46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080276340 | Helmet cooling cushion - A cooling cushion for use in military ACH helmets is described. The cooling cushion comprises a plurality of chambers each containing water absorbent polymer crystals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276341 | Strape glove - A glove made from narrow strap material. Glove advantages when used with a striking tool: improved control, improved striking force, improved tool head acceleration, improved energy transfer, reduced hand fatigue, improved grip, and reduced vibration shock. It can be configured for 1, 2, 3 or 4 fingers plus the thumb. The glove forms a web between the thumb and fingers. The width of the web and the tightness of fit on the thumb and fingers is controlled by a single pull-tab type of adjustment. The adjustment is secured by a contact friction loop which increases in friction during impact force use. The glove can be worn on a bare hand or over the top of a more conventional type of glove while still providing the same advantages. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276342 | Method and Device to Collect Hair Cuttings - A method and device to collect hair cuttings, while the hair is being cut, and dispose of the hair by vacuum means, especially to be used in hairdressing salon to assist hairdressers and their clients by avoiding the problems caused by loose hairs after having been cut from the client's head. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276343 | Draped garment with pockets - A garment ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276344 | POWDER SKIRT ZIPPER SYSTEM - Garments and garment sets are described that include a jacket having a powder skirt and trousers that can be attached to the powder skirt via at least one fastener. One embodiment of the invention includes a water resistant jacket, an elasticized powder skirt having at least two edges, the first of which is attached to the water resistant jacket, at least one fastener connected to the second edge of the powder skirt, water resistant trousers including a waist opening and two leg openings and at least one corresponding mating fastener connected to the trousers. The fastener and the corresponding mating fastener are constructed to detachably fix the powder skirt to the water resistant trousers. In several embodiments, the fastener and corresponding mating fastener are two mating zipper portions of standard length that can be combined to form a zipper irrespective of the garment size. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276345 | Two person garment having four arm sleeves - An outerwear garment for wearing by two people at the same time and having four arm sleeves in connection with the garment. The garment may be worn by two people at outdoor events and will function chiefly as a jacket or sweater in order to keep the occupants warm. There are arm sleeves on each end of the garment and two arm sleeves near the middle so that all four arms of the couple can be accommodated by the jacket and all four arms of the occupants can be used external to the jacket. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276346 | Garment for Women - A women's garment includes a front piece and a back piece, which together form a body-enclosing casing, in which a neck opening, two armholes and at least one lower opening are included, the front piece being composed of a top piece and a bottom piece, which are separated via a transverse, slit-like access opening, which is delimited by an upper edge of the bottom piece, and a lower edge of the top piece, the bottom piece being formed with a tab, which is fastened on the inside of the top piece and separates two recesses for the housing of breasts. The tab has a tapered basic shape and is delimited by arched limiting edges, which transform into likewise arched limiting edges, which form the upper edge of the bottom piece and which generally have an arc radius that is smaller than the arc radius of the tab limiting edges. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276347 | SHIRT COLLAR INCLUDING LOOPS FOR SECURING A NECK ACCESSORY - A collar of a shirt includes a collar band including a first inner surface and a first outer surface, a collar flap attached to the collar band, the collar flap including a second inner surface facing the first outer surface of the collar band, and a second outer surface, and a plurality of loops configured to accept and secure a neck accessory. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276348 | Golf Glove with a Compartment - A combination golf glove and container, with a hinged lid, that allows a golfer to carry and access agents such as lip balm, lotion, or grip enhancing material while playing a round of golf In one embodiment, the hinged lid of the container has a ball marker holder for detachably securing a ball marker of ferromagnetic material to a magnet embedded within a holder. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276349 | Safety helmet lining emitting far-infrared radiation - A safety helmet lining emitting far-infrared radiation is mounted inside a safety helmet and has an active layer and ceramic powder. The active layer is mounted inside a safety helmet. The ceramic powder is installed on the active layer and is made of material that is capable of inherently radiating far-infrared rays that can penetrate deeply into a human body and resonate with cells to activate cells and accelerate metabolism. Further, far-infrared rays also have proven utilities of deodorization and bacteriostasis. So, activity of bacteria propagating in the lining of a safety helmet can be effectively inhibited and bad smell emitted from people's heads after wearing the safety helmet often can be effectively mitigated by the far-infrared rays radiating from the ceramic powder. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276350 | Size Headwear and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A manufacturing method of a size headwear including a head covering portion put on a head and a size tape member disposed on a lower portion of the head covering portion, the head covering portion has a single circumferential length, includes forming a single set of patterns for forming a single set of pieces of the head covering portion; cutting a fabric into the single set of pieces according to the single set of patterns; sewing the cut pieces with each other and connecting the size tape member along a circumferential direction on a lower portion of the sewed pieces to form a raw size headwear; and putting a raw size headwear on a plurality of thermoforming apparatuses to thermoform a size headwear, wherein the thermoforming apparatuses have the respective different sizes. The size headwear thermoformed in this manner may be inexpensively and easily produced and maintain a predetermined stereoscopic shape due to stiffness so that it may improve an esthetic sense without doing the ironing. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276351 | Accessory for a Peak - The invention provides an accessory for a peak. The accessory includes a sheet with a slit defined therein which slit is shaped and configured for receiving a peak there through. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276354 | HELMET ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A protective sport helmet, such as for lacrosse, includes a hard shell portion, a lining portion, and an adjustment mechanism. The inner side of the adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment protective pad. Together, the lining portion and the inner surface of the adjustment protective pad define an interior region of the helmet wherein the user's head is introduced. The adjustment mechanism includes a lower rear shell portion having a clutching mechanism that allows the user to manually adjust the size of the interior region via a strapping system of the helmet to couple snugly around the user's head. The clutching mechanism also prevents the interior region from being easily altered in the absence of manual adjustment to the adjustment mechanism. The strap includes a hard end material that engages the adjustment mechanism and a flexible, durable and tough material that conforms to a wearer's head. