24th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090144872 | Attachment System For A Helmet - An attachment system for attaching a face shield to a helmet. The system comprises a pair of attachment bases for holding a face shield to the helmet and for attaching to opposite sides of the helmet. The attachment bases each include a base plate covered by a body block. The base plate includes hooks for engaging an edge of the helmet. A strap assembly provides a pair of tightening straps, each engaging one attachment base. The tightening straps extend rearward and are connected together by a helmet band that extends over and around a portion of the helmet. The tightening straps each include a ratchet toothed strap body for adjusting a tension of the straps against the helmet. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144873 | ATHLETIC PANTS WITH INTEGRAL KNEE SUPPORT - An athletic pant that includes an area of compressive fabric disposed in a position on either pant leg that will surround the athlete's knee when the pants are worn. The area of compressive fabric in each pant leg also includes a pair of pockets positioned to lie on either side of the athlete's knee. The pockets completely enclose a support that aids in restricting lateral movement of the athlete's knee. The athletic pants may extend to the athlete's mid-calf region or to the ankle. The pants further include at least one cinch strap that is operable to reduce the diameter of the pant legs in the vicinity of the athlete's knee, thereby improving the fit of the pant for the athlete. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144874 | Wearable Towel - A towel easily wrapped and fixed about a body of a wearer, the towel having a substantially planer rectangular main body having two openings in the main body configured for securing the towel to the body of the wearer using one arm. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144875 | Neonatal Swaddler - A neonatal swaddler (60) is formed from flexible, transparent, single-ply sheet plastics material. The material is folded along a pair of generally-parallel longitudinal fold-lines ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090144876 | PATIENT LIFT AND GAIT ASSISTANCE GARMENT - A lift vest made of a lightweight, but strong fabric includes a comfortable neckline and armholes of a size so as to fit individuals of different sizes. Hook and loop fasteners enable the vest to be tightly secured to the individual. Multiple handle holds are attached to the exterior of the vest to enable a caregiver to support the individual or assist the individual in moving from one location to another. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144877 | Combined Shirt And Jewish Garment - Combined shirt and Jewish garment is provided adapted to be worn on a man's body. The combined shirt comprises a shirt having at least four corners, wherein at least two corners are positioned on each side of the man's body and a group of tied fringes is provided in the corners. Pockets are provided in the corners wherein the tied fringes are connected to the shirt within the pocket and are capable of being loosened to extend from said pocket. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144878 | BATHROOM TEXTILE ARTICLE - A bathroom textile article, particularly a bathrobe, includes a first part and a second part made of embossed microfiber non-woven fabric. The first and the second parts of non-woven fabric are superimposed on one another and joined together so as to present areas of superposition at which the two parts of non-woven fabric are free from mutual engagement, particularly in order to define volumes or pockets of air constituting a barrier to the transmission of moisture and/or heat. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144879 | Finished Carbon Fiber Collar Stays And Related Methods - A method for manufacturing a finished carbon fiber (FCF) collar stay includes the steps of fabricating a FCF sheet having at least one design and producing a FCF collar stay from the FCF sheet. A finished carbon fiber (FCF) collar stay has at least one carbon fiber sheet impregnated with resin; the sheet may produce a plurality of like FCF stays. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144880 | TRI-FINGER SPORTS GLOVE - Disclosed is an improved sports glove covering the ring finger, pinky finger, thumb, a portion of the palm, a portion of the wrist, and optionally a portion of the middle finger of a human hand. The index finger, at least a portion of the middle finger, a portion of the palm, and a portion of the dorsal side of the hand are left uncovered with the glove of the present invention, which allows for greater aeration throughout the glove during use and greater control when gripping a sporting implement such as a tennis racquet handle, a golf club handle, or the like. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144881 | Work gloves with marking indicia - A portable work station is convertible between a collapsed condition suitable for storage and transport and an expanded condition suitable for use as a work bench. The work station includes a central panel serving as a work table or bench positionable in generally horizontal plane when the work station is expanded. The central panel defines two opposing generally parallel ends. Legs at one of the parallel ends are movable between collapsed conditions within the collapsed work station and generally vertical positions when the work station is expanded for use as a work bench or table. A storage device is provided at the other end of the parallel ends movable between a collapsed condition substantially in parallel planes with the work table or bench and an extended condition substantially normal to the work table or bench. The storage device includes storage compartments or bins for storing tools, hardware or the like in the expanded condition of the work station. Rolling members on the storage device transport the work station in its collapsed condition by rolling it along a generally horizontal surface. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144882 | Hat note method and device - A billed hat having a writing material such as paper attached to the bill by tacky adhesive. The note paper, card stock or the like may be instantly removed and inserted into any other billed hat, even billed hats lacking any structures such as clips or studs, as the adhesive alone is sufficient to hold the writing material onto the hat. The writing material may be generally shaped and sized like the bill of a hat, with a rounded top and a width similar to that of the hat bill width. The adhesive is preferably a tacky one, allowing one note paper to be removed and emplaced in multiple different places not limited to hats. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144883 | ADJUSTABLE PADDING SYSTEM - Adjustable padding systems for garments, incorporating a pocket and a pad. The pocket is coupled to the garment and has a wide, proximal portion and a narrow, distal portion. The pad has corresponding wide and narrow portions. The narrow portion of the pad is longer than the length of the narrow portion of the pocket, but is adjustable in length. Accordingly, the location of the wide portion of the pad along the length of the garment can be adjusted by adjusting the length of the narrow portion of the pad. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144884 | PROTECTIVE HOOD - A protective hood is provided for protecting a wearer's head from environmental elements. The protective hood includes a hood body having a cap section positioned to fit over a top of the wearer's head, side sections positioned to hang adjacent sides of the wearer's head, and a back section positioned to hang adjacent a back of the wearer's head. The hood body defines an interior space for receiving the wearer's head. An outlet is provided for exhausting gas from the interior space of the hood body. The outlet includes a channel defined by first and second portions of the hood body. The channel is in fluid communication with the interior space and includes an open end portion in fluid communication with the environment for exhausting gas from the channel into the environment. