is capable of engaging the at least one notch when the drive rack has been inserted a distance into the receiving hole. The distance correlates to a diameter of the clamp sufficient to secure the clamp around the pressure vessel. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081257 | Translatable Expandable Collets, Systems and Methods with Anti-Rotation Feature - Methods for fastening at least a first object and a second object together from only one side using a collet body having a first end, a second end and an anti-rotation feature include inserting the first end through aligned first and second object holes, which define a common axis, axially translating the anti-rotation feature through at least a portion of the first object hole, engaging the anti-rotation feature with a mechanical ground, which may be one or both objects or a sleeve insert, whereby free rotation of the collet body is substantially counteracted by the rotational, but not axial, interference between the anti-rotation feature and the mechanical ground, and axially retracting the collet body before, during or after radially outwardly displacing at least two displaceable fingers at the first end of the collet body. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081258 | TWO-PHASE, WATER-BASED IMMERSION-COOLING APPARATUS WITH PASSIVE DEIONIZATION - Cooling apparatuses, cooled electronic modules and methods of fabrication are provided for fluid immersion-cooling of an electronic component(s). The method includes, for instance: securing a housing about an electronic component to be cooled, the housing at least partially surrounding and forming a compartment about the electronic component to be cooled; disposing a fluid within the compartment, wherein the electronic component to be cooled is at least partially immersed within the fluid, and wherein the fluid comprises water; and providing a deionizing structure within the compartment, the deionizing structure comprising deionizing material, the deionizing material ensuring deionization of the fluid within the compartment, wherein the deionizing structure is configured to accommodate boiling of the fluid within the compartment. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081259 | Method and System for Performing Calibration of an Accelerometer of a Telematics Device during Installation in a Vehicle - A method for performing transform calibration of an accelerometer of a telematics device during installation in a vehicle includes placing the device in the vehicle at an initial position having a known alignment with a given frame of reference of the vehicle, moving the telematics device from the initial position to a final installation position in the vehicle with a tri-axial rate gyroscope of the device concurrently tracking and integrating the angle changes to provide a set of coordinates of the final installation position, and transform calibrating the accelerometer of the device using the set of coordinates so as to leave the device installed at the final position with its accelerometer transform calibrated with respect to the given frame of reference. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081260 | ASSEMBLY FOR POSITIONING A ROTOR RETAINING RING - An assembly for positioning a retaining ring includes a mandrel having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of a rotor. The assembly also includes a seal assembly for sealing a circumferential retaining ring around the mandrel or the rotor, the seal assembly comprising a pair of seal plates situated around opposing ends of the retaining ring. Further, the assembly includes a hydraulic expansion device for providing a fluid pressure for hydraulically expanding the retaining ring until an inner diameter of the retaining ring is greater than the outer diameter of the rotor. Furthermore, the assembly includes a displacement device for providing axial movement of the seal assembly and the retaining ring. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081261 | Antenna Modification To Reduce Harmonic Activation - An arrangement for modifying a printed circuit antenna of the type used in mobile communication devices includes introducing one or more discontinuities into a printed circuit pattern of the antenna so that it is not activated at undesired frequencies. Examples of discontinuities include localized narrowing the printed circuit strip, localized widening of the printed circuit strip and localized changing of the shape of the printed circuit strip. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081262 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TOTATING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED QUALITY - With at least one from among a base member and a hub member as a workpiece, a manufacturing method for a rotating device including a hub member on which a recording disk is to be mounted and a base member configured to rotatably support the hub member via a bearing unit comprises: a cutting step in which a cutting water agent is applied while the workpiece is being cut; a removing step in which the cutting water agent that remains adhered to the workpiece after cutting is removed; and an assembling step in which the rotating device is assembled using the workpiece after removing the cutting water agent. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081263 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC WRITE POLE OF A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD USING NOVEL MASK FABRICATION - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write pole of a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. A magnetic write pole material is deposited, followed by union milling hard mask, a polymer mask under-layer followed by a dielectric hard mask material, followed by a photoresist. The photoresist is patterned to define a write pole shape and the shape of the patterned photoresist is transferred onto the underlying dielectric hard mask by a novel reactive ion etching that is performed in a chemistry that includes one or more fluorine containing gases and He. The presence of He in the reactive ion etching tool helps to improve the profile of the patterned dielectric hard mask. In addition, RIE parameters such a gas ratio (e.g. CF4 to CHF3 gas ratio) and power ratio (e.g. source power to bias power) are adjusted to optimize the profile of the patterned dielectric mask. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081264 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a method of fabricating a secondary battery including a battery case and an electrode plate set housed in the battery case. The electrode plate set includes positive and negative electrode plates and a separator interposed therebetween. The electrode plate set is impregnated with non-aqueous electrolyte. The method includes the steps of: replacing air in the battery case with gas having an Ostwald solubility coefficient of 2.0 or more in the non-aqueous electrolyte; reducing the pressure in the battery case after the replacement with the gas; and introducing the non-aqueous electrolyte into the depressurized battery case. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081265 | CONNECTOR TOOL - A tool for a connector that comprises a shaft and a clasp that has a substantially semi-cylindrical cross-sectional shape. The clasp includes a main body and opposite first and second ends. The first end is adapted to couple to the shaft and the second end is adapted to grasp a connector. The first end has a transverse diameter that is larger than a transverse diameter of the second end such that a step is disposed between the first and second ends that defines a recessed longitudinal portion along the main body configured to provide a low profile for clearance between adjacent connectors. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081266 | STACKABLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An embodiment of an electronic component includes a circuit element disposed within a package, which includes a surface and at least one standoff protruding from the surface. For example, where the circuit element is an inductor in a power supply, the standoff may allow one to mount the inductor component over another component, such as a transistor component. Therefore, the layout area of such a power supply may be smaller than the layout area of a power supply in which the inductor and transistor components are mounted side by side. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081267 | Extrusion Process for Manufacturing a Z-Directed Component for a Printed Circuit Board - A method for manufacturing a Z-directed component for insertion into a mounting hole in a printed circuit board according to one example embodiment includes extruding a substrate material according to the shape of the Z-directed component. A conductive material is then selectively applied to the extruded substrate material and the Z-directed component is formed from the extruded substrate material. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081268 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE FILM INCLUDING PRINTED CIRCUIT FILMS AND APPARATUS FOR BLANKING THE PRINTED CIRCUIT FILM - Methods for manufacturing a base film including a printed circuit film are provided. The base film includes a printed circuit film with a tap integrated circuit (“IC”). The method includes forming reference fixing-holes in the base film at both sides of the printed circuit film, respectively, the reference fixing-holes being collinear with a center line of the printed circuit film, and forming a plurality of auxiliary fixing-holes separated from the reference fixing-holes at equal intervals along a longitudinal direction of the base film. The printed circuit film includes a first side parallel to the longitudinal direction of the base film, a second side parallel to the first side, a third side perpendicular to the first and second sides, and a fourth side parallel to the third side. The center line of the printed circuit film is located at the same distance from the third side and the fourth side. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081269 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING HOLES - A system for repairing holes in a turbine engine component is provided. The system includes a turbine engine component including a front surface, a back surface, and a tapered surface extending from the front surface to the back surface, the tapered surface circumscribing the hole. The system further includes a plug configured to be welded to the turbine engine component, the plug including at least one tapered portion configured to contact the tapered surface when the plug is welded to the turbine engine component, and a die plate positioned on the back surface of the turbine engine component and including an aperture defined therethrough that is configured to collect flash generated when the plug is welded to the turbine engine component. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081270 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method of assembling a combustion system for a gas turbine engine includes providing a combustion chamber frame, an inner casing structure, and an outer casing structure. The method also includes mounting the combustion chamber frame between the inner casing structure and the outer casing structure such that the combustion chamber frame is coupled to the inner casing structure and the outer casing structure. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081271 | Method of Making Self-Ligating Orthodontic Brackets and Component Parts - A method of making a plurality of self-ligating orthodontic brackets or component parts thereof, in accordance with the principles of the invention, includes the steps of: (a) providing, in electronic form to or within an additive manufacturing system, a three-dimensional model of each of a plurality of self-ligating orthodontic brackets or component parts thereof; (b) forming a layer of particles, the particles having an average particle size of about 10 microns or less, the layer of particles having a depth of about 20 microns or less; (c) applying energy to a plurality of designated locations of the layer of particles in accordance with the three-dimensional model, thereby joining the particles together at each of the plurality of designated locations, the joined particles at each designated location being a layer of one of the plurality of self-ligating orthodontic brackets or component parts thereof or support structure; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until the plurality of self-ligating orthodontic brackets or component parts thereof has been formed. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081272 | METHODS OF MAKING MULTI-CHROMATIC DENTAL APPLIANCES - A method of making a multi-chromatic dental appliance. A first article can be formed of a first material based on a first digital surface representation having a desired outer shape of the dental appliance. A portion of the first article can then be removed to form an outer layer of the dental appliance comprising a cavity dimensioned to accommodate an inner layer. A second article can be formed by filling the cavity of the first article with a second material. The second material can have at least one different optical property than the first material. The second article can be further processed, as desired. For example, a desired inner shape of the dental appliance can be formed in the second article. Such a desired inner shape can be based on a second digital surface representation of a dental object configured to receive the dental appliance. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081273 | BICYCLE SHOCK ABSORBER - A bicycle shock absorber having a primary unit and a remote unit that can be substantially entirely outside of the primary unit. The primary unit includes a damper tube, a spring chamber, and a piston rod that supports a main piston for movement within the damper chamber of the primary unit. The main piston and the damper tube at least partially define a compression chamber. The remote unit comprises a remote fluid chamber and, in some arrangements, an inertial valve within the remote unit that preferably is responsive to terrain-induced forces and not responsive to rider-induced forces when the shock absorber is assembled to the bicycle. The inertia valve can include at least one protective coating or layer configured to contact the reservoir shaft. A fluid flow control arrangement can utilize compression fluid flow to delay closing of the inertia valve after acceleration forces acting on the inertia valve diminish. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081274 | GUARD FOR A SHAVING RAZOR - A shaving cartridge with a housing, cap at a rear of the housing, one or more blades mounted to the housing in front of the cap, and a guard at a front of the housing. The guard has a top surface with a plurality of undulating rows extending parallel to the blade. The undulating rows have crests and valleys. The valleys comprise an elastomeric material and are stepped from a front of the guard to a rear of the guard. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081275 | LUBRICATING MEMBER FOR A SHAVING RAZOR - A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a guard at a front of the housing. One or more blades are behind the guard and each blade has a blade edge. A cap is secured to the housing and comprises a water leachable shaving aid. The cap has a front face extending parallel to the blade edge. The front face of the cap is unsupported by the housing. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081276 | BIASING SHAVING RAZORS - A shaving razor with a handle having an elongated gripping section with a pair of spaced apart integral arms defining a slot having a slot width extending into the elongated gripping section. A cartridge support member is integral with and extends outwardly from each of the spaced apart arms. A cartridge has a housing with a guard, a cap, and at least one blade between the cap and the guard. A bottom surface of the housing has a cam face under the guard. Each cam face defines an open space and slidingly engages one of the cartridge support members for receiving forces from the handle to bias the cartridge in a rest position. The cartridge pivots relative to the handle between the rest position and a pivot position. The slot width is greater in the rest position than the slot width in the pivot position. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081277 | HAIR REMOVER - Hair remover comprises main unit having gripper, head unit having blade for removing hair, and drive unit for driving blade. Direction of extension portion extended from one end is defined as extension direction. Direction in head unit along hair removing direction of blade is defined as first direction. Direction in head unit perpendicular to first direction is defined as second direction. Hair remover comprises rotating mechanical section having rotation center of which axis is perpendicular to extension direction, enabling head unit to rotate around rotation center with respect to main unit, and thereby switching between a state where second direction of head unit is parallel to extension direction and a state where second direction of head unit is perpendicular to extension direction. Drive unit comprises driving source and drive transmission unit transferring a driving force of driving source to head unit in said states. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081278 | HAIR REMOVER - A hair remover comprises a main unit having a gripper, a head unit having a blade for removing hair, and a drive unit for driving said blade. The hair remover further comprises a rotating mechanical section and a rotating mechanical section. Said rotating mechanical section has a turn plate which is configured to rotate with respect to said main unit. Said main unit supports rotatably said head unit through said turn plate. Said swinging mechanical section is configured to swing said head unit with respect to said turn plate. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081279 | CUTTING MECHANISM AND CUTTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A cutting mechanism for cutting a pipe includes a fixing board, a cutter mounted on the fixing board and a driving assembly. The cutter includes a base body, and a blade positioned on the base body. The driving assembly is mounted on the fixing board for driving the pipe move to the blade to be cut into pieces of certain lengths. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081280 | Saw Assembly with Pivot Hinge Dust Port - A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, and a foot. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which the motor is positioned. The foot includes (i) a base having an upper surface and a lower work piece contact surface, and (ii) a conduit structure secured to the upper surface of the base. The housing is pivotably mounted to the conduit structure. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081281 | RETRACTABLE KNIFE WITH A SAFETY LOCK - A retractable knife has a handle, an operating element, a blade assembly and a safety lock. The handle has a casing and a cover. The casing has a guiding channel and two sliding recesses. The cover is connected securely to the casing and has a guiding slot and two button-holes. The operating element is slidably mounted in the handle and has a guiding shaft and a pushing button. The blade assembly is connected to the handle and the operating element and has a blade and a mounting panel. The mounting panel is connected to the blade, is securely mounted in the handle and has a column slot and two pairs of positioning holes. The safety lock is slidably mounted on the handle between the cover and the mounting panel, is selectively locked with the operating element and has a front locking lever and a rear locking lever. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081282 | ERGONOMIC CUTTING SHEARS - A pair of scissors comprising a first cutting blade comprising a thumb handle and a thumb ring and a second cutting blade comprising a finger ring. The second cutting blade is pivotally attached to the first cutting blade, and the first and second cutting blades pivot relative to one another within a first plane that is defined by first and second axes. The thumb ring is slidably attached to the first cutting blade by a shaft that moves freely but with a certain amount of friction along a longitudinal slot in the thumb handle of the first cutting blade win the scissors are in use. The longitudinal slot in the thumb handle is situated within a second plane that is defined by the first axis and a third axis that is perpendicular to the first and second axes so that the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081283 | COMPOSITE KNIFE BLADE - A composite knife blade includes a cutting-edge piece of a first alloy, a back piece of a second alloy different from the first alloy, the cutting-edge piece and the back piece are brazed together at a serpentine joint. The cutting-edge piece has a high Rockwell hardness value, as compared to a hardness of the back piece. A method of manufacture of the knife blade includes fine blanking the back piece of from a sheet of the second alloy, laser cutting the cutting-edge piece from a sheet of the first alloy, and brazing the first piece to the second piece to form a composite blade. The composite blade is then cooled from the brazing temperature to an austenizing temperature of the cutting-edge piece, and quenched, to harden the cutting-edge piece. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081284 | Base with Beveled Lateral Side Surface - A saw and guide apparatus includes a saw assembly and a cutting guide. The saw assembly includes (i) a drive member configured to be moved in a repeating pattern, (ii) a motor configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern, (iii) a housing defining an interior space in which the motor is positioned, (iv) a foot including a base defining a cutting member opening therein, the base further defining a lower base surface, (v) a cutting member secured to the drive member so that the cutting member extends through the cutting member opening, and (vi) a guard attached to the housing and defining a cutting wheel space in which the cutting wheel is at least partially positioned. The cutting guide includes (i) a first saw support defining a first saw contact surface and a first workpiece contact surface, and (ii) a second saw support defining a second saw contact surface and a second workpiece contact surface, the first workpiece contact surface being spaced apart from the second workpiece contact surface so as to define a window therebetween. The foot is configured such that, if the following conditions exist: (i) the lower base surface is positioned in contact with the first saw contact surface, and (ii) the guard is positioned in contact with the second saw contact surface, then the cutting member extends through the window and the base is spaced apart from the window. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081285 | Spring Biased Base with Offset Pivot Point - A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, a foot, and a spring. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move said drive member in said repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which said motor is positioned, and said housing includes a mount located in said interior space. The foot includes (i) a base defining a work piece contact surface, and (ii) an extension structure attached to said base and defining a spring arm contact surface. The spring includes (i) a spring arm positioned in contact with said spring arm contact surface, and (ii) a coiled portion supported by said mount. The housing is configured to pivot in relation to said foot about a pivot axis. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081286 | Base Lever with Release Stop and Lock Stop - A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, a foot, a spring, a first clamp component, and a clamp actuator. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which the motor is positioned, and the housing including a first limiter. The foot includes (i) a base defining a work piece contact surface, and (ii) an extension structure attached to the base. The foot is configured to pivot in relation to the housing about a pivot axis between a rest position and a non-rest position. The spring is configured to bias the foot toward the rest position. The first clamp component includes a first clamping surface positioned in the interior space of the housing. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081287 | Circular Saw Guard System - A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, and a guard. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which the motor is positioned. The guard is secured to the housing and includes a partition. The guard defines (i) a first cutting wheel space positioned on a first side of the partition, and (ii) a second cutting wheel space positioned on an opposite second side of the partition. | 2013-04-04 |
20130081288 | Pipe Deburring Accessory for Circular Saw - An accessory for a saw assembly includes a fastener structure and an abrasive member. The fastener structure includes (i) a drive portion having a drive surface, (ii) a post extending from the drive portion and including a set of external threads, and (iii) a platform portion attached to one of the drive portion and the post, the platform portion defining an upper support surface and a lower clamping surface. The abrasive member defines a central passage, the abrasive member being secured to the fastener structure so that the drive portion is located within the central passage. | 2013-04-04 |