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276355 | Anti-fouling faceshield - An Anti-fouling Faceshield is disclosed. The faceshield attaches to a conventional motorcycle helmet. The faceshield is particularly suited to competitive dirtbike racing where large amounts of mud are thrown onto riders' goggles in a short period of time. It is preferably spring-loaded so that the rider need simply pull a release lever to cause the faceshield to flip up and away from the face opening of the helmet. The main faceshield further has an upper shield extending upwardly from it to protect the pivot point/hinge area of the mechanism from being fouled with mud and other foreign bodies. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276356 | Ventilated safety goggle - A ventilated safety goggle has a lens and a frame. The frame is formed integrally, is mounted around an outer edge of the lens, extends rearward to form a protection cavity and has a circumferential wall encircling the protection cavity and at least one ventilation element. Each ventilation element has a cover and multiple air vents. The cover is formed on and protrudes outward from an outer surface of the circumferential wall of the frame and has a ventilation recess communicating with a rear of the cover. The air vents are formed through the circumferential wall of the frame and communicate the ventilation recess with the protection cavity. Air outside the frame can flow into/out of the protection cavity through the air vents to prevent a user's eyes from a muggy environment. Further, the frame can be easily manufactured by machines to improve a capacity of manufacturing the safety goggle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276357 | Flameproof, heat resistant, one-piece escape suite - A flameproof, heat resistant, lightweight, one-piece escape suit which includes attached integral mitts or gloves, covered footing, and a hood. The fire and heat resistant one piece suit is designed to be worn over a commercial smoke hood, is formed from a metalized fabric, and meets the requirements of ASTM standard D6413. The suit is designed to be easily slipped onto a wearer's body over typical street clothing, and allows a wearer to wear his or her accustomed footwear for improved safety and comfort. The durable fabric provides protection to a wearer when crawling low to the ground on his or her knees and elbows as is often recommended as a preferred escape posture. The fire and heat resistant one piece suit may be provided in multiple sizes to fit adults and children. The fire and heat resistant one piece suit, as well as a smoke hood, may be packaged into compact, lightweight emergency escape kit bag with unique “glow in the dark” lettering; FIRE ESCAPE KIT suitable for carrying between home and work, etc. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276358 | Toilet Seat Assembly - A toilet seat assembly comprising a seat ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276359 | DRAIN CLOG REMOVER - A drain clog remover includes a container adapted to hold a drain cleaning composition and a shaft defining a delivery passage fluidly communicating with the container. In certain embodiments, the shaft includes projections for mechanically engaging and removing clog-forming material from the drain pipe. In other embodiments, the shaft is slidably coupled to the container for moving between a retracted position for storage and an extended position for use. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276360 | Adjustable link mechanism for tank of toilets - An angle adjustable link mechanism for toilets includes a flush handle connected to the tank and a connection extension extends from a shaft of the flush handle. An adjustable assembly includes a first part and a second part which is rotatably connected to the first part. The connection extension is connected to the second part. A link has an end connected to the first part which is pivoted about a common axis with the second part so that the position of the link is set relative to the flush handle by adjustment between the first and second parts. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276361 | Toilet with reduced water usage - A toilet is disclosed which has multiple branches of rim flow. The branches each enter the rim at an angle, and then flow varied distances around the rim. The flow preferably has a main path at about the five o'clock/seven o'clock position, a secondary large flow at about the one o'clock/eleven o'clock position. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276362 | Mechanically sealable rapid opening stagger-flush residential toilet - A frustum-shaped toilet bowl ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276363 | SPRAY NOZZLE STRUCTURE FOR USE IN A MASSAGE BATHTUB - A spray nozzle structure for use in a massage bathtub comprises a housing including a sleeve member having a receiving compartment formed therein and a hollow L-shaped rod member extended upwardly therefrom; a fixing seat constructed in the form of a ring and fitted in the opening of the sleeve member of the housing; a motor including a rotary shaft with which an impeller is combined, and disposed in the receiving compartment; a guiding collar engaged in a retaining recess of the fixing seat; a cover member containing an inlet affixed at the center of the outer surface thereof, about which two opposite openings are formed, each having an air duct affixed at the side thereof and having a guiding piece selectively mounted on the outer side thereof, thereby obtaining a handing function and a proper water flowing angle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276364 | Manufactured Shower Pan - A manufactured shower pan includes a drain, a molded waterproof liner having a properly sloped floor and extending side walls, a honeycomb liner support, a solid curb system and a processed dry mud pack to provide aeration and drainage connected to the weep system in the drain. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276365 | Disposable Liner For a Basin - Embodiments of a disposable liner that is disposed in a cavity of a basin are disclosed. In one embodiment, a disposable liner comprises: sidewalls that are design to adapt to the contours of the cavity of the basin; and a bottom wall that is attached to the sidewalls and includes a drainage hole that is aligned with the drainage hole of the basin. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276366 | Overflow Drain Seal and Kit for Using Same with Presure-Based Drain-Opening Devices - Provided is a seal for sealing a sink or other overflow drain in fluid communication with a sink drain system. The seal is used in conjunction with a pressure-based drain-opening device. The seal is configured as a releasable adhesive tape that includes water-resistant, flexible, conformable sheet material having pressure-sensitive adhesive layer adhered to one surface of the sheet material. Optionally, a protective layer may overlie the adhesive layer. The properties and characteristic of the overflow drain seal components are selected such that the seal, when engaged, has sufficient adhesive force to overcome an aperture force impinging the seal from pressure generated upon activation of the pressure-based drain-opening device | 2008-11-13 |
20080276367 | Faucet With Spray Head - Disclosed is a swivel faucet, such as one having a pull-out sprayer. In one aspect the inlet and outlet lines are formed in an integral structure with a transverse plate that faces a mixing valve. In another aspect the control handle for the faucet is provided with a concentric visible bore and hidden set screw bore combined with a bushing having a cutout to facilitate their use. In still another aspect there is provided a bearing that mounts to a pivotable sprayer and provides distinct swivel positions through the use of a detent connection to a land. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276368 | Accelerated Tub Drain - The present invention provides a drain system for a walk-in bathtub. The drain system includes a conventional drain opening in the bottom of the walk-in bathtub and a second drain opening in the side of the foot well of the bathtub. A motorized pump pumps water out of the bathtub through the second drain opening in the foot well. A first drain line provides water outflow from the conventional drain opening to a primary drain pipe. A second drain line provides outflow from the motorized pump to the primary drain pipe, and a third drain line joins the primary drain pipe from an overflow opening near the top of the bathtub. A low water sensor is coupled to the second drain line and motorized pump and deactivates the pump when the water level in the bathtub is equal to or lower than the second drain opening. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276369 | Bed Control Procedure - A bed assembly includes a wheeled base, a sub-frame and mattress support frame. The sub-frame supports a plurality of electrically operated actuators which provide for raising and lowering of the bed. The bed can be lowered to a first low position in which the bed frame is around 38 to 45 centimetres above floor height and to a lower position in which the frame is around 30 centimetres above floor height. The bed is lowered to the first height upon receipt of a first command input and can only be lowered below that first height upon receipt of a second control input distinct from the first control input. Preferably, the bed is lowered at a slower speed from the first low height to its lowermost position. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276370 | Trolley For Transporting a Patient and a Patient Handling System - A trolley for transporting a lying patient comprising a transferable table-top ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276371 | MOVABLE BED DIVIDING SCREEN - A movable, curtain-style bed divider is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dividing screen is made from a sheer material allowing an individual on one side of the divider to observe a sleeping individual on the other side of the divider without having to move the divider. In another embodiment, the dividing screen has anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, and/or anti-viral properties. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276372 | Ambulance cot with retractable head section and control system therefor - An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot having a base frame configured for support on a surface, a litter frame configured for supporting thereon a patient and an elevating mechanism interconnecting the base frame and the litter frame and configured to interconnect the litter frame and the base frame in order to facilitate movement of the base frame and the litter frame toward and away from each other. A control mechanism is provided on the cot which is configured to facilitate the movement of the base frame and the litter frame toward each other and at differing speeds predicated on at least one of whether the base frame is supported on the surface and the litter frame is supported by an external support separate from the elevating mechanism. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276373 | Adjustable bed frame assembly - A bed frame comprises a lower support structure having a head end and a foot end and a carriage arranged for translational movement on the lower support structure. An upper support structure is mounted on the carriage. The upper support structure includes a seat and an upper body support section pivotally connected thereto. A support arm is pivotally connected between the lower support structure and the upper body support section. An actuator is connected to the lower support structure. A lever arm is connected between the actuator and the carriage. Application of force from the actuator to the lever arm moves the carriage on the lower support structure while applying a lifting moment to the upper body support section. The support arm is arranged such that movement of the carriage toward the head end of the lower support structure also produces a lifting moment on the upper body support section. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276374 | Patient rescue bag - Disclosed is a patient rescue bag particularly designed for extreme wet weather use. A substantially rectangular upper portion ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276375 | Appendage Elevation System, Adjustment Mechanism and Method of Use - An adjustment mechanism for an appendage elevation system, the adjustment mechanism comprising a housing, a clearance portion, first and second pin members telescopically received within the housing, a telescopic engagement mechanism mounted in the clearance portion and adapted to telescopically move the pin members, and a locking mechanism adapted to lock the pin members in a rigid position. One embodiment of the locking mechanism includes segments in the housing which restrict movement of the telescopic engagement mechanism. An alternative embodiment of the locking mechanism includes a spring button attached to a pin member which engages an aperture in the housing to restrict movement or the telescopic engagement mechanism. A further alternative embodiment of the locking mechanism includes a sleeve which engages the telescopic engagement mechanism to restrict movement. An appendage elevation system and a method for use of the adjustment mechanism are also disclosed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276376 | Adjustable-springing mattress - In an adjustable springing mattress, including a plurality of parallelepipedal bodies made of a synthetic elastic material and being mutually coupled, each synthetic elastic material body houses an inner coil spring, each spring housing body being separated from adjoining bodies through a throughgoing hole, and on each side of the mattress, the corresponding spring housing bodies are partially separated by V-shape separating slots which longitudinally and transversely extends with respect to the mattress forming body. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276377 | HEALTH BED CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING THE SPINE CURVE OF A HUMAN BODY - A health bed capable of adjusting the spine curve of a human body mainly comprises a plurality of elevators. Each of the elevators includes a lower plate having several upholders extending therefrom wherein a motor is fixed on the center of the lower plate and the axle of the motor is a screw engaged with the middle of a motor-driven base such that the motor-driven base can be moved upward or downward by a drive of the screw. The upholders support the motor-driven base is disposed above the lower plate and supported by upholders. A plurality of elastic objects is disposed on the motor-driven base in which the elastic object has a sense stick inside and the sense stick penetrates out of the bottom of the motor-driven base. A height sensor lateral the base may thus measure a downside movement of the elastic objects. The height sensor and the motor are connected to a control circuit that actuates the motors to drive the motor-driven bases upwardly to a desired height by receiving signals from the height sensors. When a user lies on the bed, each of the elevators actively sustains the spine curve of human body, achieving a comfortable sleep. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276378 | Composition for the Pretanning of Pelts - Compositions comprising a) 5 to 50% by weight of an aliphatic dialdehyde having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; b) 2-5 to 20% by weight of at least one reductive saccharide having a dextrose equivalent of 10 to 100; c) 2.5 to 20% by weight of at least one water-soluble, optionally monoetherified polyoxaalkylene glycol having a molecular weight of more than 100 and not more than 2000; and d) 90 to 10% by weight of water, 0.05 to 0.19 mole of the components b) and c) being added per mole of the component a), outstandingly suitable for the pretanning of pelts and subsequent production of leathers free of heavy metals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276379 | Methods for discharging colorants - The present invention describes a method of neutralizing an organic colorant or stain. The method enables a user to discharge a discoloration caused by staining with a substance having at least a molecular structure containing either a macrocyclic or linear hematin or linear unsaturated carbon chains or a cyclic aromatic chromophore in a rapid and effective manner. The method, in part involves, treating the discoloration with a medium containing unsaturated fatty acids or esters thereof, and a surfactant or a cell-lysing agent in amounts expressed as a ratio ranging from about 1:5, up to about 30:1, respectively. The color of said stain is reduced by a ΔE value of 5 or greater. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276380 | Methods for Treating a Laundry Item - A process for treating a soil on a laundry item before it is washed, which comprises contacting the soil with a laundry cleaning product having an enclosing wall and containing a composition in the form of a powder, said composition comprising an active agent selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a bleach or a mixture thereof, the wall being permeable to water and to components dissolved therein. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276381 | Control method of laundry machine - The present invention relates to a control method of a laundry machine. The control method includes inputting a command to drive the steam laundry dryer, and determining whether water is supplied to a steam generator of the steam laundry dryer. According to the control method of the steam laundry dryer, it is possible to effectively remove wrinkles from clothes and to prevent the breakage of the steam laundry dryer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276382 | Fabric Treatment Appliance Control Panel and Associated Steam Operations - A fabric treatment appliance capable of indicating when a fabric load is sanitized, implementing a sanitizing by modifying a predetermined operation cycle, or implementing a sanitizing cycle after the completion of a predetermined operation cycle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276383 | Textile Finishing - A process for finishing textiles with oil components is provided, and includes preparing an aqueous oil-in-water emulsion of one or more oil components using one or more alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal soaps of one or more C | 2008-11-13 |
