34th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110203024 | Rifle Rated Ballistic Helmet - This invention relates to armored protective helmets offering the wearer ballistic protection, and specifically to helmets offering lightweight ballistic protection from rifle ball ammunition. Potential applications include use by law enforcement personnel and combat soldiers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203025 | LAMINATED FABRIC - A waterproof and airtight laminated fabric is disclosed. The fabric is suitable for the manufacture of dry suits, or for the manufacture of a convertible car soft top hood. A dry suit and a car hood made from the fabric, and methods of manufacturing the fabric, are also disclosed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203026 | Claw - An architecture is presented that provides a weightlifting wrist guard. The weightlifting wrist guard comprises a wrist support component with at least one claw-like component secured to an end of the wrist support component. Preferably, there are two claw-like components positioned to engage a standard diameter weightlifting bar. The claw-like components wrap around the bar and support a user's wrist against the weight of the bar and associated free weights. Furthermore, the weightlifting wrist guard comprises a means for securing the wrist support component to a user. Preferably, the means for securing comprises two straps secured around a user's forearm and an additional strap secured around a user's wrist. The straps can contain padding to cushion the upper portion of the user's hand, and will strap around a user's arm leaving a user's hands free at all times. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203027 | POLYMERIC SHELL ADHERENTLY SUPPORTED BY A LINER AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An article comprising at least one cured, liquid-impervious polymeric shell substantially free from defects, at least one liner, and a non-tacky, thermoplastic adhesive layer between the shell and the liner, wherein the adhesive layer is melted and solidified to create a non-tacky bond between the shell and the liner, which can be moisture-absorbing or cut-resistant, whereby the liner supports and limits stretch ability of the shell, thereby preventing adhesive delamination between the adhesive layer and either of the shell and/or the liner; a method for the manufacture of an article comprising a supported, polymeric shell, such as a glove, a gauntlet, an apron, or a boot, comprising providing a cured, liquid-impervious, polymeric shell, providing a knitted/woven liner, incorporating a non-tacky, thermoplastic adhesive layer between the shell and the liner, such as by hot-melt spraying, dry-powder spraying or fiber-coating, creating intimate contact between the shell, the adhesive layer, and the liner, subjecting the shell, the adhesive layer, and the liner to infrared radiation to melt the adhesive layer and create a bond between the shell and the liner, and cooling the shell; as well as other methods. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203028 | THERMALLY INSULATED PERSONAL ARTICLE - An article having an inner article layer and an outer article layer to be worn by a mammal comprising a thermally insulating layer of a reflective metal polymeric insulation material adjacent to at least one of the inner and outer article layers. The insulation material provides enhanced thermal retention. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203029 | CLOTHING FOR UPPER HALF OF BODY - Clothing for the upper half of a body is provided, which makes it possible to reduce distortions of the body and alleviate fatigue by simply wearing the clothing and leading a usual life. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203030 | Articles of Apparel Providing Enhanced Body Position Feedback - Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc.); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.” | 2011-08-25 |
20110203031 | CONVERTIBLE HAND COVERING SYSTEM - A hand covering configured to enclose a human hand, fingers and thumb, having a dorsal side and a palm side. The hand covering includes a wrist portion and a hand portion. The hand portion includes at least one digit receptacle and a thumb receptacle. An opening is formed in the dorsal side of the hand covering, and extends from a location rearward of the thumb receptacle, across the dorsal side, to a side of the hand covering opposite the thumb receptacle. The opening is configured to allow the digit receptacle and the thumb receptacle to be removed from the digits and thumb of the wearer, while the wrist portion remains attached to the wearer and covers a dorsal side of the wearer's hand. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203032 | Polylactide Hydrosol and Articles Made Therefrom - A polylactide hydrosol polymer formulations suitable for thin film articles and methods of making the thin film articles are provided. The formulations and methods can be use to make articles such as gloves, condoms, catheters and the like using dip forming, and various casting processes. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203033 | Retractable Pocket Security Device Facilitating Attachable Utility Pockets - Retractable Pocket Security Device for pockets to retain the contents against loss or unauthorized removal. The device consists of a vertical pocket covered by a fabric flap affixed to button/snap/Velcro which covers said pocket when engaged in front position (security position). The device is either affixed in the security position or rotated backward and secured into the rear/storage position by a second button/snap/Velcro. Attached or stored in retracted position, the device will allow regular functioning of said pocket. Placement of front and rear button/snap/Velcro allow attachment of utility pockets/belts ie, water bottle holder, camera/video camera holder, utility belt, etc. over top of said pocket or pockets | 2011-08-25 |
20110203034 | Waterproof Pocket - A waterproof garment pocket, and a method of making the same, that is submersible and protects the contents of the pocket, such as handheld electronic devices, against exposure to water. The waterproof garment pocket incorporates a waterproof zipper and is made from fabric that is impervious to water. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203035 | Cuff Protector - A clip that fastens the cuffs of apparel, such as pants, shirts, and skirts, without doing damage to the apparel fabric. This is accomplished primarily by means of a crimp located at the clip's base, configured to keep the clip's outer and inner edges close together but not in contact at the clip's base. The crimp, a feature lacking in previously patented pants cuff clips, is found in most of the embodiments of the present invention. Other features designed to hold apparel fabric in place are included in other embodiments, to include a rubber coating placed on the surface of the clip, a rubber stopper placed on the tip of the clip's inner edge, a hinge placed at the junction of the crimp and the inner edge, a pin and clasp to hold the apparel material, and magnets that clasp the apparel material. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203036 | Pad Elements For Apparel And Other Products - A pad element may include a base member, a pair of cover layers, and a plurality of insert elements. The base member defines a plurality of apertures. The cover layers are secured to opposite surfaces of the base member and extend across the apertures. The insert elements are located within the apertures and between the cover layers. As examples, the base member and the insert elements may be formed from polymer foam materials, and the cover layers may be formed from textile materials. The pad element may be utilized to attenuate impact forces and provide one or more of breathability, flexibility, a relatively low overall mass, and launderability. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203038 | CUSTOM FIT HELMET AND ITS METHOD OF MAKING - A helmet is made by the steps of measuring the geometry of human head to map its contour, selecting an appropriately sized unfinished helmet having an oversized thick foam liner with an unfinished interior surface, collapsing selected areas of said foam liner by using an ultrasonic tool to heat said selected areas to provide a finished interior surface having a predetermined shape conforming to said contour of said human head. The helmet comprises a helmet shell with an interior-facing liner having selected areas of collapsed foam which provide an interior facing foam liner surface which conforms to a predetermined geometry of a human head. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203039 | Protective Garment With Curved and Protected Extremities - A protective garment including a body portion and an extremity permanently coupled to the body portion. The extremity includes a joint that provides the extremity with a bent position forming an acute angle relative to a vertical axis when the extremity is at rest without an arm or leg of a wearer received therein. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203040 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING OBJECTIONABLE ODORS IN TOILET BOWLS AND THE LIKE - An apparatus for treating objectionable odors in a toilet bowl, the toilet bowl including a seat positioned above the toilet bowl includes a main body having an inlet opening and an airflow exit opening; means for mounting the main body proximal to the toilet bowl with the inlet opening positioned substantially between the bowl and the seat; a drawer removably securable to the main body; an air treatment chamber defined by at least one of the main body, the drawer, and a combination of the main body and the drawer; fan means for drawing gas in the inlet opening, through the air treatment chamber and out the air flow exit opening; a power source; light sensitive control assembly means connected with the fan means and the power means for detecting the presence of a person sitting on the seat and activating the fan means; and, air treatment means positioned within the air treatment chamber for removing odiferous particulates at least when the fan means is drawing gas through the air treatment chamber. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203041 | TOILET CLEANING SYSTEM - A toilet cleaning system, using a bifurcated communicating pipe which provides cleansing material to a toilet bowl. The system is provided as a component of a water closet, which is inexpensive to manufacture, and is capable of delivering a limited amount of cleanser to the toilet, while preventing accidental flushing of the cleanser unit into the toilet bowl. The bifurcated communicating pipe has an angled branch and allows a portion of the cleanser unit seated in the angled branch to project into the central channel of the communicating pipe for contacting the flush water, to provide cleansing action. The flush water passing through the communicating pipe dissolves or disperses a certain amount of the cleanser and therefore provides cleansing of the flush water. Optionally, a removable cap is present for sealing the angled branch, to prevent the flush water from exiting the angled branch. Anchoring means are provided for anchoring a cleanser unit within the angled branch. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203042 | Water saving flapper valve weight apparatus - A water saving device for a toilet adapted for mounting on an overflow tube above a flapper valve. The device uses a mainframe connected to the overflow tube to position a highchair that is pivotally mounted to the mainframe. A water cup is mounted to the highchair for weight and a vertical cam descends from the highchair to contact and close the flapper valve. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203043 | Nozzle Assembly of Toilet Bidet and Control Method Thereof - A nozzle assembly of a toilet bidet and its control method are disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes: a cleansing nozzle with a cleansing water flow path; a dispensing tube connected with the cleansing water flow path to dispense cleansing water; an actuator including a connector coupled to the dispensing tube and a plurality of polymer driving bodies coupled to the connector, wherein an electroactive polymer is housed within the polymer driving bodies, a pair of electrodes are formed on an outer surface of the polymer driving bodies, and when voltage is selectively applied to the electrodes of each polymer driving body, the electroactive polymer moves toward one electrode to force a corresponding polymer driving body to be bent to thereby adjust a dispensing angle of the dispensing tube; and a voltage supply unit that applies voltage to the electrode of the polymer driving body. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203044 | SPRAY NOZZLE STRUCTURE FOR A BIDET HAVING AN ENEMA FUNCTION - Disclosed herein is a multi-functional bidet having an extra function such as an enema function for a constipated person, in addition to its normal function of cleansing pubic area and anal region. Specifically, the bidet is constructed such in a manner that an anus-cleansing function, a bidet cleansing function, and an enema function are embodied in a single nozzle; or any one function is constituted on a spray tip projected from the separate spray nozzle body; or one or two functions among the anus-cleansing function, the bidet cleansing function and the enema function are embodied in two or three spray nozzles, which are projectably inserted in the lower central portion of the bidet body so as to be arranged horizontally adjacent to one anther; or one or two functions among the anus-cleansing function, the bidet cleansing function and the enema function are embodied in two or three spray nozzles, which are projectably inserted in the lower central portion of the bidet body so as to be arranged vertically adjacent to one anther. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203045 | Modular stair unit for a swimming pool - A modular stair unit for use in a swimming pool formed from a plurality of contiguous modular wall panels joined end-to-end to define a pool enclosure having a vertical perimeter wall includes a vertical wall having opposite ends adapted to be joined with contiguous wall panels and being substantially coplanar with the vertical walls of the contiguous wall panels at its joinder therewith and at least two planar steps extending downwardly and protruding from the vertical wall into the pool, the top step being recessed below the top of the vertical wall and at least one of the steps defining a seating area for supporting a person seated thereon. A plurality of hydrotherapy jets are spaced apart along the vertical wall above the seating area and below the water line of the swimming pool. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203046 | SEAL-LESS PANEL HOLDER FOR A SHOWER PAN - A wall panel holder for a shower pan which comprises a holding body including first and second spaced apart sidewalls. The sidewalls define a holding gap between them which is sized and shaped to permit a lower part of a wall panel to be snuggly received by it. the holding gap is located away from a perimeter wall of the shower pan so as to hold the wall panel away from the perimeter wall and to allow water to flow between the perimeter wall and under the lower part of the wall panel. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203047 | AUTOMATIC WASHING DEVICE WITH FLUIDIC OSCILLATOR - An automatic washing device includes a plurality of fluidic oscillators arranged on the periphery of a rotating drum. The fluidic oscillators emit a pulsatile stream of fluid at a predetermined angle through a slit that is perpendicular or at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the oscillator. The automatic washing device can remove microorganisms from the pliant epidermal surface of a human hand that comprises brushlessly scrubbing the pliant epidermal surface of the human hand with a plurality of cleansing fluids. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203048 | Drain Cartridge Having Removable Valved System - Various embodiments of a cartridge for regulating a fluid flow are described that include an upper housing, and an insert that is user-removable from the upper housing. The cartridge can include one or more valves that are biased in a closed position to prevent odors from escaping the cartridge. The cartridge can also include a fluid trap that is at least partially disposed within the cartridge or fluidly coupled thereto. An ultraviolet light can be inserted within the cartridge to disinfect a fluid passageway of the cartridge. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203049 | INFANT BED - One aspect of the present invention relates to an infant bed. The infant bed includes a chassis. A carriage moves relative to the chassis and includes a mattress support upon which a mattress can rest. A motorized control assembly enables a user to controllably move the carriage relative to the chassis. In one embodiment, the carriage includes a pair of end panels and a rear panel extending vertically upward from the mattress support. A front panel may be slidably mounted to the chassis to thereby contain the infant in the infant bed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203050 | EASY TO ASSEMBLE, TOOLLESS, EASY TO RECYCLE, MATTRESS SUPPORT - A bed form ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203051 | Support devices - A support device for use in supporting an animal during the carrying out of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan includes a main bed (A) on which the body of an animal can be supported and an auxiliary unit (J), which is movable relative to the main bed (A) and on which structures are provided for supporting a limb of the animal on the main bed (A) while an MRI scan is carried out on the limb. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203052 | APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS COLLECTION OF HUMAN WASTE PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR INCONTINENCE MANAGEMENT - According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for continuous collection of human waste products is disclosed. The apparatus may include a bed frame, a lower plate having a container coupled thereto, an upper plate having an aperture defined therein, a mattress having an aperture defined therein, a mattress cover having an aperture defined therein and an absorbent pad or drawsheet having a bag coupled thereto. The apparatus may further facilitate preventing human waste products from contacting the skin of the patient, thereby substantially reducing the occurrence of pressure ulcers. The apparatus for continuous collection of human waste products may also provide continuous zero pressure in the area of the buttock while maintaining the patient in a comfortable position. As a result, the apparatus can prevent and treat pressure ulcers that frequently occur in the area of the buttock. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203053 | INFLATABLE CELL FOR ANTI-ESCHAR MATTRESSES - The invention relates to an inflatable cell for anti-eschar mattresses, including an inflatable housing having an elongate shape and two main opposed side surfaces, as well as several oblong welds that have a main longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the main longitudinal axis of the housing, which are spaced apart along the length of the housing, and which connect two main opposed side surfaces of the housing together. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203054 | METHOD OF TREATING FABRIC CONDITIONER FOR WASHABLE SILK PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a method of treating fabric conditioner for washable silk products, which can provide smoothness to silk products since fabric conditioners of different kinds are mixed and treated together and decrease whiteness or prevent yellowing. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203055 | EPILATORY COMPOSITIONS - An epilatory composition of the adhesive type comprises a gel-like matrix material, for example of a rosin-based or sugar-based material, together with 0.1-5 wt % of a branched polyalkene, for example polyisobutene. The resulting compositions offer skin care benefits whilst maintaining excellent viscoelastic and adhesive properties. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203056 | All natural hair coloring agent - Improved hair coloring agents which do not adversely effect the health of the user and which are environmentally safe and which permanently colors only gray hair. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203057 | FABRIC INCLUDING POLYURETHANE ELASTIC YARN - An article comprising a fabric wherein said fabric comprises a cationic dyeable polyurethane elastic yarn and an acid dyeable yarn. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203058 | Disazo Acid Dyes - Compounds of the general formula (I) | 2011-08-25 |
20110203059 | LOADING DOCK LIGHTING SYSTEMS HAVING WARNING FEATURES - Loading dock lighting systems having one or more colored lights for communicating information, such as loading dock equipment status information, to dock operators and/or other personnel working in or around a shipping trailer or other transport vehicle are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, a lighting system for illuminating the interior of a transport vehicle during loading/unloading can include a lighting feature that visually communicates information to a person or persons working in the vehicle. The lighting feature can include, for example, one or more lights of various colors and/or flashing lights. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203060 | ROLLING APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AN IMMERSED SURFACE WITH ORIENTATABLE DRIVING FLUX - The invention relates to a rolling apparatus for cleaning an immersed surface comprising a hollow body; rolling members; a filtration chamber which is provided in the hollow body; a motorized pumping device configured for generating a flow of liquid between a liquid inlet ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203061 | ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH USING ACTUATOR - Disclosed is an actuator that generates the reciprocating rotational motion of an electric toothbrush or similar without employing a drive transmission mechanism as a separate entity from a drive source. An actuator ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203062 | Rotary broom with gearbox drive - A rotary broom mounts upon a slotted plate that pivots upon a double gearbox. The broom has bristles upon an axle within a shield that receives power from a chain drive that receives its power from a driveline from a top gear box. The top gearbox orients in the direction of the chain driveline and delivers its power through an output shaft. The top gearbox joins to a slotted plate that turns in the same direction as the broom. The top gear box receives its power through an input shaft perpendicular to the output shaft. The top gearbox input shaft extends downwardly and becomes the output shaft of the bottom gearbox. The bottom gearbox has an input shaft that connects to a power take off. This rotary broom receives rotational power, rotates it 90° upwardly, then rotates it 90° downwardly and at an angle laterally to drive the broom. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203063 | WORK STRING MOUNTED CLEANING TOOL AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - Work string-mounted cleaning tool and a method of assembling such tools using a quick release for the cleaning element. Oblong pad element has a curved upper surface with slots to receive work surface segments. Opposite edge has a part-circular recess with part-circular peripheral lip around an upper edge of the recess. A retainer fastening component in the recess has a core with socket adapted to receive a driving tool. The retainer is sized to permit it to rotate when mounted within the recess. Roll pins are provided for use in locating the fastener component in predetermined rotational configurations in relation to the recess. Shear pin is provided to inhibit unintended rotation of the fastener component, and to lock the retainer for normal use of the cleaning tool. Shearing of the shear pin permits disassembly of the tool. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203064 | Multifunction Caulk Tool - A preferred embodiment of a caulk tool comprises a body member having a raised handle and two working heads. The first working head is adapted for the application of caulk and is connected to the first descending end of the raised handle. The first working head preferably comprises a triangular member formed of soft plastic material. The triangular member is rotatable, having three tips of varying size. The second working head is adapted for the removal of old caulk and is connected to the second descending end of the raised handle axially opposed to the first working head. The second working head preferably comprises a metallic head having two tips suited to remove old caulk. In a preferred embodiment, a third working head in the form of a flat scraper is positioned adjacent to said second working head. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203065 | Quick disconnect swivel connector for multiple tools - An adjoined shock absorbing non-breakable two-sectional swivel type attachment in which one section is made from a unitary shock absorbing flexible elastomer material absorbing shocks and allowing for a quick release clamp mechanism and the other section is adjoined by an axis that retains the handle allowing for swivel movement. The combination of the quick release unitary flexible clamp mechanism adjoined to a swivel mechanism allows for small tools, cleaning devices, such as scrub brushes, wall washers, abrasive pad holders, etc. or any other type of device requiring a non-breakable quick disconnect device to occur that can be easily engaged and disengaged allowing tools, etc. to also be used as a hand held device. When the swivel mechanism is in the locked fixed non-swiveling position, the shock absorbing axis and its supporting upper and lower plates, that are retained by a pin, flex and absorbs shocks due to its elastomers flexible properties and eliminates breakage when hitting stationary objects. Furthermore, swivel type floor cleaning devices will no longer need their own swivel type connector affixed onto the cleaning head thus making the cleaning products more cost efficient. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203066 | Toothpaste measuring toothbrush - A toothpaste measuring toothbrush for allowing users of a toothbrush to know how much toothpaste is needed or recommended simply by filling a reservoir in the toothbrush. The toothpaste measuring toothbrush generally includes toothbrush bristles, a head that attaches to the bristles, and a well surrounded by bristles. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203067 | CLEANING SHEET - An inexpensive cleaning sheet is provided which attains an excellent cleaning efficiency and with which even large dust particles or heavy dust particles can be easily caught. The cleaning sheet is obtained by bonding a cleaning-side sheet to a base sheet at bonding areas, interposing a strip between the base sheet and the cleaning-side sheet, bonding the strip to the cleaning-side sheet, with one end of the strip projecting outward from the cleaning-side sheet, forming a perforation for cutting off in the cleaning-side sheet, and forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the surface of the base sheet which faces the region of the cleaning-side sheet surrounded by the perforation, This cleaning-side sheet is configured so that the region of the cleaning-side sheet surrounded by the perforation is cut off by pulling the strip. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203068 | CLEANING TOOL AND CLEANING ELEMENT HOLDER - It is an object of the invention to provide an elongate cleaning element holder which contributes to a smoother cleaning operation, for a cleaning tool in which a cleaning element for cleaning an object to be cleaned is attached to the cleaning element holder. The representative cleaning element holder | 2011-08-25 |
20110203069 | TOOTHBRUSH COVER AND RELATED DISPENSER - A cover for a dental appliance, such as a toothbrush, includes an exterior sleeve or sheath and an expansible foraminous interior cup. The head of a toothbrush is removably nested within the interior cup. The exterior sheath is formed from a pliable material which may be twisted around the head of a toothbrush to isolate it from the ambient. A disinfectant is disposed within the interior cup either by impregnation thereof or by an additional layer and which is in contact with the bristles of the toothbrush head. The disinfectant is water soluble and is activated by contact with water. A dispenser may be utilized therewith which removably stows both a toothbrush and a plurality of the covers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203070 | SEGMENT BODIES AND SCRAPERS FOR CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPERS - Example segment bodies and scrapers for conveyor belt scrapers are disclosed. An example segment body for a conveyor belt scraper includes a mounting body that can be connected to a segment carrier in a rotationally fixed manner, a holding portion that is designed for applying force from at least one wear element, a support portion in contact with the holding portion and the mounting body, and at least one spring element provided between the holding portion and the mounting body, which interacts with the mounting body and the holding portion in such a way that a force can be transmitted from the at least one spring element to the holding portion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203071 | DEVICE FOR WRINGING LIQUID-ABSORBING WIPING ELEMENTS AS WELL AS MOP WRINGER - A device for wringing liquid-absorbing wiping elements comprises a first substantially plate-shaped pressing jaw ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203072 | ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER COMPRISING A SENSING HANDLE - A robotic vacuum cleaner comprising sensor means for detecting physical contact with stationary objects in the environment of the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner comprises a handle ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203073 | BRUSH ROLL OF A VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner has a brush roll which has a housing. A motor is disposed within the housing and has a pulley mounted on a shaft of the motor. A roller is disposed within the housing and has a drive wheel. A belt couples the pulley to the drive wheel, so that the motor can drive the roller. The roller has bristles for sweeping a surface to be cleaned. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203074 | Castor wheel construction for furniture pieces and the like - A castor wheel construction for furniture pieces and the like comprises a hub including an annular supporting element supporting a cylinder having two end portions thereon two wheels are respectively mounted, one for each cylinder portion, the annular supporting element also including a vertical attachment portion for receiving a peg element integral with the furniture pieces, to allow the castor wheel construction to turn about a vertical axis, each wheel comprising a cylindric portion operating as a tread, coupled to a flange portion, the wheels being fixedly coupled to the cylindric portion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203075 | DRAWING DEVICE - A drawing device increases durability of dampers. A slider | 2011-08-25 |
20110203076 | HANDLE FOR A TRANSPORT CART - A handle for a transport cart has conductive regions. The conductive regions of the handle are located precisely in the regions that provide the user with the most beneficial leverage when maneuvering the transport cart. Those regions are located in the lateral regions of the handle, where the conductive regions of the handle are also located. The conductive regions are in turn connected to the remaining material of the transport cart in a conductive manner. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203077 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC HINGE WITH ROTATIONAL ANGLE RESTRICTING MECHANISM - The object of the present invention is to reduce the angle of automatic opening of a liquid crystal portion to a value less than a central angle of 70° to 90° of conventional portable phones, etc. This object can be achieved by a single-shaft semi-automatic hinge, wherein a first cam and a second cam fitted on the single shaft of the hinge passing therethrough are abutted on each other with pressure application by an elastic member, thereby generating a rotational friction torque; a region of the first cam and the second cam in which the liquid crystal portion can rotate from a state in which the main body portion and the liquid crystal portion are folded to a fully open state is set narrower than a region in which the hinge can rotate; a protruding body is formed on an abutment surface of the first cam; in a central angle range of 0° to 180° of an abutment surface of the second cam, a notched portion is formed at 0° and then a convex top portion, a slanted descending surface, and a deep valley portion are formed successively in the rotation direction in the order of description from the rotation start site and the convex top portion is provided at a central angle of less than 50°; and a rotational angle restricting function, which prevents the protruding body of the first cam from sliding down into the notched portion of the second cam when the main body portion and the liquid crystal portion are folded, is formed between a central angle of 0° and the convex top portion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203078 | Grab Bar - A load bearing grab bar to be used in public and household restrooms to aid elderly or handicapped people in lowering or raising themselves from a toilet or wheelchair. The grab bar attaches to an existing handrail, and has an adjustable support leg that attaches to a wall or floor to provide better stability when weight is applied. The grab bar rotates from a vertical stored position to a horizontal in-use position to allow for better and safer mobility around a home bathroom or public toilet stall. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203079 | SYSTEM FOR CONFINING LIFT CORDS IN COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A system for incorporation into a retractable covering that includes a flexible lift cord extending from a headrail to a bottom rail. The system includes a flexible protector of a length similar to that of an associated lift cord with the lift cord being operatively connected to the protector. The protector is in turn connected to a fabric extending between the headrail and the bottom rail at predetermined spaced locations so that any loop of protector formable is limited by the spacing between the locations at which the protector is connected to the fabric. The maximum size of a loop so formed in the protector and thus the lift cord associated therewith is insufficient to encapsulate a body part of a child or infant. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203080 | BATTEN ASSEMBLY FOR ROMAN BLIND - A hollow body batten having sidewalls ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203081 | TWO-MEMBER ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE - In a two-member assembling structure in which a clip mounted to a pedestal of an attachment member is inserted into a clip hole of a mating member, the clip includes a pedestal coupling portion coupled to a rib of the pedestal, an engaging arm adapted to pass through the clip hole while undergoing elastic deformation when the clip is inserted into or removed of the clip hole, an engaging surface formed on an outer side surface of the engaging arm and capable of engaging with a hole edge of the clip hole, a stable portion extending from the engaging surface and opposed to the rib of the pedestal so as to be capable of contacting therewith, and a regulating portion | 2011-08-25 |
20110203082 | Press apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device - A press apparatus includes a bolster, a lower die holder that is mounted on the bolster to which a lower die (for example, die plate and die) is to be provided, a guide post that is vertically provided in the lower die holder, a guide bush that slides along the guide post, an upper die holder that is fixed to the guide bush to which an upper die (for example, punch plate and punch) is to be provided, and a heat transfer accelerating portion that contacts the guide post and the bolster and accelerates the transfer of heat from the guide post to the bolster. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203083 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING PIECES COMPRISING EDGE MESA STEPS, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An exemplary method for a producing a piezoelectric vibrating piece having at least one mesa step includes forming a metal film on a main surface of a piezoelectric wafer. A through-groove is formed through the thickness of the wafer to form a plan profile of a desired piezoelectric substrate. A film of photoresist is formed on the surface of the metal film. A resist is applied, exposed, and formed into a resist pattern that defines a first mesa step along at least a portion of the plan profile. In regions not protected by the metal film, the piezoelectric substrate is etched to a defined depth to form a mesa step. The denuded edge surface of the metal film is edge-etched. A second mesa step, inboard of the first mesa step, can be formed by repeating the edge-etching and substrate-etching steps using the metal film as an etch protective film. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203084 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - Provided are a method of manufacturing a package capable of forming a penetration electrode at a low cost without conduction defects while maintaining the airtightness of a cavity, a piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the manufacturing method, and an oscillator, an electronic apparatus, and a radio-controlled timepiece each having the piezoelectric vibrator. In a glass frit application step, a glass frit is applied onto a first surface so that a first opening on the first surface side of a penetration hole is blocked under a depressurized atmosphere in a state where a second surface side of the penetration hole is blocked. In a glass frit filling step, an atmospheric pressure is increased so that the glass frit is filled in the penetration hole by a pressure difference which is generated between the inside of the penetration hole and the outside of the penetration hole. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203085 | TITANIUM-BASED HIGH-K DIELECTRIC FILMS - This disclosure provides (a) methods of making an oxide layer (e.g., a dielectric layer) based on titanium oxide, to suppress the formation of anatase-phase titanium oxide and (b) related devices and structures. A metal-insulator-metal (“MIM”) stack is formed using an ozone pretreatment process of a bottom electrode (or other substrate) followed by an ALD process to form a TiO | 2011-08-25 |
20110203086 | Card Flat Removal Device - A method and a device for drawing off a clothing strip ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203087 | TOOL - A tool is proposed to assist detachment of an apparatus which has a housing adhering flatly on a pane, particularly of a sensor on the front windscreen of a vehicle, in which the apparatus housing has a surface with an exposed edge spaced from the pane. The tool has the form of a lug which has at least one engagement member on one longitudinal end, which engagement member can be engaged on the exposed edge of the apparatus and is provided with an opening or recess for a lever tool at a longitudinal distance from the engagement member. The tool is applied to the apparatus by engaging the engagement member behind the exposed edge on the apparatus housing. Then the lever tool, e.g. a simple bar or a screwdriver, is pushed through the opening or recess and is applied to bear on the top of the apparatus housing. The free end of the lever is then slowly raised, thereby lifting the housing off the pane. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203088 | TOOL FOR INSTALLING RIVET NUTS - A tool for installing rivet nuts, the tool comprising a screw, a rotatable drive for rotating the screw and an anti-rotation device for preventing rotation of a rivet nut which has been screwed onto the screw. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203089 | MANUALLY-OPERATED HYDRAULIC FLANGE SPREADER AND ALIGNER - An hydraulic tool for spreading and aligning flanges that may be used practically at any location where the flange is located, even at places where there is little maneuvering space and does not require a previous opening in order to attack the flange. The tool of the present invention doesn't require peripheral equipments such as hoses and pressure pumps; therefore it is an autonomous tool. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203090 | BALLISTIC ENHANCED BATTERING RAM - A ballistic battering ram device that uses gun powder to produce a striking force. The ballistic battering ram includes a hollow casing, a bolt piston housing housed within the hollow casing, a bolt housed within the bolt piston housing and configured to slide back and forth, and a firing pin attached to the bolt and configured to strike the primer on the explosive casing. When the user strikes the door with the ballistic battering ram a front plate makes contact with the door pushing the bolt piston housing towards a chamber piston. Simultaneously, a retention pin timing spring pushes against a retention pin withdrawing the retention pin from inside the hollow casing. This action may allow the chamber piston to move backwards after firing which may be important for recoil management. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203091 | TIRE CHANGING DEVICE - A tire changing device includes two generally parallel spaced apart support members connected together through an intermediate linking member, the support members also being provided with roller members for working in cooperation with the telescopic movement of interconnected members of the linking member for positioning a tire/rim combination for mounting/demounting on a vehicle wheel hub. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203092 | Retooling Device and Tool - A tool with replaceable parts is provided. In a preferred embodiment the hand tool comprises a set of hand operated pliers ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203093 | METHOD FOR RECONDITIONING BARRELS - A method of reconditioning barrels previously used in the storage of alcoholic beverages is disclosed. In particular, the barrels are exposed to heat at a controlled temperature well below the ignition point of wood in order to toast them in a manner favored by vintners and distillers. Apparatus for this controlled toasting process is disclosed. In addition, apparatus for the removal of a layer of wood from the inside of the barrels prior to toasting is also disclosed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203094 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING A SEWAGE LINE CAP - A device and method for securely removing a sewer cap from a sewer line that may be under pressure is disclosed. The device comprises a tube adapted to tightly fit onto the end tee of the sewer line that contains the cap and a piston containing a handle configured to fit and for movement inside the tube. A discharge port on the tube is adapted to discharge fluids into a container. The piston has a recess adapted to tightly fit over the square protrusion typically present on sewer line caps. To remove the sewer cap, the recess in the piston is threaded onto the protrusion on sewer line cap. The tube is then threaded over the piston and tightened over the end tee of the sewer line. Turning the handle to loosen the handle allows any discharge to safely drain through the discharge port. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203095 | Method of Configuring Hollow Helical Wheels and Their Cages - Method for configuring the constituent elements of hollow helical wheels or their cages, which is based on using geometrical figures whose centres serve as reference for constructing them and defining their areas. Values of angles, offsets of the centres, and pitches, make it possible to control all the constituent elements. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203096 | Horticulture light fixture having integrated lamp and ballast - A method for integrating at least one very high output (VHO) fluorescent lamp and at least one ballast within at least one fluorescent lamp fixture sealed from the growing environment is disclosed. The at least one ballast is secured within an upper fixture structure between a first cooling duct and a second cooling duct. At least one mid-plate reflector is mounted within the at least one upper fixture structure enclosing the at least one ballast thereby defining an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The at least one fluorescent lamp is installed in the lower chamber that is sealed from the growing environment by a transparent glass sheet, mounted to either or both the endplates or upper fixture structure. At least one fan is installed to the first cooling duct or the second cooling duct to provide the forced air cooling. The mid-plate reflector benefits from openings above the lamp location thereby providing a vent for heated air around the fluorescent lamp to rise up, away from the lamp, and out into the upper chamber where it is exhausted. The mid-plate reflector further benefits from being solid above the lamp ends or electrodes thereby retaining heat and improving lamp performance. At least one baffle located within the upper chamber directs cooling air provided by the fans through the mid-plate reflector to better cool the lamp, around the ballast to improve ballast cooling characteristics, or both. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203097 | STATOR LAMINATIONS FOR ROTARY ACTUATOR - A rotary actuator includes an outer enclosure having an inner diameter surrounding a hollow interior. A stack of stator laminations, each having a stator diameter greater than the inner diameter of the outer enclosure when in an unflexed state, are also included in the rotary actuator. Each of the stator laminations is configured to flex into a shape so as to be positionable within the outer enclosure and substantially conform to the inner diameter. The stator lamination thus forms a line-to-line fit with at least a portion of the outer enclosure to form an interface having a desirable reluctance. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203098 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION OF AN AIRCRAFT SEAT - A method of construction of an aircraft seat frame is disclosed. The method includes providing at least one flat graphite composite plate of uniform construction and thickness, two-dimensional cutting of all primary structural components of the frame from the at least one flat graphite composite plate to form a plurality of primary structural components of uniform construction and thickness, assembling the plurality of primary structural components of uniform construction into a seat frame. A seat frame for use in an aircraft having a floor and an armrest for an aircraft seat are further disclosed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203099 | FLUID FILTER WITH AN ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE ON AN ENDPLATE OF THE FILTERING ELEMENT - A fluid filter includes a filter element having a filtering media disposed between two endplates. One endplate includes an open flow passage that allows a working fluid to flow into or out of the media during operation. The other endplate includes a connection structure. A cover houses the filter element, and has an opening that is an inlet or outlet in fluid communication with the opening of the one endplate. The cover includes another fill opening proximate the other endplate. A cap is connected to the connection structure of the other endplate to close the opening of the cover. The cover is retained between the cap and other endplate. Generally, the attachment configuration between the cap and the other endplate of the filter element helps ensure that the filter element with the correct micron rating is installed in a filtration system. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203100 | SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR PENSTOCK OF LARGE SCALE HYDRAULIC TURBINE - A speedy construction method for the penstock of a large scale hydraulic turbine is provided. The construction sequence thereof is as follows: the spiral case of the hydraulic turbine is installed firstly, the upwards along the water flow direction, the penstock is arranged in turn from the intake section of the spiral case. The penstock is assembled and welded on a roll welding rack or on a penstock pallet car by use of segments so as to be installed rapidly. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203101 | CHUCK AND BRIDGE CONNECTION POINTS FOR TUBE FILAMENTS IN A CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR - A chemical vapor deposition reactor system includes one or more tube filaments connected to a bridge, each tube filament being connected to a chuck. The chuck-to-filament connection can include a seed formed on an end of the tube filament, the seed being connected to a protrusion of the chuck, or the filament may be formed directly onto the chuck. For the bridge-to-filament connection, a flat cross bridge or a rectangular bridge is connected with corresponding openings in the filament. Use of these connections can maintain electrical connectivity and thus resistive heating of the tube filaments during operation of the reactor system. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203102 | Absorbent Articles Comprising Graphics - An absorbent article may comprise a first zone comprising graphics and a second zone comprising graphics, wherein the first and second zones have different elastic properties. Further, the absorbent article may comprise a first absorbent article component and a second absorbent article component having substantially different elastic properties, wherein the first absorbent article component comprises an elastomer. Additionally, the absorbent article may comprise a third absorbent article component overlapping the first and second absorbent article components, wherein the third absorbent article component comprises graphics on at least the portions which overlap the first and second absorbent article components. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203103 | METHOD OF INSTALLING A CAPACITOR TO A SERVICE ENTRANCE PANEL TO REDUCE KW CONSUMPTION - A method for installing a power factor correcting circuit to be applied at the electric service panel of a facility is disclosed which is comprised of a series of measurements under controlled load conditions, and a series of installation steps. The method of the invention is comprised of power factor measurements taken under minimum load conditions, single reactive load conditions, and full load conditions. The method of the invention applies to single and poly-phase electrical systems. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203104 | Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probes and Methods of Making the Same - According to the present disclosure, a system for sensing attributes of tissue in at least one direction is provided. The system includes a thermal conductivity probe having a sensor configured to measure thermal conductivity in the target tissue in at least one direction, and an electrical conductivity probe having a sensor configured to measure electrical conductivity in the target tissue in at least one direction, a power supply operatively coupled to the thermal conductivity probe and being configured to supply power to the thermal conductivity probe, an impedance analyzer operatively coupled to the electrical conductivity probe, and a computer operatively coupled to at least one of the power supply, the multimeter and the impedance analyzer. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203105 | METHOD FOR WINDING LEAD WIRE ON MULTILAYER COIL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A method for winding a lead wire on a multi-winding electronic component is provided. The method can prevent winding slack of the lead wire, a break of the lead wire, and/or a terminal disconnection failure. A lead wire is wound around a winding core by a certain number of turns to form at least one first layer. Next, the lead wire is folded back toward an electrode, is pulled toward the electrode at an end-of-winding side so as to be across the second layer. Then, the lead wire is caught at a bottom part of the collar to form a final terminal part for boding to the electrode. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203106 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING MACHINE - An object of the invention is to provide an electronic component mounting system formed by interlinking a plurality of electronic component mounting machines in series for enabling a machine operator to be prevented from mistaking the machine to which an operation section or a signal tower belongs for another. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203107 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INTO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - The invention relates to a method for integrating an electronic component into a printed circuit board, whereby the electronic component ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203108 | PROBE APPARATUS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A probe apparatus is provided and includes a probe layer formed with a through-hole, a conductor, electrically coupled to test equipment, disposed on and insulated from a through-hole sidewall, a probe disposed within the through-hole to be spaced from the conductor and thereby movable upon application of an external force thereto and a compliant layer connected to the probe and sufficiently compliant to allow the probe to at least temporarily contact the conductor upon the application of the external force thereto. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203109 | ALTERNATIVE-FUEL INDUCTOR FOR ENGINES - A secondary-fuel inductor for an engine including a carburetor with a primary fuel inlet having an outlet end. The inductor includes a gasket and a fuel conduit. The gasket defines an opening through which the fuel conduit extends. The fuel conduit has a bend defining a first segment and a second segment. The first segment includes a gasket-spanning segment that extends through the fuel-conduit opening and an inlet end that can have a connector for connection to a fuel line for a secondary fuel. And the second segment includes an outlet end positioned within a venturi area of the carburetor, for example, immediately adjacent the outlet end of the primary fuel inlet. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203110 | BRAZE OR SOLDER REINFORCED MOINEU STATOR - A Moineau style stator includes a helical reinforcement component that provides an internal helical cavity. A resilient liner is deployed on an inner surface of the helical reinforcement component. The helical reinforcement component includes a solder or braze material and is typically metallurgically bonded to an inner wall of a stator tube. In exemplary embodiments, the helical reinforcement component includes a composite mixture of solder and aggregate. Exemplary embodiments of this invention address the heat build up and subsequent elastomer breakdown in the lobes of prior arts stators by providing a helical reinforcement component. Solder reinforced stators tend to be less expensive to fabricate than reinforced stators of the prior art. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203111 | HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEART-LUNG MACHINE - A heat exchange module | 2011-08-25 |
20110203112 | SAFETY RAZOR - The travel shaver kit includes a handle having a proximal end and a distal end. A blade housing is pivotably attached to the distal end of the handle. The blade housing is able to be pivotably positionable either in a first position wherein the handle and blade housing are aligned, or in a second position wherein the handle and blade housing are perpendicular. A ceramic blade has a base disposed within the blade housing. The ceramic blade extends outwardly from the blade housing to expose a cutting edge suitable for shaving. The blade housing extends through at least a portion of the base to non-removably lock the ceramic blade therein, whereby twisting or bending the blade housing, without breaking it, results in destruction of the cutting edge. The ceramic blade may include an aperture where the blade housing extends through the blade aperture to non-removably lock the ceramic blade therein. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203113 | Razor Cartridge With Improved Cap Structure - A razor cartridge having blades and a cap structure in back of the blades where the cap structure extending across the length of the blades includes at least one skin engaging element and at least one shaving aid portion. The skin engaging element may comprise fin elements, elongated protrusions, bumps, nubs, or any combination thereof, and may be flexible to engage the user's skin in back of the blades for a comfortable shave. The shaving aid portion serves to deliver at least one shaving aid material (e.g., lubricant) to the skin. The shaving aid portion may be a lubricating strip, a soap/solid, a foam or sponge filled with shaving aid material or any combination thereof. The cap structure provides a synergy between the skin engaging element and the shaving aid portion. A percentage contact to a user's skin of the skin engaging element is from about 20% to about 90%. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203114 | Safety Slice - The Safety Slice (FIG. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203115 | CLOSABLE KNIFE WITH OPENING MECHANISM - A knife includes a handle and a blade coupled to the handle so as to be movable between an open position in which the blade extends from the handle, and a closed position, in which the blade is received within the handle. A detent mechanism is configured to resist movement of the blade from the closed position toward the open position while less than a threshold bias is applied to the blade toward the open position, but to release the blade to move toward the open position when at least the threshold bias is applied to the blade toward the open position. The threshold bias is of such a degree that, when the blade is released by the detent mechanism, sufficient energy is imparted by the bias to the blade to carry the blade from the closed position to the open position. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203116 | Bolt cutter - A cutting apparatus used primarily to cut bolts or other cylindrical articles employing a source of compressed air to force a pair ofjaws together. The apparatus includes a handle provided with a trigger and a main body portion including a pair of laterally moving jaws. Compressed air will flow through the handle portion into the main body portion, thereby forcing a diaphragm downward forcing a piston to move in the direction of the jaws. A gear cam would force the proximal end of the jaw assembly outward, thereby forcing the jaws inward against one another, thereby cutting the cylindrical article. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203117 | GARDEN SHEAR CUTTING HEAD WITH A LUBRICATED PIVOT - A garden shear cutting head with a lubricated pivot has: a shear body and a pivot. The shear body has a first cutting member and a second cutting member. A circular first assembling aperture is disposed in the first cutting member, and one end of the first assembling aperture has a lubrication slot. The second cutting member has a non-circular second assembling aperture corresponding to the first assembling aperture of the first cutting member, and a concave lip is around the second assembling aperture positioned to correspond to the lubrication slot. The pivot comprises a screw and a washer and is disposed through the first assembling aperture and the second assembling aperture and engaged with a locking member at another end. The screw has a head end, the head end has a filling hole through a central portion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203118 | BRUSH CUTTER - The conventional brush cutter has many drawbacks, such as the large vibration and noise of the main pipe, because the rotary drive shaft is passed through the main pipe. The brush cutter of the present invention has a main pipe, a flat motor provided on a tip end of the main pipe, a rotary cutter provided on a rotary shaft of the flat motor, and a battery provided on a base end of the main pipe for driving the motor. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203119 | Outdoor power tool - A tool has a housing. A blade bar projects forwards from the housing along a longitudinal axis. An electric drive motor drives the blade bar. At least one battery supplies the drive motor with electrical energy. The blade bar, the drive motor and the battery are mounted on the housing. The tool has a top handle arranged above a center of gravity of the tool, and a rear handle arranged behind the tool center of gravity. The battery is arranged on the housing at least mainly in front of the rear handle. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203120 | RAZOR CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY - The invention discloses a novel razor cartridge including a housing having a top, front and back areas, and a bottom, and a plurality of posts each having an end portion extending towards the housing bottom and at least one blade disposed in the housing. Each blade includes a cutting edge and a bottom portion having front and back sides wherein the bottom portion of the blade is disposed adjacent at least one of the plurality of posts. The posts are desirably made of plastic. The end portions of the posts are crushed to provide contact and support to the front and/or back side of the bottom portion of the blades in the housing. The crush force may be up to about 100 lbs-force and the posts are reduced in height by about 20% to about 95%. The crushed posts retain the blades in the housing restricting fore and aft blade movement. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203121 | Line of Sight Depth of Cut Scale - A depth of cut scale is provided for a circular saw having a foot, a pivoting assembly (including a rotary saw blade) pivotably mounted to the foot, and a depth of cut adjustment mechanism operable to lock the pivoting assembly at a depth of cut (DOC) orientation relative to the foot. The depth of cut scale includes a shelf associated with and pivotable with the pivoting assembly. The shelf includes an upper surface bearing indicia indicative of DOC. An elongated element is fixed at one end relative to the pivoting assembly and includes a pointer adjacent an opposite end arranged to point to the indicia on the upper surface. The pointer is fixed in relation to the shelf as the shelf pivots with the pivoting assembly. The elongated element may be a flexible element that is maintained in tension overlaying the upper surface, or a cantilevered arm. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203122 | Kct injury prevention chain saw - A chainsaw that increases the level of operator safety by reducing or eliminating cut through and kickback injuries without impeding cutting operations, and increases operator comfort through ergonomics, therefore extending stamina. This is accomplished by a dual stage multi-hinged bar device that physically inhibits kickback and cut through injuries. The device, which returns to it's original position after cutting, will open up a total of 88 degrees to allow for cutting of items that are larger than the length of the guide bar. Relocation of the handles leads users toward physically holding the saw in such a manner that creates an ergonomically advantageous body position, reducing fatigue and strains. The body of the saw and the bar device will rotate 45 and 90 degrees both right and left while the operators grip on the saw remain in the same position. The chainsaw also incorporates an easy to use chain adjustment. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203123 | Ktc injury prevention chain saw - A chainsaw that increases the level of operator safety by reducing or eliminating cut through and kickback injuries without impeding cutting operations, and increases operator comfort through ergonomics, therefore extending stamina. This is accomplished by a dual stage multi-hinged bar device that physically inhibits kickback and cut through injuries. The device, which returns to it's original position after cutting, will open up a total of 88 degrees to allow for cutting of items that are larger than the length of the guide bar. Relocation of the handles leads users toward physically holding the saw in such a manner that creates an ergonomically advantageous body position, reducing fatigue and strains. The body of the saw and the bar device will rotate 45 and 90 degrees both right and left while the handles and operators grip remain in the same position. The chainsaw also incorporates an easy to use chain adjustment. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203124 | Protective Covers for Wet Shaving Razors - A shaving cartridge-cover assembly having a housing with a guard, a cap, a rear wall with at least one retention member, a front wall, and a pair of side walls. At least one blade is mounted to the housing between the guard and the cap. A protective cover has a top wall, a front wall and a rear wall that define a pair of opposing open ends. The housing has a dimension between the retention member and the front wall that is greater than an inner width of the open ends of the protective cover such that sliding one of the side walls of the housing into at least one of the open ends deflects the front and rear walls of the protective cover to facilitate mounting of the protective cover over the housing. | 2011-08-25 |