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144885 | Protective head gear for aquatic sports - A protective head-gear apparatus and a method for making the same is disclosed. The protective head-gear apparatus is buoyant and includes a cap and ear-guard that covers a user's ears while wearing the cap. The ear-guards include pads of cushions that are formed from a buoyant material and which are vented to allow water to pass through the ear-guard elements and allow the user to hear wearing the protective head-gear apparatus. In further embodiments of the invention, the ear-guards include outer shells or covers that are also vented. The ear-guard elements are permanently attached to the cap or alternatively are configured to detachably couple to the cap through an attachment mechanism. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144886 | HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT DEVICE - A head and neck support device for an occupant of a vehicle with a shoulder harness over the shoulders of the occupant and a helmet on a head of the occupant. The head and neck support device having a yoke, a tether, and at least one sleeve member, which has a cavity defined therethrough. The tether is configured to slide through the sleeve member cavity for a defined distance, which allows the occupant a greater range of side-to-side rotary head mobility. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144887 | Solar powered motorcycle jacket - The garment includes a plurality of surfaces that have one or more solar panels placed upon them. The garment utilizes an interface configured to transmit the collected solar energy to a storage system, which may be used to power an electrical device via a connector. This connector may power an electronic device, whereas another connector could jump start a battery. The garment could also use some of the stored energy to power one or more light-emitting diodes located on the exterior for any variety of illuminating purposes. The garment could also use some of the stored energy to power a heated article of clothing such as a removable lining, gloves, pants, and the like, or inversely, could instead power a removable cooling fan. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144888 | Toilet flapper flush valve assembly - A flapper flush valve assembly includes a pair of laterally movable mounting arms which may be adjusted to vary a width therebetween to accommodate overflow tubes of different sizes. The flapper valve assembly is coupled to pivot members connected to an overflow tube. Mounting ears on the pivot members may include projections to provide spacing between the rotating mounting arms and adjacent sidewall of a toilet tank, thereby preventing jams. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144889 | Pressurized trap water saver toilet - A toilet that applies pressured air between an upper trap ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090144890 | Device having a flushing apparatus and a lavatory body, assembly kit for assembling such a device and method for assembling the said device - The device has a flushing apparatus and a lavatory body ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090144891 | MOVABLY AUXILIARY SANITARY CARE APPARATUS - A movable sanitary care auxiliary device system includes a support unit, a lifting unit, a water supply unit, a control unit built in the outer shell unit to modulate and control water temperature and warm temperature of the seat cushion and the extension and retraction of the cleaning nozzle unit, a waste storing unit and a riding unit comprised by a seat cushion and an outer lid. The seat cushion warms up the user's hip after the user is seated, the water supply unit is driven by the control unit via the control panel of the outer shell unit to clean the anal part of the user directly after evacuation to have the waste solely collected in the waste storing unit, and has the additional convenient function that the lifting unit can lifts the seat cushion gradually to help push the user to stand up from the seat cushion after evacuation. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144892 | Insulation for Above Ground Swimming Pools - Insulation for plastic sided metal framed above ground swimming pools whereby vertically-ribbed inflatable flexible plastic panels | 2009-06-11 |
20090144893 | Undermount Sink, Mounting Structure, And Method of Attachment - An undermount sink that can be integrally mounted to a laminate or solid surface countertop. The undermount sink has a novel mounting structure to accomplish mounting to a laminate countertop. A mounting flange is attached to an outer perimeter of the undermount sink bowl, and is reinforced by way of a mounting flange support within the mounting flange that is mechanically fastened to the upper outer perimeter of the undermount sink bowl. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144894 | Patient adjustment device - A patient adjustment device with a plurality of handles placed on the edges of the device to facilitate a patient's movement. In addition to the handles there is provided studs and snaps for additional tethers or items that enable positioning of the patient. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144895 | Home Lift Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) Apparatus - The invention disclosed herein is a novel Home Lift Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) apparatus designed to provide stable movement along several critical axes of motion including lift capability. The HLPR apparatus is capable of moving along a desired floor path (“x-axis”), moving on a vertical axis to lift a patient (“z-axis”), rotating the HLPR apparatus itself (along an “outer rotational axis”), and rotating a patient within the HLPR apparatus while the HLPR apparatus itself remains stationary (along an “inner rotational axis”). The telescoping, double-nested C-frame structure of the HLPR apparatus and pivot assembly allow any patient support structure known in the art to be suspended securely and to move in a stable, torque-resistant manner to assist patients in rehabilitation and in independently performing activities of daily living. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144896 | PLAYPEN AND FABRIC FIXTURE DEVICE USED THEREFOR - A playpen includes a top frame, pairs of supporting legs in which the supporting legs of each pair have top ends connected to the top frame at two spaced apart positions and bottom ends extending toward each other, and a fabric enclosure having a lower portion and an upper portion which is attached removably to the top frame. A fixing device includes a plurality of fixing plates adapted to be fixed to the fabric enclosure and each having an engaging hole, and a plurality of foot members each having top and bottom ends, a plate-receiving hole opening at the top end and extending downwardly for insertion of a corresponding fixing plate, two leg-receiving holes for insertion of the bottom ends of one pair of the supporting legs, and a tongue for engaging detachably the engaging hole disposed within the plate-receiving hole. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144897 | FRAME MEMBER AND ATTACHED MEMBRANES - A collapsible apparatus includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, a first membrane and a second membrane, and an inflatable bladder. The second membrane is removably attachable to the first membrane. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144898 | PINCH-PREVENTING UNIT FOR BED GUARDRAIL - A pinch-preventing unit for bed guardrail includes a guardrail, a bed frame, and an actuating unit. The actuating unit is provided with a gap cover, which is located at a lower edge of the guardrail to close a gap existed between the lower edge of the guardrail and a top of the bed frame when the guardrail is in a lifted position for use, so as to ensure the safety use of the guardrail. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144899 | SLIDING MOBILITY ASSISTANCE DEVICE - An mobility assistance device providing support for a user on a bed or similar furniture is disclosed. The mobility assistance device may include a support member that can be coupled to a piece of furniture and a support handle that is movable in a substantially vertical direction relative to the support member. The support handle is movable from an operating position to a stowed position. A locking mechanism may secure the support handle in the raised operating position. