46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080276742 | Resin Double Helical Gear and Gear Train Using Same - There are provided a resin double helical gear capable of reducing operation noises and vibrations of an ink jet printer, and a gear train for an ink jet printer using the same. The gear train | 2008-11-13 |
20080276743 | Direct grease injection for large open gearing - A drive gear includes a plurality of internal radial channels extending between the axial bore and the periphery of the gear, and an axial bore includes a lubricant distribution structure therein to provide lubrication where the teeth of the drive gear mesh with the teeth of a gear driven by the drive gear. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276744 | SIDE CORE-PULLING MECHANISM OF MOLD - A side core-pulling mechanism of mold includes a slide block, an impacted block and a wobbly block. The bottom of the slide block projects outwards to form a columnar pin. The front surface of the impacted block defines a receiving cavity, a first slot and a second slot. The first slot upright extends downwards to pass through the bottom of the impacted block from the over place of the right end of the receiving cavity and communicates with the right end of the receiving cavity. The second slot extends rightwards and downwards to pass through the bottom of the impacted block from a start end of the first slot. The first and second slots communicate with each other. The columnar pin is movable in the first and second slots. The wobbly block is received in the receiving cavity of the impacted block. The wobbly block is against the bottom wall of the receiving cavity to cut off the first slot at a nature status and rotates upwards in the receiving cavity for making the first slot be in a through status. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276745 | CABLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONVERTER - A cable transmission shift converter for use when replacing the transmission in a right hand drive vehicle with a transmission designed for a left hand drive vehicle. A mounting bracket is mounted directly to a firewall adjacent the steering column of the vehicle, while a second angled bracket is mounted to the left side of the replacement transmission. When the driver shifts the vehicle into gear, the steering column shift selector lever actuates a connector rod to transmit movement through the control cable to a second connector rod, which activates a crank arm that translates the movement to the transmission shift lever. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276746 | Surgical robotic system - A surgical robotic system comprising a robotic arm, an end effector movably connected thereto and provided with a movable end effector element driven by an actuator, and a force sensor arranged between the robotic arm and the end effector. The actuator is formed by a hydraulic cylinder. The robotic arm is provided with a hydraulic line connected to said hydraulic cylinder of the end effector. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276747 | Actuator for a Clamping Mechanism of an Adjustable Steering Column - The invention relates to an actuator for a clamping mechanism of an adjustable steering column of a motor vehicle, by way of which actuator a clamping apparatus can be moved between a release position for adjusting the steering column and a clamping position for fixing the steering column in position, the actuator comprising a gear mechanism having a plurality of gear elements which are in engagement with one another. In order to provide an actuator which can be transferred considerably more quickly into its release position, an actuating device ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276748 | Gear Shifter - Gear shifter includes base plate having a bolt shaft which is in turn fitted in with a detent ring, a pawl, a lever, and a plate member. The detent ring is provided with interior space whose inner circumferential surface is formed with a series of first and second ratchet teeth. Side wall of the pawl is disposed with first catch tongue and second catch member. Lever is formed with movable ratchets engaged with second ratchet tooth. When user triggers the lever towards first direction, the movable ratchet is to actuate detent ring to rotate, and using the first catch tongue to abut against the first ratchet teeth, thus cable is pulled tightly wound. When the lever is triggered towards second direction, the lever will push the first catch tongue to disengage from abutting against the first ratchet tooth, thus making the detent ring rotating back to release the tight cable. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276749 | Accelerator pedal for a vehicle - A pedal assembly for a vehicle including a pedal housing and a pedal arm coupled to the housing. A friction generating assembly associated with the housing includes at least an actuator which is engaged by the pedal arm, a brake pad engaged by the actuator, and springs which engage against the brake pad. Arms on the brake pad are adapted to engage with either an interior central wall or interior peripheral wall of the friction generating assembly. In one embodiment, the friction generating assembly defines a separate module which is snap fitted into a cavity defined in the pedal housing. A magnet is coupled to the pedal arm. A sensor is coupled to the pedal housing and positioned in proximity to the magnet. The sensor is responsive to movement of the magnet to generate an electrical signal that is representative of the position of the pedal arm. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276750 | PEDAL DEVICE WITH FUNCTION OF ADJUSTING PEDAL EFFORT AND HYSTERESIS - An object of the present invention is to provide a pedal device which can alleviate fatigue of a driver's ankle due to a frequent acceleration by differently setting the amount of reaction force applied when the driver presses and releases a pedal, by adjusting pre-compression force against a return spring disposed at a hinged portion of a pedal arm and adjusting a friction force on a hinged portion of the pedal arm, and satisfying a user's preference by properly adjusting the reaction force. In order to accomplish the above-mentioned object, the invention provides a pedal device with a function of adjusting a pedal effort and hysteresis that includes: a housing fixed to a car body; an arm hinged to the housing; an elastic member disposed between the housing and the pivot end of the pedal arm, and providing a return force to the pedal arm; a pedal effort adjusting unit disposed in the housing and pressing an end of the elastic member to adjust a pre-compression force to the elastic member force; and a hysteresis adjusting unit movably disposed in the housing to press the hinged portion of the pedal arm and adjusting the amount of change in stroke-to-pedal effort while the pedal arm operates. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276751 | BICYCLE HANDLEBAR GRIP HAVING ENHANCED COMBINATION STRENGTH AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE GRIP - A bicycle handlebar grip includes an inner fiber layer and an outer plastic layer. Thus, the fiber layer is light and hard to reduce the weight and increase the structural strength of the bicycle handlebar grip, while the plastic layer is soft and has an adjustable thickness to provide a comfortable sensation to a user. In addition, the plastic layer includes a holding portion coated on the outer surface of the fiber layer, an engaging portion penetrating through the weaving gaps of the fiber layer, and a permeating portion extending through the weaving gaps of the fiber layer into the inner surface of the fiber layer to enhance the combination strength between the fiber layer and the plastic layer and to enhance the structural strength of the bicycle handlebar grip. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276752 | PEDAL DEVICE WITH FUNCTION OF ADJUSTING PEDAL EFFORT AND HYSTERESIS - An object of the present invention is to provide a pedal device which can alleviate fatigue of a driver's ankle due to frequent acceleration by differently setting the amount of reaction force applied when the driver presses and releases a pedal, by adjusting pre-compression force against a return spring disposed at a hinged portion of a pedal arm and adjusting a friction force on a pivot end of the pedal arm, and satisfying a user's preference by properly adjusting the reaction force. In order to accomplish the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a pedal device that includes: a housing fixed to a car body; an arm hinged to the housing; an elastic member disposed at the hinged portion between the housing and the pedal arm, and providing a return force to the pedal arm; a pedal effort adjusting unit disposed at the pedal arm and pressing an end of the elastic member to adjust a pre-compression force to the elastic member; and a hysteresis adjusting unit movably disposed at the housing to press a pivot end of the pedal arm and adjusting the amount of change in stroke-to-pedal effort when the pedal arm operates. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276753 | Method of Manufacturing Cam Shaft, Cam Shaft, and Cam Lobe Material Used in the Same - A method of manufacturing a cam shaft that prevents cracks during the joining of a cam lobe to a shaft, and improves the degree of freedom of design of the cam lobe is provided. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276754 | Easy crank - In combination with a crank assembly, the improvement comprising an apparatus for improving operation of the crank assembly. The apparatus includes an elongated extension member having each of a predetermined shape, a first predetermined length and formed of a first predetermined material, such predetermined shape includes a projection on one end thereof for engagement with one end of the crank assembly. A rotatable handle member is disposed around at least a portion of the elongated extension member, such rotatable handle member having a second predetermined length and formed of a second predetermined material. There is a means for securing the rotatable handle member to the elongated handle member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276755 | GEAR - A gear comprised of a tooth surface and a hard carbon film formed on at least a part of the tooth surface. When the gear is used in lubricant including a specific component, a friction of a tooth surface of the gear is largely decreased, and therefore the gear performs an excellent power transmission efficiency. Further, when the gear is employed in a planetary gear mechanism or speed reducing mechanism which has a plurality of meshing portions of gears, the power transmission efficiency of the mechanism is also improved. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276756 | TRACTION-DRIVE TYPE DRIVING-FORCE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A traction-drive type driving-force transmission mechanism includes a sun roller having a first central axis about which the sun roller is rotatable. Shafts are provided and each has a second central axis aligned parallel to the first central axis. Planetary rollers are arranged rotatably along an outer peripheral surface of the sun roller and are supported respectively by the shafts. A guide member guides each shaft displaceably in a radial direction of the sun roller while maintaining the parallel relationship between the first and second central axes. A pressing member presses each planetary roller against the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller so that a driving force can be transmitted by a traction force between the sun roller and each of the planetary rollers. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276757 | EROSION-CORROSION RESISTANT CARBIDE CERMETS FOR LONG TERM HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICE - Cermets are provided in which the ceramic phase is selected from the group consisting of Cr | 2008-11-13 |
20080276758 | Cap removal apparatus and cap removal method for vacuum blood collection tubes - A cap removal apparatus for a vacuum blood collection tube is configured to remove a cap from the collection tube of which an opening is closed by the cap so that the tube is kept under vacuum inside. The cap removal apparatus comprises, a tube clamping mechanism which clamps the collection tube upright in a cap removal position, a chuck mechanism which is disposed in the cap removal position and chucks the cap of the collection tube, seal pressure reduction unit which is disposed in the a chuck mechanism and configured to seal a region around the opening including the cap and reduce the pressure of the sealed region to substantially the same level as the internal pressure of the collection tube when the cap is chucked, and a lift mechanism which raises the chuck mechanism from a cap chucking position, thereby removing the cap from the collection tube. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276759 | SIDING HAMMER AND ATTACHMENTS FOR CONVERTING A HAMMER TO A SIDING HAMMER - A siding hammer having a depth control face spaced in front of a striking face of a hammer head of the hammer. The depth control face strikes a substrate into which a fastener is being driven when the fastener has been driven to a predetermined depth of penetration in the substrate to inhibit the fastener from being driven further into the substrate. In certain embodiments, the depth control face is removable to permit the hammer to be used without depth of penetration control. In certain embodiments, the depth control face is adjustable to adjustably control fastener depth penetration. Attachments are also provided for temporarily converting a hammer into a siding hammer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276760 | Driver - Provided is a screwdriver. The screwdriver includes: a driver bit; a first main gear axially coupled to the driver bit; first side gears meshed with the first main gear; a second main gear disposed on a same shaft of the first main gear; second side gears meshed with the second main gear and one end of the first side gear; a coupling shaft having one end axially coupled to the second main gear; a front body for applying a rotary power to the second main gear; a rear body connected to the other end of the coupling shaft and rotatably coupled to one end of the front body for transferring power in a driver bit shaft direction; and a clutch interposed between the second main gear and the rear body for blocking a rotary power to be transferred from the front body to the second main gear. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276761 | FASTENER DRIVING SYSTEM WITH PRECISION FASTENER GUIDE - An apparatus for positioning a fastener in a driving system. A positioning assembly is positioned at the first end of a guide tube to engage a fastener driven by a driver shaft out of the guide tube. The positioning assembly includes a first jaw having an interior cavity and a mounting portion allowing the jaw to be mounted to the guide tube. The positioning assembly includes a second jaw having an interior cavity and a mounting tab allowing the jaw to be mounted to the guide tube. The first and second jaw are rotatably coupled to the guide tube in a retractable manner such that a fastener exiting the guide tube separates the jaws and is centered about the axis passing longitudinally through the guide tube. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276762 | Torque transmission mechanism - A torque transmission mechanism comprises an outer body defining a cavity and an inner body located at least partially inside the cavity and able to rotate therein. A plurality of rollers located between the outer and inner bodies interact with cam surfaces so that rotation of the inner body in a first direction is substantially unimpeded but rotation in the opposite direction is prevented or impeded by interaction of rollers with one or more cam surfaces. One of the rollers is larger than at least one other roller and is located in a recess formed in one of the outer and inner bodies. In one embodiment the recess is formed in a part of the outer body which has a greater wall thickness, excluding the effect of the recess than the rest of the outer body, so that the larger roller is accommodated without adding bulk to the outer body. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276763 | NO MESS OIL FILTER REMOVAL TOOL - An oil filter removal tool includes a member for providing a reservoir to capture leakage oil as the oil filter is removed from a vehicle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276764 | Spanner with tension setting assembly - A spanner with tension setting assembly, comprises at least one driving portion; a holding portion connected to the driving portion; a control portion installed at one side of the holding portion; an adjusting portion installed at the side of the holding portion and aside the processing and display portion; and a processing and display portion installed at the side of the holding portion; the processing and display portion receiving signals from the control portion and the adjusting portion for processing the signals and displaying processed results. The adjusting portion includes at least one setting section for setting the tensions and displaying functions of the processing and display portion. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276765 | Hand tool with multiple bit storage and a method for using the same - A hand tool and bit storage device configured to allow easy storage and access to a wide variety of bits. The hand tool comprises a body portion, a stem portion and a bit interface. The hand tool couples with the storage device. The storage device holds one or more tool frames or bit inserts each comprising a plurality of bits. The bit inserts are deformable to allow easy access to the bits contained therein. In some embodiments, the bit inserts may be locked in the storage device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276766 | Locking Pliers with CAM - A pair of locking pliers having an adjusting device that utilizes a cam assembly. The pliers, preferably, include a trolley disposed in a first handle member that defines a channel. The trolley is structured to be coupled to a link assembly wherein the position of the link assembly relative to the distal end of the first handle member affects the spacing of the pliers' jaws. The cam assembly is, preferably, a planar disk-like body having a radially extending handle and, preferably, a plurality of flats about the circumference. The cam assembly is disposed, preferably, in the plane defined by the first handle member and the second handle assembly. The cam is coupled to the first handle member at the distal end of the handle portion and its' axis extends generally perpendicular to the plane defined by the first handle member and the second handle assembly. At this location, the cam plurality of flats are structured to engage the trolley/cam follower as the cam handle extends beyond the first handle member distal end. Rotation of the cam causes the trolley, and therefore link assembly, to move relative to the distal end of the first handle member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276767 | Pliers that Can Operate Workpieces of Two Different Types - A pair of pliers include a fixed handle, a fixed jaw secured to the fixed handle and provided with a first toothed clamping portion and a first holding recess, a movable jaw pivotally mounted on the fixed handle and provided with a second toothed clamping portion and a second holding recess, and a movable handle pivotally mounted on the movable jaw. Thus, the pliers are used to operate a pipe by the second toothed clamping portion and the first toothed clamping portion and to operate a nut or screw by the second holding recess and the first holding recess, so that the pliers can be used to operate workpieces of two different types. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276768 | MANUAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE TOOL - An assembly tool for installing a clutch pressure plate and clutch housing of a manual clutch on the flywheel of an engine includes a bell shaped housing which receives and pivotally supports a plurality of fingers having outwardly directed claws. A coaxial cylindrical portion of the bell shaped housing includes male threads which receive a complementarily threaded collar which may be rotated to engage, radially extend and retract the fingers. Internal threads in the cylindrical portion of the housing receive a complementarily threaded portion of a push rod. The push rod includes a thrust bearing at an end that engages the fingers of the pressure plate and may be rotated to engage, retract and extend the pressure plate. A method of clutch housing installation utilizing the tool is also disclosed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276769 | Automatic Driver Device and Joining Process - An automatic driver device ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276770 | Handle for a tool - A handle for a tool, such as a screwdriver, has a handle core on which a handle sheath is situated. The handle core may be connectable or connected at a first end to a shaft of the tool. The handle sheath may have three areas in the longitudinal direction. A first area may adjoin the first end of the handle core and may include a semisoft zone, for example having a hardness of 60 to 80 Shore A. A second area, adjoining the first area, may include a soft zone, for example having a hardness of 10 to 60 Shore A. A third area, adjoining the second area, may be include a hard zone, for example having a hardness of greater than 90 Shore A. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276771 | Method For Hardening A Machined Article - A machining method and an article manufactured therefrom, the method improving mechanical properties in a work surface by performing a very shallow machining pass using a cutting tool, in combination with application of a cryogenic fluid to the work surface and the cutting tool, the combination compressive force and cryogenic cooling increasing hardness, increasing compressive residual stress, and reducing surface roughness in the manufactured article. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276772 | MACHINE TOOL - According to one embodiment, a machine tool for machining a workpiece includes: a main spindle that holds the workpiece to rotate the workpiece around a axis; a tool that is configured to machine the workpiece by working together with the main spindle; a headstock that rotatably supports the main spindle and includes a leading-edge portion and a base-end portion; and a bed that supports the headstock by a sliding bearing at the leading-edge portion and rolling bearings at two points of the base-end portion so that the headstock is movable along an axial line of the main spindle, wherein the two points of the base-end portion are spaced apart from each other in a direction orthogonal to the axial line of the main spindle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276773 | Multipurpose cutting method for cutting various materials - The present invention relates to a multipurpose cutting method, using a power tool, hereafter called “m Mach”, for cutting various materials. The tool (device) can be quickly configured to work as a straight-cutter, a cross-cutter, a compound miter cutter, a chop saw, a table saw, a straight-side creator, or a circular saw. It is to provide a new, improved and reliable multipurpose cutting device that can complement or eliminate the need of having more than one cutting power tool to perform various cutting functions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276774 | Sheet metal section - A method of cutting a strip of sheet metal, including feeding out a continuous strip of sheet metal in a feeding direction, cutting the strip into a plurality of lengths, including making a wave shaped cut between each length and an adjacent length, wherein each of a forward edge and a following edge of each length include a plurality of waves, and selecting at least one of a radius of each of the plurality of waves and a spacing between adjacent ones of the plurality of waves based on a cutting angle, wherein the cutting angle is oblique with respect to the feeding direction. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276775 | Endless blade trim saw for trimming lumber workpieces and methods - Described herein are several embodiments of a trim saw for trimming lumber work pieces. For example, in one exemplary embodiment, a reduced waste single column trim saw for cutting a workpiece having multiple aligned workpiece components that are assembled together can include a frame member, an endless band saw blade, and first and second blade turning regions. The frame member can include at least one driving wheel and at least one driven wheel. The endless band saw blade can extend about and be movably retained by the at least one driving wheel and at least one driven wheel such the endless band saw blade is horizontally drivable through a workpiece cutting region. The trim saw can include a first blade turning region proximate a first end of the workpiece cutting region and a second blade turning region proximate a second end of the workpiece cutting region. The blade can be turned approximately ninety degrees in the first blade turning region and again turned approximately ninety degrees in the second blade turning region. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276776 | Dust collecting devices for machining apparatus - A dust collecting device for collecting cutting chips into a dust collecting container is provided. A back-flow preventing wall(s) is fixedly disposed on a flow path member defining a flow path between a machining apparatus and the dust collecting container. The back-flow preventing wall(s) is configured to decrease a cross sectional area of a flow path part defined by the flow path member in a downstream direction with respect to the flow of the air containing the cutting chips toward the dust collecting container. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276777 | WATER JET PORTIONER - An apparatus ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276778 | Device for Feeding Boards to Crosscut Saws - A device for supplying boards to crosscut saws has a feeding device and a transverse transport unit arranged downstream of the feeding device. Several loading planes are arranged downstream of the transverse transport unit and positioned at different levels. The boards are supplied on the loading planes to a crosscut saw, respectively. The transverse transport unit is adjustable relative to the loading planes about an axis that is transverse to a transport direction of the boards on the transverse transport unit. A stop is adjustably arranged in the transport path of the boards on the transverse transport unit, wherein the stop, without sensing the boards, is adjustable exclusively by a control unit of the device. When the transverse transport unit is being adjusted into a new position relative to the loading planes, the stop prevents further transport of the boards to the loading planes, respectively. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276779 | Crown Molding Cutting Apparatus And Method - A method and apparatus are provided, for positioning a work piece, such as a piece of crown molding, through use of an apparatus including a work piece support plate pivotably attached along a pivot axis to a base. The base is adapted to rest on a horizontal reference plane, such as the table of a mitre saw, for pivoting motion of the support plate about the pivot axis to a desired angle with respect to the base, while the pivot axis is simultaneously positioned to extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal line of intersection between a horizontal and a vertical reference plane, established by the table and fence of the mitre saw, to hold the work piece at a desired tilt angle with respect to the vertical reference plane, so that the work piece may be cut in substantially the same orientation as it will be mounted. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276780 | COMBINING DEVICE FOR THE CHOPPER SET OF A TABLE SAWING MACHINE - A combining device for the chopper set of a table sawing machine includes at least a fixing base, a chopper plate and an eccentric shaft. The fixing base secured in a table sawing machine body has a vertical wall bored with a threaded hole and having its opposite sides respectively provided with a position-limiting recess. The eccentric shaft has its front side screwed in the threaded hole of the fixing base, disposed with an eccentric press member. The chopper plate has its lower end formed with a positioning member fitted in the position-limiting recesses, cut with a long notch at a location matching with the threaded hole. When the eccentric shaft is rotated, the press member presses one sidewall of the long notch to firmly fix the chopper plate in the position-limiting recesses of the fixing base. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276781 | Cutting tool - Cutting tool having a support and a multiplicity of saw teeth which have a tip region and a root region, wherein the saw teeth are welded directly or indirectly to the support at the root region, and wherein the tip region is narrower than the root region in side view. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276782 | MULTI-CUTTER - An apparatus to quickly and uniformly cut out cookies and to cut out multiple cookie shapes in just a fraction of the time that it once took using Conventional cookie cutters that only cut one cookie at a time. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276783 | Punch Tool - A punch tool includes a casing ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276784 | MITER SAW AND A BEVEL LOCK DEVICE THEREOF - A miter saw has a base and a rotatable table mounted on the base. A support is mounted on the rear of the table. A pivot arm is pivotally connected to the support through a connecting shaft. A cutting assembly is connected to the pivot arm. A locking member is connected between the support and the pivot arm. An electromagnetic member is connected to the locking member through a linking device. The electromagnetic member is electrically connected to a switch which is used to control a supply of actuating power to the electromagnetic member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276785 | Constant force scoring device and method for using same - A scoring device is described herein that applies a constant force while scoring a piece of material so that there is a consistent score quality (or vent depth) within the scored piece of material. In one embodiment, the piece of material is a bowed shaped glass sheet that is supported by a conformable nosing device which has been configured to have a bowed shape that substantially matches the bowed shape of the glass sheet. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276786 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SOUND MAXIMIZER - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to deriving a useful life value of a vibrating member in a musical instrument by analyzing a spectral response to sound produced by the vibrating member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276787 | Device for Automatically Tuning a String of a Stringed Instrument - A device is disclosed for tuning at least one string of a string instrument, preferably a guitar, in particular an electric guitar or a bass, in particular an electric bass, comprising a detection device for detecting a note generated by striking a string and for output of a signal corresponding to the note detected, a memory device for storing preselected signals, corresponding to a desired note, a comparator device for comparing the signal output by the detection device with a signal corresponding to the desired note and stored in the memory device, an adjusting device for varying the tension of at least one of the strings, at least one drive for driving the adjusting device, a controller connected to the comparator device and controlling the at least one drive via a control line on the basis of a deviation found in the comparator device between the signals representing the note thereby generated and signals representing the desired note. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276788 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - To the undersurface of a main body | 2008-11-13 |