20080276384 | HAIR DYE COMPOSITIONS - A first hair coloring agent composition is a hair coloring agent composition comprising (A) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of p-phenylenediamine, toluene-2,5-diamine and their salts, (B) α-naphthol and (C) resorcin (with the proviso that p-aminophenol is not contained), wherein the components (A) to (C) are contained in a total amount of 60 to 100% by weight when the total amount of dye components in the hair coloring agent composition is 100% by weight, and based on 1 part by weight of the component (A), the component (B) is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 1 part by weight, and the component (C) is contained in an amount of 0.45 to 1.5 parts by weight. A second hair coloring agent composition is a hair coloring agent composition further comprising (D) p-aminophenol in addition to the components (A) to (C), wherein the components (A) to (D) are contained in given amounts and in given weight ratios. The disclosed hair coloring agent compositions enable hair coloring which exhibit slow color fading and long-lasting color in which there is minimal change of hue in the hair even after color fading occurs. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276385 | COMPOSITION FOR THE OXIDATION DYEING OF KERATIN FIBERS, COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE OXIDATION DYE, AT LEAST ONE ASSOCIATIVE POLYMER, AND AT LEAST ONE AMINOSILICONE - Disclosed herein is a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, for example of human keratin fibers, such as the hair, containing, in a medium that is suitable for dyeing, a) at least one oxidation dye, b) at least one associative polymer, and c) at least one aminosilicone, wherein the at least one aminosilicone/at least one associative polymer weight ratio is greater than or equal to 1. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276386 | Lens dyeing method and lens dyeing apparatus - A method of dyeing a lens, comprises the steps of: (a) applying a dyeing ink containing a sublimable dye onto a base material to produce a dyeing base body; (b) placing the dyeing base body and the lens so that a dye-applied surface of the dyeing base body and a surface of the lens to be dyed face each other in noncontact relation, and heating the dyeing base body under substantially a vacuum condition to sublimate and deposit the applied dye on the lens; and (c) heating the dye deposited surface of the lens by irradiation of infrared rays from one direction to fix the deposited dye on the lens. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276387 | Weak Acid Based Concrete Stain - The present invention provides compositions and methods which are adapted to impart color to concrete or mineral substrate surfaces. Specifically, the present invention relates to a composition and methods adapted to treat concrete surfaces which have the advantage of using a non-corrosive acid-based solution. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276388 | SUCTION-TYPE POOL CLEANER - A suction-type swimming pool cleaner having an elongate body formed by a suction head and an elongate, tubular structure extending from the suction head, the orientation of the body being at least partially controlled by arms carrying a float and a connection bracket connecting the arms in a releasable manner to the body, to allow the float to be connected to the body at any selected one of a number of different positions along the body length, the head includes a valve chamber having a wedge-shaped hammer oscillating in the chamber responsive to suction flow through the head, the hammer seating against shoulders in the chamber, the shoulders being partially rebated and partially sloped to ensure that they are flushed clean of any particulate matter which could interfere with proper hammer seating. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276389 | CITRUS FRUITS POLISHING APPARATUS - A citrus fruits polishing apparatus polishes citrus fruits in a short period of time with a simple arrangement before shipping the citrus fruits to increase the visual quality and enhance the commercial value thereof. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276390 | ORAL BRUSHING DEVICES AND/OR METHODS - An oral hygiene device having two toothbrushes connected or connectable to the end of a handle, the one or more toothbrushes providing a desirable fit about the teeth and/or gums and/or providing a desirable brushing action. An oral hygiene device hereof may provide for mechanically providing the brushing movements of the professionally recommended manual tooth-brushing method known as the “Bass” or “Modified Bass” technique to thus reduce or eliminate the element of human error associated with the brushing of a user's teeth and gums. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276391 | Water powered counter rotor cleaner - A cleaning attachment to water hose is provided comprising an outer shell having a dome-shaped base skirt including a connector member for tightening the flared top end of the neck section of the outer shell to the water hose in a sealing engagement, a main ball valve to permit passage of water and out of alignment therefrom to block the entire water stream; and a water chute with two extensions each extending approximately in parallel with the interior walls of the outer shell and in a first spiral form. A dome-shaped outer rotor with a number of fans and a bottom brush is rotationally positioned in the base skirt under the water chute for receiving the pressurized impacts of the water streams to activate the outer rotor in a first direction. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276392 | DRAIN CLEANER - A drain cleaner is disclosed for use with a drain assembly having a drain pipe, a flange coupled to the drain pipe and defining a drain inlet, and a pop-up assembly having an actuating arm disposed in the drain pipe. The drain cleaner includes a stopper head having a seal sized to engage the drain inlet and an inlet passage extending from an inlet port formed in a top surface of the stopper head to an outlet port formed in a bottom surface of the stopper head. A stopper guide has a proximal end coupled to the stopper head bottom surface and a distal end, the stopper guide distal end including a tail piece adapted to operatively engage the actuating arm of the pop-up assembly. A drain cleaning composition is supported below the stopper head bottom surface. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276393 | Light-Emitting Oral Care Implement - An oral care implement comprises a head with a plurality of cleaning elements, and a light source incorporated into or adjacent the head. The light source is incorporated prior to the attachment of the cleaning elements. For ease of manufacturing and a cost-effective assembly. The cleaning elements are preferably preformed and attached to the head after the incorporation of the light source so that the provision of the light source does not require any post-processing that might impair the integrity of the head or cleaning elements. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276394 | Scrubbing device and roll sponge assembly used therein - A roll sponge assembly for a scrubbing device includes a support having a support portion and a rotary shaft provided on two ends of the support portion, and a roll sponge having a hollow hole for holding the support by fitting the support portion of the support into the hollow hole. An outer diameter of the roll sponge assembly continuously or in stages increases in a lengthwise direction thereof. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276395 | Hand-Utility Interface - There is provided a hand-utility interface for use in protecting a user's hand during utility tasks. The interface comprises a foamed block body having a plurality of finger-receiving channels defined therein, wherein each finger-receiving channel snugly receives a finger of said user's hand such that in use, the finger-receiving channels secure the interface to the user's hand. The foamed block body comprises at least two finger-channels of equal length for receipt of the second and third fingers of the user's hand respectively, thereby enabling its ready alternate use by either the left or right hand of the user. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276396 | MODULAR ERGONOMIC SWIVEL HEAD PAINTBRUSH SYSTEM - A modular paintbrush head and handle system using a plurality of lightweight ergonomic handles adjustably and detachably connected to a plurality of paintbrush heads. A complete array of brush sizes and types have standard connections that cooperate with connections on an array of handles. The connections create a pivot point such that the brush head may be pivoted about at least one axis for adjustment, and then fixedly held at the desired angle. One or more adapters can be disposed between the handle and brush head to increase the number of axes of rotation of the head in relation to the handle and thereby allowing for compound angles of the brush head relative to the handle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276397 | Audible Footwear Brush - An audible footwear brush incorporates sound producing means, including an audio chip, a speaker, an electrical source, and an activation button. An audible footwear brush assembly comprises an audible footwear brush and a brush receptacle. The receptacle is mountable on a vehicle or other support surface. The brush receptacle is a channel shaped metal extrusion, preferably aluminum, with removable endplates. The extrusion is shaped to form a slot positioned above the lower surface of the extrusion, for insertion of the footwear brush. The extrusion may also provide an outer slot for insertion of a display panel. In use, an activation button is depressed upon pressure from a boot placed on the brush, causing playback of a pre-recorded sound until pressure is released. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276398 | ILLUMINATED FLASHING TOOTHBRUSH AND METHOD OF USE - A foldable toothbrush can comprise an arm, a handle and a pivot. The arm can comprise a head with bristles. The arm can optionally include an engaging portion. The toothbrush can include a light generating mechanism with an activation portion. A method of using a toothbrush including the step of gripping the toothbrush. The method further including the step of engaging the light generating mechanism by rotating the arm relative to the handle causing the engaging portion to contact the activation portion. The method still further including the step of utilizing the toothbrush while the projector of a light beam is activated. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276399 | Dust-cleaning apparatus for tracking ball - A dust-cleaning apparatus for a tracking ball includes a cover, a seat body, a tracking ball, and a dust-cleaning textile. The tracking ball rolls inside the seat body that is combined with the cover. Furthermore, a partially spherical surface of the tracking ball is exposed out of the seat body. The dust-cleaning textile is disposed between the seat body and the cover and has a hole for the tracking ball to pass through and compactly contact the dust-cleaning textile. Due to the compact contacting with the tracking ball, the dust-cleaning textile prevents foreign matter from attaching on to the spherical surface of tracking ball or from entering the seat body. Moreover, foreign matter is isolated outside the seat body so that the tracking ball can be used normally. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276400 | Quick release paint roller - A quick-release paint roller having a roller cover that can be removed from a handle assembly without requiring the user to apply a force directly to the roller cover. The paint roller includes a tube-shaped roller cover having an outer surface of paint absorbing material and a rotatably mounted roller core. When the actuator is in the release position, the roller mounting device is free of the latching mechanism, thus permitting the roller core and roller cover to be removed from the handle assembly. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276401 | Windshield Wiper Assembly with Unitary Arm and Post - A windshield wiper assembly is provided having a unitary wiper arm and post, and a mechanical linkage for receiving the post and moving the arm. The post has a breakaway feature for breaking the post in response to impact. The wiper includes a head partially containing a center post and a button biased with a spring and connected to the center post for releasing the post from the linkage. The post and linkage include a captive ball and mating groove that are mutually engageable for securing the post to the linkage. Alternately, the post has a quick-connect end having a groove and the linkage has a receiving portion with a retractable collar and captive ball bearings. A vehicle is also provided including a windshield, a windshield wiper having a post, a wiper motor, and a mechanical linkage having an opening for receiving the post and powering the wiper. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276402 | WINDSHIELD WIPER WITH SCRUBBER ASSEMBLY - A scrubber assembly ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276403 | Connection Between A Wiper Arm And A Wiper Blade In Addition To Windscreen Wiper Arrangement - With a connection between a wiper arm of a windscreen wiper unit and a wiper blade arranged at one end of the wiper arm and arranged laterally from one side of the wiper arm, which is pushed with a bearing opening in a connecting piece on the wiper blade side axially onto a connecting stud on the wiper arm side projecting over the wiper arm side and is axially secured on the connecting stud by subsequent pivoting around the axis of the connecting stud by locking surfaces that clamp behind one another, one of the locking surfaces is formed on a locking element, which projects from a side of the connecting piece adjacent to the wiper arm and clamps behind a surface of the wiper arm adjacent to the connecting piece with the wiper blade secured axially to the wiper arm. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276404 | Wiper Blade - The invention starts with a non-articulated wiper blade ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276405 | WRINGER - A wringer has a support surface and a first wringer surface depending from the support surface to a second wringer surface having perforations and curving to a free edge substantially below the support surface. The second wringer surface may be curved in an approximately 180 degree arc. The first wringer surface may be flat and also perforated. The support surface may be formed as an inverted channel structure with a closed upper surface and an angled surface extending away from the first wringer surface. The angled surface may extend at an angle approximately 45 degrees. The wringer may be used with one or more buckets, where the wringer is supported from the rim of one bucket or from the adjacent rims of two buckets. A flat first wringer surface may be used to ring a flat mop, and the curved second wringer surface may be used to bring a round mop. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276406 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING WASTE FROM A STORAGE CONTAINER - An extension plate assembly for dumping debris into a dump box from a storage tank mounted on a trunk. The storage tank is fitted with a pusher plate that both compacts and pushes debris out of the back of the storage tank. The extension plate apparatus includes extension arms that are rotatably attached on one end to the pusher plate and rotatably attached on the other end to an extension plate. When the pusher plate is in its rearward most position, the extension arms extend beyond the edge of the storage tank. The extension plate assembly allows debris to be pushed out of the storage tank and distributed more evenly into a dump box. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276407 | Compact Autonomous Coverage Robot - An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis having forward and rearward portions and a drive system carried by the chassis. The forward portion of the chassis defines a substantially rectangular shape. The robot includes a cleaning assembly mounted on the forward portion of the chassis and a bin disposed adjacent the cleaning assembly and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. A bin cover is pivotally attached to a lower portion of the chassis and configured to rotate between a first, closed position providing closure of an opening defined by the bin and a second, open position providing access to the bin opening. The robot includes a body attached to the chassis and a handle disposed on an upper portion of the body. A bin cover release is actuatable from substantially near the handle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276408 | AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT - A surface treatment robot includes a chassis having forward and rear ends and a drive system carried by the chassis. The drive system includes right and left driven wheels and is configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface. The robot includes a vacuum assembly, a collection volume, a supply volume, an applicator, and a wetting element, each carried by the chassis. The wetting element engages the cleaning surface to distribute a cleaning liquid applied to the surface by the applicator. The wetting element distributes the cleaning liquid along at least a portion of the cleaning surface when the robot is driven in a forward direction. The wetting element is arranged substantially forward of a transverse axis defined by the right and left driven wheels, and the wetting element slidably supports at least about ten percent of the mass of the robot above the cleaning surface. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276409 | Wet Extractor Valve System - A wet extraction floor cleaning device having a base assembly adapted for movement on a surface being cleaned, an operating handle pivotally attached to the base assembly, a supply tank having a supply tank outlet, and a recovery tank having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet. The base assembly has an inlet nozzle that extends from an inlet slit proximal the surface being cleaned to a nozzle outlet. The device further includes a fluid deposition assembly that can be selectively placed in fluid communication with the supply tank outlet, a vacuum source, and first and second external pockets. The supply and recovery tanks are adapted to be selectively placed in the first and second external pockets, thereby placing the supply tank outlet in fluid communication with the fluid deposition system, the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet, and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276410 | Linear Agitator for Wet Extractor - A wet extraction floor cleaning device having a base assembly adapted for movement on a surface being cleaned, an operating handle pivotally attached to the base assembly, a supply tank having a supply tank outlet, and a recovery tank having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet. The base assembly has an inlet nozzle that extends from an inlet slit proximal the surface being cleaned to a nozzle outlet. The device further includes a fluid deposition assembly that can be selectively placed in fluid communication with the supply tank outlet, a vacuum source, and first and second external pockets. The supply and recovery tanks are adapted to be selectively placed in the first and second external pockets, thereby placing the supply tank outlet in fluid communication with the fluid deposition system, the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet, and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276411 | Wall hanging vacuum cleaner - A new vacuum cleaner/bracket combination has a bracket that mates with an indented side on a vacuum cleaner or blower. The indented side has a downwardly-facing upper lip portion and a laterally-facing side lip portion. There is an upper groove portion behind the downwardly-facing upper lip portion, and a side groove portion behind the side lip portion. The bracket has an upper rim portion that is configured to fit within the upper groove portion on the indented side. A side rim portion on the bracket is positioned below the upper rim portion. It is configured to fit within the side groove portion on the indented side when the upper rim portion on the bracket fits within the upper groove portion. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276412 | External Filter Chamber - An external filter box for a surface maintenance machine having a hopper with selective communication being provided between the filter box and the hopper to permit dusty air to flow from the hopper to the filter box and to permit dust and debris captured by the filter box to flow into the hopper. In one example, the hopper includes a prefilter assembly which is coupled to an inlet of the filter box during a sweeping operation and which is removed away from the filter box during a hopper dump procedure. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276413 | Integral Vacuum Fan Housing - A filter box for a surface maintenance machine incorporating aspects of a fan housing. In one example, a filter box for a sweeping machine is provided with an impeller fan housing beneath a cylindrical filter. Operation of the impeller fan draws air from a debris hopper, through the cylindrical filter, and through an expansion chamber defined by a scroll conduit prior to outlet to atmosphere. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276414 | Floor Maintenance Machine Using a Spiral, Tufted, Cylindrical Brush - Leading and trailing cylindrical brushes ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276415 | Vacuum floor brush - The embodiment of this disclosure in one form is a plurality of tabs for the specific use of vacuuming hardwood, laminate, linoleum, marble, tile and other hard surface floors. The apparatus in one form is designed to fit and function in a universal vacuum head, on built-in or canister style vacuum cleaners. The tabs may be made of several materials, including felt, Teflon, and other fluorine-containing polymers. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276416 | TUBE BARRIER - A powered unit for performing blower operations or vacuuming operations is provided. The powered unit includes a blower tube, a barrier for preventing unintentional contact with moving parts in the powered unit, and a retention feature. The retention feature is located within the blower tube and the retention feature is configured for securing the barrier within the blower tube. The retention feature is included of an annular groove in the blower tube. The barrier is secured in the blower tube by a snap engagement with the retention feature. The barrier can also be deformed as it is inserted into the blower tube. The barrier then returns to its non-deformed shape when the barrier is secured in the retention feature in the blower tube. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276417 | CASTER WITH WEIGHT TRANSFERRING TAB - The invention consists of a caster comprises a yoke having a weight transferring tab and a wheel with groove for receiving the tab. Preferably, the yoke and wheel are made out of plastic, and in some embodiments two different types of plastic. A tab and groove helps transfer the weight of the load on the castor away from the arms of the yoke and onto the wheel. In a preferred embodiment the plastic wheel is molded so as to include a shaft on either side that snap into receiving holes in the yoke, thus avoiding the need for separate axel and rivets. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276418 | System for selectively locating a door within a frame - A system for selectively locating a door within a frame may include a frame, a door selectively located within the frame and a hinge. The hinge has a frame attachment portion and a door attachment portion. The portions are pivotally connected to one another via a pin. The frame attachment portion and door attachment portion cooperate to cause an outside surface of the door to be flush with an outside surface of the frame when the door is substantially within the frame. The frame attachment portion has a roller flange extending substantially transverse to the frame attachment portion that selectively engages with a roller on the door attachment portion. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276419 | Load bar connection for overhead conveyor - An overhead conveyor has a load bar provided with a two-way hinge that extends longitudinally of the load bar and has leaves pivotal about transverse axes. A lower leaf of the hinge is secured to the load bar and an upper leaf is secured to a depending carrier that extends clear of the load bar and downwardly for connection to a product being conveyed. The hinge opens in one direction of rotation when an upward incline is encountered and opens in the opposite direction when a downward incline is encountered, thereby allowing the carrier to remain in a vertical orientation to minimize product swing and potential damage. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276420 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING DECORATED PANELS - A system for manually connecting decorated panels in a self-standing display. The panels have kerfs in the side edges and are decorated with photographic or graphic images that are sublimation printed on the panels. The panels are joined by inserting the leaves of hinges into the kerfs where they are held by friction fit. Hinges may be removed and additional panels added to augment the display. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276421 | Protective Cover for Hinge in a Door Assembly - The invention provides a protective cover for application to a longitudinal door hinge comprising a cylindrical bore and two extensions for attaching to a door and door jamb, respectively, the protective cover comprising a cylindrical portion having an inner diameter dimensioned to closely fit the outer surface of the hinge bore, the cylindrical portion having a longitudinal opening at least as long as the hinge bore and narrower in width than the width of the hinge bore, where the protective cover is produced of molded flexible material, and where the cylindrical portion can be flexibly manipulated to expand the size of the longitudinal opening to fit over the bore for removable attachment of the protective cover to the hinge. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276422 | Multilink Hinge - A hinge includes a first mounting part defining first and second ends, a second mounting part defining third and fourth ends, a first articulated lever defining fifth and sixth ends, a second articulated lever defining seventh and eighth ends, a third articulated lever defining ninth and tenth ends, and a fourth articulated lever defining eleventh and twelfth ends. The fifth end pivotally connects between the first end and the second end. The sixth end pivotally connects to the tenth end. The ninth end pivotally connects to the fourth end. The third end pivotally connects to the eleventh end. The second end pivotally connects to the seventh end. The eighth end pivotally connects between the ninth end and the tenth end. The twelfth end pivotally connects between the seventh end and the eighth end. A protective plate covers at least a portion of the plates and levers. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276423 | Dual swing hinge structure - A dual swing hinge structure includes two fixed base frames each having a receiving groove and a pivot hole extending across the receiving groove, a first bracket, which has two coupling arms respectively inserted into the receiving grooves of the base frame and pivotally coupled to the pivot holes of the base frames with pivot pins and a mounting plate fastened to a first movable member, a second bracket, which has two coupling arms respectively pivotally coupled to the pivot pins that pivotally secure the first bracket to the base frames and a mounting plate fastened to a second movable member, and two first retaining members and two second retaining members respectively affixed to the coupling arms of the first bracket and the coupling arms, of the second bracket and respectively coupled to the pivot pins for imparting a different torque force to the pivot pins such that the first bracket is immovable when the second bracket is biased relative to the base frames, and the second bracket is moved with the first bracket relative to the base frames when the first bracket is biased relative to the base frames. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276424 | SELF-CLOSING HINGE - A compact and aesthetically-pleasing self-closing door hinge comprises a gravity-assist feature and preferably a spring-assist feature, wherein the spring may be easily adjustable, replaceable, and even left out of the hinge. The preferred embodiment is reversible for easily changing from a right-opening to a left-opening door, and the hinge lift-off capability, wherein the door and the blade connecting the door to the hinge body may be lifted up off the body of the hinge without any significant disassembly of the hinge. The spring is preferably placed around the gravity-assist cams of the hinge, rather than above or below the cams, which arrangement significantly reduces the overall height of the hinge with only slightly increased diameter of the hinge main body. The preferred hinge has no bolts or other fasteners visible or protruding out from the main housing of the hinge, and the preferred hinge has no exposed spring sleeve. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276425 | Door Hinge Device with Fulcrum at Variable Position - An hinge device with fulcrum at variable position for a door ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276426 | Furniture Hinge - Furniture hinge with alternative damping and/or braking device with respect to those existing and able to guarantee a better functional efficiency during closing and opening operation of the doors, or other parts of furniture, even after long periods of inactivity of the same device. The better efficiency of such hinge is also obtained by increasing the friction surfaces with a viscous means present in suitable areas of the hinge and by allowing the regulation of the angular velocity trend of a circular shaped element, for example a disk, that acts as a braking element in contact with the viscous means. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276427 | Rotating caster used in children's furniture - A rotating caster used in children's furniture represented by a solution allowing the utilization of a rotating caster very different from those frequently used in the state of the technique, and such differentiation may be translated by the fact that this device presents an organic shaped main body containing no bumps, especially those punctiform shaped, assuring the children's integrity in case of parts of their bodies colliding with the exposed faces of this type of device; also, this condition further collaborates by assuring a higher concentration power of the child towards the furniture. Furthermore, in order to assure a longer interaction of the child with the caster, the latter presents in its front part the installation of interchangeable elements, which may present all sorts of organic shapes, as long as they do not contain shoulders. This rotating caster also brings within an unheard of pulleys locking system formed by a pedal formed by a lever the intermediate part of which presents gear segments positioned beside the intermediate housing ends and which interact with the teeth of the locking ring set in the internal pulleys part. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276428 | AIRCRAFT DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly for use with a door, in particular, an aircraft door, that enables the door to remain substantially parallel to the fuselage of the aircraft when the door is open and closed. The hinge assembly includes a door support assembly that couples to the door, and a hinge arm assembly. The hinge arm assembly includes a first gear assembly that couples to the fuselage, a second gear assembly that couples the hinge arm assembly to the door support assembly, and a linkage assembly coupled to the first and second gear assemblies. The first and second gear assemblies and linkage assembly cooperate to move the door support assembly and hinge arm assembly with respect to each other to maintain the door substantially parallel to the aircraft when moving the door toward an open position. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276429 | QUICK RELEASE LOCK MECHANISMS FOR HANDLE EXTENSIONS - Locking mechanisms for releasably connecting handle extensions to tool handles having either compatible lock engaging end portions or standard internally threaded sockets include an adaptor mounted on an outboard end of a handle extension, the adaptor including an extension pole tip with circumferentially spaced thread segments axially insertable into tool handle sockets having compatible lock engaging end portions and threadably connectable to tool handles having standard internally threaded sockets. Means are provided for preventing relative rotation between the adaptor and tool handles having compatible lock engaging end portions when the extension pole tip is fully inserted into the tool handle sockets and for preventing inadvertent pull out of the extension pole tip from the tool handle sockets. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276430 | Ergonomic handle to carry shopping bags - An ergonomic handle ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276431 | Pacifier retaining device - An apparatus for retaining a pacifier within reach of a mouth of a child is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cord connected at both ends to a garment, wherein a first end of the cord is detachably coupled to the garment so as to allow the insertion of the cord into a pacifier ring when the first end of the cord is detached from the garment. The cord may be positioned horizontally across a chest area of the child's garment, such that a midpoint of the cord is located substantially on a midpoint of the garment. Further, the cord may be an elastic cord covered in an inelastic fabric. Also, the first end of the cord may be a piece of hook and loop fabric for coupling with a hook and loop fabric on the garment. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276432 | Securing Strap - The present invention provides a securing strap adapted for use independently or in combination with one or more similar straps, the or each securing strap including a head portion and a shank portion. The head portion includes first and second arrowhead shaped portions, each arrowhead shaped portion having a neck portion and positioned in a head to tail relationship. The shank portion includes first and second slots. The neck portion of the first arrowhead portion being adapted to engage the first slot, and the neck portion of the second arrowhead portion being adapted to engage the second slot. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276433 | Apparatus for pairing socks - An apparatus that pairs socks, and that comprises an elastic cord, a sleeve made of satin fabric, a spring clip, and a means of joining or tying the ends of the cord. The elastic cord is inserted into the satin sleeve, and the two ends of the elastic cord are inserted through the spring clip. Finally, the ends of the elastic cord are tied together using the joining means. The apparatus is used to pair socks together during laundering, drying, hanging, and storing, and thus saves time wasted matching the pairs of socks. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276434 | Alarm Free Fasteners for Security Screening - A fastener comprises a non-metallic mouldable belt guide; a non-metallic mouldable belt retainer; and a non-metallic mouldable hinge pin that fastens the belt retainer to the belt guide. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276435 | Resealable Seals and Docking Systems Containing These Seals - A docking seal system has a first flexible enclosure with a first coupling seal and a second flexible enclosure with a second coupling seal. Each of the coupling seals has first and second sealing strips. A first zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the first coupling seal and a second zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the second coupling seal so that the respective first and second coupling seals can be opened and closed. The first and second zip slides are each combined with a respective portion of a coupling slide to form respective combined slides. When the combined slides are combined together, the respective portions of the coupling slides mate together to form the coupling slide, the coupling slide engaging or disengaging the first and second coupling seals so as to dock or separate the first and second flexible enclosures from one another. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276436 | Device For Connecting a Carrier Part and an Add-on Piece - A device for connecting a carrier part and an add-on piece. The device includes a receiving part ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276437 | Method and apparatus for tightening a belt - The present invention includes a method and related apparatus for tightening or loosening a belt. Some illustrative embodiments include a method and apparatus for tightening or loosening a belt used in e.g., power-lifting, to provide adequate leverage in tightening or loosening the belt to prevent injury comprising using the apparatus (constructed with a rigid material) to attach to the belt and allowing for appropriate tension to be applied to fasten and unfasten the belt at the desired tightness. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276438 | Sealing Plug Removal Apparatus - Apparatus ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276439 | Methods and apparatus for application of nested zero waste ear to traveling web - The present invention provides a process wherein a rotary knife or die, with one or more cutting edges, turns against and in coordination with a corresponding cylinder to create preferably trapezoidal ears. Ear material is slit into two lanes, one for a left side of a diaper and the other for a right side of a diaper. Fastening tapes are applied to both the right and the left ear webs. The ear material is then die cut with a nested pattern on a synchronized vacuum anvil. The resulting discrete ear pieces however, due to the trapezoidal pattern of the ears, alternate between a correct orientation and an incorrect (reversed) orientation. The reversed ear is required to be rotated 180° into the correct orientation such that the ears and associated tape present a left ear and a right ear on the diaper. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276440 | Plate-shaped peeling member and method and apparatus of manufacturing same - A method for manufacturing a plate-shaped peeling member having a thin metal plate and a resin sheet adhered thereto by winding the resin sheet around a leading edge of the thin metal plate. The plate-shaped peeling member peels paper from a roller or a belt of an electrophotographic apparatus, with a leading edge of the thin metal plate in contact with or being adjacent to the roller or the belt. The method includes the steps of stacking an adhesive agent-applied resin sheet to one main surface of a thin metal plate without pulling both end portions of the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet in a longitudinal direction thereof, with an unstuck portion left on the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet in a widthwise direction thereof and with the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet being pressurized in a longitudinal direction thereof; temporarily sticking the unstuck portion left on the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet in the widthwise direction thereof to other main surface thereof by folding back the unstuck portion along a leading edge of the thin metal plate toward the other main surface thereof without pulling the both end portions of the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet in the longitudinal direction thereof; and fixing the temporarily unstuck portion of the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet to the other main surface of the thin metal plate, while the unstuck portion is being pressurized in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet from approximately a center of the adhesive agent-applied resin sheet in the longitudinal direction thereof. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276441 | Tubular assembly and method - A tubular assembly and method for its manufacture is disclosed wherein an internal device is positioned and sealed in-line within a metal tube that is formed by two sections which are spin, inertia, or forge welded together so that the flash produced by the weld flows into the interior tube where the device is placed and the flash seals the device outer wall peripherally to the tube inner wall to form a gas tight seal. In a preferred embodiment the internal device is a gas filter for hydrogen gas. | 2008-11-13 |