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144900 | Mattress Cover - A mattress cover for covering a portion of a mattress that generally has a top surface and a plurality of side panels. The mattress cover generally comprises a waterproof cover, a fabric cover and at least one fastener to secure the fabric cover to the waterproof cover. The waterproof cover has at least one waterproof layer or portion for covering at least a portion of the top surface of the mattress. The at least one waterproof layer or portion has a plurality of edges. The fabric cover is removably securable to the waterproof cover. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A PILLOW INTO A PILLOWCASE - An apparatus and method for aiding the insertion of a pillow into a pillowcase. The apparatus or device is flexible and lays flat in a neutral condition. After the pillow is placed onto the device, the device is wrapped around the pillow to compress the pillow, and edges of the device are engaged with one another to maintain the pillow in a compressed condition. The device and compressed pillow are slid into a pillowcase, or the pillowcase is slid over the device and compressed pillow, and the device is then slid outwardly from the pillowcase, allowing the pillow to expand and fill the pillowcase. Optionally, the edges of the device may first be disengaged to allow expansion of the pillow to fill the pillowcase prior to sliding the device outwardly from the pillowcase. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144902 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION TABLE - A medical examination table for accommodating a patient is provided. The medical examination table includes a table top. The table includes at least one measuring device which measures a tilting of the table top induced by weight load. The value of the measured tilt is used for automatic tilt compensation of the table top or for setting a predefinable tilt of the table top. Load-dependent deformations of the medical examination table, caused for example by the weight of the patient, can be automatically corrected. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144903 | CPR FACILITATING MATTRESS - A mattress assembly that includes a lower portion for support of a patient's legs, an upper portion for the support of the patient's torso, and an evacuation assembly. The upper portion including an enclosure defining an interior space and a compressible material within the interior space. The evacuation assembly including a vacuum pump communicating with the interior space and operable to evacuate the interior space and compress the compressible material such that the upper portion of the mattress supporting the patient's torso is lowered with respect to the lower portion of the mattress supporting the patient's legs, and such that the upper portion of the mattress becomes stiffer to facilitate CPR on the patient. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144904 | Inflatable hospital bed and method of using same - An auxiliary, inflatable hospital bed with a unitary, integral bed body having an outer surface for supporting a patient and a cavity within the outer surface that is capable of being filled with a fluid. In the filled state, it provides a support structure for the patient that includes contours for retaining the patient on the top surface of the bed body; in an empty or collapsed state, it is compact and relatively flat, providing for easy storage and transport. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144905 | Recumbent therapeutic mattress support - A recumbent therapeutic mattress support in the form of a plurality of interlocking wedges positionable between the box spring and the mattress of a bed, the user selectively interlocking two or more wedges to achieve the desired therapeutic elevation for either the head, neck and torso, or the legs in order to achieve the desired degree of support, comfort and relief from pain. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144906 | Air cell unit and cushion - The air cells are attached detachably to the base members. By this, it is possible to set up the size or the arrangement of the air cells. For example, in a hospital, it is possible to change easily and inexpensively the air cells on a bed according to the patient's height, the body shape, the state, or the condition of affected part. Thus, it is exceedingly advantageous for dispersing the pressure added to the body. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144907 | Systems and methods for manufacturing fire-retardant mattresses - The systems and methods described herein include, among other things, methods for manufacturing a fire-retardant mattress. In certain embodiments, the methods described herein employ an adhesive tape to secure a sock of fire resistant fabric to the exterior of a mattress core, rendering the mattress fire resistant. The mattress core may be a foam core, an innerspring core, or another type of core. The tape may be a two sided adhesive tape and the fire-retardant (FR) sock may be any suitable fire resistant material. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144908 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OCCLUDE PATIENT ENTRAPMENT ZONES - A system and method for occluding potential entrapment zones in a bed. The system may include a head-end assembly with a head-end cover enclosing a head-end pad, and a foot-end assembly with covers enclosing pads. The system may further include a pair of walls extending between the head-end assembly and the foot-end assembly. The walls may include inflatable members. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144909 | PRESSURE CONTROL FOR A HOSPITAL BED - A patient support including a pressure adjustable mattress system. The pressure adjustable mattress system includes a support surface and a controller to control the pressure of the support surface. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144910 | One-sided mattress - A one-sided mattress construction includes a spring assembly with asymmetric spring coils. Only the bottom portion of each spring coil is attached, either to adjacent spring coils or to a bottom surface of the mattress. The top portion of each spring may have a narrowing taper that permits the top to move independent of other adjacent springs. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144911 | Pressure relieving mattress - This invention relates to mattresses such as a pressure relieving mattress and in particular ones for profiling beds. The mattress comprises a base portion | 2009-06-11 |
20090144912 | TREATMENT OF PROTEINACEOUS, FIBROUS ENTITIES WITH BETA-KETOCARBONYL-FUNCTIONAL SILOXANE POLYMERS - Leather substrates are rendered water repellant by treatment with β-ketocarbonyl-functional siloxane polymers containing at least one radical of the formula | 2009-06-11 |
20090144913 | Laundry Article - A laundry article of manufacture is described that may be used to both wash and condition fabrics when used sequentially first in the washer and then carried along with the wet fabrics into the dryer. The laundry article preferably comprises at least one detergent and at least one softener composition each solidified into geographical zones onto a nonwoven substrate. The optimized article comprises a nonwoven substrate with sidedness, and although the softener composition is solidified within the fibers of the lofted side of the substrate, the softener is unexpectedly found to subsequently express out from the flat side of the substrate while in the heated clothes dryer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144914 | COMPOSITIONS FOR OXIDATIVELY DYEING KERATIN FIBERS AND METHODS FOR USING SUCH COMPOSITIONS - Compositions for dyeing keratin fibers comprise (a) at least one keratin dyeing compound selected from aromatic systems which comprise at least one boronic acid or boronic ester moiety and which are capable of forming upon oxidation a nucleophile or an electrophile, (b) at least one additional keratin dyeing compound selected from the group consisting of auxiliary developers and auxiliary couplers, and (c) a cosmetically suitable medium. Methods for oxidatively dyeing keratin fibers comprise the steps of applying such compositions in the presence of an oxidizing agent and rinsing the hair. A hair coloring product in kit form comprises a first separately packaged container comprising a composition as described above and a second separately packaged container comprising an oxidizing agent. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144915 | Graftable hindered amine light stabilizers - The invention describes novel compound of the formula I, | 2009-06-11 |