20080276789 | Electronic Keyboard Musical Instrument Having Key Actuators - An electronic keyboard musical instrument comprises a keyboard assembly including juxtaposed keys and juxtaposed swing weight mechanisms, each of the keys correspondingly linked with each of the swing weight mechanisms. The keyboard assembly is supported on a key bed having an aperture which is elongate in the direction of the key juxtaposition. Actuating members are provided corresponding to the respective swing weight mechanisms each of which in turn actuates each corresponding key. The actuating members are disposed in a lower yoke having a channel member and flanges integrally manufactured by bending a metal plate. The flanges are fastened to the key bed across and over the aperture so that the actuating members penetrate the aperture toward the swing weight mechanism. The height of the channel member determines a relative position between the actuating members and the swing weight mechanism. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276790 | System and method for sound recognition - The present disclosure relates to sound and speech recognition devices and methods. A system is provided that utilizes a system of tonal and rhythmic visualization methods to recognize different sounds so as to accurately identify true security problems in a cost effective manner. The system can also be utilized to recognize different vocal characteristics so as to accurately identify individuals based on their speech. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276791 | Method and apparatus for comparing musical works - The present disclosure relates to audio and music processing devices and methods. A system is provided that utilizes tonal and rhythmic visualization methods to accurately and empirically determine the level of similarity between two or more musical works. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276792 | LYRICS SUPERIMPOSED ON VIDEO FEED - A system comprises a camera, a display, and logic coupled to the camera and display. The logic causes a video feed from the camera to be displayed on the display and lyrics to be superimposed on the displayed video feed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276793 | BEAT ENHANCEMENT DEVICE, SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING BEATS - In a sound output device, a sound input unit acquires a sound signal reproduced by a reproduction device. A beat extractor extracts a beat component of the sound signal based on a spectrogram, and generates a beat waveform having information of a beat timing and a beat intensity. An output signal generator amplifies the sound signal with the beat waveform being a gain, using the beat timing and beat intensity which the beat waveform has. A sound output unit outputs the beat enhanced sound signal as a sound by performing D/A conversion on the beat enhanced sound signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276794 | DIGITAL GUITAR SYSTEM - A digital guitar system and method includes a digital guitar and a digital guitar interface device, and a method of converting a conventional guitar into a digital guitar. The guitar is adapted to generate analog audio signals, convert those signals into digital signals, format the digital signals according to a digital communication protocol, and to output the formatted signals. The guitar may include a novel multi-signal guitar pickup that generates some of the analog audio signals. The guitar is further adapted to receive digital signals, convert those signals into analog signals, and output the analog signals. The interface device is adapted to receive digital signals, convert those signals into analog signals, and output the analog signals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276795 | Cartridge chamber - Cooling channels are milled on the peripheral surface of the individual cartridge chamber(s). Milling the cooling channels on the freely accessible surface makes it possible to simplify production. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276796 | Weapon with breach mechanism - It is proposed that a loading chamber of a weapon with a breech mechanism no longer be part of a cannon tube but rather that it form, together with a breechblock, a unit, which additionally contains a device for firing ammunition and which can move relative to the bore portion of the cannon tube. This design solution can be used in all weapons with various and different breech mechanisms. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276797 | SELF-CLEANING GAS OPERATING SYSTEM FOR A FIREARM - A self-cleaning gas operating system for a firearm having a conventional bolt carrier assembly is disclosed comprising: a nozzle assembly having a nozzle in direct communication with a port on the muzzle; said nozzle assembly nested within a piston cup having a vent, a connecting rod operationally linking the piston cup to a spring loaded operating rod which is substantially co-axial to a bolt carrier key having a striking portion, said striking portion having a concave strike face in contact with said operating rod, wherein gas discharged from a fired cartridge displaces the piston cup and causes the operating rod to strike the strike face displacing the bolt assembly. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276798 | Asymmetric Volume Booster Arrangement for Valve Actuators - An asymmetric volume booster assembly includes an actuator movable in a first direction and a second direction, a first booster in fluid communication with the actuator, and a second booster in fluid communication with the actuator. The first booster includes a first supply passage and a first exhaust passage, wherein the first supply passage supplies fluid to the actuator and the first exhaust passage exhausts fluid from the actuator. The first exhaust passage is configured to produce a first fluid flow resistance. The second booster includes a second supply passage and a second exhaust passage, wherein the second supply passage supplies fluid to the actuator and the second exhaust passage exhausts fluid from the actuator. The second exhaust passage is configured to produce a second resistance to fluid flow. The first fluid flow resistance is greater than the second fluid flow resistance, such that the actuator moves substantially symmetrically in the first direction and the second direction. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276799 | ALUMINUM PISTON WITH AN INCORPORATED SEAL - In order to reduce product weight, enhance design freedom, reduce production cost and improve productivity, an aluminum piston with an incorporated seal is provided, the piston comprising an aluminum die-cast piston main body ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276800 | METHOD TO CONDENSE AND RECOVER CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) FROM CO2 CONTAINING GAS STREAMS - A method to condense and recover CO | 2008-11-13 |
20080276801 | Device and Method for Purifying a Process Gas in a Reflow Soldering System - Disclosed is a device for purifying a process gas in a reflow soldering system. Said device comprises a receptacle that contains at least one packing bed. The process gas is fed to the receptacle via a gas inlet while being discharged from the receptacle after penetrating the packing bed. The inventive device further comprises an apparatus for delivering a liquid fluid to the receptacle. Secondary materials of the soldering process in the reflow soldering system can be absorbed by the liquid fluid and thus be eliminated from the process gas. Secondary materials and/or droplets and vapors of the fluid can additionally be absorbed and adsorbed on the surface of the packing. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276802 | Dryer and drying apparatus with enhanced moisture removal - A dryer and a drying apparatus attachable to a dryer are disclosed. A wheel having desiccant material is located in line and in close proximity with a heating element. The wheel includes a first portion positioned in an inlet air path and a second portion positioned in an outlet air path. The desiccant material removes water molecules from air within the inlet air path, and lowers the vapor pressure of the incoming air. In the outlet air path, heated air flows through the second portion to transfer energy to the desiccant material. The wheel rotates to change the desiccant material within the portions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276803 | Methods and systems for reducing carbon dioxide in combustion flue gases - A method for processing flue-gas, in an exemplary embodiment, includes providing an absorber unit having a membrane contactor, channeling a combustion flue gas along a first surface of the membrane contactor, and channeling an ammonia-based liquid reagent along a second opposing surface of the membrane contactor. The method also includes partially separating the ammonia-based liquid from the flue gas such that the ammonia-based liquid and the flue gas contact at gas-liquid interface areas, defined by a plurality of pores of the membrane contactor, to separate CO | 2008-11-13 |
