40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080237944 | Method For Operating a Shaft Furnace, and Shaft Furnance Operable By That Method - Method for operating a shaft furnace, whereby an upper section of the shaft furnace is charged with raw materials which due to gravity descend inside the furnace while the atmosphere prevailing within the shaft furnace causes part of the raw materials to melt and/or to be reduced, and in a lower section of the shaft furnace a process gas is injected so as to at least partly modify the atmosphere prevailing in the shaft furnace. The pressure and/or volume flow of the injected process gas is dynamically modulated within a time span of 40 s. Also, a shaft furnace operable by said method, thus achieving improved through-gassing. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237945 | APPARATUS FOR INJECTING MATERIAL INTO A VESSEL - An apparatus for injecting particulate and/or gaseous material into a metallurgical vessel for performing a metallurgical process is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a duct and an annular duct tip at a forward end of the duct. The apparatus also comprises inner and outer cooling water flow passages configured such that out flowing water passing from the duct tip to a rear end of the duct must travel through a longer flow path than inflowing water passing from the rear end of the duct to the duct tip. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237946 | CONTINUOUS CARBURIZING FURNACE - The present invention includes a furnace, a plurality of pallets, a pusher device, and a pusher-puller device. The furnace includes a carburizing zone in which carburizing processing is performed upon workpieces loaded upon trays during the conveyance of these trays along a direction of conveyance, and a plurality of regions which are arranged successively along the direction of conveyance at the upstream side of the carburizing zone. Along with a tray upon which workpieces are loaded being mounted upon each one of the plurality of pallets, these pallets are movable along a linear conveyance direction, with the number of pallets being the same as the number of regions. The pusher device pushes the trays along the direction of conveyance. And the pusher-puller device, along with pushing the plurality of pallets all together forward along the direction of conveyance, also pulls one of the plurality of pallets backward into each of the plurality of regions. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237947 | Actuator Arrangement for Active Vibration Isolation Using a Payload as an Inertial Reference Mass - System for and method of active vibration isolation to isolate a payload ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080237948 | Innerspring Unit - An improved manufacturing of innerspring unit for a mattress is disclosed comprises the innerspring rows and columns of coil springs connected to each other with helical wires. An independent suspension, namely the pocket spring, is installed at the center porting of the innerspring to provide additional suspension support to the heaviest part of the body, namely the hips portion, while in sleeping position. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237949 | Vibration damping device - A vibration damping device having a mass member elastically supported via a spring member on a vibrating member to be damped thereby constituting a secondary vibration system for the vibrating member. The spring member comprises a plurality of rubber elastic bodies being positioned in a parallel arrangement along a vibration input direction, and the mass member is elastically supported at multiple spring support points formed by the plurality of rubber elastic bodies such that a center of gravity of the mass member is positioned between the multiple spring support points and away from a combined elastic center axis of multiple spring support points so as to establish multiple natural frequencies in the vibration input direction, and such that the multiple natural frequencies are tuned to multiple vibration frequencies to be damped in the vibrating member. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237950 | SPRING SEAT AND DAMPER DISK ASSEMBLY - Second spring seats | 2008-10-02 |
20080237951 | Vibration damping bushing and method of manufacturing the same - A method of manufacturing a vibration damping bushing wherein after setting a main shaft member on a lower mold, an medial sleeve is set to be disposed about the main shaft member, and a plurality of sections are moved forward in a centripetal direction to form an intermediate mold together, and then an upper mold is superposed onto the intermediate mold to form a mold cavity therein. At least one positioning protrusion is formed on a cavity defining face, being discontinuous in a circumferential direction, while being located at either semi-circumference of the cavity defining face with any diametric line interposed therebetween. The medial sleeve is set in position in an axis-perpendicular direction within the mold cavity by holding the positioning protrusions in contact against an outer peripheral face of the medial sleeve. A vibration damping bushing manufactured by this method is also disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237952 | Fluid-filled type vibration damping device and method of manufacturing the same - A fluid filled type vibration damping device wherein an outer tubular mounting member is externally fitted onto the collar sleeve at an externally fitted section formed by a tapered tube portion of the outer tubular mounting member, by means of a diameter reduction process. A mating projection projecting diametrically inward is formed on an inside peripheral face of the outer tubular mounting member, while a seal rubber layer having a thickness greater than a projecting height of the mating projection is formed covering the inside peripheral face of the outer tubular mounting member with the mating projection covered by the seal rubber layer. A location and projecting height of the mating projection are arranged so as to prevent an entry of another outer tubular mounting member into a large-diameter opening of the tapered tube portion during pre-treatment. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237953 | Vibration damping mounting assembly - A vibration damping mount assembly having a vibration damping mount main body and a tubular bracket. The tubular bracket is made of lightweight material composed of non-ferric metal or synthetic resin, and has an inside peripheral face including an upper tapered face and a lower tapered face that gradually expand in diameter towards openings at either axial end from an axially medial section. A flanged portion of a second mounting member is axially juxtaposed against an open end of the upper tapered face, while the lower tapered face is pressed against a rubber fitting, with the lower tapered face locked in contact against an annular mating face of the rubber fitting thereby providing dislodging of the vibration damping mount main body from the tubular bracket. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237954 | DAMPER APPARATUS - The present invention provides a damper apparatus mounted between an engine and a transmission and adapted to dampen vibration by a torsion spring, in which a film of a diamond-like carbon is formed on a metal member which is slidably contacted with the torsion spring. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237955 | SPRING SEAT AND DAMPER DISK ASSEMBLY - Second spring seats | 2008-10-02 |
20080237956 | Curved and angular panel arm - Curved and Angular Panel Arm is an arm attachment for use with vacuum lifts that has a hinged section and a pivoting vacuum head mount. To use the preferred embodiment of Curved and Angular Panel Arm, a user attaches the arm to a vacuum lift unit using an attaching mechanism. The hinged section is then adjusted and locked into place to accommodate irregularly shaped objects using the hinge pin and clip or other locking mechanism. Finally, the vacuum pads of the pivoting vacuum head mount are placed on a designated panel or object and the vacuum lift unit is turned on, enabling the vacuum pads on the vacuum head mount to attach to the irregularly shaped panel or object. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237957 | ADJUSTABLE STROKE GRIPPER - A fluid-driven actuator includes a chamber having a first stop and a second stop, a member that is extendable and retractable from the chamber, and a piston that is moveable toward the first stop to extend the member from the chamber and toward the second stop to retract the member into the chamber. The first stop is adjustable to vary a distance between the first stop and the second stop. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237958 | Positioning and Clamping Device for Tools and/or Workpieces - A positioning and clamping device or tools and/or workpieces, comprising a base body, a piston arranged such as to be displaceable in the base body, a pin which may be connected to the piston and at least one locking mechanism, for locking the positioning and clamping device relative to a tool or workpiece holder which has a complementary form to the base body. The base body has a cylinder housing for housing the piston with a clamping cone between the piston and the pin with control surfaces formed on the clamping cone and the piston, with further control surfaces on the locking mechanism, cooperating with the control surfaces of the clamping cone and the piston and the locking mechanism is arranged to be radially displaceable in the base body. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237959 | SLIDE EXTENSION LOCATING SYSTEM FOR A CLAMPING APPARATUS - An extension slide locating system for a press-and-pull clamping apparatus designed with slide insertion length adjustable depending on the specification of a work piece is essentially comprised of an extension slide and a slide inserted to each other; an insertion holder connected to the front end of the extension slide; a locating sleeve inserted to the insertion holder; locating sleeve being pushed to be inserted into the locking notch containing the insertion holder prevents the slide from being disengaged from the insertion holder to firmly maintain the insertion configuration in coping with the clamping operation among work pieces in different specifications. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237960 | CUTTING BOARD SCOOP - A cutting board has a main cutting surface and a handle extending from the main cutting surface and vertically spaced above the main cutting surface. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237961 | PAD FOR HOLDING BLANK AND DIE ASSEMBLY THEREWITH - A pad for holding a blank, which is used to work an edge portion of a plate material with a die assembly having a lower die and an upper die. The pad comprising a primary pad for holding the plate material on the lower die, a subsidiary pad that outwardly protrudes from an edge portion of the primary pad and pushes the vicinity of the edge portion of the plate material, and a pushing device for pushing the subsidiary pad toward the lower die. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237962 | Bookbinding Apparatus and Image-Forming System Equipped with the Same - Imaging-system bookbinding apparatus avoids cutting any folded sheets mixed into booklets it trims. Furnished with: an imaging unit; a sheet-folding unit that folds imaging-unit sheets; a stacking unit that stacks sheets from the sheet-folding or image-forming units; a cover-sheet binding unit that encases stacking-unit sheet bundles with, and binds them into, cover sheets; a trimming unit that trims true the bundle fore-edge; and a fold-position computing unit that determines where a sheet is pleated by the sheet-folding unit. The sheet-folding unit has a sheet conveyance path along which folded sheets are transported elsewhere than the stacking unit, while the fold-position computing unit in a first control mode transports to the stacking unit sheets folded over by the sheet-folding unit, and in a second control mode transports them from the sheet conveyance path elsewhere than the stacking unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237963 | Method For Arranging Pages of a Printed Work on Signatures, and Method For Representing a Production of a Printed Work - A method for arranging pages of a print product on fold sheets which are subsequently combined into an imposing scheme on print sheets is disclosed, wherein the print sheets are initially imprinted with the pages for producing the print product and then cut into the fold sheets, thereafter the fold sheets are folded and cut and collated into the print products, and in order to make the determination of the imposing schemes more variable initially the pages are assigned to partitions of the print products and pages of the print product included in a partition are either not separated from each other, or only separated from each other by a last cut of the print product and the partitions are disposed on the fold sheets, wherein partitions are depicted, which are hierarchically subordinated to the product components and superordinated to the pages, such that pages of the print product included in the partitions are either not separated from one another, or only separated from one another by a last cut of the print product in the course of the production. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237964 | Post-processing apparatus and image forming system having the same apparatus - A post-processing apparatus, including a stacker which stacks sheets, including a sheet stopping member which aligns the sheet and an urging member which urges the sheet to move toward the sheet stopping member, an accumulating section which is positioned upstream of the stacker in a sheet conveyance direction, a first sheet detection section which is positioned upstream of the accumulating section, and a control section which controls the accumulating section, based on a sheet detection signal, to superimpose a secondary sheet on a primary sheet in the accumulating section, wherein a leading section of the primary sheet is positioned toward an upstream side for a first predetermined length from a leading section of the secondary sheet, and controls the urging member to rub a leading section of the primary sheet which protrudes from the secondary sheet toward the sheet stopping member. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237965 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system which is capable of preventing paper jam from occurring in a sheet processing apparatus to thereby maintain the stability of the system. An alignment plates of an alignment unit movable in a lateral direction each sheet are brought into abutment with opposite side edges of sheets stacked on the sheet stack unit to laterally align the sheets. A lateral registration sensor unit detects a lateral position of the sheet being conveyed. When the detected lateral position of the sheet is beyond a predetermined position, the CPU of the apparatus changes the standby positions of the alignment plates such that spacing therebetween in the lateral direction the sheet is widened by a predetermined amount, and extends the conveying interval of sheets in the image forming apparatus by a predetermined time period. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237966 | Rotating Input Tray for An Automatic Document Feeder Of An Imaging Apparatus - A rotating input tray for an automatic document feeder of an imaging apparatus includes a document tray configured to hold the document and to supply the document to the input of the automatic document feeder in a document feed direction, and a pivot device coupling the document tray to the component of the imaging apparatus, the pivot device providing a document tray axis of rotation, wherein the document tray and the pivot device are configured to permit the document tray to rotate about the document tray axis of rotation between a closed position and an open position, the closed position being adjacent to the input for supplying the documents to the automatic document feeder, and the open position being away from and exposing both the input and the exit of the automatic document feeder. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237967 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a sheet conveying apparatus including: a first sheet conveying rotary member; a second sheet conveying rotary member provided upstream of the first sheet conveying rotary member; and a third sheet conveying rotary member provided upstream of the second sheet conveying rotary member, in which: the first sheet conveying rotary member, the second sheet conveying rotary member, and the third sheet conveying rotary member can convey the same sheet at the same time; a relationship between a peripheral speed V | 2008-10-02 |
20080237968 | SHEET SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet supplying device which supplies a sheet, including: a sheet supplying tray which stacks a bundle of sheets; a first air blowing section which blows air against a side of the bundle of sheets stacked on the sheet supplying tray; a second air blowing section which blows air from downstream of the bundle of sheets in a sheet conveyance direction, onto a leading section of the sheets; a vacuum conveyance section which vacuums an uppermost sheet of the bundle of sheets and conveys the sheets one by one; a shielding member which shields air blown from the first air blowing section; a vacuum detection sensor which detects that a sheet has been vacuumed by the vacuum conveyance section; and a control section which controls the shielding member to open so that air generated by the first air blowing section is blown to the bundle of sheets. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237969 | Smart Pick Control Algorithm For An Image Forming Device - A method and device disclosed herein controls the movement of media sheets within an image forming device using a pick mechanism that contacts and moves a media sheet from an input area into a media path. One embodiment controls the rotational speed of the pick mechanism based on a filtered combination of a pick mechanism signal and an encoder signal. An encoder roller positioned to contact the media sheets in the input area senses the movement of the media sheet to generate the encoder signal. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237970 | Sheet loading device, sheet conveying device, and image forming apparatus - A sheet cassette loads and houses therein a plurality of sheets. A separating unit separates the sheets loaded in the sheet cassette one by one. The separating unit is arranged in the sheet cassette in opposite to a feeding roller that conveys the sheets from the sheet cassette. A rib is formed on a rear surface of a bottom plate of the sheet cassette. The rib is pressed by a pressing member. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237971 | Device for Separating Overlapping, Flat Items of Mail - A device for separating overlapping, flat items of mail in an upright position in a transport path has separating sections arranged in the transport path and having transport belts. A stationary retaining strip running over a length of all separating sections is attached on the transport path on a side opposite the transport belt and operates on the mail items with friction force. Pressure elements for pressing the retaining strip onto transported mail items are distributed over a length of the retaining strip. Each pressure element comprises a coupling lever, pressure rollers and an elastic belt loop. The belt loop is attached a back of the retaining strip, and guided via the pressure rollers on ends of the coupling lever running in longitudinal direction of the retaining strip. The coupling lever is displaceably supported on a pivot axis. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237972 | SHEET-FEEDING CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet-feeding cassette includes a main body. A locked portion allows the main body to be locked to a locking portion in a cassette accommodating section by inserting the main body in the cassette accommodating section. An unlocking unit is provided for detaching the locked portion from the locking portion when the main body is drawn out of the cassette accommodating section. A handle is provided in the main body and includes fixed and movable grips. The fixed grip has a recess with a “]” shaped cross section open to the insertion direction. The movable grip is slidable to a fitted state in the recess of the fixed grip when the handle is gripped, and a projecting state projecting partially from the recess when gripping is released. The unlocking unit operates for unlocking in accordance with changing of states of the movable grip from the projecting state to the fitted state. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237973 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes driving rollers that are arranged in a leading end position in a sheet conveying direction of a standby tray and axis of which are perpendicular to the conveying direction and driven rollers that rotate following the driving rollers and are provided in a front portion in the sheet conveying direction of the standby tray such that an interval thereof narrows in the sheet conveying direction. The driven rollers may be arranged in the front in the sheet conveying direction of the standby tray while being spaced apart from the standby tray. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237974 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING REGISTRATION ERRORS IN TRANSLATING MEDIA SHAFT DRIVE SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for positioning a sheet in a feed path including at least one sheet drive roller driven in a rotational direction by a drive shaft in which the drive shaft translates in a lengthwise direction along the axis of the drive shaft. A power shaft rotates about the same axis as the drive shaft and is driven by a power source that is fixedly mounted in the system. The power shaft is fixed to the drive shaft by a flexible coupling that allows the drive shaft and the power shaft to move relative to one another in the lengthwise direction along the axis while maintaining corresponding rotational motion between the power shaft and the drive shaft. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237975 | Method and system for determining improved correction profiles for sheet registration - The presently described embodiments are directed to a method and system for improving sheet registration in a document processing device. The presently described embodiments implement a technique the produces accurate results with merely a small tail wag. To do so, the method ultimately establishes or determines a variety of parameters (e.g. lateral position of a sheet, skew, registration time, nominal sheet velocity, and correction velocity). These parameters are then used by the system to calculate a lateral velocity profile. In this regard, the calculated velocity profiles are applied to the wheels or nips, in the paper path. Thus, the wheels can be controlled and will allow for improved sheet registration in the document processing device. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237976 | Media Sheet Ramp For An Image Forming Device - The present application is directed to embodiments of an input device and methods to introduce a media sheet into an image forming apparatus. The device may include a support surface sized to support the media sheet. A ramp may be positioned adjacent to the support surface to direct the media sheet from the support surface to a media path. In one embodiment, a pick mechanism is positioned to move the media sheet from the support surface and alone the ramp. An adjustment member may be operatively connected to the ramp to adjust an angle of the ramp relative to the support surface depending upon a stiffness of the media sheet. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237977 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus according to one aspect comprises: a first tray disposed within an opening of a main body to allow a recording medium to be placed thereon; a second tray disposed above the first tray, the second tray having a second end portion located on a side of the opening; a conveying unit; and a recording unit. The second tray is movable between a first posture and a second posture. When the second tray is in the first posture, a top surface of the second tray in the vicinity of the second end portion is positioned at a predetermined height relative to the first tray. When the second tray moves from the first posture to the second posture, the top surface in the vicinity of the second end portion is moved toward the first tray. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237978 | FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding device according to the present invention holds a pile of sheets of paper in it. Feed force so acts selectively on a specified region of the upper side of the held top sheet as to feed the held sheets one after one in a feed direction. The feeding device includes a flat press plate and a support. The press plate is not smaller in the feed direction and the cross directions perpendicular to the feed direction than the maximum size of the sheets which can be held in the main body. The press plate is not larger in the feed and cross directions than the inner size of the main body. The press plate has a first opening formed over the specified region. The press plate is supported vertically movably above the held sheets by the support. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237979 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and an image reading apparatus capable of stably correcting the delay or the advance of a sheet even if sheet conveying rollers such as a skew feeding correction roller and the like are decentered. The delay amount or the advance amount of the sheet being conveyed is detected by a deviation amount detection unit | 2008-10-02 |
20080237980 | PUSHER OF A HOCKEY GAME TABLE - A pusher of a hockey game table includes a main body having an internal spherical space and a pushing knob having a spherical rotary member rotatably disposed in the spherical space of the main body. When holding the pushing knob and pushing the pusher, the pushing knob is angularly displaceable relative to the main body in the direction of the pushing force. Therefore, when pushing the pusher to play the hockey game, the player's wrist can be freely twisted to meet human body engineering. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237981 | Game with Programmable Light Emitting Segments - D puzzle wherein light emitting diodes (LED's) are integrated in the puzzle in order to achieve a high level of interaction between the user and the puzzle. The puzzle can adapt to the players needs by increasing or decreasing the difficulty level or by giving the user hints. The puzzle functions not only as a puzzle but may also function as an ambient light (or object) of programmable color point (and layout) when not in use as a puzzle. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237982 | Board Game about Principles of Democracy and Politics - A game apparatus and method for playing an educational and recreational game about principles of democracy and politics is disclosed. The game includes a board, member certificates as well as a first set of cards about key aspects necessary for the function of a democratic society, which bear instructions to be enacted by the players and a second set of cards elated to spaces in which players will create political organizations and support democracy pillars, these cards also bear specific instructions to be enacted by the players. The game includes moving a player piece along a path of movement on the game board. A booklet including topical questions for educational purpose may also be provided. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237983 | PORTABLE ROBOTIC BOARD GAME PLAYING SYSTEM - A portable robotic board game playing system is disclosed, which comprises: a chessboard unit; a fetching unit and a control unit. The chessboard unit is composed of a board frame and a plurality of game pieces. The fetching unit is movable for grasping any one of the plural game pieces. The control unit, being electrically connected to the chessboard unit and the fetching unit, is capable of detecting statuses of the chessboard unit and the fetching unit so as to generate a control signal accordingly. With the aforesaid portable robotic board game playing system, a board game can be played by a user using actual game pieces with lifelike sense of realization against the robotic board game playing system itself or a remote user. In addition, the portable robotic board game playing system can be used exactly as an ordinary chessboard. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237986 | Double dead man guts - In a guts game variation, one or more players play against one another and a sole participant must beat two “dead man” hands to win. For example, each player bets the ante and is dealt a hand of two cards. Each player is then given the option to participate in the hand or withdraw. All participating hands are revealed by turning the cards face-up. The player with the highest hand collects the pot, and all other participating players must put into the pot an amount equal to the value of winner's pot. When only one participant has elected to remain in the hand, the participant must beat both “dead man” hands in order to win the pot. The game ends when a sole participant beats both “dead man” hands, whereupon the cards are reshuffled and re-dealt to commence a new round of play. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237987 | PLAYING METHOD AND GAMING MACHINE FOR A CARD GAME INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CARD GAMES - Steps of accepting a first bet for participating in the first card game, accepting an optional second bet for participating in the second card game, disclosing as cards for the first card game a prescribed number of cards randomly selected from cards including cards having a first color as a color of a face showing a suit and a rank and cards having a second color as a color of a face showing a suit and rank, settling the first bet according to game rules of the first card game based on ranks of disclosed cards for the first card game, and determining a generation of a prize for the second card game based on colors of the faces of the disclosed cards for the first card games are included. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237989 | Pai gow blackjack - The present invention provides a game for play between a player and a dealer. The player places a wager. Three player cards are distributed and arranged into a two-card player hand and a one-card player hand. A player total is calculated by summing the values of the cards in the two-card player hand. Three dealer cards are similarly distributed to the dealer, which the dealer arranges into a two-card dealer hand and a one-card dealer hand. A dealer total is then calculated by summing the values of the cards in the two-card dealer hand. A payout is awarded to the player based on the wager when the player total exceeds the dealer total and the one-card player hand has a higher value than the one-card dealer hand. Preferably, the cards are arranged such that neither the player total nor the dealer total exceeds twenty-one. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237990 | Washer toss - A portable apparatus for playing a game. The apparatus comprises a first platform member having each of a predetermined shape, a predetermined size and formed of a predetermined material. The first platform member having at least one hole disposed therein, such first platform member is designed for providing a target area for the game. There is a second platform member which has each of a predetermined shape, a predetermined size and formed of a predetermined material and having at least one hole disposed therein. The two platform members being substantially identical. A plurality of washers having a predetermined diameter are formed of a predetermined material and are for throwing toward the hole disposed in the platform members. A means is disposed on an underside of the hole for retaining the washer when such washer is tossed into the hole. There is a securing means for enabling the platform members to be connected to each other for storing or transporting the apparatus. A storing means is disposed in at least one of the platform members for storing the washers and score keeping members. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237991 | STACKING GAME ASSOCIATED WITH AN ORGANIZATION - A stacking game including trademarks of an organization is disclosed. Each player forms their own tower of multiple levels of play pieces. A predetermined quantity of the play pieces are distributed to each player. The play pieces include a plurality of first pieces having a first shape and a plurality of second pieces having a second shape. Each first piece bears a first trademark of the organization, and each second piece bears a second trademark of the organization. During a turn of a player, the player rolls a first die to determine whether one or more of the first or the second pieces is designated for play during the turn, and the player rolls a second die to determine a number of the designated play pieces to play during the turn. The player adds the number of designated play pieces to his/her tower. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237992 | TWO COMPONENT PIN SEAL - A pair of pivoting parts are held together with a pin, with a first part, such as a rod end of a hydraulic actuator, positioned between two flanges of a bracket, with the flanges having surfaces mating with sides surfaces of the rod end. A seal is placed in each of a pair of recesses on the opposite side surfaces of the rod end to provide an annular seal around the surface of the pin as the parts pivot, and also having a flange forming a side seal that seats on one of the mating surfaces of the bracket at a location spaced outwardly from the pin and extending annularly around the pin. The seal portion engaging the pin is spaced inwardly from the respective side surface of the bracket, and the outer annular lip seals a space surrounding the pin to form a pocket to receive grease that is used to lubricate the pin relative to the rod end. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237993 | SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE WITH METAL SEAL - Disclosed herein is a biased actuator. The actuator includes, a reservoir, at least one piston in operable communication with the reservoir, at least one metal seal disposed about the at least one piston and in substantial sealing communication therewith, the at least one metal seal further being in substantial sealing communication with the reservoir and a biasing system in operable communication with both the reservoir and the at least one piston. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237994 | Sealed joint - A sealed joint for joining male and female parts which is tolerant of relative displacement of the parts. Either of the parts may carry a sealing member that sealingly contacts a sealing surface provided on the other part. Either of the parts may carry a support member that is in load communication with a support surface provided on the other part. The sealing member and support member are spaced apart in the direction of relative displacement such that over the range of relative displacement the sealing member remains in contact with the sealing surface and the support member remains in contact with the support surface. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237995 | Mechanical Seal with Superior Thermal Performance - A stationary mating ring for a mechanical seal is provided, comprising an annular body having a central axis and a sealing face; a first circumferential groove formed into the body behind the sealing face; and a first annular fin extending radially from the central axis. The mating ring further may include a second circumferential groove formed in the body adjacent to the first circumferential groove, wherein the second circumferential groove defines a second annular fin extending radially from the central axis. Optionally, the first or second annular fins each include a plurality of subdivided fins extending radially from the central axis, and such fins are symmetrically spaced around the central axis. Also provided is a complete mechanical seal, comprising a rotating ring having a sliding interface against a mating ring constructed in accordance with the aforementioned features. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237996 | Rotary leadthrough, especially for a torsional vibration damper in a drive train of a vehicle - A rotary lead-through includes a first rotary lead-through element having a first channel opening on a first boundary surface, and a second rotary lead-through element having a second channel opening on a second boundary surface which opposite from the first boundary surface and can rotate relative to the first boundary surface about an axis of rotation, the first and second channels being in fluid communication via a channel boundary space. A sealing arrangement acting between the first and second lead-through elements includes at least one sealing stage, each sealing stage including a first sealing element toward the boundary space and a second sealing element away from the boundary space, the first and second sealing elements enclosing a backpressure chamber surrounding the axis of rotation. Where successive sealing stages are provided, a pressure-limiting valve can be provided in parallel to the seal separating immediately successive backpressure spaces. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237997 | METAL GASKET - The present invention provides a metal gasket to be fitted between a cylinder head and a cylinder block to seal a gap between the surfaces thereof, which comprises: a thin metal plate with an opening formed at a position corresponding to a bore portion of the cylinder block, the opening having a diameter larger than that of the bore portion; and a pair of elastic metal substrates each having: an opening which substantially agrees with the bore portion of the cylinder block; an annular convex portion formed concentrically with the opening at a position apart from an edge portion of the opening by a specified distance; and an annular holding portion for holding a peripheral portion of the opening of the thin metal plate, horizontally extending out from an outer edge portion of the convex portion, wherein the pair of the elastic metal substrates are disposed so that top portions of the respective convex portions face each other and that the holding portions overlap with the thin metal plate, and engaged to the thin metal plate at a plurality of positions. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237998 | Gasket with high recovery half bead and wave stopper - A gasket for an engine is disclosed. The gasket may include a plate with at least one aperture formed therein, a half-bead or ramp portion formed in the plate adjacent an edge of the plate, and a wave portion or plurality of ridges formed adjacent the edge. | 2008-10-02 |
20080237999 | DUST BOOT RETENTION SYSTEM - A dust boot retention system includes a jounce bumper having an end portion with an outer diameter and an annular recessed groove adjacent to the end portion. A dust boot is attached to the jounce bumper and has an upper flange including a radially inwardly extending portion and an axially extending portion extending from an innermost portion of the radially inwardly extending portion. The axially extending portion has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the end portion of the jounce bumper. A rate ring secures the dust boot to the jounce bumper. The rate ring includes an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the end portion of the jounce bumper. The rate ring includes an annular recessed channel in a first end thereof for receiving the axially extending portion of the dust boot. The rate ring and the upper flange are press fit over the end portion of the jounce bumper whereby the rate ring is received in the annular recessed groove and secures the end portion of the dust boot to the jounce bumper. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238000 | TOOL WITH REPLACEABLE TIP - A tool with a replaceable tip includes a tool body including a tip holding portion, a tool tip having a shank portion adapted to be disposed proximate the tip holding portion comprising a wall defining an axial opening, the wall having at least one radial opening, at least one locking element being disposed in the radial opening, and, as a clamping ring is turned about the longitudinal axis of the tool body, a locking element contacting surface of the clamping ring contacts the locking element and urges it through the radial opening and into the recess in the tool tip. A method of retaining a tool tip is also disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238001 | Spindle Lock for a Hand-Held Combination Drill and Chisel Hammer - A spindle lock of a hand-held combination drill and chisel hammer has a gearbox housing and a countershaft rotatably supported in the gearbox housing about an axis of rotation. A locking plate is provided for selectively releasing and locking a rotational movement of the countershaft. Guide elements are disposed in the gearbox housing, wherein the locking plate is displaceably guided on the guide elements in the gearbox housing in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the countershaft. The guide elements have a guide rail arrangement wherein a part of the guide rail arrangement is provided on the gearbox housing and is integral with the gearbox housing. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238002 | FLOATING CHUCK MECHANISM - A floating chuck mechanism provided at a workhead that is arranged at a processing apparatus for sandwiching a cylindrical-shaped workpiece by means of two center members along a rotational axis, the floating chuck mechanism causing the workpiece to rotate about the rotational axis and correcting an eccentricity between the rotational axis and a center of an outer diameter of the workpiece, includes a chuck body portion including plurality of clamp jaws for holding the workpiece from the outer peripheral side thereof, and a chuck base portion fixed to the workhead so as to rotate therewith, the chuck base portion including a fixed portion fixed to the workhead and a slide portion slidable along a slide surface perpendicular to the rotational axis. The chuck body portion is fixed to the slide portion and sliding along the slide surface so as to correct the eccentricity. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238003 | Safety System for a Conveyance Mechanism - A vehicle for overcoming an obstacle that comprises a carriage and a translator. The translator comprises a translator member rotatably connected to the carriage and at least three wheels rotatably connected to the translator member. The three wheels have a coplanar, same orientation and substantially equilaterally triangular relation to each other for reducing resistance from the obstacle to the overcoming vehicle. A pulling force by the operator rotates the translator member and the third wheel joins the second wheel as both are biased against the same vertical second surface of the first stair. A still further pulling force by the operator rotates the translator member more so that the third wheel rolls over a corner of the first stair onto a horizontal third surface of the first stair while the second wheel still contacts the vertical second surface of the first stair. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238004 | System for controlling damping and roll and pitch body movements of a motor vehicle, having adjustable hydraulic actuators - A suspension system for motor vehicles comprises adjustable hydraulic shock-absorbers of the type provided with a proportional solenoid valve for adjustment of the degree of damping. An axial passage is made through the stem of each hydraulic actuator for enabling the supply of fluid under pressure from an external hydraulic circuit to the shock-absorber or the discharge of fluid from the shock-absorber to the external hydraulic circuit in such a way that the shock-absorber functions also as actuator designed to exert a continuous active control of the movements of rolling and pitching of the motor vehicle. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238005 | Tilting Vehicle - A tilting vehicle comprising at least one section ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080238006 | Goalie skate - A goalie skate having a skate boot comprising a thermoformed outer shell with a sole and an ankle portion for receiving the ankle of the foot, the ankle portion comprising medial and lateral sides for facing the medial and lateral malleoli respectively, the medial side comprising an upper edge that is a first distance away from the sole and the lateral side comprising an upper edge that is a second distance away from the sole, the first distance being greater than the second distance. By having a goalie skate boot that has the lateral upper edge located below the medial upper edge, the lateral outward flexion of the foot is eased when the goalie skate is in an angled position. The invention also relates to a goalie skate with a skate boot comprising an outer shell that is thermoformed such that it comprises an integrated toe portion, thereby eliminating the traditional toe cap. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238007 | inline skate with a braking system - An inline skate with a braking system has a boot and a braking assembly. The boot has a bottom, a rear end and rollers. The rollers are rotatably mounted on the bottom of the boot. The braking assembly is pivotally mounted on the bottom near the rear end of the boot. When the braking assembly abuts the ground, the braking assembly pivots toward the rollers of the boot to stop the rotation of the rollers of the boot so that the ground does not have a trace of the stain. The total length of a combination of the boot and the braking assembly can be short so that a skater has a smooth movement when the skater is skating and the inline skate has better control. The inline skate with shorter length has a neat appearance. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238008 | Spokeless Wheel Inline Skate - An inline skate includes a boot having a sole, a toe area, and a heel area. The skate has a plurality of wheels each wheel respectively including: a bearing having an inner race, and a wheel mount rigidly mounted between the wheel frame and the inner race for mounting the inner race to the wheel frame in a rotationally fixed manner. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238009 | VOIP CAPABILITIES FOR MEDIA ENHANCED SHOPPING SYSTEMS - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238010 | COMBINATION DOLLY- PALLET - The dolly-pallet of the present invention includes a load bearing deck that may be alternately supported by the retractable support skid or the wheel elements. Initial displacement of the skid during the retraction process is along an upward substantially vertical path. Once the retractable support skid is retracted such that the dolly-pallet is being supported by the wheel elements, the retractable support skid may be further displaced along an upward substantially arcuate path so as to move it away form the wheel elements, allowing them to swivel if they are so configured. In this way, the center of mass of the load is lowered vertically, thereby reducing stress on the displacement mechanism until the load is supported by the wheel elements. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238011 | Mobile article transporter - A mobile article transporter for transporting items distances on a ground surface that has a set of expandable side panels supported on a corresponding set of rear side frame members to form a set of side walls that are moveable between an expanded position and a compressed position and further contains a collapsible inner support frame associated with the set of rear side frame members to support an at least one storage tray. The at least one storage tray is moveable at one end such that the at least one storage tray is able to sit substantially planarly parallel to a rear wall when in said folded position. The mobile article transporter may optionally be provided with a top cover that is retractable located above the at least one storage tray that provides a top shield to protect the items in an upper internal area of the mobile article transporter. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238012 | GARDEN WAGON - The garden wagon includes a main body, front and rear pairs of wheels rotatably mounted to the bottom of body, and a top shelf and a bottom shelf mounted to a frame assembly on the main body of the garden wagon. The top and bottom shelves include a plurality of corresponding apertures and slots that are aligned vertically for receiving tools. The garden wagon includes a trash bag holder, and may include a sun umbrella. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238013 | SKATEBOARD DECK - A skateboard deck is formed of several layers pressed and bonded together. Apertures are formed through the bottom-most layers, and impact support members are arranged within the apertures. The impact support members are more rigid than the other portions of the skateboard deck, and provide localized impact support while allowing the remaining layers of the deck to retain their performance characteristics and feel while strengthening the most vulnerable areas of the deck. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238014 | SUSPENSION ARM SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - A suspension arm supporting structure supported by a frame-side supporting portion of a vehicle body frame includes a suspension arm. The suspension arm includes first and second arm-side supporting portions and an arm portion which are integrally formed. The first arm-side supporting portion is supported by the frame-side supporting portion in a radial direction and in an axial direction. The second arm-side supporting portion is supported by the frame-side supporting portion only in the radial direction. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238015 | LEADING AND TRAILING ARM SUSPENSIONS HAVING A FULLY INTEGRATED ARM - A leading or trailing arm vehicle suspension system comprised of a fabricated vehicle axle and a fully integrated beam casting providing bending stiffness to control axle windup and longitudinal stiffness to control axle position is disclosed. The beam casting is attached to the vehicle axle with a thru-bolt connection. The beam casting includes rack and pinion mounting attachment holes and also includes other built-in features providing efficient transfer of loads into the vehicle axle. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238016 | SHOCK-ABSORBING DEVICE FOR STROLLER - A shock-absorbing device for a stroller includes: a wheel mounting seat including a sleeve part having first and second sides, and an extending part extending outwardly from the first side of the sleeve part; a shock-absorber seat having a first end portion that is formed with a wheel axle-disposing hole, and a second end portion that is pivoted to the second side of the sleeve part, the wheel axle-disposing hole being defined by an axle hole-defining wall; and a resilient shock absorber abutting resiliently against the extending part and the axle hole-defining wall. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238017 | Air suspense system for a vehicle - An air suspension system for a load bearing vehicle which includes a pair of air springs fluidly connected to a pair of auxiliary air reservoirs and to a main air reservoir. The system includes control valves which permit the air in the air springs to be exhausted therefrom to lower the vehicle frame without exhausting the air from the auxiliary air reservoirs. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238018 | MOVABLE STEP FOR MOTORCYCLE - A simply-structured movable step for a motorcycle. A step lifting and lowering mechanism includes a securing plate secured to a body frame with a shift cover attached to the securing plate so as to be movable upwardly and downwardly. A step plate is attached to the shift cover to support a foot-resting step. A lock mechanism is provided for locking the step plate at different height-positions. A gas spring expands and contracts in response to the upward and downward movements of the step plate for smoothly moving the step plate by the gas spring. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238019 | Step apparatus for vehicle - A step apparatus for a vehicle on which a passenger steps when ingressing to and egressing from the vehicle through an opening formed in a vehicle body, which includes a step panel provided at the opening to be closed or opened by a vehicle door movably supported on the vehicle body through a supporting member. The step panel disposed between a lower end portion of the opening and the supporting member. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238020 | Step apparatus for vehicle and structure arrangement of step apparatus for vehicle - A step apparatus for a vehicle is provided at an entrance of a vehicle body opened and closed by a slide door slidably supported to the vehicle body via a door arm in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The step apparatus includes a main body provided at a lower position than a vehicle floor, a drive mechanism provided in the main body, and a step provided in the main body to be movable between a protruded position and a retracted position relative to the main body in association with an opening movement and a closing movement of the slide door. The drive mechanism includes a drive portion driving the step to move to the protruded position relative to the main body in a width direction of the vehicle with an inclination towards a backward side of the vehicle in association with the opening movement of the slide door. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238021 | Arm and Leg Powered Bicycle - The present invention relates to an arm and leg powered bicycle, comprising handle levers, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a handle shaft, supporting frames, pedals, a pedal shaft, front and rear sprockets and a chain belt, wherein the bicycle further includes an operating means for vertically rotating the handle levers, said member consisting of a handle rotation shaft, an operating rod or rods and a handle rotation shaft support, and a means for transferring the rotating force of the handle levers to a pedal shaft, said means consisting of a crank shaft, a rotating shaft, a flexible joint, a driving gear and a driven gear mounted on a pedal shaft. In the inventive arm and leg powered bicycle with such a construction, the mutual movement of both the handle levers and the pedals causes the vertical rotation of the handle levers by the work of the arms to cooperate synchronously with the movement of the pedals by the work of the legs, whereby the running speed of the bicycle can be doubled and the arm exercise can be conducted simultaneously. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238022 | Wheelchair drive system with lever propulsion and a hub-contained transmission - A drive mechanism for a lever propulsion wheelchair includes at least one clutch and at least one gear set contained within a central hub housing operatively coupled to the drive surface of the main wheel being driven. In the preferred embodiment, there are additional clutches and gear sets contained within the hub housing and coaxial to the wheel. By locating the transmission components within the hub housing and providing the coaxial arrangement, various user capabilities may be enabled without a significant increase in wheelchair width, as compared to the width of conventional pushrim propulsion wheelchairs. Transmission components are cooperatively arranged to provide capabilities that may include forward, rearward and neutral “gears,” braking, anti-rollback, and quick-release removal. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238023 | WHEELCHAIR DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A wheelchair includes a seat carried by a frame including at least one front wheel and opposed rear wheels. A circular handrim is coupled to one of the rear wheels with spaced-apart connecting pins. A framework is secured to the handrim, and a ratchet operatively couples an inner end of a lever to the framework. The lever extends upwardly from the ratchet to the outer end allowing a user seated in the seat of the wheelchair to grasp the outer end of the lever and move the lever between a first position and a second position. The ratchet acts on the framework to impart rotation to the one of the rear wheels in response to movement of the lever between the first and second positions. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238024 | Hands Free Baby Stroller Attachment - An apparatus designed to allow a runner to run/jog with a baby jogger by allowing natural running arm movement through the use of a twin shock absorbing connector arm assembly being attached at one end to a baby jogger and the other to the waist of the jogger by means of a waist belt with pivots at either end of the arm assembly to allow for variation in size/height of jogger and operator. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238025 | STEERING DAMPER ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - Disclosed is an attachment structure of a steering damper for a vehicle. The steering damper is provided between a top bridge and a head pipe. The top bridge rotates about a steering stem in conjunction with the operation of a handlebar, while the head pipe does not rotate in conjunction with the operation of the handlebar. In the attachment structure, in a state where the steering angle of the handlebar is zero, the axis of the steering damper forms an obtuse angle with the axis of a bolt to which an upper portion of the steering damper is attached. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238026 | AERODYNAMIC BICYCLE FRAME - A bicycle that includes a main frame, a front wheel mounted for rotation relative to the main frame, a rear dropout, and a rear wheel mounted for rotation relative to the rear dropout. The rear wheel defines a center plane of the bicycle. The bicycle further includes a rear stay that couples the rear dropout to the main frame. The rear stay has an inner surface facing the rear wheel and an outer surface facing away from the rear wheel. The rear stay includes a steep portion having an outer surface at a steep angle of between about 25 degrees and about 75 degrees relative to the center plane. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238027 | BICYCLE FRAME COMPONENT - A bicycle frame component that comprises a cavity sized and shaped to receive a stay. The cavity includes a mounting interface, which comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and an end surface. The first side surface and the second side surface are capable of permitting lateral rotation of the stay in a first rotational direction and opposing lateral rotation of the stay in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The end surface is capable of axially supporting the stay. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238028 | BICYCLE BOTTOM BRACKET HANGER - A bicycle bottom bracket hanger is basically provided with a tubular hanger part, an inner tubular member and sealing arrangement. The tubular hanger part includes an interior surface with a first open end and a second open end that is axially spaced from the first open end. The inner tubular member is coaxially disposed in the tubular hanger part between the first and second open ends of the tubular hanger part. The sealing arrangement is disposed between the tubular hanger part and the inner tubular member. The sealing arrangement is entirely disposed within the tubular hanger part between the first and second open ends of the tubular hanger part. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238029 | BICYCLE SHAFT COMPONENT - A bicycle shaft component includes an outer tubular member and an inner member non-movably attached to the outer member. The outer tubular member includes a first end portion and a second end portion with an interior longitudinal passageway extending between the first and second end portions. The interior longitudinal passageway has a longitudinal center axis extending through it. The inner member is non-movably attached to the outer tubular member within the interior longitudinal passageway. The outer tubular member is constructed of a first material having a first specific gravity and the inner member is constructed of a second material having a second specific gravity that is lower than the first specific gravity of the first material. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238030 | Bicycle frame - A bicycle frame has a front frame, a mounting bracket assembly, a rear frame and a shock absorbing device. The front frame has a head tube, a down tube, a top tube, a bottom bracket shell and a seat tube. The seat tube is connected to bottom bracket shell, is connected to the rear end of the top tube and has an upper bracket seat, a connecting bracket and a lower bracket seat. The mounting bracket assembly is connected pivotally to the front frame and has two front mounting brackets and a rear mounting bracket. The rear frame is connected pivotally to the mounting bracket assembly and the front frame and has an upper fork, a lower fork and two dropouts. The shock absorbing device is connected to the front frame, the rear frame and the mounting bracket assembly and has a first shock absorber and a second shock absorber. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238031 | Bicycle frame - A bicycle frame has a front frame, a mounting assembly, a rear frame and a shock absorber. The front frame has a head tube, a down tube, a top tube, a bottom bracket shell and a seat tube. The seat tube is connected to bottom bracket shell, is connected to the rear end of the top tube and has an upper bracket seat, a connecting bracket and a lower bracket seat. The mounting assembly is connected pivotally to the front frame and has two mounting brackets. The rear frame is connected pivotally to the mounting assembly and front frame and has an upper fork, a lower fork and two dropouts. The shock absorber is connected to the front frame and the mounting assembly. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238032 | PILLION STEP DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - To operate a pillion step in one action. The pillion step is formed in a generally L shape and includes an arm portion and a foot rest portion. One end of the arm portion is pivotably secured through an oblique pivot shaft to a side face of a seat rail located under a rider seat and is pivotally moved around the oblique pivot shaft. When the pillion step is to be retracted and is pivotally moved backward, the foot rest portion moves into a gap between the rider seat and a pillion seat and its tip end is received within a grip space formed in a grip. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238033 | PORTABLE DRAFT BAR ASSEMBLY - A portable draft bar assembly including an end bracket configured to be mounted to a plurality of bucket attachment types of various machinery, and a main bar having a first end configured to be selectively coupled to the end bracket and a second end configured to receive and retain one of a plurality of hitch assembly types. An anchor bracket is configured to be selectively coupled to the main bar at one of a plurality of positions, and an end clamp is slideably coupled to the main bar between second end and the anchor bracket and includes an angled channel. A binder assembly is coupled between the anchor bracket and end clamp, wherein the anchor bracket is selectively coupled to a selected one of the plurality of positions so that the angled channel at least partially engages a leading edge of a bucket to which the end bracket is mounted, and wherein the binder assembly is configured to draw the end clamp and anchor bracket together to wedge and secure the angled channel against the leading edge of the bucket. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238034 | Tow-bar for wheelbarrows - A tow bar assembly for converting a two-wheeled wheelbarrow into a garden or industrial type trailer includes a bar of metal box tubing with horizontal holes at the wheelbarrow end and vertical holes at the tractor end. The wheelbarrow end is slid onto the axle of the wheelbarrow, keeping the bar between the tub of the wheelbarrow and its toe plate. Grommets positioned on the axle on either side of the bar center the tow bar assembly on the axle. A threaded post is inserted into the holes in the tractor end of the bar and locked into place by nuts. In use, the handles of the wheelbarrow are raised and the post inserted into the aperture of the tractor's draw bar from the underside of the aperture. The cantilevered weight of the wheelbarrow will keep the wheelbarrow from becoming disengaged from the garden tractor or towing vehicle. The legs of the wheelbarrow are kept off the ground and the trailer-barrow is now ready for use. Where the wheelbarrow conversion to a trailer is intended for heavy loads, a piece of flat iron is attached to the topside of the rails of the wheelbarrow close to its dumping end. In this way, when in use, the tow bar will rest on the flat iron instead of the wheelbarrow's toe bracket. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238035 | Self aligning trailer hitch - A device for bringing the truck and trailer borne portions of a goose neck hitch arrangement fully into position for completing the mating of the two sections without requiring the vehicle operator to leave the vehicle. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238036 | Safety chain anchors - An apparatus engageable with a framework or supporting member of a tow vehicle for securing drop down safety chains from a gooseneck trailer. The apparatus comprises a bracket member having a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material, such shape includes a bend formed therein. The bend being bent at an angle. An aperture is disposed on a bottom portion of the bracket. A generally U-shaped member is disposed as a loop on the bracket, the U-shaped member is disposed on an upper portion of the bracket for engagement with such safety chains from such gooseneck trailer. A rod member is engageable with the aperture in the bracket and is further engageable with an aperture in one of the framework or supporting member on such tow vehicle. A cotter pin secures the rod member in place. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238037 | Retracting tow system - A retracting tow system is disclosed which provides a spring loaded tow rope which automatically winds the tow rope around an included spool when not in use. The tow rope is affixed to a supplied shaft in a manner which prevents damage to the retracting mechanism while in use. An offset fairlead is also supplied which reduces the force on the shaft during a tow. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238038 | Attachment for a trailer hitch bracket - An accessory for trailer hitch systems having components for equalizing loads and reducing trailer sway. The accessory includes a jacket for attaching to a bracket that supports a load equalizing spring bar. The bracket may include a lateral extending portion for supporting the spring bar. The jacket may include a socket for receiving the lateral extending portion of the bracket, such that the jacket may be removably installed on the bracket. The jacket may include a contact surface for contacting the spring bar. The contact surface may include a different coefficient of friction or a different shape, as compared to the lateral extending portion of the bracket, such that movement of the spring bar with respect to the bracket may be altered as compared to conditions in which the spring bar is supported on the bracket without the jacket. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238039 | ARTICULATED HITCH MECHANISM - An articulated, modular, track-mounted, self-propelled, remote-controlled drilling apparatus is demountable into several heli-transportable components, including a drilling module and a drill support module, plus separate hydraulically-driven track carriages on which they are removably mountable. The track carriages are demountably coupled in tandem by a tri-axially articulated hitch mechanism incorporating a track steering mechanism. The drilling module carries a rotary drill, a hydraulic pump operatively connected to the track drive mechanisms, and a primary motor, which selectively drives either the drill or the pump. The use of multiple demountable modules reduces the weight of the components to be heli-transported, thus allowing the use of smaller and more economical helicopters. The combination of self-propelled, track-mounted modules with tri-axial articulation and remote controllability enables the assembled apparatus to operate more easily over rough terrain than known seismic drills, reducing or eliminating the need for separate means for transporting the apparatus between borehole locations. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238040 | Ski or Snowboard Having Improved Torsional Rigidity - A ski or snowboard having improved the transmission of forces from a binding mounting area to the respective edge of a ski or snowboard is disclosed. Such a ski or snowboard comprises a gliding surface with the associated edges as well as a lower support comprising a number of support layers over which a core with its associated lateral flanks is built. Over the core, a support is arranged in a uniform and relief-like manner that is constructed as a uniform whole from the shaped flat material, for example from laminate or in principle also from shaped sheet metal, or a plate or laminate or a similar flat semi-finished product of metallic or non-metallic material. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238041 | Collapsible transport wheelchair - A collapsible transport wheelchair having a frame which is collapsible side-to-side with a scissors-like action and is collapsible front-to-back with a sliding action. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238042 | Collapsible stroller - A collapsible stroller is provided. The collapsible stroller comprises a frame body and a seat unit, wherein the frame body comprises: an upper frame unit consisting of two upper frame tubes; two connecting members connecting the two upper frame tubes to two front legs respectively and each connecting member having a first locking device; two base frame tubes pivotally coupled to the front legs respectively; two rear legs pivotally coupled between the connecting members and the base frame tubes respectively; and the seat unit comprises a seat portion, a backrest portion pivotally coupled to the seat portion, and two linking members disposed at two sides of the seat unit respectively, one end of each linking member thereof being pivotally coupled to the frame body and the other end being pivotally coupled to the seat portion so as to pivotally mount the seat unit to the frame body, wherein when the upper frame tubes pivotally collapsed with respective to the front legs, the upper frame unit, the front legs, the rear legs, the base frame tubes and the seat unit will move toward one another into a collapsed state in which they are substantially parallely stacked. The collapsible stroller of the present invention may further comprise baising device disposed at a joint between a supporting tube of the seat unit and the front leg to prevent the stroller being put into use before it reaches its completely expanded and locked state. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238043 | One Piece Horn Cover - A horn assembly for a motor vehicle includes a sound generating member, a housing having a first opening connected to the sound generating member and a second opening to disperse sound from the sound generating member, and a deflector to restrict ingress of liquid into the second opening, while allowing egress of sound from the second opening. The deflector includes a base member having a first end coupled to the housing and a second end defining a portion of a primary opening to direct dispersement of sound from the sound generating member. The deflector includes a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, where each lateral wall is coupled to the base member and extends toward the housing. A distal edge of each of the first and second lateral walls is spaced apart from the housing to form secondary openings allowing dispersement of sound from the housing. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238044 | Arrangement For Fixing the Gas Generator of an Air Bag Unit - An arrangement for fixing a gas generator of an air bag unit. The gas generator is securely fixed in the generator chamber and both radial and axial tolerances, in particular of the gas generator, are compensated using a plate-like, spring-elastic fastening element that is pressed in the area of the end of the gas generator lying opposite the fixed bearing between the outer circumference thereof and the inner circumference of the generator chamber axially projecting through the gas generator. After the pressing in, the fastening element is arched into the generator chamber in the axial direction in a section between the outer wall of the gas generator and the inner wall of the generator chamber in the axial direction. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238045 | Ejection mitigation device - An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including one or more ejection mitigation devices configured to substantially cover the inside of the front and/or rear window of the motor vehicle. Moreover, the one or more ejection mitigation devices may be attached to a driver's side inflatable airbag and a passenger's side inflatable airbag, wherein the ejection mitigation device is configured to be deployed by the inflation of the driver's and passenger's side inflatable airbags. | 2008-10-02 |
20080238046 | AIR BAG BRACKET/FASTENER - An airbag installation fastener includes first and second fastener members connected by a hinge member. The first and second fastener members rotate from a fastener open condition to engage each other in a fastener closed position. The fastener closed position provides for an air bag member positioned between the first and second fastener members. The first and second fastener members have an aperture receiving a vehicle connected stud to support both the airbag installation fastener and the air bag member from the stud. An arm extending from the second fastener member rotates with respect to the second fastener member. The arm extends from the second fastener member in the fastener closed condition and both engages the second fastener member and abuts the stud to visually indicate a fastener completed installation condition. | 2008-10-02 |