20090144916 | A GANGWAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A gangway comprises at least one component formed from a continuous piece of metal. The at least one component formed from the continuous piece of metal may be a support structure or an underbody, a platform, a ramp, a step, or other support surface. A method for manufacturing such a gangway comprises forming the at least one component from the continuous piece of metal. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144917 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF A CONTAINER WALL AND CONTAINER - A device for cleaning a container, a tank or a silo, is provided with a cleaning unit suspended by rope sections and between winding units comprising a wound supply of rope. By changing the length of the sections by the winding devices under control of a controller the cleaning unit can be lifted and lowered, tilted and pressed against the inside wall of said container. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144918 | Stethoscope cleaning assembly - An assembly structured to clean the head portion of a stethoscope comprising a housing including a path of travel along which the head portion passes during cleaning. A supply of cleaning fluid is associated with a dispenser assembly which is cooperatively disposed relative to an activating assembly. The activating assembly is manually operated due to moveable engagement with the head portion as it travels along the path of travel. The activating assembly is thereby operatively positioned to activate the dispenser assembly when engaged by the head portion as it passes along the path of travel. The dispenser assembly delivers the cleaning fluid to an applicator assembly which distributes the cleaning fluid to the head portion and facilitates the cleaning thereof and removal of excess cleaning fluid there from. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144919 | MUSICAL TOOTHBRUSH AND METHOD OF USE - A toothbrush with a handle having a base, a body, and a head. The body having a first section and a second section forming an oblique angle. A projector of sound or music located within the handle. The toothbrush having at least one bristle attached to the head. The toothbrush having a handle cover attached to the base. A method of using a toothbrush including the step of gripping the toothbrush. The method further including the step of engaging the projector of sound or music. The method still further including the step of utilizing the toothbrush while the projector of sound or music is activated. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144920 | TOOTHBRUSH AND METHOD OF USE - A toothbrush with a handle having a base, a body, and a head. A projector of sound or music and/or light located within the handle. The toothbrush having at least one bristle attached to the head. The toothbrush having a switch and a control circuit. The control circuit configured to activate the projector of sound or music and/or light after the switch is depressed. The switch passing through and being in sealing engagement with the handle. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144921 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH IMPROVED HANDLE - A toothbrush with a handle that provides both over insertion protection and good first gripping. The handle has a generally curved portion and a generally straight portion, which together form a closure in the shape of an approximate semi-circle, and define an aperture. The generally straight portion has a region with a wavy surface inside the aperture and a wavy surface outside the aperture. The inside wavy surface has a series of side by side depressions that define three finger engaging areas or four finger engaging areas, and the outside wavy surface has a series of side by side depressions that define a thumb tip engaging area and a first finger tip engaging area. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144922 | TOOTHBRUSH - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a toothbrush comprising: a toothpaste dispenser wherein the toothpaste container thereof is deployed within the toothbrush; a passageway from the container to the bristles of the toothbrush, wherein the container and the passageway generate a closed space; and a closure at the end of the passageway, for preventing contact between the air and the toothpaste stored within the closed space. According to one embodiment of the invention, the dispenser dispenses toothpaste upon applying pressure to the container. The toothbrush may further comprise a no-return mechanism, for preventing toothpaste within the closed space from falling back. The no-return mechanism may comprise a valve that comprises, e.g., a flexible lid attached to the body of the toothbrush, for closing the passageway of the valve. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144923 | CLEANING TOOL - A floor cleaning tool is disclosed. The floor cleaning tool comprises a mop head including a perimeter, a working surface and back surface, opposite the working surface. The working surface includes a contact surface and a recessed surface. The contact surface is on a portion of the working surface for making contact with the surface to be cleaned. The contact surface includes a first capturing edge and a second capturing edge. The recessed surface is on a portion of the working surface and includes a first side surface recessed from the first capturing edge of the contact surface and a second side surface recessed from the second capturing edge of the contact surface. The entire contact surface is nonlinear. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144924 | Wearable Towel - A towel easily wrapped and fixed about a body of a wearer, the towel having a substantially planer rectangular main body and at least one opening in the main body configured for securing the towel to the body of the wearer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144925 | DISPOSABLE HAND-MOUNTED SUBSTANCE APPLICATOR AND REMOVER COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED RAPID HYGIENIC REMOVAL ELEMENT - A novel disposable hand-mounted product for applying substances configured for one or more predetermined tasks, for wiping or polishing various surfaces, and/or for removing undesirable substances from various surfaces is provided. The inventive product may be readily utilized to apply one or more task substances/solutions, and/or it may be utilized to remove one or more undesirable substances. The inventive product is generally mitten or glove shaped in certain embodiments thereof, and generally planar with an internal glove-like region therein in other embodiments to enable ready control over the inventive product, and comprises at least one pull-tab positioned proximal to at least one of its sides and outer lips, that accomplishes two goals: (1) enables the user to readily pull the product from its dispenser (if one is provided), and (2) more importantly, after the product has been placed on the user's hand (e.g., after use), the user may pull on the tab in a direction toward the tip of their hand to then “roll” the product off their hand in an “inside-out” manner, thus ensuring that the user does not come into contact with exterior surfaces of the product and also ensuring that the soiled surfaces of the product, along with any undesirable substance(s) thereon are encapsulated for easy disposal. Optionally, the tab may be positioned on a resilient wrist sleeve, that ay be provided and positioned at the hand-receiving opening of the product, and sized and configured to encapsulate a soiled product for disposal. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144926 | Microfiber sweep mopcloth cleaning device - The present invention relates to a microfiber sweep mopcloth cleaning device, is comprised of a receptacle member of a fabric strap loop along with a pair of Velcro® strips, permanently sewed into a square microfiber terry cloth and affixes and gives an adjustable custom fit to most any size, design, shape or angle of an ordinary nylon household broom, without the worry of shifting, twisting or falling off and ultimately keeps a broom a broom, only allocating the ability to sweep and wipe clean substances, wet, dry, gooey or otherwise on today's old and new surfaces, meticulously and with precision and accuracy like never before, eliminating multiple cleaning tools and supplies, saving time, money and the environment, ultimately bringing joy and making the task of housekeeping fun and addictive for everyone. “A gift for those who love to clean and one for those who have to.” | 2009-06-11 |