20080276804 | Functionalized Adsorbent for Removal of Acid Gases and Use Thereof - The present invention provides a functionalized adsorbent for removal of acid gases, which comprises a pore-expanded mesoporous support having a pore volume of between 0.7 and 3.6 cc/g, a median pore diameter of between 1 and 25 nm, and a BET surface area of between 500 and 1600 m | 2008-11-13 |
20080276805 | Vehicle Passenger Compartment Air Filter Devices - A vehicle passenger compartment air filter device comprising a filtration medium comprising (i) a first filter layer comprising a electrostatically charged split fiber nonwoven web layer and optionally a scrim affixed to said split fiber layer; (ii) a nonwoven web of electret charged thermoplastic microfibers as a second filter layer, said microfibers having an effective fiber diameter (EFD) of greater than 10 μm and comprising a thermoplastic resin having a resistivity greater than 10 | 2008-11-13 |
20080276806 | WELDING SMOG DISPOSING MACHINE - A welding smog-disposing machine includes a machine box partitioned into an air pumping space and a filtration space by a separating plate, with the lower end of the air pumping space and the filtration space communicating with each other. The air pumping space has one side bored with an opening, and a collecting box is provided at a proper location under the air pumping space and the separating plate for receiving and collecting embers dropping down through the opening of the air pumping space for obstructing the embers from entering the machine box. The filtration space has a filtration chamber and an exhaust chamber, and the filtration chamber is assembled with a movable filter cloth device for filtrating the oil smog and impurities produced during electric welding, effectively maintaining air quality in a work environment. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276807 | Device for Producing Coffee - The device includes an infusion chamber defined by at least two parts ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276808 | Thin film cooking devices and methods - Improved cooking devices and methods of achieving intimate heat transfer contact between a low-friction, non-stick release sheet material and a heated platen are provided. In particular, improved intimate heat transfer contact may be achieved by providing a very thin release sheet, providing a layer of heat transfer enhancing material forming an intimate heat transfer contact interface between the release sheet and the platen, and/or providing a release sheet that is gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable. A dynamic tensioning system is also provided for mounting a release sheet to a heated platen and maintaining even, bidirectional tension on the release sheet to keep it taut against the platen. Illustrated embodiments of the invention include a clamshell grill and conveyorized contact toaster. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276809 | Roasting Device - A roasting device ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276810 | Apparatus for pre-shaping dough balls - An automated machine for pre-shaping dough balls in a high speed tortilla machine. A main frame contains a holding press plate with a set of regularly distributed openings, and where a press box is located over the regular openings. Each press box contains a catching ball tube, and a press gate. Each dough ball is sequentially deposited onto a pre-shaper catching ball tube to permit balls to pass through open press gates and onto the surface of a transport band, where they are kept in a predetermined position. Once all of the dough balls reach a predetermined location, they are pre-pressed in place by means of a set of press gates. The flattener press gates close the ball entrance in the catching ball tubes to prevent dough balls entering any further into the press boxes. The press gate devices are actuated to open the catching ball tube and separate the pressing gate device from the pre-pressed balls. The transport band advances the pre-pressed balls towards the main press area. The main frame lowers its position towards the transport band. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276811 | Food Sleeve for Use on Roller Grill - In one aspect, packaging for use on a roller grill may include a generally cylindrical, hollow sleeve having at least one open end. In another aspect, the packaging may include a food product may be placed into a wrapper, and the food product and wrapper may be inserted into a generally cylindrical, hollow sleeve. In a further aspect of the invention, a method for packaging a food product and heating it on a roller grill may include wrapping a food product in a wrapper, inserting a food product and a wrapper into a generally cylindrical, hollow sleeve having at least one open end, and placing a sleeve onto rollers of a roller grill. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276812 | Pressing Cyclinder, Preferably For Use In A Refuse Container - A pressing cylinder, preferably for use in a refuse compressor, which when in use is preferably in a vertical position, and at the bottom is coupled to a pressing plate and at the top to a secured top plate and which can activate the pressing plate in upward and downward directions, includes preferably three cylinder sections, a first, lower cylinder section which at the bottom is attached to the pressing plate, a second, intermediate cylinder section which can be displaced telescopically in the cylinder's longitudinal direction on the first cylinder section, and a third, upper cylinder section which at the top is attached to the top plate, and which can be displaced telescopically on the second cylinder section. The cylinder can have a large diameter and operate at a correspondingly low working pressure and can therefore have a small wall thickness or be produced of materials other than steel. The pressing cylinder consequently becomes light, easy to operate and cheap to produce. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276813 | Method and Apparatus for Printing a Patterned Layer on a Flatsubstate with a Flat-Type-Bed - A method of printing a patterned layer comprises (step | 2008-11-13 |
20080276814 | Web press and method for producing the press - A web press with at least one printing couple, where the at least one printing couple or each printing couple is provided with a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking couple, and preferably a dampening unit, and a transfer system is assigned to the transfer cylinder, and a printing form system is assigned to the form cylinder. The transfer system assigned to the transfer cylinder of the printing couple or each printing couple is constructed with several parts which are disposed along the axial direction of the transfer cylinder. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276815 | Transfer Drum Between Printing Units of a Sheet-fed Printing Press - A transfer drum between printing units in a sheet-fed printing press includes gripper systems which can be switched to a desired mode of operation by simple measures and ensure stable and reliable transport of a sheet between printing units when in a respective operating position. A drum body has journals for supporting the drum body in side walls and two gripper systems provided on the drum body. The gripper systems are radially extendable into an operating position depending on a selected mode of operation for printing on only one side or for printing on both sides of the sheet. The gripper systems are disposed diametrically opposite each other relative to an axis of rotation of the drum body and are attached to a support disposed in the drum body to move in radial direction. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276816 | Method for Automatically Adjusting Pressure Between Rotary Bodies in a Printing Press and Printing Press for Carrying out the Method - A method for automatically adjusting a pressure between rotary bodies in a printing press, includes measuring an image of a pressure strip on printing material. An image of a first pressure strip formed by a first rotary body together with a second body and an image of a second pressure strip formed by the second rotary body together with a third rotary body, are measured on the printing material. A printing press for carrying out the method is also provided. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276817 | Printed security mark - Embodiments of a printed security mark and a process are disclosed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276818 | Shock Tube Initiator - A shock tube initiator (STI) for allowing the remote and/or manual initiation of at least one shock tube, typically two shock tubes is disclosed. The STI consists of: a) at least one coupling | 2008-11-13 |
