| 23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20160159518 | Collapsible Receptacle - A collapsible receptacle, such as a beverage cup, that is reconfigurable between expanded and collapsed configurations with an inner sleeve with first and second opposed major walls divided by opposed fold lines, an outer sleeve with first and second opposed major walls divided by opposed fold lines, and a liner retained by the inner and outer sleeves. The receptacle is retained in an expanded configuration when the opposed fold lines of the inner and outer sleeves are not aligned, and the receptacle can be collapsed when the opposed fold lines are aligned. A lid can be removably retained by a retaining ring. The opposed fold lines of the inner and outer sleeves can be disposed in groups, such as groups of two fold lines, so that the sleeves have opposed minor walls. The major walls can taper in thickness from their mid-portions to the opposed fold lines. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159519 | GENERALLY CYLINDRICALLY-SHAPED LINER FOR USE IN PRESSURE DISPENSE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A pressure dispense method and system for reducing the presence of folds for a liquid-filled liner within an overpack while reducing the loads and stresses on the liquid-filled liner. The flexible liner is of a conformal size and shape to the interior space of the overpack so that the flexible liner does not pull downward and away from the interior surface of the overpack when the flexible liner is filled with a liquid. The flexible liner also configured to eliminate folding in upon itself when the liner is filled with a liquid within the overpack. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159520 | DEVICES FOR IMPROVED EVACUATION OF INGREDIENT CONTAINERS - The ingredient bag assembly of the present disclosure includes a bin, an ingredient bag, and a nozzle to extract a liquid or semi-solid ingredient from inside the bag. The bins of the present disclosure have a living spring, tilted bottom surface, or other insert that encourages the evacuation of the ingredient through the nozzle. The nozzles of the present disclosure can have shorter projections into the bin, to allow for additional ingredient to be extracted. The nozzles can also have one or more drain holes tooled therein, to further assist with evacuation. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159521 | CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED FLUID DISSEMINATION - Embodiments of the disclosure pertain to a fluid container that includes a reservoir configured for holding a fluid, the reservoir defined by a top, a bottom, and a surrounding wall formed therebetween; an opening in the top configured for filling fluid into the reservoir; a neck proximate to the opening; a coupler configured for coupling a spout to the fluid container, wherein the spout is slidingly movable through the coupler from a first position to a second position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159522 | PACKAGING FOR BULKY ARTICLES WITH FALSE SIDE GUSSET - A new package for storing bulky goods is disclosed. The package is formed from a bag having a width and depth at its base portion and meeting at a top edge, the top edge having no depth. Due to the top edge having no depth, the width of the material on the top portion of the package extends out further than the width of the material on the base portion. To create a package having streamlined aesthetic that looks nice on a shelf, the excess material in the top portion of the bag is folded into the interior of the bag to form a false side gusset. To allow for such folding the bag, in desirable embodiments, side edges of a first and second web forming the bag angle inward at between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees at a top portion transition point on the bag. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159523 | Thermoplastic Films with Enhanced Resistance to Puncture and Tear - The present invention relates to a thermoplastic film having improved tear and puncture resistance. The thermoplastic has a plurality of embossed regions that are comprised of a plurality of parallel, linear embosses. The plurality of embossed regions is arranged so that a straight line cannot traverse the thermoplastic film without intersecting at least one of the plurality of embossed regions. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159524 | FLAP TIE BAG - A unitary trash bag includes a closed bag end and an open bag end located opposite the closed bag end. A plurality of flaps ae located at the open bag end. The flaps are arranged around a perimeter of the open bag end, each flap of the plurality of flaps including a flap opening in the flap to grasp and/or close the bag. A method of forming a trash bag includes forming a tubular film of material and sealing an edge of the tubular film, thereby defining a closed bag end. The film is cut at an open bag end opposite to the closed bag end to define a plurality of flaps in the film at the open bag end. A plurality of flap openings are cut in the film at the flaps and between the open bag end and the closed bag end. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159525 | PAPER/PLASTIC-FILM CARRIER BAG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASTIC-FILM CARRIER BAG - A paper/plastic-film carrier bag, includes: a cylindrical receiving portion, which is configured to receive an approximately cubic-shaped article; and a long-shaped handgrip portion, being formed extending from one of upper sides of said cylindrical receiving portion, on a side of which is in contact any one of sides of the approximately cubic-shaped article, and reaching to another upper side of the cylindrical receiving portion facing thereto. And a method for manufacturing the above, in particular, the plastic-film carrier bag, comprises the following steps of: a step of producing a fully-closed sack by conducting a welding process on a cylindrical plastic film progressing in an in-line process, for sealing a portion to be a side surface of the plastic-film carrier bag and separating from; a step of removing an unnecessary portion from one or plural pieces of said fully-closed sack(s) being piled up. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159526 | GUSSET GRIP CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Containers and methods for their manufacture are provided. Containers include first and second panels connected at first and second edges, a bottom panel connecting the first and second panels at a third edge, a panel area defined by a seal extending from the first edge and having a first aperture at a first corner of the container, and a pour feature disposed at least partially at a second corner diagonally opposite the first corner, wherein the bottom panel or the first edge comprises a gusset. Methods include forming such container and forming at least one aperture in the panel area. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159527 | BAG OPENING APPARATUS - Opening and then retaining a bag in an open state is achieved by mounting resilient straps parallel to each other on opposite sides of the bag proximate to the bag opening. A compressive force applied to the opposite ends of the two straps will cause them to bow outwardly and thereby open the bag so that materials and items may be deposited in the bag. Removal of the compressive force allows the straps to straighten, closing the bag, so that the bag may then be sealed using any of a variety of well-known closure mechanisms. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159528 | CONTAINER WITH CONCERTINA SIDE WALLS AND BASE - A collapsible container or reservoir including at least one side wall region ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159529 | CLOSURE WITH AN ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE ELEMENT - A valve usable to repeatedly open and close a filling-emptying channel associated with a a beverage container includes a valve body ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159530 | PACKAGE - A package includes a lid and a container. The lid is adapted to mate with a brim of the container to close a top opening arranged to open into an interior product-storage region formed in the container. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159531 | Beverage can sealer with a drink spout and beverage holder - Beverage can sealer with a drink spout and beverage can holder seals an opened beverage can by compressing its rim with a horizontal ledge projecting from the inner wall of the sealer while the sealer is anchored to the beverage can holder by spiral threads. The drink spout is resealable and allows consumption of beverage during physical activities. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159532 | Dispenser and Methods - A dosing bottle closure ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159533 | Child-Resistant Closure - A child-resistant closure has an inner member and an outer member encircling the inner member for gripping by a user. The outer member comprises a sidewall bearing a first engagement feature and an upper web underside bearing a second engagement feature. The inner member comprises: an inner sidewall bearing an internal thread for engaging the container body; an outer sidewall spaced-apart from the inner sidewall and bearing a third engagement feature, the third engagement feature engagable to the first engagement feature responsive to an upward movement of the outer member so as to allow the outer member to transmit a removal rotation to the inner member. An upper web joins the inner sidewall and outer sidewall and has an upper surface bearing a fourth engagement feature engagable to the second engagement feature to transmit an installing rotation to the inner member. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159534 | LID BODY FOR WET WIPE PACKAGING BODY AND WET WIPE PACKAGING BODY - A lid body for a wet wipes package includes a frame and a lid. The frame has a frame opening surrounding a body opening. The lid is pivotally coupled to the frame via a hinge section to cover the frame opening from the front surface. The frame has a mating member peripherally disposed thereon and protruding from the surface. The mating member includes an internal wall, an external wall and a groove defined therebetween. The lid has the projection peripherally disposed thereon and protruding from the rear surface of the lid to be fitted into the groove. A distance between the projection and the hinge section at a position with the shortest distance between the frame opening and the hinge section is at least five times an overlapping height between the projection and the mating member. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159535 | TAGGED PRODUCTS AND TRACKING THEREOF USING CUSTOMIZABLE DATA POINTS - Container top assemblies and methods of fabrication thereof are provided. Product management and tracking of data for customizable data points is further provided. A customer account is configured based on provided customer information, and a product template for a product type is configured, where configuring the product template defines data points for which data about a product of that product type are to be maintained. The data points may be defined according to customer specification. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag data is received, the RFID tag data being of an RFID tag embedded within a product of the product type, and the product is registered with a database and associated with the account for the customer. The RFID tag data uniquely identifies the product in the database, and the registering configures the database to maintain data about the product for the data points defined by the product template. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159536 | SAFETY CAPSULE FOR CONTAINERS - A safety capsule for containers, comprising: an external cap ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159537 | SAFETY CAPSULE FOR CONTAINERS - A safety capsule for containers, comprising: an external cap ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159538 | BOTTLE WITH FLEXIBLE LOOP HANDLE - A bottle has bottom wall and a wall extending from the bottom wall defining an interior space. A flexible strap is movable between a first position and a second position. When the strap is in the first position the strap is positioned adjacent the wall of the bottle over substantially the entire length of the strap and when the strap is in the second position a loop is formed by the strap that extends away from the bottle. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159539 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR BINDING BAND - An attachment structure for binding band is for binding and fixing a held body ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159540 | Drinking Straw Wrapper - A wrapper for a drinking straw is longer than the length of the drinking straw. The additional margin beyond the length of the drinking straw forms a grip portion of the wrapper. The grip portion is separable from the remainder of the wrapper. Optionally, the wrapper may be perforated to separate the grip portion from the remainder of the wrapper. A grip piece is associated with the grip portion. The grip may, for example, be positioned inside or outside the grip portion, or may be integrally formed with the grip portion. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159541 | Gas and Light Proof, Double-Shell Blister Packs for Medicinal Contents - The present invention is related to a double-shell blister packaging ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159542 | BEVERAGE CRATE - A beverage crate includes a base, end walls at ends of the base, and side walls at sides of the base. The side walls each include a plurality of side columns extending upward from a lower portion of the side wall. The side walls are significantly shorter than the end walls to improve visibility and accessibility of containers in the crate. The side columns are significantly shorter than the lower portion of the side wall, significantly shorter than end columns and corner columns of the crate. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159543 | Method and Apparatus for Making A Flat Bottom Pillow Pouch - The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159544 | RIGID CONTAINER - A rigid container, made by folding a sheet material, including a first and a second end and including a front face wall, a rear face wall, a first and a second lateral wall; the front face wall and the rear face wall converging at the first end and the first and second lateral walls diverging at the first end. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159545 | THERMOFORMED LIQUID-HOLDING VESSELS - The invention relates to a vessel for holding liquids and process for vessel assembly. The liquid-holding vessel can be assembled from film parts that have been thermoformed and heal-sealed together to form a closed vessel attached to a closure such as a weldspout fitment. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159546 | Container Inner Seal With A Releasable Panel - A sealing member for a container and/or film including at least one frangible line of weakness. In some approaches, the sealing member with the frangible line of weakness is configured to release a panel or strip to expose portions of the sealing member therebelow for ease in gaining access to the container contents. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159547 | RE-SEALABLE FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH REINFORCED PERIMETER - Improved packages and methods for constructing packages are provided that reduce or prevent leakage into or out of the package. In particular, the package includes a base member and a lidding member with a reinforced perimeter portion that blocks channels that may form at the interface between the base member and the lidding member from extending to the edge of the base member, such that, e.g., liquids have no path to the package exterior. The perimeter portion may be a thicker region of a first film of the lidding member (e.g., a polyethylene emulsion), or the perimeter portion may be formed using permanent adhesive. Frangible layers and/or cut lines may be defined in the material of the base member or the lidding member to allow a controlled break to occur when the lidding member is peeled away from the base member to provide access to the package contents. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159548 | PACKAGING CUSHIONING MATERIAL - A packaging cushioning material includes a connecting section, and a first assembly section and a second assembly section integrally extended from the connecting section. The first assembly section includes at least one first groove, at least one first assembly portion and a first clamping portion connected to the first assembly portion. The second assembly section includes at least one second groove, at least one second assembly portion disposed along an extension line of the first assembly portion, and a second clamping portion connected to the second assembly portion. By locking and fastening a fastening member at an assembly region, or by bending the first assembly section and the second assembly section towards the connecting section, the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion form a locking and fastening means to allow the packaging cushioning material to form a multilayer structure providing reduced transportation and storage complications. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159549 | PACKAGING CUSHIONING STRUCTURE - A packaging cushioning structure is provided according to two embodiments of the present invention. In both embodiments, the packaging cushioning structure includes a first cushioning body and a second cushioning body. At at least one side of the first cushioning body, the first cushioning body includes a first assembly portion and a first clamping portion connected to the first assembly portion. At at least one side of the second cushioning body, the second cushioning body includes a second assembly portion and a second clamping portion connected to the second assembly portion. In the first embodiment, locking and fastening is implemented through the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion that are a protruding structure and a recessed structure, respectively. In the second embodiment, the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are recesses, and are locked and fastened through a fastening member. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159550 | MULTI-LAYERED SUSPENSION PACKAGE ASSEMBLY - A packaging device can include a resilient member formed of two layers of different material, connected together such as by heat sealing. The layers can be made from different materials or the same materials having different thicknesses, modules of elasticity, melting index, or other different characteristics, | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159551 | PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Food packaging and methods of making and using such packaging are disclosed. Food packaging having at least one agent may be disposed within a shape memory polymer which is adapted to release the agent in response to a stimulus. Such packaging may be used, for example, to detect environmental conditions during transport or storage, maintain a temperature of the food to preserve food quality, or provide a pleasant sensory experience to a consumer. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159552 | PRODUCTS FOR THE OXIDATIVE COLOUR CHANGING OF KERATIN FIBRES IN A DISPENSER - A product for the oxidative coloring and/or lightening of keratinic fibers, includes: 1) a dispenser, which has two chambers (A) and (B) separate from one another, and has an outlet opening (C), which is in communication with chamber (A) and with chamber (B), 2) a preparation (a) in chamber (A), including in an aqueous cosmetic carrier one or more thickening polymers in a total amount by weight (G1) of 0.1 to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of preparation (a), 3) a preparation (b) in chamber (B), including in an aqueous cosmetic carrier one or more thickening polymers in a total amount by weight (G2) of 0.1 to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of preparation (b). The weight ratio G1/G2 has a value of 0.3 to 3.0. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159553 | VACUUM COOLER - An cooler capable of achieving a sufficient temperature gradient between an inside of the cooler and an outside of the cooler such that at least a partial vacuum forms within the cooler may include an enclosure defined by at least one wall and a lid. The lid may form a relatively airtight seal with a wall of the cooler when in a closed position. A vacuum release assembly may be disposed in one of the walls or lid of the cooler, the assembly being capable of reducing a pressure differential between the enclosure and the outside of the cooler. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159554 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SOLID ARTICLES - A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159555 | CONTENT RECEIVING DEVICE, OPENING/CLOSING MECHANISM, AND CONTAINER MECHANISM COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a content receiving device, an opening/closing mechanism, and a container mechanism comprising the same, the content receiving device comprising: a housing which opens to both sides applied to a container body; and an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content provided on the housing to move and guide contents, wherein the operating mechanism has an opening formed to communicate with a storage portion of the container body such that contents of the storage portion are moved. The present invention not only secures a content passage space, but also adjusts the passage space and a receiving space, thereby limiting reception of contents; passage of the demand amount of contents is stably induced within a predetermined range; and contents are prevented from remaining more than is needed, together with interlocked limitation of the content receiving space, such that the amount of received contents is adjusted. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159556 | FOAM DISPENSER - A novel foam dispenser is described, which comprises a dispensing container, a valve with a downstream foaming chamber and a pressure control device for maintaining a constant pressure in the container, such that uniform and compact foam will be created. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159557 | Cigarette Packaging, and Method for Sealing a Cigarette Package - An improved cigarette package is provided. The cigarette package first comprises a container which serves as a housing for a plurality of cigarettes. The housing is a rectangularly-shaped outer container formed from a blank. The package also includes a lid, which is hingedly connected to the container at an upper end. Opening and closing the lid provides selective access and closure to the container. The package further includes an inner layer of foil. The inner foil layer is configured to reside along an inner surface of the container. The package additionally includes a substrate. The substrate resides along an inner surface of the lid, and includes an adhesive material. When the lid is in a closed state, the distal end of the substrate generally mates with upper edges of an upper contour of a front surface of the container, while a tab has a distal end that matches an upper contour of the front surface of the inner lining above the front surface of the container, thereby enabling a one-step closure and seal for the cigarette package and thereby increasing the life of the cigarettes inside the box. A method of sealing a cigarette package is also provided herein. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159558 | TRANSPORT BAG FOR TRANSPORTING A PRODUCT IN A HANGING GARMENT CONVEYOR - The present invention relates to a transport pocket for transporting an article | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159559 | Collating System For Conveyor Belt Rivets And Method - A collating system for rivets is provided that includes a rivet holder for supporting rivets in a predetermined pattern. In one form, the rivet holder includes a body having cavities for supporting the rivets therein. The rivet holder body includes a top plate member and a bottom plate member. The rivet holder has drive heads connected to the top plate member via frangible portions and the bottom plate member has retaining webs disposed below the drive heads. The top and bottom plates are secured together to capture heads of the rivets between the drive heads and retaining webs. The drive heads may be driven downward to drive the rivet heads from the rivet holder and into bores of a guide block with the retaining webs flexing to release the rivet head from the lower bottom plate member. A method of using the rivet collating system is also disclosed. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159560 | Portable Storage and Display Enclosure - An apparatus for storing and displaying herbs that includes a body defining a cavity, dividers arranged within the cavity of the body, and a lid that is connected to the body and rotatable between an open position to allow a consumer to select the herbs and a closed position to extend the shelf life of the herbs and protect the herbs from contamination. The apparatus is portable, can be arranged on a store shelf and is restockable. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159561 | BICYCLE TRANSPORT CASE - A transport carrier or case for storing and/or transporting a partially disassembled bicycle is disclosed. The carrier includes means for mounting the partially disassembled bicycle to a base while providing for adjustment of the mounting means dependent on the size of the bicycle. Also disclosed are wheel retention means for releasably mounting the wheels of the bicycle to one side of the transport case, and isolation means to separate the bicycle frame from the wheels. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159562 | CAPSULE FOR INFUSION PRODUCTS - The capsule for infusion products comprises a cup-shaped body made of a plastic material defined by a bottom wall, which is provided with a beverage outlet area, and by a lateral wall, a lid, arranged so as to close the cup-shaped body and which is provided with a water inlet area and an infusion product contained in the cup-shaped body. The capsule includes a plurality of abutments that originate from the inner face of the bottom wall and define labyrinth-shaped channels for the beverage towards the outlet area and on which a water-proof disc is fixed. Furthermore, the capsule comprises a passage of the beverage from the chamber defined in the cup-shaped body and the labyrinth-shaped channels. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159563 | Capsule For Beverages And Respective Production Apparatus And Method - A capsule for beverages with a casing which includes a base wall and a side wall defining a cavity for combining an initial product and a fluid to obtain an end product, and an edge extending from the side wall. The capsule includes a covering element fixed to the edge to close the cavity hermetically, which is pierceable by an extracting element of a dispensing machine. The casing is made by forming a sheet of thermoformable plastics. The edge includes a sealing element with a protrusion facing the base wall that is obtainable by the sheet forming a further cavity suitable for containing a fluid. The covering element is fixed to also seal hermetically the further cavity to create a cushion that is deformable between the edge and the covering element that defines the sealing element arranged for sealingly engaging, when compressed, with an abutting element of a dispensing machine. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159564 | Single-Serve Beverage Container - A single-serve beverage container for dehydrated medication is provided. The single-serve beverage comprises a cylindrical cup having a bottom portion and a top portion with a tapered sidewall extending therebetween. The bottom portion and the sidewall define an interior volume adapted to contain a beverage material. A channel having an angled surface extends from the top portion to the bottom portion of the cup. Liquid injected through a top covering disposed across the top portion is guided along the channel to mix with the beverage material. The channel guides the mixture out of the cup through an aperture in the bottom covering. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159565 | DOUBLE WALL LIQUID STORAGE TANK WITH SEALING GASKET AND COMPRESSION FITTING - A dual tank assembly is provided for storing agricultural and industrial liquids. The assembly includes an outer tank and an inner tank nested within the outer tank. The outer tank has an upper shelf and the inner tank has a rim overlying the shelf with a leaf gasket therebetween to seal the space between the shelf and the rim. The outer tank includes a recessed flat wall adjacent the bottom of the tank to mate with a flat wall in the inner tank. A compression fitting is tightened to sandwich a gasket between the flat wall portions of the inner and outer tanks. A drain fitting extends through the flat portions of the tank for draining liquid from the inner tank. A separate drain plug is provided for draining liquid from the outer tank. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159566 | Structural Panel for a Double Wall Storage Tank - A structural panel for insertion in a void of a double wall vessel. The panel includes a sectional sheet and a plurality of spaced dome-shaped projections extending perpendicularly from a local face from the sheet. The panel provides an interconnected interstitial space between layers that may serve as a drainable space for leak detection when used in vessels but also provides maximized structural rigidity in the length and width direction. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159567 | Method for Delivery of Proppant to a Frac Site - A cargo container is modified to carry a fracing proppant such as sand from a quarry or source to the frac site. Openings are cut in the top and bottom of a cargo container and hydraulically operated sliding doors are placed there under. A hopper module with the walls being inclined to approximately the angle of repose for the proppant is installed inside the cargo container. The hopper module is sealed inside the cargo container so that a proppant enters through the top opening at the quarry and flows out through the bottom opening at the fracing site. Once transported to the frac site, the modified cargo container is lifted, emptied and set aside. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159568 | ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLED OF A RECIPIENT AND A RETAINER, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ASSEMBLY, AND A USE OF THE ASSEMBLY - An assembly of a single foldable tube and a flexible flat case that is smaller than the tube before compacted. The case has a circumferential closed wall except for an access opening which is smaller than the lateral edge and opens into a cavity of the case. The cavity retains the foldable tube in a folded, compact condition with a first end part of the foldable tube attached inside the case. The folded, compacted condition is achieved by a parallel, overlapping and abutting zig-zag arrangement of tube folds, so that an opposite second open end part of the foldable tube is arranged in front of the access opening for pulling the foldable tube out of the flexible flat case to expand the foldable tube without opening the flexible flat case. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159569 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER - A locking device for a container is provided. The locking device contains a weighted mechanism having a mounting block and at least one paddle mounted on the mounting block. The weighted mechanism is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The at least one paddle having two opposing ends. A first end is mounted to the mounting block by a rotatable coupling to allow the paddle to pivot thereon. A second end of the paddle is detachably mounted to a surface of the mounting block, such that a sudden jerking or jarring motion, such as by impact with the ground, causes the second end to detach from the mounting block to block the weighted mechanism from moving from the locked position to the opened position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159570 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER - A locking device is provided, preferably for a container. The locking device keeps the lid of the container closed when the container is knocked over on its side, with a sudden jerking or jarring motion, such as by impact with the ground, to prevent spillage of its contents. The locking device, however, allows the lid to open when the waste container is tipped over, preferably in a forward direction, by a dumping operation. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159571 | LIFTER FOR A REFUSE COLLECTION CONTAINER - A refuse receptacle lifter is provided for use with a collection container to receive refuse from a refuse receptacle. The lifter comprises an elongated lift arm with an arcuate upper end and a lower end, with the lift arm being movable relative to the collection container between a first, generally vertically-extending retracted and a second, extended position in which the lower end of the lift arm is spaced away from the collection container. In one embodiment, the lift arm comprises a lower linear portion defining the lower end, with the lower linear portion being angularly disposed relative to an intermediate linear portion so that when the lift arm is in the first, retracted position, the lower end of the lift arm is generally located beneath the arcuate upper end of the lift arm. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159572 | Recycling and Garbage Chute Assembly - A recycling and garbage chute assembly for preventing odors from permeating throughout the interior of a building caused by an accumulation of recyclables and garbage. The recycling and garbage chute assembly includes a plurality of interior cabinets that can be disposed within a kitchen or other area in a building. Each interior cabinet houses a bin having an open upper and lower end, wherein the upper end of the bin receives garbage or recyclables therethrough. A chute is secured to an opening in a rear wall of each interior cabinet, wherein each chute leads to an exterior container that can receive the recyclables or garbage therein. As the bin is temporarily moved into the chute, the recyclables and garbage fall through the lower end of the bin, through the chute, and into the exterior container. Each chute can be installed through an exterior wall of a building. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159573 | Method and System for Conveying Articles and an Apparatus for Doing the Same - A conveyor for transporting and elevating articles and a method and system for conveying articles up inclines is provided. The conveyor has a conveyor belt and a plurality of support elements extending outward from the article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt advancing upward along the incline. The support elements prevent conveyed articles from sliding down the conveyor belt on the incline. The article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt may provide a low-friction retention surface to articles leaning away from the conveyor belt on the incline. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159574 | Trough Training Idler - An apparatus and method for adjusting the trough angle of a conveyor belt transport mechanism and for automatically correcting for conveyor belt creep along the conveyor belt sides during belt operation. The apparatus and method are directed to an idler assembly that pivots through a high point over a base frame. The idler assembly includes a horizontal base strut and angled wing struts on each side of the base strut. Rotatably mounted on the horizontal base strut are a pair of parallel centered rollers that surround a centrally-located pivot point. Rotatably mounted on each angled wing strut is a respective conical-shaped wing roller wherein a lower end of the wing roller remains at a fixed distance from the wing element whereas the distance between the upper end and the angled wing strut is adjustable via a threaded rod using jam nuts to releasably secure the angled wing rollers at a desired angle. During belt operation, if conveyor belt creep occurs the idler assembly automatically pivots to correct and re-center the belt over the parallel-centered rollers. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159575 | STACKED-ROLLER BELT CONVEYOR WITH ZONE CONTROL - A zone-controlled in-line, stacked-roller conveyor belt. The belt has pairs of stacked rollers—a top article-supporting roller and a bottom driven roller. The top and bottom rollers contact each other so that when the bottom roller is driven in one direction by contact with a bearing surface under the belt as the belt advances, the top roller rotates in the opposite direction—opposite to the direction of belt travel. Articles atop the actuated roller pairs mark time. When the bottom roller is out of contact with a bearing surface, the rollers are braked and do not rotate so that the articles atop the braked rollers advance with the belt. The bearing surfaces are arranged in individually controllable segments that are dynamically grouped into zones that are actuated to halt an article in that zone. An imaging system is used by a controller to change the zone grouping dynamically. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159576 | VIBRATING TRAY FOR DIVERTED CARD INSERTS - An automated apparatus and method for collecting and dispensing rejected cards in a tray in a card attaching system. Sheets are transported on a moving belt. Cards are fed from a feeder above the moving belt. Cards are deposited onto the sheets. When a card rejection condition is detected, a rejected card is diverted and deposited in a tray having a sloped chute. The sloped chute extends down to a lower position beyond an outside edge of the moving belt. To facilitate movement down the chute, the tray is vibrated. This vibration is accomplished by supporting the tray on a roller assembly that rolls on a surface of the moving belt as it passes under the sloped chute. The roller is non-circular or of an eccentric configuration, such that the axis of the roller will experience a vertical displacement as the roller rotates, jogging the tray. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159577 | TRANSPORT DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to suppress rise in running resistance with increases in weight of a transport vehicle group, and prevent higher energy consumption and manufacturing cost. A transport device transports a transport vehicle ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159578 | Transport Device and Transport Method for Transporting a Fragile Object - A transport device and a transport method for transporting a fragile object, in particular a semiconductor wafer, a glass panel, a solar module, etc., are provided. The transport device comprises at least two coils configured to drive the object along a predetermined movement path, and a control unit configured to control a movement of the object along the predetermined movement path. The control unit is further configured to base the control of the movement of the object on at least a third order setpoint profile. The control unit is also configured to generate the third order setpoint profile for at least two coils in a synchronized manner. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159579 | DEVICE FOR REPOSITIONING TUBES IN A TUBE RACK - A device for repositioning tubes in a tube rack is presented. The device comprises a base; a mount movable relative to the base in a first and second direction; an actuator for moving the mount; grippers coupled to and movable with the mount, each gripper comprising arms with portions for gripping a tube; a biasing element coupled to the mount and to the arms to be movable relative to the mount and to move the portions towards/away from each other; a blocking element coupled to the base to engage the biasing element and to block movement of the biasing element with respect to the mount against a force where the mount is moved in the first direction to move the portions towards each other and to disengage from the biasing element when the mount is moved in the second direction to allow the portions to be moved apart. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159580 | Apparatus for Singulating Products - An apparatus for singulating products supplied in bulk, such as, for instance, fruits, potatoes, or eggs, more particularly for unround products, for instance pears or sweet peppers, comprising: | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159581 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH ROLLER ASSEMBLIES - A conveyance device comprises a sorting plate housing a plurality of roller assemblies and a series of narrow conveyor belts for conveying articles towards the sorting plate. In a first mode, the narrow conveyor belts bypass the roller assemblies and convey articles over the sorting plate. In a second mode, the conveyor belts bring an article into contact with the roller assemblies, which then manipulate the trajectory of the article. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159582 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING ITEMS - The invention relates to a conveyor system ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159583 | METHOD AND TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR CONVERTING A FIRST CONTAINER STREAM INTO A SECOND CONTAINER STREAM - A method for converting a first container stream into a second container stream that has a different width from said first container stream includes moving a container from the first container stream to a first transfer position, at the first transfer position, using a container holder of a conversion section to grip the container, to move it along a third transport direction until it arrives at a selected one of a several second transfer positions, and to then release it onto the second transport section, thereby enabling the container to join the second container stream. The second transfer positions are offset relative to each other in a direction along the second width. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159584 | COMPONENT MOUNTER - A component mounter which exchangeably holds rotary head in head holding unit is provided with Z-axis driving mechanism that engages lever engaging piece of the nozzle holder, which performs component pickup and mounting operations, among multiple nozzle holders held on rotary head, from above and below with pushing down roller and Z-axis lever in order to lower and raise the nozzle holder. The interval between lever engaging piece of first holder that performs component pickup and mounting operation first and lever engaging piece of last holder that performs component pickup and mounting operation last is set at a wide interval at which engagement with Z-axis lever is released, and the wide interval between lever engaging piece of first holder and lever engaging piece of last holder is used as a passage through which Z-axis lever passes in an up/down direction when rotary head is attached/removed to/from head holding unit. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159585 | LINEAR DRIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Present embodiments include a linear drive transport system. The system includes a plurality of fixed tracks and a junction track disposed on a conveyor configured to align the junction track with each of the plurality of fixed tracks. The plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track include one of electromagnetic coils or permanent magnets arranged in series along the respective plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track. Further, present embodiments include a plurality of movers configured to move along the fixed tracks and configured to transition between each of the plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track when aligned, wherein the movers comprise the other of the electromagnetic coils or the permanent magnets. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159586 | Material Unloader System - A tire unloader includes a mobile support structure, a robotic device supported by the mobile support structure, and a drive system. The drive system maneuvers the robotic device. The robotic device includes an engagement mechanism. The mobile support structure positions the robotic device to allow for engagement, lifting, and unloading stacks of tires. A remote user optionally controls the movement of the mobile support structure and the operational actions of the robotic device. A material conveyer optionally receives the unloaded material. A second robotic device located near the second end of the material conveyer optionally engages the unloaded tires on the conveyer and transfers the unloaded tires onto the transporting cart, which transports the unloaded material to a predetermined location. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159587 | DOCK LEVELER SAFETY SUPPORTS - Dock leveler safety supports are disclosed herein. An example dock leveler disclosed herein includes a deck movable relative to a platform between a raised position and a lowered cross-traffic position when the dock leveler is in a working configuration, where a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of the deck are proximate the platform when the deck is in the lowered cross-traffic position and the deck residing at least partially in a pit when the front edge of the deck is in the lowered cross-traffic position. A front edge of the deck is above at least one of the lowered cross-traffic position or the raised position and inhibited from descending toward the lowered cross-traffic position when the dock leveler is in a service configuration. A first deck obstruction is movable relative to a deck between a secured position and an unrestrained position, where the first deck obstruction in the secured position configures the dock leveler in the service configuration and the first deck obstruction in the unrestrained position configures the dock leveler in the working configuration. The first deck obstruction extends farther beyond the outer perimeter of the deck when the first deck obstruction is in the secured position than when the first deck obstruction is in the unrestrained position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159588 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking apparatus includes a door pivotable relative to an apparatus main body, a sheet stacking unit, on which sheets are stacked, provided in the door, and a load application unit. When the door is closed, the sheet stacking surface is tilted with one end side located higher than the other end side. When the door is opened, the sheet stacking surface is tilted with the one end side capable of being located lower than the other end side. The stopper portion prevents the sheets on the sheet stacking unit from falling when the door is opened. If the door is opened, the load application unit applies load to a pivot of the door before the sheet stacking surface becomes substantially horizontal. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159589 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking apparatus includes a main body, a first storage unit configured to be drawn out of/inserted into the main body and storing a sheet, and a second storage unit configured to be drawn out of/inserted into the main body, provided above the first storage unit, and storing a sheet. The first storage unit includes a guide portion, and the second storage unit includes an abutment portion guided by the guide portion when the second storage unit is drawn out of the main body in a state in which the first storage unit is being precedingly drawn out of the main body. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159590 | FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding device includes a stacking member, a raising device, a feeding member, an interlocking device including a sheet contact portion, a switching device, a holding member, and a movement device. The feeding member is movable between contact and retracting positions, and rotates in contact with a sheet stacked on the stacking member in a state of being located at the contact position. The sheet contact portion contacts the stacked sheet, and moves by being pressed against the stacked sheet where the raising device raises the stacking member. The switching device switches the raising device between a permitted state and a regulated state. The movement device moves the feeding member to the retracting position above the contact position by moving the holding member. The raising device does not change from the regulated state to the permitted state when the movement device moves the feeding member to the retracting position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159591 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyance apparatus is equipped with a stacking portion on which sheets are stacked, a rotator conveying a sheet by rotating in a contact state with the sheet stacked on the stacking portion, a separating member pressing the rotator and separating the sheets one by one at a contact portion where the rotator and the separating member contact each other, a holder holding the separating member, a guide portion rotatably provided with the holder and capable of guiding a front end of the sheet to the contact portion, and a regulating portion regulating the guide portion from rotating in a direction approximating the rotator in a state where the guide portion contacts against the regulating portion. The guide portion can be rotated in a direction separating from the rotator in a state where the separating member presses the rotator. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159592 | SYSTEM FOR SINGLY DISPENSING FIBROUS FILTERS FROM BULK - A system for singly dispensing fibrous filters from bulk includes a grasping tool having a handle with a working end and a container with an opening. The opening has an edge, and at least a portion of the edge or an edge trim member is shaped so that bulk fibrous filters cannot pass freely through the opening in the container when they are inside and so that at least a portion of a top filter is accessible and graspable by the working end of the grasping tool. The edge trim member has a downwardly extending wall and tab members extending inward from the wall. The edge of the opening of the container has cutouts for receiving the tab members. The tab members can pass freely through the cutouts so that the edge trim member and the tab members can rotate freely relative to the container to define a locked position with the tab members underneath the edge of the opening so that the trim member can be releasably secured to the container. The edge trim member has a planer platform for rotating the trim member relative to the container and so that a user can move the container and the trim member together as a single unit. The planer platform has a cutout extending therethrough. The handle of the grasping tool includes a planer body with a front end with a pick extending outwardly therefrom and a tongue extending obliquely from the body. The cutout of the planer platform receives the tongue to releasably secure the grasping tool to the platform. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159593 | SYSTEM FOR SINGLY DISPENSING FIBROUS FILTERS FROM BULK - A system for singly dispensing fibrous coffee filters from bulk includes a grasping tool having a handle with a working end and a container with an edge trim member for preventing bulk fibrous filters from passing freely through the opening in the container. The edge trim member comprises interlocking parts and has a planer platform for rotating the trim member relative to the container. The planer platform has a cutout extending therethrough. The handle of the grasping tool is configured to be releasably secured to the platform. The system accommodates large and small cup- and cone-style filters and may be built-in to a coffee brewing machine. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159594 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS THAT FORMS IMAGE ON LONG SHEET - An image-forming apparatus contains an external feeding tray on which a sheet is put, and a feeding roller and a sheet feeder that feed the sheet from the external feeding tray. A controller of the image-forming apparatus sets a first conveying speed and a second conveying speed that is slower than the first conveying speed, controls the sheet feeder to convey a second sheet, which has a longer length along a conveying direction thereof than the length of the external feeding tray, at the second conveying speed when the controller determines that a rear end of the second sheet projects from the external feeding tray, and hangs down from the external feeding tray based on the sheet information and controls a first sheet, which has a shorter length along a conveying direction thereof than the length of the external feeding tray, at the first conveying speed. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159595 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING FLAT OBJECTS - A device for conveying and transferring flexible, flat objects with a gripper conveyor including a plurality of grippers that are movable along a conveying path in a conveying direction, and further with a conveying-way device that forms a conveying rest that, in a transfer region, is arranged below the conveying path such that objects that are released from grippers in the transfer region are deposited onto the conveying rest. The device includes a pressing circulatory device that acts upon the transfer region and has a plurality of outwardly directed pressing arms. The pressing circulatory device is designed, in the transfer region, to press the objects to be transferred with the pressing arms onto the conveying rest such that the objects can be deposited onto the conveying rest in a guided and controlled manner. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159596 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, DRIVE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying member conveying and rotating a sheet, a moving member configured to be movable between a first guiding position and a second guiding position, a first abutting portion configured to stop the moving member at the first guiding position, a second abutting portion configured to stop the moving member at the second guiding position, and a planetary gear mechanism. The planetary gear mechanism includes a first rotating element configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, a second rotating element configured to rotate the conveying member by drivenly rotating with the first rotating element, and a third rotating element configured to move the moving member from the second guiding position to the first guiding position by drivenly rotating with the first rotating element rotating in the first direction, and move the moving member from the first guiding position to the second guiding position by drivenly rotating with the first rotating element rotating in the second direction. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159597 | SHEET CONVEYER DEVICE - A sheet conveyer device, including a transmitter to transmit ultrasonic waves arranged on a conveyer path to face a first side of a sheet; a receiver to receive the ultrasonic waves arranged on the conveyer path to face a second side of the sheet; a measurement unit to measure an intensity of the received ultrasonic waves; and a determination unit to determine a condition of a range in the conveyer path between the transmitter and the receiver among a first condition, wherein no sheet is present in the range, a second condition, in which a sheet is present in the range, and a third condition, in which a plurality of sheets are present in the range, based on intensities of the ultrasonic waves measured by the measurement unit in a plurality of periods separately after transmission of the ultrasonic waves, is provided. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159598 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a first detector to detect an angle deviation of a recording medium to a sheet conveying direction, a second detector to detect a lateral shift of the recording medium to a width direction, a third detector to detect at least one of the angle deviation and the lateral shift after correction of the angle deviation detected by the first detector and the lateral shift detected by the second detector, and a rotary body to perform a primary movement by (1) rotating in the sheet conveying direction and returning to a reference position and by (2) moving in the width direction and returning to the reference position, and a secondary movement by performing at least one of (1) and (2) after the primary movement. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159599 | Die-cut tape - A die-cut tape essentially characterized by being formed from a conventional adhesive tape ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159600 | ASSEMBLY FOR FEEDING BACKING RIBBON FOR LABELING PRODUCTS TO BE LABELED - An assembly for feeding backing ribbon for adhesive labels for labeling products to be labeled includes a splicing device and at least two supporting elements for the backing ribbon. The splicing device is intended to perform on command the splice between a first splicing region, formed on a first backing ribbon, and a second splicing region, formed on a second backing ribbon. The first backing ribbon supports a plurality of adhesive labels which are arranged, mutually spaced, on the face directed toward the second splicing region. The first backing ribbon has at least one portion that is free from self-adhesive labels and forms the first splicing region; the portion is located substantially at the end of the first backing ribbon. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159601 | SHEET GUIDE DEVICE AND PRINTER - A sheet guide device has a crumpling prevention unit disposed to a movable part with a guide surface that guides a side edge of die-cut label paper conveyed over the top of a feed plate, and prevents crumpling the side portion of the die-cut label paper of which the side edge contacts the guide surface. The crumpling prevention unit includes a pressure-bearing base unit disposed protruding from the top of the feed plate and causing the side portion of the passing die-cut label paper to rise to the side; a sheet presser part that presses the die-cut label paper to the conveyance path surface at the same or adjacent position to the pressure-bearing base unit; and a side presser member that the side edge of the die-cut label paper inclined by the pressure-bearing base unit contacts. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159602 | DELIVERY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DELIVERY PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a delivery processing apparatus includes a plurality of stackers configured to stack delivery objects; a conveyer configured to transport the delivery objects to a designated stacker out of the plurality of stackers; a first detector configured to detect that a monitored stacker out of the plurality of stackers is in an overflow state in which more than a predetermined amount of delivery objects have accumulated; a second detector configured to detect that a monitored stacker out of the plurality of stackers is in an empty state in which all delivery objects have been retrieved from the stacker; and a main controller configured to specify a regular stacker that is a stacker out of the plurality of stackers and serving as a sort destination of the delivery object, based on address information that is obtained from the delivery object and, control the conveyer such that the delivery object is transported to the regular stacker serving as the sort destination, out of the plurality of regular stackers, that is specified, wherein, if the stacker serving as the sort destination specified is in the overflow state, then the main controller stops the transport of delivery objects to the regular stacker serving as the sort destination that has gone into the overflow state and assigns a backup stacker that is a stacker out of the plurality of stackers not correlated with any address information as a sort destination substituting for the sort destination that has gone into the overflow state, and after assigning the substitute sort destination, when a regular stacker that had gone into the overflow state goes into the empty state, the main controller stops transport of delivery objects to the backup stacker that has been assigned as the substitute sort destination, and resumes the transport of delivery objects to the regular stacker that has gone into the empty state. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159603 | ADHESIVE TAPE DISPENSER CAPABLE OF CUTTING AN ADHESIVE TAPE AT A UNIFORM LENGTH - An adhesive tape dispenser capable of cutting an adhesive tape at a uniform length includes a suction cup for fastening to a tabletop, an operating handle operable to rotate a rotating wheel in pulling out an adhesive tape of a tape roll on the tape roller and to drive a gear set in rotating a cutter holder so that cutter blades at the cutter holder are moved into one of a series of cutting slots in the rotating wheel to cut the adhesive tape into multiple adhesive tape segments of the same lengths, and thus, the tape cutting efficiency is greatly improved. Further, the design of the suction cup enhances the operational stability of the adhesive tape dispenser. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159604 | ADHESIVE TAPE DISPENSER FOR FOLDED EDGE TAPE - An adhesive tape dispenser and applicator which folds one or both edges of tape being applied over upon themselves is constructed with an edge folding guide having a planar surface, two inwardly converging edges and tape guides cooperating to fold the edges of the tape and a compression roller to press the edges together. A method of threading tape onto a folding tape dispenser is also described. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159605 | PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sheet processing apparatus determines whether binding processing is manual binding. If it is determined that the binding processing is the manual binding, staple less binding is performed at a first binding position. If it is determined that the binding processing is not the manual binding, staple less binding is performed at a second binding position different from the first binding position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159606 | Field & Barbed Wire Unroller Apparatus - A wire unroller apparatus having a base configured to be removably mounted to a vehicle and at least one first spindle and a second spindle mounted to the base and configured to receive one or more spools of wire. The base has a base surface, left and right arms extending away from the base surface and terminating at ends, and a cross bar removably connected to the ends of the left and right arms. The first spindle is oriented in a first direction and is connected between the base surface and the cross bar. The second spindle is oriented in a second direction and is mounted between the left and right arms. The spools of wire on the first spindle and the second spindle may be unrolled at the same time. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159607 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE - While a winding member is making one rotation, an optical fiber is once skewed relative to the circumferential direction and further shifted by a desired length in the width direction of a circumferential surface. In this state, the winding member winds up the optical fiber. This operation is performed in the same direction every rotation when the winding member rotates (N−1) times. Next, in the N-th rotation of the winding member, a guide member performs the guide to the optical fiber to skew reversely to the direction of shifting in the (N−1) rotations of the winding member. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159608 | FILAMENT FUSING APPARATUS - A filament-fusing apparatus includes a first body, a first-heating element, a second body and a second-heating element. The first body includes a first surface and a first-filament groove disposed thereon. The first-heating element disposed on the first surface has a first-connecting groove and a first-overflow groove. Two opposite sides of the first-connecting groove connect the first-filament groove. An axial side of the first-connecting groove connects the first-overflow groove. The second body includes a second surface and a second-filament groove disposed thereon. The second-heating element disposed on the second surface has a second-connecting groove and a second-overflow groove. Two opposite sides of the second-connecting groove connect the second-filament groove. An axial side of the second-connecting groove connects the second-overflow groove. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body to rotate till contacting the first body, such that the second-heating element contacts the first-heating element. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159609 | ELLIPTICAL REEL FOR HOSE TRANSPORT - An elliptical reel is provided. The elliptical reel can include one or more longitudinal support members about a longitudinal axis of the reel and on which hose can be wound for transport. A cross section of the longitudinal support members that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defines an outline that has an elliptical shape. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159610 | SPOOL SUPPORT - A spool support, for supporting a windable material, comprises a main body, an actuator and a clamp portion. The actuator is movable relative to the main body between a first position and a second position. The clamp portion is pivotably connected to the main body. The actuator actuates the clamp portion such that the clamp portion pivots relative to the main body between a retracted position when the actuator is in the first position and a deployed position when the actuator is in the second position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159611 | Tether Lock - A retractor for an anti-theft display includes a rotatable locking member that may hold the retractor's spool in fixed position against further rotation. The retractor's spool carries an anti-theft tether that normally extends or retracts as a tethered product is lifted to and from a retail display. The locking member holds the tether in fixed position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159612 | CONTROL CABLE GUIDE DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR - A control cable guide device for an elevator, which is to be mounted to a control cable suspended between a middle portion of a hoistway and a lower portion of a car, the control cable having a curved portion formed at a lower end position of the control cable, the control cable guide device including an arm to be suspended on the control cable at a position below the car in a pivotable manner. The arm is configured to be pushed upward by the curved portion when the car is caused to travel to a lowermost position within a normal traveling range, to thereby shift to a cable receiving position for receiving the control cable while being partially projected from the car in a horizontal direction. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159613 | Folding Attic Stairway Transport System - A device and system for transporting items up and down a folding attic stairway in a building, such as a residential structure, and into an attic space finally resting securely on the floor of the attic. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159614 | ELEVATOR CAR - The object of the invention is an elevator car intended for transporting people and freight, in an elevator wherein the elevator car is supported resting on suspension members and arranged movably in an elevator hoistway when moved by a hoisting machine. At least the floor and roof of the elevator car are composed of dimensionally precise modular elements fabricated by casting, extruding and/or pressing into their shapes and dimensions. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159615 | UNDERSLUNG ELEVATOR - An underslung elevator includes: a suspending sheave assembly disposed on a lower portion of a car floor, the suspending sheave assembly being configured such that suspending sheaves are each supported rotatably between two longitudinal end portions of a pair of suspending sheave beams; and rubber vibration isolators disposed between a car frame lower beam and the suspending sheave assembly. The suspending sheaves are supported on the pair of suspending sheave beams such that portions thereof protrude upward beyond the pair of suspending sheave beams, and the rubber vibration isolators are disposed to be positioned vertically above shafts of the suspending sheaves when viewed from an axial direction of each of the suspending sheaves, and to be positioned on opposite sides of each of the suspending sheaves when viewed from vertically above. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159616 | DOOR ARRANGEMENT OF AN ELEVATOR - The object of the invention is a door arrangement of an elevator, which elevator comprises at least an elevator car, an elevator car door with door panels and a suspension beam for the door panels, as well as a door motor and door coupler structure, and also landing doors, with door panels, of the floor levels and a suspension beam for the door panels, as well as a synchronization means and rollers for the door coupler. The suspension beam of the door panels of the elevator car is disposed below the motor of the door operator and the door coupler structure, and that the suspension beam of the door panels of a landing door is disposed below the synchronization means of the door panels and the rollers of the door coupler. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159617 | SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR - The invention relates to a support apparatus for an elevator car. The support apparatus comprises a support block for attaching to a sidewall of an elevator hoistway, the support block having an oblique surface. The support apparatus also comprises a sliding plate for mounting to the elevator car. The sliding plate is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The sliding plate has an oblique surface facing the oblique surface of the support block when the sliding plate is in the extended position. The sliding plate is slideable over the oblique surface of the support block when being moved from the extended position to the retracted position. The support apparatus also comprises an actuator shaft attached to the sliding plate and an actuator configured to move the sliding plate using the actuator shaft from the extended position to the retracted position. The actuator is attachable to the elevator car. | 2016-06-09 |