20090144927 | Cord-reel apparatus and vacuum cleaner having the same - A cord reel apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The cord reel apparatus includes a cord reel, a regulation lever, and a release level. The cord reel is rotatably disposed in the vacuum cleaner and is elastically biased to retract a power cord. The regulation lever is in the cleaner body to pivot between a first position to restrict a rotational movement of the cord reel and a second position to release the restriction. The release lever is in the cleaner body to pivot the regulation lever to the second position and includes a button. The button includes a first push portion and a second push portion. The first push portion can be pushed in a vertical direction when the cleaner body on its rear portion. The second push portion can be pushed in a vertical direction when the cleaner body stands upright. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144928 | Vacuum cleaner - A vacuum cleaner includes a brush assembly that travels along a cleaning surface and draws in dirt-entrained air therethrough, a cleaner body that is connected to the brush assembly and has a dust collector, a fixing unit that detachably mounts the cleaner body onto the brush assembly such that the vacuum cleaner is used as an upright type vacuum cleaner and dismounts the cleaner body from the brush assembly such that the vacuum cleaner is used as a canister type vacuum cleaner, and a regulation unit that restricts a horizontal rotation of the brush assembly if the cleaner body is mounted onto the brush assembly. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144929 | Vacuum cleaner used as both upright type cleaner and canister type cleaner - A vacuum cleaner convertible between upright and canister modes is provided. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction port body that draws in dust from a cleaning surface therethrough, a cleaner body that separates and collects dust from air drawn in through the suction port body, an extension pipe that fluidly communicates with the suction port body, a flexible hose that is detachably connected with the cleaner body, and a manipulation handle that connects the extension pipe and the flexible hose to each other, wherein the suction port body has a drum brush and a driving motor that are disposed inside the suction port body, the driving motor being driven by a power supplied from the cleaner body, wherein the vacuum cleaner is converted into an upright type cleaner or a canister type cleaner by mounting or dismounting the cleaner body to or from the extension pipe. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144930 | Cleaner having a handle for carrying a dust container and a cleaner body - A cleaner is provided in which a handle for a dust receptacle can also be used as a handle for a cleaner body. The cleaner includes a cleaner body which includes a dust receptacle receiving unit, a dust receptacle which is detachably mounted on the dust receptacle receiving unit and includes a handle, a moving unit which moves the dust receptacle on the dust receptacle receiving unit to be fixed to the cleaner body, and a connection unit which fixes the dust receptacle to the cleaner body at two or more places according to the movement of the dust receptacle. Since the dust receptacle is firmly connected to the cleaner body by the connection unit, the handle can be used to carry the cleaner body as well as the dust receptacle. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144931 | Hand-Held Cordless Vacuum Cleaner - A hand-held vacuum cleaner with a container for the storage of dirt and debris therein. To provide improved efficiency and performance, the hand-held vacuum may employ a primary HEPA filter, a device for swirling a dirt and debris laden air flow and/or a mechanized filter cleaning device. Swirling may be employed to direct entrained dirt and debris in a desired direction relative to the container to slow the rate with which dirt and debris accumulates on the primary filter and/or to centrifugally remove dirt and debris from the air flow. Mechanized cleaning is employed to shake, scrape or otherwise remove accumulated dirt and debris from the primary filter. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144932 | Cyclone contaminant collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner - A cyclone contaminant collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner may include a cyclone unit disposed at a cleaner body so that a longitudinal center axis thereof is parallel to a first sidewall of the cleaner body, the cyclone unit having a contaminant-discharging opening formed at an upper portion of a side surface thereof; and a contaminant receptacle disposed at a side of the cyclone unit to be attached to or detached from the cleaner body, the contaminant receptacle having a top wall at which a contaminant-entering opening is formed corresponding to the contaminant-discharging opening of the cyclone unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144933 | Variable friction hinge - A variable friction hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a pintle, a stationary leaf and a washer assembly. The pintle is connected to the cover. The stationary leaf is connected to the base and has an activating panel with an activating edge. The washer assembly has a movable washer, an abrasion washer and a biasing member. The movable washer selectively abuts the activating edge of the activating panel and has an elongated hole slidably mounted securely around the pintle. The movable and the abrasion washers have teeth corresponding to and selectively engaging each other, causing less friction when engaged and more friction when disengaged. When rotated the movable washer selectively disengages the teeth causing the hinge to have greater friction when being rotated one way than the other. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144934 | MAGNETIC HINGE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The invention broadly contemplates an apparatus that makes it possible to easily lift up and open a notebook type computer cover irrespective of a weight of the cover and stop the cover at a predetermined opened/closed position. A portable electronic apparatus includes: a main body provided with an input operating portion, a cover provided with a display unit, a hinge mechanism including a rotary shaft fixed to the cover and a support member fixed to the main body. The apparatus includes an electromagnetic mechanism having a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, in which the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are disposed with respect to the rotary shaft so that when the current is applied or not applied to the electromagnet, a repulsive or attractive force is generated which allows the rotary shaft to be in a rotatable state, and thereby allow an opening/closing torque to act on the cover. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144935 | HINGE POSITIONING STRUCTURE AND UNIT - An exemplary hinge positioning structure ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090144936 | Hinge Assembly - A hinge assembly comprises a first and a second coupling member adapted to connect to a notebook computer. The first and second coupling member are pivotally moveable with respect to one another such that the notebook computer can be moved between an open and a closed position. A positioning member is moveable in concert with the second coupling member and includes a plurality of detents. A first biasing device includes a first member having a plurality of indentations adapted to receive the corresponding detents and adapted to be rotatably moved with respect to the positioning member, and a second member formed with a predetermined curvature, wherein the predetermined curvature is reduced when the plurality of detents disengages from the corresponding indentations. A second biasing device is biasably moved with respect to the first biasing devices for enabling a pivot angle between the first and second coupling members securely retained. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144937 | SWING HINGE MODULE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL EMPLOYING THE SAME - A swing hinge module bidirectionally swinging a movable body and a portable terminal having the same are disclosed. The swing hinge module includes a rotation cam, a rotation shaft, a fixed plate, and a guide pin. The rotation cam is fixed to the movable body to be rotated with the movable body, and has stopping recesses on an outer circumference of the rotation cam to set a rotation angle of the movable body. The rotation shaft is coupled with a central area of the rotation cam, and the fixed plate is coupled to the fixed body and has a guide hole to receive the rotation shaft. The guide pin is coupled to the fixed plate and contacts the outer circumference of the rotation cam to support the rotation cam. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144938 | SWIVEL HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary swivel hinge assembly ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090144939 | Handle with a Closure Insert - The invention relates to a handle (e.g., a fixed handle, rotary handle, or swivel lever handle) particularly with a lock insert or the like or escutcheon for mounting in a preferably thin wall (e.g., a sheet metal cabinet door leaf, sheet metal drawer front, or sheet metal box lid). Wherein the handle has a longitudinal extension at whose ends is arranged at least one fastening means (e.g., a screw, nut, hook fastening or clip-in fastening). The lock insert includes a housing with a collar in the vicinity of its front end, and a receiving space for the front end of the housing with the collar is provided at this end of the handle in the vicinity of the fastening means proceeding from the contact surface contacting the thin wall, this receiving space passing through the handle to the front side of the handle while changing in cross section. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144940 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF DOOR GRIP - Mounting structure of a door grip in a door for the vehicle includes a inner panel composing a door body. The mounting structure of a door grip further includes a door trim arranged so as to oppose to the inner side of the inner panel. The door grip is fixed to the inner panel via the door trim and having a pair of connecting parts to be connected to the door trim. Further included are fixing members for fixing the door trim to the inner panel. The fixing members are arranged in both sides of the connecting parts regarding an axis line passing through both the first connecting part and the second connecting part. The fixing members are respectively provided in both sides of the first connecting part while the fixing members are respectively provided in both sides of the second connecting part. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144941 | Modular drapery assembly - A modular drapery assembly including a plurality of rods and a plurality of connecting elements. Each connecting element in the plurality of connecting elements is fastenable to respective ends for a pair of rod assemblies formed from the plurality of rods and each connecting element is flexible to modify an angle between the pair of rod assemblies. In one embodiment, at least one connecting element in the plurality of connecting elements includes an embedded flexible metal wire. In one embodiment, at least one of the rod assemblies is a single rod. In one embodiment, at least one of the rod assemblies includes at least two rods. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144942 | Wearing Coating for Delivery Rollers of a Drawing Roller Frame - The coating of the pressure roller ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090144943 | Interchangeable electronic device clip - A portable device that comprises a built in coupling that allows various types of clips to be attached to the device. The device can be attached to different items present in different situations by using different types of attaching devices in the coupling. For example, an attaching device for clothing can be removed and one for a vehicle may be inserted. In such a way, the portable device, for example a music player, can easily be transported and conveniently used in different environments. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144944 | Tying article - This invention is to provide a tying article which is formed into one piece used for tying objects, where the tying article has at least two sets of all-in-one ratchet sets at its surface, which are distributed along two sides separated by boundary pieces and each side has at least one bar-like bodies, where the ratchet set of each bar-like bodies is made up of at least two ratchets. When binding an article, the tying article can be divided into two parts. The first part is the enclosing part that loops the tied article, and the second part is the extending part that protrudes from the enclosing part. The extending part is again divided into two branches, where the seizing face of a corresponding ratchet of each branch is clenched by the enclosing part served as a detent. Once the binding works, the extending part tents to shrink back, but the seizing face of the ratchet is clenched by the enclosing part served as the detent, which enables a tight binding between the two and an adjustable binding as well. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144945 | TIE KNOT MEMBER - There is provided a tie knot member for an elongated strip of fabric. The tie knot member includes a shell having a truncated, conical shape with a cardioid-like cross-section. The shell has a base end with a lower aperture. The shell has a top end with an upper aperture. The shell has a rear portion extending between the base end and the top end. The rear portion includes a cusp and a pivotable connector connecting the shell across the cusp. The pivotal connector is so positioned to retain the shape of the shell, whereby when the elongated strip of fabric is passed through the shell and the shell is spread at the top end, the upper aperture is enlarged and the lower aperture is reduced, thereby cinching the lower aperture against the elongated strip of fabric. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144946 | BUTTON - A button comprises a button body ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090144947 | DUAL LOCKING BAND CLAMP AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - An improved band clamp is provided that employs a punch that forms an indication in the deformed band during locking procedure. More specifically, a punch having at least one shoulder or other indication mechanisms is provided that selectively contacts a band to deform it with respect to a buckle to lock the band and buckle of a band clamp together. The shoulder contemplated thus leaves a mark on the deformed band to quickly provide a visual indication of dimple depth. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144948 | Zipper with improved fastening stability - A zipper with improved fastening stability is disclosed. The improved zipper opens and closes according to the engagement and separation of a plurality of coupling elements formed on facing surfaces of a pair of zipper tapes and includes a zipper slider for engaging and separating the coupling elements, guiding rails attached on upper surfaces of the zipper tapes, and an auxiliary slider that guides the guiding rails as they slide through it to thereby gather the zipper tapes before the coupling elements are engaged. The structure is compact, and the zipper can be engaged with minimal force, even when the garment is tightly stretched or the zippered enclosure (suitcase, e.g.) is tightly packed with material. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144949 | Clip fasteners for attaching gaskets or gasket-like devices to a mounting surface and its installation method as well as the equipments - The present invention provides a kind of clip fastener for attaching gaskets or gasket-like devices to a mounting surface, including a mounting surface engagement head, a neck and a protrusive base perpendicular to the plane of the head and attached to the neck. The present invention also presents a kind of method and equipment for mounting a clip fastener with protrusive base to gasket. Clip fastener base in present invention can be embedded into gasket, or rotated into woven gasket, or embedded into gasket being weaving. The head extend outwards across gasket and clip fasteners in the holes on mounting surface to fasten gasket to mounting surface firmly and effectively. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144950 | CARABINER - A carabiner is provided with a generally C-shaped body that includes an elongated spine, an upper arm, and an elongated lower arm that is fixed in position with respect to the spine. First and second free ends of the C-shaped body are separated by a gap that may be selectively opened and closed by a gate, positioned generally opposite the spine. The lower arm is provided with a cross-sectional diameter that is larger than a cross-sectional diameter of the spine. Running grooves may be formed into the lower arm to receive lengths of rope in various positions. The lower arm may be formed to be hollow to assist in heat dissipation. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144951 | Package Fastening Clip with Tamper Evident Feature - A product package clip has tamper evident protection which is formed integrally with the clip. Breakage of a frangible occluding portion indicates that the integrity of the package has been jeopardized. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144952 | Hook and Eye Fastener - A hook and eye fastener includes a hook and an eye. The hook has a hook top plate and a hook base plate with a kinked end that curves toward the top plate and then curves away from the top plate. The kinked end is spring-loaded to rest on the hook top plate. The eye has an eye comprising a eye top plate and an eye base plate defining an opening for receiving the hook top plate. When the hook is initially inserted into the eye, the eye top plate pushes up against the kinked end of the hook base plate. When the kinked end slides past the eye top plate after the hook is fully inserted into the eye, the kinked end of the hook base plate snaps back down against the hook top plate and produces an audible sound to indicate the fastener is secured. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144953 | Lace having a Lower Cost of Fabrication - A lace includes an inner foam layer, and an outer weaving layer covering the inner foam layer. Thus, the inner foam layer of the lace is made of a soft foamable material, so that the inner foam layer of the lace has a lower price, thereby decreasing the costs of fabrication. In addition, the inner foam layer of the lace can be broken and crashed when the lace is disposed of, so that the inner foam layer of the lace is recycled to satisfy the requirement of environmental protection. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144954 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - An capacitor element is fabricated by winding an anode foil having a dielectric oxide film formed thereon, and a cathode foil subjected to a treatment of enlarging surface area in a manner that a separator is interposed therebetween. The capacitor element is immersed in a fluid dispersion containing conductive polymer fine particles dispersed therein. Thereafter, it is depressurized and dried so that the conductive polymer fine particles adhere to surfaces of fibers of the separator, fill between the fibers of the separator, and adhere to surfaces of the anode foil and the cathode foil in a manner that the adhesion and filling of the conductive polymer fine particles are such that an amount of the fine particles decreases from ends toward a center of the capacitor element. Then, it is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144955 | ULTRASOUND RADIATING MEMBERS FOR CATHETER - A method comprises providing a substantially planar slab of piezoelectric material having a top surface. The method further comprises drilling a plurality of holes through the top surface and into the slab. The method further comprises making a plurality of cuts through the top surface and into the slab. The cuts form a plurality of polygons that are generally centered about one of the holes. The method further comprises plating the slab with an electrically conductive material. The method further comprises removing the electrically conductive material from the top surface of the slab. The method further comprises cutting the slab substantially parallel to the top surface. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144956 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, AND OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO WAVE TIMEPIECE HAVING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR - To achieve small-sized formation of a piezoelectric vibrator while preventing exciting electrodes provided at both faces of the piezoelectric vibrating piece from being shortcircuited to each other and enabling to fabricate the piezoelectric vibrating piece easily, there is provided a piezoelectric vibrator | 2009-06-11 |
20090144957 | Removal tool - A removal tool for the removal of a base plate or a kick plate. Often when cleaning or moving display units it is required that the bottom plate or kick plate are removed. This requires workers to get down on the floor or bend over from a standing position to remove this plate. The instant invention allows the user to remove this plate without bending or getting down on the floor. The device is slide under the edge of the kick plate until it engages the barbed portion. Once the barb is behind the plate, pressure is placed against the shaft forcing the kick plate to pop out of its position and then it is readily removed from a disconnected position on the floor. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144958 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTERCHANGEABLE TOOLS - A method of manufacturing an interchangeable fixture is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of making components of the fixture, selecting a reference component, the reference component having a constant geometric dimensional relationship with a system for controlling movements of a tool having a tool center point, making an intermediate assembly comprising the components of the fixture and the reference component, creating a first locating feature on the intermediate assembly and creating a second locating feature on a tool support relative to the tool center point, and assembling the tool support and the intermediate assembly such that the first locating feature and the second locating feature engage correspondingly. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144959 | Method for assembly of a direct injection fuel rail - A method for assembling a direct injection fuel rail of an internal combustion engine includes the steps of: designing a fuel distribution tube having a first radius, mating a fuel rail component having a second radius that is different from the first radius with the fuel distribution tube, forming at least one projection point where the fuel rail component contacts the fuel distribution tube, consuming the at least one projection point during a resistance welding process, and forming a temporary bond between the fuel rail component and the fuel distribution tube. By intentionally mismatching the radii of fuel rail components, projection points are created that can be consumed during a resistance welding process. As the projection points are consumed, a temporary bond is formed between the fuel distribution tube and the fuel rail component, and a braze joint gap is optimized, which enables formation of a high quality braze joint. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144960 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-COMPARTMENT SHIELDING CONTAINER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A handheld electronic device may include a portable housing and a shielding container within the portable housing. The shielding container may include a shielding frame and a shielding lid carried thereby. A printed circuit board may be within the shielding container. The shielding frame may include a planar base with at least one opening therein, a pair of opposing side walls integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom, and a pair of opposing end walls integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom. Also, the shielding frame may include at least one intermediate partition wall integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom to define a plurality of container compartments. The partition wall may also extend only partway between the opposing side walls to define at least one partition end gap therewith. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144961 | MIRROR MOUNTING STRUCTURES AND METHODS EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS FOR LIMITED ROTATION MOTORS AND SCANNERS - A mirror mounting assembly is disclosed for use in a limited rotation motor system. The mirror mounting assembly includes a collar formed of a shape memory material and a mounting unit including a tapered base that couples with a tapered output shaft of a limited rotation motor under a radial force applied by the collar. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144962 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SHEETS BY RIVETING - The invention relates to a method for assembling sheets by riveting, comprising a step for piercing a hole through the sheets, followed by a step for placing a rivet in the pierced hole, the step for piercing a hole being executed by supplying an advance speed instruction of a piercing tool as well as a rotation speed instruction of this tool. According to the invention, a previous step for determining information on the local stiffness of the sheets (Info_stiffness) is also carried out at the level of the hole to be pierced, the advance speed instruction and rotation speed instruction of the tool being a function of this information on the local stiffness of the sheets. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144963 | Contour-Mode Piezoelectric Micromechanical Resonators - A contour mode micromechanical piezoelectric resonator. The resonator has a bottom electrode; a top electrode; and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The piezoelectric resonator has a planar surface with a cantilevered periphery, dimensioned to undergo in-plane lateral displacement at the periphery. The resonator also includes means for applying an alternating electric field across the thickness of the piezoelectric resonator. The electric field is configured to cause the resonator to have a contour mode in-plane lateral displacement that is substantially in the plane of the planar surface of the resonator, wherein the fundamental frequency for the displacement of the piezoelectric resonator is set in part lithographically by the planar dimension of the bottom electrode, the top electrode or the piezoelectric layer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144964 | Method for Producing a Coupling Line - A coupling conductor for a YIG filter or YIG oscillator, which may be produced from a metallic foil by eroding, laser cutting and/or etching of a metallic foil. The coupling conductor includes at least one curved section, which at least partially surrounds a YIG element and at least one conductor section. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144965 | Method of manufacturing magnetic head and magnetic head substructure - A method of manufacturing a magnetic head includes the steps of: fabricating a magnetic head substructure by forming components of a plurality of magnetic heads on a substrate, the substructure including a plurality of pre-head portions aligned in a plurality of rows; and fabricating a plurality of magnetic heads by separating the plurality of pre-head portions from one another by cutting the substructure. In the step of fabricating the substructure, a plurality of sensors are formed, the sensors respectively showing individual sensor values corresponding to values of a plurality of different parameters each of which has an influence on characteristics of the magnetic head relating to a pole layer and each of which depends on the position of a medium facing surface. In the step of fabricating the magnetic heads, the medium facing surfaces are formed by lapping a surface formed by cutting the substructure so that a composite sensor value that depends on the plurality of individual sensor values shown by the plurality of sensors becomes a predetermined value. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144966 | LEADING EDGE TAPERED BUMP WITH ELECTRICAL LAPPING GUIDE CONTROL FOR WRAP AROUND SHIELD - A method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write head having a trailing shield and with a tapered step. The method includes forming a write pole with a non-magnetic trailing gap and first and second non-magnetic side gap layers. A mask is formed having an opening over a portion of the write pole that is configured to define a non-magnetic bump. A non-magnetic bump material is deposited into the opening in a manner that defines a non-magnetic bump having a tapered front edge. A magnetic wrap around shield can then be formed over the non-magnetic bump, so that the bump forms a tapered stepped feature on the wrap-around magnetic shield. The bump location can be controlled by an electric lapping guide, which is defined to be aligned to the bump front edge. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144967 | Coil and Method for Forming Coil - [Problem] Manufacturing work of a coil is simplified and miniaturization of a reactor is achieved by reducing occupied space as much as possible. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144968 | Pick-Up Tool And Method For Grasping And Mounting Small Dies - A pick-up tool for gripping a die comprises a sleeve and a gripping member. The sleeve has a longitudinal bore extending in the longitudinal direction in which the gripping member is inserted. The gripping member is held in the sleeve displaceably in the longitudinal direction. A portion of the gripping member protrudes from the sleeve. The gripping member assumes a predetermined position relative to the sleeve at the absence of any external action of force on the portion of the gripping member protruding from the sleeve, in which the portion of the gripping member protruding from the sleeve is held in a play-free manner radially to the longitudinal direction. In the case of action of force in the longitudinal direction on the portion of the gripping member protruding from the sleeve, the gripping member can be inserted further into the sleeve and is then radially movably held in the longitudinal bore of the sleeve. The mass of the gripping member is not more than 1 gram. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144969 | Removing apparatus for removing electrical connector - A removing apparatus, for removing an electrical connector from a PCB, comprises a base, a pulling member, a pair of opposite clipping members, a lower supporting member and at least one resilient member. The base includes a main body having a top surface. The pulling member connects to the base to be operated to bring the base up and down. The two clipping members pivotally mount to the base, and each of the clipping members has a fixing portion and a latch extending downwardly from the fixing portion for hooking the electrical connector. The lower supporting member mounts below the base and includes a plate substantially paralleling to the main body of the base. The resilient member located between the base and the lower supporting member so as the base can move downwardly relative to the supporting base. When the base moves downwardly, the latch of the clipping member can engage with the electrical connector and pick it up from the PCB when the base moves back. It is easy and secure to remove the electrical connector from the PCB. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144970 | FABRICATING AN ARRAY OF MEMS PARTS ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for fabricating a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device. The method comprises fabricating a MEMS part on a substrate, and detaching the MEMS part from the substrate. After detaching the MEMS part from the substrate, attaching the MEMS part to an application platform. | 2009-06-11 |
20090144971 | PROBE CARD - An object of the present invention is to finely conduct an inspection of high integration devices by making it possible to form guide holes in a support plate of a probe card in a narrower pitch than in the conventional case of forming the guide holes in a support plate of the same area, and to broaden a range of options for an elastic member which works to urge a probe pin. The present invention has a circuit board and a support plate being placed under the circuit board and supporting the probe pin. In the guide hole formed in the support plate, the probe pin composed of an elastic portion and a pin portion is inserted, and a rip of the pin portion protrudes downward from the support plate. The guide hole has a quadrangular horizontal sectional shape. | 2009-06-11 |