20080276819 | Multilayered microcavities and actuators incorporating same - A microcavity structure. In an illustrative embodiment, the microcavity structure includes a first substrate, which has a region of interest. A second substrate with a perforation therein is bonded to the first substrate. The perforation coincides with the region of interest. In a specific embodiment, the first substrate is implemented via a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The region of interest includes one or more circuit components, including an actuator, such as a bridgewire, thereon or therein. A smoothing layer is included between the PCB and the actuator. A bonding gasket adheres the first substrate to the second substrate. The perforation accommodates energetic material that is selectively ignited via the actuator. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276820 | Styling pyrotechnic device - A styling pyrotechnic device comprising multiple, two preferred, bearing members with each disposed with multiple locating holes to receive insertion of multiple pyrotechnic tubes; each pyrotechnic tube being erected at a certain inclination; multiple locating holes on each bearing member being arranged in a circle; each circle having its circumference same as or different from that of another circle for multiple pyrotechnic tubes to be erected at different inclinations to produce various styling effects when fired into the skies. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276821 | Projectile and System for Providing Air-to-Surface Reconnaissance - An aerial reconnaissance projectile, such as a mortar, is launched for viewing a battlefield scene. A reconnaissance section is released from the projectile and conveys back pictures of the battlefield scene taken by a camera and transmitted by radio to a ground position for viewing on a video screen. The reconnaissance section; may have an inertia measurement unit for determining its position over the battlefield scene. The projectile containing the reconnaissance equipment may be a convention mortar round or a rocket projectile. This aerial reconnaissance projectile is capable of carrying sensors for chemical, biological or nuclear activity on the surface area being traversed or intercepting radio signals from the ground and conveying this information by radio to a ground position with a radio receiver. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276822 | Irritation Member - Disclosed is an irritation grenade ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276823 | Remote-Controlled Vehicle Designed to be Mounted on a Support and Capable of Clearing an Obstacle - The invention concerns a remote-controlled vehicle designed to be mounted on a support and capable of clearing an obstacle on the support. The vehicle comprises first and second mobile frames. At least one articulated arm is mounted mobile on the first frame and a wheel is mounted on the articulated arm to maintain the vehicle on the support. A fastening means co-operates with the wheel and is adapted to retain the wheel on the support. At least one temporary support arm is mounted mobile on the second frame. The temporary support arm comprises retaining means for maintaining the vehicle on the support. The vehicle comprises motor means connected between the frames and the arms for moving same with respect to one another so as to clear an obstacle encountered on the support. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276824 | PROPULSION SYSTEM - A propulsion system for a vehicle is provided. The propulsion system includes a first traction drive system and a second traction drive system. The first traction drive system includes a heat engine and a first drive motor. The heat engine supplies energy to the first drive motor to propel the vehicle. The second traction drive system includes a second drive motor and a first energy storage device. The second drive motor both supplies energy to the first energy storage device and receives energy from the first energy storage device. Also provided is a propulsion system for a vehicle that includes the first traction drive system and a propulsion means for supplying energy to a first energy storage device and for receiving energy from the first energy storage device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276825 | ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE RETROFIT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system is provided for retrofitting an electrically propelled vehicle. The vehicle has an engine-driven generator, and at least a first traction motor and a second traction motor coupled to the generator. The system includes an energy storage device capable of being coupled to at least the first traction motor; and a control system operable to control a distribution of propulsive power between the first traction motor and the second traction motor. An associated method and a retrofit kit are provided, also. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276826 | Device for Conveying People and/or Goods - A device for conveying people or other objects, for example a car of an aerial cableway or a cable railroad, has a driveless running gear, which is pulled along a track cable. The car has consumers for electrical energy and an electrical energy storage device. Electrical energy is obtained by friction wheels on the running gear. The friction wheels are connected to a generator. The electrical energy is stored in the electrical energy storage device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276827 | Transport System and Method for Simultaneously Transporting Workpieces and Assemblers on a Production Line - The invention relates to a transport system for simultaneously transporting workpieces and assemblers on a production line comprising at least one rectilinear production section for several guided motor vehicles, each of which is provided with a mounting platform which extends along the entire vehicle length and on which the assemblers can move, wherein said vehicles can form a train during the displacement thereof along the production line. Each mounting platform is provided with its own drive. Said drives are controllable in such a way that the vehicles are driven in the form of a train during the displacement thereof along the production section. A method for simultaneously transporting workpieces and assemblers along the production line provided with at least one rectilinear production section. The inventive method consists in driving the vehicles in the form of a train by means of the drives mounted on the vehicles during the displacement thereof along the production section. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276828 | Railway car door operator assembly - A railway car door operator assembly is adapted for use in opening or closing railway car doors. The assembly is mountable on a self-propelled vehicle and includes a base mountable on the vehicle. An elongated arm having one end secured to an articulated joint on the base secures the arm to the base limiting movement of the arm to movement in a substantially horizontal plane. Another end of the arm is secured to a releasable restraint for releasable connection to a railway car door. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276829 | RAILWAY AUTO CARRIER AND LOADING SYSTEM - This invention is a railway car and system to carry automobiles and load and unload them by drivers driving under a bridge-like opening to ramps through the car and centering the auto parallel to and under the car. A ramp or lift takes the auto up to floor level. The auto is driven, pulled or pushed to storage spaces on the train including up ramps which are hinged at the top and let down to tale vehicles between one or more upper levels or to tilt park the vehicle on the ramp. These ramps are pulled up with a vehicle chocked thereto to get the maximum practical number of vehicles on the railway car. The rail car can be loaded while stationary or while moving along an area paved flush with the rails. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276830 | SINGLE LEVEL ENCLOSED RAILCAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A method of manufacturing an enclosed railcar comprising the steps of
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20080276831 | CAR BODY STRUCTURE - A railway car is provided with superior riding quality by improving the flexural rigidity of the car body structure while suppressing increase of body structure mass. A reinforcing plate is attached to a roof construction on the side facing an inner side of the car body at a longitudinal center portion of a railway car body structure composed of a roof construction, a side construction, an underframe and an end construction. The range in which the reinforcing plate is adhered in the longitudinal direction of the railway car body structure is between two body bolsters, and the range in which the plate is adhered in the horizontal direction of the roof construction is approximately half the length of the roof construction in the horizontal direction. The thickness of the reinforcing plate is increased gradually as the height of the roof construction in the vertical direction increases. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276832 | TRAIN-TO-PLATFORM GAP MITIGATOR - An improved gap filler in the form of a single plate or a plurality of plates attached to the train car exterior or emanating from below train car vestibule floor which permits transit line system operator to utilize one device to obtain any desired gap minimization at every train car door in a trainset relative to its corresponding platform edge at all stations on its transit line regardless of platform and/or track configuration while simultaneously adhering to its gap clearance standards pertaining to safe passage of any train within its fleet through any station. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276833 | INK FOR INK-JET RECORDING - An ink-jet ink comprising at least water and an organic solvent having a boiling point of not less than 150 ° C. in an amount of not less than 50 weight % and not more than 80 weight % based on the total weight of the ink, wherein the organic solvent comprises an alkane diol represented by Formula (1) or (2) in an amount of not less than 45 weight % and not more than 70 weight % based on the total weight of the ink, and a glycol mono-ether represented by Formula (3) in an amount of not less than 5 weight % and not more than 15 weight % based on the total weight of the ink: Formula (1) R | 2008-11-13 |
20080276834 | BITUMINOUS ROADBUILDING MATERIALS, IN PARTICULAR COLD MIXES AND EMULSION-STABILIZED GRAVEL, AND ROAD PAVEMENTS FORMED FROM THESE MATERIALS - Bituminous roadbuilding material obtained by impregnating, coating or contacting an aggregate, a recycling material, a coated aggregate or a mixture of these products with a bituminous emulsion (E), characterized in that the bitumen particles of the bituminous emulsion (E) used for the impregnating, coating or contacting comprise a fraction (F) representing 10 to 40% of the bitumen particles and having a median diameter of less than or equal to 0.6 μm, preferably of between 0.1 μm and 0.6 μm, the remainder of the bitumen particles of the emulsion having a median diameter of greater than or equal to 1 μm, preferably of between 1 and 20 μm. The material is advantageously composed of cold mixes or of emulsion-stabilized gravel. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276835 | Zirconium Oxide-Tin Oxide Composite Sol, Coating Composition and Optical Member - There is provided a stable sol of zirconium oxide-tin oxide composite colloidal particles and a method of producing the same, a hard coat material applied for a surface of a plastic lens, and an optical member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276836 | Composition containing anti-misting component of reduced molecular weight and viscosity - The invention relates to compositions comprising (I) a silicone-based coating component susceptible to misting under mist-producing conditions; and (II) an anti-misting amount of at least one branched polysiloxane of reduced molecular weight and viscosity. The invention also relates to a process for coating a substrate with the above coating formulation, as well as hardened silicone-based coatings or films produced by subjecting the coated substrate to one or more curing steps. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276837 | Methods and compositions for inhibiting surface icing - Surface coatings, and method of forming the coatings, are provided. The coatings inhibit the adhesion of or accumulation of ice to or on substrates to which the coatings are applied. The surface coatings preferably include a silicone phase change material. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276838 | Resting Device Assembly Including A Table and A Trolley - A resting device assembly for supporting a person above a surface during a procedure includes a resting device and a trolley. The resting device includes a device top assembly having a padded device top that supports the person during the procedure, and a device frame that supports the device top assembly. The device frame includes a frame base, a frame leg assembly having a plurality of spaced apart legs that supports the frame base and the device top assembly above the surface, and a height adjuster that adjusts the length of the plurality of spaced apart legs so as to raise and lower the device top relative to the surface. The frame base is a substantially rigid frame base that significantly increases the overall strength, support, and stability of the resting device assembly. The trolley defines a storage area for storing procedure materials that are usable during the procedure. The trolley is movable relative to the resting device between a storage position, wherein the trolley is positioned substantially beneath the resting device, and a working position, wherein the trolley is positioned next to the resting device. When the trolley is in the working position the procedure materials are easily accessed from the trolley. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276839 | CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE ITEM - A convertible furniture item, the furniture item convertible between a coffee table and a dining table with chairs, which includes a planar rectangular table top having a first and a second side and ends and is supported at the ends by a plurality of planar legs. The legs are positioned and configured to double as the backs and legs of opposed chairs, support inwardly extending seats when the coffee table is turned on the first side a planar dining table surface is centrally positioned between the legs, outwardly extending from the second side in this dining table position. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276840 | Device For Accommodating Objects, as Well as Transport Means - A device for accommodating objects, in particular for use in an airplane, comprising a housing, which has an access opening, as well as a door which is connected to the housing by at least one hinge so as to be pivotable between an open position and a closed position. The hinge defines a pivot axis for pivoting the door. The access opening is at least partially clear in the open position of the door and the access opening is at least partially closed off by the door in the closed position of the door. The door is lockable relative to the housing in its closed position. The door, in its closed position, is movable in a direction which extends substantially parallel to the pivot axis between a locked position and an unlocked position. The door, in its locked position, is locked relative to the housing, and the door, in its unlocked position, is pivotable about the pivot axis. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276841 | Table Construction - The invention relates to a table construction comprising a frame ( | 2008-11-13 |